Li Guangdi could see clearly that the people the emperor was now entangled with were Prince Yong, the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince.

But the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince are now Prince Yong's confidants.

Especially the Thirteenth Prince, who was very mad at Prince Yong every day and kept calling the Fourth Brother all the bad.

If the Emperor gives the throne to the Thirteenth Master in the future, I'm afraid the Thirteenth Master will hold the throne in both hands and give it to the Fourth Master.

Why should the emperor do this?

As for the Fourteenth Master, he didn't see it very clearly. The relationship between the brothers was not good in the early years, but they suddenly became close in recent years.

Maybe there was a fight between the two of them, or maybe not.

However, the emperor had long since let the fourteenth prince take the path of a military general, and Li Guangdi was now increasingly unable to fathom the emperor's thoughts.

"Then...what about the second one?"

Emperor Kangxi hesitated for a moment, but finally asked the question.

Li Guangdi smiled bitterly.

Emperor Kangxi had deep feelings for Yinreng.

Could it be that Emperor Kangxi was planning to appoint a third crown prince?

However, Li Guangdi did not want to say too much bad things about Yinreng, so as not to anger Emperor Kangxi.

"Why aren't you talking, my dear?"

Li Guangdi could only bite the bullet and said, "Your Majesty, the former crown prince was deposed twice. I think Your Majesty already has reasons in his mind for why he cannot succeed to the throne of the Qing Dynasty."

Although a trace of anger flashed across Emperor Kangxi's face, he quickly recovered.

He knew that what Li Guangdi said was right.

Although Yinreng was once a very qualified crown prince, he is no longer suitable now, perhaps because he has been in power for too long.

"Well, let's choose the fourth one."

During this period, the fourth brother has taken good care of him and occasionally said a word or two to him.

This experience was somewhat novel to Emperor Kangxi.

However, he also deeply felt that Yinzhen regarded him as his father in his heart, not the emperor.

Now that he is old, he is particularly sentimental. =

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The next day, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict, asking Yinzhen to prepare for the New Year's Eve banquet.

Everyone suddenly became energetic.

The emperor chose Yinzhen to prepare this night banquet. Doesn't this mean that the person the emperor favors now is Yinzhen?

No one would have expected that Yinzhen, whom the emperor himself did not think highly of, has now become a popular figure.

Now everyone envied the late General Fei Yanggu.

He still has foresight.

She married both of her daughters to Yinzhen, one of whom was a noble legitimate daughter.

Now no one is more closely tied to Yinzhen's chariot than the Ulanala clan.

Yinzhen shared his joy with Yixiu as soon as possible.

"Xiao Yi, what you said is indeed true. Now the Emperor has seen my efforts."

Yixiu gave a genuine smile.

"Congratulations Shiro."

Yinzhen laughed for a while before he straightened his face and said, "I know what you are going to say next. Although I have the opportunity to organize the New Year's Eve banquet, I still have to remain vigilant and humble. I also have to visit my father from time to time. I must not be arrogant because of this."

Yixiu laughed, then became alert again.

In her previous life, she was a virtuous queen who advised the emperor on everything, but in the end she ended up like that.

He should have given less admonitions in his life.

"Honghui came back two days ago. You should take Honghui with you. Honghui misses the emperor too."

Yinzhen understood.

At this time, he had not yet obtained the throne, so naturally he would not think about guarding against Honghui.

By the day of the New Year's Eve banquet, Emperor Kangxi had almost recovered.

Although he was still a little sick while sitting on the dragon throne, he was in good spirits.

Yinzhen didn't do anything fancy at this family dinner and just followed the rules.

However, considering that this year marks the 50th anniversary of Emperor Kangxi's accession to the throne, Yinzhen was creative enough to prepare two more programs.

Emperor Kangxi was so delighted by what he saw that he felt refreshed.

Honghui also prepared a New Year gift for Emperor Kangxi, which was a gourd he carved himself.

Although the items are not expensive, the thought and meaning are excellent.

Emperor Kangxi was very pleased.

Although Hongli was still young, he wrote a poem for Emperor Kangxi.

"The New Year bell is about to ring, and the spring breeze brings warmth and the flowers bloom.

Another year has passed in a flash. I wish you good health and happiness.

Let us drink a thousand glasses of wine together and travel thousands of miles together. "

Although Emperor Kangxi thought that Hongli's poetry was not very good, he was still young after all, so he still praised him: "Hongli is so young, but he can write such a poem. Appreciate it!"

Yixiu was listening below and curled her lips slightly.

In her previous life, she had never paid much attention to Hongli, but it turned out that he loved writing poetry at such a young age.

His poems are not as good as those written by Ling Yu.

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The excitement in the palace faded away, and Emperor Kangxi's face became much rosier.

He came to Yimeyuan, looked at the red plum blossoms and white snow, and thought of his youth.

"San Dezi, please leave the palace."

Emperor Kangxi paused and said, "Go to Yinreng."

San Dezi quickly advised, "Your Majesty, you are not fully recovered yet, you..."

Emperor Kangxi interrupted him, "Forget it."

Sandezi wanted to comfort Emperor Kangxi, but he didn't know what to say.

"Otherwise you can summon him to the palace."

After hearing this, Sandezi felt that Emperor Kangxi truly loved Yinreng deeply.

He quickly agreed and asked someone to quickly invite Yinreng to the palace.

Although Yinreng was nominally a commoner, he did not have the same freedom as commoners.

He was confined in the mansion.

There is nothing to do every day except cockfighting and walking the dog.

Occasionally he would think back to when he was the crown prince, and the time seemed so distant as a dream.

Today is the New Year's Eve family dinner, but he can only stay in this small world.

Suddenly someone from the palace came to convey an imperial decree.

Yinreng jumped up immediately.

Hearing that it was Emperor Kangxi who summoned him, he felt even happier.

He quickly straightened his clothes and asked the eunuch to wait for him for a while.

He went and shaved his beard clean.

It’s just that he hasn’t had new clothes made for a long time, and now he’s still wearing old clothes from a few years ago.

When he approached the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, he actually felt a sense of homesickness.

Yinreng took a deep breath and walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

At this time, the Hall of Mental Cultivation was empty, and Emperor Kangxi was sitting there with a hunched back.

Yinreng couldn't help but feel tears welling up in his eyes.

"Huang Ama."

Emperor Kangxi looked up upon hearing this.

He suddenly realized that his most beloved son had also grown old.

He could almost remember when he was still a little baby lying in his arms.

"Baocheng."

Emperor Kangxi still called him by his childhood name.

Yinreng could hardly control his emotions.

"Baocheng, do you hate me?"

Yinreng shook his head quickly.

"My son only hates himself for being stupid, how could he hate the Emperor?"

Emperor Kangxi smiled with an ambiguous meaning.

"Baocheng, I have been in office for 50 years."

"You, the former crown prince, are not young anymore."

Yinreng held his breath.

He was indeed resentful about why Emperor Kangxi had to stay on the throne for so many years.

But those are small matters.

What he could not understand the most was that Emperor Kangxi ordered the execution of Soetu.

He knew that was the emperor's balancing act.

However, when Emperor Kangxi took action against Soetu, his mind was entirely on his throne, and he did not hesitate for a moment for the crown prince.

"Maybe this makes you anxious."

Yinreng remained silent.

He is anxious.

But he never thought of harming Emperor Kangxi.

Emperor Kangxi spoke a few words to himself, and when he saw that Yinreng remained silent, he smiled.

"Perhaps I shouldn't have asked you to come to the palace today."

"My son didn't mean that."

Emperor Kangxi waved his hand.

The father and son were silent for a moment.

Emperor Kangxi had already seen through it, and he would not let Yinreng leave. Yinreng did not dare to leave, so he asked someone to ask him to send me back.

The Yangxin Palace returned to silence again.

Kangxi thought of tonight's banquet and began to feel melancholy again.

“I don’t know how many more years these good days can continue.”

At this time, there were only him, Sandezi, and a few young eunuchs serving outside in the Yangxin Palace.

Emperor Kangxi experienced ups and downs for most of his life, and in the end only Sandezi stayed with him.

"Your Majesty is serious. I think Your Majesty will live forever."

Sandezi has recently become accustomed to Emperor Kangxi's mood swings.

Although he treated Emperor Kangxi as a family member, he knew that he was just a servant and could not tell Emperor Kangxi any true words, hmm.

"San Dezi, do you think I should step down?"

Emperor Kangxi asked this question suddenly.

Oh my God, is this something only a slave like him can listen to?

Sandezi was shocked.

He didn't know how to answer for a moment, but fortunately, Emperor Kangxi didn't want to listen to the advice of a eunuch like him.

Perhaps the emperor was just complaining to himself because he had met Yinreng and had a lot to say.

"I have been the emperor for fifty years."

“Since I was six.”

"I have taken away several of my children."

"Perhaps it is really time for me to retire."

"I will become the Emperor Emeritus and live out my days in peace."

"These days are no worse than today."

Sandezi was horrified when he heard this. How could Emperor Kangxi have such a terrible idea?

Is he trying to test something again?

But now the only person closest to Emperor Kangxi in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was Sandezi.

Why would the emperor test a servant like him?

It must be his illusion.

Emperor Kangxi didn't say anything else, and Sandezi felt relieved.

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The next day, Li Guangdi brought Chen Tingjing into the palace.

Chen Tingjing never met Emperor Kangxi again after he resigned from office.

They have been king and subject for many years, almost from their youth until now, so their feelings are naturally incomparable to others.

He saw that Emperor Kangxi and Li Guangdi had exactly the same reactions.

Emperor Kangxi looked at Chen Tingjing, who was even weaker than he was, and said, "No need to be polite."

Emperor Kangxi prepared a table of food and wine for them and said, "Today we are not the emperor and his subjects, but just three old friends."

Chen Tingjing had received news from Li Guangdi before he came and knew what Emperor Kangxi was going to say today.

Sure enough, Emperor Kangxi asked for their opinions.

Chen Tingjing had already made up his mind and was not afraid of Emperor Kangxi getting angry, so he immediately agreed with his idea.

Emperor Kangxi glanced at the skinny Chen Tingjing and wanted to scold him, but then he remembered that today they were not the emperor and his subject.

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