Prince of the Qing Dynasty

When Yinreng left from Qianqing Palace, it was snowing quietly outside.

Seeing him coming out, Mrs. Gu held up an umbrella for him: "The prince wants to go back to Le Shoutang?"

Yinfeng shook his head: "Don't go back yet, go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to greet the Empress Dowager."

At the end, I added another sentence: "There is no need to send anyone to report, just go with me, nanny."

He just went to pay a routine greeting, and he didn't need to disturb too many people.The decree of Kangxi's convulsion just now may have spread throughout the palace. Xiaozhuang and Queen Mother Renxian must have known it too. Please be safe.

Arriving at the gate of the Compassionate Ning Palace, under the heavy snow, the gate of the palace was deserted, and there was no one there.

Yinreng stopped Gu's attempt to call someone, and took Gu to the lit Nuan Pavilion, but there was no one outside the Nuan Pavilion, and as soon as Yinfeng walked up the steps, he heard Xiao Zhuang and Lagu Su Ma inside. Talk there.

Yinfeng curled his lips slightly, it seems that the master and servant sent everyone away because they wanted to talk about themselves.

"...Don't be angry, be careful that you ruin your body when you are angry,"

Lagu Su Ma persuaded Xiao Zhuang for a long time before saying, "Actually, at this moment, don't say you are angry, even I can't understand what the emperor is thinking! It's all right if you don't pay back What? The emperor also acquiesced that the prince and the empress dowager lived together, why did he change his mind? It's only been a few months, could it be that I misunderstood the emperor's intentions?"

"Besides, in the past few months, I have seen it in Le Shoutang. The prince and the empress dowager get along very well. The prince is very good at caring for the empress dowager. Although he can't write, he can learn the Mongolian language. It's almost there, and I can communicate with the empress dowager. Could it be that I'm really wrong, the emperor is already unwilling to give in?"

"In fact, calm down and think about it, the emperor has been filial all these years, but if I have a request, the emperor will always respond, it is this matter, the emperor just refuses to let go, if it is not for the sake of face, the emperor will not be so devious, He will not bear it for the past few months before making an order. He is afraid of being criticized for being unfilial, so he has endured until now. Su Ma, in fact, you are not wrong, what you said is right, but it is just standing on our side That’s all from the point of view. As far as the emperor is concerned, he is not willing to give in.”

Xiaozhuang was silent for a long time before she slowly opened her mouth. Her voice was calm and indifferent. It was obvious that she had calmed down without any trace of anger: "The emperor wants to raise the prince under his nose. The reason is nothing more than Two points. One is the prince's homework; the other is that he does not want the prince to be too close to the empress dowager."

After hearing this, La Aunt Su Ma didn't understand: "What do you mean by that?"

Xiaozhuang smiled before explaining: "Renxian lived in the deep palace for a long time and had no children under her knees. She has been very lonely these years. The prince is smart and clever. She likes it in her heart. It is inevitable that she will tease the prince to relieve boredom. The prince has always been a calm man. Son, since you are sensible, have you ever seen him playing and playing? But you also said before that in the past few months in the Leshou Hall, you often saw the prince and the queen mother joking and playing. What does this mean? It shows that the crown prince is considerate of Renxian's loneliness. He tried his best to make Renxian happy, so he did not hesitate to behave like a child to make the queen mother happy. But in this way, the homework assigned to him by the emperor will inevitably be delayed, and he will No matter how calm and prudent he is, he is still a child under five years old, how can he have so much energy to deal with all these things?"

"Secondly, Renxian has a weak temper. She is not like me. She hasn't experienced it in these years. How can she have any vision? Besides, if I didn't force her, how would she be willing to learn Manchu and Chinese? Look at these Did she ever think about it this year? In her heart, she was extremely resistant to the Chinese language, and thinking that she had come here without learning Manchu all these years, it was inevitable that she had murmurs in her heart. The prince lived with her, and the emperor was afraid She spoiled the prince!"

When Xiaozhuang said this, he sighed, "I have thought about these things clearly in my heart a long time ago. Although I have thought clearly, I am also angry. Since the emperor acquiesced, I should endure these two years." In the past, what's the matter now that things stop after halfway done? It's been so many years, and the emperor's emotional problems can't be changed!"

Aunt Su Ma heard something in Xiao Zhuang's words, and hinted: "You mean, today's matter was brought out by the matter of Brother Wan Yu? Did someone hand it over to the emperor? Are you talking?"

What La Aunt Su Ma hinted at was the concubines in the harem.

"No, even if the crown prince is not raised by Renxian, the emperor will definitely not be raised by others. If they think about it, it is useless! Besides, the Niuhulu family has only been gone for a year, and the emperor will not be here. At this time, whoever is the posthumous person, whoever handed over this topic in order to claim credit, will only be scolded! They won't be so ungrateful!"

Xiaozhuang said, "The root of this matter still lies in Wan Wei. The emperor has selfish intentions in this matter. Look at Wan Wei's appearance, isn't it very similar to Cheng Hu? When Wan Wei was born, I It can be seen that the emperor did not support anyone, saying that Wan Yu was weak, but he put him in the elder brother's house to raise him meticulously, and let Wan Min get close to the prince. What is this for? Isn't it because of that Xiao Do they look like Cheng Hu's eyes? Cheng Hu also looked like that when he was a child. He was very clever and likable. The emperor is Ai Wu Ji Wu. Wan Yu is gone. I know the sadness in his heart. When I see the prince again, I can't help it. .”

The emperor regards Wan Fu as Cheng Hu's substitute, or the shadow of his eldest son, and the emperor is also heartbroken when this child is gone.However, the news of Wanfu's disappearance is said to have been passed on by the crown prince. Xiaozhuang knew her grandson best. This time, his rational defense was completely defeated by his emotions. How could he allow Yinfeng to be raised by others?You must know that when Cheng Hushang passed away, he did not see him for the last time.

Hearing this from outside, Yinfeng lowered his eyes slightly. This was the first time he had heard Chenghu's name. In other words, others might have talked about the eldest son of Zaoshi in private, but no one had ever heard of Chenghu's name in front of him. Speaking of Cheng Hu, he never knew that Wan Fu's appearance resembled Cheng Hu's.

"You're right. When it comes to the prince's appearance, he probably looks like Empress Renxiao, while Brother Chenghu looks more like the emperor. The two brothers' appearances are not very similar, but Brother Wanyu is more similar to the prince. Brother Chenghu, some more."

Yinfeng heard Lagu Su Ma say this inside, but he still stood silently with his eyes lowered. So he doesn't look like Chenghu...

In modern times, he was born as an only child.He was the only son of his mother and never had any brothers or sisters. His mother divorced his father when he was two years old. His father was involved in eating, drinking, whoring/gambling, and he was an out-and-out scum.Since his mother divorced him, he hadn't contacted him again, and the two of them completely parted ways and became strangers.

After the mother and father divorced, they did not remarry, but chose to live with him. The mother and son lived together for more than ten years.Therefore, he never knew what it was like to have brothers and sisters. Every time he saw other people get together with their families on vacation, travel and leisure, he was very envious. He really wanted to have that kind of close family relationship.

Now he has got his wish and has a big family and relatives, but there are not many people who can rest assured.Yinfeng couldn't help thinking, if his real brother was still alive, maybe their brothers would be closer than Wan Min and him?

"In addition to the fact that there is a war in the south, the emperor is already preoccupied with the matter of San Francisco, and probably has no patience for this matter."

Aunt Su Ma understood Kangxi's complicated state of mind, so she said slowly, "Since you understand it so thoroughly, just now the emperor called Liang Jiugong to send a message, and proposed to send you to Chicheng Hot Spring to recuperate in person, probably to express his apology for this matter. Yes, why didn’t you go along with the flow and agree to the emperor, why should you reject the emperor’s kindness? Not to mention going to Chicheng Hot Spring to recuperate, which is good for your illness, just because of the emperor’s filial piety, why do you bother?”

"The emperor brushed my mind. He wanted to express his apology in this way. I know, but he didn't invite the queen mother to go with him. If I followed the emperor regardless of the past, where would I put Renxian? I want Renxian raised Yinreng for her future. Now that the emperor is ignoring her so much, how could I agree to the emperor? She is still the empress dowager, and now the empress dowager is nothing in the emperor's eyes. How can you be indifferent?"

Xiao Zhuang said, "I reject the emperor because I want to tell the emperor that he despises Renxian and doesn't give Renxian face, so I don't have to give him face. Although I am the emperor's grandmother who brought him up, I am also benevolent. Xian’s mother-in-law, I’m also from the Borzigit clan!”

La Aunt Su Ma frowned, worried: "If you are like this, won't the situation freeze up? If there is such chaos outside, if you are like this again, the emperor will feel bad!"

The empress dowager is in a stalemate with the emperor because of the empress dowager. Who can resolve this deadlock, and who dares to resolve it?The San Francisco rebellion led to instability, and if the three most noble people in the palace were in a stalemate at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"He feels bad, but Renxian feels better?"

Xiaozhuang snorted coldly, and after a long silence, narrowed his eyes inscrutablely and said, "If it's really a stalemate, there will only be one person who can convince the Emperor!"

"Who are you talking about?" Lagu Su Ma asked hastily.

Xiaozhuang smiled and said: "It's Yinreng. The emperor loves him so much. If the emperor can do whatever he asks, he will definitely agree to it. Therefore, as long as Yinreng goes to the emperor and says he won't move, I will naturally feel helpless. It happened. But if he wants to move, as long as Renxian doesn't feel sad, I'll be fine. This matter can only be resolved if he intervenes."

La Aunt Su Ma heard the words, but felt that this move was too close to succeed, she was about to speak, but Xiao Zhuang waved her hand, not telling her to speak, but she changed her mind to talk about what snacks tonight and what breakfast tomorrow morning coming.

Xiao Zhuang talked for a while by himself, then stopped when La Aunt Su Ma was suspicious, and La Aunt Su Ma asked questions only at this moment: "You are so polite, why are you talking about something else instead?"

If Lagu Su Ma hadn't seen the empress dowager's sanity, she would have almost thought she was bewitched and was talking nonsense.

Xiaozhuang smiled mysteriously: "I don't want you to speak, I'm afraid your words will shock people."

"Surprised? Who is it?"

Aunt Su Ma looked around, she and the Empress Dowager were the only ones in the warm pavilion, she felt that Xiao Zhuang's words were becoming more and more difficult to understand, so she didn't dare to ask in detail, she just remembered what she said before, seeing that Xiao Zhuang no longer stopped her , she asked, "Why didn't you just ask me to speak? You said that this matter can only be mediated by the prince, but how can you tell the prince about this matter? If the emperor knows that the prince spoke because of you I'm afraid that the emperor will feel more uncomfortable and think that you taught the prince to say that later, and if you don't make it right, the situation will get worse!"

"That's why I didn't want you to speak just now, but I made my meaning clear,"

Xiao Zhuang pointed to the thick door curtain of Nuan Pavilion, and said with a smile, "Just now when we were talking, I heard someone coughing outside, as if it was the prince's voice, and I saw someone's shadow flashing outside through the curtain. Such a small figure Only the prince has it. Eldest elder brother will not come to me at this time. The prince should come to pay his respects. He probably heard you and me talking, so he stopped outside. If he doesn’t come in, I’m afraid I’ll startle him. It’s not easy to ask him to come in. I was wondering how to solve this problem, how to hint him all of a sudden, how would I know that this child happened to be at the door? I just told you what I mean, he is outside. You can understand, he is a smart kid, and he will find a way to handle this matter well!"

Aunt Su Ma raised the door curtain and looked outside, then came back and sighed: "It has been snowing outside for half a day, and there is still a lot of snow. I can see footprints on the porch, which should belong to the prince. I really didn't expect that." , the snow is so heavy, the prince still came to pay his respects as usual, but he didn't come in."

After talking for a while, Aunt Su Ma was worried again: "You said that you heard the crown prince coughing. I'm afraid he stood outside for a long time. I don't know if he caught the wind and cold?"

"It's nothing to worry about. Mrs. Gu is a caring person. It will be fine if he goes home and drinks a bowl of ginger soup to sweat. If he is really sick, he would have started arguing by now."

There is still Renxian in Le Shoutang, so Yinreng will definitely not get sick. Xiaozhuang also saw the pair of small footprints under the porch, and smiled slightly, "Although he didn't come in, Yinreng has a lot of filial piety. These few Yue Renxian treats him well, and you can tell from his consideration for Renxian that this kid will not follow the example of the emperor and let Renxian do nothing like this. I entrusted him with this matter, so he must be able to handle it well."