The Qing Palace Never Meets Spring

Although the crown prince has been reinstated, his position is precarious. He acts recklessly and irrationally, and it's possible he could be deposed again any day.

While Yinzhen and Yinsi seemed to have a good relationship, they were never on the same path, nor would Yinzhen, like Yintang and others, always put Yinsi first.

Before the 47th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, no one expected the Crown Prince to be deposed, but now things are different; the Crown Prince has already been deposed once.

If the crown prince can be deposed once, he can do it again. He has plenty of time and patience to wait.

As for Yinxiang, if the crown prince is deposed again, he will truly be finished.

Yinzhen was not actually a core member of the Eighth Party, but he was used to following Yinzhen and had already been labeled as a member of the Eighth Party, along with his younger brother Yinzhen.

Regardless of which of these people becomes the next emperor, Yinxiang will only be able to continue living a life of leisure.

As for Yinzhi, his feud with Yinxiang would not be resolved so easily. If there was one person Yinxiang least wanted to become emperor, it would be Yinzhi.

In Yinzhen's view, the remaining Yinqi was Yintang's half-brother, and even if he didn't help Yintang, he wouldn't help him either.

Yinyou and Yintao had always remained aloof from the situation. Their younger brothers were too young; fifteen and sixteen were more suitable, since their birth mother, the Princess Consort, was Han Chinese.

Kangxi had no shortage of sons, so no matter how much these two were favored, they were not destined for the throne.

However, since the fifteenth prince's wife is the crown princess's younger sister, it would be too early to try to win them over. Only Yinxiang is the most suitable person for both of them, whether it is for him or for her.

Yinzhen twirled the thumb ring on his hand, thinking, "Thirteenth brother, oh thirteenth brother, you mustn't disappoint your older brother."

After Qingwan saw Yinzhen and his wife off and returned home, she found that Yinxiang had gone back to bed, and the book that should have been used to teach Hongchang was now covering Yinxiang's face.

Qingwan realized that when Yinxiang didn't want to talk to anyone, he would grab whatever was convenient, whether it was a book or a blanket.

He leaned back and covered his face with something, meaning he didn't want to talk and didn't want to be bothered.

Qingwan sat down beside him, removed the book from his face, and asked, "Is Master angry?"

"No."

Yinxiang took the book back and covered his face with it.

Qingwan took the book away again. "So, Master is ignoring me?"

"No." Yinxiang simply raised his hand to cover his eyes, looking like he was sleepy and wanted to go to bed.

Qingwan pushed him away, but Yinxiang grabbed her hand, turned to the side, and remained silent.

Qingwan had no choice but to say, "That's your daughter, you know that. She's at her most talkative right now, she can chat with anyone she meets."

She would wander around the courtyard by herself, chatting for a while with any of the palace maids or eunuchs she was with. The master said not to restrict her, which is why she developed this personality.

Who knows, she might have just let it slip out during the conversation.

If Master is angry, I'll go and bring her back so he can yell at her and vent his anger."

He could say this because he knew that Yinxiang was reluctant to speak ill of Moyaqi. Perhaps because he had a younger sister, Yinxiang was very tolerant of his daughters.

Yinxiang snorted again, "Don't think I don't know."

Qingwan just smiled, ignoring whether Yinxiang was angry or not, leaned on his shoulder, and said in a calm tone, "Let me lean on you, I'm tired."

My lord, I've been very worried about you these days. I'm worried about your leg ailment, worried that you're not seeing the imperial physician properly, worried that there might be other discomforts in your body that you're trying to bear without saying anything.

I'm just glad that Hongtun has already been born. With the wet nurse and Aunt Yan looking after him, I don't have to worry and can focus most of my energy on you.

"Sir, please don't make me worry anymore, okay?"

Qingwan leaned on Yinxiang's shoulder, but her back was to him, so he couldn't see her face, only hear her low voice.

He remained silent for a long while, then said softly, "Okay."

Emperor Kangxi eventually learned of Yinxiang's illness, and he repeatedly inquired about the condition of Yinxiang's carbuncle in the greetings submitted by Yinzhi and others.

Having no other choice, Yin Zhi had to go to the Prince's Residence with Qi Jiazhao.

Yinxiang was asleep, and Yinzhen was too embarrassed to say anything bad to his sister-in-law Qingwan in front of the servants.

He watched Qi Jiazhao change Yinxiang's dressing, carefully examined the sores on Yinxiang's knee, and then had someone copy Qi Jiazhao's prescription. He then took it back to write a memorial to Emperor Kangxi.

After that, Kangxi asked about it several more times. Then, on one of his later visits, Qi Jiazhao came to see the doctor again, and the prescription had been changed.

He said, “From today onwards, I will give the Thirteenth Prince a different medicine. The Three Immortals Soup and the Detoxifying Ointment were both prescribed by His Majesty and are appropriate for his condition.”

"Hmm." Ever since Qingwan spoke to him on the shoulder that day, Yinxiang has been much more cooperative in the matter of treating his illness.

After the detoxifying ointment prescribed by Emperor Kangxi was applied, Qingwan reached out and touched it, asking Yinxiang, "So Father Emperor's medical skills are this good?"

"Khan Ama is very learned and knowledgeable, and none of us sons can compare to him."

He may not be able to sever a pulse, but he is an expert in pharmacology.

Qi Jiazhao, standing nearby, nodded in agreement: "There are many medicines that we dare not use, but His Majesty dares to use."

Qi Jiazhao realized he had misspoke as soon as he finished speaking. After being given a cold look by Yinxiang, he quickly said, "Your subject takes his leave."

Kangxi dared to use him because he wasn't afraid of losing lives.

In addition, Emperor Kangxi issued another decree ordering Yinxiang to move to Qingshan Garden in Changchun Garden to recuperate.

In fact, this decree was issued a year ago, but at that time, Yinxiang only stayed at Changchun Garden when he was with Kangxi. It was unexpected that Yinxiang would be sent there to recuperate now.

It was called a garden, but it was really just a courtyard. It wasn't big enough for all of Yinxiang's people to move in. In the end, it was just Yinxiang, Qingwan, and Hongtun who went there.

After settling in, since the Empress Dowager had already gone to Rehe to escape the summer heat, Qingwan left Yinxiang, who still had difficulty walking, in Qingshan Garden, and went to pay her respects to the concubines who remained in the palace, and also apologize.

Fortunately, no one blamed Yinxiang, after all, he had difficulty walking, and Qingwan even brought back a lot of tonics when she returned.

Yinxiang clicked his tongue in amazement: "You are quite likable."

Qingwan said, "This isn't for me."

It is said that most of Kangxi's concubines were kind and honest. Moreover, Kangxi himself could beat and scold his sons, but if others treated them coldly and complained to him, he would be the first to be dissatisfied.

Fortunately, it wasn't her biological father, and she wasn't a prince, otherwise she might have been scared to death one day. She was timid and easily frightened.

Seeing her in a daze, Yinxiang assumed she was upset, so he pulled her to sit down beside him and said, "Once the mansion outside the palace is repaired, I will ask Father Khan for permission to move out. At that time, you won't have to worry about me anymore."

“Okay.” Qingwan nodded slightly. Yinxiang continued, “What Father means is that although I have separated into my own household, all my expenses will still be drawn from the Imperial Household Department, so we don’t need to worry about making a living.”

Qingwan couldn't help but smile, "Okay."

If there is one thing that Yinxiang could not let go of the most, it is Kangxi's displeasure.

Secondly, there was the burden on his wife and children. Especially before and after his accident, Qingwan accepted all the changes with remarkable composure, without uttering a single complaint, which made him feel even more guilty.