Ever since the eldest son was imprisoned due to a fight for the throne, Kangxi fell ill, and the atmosphere in the palace and the capital became increasingly stagnant.

The same was true in the upper study room. The previous endless fighting had completely ceased, and all the emperor's grandchildren studied and practiced martial arts honestly. All the ridicule and competition became history.

Hongyu and Hongxi kept to themselves and their words and actions became several years more mature, the childishness and innocence on their faces seemed to be just yesterday.

Honghui watched these two cousins ​​grow up all of a sudden, but although he sighed, he did not have any sympathy or pity!

How much trouble did these two people cause to the people in the upper study and him when they quarreled? How much effort did they spend on mediation and navigating between the two sides? More than a year of hard work cannot be easily erased with a simple sentence of "deep difficulties"!

However, he was a broad-minded person and only interacted with these two cousins ​​who had lost their power in a normal way. His attitude remained the same as usual, which made others look up to him.

When people in the world flatter the weak and bully the weak, it shows how rare it is to treat people sincerely and equally!

At least Kangxi, who was still ill, felt a little more satisfied with him after learning about this. In addition, Yinzhen's persistent memorials to exonerate the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng made the combined efforts of the father and son occupy a greater proportion in Kangxi's heart.

Little by little, day by day, accumulated, it will become the capital for winning the battle for succession in the future!

But that’s a story for later, so let’s not talk about it for now.

Kangxi's illness was not a serious one. He just felt a little dizzy and had weak energy, which were typical symptoms of being stimulated.

The imperial physician meant that the sons should rest in peace and not suffer from bullying. However, he just couldn't get over it and suffered from insomnia day and night. He kept thinking back to when his sons were young and how adorable they were. Comparing this with the current situation where brothers were fighting against each other and using whatever means necessary to seize the throne, he felt even sadder.

Seeing this, Li Dequan was the first to get impatient. "Your Majesty, anger hurts the liver, worry hurts the lungs. Your body is precious, please take care of yourself!"

Kangxi ignored his advice and remained in a daze.

"The Empress Dowager has sent people to ask me several times, and has repeatedly told me to take good care of you, but I am incompetent and cannot make your health get better. I will never refuse this even if I die!" As he spoke, Li Dequan knelt on the ground, kowtowed and apologized, as if he would not get up for a long time.

Kangxi frowned and waved his hand to let him stand up and answer, "Okay, stop talking. I know you are loyal, but I feel bitter... Li Dequan, is there any news about Xian'an Palace?"

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince is getting better, but he still doesn't talk much, and he looks lighter..."

"Oh!" Kangxi sighed heavily. The eldest son was disobedient, the second son had resentment towards him as his father, the emperor, and let's not talk about the eighth son. Each of them really gave him a lot of worries.

The more he thought about it, the less moody he became. He simply stood up and walked towards the door. "Go to the study!" He wanted to see the young princes and grandchildren more than his adult sons.

So, when the middle of the Si hour had just passed, Honghui saw the figure of Huang Mafa, who had not appeared in the study for seven or eight days.

"Your grandson pays respects to the Emperor." "Your son pays respects to Father Emperor."...

Kangxi was reluctant to see the princes and grandchildren who were over ten years old, but he was quite happy to see the eighteenth prince Yinzhen, whom he had always favored, and the eldest prince Honghui from the fourth prince's family. One of them made him feel distressed, and the other made him love him.

"Everyone, get up and continue practicing your calligraphy!"

After sending away all the companions and clan members with just a few words, Kangxi waved his hand and said, "Yinzhi, Honghui, come here. I want to test your homework carefully."

Yinzhi's face was still somewhat pale, and he moved with weakness. It looked as if he had not fully recovered. Every time he walked a few steps, Kangxi felt all the heartache for him.

"Yinzhi, why don't you wait until you have recovered before coming to learn? Look at your pale face, how can I be at ease?"

"I'm fine. I've been lying in bed for two or three months and can't rest any longer, so I'm thinking about catching up on my missed lessons as soon as possible. I hope your Majesty won't blame me for being disobedient." Yinzhi smiled sweetly, his smile full of innocence and attachment.

"How could I blame you for not listening? You almost scared me and your mother to death, but now you have survived. I can only be happy! But your body is not well after all, so don't study too hard. If you can't hold on, just ask for leave from the teacher in the study room, and I will come back to give them instructions."

Speaking of the gates of hell, Kangxi suddenly remembered that Honghui had also been through the gates of hell four years ago. That time was just as dangerous, and he also survived a high fever. It seems that these uncle and nephew have quite a connection.

After all, I am lucky enough to have survived a life-and-death crisis!

"Honghui, come forward. I have something to tell you."

Honghui took a few steps, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please give me instructions if you have anything to say. I will do my best to help you."

"Although you are young, you have always been sensible, which makes me very satisfied. Now your eighteenth uncle has just recovered from a serious illness, and I hope you can take care of him. I am a little worried about his health." Kangxi felt more at ease when there was a childish elder and a mature and steady younger generation.

"What are you saying, Madam? Uncle Eighteen is my grandson's uncle. It is only natural for the younger generation to respect the elders! Besides, Uncle Eighteen and my grandson have always been close, and they live in the same West Third House. It is my grandson's duty to do so!"

Kangxi raised his eyebrows slightly, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, "Don't be so serious, what are all these servants for? Yinzhi has always been very hardworking in his studies, and he wasted his time thinking about it. It's not too hard for you to watch over him for me."

Yinzhi was embarrassed and ashamed, and replied unwillingly: "Father, are you so worried about your son? I am already so old!"

"Don't make a fuss. I am thinking about you. If you continue to waste your energy, how will I and your mother feel? Yinzhi, how can I not know what kind of personality you have? I would rather you be healthy. As for other things, I dare not ask for anything else."

After the heavy blows he suffered in the past few months, Kangxi no longer had any desire to see his sons succeed. All his sons were motivated, but in the end, they used the skills they had learned to fight among themselves!

Just these few people can cause such a mess. If there are a few more, he won’t be able to survive!

"Okay, I will listen to you, Father."

Having solved a pressing matter, Kangxi patiently examined the uncle and nephew's homework sentence by sentence.

Of course, Yinzhi was just a by-product. He had been struggling between life and death and recuperating in the past few months. Not only had he missed a lot of lessons, but he was not even proficient in what he had learned before. After all, reviewing lessons takes time!

As for Honghui, he never failed to perform and his performance was just as usual.

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