Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

"It's a pity that I can't treat him in his own way!" Honghui still felt unsatisfied and sighed with regret.

"This is enough. After all, we are brothers. He is unkind, but I cannot be unjust!" Yinzhen also felt a little regretful. Compared to being drunk and hungry and eating anything, it sounds much better to act first and then report.

I guess this matter can’t be hidden from the Emperor!

Coincidentally, Honghui also thought of this, "Father, you should tell the Emperor about what happened last night. After thinking about it, I feel that I can't bear to deceive him!"

After all, Ama's revenge last night was done without prior consent. When the emperor finds out the truth, even if he can understand Ama's actions, he will still feel uncomfortable.

——How could the emperor feel good when his own son, who had always been filial and loyal, suddenly had to hide something from his father?

When Yinzhen heard this, his indifferent mind was instantly moved. He ran to the emperor that day and reported everything in detail.

At this time, Kangxi had already learned that the Eighth Prince favored a palace maid, and he called the person over to give her a severe scolding. However, he had no idea that the matter would develop in such a tortuous and bizarre way, so bizarre to the point of making him uncontrollably angry.

"Old Four, are you serious?"

Looking at the anger that had solidified into substance, Yinzhen lowered his brows and said, "It is absolutely true. There is evidence of both human and material things. However, I was afraid that the news of brothers killing each other would spread, so I did not go to the trouble to investigate it in detail. But the truth will be known to you if you ask."

After saying this, he immediately knelt down and apologized: "I am guilty. I attacked my brother because I was angry for a moment, and I couldn't bear to lie to you, so I made you angry too! I was wrong, please punish me severely!"

Kangxi forced a smile and said, "No, you are not guilty. Honghui is also very filial. You and your son are both good people! The guilty ones are others... Yinzhen, you chose to keep things quiet because you cared about the relationship between brothers. Even if you arranged for this woman to serve the Eighth Prince, it doesn't matter. You didn't cause a big fuss."

"Father Emperor, my eighth brother was instigated by someone and attacked me because he was too upset. Please forgive him this time. Concubine Liang is seriously ill, and my eighth brother is also very sad..."

Looking at the fourth son who ran to him to beg for mercy after being wronged and had great trust in him as the imperial father, and then thinking of the eighth son who was rebellious, had a criminal record but still refused to change, Kangxi thought to himself, "What a sin!" How could he have such a son?

"Can he attack you, his own brother, just because he feels bitter? That time with Yinreng, I thought he knew his mistake, but I didn't expect him to be stubborn. I ask myself, you didn't stand in his way!"

Yinzhen just kept begging for mercy, pretending to be a friendly brother. "Please forgive the eighth brother, Father. This is not only for the sake of the brotherhood between him and me, but also for the sake of Empress Xiaoyiren's face. After all, both I and my eighth brother were raised by Empress Xiaoyiren for several years. I can't bear to turn against him."

Besides, the reputation of brothers fighting and killing each other is not good after all. If even a little bit of it gets out, the court, the people, the Manchus, the Hans and the Mongols will all talk about it, which will damage the reputation of the emperor and the royal family!"

This was also Kangxi's original intention, but he didn't expect that the fourth son would bring it up first, and he felt indescribably satisfied.

"I'm sorry for wronging you. The Eighth Brother committed a crime, but I can't punish him with great fanfare. Now you have to worry about it! Yinzhen, were you scared last night? Just walk around and relax these few days~"

"I am not scared, but I feel a little chilled... Father Your Majesty, this happened to me because I am too favored. Otherwise, would you give me a task?..." He still knew the principle of retreating in order to advance.

"Nonsense!" Kangxi retorted flatly: "Your title and assignment were given by me. When is it someone else's turn to object? I don't value those who are filial, sensible and loyal. Do I value those who are disobedient and unfilial and covet the throne? Just do your assignment with peace of mind and don't always stay in the mansion farming. The prince still trusts you." The same goes for you!

These words were directed at the Eighth Prince, both explicitly and implicitly, but Yinzhen always felt an indescribable shame. After all, he was not completely indifferent to the throne!

As for the trust of the Second Prince, haha, if he had not retired at the right time, he would have been feared and suppressed two years ago. How could he have the glory he has today?

"You, Father, know my character very well. Power and wealth are but passing clouds, not as good as the real crops in the fields! I'm going to say something you don't like to hear, I wish I could be the 'most idle person in the world'!"

Kangxi laughed and scolded, "Go away, what kind of crooked reasoning is this? I think you just want to shirk your responsibilities for once! Well, there has been no major event in the past two years, so you can shirk your responsibilities for once, but you must not lead Honghui astray, as I will use him in the future."

The royal father and son chatted and laughed for a while, and the matter was over. Afterwards, the Eighth Prince was fined half a year's salary for an arbitrary reason and was scolded severely. It can be said that he lost both the wife and the army.

At the same time, the rumor that the Eighth Prince had unusual vision spread. Everyone who had seen the newly-minted Li Gege believed in the rumor and added fuel to the fire. So when the rumor reached the capital, it turned out that the Eighth Prince preferred women with ordinary looks, while those with beautiful faces were disdained by the Eighth Prince!

As for how furious Guo Luoluo was when she heard the news, needless to say, it was no exaggeration to say that she was extremely jealous.

The truth behind the fratricide was hidden under the water and few people knew about it for a while. However, one person uncovered a corner of the truth. This person was not the crown prince, nor was he the twelfth prince Yinzhen who was able to see the big picture from the small details, but the ninth prince Yinzhen who was always careless and easy to fool.

How did he know the truth? It can only be said that it was a coincidence that he overheard something in a corner. What was even more coincidental was that Yinsi was talking to his staff about how he failed to frame Prince Yong and was retaliated against. Although there were only four or five sentences in the whole process, Yinsi felt like he was struck by lightning.

Unlike his previous life, Yinlang's business in this life was extremely successful, with at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver deposited into the national treasury and the Emperor's private treasury every year. He also had Kangxi as his support, and the princes only tried to win him over but never suppressed him, so he was inevitably a bit "naive".

——Is the fight for the throne so cruel? The good old myna has become unrecognizable and no longer looks the same as before!

After thinking for two days and two nights, Yinzhen still couldn't figure it out, so he asked bluntly: "Eighth brother, does Fourth Brother make you hate him so much? He has already retreated to the mansion, not interacting with the princes, clan members and court officials, and he doesn't have any powerful maternal or wife's family. Why are you targeting him like this?"