Secrets of Yuqing Palace

"From now on, you must... take good care of your second... second uncle, and be filial... be filial to your father!"

Hongli recalled what Khanmafa said to him that day and his eyes suddenly widened.

"It turns out that the Ama that Khan Mafa was talking about was not Khan Ama."

Yinreng nodded.

"After I rejected your Khanmafa's proposal, your Khanmafa mentioned your Ama and you."

"Your Khanmafa said that he was worried that your father and you would become the next Khanmafa and me in the future, so he wanted to leave you with more protection."

"I recommended Ma Qi's granddaughter, Fu Qing's youngest legitimate daughter, as your wife, and you, Khan Mafa, agreed."

Hongli was a little hesitant.

"Is it because of the Fucha clan?"

Yinreng nodded.

"Although your sister Ning Chuge married Fu Qing's eldest son, the Fucha family should be your natural ally."

"But Maqi is a sperm man and will not get on board easily."

"Look at how he treated your father in the court over the years?"

"And his legitimate daughter is your Thirteenth Aunt. He didn't place any bets on either your Thirteenth Uncle or your Father."

Although it was because of Yinreng's suppression and persuasion at the beginning, if Ma Qi really insisted on going all the way and stubbornly supporting the other princes, Yinreng would be powerless to stop him.

"So if you want the Fucha family to fully support you, your position as Fujin must belong to the Fucha family."

"Moreover, Ning Chuge married Fu Qing's eldest son, and you married Fu Qing's youngest daughter."

"Your father won't have to worry about you marrying a noble lady from a powerful family as your wife. This will make your power too great and arouse his guard."

"This is my experience, and it's one of the reasons why I chose the daughter of Ma Qi's family."

"And Ma Qi has always shown himself to be a staunch royalist."

"Now that he has experienced Ma Qi's attitude towards him, in the future, as long as Ma Qi doesn't appear to be too biased towards you, he will still affirm Ma Qi's position and think that Ma Qi is a royalist."

"The power behind you isn't that great, so he won't be too wary of you."

Hongli asked uncertainly, "Because of the relationship between Aunt Thirteen and Second Sister, Master Ma Qi did not support Uncle Thirteen and Father."

"Then will he and the Fucha clan really support me?"

Yinreng patted Hongli on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, your marriage is a deal I made with him."

"He and the Fucha clan will definitely support you fully in the future!"

"The Fucha family actually has a legitimate daughter of Li Rongbao, but neither you, Khan Mafa, nor I mentioned Li Rongbao."

"It's not because Li Rongbao's official position is not as high as Ma Qi's, but because Li Rongbao is my mother's biological brother."

"It's difficult for a man and a woman who are too closely related to each other to have healthy children after marriage."

"Ma Qi's granddaughter is much more related to you than me."

"Not only will it not affect your future offspring, but it will also gain the support of the Fucha clan. This is the deal I reached with him a few years ago, so you don't have to worry."

Yinreng suddenly sighed and spoke in a dazed manner.

"Alas! When you, Khan Mafa, didn't mention Li Rongbao's legitimate daughter, I should have guessed something was wrong."

"He worries too much about you and me."

After hearing the whole truth, Hongli nodded silently.

What he heard today had a huge impact on him.

In fact, Yinreng had not told Hongli something yet.

When leaving Changchun Garden, Kangxi left him two imperial edicts.

One of them is prepared for the fourth child.

One is for himself.

At that time, Khan Ama sighed and said that he was sorry for the fourth brother, so he told him that if the fourth brother was controlled by the harem in the future, he would give one of the imperial edicts to the fourth brother.

In the end, what to do is decided by the fourth child himself.

I think the reason why Khan Ama said sorry to the fourth brother was because after Khan Ama knew the truth, he chose to cover up and even condoned their actions, and also cleaned up the mess for them and protected the secret.

As for the other imperial edict, it was a blank edict with the emperor's seal on it. It was the last guarantee that Kangxi left for his most beloved son.

Yinreng hid the blank imperial edict carefully.

He wasn't going to tell anyone.

If nothing unexpected happens, when he passes away in the future, he will take the imperial edict into the mausoleum and completely seal it.

After the two of them talked everything out, Yinreng patted him on the shoulder.

"So many people have placed their hopes on you, don't let us down."

Hongli nodded firmly.

“Er… Ah…”

He turned the name over in his mouth several times, but he still couldn't open his mouth. He didn't know how to address the person in front of him.

Yinreng curled his lips and smiled.

"Just call me Second Uncle from now on."

"These things are only known to us. Although we cannot recognize each other, our feelings for you are the same as those of your brothers and sisters!"

"Besides, your father is very good to you. You should be more filial to him in the future."

Hongli nodded somewhat dejectedly.

"I know."

Seeing his disappointment, Yinreng smiled lightly.

"Your second aunt and I have settled in Jiangnan. When you are an adult and have your work done, if you want to go to Jiangnan, you can come and see me and your second aunt."

"What she has always been most worried about is you and Honggui, especially you."

Hongli touched the 108-bead agarwood rosary on his wrist.

He whispered, "I will!"

Yinreng patted his head with relief.

"Brothers united are stronger than iron."

"Although Hongxi and the others don't know your identity, I have already told your brothers and sisters that if you have any difficulties in the future, you can go to them."

“They won’t turn you away!”

Hongli felt warm in his heart and said something in a very low voice.

"Thank you, Ama."

Yinreng felt a pang in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red again.

"Good...good boy."

"For your status, I will return to Jiangnan in a few days when I am almost well again."

"If nothing happens in the future, I probably won't come back."

"Maybe you'll be like your mother. If you hear bad news, don't worry."

"We'll wait for you in Jiangnan."

Hongli suddenly grasped the robe on his knees tightly, and then responded in a hoarse voice: "Okay!"

Yinreng smiled faintly.

"Okay, go back quickly."

"Tell your Khan Amar that I am almost well now. Tell him not to worry."

Under Yinreng's reluctant gaze, Hongli left, looking back every step of the way.

.........

After Yinreng felt better, he went to the palace and took out some of the old people who had served the late emperor, especially Liang Jiugong and others.

They are all single people with no children or relatives.

They are useless to the new emperor, and know too many secrets of the previous emperor. Moreover, their old master is gone, and without anyone to protect them, they will most likely have a miserable old age. It is not certain that they can save their lives.

He was raised by Kangxi since he was a child, but Kangxi was busy with government affairs and had to visit the harem frequently, so most of the time, he was taken care of by the servants around Kangxi.

After spending a long time together, Yinreng grew up under their care, and they still had some affection for him.

In addition, they gave Yinreng a lot of convenience, especially Liang Jiugong really gave Yinreng a lot of help.

Yinreng remembered their kindness and did not want the old man who had served Khan Ama to have a bad life.

So he arranged people to stay on his own farm, and prepared to let the Hongxi brothers take care of the later life of those old servants who had been around Khan Ama and had no place to go.

These people have been operating in the palace for many years and have a lot of connections.

It was out of gratitude to the former Prince Jin, and also because their connections in the palace were almost useless after they left, so they directly handed over all the connections they had in the palace to Yinreng.

Yinreng himself was of no use, and Hongli happened to move into the palace, so he sorted it out and handed it to Hongli privately.