As the twelfth lunar month approached, a brawl broke out in the Imperial Study. The cause was the twins, a boy and a girl. Thanks to Emperor Kangxi's strong intervention, no rumors about the twins were allowed to circulate. The Crown Prince realized that the twins held a very high position in Emperor Kangxi's heart.
Yuqing Palace is now the focus of everyone's attention. Hongxi, relying on his status, often causes trouble for the imperial grandsons. Kangxi is busy with official duties and does not pay much attention to these matters in the Imperial Study. The twins were bullied and got into a fight. Kangxi had heard a little about Hongxi's domineering nature and his impression of Hongxi was even worse.
On this day, Yinxiang and Yin came to Yuanmingyuan to apologize. Both of them were studying in the Imperial Study. Because their teachers were different, neither Yinxiang nor Yin appeared in front of the twins immediately, which made the twins feel really wronged.
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, if we are more careful, Yiken'e and Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen won't suffer any injustice." Yinxiang specifically instructed Yinlu, telling him to take good care of the twins.
"Alright, you two are having class in the courtyard next door, so you have no idea what's going on there. You two children are still too young and haven't thought things through!" Yin shook his head. His two younger brothers had given the twins a lot of help, and every time they came back from the study, the two little guys would ask what their two uncles had done.
Yinxiang felt very guilty, and even brought up the matter of the twins directly regarding the Imperial Study.
“Thirteenth, you have done your best. You instructed Yinlu to help take care of the two little ones. Besides, there are people that Father Emperor instructed to accompany them. Since none of them have appeared, Father Emperor must be intentionally training Yiken'e.” Yinlu looked at the study and saw that everyone in the room was his own people, so he directly stated Kangxi’s intention.
Inside the study, silver charcoal burned in the underfloor heating system, filling the room with warmth.
"Fourth Brother, what's going on with Hongxi?" Yin complained a little. The Crown Prince's status was higher than that of a prince, but a son born out of wedlock was never as high as a son born out of wedlock.
Yin laughed coldly: "Isn't it all for that little bit of favor? Ever since the twins were born, Father Emperor hasn't seen Hongxi for a long time. Since Yiken'e was 3 years old, Father Emperor has spent more time with Hongxi."
"Just for this?" Yinxiang was puzzled.
Thunder and rain are both acts of imperial favor; everyone can only accept them. How can one resist?
“Hongxi has been personally taught by the Crown Prince for many years. Surely the Crown Prince wouldn’t be so confused?” Yinxiang couldn’t believe it. The Crown Prince was clearly the closest to Kangxi among the princes, and he gave people a gentle and refined feeling.
Yin's face showed helplessness: "Now that we've all grown up, the brotherhood we once shared will probably be overshadowed by these powers."
At this moment, Yin felt helpless. Although things were much better in this life than before, and the struggles were not as fierce, in Kangxi's eyes, Yin and the others were just flattering each other, but the Crown Prince's actions were somewhat glaring.
"Fourth Brother, aren't we doing very well? Besides, if it weren't for you, none of us would be in this position!" Yin was very grateful to Yin. If Wuya were here, the two brothers would never be as close as they are now.
Although Yin once hated Yin, if it weren't for him, Uya would still be the fourth concubine, and those difficult days would not have happened.
"Fourteenth, did you used to think that I had harmed the Uya clan?" Yin noticed a slight change in Yin's gaze and knew that Yin must have been in a bad mood during that period when the Uya clan was in trouble.
A bitter smile appeared on Yin's lips. During his time in the Prince's residence, he had truly suffered. If it weren't for Yin's frequent help, Yin knew that his days would have been even more unbearable.
"Fourth Brother... I was young then, so when the nannies around me stirred things up, I thought I was right. We're all Mother's sons, so why did you hurt her like that? Was it, as the nannies said, to curry favor with our beloved Mother?" Yin thought that since his brothers had already spoken frankly, he wouldn't hide anything anymore. "Later, Father Emperor personally selected nannies, and even had Nanny Su teach me manners. I experienced the coldness and warmth within the palace. Later, I gradually heard people in the palace talking about what Mother had done, and I understood. It turns out, Mother really hurt too many people, so I don't hate you anymore!"
Yin frowned upon hearing what the Fourteenth Prince said. Qingyan sat down beside him and gently squeezed Yin's left hand with her right hand to help him relax.
"Fourteenth, actually, you were still young back then, and I didn't mean to blame you. Looking at you, I was reminded of Yinzhuo." Yin remembered that younger brother. Once, Yinzhuo was the closest to Yin, and the two seemed to be inseparable. He had always hoped that Yinzhuo would be able to enter the Imperial Study.
"Is it Sixth Brother?!" Yin asked curiously.
Yin knew he had an older brother, but the cause of Yinzuo's death was a secret within the palace, and all the servants kept silent about it.
Yin nodded: "Back then, behind Yinzhuo's death were the shadows of several families, and Father Emperor couldn't do anything about it. De'erniang thought that Yinzhuo ate my lunch, but actually, I would say that he did eat lunch, just to make De'erniang feel less guilty!"
At that time, Lady Uya felt extremely guilty because the things she had prepared for Yin and Yinzuo had been poisoned.
"What? Fourth Brother, could it be that Mother made all those things?" Yin asked in surprise.
Yin nodded: "Yinzuo and I have a very good relationship. Yinzuo got permission from Father Emperor to enter the Imperial Study early by acting cute. He is very attached to me, so Mother De would always make some pastries and have Yinzuo's servants bring them over so that my brother and I could eat together. However, that day... someone put medicine in the pastries that Mother De brought. I was called away by my master. Yinzuo really wanted to eat them, so he ate one first."
Yin was stunned. The version he gave was the same as what the servants had said, but different from what his mother had told him.
"Aren't you surprised that I would want to hide the truth?" Yin smiled bitterly. Yin remembered his cute and cuddly younger brother.
"Fourth Prince, your visit to Lord Fei Yanggu's residence was also because of Yinzuo?" Yinzuo finally found out.
After Yin turned seven, he lived mostly in Fei Yanggu's residence, unlike other princes who always returned to the palace.
"I don't want my mother to see me and be reminded of Yinzhuo!" Yinzhuo was heartbroken. If he had been more careful, could he have avoided Yinzhuo's death?
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