Chapter 47 It should be a surprise. Being stepped on to become famous

"Fujin's consideration is correct."

Yinzhen smiled slightly and held Yuyan's hand.

"Doing this will indeed deepen the emperor's impression." Yinzhen and Yuyan said carefully, "I have been in Suzhou, together with Cao Yin, and have made up the initial deficit of more than 300,000 taels. If we follow the procedure, I should be rewarded as a reward for completing my mission."

"But I think the emperor doesn't want to reward me."

Yinzhen saw it very clearly that although he and his father were father and son, they were more like monarch and subject.

A lot of things happened during the southern tour last year. The emperor kept silent about many things concerning the crown prince. In order to avoid bringing up more things, he even didn't mention the matters concerning the eighth prince and the fourteenth prince.

If he had been rewarded with a high profile, the emperor would have been willing at first, but who was it that caused the old minister to sell his property?

The emperor comforted him afterward, but he had some complaints about him in his heart. He would definitely not be willing to be patient and reward him.

Not rewarding was Kangxi's attitude, and it also appeased the hearts of his old ministers. So the matter was passed over without mentioning it.

But just like Yuyan said, Yinzhen wanted to obtain the throne legitimately, not by seizing it, so he couldn't let the emperor have a bad impression of him.

His personal ability was too strong, which displeased the emperor, but Yinzhen did not intend to change it. He also did not want to change his way of doing things.

Well, we can only start with the children.

Yinzhen said: "Your Majesty, whenever you think of my weak and infertile offspring, you will sigh in your heart. If you feel pity for me and your fatherly love for me comes out, you will naturally not care so much."

This was not Yinzhen's plan, it was indeed the case, but he knew his father very well and knew what to do to soften his father's heart.

Only by doing this can the emperor relax his vigilance.

Otherwise, what he has to do next will not be so easy.

He had received news that the emperor did not intend to let him go to Jiangnan again after the new year.

The task of recovering the losses has not even been half done. If someone else had done it without his means, what good results would have been achieved?

It will definitely end in nothing.

It's not that Yinzhen is too self-righteous. Looking around the court, how many people are there who are as good at doing things as he is? If ordinary ministers were to go, they would not be able to complete this task. They cannot suppress those people in Jiangnan.

If we choose among the princes, no one will be able to go.

From the perspective of impartiality, Yinzhen felt that his thirteenth brother was suitable, but his experience was too shallow to take on such a task.

Yuyan asked him, "Why do you think the emperor will love you, not hate you?"

Her question was very sharp, but it was indeed a question.

Yinzhen said softly, "Your Majesty may be able to relate to me because of his early experiences."

In Kangxi's early years, too many princes died. People don't like to talk about the past now, but at that time, too many children died in the palace. The eldest prince and the third prince were even raised in the homes of ministers outside the palace for a period of time.

It was impossible for Kangxi to keep an eye on his son's offspring and descendants; he did not have the energy to do so.

But if the matter happened right before his eyes, especially when he is old and cares about the emperor's grandson, he would naturally feel emotional and think of his own youth.

Especially when the prince and one or two of his sons are extremely dishonest.

Since Yinzhen was in this state, he naturally couldn't get too angry.

Yinzhen admitted that he had used scheming, but if he had been honest and upright, he would have been plotted against and died without knowing how he died in the royal family.

Yinzhen thought Yuyan would have objections, but she didn't.

I listened to him and acquiesced to his actions.

Yinzhen did have one or two healthy children later on, but since Hongli was from the Niuhulu clan and Hongzhao was from the Geng clan, there is a 99% chance that these two children would not be born.

Yuyan thought, maybe in the future, she would definitely give Yinzhen a healthy child.

When we returned home, the conversation in the carriage stopped.

It was already quite late when we got home, almost ten o'clock.

Yuyan and Yinzhen went to see the children together.

Hongyan was indeed fine. The eldest princess, the second princess, and Hongyun came back early and did not catch too much cold, so they did not get sick.

But after all, they had been sitting in the palace for most of the day, and the two princes were also tied up in the front and could not get away for a long time, so they were already tired and fell asleep.

The children do not need to be admitted to the palace again. They can be observed by their caregivers for a few days. If they are all fine, they should not get sick again.

After all, in this very cold weather, as long as you don't overexert yourself, keep warm, eat well and sleep well, even a person with a weak body can get through it.

Li was relieved and could sleep peacefully. After all, she would have to follow Fu Jin to the palace in the next half month. It was best if Hong Yu was fine.

Of course, Yinzhen would not tell Li that Hongyan was pretending to faint. In fact, Yinzhen also told Hongyan that this matter did not need to be made known to anyone else, so as to avoid it being spread and causing harm to Hongyan.

Hongyan also knew the seriousness of the matter and would not tell Li directly.

After Yuyan and others had finished washing up and were about to fall asleep in Yinzhen's arms, she said, "I also have something to say to Prince Beile."

Yinzhen didn't even open his eyes and whispered, "Is Fujin trying to tell you that the queen has been resting in the inner room all day?"

Yu Yan was surprised: "Master Beile already knows?"

“I don’t know.”

Yinzhen smiled and said, "I don't know exactly. I just know that the queen didn't show up all day. Did Fujin say something to the queen?"

Since Yinzhen cared so much about Yinxiang, he naturally discovered what Yinxiang had been hiding from him after entering the palace.

Someone in the palace bullied his thirteenth brother and the thirteenth concubine, but the couple did not make it public in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.

After kneeling in Fengxian Palace, Yinzhen knew everything.

He has already entered the palace, and it is impossible for Thirteenth Brother to hide it from him.

When Yinzhen heard that his own concubine Yuyan invited the Thirteenth Concubine to go to Yonghe Palace, he knew in his heart that Yuyan was not going to stand idly by and that Yuyan would definitely take care of the Thirteenth brother's wife.

Given Fu Jin's personality, he would definitely stand up for his thirteenth brother's wife.

Yinzhen had no intention of stopping it.

If he knew nothing in the past, he might have really stopped Fu Jin from doing this in order to maintain the superficial peace.

But since he knew what E'niang and the Fourteenth Prince had done, Yinzhen no longer thought so.

After he grew up, he was able to understand the Empress's situation at the time. He knew that the Empress's status was low and she could not support him, and it was not the Empress's fault.

The queen later treated him coldly and was only close to the sixth prince whom she gave birth to later. Yinzhen tried to understand this, but it did not mean that he did not have any thoughts in his heart.

But that is all in the past.

The queen wanted to maintain the superficial mother-son relationship, and Yinzhen could cooperate. But in his heart, he was not happy.

But what did he get in return for his compromise?

Did your mother's younger brother cause trouble after he ascended the throne?

The knot in Yinzhen's heart was suddenly untied.

I don't want to put myself in a difficult position anymore. If I don't have any feelings, then I don't have any feelings. Why should I force myself to do that?

When he was young, he was loved and cared for by Tong E'niang. Empress Xiaoyi was also very good to him.

When he was young, he hoped to be loved by his mother, but after repeated disappointments, this became a knot in his heart.

But now, Yinzhen has come to terms with it. If it doesn't exist, it doesn't exist. You can't force it.

Let go of others and let go of yourself, and you will feel relieved.

Thinking this way, I feel relieved.

Yuyan was surprised at Yinzhen's calmness: "Prince, aren't you afraid that I might do something to piss off the queen?"

Yinzhen smiled and said, "You know your limits. You won't."

Well, Yuyan thought, I certainly wouldn't do that.

Yuyan didn't keep the secret any longer. She said, "I won't hide it from Prince Beile either. Prince Beile should know about it. I think the Queen is too calculating. It's not good to keep her eyes on us. The Fourteenth Prince's incident was not caused by Prince Beile. There must be a reason for everything. The Queen cares about the Fourteenth Prince so much. I think she would be willing to know the cause and effect."

Yuyan told the story.

"Your Majesty cares about the Fourteenth Prince, and will not be so harsh on others in the future."

Yinzhen laughed when he heard this and said, "You are a person who protects his shortcomings."

Yuyan thought it was natural: "Of course I protect my brother. I am so close to my thirteenth brother's wife, how can I watch her being bullied?"

Yinzhen just smiled but didn't say what he was thinking.

Of course he knew that Yu Yan did this for him and to vent her anger on Old Thirteen and his Fu Jin.

But Yinzhen is the apple of the Empress' eye. Such a major event must have consumed all of Her Majesty's attention. She will not have a good first month of the year.

The Queen Mother was not in the mood to celebrate the New Year, so she would not allow people to sit in her palace alone. At least the people in her palace could relax a little.

Everyone can relax a little. It's not just the Thirteenth Prince who will benefit. If they sit still all day, the eldest and second princesses will definitely get sick when they return.

Although Fu Jin spoke coldly and claimed to be cruel in heart, he was actually a protective person.

I told you, he's a little liar who says one thing and thinks another.

Yinzhen loved her delicate thoughts, but he also felt distressed.

It's so late, there shouldn't be any more news.

But some news from the palace still leaked out.

Because Defei was worried about her grandson Hongyan's health, she was absent-minded and didn't pay attention. She twisted her foot when she got up at night, so she had to rest for a few days. She could still enter the palace as usual, but she would have to miss some of the collective activities of the concubines in the palace until her foot healed.

The Emperor was very concerned and even asked the imperial physician to check it out.

The Emperor has decreed that he will have breakfast with Concubine De tomorrow as a token of his love and care.

Yuyan: ...

How could this be?

Concubine De is indeed worthy of being one of the four concubines who fought her way to the top. She is indeed quite capable.

Seeing the expression on his own Fu Jin's face, Yin Zhen curled his lips and asked, "What is Fu Jin thinking about?"

"I think the Majesty is very powerful." Yu Yan said frankly.

The smile in Yinzhen's eyes faded a lot: "Your Majesty can't just disappear without a reason. But after hearing your news, I only need to inquire a little bit to know that what you said is true. Not to mention that Your Majesty is uneasy and will definitely ask the Fourteenth Prince in person. Since the matter has already happened and cannot be changed, Your Majesty must not let the Emperor have any doubts if you want to protect the Fourteenth Prince."

"By taking advantage of the Second Prince's fainting, the Queen has earned a reputation for kindness and can conceal the real reason. Even if you know the truth, you can't say that the Queen has never worried about the Second Prince. This is the experience the Queen has gained from years of immersion in the palace. She may not know anything else, but she definitely knows how to protect herself and gain the Emperor's sympathy."

There was no empress in the palace, so the emperor was actually very free to go wherever he wanted during the first month of the year.

But given Kangxi's character, he would certainly not humiliate the noble concubine and the four concubines.

After returning from the southern tour, Concubine Wang lost favor, and the emperor was very fond of another concubine.

But after entering the first month of the year, the emperor still stayed mostly with the imperial concubine and the four concubines, and only went to other palaces when he had to stay overnight.

What Concubine De did was actually very conspicuous.

Yuyan thought that this would be fine as long as Concubine De stopped harassing Thirteenth Prince Fu Jin.

But Yuyan felt uncomfortable because Defei used this incident to make a name for herself.

Yinzhen smiled and said, "Don't be unhappy. I have a way."

"What can I do?" Yu Yan muttered. Can you really compete with your own mother?

But no matter how she asked, Yinzhen kept the answer in suspense and refused to tell her directly.

Just say that she will know when the time comes.

If you tell me in advance, won’t the surprise be gone?

Yu Yan asked suspiciously, "Are you sure you are surprised, not frightened?"

"Master Beile, you should tell me in advance. Otherwise, when I find out, it will be so sudden and I won't know how to cooperate. What should I do?"

“It should be a surprise.”

Yinzhen stroked his chin, kissed her face, and said with a smile, "You don't have to cooperate with anything. I have arranged everything. The spotlight during this New Year's Festival is not only for the Empress, why can't others have a chance to show up?"

"Oh, it's someone else." Yu Yan was disappointed.

Wasn't it me who was in the spotlight? Yu Yan thought.

"You. No one else."

Yinzhen was really impressed.

Her mouth. Let's not talk about it. It's soft and sweet when you kiss it.

Fu Jin's voice is shocking, and the glimpses of talent he displays are astonishing and brilliant. Why can't Fu Jin become famous?

Yinzhen thought, how could her talent be used only to write at home every day?