Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Yinzhen looked at his thirteenth brother Yinxiang, who wanted to leave but hesitated.

He patted Yinxiang's arm and whispered, "Thirteenth brother, don't think too much."

"Fourth Brother only has one thing to say. If you think carefully about the final result just now, you will understand what Second Brother means."

Yinxiang looked up at his fourth brother in confusion.

"Fourth brother?"

Yinzhen looked him in the eyes and said seriously, "Think carefully about what Fourth Brother just said."

Yinzhen didn't say much because he was worried that the thoughtful Yinsi and the impulsive, irritable, and talkative Yinzhi would hear him.

Seeing Yinxiang nodding at him, Yinzhen looked at his wronged brother Yinzhi who was beside the eighth brother, and felt a headache.

"Fourteenth, go back to the Southern Three Houses with Thirteenth as soon as possible. The task of reciting the Thousand Filial Piety Sutra is heavy and needs to be completed early."

"If you hand it in too late, Khan Ama won't be happy."

When Yinzhen saw that he had finished speaking, he left without looking back, with dissatisfaction in his eyes and muttering softly.

"Humph~"

"I want you to pretend to be kind!"

Yinsi comforted him, "Okay, Fourteen, don't be angry."

"Fourth Brother has always been like this, never showing his emotions. He just cares about you."

Yinzhen curled his lips but didn't say anything.

Yinsi smiled and said to Yinxiang, "Thirteen, are you going back to the South Third Residence?"

Yinxiang nodded, "Yes, my dear."

Yinsi smiled and said, "Let's go, Brother Eight will take you and Fourteen back."

Yinxiang twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Thank you, Big Brother."

Yinsi shook his head, "We are all brothers, Thirteen, there is no need to be so formal."

"Before leaving the palace, my brother lived with you in the East Residence, so our relationship would naturally be better."

"Thirteenth brother, take today's events in a more relaxed manner and don't take the words of the Crown Prince and Second Brother to heart."

"I think the second prince just felt that the third brother was being plotted against, and that you were too impatient to actually attack your brother, so he was a little harsh on you."

Yinxiang looked at the mynah bird that was "comforting" him in surprise.

Yinzhen said indignantly: "He has no good intentions at all!"

"It's just that I think that my third brother was a prince before, and it would be beneficial to win him over to my side!"

"At that time, Thirteenth Brother was just a bald prince who depended on him for survival. He didn't get any benefits, but he was willing to give him up if he wanted to."

Yinsi said gently: "Fourteenth brother, don't say that. The Crown Prince is not that kind of person."

"He's been very good to us brothers, but Second Brother has always been a stickler for rules, so he's a bit strict with Thirteen."

Yinzhen: "My brother is still speaking for him!"

"If he's strict with Thirteenth Brother, then why is he so 'tolerant' with Third Brother?"

A smile flashed across Yinsi's eyes, but his tone paused, as if he suddenly couldn't find an excuse.

"this...."

"Don't think too much, Fourteenth Brother. Second Sister-in-law treats us brothers well. If Second Brother really is like this, he would have forbidden us from associating with her long ago."

Yinzhen was stunned, stiffening his neck and saying stubbornly: "Second sister-in-law is Second sister-in-law, and he is him!"

On the way back to Nansanso, Yinxiang hardly spoke a word, but just listened to the conversation between his eighth brother and fourteenth brother.

In fact, after his fourth brother Yinzhen said that to him, he had some vague guesses.

However, there is no way to verify his guess for the time being.

But everything is just as Fourth Brother said, just look at the results and you will know that you are the one who benefits in the end.

Instead of the third brother who was "strongly protected" by the second brother, the prince!

.........

After the princes left the Qianqing Palace, Liang Jiugong asked the people in the imperial tea room to quickly serve the emperor another cup of tea.

After Kangxi drank some new tea, the anger and frustration in his heart finally dissipated a little.

He dropped the red pen in his hand, took a book from the bookshelf in the next room and read it carefully.

Liang Jiugong took a careful look and found it was "The Analects of Confucius".

Liang Jiugong served Emperor Kangxi since he was a child. Although he did not learn to read specifically, he had been with his master for a long time and was influenced by him, so he was naturally not illiterate.

But serving the emperor, even if one is well-educated, one can only be deaf, blind and dumb.

So no one knew that the eunuch Liang, the chief eunuch beside the emperor, actually knew quite a few words.

Liang Jiugong himself is also cautious and never shows himself in front of others.

He also has to use this little skill to guess his master's intentions at any time so that he can better serve his master and save his life and wealth!

So when he was serving behind Kangxi, he found that the emperor was reading the content of "On Government" and read it over and over again many times.

Liang Jiugong had an idea.

[Third Prince has probably been out of favor for some time. During this period, Third Prince cannot be mentioned in front of the Emperor.]

[Otherwise, I would be implicated by the Third Prince like the other princes.]

The advantage of being in the emperor's presence is that you can guess what the emperor is thinking.

But due to their limited vision, all they can see is the surface.

.........

After Yinreng returned to Yuqing Palace, he found that the Crown Princess and Feng Sheng'e were both in the study in the front yard.

The Crown Princess was holding Feng Sheng'e in her arms, and was reading a book to him in front of the small desk assigned to her.

After hearing the sound, Feng Sheng'e came out of his mother's arms and ran towards Yinreng.

"Ama Ama Ama."

"Ama is back."

Yinreng picked him up.

"Well, what was Feng Sheng'e doing just now?"

Feng Sheng'e nestled in his father's arms, rubbing his little head against his father's shoulder affectionately.

Then he said excitedly: "Mother is telling Fengsheng a story."

Yinreng asked curiously, "What story did Feng Sheng'e hear?"

Feng Sheng'e said happily, "Mother told me the story about Zhong You."

Yinreng knew it, but he still asked patiently: "Oh? Zhongyou? What's the story?"

Feng Sheng nodded, then continued as if presenting a treasure: "This story is called 'Carrying Rice Across a Hundred Miles'!"

"Mother said that a long time ago, there was a man named Zhong You."

"When he was young, there was a severe drought in his hometown. The people had little to eat, so the price of food was very high."

"His family is very poor and can't afford expensive food, so they have to eat wild vegetables to fill their stomachs."

Speaking of this, Feng Sheng wrinkled his delicate little nose.

"When we were on the grassland, my mother gave Fengsheng some wild vegetables. They were bitter and not tasty at all."

"It's even more bitter than the tea Amma drinks every day!"

Wanyu tapped his little nose and said with a smile, "The food that your mother gave you was prepared by Aunt Xia He. It's already delicious."

"Zhongyou's family isn't as wealthy as ours. They can't add all kinds of seasonings and cook it before letting you eat it. The food they eat tastes even more bitter and unpalatable."

Feng Sheng frowned and stuck out his tongue, as if he could imagine how bitter and unpalatable it was.

"From now on, Feng Sheng'e will never eat bitter wild vegetables!"

"Humph~"

Ignoring his mother, he continued to nestle in his father's arms and told him the story he had just heard.

"Zhongyou thought it was okay for him to eat the unpalatable wild vegetables, but he didn't want his elderly father and mother to eat the same unpalatable food as him, so he was very worried."

Yinreng picked up the honey water on the table, fed him a sip, and then asked softly.

"Well, what should we do then?"