Chapter 38 The so-called truth

In the Yangxin Palace, Kangxi first showed concern for Honghui's injury, then asked about Yihuan's pregnancy, and suddenly changed the subject: "Fourth Brother, do you think Honghui's fall from the horse was an accident or a man-made disaster?"

Yinzhen's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately knelt on the ground, his expression tearful and complaining: "Father, since I got Honghui, I have been raising him like a treasure. His mother had a hard time giving birth to him, and she was afraid that something might happen to the child, so she watched him like the apple of her eye."

"Honghui is well-behaved and sensible, smart and quick-witted. My son is very satisfied with him, and so are you, Father Royal."

"But it was this satisfaction that became the cause of Honghui's death." Yinzhen raised his head, his tone filled with anger and fear, "If I say it was a natural disaster, do you really believe it?"

Kangxi sighed. He wondered who the fourth son inherited his straightforward temper from. He dared to speak such heart-piercing words in front of the emperor.

"After Honghui was brought into the palace yesterday, I sent people to investigate. This is the conclusion. Take a look." Kangxi handed over a memorial.

Yinzhen took it with both hands raised above his head, quickly glanced through it, and found that it told a story.

The Shangsiyuan had just acquired a good horse, and the person in charge wanted to please his superiors, so he secretly gave it to the prince's son Hongxi.

Prince Zhi's son Hongyu has also reached the age to learn riding and archery, and Concubine Hui in the palace has privately advised him to keep an eye out for news about high-quality horses.

The masters on both sides both took a fancy to this little mare, but who would have thought that the Fourteenth Master would intervene and get the priority selection right from Kangxi.

The Shangsiyuanqing, who had secretly sent Ma Xu away, was in trouble. In order not to offend the crown prince, he thought of a way to divert the trouble and let Honghui suffer a little and dislike the horse.

The empress in the palace knew that the horse could hurt people, and Prince Hongyu was weak, so she naturally would not fight for it.

The little red horse was naturally given to Hongxi.

But no one expected that the one who got hit was not the little mare, but the Fourteenth Master's mount, the crazy girl, which made the matter so big.

After a more careful investigation, it was said that the servants of Shangsiyuan had misread the trough and accidentally exchanged the rations of the two horses.

So this incident was half accident and half man-made.

The Minister of the Imperial Court has been thrown into prison.

After reading the memorial, Yinzhen lowered his eyes and remained silent.

The person who wrote the memorial was very capable, as he involved several families with emperor's grandchildren. If it weren't for the fact that Prince Cheng was not able to lift his shoulders and never rode a horse, there would probably be a story about the Third Master involved here.

At the same time, he avoids the main issues and tells a ridiculous story in a way that makes people almost believe it.

However, Yinzhen still remembered what Cai Zuosi said, saying that this was the horse that the emperor had ordered to be reserved for Honghui.

The truth is revealed in the details. It is true that every family here wants the pony, but why did the crazy girl go crazy? There is another story behind this.

"I know it's a little ridiculous," Kangxi said, "but after several investigations, I found that it is indeed the truth. In the final analysis, it was my words that led to such a disaster."

Yinzhen immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "It is Honghui who is unlucky. Your Majesty is seriously ill. I, your son, thank you for your kindness on behalf of Honghui. However, there are many people in the palace, and the imperial physician also said that both adults and children need to rest. Your son has come to bid farewell to Your Majesty, and will take Fu Jin and Honghui back now."

"Let's go. You should also take a few more days off. The matter of the Ministry of Revenue is not a big deal." Kangxi generously gave Yinzhen a vacation.

"Thank you, Father, for your consideration. When Honghui is able to walk, I will bring him to pay my respects to you, Father."

"Good good."

After Yinzhen left, Kangxi looked at the memorial for a while, then suddenly picked it up and tore it into pieces. Liang Jiugong stood in the shadows, motionless, even his breathing slowed down.

"How dare he? Honghui is just a five-year-old child!" Kangxi said angrily, "I just like a grandson, and this makes him uneasy?"

“There is no peace of mind.”

Thinking of Yinzhen's hunched back before he left, Kangxi couldn't bear it and gave him a generous reward.

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After bidding farewell to Concubine De, Yinzhen quickly transported the two patients back to the mansion. Preparations had already been made in the mansion. Honghui did not return to his own room, but was placed next to Yihuan's bed.

The mother and son could see each other as soon as they looked up, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was far better than that in the palace.

After getting up early and playing with his uncle for a long time, Honghui fell into a deep sleep after taking the medicine.

The servants filed out, and Yihuan finally got home and asked, "Master, have you found any clues?"

Yinzhen pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment and said: "What the emperor found out was a mistake, but I don't believe it!"

"They are just some of my brothers and some concubines in the palace." Yinzhen's voice was barely audible. "But there is only one person who can make the emperor follow and clean up the mess so flawlessly."

The answer was about to come out. Yihuan clenched her teeth and for the first time, hatred arose in her heart.

"However, there are still people who fanned the flames, some who went with the flow, and some who watched from the sidelines. Only those three fools were pushed out in the open." Yinzhen continued, "Yihua, believe me, this matter will never be so muddled for me."

Yihuan, who had been holding back for the entire day, finally revealed her weakness and leaned on Yinzhen's shoulder. But within a cup of tea, Yinzhen felt that half of his shoulder was soaked.

"Stop crying like that. You're still pregnant. Don't be too sad or too happy."

Yinzhen suddenly thought of something: "We have to be careful here, otherwise the news that the master might be pregnant would spread so quickly."

"What does the master mean?" Yihuan was suddenly a little frightened. She thought that since she traveled through time, she had never been harsh on her servants, and always used both kindness and severity. The monthly salary and rewards were always sufficient. Could it be that under this superficial harmony, someone had actually been staring at Honghui with malicious eyes?

Thinking of this, Yihuan felt restless and felt like there were eyes everywhere.

Yinzhen comforted Yihuan: "Think about it, it's not such a coincidence that Honghui's accident happened when your pregnancy was unstable. The person behind the scenes just wanted to kill two birds with one stone."

Yihuan touched her belly and gave herself strength: "How ridiculous! Honghui has won the emperor's favor. Is the person behind this afraid that the baby in my belly will be better than him?"

"Don't be afraid, take care of your body first. It's better to stay still than to move now. When your pregnancy is stable and this incident has been over for some time, we can take action by surprise." Yinzhen suggested.

He couldn't take any other actions now, after all, he had just expressed his position to the Emperor.

But it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, so let’s just wait and see.

Two days later, news came from the palace that the Crown Princess was reprimanded. She had been childless for many years and was jealous of her pregnant concubine, so she used despicable means to cause her to have a miscarriage.

It was Kangxi who reprimanded her personally. These were his words of authority. The Crown Princess was in danger.

When Yinzhen received the news, he laughed at himself. The old man really loved his son and attributed the fault to the Crown Princess's poor parenting.

However, who said that the prince would be able to get through this smoothly?