Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Three

One afternoon, while sitting in the house flipping through books, Wang Xi rushed in and struck a thousand earnestly. After standing up, he didn't speak, but just stood quietly.I put down the book and looked at him wonderingly, "Speak directly if you have anything to say!" He glanced at me, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then said: "Today, the Long Live Lord is furious!" I was startled, thinking that the Long Live Lord's anger is of course an important matter, but why did he come here to tell me? Woolen cloth?After settling his mind, he looked at him and asked, "What is it for?"

He glanced up at me quickly, hesitated and said: "Today in the court, Lord Long Live asked all the ministers about the establishment of the crown prince, and A Ling'a, Orondai, Kui Xu, Wang Hongxu and other adults came forward to protect the establishment of the crown prince." The eighth elder brother is the prince." I stood up abruptly, thinking that Kangxi still had affection for the prince, and doing so would definitely anger Kangxi, not to mention that since ancient times, the emperor hated his sons to make friends with ministers in private, lest partisan disputes would disrupt the court and peace. His own rights were emptied, and Kangxi was absolutely no exception.

After a short silence, I asked: "What did the emperor say?" He hesitated a little and said: "Long Live Lord was very angry and said..." He stopped, I took a breath, and said in a solemn voice: "Tell the truth!" "Because the elder brother said before he was imprisoned that he was willing to assist the eighth elder brother in the future, the Lord Long Live said that the eighth elder brother and the eldest elder brother colluded with each other to protect and seek the crown prince; he said that the eighth elder brother secretly formed a faction in the court , and said..." He stopped again, and I was so anxious that I couldn't help shouting: "Go on!"

He had never seen me speak harshly before, so he couldn't help being shocked, and quickly continued: "It is said that the eighth elder brother is a rogue by nature, has high ambitions, gangs and gangsters, and plotted against Yinfeng. Now all the facts have been exposed, and his title will be reduced. , That is to say, lock the system, and hand it over to the Political Council for trial." He repeated Kangxi's original words in one breath. I just felt that the vest was cold, my eyes went dark, and I fell limply on the chair.There was a bang in my head, leaving nothing but a blank space, and I kept repeating the phrase "that is, lock" and "that is lock" in my ears, but I didn't seem to understand what it meant. After a long while, my mind seemed to be Only slowly did I really understand this sentence, but when I understood it, I felt even more heartbroken. Such a graceful and elegant person was actually 'locked'!

Wang Xi saw that I was sitting on a chair, my body was like a sculpture, and there was no reaction for a long time, so he could only call out tentatively: "Sister, sister!" I forced myself to calm down, and asked weakly, "What happened next?" "Several elder brothers pleaded with the eighth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother knelt down and played the Long Live God and said, 'The eighth elder brother has no such heart, and I am willing to protect him with death!" He imitated the tone of the fourteenth, and I nodded, indicating He went on to say, "But the Long Live Lord was angry at the time, and the fourteenth elder brother refuted the words of the Long Live Lord, and finally said that he would not hesitate to die to protect the eighth elder brother, so as to prove his will by death. Under the anger of the Long Live Lord, he actually Pulled out the guard's saber to kill Fourteenth Elder Brother." I let out a cry of 'ah' and looked at Wang Xi, who also looked back at me with more than a hint of surprise.

I calmed down and comforted myself, nothing happened!Fourteen lived until Qianlong ascended the throne.Looking at Wang Xi, "Go on." Wang Xi said: "At that time, the fifth elder brother rushed forward and knelt and hugged the legs of the Long Live Lord, crying to persuade him. Angry." Wang Xi stopped again, and I sighed and said, "This is the end, can there be anything worse? Tell me, don't hesitate!" He hurriedly said, "Long Live Lord slapped Brother Jiu. , and ordered the fourteenth elder brother to be beaten with forty boards." After I heard this, I sat numbly, and after a while, I suddenly remembered, and asked: "Where is the tenth elder brother?" The fourteenth elder brothers all knelt down to intercede for the eighth elder brother, but only the fourteenth elder brother had a dispute with the Lord Long Live, while the tenth elder brother just knelt down and kowtowed. So the tenth elder brother had nothing to do, and the Long Live Lord just reprimanded him Go back and think about it behind closed doors."

I was silent for a while, only feeling that my head was as heavy as a boulder, and I couldn't think at all.The heart is like being pricked by a thousand needles, at first it still feels pain, but now it just feels numb. Wang Xi stood beside him silently, and after a long while, he said: "My master...", I realized that he came here to tell me this, which can only be Li Dequan's meaning.Busy and strong, he asked, "Does Li Wenda have any orders?" Wang Xi said, "My master wants my sister to rest well today, and she will be on duty tomorrow, so don't miss the job." I asked, "That's all? Wang Xi replied, "That's all."

I was silent for a while, looked at Wang Xi and said seriously: "Go back and tell Adanda, Ruoxi will not say thank you." Wang Xi turned to leave, but before leaving, he bent back and said, "Good sister, although you My sister is the eighth elder brother's side Fujin, but you don't have to worry too much. Long live God values ​​you so much, and he will never treat my sister lightly because of it." I said gratefully to him: "Thank you!" He then turned and left go. Sitting quietly by myself, I just feel my heart beating wildly, but there is nowhere to go.I told myself over and over again, it's okay, it's okay, it's just forty big boards!It's just forty big boards!The eighth elder brother is fine, just locked up temporarily, just locked up temporarily!While thinking about it, but for some reason, the tears just fell down and couldn't be stopped.

I kept asking myself, I know the result, but I don't know the process. It turns out that a simple result has to go through so much pain.What else lies ahead?How much more I don't know?How many things will happen before the prince can be reset.I have always been ostrich unwilling to think about what will happen more than ten years later, but it turns out that there is pain in front of me.Standing up a few times, I wanted to run out of the house, to see him.But when I walked to the door, I knew that I couldn't see it. I was the one who couldn't even get out of this palace gate!I just feel restless and sad, but I have nothing to do, nothing to think about, so I have to sit back on the chair again.

It was getting dark, but I didn't feel anything, because my heart was immersed in the darkness, I just sat. When Yutan entered the room, she thought there was no one in the room, and when the lights were turned on, she realized that I was sitting quietly on the chair. She jumped up and asked, "Have you eaten, sister?" I withdrew my mind , took a deep breath, and said: "Not yet! What about you?" She replied: "I haven't used it either! Let's get together later!" I nodded.Yutan looked at me, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't hold back, "My sister has always served the emperor with all her heart, and she treats others with humility and generosity. The emperor values ​​her very much and will not burden her with other things. Besides, it's all the emperor's work." Son, you can be punished for a moment of anger, and after a few days, when the emperor's anger subsides, it will be fine." I took her hand, didn't speak, just shook it lightly.I thought, although I have spent all my time and effort in the palace in the past three years, it was not in vain after all.Li Dequan has always been good to me, and from this matter, he is extremely considerate, and has indirectly hinted at Kangxi's attitude to me to show his relief.And Wang Xi and Yu Tan also treated me kindly. Although these words didn't speak to my heart at all, they were heart-warming after all.

When I went to answer the duty on the second day, I obviously felt that the court ladies and eunuchs around me were secretly looking at me. Some people couldn’t hide their happiness, some were full of inquiry, some were waiting for opportunities, some were slightly sympathetic, and some had calm faces but sharp eyes. .But seeing that my expression was calm and I responded appropriately, and more importantly, Li Dequan treated me as usual, and slowly withdrew his gaze in thought. I said to myself half-sarcastically in my heart, it turns out that although my former style has something to do with my own efforts, it cannot escape the relationship between me and Eighth Prince.After all, in the court, even the crown prince is not as powerful as the eighth elder brother.On the surface, although the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth brother are on the side of the prince and support the prince, but the eighth elder brother has the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother.Although the fifth elder brother remained neutral and did not express his opinion, he was, after all, the brother of the ninth elder brother and his mother, and the relationship between the two brothers was very good.As for the ministers of the DPRK and China, there are many who are dissatisfied with the prince and many who support the eighth elder brother. Kangxi could no longer see yesterday's anger from his complexion, his expression was gentle, and he was reviewing official documents and memorials as usual.It's just that the corners of the brows and eyes are a little tired.Seeing me, there is no special expression.I can do whatever I should.Because what he was afraid of was not falling out of favor in front of Kangxi at all, so his mentality was very peaceful.Li Dequan saw that I was neither humble nor overbearing, and my behavior was as usual. At night, he admired me a little, looked at me with a smile and said, "What a rare person who really understands! At your age, I can't be flattered or humiliated." I had nothing to say, just Reply thank you for your care.He didn't understand at all that although I put a lot of thought into Kangxi, it was all for other purposes.I don't really value these things. If I don't value them, why worry? In the past few days, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother have been thinking about their mistakes behind closed doors at home, and the fourteenth brother has been recuperating at home due to difficulty in moving, but I have not seen any of the other elder brothers. I wanted to ask someone to ask, but there was no one to ask.And I dare not act recklessly, after all, the people around me are staring at me with wide eyes, if I make a mistake, the consequences will be unpredictable.I have to suffer in my heart, and my face can't show the slightest.Because of lack of appetite and heavy thoughts, people lose weight quickly. At night, I stood alone in front of the lamp in a daze, wondering what my sister was doing now?Suddenly I heard someone knocking on the door. I couldn't react for a while, and then I slowly got up and opened the door, but there was no one at the door, only a letter lying on the ground. My heart skipped a few beats, I quickly picked it up and closed the door.Leaning his back against the door, he took a breath and quickly opened the letter. It was written in Fourteen's handwriting. "Alright, don't hang up." Four flamboyant characters filled the paper, dripping with ink, penetrating the back of the paper.I pressed the letter heavily on my chest, as if the power of Fourteen directly reached my heart through his words.Closing my eyes, the tears slipped down silently, but my heart that hadn't fallen to the ground for many days was a little more stable. One afternoon, when I was sorting out the tea sets in the side hall, Wang Xi came in, gave me a slap, and said solemnly: "Today, in the court hall, the Lord Long Live restored the second elder brother as the crown prince. All the ministers congratulated me, and the Lord Long Live was very happy." Xindao, the wait is finally here.He smiled and said: "This is really a happy event!" Wang Xi glanced at me and said with a smile: "The emperor is in a good mood to restore the crown prince, and he announced that the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, and the fifth elder brother will be proclaimed the next day after the crown prince is established." The elder brother is the prince, the seventh elder brother, the tenth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother are the sons, and the eighth elder brother's Baylor canonization is restored." I let out a breath slowly, and then I smiled sincerely.Thinking that the rain has finally passed and the sky is clear!Kangxi chose to restore the crown prince because of the unbroken love between father and son, but more importantly, he should be afraid of the influence of the eight princes in the court. To balance the two, he would rather choose the crown prince, a force he personally cultivated, one he knows the ins and outs of. Power, a power that he can absolutely control.