Chapter 149.
In terms of status, he believed that he had never shown favoritism to his other sons except the crown prince. Moreover, the birth mothers of Yinzhen and Yinsi were not of high status, so why did the uncle not choose Yinzhen, who was closer to the Tong family, but Yinsi?
Yuying couldn't figure it out and soon put it out of her mind.
Kangxi, on the other hand, frowned, puzzled.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
Yuying stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Kangxi's eyes, waiting for him to come back to his senses.
Kangxi laughed. It was something that would never happen again anyway, so why should he be obsessed with it?
Kangxi looked at the person in front of him with gentle eyes. The doubt in her eyes was real. He comforted her: "Aying, don't worry. I will naturally not let you fall into criticism."
But after all, what people say is scary.
Although Kangxi blocked the opposition of his ministers by himself, he could not stop the gossips. Moreover, without their special inquiry, they knew that since Concubine Jin came to power, the emperor had been living alone with Concubine Jin.
Kangxi did not deliberately conceal this matter, but he did not know about it before. After all, they were ministers, so how could they stare at the emperor's harem all day long?
But now, everyone had to take it seriously. Then, more court officials realized that something was wrong.
Although everyone's first thought after hearing the news was that it was impossible. They couldn't even live with just one person, let alone the emperor who owned the whole world?
Nonsense, pure nonsense.
However, the facts were right before their eyes and they had no choice but to turn a blind eye.
In a short while, the news that the evil concubine was bringing disaster to the country spread privately among the ministers.
Not far from the imperial city, there is a wide street and a magnificent mansion located in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Zhenghuang Banner.
That was the home of the Emperor's Empress and the Crown Prince's biological mother - the Hesheli Mansion.
The gate of the mansion was tall, and the stone lions at the gate were also very imposing. Not to mention the countless sword-wielding guards standing in front of the gate, all with serious faces.
The people coming and going on the street, when they reached the gate of the mansion, all kept silent, tacitly quickened their pace, and did not dare to look at the guards at the door.
Today is a day off, and carriages are occasionally parked at the side door of the Hesheli Mansion. It is Prime Minister Suo who is entertaining his colleagues at home.
In the main courtyard, Soetu's two sons, Gelfin and Aerjishan, were walking among the guests. If the prince were here, he would be very familiar with the guests being entertained.
Surt, Hashtai, Sarbanga, Dumochen, Lingpu, Ajintai, Sukhchen, Niyahan, Qi Shiwu, Tohqi, Geng'e, Eshan...
All those present were the prince's most loyal supporters, and were also the ones who opposed the emperor's decision to register the fourth prince under Queen Tongjia's name.
When everyone was present, Soetu finally showed up.
He first bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you all for not abandoning me today. I would like to thank you all in advance."
"You are too polite..."
"Master Suo, you must not do that..."
…
Polite words were heard everywhere.
Suo Etu was satisfied, but he didn't show any satisfaction when he stood up.
He raised his hand and fell silent again.
"I have invited you all to come here today. You should all know why, right? I believe you have all heard that the Emperor has favored Concubine Jin over the years."
No one in the audience spoke, and they all waited for Soetu to continue.
"Today I am here to tell you all - this is true."
Sure enough, Soetu saw with his own eyes that the faces of the people below changed one after another, and discussions broke out.
Suo Etu looked at his two sons. The three of them had confirmed this matter again and again, and even mentioned it to the crown prince openly and secretly, but the crown prince did not take it seriously.
But even though the prince is not in a hurry, they cannot help but be anxious.
Blame them too.
Thinking that there was a previous record, and perhaps there was something wrong with the Aisin-Gioro family's nature, they were not too surprised by the current emperor's behavior.
Moreover, although the emperor doted on Concubine Jin over the years and Concubine Jin was promoted faster, it was at least legitimate. The emperor did not act recklessly like the previous two, nor did he say he would depose this or that, so they naturally did not care much.
Kangxi: It’s all thanks to the support from my peers.
But who would have thought that this indifference would allow Concubine Jin to grow up?
Soetu must be regretting his decision now.
Soetu's face looked unhappy, and the faces of the others were not much better.
After all, they came to their senses.
The emperor really cares about Concubine Jin. He even found an excuse to promote her so that she wouldn't have a bad reputation.
But the emperor's thoughtful move was not good news to the prince and his gang of princelings.
After all, throughout history, once the emperor had such a beloved person, how many times would he change the crown prince?
They had to be vigilant.
"If we had known that Concubine Jin would be so lucky, we should have tried our best to persuade the Emperor to treat everyone equally." Ling Pu spoke first.
"Lord Ling, you are so arrogant. You say this as if the emperor would listen to you?" Qi Shiwu said in a sarcasm.
"You..." Ling Pu looked over viciously.
"Okay, is this the time for us to engage in internal strife?" Soetu frowned.
"It is a foregone conclusion that the Emperor will change the Fourth Prince into his legitimate son and Concubine Jin will become the Imperial Concubine. We should think of a countermeasure now."
"I think the emperor's move is clearly to pave the way for Concubine Jin! This matter establishes the Fourth Prince as the legitimate son and does not allow him to move away. Isn't this clearly tying the Tong family to Concubine Jin's boat?" A Jintai gritted his teeth and said.
Yes, Queen Tong Jia passed away, and the Fourth Prince only has this one adoptive mother left. The Emperor really has good intentions.
"Hmph!" Soetu flicked his sleeves, his face gloomy.
Everyone present must have not wanted to see this scene. After all, once the Fourth Prince took the throne, the fate of these princelings could be imagined.
"It's a pity that the emperor has surrounded Concubine Jin like an iron barrel. It will be difficult for us to take action now."
This is someone who has already taken action but was frustrated.
"We can't do anything to Concubine Jin, so what about her, Master Juechan?" Ling Pu said sinisterly.
If Jue Chan committed a crime, could Concubine Jin, a woman, really turn the tables?
Suo Etu thought this was a good idea, but...
"We must not do this!" Otherwise, once the emperor finds out, wouldn't they be rushing to give the emperor a reason to depose the crown prince?
Not right, not right.
"Then why don't we kill with a borrowed knife?" someone else suggested.
"Tong family."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, this man couldn't help feeling proud and uttered two words in a mysterious manner.
"What a good idea! The Tong family is already unhappy with Concubine Jin for keeping the Fourth Prince. Isn't this a ready-made reason to take action? Moreover, even if the emperor finds out about this, we are not afraid. It may even destroy the alliance between Concubine Jin and the Tong family."
"This is a great idea!"
Everyone applauded.
Even Soetu looked at him with admiration.
This person gradually became proud, as if he had foreseen the success of his plan, so he patted his chest and promised: "In this case, leave this matter to me! Please rest assured, gentlemen!"
"Then you will wait here for good news from the Lord!"
Soltu raised his glass, and the others responded.
"Okay, okay, eat the food, eat the food..."
After the strategy was discussed, Suo-etu did not forget to invite everyone to have a meal.
The atmosphere finally turned from gloomy to sunny.
While drinking and chatting, everyone did not forget to express their dissatisfaction with Yuying.
"I don't know what's so good about Concubine Jin that makes the emperor so obsessed with her?"
"Yes, but a hen that doesn't lay eggs makes the emperor keep all the six harems empty for her!"
…
After three rounds of drinks, everyone asked to leave.
Then, one carriage after another drove out of the Hesheli Mansion in a low-key manner.
The Crown Prince Yinreng, who was far away in Yuqing Palace, was unaware of this. If he knew, he would definitely stop this group of people from doing such absurd things.
Because Kangxi had already given him reassurance in advance.
"Baocheng, I plan to register Yinzhen under the name of your mother Tong E." There was obvious guilt on Kangxi's face. After all, he had once told Yinreng that there would not be a second legitimate son in the palace.
Yinreng was stunned.
Kangxi hurriedly spoke and told Yinreng what Concubine De had done.
Yinreng was also very angry. He thought that Concubine De was simply unworthy of being a mother!
Although he had never seen his mother, Kangxi had known the love that Empress Hesheli had for him since he was a child, so he did not understand Concubine De's behavior.
What's more, his fourth brother is the one he truly loves, so as soon as Yinzhen came out of Yonghe Palace, he asked Yinsi and the other two to hand the gift he sent to Yinzhen. He believed that when his fourth brother saw it, he would understand what he meant.
Seeing that Yinreng looked unhappy, Kangxi continued: "Don't worry, Baocheng, I only want you to be the emperor, and no one else can threaten your position."
Yinreng was moved and quickly explained that he was not unhappy, but just couldn't stand Concubine De.
After hearing this, Kangxi was also moved.
The father and son were both bored again.
Yinreng came out of his memories and he still had to prepare two gifts.
Yinreng rubbed his forehead and called his wet nurse in. Yuqing Palace had no mistress for the time being, so Yinreng handed over all the affairs of Yuqing Palace to his wet nurse, Ling Pu's wife.
"Mammy, the gifts from my fourth brother and Concubine Jin will be coming soon. Please prepare two gifts for me."
After Yinreng had explained everything, he let the wet nurse go, and he did not notice the dissatisfaction on her face as she lowered her head.
Soon, Yinreng put the matter behind him.
At the same time, no one noticed a carriage driving into another deep alley.
A month passed quickly, and it was the day of Yuying's canonization.
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