The Destiny of Going to Hell

From that day on, Yinzhen became obsessed with finding a way to prolong his life. Countless sorcerers and Buddhist monks came to the palace, but he still kept it a secret from Xia Dongchun.

He didn't want Minmin to know about his ridiculous behavior.

Yes, he also felt that his behavior was ridiculous, but what if there was even a glimmer of hope?

He really wants to be with Minmin for a few more years...

He didn't want Xia Dongchun to know, so Xia Dongchun pretended not to know. The emperor's longevity was the prince's nightmare.

Hongyuan has grown up slowly over the years, and now he is fourteen years old and can start to meet people.

Xia Dongchun didn't dare to bet that Yinzhen would really have no guard against Hongyuan because of her.

To be honest, the deep love between emperors and their sons in feudal dynasties is even more fake than modern entertainment hot searches.

Hongli and Hongshi had already married, and their residences were next to each other, so they often visited each other. Occasionally, Hongyuan would visit Hongshi, and Hongli was no longer so hostile to Hongyuan.

Instead, he gave Hongyuan a lot of help in the court.

Xia Wei is Hongyuan's solid arm. It's because his face is simply the male version of his sister. Xia Wei, who has a sister complex, can't resist.

Seeing that Yinzhen's face was gradually turning pale and his temper was becoming more and more irritable, Xia Dongchun rushed into the Yangxin Palace.

Xiao Fuzi stopped at the door and said, "Why is the Queen here? The Emperor is discussing state affairs right now."

Xiao Fuzi raised her voice very high, reminding Yinzhen that summer, winter and spring were coming.

Xia Dongchun said coldly, "Xiao Fuzi, are you sure you want to stop me?"

Xiao Fuzi bent over and begged for mercy, "Empress, the Emperor said that you are not allowed to enter on the first or fifth day of the month."

Xia Dongchun's face was dark. She stood at the door and said, "Fourth brother, are you sure you don't want to let me in?"

In the inner room, Yinzhen was letting a group of sorcerers carry out the messy things from the back hall. He only went out himself when everything was almost cleaned up.

"Minmin, you're here." Yinzhen had a smile on his face. He held Xia Dongchun's hand and walked into the palace. "Just now, Fourth Brother was talking about government affairs. He didn't mean to ignore Minmin."

Xia Dongchun was led by Yinzhen into the hall. The smell of sulfur in the hall was still strong, and there was a faint smoke hanging from the beams.

Xia Dongchun held Yinzhen's face with both hands, "Fourth brother, how long have you not seen Minmin?"

Yinzhen's eyes were evasive. He didn't dare look into Xia Dongchun's clear eyes. He was afraid that he would not be able to help but tell everything. He was even more afraid of seeing his current appearance in Xia Dongchun's eyes.

Old, cloudy eyes, and gray black hair.

Xia Dongchun's eyes slowly became moist, "Are you still the fourth brother?"

Seeing Xia Dongchun's beautiful eyes filled with tears, Yinzhen panicked. He pulled Xia Dongchun's hand, but Xia Dongchun turned around and broke free.

"My fourth brother is so wise and brave that he wouldn't believe in nonsense like elixirs! If I hadn't noticed that you were not in good health recently and you refused to see me, I would never have thought of this!"

Xia Dongchun's words hit Yinzhen's heart like a sledgehammer.

He originally didn't believe in these superstitious things, but there was a huge difference between him and Min Min, and the only thing he could do was to believe in these things.

"Or maybe Fourth Brother no longer trusts Min Min and has been hiding these things from me." Xia Dongchun staggered slightly, as if he could not accept the distrust of the person next to him.

No, that's not the case!

Yinzhen reached forward and grasped Xia Dongchun's hand, but the moment he grasped it he suddenly fell to the ground.

Xia Dongchun quickly called the imperial physician and asked the guards to carry Yinzhen to the bed. She indeed had not seen Yinzhen for a long time.

Wrinkles crept up on Yinzhen's eyebrows and eyes. Lying down, he lost the majesty of an emperor and gained more of the temperament of an ordinary person.

She stayed by Yinzhen's bedside and for the first time saw the decline of this man who doted on her.

When Yinzhen woke up, she brought the medicine and fed it to him personally. Tears flashed in her eyes. The imperial physician was still waiting beside him. After listening to the imperial physician's diagnosis, Yinzhen sighed in his heart.

It's your own fault.

The pills he swallowed turned out to be death warrants. He thought he was feeling euphoric, but it was just an illusion of burning life.

He closed his eyes, but in March...

Yinzhen opened his eyes and patted Xia Dongchun's hand, "Minmin, fourth brother will come to see you later, okay? Be good."

Xia Dongchun refused. She lay beside Yinzhen's bed, staring at him without blinking, "Fourth brother, Minmin wants to accompany you."

Yinzhen only has three months left. One day less of companionship means one day less of peace of mind.

Yinzhen had no choice but to nod and agree to let Xia Dongchun stay.

Then Yinzhen called Zhang Tingyu and other ministers to secretly appoint Hongyuan as the crown prince. After so many years, everyone has known Yinzhen's intentions, so this secret decree did not surprise anyone.

People were surprised that Kangxi lived such a long life, but they did not expect that Yinzhen was not a long-lived person. His health was so poor that he only lived for three months.

He also sent people to arrest those sorcerers and educate the public about the harmful effects of elixirs.

After everything was settled, Yinzhen fell asleep, and Xia Dongchun stayed with him all night to make sure that Yinzhen did not have the sudden high fever at night as the imperial physician had said.

When Yinzhen opened his eyes the next day, Minmin was still there. His slender hands reached out to Xia Dongchun's head. Xia Dongchun only had a pearl flower in her hair, and her hair was black, smooth and shiny.

The contrast between the no longer young hands and the aging skin and the black hair of Xia Dongchun was even more shocking than he had imagined.