Under the slightly dim night sky, Xianying sat in the study room next to the back bedroom hall. She gently held a book and carefully flipped through it. When she saw something useful, she habitually wrote it down on the thin paper beside her.
Before Xianying could finish reading a page of the book, three soft knocks came from outside the closed study room. Then, she heard Yinzhen's young voice report,""Mother, Yin Zhen has something to report."
Hearing Yinzhen's words, Xianying's hand that was holding the pen paused. After dinner, she hid in the side room of the bedroom with Little Candy Heart. She had thought that the two of them would have many secrets to tell, but she did not expect to finish so quickly. She said,"Come in."
Yinzhen, who was dressed in a stone green robe, heard Xianying's words and walked into the study room. Two palace maids helped him open the door. He lifted his feet and stepped over the slightly high threshold to enter the study room. When he saw Xianying holding a book and staring at it with a frown, he lowered his eyes and said,"Yinzhen greets Mother, Mother is auspicious.”
Ever since Yinzhen entered the door, Xianying had not moved her gaze away from him. She was so young and had a well-behaved face that no one could tell what was on her mind. This child had been taught by Xianying over the past two years. How could Xianying allow anyone to peek at him?
Xianying, who seemed to have just realized that someone had come into the hall, put down the book in her hand unhurriedly when she heard Yinzhen's words. She raised her hand and ordered the servant to stand up."Although this rule is important, it can be exempted in front of Mother.”
Yinzhen didn't know that Xianying had told him to follow the rules of Jingren Palace so that he would remember them so that he wouldn't lose face and the bearing of a prince. She said,"Mother, I know that you care for me, but although I remember these rules, it's not good to make mistakes when I'm out of habit.”
When Xianying heard that Yinzhen was determined to learn, she naturally agreed. She raised her hand to beckon him to come closer to her. As she sat there, she saw that Yinzhen was already half as tall as Xianying, who was sitting on the wooden chair. She reached out and gently stroked Yinzhen's finger-length hair. Perhaps it was because his hair was not very long, it was not as curly and soft as when he was young.
He looked down at Little Yinzhen, whose face was slightly red from Xianying touching his hair. Xianying smiled and moved her hand to the little guy's shoulder. She patted him twice and retracted her hand."You and Tangxin disappeared after dinner. Did you hide in the ear room and whisper something?”
Yinzhen was still young. When he heard Xianying's question, he remembered that Tang Xin had secretly apologized to him today. Although the two of them had thought of a way to beg Kangxi to take out the jade archive and have a look at it, this not only satisfied Tang Xin's curiosity about the jade archive, but also calmed Yinzhen's heart.
Seeing Yinzhen's slightly changed expression, Xianying knew that Tangxin had told him everything clearly. However, seeing him like this, Xianying did not really want to look for Kangxi to take out the jade archive to read, but she could not think of a way.
"Zhen 'er, Mother knows that although you know that the jade archive has been changed, you can't be at ease without seeing it with your own eyes. However, if we tell your Imperial Ma about what happened today, not only will Consort De be punished, but even the sister of your Seventh Princess will be disliked by the Emperor.”Xianying was not trying to make things difficult for Yinzhen, but she had told him the consequences in detail so that no matter what Yinzhen did, it would not hurt their mother-son relationship.
The matter that had already calmed down was once again spread by the Seventh Princess in the open imperial garden. To the Seventh Princess who had only been beaten for more than a year, Kang Xi would never think that she was the one who came up with this. If he wanted to blame her, he would always blame Consort De Wu Ya. Although there were not many intelligent children in the palace, there were still ten princes in total. Other than those who could not even speak, those who knew a little about the world were all cunning. There were also endless means to please Kang Xi, and there were rarely any repeated ones.
After hearing Xianying's words, Yinzhen was really hesitant. Consort De was his biological mother after all. No matter how much Yinzhen refused to think of her, she would occasionally appear in his dreams. He did not know if what he heard outside the delivery room that day really hurt Yinzhen, but every time Consort De's dream was a nightmare.
He looked up and saw Xianying looking at him with a warm smile on her face. The hesitation in Yinzhen's heart suddenly disappeared. Consort De was his biological mother, so there was no mistake about it. However, Xianying had been the one who raised him since he was young. This incident did not spread from Jingren Palace. It was to repay her kindness. If such a thing happened a second time, then he could not blame him.
" Mother, can you have someone keep this matter a secret? Don't tell the Emperor about it for the time being. Consort De is in a very difficult situation now. Yinzhen has always heard that the Seventh Princess is very intelligent. This matter may also be gossip that she heard from the side. Yinzhen wants Mother to help Consort De and the Seventh Princess to smooth this matter over. If they still don't cherish this rare opportunity and insist on making this matter known to the Emperor, I don't need Mother to do anything. I know what to do."”The words that were difficult to say at first, when he saw Xianying's smiling eyes silently saying,'I knew you would say that,' the burden of caution in Yinzhen's heart suddenly lightened a lot.
Xianying had asked Yinzhen to choose because she had guessed that he would spare Consort De this time, but she had already thought about what to do and was not worried about whether Kangxi would find out sooner or later. After all, even if she was a man, she should be more magnanimous. If she did not fight back when bullied in the palace, then there would be more people who would dare to bully her. When Yinzhen finished speaking, Xianying's gentle smile suddenly disappeared. A sharp light flashed in her eyes as she stared at Yinzhen and said,"If it weren't for your pleading, BenGong wouldn't have easily let off the Wu Ya and the Seventh Princess, who made Tang Xin come back crying so sadly. So it's impossible for you to beg Mother to help cover up. BenGong can only promise you that the Emperor doesn't know about this matter and BenGong won't deliberately or actively complain. The rest will depend on Consort De's own ability and luck.”
After hearing Xianying's words, Little Yinzhen closed his mouth and could not say anything to plead for mercy. However, compared to Tang Xin, who he had taken care of since she was young, the blood relationship that he did not care about seemed too thin. He thought about it and thought that since Consort De had safely given birth to two sons and two daughters, although the sixth son was not very healthy, he was still one of the current palace. He had tried his best to plead for mercy, but the result was not something he could force.
There was no need to continue. Xianying called Yinzhen over to the desk, got up, and carried the little guy to the mahogany carved wooden chair. Today, because of Little Yinzhen, he had delayed a lot of learning time. Now that things had been discussed, it was better to put aside the boring trifles and concentrate on learning.
In the sleeping chamber behind Eternal Harmony Palace, the Seventh Princess Wen Chuo was standing in the west wing with an undisguised look of fear on her face. Wu Yashi, who had very few other expressions on her face, was glaring at Wen Chuo with anger. Yin Zuo, who was lying on the bed behind her, no longer looked innocent and weak. He was frowning and thinking about something.
Consort De, Wu Yashi, could no longer hold back her anger, especially when she saw Wen Chuo burying her head into her chest in fear. Her anger rose to the top of her head as she said,"How did bengong give birth to such a disappointing person like you? In the past, you were still a good person, but today, you were actually incited by a servant to go up and offend the Eighth Imperial Daughter. Do you think that it was not hard for Mother to regain her favor these days? If the emperor knew about today's matter, Mother would never have another chance in this lifetime.”
Yin Zuo listened to Consort De getting more and more agitated. He raised his eyes and glanced at Wen Chuo, who was standing not far away from the bed and was about to curl up into a ball. He really did not want to admit that this idiot was his biological sister. However, when he thought of the Ninth Princess Wen Xian who was sleeping quietly on the bed, Yin Zuo's tense and cold expression loosened a little. He raised his hand and gently stroked Consort De's back to comfort her,"Mother, no matter how much you scold Seventh Younger Sister now, these words have already been said and cannot be taken back. Moreover, this child doesn't feel that this is a bad thing.”
Consort De felt the comfort from behind her, and her mood had already calmed down a lot. Hearing Yin Zuo say this, Consort De turned her head with a surprised expression. However, when she saw Yin Zuo's unusually pale face, although she did not show anything on her face, her tone was faintly perfunctory as she said,"Mother also knows that this matter isn't completely bad. At this moment, if Mother is still favored by the Emperor like before, it is indeed feasible. Even if that unfilial son raised in front of Tong Jia's family cannot be found, it can still make Tong Jia's family lose face. It is not impossible to even stir up the overly calm water in the Imperial Palace. However, the one who is more favored by the Emperor is that woman. If she is not on the way to the Emperor to complain, she has already sent someone to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to pass the message.”
Yin Zuo shook his head in amusement and said,""Mother is indeed thinking too much. As long as Imperial Noble Consort still wants Fourth Brother to be sincere to her, not only will she not cry about this matter, she will also help us cover it up.”
Consort De was not stupid. She had vented her grievances these days before, so she did not think of it. Now, she understood it with a few words from Yinzuo. She put on a smile and wanted to praise Yinzuo. Seeing his thin body with only bones left, especially the temperature had changed too much in the past few days, no matter how careful Yinzuo was, he still caught typhoid fever in this hot day. Now he could not even get out of bed and walk. So what if he was smart? Without a healthy body, even if he lived until the time when the palace was built, The position that the Emperor gave him would definitely not be an important one.
Yin Zuo looked up at Consort De who was looking at him with pity. His heart was also filled with pain." Mother, why do you all look like you're about to cry?"”Wen Xian, who didn't like to take a nap at noon like others, wanted to sleep before dinner. He woke up after others had eaten their fill.
The author had something to say." I really can't take it anymore. It's Monday, and I'm a little busy. I'm really sorry that the update was only sent out now. B. Rabbit left to code today's update…"
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