Chapter 201 Entering the Palace
Defei was placed under house arrest in Yonghe Palace. Only the Minister of Rites was allowed to come in every day. He was ordered to explain to Defei the precautions of burial alive with the deceased.

After a series of futile acts of resistance, such as overturning the table and smashing porcelain, Concubine De calmed down. She looked at the opening and closing mouth of the Minister of Rites, and her mind had already flown to other places.

The last time Yinzhen came and mentioned his brother's plan, Defei's mind moved. She later summoned her sister-in-law from her natal family separately. She originally wanted to give them a warning, but she was completely convinced.

Over the years, she has seen clearly that the fourth prince is a very strong person, and the one who can influence his thoughts is not her, his mother, but Ulanara.

It was the daughter-in-law whom she didn't like at first.

In addition, there has been a gap between mother and son since childhood, and the fourth son taking the position is not the best choice for either herself or the Uya family.

So she thought of a way. She questioned the legitimacy of the fourth prince's throne in front of the important officials in the court. If she could overthrow him directly, that would be great. If not, it would be a clue so that the fourteenth prince would have a legitimate reason to purge the emperor in the future.

Even Defei got into some fun on the spot and involved Honghui, who was charged with the crime of plotting to murder the late emperor and tampering with his will. Thus, the next crown prince who was almost universally expected was doomed.

The fourth brother has few children, and except Honghui, the others are of no use. It won't be that difficult to unite the court and the public to plan for the qualification of the fourteenth brother to be the crown prince.

Defei just didn't expect that the fourth prince would actually say in public that he wanted her to be buried alive with him. This was a strategy that would risk his reputation and also lead to death along with herself.

The Minister of Rites didn't even dare to look up. On the one hand, he had to arrange the funeral of the late emperor, and on the other hand, he had to carefully prepare for the coronation ceremony of the new emperor. In between, there were also large and small posthumous ceremonies. The Ministry of Rites had been working non-stop for a long time, and he didn't expect that he would be involved in the fight between the emperor and his mother.

He could only bite the bullet and repeat the ancestral rules, not daring to even ask for a word, and walked away in disgrace. He walked out of Yonghe Palace and looked back, thinking that some people do not know how to enjoy their blessings. What good results will they get in the end by going head-on with the emperor?

He was a mortal and could not understand the thoughts of the gods in the palace.

Seeing that the people from the Ministry of Rites had finally left, Nanny Lu knelt directly in front of Concubine De and said, "Your Majesty, if you are so awkward with the Emperor, won't it make Fourteenth Master embarrassed in the end?"

"Stand up and talk." It would be a lie for Concubine De to say that she didn't regret her impulsiveness at all. "He may not be the emperor yet!"

Madam Lu did not stand up: "Your Highness, this is just an angry remark. If nothing else, with Eunuch Liang as a witness for the Emperor, your accusations are all groundless."

"Have you ever thought about this, Madam? You are making such a fuss now. For the sake of filial piety, the Emperor will not really force you to death. But what about the Fourteenth Master?"

"I'm going to say something presumptuous. The Emperor and the Fourteenth Master don't get along very well. They have a grudge against each other because of you, Your Majesty. The more you want to treat the Fourteenth Master well, the more you should distance yourself from him. Otherwise, given the Emperor's temper, the Fourteenth Master will have a very difficult life!"

Madam Lu said with tears in her eyes: "My uncle has no good intentions at all. Madam, please don't be foolish and make wedding dresses for others."

"Besides, if Prince Honghui knew your accusation, he would be very sad."

Defei's originally calm expression reacted when she heard this. Her feelings for Yinzhen were mixed with many inexplicable things, but she truly loved Honghui for more than ten years, so how could she not feel sorry for him?
Seeing that Concubine De had finally responded, Nanny Lu continued to persuade her, "Madam, would you like to be sick for a while?"

Concubine De sighed and nodded almost imperceptibly, and Nanny Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

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Yihuan was packing her things. They were going to move into the palace. Looking at the familiar plants and trees, she felt reluctant to leave the Yong Prince's Mansion after living there for more than ten years. Just when the mansion was in a mess, Su Peisheng came back. He had lost a lot of weight and his dark circles could not be hidden.

"Your servant pays his respects to Her Majesty!" Although the formal enthronement ceremony had not yet taken place, Su Peisheng's attitude remained as respectful, and he even changed the way he addressed her.

"No need to be so polite, but what does the emperor want?"

"The Empress Defei in the palace is ill, and the Emperor is busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty and has no time. He thought of you entering the palace first to take charge of the harem and solve the Emperor's urgent needs." Su Peisheng came to take Yihuan into the palace.

Although it was rather sudden, Yihuan still agreed. She left Nanny Chen to look after the house, and took Yuling with her, traveling light, with Su Peisheng into the palace. Before leaving, she entrusted all matters of the mansion to Li, to reassure her.

When Yihuan arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she felt a little dazed. She had been here before. In her memory, the heavy and solemn hall seemed to have regained vitality because of a change of owner. Although it was still hung in white, it was much brighter.

Yihuan saw some familiar figures, all of whom were old men who had been used by Yinzhen in the front yard of Prince Yong's mansion. Now they were wearing palace clothes and could not hide their excited smiles.

A new emperor appoints new ministers, and the good times belonging to Yongzheng finally arrived.

There was no one to pass the message, probably because Yinzhen had given the order, and Yihuan was led in directly.

As soon as she stepped into the inner room, Yihuan heard voices. She looked up and was about to leave. It turned out that Yinzhen was discussing matters with someone.

When Zhang Tingyu heard the footsteps, he thought he had misheard. During this period of time, he had almost figured out the new emperor's temperament. This was a man who had rules engraved in his bones. He abided by the rules himself and required everyone to do the same.

This made everyone feel relieved. It is better for the emperor to be a self-disciplined person than to be a pleasure-seeker.

Unexpectedly, someone dared to barge in during the meeting. Zhang Tingyu secretly looked up and found that the emperor was not angry. He even looked more relaxed. He said in a soft voice that no one had ever heard before: "You came early. You must be tired. Go to the back and rest for a while. I will go over after I finish here."

Yihuan looked at Yinzhen sitting on the dragon throne, nodded randomly, and followed the palace servants' instructions to pass through the screen and go to the inner room.

The Ninth Prince pushed Zhang Tingyu and said, "The Emperor is asking questions."

Zhang Tingyu then woke up from his dream. Was the emperor who looked so cheerful just now really the person he knew?

Perhaps because he was worried, the meeting ended quickly and Zhang Tingyu could not help but look back before leaving.

He took a few quick steps and caught up with the Ninth Prince: "My Lord Prince, please forgive me for my poor eyesight, who was that just now?"

"I didn't know that the Grand Secretary had such a curious side." The Ninth Prince smiled and continued, "That's the Fourth Sister-in-law. The palace still needs someone to calm the situation."

Zhang Tingyu suddenly realized what had happened. He also thought of the farce and said nothing more. The two of them left one after the other.