"The eldest wife is six months pregnant and it is not suitable for her to cry for a long time. The senior palace maid will do it for her. The eldest wife should take good care of her baby after she returns home and not hurt my grandson."
"Yes, your daughter-in-law thanks the Emperor for his consideration."
Mu Sili left with Kangxi's decree. It didn't matter whether she was present or not, because she knew everything that happened here.
After arranging everything, Kangxi finally had time to look at the prince.
He really didn't expect that he could be so cruel to the Imperial Noble Consort. The Imperial Noble Consort has always loved him very much since he entered the palace, otherwise she would not allow Yinzhen to stay with him.
But what did he do? He actually poisoned the Imperial Concubine with a potent poison that had no antidote.
The Imperial Noble Consort was his cousin, and in order to make amends to her, he told her that he wanted to make her the queen. But just a few days after he announced the news, she was gone!
When he found out the truth, he was completely dumbfounded. The poisoning of the Imperial Noble Concubine was instigated by the Crown Prince because he was worried that if the Imperial Noble Concubine became the empress, Yinzhen would become another Yinzhi.
After all, the status of the queen's adopted son is already high enough. If it were him, it would be impossible for him to defect to others. Even if he became a member of his prince's party like Yinzhen, he would choose to leave immediately.
No one wants to be inferior to others all the time. If there is a chance to be superior, why not do it?
But what he couldn't accept was that the prince actually poisoned his stepmother, the very stepmother who had raised him.
"Evil son, why don't you kneel down?"
The more Kangxi thought about it, the angrier he became. He got angry at the prince, but the prince still looked like he was doing nothing wrong. Kangxi was so angry that he almost stood up and slapped him.
"The Imperial Concubine treated you so well, never mistreating you, and even took pity on your mother's early death, secretly blocking many conspiracies and schemes for you.
But how did you treat her? You had the heart to poison her and kill her just because I wanted to make her my queen? Is your heart made of stone? How could I have given birth to a son with such a heart of stone?
Tell me, who was behind you treating the Imperial Concubine like this? I don't believe you would poison her for no reason without someone's instructions.
Kangxi was unwilling to believe that this was the prince's idea. He felt that there must be someone behind the prince giving him advice. He thought of Soetu and everyone in Yuqing Palace, but he was not sure who it was.
Now I ask this question because I hope that the prince can tell the truth. There is no end to the suffering, and there is no turning back.
The prince didn't expect that Kangxi would find out about him so quickly. A look of panic flashed across his face, but he was not afraid. Kangxi would at most put him under house arrest. He was used to being under house arrest anyway, so it didn't matter.
"Your Majesty, there's no need to ask. This is a decision I made on my own and has nothing to do with anyone else. I am the Crown Prince, the legitimate son. I am the only legitimate son."
"What do you mean you're the only legitimate son? Even if the Imperial Noble Consort really becomes Empress, what impact will it have on you?"
"Your Majesty, you are such a joke. If the Imperial Noble Consort really takes the throne of Empress, then my fourth brother might become the legitimate son. How could I allow another legitimate son to compete with my own son for favor in the harem?
Although the Imperial Noble Consort is gone, my fourth brother's biological mother is still alive. Father, it's time for you to return my fourth brother to Yonghe Palace so that the Virtuous Consort can enjoy the joy of a mother-son reunion."
The prince's look of "I'm doing this for your own good" immediately made Kangxi lose his temper. He slowly stood up and walked step by step to the prince.
Pa pa pa, Kangxi slapped the prince three times. Not only the prince himself, but also Yinzhi and others were stunned.
"Crown Prince Yinreng, as the crown prince, has failed to fulfill his duties as crown prince. He is unrighteous and unfilial, cruel and ruthless, murdering his concubine mother and his own daughter. This is truly unforgivable. From today on, he is deposed from his position as crown prince and imprisoned in the clan residence."
After saying this, Kangxi suddenly felt relieved. It turned out that all his previous unhappiness came from the prince. Since the prince made him unhappy, he would make the prince even more unhappy.
The deposed crown prince did not expect that Kangxi would depose him from the throne until the guards came to pull him away.
"Father Your Majesty, I have only made a mistake that every prince would make. You could have simply confined me to my house, but why did you depose my son from the crown prince's position and imprison him in the clan residence?
Or is it that I am blocking someone's way, so you need to get rid of me urgently to make room for someone else?
"Father, I have been the Crown Prince since I was born. Have you ever beaten or scolded me? I only realized today how important it is to have a mother who loves me!"
Kangxi ignored his complaints and sent him to the clan house. People like him should spend the rest of their lives in the clan house, instead of staying in the palace and not knowing who would be the next victim.
The crown prince was suddenly deposed, and everyone in the court and harem knew that the death of the imperial concubine was related to him.
Kangxi still made her the queen. Even Concubine Hui sighed and said that posthumous honors were for others to see. It would be better to care about her more when she was alive to avoid regrets.
After the crown prince was imprisoned in the clan house, the originally designated crown princess, Guaerjia, was pushed into public view.
Since being chosen as the Crown Princess by Emperor Kangxi, Guaerjia has been trained according to the standards of a Crown Princess. Now that the Crown Prince has been deposed, she can either go to the mountains to become a nun or marry someone else as a concubine.
But Yinzhi, Yinzhi and Yinzhen had either already been married or had been granted marriages long ago, so it was impossible for them to marry her as their principal wife.
Unless she doesn't mind Yinqi's young age, she can consider becoming Yinqi's legitimate wife.
In Guwaljia Prefecture, Shi Wenbing was also very worried. He thought his daughter would definitely be the Crown Princess, but in the end the Crown Prince was deposed.
This is the most outstanding legitimate daughter raised by their Guwalja clan, and they are reluctant to send her to the mountains to be a nun.
After all, it takes a lot of time and energy to train a noble lady from an aristocratic family, and they don't have time to train another one.
"Don't worry, Father. It's just that I can't be your legitimate wife. I've already analyzed the current situation in the court. The person the Emperor values most is the Prince of Zhi.
The Prince of Zhi is both talented in civil and military affairs, and he has twins, a boy and a girl, who are regarded as auspicious signs. Now his wife is pregnant. If the emperor wants to appoint another crown prince, he will be the best candidate.
Since my daughter was born to be the Crown Princess, I would rather marry Prince Zhi as a concubine. If Prince Zhi becomes the Crown Prince one day, my daughter will at least be a noble concubine.
If the first wife herself is not ambitious and lets her daughter take advantage of the opportunity, the position of queen may also belong to her daughter.
Therefore, whether or not she becomes a legitimate wife is not important at all; what matters is whether the person she marries can ascend to the throne."
Guaerjia was a very smart person. She knew what was best for her. Since Yinzhi had such a great opportunity, how could she bear to give it up?
"Since you have made up your mind, Ama will naturally fight for you. I just hope you won't regret it."
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