Chapter 194 Forced into the Palace
Yinreng still discovered that Tong Guining was not in the Eastern Palace. He moved to Hongzhao's room, stood there looking at his son who was sleeping soundly for a long time, then turned around and went back to the study.

He sat at the table and waited for a long time: "Is the Crown Princess back?"

"Back to Your Highness, not yet."

This was the third time he asked: "Send the message out and take action immediately!"

After saying this, Yinreng put on his crown prince's court robes and walked towards the Yangxin Palace with big and determined strides.

Liang Jiugong was taking a break. He had a special room to rest in, and his disciples were supposed to be on duty at night. But the emperor was moody now, and he couldn't bear to see his disciples die one by one, so he dragged his old arms and legs to keep watch day and night.

Fortunately, the emperor had been very calm at night in recent days. Liang Jiugong was a light sleeper and immediately turned over when he heard footsteps.

Seeing the person coming, he was a little surprised and said in a low voice: "I am here to pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The Emperor has not summoned me yet. It is already late at night, so please go back."

"I dreamed of my mother, who asked me to convey a few words to my father. I really couldn't sleep, so I wanted to share them with him as soon as possible. Please pass them on." Yinreng said sincerely.

Liang Jiugong hesitated for a moment and looked behind Yinreng: "General Cheng was not guarding the door, so how did he get in?"

Yinreng laughed loudly, without lowering his voice at all. He looked up into the room and said, "General Cheng, please ask Eunuch Liang to have some tea. I want to chat with my father about the happiness of family life."

Liang Jiugong looked at General Cheng, who was wearing neatly armor and had his hand on the scabbard. He shifted his gaze into the dark night, where there were countless guards guarding the imperial city. It should have been the safest place, but now it was shrouded in darkness and became full of dangers.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Emperor hasn't summoned you. Please go back first and come back tomorrow morning. The late Queen and the Emperor loved each other so much that they don't need to waste time." Liang Jiugong advised earnestly.

"Let him in." Kangxi's voice came from the room. It turned out that he had been awakened by the noisy noise outside.

"Yes." Liang Jiugong lowered his head and let the prince in, then stopped General Cheng. The prince nodded and asked him to guard outside the door. It would take time to dispatch the imperial city army, so it would be good for General Cheng to support them outside.

"What does the Queen want to say to me?" Kangxi sat on the bed step in his pajamas, and did not pursue the prince's crime of disturbing him so late at night.

"My queen mother said that she...died miserably! My queen mother asked my father why he didn't avenge her! She asked me why I let the thief go unpunished!" The prince said grimly, "She was covered in blood, and looked completely different from the portrait. I dared not recognize her."

"The eldest brother has been deposed. What else do you want? Do you want Concubine Hui to be buried with him?" Kangxi asked.

"Hahaha, Concubine Hui? Who is she? Without your acquiescence, how dare she attack the mother of a country, the queen mother of the Tong family standing behind her! You are the real murderer who killed the queen mother." The prince said his inner thoughts a little crazy, "You are afraid that your son will know the truth sooner or later and avenge his mother, so you keep a close eye on him. To put it bluntly, you can hear your son's fart in Yuqing Palace."

"You hate me?" Kangxi obviously didn't understand. "You were born as a legitimate prince. When I die a hundred years later, the throne will be yours. What are you dissatisfied with?"

"Since Your Majesty Father thinks that the throne will belong to me in the future, why did you depose me? Without me to hold them back, my brothers' wolfish ambitions have emerged. You are using me as a shield. I am such a coward as the crown prince. Your Majesty Father is now thinking about how to legitimately depose the crown prince for the second time!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I don't think you can really live a hundred years."

"You've slept well these days, haven't you?" The prince looked at the empty teacup on the table. "I think it's better to live comfortably for a few days than to suffer all the time. Hahaha, the powder that the eighth elder gave me has an immediate effect!"

"Rebellious son, you touched my medicine!" Kangxi was really angry. "Isn't it because you, my Royal Father, killed all the Imperial Hospital members before? They are afraid that if their son tempts them a little, they will surrender to us. After all, how long can your current body last?"

"Three months? Maybe only one month, hahaha."

Kangxi stretched out his shaking fingers, picked up a pillow and threw it at the prince: "Paticide and regicide are intolerable to heaven!"

"No, Father Emperor, when I become the emperor, I will be the ruler and I will rule the world. Just wait and see how I govern the world!" The prince calculated the time and thought it was about time. He shouted, "General Cheng, why don't you lend me a helping hand!"

The door opened with a bang.

Liang Jiugong carried General Cheng's head into the room and said, "Your Majesty, the rebels have all been executed. The Tenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince have taken over the defense of the capital. The palace is under the personal command of Prince Yu. The Yuqing Palace has been surrounded. Please give your instructions."

Yinreng's face turned pale, and he looked behind the screen: "Father, the Crown Princess is with you, am I right?"

Tong Guining hid behind the screen, covered her mouth, and dared not utter a word.

After she obtained strong evidence of the prince's rebellion, she originally wanted to return to Yuqing Palace while no one was aware of it, but halfway through her walk, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

Did the prince really not discover her whereabouts tonight? Maybe he is looking for her all over the palace now.

Tong Guining came up with a bold idea. She went directly to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and revealed everything she guessed the prince was planning. She wanted to use the credit for her report to give her son a safe future.

"When she didn't return to Yuqing Palace, my son roughly predicted today's outcome. It's a pity for all the soldiers who followed my son so loyally." Yinreng smiled, "I lost, and you didn't win either."

"Your Majesty, I will go ahead and wait for you to come and reunite with our family with mother!" After saying this, the prince was about to bang his head against the pillar, but was stopped by Liang Jiugong with his quick eyes and hands.

"I have had more than 20 sons in my life, and you are the one I love and rely on the most. In the end, you are the one who hurt me the most." Kangxi rubbed his brows, "Imprison the crown prince for life, and execute the three clans of the Yi people who participated in the rebellion today. Let... Prince Yu handle this case, and Prince Yong assist."

"Tong Guining, sentenced to death."

"Hong Zhao, send him to the Concubine and take good care of him. Do not harm his life. The rest of the children follow the Crown Prince... Depose the Crown Prince, and strengthen the guard."

After hearing the ending, Tong Guining's body finally stopped shaking. She knew that she would definitely not survive after uncovering so many secrets today.

Fortunately, she used her life to give Hong Zhao a bright future.

As the legitimate son of the crown prince, he could live, so what if he lost his freedom?

It was just a pity that he couldn't go back to take another look. Tong Guining took the poisoned wine and drank it all without hesitation.

Hong Zhao, you have to work hard to survive.