Chapter 197 Coughing up blood
Ulanara Province

Fei Yanggu was running circles with the little wolf early in the morning. The two of them, one big and one small, were running one in front and one behind, and they were not running slowly. Their breath formed a cloud of mist in the cold air, which condensed into various shapes as they ran.

Liuliu only ran with the little wolf for one morning and then ignored it. She preferred sleeping to exercising.

Besides, Guo Luo’s mother said that if she ran every day, she would become stronger, and she didn’t want to become ugly.

Mingxuan stopped at the door and stared at Xiaolang's back for a long time, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes.

For the last incident, my grandfather used family rules to punish Mingxuan. After being beaten with twenty boards, his mind became completely clear.

He thought back on the stupid things he had done during this period and felt very regretful, because his mistakes not only sacrificed an innocent life, but also completely ruined his good marriage.

The last time he met Honghui, Mingxuan could clearly feel the distance, as if they had suddenly gone from being brothers to relatives, and he unconsciously felt a head shorter than Honghui.

Especially the companion following Honghui, the man who was half a head taller than him, Mingxuan inexplicably felt hostility from him.

Later, he found out that he was Honghui's senior brother, the eldest grandson of Mr. Zhu, a great scholar of the time.

Mingxuan lowered his head and smiled somewhat bitterly. It was better this way, she deserved someone better.

The little wolf felt the gaze and turned around to see Mingxuan. Noticing that Fei Yanggu did not turn around, he made a face at Mingxuan.

Mingxuan laughed. Children are indeed cuter. They can express their disgust so directly.

At this time, Lady Xinghui was setting rules for Lady Ulanala and helping her with her dressing and breakfast.

Today, Lady Xinghui was much more attentive than usual: "Mother, how is the water temperature?"

"Well, it's okay." Lady Ulanara wanted to educate her more and didn't want to embarrass her, so she didn't treat her harshly.

"That's good." Xinghui Fu Jin handed the handkerchief prepared by the head maid, and seeing that there was no one else in the room, she bravely said, "Mother, now the crown prince has been deposed again, the Prince of Zhi has been imprisoned, the Prince of Cheng is devoted to writing books, and the most popular Eighth Prince is also finished. Can Prince Yong make further progress?"

The last few words were barely audible. Ulanara asked her trusted maid to push her out and slapped her in the face: "It's been so long, the coach pig has learned his lesson, but you are still so stupid."

"Mother, why did you hit me?" Lady Xinghui felt aggrieved.

"Royal affairs are not something we should talk about. You should go to Mingxuan now." Lady Ulanara didn't want to say more and assigned her a task.

"Mother, seeing that Prince Yong is about to ascend to the throne, my sister-in-law's status is also rising. I think it's better to keep the wealth within the family. The eldest princess has been childhood sweethearts with Mingxuan since they were young." Lady Xinghui continued shamelessly, "Why don't you talk to my sister-in-law again? After all, it's all my fault. The two children still have feelings for each other."

Ulanara looked at Lady Xinghui and her expression became stern: "Why do you think it's okay for me to say it? Is it because the princess is my daughter? Didn't the princess give you a chance?"

"The matter between the eldest princess and Mingxuan has not happened in a day or two, nor in a year or two. You rejected this marriage before, and my Yihua still doesn't know how to humble herself to Prince Yong so that you can stay safely in the mansion."

"It seems that I have been too soft-hearted over the years." Ulanara's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and then slowly calmed down. "You can go back. You don't need to come from today. Take good care of Xinghui."

Mrs. Xinghui was so frightened that she dared not speak anymore and returned to her own courtyard in despair. She thought about it and felt that her mother-in-law would not tell her sister-in-law. She couldn't understand, wasn't this a good thing to strengthen the relationship between the relatives? Since she didn't want to, she could do it herself.

Lady Xinghui thought of a plan and turned to tell the servants to do it, but she found that the room was empty. She walked to the door and was about to scold, but she pushed the door hard. After a long while, it didn't open. Her face turned pale, and she immediately pushed the window, but it didn't open either. Lady Xinghui shouted loudly in the room, but no one answered outside, as if she was the only one left in an instant.

Lady Xinghui vented her frustration and dissatisfaction during this period of time, and soon the house was full of broken porcelain pieces. Despite this, no one came to check.

While the little wolf was taking a nap, Ulanara told Fei Yanggu about her plan.

"It's my fault. In the past few years, although her behavior was not generous enough, she was still good overall. In recent years, she has become more and more left-wing."

"At this sensitive time, we can't let anything happen in our house. We should lock her up first, and then... after the dust settles, we can send her to a nunnery for retreat and keep her under strict supervision."

Fei Yanggu nodded: "You should spend more time thinking about it during this period. After sending your daughter-in-law away, you can find a co-wife for Xinghui."

"Okay, I'll look at the candidates now."

"You don't need to come from a noble family, a girl needs to be able to stand on her own feet."

Fei Yanggu was not interested in his daughter-in-law's thoughts: "Is Liuliu still clamoring to go home?"

"This child is really troublesome." Ulanara rubbed her brows, "I will write to the palace and see what the princess plans to do."

"If Liuliu goes back, he must leave the little wolf behind." Having spent every day with his grandson during this period, their relationship has made rapid progress, and Fei Yanggu would be reluctant to let him go.

"You should talk to your daughter in person." Ulanara rolled her eyes and left.

"That's what I say." Fei Yanggu muttered.

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Yinzhen had now taken over Honghui's job and was reading memorials to Kangxi, while Prince Yu went to the deposed prince's residence alone.

Kangxi paused for a moment and then frowned frequently: "What are you reading?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, I will read it exactly as it is written on the memorial."

"I mean, could you please show some emotion? I'm almost falling asleep after listening to you read on like this." It was the first time that Kangxi knew that there was someone who could read memorials like Buddhist scriptures to induce sleep.

Yinzhen paused and continued with his original rhythm, but Kangxi interrupted him.

"As for Honghui, let him read it, and you go and look after the deposed crown prince."

"In reply to Your Majesty, Honghui has been frightened and is bedridden. Please take care of him." Yinzhen put down this memorial, picked up the next one, and just finished reading it.

Kangxi sighed and listened in silence for a while: "How does the deposed crown prince look?"

"My second brother confessed his faults, felt deeply sorry for them, and reflected on them every day." Seeing that Kangxi seemed to be softening again, Yinzhen continued, "My second brother always talked about his nephew Hongzhao. I, your son, can understand your fatherly heart."

"A loving father's heart?" Kangxi was suddenly excited. He didn't know what had happened to him because of these four words. "If he could understand a little bit, he wouldn't do such an immoral and treasonous thing!"

When he got excited, Kangxi started coughing non-stop. Liang Jiugong and Yinzhen hurriedly poured him some water to help him calm down. His back bent more and more and he finally spat out a mouthful of blood.