Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Yinsi frowned upon hearing this…

Yinsi frowned upon hearing this: "What?"

Concubine Yi threw down her cards: "This is outrageous! What is Fourteenth Prince planning to do? Is he disregarding the Emperor's orders and palace rules?" Concubine

Min and Concubine Mi exchanged a silent glance.

Wen Shan thought it was a good thing she had let the Fifth Princess leave, otherwise who knows what kind of chaos would have ensued.

"What's the situation now?" Wen Shan asked.

Blood would be a problem.

Zhenzhu said, "Concubine Tong has already rushed to Yonghe Palace and sent someone to inform the master. After all, since he's a prince, the master has to go as well."

Concubine Yi said from the side: "I and the Imperial Concubine will go. Concubine Min and Concubine Mi will stay here to look after the princesses."

Wen Shan nodded and turned to ask Yinsi if he wanted to come along.

Yinsi thought for a moment and nodded.

When they arrived at Yonghe Palace, before even entering the palace gates, they saw a pool of blood on the ground. Even the vermilion gates were splattered with blood, and the sight of blood dripping down the gullies was a bit creepy.

There were no guards guarding the gates anymore; they were wide open. Wen Shan glanced inside and saw quite a few people standing inside, presumably heading to the courtyard.

Yinsi gave Xiao Shunzi a look, and Xiao Shunzi understood and immediately ordered someone to clear the area. Concubine

Yi, holding a handkerchief to her nose, said, "Isn't this outrageous? The Emperor has been gone for just a few days, and already the Fourteenth Prince has the audacity to resort to violence in the palace?"

Concubine Tong had arrived earlier and was already in the courtyard. Upon hearing Concubine Yi's voice, she hurried forward.

"Your Highness, you're finally here." Concubine Tong also looked troubled. "No one could stop the Fourteenth Prince. He even injured two guards, and they've just been taken away for treatment."

Most of the imperial guards were children of officials from the Eight Banners, and those serving Kangxi were even more prominent, so injuring a guard was no small matter.

Fortunately, those assigned to Yonghe Palace were from less prestigious families. Otherwise, if the children of prominent families like the Niuhuru or Hesheli clan were injured, it would have been troublesome.

Wen Shan looked around the courtyard. The courtyard was extremely desolate. Although she had only been to Yonghe Palace a few times, she still had some impression of it. But for Uya to have become like this in just a few months, it showed that she had indeed suffered a lot.

"Is her life in danger?" Wen Shan asked.

Concubine Tong said, "The imperial physician is still treating him. Your Majesty, you know that the Fourteenth Prince is a prince after all. The guards could only try to stop him, not actually use force. So when the Fourteenth Prince grabbed the knife, they had no choice but to stand in front and block him, and that's when they got injured."

The guards were indeed loyal and brave, but the Fourteenth Prince...

Concubine Yi looked around for several times but couldn't see any sign of the Fourteenth Prince. She asked, "Where's the Fourteenth Prince? Why can't I see him?"

"The imperial physician was inside treating Wu Ya, but the Fourteenth Prince insisted on coming in. He had a knife in his hand

, and he looked terrifying," Concubine Tong said embarrassmently. There was nothing she could do. The Fourteenth Prince had been acting like a madman just now, and she didn't dare approach him. Anyway, he had been allowed in, and it didn't matter if she had to see Wu Ya again.

Concubine Yi rolled her eyes. "This is simply lawless."

While the concubines were talking, the guards quietly circled behind Yinsi.

"Eighth Prince, we followed your instructions and let Fourteenth Prince in without much delay. Two of the brothers are seriously injured."

Yinsi nodded slightly, "I understand. Someone will take care of the rest."

Wen Shan, upon hearing Fourteenth Prince still holding a knife, understood why Concubine Tong had been guarding the courtyard and refusing to enter.

"What happened to Uya?"

Seeing Fourteenth Prince's frantic behavior today, wouldn't he rush out and stab her twice if anything happened to Uya?

Wen Shan's thoughts began to wander, and Yinsi, standing by, knew what his mother was thinking. Did

she really... think he was dead?

Tong Fei replied, "The imperial physician hasn't come out yet. I heard from the palace servants who brought the news that Uya hasn't eaten for several days and doesn't look well."

"Have you sent a letter to the Emperor?" Concubine Yi suddenly asked.

Concubine Yi was clearly enjoying the excitement. Fourteenth Prince had done such a ridiculous thing, and keeping it secret from Kangxi would be a shame.

"This is about the prince, so it's difficult for us to make a decision. We have to listen to the emperor." Concubine Yi added.

Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Yi and Uya were at odds, so it was only natural for her to kick someone when they were down. So Concubine Tong just said that the incident happened suddenly and there was no time. However, after Concubine Yi reminded her, she also felt that Kangxi should make the decision.

Wen Shan also had a headache looking at the mess in front of her.

What is going on?

But now no one is sure what the Fourteenth Prince's situation is. No one dared to go in rashly, so

they could only wait in the courtyard first. In Xianfu Palace, Yinzhen also got the news. His expression did not change. He just nodded and said: "I know, go down."

The eunuch who came

to pass on the message bowed and retreated. Dunke and Wenke were happily playing with Yinxiang. Yinzhen and the Fifth Princess walked to the window to talk.

"Fourth brother, what happened?"

The Fifth Princess felt a little uneasy.

Yinzhen: "It's okay, it's something in Chonghua Palace."

"Yeah." The fifth princess hesitated for a while and said: "Fourth brother, someone just came to report that mother is sick, did you know?"

Yinzhen: "...I didn't know about this."

The fifth princess pursed her lips, her voice thin and low: "Fourth brother, I know that mother has let you down, but after all, she gave birth to you. Now mother is in such a situation and is seriously ill. I want to ask fourth brother to help mother."

Yinzhen looked at the fallen leaves outside the window for a moment, then retracted his gaze and asked: "Do you know where this is?"

The fifth princess didn't expect Yinzhen to ask this suddenly. She looked around and said: "It seems to be the thirteenth brother's bedroom."

"This was originally where I lived. Later, I moved to Ganxi Wusuo and my thirteenth brother came to Xianfu Palace, so my thirteenth brother lived in this east side hall."

Yinzhen's tone was flat and there was no emotional fluctuation in his voice. The fifth princess was a little confused and didn't know why Yinzhen suddenly mentioned this.

"I still remember the first time I came here... Back then, Uya was still my mother. Now it seems like such a long time ago." Yinzhen frowned, thinking. "I didn't live in Yonghe Palace. Sixth Brother was still alive then. Whenever I visited him, he would simply hug Mother's neck. Mother would gently coax him and grant his every request."

The Fifth Princess naturally remembered these events. Three years younger than the Sixth Prince, she had witnessed how Uya doted on him since childhood, and naturally, how Yinzhen was ignored and even hated by her.

"Fourth Brother, Mother... She might have her reasons." The Fifth Princess stumbled over her words, fully aware of the futility of her words. But in her heart, even though Uya favored the Sixth and Fourteenth Princes, she was still kind.

"Really? What about Ninth Sister?" Yinzhen turned to look at her.

The Fifth Princess felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, her hands and feet cold.

She had been avoiding the matter of the Ninth Princess, unwilling to acknowledge it, unwilling to admit that it was her mother who had murdered her sister.

"Ninth sister... Mother said she didn't have much time left..."

"So you sent her off with your own hands?" Yinzhen looked at her, asking word by word. "As her biological mother?"

The Fifth Princess lowered her head, unsure what to say.

Yinzhen sighed and said, "Perhaps I should really be grateful that she didn't send me off with her own hands like she did to my Ninth Sister."

"Fourth Brother..."

Yinzhen interrupted her. "Perhaps she truly thought so, but Empress Xiaoyi and Mother always protected me, so she didn't have the chance."

Yinzhen had never spoken so much about the Uya clan with anyone, not even Yinsi, Yinxiang, or even Wenshan.

Wenshan and the others, fearing to upset him, had never mentioned anything about Yonghe Palace in front of him.

But today, facing this blood-related sister, Yinzhen suddenly felt the urge to dig deep and uncover old wounds.

Perhaps he had long needed such an opportunity to vent.

The Fifth Princess was speechless. Her mother had been profoundly wrong about her Fourth Brother and Ninth Sister.

She recalled the words Uya had spoken of Yinzhen in Yonghe Palace when the Sixth Prince was still alive, and she found them difficult to bring to the surface.

Now, she wondered how such cold words could possibly come from a mother's mouth.

Yinzhen raised his hand and touched her shoulder, speaking with rare tenderness: "Fifth Sister, I have long since repaid her debt of gratitude for bearing me. Whether it's written in the Imperial Book of Documents or in my heart, there is only one Mother. Don't address me as Uya in the future. Promise."

The Fifth Princess bit her lip tightly, her words trembling slightly: "Fourth Brother, I have no one else to turn to, so I can only come to you."

Yinzhen was now the Regent, possessing immense power. If he wished to save Uya, it was natural.

Yinzhen said nothing more; he understood and sympathized with the Fifth Princess's feelings.

Uya had been her lifelong caresser and nurtured, and her concern was justified; it was the least filial piety could do.

"What about Fourteenth Brother? Isn't he still fine?"

Yinzhen turned the conversation to the Fourteenth Prince.

"Why didn't you ask Fourteenth Brother for help?"

The Fifth Princess's voice sank even lower at the mention of the Fourteenth Prince.

"Fourth Brother, Thirteenth Brother should have delivered what he said. Fourteenth Brother came to see me a few days ago."

Yinzhen: "Well, what did he say?"

"Fourteenth Brother said... said..." The Fifth Princess' mouth was knotted, unable to speak.

"It's okay, just say whatever you want." Yinzhen patted her shoulder. "No matter what Wu Ya agrees, we're still siblings."

"Fourteenth Brother told me to find a way to get rid of... get rid of Concubine Xuan." The Fifth Princess spoke quickly, staring at Yinzhen intently, observing his expression.

Yinxiang, who had been watching closely, jumped up first.

"What did you say?!"

He grabbed the Fifth Princess by the collar, furious like a little lion. "Say it again!"

The Fifth Princess was so frightened that she couldn't speak and struggled desperately.

Yinzhen took a deep breath to calm himself and reached out to restrain Yinxiang.

"Thirteenth brother, let go of the fifth sister first and let her finish."

Wen Ke and Dun Ke also ran over when they saw this scene, and in a baby voice asked their brother and sister not to fight.

The fifth princess was still in shock and said quickly: "Fourteenth brother gave me medicine, but I dare not... Concubine Min and Concubine Xuan are very good to me, I... I can't do it."

Yinxiang breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was a false alarm.

But then he thought again that the fourteenth brother was really cruel. The fifth princess was now raised by Concubine Min. If she really did it, Concubine Min would not be able to escape responsibility. And who would have thought that the fifth princess would do it?

It was unheard of for a princess to murder a concubine.

Wen Shan often went to the Yanx Palace, and the fifth princess had plenty of opportunities to do it.

And they would not have any defense.

I didn't expect that my mother would have walked around the gates of hell. If the fifth princess hadn't had some conscience, things would have been really troublesome.

The Fifth Princess was initially shocked by the Fourteenth Prince's words, but he told her that if Concubine Xuan died, the palace would immediately fall into chaos, and Yinzhen, Yinsi, and Yinxiang would lose their support. Then, when the Crown Prince regained power, he would release Uya and reunite their family.

The Fifth Princess recalled Uya's last words to her before she was sent to the Yanxi Palace: to take good care of the Fourteenth Prince...

But this time, clutching the bottle of poison, she couldn't bring herself to do it. This

was too crazy, this Fourteenth Brother was too crazy.

Sooner or later, he would kill his mother and himself.

Yinzhen pondered for a moment: "We understand. Fifth sister's matter has nothing to do with you. You stay here with Wen Ke and Dun Ke, and my thirteenth brother and I will go to Yonghe Palace."

"Fourth brother!" The fifth princess looked at him pleadingly: "Although mother and fourteenth brother have done many wrong things, at least spare their lives."

"These matters have to wait for the emperor to come back to decide." Yinzhen said, "I can't make the decision."

The fifth princess's hand slowly loosened, and she whispered, "I understand. "

Yinzhen and Yinxiang rushed to Yonghe Palace. When they arrived, Wen Shan and Concubine Yi and Concubine Tong had already entered the main hall. Yinsi was waiting for them alone in the courtyard.

"I'm here. Is fifth sister okay?"

Yinxiang couldn't keep it in and rushed out everything.

"Eighth brother! You don't know what the fourteenth brother is thinking. He actually asked the fifth sister to poison mother!"

Now when he talked about it, Yinxiang was so angry that his teeth were itching. He wanted to rush in and beat the fourteenth prince.

Yinsi stopped him: "Don't go in yet, Mother and Concubine Yi and Concubine Tong are in there."

Yinxiang felt something was wrong when he saw Yinsi so calm.

"Eighth brother, did you know this a long time ago?"

Yinzhen also looked over.

Yinsi smiled: "How could it be so easy for the Fourteenth Prince and others to succeed when it comes to Mother?"

It was too difficult to play these tricks under Yinsi's nose without being discovered. The entire harem had long been woven into a web by him, and no movement could escape his sight.

"Last time we caught the Fourteenth Prince and Soetu in a secret meeting, I sent people to keep an eye on him."

Yinsi said: "I also replaced the medicine in the Fifth Princess's hand with a non-toxic one, so there's no need to worry." Yinxiang

became even more angry after hearing this: "Okay, Eighth brother, why didn't you tell me and Fourth Brother earlier? You almost scared us to death!"

Yinzhen also pursed his lips and silently condemned him.

Yinsi spread his hands and said, "Telling you would only cause more trouble. One of them is Fourth Brother's sister, and it also involves Concubine Min. I don't know how to bring it up. But I just heard from Old Thirteen that Fifth Princess wanted to tell Fourth Brother in person, so I naturally won't mention it for now."

Fortunately, it was a false alarm.

Yinzhen said, "Don't tell Mother about this."

Yinsi nodded in agreement, "Anyway, if they can't do it, don't let Mother worry."

Yinxiang looked into the palace: "What's going on inside?"

"Uya promised just woke up, and the fourteenth prince is guarding the bedside and won't go out. Mother and Concubine Yi and Concubine Tong have no way to go in to check." Yinsi said.

Yinxiang was puzzled: "What is the fourteenth prince doing? He broke into the palace and injured the guards. Won't he be in trouble when the emperor comes back?"

If nothing else, the position of crown prince that he has been eyeing for a long time will no longer fall on his head.

"Maybe he is betting that the emperor will not come back?" Yinzhen suddenly said.

"...Fourth brother, what are you talking about?" Yinxiang turned around in shock.

Has he been with his sisters too much recently? Why can't he follow the thoughts of his fourth and eighth brothers?

Ever since Yinzhen found out that Yinsi had changed the medicine for the fifth princess, he instantly understood what Yinsi wanted to do.

"Uya promised suddenly became seriously ill. Was it you who did it?" Yinzhen looked at Yinsi.

Yinsi nodded: "Let's not talk about the filial piety of the fourteenth prince, but I think this is his only weakness now."

But Uya was Yinzhen's biological mother after all. After thinking it over again, Yinsi still didn't inform Yinzhen in advance, and planned to do something big in advance.

Yinxiang also figured it out quickly: "Okay, my brother, you did so many things behind our backs!"

"Who told you that it involves Uya and is related to Concubine Min? How can I tell you." Yinsi sighed.

He didn't intend to hide it, but just wanted them to know it later.

Yinzhen waved his hand, and his personal eunuch Jinbao stepped forward.

"What are your orders, master?"

Yinzhen: "Go and summon Mingzhu to the palace, and let him wait in Chonghua Palace."

"Remember, be secretive."

Jinbao took the order and went out quickly.

"Fourteenth Prince wants to attack Mother. He wants to cause chaos and overwhelm us by the end of the month. That way, they can do whatever they want." Yinxiang asked, "Should we send someone to strictly guard Yuqing Palace?"

"No," Yinzhen said, "We want them to do it."

The three of them didn't linger in the courtyard for long. Once they entered the main hall, they saw Wen Shan and the others standing there in a state of embarrassment. Fourteenth Prince stood by Uya's bedside, his knife already removed, and now he glared at Wen Shan with hatred.

Wen Shan was confused. She had never had any contact with Fourteenth Prince before, so why would he look at her like that?

Uya had also woken up, her eyes half-open, breathing heavily.

The imperial physician was still giving her acupuncture.

"Mother, are you alright?" Yinzhen asked.

Wen Shan was surprised to see all three of them.

"It's okay. Although Uya's illness was a bit severe, it's under control," Wen Shan said. "It's just that Fourteenth Prince wants to stay with her."

This put them in a difficult position.

Obviously, this violated the will of Emperor Kangxi, but since the Fourteenth Prince was so crazy and he was a prince, they didn't dare to have him dragged out by force.

"Fourteenth brother, since Wu Ya promised that everything is fine, you should stop being willful and go back first." Yinsi stepped forward to persuade him.

After all, the Fourteenth Prince had been with Yinsi for a while, and his attitude towards Yinsi could be said to be the most moderate.

"Eighth brother, don't worry about this." The Fourteenth Prince held Wu Ya's hand tightly: "Someone is trying to harm my mother, I want to stay here to guard her."

"Harm your mother?" Yinsi was surprised: "Fourteenth brother, are you so anxious that you are confused? How could someone harm Wu Ya?"

"Eighth prince is right." Concubine Yi took the opportunity to sneer: "Fourteenth brother, you don't think she is the favored Concubine De, she is just a concubine who made a mistake and was imprisoned. Who would harm her?" Concubine

Yi was not afraid of the Fourteenth Prince staring at her. Who doesn't have a son to support him? It's just that Xiaowu and Xiaojiu are not here today.

The Fourteenth Prince was determined not to leave, so Concubine Tong turned to Yinzhen and said, "Fourth Prince, you should make the decision."

Yinzhen, now the Regent, naturally had oversight of matters both large and small.

Just then, Aunt Heyu, from the Empress Dowager's household, arrived.

"Greetings to the princes and ladies."

Wen Shan hurriedly helped them to their feet. "Why are you here, aunt?"

Aunt Heyu smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager heard about what happened at Yonghe Palace, so she sent me here with a message."

"Uya has agreed to stay with the imperial physician, but the princes in the inner palace cannot remain for long. If the Fourteenth Prince is truly concerned, he can retreat to Baohua Hall and pray for Uya's agreement." With the Empress Dowager's word,

Concubine Tong breathed a sigh of relief. "Since the Empress Dowager has said so, Fourteenth Prince should leave."

The Fourteenth Prince was still somewhat reluctant, and Yinzhen frowned, saying, "Fourteenth Brother, if you don't get up, the guards will have to come in."

The Fourteenth Prince gritted his teeth, instructed the imperial physician to take good care of him, and finally left.

Aunt Heyu bowed and said, "The Empress Dowager has prepared Buddhist scriptures for the Fourteenth Prince to copy and meditate on. I'll take them to the Fourteenth Prince."

Wenshan nodded, and Aunt Heyu left.

Concubine Tong breathed a sigh of relief. "Some things are really difficult to handle when the Emperor is away from the palace ."

For example, when it came to the princes, they had no idea what to do.

"Fortunately, the Empress Dowager is still here," said Concubine Yi. "He dares not disobey her."

After working for half the morning, Concubine Tong and Concubine Yi were exhausted and took their leave to return to the palace. Wenshan looked at the three and said, "What about you three?

Are you going back to Xianfu Palace with Mother for lunch?" "We have some things to discuss. I'll go back to Chonghua Palace with Fourth Brother later," Yinsi said. Wenshan

didn't suspect anything. "Okay. Mother will have Zhenzhu bring you some food later."

Yinzhen and the others watched Wenshan leave before entering the back gate of Chonghua Palace from a small path. Mingzhu, a quick-footed Mingzhu, was already waiting inside.

Yinsi and Yinxiang hid in the inner room and did not go out, listening to Yinzhen and Mingzhu talking.

Mingzhu knew that something bad was going to happen when she saw Yinzhen secretly invite him into the palace. Sure enough, Yinzhen did not hesitate to tell Mingzhu directly that the Fourteenth Prince had instigated the Fifth Princess to poison and trespassed into the Yonghe Palace.

Mingzhu: "..."

What a big melon, the emperor's palace is too lively.

But Mingzhu still has a brain, and she realized that things are not that simple.

"Fourth Prince, do you suspect that the Fourteenth Prince and the Crown Prince are practicing to create chaos and then take advantage of the chaos to start a rebellion?"

Yinzhen was a little surprised that Mingzhu, the old fox, would speak so directly one day.

"It's more than just a suspicion. Lord Mingzhu already has evidence in his hands, right?" Yinzhen said lightly.

Mingzhu just smiled and said nothing.

"In that case, let's keep the Fourteenth Prince under guard first." Mingzhu stroked his beard and said, "Cut off his arm first, and Soetu will surely lose his composure."