Ever since Kangxi was assassinated by the Crown Prince and learned that the Crown Prince had put him in a spell, Kangxi's health has not been good.

Due to intermittent illness in the past few years, Kangxi almost always lived in Changchun Garden and seldom returned to the Forbidden City.

There is no need to mention the matter of restoring the crown prince. If he were to do so, Kangxi would definitely be a tomb of swordsmen.

As for the Eighth Prince, he was imprisoned once when the Crown Prince was deposed. Although he was released later, he had lost his will to win.

The Ninth Prince was jumping up and down, instigating everything, and even trying to win over the Fourteenth Prince, but the Fourteenth Prince pointed at his nose and scolded him: "My Eighth Brother has such a rebellious heart, and it was all instigated by you, a disloyal and unfilial thing!"

They also said that it was shameful for him, a prince of the emperor, to learn from lowly merchants and compete with the people for profit.

The Ninth Prince was very clever. After the Fourteenth Prince defected, he gradually figured out something was going on. He guessed that the Fourth Prince, who seemed to be "friendly and respectful to his brother", might have long been interested in competing for the throne!

He asked the Eighth Prince to test the Fourth Prince, and the Fourth Prince was naturally foolproof.

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince stroked the stubble on his chin and said, "The Fourth Prince is too sinister. With him around, I'm afraid it will be a huge obstacle for the Eighth Prince."

The Eighth Prince said: "It is better to win them over than to make them enemies."

The Ninth Prince did not think so and said, "If he could be won over, he would not have hidden for so long. After all, he has the Sixth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes on his side, so he has a better chance of winning than us."

It would be better if the Fourteenth Prince was still in their camp. In this way, they could use the Fourteenth Prince to divide their brothers.

The Ninth Prince thought about it carefully and said, "Why not try to find a solution with the Fourteenth Prince? Eighth Prince, I can't convince him, but he has been good friends with you since childhood, so why don't you go and persuade him?"

The Eighth Prince had the same idea, so he asked his servant to send an invitation to the Fourteenth Prince, and the two of them made an appointment to have dinner at a restaurant.

After receiving the invitation from the Eighth Prince, the Fourteenth Prince hesitated for a moment, but decided to accept the invitation.

In the luxurious restaurant and quiet private rooms, the Eighth Prince always makes people feel at ease when doing things.

But Fourteenth Prince did not enjoy the meal.

He thought the Eighth Prince was going to say something, but he said nothing and only talked about the past.

He talked about their brotherhood, the interesting things they did in their childhood, and how the Fourteenth Prince always liked to follow him.

The Fourteenth Prince was not in the mood to recall these things. For some reason, he remembered what his mother had said.

"Do you know what a grease man is?"

"Ernie, what are you talking about?"

"When a man starts to reminisce with you, he is not far from being a greasy man."

The Fourteenth Prince lowered his head, playing with a small wine glass in his hand, and stared at the food on the table, which he felt was greasy.

When he looked up again, he saw the starling's face was white, clean and refreshed, but why did it make him unable to eat?

The Fourteenth Prince filled a glass of wine, toasted the Eighth Prince, and said, "Eighth Brother, I toast to you for my youth and ignorance in the past." After saying that, he raised his neck and drank it all.

The friendly smile on the Eighth Prince's face froze, a crack appeared on his gentle mask, and then the whole mask broke into pieces.

He could no longer hear what the Fourteenth Prince said. It was not until the Fourteenth Prince had been gone for a long time that he came to his senses.

"Fourth Prince..." the Eighth Prince muttered to himself.

Perhaps the Fourth Prince posed enough of a threat to the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince subsequently became very close to the court officials.

The Fourth Prince remained unchanged and was not close to the court officials at all.

Some court officials would occasionally cause trouble for Kangxi, first requesting the establishment of a crown prince, and then nominating the eighth prince.

Kangxi never tires of it!

The more the court officials recommended the Eighth Prince, the more Kangxi hated him, and he repeatedly denounced him in the court.

Kangxi's dislike for the Eighth Prince had already spread to the harem, and even Concubine Liang had heard about it.

When the Eighth Prince went to pay his respects to Concubine Liang, Concubine Liang advised him: "Don't make your Khan Ama angry. You are his son. You should respect your Khan Ama."

The Eighth Prince smiled faintly and said, "Of course my son respects Khan Ama and has never had the intention of disobeying him."

Concubine Liang sighed and said resentfully, "It's all because of my low birth that I got you into trouble."

The Eighth Prince lowered his head and said nothing.

Liang Fei did not dare to comment on the affairs of the court, so she could only talk about the affairs of his mansion, saying: "Ever since your concubine gave birth to a child, there has been no more children. The emperor rewards your mansion with princesses every year, so you should go to their rooms more often."

The Eighth Prince said calmly: "Those princesses are ordinary women. Even if they give birth to children, what can they do?"

Concubine Liang was stunned, and the Eighth Prince realized that he had said something wrong and did not dare to stay any longer.

After the Eighth Prince had been gone for a long time, the maid went to see Concubine Liang. Seeing that Concubine Liang was still sitting there blankly, she couldn't help but say, "Master, it's time to eat."

Concubine Liang seemed to have just come to her senses. The bitterness on the tip of her tongue spread all the way to her heart. She said with a weak breath, "No need. From now on, I will only eat once a day. You can eat the rest."

The palace maid didn't understand what she was thinking. She refused to eat her share of food, so it would be disrespectful to refuse it since it was given to her.

After the palace maid left, Concubine Liang was so sad that she threw herself on the pillow and bit the pillowcase. She wanted to cry loudly but did not dare to.

There was a suppressed sobbing sound coming from the room. The maid looked back, curled her lips and ignored it.

It snowed in the Forbidden City all night again.

"I heard that Concubine Liang is ill. Let's go see her after the snow stops." Shen Jiang called Wan Liuha over and asked them to go see Concubine Liang together.

The three of them entered the palace on the same day. This time, Concubine Liang fell ill, and Shen Jiang had a feeling that Concubine Liang was about to die.

Wan Liuhe was the biological mother of the twelfth prince. She had not been favored over the years, and the twelfth prince was not as capable as the eighth prince. Therefore, she had no title until now and was still a small concubine.

"Okay, I haven't visited her for a long time."

After the snow stopped, the sun came out, shining on the snow, like a layer of golden light.

Shen Jiang and Wan Liuha went to Concubine Liang's palace together, and coincidentally Concubine Hui was there too.

Concubine Hui was comforting Concubine Liang: "Your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Don't worry too much about them. In the end, you will be the one who is sad."

Shen Jiang and Wan Liuha looked at each other and tacitly did not mention the matter of the child. They just asked Concubine Liang to take good care of her illness.

The maid brought the medicine in, and Concubine Liang said, "The medicine is too hot. I will take it later."

Concubine Hui and the others said, "Then we'll leave first. You take your medicine."

When Shen Jiang walked out, he looked back and felt that Concubine Liang had a lifeless face and had no will to live at all.

After they all left, Concubine Liang picked up the medicine bowl and poured the contents into the toilet.

"Yinsi, my son, I have never been able to help you since you were a child. Now, I can only use my death to prevent you from being implicated again." Tears rolled down Liang Fei's eyes, and she put her hands together and prayed to the sky, "As long as I die, you will no longer have a lowly mother."

On November 20, the 50th year of the Kangxi reign, Concubine Liang passed away.

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