Seeing that Yinzhen didn't respond, Kangxi thought that he was unwilling to forgive the prince. He sighed in his heart. It was he who forced him. He did that to him, so it was normal for him not to want to forgive him.
Maybe it's because he's old that I want to do something for him before I leave. After all, he is my most beloved son, how can I not feel sorry for him?
"Don't worry, Father Royal, I will release my second brother when the time comes. After all, he is my biological brother. Even if you don't tell me, I won't make things difficult for him.
I heard that in recent years, my second sister-in-law has been living well outside the palace with the people from the former Yuqing Palace, and has also trained Hongxi very well. If Hongxi works hard, he may be able to regain his status one day."
Kangxi looked at Yinzhen in surprise. He thought Yinzhen would not forgive him, but he didn't expect that Yinzhen would soften his heart and forgive him. If that was the case, it proved that he was not wrong about him.
"I am very pleased. Your thinking proves that I did not make a mistake in choosing you. I am very relieved to hand over the country to you."
"Emperor Father."
"I know you are reluctant to let me go, but I am already this old. If I continue to live, people will say I am ignorant. It is also good to pass the throne to you now. I am relieved."
Now that things have come to this, he decided not to continue. The throne would be his sooner or later anyway. The emperor had already spoken, and it would be really tactless for him to refuse.
"Don't worry, my son won't let you down."
After Kangxi issued the decree to abdicate, the entire court and the harem felt that the dust had finally settled.
Ever since the crown prince was deposed and Yinzhen was not asked to leave the palace and build a residence, they knew that he was not far from that position. Sure enough, the position fell on him.
When Concubine De heard that Yinzhen was about to succeed to the throne and become the new queen, she felt terrible. She could have become the empress dowager, but she pushed her away.
"If I had known this day would come, I would have said nothing to him and never given him a cold shoulder. This way, I could have become the Empress Dowager because of my son, and why would I be limited to being just a Concubine Dowager?"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, especially when Concubine Hui and the others looked at her as if she were a fool. She was so angry that she became sick.
After hearing the news that Concubine De had made herself ill due to anger, Yinzhen simply asked Mu Sili to send her some tonics. His current identity was the son of Empress Xiaoyi, and had nothing to do with her.
To put it bluntly, even if he ignored her, no one would say anything bad about him, but Kangxi was still alive, and he couldn't really ignore her.
Especially now that Yinzhen has gone to the battlefield to fight for his country, he cannot let him down. Whether he can keep his throne depends on these brothers.
Kangxi did not survive the autumn of that year. After his death, Yinzhen ascended the throne at the request of all officials. After ascending the throne, he made Mu Sili the queen.
Then he conferred titles on all his brothers, even the younger brothers were given the title of Beizi. These brothers who benefited from this became more convinced of him.
At the Clan Court, Yinzhen took Hongxi with him to pick up the deposed prince. Since he had promised Kangxi that he would release him, he would naturally keep his promise.
"Ama."
"Hongxi? The fourth one."
The deposed prince looked at Yinzhen with complicated eyes. He was not at all surprised that Yinzhen could become the new emperor. He had known long before that Kangxi treated him differently, so at this moment, apart from feeling a little responsible, he did not feel the slightest bit unhappy.
"I promised the Emperor to spare your life. I brought Hongxi with me to take you out. My second sister-in-law has been taking care of your concubines and children. Please treat her well after you get out.
Hongxi is quite capable. I do have complaints about you, but I won't bring disaster to your family. I am willing to give Hongxi a chance. As long as he can prove his ability, I am willing to give him a title."
Hongxi was surprised. He thought that after his father did such a thing, he would be a commoner for the rest of his life. He didn't expect that his fourth uncle was willing to give him a chance. He suddenly felt that it was a little unreal.
"Why, you don't believe what I say?"
"No, thank you, Your Majesty. Hongxi will definitely live up to your expectations and restore his Aisin-Gioro identity as soon as possible."
Tears welled up in the eyes of the deposed prince. He was wrong, so wrong. If Yinzhen and his wife had not stopped him, he would have died long ago and would never have seen this scene.
"Fourth brother, I thought you would resent me and wish me dead in there, but I didn't expect you to not only forgive me but also be willing to help Hongxi. Thank you."
Yinzhen had no dissatisfaction with the deposed crown prince's self-proclaimed title. It was normal that he could not change after sitting on the throne of crown prince for so many years.
Anyway, he is the one sitting on the throne now, so there is no need for him to bother with him. Even if Hongxi is really granted a title, it has nothing to do with him anyway. He will only be a commoner for the rest of his life.
That's right, Yinzhen was such a petty person. Even if he promised Kangxi to let him go, he would still remember that he had ruined the triplets' full-month banquet, and it was impossible for him to completely let it go.
"It's okay. I only value Hongxi as a person."
The prince understood that Yinzhen resented him, but it didn’t matter as long as Hongxi was not implicated.
Ten years later, Hongxi was awarded the title of Beile by Yinzhen through his own efforts. He was very satisfied, and the deposed prince was also satisfied. At least Hongxi continued his lineage.
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Yinzhen looked at Mu Sili with a face full of grievance. Since she gave birth to this youngest son last year, her heart and eyes have been full of her youngest son, and she couldn't even see him. He was very angry.
"Your Majesty, what is this? How old is Xiaoliu? Why are you so angry with him? If Zhong Lingyuxiu knew that you were angry with Xiaoliu, she would probably be furious."
When Yinzhen heard that his precious daughters were angry with him, he immediately put away the complaints on his face. He only had these two daughters and he couldn't bear to see them suffer any injustice.
"But then again, isn't it time for them to meet each other? They're already sixteen. If we don't meet each other soon, the good ones will all be picked up by others."
"Have you finished choosing? That's impossible. My grandfather's grandson and Zhang Ying's son are both good. I've been eyeing them for a long time. Besides, I'm the grandson of the Tong family. If I marry my daughter to their family, they will definitely be happy."
Mu Sili thought carefully about the two people Yinzhen mentioned. They were indeed good. In that case, she had to tell her sisters about this matter.
She never thought that just as she had this idea, the two sisters came, and their purpose of coming was to ask them to grant them a marriage, and the targets were also the two people favored by Yinzhen.
Yinzhen was a little surprised. Could this be what they called fate? But as long as they liked it, that was fine. He was afraid they might not be willing.
In this way, except for the youngest son, several children got married one after another within a few years. Later, Yinzhen made Honghui the crown prince. It was better to choose a crown prince early and train him well. Mu Sili had no objection to this.
Many years later, Yinzhen and Mu Sili passed away together. They lived a very comfortable life and died together, sleeping in each other's arms.
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