On October 21, Kangxi decided to end his southern tour and return to Beijing on the same day. The prince did not recover from his illness, so he ordered Suo Etu to stay in Texas to serve the sick, and then return to Beijing after the prince recovered.

On the day of parting, Kangxi originally said that the prince was not in good health and did not let him see him off, but the prince insisted on going to the dock to see him off.

Watching Kangxi's imperial boat gradually move away, the prince inexplicably felt that he was losing something.

After returning, the prince's condition worsened.

It can be said that since the prince had pox, he has never had such a serious illness this time, and when he had a severe fever several times, the prince thought that he would not be able to survive.

When he woke up that day, he saw Suo Etu dozing off by the bedside, and suddenly said, "Uncle, I don't want to be Zhu Biao!" ”

Suo Etu suddenly came to his senses: "What did Your Highness just say?" ”

The prince said: "I don't want to be Zhu Biao!" ”

Zhu Biao, the eldest son of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, has been the prince for more than 20 years, and died because of a cold before he could ascend the throne.

Zhu Yuanzhang passed on the throne to Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunwen, however, the young nephew could not fight the uncle of the old fox, and was seized by Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty.

The prince sneered: "If one day, Lone leaves early, I'm afraid Honghui is not even as good as Emperor Jianwen." Emperor Jianwen has been the emperor for at least a few years, and Honghui may not even have the emperor's life for a few years. ”

Suo Etu hurriedly said: "Bah, what did Your Highness say about it?" His Royal Highness is still young, and his body is good, but he occasionally feels a cold, where is it so serious? ”

"But it's good that Your Highness has made a decision. According to the slaves, His Highness should have made up his mind a long time ago. ”

In recent years, Suo Etu has persuaded the prince more than once to seize the opportunity to ascend the throne, especially in the years when the prince was in charge of the compulsory barracks, which was the best time to start an incident, but unfortunately the prince turned a deaf ear, always saying that Kangxi treated him well and he couldn't betray him.

"The emperor is old, it's time to calm down and enjoy his old age, always worry about this like now, worry about it, where can I take care of my body? His Royal Highness can let the emperor rest, which is the real filial piety. ”

The prince naturally knew that Suo Etu was talking nonsense, but he needed to give himself a reason to "betray", and Suo Etu's nonsense just catered to his heart.

He puffed out his cheeks and said, "What my uncle said is very true, letting Khan Ama have a good rest is the real filial piety." ”

Suo Etu said regretfully: "Your Highness has thought so a long time ago, but now that the position of the head of the compulsory barracks has changed hands, it is even more difficult to find opportunities." ”

The prince said in a deep voice: "There is nothing to pity. The combat effectiveness of the conscripts is not strong, and they can only be used as a supplementary force, and the most important thing is to mobilize a few ministers in charge of the defense of the capital. ”

"It's up to the minions."

The prince nodded: "Uncle is doing things, Lone is naturally relieved." ”

He lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and said silently in his heart: Khan Ama, don't blame Erchen, Erchen just doesn't want to follow in Zhu Biao's footsteps, you love Erchen so much, why not let Erchen succeed to the throne early? After all, the sons will honor Khan Amma......

After Kangxi returned to Beijing, it seemed that nothing had happened, only the thirteenth elder brother knew in his heart that the status of the prince was unstable!

So, the thirteenth elder brother and the ninth elder brother got closer, in his opinion, after encountering the "betrayal" of the prince, the filial ninth elder brother is probably the most promising one.

Because the thirteenth elder brother often went to Yikun Palace to ask Concubine Yi for peace, this caused Concubine De's dissatisfaction.

On this day, when the thirteenth elder brother went to Yonghe Palace to greet Concubine De, Concubine De asked, "Old Thirteen, I heard that you have been going to Yikun Palace a lot recently?" ”

The thirteenth elder brother had long expected that Concubine De would have such a question, and he had already prepared his words, he said: "Isn't this the eighth sister about to be in time, we went early, and in the past few years, she has relied on her to take the tenth sister alone, and her son wants to do a good job for her, so that she will be happy." ”

Concubine De smiled slightly: "Oh, time flies so fast, Xiaoba is actually going to be in time, it's time to do it." Mama Wei, remember to remind me on that day and give Xiaoba a birthday gift. ”

The thirteenth elder brother smiled and said, "Thank you Deenne." ”

After the thirteenth elder brother retired, Concubine De looked sad: "My poor Wen Xian, I still remember that when she was in power, the queen mother personally handled it for her, and the masters of the palaces and the Fujin in the clan came to congratulate her. How lovely and vivid she was then, but now she can only lie alone in the cold underground......

Speaking of which, Concubine De couldn't cry.

When Wen Xian accompanied the Empress Dowager to Mongolia in July this year, he died of heat stroke on the way.

It should be said that Wen Xian's death is very strange!

She is the queen mother's favorite granddaughter, so many minions followed, and she actually suffered from heat stroke, those minions are all dead?

It's just heat stroke, and it is even more confusing to die because of heat stroke. The accompanying doctors are all quacks? Can't even cure heat stroke?

That time, Concubine De did not accompany her, and when she got the news and learned that her daughter had died of heat stroke, she immediately thought that there was a conspiracy in the middle!

Her Wen Xian must have been killed!

Her goal is directed at the Tong family!

It must be that the Tong family doesn't want her concubine's daughter to be the clan wife, so they try to kill her Wen Xian!

The Tong family first robbed her son, and now she killed her daughter, she and the Tong family will never die!

From that moment on, she hated the Queen Mother.

If she hadn't taken Wen Xian to Mongolia, how could Wen Xian have died? She was wearing Ice Star Silk herself, but she was reluctant to give Wen Xian a piece, if Wen Xian also had Ice Star Silk, why would she suffer from heat stroke?

Together, she also hated Concubine Yi, Brother Jiu and Fu Suni.

Mama Wei comforted softly: "Don't be sad, the princess is so filial, if she knows under the spring, she doesn't want to see her cry for her." ”

"My Wen Xian is so good, but I hate the Tong family but I don't cherish it!"

scolded the Tong family for a while, and she scolded the fourth elder brother again: "The fourth brother is also ruthless and unrighteous, the Tong family killed his sister, and he is still close to Tong Guowei and Long Keduo, sure enough, he only has Tong Jiashi in his heart, not me!" ”

As soon as she heard Concubine De mention the fourth elder brother, Mama Wei stopped talking, she knew very well that the matter between the fourth elder brother and Empress Xiao Yiren was a taboo in Concubine De's heart, and in this matter, no one else was allowed to put a beak.

When Concubine De scolded the fourth elder brother enough, she turned to scold the thirteenth elder brother: "Lao Thirteen is also a ruthless and unrighteous person, as soon as he saw that Concubine Yi and Lao Jiu were gaining power, he rushed up." He didn't want to think that Hongu was his real adoptive mother! ”

Mama Wei said softly: "The thirteenth master is not that kind of person, the slave still respects his mother very much, and he is also very good with the fourteenth master." After all, Concubine Yi raised the eighth princess and the tenth princess, just for the sake of the two princesses, and he also had to flatter some concubines Yi, and he couldn't say that he had different intentions because of this. ”