Yinzhi didn't expect that Kangxi would speak to him so bluntly as soon as he came in. He was a little dumbfounded. Shouldn't this kind of thing be mentioned to him in a tactful way? Why should he say it directly?
"Father Emperor, my son is now a bald prince. You asked me to fight my second brother. How can a bald prince like me defeat my second brother who holds the title of Crown Prince?"
There was an obvious look in Yinzhi's eyes that showed he wanted a favor, so Kangxi rolled his eyes at him.
He is not a stupid person. Even if Yinzhi has always been a bald prince, if he really wants to fight with the prince, he can still defeat the prince just by relying on his identity as a bald prince.
He always believed in Yinzhi's ability, which could be seen from the fact that he was able to stay out of trouble during the years when Yinzhi and the crown prince were fighting.
"Are you trying to ask me for a title in a roundabout way?"
"If Your Majesty thinks so, I have nothing to say. After all, there is no benefit, and I don't want to work for nothing.
After all, my son has a wife and children to support. If I don’t have any outstanding abilities, I will be inferior to him in the future.”
Kangxi looked at Yinzhi with a twitching mouth. He was 100% sure that this kid knew that he was going to give them a mansion and confer a title, so he wanted to take the opportunity to ask for the title.
However, since he could come up with such an idea, he must have already had a plan to deal with it. In that case, why not give him a high position?
After all, he is his son, and the title will be given to him sooner or later. It’s just that it was given to him in advance.
"Don't worry, I will give you two separate residences and confer titles next year. Your title isn't low, but it's not much better either. After all, this is your first time conferring a title, so I can't directly confer you the title of Prince."
Yinzhi was satisfied. He didn't care whether he was a prince or not. He was going to sit in Kangxi's position, so he didn't care about the prince's position.
"The Emperor's words are as good as gold. My son is just waiting to receive the title."
"Stop being ridiculous. I'm asking you, how are you going to deal with Hongqing? He's my only legitimate grandson. Although I don't want him to get into trouble, I can't catch the ambitious people in the prince's house without him as bait.
I've decided to use him as bait. Is that okay with you? Of course, if you have any objections, you should keep them to yourself. After all, I won't change my mind.
But you can rest assured, I promise you that I will never let anything happen to Hongqing."
“Although I’m not very willing, since the Emperor has said so, I can’t refuse. However, if the Crown Prince really hurts Hongqing, I will be furious.
You should know that your son is a man of both civil and military talents, far superior to the Crown Prince. If he beat the Crown Prince, you wouldn't blame him, would you? "
"Won't."
"Then my son will be relieved."
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Yinzhi went to the Zhongcui Palace. He decided to tell Rong Fei about his enthronement.
When Rong Fei learned that Kangxi actually wanted to use Hong Qing as bait to lure the prince into action, she almost rushed to the Qianqing Palace and made a scene.
"What is the emperor going to do? Hongqing is just a child, how can he bear to let him take risks? I don't agree!"
Yinzhi knew that Rong Fei would react in this way. In order to prevent Kangxi from suffering an unexpected disaster, he analyzed the matter thoroughly with Rong Fei and only then did he calm down the irritable Rong Fei.
"Go talk to Li'er yourself. Remember this: you only have one son, Hongqing. If he gets hurt in the slightest, I won't want you as my son anymore."
Yinzhi once again experienced the feeling of his mother forgetting her son when she had a grandson. What sin had he committed to make his mother no longer like him as a son!
"Don't worry, mother. I will explain it to Li'er."
"Go back."
Rong Fei said she was tired, and Yinzhi left Zhongcui Palace upon seeing this.
After returning to the prince's residence, he told Mu Sili about his thoughts, and Mu Sili approved of his actions.
After all, with the system in place, nothing will happen to Hongqing. If they can bring down the crown prince, they can save a lot of effort.
"Master, just do it without worry. Those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. I am not that kind of person who doesn't understand things. As long as you can ensure that Hongqing will not be harmed, I will support your decision 100%."
Yinzhi looked at Mu Sili with some emotion. She was worthy of being the woman he loved deeply. If it were someone else, they would have divorced him long ago.
It took the prince's men nearly a month to finally find a loophole and break into Hongqing's house.
If he hadn't been worried about being discovered, he would have wanted to kill Hongqing directly. Unfortunately, when he was hesitating, the people who were secretly protecting Hongqing suddenly rushed out and took him down.
"Come here, send him to the Ministry of Punishment. I will never let him go if he dares to murder my son."
The moment the man was caught, he tried to bite out the poison hidden between his teeth, but his captor discovered it and removed his jaw.
"Take him away."
"yes."
Yinzhi's expression was full of disappointment. He and the crown prince had come to this point. After today, there would be no crown prince in the palace.
Inside Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince felt a sudden panic in his heart. Today, the people he arranged had attacked Hongqing, and what he had to do now was to "clean up the mess" for him.
In his mind, only the truly dead can keep a secret.
"Come on, go to East City and get rid of that man's family. I won't leave any trouble for myself."
"yes."
The prince had a beautiful idea. He felt that this matter would definitely succeed. If Hongqing died young, it would not only be a blow to Yinzhi, but also make him lose the favor of Kangxi. It would be a happy event.
But the reality was that the person he sent to murder Hongqing sold him out as soon as he entered the Ministry of Punishment.
When he got the news, Yinzhi was bringing people to arrest him. Hongqing was the emperor's grandson, and it was really despicable for him, an uncle, to attack the emperor's grandson.
"Damn it! I told him to be so careful, how could he be caught by the Third Brother? No, I can't admit this, otherwise the Emperor will dethrone me from the position of Crown Prince."
"Your Highness, why don't you go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and confess your guilt? In my opinion, since the Third Prince dared to arrest you in such a high-profile manner, the Emperor must have known about this.
If you take the initiative to go to the Qianqing Palace to confess your crime now, the emperor will forgive you for the sake of Prince Hongqing not being in any trouble.
If you had stayed in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I'm afraid this matter would have been impossible to resolve. Don't worry, I've already sent someone to notify Lord Suo'etu. With him around, you'll be fine."
The prince originally didn't want to bow his head, but since his personal eunuch said so, he decided to go to the Qianqing Palace.
Anyway, Kangxi doted on him, and his current behavior was all caused by Kangxi. If Kangxi dared to depose him, he would definitely blame him.
The prince had good wishes, but Kangxi refused to see him at all. After kneeling outside the Qianqing Palace for half an hour, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"What are you doing, Father? Why aren't you seeing me? Could it be that in your eyes, I'm no longer your son, no longer the Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty?
He is just an imperial grandson. As the crown prince, I don't have the right to dispose of him, right?"
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