Secrets of Yuqing Palace

After dozens of days, Kangxi probably estimated that all the civil and military officials in the court should have understood his intentions and hints.

Therefore, on November 14th, he summoned Manchu and Han civil and military officials and asked them whether they had any objections to the dethronement of the crown prince.

If everyone were asked to choose one prince as the crown prince from among the other princes, and let everyone speak freely and submit a memorial to recommend the crown prince of their choice from among the other princes, then he would definitely listen to everyone's suggestions.

Who would have thought that the development of the situation did not go as he expected.

But it is also true that the prince's position has always been stable.

Now that the deposed crown prince has been captured, giving them the opportunity to ascend to the throne, how could those who are vying for the throne give up so easily?

Of course, they can’t wait to pull the prince down!

However, some of this was also planned in advance by Yinreng.

Therefore, not many people in the court raised objections to the dethronement of the crown prince!

On the contrary, there were many memorials recommending a new candidate for the crown prince.

Among them were the third prince Yinzhi, the fourth prince Yinzhen, the eighth prince Yinsi and the ninth prince Yin'er, as well as some memorials expressing objections to the dethronement of the crown prince.

Among them, there are only a few memorials from Yinzhen and Yin'er.

The most common memorials were those recommending the third prince Yinzhi and the eighth prince Yinsi.

Five piles of memorials of different heights were piled on Kangxi's imperial desk.

The number of memorials opposing the dethronement of the crown prince was similar to the number of memorials recommending Yinzhi.

Almost all those who recommended Yinzhi were civil officials in the court, especially those in the Hanlin Academy.

What is surprising is that the number of memorials recommending Yinsi is almost the sum of those from Yinzhi and Yinreng!

Kangxi looked expressionlessly at the five piles of memorials on the table, especially the highest one, with the temperature in his eyes almost reaching freezing point.

Kangxi really didn't expect that his eighth prince would be so promising.

He actually received support from so many court officials.

Important officials in the court, led by Tong Guowei, Fulun, Alinga, Orondei, Kuixu, Maerhun, and Wang Hongxu, all jointly recommended Yinsi as the crown prince, which surprised Kangxi.

Especially when he saw the memorials from his mother's family, Tong Guowei, Orondei and others, Kangxi's anger rose!

He had thought that his maternal clan, which had always stood on his side, had actually begun to stab him in the back and had placed a bet on his own son in advance.

(Do you think I, the emperor, am no longer useful? Can I no longer protect the Tonggiya clan?)

The most important thing is that they ignored their own wish to release the prince and insisted on submitting a memorial to recommend the eighth prince Yinsi.

He also looked through the memorials recommending Yinsi again, and they all said that the Eighth Master was gentle and elegant, kind and easy-going, considerate and meticulous in his dealings with others, flexible and gentle, and had the appearance of a wise man.

"Eighth Prince, Eighth Wise King!"

“It’s really the reputation of being virtuous and capable that makes the people of Tonggiya clan unable to bear it!”

The next day, Kangxi summoned all the kings and ministers again and mentioned the matter of the ministers recommending the crown prince in the court.

He expressed his dissatisfaction with Yinsi directly and mercilessly.

"Yinsi was always controlled by his wife, the daughter of Yuele, Prince of An. Prince of An was granted the title of Prince because of his flattery of the regent. His consort was the sister of Soetu, a woman registered during the reign of Emperor Shizu. His sons, Maerhun, Jingxi, and Wuerzhan, were all maternal uncles of Yunsi's wife. He failed to discipline Yunsi's wife, allowing her jealousy and evil deeds to plague him. As a result, Yunsi has yet to father a child."

"The Empress Dowager and I have been deeply concerned about Yinsi's lack of an heir. We have repeatedly warned him and offered him concubines, but Yinsi has always favored his wife and allowed her to oppress the concubines in the harem!"

"He has completely neglected the affairs of the inner chambers and is controlled by the women in the harem, leaving the royal dignity in his hands! His wife is jealous and domineering, and under the control of this fierce woman, Yinsi still has no children.

"I personally believe that to ensure the succession of a kingdom, not only must the Crown Prince possess talent, but he must also have outstanding offspring to ensure the succession of the kingdom from generation to generation. How can we easily hand over the legacy of our ancestors to someone without an heir?"

Kangxi's words left everyone speechless, because what the emperor said was indeed true.

The Eighth Prince doesn't even have any offspring now. Even if he really ascends to that position, he won't even have an heir.

However, those who supported Yinsi firmly advised the Eighth Master to control his wife and let his wives and concubines in the backyard give birth to children as soon as possible. This was the serious matter.

Especially the people of the Tonggiya clan, this branch of Tong Guowei.

When Yinsi heard Khan Ama's dissatisfaction and scolding, his face turned pale with fright.

He couldn't quite believe that Khan Ama actually thought of him that way.

[Others don't know what's going on, but doesn't Khan Ama know the truth? ]

【Is it that I don’t want to have a baby? 】

[It's all that bitch Guo Luoluo's fault. She's ruined my offspring.]

[Khan Ama said this, isn't he deliberately ruining my future and digging my heart?]

When Kangxi saw that the people below had become much more obedient, a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Then, in front of all the ministers, he repeatedly said that in his dreams he saw Empress Xiaozhuang Wen and Empress Xiaocheng Ren "with very unhappy expressions", which made them feel very uneasy.

The Crown Prince Yinreng was bewitched by a lama by Prince Zhi, which led to his absurd words and deeds some time ago, and he even took the initiative to propose the abdication of the crown prince.

Now, after many days of treatment and the company of the Crown Princess, his madness has been cured and his natural state has been restored.

The implication was that the prince's previous nonsense was all a frame-up, and now that the truth has been revealed, it no longer counts.

Since Emperor Kangxi spoke in such a way that moved people emotionally and persuaded people with reason, all the officials in the court dared not disobey him and had to agree.

On November 16, Yinreng was released as the crown prince.

Yinreng held the young wife's hand and looked back at the palace where they had lived alone for more than a month. He was unexpectedly reluctant to leave.

He sighed inwardly: "I'm afraid such peaceful and comfortable days will never come back again."

When the couple returned to Yuqing Palace, their four children and the palace maids were already waiting for them at the palace gate.

Feng Sheng'e was the first to walk up to them and looked at them with admiration.

"Father! Mother!"

Fuerguochun and Fuling'a stepped forward and hugged their mother's arms, whom they had not seen for a long time, and rubbed their foreheads against her shoulders intimately.

"Ama, mother-in-law."

Yinreng looked at his tall, handsome and mature eldest son and nodded with satisfaction.

Hongye looked at his father and mother with red eyes, "Father, mother, you are finally back."

Wanyu couldn't bear to see her son become a little crybaby, so she pinched his cheeks.

"Do you miss your father and mother?"

"Mother just spent a few days with your father, enjoying our own leisurely world."

Like Yinreng and his wife, he touched and pinched each child intimately, making sure they were all fine before the family walked into the main hall with peace of mind.

Nanny Li Jia wiped the red corners of her eyes.

"My Lord Crown Prince, Your Majesty Crown Princess, I have prepared the meal."

"The two masters, please simply wash up and then you can have dinner with the young masters."

Wanyu smiled gently and said, "Okay, thank you for troubling Aunt Li Jia."

Nanny Li Jia smiled and said, "It's all a servant's duty."

"Seeing the two masters return safely, I feel reassured and at ease!"

The others also bowed and echoed, "Congratulations, Crown Prince, and Crown Princess, on your safe return."

Yinreng smiled and waved his hand.

"Okay, no need to be so polite today."

"Today is a good day. Everyone in Yuqing Palace will be rewarded with two months' salary."

Everyone in Yuqing Palace excitedly bowed and thanked for the reward.