Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Yin'e looked at the information in his hand with a heavy face.

"What does the second brother need the younger brother to do?"

Yinreng said directly: "You just need to reveal this matter secretly to the emperor."

"It's best not to make this matter too big a fuss. Just let the emperor know."

"You don't need to worry about how to deal with it later. The emperor will handle it himself."

Yin'e frowned.

"Why?"

"Aren't you afraid, second brother, that Khan Ama will treat you with such care again, just like he did with the Queen before?"

Yinreng sneered.

"Ha~"

"What happened before was because it did not harm the interests of the emperor."

"This Baoyi disaster was plotted against the Emperor from the beginning to the end. It was his kingdom and power that were targeted."

"How can he tolerate this?"

Yin'e was puzzled and said, "Since Khan Ama will no longer tolerate this, why not just make this a big deal so that Khan Ama can punish those bondservants quickly and severely!"

Yinreng looked at him, feeling somewhat helpless.

"Old Ten, do you really think those servants would sacrifice their lives for their masters?"

"Even if you're willing to sacrifice your life for your master, you still have to consider your family, right?"

"If the Baoyi family finds out about this and makes preparations in advance, or if they know that the entire clan has no chance of survival, will they just go all out?"

"In this Forbidden City, there are more servants than masters!"

“If the bannermen really united to resist and secretly poisoned the people, I’m afraid that not many of the masters of the entire Forbidden City would survive!”

Yin'e was startled, and his back was covered with layers of cold sweat, almost soaking through his clothes.

"Are those servants really that bold?"

Yinreng glanced at him.

"When people are desperate, they don't care so much."

"And I did this for other reasons."

Yin'e wiped the cold sweat from his forehead which was caused by the shock.

He picked up the teacup on the table and drank the entire cup of tea that was almost cold.

The dry throat finally felt moist.

He said somewhat helplessly.

"If you have any other reasons, please tell your younger brother directly."

"Now I feel that no matter what my second brother says, I can remain calm."

It was really one bombshell after another, which frightened Yin'e so much that he couldn't recover at all. He felt like he had lost all his soul, and his body was covered with cold sweat.

He was worried that when he returned home tonight, he would need the shaman to perform a ritual for him before he could sleep peacefully.

Yinreng said with a smile: "Don't worry, what I say next won't scare you anymore."

Only then did Yin'e breathe a sigh of relief.

Yinreng said directly to Yin'e, "Tenth brother, do you know that consanguineous marriages are very likely to result in children with physical defects?"

Yin'e frowned and then shook his head.

"I have never heard of this. Who did you hear it from, brother?"

Yinreng said directly: "This matter is true, and the emperor is aware of it, but he has not made it public."

Yin'e was surprised and asked, "Why didn't Khan Ama announce such an important matter?"

Yinreng: "Of course it's because making it public would be detrimental to the imperial power."

"Every three years during the general election, the royal family needs the emperor to issue an order to arrange marriages for the princes and princesses who have reached the age."

"This is not only a means for the Emperor to show favor, but also a means for the Emperor to control powerful ministers and relatives."

"Once this matter is exposed, there will be many obstacles in issuing an imperial decree to arrange the marriage, which will do more harm than good to the imperial power."

Yin'e nodded blankly.

He really didn't expect that such a small arranged marriage would involve so many twists and turns.

Then he asked in confusion, "But what does this have to do with my brother telling Khan Ama about the baoyi incident?"

Yinreng said directly: "It's the same as what I just said, because the emperor may not be willing to reveal this matter."

"So if the emperor finds out that it was you who exposed it, he will probably be angry with you."

"Being schemed and teased by his own servants not only brought disgrace to the royal family, but also greatly reduced the emperor's majesty. How could he be happy?"

"And now the highest status among the princes are you and me."

"You married a Mongolian concubine, and the emperor has ruled you out of the possibility of competing for the throne. If he had no other choice, he would not have dragged you into this vortex."

"Not letting you tell anyone is also a way of protecting you."

"As long as the Baoyi's plot for the throne remains unexposed, those brothers still think they have a chance."

"Moreover, the Emperor himself does not want to be exposed, and he also intends to continue to use his brothers."

"If we don't expose this matter, we can use the ambitions of those brothers to stir up conflict and balance among the princes of the previous dynasty."

"So once it's revealed, he'll have no other choice but to make trouble for me, Old Four, and you!"

"Then he'll provoke a fight between the three of us!"

Yin'e wiped the cold sweat from his forehead again.

He widened his eyes and stared straight at the handsome man opposite him, as if his good second brother was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"Second brother! Didn't you just say that the next words wouldn't scare your younger brother again?!"

"Khan Ama is about to make the three of us brothers kill each other. Isn't that scary?!"

Seeing how anxious he looked, Yinreng felt extremely angry and helpless, and he sighed.

"Old Ten, don't just indulge in eating, drinking and having fun from now on. You have to teach my nephews well too!"

"I don't want my nephews to be like their father."

"Didn't I just say that I won't involve you until this matter is exposed and the Emperor has other options?"

"This is also the reason why I said before that you and Fourth Brother are the most likely candidates."

"Compared to the son of a bondservant, the emperor would probably be more receptive to you having a Mongolian wife."

"Especially since your wife is a person who values ​​food, drink and pleasure, and has no intention of abusing power. Moreover, Prince Wuerjin Galapu treats you and your wife very well."

"Although the fourth child was a bannerman's son, he was raised by Empress Xiaoyi. After Empress Xiaoyi passed away, he returned to Concubine Wuya's care, but you know how Concubine Wuya treated the fourth child."

"So the fourth brother is different from other bannermen brothers. He doesn't have a close relationship with his mother's clan. On the contrary, because of his biological mother, his relationship with his mother's clan is very awkward and distant."

"In addition, the fourth brother is upright, decisive, and hates corrupt officials. If he really gets to that position in the future, he will definitely not show much preferential treatment to the bannermen."

"On the contrary, once discovered, they will most likely be punished severely by confiscating their property and exterminating their entire family."

"But seeing how silly you are now, I think the Emperor will be more interested in the fourth brother."

Yin'e was hit hard by his second brother's words.

In a fit of anger, he got angry.

He curled his lips and said stubbornly as if he didn't care.

"Humph~"

"My brother is not stupid, he is wise but appears foolish!"

"And it's my younger brother who's unwilling to compete, not because he can't compare to my fourth brother."

"Second brother, please don't talk nonsense and ruin your younger brother's reputation."

Yinreng ignored him.

"Okay, it's getting late."

"It's time for you to leave the palace. Did you remember what I just told you?"

Yin'e was blocked by Yinreng's words and nodded awkwardly.

"Remember it clearly."

Yinreng nodded.

"You take the things back and if you don't know what to do, ask Faka."

"He has worked under the Emperor for many years and should know the best way to do it."

"Also, since you really don't have any idea about that position, just tell Faka clearly in advance."

"Don't let Faka think he has hope and do something wrong!"

Yin'e straightened his expression.

"My brother knows."

(I've been busy these past two days, so I've only updated one chapter each time. I'll resume normal updates starting tomorrow.)