Secrets of Yuqing Palace

After the New Year's Eve family dinner, Yin'e and his wife did not leave the palace immediately.

Instead, he took the child to Yuqing Palace.

Although he is already a prince of a county, he can ask for the title of concubine.

But he had a very good relationship with his wife Abagai Borjigit Gerletana.

Although he had concubines, he did not favor them very much, so Yin'e never asked for the title of Consort.

So after the couple brought the children to Yuqing Palace, Wanyu took Gerletana and the children to the back hall to play.

Yinreng left Yin'e in the study in the main hall of the front yard to talk.

Yinreng sent out all the people guarding the palace and left Zhang Xi alone outside to guard the door.

Seeing that his second brother was so cautious, Yin'e couldn't wait to ask as soon as he sat down.

"Second brother, you suddenly asked someone to come to you, is there something important you want to say?"

Yinreng dropped a bomb calmly.

"Old Ten, have you ever thought about that position?"

Yin'e looked around in confusion, then looked at his second brother opposite him.

"That location?"

"Which position?"

Yinreng pointed in the direction of the Qianqing Palace.

Yin'e widened his eyes and looked at his second brother with disbelief on his face.

Yinreng leaned calmly on the back of the armchair behind him, with a soft cushion prepared by the concubine around his waist, making him feel extremely comfortable.

"You guessed right, that's what you meant."

Yin'e frowned with a look of surprise.

"Brother, do you know what you are saying?"

"You are the prince!"

"Or does the second brother not trust the younger brother, so he deliberately tested the younger brother today?"

The originally lazy Yinreng suddenly sat up straight and leaned towards Yin'e with a very serious expression.

"Old Ten, I'm asking you sincerely!"

"You just need to answer, second brother, do you want to or don't want to!"

Yin'e frowned even more deeply.

"Second brother, what on earth are you thinking?"

"You have to talk to your brother first, right?"

Yinreng looked straight at Yin'e, his eyes full of majesty.

"Answer me!"

Yin'e felt the pressure from his second brother's eyes.

His lips moved a few times, and finally he sighed and spoke his true feelings.

"Brother, if you say I have no thoughts at all, that would be a lie."

"But my brother also has self-awareness, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to choose Gerletana to be his wife."

"Because of the Aobai incident and Guo Luomafa's ability to please both sides, Khan Ama would never let his younger brother get involved in the fight for the crown prince."

"Besides, my second brother is both virtuous and talented, and he has taken great care of me. Furthermore, my mother gave me so many instructions before she passed away that I no longer have any delusions."

"To be honest, second brother, although everyone says that I, Prince Dun, am a dandy prince who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, their words are quite derogatory."

"But my younger brother enjoys it. He even thinks they are just jealous of me because I was born with everything and didn't have to work so hard like them."

"My brother is protected by the Niuhulu clan, the Abagai tribe of Mongolia, and my aunt, Empress Xiao Zhao, and her legacy."

"As long as my younger brother behaves himself, my Khan Ama will not turn a blind eye. Even if my second brother ascends the throne in the future, his children will have a bright future under his care."

"Brother, you don't need to work hard in this life. You already have wealth, power, and status. Why would you waste your energy pursuing a position that doesn't guarantee success, and where failure could bring disaster to your family, wife, and children?"

After listening to Yin'e's heartfelt words, Yinreng nodded.

"I understand what you mean, second brother."

Yin'e looked at his second brother opposite him in confusion.

"Could it be that this is the important matter that Second Brother wants to discuss with his younger brother today?"

Yinreng shook his head.

He looked solemnly at Yin'e opposite him and spoke word by word.

"Tenth brother, Second brother can't reach that position."

"So Second Brother had to plan ahead."

Yin'e was so shocked that he stood up from his seat.

With a slightly hurried breath, he asked, "Second brother, your position is stable, how could you have such thoughts!"

Yinreng waved his hand and said, "Please sit down first."

Although Yin'e was still very excited, he sat down properly when he saw his second brother's calm expression.

Seeing that Yin'e's expression had calmed down a bit, Yinreng told Yin'e about his situation and thoughts in detail.

"Tenth brother, you must remember that the emperor is our father."

"But the emperor is in front, and the father is behind."

"Once there is a threat to his imperial power, his father is no longer important!"

Yin'e frowned, "Does Khan Ama think you are a threat to him now?"

Yinreng chuckled.

"Tenth brother, do you still remember the Emperor's actions in the court in the forty-seventh year, after I requested the abolition of the Crown Prince's title?"

Yin'e quickly said: "But it was not because Khan Ama thought you were treating Eighteenth Brother..."

Yinreng looked at Yin'e who couldn't believe it and sighed.

"Tenth brother, although you don't care about that position, in order to avoid being dragged into the vortex of innocence, you must pay more attention to the affairs of the court."

"Even if it's not for others, it's for self-protection to avoid being schemed against."

Yin'e took the teacup from the table somewhat uncomfortably and took a sip of tea.

"My brother knows."

Yinreng did not continue to say that Yin'e paid too little attention to the affairs of the court and was not sensitive enough, but continued to tell Yin'e about his own affairs.

"Khan Ama has long been wary of me."

"What happened with Eighteenth Brother was just a prelude."

"Not only is it to suppress my power, but also to use this incident to lure out those brothers who have ulterior motives."

"Look at the boss rushing in the front?"

"In the previous dynasty, he was so desperate for the position of crown prince that he made Khan Ama dislike him and also made Khan Ama jealous. What was his ultimate fate?"

"Immortals have been confined to the palace for their entire lives, and even their wives and children have lost their freedom and future."

"Occasionally, the emperor would pull me out for a walk to show off my kindness."

"Look at the Eighth Brother, who has the support of the eldest brother and the recommendation of many princes and ministers. For so many years, the Emperor has suppressed him in the Imperial Household Department. On the surface, he trusts and values ​​him, but it has almost cut off his possibility of contacting ministers from the previous dynasty."

"Besides, you're well aware of the intricacies of the Imperial Household Department. Even though Old Eight is a prince, if he suddenly plunges into it, driven by competing interests, what good can he do?"

Thinking about the people in the Imperial Household Department and the three queens who died one after another, could it be possible that the eighth prince could be more powerful than the queen?

Even the Queen cannot completely control the Imperial Household Department. It is extremely difficult for the Eighth Prince to gain benefits in the Imperial Household Department!

Otherwise, Concubine Liang would not have died so early.

Yin'e felt uneasy.

"Second brother, could it be that Khan Ama is so afraid of you that he wants to destroy you again?"

Yinreng sneered.

"Tenth brother, when the emperor can no longer tolerate me and decides to depose me, my fate will not be much better than that of the eldest brother."

Yin'e: "How is that possible?!"

"You are the prince, the son that Khan Ama has always loved the most!"

Yinreng: "I just said it."

"Royal Father, first the emperor, then the father."

"The love between father and son is nothing in the face of imperial power."

"Are there not enough deposed princes in history?"

"There are even quite a few princes who were sentenced to death by the emperor!"

Yin'e's heart trembled.

"Grant...death?"

"No way."