Chapter 161 Turning point
December of the 47th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi

The Empress Dowager was seriously ill, and Kangxi personally attended to her. He looked at the unconscious person and looked around at the furnishings around her that were obviously in Mongolian style. He knew that this old man, who had never fought or competed in his life, was still thinking about his hometown in his last moments.

This woman, who was known as the pearl of the Khorchin tribe, was once beautiful and lively. Now she has been trapped in the palace for decades. Perhaps death is a relief for her.

Kangxi respected his biological mother. After all, she never made things difficult for him or disobeyed him. She would always complete his orders as soon as possible. She never made friends with foreign officials and even cut off contact with Mongolia over the years.

In that case, Empress Dowager, can you please do me one last favor? I will send you back to Mongolia, okay?
Looking at the Empress Dowager who was still sleeping, Kangxi made a decision.

A few days later, the Empress Dowager died in Ningshou Palace. It is said that before her death, she only asked the Emperor for one thing, which was to see the Crown Prince.

Perhaps she was confused due to illness, she was talking about the crown prince instead of the deposed crown prince. The emperor did not correct her and summoned Yinreng to the Ningshou Palace for an audience.

In this way, Yinreng, with the title of deposed crown prince, moved into Xianfu Palace with Kangxi's tacit approval, and lived with Tong Guining and Hongzhao. Although he did not move around deliberately, Kangxi would summon Yinreng to accompany him almost every day, and Honghui's job of studying was finally taken away by someone else.

After Yinreng was deposed, he seemed to have finally broken free from his shackles. Not only did he not have a gloomy aura, but he became more gentle and elegant. It was just that the food during his imprisonment was not good, and he became much thinner. In addition, he had been kneeling for a long time before, which made his legs and feet look a little unnatural when he walked faster.

Facing Kangxi, he was very calm: "I have thought a lot recently, as if the past few decades were just a dream. Now that I have woken up from the dream, I know that I have failed the teachings of the emperor father."

"I am very lucky to be able to serve you like this now. Now that I have Hong Zhao, I can understand how you felt at that time."

"Brother, you may have thought about it wrongly. We are brothers. I cannot take on the position of Crown Prince. You are the eldest and are extremely brave. You should expand the territory for the Qing Dynasty. Father, please think twice."

Kangxi felt extremely comforted after hearing this. This was his good son.

Squinting his eyes slightly, Kangxi felt that his eyes had not improved after taking Doctor Ye's medicine, so he stopped taking the medicine for a period of time, and of course Doctor Ye was not in the palace either.

Yinreng was very close to him, so close that Kangxi could clearly see his micro-expressions just by raising his eyes.

"If you don't raise children, you won't know the kindness of your parents. It's good that you turned back in time." Kangxi said this, and the two of them seemed to have forgotten that the prince had two teenage sons!

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Seeing that Yinreng and Kangxi had entered their honeymoon period again, a sudden wind blew up in the court, and the issue of appointing a crown prince was brought up again.

Since Kangxi had previously stated that no one was allowed to discuss the ownership of the crown prince, saying that who to appoint was a matter for him to consider as the emperor, so on the surface, this period of time has been calm.

The person who brought up this matter was Nalan Mingzhu. His power is no longer what it used to be, and now he is just struggling to support the family.

Mingzhu submitted a petition begging for his remains, and the gist of what he wrote was this.

I am old now. I can't even eat a bowl of rice or drink a bowl of soup a day. I have to use a Western magnifying glass to read. Thanks to the emperor's kindness over the years, the Nalan family has been thriving. Because of this, I know more clearly that the emperor needs younger ministers. I hope to retire and become a rich man.

I have been with Your Majesty for more than ten years, and I think I have seen through Your Majesty's thoughts. Now that the Crown Prince has been deposed and the eldest prince has been ruined, I dare to say something. Among all the princes, the Eighth Prince has the appearance of being rich and noble. He knows how to respect his subordinates, is friendly to his brothers, and respects Your Majesty. He is a model among the princes. If Your Majesty still wants to establish a crown prince, I recommend the Eighth Prince, and please consider it.

Kangxi read Mingzhu's memorial several times and suddenly discovered a problem. The boss was suppressed by him, so where did his power go?
Now it seems that he has been taken in by Lao Ba, which means he has had a full meal without showing off.

Yes, there is a daughter of the Nalan family in the backyard of the Eighth Brother, and it seems that she gave birth to a son for him. No wonder the Nalan family turned against him and joined him. It turns out that this is the foreshadowing.

The more Kangxi thought about it, the angrier he became. He didn't care that the palace had been locked and called all the older princes to the Yangxin Palace.

It was already past midnight, Yihuan and Yinzhen had already gone to meet Zhou Gong, and were suddenly called back by Su Peisheng.

When Yihuan heard that it was Kangxi's urgent summons, she suddenly woke up. She sat up suddenly and stared at the dark night outside: "Master?"

Yinzhen sensed Yihuan's uneasiness and lowered his head to comfort her: "It's okay. The emperor not only summoned me, but also summoned all the princes who opened their own palaces. It's still early, you can go to sleep."

How could he possibly sleep? Yihuan sat up with the quilt wrapped around her, watching Yinzhen getting dressed and washing up. Yuling brought the mutton soup and flatbread that she had been smelling for from the kitchen to fill Yinzhen's stomach. If he went out now, he might not be sure when he would be back, so it would be better to fill his stomach first.

Yinzhen finished a piece of cake in three or five bites, and drank the mutton soup in two gulps: "Honghui, don't go to the study room today. The emperor and I will take a leave. You stay at home and don't be afraid."

Yihuan nodded and watched Yinzhen leave. She asked Yuling to light the lamp in the study and sat in a chair with her mind wandering.

Honghui was probably awakened by Yinzhen's noise in the front yard. He was dressed and came to pay his respects. Yihuan asked him to come into the study and sit down: "Father has given you a day off today. You can teach Hongyun to read at home."

Honghui looked at Yihua and nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Mother, I may know the reason why Father came here. Yesterday, I was reading memorials to the Emperor in the palace and saw the memorial from Prime Minister Nalan. I only took a quick glance and felt that it was not good. I should not know the content of that memorial."

"The emperor's eyesight has not been very good recently, so his son used a trick to replace the book. Now the emperor may have read it himself, which is why he is so angry."

"Don't worry, that letter implicates my eldest uncle, second uncle, and eighth uncle, and has nothing to do with my father."

Seeing Yihua panicking, Honghui quickly reassured her, "Don't blame me for not telling you in advance. I think it's better for you not to know."

"Yes, you don't know either." Yihuan reacted and said that she didn't hear this today.

All the princes in the Yangxin Palace had arrived. Except for the imprisoned Eldest Prince, only the Tenth Prince had not come. The Ninth Prince was scratching his head anxiously.

Kangxi took a look and found that the tenth son did not come, but he was not angry. This son was used to being idle and had no part in the important work, so if he didn't come, then he didn't come.