NFBE Chapter 142 A complete breakup
Chapter 142 A complete breakup
Chapter 142 Complete Breakup
The crying in the Qianqing Palace had long since stopped. This was the Qianqing Palace. Even if the Guo Luoluo family was the one who was wronged, crying a little would be fine, but if they cried more, it would be blackmail. To threaten the emperor in the Forbidden City was truly audacious, and few people would dare to do so.
Kangxi was also having a headache at this time. He had a lot of government affairs to deal with every day, especially now he was more willing to do many things himself. Basically, the tasks assigned to Yinreng were memorials of greetings, which made him sleep later than a dog and get up earlier than a chicken every day. He had to go around the harem in the remaining time, so he didn't have the free time to act like a judge here.
But the case had already been reported to the palace, and not only that, several of his sons were involved, forcing him to put down the memorial in his hand and turn his attention to the mess between his sons.
While summoning several princes, Kangxi also called the secret guards to report what happened yesterday. If this happened in other places, the secret guards would need to investigate and organize it in advance, but since it happened in Longyuan Tower, the information would be complete and fast.
The truth was soon delivered to Kangxi in the form of a piece of paper. Seeing the big words "Eighth Master set up a scheme to collect money, Ninth Master made Chinese medicine" written on it, Kangxi had nothing to understand.
It turns out that this matter was caused by the cashier issue. Xiao Ba and the others were unable to collect the borrowed money, so they set their sights on Xiao Jiu and then designed to catch Xiao Jiu's tail, so as to get the money to alleviate the cashier's dilemma.
Kangxi guessed everything in a flash, and the role of the Guo Luoluo family in it became clear. After knowing the truth, Kangxi looked at Guo Luoluo Mingdeng kneeling there with a wronged look, and his eyes were filled with disgust.
Fortunately, the surname is Guo Luoluo, and Sanguanbao is not even five generations away from him. It is really embarrassing to have such unreasonable relatives. He said that since the marriage with the eighth brother, Concubine Yi had become less close to the Guo Luoluo family in the capital. It seems that she knows their temperament well and is unwilling to interact with them.
This matter still belongs to the category of helping outsiders to harm one's own family. If Concubine Yi knew the truth, this branch in the capital would definitely not end well.
The princes were quite quick, arriving at the Qianqing Palace soon after Kangxi learned the truth. All five princes quickly entered the main hall, saying, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Kangxi called the prince to his feet but did not offer him a seat. Liang Jiugong tactfully moved a chair behind the prince. Kangxi did not say anything when he saw it. After all, the prince had nothing to do with the whole thing. Not only that, when Xiao Shi came to him for help, he immediately called the imperial physician to go with him to rescue Xiao Jiu. This was considered a meritorious service, so it was okay for him to sit down.
Seeing the chair Liang Jiugong had brought, Yinreng raised an eyebrow and sat down leisurely. It seemed the Emperor had already known the truth, otherwise he wouldn't have been so calm and allowed Liang Jiugong to bring him a chair. With this thought, Yinreng reaffirmed his decision to come over to watch the show instead of helping. However, he also had a deeper understanding of the Emperor's numerous spies in the capital, and decided to be more cautious about what he was doing.
All the parties involved had arrived, and Kangxi spoke directly: "Alright, now that everyone is here, let's talk about what happened yesterday. Why was Guo Luoluoge diagnosed with severe internal injuries and passed away? What does this have to do with Yin'er and Yin? What are you two involved in? Why are Yinzhen and Yinsi involved?"
It didn't seem like a big deal at first, but by the end, Yinzhen was confused. He was just here to give a testimony, so why was there something else going on? What did he do yesterday? Oh, did he help take in his ninth and tenth brothers?
Guo Luoluo Mingdeng was the victim, and he must have been the one who spoke first. Mingdeng just narrated: "I only found out about this when my daughter went back last night. It turns out that my daughter has been in love with the Ninth Prince for a long time. My daughter is well-behaved and gentle, but because of her admiration and impulsiveness, she begged my niece Jiayan to help take her to the Ninth Prince to confess her love. Who would have thought that instead of confessing her love, the other party would commit violence. My daughter was kicked hard in the chest by the Tenth Prince in Longyuan Tower and fainted on the spot. When she was sent home and I called the court physician and the doctor outside, she had already started vomiting blood. Just after the hour of Hai, my daughter... just..." After she finished speaking, she began to sob softly again.
The Tenth Prince was an impulsive person. When he heard that the other party had started to lie in the Qianqing Palace, he couldn't help but say: "You are talking nonsense. It was obviously Ninth Brother who was drugged. I went to save Ninth Brother. Besides, I kicked him at that time. That bitch would at most go back home and suffer for a few nights and then be fine. How could she vomit blood and die?"
Hearing the Tenth Prince's harsh rebuke, Mingdeng did not argue but cried even louder, looking like an honest man being bullied by a powerful person. This made Yinzhen, who saw this scene, even angrier. If Yinzhen and Yin'er had not stopped him, he would have kicked him right now.
Seeing that his tenth brother was already furious, the ninth prince Yinzhen spoke up, "Master Guo Luoluo said that your daughter is well-behaved. Ha, no wonder she is well-behaved. I don't know. But what kind of daughter from a good family would come out and confess her love so late at night, and stay alone so late at night, and refuse to leave even though I have refused many times? Also, although I was unable to move due to the Chinese medicine, I know that when my tenth brother took me away, your princess was still crying. How could she faint? My tenth brother was very measured in his actions. It was definitely not what you described. If you don't believe me, you can ask the waiter at Longyuan Tower to testify. I remember that the waiter seemed to have come over when we left."
Guo Luoluo Mingdeng hadn't expected this to happen. He subconsciously glanced at Yinsi, who remained silent. Seeing him nod, he felt energized and said to the two brothers, Yin'er and Yin'er, with absolute certainty, "The two princes deny this, and there's nothing I can do. My influence carries little weight. It's just that my poor little daughter died inexplicably after just one trip. The reputation of my Guo Luoluo family has plummeted. Your Majesty, please help me."
"Fuck you, you little slave, don't you understand what I'm saying? I said I didn't do it, so I didn't do it..." Before the Tenth Prince could continue, Kangxi, who was at the top of the table, spoke up, "Alright, stop being so presumptuous. I've heard enough about this matter. If Little Nine and Little Ten feel they're wronged, just find evidence."
At the critical moment, it was Yinzhen who stepped forward. Seeing that his two younger brothers were already too angry, he had no clear ideas to think about anything else.
Yinzhen: "My Lord, I know something about what happened to Little Nine and Little Ten last night. It was already the hour of the dog when the Tenth Brother suddenly came to find me and said that the palace gates were about to close and the Ninth Brother had not returned yet. They had agreed on a time in advance. The Tenth Brother felt something was wrong, so he asked the Second Brother to help him go out of the palace to look for him.
Who would have thought that at the door of Erchen's mansion, he would meet the waiter from Longyuanlou who came to report the news. The waiter came to report that the ninth brother had met with an accident in Longyuanlou as instructed by the restaurant owner. Then the tenth brother took the servants and rushed to Longyuanlou directly.
About half an hour later, my ninth brother was brought back, but he was completely limp from the Chinese medicine and couldn't move. Fortunately, the imperial physician was on hand, and after diagnosing the poison with Ruanjin San, he prescribed an antidote. My ninth brother was able to walk today. The imperial physician had specifically advised me last night that my ninth brother's vitality had been weakened recently and he needed more rest, so I went to the Ministry of Revenue this morning to request leave for him.
Kangxi did know about this matter; Liang Jiugong had mentioned it earlier. Although he knew the danger involved, he was still furious after hearing Yinzhen's words. So you guys plotted against my son, and now you're the first to complain. Even if you were the woman, even if your daughter died, that can't be blamed on my son, right?
Thinking of this, Kangxi looked at Xiao Ba, who was standing aside without saying a word, with a somewhat ambiguous expression: "Yinsi, Mingdeng and Yin'er each have their own opinions. As someone who was present last night, what do you think? I heard that you initiated the banquet last night, right?"
Yinsi had long known that the Emperor would certainly ask him about this, and he had already prepared a plan in his mind. No one could find evidence for this matter anyway, and even if someone really needed to take the blame, it would not fall on him. However, his ninth and tenth brothers were obviously strangers to him now, so the first thing he had to do was to sacrifice the car to save the king. Since the brotherhood could not be repaired, he would give up completely and no longer have any hope.
Thinking of this, Yinsi made up his mind: "Replying to the Emperor, yesterday's banquet was initiated by this son. I sent out an invitation yesterday morning to invite my ninth brother to the banquet. The venue was Longyuanlou, which was chosen by my ninth brother. Last night, my brother and I did not order wine. We just went to taste the new dishes of Longyuanlou. During the meal, we only drank two cups of tea instead of wine. When the meal was about to end, Jiayan Gege came over with Jiarou Gege, saying that they wanted to talk to my ninth brother alone.
I, as an experienced person, knew that it was not appropriate for outsiders to get involved, so I took Jiayan Gege to another private room. At that time, I also consulted my ninth brother and waited for his consent before leaving.
After waiting for about half an hour, I felt that the conversation was almost over. Since Jiarou was a woman, it would be easy for people to misunderstand if a man and a woman were together in the same room for too long, so I took Jiayan back to the private room. But when I got there, I found Jiarou lying unconscious on the ground. As for my ninth brother, he was nowhere to be found.
Later, I ordered people to quickly send Jiarouge back to Guoluo's home and even found a famous doctor. However, the doctor said Jiarouge had suffered serious internal injuries and would be bedridden for the rest of her life even if she survived the night. Everyone was thankful that she had survived, but who knew that an accident would soon strike, and Jiarouge passed away before she could even make it to the second half of the night.
Yinsi had just begun to speak when Yin'er's fists clenched. When he finished, he couldn't hold back the rage that was about to erupt. Ignoring Yinreng's attempts to stop him, he rushed forward and punched Yinsi in the face. "You are shameless! I allowed you to make up stories. It was a pity that I felt sorry for you yesterday and gave you a hundred thousand taels of silver as an emergency measure. I never thought you would treat me like this. I will beat you to death, you black-hearted bastard."
As Yin'er spoke, he waved his fist at Yinsi. Yinsi was not as good at riding and shooting as Yin'er, so he could only hurriedly protect his face as Yin'er pinned him to the ground and beat him up.
Seeing this, Yinzhen and Yinreng did not want to intervene, hoping that Yinlu would vent his pent-up anger. However, the emperor was still watching, so Yinreng had no choice but to quickly stand up and pull Yinlu away, while also signaling the fourth and tenth brothers to come forward to help.
At this moment, Guo Luoluo Mingdeng wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into so that everyone would ignore him. If the news of the princes fighting in the Qianqing Palace were to get out and bring shame to the royal family, then he, an outsider, would be the first to bear the brunt of the responsibility.
Seeing that the emperor's face was getting darker and darker, Yinzhen and Yin? had no choice but to rush over to pull Yin'er away, calm him down and soothe him.
"Enough." Kangxi no longer wanted to watch this farce. He always hoped that his sons would be friendly and respectful to each other, but he didn't expect that they would dare to fight right under his nose. They treated him as air. Did they still regard him, the royal father, as the emperor?
At this point, he no longer had the heart to watch his sons make fools of themselves. If he delayed any longer, others would laugh at him. Kangxi cut the Gordian knot: "Little Nine and Little Ten will return to the Nansan Prison for a month of confinement and serve six months as punishment. Little Eight, you will also stay here and behave yourself until the wedding date is set. I don't want any rumors of a quarrel between brothers to spread."
As for Ming Deng, go back and bury your daughter. I won't pursue this matter. If there's any news, I'll hold you responsible. Okay, all of you kneel down and say hello!"
"But, Your Majesty, this little slave girl..."
Kangxi was already impatient, his voice tinged with icy shards. "Mingdeng, you're not unaware of where that muscle softening powder came from, are you? Do you wish me to investigate further?"
Guo Luoluo Mingdeng immediately lowered his head and knelt on the ground, not daring to say another word. Seeing this, Kangxi flicked his sleeves and returned to the back hall, and Liang Jiugong hurriedly followed.
Wei Zhu staggered over to Guo Luoluo Mingdeng and asked, "Master Guo Luoluo, do you need me to take you there?"
Guo Luoluo Mingdeng quickly looked up, only to find that the Qianqing Palace was deserted. He was the only one left kneeling on the floor. He hurriedly struggled to get up, not even daring to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "No, no, no, please stay, eunuch. I'll take my leave."
In front of the Qianqing Palace Square, Yinreng walked ahead with Yinzhen, while Yin'er and Yin'er stopped Yinsi from behind. "This is the last time I'll call you Eighth Brother. From now on, our brotherly relationship is severed. The next time we meet, we'll each rely on our own abilities. Humph, take care of yourself."
After saying this, the brothers walked away, leaving Yinsi standing in the wind, quietly thinking, not knowing what he was thinking.