"That wicked boy has really grown up. He thinks that by getting close to the Crown Prince and his wife, he can get rid of me, his mother?
Since I gave birth to him and gave him a life, now is the time for him to return to me. Don't worry, Fourteenth, Mother will make plans for you."
"Mother, I'm still young and don't like what you said. I want to be a general like my elder brother in the future.
Besides, Fourth Brother has been living in the Prince's Residence and has been quite good to his son. Why do you dislike Fourth Brother so much? Could it be that Fourth Brother murdered Sixth Brother as the palace people say?
"Yes, mother just doesn't like him. He's the one who caused your sixth brother's death. He harmed my little sixth brother and still wants to live a good life. It's just a dream."
Yinzhen was helpless. No matter how he spoke for his fourth brother, his mother seemed not to like him. Obviously, his fourth brother was his mother's biological son, so why did his mother hate him so much?
As for his sixth brother Yinzuo, whom his mother often mentioned, to be honest, he had never seen him and had no impression of him.
To put it bluntly, Yinzuo was just a familiar stranger to him. How could he compare to Yinzhen, who often took care of him in secret with practical actions?
Although I have been spoiled a little too much by my mother, I am not a person who cannot distinguish right from wrong. It seems that I have to remind my fourth brother to be careful of my mother.
Defei had no idea what her beloved youngest son was thinking. She lived in peace for a few years, but a dream made her hate Yinzhen again.
A few days ago, she had a dream. Her Yinzuo was standing alone on the road to the underworld, crying and calling for his mother and fourth brother. His thin body made her cry.
But she was powerless and could only watch him standing there alone, sad and scared.
When she woke up, she felt unbearable heartache. When she thought that Xiaoliu died because of Yinzhen, and Xiaoliu was calling for her mother and fourth brother in her dream, she wanted Yinzhen to accompany Xiaoliu.
Didn't you say you had a good relationship with Xiaoliu? My Xiaoliu has been gone for seven or eight years. As the elder brother, Yinzhen should go to the underworld to see him.
The more she thought about it, the more Defei wanted Yinzhen to die, so she sent a letter to the Uya family overnight, asking them to send a bottle of secret medicine they had collected before to the palace, which she would need.
Since they had become rich and escaped their bondservant status thanks to Concubine De, they naturally did not dare to go against Concubine De's wishes. So Madam Uya personally delivered the medicine to Concubine De in the palace and told her to use it with caution.
After Madam Uya left, Concubine De looked at the jade bottle on the table and laughed wildly.
"Zuo'er, wait a little longer, and the fourth brother you miss will come to accompany you. Mother will not let him go, so just wait patiently."
"Come here, go to the prince's residence and ask the Fourth Prince to come over. Tell him that I want to speak with him and invite him to have dinner at Yonghe Palace today."
"yes."
Defei had a good idea. She was Yinzhen's biological mother, and Yinzhen would never refuse her no matter what, so she directly gave the jade bottle to her confidant and asked him to put it in Yinzhen's favorite porridge and side dishes.
Anyway, everyone knows that she doesn't eat those light foods, and I think Yinzhen won't let her use them.
At the prince's residence, the crown prince happened to come and talk to Yinzhen about his marriage.
"Fourth brother, your second sister-in-law asked me to tell you that she will take care of your wedding. If you don't mind, I will ask her to prepare it."
"No problem. Thank you for your concern, brother and sister-in-law. However, sister-in-law is already very busy with palace affairs. If she personally arranges my brother's marriage, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
"It's okay. You know your second sister-in-law's ability. It won't take much time to arrange a simple thing like your wedding. Don't worry."
"That's good, second brother. I will go to Yuqing Palace in person someday to thank you for your care."
"We are brothers, no need to be polite. I will go back first, otherwise Unashi will look for me later."
"Take care, second brother."
As soon as the prince came out of the prince's residence, he saw the eunuchs from Yonghe Palace walking towards him. Thinking that Concubine De might want to find trouble with his brother again, he did not leave.
When the young eunuch saw the prince standing outside the palace door looking at him, he was so scared that he wanted to cry.
"Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here? This is over. If he knew that the Queen was looking for the Fourth Prince, I would definitely be in trouble!"
But no matter how unwilling he was, he had to walk towards the prince because of the task assigned by Concubine De.
"Your servant pays respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Why, Concubine De, what does she want from my fourth brother again?"
"Your Highness, the Queen Mother asked me to invite the Fourth Prince to dine at Yonghe Palace. The Queen Mother said that she is the Fourth Prince's biological mother after all, and that she had done something wrong before and should not have treated him like that.
This meal is the Empress' apology to the Fourth Prince. I hope the Fourth Prince will do me the honor of visiting Yonghe Palace to help resolve the misunderstanding between mother and son."
The young eunuch wanted to laugh it off, but the prince's eyes were so sharp that he unknowingly told the truth.
"Just to invite Fourth Brother to have dinner at Yonghe Palace?"
"That's all I know, but before I came here I saw a small jade bottle on your desk. I wonder what it's used for."
The prince frowned. He felt that there was something wrong with the jade bottle, but since the other party came to reconcile with Yinzhen, he didn't say much, so he let the eunuch in.
Yinzhen didn't really want to go, but Concubine De had already asked him to go. If he didn't go, it would be bad for his reputation, so no matter how reluctant he was, he still followed her out.
Fortunately, the prince had not left yet and pulled him aside to give him some instructions.
"I think this is like a Hongmen Banquet. After all, she is your biological mother. You have to go. I will go to talk to the emperor about this matter later.
When you get to Yonghe Palace, don't eat anything. Pay attention to Concubine De's expression. I'm afraid she might have bad intentions towards you."
"Yes, brother, I understand."
With the crown prince, Yinzhen no longer had to worry. He would deal with the enemy with his own army and with his own defenses. After all, he was Defei's biological son, and he didn't believe that Defei would really harm his life.
After arriving at Yonghe Palace, Concubine De acted contrary to her usual behavior and became very close to him.
"Mother knows I've wronged you over the years, but your sixth brother's death really pained her. I dreamed of him yesterday, and he advised her to let go of her obsession.
After much consideration, I have decided to get along well with you. After all, you are my son, whom I carried in my arms for ten months. Please don't mind if I did something wrong.
Fourteen will be here soon. You two are brothers, much closer than you and the Crown Prince. Mother hopes you can get along well."
The reason why she called Yinzhen over was just to relax his vigilance. She had already told Fourteenth Prince not to touch those vegetarian dishes.
"If Mother truly wants to get along with me, I'm happy. As you said, you are my biological mother, and I dare not blame you."
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