What else could he do? The prince's words were clear in meaning. Either he had to get this matter done, or he would give up the entire Hesheli family. The Hesheli family now depended on the prince's support, so he could only act according to his wishes.
Fortunately, in his eyes, Mu Sili was just the daughter of a wealthy official, and it would not affect him if he did something to her. Otherwise, he would not have the courage to spread rumors.
Three days later, rumors were spreading outside the palace that Mu Sili was pregnant with a disaster star, and that she was pregnant with more than one child. It was a collective of disaster stars that came to earth to destroy the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. Naturally, Kangxi heard the news.
"Is the Fifth Lady pregnant with a calamity, or are there multiple calamities?"
Originally, Kangxi felt a little resentful when he heard that she was pregnant with a disaster star, but after hearing the following sentence: multiple disaster stars, he knew that someone was spreading rumors.
Three days ago, Yinqi told him that his wife was only pregnant with one child. Since she was only pregnant with one child, it proved that the words about the disaster star were deliberately framed by someone.
He was very unhappy. It was obviously a good thing that Mu Sili was pregnant, and it was even more of a happy event for Yinqi. However, some people were so jealous of him that they did not hesitate to spread rumors and slander him.
In fact, even without him saying it, everyone knew who did it. Except that the prince didn't do what he wanted, sometimes he really wanted to just depose him from the position of prince, but he felt a little unwilling to do so.
As everyone knows, the prince was raised by him personally and his education was also taught by him personally.
If there is a problem with the prince, it means there is a problem with his education, and he must find someone to take the blame. There is nothing wrong with his education, and the problem lies with the prince and others.
And the best person to take the blame is Suo Etu. Who made Suo Etu close to the prince? Since he is close to the prince and is his uncle, he should naturally take the blame.
Not only that, today's rumor must be related to him. Once he finds out, he will make them pay the price.
"Liang Jiugong, please thoroughly investigate the source of this rumor. I don't believe that Concubine Xiaowu is pregnant with a jinx. I want to find out who is so vicious as to harbor ill will towards them."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I have already sent someone to investigate."
Liang Jiugong was Kangxi's personal eunuch. He knew very well what Kangxi was thinking. He knew that Kangxi would ask him to investigate the news, so he sent someone to investigate as soon as possible.
It has been quite some time now, the news should have been almost complete, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will be reported to us immediately.
Just as Liang Jiugong thought, someone came to report the news in less than a quarter of an hour.
"Your Majesty, would you please take a look?"
Kangxi suddenly didn't want to watch it anymore. He had a hunch that this was done by the prince again. He felt tired and found it difficult to accept.
But no matter how uncomfortable it was, the fact was there and he had no choice but to accept it.
"Show it up."
"yes."
Just as he thought, it was the prince who ordered Soetu to do this.
Kangxi suddenly felt a little fed up. The prince had been jealous for so many years.
If you are jealous of others for their lack of progress, it is time to change his identity.
"Come here, summon the Crown Prince and Suo Etu to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for an audience."
"yes."
Liang Jiugong knew that Kangxi was preparing to deal with the prince and Soetu. Thinking of what Kangxi and Yinqi had said before, he secretly sent someone to deliver a letter to him.
Yinqi was surprised when he received the letter. After all, he thought Kangxi would be angry and furious, but he didn't expect him to take action now.
However, now is not the best time to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. We have to wait until the prince is convicted before we can go. Otherwise, how can we highlight his deep love for his brother?
In Yuqing Palace, the prince, who was waiting for Kangxi to take action against Mu Sili, became a little panicked.
It would have been fine if Kangxi had only asked him to go to the Palace of Purity, but he not only asked him, but also asked Soetu. This was not normal. He suspected that what he had done had been discovered by him.
"Your Highness, the Emperor is still waiting. You should go first and don't make the Emperor wait anxiously."
"I know."
After saying this, the prince entered the inner room. For some reason, he actually followed the example of the former crown princess and hid a dagger on his body.
On the other side, Soetu was also frightened. He was an old man of two dynasties and knew some things that others didn't know. Now that Kangxi summoned him and the prince to go to the Qianqing Palace for an audience, he probably knew that the rumors were their work.
He suddenly laughed. Today's trip to the Palace of Heavenly Purity would not have a good ending for him, and not only that, but the prince would too.
Since Kangxi did not give Hesheli a chance to survive, don't blame him for instigating the prince to rebel.
The Crown Prince was already quite dissatisfied with him anyway, so what if he really killed his father? Where was the family affection in the royal family?
Thinking of this, Soetu ordered his men to surround the palace, and like the prince, he hid a dagger and brought it into the palace.
After the two arrived at the Qianqing Palace one after another, Yinqi also set off. He first went to the Yiku Palace to ask Concubine Yi to choose the right time to plead for mercy, and then turned and headed towards the Qianqing Palace.
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In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Kangxi looked at the two people kneeling on the ground without saying a word, which made the prince a little angry.
"Did Your Majesty summon me and my uncle to the Palace of Heavenly Purity just to make us kneel for a long time? What did I do to deserve this punishment?"
Hearing the prince's question, Kangxi suddenly found it funny. Was he pretending to be confused?
"You don't even know what you did, and you still need me to remind you? Baocheng, you disappoint me so much."
The prince was stunned. It was indeed because of the rumors. But why didn’t he think about why such rumors were spread about him for no reason?
If Kangxi cared about his son, he would not have let him live in fear. He should have passed the throne to him directly instead of giving others the opportunity to covet it.
"What, you have nothing to say? That's right, you haven't wanted to listen to me for a long time. In your eyes, Soetu is your elder, and you only listen to him. It doesn't matter if you don't listen to me."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not have such thoughts. It is just that the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne and he has the ability to distinguish right from wrong. That is why he listened to my opinions a little more. It is not disrespectful to you."
After hearing Soetu's words, Kangxi was not angry. He was already extremely disappointed with the prince and it was not worth getting angry for him.
"When did I need you to interrupt me when I was teaching my own son? Suo Etu, you have caused my good prince to become alienated from me and his brothers. What crime have you committed?"
Suo Etu sneered in his heart. Are they planning to punish him? Fortunately, he had the foresight to make arrangements before entering the palace, otherwise he would not be able to leave the Qianqing Palace today.
"Your Majesty, I am the Crown Prince's great-uncle after all. Everything I do is definitely for his own good. If you insist on accusing me of ill intentions, I have nothing to say. After all, you are already disappointed in me, so naturally, everything I do is wrong."
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