Chapter 153 Withdrawal reaction
This trip to the frontier left a psychological trauma on almost everyone.

Kangxi lost the love of his dreams, his image of the prince was shattered, and he really fell ill due to anger. The Prince of Zhi stayed by his side to take care of him, which made him look unusually glorious.

Honghui had not been summoned these days, so he didn't know that there had been a major reshuffle in the imperial court.

After the day when Kangxi was spied on by the crown prince, it was okay during the day but he could not extinguish the candles at night. If the shadow of some unlucky person was cast on the imperial tent, Kangxi would immediately drag him down and beat him to death if he was discovered.

Liang Jiugong has been burying several dead bodies every day recently, and his aura is tainted with murderous intent.

As for the Crown Prince, he was confined to the tent by the Emperor's order and was not allowed to go out, and the Thirteenth Prince was responsible for delivering meals to him every day.

Yinxiang accepted this task with great difficulty, but he did not blame or neglect the prince. He sent him delicious food and drink every day, and then asked him as a routine, "Does the prince know his mistakes?" He did not listen to the prince's answer and fed him personally.

Why did he need to feed him? Because the prince had to kneel facing the emperor's tent for six hours every day. After a few days, the prince's knees were broken from being pampered for a long time. He could only support himself with his hands to keep from falling down, so eating became a problem.

Yinxiang couldn't bear to see the prince in such a situation, but he also knew that the emperor was angry and the Prince of Zhi was always instigating trouble, so the prince would suffer a lot.

It only took Yinreng a few days to calm down from his initial resentment. He looked at Yinxiang without any fluctuation in his eyes. After drinking the soup, he suddenly said, "How are Hongxi and Hongjin? Didn't the emperor embarrass them?"

"My two nephews have not been restricted in their freedom. They once pleaded for my second brother in front of the emperor, but were persuaded to come back by Liang Jiugong. I haven't seen them in the past few days." Yinxiang said truthfully.

"Second brother, I beg you for a favor."

Yinreng looked up at Yinxiang. It was ridiculous that he, the crown prince, was kneeling while the Thirteenth Prince was standing.

Yinxiang avoided the direction where Yinreng was kneeling and said, "I dare not. Whatever you ask, I will complete it as long as I can do it."

"Tell them not to plead for me, but to protect themselves first."

"My dear brother, take your orders."

Yinxiang first took a long detour to run errands for Yinreng. Looking at the forbearing expressions of his two nephews, he knew that they would be unwilling to watch the prince suffer, but he did not say much to persuade them, as his two nephews might not listen to his words as an uncle.

Afterwards, he went to the Ninth Prince's tent. Before he entered, he heard the sound of glass falling to the ground and a man's roar to vent his anger. Fortunately, Fourth Brother replaced all the guards here, so no one has discovered it until now.

But this is not a long-term solution after all. If Ninth Brother does not appear in public for a long time, it will definitely arouse people's suspicion.

He shouted loudly outside the tent, "Thirteenth brother, please come in," and then waited for a while before lifting the curtain and going in.

Yinzhen was seen tied to the bed with ropes. There were deep marks on his arms, legs and other places where the ropes touched. He was gasping for breath with his head half raised, and the corner of his mouth seemed to be bitten, leaving some dark bloodstains.

The Ninth Lady was sitting far away, covering her ears with a handkerchief. Rice was scattered all over the floor beside the bed, some of it had been crushed.

Yinxiang remained calm and looked at the Ninth Lady: "Sister-in-law, we haven't had lunch yet. Why don't you go and have a rest? Your brother is here."

The Ninth Lady nodded, said nothing, and walked out.

"Ninth brother, Thirteenth is here to see you." Yinxiang squatted in front of Yin'er's bed, looking at the man who had lost so much weight in just a few days, and cursed the mastermind behind the scenes a thousand times in his heart.

Yin'er's eyes were unfocused, and he moved slightly to show that he heard it.

"Ninth brother, I know these days are tough, but as long as we can get through them, we will win." Yinxiang cleaned the room and put all the sharp objects in the cabinet. "I know you can hear me. Ninth sister-in-law has been having the hardest time these days. If you are still awake, don't get angry with her." Yinzhen still said nothing, but closed his eyes as if he had fallen asleep.

Yinxiang tidied his clothes and tightened the rope. He did not leave until the Ninth Lady came back.

After working for most of the day, he went to find Yinzhen again.

"Fourth brother, I just went to see Ninth brother. He is much better than in the past few days. He is finally not as manic as a wild beast."

Yinzhen nodded. He had also gone to see him. He had calmed down, perhaps because he was much weaker. "These few days, I asked someone to find some of this harmful stuff. It's okay if the emperor can't remember my ninth brother. If the emperor summons him, I can only give him some first."

"This..." Yinxiang frowned, unable to think of a good solution.

"My eldest brother suddenly asked me today that he hadn't seen my ninth brother for a long time." Yinzhen continued, "Even if the emperor can't remember him, my eldest brother will make him remember."

"How about finding something for Big Brother to do?"

"Don't act rashly!" Yinzhen glanced at Yinxiang, "Brother is jumping so happily now, it's definitely not a good thing, we can't follow his pace."

"Yes."

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Honghui has been wandering around the city these days, buying a lot of gadgets for his younger brothers and sisters to play with.

Yihuan no longer felt the joy she had when she first went out. She was now eager to return home and missed her two little ones at home almost every moment.

"These two are heartless. Liuliu can already write, but he didn't even know how to write a letter home to mother." Yihuan couldn't help but complain to Yuxue and the others.

"What Fu Jin said is not right." Yu Xue pinched Yi Huan's shoulders, "Second Princess and Fourth Prince are so young, how can they know what writing a letter is? Fu Jin should write a letter home and tell them that she wants Second Princess to write back."

Yihuan was somewhat tempted, but considering the current situation, she rejected this suggestion. As a wife of a prince, if she were to send a family letter to the capital at this time, who would know what was written in it? If Kangxi suspected her, it would be fatal.

"Forget it, let's go paint today, record the scenery here, and take it back to show Liuliu." Yihuan thought about it and found a way to make a living.

The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Concubines splashed ink together with Yihuan, which was quite interesting.

Seeing that the Ninth Concubine was still missing, Wanyan asked with a change of eyes, "Fourth Sister-in-law, I will send someone to invite Ninth Sister-in-law to come over. You can't stay in the tent all day to recuperate. If you come out to play for a while, most of the illness will go away."

"Oh, you can't go." Yihuan said directly.

"Huh?" Wanyan thought she had heard it wrong.

"Since we followed them out, we naturally have to listen to them. Fourteenth Master told you not to go to Ninth Lady's tent." Yihuan said it very bluntly. She was too lazy to make excuses. It was understandable that Wanyan was curious, but the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better.

Wanyan pulled her handkerchief unhappily, but became more and more curious.

"Fourteenth brother's wife, everyone has things that they don't want others to know, don't you think? Why don't you give Ninth Lady some respect?" Yihuan hinted at something, and Wanyan felt a little guilty and stopped mentioning the matter.

The Thirteenth Lady seemed not to have heard it and began to discuss the coloring issue with Yihuan, which was quite pleasant.