The wet nurse now has no good attitude towards Kangxi at all. All the fear and respect she once had in her heart have vanished with the death of Empress Tong.
Of all the princesses, princes, and concubines in the harem, apart from the Fourth Prince, who had some connection with her own empress, she had no affection for the others.
If it weren't for them, how could her empress have arrived so early?
She died in this cold palace. The resentment in the wet nurse's heart was no less than that of the concubines in the harem.
She wished all the favored concubines would go down to keep her mistress company.
Upon hearing the Fourth Prince Yinzhen's plan, the wet nurse did not object; on the contrary, she was quite pleased.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, may still be young and not ruthless enough. Since he's going to take action anyway, why not just send them to hell?
But the wet nurse knew that this was not feasible, and could only think about it in her heart.
Otherwise, with the deaths of two princes, the harem would be thoroughly investigated, and no matter how well it was hidden, it would eventually be exposed.
If it's just a minor injury, it could very well be an accident, and the cause wouldn't be traced back to Chengqian Palace.
The wet nurse replied that she would assist and clean up the mess so that no one would find out that it came from Chengqian Palace.
During this period, no one paid attention to Chengqian Palace. With Empress Tong gone, Chengqian Palace posed no threat to the inner palace.
The wet nurse felt a pang of pain in her heart at this thought. How could her mistress have left so soon?
Looking at the Fourth Prince Yinzhen beside her, who had grown into a man, she secretly vowed to fulfill the Empress's last wish.
Even at the cost of her life.
After the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, relayed his message, he waved for the wet nurse to leave, as he wanted to speak with his mother alone for a while.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, looked at the white candles lit throughout the palace, which swayed slightly. He moved his lips but remained silent.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, lowered his eyes, looking at his hands, feeling the lingering scent of Duofu's blood on them.
There was no wind in the palace, yet the candlelight flickered without a breeze.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, felt that his mother would definitely support his actions.
Even now, he is not entirely certain of his position in his father's heart.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, looked up and saw a portrait of Empress Tong hanging above him, smiling at him.
But he thought, "My mother will surely be watching over me from heaven."
Even if Father Emperor doesn't like him, he probably won't completely abandon him for Mother's sake. He should be the only one Mother Emperor left in this world.
Father Emperor must have treated Mother Mother differently, although he didn't know how Father Emperor treated the other concubines in the harem.
But the favor my mother has shown me over the past ten years has always been unique; no one else has ever received such favor.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, took one last look at the portrait. The painting of his mother showed her with a gentle smile, which reminded him of his life before he was six years old.
Before his younger sister was born, his mother would smile at him like this every day. But everything that happened afterward changed.
Although I am still raised by my mother, I always feel that I can never go back to the way things were.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, composed himself. He had more important matters to attend to and did not have the time or inclination to wallow in self-pity.
He had to start planning how to escalate the situation and bring it to the Emperor's attention.
He gently closed the door to the mourning hall and walked towards the room.
The eunuch guarding the door saw the Fourth Prince coming and cleverly pushed open the door, bowing as he spoke.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, glanced at Duofu, who was still sleeping in bed, and saw that he was not making any movement.
He waved his hand, signaling the eunuchs to prepare some food, preferably easily digestible, and to prepare plenty.
Little Jizi, who was standing at the door, received the order and walked quickly toward the small kitchen with somewhat stiff steps.
He dared not anger the Fourth Prince at this time, otherwise no one could protect him.
He had never faced such a cold and terrifying Fourth Prince before.
The way he looked at him was as if he were looking at a dead object. The spanking on his buttocks was still throbbing. If it weren't for the fact that he had served this dog of a child, this dog might have been doomed this time.
Duofu ran out, and the eunuchs and maids serving him were all dragged away and beaten with sticks.
Even Su Peisheng couldn't escape. Su Peisheng felt so wronged. He was guarding the door with the Fourth Prince at the time, so he didn't have time to keep an eye on the young master.
It wasn't that she hadn't sneaked out before, but who would have thought that this time she would run into those two little devils outside and end up coming back covered in bruises.
When Su Peisheng saw that scene, he knew he was definitely going to get a beating, and sure enough, he did.
By the time the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, came to his senses, none of them had escaped.
Su Peisheng felt a burning hatred in his heart. Those two little devils outside were truly fearless. Just because they were favored by the Emperor, they didn't take the women in the harem seriously at all.
He had often heard rumors that those two little devils had either offended this important person's cat or that important person's dog.
Those concubines of lower status could only force a smile in the face of these two little devils, which only made them more arrogant.
Empress Tong has only been gone for a little over a month, and they've already set their sights on the dogs in Chengqian Palace.
Su Peisheng felt that Duofu was not going to get better anytime soon, and he would probably have to endure a few more beatings.
Su Peisheng stood guard at the door with a bitter expression on his face, showing no emotion whatsoever, still maintaining that respectful but wooden demeanor.
We mustn't let him seize the opportunity, otherwise, he'll definitely teach those two little devils a lesson.
Regardless of what Su Peisheng was thinking, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen took off his outer clothes, climbed into bed, and carefully took Duofu into his arms.
Looking at the specks of red blood soaking into the white gauze, and feeling an overwhelming chill emanating from his body, he couldn't bear to harm a single hair on Duofu's head.
He used to worry so much about Duofu shedding that he couldn't sleep, but now he's fine.
Call on other people, and they'll all be ruined in one fell swoop.
Duofu felt a little cold and moved his body restlessly. The movement caused him pain, and he vaguely opened his aching eyes.
The familiar scent of bamboo brought Duofu a sense of peace.
This time, he really was so close; he almost lost his life for a piece of meat.
He didn't even dare to say that he went outside to find meat to eat.
He only said he was going out for a stroll, but if he told the Fourth Prince Yinzhen the truth...
They might scold him again, but he's already feeling wronged and doesn't want to suffer any more injustice.
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