Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 133: Prince and the Imperial Edict

The Fourth Prince had returned when the night was darkest. As the sky gradually brightened, there was still no news from inside the house.

The Fourth Prince couldn't help but feel anxious and began to pace back and forth outside the delivery room.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally a loud baby cry was heard from the delivery room. The Fourth Prince rushed to the door of the delivery room and wanted to go in to see the child, but the smell of blood brought him back to his senses.

The Fourth Prince counted the numbers in his mind and waited for the midwife to bring out the baby.

After a while, the midwife with a big smile on her face came out holding a red swaddling cloth and congratulated the Fourth Prince: "Congratulations, Fourth Prince, your wife has given birth to a little prince!"

The Fourth Prince came forward to look at the child. He had a pointed head and a red face. He was not pretty at all, but the Fourth Prince liked him very much. He said to Su Peisheng happily, "This child has a delicate mouth like the wife, but his eyebrows and eyes are like the master. He will definitely be a heroic Baturu in the future."

Su Peisheng naturally would not spoil the Fourth Prince's fun. He said exaggeratedly: "At first glance, I thought it was a boy from the seat of Bodhisattva Guanyin who came down to earth! The young master is so smart and handsome, he is indeed my bloodline."

The Fourth Prince was very happy to be praised. He was also very happy in the beginning. His brothers all started to get married one after another, but the Fourth Prince's family was the only one that didn't even have a little princess. The Fourth Prince was still under a lot of pressure in his heart. After all, having no heirs meant that there would be no one to inherit the family business in the future. Who would be willing to work with you?

Now, he has a son!

After giving the wedding money, the Fourth Prince sent someone to inform Kangxi and Defei. This was his first son, so he had to tell his parents. He also couldn't forget Jiang Chen, as the Jiang family was also thinking about Yixiu in the palace.

At the same time, the Fourth Prince wrote a memorial to Kangxi, in which he sincerely praised Yixiu's virtues after she married him, and for giving him many children. He asked Kangxi to promote Yixiu to be his legitimate wife.

When Kangxi heard the news, he happily went to Defei's residence to talk. Although he had many sons, he had few grandchildren.

The eldest son has been so eager to have a legitimate son these years that he has ruined the health of the first wife but still refuses to give up. The first wife is also not a smart person. She keeps thinking about having more children before her health is fully recovered.

The Crown Prince did have a son, but he was born to Concubine Li, one year before the Crown Princess entered the palace. The Crown Prince was the apple of Kangxi's eye, and so were his children. However, Kangxi hoped that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess would have a legitimate son.

The Third Prince was doing well, and his wife gave birth to a legitimate son. However, he was influenced by the habits of a scholar, always liking to be surrounded by women, and he got along better with his concubine, Tian. His wives and concubines fought fiercely, which caused his wife to not take good care of herself during her pregnancy, and the child she gave birth to was not very healthy.

The Fifth Prince was even more worried. Kangxi himself was to blame. It was obvious that the Fifth Prince had no hope of inheriting the throne because he was raised by the Empress Dowager. However, just to be on the safe side, Kangxi still arranged a concubine of low status for the Fifth Prince.

How low was his birth? The father of the Fifth Prince was a fifth-rank official, but Kangxi felt sorry for his son and appointed two concubines of high status to the Fifth Prince, fearing that things would go wrong in the Fifth Prince's mansion.

The Fifth Prince took his anger out on the Fifth Lady, who was of low status and not very good-looking.

The Fifth Lady also has a temper. I am not marrying you to climb into the royal family's wealth. Her father had already used his connections to get the Fifth Lady to give up the throne, but who would have thought that Kangxi would go crazy and insist on choosing from the daughters of minor officials of the fifth and sixth ranks. Kangxi is also very picky, and in the end, the Fifth Lady, who had both good character and good character, suffered a great misfortune and had to marry the Fifth Prince.

There have been many children in the Fifth Prince's mansion over the years, but they were all born to the concubine. Also, the Fifth Prince and the Fifth Concubine are not from the same room, so where did the children come from?

The situation in the Seventh Prince's mansion was even more complicated, because the Seventh Prince was born with a disabled foot. His mother, Dai Jia, was angered by Emperor Kangxi and had never had a clear status. She was only given a noble lady's share because of the prince's status. Therefore, the Seventh Prince, who grew up as an unknown person, also preferred a concubine and had no legitimate son.

Therefore, Kangxi was very happy that a little prince was born in the Fourth Prince's mansion. This reminded him of his cousin, Empress Xiaoyiren. If his cousin were still alive, she would be so happy to know that the Fourth Prince had a son.

This is what Kangxi thought in his heart and this is what he said to Concubine De.

If the person in front of her was not the emperor, Defei almost poured the boiling hot tea over him. Yes, yes, Tong Jia was so good. I didn’t see you cherish her when she was alive, but you know how to miss her after she died.

Kangxi will increase his hatred for Concubine De because she misses Tong Jia, the woman she hates the most.

Kangxi felt that it was inappropriate after he finished expressing his feelings, so he changed the subject, "The fourth son also submitted a memorial to me, saying that he wanted to make Ulanara his legitimate wife."

Rouze was useless, and Yixiu had to maintain her position as the Fourth Prince's legitimate wife, so Concubine De helped by saying, "Yixiu has done a good job on weekdays, whether helping the Fourth Prince manage the backyard or being filial to me. Now that she has given birth to the Fourth Prince's eldest prince, it is normal for the Fourth Prince to ask for a title."

Defei promoted talented people regardless of their relationship with her. She clearly stated Yixiu's contributions over the years, the most important of which was of course her contribution to childbearing.

Kangxi also knew that the Fourth Prince's request was reasonable, and he should even agree to it for Jiang Chen's sake. But wouldn't that give too much support to the Fourth Prince? Kangxi always looked at his adult sons with a critical attitude, and his actions were also to check and balance.

Therefore, he was very worried that supporting Ulanara would make Jiang Chen completely side with the Fourth Prince.

Concubine De understood Kangxi's concerns and calmly brought up another matter to divert Kangxi's hatred. "Speaking of which, when His Royal Highness heard about the Fourth Prince's wedding, he prepared a generous gift early on. The Fourth Prince is a clumsy child, and he doesn't know how to speak, but he always remembers the kindness of others. He has been clinging to His Royal Highness since he was a child, and it's a good thing that His Royal Highness doesn't find it annoying."

These words touched Kangxi's heart. With the crown prince taking charge of the government and acting as regent, his power grew. If it weren't for Mingzhu, the old fox who was really good at winning people's hearts, the court would probably have become a one-man show by the crown prince.

Kangxi was very angry about this. I am still in my prime, and everyone is surrendering to the prince. Do they want me to die?

Now, Kangxi's hesitation has changed from whether Jiang Chen can be an aid to the Fourth Prince to whether Jiang Chen can be an aid to the Crown Prince, so it is better to support Ulanara. Otherwise, no matter who the Fourth Lady will be in the future, she will only provide new aid to the Fourth Prince.

Moreover, Kangxi was quietly trying to sow discord between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince. Seeing that the Fourth Prince had a close relationship with Jiang Chen, could the Crown Prince still trust the Fourth Prince? Similarly, with Jiang Chen's help, could the Fourth Prince still be subservient to the Crown Prince?

If enthroning Ulanara as the legitimate wife resulted in a breakup between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, it would be a good decision.

After figuring out the logic, Kangxi issued the decree readily.

Ulanara was a woman of both talent and virtue, a beautiful lady from a distinguished family, and a woman of great beauty. The Empress Dowager praised her for her gentle and bright appearance, virtuous character, and her respectful and cautious conduct, which established her reputation in the imperial court. She was a noble person, intelligent, well-mannered, and quiet. With the Empress Dowager's kindness, she was canonized as the legitimate wife of the fourth prince Yinzhen.