Kangxi was disappointed. The prince he had personally nurtured turned out to be a timid and cowardly person. Without Soetu's support from behind, would he not be able to sit firmly on the throne of the prince?
"Do you really not trust yourself? I worked so hard to train you, not to make you weak and incompetent.
If you are truly incapable of being the Crown Prince, then I will abolish your title and allow someone who is truly worthy of the position to be the Crown Prince.
My Great Qing Empire does not need a useless prince to tarnish its reputation. Baocheng, are you sure you want to give up the throne?"
"Emperor Father?"
The prince looked at Kangxi with disbelief, as if Kangxi was saying something unacceptable.
The position of crown prince has been his since he was born. Why should he give it up?
"I say that if you feel that you are not worthy of the position of Crown Prince, then I will abolish your position as Crown Prince."
"I can bear it."
"Then you still want to plead for Soetu?"
"It was my negligence, Soetu I, but I have no complaints, Father, as the Emperor has made the decision."
"Alright, go down, and have someone prepare some apology and send it to Yinzhen's house to ask for his forgiveness.
After all, you were wrong about what happened today. Since you already know that you were wrong, I will punish you by confining you to Yuqing Palace for three months.
During these three months, you must reflect on your actions in the palace. I don't want this to happen again.
If this happens again, I will definitely depose you from the position of Crown Prince and hand it over to someone truly capable."
"Yes, don't worry, Your Majesty. I understand."
The prince endured the whole journey back to Yuqing Palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he roared in anger.
After all, the emperor no longer had only one legitimate son, so naturally he wasn't as kind to him as before.
Fourth brother, don't let me down. If you also covet my position as the crown prince, I'm afraid I will really kill my brothers and sisters.
In the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Yinzhen looked at the apology gifts sent by the Crown Prince and smiled disdainfully. The Crown Prince wanted to harm his own children, so how could he think that he would let go of his grudges with a smile?
From the moment he agreed with Soetu's opinion to take action against Yuyao and Hongyan, he was no longer his second brother, the Crown Prince, right?
However, some superficial work still needs to be done, after all, it is for Kangxi to see.
"Su Peisheng, tell the person who sent the gift to go back and tell the prince that I am not angry."
"yes."
The Fourth Lady was unconscious for three days. When she woke up and learned that her son had been sent to the front yard, she was stunned.
"Get out of the way! I want to see you, Master. Why won't you let me out?"
"Please don't embarrass me, Madam. The Emperor has personally ordered you to be confined. If you are released, I will die.
Besides, I have already inquired about it. The eldest prince is doing well in the front yard. The master is already teaching the eldest and second princes. You can rest assured, Madam.
Knowing that saying more was useless, she could only accept being grounded.
But when she thought of her family members who had been harmed by her, she couldn't help feeling guilty. She was afraid that she would have no family from now on.
Wu Ge's punishment also came down. Even though he did not intend to kill Yu Yao and Hong Yan, he did have the intention to harm them.
For Fei Yanggu's sake, Kangxi did not take his life. Instead, he exiled him to Ningguta for ten years. If he was still alive after ten years, he could return to Beijing.
Lady Gioro was stripped of her title of Consort Gongming and became a commoner, and the Ulanara family was also stripped of their title.
When Mrs. Juelu learned that her daughter not only bit her back but also harmed her entire family after she helped her, she couldn't help but commit suicide.
When the Fourth Lady learned that her mother had passed away, she wanted to leave the house to see her off for the last time, but was rejected by Xing Chan who came to report the death.
"Fourth Lady killed my mother for her own selfish gain and caused Fifth Lady to be exiled. I wonder if she feels any regret now?
My Ulanara clan has fallen on hard times and cannot afford the disaster brought on by the Fourth Lady. I hope the Fourth Lady will stay in the Fourth Prince's mansion and refrain from sending any more messages to the mansion."
This time, the Fourth Lady was really ill, and very ill. She didn't understand why her eldest brother blamed all the mistakes on her.
Three years later, Yinzhen's health still did not improve, so Kangxi no longer said anything about his favoritism towards his concubine Li. After all, she was the one who gave birth to four sons and one daughter for Yinzhen, so he could just favor her.
During these three years, Fu Jin's health was getting worse day by day. She knew that she didn't have much time left, so she asked to see Yinzhen and asked him to bring Mu Sili with her.
Considering that she was about to die, Yinzhen agreed to her request.
"Master, I haven't seen you for three years, and you seem to have become calmer. I wonder if the outside world has remembered that there is a legitimate wife in the Fourth Prince's mansion during the three years I have been imprisoned?"
"You called me here just to talk about this?"
Seeing Yinzhen turn around and want to leave, Fu Jin hurriedly tried to keep him.
"Master, I don't have many days left, don't you want to see me?
After all, everything I did was for Honghui. The more Li's offspring she had, the more of a threat they would pose to his position.
You have been really cruel in these three years, trapping Honghui in the front yard and not allowing him to come to the main yard even once.
I heard that you asked him to call Li "mother," right? How could Li, a concubine, be worthy of being called "mother" by Honghui?
I am not dead yet. Even if Honghui really wants to call someone "mother", he should call your step-wife "mother". Li is overstepping the boundaries."
"Don't worry about that, Madam. I am a concubine who is listed in the imperial edict and Honghui's stepmother. I am truly worthy of the title of Li E'niang."
"you......"
"Since moving to the front yard, Honghui has been in good health and has a regular diet. No one forces him to do things he doesn't like. With his younger brother Hongyu by his side, he smiles more often.
I think it was right for you to bring Honghui to the front yard to teach him. What do you think, Fu Jin? Honghui is really outstanding now.
"Master, did you see that? Li wanted to destroy my Honghui. He is my only son, and everything I did was for his good.
But he was taught by Li not to come see me, his biological mother, for three years. Do you think Li's behavior is really right?"
"Mother, it's my son who doesn't want to come to the front yard. You've wrongly blamed Father and Mother Li."
Honghui's voice suddenly sounded, leaving Fu Jin a little at a loss.
After not seeing her son for three years, she felt that there was a deep gap between her and him.
"What are you talking about? You didn't want to come? Do you know how much my mother has been looking forward to seeing you for the past three years?
Mother couldn't leave, so she hoped you could come and see her. But mother has waited for three years, and her body is almost broken, but you still haven't come.
If it weren't for your mother asking to see your father today and asking your father to bring Li here, would you not have set foot in the main courtyard?"
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