The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 18: Allowed to Return

As soon as Kangxi got hold of it, he felt the difference between this whip and the others. The whip presented by Buerhe was not a decorative item, but a lighter, more resilient, and more practical one. Thinking of the easy-to-use whip that Fei Yanggu had shown off in front of him before, he thought it must be of this kind. If Fei Yanggu, who had been marching and fighting for years, could not let it go, then this whip must be a good thing. Thinking of this, Kangxi's recognition of Buerhe as his daughter-in-law became even higher. A daughter-in-law who gave a gift that touched his heart was obviously very concerned about this marriage. If she cared so much about her father-in-law, then she would be more considerate and attentive to Yinreng in the future.

It is one thing for a family to be unfaithful to their daughter-in-law, but it is another thing for the daughter-in-law to be unfaithful to her son. In any case, if Ulanara dared to be cold to Yinreng, then Kangxi would never forgive her. To put it bluntly, this matter is Kangxi's double standards.

After the greeting, Kangxi did not let Yinreng and his wife leave. Kangxi said: "Today is your wedding day. Normally, the Emperor should not trouble you. However, the Emperor had a dream a few days ago. After waking up, he was very worried about your Ukuma Ma's health. Master Pu Du suggested that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess could take her to pray for her. I have been worried about you two these past two days, so today I want you two to pay my respects to me."

Since the emperor said so, Bu Erhe would definitely not refuse. The prince had also been prepared for this, so the two of them had no objection and agreed directly.

Following Master Pu Du's instructions, the palace servants brought two cushions and placed them in the center of the main hall. The Crown Prince and Burhe each sat cross-legged on one of them, and then they put their hands together in a prayer gesture.

Kangxi waved his hand, and all the servants in the room, including Su Malagu, went down to guard outside the door.

Then Xiaozhuang was arranged to lie on the couch that had been prepared long ago, with the Empress Dowager guarding her.

After the Crown Prince and Burhe closed their eyes, Master Pudu began to recite the "Tranquil Mind Sutra." Burhe listened attentively the first time, and the Crown Prince and Burhe joined in the second. As Kangxi and the others watched, Master Pudu guided a visible golden mist from between the Crown Prince and Burhe toward the reclining Empress Xiaozhuang. Then, under Master Pudu's hand seals, the mist slowly flowed into Empress Xiaozhuang's body. Empress Xiaozhuang's demeanor became visibly more relaxed, and she appeared several years younger.

Xiaozhuang gradually fell asleep. Kangxi wanted to ask, but Master Pu Du just shook his head at Kangxi, indicating that there was nothing wrong. Then he looked at the two people sitting cross-legged on the cushion with relief.

Then, Master Pu Du slowly came to the end of the sutra, and the prince and Burhe slowly opened their eyes as the chanting ended.

The two felt as if something had changed, but also as if nothing had happened. They didn't know. Pu Du had just seen everything clearly with his divine eyes. Under the guidance of his magic, these two had just completed the restoration of both their minds and spirits. This was something that only enlightened people like them could achieve. Logically speaking, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, as members of the royal family, should not be in this situation. However, when he wanted to take a closer look, he saw a golden dragon rushing towards them. He was so scared that he quickly closed his divine eyes and never dared to spy on the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess again.

After this incident, Pu Du had gained enough opportunities and his mission was complete. After repaying the favor, he planned to find a way out as soon as he left the palace. Don't think he didn't see the glittering eyes of Kangxi when he saw him drawing in the energy. If he didn't leave now, he would never have another chance to escape.

Seeing the natural expressions of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, they thought it was just their own illusion and did not take it seriously. Even the Crown Prince only knew that Pu Du said that the auspicious dragon and phoenix could help Ukuma Ma, but he did not know the details.

However, Kangxi knew that the matter of the Empress Dowager was settled, and the Crown Princess was indeed the right choice. In his joy, he rewarded Burhe with a pair of jade bracelets, which confused Burhe. The Crown Prince had no choice but to come forward and explain that it was because they had just prayed for Ukuma to sleep well, and the Emperor was happy to reward them.

Although this reason is far-fetched, it is the only possible one at the moment. How else can we explain that Kangxi gave gifts just for reciting scriptures twice with eyes closed?

The Empress Dowager fell asleep, and Kangxi prepared to send the Empress Dowager back to Ciren Palace. The Crown Prince and Buerhe also went with her. After sending the Empress Dowager to Ciren Palace, Kangxi waved his hand and asked the two to return to Yuqing Palace, but he instructed them to go to Cining Palace for dinner together in the evening.

Now the more he looked at the Crown Princess, the more satisfied he was. He was not stingy in giving face to Burhe and gave the order directly.

As for Master Pu Du, he was led to the Qianqing Palace by the young eunuch as soon as they left the Cining Palace.

Master Pu Du waited in the Qianqing Palace for almost half an hour before Kangxi came back. By this time, Master Pu Du had already written out his speech several times. As soon as Kangxi came back, he bluntly told him the pros and cons of today's events.

When Kangxi heard that there were still disadvantages, he became unhappy and asked what the disadvantages were and why they were not explained before.

Pu Du did not back down and said frankly that it was a drawback that he had just discovered. This drawback was only a drawback for men nowadays and actually had no impact on the prince.

After hearing what Pu Du said, Kangxi was no longer so nervous, but he still asked Pu Du to explain what was going on.

Pu Du told about the scene he saw with his heavenly eyes when he helped to draw out the dragon and phoenix energy in the Cining Palace. He said that from now on the prince would probably only be able to touch the crown princess because his dragon energy recognized the crown princess's phoenix energy. In this life, other than her, anyone else who wanted to get close to the prince would be unconsciously expelled by the dragon and phoenix energy. Minor consequences would only result in a small misfortune, but serious consequences could be life-threatening.

When Kangxi heard this, he raised his eyebrows. Although he had just witnessed the Royal Grandmother being cured with his own eyes and saw the so-called dragon and phoenix aura, he did not believe what Master Pu Du said about the vision that only he saw.

After all, he had received Western education, and there were still many missionaries working for him under his command. People like Nan Huairen and Johann Adam Schall von Bell were both famous foreigners. When he was a child, he learned astronomy and geography from Teacher Tang.

When Pu Du saw Kangxi's expression, he knew that he didn't believe it. Pu Du didn't go into details. He just said that the prince and the princess were a match made in heaven and that he had peeped into destiny this time and suffered backlash. He thought he would go into seclusion next, so he said goodbye to Kangxi and returned to Handuo Temple.

Kangxi was in a good mood and did not bother with Pu Du. For a moment, he did not think about trying to control Pu Du. But as soon as he relaxed, Pu Du found an opportunity to set the scene. Then, the news that Master Pu Du had passed away slowly spread from Handuo Temple in the capital.

Kangxi then realized that what Master Pu Du had said before about the backlash was true. He sent secret guards to investigate. The guards came back and reported that Master Pu Du returned to Handuo Temple the next day and explained to the abbot the whereabouts of the scriptures he had written. That night, he passed away in the room where he had been in seclusion. Only eighteen round relics were left in the place where he had been meditating.

Kangxi couldn't help but believe it now. Even a great monk like Master Pu Du passed away because of helping the Empress Dowager to prolong her life. It seemed that the art of longevity was really not easy to obtain! After all, it would be difficult to find another monk like Master Pu Du in the world.

Despite the considerable difficulty, Kangxi did not give up. Having seen such miraculous methods, even though he was still strong and healthy, he still wanted to prepare for a rainy day. So, he secretly dispatched a team of secret guards, who were then tasked with searching the country for a high-ranking monk and the secret to immortality.

After the couple came back from Yuqing Palace, they both felt physically tired. They didn't say much, but just had lunch together. Then Yinreng went to the front yard, and Buerhe returned to the main yard to rest. No further information was mentioned.

After lunch, Burhe dressed up again with the help of a nanny. The next step was to meet the princes. Although several older princes had gone to welcome the bride when Burhe married the crown prince yesterday, Burhe was sitting in the sedan chair with a veil on her head. She was not familiar with the emperor's sons and had never even seen them.

The meeting was held in Yuqing Palace, so Buerhe asked Nanny Li, Nanny Pang and Nanny Wu of Yuqing Palace to communicate early. Since the dinner would be held in Cining Palace, only a simple afternoon tea was prepared, with hot tea and snacks.

Prince Buerhe and Crown Prince were also waiting early in the main hall of the front yard. Soon, more than ten princes entered Yuqing Palace one after another as if they had made an appointment.

The first thing to do when meeting someone was to exchange greetings. Crown Prince Yinreng didn't wait for his brothers to do so before going straight forward to greet them: "Big brother and younger brothers are here, please don't be polite. The Crown Princess has already prepared refreshments and is waiting for you to come."

The brothers have become accustomed to this. In the past, the eldest brother and the second brother, the Crown Prince, had fierce quarrels, and they thought that the second brother, the Crown Prince, was difficult to talk to. In fact, after they got to know him, they found that the second brother, the Crown Prince, was very approachable. At least the second brother, the Crown Prince, never asked them to salute in private, and he didn't call him the unfamiliar Crown Prince, but asked his brothers to call him the second brother.

As for the eldest brother, the prince and he seemed to be born in conflict. The second brother was very tolerant of other brothers, but to the eldest brother, except for treating him equally in public, I heard that he ignored him in private.

It's not the second brother's fault. It's because the eldest brother is too short-sighted. Because the second brother is the legitimate son and was made the crown prince at an early age, he is very much loved by the emperor. As a result, the eldest brother is determined to compete for the emperor's attention.

When they were old enough to get married, the eldest brother wanted to give birth to the eldest grandson of the emperor as soon as possible. For this reason, the eldest sister-in-law got pregnant again not long after she came out of confinement. Because her pregnancy signs were not good, she did not come to today's meeting.

If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely be angry with my eldest brother.

If they were to say, the second prince was born as a prince, and he was also the emperor's legitimate son. His status has been stable over the years. Why would the eldest brother be so desperate and insist on fighting for the only one?

Even now, the younger brothers, in response to the Crown Prince's greeting, all came forward and called out "Crown Prince, Second Brother" and "Congratulations." Only the eldest prince, like a fool, quickly stepped forward, patted Yinreng on the shoulder and laughed heartily: "Second brother, congratulations on your marriage! Your eldest sister-in-law is pregnant again, so it's not convenient for her to come today. Please don't mind! Oh, speaking of which, it seems that it will take several more years for me to see your legitimate son or daughter, hahahaha."

After saying these words, the eldest prince Yinzhi just laughed to himself, not noticing the sudden cooling of the atmosphere, or perhaps this was exactly the effect he wanted.

Yinreng was worthy of being a person who lived a second life. Seeing such a scene, he endured it. After all, he was the winner in the final fight between the two brothers for the eldest grandson in the previous life. Although the one on his side was the illegitimate eldest grandson Hongxi, compared to his elder brother who worked hard and finally gave birth to four golden flowers before getting a thin legitimate little prince, Yinreng won overall.

However, in this life, Yinreng did not plan to have another child, Hongxi, with Li Jia. As the crown prince, even if he gave birth to eight or ten outstanding legitimate sons, it would only take a word for the emperor to deprive him of his crown prince position.

Then why bother yourself with the worry of giving birth to a legitimate son in this life?

Seeing that Yinreng was not angry, the third and fourth princes hurried to smooth things over and prepared to offer tea.

This was also the custom of the Qing Dynasty. On the second day after her wedding, the bride would meet her husband's brothers and sisters and present them with gifts.

The princesses were arranged by the Empress Dowager to meet at the Cining Palace tomorrow, while the princes were scheduled to meet this afternoon. This was also the rule that came into effect after Irgen Jueluo married into the royal family.

The first person the prince introduced to Burhe was the eldest prince Yinzhi. Burhe did not have the slightest airs of a princess consort and was as approachable as the prince. She knelt down to salute the eldest prince Yinzhi and said, "Good luck to you, elder brother." She then offered him green tea that she had brewed herself.