If not abolished

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The Second Prince naturally thought of this, and hurriedly said to Yushu: "Sister Yushu, it was Second Brother just now, no, I drank too much and said the wrong thing, please forgive me, sister."

"Second Beile, you are too polite. He didn't say anything just now. Today is a big wedding in Third Beile's mansion. We are all here to congratulate him. How can there be any unpleasantness?"

"Yes, yes, my sister is absolutely right." When the Second Prince heard her say this, he knew that she meant she would not pursue the matter further.

"In that case, let's all sit down." said the Third Prince.

As soon as everyone sat down, they heard a voice outside: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

Everyone rushed out to greet him. All of a sudden, a sea of ​​people knelt down and said, "Good luck to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"All excused, get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

As he spoke, the people around the prince reported a long list of gifts.

"Congratulations, Third Brother."

"Thank you, Prince."

The Third Prince hurriedly invited the Crown Prince to take a seat. The Crown Prince suddenly saw Yu Shu beside the Fourth Prince. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but he actually said, "Fourth brother and I will sit together."

"This is against the rules." The Fourth Prince refused.

"What's the big deal? You and I are both legitimate sons. It's okay for us to both sit at the top." As he said this, the prince pulled the fourth prince to the top seat.

"This...Brother Crown Prince, you are the crown prince, how can I sit with you?"

"If I say yes, then yes. Are you going to disobey me, fourth brother?"

"My brother doesn't dare."

"Then sit down."

In the end, the Fourth Prince had no choice but to obey. As for the others, none of them understood the purpose of the Crown Prince's actions.

The banquet lasted for an hour before it ended.

In the carriage, the Ninth Prince was young and had limited energy, so he had already fallen asleep on Yushu's legs. The Fourth Prince had his eyes closed, and it was unknown whether he was resting or something. Compared to the happy atmosphere at the beginning, the atmosphere in the carriage was much lower when they returned. Yushu did not speak either.

In less than half an hour, the carriage arrived at the palace gate. Because the Ninth Prince was asleep, they had to send someone to take the sedan chair back to the Yikun Palace.

The Fourth Prince and Yushu, one went back to the Prince's Residence and the other went back to Chengqian Palace. Just as they were about to leave, the Fourth Prince suddenly said, "If I only marry you in this life, will you marry me?"

"What?" Yushu didn't know why he suddenly said this.

"Will it? The Empress Dowager said that you long to be with one person for the rest of your life. If I can do that, will you marry me?" The Fourth Prince asked again.

"But do you think this is possible? You are a prince, is it possible for you to marry only me? Even if you don't want to marry, there will be a lot of people who will force you to marry women. You also said it's an if, I don't want to assume anything, it's meaningless."

"Then you just watch."

"Okay. I'll wait and see."

Yushu returned to Chengqian Palace and briefly told Queen Tongjia about the situation of the Third Prince's legitimate son.

Yushu was about to walk to the door, but after thinking for a moment, she turned back and walked in front of Queen Tongjia.

"My lady, Yushu has something to say."

Queen Tongjia looked at her and asked all the palace people to leave.

"You said."

"Today at the banquet, the Crown Prince suddenly asked the Fourth Prince to sit at the same table with him, and said that they were both legitimate sons. Madam, why do you think the Crown Prince did this?"

"Did the prince really say that?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I understand. You can go back first and don't mention this to anyone else."

"Yushu understands."

After Yushu left, Queen Tongjia sat alone for a long time.

When it was dark, she said, "The prince thinks Xiao Si is a threat. I don't know how Xiao Si will respond." As for this adopted son, others don't know, but she knows. Although he looks young, he actually knows everything. Sometimes, he understands Kangxi better than other princes and knows what Kangxi is thinking. It's no wonder that the prince thinks Xiao Si is a threat. Xiao Si is her adopted son, and can be regarded as half a legitimate son. Kangxi also likes him very much, but it has always been like this. The prince has not shown any dissatisfaction. Why did he make such a move today? Xiao Si is only nine years old. How could he make the prince feel that he is a threat? The status of a legitimate son, Kangxi's favor, and the marriage that Kangxi pays attention to. The prince also has them. Yes, he has them. What the prince has, Xiao Si has them. The Crown Princess is not like Yu Shu, who was raised in the palace since childhood. Although the prince also respects her, he also knows that he is not his biological mother. I remember that when Xiao Si first came to Chengqian Palace, the prince was only eight years old, but he asked her if her mother didn't want him anymore.

Thinking of this, Queen Tong Jia couldn't help but smile. She would wait and see how Xiao Si would handle it, and also see if he had any ideas about that position. If he did, she could deal with it that way. She raised both of them, and if they became enemies, she would be in a better position.

Chapter 11

"Young lady is finally back. I heard that you went to the Third Prince's residence today. You didn't prepare anything. I hope nothing went wrong. If I had known earlier, I should have followed you." Aunt Qi asked Yushu as soon as she entered the room.

"Don't worry, aunt. It was already arranged long ago. How could the Queen let me lose my manners? Besides, I brought the maid with me."

"I am afraid..."

"Okay, auntie, I'm a little tired from riding in the carriage today, so let's get some rest."

"Yes."

I am actually a little tired today, but Yushu just can't fall asleep. I don't know if it is right to tell Queen Tong Jia about what happened today. If the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince kill each other in the future, how will Queen Tong Jia deal with it? In history, Cheng Hu died at the age of four, but when I came to the Qing Dynasty, many things changed because Queen Tong Jia was also a time traveler.

The character and fate of the current crown prince cannot be inferred from history. If we follow history, Kangxi made the crown prince a target of the other princes because he was appointed early, and he was eventually ruined. Will the current one be like this?

After a while, she thought about what the Fourth Prince said to her last day. He said he would only marry her. Yu Shu didn't believe such words. What does a nine-year-old kid know? Although the Fourth Prince is very mature, it cannot be refuted that he is only nine years old now. So why should she be entangled here? She was teased by a little kid, and she still believed what he said. She was crazy. Don't think about it anymore, go to sleep.

"Fourth Prince, His Majesty is discussing matters with Lady Mingzhu. It will take a while, you see... or you can go back first, and when His Majesty is free, I will go and invite you." Liang Jiugong advised. I don't know what happened to this little ancestor today, and he suddenly came to the imperial study.

"You don't need to persuade me. I'm waiting here."

"My dear, the sun is so strong today. What will you do if you are out of heat?"

"Then go and inform the Emperor."

"This..." Seeing the Fourth Prince like this, Liang Jiugong had no choice but to go inside and ask Kangxi for instructions.

Kangxi smiled when he heard this and then said, "Let him in."

"My son, I have met Huang Ama."

"Get up."

"Your Highness greets the Fourth Prince." Nalan Mingzhu bowed to the Fourth Prince.

Before the Fourth Prince could say anything, Kangxi said, "Go sit aside first."

"Yes." The Fourth Prince had no choice but to sit aside.

Another two hours passed by the time Kangxi finished his meeting.

After Nalan Mingzhu left, Kangxi looked at his son and said, "I have waited for so long. Tell me, what is the matter?"

"Father, something happened at Third Brother's house yesterday that made me very frightened."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

The Fourth Prince told Kangxi what happened yesterday.

"Well, your brother the prince is not wrong, right?"

"But, this... isn't right? Brother Crown Prince is the future crown prince, and there is a difference between the monarch and the minister, so please ask Father Royal to talk to Brother Crown Prince and tell him not to do this again next time. Brother Crown Prince will definitely listen to Father Royal."

"Okay, I'll talk to your brother the prince and ask him not to do this again next time, so as not to scare our little four. Okay?"

"Yes. The Emperor is the best."

"Oh, better than your Empress Dowager." Kangxi joked.

"Well, this question is very difficult. The Emperor and the Empress are very good to Zhen'er!" said the Fourth Prince thoughtfully.

"You little rascal, you haven't offended either side. Okay, that's enough, you will have dinner with the Emperor today."

"My son, I obey."

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health." Queen Tongjia bowed.

"Get up." Kangxi said lightly.

Queen Tongjia heard Kangxi's tone and although she didn't know why, she guessed that something must be wrong. Relying on her years of understanding, she didn't ask directly, but waited for Kangxi to speak.

Seeing Empress Tong Jia ordering people to serve tea and prepare ice, Kangxi said, "Ning'er, please sit down first. I will prepare these things."

"Yes, I always feel more at ease seeing you." Queen Tongjia said and sat down.

Kangxi took a sip of the teacup before speaking, "Today, the Fourth Prince suddenly came to the Imperial Study. Does Ning'er know about this?"

"Xiao Si, I don't know what happened to Xiao Si. Why did you suddenly go to the Imperial Study to look for the Emperor?"

"The Queen really doesn't know." Kangxi originally thought that since the Fourth Prince had told him about the Crown Prince, he would certainly tell the Queen as well. Unexpectedly, this time the Fourth Prince did not tell the Queen and even came to find him specially. Kangxi suddenly became happy. It was no wonder that he thought so. The older princes were all raised by Queen Tongjia and had always been very close to her, especially the Fourth Prince, who was the youngest among them and would usually tell the Queen first about anything. So this time the Queen didn't know. Kangxi felt that he was finally trusted by his son and was extremely proud.

Hearing that Queen Tongjia really didn't know, Kangxi told her what happened yesterday and also about the Fourth Prince looking for him.

"This... the prince really didn't think things through. People who know about this know that the prince and Xiao Si are close brothers. If someone with ulterior motives finds out, and says that there was something going on between the brothers, what will happen..."

"That's right. I haven't thought about it that much. Besides, Xiao Si is just a little girl. How could that happen?" Kangxi also understood what the queen meant. After a while, he said, "I will talk to the prince about this and ask him not to do it again."