When the prince arrived outside the Qingxi Bookstore in a chariot, it was already dusk and the sky was dark.
got windy.
Although it is late spring, it is still a bit cool in the morning and evening.
Not only was there no warmth in the prince's body, but his heart was also chilly.
Is it finally time to speak clearly?
Although he knew that the emperor's father would be unhappy if he revealed this matter, he did not want to be so vague.
After Zhao Chang went in to report, he came out and bowed to invite the prince to come in.
The prince passed by Zhao Chang and entered Qingxi Bookstore.
The house was lighted.
Kangxi looked at the prince, his face was not as warm as before, but more solemn, and his eyes were a bit searching.
"My son, I would like to ask Khan Ama's safety..."
When the prince saw Kangxi's reaction, he slapped Qian'er with a lukewarm voice.
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and said, "You should know why I'm looking for you?"
The prince raised his head, looked directly into Kangxi's eyes, and said, "My son is still confused!"
Kangxi said with a dark face: "Confused? Confused, you asked someone to customize rose dew, and then chose today to deliver it specifically to Third Brother?"
The prince did not answer, but asked: "Shouldn't my son be confused? What should I understand? Do you understand that Khan Ama's 'family and everything will be prosperous'? Or do you understand Khan Ama's tolerance for his concubines and his love for his third elder brother?"
Kangxi heard his sarcasm, his face became darker, and he said: "You only think of these? Since you like to be smart, why don't you get to the bottom of it?"
The prince's face was not good-looking either. He looked at Kangxi, but he could not hide his anger and said: "Khan Ama, is this what he meant? Did Concubine Rong accuse you of something and you just believed it?"
He could tolerate his imperial father's favoritism, but he could not tolerate his concubine throwing dirty water on his late mother.
Kangxi looked at the prince and felt helpless in his heart.
It was never Rong's concubine and her son that he wanted to protect.
But now that the prince is like this, he has already gone astray and cannot allow him to be vague any longer.
He looked at the prince and said: "On the first month of the thirty-eighth year, why did I grant the death penalty?"
Prince: "..."
It has been three or four years, why Tiso Etu?
Kangxi continued: "Suo'etu had ulterior motives, but he was also a meritorious minister. He captured Obei, pacified the three vassals, and conquered Galdan three times. All of these achievements were made by Suo'etu. If he had not committed a shocking crime, how could I execute him?"
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The prince sounded a little confused, but he still insisted: "Even if Suo'etu committed a big mistake and died unjustly, it can't involve his son E'nie, right?"
Kangxi looked at the prince and said: "There are not many old people alive who have served you in Kunning Palace. In addition to old age and illness, many of them died in accidents."
The prince clenched his fists, his eyes a little more stubborn, and said: "What exactly did Khan Amma find out? Eni entered the palace when he was ten years old. Even if the people around him are inappropriate, it may not be Eni's order...
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At that time, the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty entered the palace with the gift of a queen, and the dowry nuns and maids were all arranged by the Hesheli family.
Kangxi looked calm and said: "Yes, I thought so too, so I only executed Suo'etu."
As for Suo'etu's two eldest sons, Suo'etu himself had others strangled to death just because he was afraid of saying something he shouldn't.
Just by looking at the smoothness with which Suo'etu silenced him, we knew that he was not innocent.
The prince is never stupid.
When he was a child, he often went to Zhongcui Palace.
To be honest, Concubine Rong is half the adoptive mother of the prince.
When the emperor is not in the palace, or when government affairs are busy, he will be taken care of by his concubines.
The prince knew that he was a good person, and Concubine Rong had selfish motives in taking care of him, but she did her best and had no resentment.
When did the resentment begin?
Why turn your anger on him?
Concubine Rong...
Before May of the thirteenth year of Kangxi, three sons died in infancy...
The prince looked at Kangxi with a plea on his face: "Khan Ama, it was not only Rong's concubine who died in infancy, but also other people. How could such a speculative crime be placed on Eni?! Eni is also sad.
I lost my true prince, and my son also lost his brother..."
Kangxi looked at the prince with a distant look and said: "The files in the Kunning Palace warehouse are in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The rose dew used by the concubines in those years was indeed given by you, and it is the only one in the palace..."
The prince's face turned pale.
So it wasn’t Concubine Rong who robbed him of the rose dew that Enie liked, but it was Concubine Rong who deliberately rewarded Concubine Rong with the rose dew?
The prince's head is going to explode.
The elder brother Changsheng born the next year after Concubine Rong passed away was also very sick and died at the age of two or three. However, the third elder brother born later was strong and healthy, and when he grew up, he was better than ordinary princes.
burly.
Is that because there is no more rose dew?!
He was unable to have sex, and his concubines lost their sons one after another...
Is Rong's concubine "tit for tooth"?
The prince was speechless.
No matter how arrogant he is, he still knows right from wrong.
Where is the concubine who is being murdered?
They are royal flesh and blood!
The death of Suo'etu has made this matter less serious.
He murmured, looking at Kangxi with expectation, and said: "It has been so long, is there any misunderstanding?"
As he said this, he didn't even have confidence.
It was actually the death of the prince in the palace that marked a watershed moment.
That is before I was born, and after I was born.
Before he was born, there were a total of six princes. Except for the eldest brother who was carried out of the palace as soon as he landed, the other five were all young.
After his birth, there were twenty-two princes, and only five died in childhood, each for his own reasons.
The prince's heart was a little confused.
Kangxi rubbed his forehead and said: "I sealed the palace with Concubine Rong because I didn't want to reveal this matter. Otherwise, it would easily attract criticism when the time comes. Concubine Rong is timid and will not tell Third Elder Brother and Rong Xian.
You just know it in your heart."
The prince looked at Kangxi, his face turned red and white, then white and red again.
He just wanted to reveal the incident of concubine Rong causing harm to people in front of the emperor, and did not want to publicize it outside, otherwise it would make people think of the situation of the heirs in Yuqing Palace, which would lead to anger.
But the emperor knew so much, so how could the Yuqing Palace case be hidden from the emperor?
What does the royal father think?
Do you really want to train your third elder brother to be a candidate for the crown prince?
The prince originally suspected this, which is why he became resentful, but now he didn't know if he had the right to hate.
Kangxi was also a little melancholy. In his heart, Empress Yuan was a partner and an irreplaceable relative.
In the early years after he ascended the throne, the local area was uneasy, and the situation in the DPRK was also tense. The young couple did not enjoy the power, but were trembling with fear.
At that time, the couple was almost the enemy of the whole world.
Kangxi ascended the throne as a concubine, his biological mother had a low status, and the royal family and princes did not submit to him.
It was not easy for the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty. She was a concubine, and the Hesheli family lacked military merit. At that time, there were Mongolian princesses who were staying in the palace for the new year, and noble girls from high families who had been brought in by nobles from the Eight Banners.
The couple relied on each other and supported each other, and they turned the situation around little by little...
Thinking of this, Kangxi looked at the prince, feeling a little less tolerant and a little more picky.
"You are already twenty-nine, and you should know how to act appropriately. Today, in full view of everyone, you are giving rose dew. Is it only the third elder brother who is embarrassed?" Kangxi said.
The prince took a breath, thought for a moment, and said: "It's because Ming Sheng's servant was stupid and left the congratulatory gifts. In addition to the rose dew, there are also ten jars of medicinal wine, four pieces of palace silk, and four envelopes of silver. Ming'er, I will give you the gift."
Ask someone to send the others over..."
It's hard to find compensation after this, but it makes sense on the surface.
It's just that medicinal wine...
Kangxi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "That's it, Ming Sheng is disrespectful to the prince, even if he doesn't understand the guards, this will be inevitable..."
The prince nodded in agreement.
He came with high fighting spirit, but when he left, he was like a stone or wood sculpture.
Seeing the prince's reaction, Kangxi couldn't bear it and asked Liang Jiugong, "Am I being harsh on the prince?"
Liang Jiugong couldn't help but curse, is this called harsh?
I was so angry before, but I still patiently reasoned with the prince without saying a harsh word.
Try another prince?
Even if I don't kick you in the face, you will always get scolded.
He was thinking like this in his heart, and he was also saying this in his mouth: "Look, my servant, the emperor still loves the prince the most. He is thinking so thoughtfully for the sake of the prince. The prince will understand the emperor's kindness."
Kangxi shook his head and said: "Look at the way he looked just now. He had suspected this for a long time, but he endured it for two or three years before mentioning it. It's obviously my fault..."
Liang Jiugong did not answer the call.
That's what I'm used to.
As long as you give a few serious spankings as a child, you won't develop a arrogant look...
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Along the way, the prince said nothing.
When he arrived at Tuoyuan Bookstore, he ordered someone to give Mingsheng forty boards, and then entered the bookstore.
He sat behind the desk and recalled the conversation between father and son.
He knew the reason why the emperor concealed this matter.
Of the five princes who died in infancy before him, three were born from concubines, one was his brother, and the other was the elder brother's brother.
When things were revealed, he and Concubine Rong and his son could not get along harmoniously, and Concubine Hui and her son would probably hate him as the prince.
Over the years, the eldest brother had been competing with him, but Concubine Hui did not get involved.
My own brother...
The prince thought of Tong Guowei, who was accused at the same time as Suo'etu.
Needless to say, that is the culprit.
The Tong family's plan to seek another prince's grandson has never been concealed.
It's just that the Tong Guogang brothers are the younger brothers of Empress Xiaokangzhang. When the emperor's father selected the empress, there were no girls of the right age to participate in the election.
This is the reason why the descendants of three families have taken care of two, but not the Niu Hulu family.
Empress Xiaozhao entered the palace late, and after the death of Yi Bilong, her younger brothers were all young, and the Niu Hulu family could not intervene in palace affairs.
When Empress Xiaozhao's brother Cheng Ding took over the errand, she also collapsed, and the power of the palace fell into the hands of Empress Tong.
The prince's face was full of gloom, but he would rather remain confused.
No matter how good the love between husband and wife is, it is hard to compare with the love between flesh and blood.
If the Crown Princess dares to murder Hong Xi and Hong Jin, the Crown Prince will hate her to death.
The prince can guess what the emperor is thinking by comparing his thoughts with his own.
Even if this matter is not solved, more than twenty years have passed and the new couple has replaced the old one. How much of the early love between husband and wife will be left?
When Eni died, the construction of the imperial mausoleum had not yet begun, and the coffin was parked in the Qinghe Palace.
Legend has it that the emperor's father married his first wife, and within half a year, he went to the palace to worship her more than thirty times.
I went more than 20 times the following year, and more than a dozen times the third year.
This is what men are.
Now, let alone condolences, I'm afraid the rest are just complaints, right?
The imperial father suppressed the matter, saying that it was true that the five points were to protect himself from the concubine's anger and resentment, and the remaining five points were to protect others...