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

Chapter 55: The Fourth Prince is plotted against, and the Crown Prince faces reality

In the 35th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the most exciting event in the palace during the first half of the year was the upcoming marriage of the Fifth Princess, Wenxian. Depin had been quiet for a while since her last attempt to find fault with her, as her most beloved daughter was about to be married, and the Emperor had not yet agreed to let Wenxian marry as a Gulun Princess.

Therefore, when the Imperial Household Department prepared the dowry, it had to follow the rules, even if Depin put pressure on it.

During this period, another incident happened. One time, Depin tried to threaten the Fourth Prince but failed, so she drugged him and almost caused him to cause chaos in the palace. If the Crown Prince had not rescued him in time, the Fourth Prince would have collapsed in Yonghe Palace.

In the end, Kangxi did not punish Depin because Wenxian was about to get married, but he confined her to Yonghe Palace and sent the Yulin Guard to guard her personally.

As for the reason why this happened, we have to start with the current work of the Fourth Prince. Since the Fourth Prince controlled the Yellow River, he has been arranged in the Imperial Household Department. In the past few years, he has almost sorted out the Imperial Household Department. Now the Imperial Household Department is in the hands of the royal family.

But some time ago, Depin wanted to upgrade her dowry because of Wenxian's matter, but the emperor didn't agree? Then Depin worked hard on the Fourth Prince.

At first, Depin informed the Fourth Prince to prepare a dowry for Wen Xian according to the regulations for Princess Gulun, but was rejected by the Fourth Prince. Then Depin thought of giving the Fourth Prince a drug to threaten him.

On that day, Concubine De invited the Fourth Prince to Yonghe Palace. At first, she played the family card and even thoughtfully stewed soup for the Fourth Prince.

Who was the Fourth Prince? He was a poor little boy who had never experienced much maternal love. Although he was alert to his mother's sudden advances, he never imagined he had been drugged! Just like that, after drinking a bowl of soup, the Fourth Prince was instantly poisoned by the aphrodisiac. Yonghe Palace was also guarded by Concubine De. If the Fourth Prince refused, he would have to stay in Yonghe Palace and hang out with the palace maids because of the Chinese medicine.

If this happened, the Fourth Prince's life would be ruined. No matter how tolerant Kangxi was of his son, he would not tolerate his son doing such a thing in his harem.

The Fourth Prince never expected that his mother hated him so much that she would rather destroy him than let him go. At this moment, all his feelings for Concubine De disappeared, and he secretly swore in his heart that he would never ask about Concubine De again.

Just when the Fourth Prince was about to despair, the Crown Prince appeared with several strong eunuchs. He took off his cloak and covered the Fourth Prince's head with it. He asked the eunuchs to escort the Fourth Prince to the South Third Residence. Then he instructed He Zhu to call the imperial physician on duty today in the Imperial Hospital before striding out of Yonghe Palace.

However, before leaving Yonghe Palace, the prince said to Depin: "Think about your fourteenth brother and take care of yourself." Just this one sentence made Depin unable to hold on any longer, and she fell to her knees with a thud.

She didn't want to do that either. She just wanted her daughter to look good when she got married. If that evil fourth brother had agreed earlier, she wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure, right?

This was her own doing, and she was responsible for her own actions. What did this have to do with Little Fourteen? Thinking of this, she suddenly stood up and prepared to go to the Qianqing Palace. She wanted to apologize to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would let her go for the sake of her motherly heart and not vent his anger on Little Fourteen.

But when she was about to go out with her personal nanny, she found that they could no longer get out. The prince had already dispatched a team of guards to guard the gate of Yonghe Palace tightly. Not to mention her, even a fly could not escape from Yonghe Palace.

At this point, Depin was completely paralyzed. She knew that she had completely lost this game. Once the truth was revealed and the prince exaggerated the matter, she would not be able to escape even if she had wings.

At this time, Depin could not think about her eldest son who was still suffering, nor her daughter who was about to be flogged. She was only thinking about how to prevent the emperor from venting his anger on Fourteenth.

At the South Third House, the young eunuchs sent the Fourth Prince to the place where they had lived before. No new residents had been arranged here yet, so the place still retained the same appearance as when the Fourth Prince and his friends moved out.

The imperial physician was quickly dragged over by He Zhu. He was shocked as soon as he started. Fortunately, He Zhu had explained the Fourth Prince's symptoms clearly before finding the imperial physician, and the imperial physician had brought a lot of pills in advance, otherwise this makeshift medicine would really be of little use.

After knowing the symptoms, the doctor quickly took out a Qingrejiedu pill from the medicine box and gave it to the fourth prince. After about a cup of tea, the fourth prince's condition was slightly relieved. However, at this time, the medicine prescribed by the doctor was already on the stove and being decocted.

About half an hour later, the Fourth Prince finally took the medicine. After the imperial physician took his pulse, he was sure that the drug's effects had worn off. Then the Fourth Prince washed up and fell asleep with the help of the servants.

After the Fourth Prince was safe, the Crown Prince went directly to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Since he had intervened in this matter, it would be better for him to explain it in person, otherwise the Emperor would become suspicious again.

When Yinreng arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Kangxi was already waiting there, but he was not waiting for Yinreng but for news from Liang Jiugong and the secret guards.

Yinreng's arrival was unexpected, but also reasonable. Kangxi always knew that his prince was a good son and a good brother, and the ideal of brotherly love and respect was embodied in him.

Kangxi gestured for Yinreng to sit next to him and tell him the whole story from beginning to end. Of course, this was only one piece of evidence, and he would compare it with the other two later.

Yinreng was also aware of Kangxi's suspicion, so he did not hide or exaggerate, and directly told how he learned the news, what Depin did in the middle, and how he handled it later.

Kangxi did not make a direct conclusion. He praised the prince for his care and love for his younger brother as an elder brother. After rewarding him with a dagger, he let Yinreng return to Yuqing Palace.

Speaking of this, he was also confused. The main reason was that he should not have been involved in this matter, but the note did make him doubt. He always suspected that he was not the only one in this world who was lucky enough to have a chance to start over. Shi and Dong E in the backyard of the fourth brother were the objects of his suspicion before.

However, since those two people had been hanging around Lao Si's backyard for a few years and he had observed that they posed no threat, he let the matter go.

But this evening, he suddenly received a note which read: The Fourth Master is in trouble in Yonghe Palace, and the Crown Prince has been deposed and reinstated twice.

To be honest, he felt a little bit goosebumps when he got the note, but then he thought about his ambitions in life and felt relieved.

Originally, he was planning to go back to Yuqing Palace and ignore the matter. But when he was halfway there, he thought of the fourth brother and felt a little guilty. He sighed and called a team of guards with a few strong eunuchs to rush to Yonghe Palace.

After returning to Yuqing Palace, Yinreng sat there and thought quietly for a long time, and finally let out a breath: It was only today that he realized that he still couldn't make up his mind and couldn't let go.

Before, he thought he had completely let it go and could live like this for the rest of his life, but the appearance of this note today broke his lie. He was unwilling to give up and still wanted that position.

Yes, how could he accept this? He was clearly closest to that position, and closest to freedom. In his previous life, he had been the crown prince for a full forty years. How many forty years could a person have? He had lived his entire life in fear for that little bit of freedom, but just when he was about to see the light, "snap", a whip lashed him into the abyss.

If there was no hope, then that would be fine, but why didn't you say it for decades? You kept deceiving yourself that it was yours, and kept giving yourself the only treatment. When you were successfully deceived and thought it was you, you suddenly exposed the lie. Emperor, you are so cruel!

Thinking of this, Yinreng snorted again in the direction of the Qianqing Palace. His father hadn't been a winner in his previous life. He had finally chosen the fourth son, and he hadn't had time to teach him the ways of an emperor. The fourth son's tricks might have fooled him temporarily, but when he taught the next generation, it would be a disaster. This hidden danger wouldn't erupt soon, but it wouldn't be long. Even after his death, he could imagine how the fourth son's descendants would ruin the Qing Dynasty. His father had been obsessed with imperial power his entire life, and the Qing Dynasty would eventually pay the price for his mistakes.

That night, Yinreng stayed in the study for a long time until Buerhe came looking for him with a lantern. Buerhe was shocked when he pushed the door open, because the whole study was pitch black, without any light, and the prince was sitting there quietly.

Originally, Buerhe wanted to light a lamp, but was stopped by Yinreng. In the darkness, Yinreng took Buerhe's hand and held her in his arms: "Buerhe, if I say that I want the throne, will you be willing to accompany me?"

Buerhe didn't answer Yinreng immediately. Instead, he thought carefully about every scene since he met Yinreng: their first meeting, their wedding, their horseback riding on the grassland, their first time together, when he secretly complained on his behalf, when the couple held their baby for the first time, when he played the big horse for the child, when he took revenge on the enemy who had said bad things about him, when he stayed up all night to take care of the child when he was sick, when he snatched food from the child, when he patiently taught the child to read...

Scenes of the past flashed before her eyes. Only then did Buerhe realize that she actually remembered every detail of their relationship very clearly. She still remembered the first time she felt moved and told herself to stay calm. She also remembered the warmth that flowed between them when they looked at each other. It turned out that she had already fallen into Yinreng's gentle trap and didn't want to get out.

It was because of this sentence tonight that she realized how strong her feelings for Yinreng were. When that sentence rang in her ears, her first reaction was "willing" without any other prefix. As long as it was him, she was willing.

Just when Yinreng was feeling uneasy and his hands were shaking slightly, Buerhe stretched out his hands and responded to Yinreng's embrace: "I do, no matter what you do, I do."

These words were like fireworks blooming in Yinreng's head. At that moment, Yinreng no longer remembered the throne, nor did he think of his fate of being deposed in the future. He just wanted to hold the woman in his arms for the rest of his life, until the end of time.

Yinreng, congratulations, you finally found someone who loves you wholeheartedly!