Chapter 40 Chapter 40 The Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince and the Fourth Princess…

The Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince and the Fourth Princess are all six years old this year. Following the example of Yinzhen and Yinzhi in previous years, they moved to the other courtyard outside the palace two days ago to prepare for vaccination.

This time, the mothers who were worried and unable to sleep at night became Defei, Cheng Guiren and Guo Luoluo Guiren.

Cheng Guiren and Guo Luoluo Guiren followed the way Rong Fei prayed for the Third Prince and almost lived in Baohua Hall, chanting scriptures and praying every day.

Yi Fei and Guo Luoluo Guiren are sisters, and the Fourth Princess also grew up under her care, so she also went to accompany Guo Luoluo Guiren for a few days. The Ninth Prince and the Eleventh Prince are still young and cannot be separated from others, so she cannot stay in Baohua Hall all the time.

Defei also went there a few times, but unfortunately, she is still pregnant and cannot worship Buddha in Baohua Hall like the two concubines, so she can only worship the Bodhisattva in Yonghe Palace and pray every day.

Wen Shan heard a few days ago that the vaccination was not going well. The three children all had severe symptoms and had been in a coma with repeated high fevers. Compared with the two princes, the fourth princess was in a better condition and was the first to survive. Yesterday, a letter was delivered saying that the fourth princess had woken up and no longer had a high fever. As long as she rested for a few more days and her condition did not recur, she could be sent back to the palace.

Concubine Guo Luoluo and Concubine Yi were overjoyed and almost cried with joy. They finally survived this big hurdle.

Concubine De and Concubine Cheng were even more anxious. They were worried about their sons who were suffering in the other courtyard every day, and they wished they could take their place.

The fourth princess usually looked a little more delicate than the sixth and seventh princes. Since the fourth princess could survive, their sons could naturally survive.

Concubine De and Concubine Cheng could only comfort themselves in this way.

Unexpectedly, another news came in just one day later.

The sixth prince had a high fever for five days without improvement and passed away at the hour of Mao today.

The news was first delivered to Kangxi. As a father, Kangxi was heartbroken when he thought of the lively and lovely Yinzuo who died in infancy.

Kangxi closed his eyes and suppressed the report.

"The Defei is pregnant, wait a while and don't let her know."

Liang Jiugong responded, and after a moment, he said: "But I'm afraid I can't hide it from the Defei for long."

The Sixth Prince was late and the Defei should have noticed something was wrong in a few days. Moreover, such a big news as the death of the prince would spread quickly in the palace, and it would be difficult for the Defei to not know.

Fortunately, the people below also knew the severity of the news, so they didn't let it out and only reported it to Kangxi.

"Don't let the harem discuss this matter." Kangxi said coldly, "Wait a few days before telling the Defei. "

Kangxi was worried that telling the Defei Yinzuo's death so suddenly would hurt the fetus in her belly.

"Well."

Liang Jiugong bowed and went down to make arrangements.

In Xianfu Palace, Wen Shan was also shocked when she heard the news.

Although she knew that the Sixth Prince died young in history, she was not very familiar with this period, nor was she sure how old the Sixth Prince was when the accident happened. Yinsi knew this, but he and the Sixth Prince were not on good terms and there was no brotherly love between them, so he would not intervene, let alone talk about it with Wenshan. The

Sixth Prince had always been raised very strong by Concubine De, and he looked very cute with his chubby head. Wenshan sometimes wondered when she saw him how could this child who looked so healthy die so early? Could he have had an acute illness?

Unexpectedly, it was because of the vaccination.

"Concubine De was still pregnant, and the Seventh Princess died a few years ago..." Wenshan sighed. As a mother, Concubine De must have been heartbroken.

The Seventh Princess was born weak and didn't live more than two months, but the Sixth Prince had always been strong and Concubine De raised him like a jewel for six years. It is conceivable how sad she was to see the old man die.

When Yinsi heard this, he just looked up. He knew that Yinzuo would not survive this vaccination, so he was not surprised.

As for Yinzhen, after all, Yinzuo was his brother from the same mother. Although they had never been raised together and were not close to each other, Yinzhen was still a little shocked and sad.

Yinxiang had never seen the sixth prince in his two lives. He only knew that this sixth brother, who was born to Concubine De like his fourth brother, died young. The fourth brother occasionally mentioned this brother from the same mother in front of him, saying that he was smart since he was a child, and Concubine De and the emperor loved him. He was the most unattainable thing when he was a child.

Yinxiang could hear from Yinzhen's self-deprecating tone that the relationship between the sixth prince and the fourth brother should not be deep.

But after all, he was his own brother. Although he had never met him, Yinxiang mourned for him in his heart. When he saw that the fourth brother lowered his head and did not speak, Yinxiang crawled towards Yinzhen, wanting to comfort the fourth brother.

Yinzhen saw Yinxiang waving at him and reached out to hug him.

Yinsi snorted as he saw Yinxiang anxiously trying to comfort his fourth brother.

Wenshan also touched Yinxiang's head, and then her heart skipped a beat.

"Next year, Yinsi should also be vaccinated."

Although Yinsi had been vaccinated against cowpox in advance, vaccination was dangerous after all. When Yinzhen was vaccinated before, she lost her appetite and couldn't sleep. This time, the death of the sixth prince due to vaccination made Wenshan even more worried about Yinsi.

Yinsi quickly came to Wenshan and said, "Don't worry, mother."

Wenshan rubbed Yinsi's head, said nothing more, and added more dishes to Yinzhen beside her.

"Yinzhen, eat more."

Yinzhen nodded, pursed his lips and said: "Thank you, mother, I'm fine."

Wenshan thought about it and felt that it would be better to let Yinzhen be alone now, so after the meal, she wanted to take Yinsi and Yinxiang to see Concubine Min and Concubine Wei.

Unexpectedly, Yinzhen also stood up and said that he wanted to go together and be with his mother and brothers.

"Well, then wait until the afternoon to visit the two sisters." Wenshan smiled and said: "You and your brothers play for a while, and mother will make some snacks for you."

Since Yinzhen wants to be with them, it is better to stay in Xianfu Palace.

In the afternoon, when the princes practiced riding and shooting, Yinzhen left.

Yinxiang was a little drowsy, and Wenshan held him in her arms and fanned him to sleep.

"Mother, now that the emperor has suppressed this matter, no one knows about it, so we just pretend we don't know." Yinsi whispered.

Since Yinzhen went to the other courtyard to get vaccinated last time, Yinsi saw Wenshan's worry and placed some people in the other courtyard. If he went to get vaccinated in the future, it would make his mother feel more at ease. So the news of the Sixth Prince's accident was also known to Xianfu Palace at the first time.

"The Defei is pregnant, and the emperor is also afraid of disturbing the dragon fetus in her belly." Wenshan expressed her understanding.

The Defei is now more than eight months pregnant and is about to give birth, but at this critical juncture, her son died...

Wenshan sighed, things are unpredictable.

Kangxi once mentioned this to Wenshan. The day calculated by the Imperial Observatory for vaccination was close to the date of birth of the Defei. Kangxi was worried at that time that if something unexpected happened, it would not only affect the Sixth Prince, but also the one in the Defei's belly. However, the Imperial Observatory only gave this date this year, otherwise it would have to be postponed to next year. This time, not only the Sixth Prince, but also the Seventh Prince and the Fourth Princess would be vaccinated, so this matter could not be delayed.

Kangxi was also worried that the longer it was delayed, the more dangerous it would be. After much consideration, he decided to vaccinate this year.

Unexpectedly, what he feared came true, and the Sixth Prince was in trouble again.

"Hmm? Could it be that someone deliberately bribed the Imperial Observatory to let the Sixth Prince get vaccinated when Concubine De was about to give birth?"

Wen Shan recalled the palace fighting dramas she had watched before, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was very likely.

Yinsi smiled and said, "Mother, you think too much. The prince's vaccination is a big deal, and no one dares to tamper with it."

Besides, the emperor is not a fool. He knows everything about the harem. It's just a matter of whether he wants to intervene.

Wen Shan was shocked. It's true that art is higher than life.

Yinsi saw that Yinxiang was about to fall asleep and couldn't open his eyes, and said, "Mother, don't worry about me. Mother, don't you know that your son has been through it well before?"

Yinxiang smacked his lips and was about to fall asleep sweetly when he suddenly woke up when he heard Yinsi's words.

Wait, what did my brother just say?

How did he say that he had lived a new life!

And how could Empress Xuan not be surprised at all? She just hugged him and nodded, with the sadness on her face. She only said that although she knew, she was still worried.

Yinxiang's little head was dizzy. Who could tell him what was going on?

Yinsi looked at Yinxiang's eyes that suddenly widened and laughed in his heart.

"Mother, my thirteenth brother is awake."

Yinsi reminded Wenshan.

"Hey, why did you wake up? Did mother and brother wake you up while chatting?" Wenshan coaxed him and wanted to hold Yinxiang to sleep in the house.

Yinsi said coldly: "Mother, my brother doesn't know that you know I am a person who has lived a new life."

"Ah?"

Wenshan looked down at Yinxiang, whose big eyes were blinking, and pinched his little face and said: "So, little thirteenth mother has long known that your eighth brother is a person who has lived a new life. You and your eighth brother have also known it for a long time."

"..."

Yinxiang was stunned.

No, isn't this right?

He and the eighth brother were both reborn, so why is mother so calm?

And the eighth brother had actually stripped off his little vest a long time ago, and he had been pretending to be a baby for so long!

"It's okay." Wen Shan comforted him, and said a little embarrassedly: "In fact, mother is not from here either, she is from the future."

Yinxiang: "..."

Wen Shan was almost scared to death when she saw Yinxiang fainted with his legs kicked, and she was about to find the imperial physician while holding him.

Yinsi stopped Wen Shan, touched his chin and said: "Thirteenth brother's tolerance is too poor, can't you bear it?"

Wen Shan glared at him: "You, you are being naughty again." Yinsi

smiled innocently, the old Thirteenth brother would know sooner or later, and since he was about to learn to speak, it was time to tell him.

After a while, Yinxiang woke up slowly. In the past, he thought Wen Shan didn't know about his abnormality, so he could pretend to be a baby and occasionally act coquettishly with Wen Shan. Now that he knew, he just felt embarrassed and didn't know how to face it all.

"Why is the little Thirteenth brother so dull, not as lively as before." Wen Shan said worriedly.

Yinsi pouted on the side. The Thirteenth Prince had not yet come out of his previous life. His mother was so good to him, but he was so indifferent to her. Humph, he had to do something about it.

Wenshan was extremely worried that the shock was too great and scared the child silly. After all, his body was still that of a baby who could not walk.

Yinxiang saw that Wenshan was no different from before and still hugged him lovingly and coaxed him. He was also very moved. He stretched out his little hand and touched Wenshan to indicate that he was fine.

The news of the Sixth Prince's death was not concealed for long after all.

Two days later, the news of the Seventh Prince was also reported back to the palace. The Seventh Prince's condition was not good either. Although his fever subsided and his life was saved, he was left with a disability on his left leg. He might walk with a limp in the future.

Seeing that the Fourth Princess and the Seventh Prince had news but the Sixth Prince had no news, Concubine De knew that something was wrong.

Kangxi wanted to hide it until Concubine De gave birth at first, so he said that the Sixth Prince had woken up and was fine, but the symptoms were more severe, and he had to stay in another courtyard for a few more days.

However, Concubine De was worried day and night because of the mother-son connection. She asked someone to inquire about Yinzuo's recent situation, and begged Kangxi to let Yinzuo write a few words to her so that she could feel at ease.

Later, one day, a young eunuch finally let it slip that Concubine De fainted on the spot when she learned that the Sixth Prince had passed away, and then she had a miscarriage and gave birth prematurely.

Fortunately, the fetus was almost full-term, and the imperial physician said that it should be fine.

Concubine Nianhulu and Wen Shan rushed over when they heard the news. Kangxi had already arrived and was sitting at the top, looking at the report in front of him with a heavy look.

The young eunuch who let the secret slip had been ordered by Kangxi to be dragged away and beaten to death. Kangxi sent someone to investigate the man's background and found that it was Tongpin who was behind the scenes and deliberately frightened Concubine De's fetus.

From the inner hall, there came De Fei's screams of pain, which made people tremble.

After Concubine Niuhulu and Wen Shan greeted Kangxi, Kangxi raised his hand to let them stand up.

"Sit down."

Concubine Niuhulu and Wen Shan looked at each other. The noise from De Fei inside didn't sound good. Concubine Niuhulu had already given birth to two children, and she had a difficult birth when she gave birth to the princess, so she knew that De Fei's pregnancy might be a little bad, and she thought it was a difficult birth.

Although Wen Shan had never given birth, as a concubine, she had to watch when the concubines in the harem gave birth, so she had seen many concubines giving birth. De Fei's cry really sounded particularly miserable.

Wen Shan couldn't help but worry about her in her heart, thinking that it would be better to give birth quickly and not let De Fei suffer again.

No matter what kind of person De Fei was, it was too hard for a mother to give birth.

"Tongpin..." Kangxi said in a bad tone, with a gloomy look all over his body, "Send the Sixth Princess to Duanpin for care. Tongpin is impatient and may not be able to raise my daughter well. You two can take care of this matter."

Concubine Nianhulu hurriedly said yes.

Kangxi did not make trouble for Tongpin because she had just given birth to a princess.

The midwife and the imperial physician came out in a hurry, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Empress Defei was frightened and gave birth prematurely. Now she has a difficult birth. It may take some effort to give birth to the dragon fetus this time."

"Do your best to save Empress Defei and the prince." Kangxi frowned and said: "Take a message to Empress Defei. I will specially confer the title of Third Rank Concubine of Imperial Concubinehood on her mother and reward her with 100 taels of gold so that she can give birth with peace of mind."

Fortunately, after a day of tossing and turning, Empress Defei still gave birth to the twelfth daughter of the emperor. Although it was a bit dangerous, the mother and daughter were safe. It was just that Empress Defei suffered some injuries and needed to recuperate.

Kangxi went back to the Yangxin Palace when he knew that Concubine De had given birth safely. Concubine Niuhulu and Wenshan left Yonghe Palace together when they saw that nothing was wrong.

"Although I don't like Concubine De, the youngest son is innocent after all." Concubine Niuhulu sighed, "The Sixth Prince passed away, and the newborn little princess is so weak. It's really pitiful."

The princess born by Concubine Niuhulu a few years ago was also in poor health. Concubine Niuhulu carefully took care of her, but she didn't get better. So Concubine Niuhulu felt the same way.

Wenshan also felt the same way. It was always uncomfortable to see such a scene.

"Fortunately, there is still the Fifth Princess to accompany her. I think Concubine De can also support herself for the Fifth Princess and the little princess." Wenshan said.

Concubine Niuhulu turned her head to look at her and said, "Vaccination is like walking through the gates of hell. Next year, the eighth prince should also be vaccinated, right?" It happened

that Yinsi would be the only one to be vaccinated next year. The next ones would be the ninth and tenth princes, who were two years younger than him, and they would have to wait another two years.

Wenshan was also terrified when she mentioned this matter, and so was Concubine Niuhulu. They both sighed repeatedly and then separated at the gate of Yonghe Palace and returned to the palace.

"Mother is back."

Yinsi was reading chess records on the bed and preparing to practice chess hard. When he saw Wenshan coming back, he quickly dropped the chess pieces and ran over.

Wenshan was a little tired, touched his head and said, "Concubine De gave birth to a little princess. Mother and daughter are safe, and Concubine Niuhulu and I will leave."

"Where is Yinxiang?"

"Thirteenth brother has fallen asleep." Yinsi said.

Yinxiang had a lot to ask Yinsi, but he was always sleepy in his current state, and Yinsi was good at fooling people, so he just brushed him off with a few words.

Wenshan went to the side hall to take a look at Yinxiang, and was relieved to see that he was sleeping soundly.

Yinsi took Wenshan's hand and went back to the main hall with her, and then he massaged Wenshan's shoulders and legs attentively.

"What's wrong with you?" Wenshan asked him with a smile.

He was so attentive, he must have something to ask her.

"Mother, the Emperor asked the eldest prince and the crown prince to go out of the palace to inspect the fields outside the capital. The third prince and the fourth prince also accompanied them. Can my son go with them?"

Wen Shan said, "Ah!" and then said, "Why didn't Yinzhen tell me?"

"It's just outside the capital. He will be back in two days at most." Yinsi hugged Wenshan's arm and said, "Okay, mother, let me go with my fourth brother."

Yinsi estimated that Yinzhen would tell Wenshan about this when he came back tonight, so he was ready to take the initiative to persuade Wenshan to agree to let him go.

"Why don't you go and ask your fourth brother, or ask your Emperor?" Wenshan looked at him with amusement, "What's the point of asking me? My words don't count."

Go and ask the fourth brother? The fourth brother's upright character, although he spoiled him in small matters, but he was never vague about big things. It would be strange if he could take him there. As for asking the Emperor... he should not show up in front of the Emperor.

"Who said that? Mother's words are the most useful." Yinsi said coquettishly, "Let me go, mother."

It was a rare opportunity to leave the palace, so he wanted to take this opportunity to meet the officials in the capital.

Wenshan was pestered by him and had no choice but to promise to say a few words for Yinzhen when he came tonight. Sure enough,

Yinzhen told Wenshan about this when he came in the evening, and set off early the day after tomorrow.

Yinsi winked at Wenshan on the side, and Wenshan had no choice but to say: "Yinsi is not young anymore, why don't you take him out to have a look."

Yinzhen glanced at Yinsi, and Yinsi looked back without any guilt, and pretended to refuse: "Mother, fourth brother is going to do serious work, and he will definitely not take me."

Wenshan: "..."

Yinzhen nodded: "Eighth brother is right."

Wenshan was embarrassed. How could she continue the conversation after Yinsi said that?

Yinsi secretly pulled Wenshan's clothes again, signaling her to increase the force.

Wen Shan was helpless, she had to be the bad guy.

"He will not be at peace in the palace if you leave, so why not take him out to see the people's livelihood." Wen Shan added: "I will go and talk to your father, the emperor."

Yinzhen always listened to Wen Shan's words, and after hearing what Wen Shan said, Yinzhen had no choice but to nod and agree.

As for Kangxi, Wen Shan made some snacks and went to the Yangxin Palace and it was done.

Kangxi was also in a very bad mood at this time. This vaccination was not smooth. Except for the fourth princess who recovered as before, the seventh prince was left with a leg disease, and the sixth prince died. Even Concubine De had difficulty giving birth, and the child was born. The little princess was weak.

Kangxi was upset, and he couldn't eat anything as the weather was getting hotter.

Wen Shan considerately made some appetizing and refreshing snacks, and after persuading Kangxi a few words, she proposed that Yinsi should follow Yinzhen and others out of the palace.

Kangxi was drinking sweet soup, and he looked up at Wen Shan. Wen Shan's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Kangxi would not agree, but he lowered his head and took a sip after a while, then said thoughtfully: "Yinzuo will officially go to school next year. He has been smart since he was a child and he can go out to gain some experience." "

It's just that he is younger than his brothers, so let him follow the prince and Yinzhen closely. "

When Wen Shan saw that Kangxi agreed, she hurried back to Xianfu Palace to tell Yinsi about it.

Yinsi and Yinzhen were both leaving the palace, leaving Yinxiang alone in Xianfu Palace. Wen Shan looked at Yinxiang's eager eyes and knew that he also wanted to go with Yinzhen and Yinsi, but he was too young. Yinsi could still follow them, but it was impossible for Yinxiang.

Watching Yinzhen and Yinsi leave, Yinxiang babbled in Wen Shan's arms. Wen Shan tapped his little nose: "I know you want to go too, but you're too young now."

"Can I take you to Concubine Min? "

Yinxiang nodded and smiled.

Fourth brother and Defei had been at odds for a long time, so Empress Xuan did not take fourth brother to interact with Defei. Eighth brother was raised by Empress Xuan since he was a child, but he was also very close to Concubine Wei. Empress Xuan would urge Eighth brother to visit Concubine Wei in Yanx Palace every two days at most. It was okay for him to stay there for dinner and overnight. But now that he was still young and could not move by himself, Empress Xuan would hold him and go to Jingren Palace often. She also helped his mother a lot, and he was very grateful in his heart.

Concubine Min was naturally very happy to see Wenshan and Yinxiang coming. Wenshan handed Yinxiang to Concubine Min to hold, and waved to let Zhenzhu and others who followed behind to bring up the gifts.

"I brought some brocade cloth for my sister. Summer is about to come, so it's good to cut some cool and breathable clothes. I am not good at needlework, and we are not at ease to let others make the clothes for the Thirteenth Prince. My sister has to work hard. "Wen Shan said with a smile.

Concubine Min looked at Yinxiang and saw that the clothes he was wearing were specially made and sent to him by her two days ago. They were made of good material that was not included in her share. She spent a lot of money to buy them from outside. She thought that the imperial concubine saw it and brought some good material to her.

"Thank you, your majesty." Concubine Min said sincerely: "Your majesty, I am very grateful for your care for me."

She looked at Yinxiang's plump appearance and knew that Concubine Xuan took good care of him. She never stopped her from meeting Yinxiang. Instead, she would hold Yinxiang and bring things to see her every now and then.

Yinxiang was happy to see Concubine Xuan and his mother having fun. Now he had to admit that although this life was a little strange, it was good.

Yinzhen and Yinsi were gone for two days. After returning to the palace, Yinzhen followed the prince and others to report to Kangxi. Yinsi had gone with them to play this time. That was why Yinzhen didn't take him with him. Yinzhen asked the eunuch beside him to send Yinsi back to Xianfu Palace.

Yinsi was too lazy to see Kangxi and couldn't wait to see his mother, so he nodded readily and hurried back to the palace.

Wenshan missed him a lot after not seeing him for two days. The mother and son stayed together for a while and then Wenshan was coaxed by Yinsi to go and give him food.

Yinxiang was sitting on the couch wearing a big red bellyband. Yinsi went over and saw that he was playing with a toy he had when he was a child.

"This nine-link chain was made specially for me by my mother." Yinsi said.

Yinxiang glanced at him and snorted, but he didn't let go of his hand.

"Oh, Thirteenth Brother, can you say anything besides babbling?" Yinsi teased, sitting across from him.

"..."

Lazily

, he thought, "This Thirteenth Brother is playing with the toys Mother made him, yet he's still being evasive." He couldn't understand why his usually outgoing Thirteenth Brother was so shy now.

This was something Yinsi didn't quite understand. Although he had been close to Concubine Wei in his previous life, he had been raised by Concubine Hui from childhood until adulthood, and had long since grown accustomed to growing up away from his biological mother, so he naturally accepted it quickly. Yinxiang, on the other hand, had only been raised by Concubine Duan for a few years as a child, returning to Concubine Min at the age of three. Now, suddenly being raised by Wenshan, he wasn't used to it.

Yinsi deliberately approached him to snatch the nine-linked ring, but Yinxiang wouldn't let go.

"This is what Mother made for me!"

Yinxiang rolled his eyes inwardly. When had Eighth Brother become so petty? A mere nine-linked ring was worth fighting over.

Just as the two were about to roll into a ball again, Wen Shan happened to come in.

Yinxiang saw it from the corner of his eye and spoke anxiously for the first time.

"Mother - mynah!"