Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Yinsi suddenly dropped

a thunderbolt, which stunned Wenshan.

"What did you say?"

Wenshan touched Yinsi's forehead. Wasn't the child confused by the fever? Why did he start talking nonsense?

His previous look of either the Thirteenth or him was still vivid in her mind.

Now he actually wants to put the Thirteenth directly next to Yinzhen?

Yinsi was helpless: "Mother, I'm serious."

Yinsi has calmed down and thought about this matter carefully these days. Since he is going to intervene in the raising of the Thirteenth, it is better to put the person under his nose and watch him, so that he won't seduce the fourth brother away.

"..."

Wenshan remembered that day when Kangxi told her that if Concubine Min gave birth to a princess, he would take her to Xianfu Palace. At that time, she refused with righteous words. Now it seems that it is like a boomerang coming back.

"Min Guiren is not capable of raising the Thirteenth Prince. Even if she is not brought to our palace, she will be sent to Duanpin." Yinsi said.

They helped her so much in Xianfu Palace, Min Guiren should also show some appreciation.

Wenshan did not agree, rubbing her head and still felt that it was inappropriate. Wouldn't this be a way of repaying a favor?

Moreover, she knew that Yinsi would still help even if he did not let the Thirteenth Prince be raised in Xianfu Palace.

Sure enough, Yinsi just pouted his lips and said nothing when he saw that he did not persuade Wenshan.

Although Yinsi said it lightly, it is actually not easy to implement. Mother now has two princes, although they are not registered under her name, but it is enough. I am afraid that the emperor will not agree to another Thirteenth Prince.

Since Mother is not enthusiastic about this matter, forget it.

Just think of it as him helping the fourth brother, and this matter will be recorded on the fourth brother in the future.

It was still some time before Concubine Min gave birth. Since the birth of Concubine Niuhulu's princess, Concubine Min was naturally not as anxious as before, and she looked much better.

After Concubine Niuhulu gave birth, she did not hang out with Concubine Yi and Wenshan as often as before.

After this experience, Concubine Niuhulu also knew that it was inappropriate for her to have such close contact with these two people, which had already made Kangxi somewhat dissatisfied. Thinking of her little ten, Concubine Niuhulu made the decision without much hesitation.

Yinzhen and Yinsi were worried that Wenshan would be a little sad at first, but Wenshan just waved her hand and said very casually that all good things must come to an end, let alone in the harem. Yinsi

regretted in his heart that he was one step behind. If he had known that Concubine Niuhulu was so sensible, he would not have gone through so much trouble. He would have just used some means to make Concubine Niuhulu cut off contact with her mother, and the matter would have been settled.

Before Concubine Min gave birth, Concubine De happened to be pregnant again. This made it easier for Yinsi to do things.

First, the Hesheli family and the prince had a series of small things that made Concubine Ping a little overwhelmed. She was too busy to take care of herself and couldn't spare time to stare at Concubine Min's belly. Then Yinsi hinted to the Hesheli family through some officials that Concubine Niuhuru had already given birth to a daughter and couldn't get pregnant again. If she still insisted on adopting a prince, the emperor might be dissatisfied with the prince.

He also went to the Niuhuru family to stir up trouble. The Niuhuru family was already holding a grudge about this matter. The Hesheli family was obviously targeting the concubine and the tenth prince in the palace. Now that the concubine gave birth to a princess and was injured, the Niuhuru family was already unhappy. If the Hesheli family still held on, their Niuhuru family would not be easy to bully.

The news that Yinsi leaked was the truth, but it was just a little processed, and then some minor conflicts were fanned between the two families.

Kangxi naturally wouldn't be dissatisfied with the prince now, but Hesheli made too many small moves, and the abacus beads almost hit Niuhuru's forehead, causing the two parties to fight in the court, which made Kangxi a little unhappy.

Since the imperial concubine has given birth to a princess and it is difficult for her to get pregnant again, the Hesheli family should stop while they are ahead. Why do they seem to be trying to take advantage of her now?

Kangxi was indifferent to the matter of Concubine Ping adopting Concubine Min's child and didn't mention it again. Concubine Ping took the time to mention it in front of Kangxi to test Kangxi's attitude, but Kangxi didn't respond and just perfunctorily passed it over.

In the future, Concubine Ping didn't dare to bring it up on her own initiative, and just waited until Concubine Min gave birth.

Since Yinsi said she was sure about it, Wenshan didn't worry about it anymore. She still fed the fish and played with the dog every day, and fed Yinzhen and Yinsi.

Yinsi was busy planning the battle for the custody of the Thirteenth Prince, and was busy all day long. Soon Yinzhen also found that something was wrong with his younger brother recently.

In the Shangshufang, he did not instigate the quarrel between the fifth and sixth brothers, nor did he fan the flames between the crown prince and the eldest prince. Instead, he studied seriously, and returned to Xianfu Palace quickly after class. When he went to Xianfu Palace to have dinner with his mother in the evening, Yinsi would sometimes be late.

This time, Yinsi could test the ability of the team he had privately assembled in the past few years. Both the former court and the harem had to be arranged, especially the former court, which was very exciting to deal with the two aristocratic families of Niuhuru and Hesheli under the nose of the emperor's father.

So Yinsi was either secretly meeting people in the room or staying up late to think about the operation plan these days. In the end, he faced Yinzhen's frowning face with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.

"What have you been busy with recently?" Yinzhen asked in a bad tone, "Look at the dark circles under your eyes. Have you not slept well for several days?"

Yinsi had just woken up from a nap and yawned sleepily.

"Mother told me a very interesting story recently, so I stayed up a little late."

Yinsi confidently pushed the blame to Wenshan.

Wenshan, who was serving soup to the two brothers, said: "..."

Okay, since Yinsi is doing his job, she will take the blame.

Wenshan nodded and said that she was indeed telling Yinsi a story recently. The story was a bit long, so she told it over several days.

Then Yinsi and Wenshan were both scolded by Yinzhen with a stern face.

Wenshan, who didn't dare to talk back, secretly exchanged glances with Yinsi.

Hurry up and act like a spoiled child to your fourth brother, so that he won't scold you!

Yinsi spread his hands helplessly. If he went up to him at this time, he would be scolded even more miserably.

There was no other way. Yinzhen was at the top of the food chain in Xianfu Palace. As long as Yinzhen was serious and cold, Wenshan and Yinsi could only cower in a ball.

After finally waiting for Yinzhen to say goodbye to them and go back to Ganxi Wusuo, Wenshan breathed a sigh of relief. She leaned on the couch and casually grabbed a pillow and stuffed it behind Yinsi.

"Look at how sleepy you are. No matter how busy you are, you should take care of your health and don't stay up late in the future." Wenshan also reminded.

Yinsi was even more sleepy after eating. He lay on Wenshan's legs and squinted his eyes and said: "Don't worry, mother, we are already finishing it."

Although this matter was a bit bumpy, it was generally successful.

Now all that's left is to arrange pillow talk for the emperor.

The candidate is naturally the noble lady Mi who has inherited Yinsi's favor and is favored by the emperor.

Noble lady Mi has been in the palace for some time, and the people in the palace have long known what kind of person she is.

She had no family background, no allies, no interests involved with anyone, and was quiet and didn't like to talk too much.

So after Kangxi's initial favor for Empress Hesheli faded, he often went to Concubine Mi's place, because he thought Changchun Palace was a rare quiet place in the palace.

Concubine Mi was a grateful person. Yinsi didn't personally appear, but instead sent a message through the palace maid who had mentored her. Although Concubine Mi didn't know which important figure in the palace was behind this, she agreed without hesitation. She found an opportunity to bring it up in front of Kangxi, tactfully urging him to leave Concubine Min's baby in Jingren Palace for Concubine Duan to raise.

"Who have you been meeting recently, and what have you heard?"

Kangxi was somewhat surprised that Concubine Mi, who had always stayed out of the harem's gossip, would get involved in this matter.

Concubine Mi bit her lip and shook her head. "I simply met Concubine Min in the Imperial Garden today. Seeing how hard her pregnancy was, I was soft-hearted and said something out of turn. I hope the emperor will forgive me."

Kangxi remained silent. While Concubine Mi was taking a bath, he asked Liang Jiugong if Concubine Mi was telling the truth.

"Your Majesty, what Concubine Mi said is true. Today, Concubine Mi ran into Concubine Min at Fubiting Pavilion, and the two conversed for quite a while."

Kangxi nodded, but after a moment, still sensing something was amiss, he ordered, "Keep an eye on Changchun Palace for me and see who's coming and going."

Kangxi sensed someone in the harem was vying for Concubine Ping, but he hadn't realized it was Yinsi, believing it to be Concubine Nianhulu.

Having guessed wrong, Kangxi was doomed to return empty-handed. Furthermore, Yinsi was shrewd. Beyond the initial visit to Concubine Mi, there had been no further contact. Even if Kangxi had been unlucky enough to track down the maid, Yinsi had already made arrangements. Following this person, the only possible route would be to Concubine Ping.

After all, she was a former servant of Empress Hesheli.

Yinsi had kept himself well hidden, manipulating the situation from behind the scenes.

Events unfolded much as Yinsi had anticipated. To appease the Niohuru clan and to intimidate the Hesheli clan, who had become increasingly agitated by Soetu's downfall, Kangxi unexpectedly made two arrangements.

First, he would not place the prince born to Concubine Min in the care of Concubine Ping.

Second, and to the surprise of many, Kangxi reinstated Soetu, though he kept him out of the cabinet and appointed him to the position of First Rank Imperial Guards Minister. Having Soetu back at court would be far more beneficial to the crown prince than an adopted prince.

Yet, Kangxi's two consecutive actions cleverly left everyone unpredictable.

While the much-discussed adoption of a prince, supposedly intended to protect the crown prince and the Hesheli clan, ultimately came to nothing, it nonetheless allowed Soetu to return to officialdom.

Officials from the previous dynasty, unsure of Kangxi's intentions, dared not interfere. The Hesheli family, having benefited, naturally stopped harassing them, and Niuhuru was grudgingly satisfied that at least the Hesheli family's long-awaited plan to adopt a prince hadn't been successful.

Wen Shan, relieved that the matter was finally settled, felt relieved. After all the turmoil, a happy outcome had finally come.

It felt like Yinsi had finally gotten through all those long, long nights of sleep.

But then, one night, Kangxi unexpectedly dropped a bombshell.

"What? You said you wanted me to raise Concubine Min's child?"

Wen Shan's face was filled with confusion and shock. How had this happened to her again?

"Weren't you upset about Yinzhen's move to the West Fifth Residence a while ago? Wouldn't it be nice for me to give you another prince?"

Concubine Min's pregnancy had caused such a stir that the imperial physician had confirmed early that morning that she was pregnant with a prince.

Kangxi raised an eyebrow, as if he was simply trying to comfort Wen Shan by giving her a child.

"Your Majesty, please stop joking." Wen Shan said with a bitter face: "How can I raise this child?"

"Why not?" Kangxi said, "A prince born to a noble should be brought to the palace of a high-ranking concubine to be raised."

"You have raised Yinzhen and Yinsi very well. I am very relieved to leave them to you."

Kangxi said frankly, but Wen Shan felt something was wrong. She waited until the next day to quickly pull Yinsi over before Yinzhen came to discuss the matter.

Yinsi was drinking porridge and almost choked when he heard Wen Shan say that Kangxi was going to bring the Thirteenth Prince to Xianfu Palace.

Wen Shan hurriedly patted his back: "Drink slowly, why are you in such a hurry?"

Was he in a hurry to drink the porridge?

Yinsi rinsed his mouth. He thought that the emperor would give the Thirteenth Prince to a high-ranking concubine with a stable status to raise, but he didn't expect that he would give him to his mother.

"The Thirteenth Prince was already caught up in the conflict between the Crown Prince and the Tenth Prince before he was even born. It's inappropriate for him to be raised by Concubine Duan. We need to find someone who can rival Concubine Niohuru and Concubine Ping to raise him," Yinsi said.

This would ensure that no one would have any interest in the Thirteenth Prince, and it would also ensure that Kangxi's strategy of keeping both sides in suspense was fully implemented.

"The best candidate is actually the Imperial Noble Concubine." Yinsi picked up a bun and continued eating. Wen Shan sat across from him, ready to listen to the lecture.

"With the Imperial Noble Consort standing here and the Tonggiya clan behind her, raising the Thirteenth Prince would give everyone else pause," Yinsi counted on his fingers. "It would also comfort the Tonggiya clan, who have been devastated by the loss of their young prince, the fourth brother's departure, and the Imperial Noble Consort's serious illness. It would also draw the Tonggiya clan, who have been watching from the sidelines, into this turmoil. The more muddied the waters of the previous dynasty, the more the Emperor wanted."

Giving the Thirteenth Prince to my mother would undoubtedly compromise my Emperor's plans. While my mother might not be a fan of favor and had no biological princes, she was of Khorchin Mongolian descent, the daughter of a Heshuo Prince, and her nephew was recently betrothed to the eldest princess.

In terms of maternal background, my mother was no less impressive than the Imperial Noble Consort and the Nvhulu Noble Consort, but the Khorchin clan, being far from the capital, seemed less influential than the other families within.

Furthermore, my mother already had two princes; adding another would be unwise. Logically, my Emperor would consider balance.

Taking all factors into consideration, giving her to the Imperial Concubine is in line with Yinsi's understanding of the Emperor's father's love of manipulating the court and fishing in troubled waters.

Wen Shan could only sigh at what was wrong with their brains?

How could they think so much and be so insidious?

Her scalp was numb when she heard it.

Everyone's value was calculated cleanly.

Yinsi thought about it and still felt that there must be some trap in it, but he couldn't find it no matter how he deduced it. It was not until the thirteenth prince was born and sent to Xianfu Palace that Yinsi had to admit that it seemed that the Emperor's father was simply partial to his mother.

Or the reason that the Emperor's father sounded perfunctory that day was actually the truth, just to comfort his mother who was sad because the fourth brother moved away.

Although it sounds outrageous, it seems to be the case.

Yinsi's eyes were complicated. Does the Emperor really favor his mother?

It can't be seen on weekdays.

But soon Yinsi put this matter behind him. The reason is simple. Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang was a little bit wrong after coming to Xianfu Palace.

Yinsi fell into deep thought as he looked at the baby lying in the cradle, who looked particularly well-behaved.

He was usually very quiet, and would only stretch his arms and cry a few times when he was hungry or wet. His mother and the palace maids would rush over and immediately shut him up.

How should I put it, it feels a little familiar.

Yinsi took the opportunity when Concubine Yi came over and his mother went to the main hall to talk to her to let all the palace maids leave.

Yinxiang was sleeping soundly in the cradle, and Yinsi stretched out his finger and poked his soft little face.

It was a little soft but very elastic, and the touch was very good.

Yinsi was a little addicted and poked it again, and finally woke Yinxiang up.

Yinxiang opened his eyes and saw that it was the mynah bird lying on the fence, looking at him and pursing his lips, feeling a little annoyed.

He was sleeping soundly, why did the mynah bird come to wake him up?

Babies are naturally sleepy, and if they don’t get enough sleep, they will feel dizzy and have a headache all day.

Yinsi looked at the thirteenth brother who glared at him vaguely and wanted to turn over, but found that he couldn’t turn over at all and could only close his eyes and sleep again helplessly. He confirmed that there must be something wrong

with the thirteenth brother! Could he be a person who has lived a second life like him?

"Wake up, don't sleep." Yinsi continued to stretch out his sinful little hands to harass Yinxiang.

The mynah bird is still so annoying after disturbing people's sleep again and again!

Yinxiang was a little annoyed, but he could only make a babbling sound when he opened his mouth.

"Puchi."

Yinsi was amused by him.

"Oh, I forgot that you can't speak yet, Thirteenth Brother."

Yinsi smiled and poked his little face with Yinxiang's murderous eyes: "Can you hear your brother's words now, Thirteenth Brother?"

Yinxiang: "..."

"Fourth Prince, good luck."

Suddenly, the palace maid's voice came from outside the door. Yinsi quickly withdrew his hand. Yinxiang rolled his eyes and burst into tears the moment Yinzhen pushed the door in.

Sure enough, when Yinzhen heard Yinxiang crying and saw Yinsi standing next to his little bed, he said helplessly: "Eighth Brother, are you teasing Thirteenth Brother again?"

Since Yinxiang came to Xianfu Palace, Wenshan and Yinzhen have caught Yinsi secretly harassing Yinxiang several times.

It seems that he has become a habitual offender.

Hearing Yinzhen's address to him, Yinsi secretly gritted his teeth. Since Yinxiang came, in order to distinguish between the two younger brothers, Yinzhen no longer called him only brother in private, but called him Eighth Brother.

This caused Yinsi's attitude towards the Thirteenth Brother to become even worse. He had just arrived and had ruined the title that belonged to him, which simply pissed him off.

Yinzhen stepped forward and picked up the crying Yinxiang. As soon as Yinxiang was in Yinzhen's arms, he stopped crying and waved his little hands.

Yinsi blinked innocently and cried out that he was wronged.

Anyway, the Thirteenth Brother couldn't speak now.

Yinsi said, "Maybe the Thirteenth Brother is hungry."

Yinzhen skillfully checked Yinxiang's diaper and found that it was not urine. Then he looked at the time and it was indeed almost time to feed Yinxiang.

Yinxiang was a little shy. He struggled for a while and tilted his head to look at Yinsi who was smugly thinking that he had fooled him, and then kept waving his little hands and pointing at Yinsi.

"Ah-ah-ah-"

It was the starling. The starling bullied him!

"Hey, do you want my big brother to hold you?" Yinsi smiled and spread his arms to show him his now thin body, "but my big brother can't hold you now."

It turned out that my big brother was good at talking and acting! He

was so sinister when he was a child.

Yinsi looked at the anger in Yinxiang's eyes and sighed pretentiously: "Okay, okay, since the thirteenth brother likes me so much, then I will hold him, brother, give me the thirteenth brother."

Yinxiang: "..."

Shameless!

Yinxiang was about to resist, but Yinzhen said: "Okay, how can you hold the thirteenth brother, you two will fall together later."

Yinzhen was about to call the wet nurse in when Wen Shan sent Concubine Yi away and came back.

"Yinzhen is back." Wen Shan entered the room and saw the three brothers all there, and she was very happy. "School is over early today."

Yinzhen nodded and said, "The emperor left the teachers to talk and let us go first."

Wen Shan took Yinxiang over and saw his red face and asked what happened.

"Thirteenth brother may be hungry." Yinsi also climbed up the bed and leaned next to Wen Shan, looking at Yinxiang as if to show his protest.

He is the favorite child of mother in this Xianfu Palace!

"No way." Wen Shan was puzzled, "I just fed him milk."

Yinsi hugged Wen Shan's arm and said, "Oh, it's okay, mother, children just drink milk, sleep and cry every day."

"Who said that, you didn't like to cry when you were a child." Wen Shan tapped Yinsi's forehead, "Just like little Thirteen, you only cry when you are hungry or pee, and you are well-behaved..."

Wen Shan suddenly stopped, as if she understood something.

Then she looked at Yinsi in disbelief.

Yinsi thought that mother finally reacted.

Yinzhen looked at their expressions and asked in confusion: "What's wrong, mother?"

The eighth brother and the thirteenth brother are very similar, what's so shocking.

Yinzhen has not seen what a newborn baby should look like. Yinsi has been smart since he was a child, so he naturally doesn't think there is anything wrong with the old thirteenth.

Yinxiang's eyes rolled in Wenshan's arms, and he seemed to have noticed something wrong.

"Nothing." Wenshan put Yinxiang back on the bed and changed the subject, "Let's go eat first. Mother made your favorite dishes today."

Wenshan called Zhenzhu in to look after Yinxiang and took Yinzhen and Yinsi to the main hall for dinner.

While eating, Yinzhen still felt that something was wrong between mother and the eighth brother, as if something was hidden from him.

But with Yinsi around, Yinzhen couldn't get anything out of him, so he went back to Ganxi Wusuo when the time came. After Yinzhen left, Wenshan grabbed Yinsi and asked if the thirteenth was like him, a person who lived a second life?

"Son is not sure now, but he feels a little bit like him." Yinsi thought for a while and said, "So, son will go to Thirteenth Brother to test it out later, and then tell mother when there is a result."

Wenshan held her chin and sighed faintly.

"I should have thought of it earlier."

"You and Little Thirteen are different from before and were both sent to me. There must be something wrong."

Yinsi ate fruit and said: "We can't generalize, isn't Fourth Brother also different from before."

But Fourth Brother is very normal.

Wenshan thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she urged Yinsi to go to the side hall to see what Little Thirteen was like.

After Yinzhen moved to Ganxi Wusuo, the East Side Hall where he lived in Xianfu Palace was empty. Originally, Wenshan planned to keep it for Yinzhen, and occasionally let Yinzhen come back to stay for a night, but unexpectedly, Yinxiang was sent to Xianfu Palace.

So Yinzhen took the initiative to propose that Yinxiang live in the East Side Hall, and if he wanted to come back in the future, he would squeeze in with Yinsi.

Yinsi agreed with both hands and feet as soon as he heard it.

So little Thirteen was placed in the East Wing Hall.

Yinsi walked over from the corridor. Fuqi and Laifu were playing in the yard. When they saw him coming out, they came up to him and acted coquettishly. Yinsi patted their heads equally and asked Baoquan to take them out to play.

"Eighth Prince, are you coming to see Thirteenth Prince?"

Zhenzhu had just coaxed Yinxiang to sleep, and when she saw Yinsi coming, she quickly stood up and saluted.

Yinsi raised his hand to signal her not to be polite.

"Sister Zhenzhu, I'll stay here with Thirteenth Brother for a while, you can go out and do your work first."

Zhenzhu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, then if you need anything, just call me."

Zhenzhu left and closed the door. Only Yinsi and Yinxiang were left in the side hall.

"Wake up, don't sleep anymore." Yinsi pinched Yinxiang's face.

He spends eight out of the twelve hours a day sleeping. What if he gets stupid if he continues like this?

Yinxiang was just woken up by Yinsi before dinner and he was not very sleepy now. He woke up as soon as Yinsi entered the room. He

opened his eyes with dissatisfaction and saw the myna staring at him solemnly, and then showed the hypocritical smile that he was very familiar with.

"Old Thirteen, long time no see."