"I am the Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty, my mother is the Empress Dowager, and my father only favors the Imperial Noble Consort and ignores the concubines in the harem. Could it be that he wants to wait for my fourth brother to grow up so that he can take my place?
I will never allow such a thing to happen. I was born as the crown prince, so this position of crown prince can only be mine. No matter how much I like my fourth brother, I cannot give this position of crown prince to him.
"Don't worry, uncle. I'm not someone who can be fooled by a few words. The Imperial Concubine is good to me, but if she wants to use this to make me give up the throne, it's impossible!"
"Your Highness is right. As long as you can figure it out, it will be worth it for the others to worry about your affairs. Do you need me to send someone to inform them?"
"No need. I'm still young. Even if they want to do something, they won't be able to do it. It's better to wait a few years until I'm older before making plans. I can afford to wait.
But I'm afraid that after the Imperial Noble Concubine gives birth this time, she will really be crowned as Empress by the Emperor. I don't want to have any grudges against her, but she wants too much, and I don't want to.
I really treat her as my mother. If she gives up now and refuses to become the queen, I will take care of her in her old age after the emperor passes away.
I will be getting married in a few years. After that, the harem will still be managed by my Crown Princess. It is not a good idea to let the Imperial Consort take charge all the time."
The prince's words surprised the young eunuch behind him. Mu Sili was the Imperial Noble Consort, whose rank was higher than that of the Vice Queen. If she was not qualified to be in charge of the harem, who else would be qualified?
Although the Crown Princess is of the first rank and has a high rank, the Imperial Noble Consort is of the first rank. How can the Crown Princess compare with the Imperial Noble Consort of the first rank?
Not only that, Imperial Noble Consort Mu Sili is her mother-in-law. While her mother-in-law is still alive, why should the harem be handed over to her for management?
It would be fine if she had taken the initiative to propose handing over the power of the harem to her, but it felt awkward when the prince said this, something that had never happened.
"Your Highness, although I think what you said makes sense, you haven't even decided on the Crown Princess yet. How can you think of letting her manage the six palaces in the future?
Although the Imperial Noble Consort is only the Imperial Noble Consort, she has the Emperor's favor and five princes by her side. Even if you really marry the Crown Princess, she cannot compare to her.
You are still young, so you might as well focus on your studies first. I think the emperor will definitely make the imperial concubine the queen, so you'd better not go against him.
Lord Suo'etu has found a few gentlemen for you. They are already in the Hesheli Mansion. If Your Highness really can't calm down, why not go out of the palace and take a look? I heard that they are all great scholars in the past."
The prince frowned slightly. Would it be a bad idea for him to leave the palace at this time? If Kangxi thought there was a rift between him and Yinzhen, would he become closer to Yinzhen and alienate him?
Although he knew that Soetu had found another great scholar to teach him for his own good, Kangxi could not know about this, otherwise his position as the crown prince would be unstable.
"I understand. Please send someone to tell my uncle that I will leave the palace in two days. The emperor now values my fourth brother, so I cannot take it lightly. If possible, please ask my uncle to find some great scholars to teach me.
I am just young, but that doesn't mean I am stupid. I will never allow anyone to take away what belongs to me. If anyone dares to fight with me, I don't mind killing him!"
At this moment, the prince had a dark aura and a chill all over his body, making him look like a frightening ghost that had just crawled out of hell.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will send someone out of the palace right away. This news will be delivered to the Hesheli Mansion as soon as possible."
"Go ahead. I'm going to study at the Palace of Heavenly Purity. At least, I can't let the Emperor think that I'm not getting along with my fourth brother."
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Yinzhen was listening to Kangxi's teachings. When the prince arrived, his expression immediately changed.
"Brother, are you here? Come on, I've been waiting for you for a long time. The Empress Dowager said that after school, you and I will go to Yonghe Palace for dinner together. You haven't been to Yonghe Palace for a long time. The Empress Dowager misses you."
The prince looked at Yinzhen, who was close to him, with a stiff expression. If he hadn't known that Mu Sili was about to become the queen and Yinzhen's brothers were about to become princes, he would have wanted to be close to him.
There were not only these princes in the palace, but Yinzhi and Yinzhi, one spent all day practicing martial arts and the other all day speculating on various matters, were not people who could be of help to him, so he did not want to waste too much time on them.
But Yinzhen was different. Kangxi liked him, and so did Xiaozhuang. If he could be won over, his future throne would be very stable.
It just so happened that Mu Sili was going to become the queen. Once she became the queen, Yinzhen would be the legitimate son, and he would no longer have the advantage. Since he no longer had the advantage, it was only a matter of time before he would be replaced as the crown prince.
He also wanted to be close to them, but they asked for too much, and after it affected his interests, she just wanted to stay away from them.
It's just a pity. If only Mu Sili could focus all her attention on him, then Kangxi would definitely value him as a son more.
"I'm late, and I've kept the Emperor and my fourth brother waiting. I have some personal matters to attend to today, so I won't be dining with the Empress Dowager at Yonghe Palace. I'll visit her another day when I'm free.
Your Majesty, I heard that the Empress Dowager is pregnant again. I specially asked someone to get a hundred-year-old ginseng for the Empress Dowager to nourish her body. Please bring it with you when you go to Yonghe Palace later.
"The Empress Dowager treats me the best, and I want to repay her, but I am currently studying and cannot afford to slack off. I will have to pay my respects to you at Yonghe Palace another day."
The prince's face was full of regret. If Kangxi had not known the news about Yuqing Palace in advance, he would have really believed his lies.
Suddenly, Kangxi remembered what Empress Xiaozhuang said to him before Yinzhen was born. It might be difficult for the prince to handle such a heavy responsibility.
But after taking a look at Yinzhen, who was only thinking about playing around, he felt that he needed to think about it again. Is this kid really the reincarnation of a dragon? He really doubted it!
"I understand. Since you have something to deal with, then go and take care of your personal affairs. I don't have anything to teach you today, so I will take Xiao Si to Yonghe Palace first."
The prince's face froze. He felt that Kangxi must be a little unhappy, otherwise he would not say that he had nothing to teach them.
But he had just made his attitude clear. If he said he wanted to go to Yonghe Palace with them at this time, he would probably be laughed at.
"Then I will not go with the Emperor and my fourth brother. I will take my leave."
Kangxi did not try to keep him, but Yinzhen looked at his back with reluctance.
"Why did the Emperor let my second brother go back alone? The Empress Dowager asked me to bring my second brother back for dinner. If I didn't bring my second brother back, the Empress Dowager must be very sad."
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