The two people who spoke were both related to the Nala family, so they naturally tried to help Hongshi speak. Moreover, although Yinzhen produced a piece of music, he did not say who had written it.
After listening to what they said, Yunxiang cupped his hands towards Yinzhen and said: "Your Majesty, I don't agree with the opinions of these two adults. Prince Ding is not a three-year-old child. He should know what is allowed and what is not allowed. How can this be said in a confused way?
It can be uncovered. Moreover, the imperial court strictly ordered officials to enter the imperial court, but he turned a deaf ear to this. For this reason, he did not go to court or do errands. This shows that in his eyes, there is no court law and no emperor."
Yinzhen nodded slightly, looked at Yingge and said, "Yingge, you are Hongshi's uncle. Could you please tell me whether Hongshi should be persuaded or punished?"
Yingge clapped his sleeves and knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "To report to the emperor, my intention has been clearly stated in the note submitted to the emperor. Prince Ding has violated the law and should be severely punished."
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials were stunned. No one, including Yunxiang, expected that it was him who was the one to submit the memorial. Did he want to exterminate his relatives in a righteous way?
Before they could understand, Yinzhen already said: "I have given Hongshi a chance, but he has always been stubborn. Although he is my son, I don't want to continue to indulge him like this. So I decided to cut off Hongshi."
The position of prince will be reduced to Baylor, and he will be fined for one year!"
This treatment is not too serious, but it is definitely not light. Being demoted two levels, from Prince to Baylor, is not only a change in title, but also means that after this incident, Hongshi lost the qualification to compete for the heir apparent.
When this decree was conveyed to Prince Ding's palace, and the eunuchs took away his python robe and jade belt that represented the identity of the prince in front of Hong Shi, Hong Shi said nothing, but kept laughing, and his laughter was indescribable.
The sadness and desolation.
After that day, Hongshi hung around the imperial court even more intensely. He didn't care about the affairs of Baylor Mansion or the court, and he didn't care whether Yinzhen would punish him more severely for this. For him, he
He has become a useless person with no future, so what is there to care about?
On the third day after this incident, Nala came to Yangxin Hall to ask for an audience with Yinzhen. As soon as she entered the hall, Yinzhen put down his pen and said coldly: "If the queen comes to plead for Hongshi, she will come back immediately.
Come to Kunning Palace, I only demoted him to Baile, which is already an act of mercy beyond the law."
"I know." After saying these four words, Nala suddenly knelt down and said with a sad expression: "I came here today specifically to apologize to the emperor. It's because I didn't teach my son well.
It’s all my concubine’s fault that Hongshi has become what he is today.”
Her words surprised Yinzhen. After he came to his senses, he said slowly: "It's Hongshi's failure. It has nothing to do with you, Queen. Get up."
Nala lowered her eyes and cried, "Your Majesty, there is no need to comfort me. If I hadn't taught Hong Shi well, he wouldn't be like this. I'm ashamed of myself!"
Yinzhen shook his head, walked down from behind the case, helped Nala up with his own hands, and said, "It is the fault of a father to not raise a child well. If you, the mother-in-law, are wrong, then I, the Ama, are even more wrong."
Upon hearing this, Nala quickly said: "No, it has nothing to do with the emperor, it is a minister..."
Yinzhen raised his hand to stop Nala from continuing, "I know that you have spent countless efforts on Hongshi. You have tried your best. It is Hongshi who failed to live up to his expectations. No one else is to blame. I heard Xiao Wu who went to convey the order said,
Hongshi didn't have any regrets at all, but laughed endlessly. I'm really disappointed in him."
Nala's eyes flashed slightly, and she pretended to be sad: "I don't know why he became like this. I left the palace before and went to see Hongshi on the emperor's order. It wasn't until that time that I knew
He was not sick at all, but because he stayed in the hospital, he never went to court. When I found out, my concubine was very angry.
, reprimanded him, but not only did he not listen, he also said that the concubine was not his biological mother and was not qualified to discipline him." She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and continued: "Although he has not been the concubine all along,
He is his biological son, but he has been raised under my concubine’s knees since he was a child, and he regards him as his own son. I never thought that Hongshi would think so."
The anger on Yinzhen's face flashed away, and he said: "Don't talk about this treacherous son anymore. For the sake of our relationship with his father and son, I will leave him with the title of Baylor and let him fend for himself."
Nala said with a sad face: "I hope Hongshi will regret it in the future and change his past mistakes."
Yinzhen sneered and said: "I don't dare to have such extravagant thoughts, and I don't want to see him again in the future. I just wish I had a son."
Nala stood aside with a sad look on her face. Yinzhen couldn't bear it when he saw this. Just as Sixi came in with the cooked lotus seed soup, he said, "Queen, please accompany me."
Si Xi filled the lotus seed soup and said: "Your Majesty, these lotus seeds today were peeled by Concubine Xi with her own hands. Aunt Shuixiu who sent them to the imperial kitchen said that the lotus hearts were completely picked out, so they will not be like before.
The lotus seed soup is also mixed with bitter taste, please give it a try, your Majesty and the Queen."
Nala took the lotus seed soup with a smile, and after taking a sip, he said: "Well, apart from the sweetness, there is no other flavor, and there is no bitterness at all. Concubine Xi is really attentive, and she works with
In comparison, I feel ashamed." After saying that, she sighed quietly and said, "I am so embarrassed.
I'm really glad that after so many things, Concubine Xi finally returned to the Emperor safely and soundly. I'm even more fortunate that she gave birth to a good son for the Emperor, who knows how to share the Emperor's worries and relieve his troubles, instead of being like Hongshi..." Mentioned
At that time, Nala's expression darkened and he stopped talking.
Yinzhen patted her hand and comforted her: "Okay, don't mention Hongshi again. I know you are sad, but the matter has reached this point and there is nothing you can do about it. Thinking too much will only make yourself more sad. You
My health has never been good."
Nala nodded movedly, and then asked casually, "I know that Princess Zhaoqing was poisoned in her womb before she was born. I wonder what's going on now?"
Yinzhen took the face towel handed over by Si Xi and wiped his face and said, "The imperial concubine said that the poison in Jiarou's body has been almost eliminated. You just need to pay more attention to it and it will be fine."
"That's good. I heard that Princess Zhaoqing cries from time to time, so I'm afraid she's acting like this because she's not feeling well." Nala nodded happily, and then added: "But it's strange to say that Princess Zhaoqing
She actually fell in love with Prince Guo so well. The last time there was a banquet in the palace, Prince Guo stopped crying as soon as she hugged her."
While saying this, Nala had been watching the change in Yinzhen's expression without any trace, and saw him saying casually: "Maybe it's because Jiarou knows that the reason why she can return to Beijing safely is because of her being a ten-year-old girl."
It’s because of my seventh uncle, so I’m particularly close to him.”