Kangxi's eighth son, Yinxi's biological mother, Concubine Liang, was originally the daughter of the palace leader Abu Nai, who was born humbly, and was one of the five concubines who were awarded the title of concubine in the early and middle years of the Kangxi Dynasty, and was also the youngest of the five concubines and the latest to give birth to a prince. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yinxi has been smart since childhood, and knows the world very well, since he was a child, he has developed a kind and easy-going style of treating people, and he is very loved by Kangxi, and he was named Baylor at the age of 17, and he was the youngest of the knighted princes at that time. Emperor Kangxi once ordered him to manage the Guangshan Library, rebuild the Dongyue Temple, and act as the head of the Internal Affairs Office, etc., which also allowed Yinxi to quickly accumulate contacts and become the most valued prince under the crown prince.

Despite this, his humble background has made Yinxi develop the character trait of being careful and attentive everywhere since he was a child, and it has also given him the motivation to study hard and work hard. Kangxi's attention made Yinyu naturally have the confidence and covetousness to compete for the throne, coupled with the financial support of Lao Jiu Yinyu, his henchmen were all over the government and the opposition, and his limelight and prestige almost overshadowed the prince.

When the prince was abolished, Yinxi and his henchmen were eager to try, but Kangxi hated Yinxi's behavior of using Zhang Mingde's face to establish an heir for himself, which caused Yinxi's image in his heart to be greatly damaged.

But Yinxi didn't want to admit defeat. So after the second abolition of the crown prince Yinren, Yinren felt that his opportunity had come, and his brain began to turn again, in his opinion, Kangxi's second abolition of Yinren was no less than giving him a new opportunity.

At that time, the news came out of the court, and it was said that Yinxi thought about it soon after the prince was deposed, so he gave Kangxi a secret fold and asked what position he should hold. When I heard the news, I just felt funny, my heart is smart by nature, but this step is extremely stupid, it can be described as "smart for a lifetime, confused for a while." Sure enough, after Kangxi saw Yinxi's secret fold, he was immediately furious, thinking that Yinxi's thief was not dead, and he still wanted to make small moves, but then he calmed down, which made Yinxi feel that he might still have a place in this father's mind, as long as he could make his old man happy, he might have a chance to break the game.

In this way, on November 26, the 53rd year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi went to Rehe to inspect the road, passing through Miyun County, Huayugou and other places, and the eighth master Yinxi should have been with him, but because it was the second anniversary of the death of his mother and concubine, he went to pay tribute to his mother, and did not go to ask for peace, but only sent a eunuch to Kangxi to explain the reason, saying that he would wait for the imperial father to return to Beijing together at Tangquan.

If Yinxi didn't act rashly at this time, maybe there would be a chance to turn around, but helplessly, Yinxi thought that this was an opportunity to curry favor with this emperor, so he specially selected two first-class Haidongqing according to Kangxi's preferences and sent them over. But what Yinxi didn't expect was that when these two Hai Dongqing waited for Kangxi's hands, they turned into two dying eagles.

When the eunuch presented the gift to the emperor, Kangxi was almost mad when he saw the dead eagle, and almost fainted, he thought that this was Yinxi, who was openly cursing himself for dying of old age and illness, and the extremely angry Kangxi immediately summoned the princes to scold Yinxi, "Born to a slut in Xinzhiku, she has a high heart and insidious since she was a child." Listening to the words of the face-to-face Zhang Mingde, he betrayed his ministers and found someone to murder the second elder brother, which was known to the whole country. Yi killed the second elder brother, and he may not think of me. I was sick before I was sick, and the ministers played the eighth elder brother, and I was very helpless, and released the Yinren that could not be canonized, and within a few years, I was extremely depressed. Yinxi still hoped to fulfill his original thoughts, formed a party with the rebellious ministers and thieves, and secretly committed treachery, saying that I was old and the years were numbered, and that Yi had been protected by others, who would dare to argue?

Originally, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this matter was very strange, and Yinxi also shouted injustice again and again, but Kangxi who was angry couldn't listen to it at all. Yinxi was very desperate, contracted typhoid fever again, and almost died.

After the news of this incident, the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and everyone did not believe that Yinxi would do such a thing, so there were different speculations about the real initiator of this incident.

"Gege thinks this will be the master's hand?" Xiao Shunzi asked after saying this.

"It seems to outsiders that there is indeed this possibility, after all, among the princes, only the fourth master can compete with the eighth master. I smiled slightly, but then said: "But I don't think so, first of all, the fourth master is noble, if he wants to do it, he will not use this kind of means, not to mention that if something happens to the eighth master, the signs must point to the fourth master, and the fourth master can't take such a risk." ”

"Na Gege thinks that this matter may have been done by whom? Is it possible that the abolished prince or the third master, the fifth master or the seventh master are one of them? The slave felt that it might be related to the abolished prince, after all, the master had supported the prince in the past, and the eighth master had always been too popular and always pressed the waste prince, and now that the abolished prince has lost power, he may see that the eighth master is not pleasing to the eye and wants to help the master......" Xiao Shunzi said his guess.

"Not necessarily, after the abolished prince was deposed for crime, he was imprisoned in Xian'an Palace, and the people around him were either angry with the emperor before, or most of them were scattered as birds and beasts and went to other families, even if there are still loyal ones, they may not be able to toss such a big movement. As for the third, fifth, and seventh masters, I don't think they will. The third master has a harmonious relationship with the abolished prince, and he is not very enthusiastic about the crown prince on weekdays, and he ******** compile books. As for the fifth master Yinqi, he is very good and honest, and the seventh master Yinyou is also respectful and careful to keep to himself, usually the fifth master and the seventh master rarely move around the courtiers, and there is no matter of forming a party, how can such two people do such a sinister thing. I shook my head and dismissed Junko's speculation.

"Na Gege feels that this matter ......" Xiao Shunzi heard my analysis, and also felt that there was some truth, and then I seemed to know something about this matter, and I couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Have you ever thought that Mu Xiu would be destroyed by Lin Feng?" I didn't answer Xiao Shunzi's words directly, and suddenly asked this sentence, and then he said slowly under his puzzled face: "Maybe everyone can only think of Xu is the act of the prince who also covets the throne, but who has ever thought that it will be the self-directed and self-acting of the one in the high place?"

"Gege is talking ......!" Xiao Shunzi blurted out in amazement, and then immediately stopped the taboo words.

I nodded and said, "I once told the fourth master that no emperor doesn't want to live a long life, and as he gets older, the fear of being replaced will become heavier and heavier, even if he is afraid of his own sons, and he will not like sons who are too in the limelight." Compared with the eighth master, I think the emperor prefers our fourth master. However, no matter who you like or dislike, it is uncertain who the storage position will fall on, but because the momentum of the eighth master is too strong, it is just against the dragon scales, for the emperor, even if a thing is good, if it feels jealous and unpleasant, it must be destroyed to prevent future troubles. But this matter is just speculation, in short, no matter who did it, now the eighth master is already yesterday's yellow flower, there is no need to be afraid, the fourth master's strong opponent is one less, it may not be a good thing. ”

Hearing me say this, Xiao Shunzi didn't want to continue to talk about these taboo topics, and instead said: "That Gege thinks that the eighth master will be like this?"

"How can it be so easy, don't forget that there are the ninth, tenth and fourteenth masters behind him. I replied without hesitation.

"Gege is saying that if the eighth master is useless, the ninth master, the tenth master and the fourteenth master will also come up to fight?" Xiao Shunzi said.

"I know the Ninth Master, he is straightforward by nature, generous, and a sensible person in the ruthless royal family, and he has never coveted that position. Speaking of Yinyu, there was a touch of gloom in my eyes, which was to feel sorry and heartache for his future fate.

"You really know him" Just as Yinzhen was talking about Yinzhen, Yinzhen's voice suddenly came out of the door.

Yinzhen hasn't been here for a long time, and I didn't expect him to come. I don't know when he came, even if I didn't talk to Junko in a loud voice, but he must have been heard.

Without saying a word, I got up and bowed my head to him slightly, and then pushed him to the side, let him into the couch, and heard him ask Xiao Shunzi: "Didn't I say that no one can visit without my permission, how can you, a slave, talk to her here about the affairs of the court, how can this be heard by the women of the inner house at will?"

Although Xiao Shunzi was restrained, he did not panic, knelt down and bowed his head, and responded: "The slave is not visiting, but sending food to Gege every day." Gege was detained here all day, thinking about his master very much, so he asked the servant to talk to her more about the outside affairs. ”

I bowed to Xiao Shunzi's words, and said: "Let Xiao Shunzi deliver the meal because there was something wrong with the meal some time ago, and the master of Fujin was worried that something would go wrong, so he asked Xiao Shunzi to personally check it and send it." As for the outside thing, I want to know, so I took this opportunity to let Xiao Shunzi say a few words, if you really want to be punished, punish me, don't embarrass a slave who just obeys orders. ”

Although I had guessed in my heart that Yinzhen detained me with a protective element, the grievances caused by that slap still made my attitude and tone towards him at this time awkward, which was not very good.

"You're not done, keep talking. Yin Zhen was silent, and suddenly changed the topic and said.

I stiffened slightly, and took the handle of the words he had just come in and said, "But the woman's words are no longer appropriate to talk about them in private, and I dare not make any more false comments." ”

"I've already said whether it's proper or not, why don't you finish speaking, just let me hear what you can say in your woman's opinion. A hint of shrewdness flashed in Yinzhen's eyes, and Su Peisheng led Xiao Shunzi out of the house to guard.

There was no one else in the room, and I didn't want to kneel and grovel to talk to him, thinking that there were not so many rules when no one was usually around, so I simply got up and poured a glass of water for him and myself, and then sat down on the other side of the couch, and continued: "Actually, I didn't say anything, but I just said it casually. ”

"From the time you said that the eighth thing would not be done by me, I stood outside the house, what you said, I heard it clearly, anyway, you can say it to a minion who should say it or not, why don't you talk to me directly. I'd like to hear what you think will happen next after this. As he spoke, Yinzhen picked up the teacup and looked at the boiled water inside, frowned slightly and put it down.

I didn't expect him to stand outside for so long, and his heart was that he was afraid that he would also hear my disrespectful speculation about Kangxi, but he didn't get angry and reprimand, which shows that his heart also agrees with my guess, which also shows that this matter is the same as I thought, and it was not his doing.

"Since you have heard all the previous words, I simply said it bluntly. If what you say is inappropriate, then in the opinion of a woman, do not blame it. Seeing him nodding, I continued: "Since you already know that I have some dealings with the Ninth Master, you should believe what I just said, after the fall of the Eighth Master, the Ninth Master will never be your next opponent, as for the Tenth Master, I don't have much intersection, but I have seen one or two sides back then, judging from his words and deeds, he is a person who is really not in a tight mood, he doesn't seem to have any great wisdom, and he must not have any ambitions." Only the Fourteenth Master ......"

Speaking of this, I paused, just because Yinzhen has always been very good to me, and he is also very caring, although he has not crossed paths for so many years, but I still miss the friendship he has had in the past, and I don't want to comment too much on Yinzhen, so as not to make Yinzhen hate and hostile to him.

"Why don't you continue?" Yin Zhen saw my hesitation.

"Actually, I don't know the fourteenth master well, although I was once involved with him because someone had a relationship with him in order to frame him, in fact, it was really just a general acquaintance, not to mention that when I met him, it was that he was still shallow and undecided, and now that these years have passed, how much has changed compared with that year, I don't know, so it is inconvenient to comment. He's your brother again, and you know better than I know what his heart is. "I naturally pushed the question to him.

"Although I and Lao Fourteen are siblings, they are not as close to him as the eighth," Yin Zhen's tone was a little gloomy.

It turned out that when the crown prince was abolished, Kangxi was angry with the eighth master Yinren because of Zhang Mingde's affairs, and reprimanded him for his ill intentions and attempted to murder the abolished prince Yinren. At that time, only Yinyu and Yinyu dared to intercede for Yinyu in the face of Kangxi's anger, when Yinyu knelt on the ground and pleaded, saying, "The eighth son of the emperor has no such heart, and the ministers are willing to protect him", Kangxi was originally angry, and when he heard this, he was even more angry, and in a hurry, he pulled out his saber and slashed at Yinyu. Seeing that this was inappropriate, the fifth elder brother Yinqi hurriedly rushed up and hugged Kangxi, and the other princes also hurriedly kowtowed and pleaded for mercy to let Kangxi stay under the knife. But Kangxi's anger did not subside, and he slapped Yinyu a few times, and Yinyu's face was swollen, which shows how heavy Kangxi was at that time, and then he gave Yinyu 20 boards, so that Yinyu couldn't get out of bed and walk for a long time.

But although Huang Ama beat the fourteenth old, he only blamed him for not being strong for others, and his expectations and trust in him still remained unchanged. Now that the eighth has fallen, Huang Amma's attitude towards the princes is unclear, and the ministers are figuring out what Huang Ama means, most of them are not optimistic about me, but they bet the treasure on the old fourteen, and the ninth seems to have been instructed by the eighth to support the old fourteen, so the prestige of the old fourteen has also risen. You're right, the eighth will definitely not stop there, and now the ninth and tenth are not the ones who will fight for that position, and now I have to compete with my own brother. Today, I went to the palace to say goodbye to Concubine De, and she seemed to have the meaning of letting me let go of each other......" The loneliness in Yinzhen's tone sounded distressing, and when he said this, he paused slightly, and suddenly looked at me and said, "Do you also think I should let go?"

"Let what, it's not a piece of clothing that says let go, are you stupid?" I heard the temptation in Yinzhen's words, and I was really annoyed in my heart, and suddenly got up and reprimanded in a deep voice: "In my opinion, no one can afford that position except you." ”

"Do you really think so?" Yin Zhen looked up at me, his eyes clear and full of surprise.

"What do you think I should think?" I asked angrily.

"Actually, I've been here since nightfall these days, but I haven't come in. Yin Zhen retracted his eyes, and said: "Although I know that you and Lao Jiu are innocent, there are some things that you can't get over in your heart." ”

"I can't get by, so why are you here today?" Listening to Yinzhen say that he knew that I was innocent, but because of his own pimple, I felt sorry for me, and I was embarrassed.

"Actually, except for you, there is no one around me who can talk about his heart well" Yinzhen's voice was low and tender, and this sentence softened my heart when it came into my ears.

"I'm doing well right now, and I don't want to go out so soon, if you want to talk to someone and take the time to come. Now that Fang Fujin is pregnant, if you don't want to go elsewhere, Sister Qian's side should not be left in the cold......" I sat down slowly and said lightly.

"No need, I have been busy in the front yard with trivial official business recently, and occasionally I go back to the inner courtyard to rest in the study. But I can't let go of you in my heart, so I ...... It's good to come and rest with you once in a while. Yinzhen couldn't see the expression on his face when he said this, but it made me chuckle.

"How can there be someone like you, don't forget, I'm guilty, you have always paid attention to the law and strict law, don't let people laugh at it. "I deliberately used words to block him, just to get revenge for his slap that day.

"Does your face still hurt? I know you're annoyed that I beat you, but in fact, I ......" Yinzhen said half a sentence, and stopped talking.

"Don't be annoyed, I know you have a hard time" still couldn't bear to see him so embarrassed, sighed and said: "Come if you want, but don't let people see it, since someone has handed over those things to you, I am naturally happy to see my current situation, if she knows that you come from time to time, I am afraid I don't know what will happen." ”

"Just now you said that there was something wrong with the food sent from the house, and Fu Jin asked Xiao Shunzi to personally inspect it before sending it, what was wrong?" Yin Zhen remembered what he said when he entered the house just now.

"It's been so long, it's unfounded, maybe it's because I'm too careful, in short, there is Xiao Shunzi who feels down-to-earth right now, don't punish him, he has been with me for so long, loyal, although he has hidden something in the matter of the ninth master, it is also because I don't want you to be too careful so I didn't let him say it. Although he was your person before, he was sent to me to protect me, but after so long, he is also my slave after all, if he doesn't listen to me, how dare I keep it, don't you say that's the truth?" I don't want to mention some of the abnormalities I just noticed without evidence, but I just continued to intercede for Xiao Shunzi.

"Well, now there is only such a faithful servant left by your side, and I will not be harsh on him. I know you're not having a good time in the house, and now I'm too busy to take care of myself, and I can't protect you, so it's okay to do this first. It's just that you're too bitter here, so let people send some of the things they deserve, and don't treat them badly. "Yin Zhen actually didn't want to punish Xiao Shunzi, but Xiao Shunzi blatantly disobeyed his orders, if he didn't give an explanation, he couldn't get by, and he just happened to have a step when he heard me say this, so he simply sold his favor to me.

"Don't let people send things over, I'm still detained to the outside world after all, it's unreasonable for you to do this to outsiders, I can't use it anyway, so I don't have to bother." I refused.

"Okay, anyway, if you need anything, let Xiao Shunzi find Su Peisheng to have a message. Yinzhen didn't force it, and left a room for me.

In the end, Yinzhen still rested with me for an hour, and the little warmth between the two was more unfinished than the long-term companionship, but after all, it was inconvenient for him to stay longer, and he left before everyone noticed. (To be continued.) )