Chapter 85 Chapter 85: Concubine De's Small Abacus

"The face-to-face guard?" The fourth elder brother was a little surprised. Kangxi sent people to guard the Yuqing Palace, but the staff was fixed, and the guards would not be replaced at will. Su Yan nodded, and continued: "I found it strange, so I quietly went to the window to listen, and the prince was also a little surprised, telling them that since Qingchuan is fine, let them all go back. Some of them Some people say that they sneaked into the palace with great difficulty, and everyone is ready, why not take the opportunity to turn around and keep the crown prince as the throne!"

The fourth elder brother's face became serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "What happened next?" A trace of apology flashed across Su Yan's face, and he replied: "Someone inside is very good at martial arts, found me, arrested me, and asked the prince to kill me to silence him. I was in a hurry and pretended to commit suicide for the prince's loyalty. That's how I fooled them and escaped from Yuqing Palace." The fourth elder brother's thoughts turned very fast, and he asked again after hearing the words: "How did you get out of the palace?"

Su Yan took out a token from his body and said, "I can't get out of the palace, and I can't contact you, so I can only go to the concubine Xi, and lied to her that the prince's former department heard that the prince was ill and came to visit Yuqing palace. As a result, a group of people got drunk, and I was afraid that the emperor would find out and blame me, so I asked her to contact the fourth elder brother to help clean up the palace. Although she agreed, she refused to take me with her. I was afraid that she would change her mind, so I asked her This token was used as a proof that I had reported to her. She told me to go back and wait, but I couldn’t wait for the news from the fourth elder brother, so I simply used this token to sneak out of the palace."

"She didn't inform me at all," said the fourth elder brother in a cold voice. After hearing what Su Yan said, he already figured out the key point. The concubine must have noticed that Su Yan was lying. If it was really the prince Drunk, there are several elder brothers in the palace, why do you have to travel far and wide to find him?However, since Jubilee did not come to inform him, who would Jubilee notify?She is a concubine, so she can't do such a thing in person. The fourth elder brother said: "Hurry up and go back to the palace, don't worry about anything, just pretend you don't know anything."

Su Yan was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Don't you need me to mobilize troops for you?" The fourth elder brother thought for a while, then shook his head. Su Yan wondered: "Could it be that you have another plan?" "No..." The fourth elder brother shook his head, and Qingchuan's clean and bright face flashed in front of his eyes. Not only did he have a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, he said: "Fame and fortune are like floating clouds to me now. I'm living for the throne, and I'm going to live for myself for the rest of my life. I don't want to be involved in these things anymore."

Su Yan was stunned, and asked in confusion: "What about me? What should I do?" The fourth elder brother reached out and held Su Yan's shoulder, and said softly: "You should also live a good life for yourself." Su Yan mistakenly thought that he could put aside his power and be with him, and he was overjoyed, couldn't help but burst into tears, and asked in a trembling voice: "You mean the two of us..." Before he finished speaking, someone outside suddenly shouted loudly: "Fourth Master! Fourth Master!" Immediately afterwards, there was another burst of chaotic footsteps.

The fourth elder brother hurriedly said to Su Yan in a low voice: "Hurry up, it's hard to explain if someone sees it!" Su Yan nodded emphatically, ran towards the rear window quickly, and couldn't help but look back at Brother Si before going out, then curled up on the roof with hooks on the eaves of the veranda, and left with lightness kung fu. The people outside had already reached the door, and the fourth elder brother asked in a deep voice: "What happened?" Zhao An's voice sounded from outside the door, and he replied: "Fourth Master, there is news from the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion that Eighth Prince's men have surrounded the palace with soldiers and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

It turned out that it was the eighth son who was informed by the concubine, and the fourth elder brother was silent for a moment, then replied: "Understood, you go down and rest, just pretend you don't know about it." The people outside the door were obviously a little surprised. They paused before turning around and leaving.The fourth elder brother returned to the bed and lay down again, staring at the top of the tent quietly, unable to fall asleep for a long time. This night is destined to be a sleepless night for many people! On the second day, the fourth elder brother put on his court clothes and entered the palace as usual. As soon as he left the mansion, he saw soldiers from the nine admirals already patrolling the street. Very tense, but not the slightest restless.The fourth elder brother was vaguely aware of it, and sure enough, the first thing the court said was the prince's rebellion last night.

Last night, the prince summoned the old troops in the army and rushed into the Forbidden City with the intention of rebelling and usurping the throne. Fortunately, the eighth elder brother found out secretly and sent people from the nine admiral's mansions to escort him and wipe out the prince's rebels. Li Dequan's shrill voice echoed in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, "...Prince Yinfeng is perverted and domineering, and intends to rebel. I should have killed him. I think that God has the virtue of good life, so I abolished his position as a prince and imprisoned him for life. Forbidden sect mansion, you are not allowed to enter or leave, hereby."

Kangxi went to the Yonghe Palace directly.Concubine De was shot by the prince in the shoulder with an arrow to dissuade the prince last night. She was still lying on the bed with a pale face at the moment. When she saw Kangxi coming in, she was about to struggle to get up and salute him, but he gently pushed her down and said: "It's time, what do you need these false gifts for? How are you? Are you feeling better?" Concubine De smiled softly, and said softly: "I feel like I have no strength, as if I'm submerged in water." Kangxi was very apologetic when he heard this, and said: "If you hadn't gone out for me last night, the arrow of Nizi would have shot at me." As he spoke, he couldn't help becoming angry, "Yinfeng, this Nizi! Bringing him by my side to raise him, I never imagined that he would develop into such an appearance, I really wish I could kill him!"

Concubine De was anxious when she heard this, she struggled to get up on her knees from the bed, kowtowed to Kangxi, and begged, "It is certainly a serious crime for the prince to rebel, but please spare his life for the sake of Queen Hesheli's only son. " Kangxi helped her to lie down, and sighed: "It's already this time, and you still plead for him?" Concubine De's eyes flickered for a moment, she lowered her eyelids and was silent for a moment, then said softly: "The concubine is not pleading for him, but just thinks that this matter is strange. Your Majesty, please think about it, we don't know the character of the prince yet, why are you going to rebel all of a sudden?" It must have been instigated by someone. I don’t dare to guess who this person is, but as soon as the crown prince rebelled, Eighth Brother immediately sent people to block the Forbidden City, is it too fast?” Kangxi thought for a while, nodded lightly, and said: "There are indeed articles in it, I hope it's not the fault of Lao Ba. Otherwise, I won't even have a trusted son." Concubine De thought for a while, then begged Kangxi in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this concubine has been hit by this arrow, and I don't know if it will be alright. I would like to ask the emperor to give me some grace..." Kangxi was apologetic for concubine De's injury, hearing what she said, he hurriedly responded: "You tell me." Concubine De gently stroked the wound on her shoulder, and said softly: "Brother Fourteen has been away for many years, this concubine thinks, if it is convenient, let him go back to Beijing, at least let our mother and son meet. "After speaking, I couldn't help but shed tears. Kangxi caressed her shoulder lightly, and persuaded: "It's not easy to call the old fourteen back, why cry hard, I'm still waiting for you to recover from your injury and take good care of me, don't say such frustrating words." Concubine De nodded lightly when she heard the words, and quickly wiped her tears with a handkerchief. Kangxi comforted her a few more words, then got up and went to Qianqing Palace to deal with political affairs.After he left, Fei Cui came in from the outside with the medicine, dismissed the maids serving in the house, and complained to Concubine De in a low voice: "Master is too risky! Why did you put a ruthless hand on your body? If you were really raped last night What if the rebels are injured?" Concubine De drank the decoction, took a candied fruit from the plate and put it into her mouth, said softly: "If I don't go and add fire to the crown prince, why would that idiot run away with his troops? Besides, if it wasn't like this How can the emperor believe that I have persuaded the prince? Besides, if Lao Ba and the others get the first chance, we will plan for them in vain, but let them have the opportunity to make meritorious service." When she said this, she couldn't help but sneer slightly He said, "I would like to thank the concubine Xi. This time she took the initiative to inform Lao Ba. If we go, it doesn't matter if the emperor is suspicious. Lao Ba will think it through and hate us afterwards." After hearing this, Fei Cui admired Concubine De from the bottom of her heart, and praised: "Master is still thoughtful." Concubine De smiled faintly, remained silent for a moment, and then told Fei Cui: "My concubine Xi is impatient, seeing the crown prince dethroned, I only know that I have made great contributions, so I must go to the emperor to receive the service. You ask someone to go to Qianqing Palace to find out and see what happened to the emperor and her and Lao Ba." Fei Cui went out in a hurry, came back after a while, and said to Concubine De with a smile: "Master really knows everything well, that concubine has really gone to Qianqing Palace to receive meritorious service, the emperor asked her how she knew the crown prince was going to rebel, She said that she usually saw that the prince was arrogant and often interacted with some strange people, so she sent someone to watch his every move in Yuqing Palace, but she didn't expect to catch him, so she hurriedly notified Eighth Brother. The emperor listened But he was furious, and even slapped the concubine, and even the eighth elder brother was reprimanded! It is said that they were the ones who stared at the prince and the prince all day, forcing a simple and honest child To rebel." Concubine De was not happy when she heard this, and said softly: "She doesn't know the emperor too well, the emperor is a nostalgic person, and he is infatuated with Queen Hesheli, otherwise he would not treat Concubine Liang..." She stopped in the middle of speaking , I don’t know what I thought of, there was a touch of sadness in my eyes, I was silent for a moment, and then I turned to Fei Cui and asked: "How is the fourth elder brother? Why is there no sign of him?" Fei Cui knew that Concubine De was thinking about Si Elder Brother, upon hearing this, she replied: "The Emperor sent Si Elder Brother to ask the deposed Prince a few words, and when he comes back, he will come to see the Master."