Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

If the fight really continued, something might happen. Prince Yi hinted at Yongzheng with his eyes. Yongzheng was originally trying hard to suppress the corners of his mouth that wanted to rise involuntarily, but after receiving Prince Yi's eyes, he didn't want to speak out to help the Fourteenth Prince, but it was indeed most appropriate for Yongzheng to dissuade them, and by the way, it would also help him to gain a good reputation.

Feeling regretful for a moment, Yongzheng stood behind the Fourteenth Prince, separating Concubine De and the Fourteenth Prince, "Imperial Mother, I know I was wrong. If I continue to hit you, something bad will happen. Please stop, Imperial Mother." He urged the Fourteenth Prince, "Fourteenth Brother, quickly admit your fault to the Imperial Mother. It hurts my heart to hit you. The Imperial Mother is definitely unwilling to hit you."

The Fourteenth Prince looked at the Fourth Prince pretending to be so arrogant, and his heart, which had originally wanted to surrender to Concubine De, hardened again. He would never bow to the Fourth Prince.

De Fei also carefully observed the expression of the Fourteenth Prince. As soon as she saw his eyes, she knew that he was unwilling. "You still don't know how to be grateful for your brother's kindness to you. Do you want to force me to death before you agree?"

After Defei said this, she began to tremble all over. She felt better only after being supported by Prince Yi and Zhuxi.

Seeing this, the Fourteenth Prince endured the pain in his back, rushed forward in panic, and shouted, "Mother!"

Concubine De had a blank expression on her face. "If you don't repent, you don't have to call me mother anymore. Anyway, Zong Ling is here, and as long as I nod, your brother can't stop me."

The Fourteenth Prince looked into Concubine De's eyes. Her eyes were full of determination, without any reluctance. The Fourteenth Prince knew that Concubine De was serious, so he could only bow his head and said, "My son knows he was wrong. He shouldn't have quarreled with my brother. Mother, please don't give up on me."

Concubine De was unmoved. "What if you are just showing weakness to escape today's disaster? Do I have to mobilize troops like this every time you cause trouble in the future?"

After the Fourteenth Prince said the first sentence, the rest of the sentence flowed smoothly, "Then mother, how should your son prove himself?"

Concubine De took a deep breath and said, "I want you to swear to the heavens, to your ancestors, and to your deceased father that you will never disobey your brother's words in this life, and you will never do anything rebellious with the traitors. Otherwise, you will be punished by both the gods and the people in heaven and on earth!"

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince could no longer sit still. Wasn't Concubine De's words meant to remove the Fourteenth Prince from the Eighth Prince's party? How could this be possible? They only had the Fourteenth Prince to play now.

But the Ninth Prince tried to move forward but was held back by the Eighth Prince. The Eighth Prince's face was as gloomy as iron. He felt something was wrong when he heard that it was Concubine De who asked everyone to gather. He did not expect that Concubine De had the wisdom of Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, and forcibly pulled the Fourteenth Prince out of the reckoning of the fight for the throne. The Fourteenth Prince was really lucky. At this time, he still had his mother to plan for him.

The Fourteenth Prince also felt that this oath was too heavy. He clenched his fists and cried out sadly, "Mother!"

De Fei angrily scolded, "Why, you don't want to? What is there for you not to want to do?"

The Fourteenth Prince slowly raised his right hand, "Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen swears to heaven, my ancestors and the late emperor are witnesses, I, the fourteenth son of the Emperor, will never disobey my brother in this life, and I will not collude with traitors to do rebellious things, otherwise I will be punished by both the gods and the people in heaven and on earth."

After swearing the oath, the Fourteenth Prince smiled sadly, "Is my mother satisfied?"

Seeing the Fourteenth Prince swear, wouldn't Concubine De feel heartbroken? But Yixiu was right. Did she have to gamble the Fourteenth Prince's life on the Fourth Prince's tolerance?

Having paid so much, Concubine De wanted to finish the show. She said to everyone, "Did you all hear clearly? If the Fourteenth Prince breaks his oath, I ask you to kill the rebel."

While she was talking about killing the rebels, Concubine De stared at the Eighth Prince, the Ninth Prince, and the Tenth Prince. "Old Fourteen has always been close to Prince Lian. What does Prince Lian think?"

The Eighth Prince knew that Concubine De wanted to make a statement on her own, and that she would never implicate the Fourteenth Prince again. Now that things had come to this, what could the Eighth Prince do? He said without any sadness or joy, "The Empress Dowager is sensible and decisive, and I admire her."

At this point, the farce was over. Defei finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried and frightened for days, and had not eaten much. She fainted due to the extreme joy and sorrow.

Everyone hurriedly carried Concubine De to the bed and called the imperial physician for diagnosis.

Yongzheng knew that the Fourteenth Prince would never be a threat to him in the future, so he instructed him in a rare and considerate manner, "Zhang Mi, also check on the Fourteenth Prince, so that there won't be any sequelae."

The Fourteenth Prince sat listlessly beside the Empress Dowager. He did not resist Yongzheng's order and obediently followed Zhang Mi to apply medicine.

After confirming that Concubine De was fine and just needed rest, Yongzheng felt relieved and prepared a warm sedan chair to carry Concubine De back to Yonghe Palace to recuperate.

Of course, Yixiu heard the news that Concubine De had fainted, but there were so many people around at the time that it was not appropriate for her to show up. After everyone left, she personally brought a cup of hot tea and walked to Yongzheng, "Your Majesty, please have a cup of red date and barley tea to replenish your qi and blood."

Yongzheng took the teacup and said distressedly, "Why is Xiaoyi serving tea herself?"

Yixiu leaned against Yongzheng and said, "I am incompetent and can only serve a cup of hot tea to the emperor."

Yongzheng hugged Yixiu and said, "Xiaoyi is too modest. If Xiaoyi hadn't persuaded the Empress Dowager, this wouldn't have happened. Now the Fourteenth Prince can no longer interfere in the Eighth Prince's affairs. I really thank Xiaoyi."

Yixiu said embarrassedly, "The Queen Mother is so wise. Even if Xiaoyi was not there, the Queen Mother would have done the same thing."

Of course, neither Yongzheng nor Yixiu believed this. But the fact that Defei was willing to bow her head and suppress the Fourteenth Prince was the best outcome. This was a rare moment of relaxation for Yongzheng since he ascended the throne. He said to Yixiu, "It's time for me to confer titles on the Empress Dowager and Xiaoyi."

Before, the Fourth Prince had been delaying issuing an edict because he was afraid that Concubine De would refuse to accept the title, but with Concubine De's current attitude, she will surely not refuse.

Yongzheng asked Yixiu, "When the time comes, the Empress Dowager will move to the palace with the concubines and imperial concubines. Do you know where you will live?"

Yixiu replied shyly, "I will live wherever the emperor arranges for me to live." Otherwise, we can't say that you live in the Qianqing Palace and I live in the Kunning Palace!

Yongzheng took credit for it by saying, "My father has lived in the Qianqing Palace for 61 years. I am afraid that the scene will bring back memories, so I plan to live in the Yangxin Palace in the future, which will also make it easier for me to gather court officials. Although I will not live in the Qianqing Palace, Xiaoyi, as the mother of a country, should naturally live in the Kunning Palace."

Yixiu was really a little surprised. She thought Yongzheng would arrange for her to live in Jingren Palace like in her previous life. She said in panic, "The emperor doesn't live in Qianqing Palace, so how can I live in Kunning Palace?"

But Yongzheng had made up his mind. He said firmly, "Kunning Palace has been ownerless for many years. The yang is strong and the yin is weak. It is not a long-term solution. Xiaoyi is justified to live in Kunning Palace."

The Kunning Palace has been sealed since the death of Kangxi's second empress, Niuhulu, and is now finally welcoming a new owner.