Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

The door creaked open. Zhu Xi, who was standing outside the door, looked at Yi Xiu expectantly. Yi Xiu said calmly, "Aunt, please go in later! The Empress Dowager wants to be alone for a while."

Zhuxi was a little nervous, but still agreed to Yixiu's words.

Yongzheng couldn't do without Su Peisheng, so Su Peisheng sent Yixiu to Yonghe Palace and went back, leaving the small house for Yixiu to use.

Seeing Yixiu's tired face, Xiao Xiazi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has ordered that if you come out of Yonghe Palace, you should go directly to the Yangxin Palace. There are too many people elsewhere, and the Yangxin Palace is the Emperor's residence, so you can rest in peace."

Yixiu nodded, and let Jianqiu help her get on the sedan chair, and the group quietly entered the Yangxin Palace. When they arrived at the room that Yongzheng had assigned to her, Yixiu drank several glasses of water first. She had been so thirsty from persuading Concubine De that she was driven out of Yonghe Palace without even a cup of tea. How stingy.

Yongzheng was indeed concerned about Concubine De's affairs. After all, a man whose mother did not approve of his ascension to the throne would be criticized no matter how he tried to cover it up. After hearing from Xiao Xiazi that Yixiu had left Yonghe Palace and moved to the Yangxin Palace, Yongzheng went to find Yixiu without stopping after dealing with a batch of memorials in his hand.

Yixiu heard the sound of the guard of honor outside and knew that Yongzheng had arrived. She simply tidied up her appearance and went out to greet the emperor. "I respectfully welcome the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

Yongzheng helped Yixiu up and asked, "Are you alienating me from Xiaoyi like this?"

Yixiu's eyes were red with excitement, and she choked up a little as she said, "I am just happy for the emperor that he finally got what he wanted."

Yongzheng was overwhelmed by what he said. He led Yixiu inside and said, "Xiaoyi is indeed my confidant. You and Old Thirteen are the only ones who are truly happy for me."

Yixiu wiped her tears shyly, "Your Majesty deserves the title, but my concubine and my Thirteenth Brother are close to the Emperor, which shows that our feelings are sincere."

The two of them sat on the small kang hand in hand and continued talking.

Yongzheng asked about what he was most concerned about, "Is the Empress Dowager all right?" Seeing Yixiu's embarrassment, he said, "Xiaoyi, please feel free to speak. I am already prepared."

Yixiu held Yongzheng's hand and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, don't be sad. The Empress Dowager was just anxious at the moment and did something foolish."

Yongzheng shook his hand back with emotion, looking a little disheartened, "It's been a long time since the Empress Dowager has only liked the Fourteenth Prince. I've known this for a long time."

Yixiu comforted her, "I have talked to the Empress Dowager for a long time. Before I left, the Empress Dowager had already wavered. I think she listened to my advice."

Yongzheng's expectations of Consort De were already very low, so he pretended to be casual and said, "Then I will accept Xiaoyi's good words."

Over there, Concubine De lay in bed for an unknown amount of time. Zhu Xi was guarding outside and could not help but want to go into the room to check. At this moment, he heard a weak voice from inside, "Zhu Xi!"

Zhu Xi hurriedly pushed the door open and answered with concern, "Master!"

De Fei was helped up by Zhu Xi, and she ordered, "I'm hungry, ask the kitchen to make some food and bring it up."

Hearing that Concubine De was willing to eat, Zhu Xi nodded excitedly, "The kitchen has already prepared everything, just waiting for the master to serve the meal!"

Sure enough, in less than an incense stick of time, the little palace maid had filled the table with a variety of vegetarian dishes.

Perhaps Defei was really hungry these days, or perhaps she had a plan in mind and her appetite was indeed great. However, considering her health, she only ate until she was 80% full and put down her chopsticks.

After rinsing her mouth with tea, Concubine De asked Zhu Xi, "Has the date for the Emperor's coronation ceremony been set?"

Zhu Xi replied, "I heard it was the 20th." Today is the 17th, and there are less than three days left.

De Fei asked again, "Has the Fourteenth Master arrived in the capital?"

Zhu Xi continued to answer, "I heard from someone that the Fourteenth Prince will arrive around early this morning. There is a curfew at night, so he can only enter the palace tomorrow." After all, Yongzheng would not show leniency to the Fourteenth Prince and allow him to open the city gates and palace gates.

De Fei pondered for a while, and ordered, "Wake me up early tomorrow. As soon as the fourteenth old man enters the palace, we will go to the Qianqing Palace to find the emperor."

Zhu Xi's face changed drastically, "Your Majesty! You can't go against the Emperor for the sake of the Fourteenth Master!"

De Fei laughed in silence and nodded, "What are you talking about? If I really wanted to do this, why would I have to wait until the fourteenth old man came back and be angered by the emperor?"

Zhuxi observed Concubine De's demeanor and was sure that she was not fooling him. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and apologized, "I was just worried that the master and the emperor would fall out, so I spoke rudely. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

De Fei helped Zhu Xi up and said gently, "I know you are doing this for me, how can I blame you?" Then she ordered, "Go and prepare a thinner cane. I will bring it with me tomorrow."

Zhuxi asked nervously, "Is an ordinary cane enough?"

Concubine De said with a smile, "Just the most ordinary one will do. The material doesn't have to be too strong, but it should be light enough for me to carry."

Zhuxi listened to Concubine De's request and became more and more confused. The material had to be not strong and light. How could this not be a requirement for a cane? But this was Concubine De's order, and Zhuxi only had to obey her orders.

The news that Concubine De received was naturally also received by Yongzheng and Prince Yi. They looked at each other and knew that there would be a tough battle to fight tomorrow.

The Fourteenth Prince was exhausted from the journey and was full of anger. He had not slept all night, so he rode his horse at full speed to the palace at the time when the city gate was opened. If it were not for the need to be well-groomed to meet the emperor, the Fourteenth Prince would have wanted to pull the Fourth Prince out of bed and beat him up.

Of course, Yongzheng and Prince Yi did not sleep well last night. They got up early to deal with state affairs while waiting for the Fourteenth Prince to enter the palace.

After getting dressed, the Fourteenth Prince walked into the Palace of Heavenly Purity with dignity and bowed to Yongzheng in a sarcastic tone, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"

The Thirteenth Prince frowned, "What's the tone of voice, Fourteenth Brother?"

The Fourteenth Prince said nonchalantly, "That's the tone of greeting the Emperor! The Emperor hasn't said anything yet, but Thirteenth Brother is so impatient to scold his younger brother?"

Yongzheng laughed in anger, saying that he could do it, but not his Thirteenth Brother. "Old Thirteen is your elder brother. What's wrong with an elder brother teaching a younger brother? I think Old Thirteen is right."

The Fourteenth Prince was even more unhappy. He had been raised up by others. It was fine for the Fourth Prince to scold him whenever he saw him, but why did the Fourth Prince treat the Thirteenth Prince better than himself? He was obviously his younger brother. He was unhappy in his heart and was even more unforgiving in his words. "Yes, yes, the Emperor and Prince Yi have a deep brotherly love. If you don't recognize the comparison, what am I to be your younger brother?"

Just as Yongzheng was about to lose his temper, a voice shouted from outside the door, "You bastard!"