Before the palace gates were closed, the family returned to the prince's residence.

Ergege and Honghui had already fallen asleep, and the nurses carried them back to their rooms and helped them take off their clothes. The two of them slept so deeply that they did not wake up.

Honghui always dreamed of riding horses, and his quilt was in tatters all night.

Fortunately, the wet nurse was watching him and the system was also paying attention at all times, so he didn't kick off the quilt and catch a cold.

After going out for a horse ride, Honghui developed a strong interest in horses.

Unfortunately, the yard was too small, so he could only sit on the wooden horse to enjoy himself.

Shen Jiang hopes to leave the palace and build a house as soon as possible, and also hopes that Honghui can grow up quickly.

But time still flows slowly.

That day, Shen Jiang went to pay respects to Concubine De and heard her and Dai Jia talking about Zhang Jia's illness. It turned out that Zhang Jia was already seriously ill at this time, and couldn't even get out of bed, just trying to get by.

"I sent an old ginseng there the other day. I'm afraid you'll have to use it if it doesn't work." Concubine De sighed.

Ginseng slices are used to keep people breathing. Once the breath is gone, the person is gone.

Dai Jia sighed, "She is also a pitiful person. The Thirteenth Prince and the two princesses are still young. Alas!"

Concubine De said, "Yes, the emperor also said that he would promote her to be a concubine this year, but I don't know if I can wait."

The two of them sighed for a while. Shen Jiang tried his best to minimize his presence. He served as Defei's backdrop for a while and then said goodbye and went back.

When I went back and told the Fourth Prince about it, he also sighed, "I noticed that Thirteenth Brother's eyes have always been red these days. I think his mother's health is not good."

Shen Jiang discovered a strange point. People in later generations said that the Thirteenth Prince was a loyal member of the Fourth Master's party, and everyone knew that the Fourth Master was close to the Thirteenth Prince.

But from what Shen Jiang saw when he was in the middle of it, the Thirteenth Prince, "the closest thirteenth brother in the universe", was the best friend of the Crown Prince at this time.

Because Kangxi liked the Thirteenth Prince very much, he had been taking him with him since he visited Shengjing last year, and he took him everywhere. Therefore, the Thirteenth Prince and the Crown Prince had more contact, and the two of them seemed to be good brothers.

"Master, Thirteenth Brother must be feeling very uncomfortable. Please comfort him when you see him."

The Fourth Prince nodded: "I know."

Kangxi was never stingy with his harem. When Zhang Jia was seriously ill, he spared no expense to save her. He used countless rare medicinal herbs, but in the end, he still failed to save Zhang Jia's life.

In July, Zhang Jia passed away.

After her death, Zhang Jia was posthumously named a concubine and given the posthumous title "Min".

The Thirteenth Prince and his two sisters cried uncontrollably. People who have not experienced this kind of pain cannot empathize with them.

Concubine Min was Kangxi's concubine and the mother of the princes, so the princes also needed to observe mourning for her.

One of the rules of mourning is that one is not allowed to shave his head within 100 days.

But someone happened to break the taboo!

It was already cold in the capital in September, and the princes all wore hats, only taking them off when they entered the study and were warmed by the heat.

Everything was peaceful, but when Prince Cheng came in, he took off his hat and said, "It's warmer inside."

Everyone looked at his bald scalp and was stunned.

The Thirteenth Prince was the first to react. With red eyes, he rushed up to fight him desperately: "You bastard!"

The punch was thrown so fast that no one had time to stop it. The Fourth Prince did see it, but he was two beats slow. After the Thirteenth Prince punched Prince Cheng twice in the face, he and his brothers stepped forward to stop the fight.

"Ninth brother, tenth brother, stop him!" The skinny arms and legs of the eighth prince were not enough to stop him, but even with the ninth and tenth brothers, they were no match for the thirteenth. "Fourteenth brother, hold his waist!"

Fourteen shouted, "Whose waist are you hugging?"

The third brother is such a scumbag. He shaved his head less than a hundred days after Concubine Min’s mother passed away. He deserves to be beaten!

The Fourth Prince pretended to persuade Thirteenth Prince, but when that didn't work, he grabbed Prince Cheng's hand, causing Prince Cheng to be hit twice more.

In the end, it was Prince Zhi who came and separated the two.

The matter became a big deal and alarmed Kangxi.

Kangxi saw that the Thirteenth Prince had red eyes, was breathing heavily, and was staring at Prince Cheng.

Where is Prince Cheng? He was beaten so hard that his eyes turned black and he looked very aggrieved.

Seeing the third son's miserable state, Kangxi was too lazy to even scold him! He directly stripped him of his title of prince and demoted him to beile.

Only then did the Thirteenth Prince feel a little better.

The other princes were all scolded for not intervening in time.

The Eighth Prince suffered the most. He was too honest when they were trying to stop the fight and wanted to stop the Thirteenth Prince. However, he didn't expect that the Thirteenth Prince was too strong and twisted his wrist.

After leaving the study, everyone returned to their own courtyards. The Fourteenth Prince caught up with the Fourth Prince and said, "Fourth Brother, did you let him go on purpose? Hey, I saw it all."

The fourth prince said with a stern face, "I just don't want to see my brothers fighting. How shameful!"

The Fourteenth Prince curled his lips and said, "Forget it! Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Third Brother is wrong. He deserves it!"

The Fourth Prince said seriously: "Khan Ama has already made the final decision on this matter, so you don't need to say anything more." He looked around, fortunately there was no one around.

The Fourteenth Prince disagreed. After the Fourth Prince walked away, he snorted, "I just hate your hypocritical look!" He thought, Eighth Prince is the best. He is always warm and friendly to everyone.

The Third Prince lost his title of Prince, and the matter ended there.

Shen Jiang heard about this matter later. He could only say that he lost his title by shaving his head. The Third Prince was really, in one word: absolutely amazing!

However, this incident also shows that the team of the nine princes vying for the throne has begun to take shape.

But now the position of the crown prince is secure, even if a few princes form small groups, they have no intention of fighting for the throne.

Except for the Prince of Zhi.

Prince Zhi has been suppressed by the Crown Prince since he was young. He is the "eldest prince" with military merits and abilities, but because the Crown Prince is the son of Empress Yuan, he is given priority in everything. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot compete with the Crown Prince's origin.

He doesn't agree!

He originally did not have such a strong desire to fight for the throne, but since his wife passed away, he was confused and did not know where to go. His wife and he had four daughters and one son, and all four daughters might have to be taken care of!

How could he let Fu Jin leave without peace of mind?

If I become the crown prince and ascend the throne in the future, I will be able to decide whether to raise my daughters or not.

Whether it's for himself, for his wife, or for his daughters, even just for the sake of his own pride, he will fight!

No one knew what Prince Zhi was thinking. When people talked about the fight between the Thirteenth Prince and the Third Prince, they all said, "Fortunately, Prince Zhi arrived in time."

This makes it seem that the prince's presence is not very strong - everyone is here, why are you not here?

If you think about it more deeply, if the prince was there at that time, perhaps the war would not have broken out.

The prince was bullied and stepped on for no reason, and sighed that he was unlucky!

Let that annoying big brother get the upper hand, huh!

After he calmed down, he went to comfort the Thirteenth Prince.

The Thirteenth Prince had no problem with his other brothers, but from then on, he never had a good face whenever he saw the Third Prince.

The Third Prince knew that he was in the wrong, but since the Thirteenth Prince was favored by Kangxi and protected by the Crown Prince, he could only avoid the attack.

In this way, the 38th year of Kangxi's reign passed peacefully, and the 39th year of Kangxi's reign came.

Honghui was three years old, and the Fourth Prince felt that he and his wife could have another child.

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