Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Chapter 341 Kangxi's Compensation

As Honggui grew up day by day, the days passed slowly.

In the Qianqing Palace, Kangxi sent all the palace servants out and sat alone on the dragon throne with his eyes closed in deep thought.

After a while, his low voice was heard in the empty hall.

"Are the deaths of Empress Xiaozhao and Empress Xiaoyi true?"

Long Er knelt in the center of the hall, lowered his head and replied respectfully, "It's basically true."

Kangxi slammed the armrest of the dragon throne.

"presumptuous!"

"They attack the Queen Mother again and again. They are truly fearless!"

Long Er seemed unaware of the emperor's anger and continued to kneel in the hall in a proper manner.

Kangxi took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and his hands trembled slightly.

He asked again, "Is it the prince's men who took action this time?"

Ryuji: "Yes."

A flash of guilt and anger appeared in Kangxi's eyes.

But he quickly restrained all his expressions, sighed softly, and turned into the powerful emperor again.

Within a few days, several imperial edicts were heard from the Qianqing Palace.

The six high-ranking concubines, Huifei, Rongfei, Liangfei, Depin, Duanpin, and Chengpin, all had their titles stripped and were placed under house arrest, and Rongfei was deprived of her right to assist in managing the six palaces.

In addition, there were many concubines of low rank who entered the palace at an early age. They were directly demoted to commoners and sent to temporary palaces for settlement.

When this incident happened, everyone in the palace felt insecure, worried that they would get into trouble.

In the eyes of everyone, this harem purge was a major one, but for Yinreng it was just a minor one.

He just thought it was ridiculous!

The real murderers suffered no other losses except having their titles revoked and being placed under house arrest.

Their children were not implicated, and even the families behind them are still using the names of the Empress and the Prince to bully others inside and outside the palace!

He also figured it out.

The unclear causes of death of the three queens could not shake the emperor's favoritism towards the concubines and sons.

Yinreng felt that the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, and he could not help but turn the entire Qing Dynasty upside down to vent his anger!

Perhaps it was to appease her, or perhaps it was out of guilt towards Queen Renxiao.

A few days later, Hongxi was conferred the title of Beile by the emperor.

Not only that, the Hesheli family and the Niuhulu family also received rewards.

He even named the youngest princess in the palace, the eleventh princess born to Wang's concubine, Princess Heshuo Shushun, and married her to the Hesheli family. The wedding took place two years later.

In everyone's eyes, the emperor valued the prince, so he showed favor to the Hesheli family, but for Yinreng it was even more ironic.

The more the emperor shows favor, the more it shows that he is guilty.

It sounds like a favor, but in fact it is just compensation!

It was precisely because he knew that his favoritism was unfair to Empress Renxiao and cruel to the Crown Prince, so in order to make himself feel better, he bestowed a reward that was just an external thing to him and would not cause him any loss.

Unexpectedly, something even more ironic happened afterwards.

The emperor even ordered that the princes who had left the palace and established their own residences should hold banquets in their residences one by one and invite the rest of their brothers to gather at their residences to strengthen their relationships.

A special decree was issued for this purpose, and the prince must not be absent!

Even the first person to host the banquet was the eldest prince Yinzhi who is now imprisoned.

Yinreng just felt that the entire Aisin Gioro family was a big joke.

The emperor is making fun of them!

Even now, does the Emperor still wish that the brothers could still be as loving and respectful to each other as they were in their childhood?

Even at the cost of mandatory orders.

Is this a fig leaf for myself and the royal family?

Tell everyone that my sons have a very harmonious and friendly relationship?

Or do you want your brothers to remember the brotherhood and not fight to the death?

Even Yinzhi, who was imprisoned, was dragged out.

Yinreng sneered.

"Heh~"

"I wonder what Yinzhi would think when he received this decree?"

[The Emperor, who has always been so high and mighty, is actually still naive now? ]

Although Wanyu now devotes most of her energy to taking care of Honggui, she has already noticed Yinreng's mental state and is secretly worried about it.

I always feel that Yinreng's heart is now shrouded in a shadow, and he is showing a tendency to turn evil.

At night, after letting the wet nurse take Honggui away, Wanyu looked at Yinreng worriedly.

She gently stroked Yinreng's slightly thin cheek, her eyes full of heartache and worry.

She looked at his furrowed brows and the fatigue and sadness that inadvertently flashed in his eyes, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

Wanyu's voice was soft and concerned.

"Baocheng, you've lost weight again."

"His eye sockets are sunken, and he looks much more haggard."

"Have you had anything on your mind lately?"

"You have to remember, you are not alone! You have me now, and the children."

"No matter what, the children and I will be with you."

"So no matter what you do, you must protect yourself, understand?"

Feeling the young concubine's uneasiness and worry, Yinreng hugged her tightly in his arms.

He forced a smile on his face, trying to comfort her.

"Don't worry, it's just a little thing."

Wanyu looked at him stubbornly.

"You can fool others, but you can't fool me."

"I can feel that the anger in your heart cannot be vented, and you urgently need to find an outlet."

"So you're a little anxious now, Baocheng!"

Yinreng paused his hand that was gently stroking her back and gave a bitter smile.

"sorry that I had you worried."

Wanyu shook her head.

"Don't say sorry to me, I just feel sorry for you, Baocheng."

"I hope you're okay."

"We're all going to be okay as a family, okay?"

Yinreng lowered his head and rubbed it gently against her neck.

Then he let out a long sigh.

"Yu'er, let me be willful one last time."

"Otherwise I will always be unwilling."

"After this is over, we will become a pair of free and unrestrained cranes, traveling across the vast Qing Dynasty, no longer confined by the Forbidden City."

"Okay?"

Wanyu gently touched his head, and her eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

"But the same old saying still applies. You have to protect yourself, okay?"

Yinreng replied sullenly, "Yeah."

Wanyu whispered, "Next month will be Honggui's first birthday."

"It's also Hongli's first birthday."

"Can we have Fourth Brother and Second Sister take Hongli to Yuqing Palace and hold the Grasping One-Year-Old Ceremony together with Honggui?"

Yinreng nodded in agreement without thinking.

"We have a good relationship with our fourth brother, so he would definitely like to have both children celebrate their first birthday together."

"Besides, what the Emperor wants most right now is for us brothers to be friendly and respectful to each other. He won't object if I bring this up."

When Wanyu thought about seeing her youngest son, her eyes flashed with joy and excitement.

"Then you should talk about this matter with your fourth brother tomorrow."

"So I can arrange for Aunt Li Jia and the others to prepare for the one-year-old celebration."

Yinreng nodded.

"By the way, your Nanny Sun has been serving Concubine Mu for a year. Do you want to take advantage of this arrangement to have her come back to serve you?"

Wanyu thought about it and shook her head.

"Although my second sister has Nanny Xitala and Nanny Lijia, I'm still not entirely confident about Hongli's safety."

"So I asked Madam Sun to stay with Hongli."

"what do you think?"

Yinreng pinched her ear and said, "Then you have to talk to Concubine Mu about this."

Wanyu: "I will tell my second sister about this tomorrow."

Yinreng: "Okay."