He Zhuo suddenly looked up at Yin Zhi and said, "I know the rules of the palace, and I cannot name a prince at will. Our eldest prince is the first grandson of the Emperor, and he is destined to be given a name. However, I still secretly gave the eldest prince a name in my heart."
Yinzhi then became interested: "Oh? What is it? Please tell me, my lady."
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's Ping An."
"Peace, peace, Prince." Yinzhi held the two words in his mouth and chewed them slowly, slightly lost in thought.
He Zhuo did not disturb him, but spoke after a while.
"My only wish as a mother is for my child to be healthy and safe. He is the eldest son of the master, and his future is destined to be extraordinary."
"But I don't have such high expectations for him. No matter what happens in the future, no matter what injustices or humiliations the eldest prince suffers outside, I don't want him to die to prove his innocence, like so many Ming soldiers and Jiangnan gentry who defended the city, all for some nonsense of national righteousness and Confucianism. I only wish for his safety. This is my heart."
After Hezhuo spoke, Yinzhi sat there blankly, unaware that Hezhuo had left.
Actually, He Zhuo had a purpose in saying these things.
He Zhuo hadn't initially connected Yin Zhi's unusual behavior to his capture, but he discovered that Yin Zhi had given silver to dozens of soldiers as compensation, and they were all from the same unit.
After all, the part about being captured is not recorded in history. Khoja was not a professional historian; he had only read in unofficial histories that Emperor Kangxi's eldest son had been captured. At the time, Khoja did not take it seriously, as many unofficial histories are just fictionalized accounts.
It was only today, with the matter of Princess Fan, that He Zhuo suddenly thought of this.
He Zhuo's purpose today is to show Yin Zhi the feelings of being a parent.
He did not want his children to die rather than submit, but rather hoped that they could live in peace. He also indicated that he had no great expectations for the eldest prince, which was also a veiled warning against the idea of seizing the throne.
In fact, Yinzhi has no intention of seizing the throne yet. He has some brotherly affection for the Crown Prince, but he is just feeling sad because he has not received his father's attention for a long time.
However, later, under the instigation of Consort Hui, Nalan Mingzhu, and the Nalan family, and as the Crown Prince grew up, he realized that the difference between himself and the Crown Prince was not just in name. Unwilling to be a slave, he was also established by Kangxi to control the Crown Prince, and slowly walked into the high walls, where he was locked up for 26 years.
These words have no effect on Yinzhi now; Hezhuo only hopes that Yinzhi will remember these words when he has thoughts of seizing the throne in the future.
No one knows what Yinzhi said to Kangxi.
Yinzhi was a little disheveled after leaving the Qianqing Palace, but he studied even harder in the Imperial Study afterwards.
Khoja probably guessed that Yinzhi had confessed to Kangxi, because that night he discovered several bruises on Yinzhi's chest and shoulders, which he assumed were either from kicks or beatings by his father. Although Emperor Kangxi was ill, he was always very skilled in riding and archery, and kicking a few bruises in a fit of rage was nothing to him.
He Zhuo didn't say much, he just silently helped his man apply the medicine.
After that day, Yinzhi ate with relish and became closer to the children, playing and frolicking with them.
After Emperor Kangxi recovered from his illness, the court and the harem were filled with joy.
Recently, Prince Yinzhi has been suffering by studying in the Imperial Study with a group of young princes every day, while the Crown Prince is full of pride and self-satisfaction.
The Crown Prince has betrothed the eldest daughter of a high-ranking official, a military commander of the first rank. His fiancée's father is an earl. Two princesses in the inner palace are pregnant. The court has begun to listen in on the proceedings. Everything is so wonderful.
Such a crown prince would inspire envy, jealousy, and resentment among the other princes.
The Crown Prince was also very happy: Hmph! A bunch of illegitimate sons, how can you compare to me? Father Emperor values me the most.
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