Chapter 200 Making trouble
Many years later, when Yihuan recalled the night when Kangxi passed away, she still felt that everything happened too fast and was not real.

First, nine loud noises were heard from the direction of the Forbidden City, and the sound was enough to wake up everyone in the city.

After Yihuan was awakened, she looked at Yuling who was keeping watch. It only took the blink of an eye for the two of them to go from staring at each other in confusion to suddenly realizing what had happened.

"Go call Abao." Yihuan sat upright in the palace, as if she could feel the solemnity outside the palace.

A Bao came in and listened to Yihuan's instructions with his head down.

"Take this seal and go find the captain of the guards in the front yard. Ask him to keep a close watch. No one is allowed to enter or leave the palace. Anyone who causes trouble will be arrested, no matter who they are, and wait for the prince to personally decide their fate." Yihuan took out a seal from her purse. It was a token that Yinzhen had given her in advance. With this, she could mobilize all the people under Prince Yong's command. It could be said to be Prince Yong's version of "acting as if I were here in person."

"We need to send more guards to guard the Da Gege and Hong Yun. We must not allow any mistakes."

A Bao repeated it silently in his mind and then went to do it immediately.

"Yuling, go call Nanny Chen and replace all the brightly colored items in the house. Put out the things that have been prepared earlier." Yihuan gave instructions in an orderly manner.

Just when Yihuan changed her clothes, there was a noise outside. It turned out that Li had arrived.

Yihuan looked at Li's excited expression with some surprise. Fortunately, she knew to dress simply. However, the gold bracelet on her wrist that could not be hidden at all was really a bit hurtful to the eyes.

"Fujin, is our prince..." Li couldn't suppress her excitement. If the prince succeeded to the throne, she would be the imperial consort, maybe even a noble consort. Such a hypothesis made her unable to wait even a moment, and she wanted to find Yihuan to confirm that she was not dreaming.

"Shut up." Yihuan shouted, "The emperor has passed away, we just need to follow the emperor's orders. These are troubled times, you should go back and stay in peace for a few days."

"Put away all your jewelry. You are still a concubine, so you should set an example for the other princesses below you."

Yihuan was too lazy to get entangled with someone who couldn't figure things out, so she simply gave her a few words and let her go.

Li still refused to leave. She was like a child who suddenly got a piece of candy as tall as a person and didn't know where to start eating it. But Yihuan poured cold water on her joy.

Yihuan stared at the sky outside, wondering if everything was going well for Yinzhen at this moment.
At this moment, Yinzhen, who was being talked about by Yihuan in her heart, was in the spotlight of everyone.

After Liang Jiugong shouted that the emperor had passed away, everyone began to cry in grief. It was Prince Yu who spoke up, "According to the emperor's order, please ask Academician Zhang to come with me to present the emperor's will."

Zhang Tingyu had obviously known about this incident a long time ago. The two of them bowed to Prince Yong, and then signaled Liang Jiugong to take out the last imperial edict of Kangxi.

Zhang Tingyu checked and found that the box containing the imperial edict was well sealed and had not been damaged. Prince Yu read ten lines at a glance and found that there was no problem with the content of the imperial edict. He was present on the day when Kangxi wrote the edict.

Liang Jiugong announced the contents of the imperial edict: "Yinzhen, the fourth son of Prince Yong, is a man of noble character and closely resembles me. He will surely be able to inherit the throne. He shall succeed me as the emperor and shall observe mourning for 27 days in accordance with the imperial decree. When he stops mourning, the emperor will announce it to the public, so that everyone at home and abroad will know."

After Liang Jiugong finished reading the imperial edict, the hall was silent for a few seconds.

It was Yinzhen who was the first to kneel down and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor."

Hearing this voice, everyone woke up as if from a dream and immediately knelt down: "Long live the emperor."

Yinzhen became the only person kneeling in the hall. He looked at the emperor who had stopped breathing, breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and raised his hand: "Stand up." This voice ended the rule of Kangxi and started the dynasty named Yongzheng.

Before Yinzhen could fully appreciate the joy of victory, several people rushed into the hall.

Yinzhen looked up and saw Concubine De, but he was not surprised: "Your Highness, why did you trespass into the meeting place? What's the matter?"

Nanny Green wanted to speak anxiously, but she felt that the occasion was not right and she couldn't open her mouth at all.

Prince Yu saw that something was not right and spoke first: "The emperor has something to do, so we will take our leave first."

Concubine De didn't know where she got the courage from. She stopped Prince Yu and said, "You all are just witnesses. I want to see the imperial edict with my own eyes. After all, the characters are the same, so I don't know which one is written on the imperial edict?"

"Mother!" Fourteenth Prince Yinzhen frowned and spoke first, "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you still asleep? Madam Lu, mother is sick, why did you let her out? Help her back quickly."

"I am not sick. After all, this is the emperor's order and it cannot be conveyed incorrectly. Fourteenth, please come with me to see the doctor." Defei insisted.

Yinzhen laughed angrily: "It's not impossible for Your Majesty to see the imperial edict, but I just remembered that the emperor has ordered that his beloved concubines be buried with him. I was originally struggling with which mother concubine could take on this important task, but now there is no need to choose."

Defei's face turned pale, and a look of determination flashed in her eyes. Yinzhen hadn't even officially ascended the throne yet, but he threatened to bury her alive with the late emperor. If he really took the throne, she would have no status at all.

"Brother Emperor! Since ancient times, when encountering the names of monarchs or respected relatives, we must avoid repeating them. I beg you to grant me a name!"

The Fourteenth Prince cursed the head of the Wuya family in his heart. If he could get out alive, he would definitely put sacks on everyone in the Wuya family and beat them up.

Prince Yu gritted his teeth and said, "My Lady Concubine De, I guarantee with my life that the imperial edict is correct. Since you are ill and confused, you should go back and recuperate first."

"The imperial edict is correct, you have tampered with it!" Concubine De chose to stick to one path until the end. "During this period of time, everyone has taken turns to take care of the emperor. The emperor once told me personally that the fourteenth son is the most like the emperor, and after he passes away, the fourteenth son will inherit the throne."

"Now fourteen has become four. Who knows if it was you, the fourth one, who did it?"

"After all, Honghui has always been the person closest to the emperor during this period." Defei hardened her heart and took drastic measures.

"Come here, the emperor passed away suddenly, and Concubine De was so sad that she almost fainted. Now she even wants to be buried alive with the late emperor. I am grateful for her sincere feelings, and after repeated persuasions to no avail, I will grant her request. Nanny Lu, you go back and make good preparations. Ask the Ministry of Rites to go to Yonghe Palace to explain the rules of burying alive with the emperor." Yinzhen directly blocked Concubine De's mouth, and with a wave of his hand, the eunuchs forcibly took Concubine De away.

"Eunuch Liang, thank you for taking care of Honghui during this period." Yinzhen handed the conversation to Liang Jiugong.

"I dare not. Prince Honghui accompanied the late emperor in reading, taking walks, and eating every day. I was always by his side, so it cannot be considered as taking care of him." Liang Jiugong knew what he should say at this time.

After everyone had seen enough of the excitement of the new emperor, they left one by one, leaving only the Fourteenth Prince kneeling on the ground.

"Royal brother, mother just had the wrong idea for a moment. I have never had any rebellious thoughts. Please have mercy." Yinzhen was really panicked. He didn't expect that Concubine De would throw dirty water on Honghui in the end. Considering how much Fourth Brother valued Honghui, it was impossible for him to get through this farce safely.

Yinzhen did not answer. He was really hurt and did not want to listen to Yinzhen's excuses.