Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

The conflict between the Crown Prince's faction and the Prince of Zhi's faction has now entered a white-hot period, and everyone regards the other as a mortal enemy.

In particular, the prince's uncle, Soetu, was afraid that Prince Zhi would really replace the prince and take the throne, so he often spoke ill of Prince Zhi and his faction in front of the prince.

The two men were like fire and water in the court, and often spoke coldly to each other because of political disagreements. In this regard, Kangxi did not favor either of them.

In his mind, the prince needed a whetstone before he ascended the throne, and that whetstone was the Prince of Zhi.

If he ascended the throne without any setbacks, how could he feel that the throne was hard-earned and thus be a wise ruler?

A certain descendant of history: Are you talking about me? Are you trying to put me down?

Kangxi's attitude instead gave many ministers more ideas, among which the party of Prince Zhi seemed more proud, especially Prince Zhi.

He felt that the Emperor was not wholeheartedly protecting the Crown Prince, and sometimes even felt that the Crown Prince's suggestions were not good. Did that mean that he also had a chance to ascend to that throne?

As for the Crown Prince, he had always been the best son in Kangxi's heart. However, because of Prince Zhi, he refuted him at the court meeting and hated his elder brother Prince Zhi even more.

In this way, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Zhi fought each other to the death. Both of them were looking for an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the other, but it dragged on for several months.

July of the forty-seventh year of the Kangxi reign.

The front yard of Prince Yong.

Tong Nuanyan took a list and counted the items that would be used in the Mulan hunting trip. She would also go with Yinzhen on this year's hunting trip.

This time, Kangxi still decided to keep the crown prince as regent, as if there was no grudge between father and son, and he also kept the Prince of Zhi to assist him.

The other older brothers are all on the list for this trip.

Just as she was counting the items, Yinzhen walked in with a gloomy face. Seeing her so busy, he smiled.

"Yanyan, thank you for your hard work. I'm afraid this hunt will not be easy."

Tong Nuanyan turned around and smiled, put down the list in her hand, and pulled him to sit on the stone bench beside her.

The servants around them filed out one after another with great tact, leaving only two people in the entire yard.

"Why did the Fourth Master say that?"

Tong Nuanyan recalled the historical materials about the end of the world, and found that there was no record of what would happen in this hunting trip, so she couldn't help feeling confused.

Yinzhen frowned slightly, thinking about the fierce quarrel between the crown prince and his elder brother over the past six months. It was impossible for the emperor to fail to see that he had taken the others to hunt this time, but left behind the two fiercely quarreling regents. This was so abnormal.

"Nothing, I just feel that the Emperor will test our archery skills this time, so I am a little worried."

As soon as the words fell, Tong Nuanyan in front of him chuckled and joked:

"Does the Fourth Master also have areas where he is not confident?"

Yinzhen pretended to be angry, stretched out his hand to embrace the person who was teasing him, and laughed twice: "Yanyan can also tease me, Hongzhao and Hongxi are going with you, they are all grown up now."

"Of course I will listen to you. Hongzhao is eight years old now, and Hongxi is seven years old. It's time for us to go to the grassland and have a look."

Tong Nuanyan thought that her daughter had never been out, and said, "Xinyu has always wanted to go out for a walk, will you allow her to go?"

Yinzhen always felt that something was wrong this time, so he rejected Tong Nuanyan. Then, seeing that she was a little depressed, he comforted her:

"It's not that I don't want to take her with me, but there are too many outsiders in the grassland. I will take her there myself from now on."

In this way, Prince Yong's mansion, along with his concubine Tong Jia and two illegitimate sons, Hong Zhao and Hong Xi, joined the traveling team.

The entire team arrived at the Mongolian grasslands a month later.

Tong Nuanyan got off the carriage with Qiuyu's help, breathing the air filled with the fragrance of green grass. Then she noticed the carriage in front of her. Yinzhen got off with his two sons.

During the journey, the two children were transferred back and forth in her and Yinzhen's carriages. Thinking of this, she walked forward with a smile and took the children's hands.

"Master Si, leave these two to me. Master Si has something to do first. We will camp in the yurt and settle down."

Yinzhen nodded, reached out to touch the hair of the two children, and took Su Peisheng to Kangxi's residence.

It was not until the next day that Yinzhen came back feeling somewhat tired.

However, there were only a few servants in the residence at that time, and Tong Nuanyan had already taken her son to go horseback riding.

Tong Nuanyan changed into a blue riding and archery outfit, mounted the horse neatly, and turned to look at her two sons riding ponies behind her.

"Hongzhao, Hongxi, your teacher taught you how to ride a horse in the study. Do you want to compete with your mother?"

Hong Zhao and Hong Xi looked at their ponies. Hong Xi was the first to say, "No, my mother's is a BMW. My brother and I definitely can't compete with it!"

Tong Nuanyan smiled wickedly: "Does that mean you admit defeat? I won without any competition!"

Hong Zhao smiled slightly and glanced at Hong Xi: "Then my son will compete with me once."

The figures of one big and two small were running on the grassland, bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time, they looked carefree and happy.

This kind of life lasted for more than a month. Tong Nuanyan took her two sons out to play every day. When they got tired of horse racing and archery, she often took her guards to the hunting ground to hunt some small animals.

After coming back, we had a bonfire barbecue.

Without Tong Nuanyan and the other two noticing, the atmosphere in the enclosure became increasingly depressing. Yinzhen, who used to be able to play with the mother and her two sons occasionally, was called to Kangxi's yurt every day.

The other princes were also reprimanded, and now everyone was in danger until news of rebellion came from the capital.

Kangxi looked at the secret memorial in his hand expressionlessly, his eyes like cold knives staring at the princes kneeling on the ground below.

"I never thought that he would dare to rebel! Are you all looking forward to my death? Are you all thinking about my throne?!"

All the princes knelt on the ground, not daring to look up: "Father, I have absolutely no such intention!"

But Kangxi was now furious, and he threw the memorial in front of the princes. It happened to fall in front of Yinzhen and Yinsi.

Looking at the contents, they were shocked. The prince was actually plotting a rebellion!

Now the prince's party has been captured by Prince Zhi and his imperial guards and has been imprisoned.

Kangxi was so angry that he felt dizzy and suddenly fell down on the chair behind him. He felt sad: "I was so good to Yinreng, but he wanted to rebel..."

The princes did not dare to speak, and Kangxi did not expect them to reply. He was silent for a moment and then spoke again:

"Return to the capital tomorrow! I want to see if this rebellious son wants to kill his father?!"

The atmosphere in the entire paddock was extremely tense. Everyone was packing their luggage silently, and Tong Nuanyan didn't take her son out to play.

By the time Kangxi and his entourage rushed back to the capital without sleep, half a month had passed, which was half the time of the trip.

Qianqing Palace.

"Father, the Crown Prince Yinreng has committed embezzlement and used his power as regent to collude with Suo Etu to plot a rebellion!"

Prince Zhi spoke with a righteous and high-spirited look on his face.

Several ministers who supported the Prince of Zhi also came out to agree. Kangxi, sitting on the dragon throne, held the letter as evidence in his hand, and was extremely disappointed.

These were all collected in Yuqing Palace. They contain not only the prince's own handwriting but also the prince's seal, which is solid evidence.

What's more, when the rebellion broke out, Soetu led thousands of elite soldiers and rushed into the palace with the approval of the crown prince. These were all witnessed by the imperial guards with their own eyes, and even the Prince of Zhi could not have faked them.

"My Lord, Yinreng is so treasonous that he should be deposed as the Crown Prince!"

The Prince of Zhi was pressing forward step by step, and Kangxi suddenly realized that the whetstone that was originally prepared for the prince was now falling on himself.

Looking at the people kneeling down, Kangxi was furious: "I decree that the unfilial son Yinreng colluded with Suo'etu to plot a rebellion. Now, remove the crown prince from office and confine him to the clan house. Suo'etu will be executed immediately, and the rest of his accomplices will be put to jail!"

In September of the 47th year of the Kangxi reign, Crown Prince Yinreng was deposed and the position of crown prince remained vacant. The Prince of Zhi suddenly became the most popular candidate for the position.

In the same year, Kangxi promoted Prince Yong to Prince Yong, the fifth Beile to Prince Heng, the seventh Beile to Prince Chun, and at the same time appointed the tenth Beile Yinzhen as Prince Dun.

The other princes received no rewards.

The Eighth Prince had many supporters due to his reputation as a virtuous man in the court, and he seemed to be ready to compete with the Prince of Zhi. Among them, important officials in the court such as Alinga, Orondei, Kuixu, and Zhang Yushu highly respected him.