Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

In the 43rd year of Kangxi's reign, Kangxi had not yet deposed the crown prince, but the struggle for succession had already begun to take shape. At least the eighth, ninth, and thirteenth princes had always been at odds with the fourth prince, and now that they had finally caught hold of something they could use against him, how could they not add fuel to the flames?

So within two days, what happened in the Fourth Prince's mansion spread throughout the capital, and everyone was talking about the cruelty of the Fourth Lady, as if their backyard was clean.

I don't know who gave the Fourth Master an idea, but he brought back a Buddha statue from the Daxiangguo Temple, copied Buddhist scriptures and chanted prayers every day, and also gave out porridge in the suburbs of Beijing to the Empress Defei and his concubine in the palace to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, which saved a lot of his reputation.

Not only that, the emperor's people also found out that the Fourth Master was no longer stubborn and favored only the Concubine, and began to rest in other princesses' rooms.

The emperor was very pleased to see this, and found an excuse to give out a lot of rewards, which immediately changed the situation.

Honghui felt very comfortable in Yonghe Palace. He didn't hear anything about the turmoil outside the palace, and naturally he didn't know about the rift between his father and his mother.

Concubine De had specifically instructed that Prince Honghui must not be told about any dirty things!

The Fourth Master was efficient and effective. After lying in bed for two or three days, Honghui was told that the porridge distribution had been arranged and he didn't need to worry about it.

From then on, Honghui felt that his health was getting better rapidly. Not only did he no longer have a high fever, but he also had a better appetite, which amazed Doctor Zhang.

"Your Majesty, Concubine, Prince Honghui is recovering very quickly. If he continues like this, he will be fully recovered in less than half a year, and there will be no sequelae in the future."

Defei was so delighted that she asked Sun Zhuxi to give many rewards to Imperial Physician Zhang. In her opinion, Honghui's good recovery was all due to Imperial Physician Zhang's superb medical skills.

No way! Honghui secretly complained to himself. The speed at which his body was getting better was somewhat unusual, which made people wonder if it was because of some good deeds.

A three-year-old child cannot control his bodily instincts, and his body was already damaged, so he soon fell asleep again.

"That's great. Thanks to my aunt and my fourteenth brother, Honghui has hope of recovery. Aunt, Yixiu is very grateful. Please accept my greetings."

Yixiu's cold improved quickly, and after she recovered, she stayed by Honghui's bedside to take care of him. This relieved the worry that had been weighing on her heart. Thinking of the confusion she felt on that rainy night when no one asked for help, she quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Concubine De.

"Good boy, get up quickly. Why are you being so polite to your aunt? Honghui is my grandson, and he has the blood of the Ulanara clan. How can I just leave him alone and let him die?"

Defei helped the man up, took Yixiu's hand and said earnestly: "Aunt has something to tell you, don't be angry, and don't blame aunt for being nosy. You have been avoiding the fourth brother these days, but do you have any complaints about him?"

Yixiu was shocked, lowered her head and dared not look at Concubine De, and said vaguely: "It's not what my aunt thinks. I have no complaints against you, but I haven't seen you for a long time, so I feel a little uncomfortable!"

"You think your aunt is easy to deceive? Your aunt is also an experienced person, and she knows what you are thinking. The fourth brother disregarded Honghui's life for his legitimate son, and you are blaming him!"

Yixiu said nothing and let Defei teach her a lesson. She didn't think she was wrong.

"Aunt is only saying this for your own good. For the sake of Honghui's future, you should stop trying to avoid him. Otherwise, if the fourth brother takes his anger out on Honghui, it will benefit others."

"Now that Rouze is pregnant, the Fourth Master no longer favors her alone. Which of Qi Gege, Song Gege, Li Gege, Gang Gege, and Miao Gege in your house is not in the prime of life? Sooner or later, they will give birth to heirs, and then the eldest prince Honghui will be worthless! If you, his biological mother, don't fight for Honghui, who else can help him?"

Yixiu couldn't help it. Everyone said that she gave birth to the eldest prince in the mansion, and she should be glorious and honored, but in fact her situation was worrying.

"But since my sister came into the mansion three years ago, Master has never been close to me. He seems to feel guilty, or afraid that my sister will be sad!"

When Concubine De heard this, she was shocked. Yixiu was a legitimate concubine who entered the palace before Rouze and was pregnant. She was supposed to be promoted to concubine. But how could the situation change? The fourth prince was valued by the emperor. Rouze's mother couldn't bear to see Yixiu suppress Rouze. She arranged for Rouze to visit Yixiu, who was pregnant, at the residence of the fourth prince, regardless of the fact that Rouze was already engaged.

After watching the dance in the Plum Garden, the fourth son was completely moved. He knelt before the emperor and begged for many days. The emperor could not persuade his own son and appointed Rouze to enter the palace as his concubine.

Yixiu's dream of becoming the heir was shattered, and her husband was snatched away by her own sister. She then spent the next three years alone in her empty room. How could she not feel resentful?

"This Fourth Brother, I will have a good talk with him later! You entered the mansion first, so you are his woman, and Rouze entered the mansion later. She is the one who treated you badly, so how can she ask you to give in? My dear child, I have wronged you!"

Yixiu was struck by what she was thinking. The matter was that her elder sister had stolen her brother-in-law's husband and was pretending to feel guilty. The Fourth Master acted as if his younger sister had stolen her elder sister's husband!

"Aunt, I really don't know what to do. I don't care how distant my grandfather is, but I can't implicate Honghui. Honghui is his eldest son!"

De Fei pointed at her and scolded her, "You are being too stubborn! As a concubine, you have to compete for favor. Why do you have to act so virtuous? A mother is honored by her son, but a son is honored by his mother! Aunt knows that you are bothered by your status as a concubine and don't want to do anything out of the ordinary, but it's not shameful to compete for favor. Aunt is also a concubine, but she also climbed to the position of De Fei, didn't she?"

"This is how the world works. We women have no other way out but to rely on men to survive in the backyard. What does temporary honor and disgrace mean? Only by fighting and struggling, and firmly securing our own position, can we seek a future for our descendants and our family! Come on, think about it carefully!"

The footsteps of the Empress Dowager gradually faded away, and it was a long time before the sound of Mother coming in was heard. They were talking in the warm room, and Honghui, who was not sleeping soundly, heard it all.

The corners of my mother's eyes were a little red and swollen. When she saw him sit up, she pretended to be calm and asked, "Honghui, are you thirsty? I'll pour you some tea."

Honghui pulled the corner of my mother's clothes and said solemnly: "Mother, you don't have to wrong yourself for your son. You can do whatever you want. I will take care of everything! I don't want you to be wronged."

Yixiu was shocked. Did Honghui hear everything?

For three years, the Fourth Master had favored his wife, and there were often criticisms about her and Honghui in the mansion. As a result, Honghui matured early and studied hard to bring honor to her. Unexpectedly, he never blamed his unpromising mother!

"Honghui, it's all because of mother that I've let you down and made you worry about me. Mother has figured it out. Even if we can't get back together, we still have to treat each other with respect and I won't let you get hurt by me."

Honghui hurriedly stopped her, "Mother, don't..."

Yixiu's attitude was firm. She did have lingering feelings for the Fourth Master. Love can only bring hatred. "Don't worry about what happened between your father and I! Just focus on recuperating and read your books after you recover. Too much wisdom will hurt you, and too much love will not bring longevity. Don't let your mother worry about you!"

Honghui couldn't persuade his mother, so he could only give up and wait until another day to persuade her.