Yinzuo kowtowed in front of the queen's bed, stood up, walked forward, and told her the story in her ear. Finally, he said something half coquettishly and half sadly: "Imperial Mother, you are now Xiaoliu's real mother. Wake up soon. Xiaoliu doesn't want to be a child without a mother. You must be reluctant to let Xiaoliu be so miserable, right?"
That day, Kangxi summoned clan members overnight to announce the matter. By the time Yinzhen knew about it, the matter had already been settled.
With the sudden appearance of a legitimate prince, everyone naturally looked at the Crown Prince, trying to see some clues from his face, preferably anger, resentment, hatred or something like that. Unfortunately, everyone was disappointed.
The prince walked up to Yinzuo with a smile and put his arm around him, acting like a close brother.
"Xiao Liu, the Empress Dowager will surely be very happy now that she has a son like you. Maybe her condition will gradually improve and you can relax a little. When the Empress Dowager recovers, I will invite you to Yuqing Palace for a delicious meal. We brothers haven't been together for a while."
"Thank you, Prince. I appreciate your words. If the Empress Dowager is really well, I will come to visit her in person. When I get there, you are not allowed to look down on me for eating too much."
After all, Yinzuo was taught and fed by the prince since he was a child, so he was very close to him from the bottom of his heart. Among all his brothers, except for his elder brother, he liked the prince the most.
The Crown Prince treated him very well and would always remember to send him a portion of any fresh food or toys. There was also the golden lotus that was unique to Mount Wutai and came from thousands of miles away. The Emperor forgot to bring it back for him, so in the end the Crown Prince had someone go find it and bring it back to the palace as a gift for him. It is still kept in Chengqian Palace today.
Perhaps it was because he was displeased with the friendly relationship between the Crown Prince and Yinzuo, but the eldest prince snorted coldly in front of Yinzuo.
"It turns out that I underestimated you. You managed to get ahead of me without making any noise. You are indeed a daughter of Concubine De, and you are really good at tricks!"
"You are not allowed to slander my mother!" Yinzuo looked at him angrily.
The fifth brother Yinqi, who grew up with Yinzuo, stood up and spoke up for Yinzuo.
"Brother, what are you talking about! What does this have to do with Xiaoliu? The emperor wanted to change his jade disc, but it wasn't his decision. It's fine that you're jealous of Xiaoliu becoming the legitimate son, but there's no need to say such harsh words, right?"
"I am jealous of him? Humph!" The eldest prince left in anger.
The third prince Yinzhi watched this farce but did not say anything. He looked at Yinzuo deeply and left.
After everyone left, only Yinzhen was left with Yinzuo.
"Why didn't you send someone to report to me?" On the way back to Chengqian Palace, Yinzhen pulled Yinzuo to a corner.
"Brother, aren't you here today? It must be the Crown Prince who asked you to help. So after the Emperor told me about this, I went to find Mother, and Mother agreed to it. The Emperor is lying in bed, and she might... at any time, she can't wait any longer!"
How could Yinzhen not know? He remembered clearly that the previous Empress Xiaoyi passed away at the time of Shen on the tenth day of July. Today was already the ninth day of July, so the incident would have happened tomorrow afternoon. Her condition must not have been good, otherwise the Emperor would not have been in such a hurry to establish the Empress and summon the clan members overnight.
"Brother, do you mind that the Emperor didn't..."
"no."
Although Yinzhen knew that as long as he changed his jade disc, he would be the legitimate son and the doubts about his succession in the previous life would no longer exist, but his reason told him that the emperor father would never do that.
"I am different from you, Yinzuo. The Empress Dowager is closer to you. This is one reason. Second, becoming the legitimate son means that you will pose a threat to the Crown Prince. The Emperor must have informed the Crown Prince of this in advance. The Crown Prince will agree to choose you because he is not afraid of you and likes you very much. However, he will never agree to choose me.
Third, ever since the passing of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor has been particularly fond of you. I’m afraid that the Empress Dowager left some words. Although I’m not sure what the words are now, I can roughly guess that he definitely hopes you are well.
But Yinzuo, everything has its pros and cons. Your current status is different from others. You are still young. When you participate in government affairs in the future, I am afraid that many court officials will worship you because of your status as the legitimate son. At that time, you will be forced into the vortex of the struggle for the throne by various forces. "
Yinzuo was a little confused, and anxiously pulled his brother's arm and asked, "So there are so many influences! I, I heard from the emperor that it was just to pray for the emperor's mother! My mother didn't tell me this, so what should I do now? Can I change it back?"
Yinzhen sighed and held him in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'm here, nothing will happen. But you have to be more careful in what you do and say from now on. Do you understand?"
"Brother, why do we have to fight with each other after we grow up? I don't want to fight with you. When I grow up, I just want to travel around the world and take my mother to taste all the delicious food in the world. I really don't want anything else!"
Yinzuo was about to cry as he spoke. During this period of time, he watched his elders pass away or become ill. Now, the way his brothers looked at him was different from before, and he had been feeling depressed.
"I know, I know everything, Yinzuo, you don't need to take it to heart, you just need to be happy. As for other people who misunderstand you, don't care too much. Everyone has their own standpoint. It's impossible for everyone to always think about nothing like when they were children. The older people get, the more desires they have. Everyone is different from before. You have to remember, from this moment on, don't trust anyone except me, including the future Yinzhen."
That's the throne, who wouldn't want it? Over the years, the eldest prince and the crown prince have been fighting so fiercely, but the emperor just watched and did not stop it. The princes grew up gradually, and behind each of them stood their respective maternal families and the court officials who supported them. Open and secret struggles happened all the time, and this was just the beginning. In the future, it would continue for more than 30 years.
"Not even Little Fourteen?"
"Well, you must remember it!" Yinzhen is brainless and has the talent to lead troops in battle, but he is extremely easy to be used by others. Yinzhen is worried that he will hurt Yinzuo.
Tonight it was Yinzuo's turn to keep vigil for the Queen. He had a lot of things on his mind, so he sent everyone away and slowly confided his thoughts to the Queen. Without knowing when, he fell asleep on the side of the bed in a daze.
When the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone into the palace, the queen's fingers moved, she slowly opened her eyes, and gently looked at Yinzuo who was sleeping beside her, but did not make a sound to disturb him.
Until the maid came in to check.
"The Queen is awake! Call the imperial physician!"
Yinzuo was awakened by the shout and quickly raised his head.
"Empress Dowager, you're awake! You're finally awake! Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?" Yinzuo had experience in taking care of the Empress Dowager, and knew how to take care of a patient.
The queen nodded slowly.
Yinzuo was feeding water when Kangxi strode in. He had rested in the next room last night. Yinzuo made way for them, intending to leave space for the Emperor and Empress to talk.
"Cousin! How do you feel now?" Kangxi held the queen's hand and asked her nervously.
The queen tried to raise a fragile smile and replied softly, "I'm fine. I'm sorry to have made the emperor, ahem, worried, ahem!"
"Why are you coughing so badly all of a sudden? Where is the imperial physician? Imperial physician!" Kangxi patted the queen's back and shouted angrily outside.
"The imperial physician is here!" Yinzuo led the imperial physician in quickly.
Since the queen woke up, her condition got better day by day, and she actually recovered slowly. On the queen's birthday, the concubines above the rank of concubine finally got the chance to see her.
The imperial concubine said sourly: "The Empress is really in high spirits when she is happy. She recovered from such a serious illness in the blink of an eye. If I had known earlier, I would have been sick once too. Maybe the Emperor would have pitied me and let me become an imperial concubine to make me happy, right?"
Concubine De smiled lightly and said, "You are joking, Your Majesty. You can't get such a serious illness just by thinking about it. You will hurt your body if you get sick. Not only will you be bedridden and in danger of death, but you will also look haggard. Even if you recover, your appearance will be damaged. I'm afraid it will take a long time to recover. If you fall out of favor one day, it will be more trouble than gain. Why do this?"
Concubine Yi, who was standing by, stroked her pretty face. This time, she agreed with Concubine De's point of view and did not say anything to criticize her.
"After all, it's because Defei is open-minded, otherwise she wouldn't be willing to register the Sixth Prince under the name of the Empress. Unlike me and Rongfei, we only have one son. Even if we want to do our best for the Empress, we have nowhere to put our efforts. Rongfei, don't you think so?" Not only did Huifei hide a dagger behind her smile, she also liked to drag Rongfei down with her.
Concubine Rong was also not very comfortable in her heart. Wouldn't this make it seem that Concubine De was the only one who devoted herself to the Queen?
"What Concubine Hui said is true. My son Yinzhi only knows how to study poetry and songs. How can he be as pleasing as the Sixth Prince? It must be Concubine De who taught him well."
The queen frowned, and although her voice was not loud, it was intimidating.
"Alright, stop making such a fuss. How can this be allowed? Although the Sixth Prince was born to Concubine De, I personally raised him. Concubine Rong, are you implying that I didn't teach him well?"
Rong Fei quickly stood up and knelt down to apologize.
"I dare not. I just said something wrong. Please forgive me, Queen."
"I was able to come out of the gates of hell safely this time, thanks to the Emperor's protection, the people's blessings, and the Sixth Prince's filial piety. From now on, the harem is not allowed to discuss this matter casually, otherwise I will not let it go easily!"
All the palace concubines stood up.
"Yes, I will obey the Queen's order."
"Let's all go. I'm tired too."
They said they had dispersed, but Concubine De was asked to leave by the Queen's personal maid. Concubine Gui and Concubine Yi stood at the door of Chengqian Palace, looking at the plaque above, their eyes revealing unwillingness.
"As expected, she has become the queen, and she is full of confidence. She used to pretend to be a good person and act virtuous, but now that she has recovered from her sickly body, she has become so majestic! If the emperor hadn't seen her quickly..."
Concubine Yi quickly interrupted her.
"Your Highness, be careful with your words! There are too many people here, let's go back and talk about it."
The author has something to say:
This article has already reached 400,000 words and is about to be finished. I will write about the dispute between the Fourteenth and the Fourth, and that will be basically it. I would like to ask if you would like to read the part about Yinzuo growing up. The content is basically about traveling around, going to the south of the Yangtze River, going to the north of the Great Wall, etc. The brothers fight for Yinzuo and take care of the two mothers. I will not write about the fight for the throne, mainly because the author himself does not have such a high IQ to write about the part about the party disputes. If you have any extra chapters you would like to see, you can also leave a message in the comment area to tell me~
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