novelaction Chapter 145: The White Lotus Saint Appears
Chapter 145: The White Lotus Saint Appears
Chapter 145: The White Lotus Saint Appears
In the blink of an eye, when Buerhe was only a few days away from leaving the confinement period, another wedding began to take place in the palace. This time it was the wedding of the Seventh Prince. Well, it couldn't be said to be the Seventh Prince's, because half a month ago, the Emperor had issued an edict to confer the title of Chun Beizi on the Seventh Prince. At the same time, like the previous princes, he also gave him 200,000 taels of silver for settling down.
The difference is that this time the money for settling down the families was taken out from the emperor's private treasury. Thinking that there would be money for settling down the families of the eighth prince, the ninth prince and the tenth prince, Kangxi became more determined to recover the money owed.
Yinreng came to the window of Buerhe's room early in the morning. Because she had to stay in confinement for a month, the couple had to sleep separately. Of course, this was also at Buerhe's request. God knows that after giving birth to a child, the body sweated so much, and the sour and refreshing taste was simply amazing.
Especially now that the weather is still the hottest in the whole year, July and August, she would sweat profusely if she lay there motionless, not to mention that the room where she was staying for confinement was sealed tightly.
It can be said that if she had not been staying in this room recently, her sense of smell would have been almost dysfunctional, and she would have gone on strike long ago if she had not smelled the stench for a long time.
Just like this, she had previously requested to open the window for ventilation, but was stopped by several maids and servants who knelt down to stop her. If Qi'er had not been in agreement with her and firmly defended her will, and opened the window for ventilation every day, this room would probably be uninhabitable.
In fact, these are just Buerhe's psychological effects. There is really not much odor in this room. Although Buerhe's body is not bathed directly, the palace maids will scrub it several times a day, and the sheets and quilts are changed every day. Although there is no window in the room where Buerhe is lying, the room separated by a door is ventilated for two hours a day.
In addition, the palace maids would bring in fresh fruits and vegetables every day to remove the odor in the house. It can be said that the strange smell that Buerhe thought of was actually not there at all. Instead, there was a faint fruity fragrance in the house.
But it is inevitable that the house is a bit stuffy. It is summer, especially now that it is midsummer. Even at night it is not much cooler, not to mention that Buerhe can't use ice now.
Buerhe stayed in the house day after day, feeling hot and stuffy, which was why she felt like she was going mad. It was because as the Crown Princess, she didn't have to breastfeed the child herself, change diapers, or sleep with the child all night. When she got bored, she had the attentive palace maids to chat with, or read storybooks or something like that to kill time. Otherwise, Buerhe would have gone crazy by now.
Yinreng saw Buerhe on the day she gave birth. After Buerhe woke up, she stopped Yinreng outside the door. The place where the couple communicated most recently was the window closest to Buerhe's bed.
Yinreng: "I will be going to the South Third House soon. Xiaoqi needs a lot of help, and as the second brother, I can't go too late. Also, I will send Hongye and Jingyi to the Queen Mother soon. I heard that Honghui from the fourth brother's family will also go this time.
You will stay alone in Yuqing Palace today, but don't feel lonely. If you get bored, ask that clever storyteller to tell you a few stories. Also, be patient for a few days. After you are out of confinement, you can do whatever you want. I will definitely not stop you then."
At first, Buerhe could still agree with what she said, but then she started rolling her eyes. Wasn't she just complaining about the bland food and wanting something stronger? And then she was complaining about her body odor and wanted to take a shower? Why did she keep complaining about it for all these days?
Seeing that the prince was still unwilling to stop giving instructions and was moving closer to Tang Seng, Buerhe quickly interrupted, "Alright, alright, alright, I understand. I'll do as you say. Didn't Master say that we should go to Seventh Brother's place early? It's getting late now. Let's get going quickly. It's not good to keep the brothers waiting. Go!"
Yinreng sighed helplessly towards the window, knowing that the Crown Princess was getting impatient. If he continued, she would probably stop paying attention, so he quickly stopped talking: "Alright, then I'll go."
Bu Erhe: "Okay, sure, sure." But she was thinking in her heart: Let's go quickly, otherwise she will think that she is marrying a nanny instead of a prince.
The Seventh Prince's wedding was quite ordinary, not too luxurious or ostentatious nor too cheap. Overall, it was in line with the Seventh Prince's status. However, it was not good news for those ministers in the court who secretly supported Yinyou.
Originally, Yinyou changed his name to Yudie and took control of part of the military power of the camp outside the capital, which made them think that this prince of humble origin was likely to be valued by Kangxi or be the first to be granted a title, or at least the status of Prince Yu. Who would have thought that today's wedding banquet would wake them up directly.
First, he was only given the title of Beizi, then he moved out of the palace to set up his own residence a month after his marriage, and finally he had a wedding banquet that was no different from the ones held by the previous princes. All signs showed that the emperor did not have any special feelings for the seventh prince. This made Yinyou, who had spent the past few months flattering and secretly thinking that he was his father's favorite prince and the most satisfactory heir, feel like he was poured with a bucket of cold water all of a sudden, and he completely realized his status.
He couldn't quite smile, but today's wedding banquet was not only about his reputation but also about the royal family's reputation, so he had to put on a smile to greet the guests. He had now figured out that what the Emperor was willing to give was what he possessed. All the things he had worked so hard to grasp were actually illusions. A single word from the Emperor could undo all his previous efforts.
At that moment, he suddenly understood why the Crown Prince always remained calm when facing his brothers' provocations, as if they were clowns. They were indeed clowns, thinking that what they had fought so hard for was actually just something the Emperor casually discarded.
They are like the insects kept in a jar by the emperor. When he is in the mood, he can throw a few crumbs for them to fight over. That is his care. When he is in a bad mood, he can not feed them for a long time. In such an environment, if they want to survive, they have to plunder, invade and fight.
If you look outside that framework, you'll find that whether it's the eldest brother, the third brother, or the little brother lurking in the shadows, they're all just pawns that the emperor can manipulate at will. Perhaps the prince's approach is the most correct. Since he can't escape, why struggle so desperately?
After figuring it out, Yinyou smiled again, but this time it was different from the high-spirited smile he had before. Now he was more calm and relieved about his future life. He should have figured it out long ago that there was no place for him in this game of chess, and he was forcing it.
A disabled prince, who had already jumped out of the chess game long ago, why would he continue to struggle to jump back in? After he wakes up, he will find that his future is bright, right?
Because Yinyou was registered under the name of a Mongolian concubine, most of the ministers who came this time were related to Khorchin. They also wanted to test the emperor's attitude and whether he wanted to restore the glory of Mongolia at the beginning of the founding of the country.
However, after arriving and seeing the scale and layout of the wedding banquet, he realized that he had thought too much. The emperor was still the same emperor. Maybe he had changed his attitude towards Chun Beizi in recent times, but deep down he would not allow other princes to threaten the prince's position, or his own imperial power.
The Emperor also came to the wedding banquet today, accompanied by Zhi Beile instead of the Eighth Prince as planned. The people hiding in the dark looked at each other and did not feel confused by this change. Anyway, the final plan was for the Emperor to come, and they did not care who brought him here.
However, the emperor has arrived, and several people in the dark immediately passed on the signal. This matter needs to be done quickly. The emperor will not stay here for too long. The longer the time, the easier it is to make mistakes.
Kangxi did not have his sons accompany him, but instead stayed with several elderly ministers. These were all retired elders, considered Shunzhi's old subordinates, who had tactfully stepped aside when he truly took power. Now that they met at Xiaoqi's wedding banquet, they were bound to chat for a while.
At this moment, Yinreng, who was chatting with Prince Yong, was spilled with tea by a reckless servant behind him. Seeing this, the servant immediately knelt down and trembled: "Your servant, your servant pays respects to the Crown Prince. Please, please spare my life, spare my life."
Seeing the helpless look on the man's face, Yinreng didn't say much to blame him. After all, this was at Xiaoqi's wedding banquet. If he really lost his temper, he might be scolded badly. He didn't want the rumor that the prince was dissatisfied with the newly promoted Chun Beizi to spread throughout the capital just when he had just scolded a servant.
However, it would be difficult to attend the wedding banquet with tea foam all over his body, so Yinreng said goodbye to Yinzhen and went to the guest rooms in the back to deal with it. He Zhu had been wiping the clothes with a dry towel for a long time, and the clothes were dry, but there was a large tea stain that could not be removed no matter how hard he tried.
The prince also saw the glaring stain, and seeing that there was no way to get rid of it, he could only order He Zhu to hurry back to Yuqing Palace to find another set of clothes. In a situation like today, he couldn't leave suddenly for any reason, otherwise rumors of discord between brothers would spread. What's more, the emperor was also present today, so he couldn't leave early.
He Zhu agreed with this, so he closed the small door of the wing room and hurried out to trot back to Yuqing Palace to get a change of clothes for his master. This wing room was closest to the city wall, and he thought that no one would come here for a while. After He Zhu closed the door tightly, Yinreng asked the servant guarding the door outside to bring a pot of tea.
It was too boring to just wait like that. In such weather, it was better to sit here and drink a cup of tea. The servants quickly served the tea. Since it was the prince's order, no one dared to disturb him. So Yinreng opened the window and sat at the table to drink tea quietly before He Zhu returned.
The location of this wing room is really good. It faces the moat. In the hot summer, the breeze blows from the water, taking away the heat and leaving only a moment of peace. Looking at it, Yinreng felt that this environment was really suitable for lying down and resting for a while. He was feeling a little dizzy at the moment, so lying down to rest was just right.
Rest? Dizziness? Yinreng's already groggy head immediately cleared up a bit, but this was quickly defeated by the overwhelming sleepiness. He finally couldn't help but lie on the table.
After a while, there was a noise outside the door, and two ordinary-looking eunuchs came in quietly with a person dressed as a concubine.
The young eunuch said, "Saintess, everything has been arranged as instructed. Hall Master Lin will soon lead that bastard emperor here. When that time comes, we can only block the door as much as possible to reduce the number of guards coming in and out. The rest depends entirely on you. The leader also instructed before leaving that after you finish this task, you must jump out of the window immediately. We have people outside to meet you and ensure that you will not be hurt."
The palace concubine uttered a stern voice, "Humph, this time, this Saint Lady will make that dog emperor's head fall to the ground, no matter what the cost. This time, this Saint Lady will not let these dog Tartars go, no matter what the cost."
Then she lifted Yinreng's head and pinched his fair face with her fingers. "I have to say, this dog emperor has really good genes. This Tartar is really fair-skinned. If time didn't permit it this time, this Saint Lady would really like to take him back to the church as a forbidden delicacy after the matter is completed. Such a pretty boy must be fun to play with."
The eunuchs waiting nearby twitched their lips upon hearing this: Is this saintly woman really a saintly woman or a slut? Why does she act and speak in such a tone? How was she chosen to enter the palace and become an imperial concubine?
Time passed minute by minute, and soon there was a movement outside. Hearing the sound, the two young eunuchs hurried out and hid. The palace concubine also quickly pulled open her clothes a little, pretending to be violated.
But before she could unbutton the second button, she heard a gentle male voice behind her: "Do you need my help?"
The woman reacted quickly. She jumped away upon hearing the words and pulled out the dagger in her hand. However, no matter how fast she was, she was not as fast as Yinreng and the secret guards guarding in the dark. The secret guards who were originally hiding directly attacked and pressed the woman's mute point.
Then Yinreng personally stepped forward and started fighting with the woman. The two soon became engaged in a fierce fight. In the middle, Yinreng managed to control himself and get some bruises on his body, but they were not serious and were mostly just minor injuries.
The woman didn't expect that Yinreng was still awake. Her face twitched and she wanted to curse something, but her mute point was pressed and she couldn't say anything for a while. This made the woman even more angry.
The two eunuchs hiding outside heard the commotion coming from inside and were a little curious. They just pretended to be humiliated. Was there any need for such a big commotion? However, seeing that the team that led the dog emperor had already passed, the two of them could not go back to confirm. They could only quietly wait in the corner, waiting for the next plan.
Yinreng's secret guards had been paying attention to the movements outside. When they heard that the group of people coming aggressively were less than ten meters away from the room, they quickly untied the woman's acupoints and then turned over and escaped through the window.
Kangxi and the others, who had already followed the others to the side rooms outside, had just stepped into the courtyard when they heard a woman's angry howl from the innermost room: "You dog Tartar, how dare you stab this Saint? This Saint will capture you alive and make you my exclusive lover. When the time comes, I will strip you naked and send you out to entertain guests."
Then Yinreng roared angrily, "Are you from the White Lotus Sect? Or a Saint? Tell me, how did you get into the palace? How many of you are there?"
Female voice: "You actually have the time to think so much? Pay attention to yourself. You have been poisoned by our secret medicine. I will see if you dare to be stubborn again."
At this moment, the door was opened directly from the outside with a "bang".