"What do you mean by that? What is the Hongmen Feast? I kindly invited you to dine at Yonghe Palace, but I think you're being wronged, aren't you?
Do you know how much thought I put into preparing this table of food today? I went to the kitchen early this morning and told them to prepare it with all their heart. This is what I'm going to use to entertain you, my own son.
But what did you do? You refused to eat even a bite of food, as if I was trying to harm you!
You are my biological son. Even if I dislike you, I can never take your life. How could you harm your brother like this? He is your only brother! "
As soon as Defei said this, Kangxi's face changed immediately. It seemed that except for the fourteenth prince, no one else was Yinzhen's brother.
Also, Concubine De is really suspicious. All her actions show that she knows there is something wrong with today's dishes, and she knows which dish is problematic.
Isn't this clearly an attempt to kill Xiao Si? But how had Xiao Si offended her? Everything was fine before, so why did she choose to attack Xiao Si today?
"Liang Jiugong, check for me. I want to see if today's incident was a self-directed act or a deliberate murder.
Yinzhen is my fourth son and holds a noble status. Prince, as the crown prince and the elder brother of the fourth son, I will entrust him to your care. After all, he is your younger brother, so please take good care of him.
When the truth comes out, if it truly has nothing to do with him, I will clear his name."
"Yes, don't worry, my son understands."
When Concubine De learned that Kangxi did not believe her and instead asked someone to investigate the truth, she became a little emotionally unstable because she was afraid that Kangxi would find out the truth!
Sure enough, the people serving her could not withstand the pressure and honestly confessed the truth of the matter.
"My dear Concubine De, you have been serving me for many years. Why would you do such a thing?"
Knowing that she would completely fall out of favor from today on, Concubine De no longer hid herself, but she felt a little sorry for Fourteenth who was still not awake.
"Your Majesty, don't you know why I did this? A few days ago, I told you about Xiaoliu's dream, but you just listened and didn't express any opinion.
I feel very unwilling when I think that Xiaoliu has been dead for many years and has not yet been reincarnated, and is suffering on the road to the underworld, while Yinzhen, who killed him, is still alive and well.
You are right, Yinzhen is my son who was born after ten months of pregnancy, but so what?
He didn't grow up by my side, and he's always siding with that woman from the Tonggiya clan. It's impossible for me to truly love him no matter what.
Besides, Xiaoliu keeps saying "Mother and Fourth Brother". I know he misses Fourth Brother, so naturally I have to send his Fourth Brother to accompany him."
The prince almost laughed after hearing this. According to what Concubine De meant, his sixth brother also missed her as his mother, so why didn't she send him over as well?
"De Fei! You are so outrageous! How can a dead person be compared to my healthy fourth son?
You actually wanted to kill my son for such a reason, and indirectly harmed Fourteenth. I think you don't want to be my concubine anymore. That's the case.
Come here, Concubine De has violated her moral code, and her title has been stripped, she has been demoted to a commoner, and imprisoned in the cold palace, and cannot leave without being summoned!"
"No, Your Majesty, I did this all for Xiaoliu. You are his father, how could you forget him? I refuse to accept this!"
"take away!"
Defei was forcibly taken away, and Yinzhen was also asked by Kangxi to be taken away by the prince. After all, she was his biological mother, and he was still affected by being banished to the cold palace.
"Second brother, if you hadn't reminded me today, I'm afraid my soul would have already returned to the underworld. I will never forget your life-saving grace today."
"I told you that you and I don't have to mind. Fourteenth is your biological brother after all. He is still unconscious from the poisoning. I have someone send him to the prince's residence. You should visit him more often then."
"Okay, thank you, second brother."
The prince patted him on the shoulder and returned to Yuqing Palace. Mu Sili was still waiting for him, and he couldn't let her wait impatiently.
After returning to Yuqing Palace, the prince told Mu Sili what had just happened. Although Mu Sili had 9527 and could see the live scene, hearing it again from the prince's mouth felt different.
When Yinzhen woke up, he was very disappointed to learn that his mother had done that to his own brother.
He didn't know how to choose between his mother and his brother, but he had a grudge against Yinzhen. Even though they were both in the prince's residence, he would not go to Yinzhen if there was nothing wrong.
Soon the day of Yinzhen's wedding came. Mu Sili had been preparing for it at the prince's residence early in the morning. The wedding banquet was perfectly organized for him, and Kangxi was very satisfied. So, Kangxi gave her the responsibility for the next few wedding banquets.
The prince wanted to laugh when he saw his princess looking at him with such a sad look. Who told her to organize her fourth brother's wedding so well? Now she has screwed herself over, right?
"Your Highness seems to be eager for me to make a fool of myself. But it doesn't matter. I am your Crown Princess. As the saying goes, we rise together and we fall together. I believe that Your Highness can share wealth and hardship with me."
"Of course. You are my only princess consort. How could I really watch you make a fool of yourself without helping you? Don't worry, I will fully support you."
With the help of the prince, the weddings of his younger brothers were also held perfectly.
Time passed quickly, and eight years had passed since Yinzhen got married.
"Time flies by so fast, it feels like it was just yesterday."
"That's right. My brothers have all moved out of the palace, and it's become much quieter here."
"Why don't I take you out for a walk?"
"Please don't. I see that your position as Crown Prince is not secure. Don't you think you should think of a solution? I don't want to lose the position of Queen."
"Don't worry, you can't run away. It's just a minor fight. But now that you mention it, I have discovered the emperor's bad taste."
"What?"
"Big brother has always been pushed out to compete with me. I told him a few years ago that he is not interested in this and might as well put on a show for the Emperor.
Who knew that things were fine a few years ago, but the Emperor seemed to have noticed that I and my eldest brother were acting out, and he actually pushed the eighth brother out. This might as well have been pushing the third brother, because at least he has a higher status.
"Is that really the case? The Emperor really has a bad taste. I'm afraid my eighth brother must be extremely happy."
"That's right. After the court session today, he went to look for his ninth and tenth brothers, but they just ran off with his fourth brother.
The fourth brother said he had prepared something for Unashi, and the two of them insisted on joining in the fun, so they just took the younger ones with them."
"Have you all left the palace?"
"That's right, they left the palace with their uncles without even telling me, their father.
I'm not saying that Fourth Brother dotes on Unashi too much. Look at how he prepares gifts for her every now and then. It makes me, as the father, seem useless."
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