Chapter 40: Return to the Capital

  Daiyu suddenly stopped walking forward and Xueyan, who was following behind her, bumped into her, almost knocking Daiyu over.

  "Miss, what's wrong?" Zi Juan supported Dai Yu and asked with concern. Just now, Miss heard about the Fourth Prince and suddenly rushed out anxiously, could it be that Miss has a different feeling towards the Fourth Prince? Thinking of this, Zi Juan furrowed her brow, her face not looking good.

  "It's nothing. The weather is quite hot today!" Daiyu suddenly mentioned the weather, leaving Xueyan and Zijuan both somewhat perplexed.

  "Xueyan, go make some mung bean soup and then take it to the Emperor's place." Daiyu said as she turned around and walked back into her own room, as if nothing had happened. She seemed to have just come out for a stroll.

  Xueyan went to make a bowl of mung bean soup in the misty rain and sent it to Kangxi's room.

  "This jade girl has a heart." Kangxi looked at the mung bean soup and felt a warm current in his heart, still thinking of himself while being ill. "What is Jade Girl doing?" Kangxi looked towards Xueyan, now curious about Daiyu's reaction to this matter.

  "Little, the princess was originally going to deliver it in person, but her body didn't allow it, so she didn't come." Xueyan hesitated for a moment and said. However, this is enough, Kangxi has already understood, his heart is blooming with joy, it seems that Laosi has a chance to marry Daiyu, and Lin Ruhai's precious daughter will still fall into the hands of his son, in that case, there is no need...

  "You go down. Take good care of Jade." Kangxi waved his hand and motioned for Xueyan to step down.

  "The slave withdraws." Xueyan retreated and went out.

  "Imperial Father, Fourth Brother he..." Yunzhi said with a lot of brotherly affection, seeing Kangxi's mood improve.

  Kangxi nodded, and Li Dequan went out to bring in Yongzheng and Yongxian.

  Yin Zan and Yin Xiang knelt on the ground to thank him, this is really ironic, being punished but still having to thank him.

  "Fourth brother, we'll deal with this matter when we return to the capital." Kangxi gave Yongzheng a cold glance, but didn't see any sign of submission in his eyes, only more resistance. However, once he had spoken, he couldn't very well punish this son again, especially since he was the foster son of the woman he loved most. Kangxi had a feeling that Yongzheng would come up with a reasonable explanation for refusing to get married, and thought it wouldn't hurt to wait and see.

  "Fourth brother, have some mung bean soup." Although Yongzhao didn't like Yongqi, he still personally handed him the mung bean soup, after all, he was his own elder brother.

  "Good." Yongzheng took the soup and first gave it to Yongxiang, then took a bowl for himself. Suddenly, Yongbin's face turned black. How could this be again? Did he take his own feelings as nothing?

  A punishment has come to an end, and Yongzheng returned to his room in exhaustion. When he was young, he had a severe case of heatstroke that almost killed him, so he is especially afraid of the heat. Today, Emperor Ama actually punished him by making him kneel under the scorching sun. Yongzheng couldn't help but smile bitterly - Emperor Ama really is heartless! Or perhaps he simply doesn't remember that I'm afraid of the heat? A bitter feeling welled up in Yongzheng's heart. "Imperial Mother, what should I do?" His face revealed his weakness.

  At the moment when Yongzheng's mind was confused and bewildered, "The slave requests to see the Fourth Prince." Lin Fang's voice sounded from outside the door.

  "Come in." Yongzheng's face returned to its usual calm and collected state, as if the momentary weakness had never existed.

  "Fourth Master, the princess ordered me to bring you a bowl of chilled silver ear soup." Lin Fang placed the bowl of silver ear soup, which was still emitting cold air, on the table. Just now, Daiyu had suddenly instructed him to do so, and it had left him stunned for a moment.

  "Oh? The princess asked you to deliver it?" Yongzheng felt a little moved in his heart.

  "The princess also said it was a return gift for Fourth Master's present." Lin Fang explained.

  "You go down and thank the princess for me."

  "He's gone." Lin Fang closed the door and left, while Yongzheng sat at the table staring at a large bowl of silver ear soup. He ladled out a small bowl for himself, took a sip, and felt a soothing sensation from his throat to his heart. Although the silver ear soup was icy cold, a warm feeling welled up in Yongzheng's chest. Daiyu really knew how to take care of people, making him feel warmth in subtle ways, perhaps unintentionally. Yongzheng dared not give himself too much hope, after all, the greater the hope, the greater the despair. However, his determination to win over Daiyu's heart grew stronger and stronger.

  In the dark of night, darkness is always hidden, in a dark courtyard, a man sat there with his eyebrows furrowed.

  "General, Kangxi is about to leave Yangzhou with his sons, do we still need to take action?" a subordinate asked, his face full of urgency.

  "What's going on? That Yun Xiang Ge suddenly stopped doing anything. And it seems to be hindering our progress." a voice said angrily.

  "Cloudy Pavilion..."

  The people below were in an uproar, but Chen Jinnan remained still, his heart also in turmoil. This time, the assassination attempt had failed once, and many brothers had been lost, yet nothing had been achieved. Would another attempt be effective? However, if this opportunity was missed, who knew when the next chance would come for Kangxi's southern tour?

  "Governor General, a letter from the capital." A man in black walked in and handed a letter to Chen Jinnan.

  Chen Jinnan took the letter with some confusion, and as he read it, he couldn't help but laugh. Did they want to use him and Tian Di Hui? He wasn't afraid of being used by them, though; in fact, it was worth a try. Chen Jinnan had already begun to plot in his mind, which would soon stir up a huge commotion in the capital city and push Tian Di Hui into an abyss.

  "For now, let's not take action." Chen Jinnan made the final decision, and the arguing people stopped, although some were still unwilling, they chose to listen to Chen Jinnan's command.

  Kangxi stayed in Jiangnan for nearly two months, and he finally decided to return to the capital. Lin Ruhai saw him off with a sigh. The night before Kangxi left, he met with Lin Ruhai alone, but it's unknown what they talked about. When Lin Ruhai came out, his expression was somewhat helpless, but he didn't tell Daiyu anything.

  "Have they left?" Daiyu asked casually as she gazed out of the window.

  "Yes, miss," Xueyan replied.

  "Why don't you go with them?" Daiyu turned her head and gazed at Xueyan with a hint of teasing.

  "Miss......" Xueyan was shocked and fell to the ground with a thud.

  At this moment, Lin Fang walked in, "Miss, it's all taken care of."

  "What did he say?"

  "Nothing was said, it's already been taken care of." Lin Fang said calmly, leaving Zi Juan and Xue Yan somewhat bewildered. They could never have imagined that what Lin Fang had dealt with was a life, a Heaven and Earth Society mole in the Lin Manor, Zhen Cui.

  "In three months, I will also leave Jiangnan." Daiyu changed the subject again.

  On the dragon boat in the river, Yongzheng gazed at Yangzhou which was gradually moving away from him, feeling a little reluctant to part with it. He lowered his head and took a glance at the Buddhist scripture in his hand, and then smiled slightly.