Chapter 28: The Honest King of Cheng, Yin Qi

  As soon as they entered the palace, they heard the funeral bell. The faces of Yongzheng, Daiyu, and Yongbin all changed. Minfei had passed away, leaving behind three young children. Yongxiang knelt there, holding back tears. The imperial etiquette was there, he couldn't wail loudly, but could only hide his sorrow deep in his heart, tearing it apart. Mother, why did you leave like this? Do you know how hard it is for the children to live without a mother in the palace? You loved us so much, how could you bear to let us suffer? Behind Yongxiang knelt his two younger sisters, 13th Gege and 15th Gege. The two Geges had already cried until they were tearful. They weren't as strong as Yongxiang, they only knew that they no longer had a mother, they would have to call someone else "mother", they would lose their mother's care.

  "Go." Yongzheng walked ahead with a cold face, he was going to see Yongxiang, who had just lost his biological mother and didn't know if he could bear it.

  Yuan Yuan saw this scene and felt a little awkward in her heart, and she couldn't help but slow down her pace.

  Daiyu sighed, "The thirteenth prince is really pitiful. At such a young age, he lost his mother and in this imperial palace, he... Ah!"

  Ying Fan naturally heard Daiyu's words and also felt that Ying Xiang was a bit pitiful. The fourth brother was anxious because he pitied him, the fourth brother was always good to weak people. Thinking so, Ying Fan's heart balanced again, and she walked forward with big strides. Daiyu shook her head helplessly, what a stubborn little kid.

  Yin Zhen first entered the Chengde Hall, looking at Yin Xiang kneeling in front of him, and silently sat down, standing in front of Yin Xiang, "Thirteenth brother mourns."

  "Fourth brother!" Yongxiang hugged Yongzheng's leg, "Imperial Father, why haven't you come yet? Didn't you say you loved Mother? Why did Mother die and you still haven't shown up?" Yongxiang was filled with bitterness in his heart. Before Mother passed away, she also wanted to see Imperial Father, but he didn't come. Now that Mother is dead, Imperial Father still hasn't arrived, why is that?

  Daiyu saw the helpless eyes of Yinxiang, and her heart felt desolate. This was the love of an emperor, perhaps honored in life, but possibly abandoned after death, with people leaving as soon as the tea went cold. Did Kangxi ever truly love Minfei? Who knows what this great emperor really thought in his heart.

  Daiyu was just thinking about it when Li Dequan walked in, holding the imperial edict. The edict was quickly read out, promoting Mingui Concubine to Ming Consort and burying her in the Imperial Mausoleum.

  Yongxiang received the edict with disappointment, gazing at Empress Min's corpse. Mother, Emperor, he didn't come; he knew you were dead and still didn't come. The Emperor doesn't love you, Mother, that man you loved all your life doesn't love you! A hint of resentment flashed in Yongxiang's eyes. Since the Emperor doesn't love Mother and doesn't care about me, I'll make him see my existence, just like Eighth Brother fighting for a place in his heart for our mother.

  Yinxiang's sudden change in eye color caused Yinzheng to subconsciously grip his hand tightly, saying "Thirteenth brother, don't be foolish." How could we possibly guess what's on the Emperor's mind? Arbitrarily offending the Emperor is not something an intelligent person would do. Yinzheng completely forgot how he had refused marriage three or four times and disobeyed Kangxi.

  Daiyu left the Chengde Hall in a daze, unable to bear the desolate atmosphere inside. Today's meeting with Xue Zhu was supposed to be a good thing, but it was followed by such a scene, and indeed, things are unpredictable. Daiyu thought for a moment and realized that she had actually had little contact with Empress Min, and maybe they hadn't even spoken before, shaking her head involuntarily. She walked towards the palace gate, heading home.

  She bumped into a man who was hurrying along with his head down and didn't see Daiyu. "How dare you, not having eyes, bumping into the Duke!" The eunuch behind him shouted loudly.

  Daiyu was taken aback, "The Duke of Guan?" She looked up and saw that the person had a kind face and a scholarly appearance, probably the honest Duke of Guan, Yinxi. "The Four Books do not allow for rudeness, Princess, it is I who am at fault."

  "King Xiang has his reasons, and Daiyu also has her faults." Daiyu smiled slightly, with a mask on her face. Her bright smile, however, kept people at arm's length. Her clear and cold eyes made one feel chilled to the bone.

  Yu Xiu looked at Daiyu with some interest, and his mother warned him to be careful of this princess. Indeed, he needed to be careful, as she didn't seem like an easy person to deal with. "Where is the princess going?"

  "I'm going back to the Lin Mansion, I suppose you're going to visit Rong Fei, I'll take my leave." Daiyu didn't want to get entangled with Yongqi, she sensitively discovered that this man was very dangerous, or even more so than Yongzheng, the Eighth Prince. She needed to be careful, especially since he also had a not-so-stupid mother.

  "In that case, I won't stand in your way." Yongyi stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation, allowing Daiyu to go first.

  Daiyu nodded slightly towards him and left at her usual pace. Yin Qi looked in her direction, seemingly lost in thought, "Master, go see the mistress."

  "It's not necessary, let's leave the palace." Yongqi looked in the direction of Rongfei's Long Spring Palace, turned around and left. Si Shu followed behind him, somewhat bewildered - what was going on with Master? Why had he suddenly changed his mind?

  The Duke of Cheng's mansion, Dong E's Mingyue was waiting for her husband. "Hubby is back, how come so soon?" Dong E stepped forward to help Yong Yi take off his outerwear.

  "Nothing much. I have something to attend to, you go ahead and have dinner yourself."

  "Yes, sir." Mingyue tactfully retreated. Sir had always been gentle and kind in nature, treating himself well too. However, he couldn't see through what was on his mind. It seemed like nothing mattered to him, yet it also seemed like everything did.

  Yong Yi quickly wrote a note and tied it to the pigeon's foot, releasing it. The waters of the capital were already murky, so let them become even murkier. However, he truly knew nothing and had not participated in anything. He thought of Dai Yu's clear and cold eyes, and Yong Yi smiled with interest, casually drawing those eyes on paper. Lin Dai Yu, you're indeed not simple. But who knows who will have the last laugh?

  "Sure enough, there is a carrier pigeon." Daiyu was currently on a street not far from the Chengguo Wangfu, and with a casual wave of her hand, the carrier pigeon landed, picked it up to take a look, and saw that it only had two simple words. Who exactly did he want to receive this message? Who exactly was he ordering around? Since that's the case, Daiyu tied the note back onto the carrier pigeon, patted it gently, and sent it flying again into the sky. The rest would depend on Yinghua's actions. Or perhaps she should find some time to discuss things with her sister Xue Zhu. Seeing that there was no one around, Daiyu hid her figure and returned to the Linfu, while at this moment, Yinghua was getting a headache, as some people's ways of thinking were really hard to understand - if they couldn't get what they wanted, they would destroy it, and even drag others down with them. But in order to kill so many people, she really needed to join forces with the Zhuque Palace; otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to resolve everything at once.