Chapter 108 Incident
The three of them stepped into the Hongrui Pavilion.
Kangxi waited for Yuying to sit down, while Tong Jia watched Kangxi's movements. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Yuying.
Yuying seemed to feel nothing and just sat down.
Kangxi sat down next to Yuying. Tong Jia was about to follow Kangxi's footsteps and sit down, but Kangxi spoke first and stopped her.
"Cousin, sit here."
"But..." Tong Jia was unhappy. She didn't want to be too far away from Kangxi.
"Cousin, please sit opposite me and I will talk to you."
After hearing Kangxi's explanation, Tong Jia was no longer worried and sat happily opposite the two of them.
Yuying glanced at Kangxi, her eyes flickering with the question, "Don't you feel guilty for being so perfunctory?"
Kangxi said no.
No words for a moment.
Yuying looked at Tong Jia staring at Kangxi lovingly and couldn't help coughing.
"My lady, why did you invite me here?"
Seeing that Tong Jia treated her as if she didn't exist, Yuying had no choice but to remind her.
Only then did Tong Jia come to her senses.
Hmm? Where's Xiao Ba? She almost forgot that she had called Concubine Jin here for a serious matter. But she didn't expect that Concubine Jin would bring her cousin with her. This was really a pleasant surprise for her.
Thinking of this, Tong Jia gave Yuying a compassionate look that said you are very wise.
Yuying didn't understand.
The thought process ended. "I asked you to come here because I have something to talk to you about."
Still with that arrogant look on his face.
This is the imperial concubine that Yuying is familiar with. That must have been an illusion!
"Zi Shang, bring the Eighth Prince here."
"Yes, madam."
Huh? Xiao Ba is here too? Why didn't I see him just now?
Yuying looked around.
Following the direction Zishang was walking, Yuying saw Yinsi hiding behind a pillar.
At this moment, his whole body was hiding behind the pillar, with only his furry little head sticking out, staring at the people sitting there, or to be more precise, at Yuying.
Seeing Yuying looking at him, he quickly gave Yuying a big smile in return.
Yuying's heart softened and she waved at him, motioning him to come over.
Yinsi frowned, feeling a little embarrassed.
The reason he went out today was because Tong Jia told him that she would take him to find Yuying. He had been looking forward to this for a long time, and especially when he came to this familiar pavilion again, he seemed even happier.
But after waiting for a long time and still not seeing the person he wanted to see, he almost thought he would never see him today.
Unexpectedly, Yuying appeared again at this time.
As soon as Yuying appeared in his sight, he wanted to run over to find Yuying, but when he saw the people around Yuying, he didn't dare to go over.
He was afraid of Kangxi, and Kangxi's scent did not smell good to him at all, so he didn't dare to run over.
But he wanted to see Yuying, so he hid behind a pillar and peeked.
Seeing Yuying taking the initiative to ask him to go over, he was tempted, but then he looked at Kangxi beside Yuying and felt conflicted.
But in the end, the desire to be close to Yuying overcame the fear of Kangxi.
He emerged from the pillar and scurried over, not noticing Zi Chang who reached out her hand to take him.
Just when he wanted to hug Yuying as he did the previous times, a big hand grabbed the back of his clothes.
His dear aunt was clearly right in front of him, but he just couldn't touch her.
Angry!
Yinsi looked back and saw that it was Kangxi who was holding him and preventing him from moving forward. He wanted to reach out and pry open that big hand, but now he didn't dare to do so.
Kangxi turned him over and they stared at each other.
After a long while, Kangxi blurted out with a hint of disdain without even thinking: "Is this Xiao Ba? How come I can't even call him Khan Ama?"
Kangxi didn't think about it, he had only met Yinsi a few times. He would occasionally check the homework of the first few princes who had already started to study, but as for the rest of them who had not studied, he would not think about them at all unless they were sick and needed to see a doctor.
Isn’t it normal that Yinsi didn’t call him?
The father and son are now at the stage where the father dislikes his son and the son does not recognize his father.
Yinsi's eyes were almost tired from staring. He blinked his big eyes and it seemed that tears were welling up in his eyes. He mustered up the courage to speak, but he felt a little wronged: "I...Xiao Ba, let go!"
He is obviously Xiao Ba, is there a second Xiao Ba?
He clearly understood Kangxi's question.
Kangxi became excited, "Why doesn't Xiaoba call me Khan Ama? How come he doesn't know Khan Ama?"
"Khan...Ama."
Yinsi succumbed to the tyranny of Kangxi and cried out.
After hearing what he wanted, Kangxi let go of Yinsi, and Yinsi held Yuying's hand as he wished.
After not seeing each other for many days, he had a lot of things to say to Yuying.
He couldn't wait to share with Yuying what he had seen and heard in the past few days.
Tong Jia looked at Yinsi, who was like a completely different person in her palace, and frowned. Could it be that Concubine Jin had drugged Xiao Ba?
Kangxi frowned as he listened to Yinsi's incoherent speech. He looked at Tong Jia and asked in a stern tone, as if to accuse her, "Why is Xiaoba stuttering?"
It was obvious that at his age, Baocheng had no problem riding a horse or shooting a bow, let alone talking.
Fortunately, it was Tong Jia. If it were someone else, they would have fallen to their knees in fear. But Tong Jia believed that she had never treated Xiao Ba badly, and she told Kangxi what the imperial physician had said a few days ago.
Upon hearing that the Eighth Prince was like this because he lacked communication with others, Kangxi frowned deeply.
He already has a lame prince, and he can't have another stuttering prince. Fortunately, the imperial physician said that Xiao Ba is still young and has a chance to get better.
Kangxi did not notice that Tong Jia was conflicted. She was not sure whether she should tell Kangxi her guess. After all, the people she sent to the palace to investigate had not found any results yet, and Concubine Hui was not some nameless concubine. She was the biological mother of the eldest prince. If she was wrongly accused, she would not be in the right even if she was the imperial concubine.
Kangxi's attitude towards Tong Jia became more friendly, "Thank you for your hard work, cousin. I am very relieved that Xiao Ba is raised by you."
Kangxi understood that if Tong Jia was not concerned, she would not have asked the imperial physician for a small stutter.
"My cousin has a kind heart." Kangxi concluded.
Tong Jia originally thought that it was Xiao Ba's own silence that made her think of asking the imperial physician. If she hadn't run into Concubine Jin that day and seen a different Xiao Ba, she wouldn't have thought of asking the imperial physician.
After some hesitation, Tong Jia decided to speak out her guess. After all, the people she sent had not made any movement for such a long time. Either she misunderstood Concubine Hui, or Concubine Hui was hiding something too deeply.
If it is the former, it would be the best. If it is the latter, then we can only let my cousin's people check it out to find out the result.
Ultimately, my cousin still has to know.
"Cousin." Tong Jia straightened her expression and suddenly called out.
"Hmm?" Kangxi gestured to Tong Jia.
So, Tong Jia told everyone about her suspicion that Xiao Ba was not being well taken care of in the Yanx Palace, and even that she had sent people back to the palace to check.
Yuying had been listening attentively to the conversation between the cousins from the very beginning, and had to answer Yinsi's questions from time to time, doing two things at the same time without delaying either one.
When Yuying heard that Tong Jia suspected that Concubine Hui had treated Yinsi harshly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She usually thought that Tong Jia was arrogant, but she didn't expect that she would notice such a small detail and even go to great lengths to verify it.
Yuying pinched Yinsi's little face. Yinsi looked over in confusion. Seeing that Yuying was going to pinch his face, he put his face under Yuying's hands and let Yuying pinch it.
Yuying looked at the well-behaved Yinsi and thought that Kangxi had found a good adoptive mother for him.
Kangxi frowned deeply after hearing Tong Jia's words. Is Concubine Hui so bold?
Seeing that Kangxi seemed unconvinced, Yuying also spoke up for Tong Jia, "Your Majesty, I think what the Imperial Noble Consort said makes sense. How about you check it out as well?"
Hearing both of them say this, Kangxi also decided to check it out.
"I will verify this myself."
Tong Jia was relieved. Fortunately, her cousin didn't think she was fooling around. Tong Jia looked at Yinsi in front of Yuying and said, "Xiao Ba, come over and let Tong E's mother hug you, okay?"
Tong Jia's face was full of anticipation, and Kangxi also looked over.
Yinsi just glanced at Tong Jia's outstretched hand, but did not go over, and buried himself in Yuying's arms.
This was not the first time Tong Jia had seen this, so she was not surprised. She gave Kangxi a look and retracted her hand. "The reason I asked Concubine Jin to come here today is because Xiao Ba's attitude towards Concubine Jin is different from that of others."
Kangxi glanced at Yuying, then at Yinsi, and suddenly laughed heartily: "He really knows how to choose."
"So for Xiao Ba, I will have to trouble Concubine Jin from now on."
This is said to Yuying.
Tong Jia was really not polite. She called Yuying out every day for the next few days. Naturally, Yinsi also said a lot more under Yuying's guidance.
Kangxi seldom followed her again. After confirming that Tong Jia still needed Yuying's help for the time being and would not embarrass Yuying, he stopped following her. After all, he found it difficult to handle Tong Jia's enthusiasm, especially in front of Yuying.
On this day, it was still Hongrui Pavilion.
The people Kangxi sent to investigate Concubine Hui had already placed the results on his desk, so Kangxi once again came to Hongrui Pavilion with Yuying.
Kangxi looked worried after seeing the result. He wouldn't let Yuying see it even when she wanted to, and he looked mysterious.
Kangxi handed the result to Tong Jia.
Yuying glared at Kangxi. If this wasn’t isolating her, what was this?
Kangxi looked at Yuying helplessly. He saw that she had a good relationship with Yinsi and was afraid that she would see those things and feel sad for Yinsi.
He had not expected that Concubine Hui would be so presumptuous, locking up Yinsi and not letting him contact outsiders, and often withholding Yinsi's food rations, bringing him to her and saying that when he grows up, she will help Yinzhi win the throne...
Kangxi suppressed his anger and wished he could go back to the Yanx Palace to punish Concubine Hui right away.
Tong Jia read the booklet quickly and finally slammed it heavily on the stone table. Yuying, who was listening, felt sorry for her and felt sorry for her hand.
What did she do that made Tong Jia look so indignant?
But the next second, Tong Jia fell to her knees and said, "It is my fault that I did not discipline the harem strictly. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Concubine Hui!
How dare she!
Tong Jia lowered her head, her eyes full of dissatisfaction with Concubine Hui.
"Cousin, you get up first."
Kangxi spoke in a low voice, and Tong Jia's heart skipped a beat, thinking it was a sign that her cousin was going to get angry. Tong Jia stood up nervously and stood beside Kangxi, waiting for his decision.
Kangxi did not say anything else, but just glanced at Yinsi who was sticking to Yuying, with a hint of guilt in his eyes.
It was because he didn't care enough about his children that Concubine Hui acted so boldly. His good princes should not become tools for Concubine Hui to seize the throne.
Fortunately, he had handed Yinsi over to the care of his cousin.
Kangxi took Yinsi from Yuying and, ignoring everyone's surprised looks, held Yinsi on his lap.
Tong Jia's expression was particularly complicated. The Manchus valued embracing grandchildren rather than sons, and the only son Kangxi had ever embraced was Crown Prince Yinreng. Back then, when Yinzhen was still young, Tong Jia suggested that Kangxi embrace Yinzhen in order to allow Yinzhen and Kangxi to have some father-son relationship.
But Kangxi looked at Yinzhen's outstretched hands and still did not pick him up.
But now, Kangxi actually embraced Yinsi. Tong Jia felt a little sad for Yinzhen.
Just at this moment, the fourth prince Yinzhen came from a distance.
"Xiao Si pays respects to Khan Ama and Mother. Hello, Empress Jin."
Yinzhen greeted everyone.
When Tong Jia saw Yinzhen coming, her face turned panicked, for she was afraid that he would see Kangxi holding Xiao Ba and remember that Kangxi did not hold him before.
She quickly pulled Yinzhen over and started to greet him and ask about his well-being. This confused Yinzhen. Although he didn't understand why his mother asked so many questions today, he still answered them one by one.
"Mother, I'm here to play with Xiaoba."
Yinzhen reminded Tong Jia and asked her to stop asking.
Tong Jia shut up.
Yinzhen looked at Yinsi in Kangxi's arms and said, "Xiaoba, can I take you out to play?"
Yinsi couldn't wait to stretch out his hand, wanting to get out of Kangxi's arms.
"What? Can't you stay in Khan Ama's arms?" Kangxi did not let go.
"Khan Ama..." Yinzhen looked at Kangxi with embarrassment, not understanding why he was teasing Yinsi.
As for the problem that Tong Jia was worried about, Yinzhen didn't care at all in whose arms Yinsi was in, and he didn't remember that Kangxi was unwilling to hug him.
"Xiao Si, have you finished your homework? Have you done your exercises today? How is your riding and archery practice going?" Kangxi showed concern for Yinzhen's studies.
"My dear Khan, everything is done. Buku has also been practiced. Riding and archery..." Yinzhen hesitated.
"Why? Why don't you talk about horseback archery?"
"Riding and archery... The second prince is teaching me. I will practice diligently."
"My son must be proficient in riding and shooting."
"I understand."
Only then did Kangxi put Yinsi aside and let Yinzhen take him out to play.
After the child left, Tong Jia asked about Kangxi's treatment of Concubine Hui.
"Cousin, you will have to go back to the palace for this matter. I intend to demote her to the position of a concubine."
[What? ? ]
Kangxi never stopped until he made a shocking statement, so he casually stripped Concubine Hui of her position, which she had worked so hard to obtain.
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