"Don't worry, mother. Third sister will have a chance to come back. When the new emperor ascends the throne, she will be able to come back to participate in the coronation ceremony. I will go and build a good relationship with fifth brother right away.
When your son and fifth brother have a better relationship, you can directly call her back to accompany you. You will feel more at ease with her by your side."
Rong Fei looked at Yinzhi in shock. How come she didn’t know that her son had become so outstanding?
"Okay, I'll do as you say. As long as you're all well, I won't have to worry about anything."
The two people here were comforted, but Yinzhen, who was still in the prince's residence, locked himself in the study and refused to come out.
He couldn't understand why he wasn't loved by his birth mother. Was it because he was taken away to Chengqian Palace to be raised when he was born? But didn't she benefit from it and be promoted to concubine? Why did she still hate him?
However, no one could give him the answer, and he could only wait for him to figure it out. The Fourth Lady wanted to comfort him, but she couldn't enter the study, so she could only accompany him silently outside the door.
Three days later, Yinzhen walked out of the study with a haggard look on his face. He had figured out that the position was not his. Since it was not his, he would not get involved, lest someone would say that he was coveting something that did not belong to him.
"Master, you finally came out. If you didn't come out, I would have gone in to look for you. Are you okay?"
Yinzhen shook his head. He didn't know how to tell her his thoughts. After all, he had told her before that he wanted to participate in the fight for the throne, and she supported him, but now, he gave up.
"Master, have you figured things out these past few days? I see you seem more relieved, but is it related to the fight for the throne?"
The Fourth Lady was a smart person. Seeing his expression, she guessed what he wanted to say. It was better not to argue. Their lives were a bit hard, and there was no need to get involved and make herself unhappy.
"You know everything?"
"I am your wife. Isn't it my duty to know some things? Master, if you have any grievances, don't keep them in your heart. You can tell me. I feel uncomfortable with you.
Mother has been too rude to you. You are a prince after all. Father will not let it go if Mother treats you like that. Have you thought about it?
I know that you have thousands of ambitions in your heart that you want to realize, but no one stipulates that you must become the new emperor to realize your ambitions. You can also become a wise king.
Furthermore, if you only develop towards becoming a wise king, whoever ascends the throne will respect you. I hope you will consider this."
"I understand what you mean. I was too stubborn before, thinking that if I could sit on the throne of the Crown Prince, Mother would look at me differently. Later, I found out that Mother didn't like me from the bottom of her heart, and no matter how much I did, it was all in vain.
You may not know that what my mother said in Yonghe Palace that day really hurt me. I never thought that in my mother's heart, I was not her son at all.
But what my mother said was right. I really want to become the crown prince. After all, becoming the crown prince will bring me one step closer to that position.
But I finally figured it out. Someone like me who isn't loved by my mother has no right to covet things that don't belong to me."
"You deserve all the good things in this world. There's no need to underestimate yourself. Just believe that I will always be by your side. With me by your side, you'll never be alone."
Yinzhen was moved. He had never thought that there would be someone in this world who would treat him sincerely. They had been wronged before. Since that was the case, let's do it this way.
"When my fifth brother gets better in a few days, I will ask the Emperor for permission to move out of the palace. We will be the masters of our own house."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Mu Sili didn't expect that Yinqi's act of saving the emperor would make them give up the fight for the throne. If she knew they would do this, she would definitely arrange this when the quadruplets were born.
But it’s not too late now. He hasn’t caused any major disaster. Since he hasn’t caused any major disaster, there’s still time for everything.
Before, he didn't know how to cherish everything he had, but now he understands that he is lucky to be a prince. As long as he sticks to his original aspirations, he may become a prince in the future. Prince is also a high position, he should be content.
Three months later, Yinqi's body had almost recovered. After confirming that he was fine, he turned around and went to the clan house to visit the deposed prince.
"What are you doing here, to laugh at me? How ridiculous! Even if I'm reduced to a commoner, I'm still no match for you. Remember, my today is your tomorrow. I look forward to meeting you again at the clan leader's residence."
Yinqi originally wanted to come and see if he was doing well, but after hearing what he said, he felt insulted. Who gave him the confidence to think that he was still the prince?
Was it Kangxi, the Emperor's father, or the Empress Dowager, whom he had never met since birth? Or did he still believe that after forcing the emperor to abdicate and assassinating him, the Emperor's father would forgive him and restore him to the throne?
Probably neither. He probably thought that he had been firmly sitting on the throne of the crown prince for so many years, and even if he was deposed now, it would only be temporary. But he probably forgot that Hesheli was dead.
How could a deposed prince, without even a backer, think he had a chance of restoration? Just based on his unfounded confidence?
"I've come to see if the once unattainable Crown Prince has admitted his mistakes. I'm a little disappointed. After all, you refuse to repent. I suddenly feel that no matter how much I say or do, it's all in vain. I shouldn't have come today."
After saying this, Yinqi wanted to leave. He felt that he shouldn't have come to see him, but after seeing his actions, the prince didn't want to let him go.
"You want to leave? Didn't you come here to see me make fun of you? You haven't even seen the joke yet, why are you leaving? Or is it that in your eyes, I'm no longer worthy of you even looking at me?"
Yinqi suddenly turned around and looked at him. He once treated him as a role model. After all, he started learning both Manchu and Chinese at the age of eight. At that time, the deposed prince was already very outstanding.
During the years he studied in the Shangshufang, he had actually been secretly observing his second brother who was born a prince. He even thought about becoming his right-hand man and helping him govern the world.
But as time went by, he found that he was very arrogant and did not take his half-brothers seriously. It seemed that in his eyes they were only slightly higher in status than slaves.
It was probably from the time Yinzhi was pushed out to compete with him that he suddenly felt that he was also capable of taking his position. However, at that time, he was not favored by Kangxi, or rather, he was feared by him, so he hid his abilities.
He had wanted to hide his incompetence all along. After all, he not only had the support of his mother's family, but also the support of the entire Khorchin family. It was normal for the emperor to be wary of him, but Mu Sili married in and became his legal wife.
He never told anyone that he fell in love with her at first sight.
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