"Does the Emperor mean to invite the Crown Prince to come?"
"Shouldn't he come and give me an explanation?"
Liang Jiugong rolled his eyes silently. He was really wasting his time. Why was he so talkative when he could just be a mute?
"Your Majesty is right. I will ask the Crown Prince to come down here right now. Please don't be angry. Your health is more important."
Once Liang Jiugong left, Kangxi was the only one left in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
He is really a good son. He didn't even dare to do something like massacring palace maids, but he dared to kill at will. Good, very good.
He wanted to see how he would explain it when he got here. If he couldn't explain it convincingly, don't blame him for abolishing his position as crown prince!
Kangxi was angry and disappointed. This was the crown prince he had been cultivating for many years. He had done enough for him over the years and had fully lived up to the late Empress Hesheli.
If it wasn't for the purpose of securing his position as crown prince, how could he protect him no matter what?
Oh, protect him? He probably thought that I would protect him unconditionally for the rest of his life. What a shame.
If he doesn't give a reasonable explanation this time, he will not be able to sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince.
What the Qing Dynasty needs is a wise ruler, not a tyrant who beats and kills palace maids at will. If he cannot be magnanimous, he should give up his position to someone who can.
He has so many sons, there must be one who is qualified to be the crown prince.
Inside Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince looked at Liang Jiugong with a gloomy face. What did he mean? Did he mean that the Emperor wanted to convict him?
So what if he killed someone? He is the prince, and whatever he does is right. If anyone dares to say anything against him, he will kill them.
"Your Highness, please come with me first. The Emperor is still waiting for you in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Please don't keep him waiting for too long."
"Let's go. I want to see who is speaking ill of me in front of the Emperor and make me be held accountable by the Emperor. If I find out, I will kill him."
Liang Jiugong did not respond. To him, whatever the prince said was redundant. If Kangxi wanted to convict him, no matter what he did, it would be wrong. It was impossible for him to convict others.
"Your Highness, instead of telling me all this nonsense, why don't you go to the Emperor and explain yourself first, so that you don't end up thinking it's someone else's fault after the Emperor asks you to do something?"
The prince looked at him with an ugly expression. How could this dog slave have the guts to speak to him like that?
He is the crown prince, the heir to the throne. Once anything happens to the emperor, he will be the one in charge. Isn't he afraid that he will not be forgiven?
Just at this moment, a palace maid came in to serve tea, and she spilled the tea without noticing. The prince was already furious and ordered him to be beaten to death.
Liang Jiugong looked at him in shock. He was still right here watching him, yet he dared to beat a servant to death with a stick, and it was just for a trivial matter. So, he must have killed a lot of people behind this.
"Why, are you scared? If you are, then behave yourself, or I will kill you accidentally. You are just a lowly slave. I can kill you whenever I want, without having to worry about other people's feelings."
"Your Highness is right. The Emperor has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to meet the Emperor. We can discuss other matters later."
Seeing that he was threatening him with the Emperor again, he really wanted to beat him to death with a stick like he had done to the others, but he didn't dare. After all, he was the Emperor's most trusted servant. If he dared to touch him, the Emperor would not forgive him.
"Let's go.
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Kangxi looked at the gate with great dissatisfaction. How could Liang Jiugong, this dog slave, do anything?
The prince hasn't been invited for such a long time, or is it that the prince is unwilling to come?
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."
"Let him in. I want to see what this rebellious son wants to do. Palace servants are also human beings. Do you really want to be a tyrant if you beat and kill them at will?"
"yes."
"Your son pays his respects to the Emperor."
As soon as the prince came in, he paid his respects to Kangxi politely, but Kangxi ignored him and asked him to kneel on the ground and reflect.
The prince was very unhappy. He thought that the emperor was deliberately embarrassing him. What had he done wrong? Why was he treating him like this?
"Your Highness, your son pays his respects to you. What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear me?"
"I can hear you. You don't need to remind me deliberately. Tell me what you want to do. You beat and kill palace maids at will. Do you think their lives are not worth lives?"
"How can a son like this kill people at will? Your Majesty, what you said is not true. It is clear that they did something wrong and I punished them. It has nothing to do with arbitrary beating and killing."
How could the prince admit that he didn't care about human life? He was not a fool. Since the emperor asked this, he must be using this as an opportunity to punish him.
If he admitted it, it would prove that he was not a wise ruler, and it would affect his position as crown prince. Therefore, the best way was to put the blame on those servants, so that he would have a legitimate reason.
Anyway, he will never admit that he is wrong, and the fault is always with others.
After hearing his answer, Kangxi looked at him with a very disappointed expression. This was the prince he had chosen. Not only was he irresponsible, but he also had a vicious mind. If the country was handed over to him, it would be over sooner or later.
"For a moment, I don't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for me to make you the crown prince. If you hadn't taken the throne, would you still act like this?"
The prince did not expect him to say this. He had never thought about what the situation would be like if he was not the prince. The current situation did not allow him to not be the prince, so the emperor's idea did not exist.
"Does Your Majesty regret this? What a pity! Even if you regret it, it's useless. I will never give up the throne of Crown Prince."
"If I remember correctly, many people are eyeing your position as Crown Prince. If you behave improperly, aren't you afraid that I will depose you and give them the opportunity to take the throne?"
The prince lowered his head instantly, a sinister look flashing across his eyes. Want to depose him to make room for someone else? Dream on.
Let him guess who is eyeing his position as crown prince, the eldest brother or the third brother? They are the only ones who have this possibility. If nothing unexpected happens, it is probably the eldest brother.
"Your Majesty, you are saying so much because you look down on me, aren't you? I will never give up the throne to anyone else. If you want my throne, you have to walk over my dead body, otherwise you won't be able to do it."
Kangxi was so angry that he was out of breath. How could he have given birth to such a rebellious son? If he had known this would happen, he would never have let him become the crown prince no matter what.
"You will stay in Yuqing Palace and reflect on your actions. If I hear you beating or killing servants again, I will definitely depose you from your position as Crown Prince."
The prince didn't want to compromise. He was the crown prince, so why should he give in to others? Even if he had to give in, it should be others who gave in to him. They were just a bunch of slaves, so he could kill them. Could he really expect them to pay for their lives?
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