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

Chapter 57 The Truth of the Matter (I)

Of course, the one who returned before the Fourth Prince was Yinreng. As soon as he entered, Buerhe cast a curious glance at him. How could she, the hostess, not know whether the Fourth Prince had rested in Yuqing Palace yesterday? Besides, it was her palace maid who went to the Fourth Prince's residence to deliver the message to the Fourth Lady.

Yinreng didn't think about hiding it from Burhe. Besides, the next thing really needed Burhe's cooperation. There were many overlaps between this time and the last time, and the weird feeling he had was very similar to the previous time when he spread rumors about Burhe.

He admitted that Depin didn't like the fourth prince, but even though the fourth prince had never been kind to the fourteenth prince in his previous life and finally made the fourteenth prince guard the imperial mausoleum and unable to return to Beijing for the rest of his life, Depin did not take any harsh action. At most, she refused to accept the empress dowager's title on the spot and was unwilling to move to the palace.

After all, they are mother and son. Yinreng would never believe that Depin would be so cruel. At most, he would give the fourth son some aphrodisiac to threaten him, but he would never hurt him.

But what is the result now? The evidence that Depin harmed the fourth son is irrefutable. If the fourth son had not been rescued in time, he would most likely have been crippled. There is no possibility of easing the relationship between them. Both mother and son are hurt, and Depin's lineage is considered to be ruined.

If you want to know the real culprit behind the scenes, the easiest way is to see who benefits in the end?

But looking at the whole incident, the only one who benefited in the end was myself, which was half of the fourth place.

How should I put it? In this matter, I saved the fourth prince and would gain his loyalty in the future. The fourth prince completely broke away from the lineage of Concubine De and became an independent individual, becoming the true prince under the name of Empress Xiaoyi. No matter how you look at it, it is beneficial to me. However, the two people in the game are very clear that this is definitely not done by them. Therefore, it becomes difficult to find the real culprit behind the scenes, and the matter begins to become confusing.

Bu Erhe also frowned after listening to Yinreng's explanation. Not to mention that it really had the same conspiracy flavor as last time. The last time, the emperor's final explanation was that he ignored Depin and demoted her to a concubine, and gave herself a reward. This time, it seems that the emperor also knew that something was wrong, otherwise Depin would not just be under house arrest.

Forget about the Fifth Princess and the Fourteenth Prince. The entire harem belongs to the Emperor. If he wants to punish someone directly, does he need to consider other people's faces? You have to understand that the current Emperor is no longer the Kangxi who just ascended the throne. He now holds absolute power. Who can shake his power?

So the truth of the matter is that there is a third party waiting for an opportunity behind the scenes. Today's drama is obviously aimed at Concubine De, and the Fourth Prince is just a by-product. If the Crown Prince had not participated, he probably would not have been involved.

After figuring it out, Bullhe nodded in agreement, and then inadvertently passed the message to Liuli. Then all that was left was to wait.

Although the couple is now determined to strive for the throne, they still have to work separately. This is just like the family economy in modern society. Even after marriage, the couple must keep their affairs separate to avoid any disputes that may be difficult to resolve if something really happens. After all, the human heart is the most unpredictable in this world, isn't it? Who can be sure that a couple who love each other deeply now will not become enemies in the future?

After the couple had made their plans clear in Yuqing Palace, all that remained was to wait for the outcome. At the Fourth Prince's Mansion, the Fourth Lady had just welcomed her husband back to the mansion.

The Fourth Lady said, "Master, you're back. How could you have drunk so much yesterday? My second sister-in-law sent someone to tell me, but I didn't believe it at first. But I sent someone to bring you some clothes. Didn't you receive them? Why aren't you wearing that outfit today?"

The Fourth Master smiled at the Fourth Lady, then took her hand and looked around to talk about something else: "How are you today? Did the child bother you?"

In the past two days, the Fourth Lady has started to experience early pregnancy symptoms. Every morning she has to dry heave for a long time before she can sit down peacefully, and her food doesn't taste as good as before.

The Fourth Lady was about to ask more, but the Fourth Master simply pinched the back of her hand with his fingers. The Fourth Lady paused before speaking, "It's almost time for lunch. Master, please eat in the main courtyard today. The young sprouts that have just arrived at the farm are very fresh."

The Fourth Master: "It's up to you, Madam. I'll go lie down in the room for a while. You can arrange lunch and come over to talk." After saying that, she took Su Peisheng into the inner room. However, the Fourth Master found that Su Peisheng was closer to the Fourth Master today, as if he was afraid that the Fourth Master would fall.

Since the Fourth Master had given such an order, the Fourth Lady did not refuse. She quickly recommended a few dishes that the Fourth Master liked, and then, served by her personal maid, entered the inner room.

The couple were both in the inner room. The Fourth Master dismissed all the servants and leaned on the large pillow on the bed. The Fourth Lady was seated on a large chair beside the bed.

The couple looked at each other for a few seconds, and the Fourth Master finally spoke: "I wasn't actually resting in Yuqing Palace yesterday. I was tricked."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the Fourth Lady trying to get up, so Yinzhen quickly stopped her: "Don't get excited, sit still. You're not suited to such violent movements right now. Does it hurt? Can you do it? Do you want to call the imperial physician?"

Upon hearing Yinzhen's words of dissuasion, the Fourth Lady slowly sat down, gently caressing her heart and her belly, which had not yet bulged, and slowly calmed down: "Master, I'm fine. I was just too excited just now. Are you okay?"

The Fourth Master finally let go of the worry he had been holding on to. "Don't do this next time. My safe return means everything is fine. I didn't want to tell you about this because I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it. If something happens, I'll regret it even more."

But the prince is right. It's better for me to tell you this than to hear it from outside. At least the information I have is true, while outsiders may not know how much information they have.

The Fourth Lady had already sat down calmly: "Master, please tell me, I can hold my ground now."

The Fourth Master confirmed, "Is it really possible?" After seeing the Fourth Lady nod in affirmation, the Fourth Master continued the previous topic, "This matter has to start with the Fifth Sister's upcoming marriage this year. The imperial edict that day stated that the Fifth Sister would be pacifying the Mongols in May of this year. At that time, two ministers would be sent to escort the bride and directly escort her to the Ongniud tribe to marry Cangjin, the Duke of Duleng.

When this happened, I happened to be in the Imperial Household Department, so I thought that I would go to the Emperor to ask for help later. After all, she was my biological sister, and if I went to send her off, it would be considered as fulfilling the brother-sister relationship.

But before I could get off duty, someone from Yonghe Palace arrived with a message saying that Concubine De was hosting a family dinner there tonight and asked me to come along. At that time, I thought, I'll go to Yonghe Palace first, then ask Fifth Sister if there's anything she needs to add. I'll then report it to her when I go to Qianqing Palace.

But after arriving at Yonghe Palace, Depin greeted me with such a smile that I lost my guard and simply indulged in the warmth of a mother's love."

After saying this, Yinzhen was in a trance for a moment, as if he had returned to that moment again.

The Fourth Lady slowly moved to the bedside, sat down beside the Fourth Master, and patted his hand. Only then did the Fourth Master wake up from his memories. He also held the Fourth Lady's hand, asked her to sit next to him, and continued: "Depin served me a bowl of soup at that time, and emphasized that she cooked it herself. I couldn't help it and drank the whole bowl. After that, things started to go wrong. Depin's attitude suddenly changed. She asked me to give my fifth sister the dowry specifications without my permission. How could I agree to such a thing? Besides, even if I agreed, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is ultimately under the Emperor's control. How could I listen to my own opinion? Who can do this without the Emperor's consent? Who dares to do it?"

The Fourth Lady placed her hand on the Fourth Master's back and gently stroked him, which helped him calm down a little and slowly calm down.

Yinzhen looked at his wife with gentle eyes. Although he didn't say anything, this moment was so beautiful that people couldn't bear to disturb her.

After a while, the Fourth Lady blushed and turned her head away. Yinzhen blushed slightly, coughed lightly, and continued, "Later, I didn't agree, and I found out I had been poisoned by Chinese medicine. Then, the Crown Prince and the Second Brother came to rescue me. They placed me in the South Third Residence, and after consulting the Imperial Physician, they let me stay there to recuperate for a night."

Then Yinzhen said that he would not go out for the next few days and had already asked for leave. As for the need to recuperate, he did not mention it. He was too embarrassed to say it. This was related to male dignity, how could he tell his wife!

Fortunately, at this time, the Fourth Lady only cared about whether her master was hurt. She didn't care about that nonsense. The main reason was that the Fourth Lady was pregnant. There was no way she could sleep with her master before she gave birth.

Only after knowing that the Fourth Master had no serious problems and just needed to take medicine for a while did the Fourth Lady feel relieved.

At this time, the servant from the outer room came in to report that lunch was ready. The couple smiled at each other and went to the outer room to eat together.

In Yonghe Palace, there were continuous "bang" and "pa" sounds. In the main hall, Concubine De was still dropping a large, brightly colored vase from the Duobao Pavilion. There was another loud "pa" sound.

The outside of the house was crowded with servants, all of whom were trembling with fear, not daring to move or open the door to look.

Nanny Xia, Depin's personal nanny, was also very scared at this time. However, while other servants could hide aside, she could not. This matter was entrusted to her by Depin to supervise personally, and now that something went wrong, she could not escape.

Nanny Xia gently pushed open the door and walked into the darkness trembling.

"Kneel down!" A gentle voice made Nanny Xia shudder immediately. She didn't care what was on the ground. She knelt down quickly, but ended up kneeling directly in the middle of a piece of porcelain. Her leg was instantly pierced. She wanted to scream loudly, but she didn't dare. She could only sob softly.

After serving Depin for such a long time, she knew her master very well. The softer her voice was, the angrier she was, and the more danger she would face next. In order to survive, the best way at this time was to do whatever her master asked her to do and not resist.

Sure enough, seeing Nanny Xia kneeling there obediently and not daring to cry out even though her leg was injured, Depin felt much better. However, the next moment, when she thought of being framed this time, her anger surged up again.

Depin: "Tell me the truth, who did this palace ask you to do? It was originally just a little bit of love potion, why did you suddenly increase the dosage? The amount I gave you at that time would not have had such serious consequences!"

At that time, Yinzhen's face suddenly changed and his whole body turned red. She knew that she had been plotted this time. However, under the circumstances at that time, even if she said that she did not mean it and just wanted to scare Yinzhen, the other party probably would not believe it.

But she is his mother. Even though the Fourth Prince did not grow up by her side, even though he once called another woman "mother", he is still her son whom she had carried for ten months and looked forward to being born. She would never want to harm him.

But this time was different. She had discovered that she had completely lost her eldest son. One wrong step led to another. Perhaps she should not have targeted the Crown Princess from the beginning. She should not have exposed her true nature so quickly, or exposed her true nature when her position was not as solid as a rock.

In that case, the prince would not target her, Yinzhen would still be her son, and she would still be one of the four concubines who managed the harem with honors, instead of being like now, with no power in her hands, unable to even interfere in her daughter's marriage, and being taken advantage of by others because she was in a difficult situation.

It would be best if the other party hides their tail tightly. Once it is revealed a little, she, Wu Yalanruo, will let the other party see what the ability of Concubine De, the favorite concubine born in the banner family, is.

Nanny Xia did not dare to hide it and pretended to be lazy, so she asked the palace maid Yin'er in the small kitchen to help cook the soup. However, Nanny Xia also explained that she was indeed the one who added the medicine, and she added the dosage according to the master's request, without increasing it at all.

Depin didn't say anything. After a while, she asked Nanny Xia to get up and go find Na Yin'er. Then she asked the palace maids to light the lamps and clean the main hall. She was helped by another Nanny to go to the inner room.

A little while later, Nanny Xia dragged her injured leg and trotted into the inner room: "Master, it's bad, Yin'er, Yin'er has hanged herself in her room."

Depin was not surprised, or rather, no matter what happened now, she would not be surprised. This matter was obviously aimed at her, and the other party would definitely keep a close eye on it and not leave any loopholes.

However, little did he know that not leaving any flaws and directly silencing him would be the biggest flaw, because this kind of thing was obviously done by other people and had nothing to do with him. I think this is why the emperor knew about this but only confined himself to house arrest.

Depin didn't say anything, just leaning back on the chaise longue and letting another personal maid massage her head. She was having a headache. After a while, she saw Nanny Xia still kneeling on the ground and waved her hand, "Go down, find some ointment to apply to the wound, and rest for a few days. Come back and serve me when you're healed."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Xia quickly kowtowed to Concubine De and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your mercy. Thank you, my lord, for your mercy. I will take my leave now."

After Nanny Xia had completely left the inner room, Depin spoke softly again, "Find a chance to deal with it, and don't let anyone see it."

The nanny behind him moved: "Yes."