Chapter 621: Apology

After coming out of the Anding Gate, the carriage became faster.

Although it was an official road, the carriage was made of wooden wheels at this time, without shock absorption, and it was still bumpy and uncomfortable.

Cao Yong felt his stomach turbulent and he felt very disgusted. He was about to speak to Cao Yin and said that he would go down to ride a horse, but when he saw that Cao Yin's face was not good-looking.

"Father, go slow..." Cao Yong asked.

Cao Yin waved his hand and said, "No, it's just right..."

As soon as I arrived at Tangquan Palace, it was already the beginning of Xu (7 o'clock in the evening), and it was already dark.

Cao Yong was in regular clothes, but Cao Yin came in official clothes.

But in a hurry, he didn't have any paper or pen to write a memorial. Cao Yin asked which adult was on duty at the guard office and asked him to report to him.

The person on duty was A Ling, the minister in charge of the guard. Seeing Cao Yin and his son coming, Cao Yong looked like this again. He knew that there had been a change and did not dare to delay, so he hurriedly reported it to him.

In the palace, Kangxi was holding a book in his hand and sat cross-legged on the edge of the kang, but he was a little absent-minded, thinking about traveling around the capital for a few days. Some rivers have to be cleared and cleared, and the money from the Ministry of Revenue has to be considered.

Thinking of the fact that a palace maid had been pregnant for several months, Kangxi also felt a little complacent.

On the ground, there were some books of numerology and mathematics books on the side of the imperial desk. It was the Sixteenth Prince in front of the escort.

He liked numerology since he was a child. When he looked at these books, he focused his attention. When he encountered books he had not read before, he put them aside and thought to take them back to read them in depth at night.

The room was very quiet, and occasionally there was a sound of turning over the pages of the book.

Kangxi sat for a while and felt his neck a little sore. He raised his head, put down the book, and rubbed his neck.

He glanced at the Sixteenth Prince inadvertently, and saw his frowning look, Kangxi asked, "Is there anything I can't understand?"

The Sixteenth Prince's numerology was enlightened by Kangxi himself. The Sixteenth Prince naturally respected his father very much. He responded and stepped forward to point out his confusion.

Kangxi looked sideways, thought for a while, and pointed out the way to solve the problem.

When the sixteenth prince heard this, he was enlightened and said with a smile: "Thank you the emperor, Ama, my son is clumsy and has been thinking for a while."

Kangxi nodded and looked at the Sixteenth Prince, with a rare kindness on his face.

He was a little doting about the son of the Sixteenth Prince from beginning to end. The other adult sons made Kangxi more or less notice the threat. Only the little princes of the Sixteenth Prince and the others did not get involved in the battle for the throne. This is the main reason why Kangxi was doting about them.

The sixteenth prince also saw that Kangxi was in a good mood. He was about to find another question to ask when he saw Wei Zhu come in and report: "Your Majesty, please come and ask for a visit from the Minister of Guards."

Kangxi glanced at the clock on the ground, nodded, and said, "Xuan!"

Wei Zhu responded and then A Linga lowered her head and came in, knelt down and reported, "Emperor, Cao Yin, the Minister of Rites, came with his son and asked to see the emperor. He is now waiting for him to see him outside the palace."

Kangxi smiled and the sixteenth prince also put down the book in his hand.

During these days when the Holy Lord was in the palace, except for the Grand Secretary who was on duty in the imperial court, the six ministries and officials were on the rotation. Yesterday, the Ministry of Rites was on duty, and Cao Yin also came yesterday morning, and there was nothing unusual.

"Do you know what's going on?" Kangxi asked after getting off the kang.

"I don't know, but look at it. Mr. Cao is injured on his face, and it doesn't look good." A Ling said carefully and replied.

Cao Yong shook him and said, "It's not that the Ninth Prince has taken the opportunity."

The sixteenth prince said angrily: "What's the difference between him asking someone to do it and himself? Who doesn't know that he is now disgusting you. If he hadn't been holding on to his identity, he would have to tear you away."

Cao Yong didn't have much to say, so he fell silent.

The sixteenth prince glanced at Cao Yin and wondered about his intention to bring Cao Yong over overnight. Is he afraid that the ninth prince would "the evil people complain first" or would he have to complain about his "wrongedness"?

No matter which one it is, it is not like Cao Yin's usual restrained and quiet personality.

After a while, I arrived at the main palace of the palace.

The sixteenth prince was in front and Cao Yin and his son were behind and entered the main hall.

Cao Yin and his son were both forced to kneel down and bow again.

Because A Linga mentioned that Cao Yong was injured just now, Kangxi's eyes went over Cao Yin and fell directly on Cao Yong.

But they are far apart and cannot be seen in detail.

"Flat and speak in front of you." Kangxi said.

Cao Yin and his son responded, got up and walked forward a few steps.

Cao Yong kept his head down, and Kangxi couldn't help but frown and said, "Cao Yong, raise your head."

When Cao Yong heard this, he revealed his "true face of Mount Lu".

Kangxi was shocked no less than the sixteenth prince. He looked straight at the blood rafters that were more than half a foot long on Cao Yong's face, and his body was already trembling slightly.

During this kung fu, Cao Yin had already pulled Cao Yong to kneel down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I'm here to apologize." As he said that, he had already kowtowed three times.

Cao Yong knelt behind Cao Yin, but he was unwilling to do so, but there was no other way.

Looking at Cao Yin's hunched back, he felt a little guilty.

"What's the crime?" Kangxi asked in a deep voice, suppressing his anger.

Cao Yin was a little hesitant and paused, saying, "Emperor, Cao Yong is mediocre, he acts recklessly and fights with others day by day. He really shouldn't have. The slave dare not favoritism, so he asked the emperor to punish him severely... However, although the slave has a young son, he is still in his infancy. This eldest son is not a strict rule of law. But he has no face to stand in the court again. He hopes that the emperor will pity the slave father and son for this experience. The slave begs for bones and brings his son back to his hometown..."

He kowtowed while saying that, but in the end he was already full of tears and cried.

Cao Yong knelt behind Cao Yin, listening to the "bang bang" sound of kowtow, as if he was about to suffocate, and he couldn't breathe.

Cao Yin's voice was not fake at all.

At this moment, Cao Yong knew in his heart that even if his father "retreats forward" and eliminated the way out of the Ninth Prince's complaint, his words were probably heartfelt words.

In the past two years of arriving in the capital, Cao Yin has changed a lot, and he regards his family as much as he did in the past.

Cao Yin's cry moved Kangxi, but he did not believe Cao Yin's words: "I am so mean and act reckless? Are you talking about Cao Yong? If he is so mean, then wouldn't others be dirt? He is like a little old man, and he can act recklessly without knocking or leaving?" At this point, he stepped forward a few steps, stood beside Cao Yong, and said: "Cao Yong, what happened? Your father is so tired?"

Cao Yong raised his head, his face unable to hide his disheartenedness.

"Emperor, what my father said is true, but I am reckless and fighting with others. However, the situation is urgent, and it is not intentional offense." Cao Yong replied: "I also ask the emperor to be kind to you. I am willing to resign and go home to support my parents."

Hearing the word "offensive", Kangxi frowned even more tightly. When he heard the "resignation letter", his expression had already drooped and he asked, "Who is it, who is attacking you?"

Cao Yong glanced at his father, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Third-class shrimp Shanduo!"

"Shan Duo?" Kangxi felt familiar, so he turned his head and asked the Sixteenth Prince, "Do you know it? I remember that I seemed to have heard of this name."

The Sixteenth Prince replied in a low voice: "Emperor, Shanduo is the ninth brother's close guard."

Kangxi stared at Cao Yong and said coldly: "Why did you do it?"

Cao Yong lowered his head and replied: "I am serving my mother in the morning and went to Nihua Temple to burn incense. On the way back, I encountered an accident and followed the female family's carriage and left. I followed her away, but... in pain, she failed to fight back..."

When it comes to Prince Ninth, Cao Yongming said that Kangxi also knew the reason.

These days, Kangxi also knew about the little moves of the Ninth Prince calling Fang Jiadong. Although he was unhappy, he didn't take it seriously, as long as he didn't delay the money entering the warehouse.

To be honest, although Kangxi did not admit it, he felt a little uncomfortable in addition to being happy.

In Kangxi's view, the ninth prince came out and added some things to Cao Yong, which was also considered to give him more training.

Unexpectedly, such a big change happened all of a sudden.

"You beat that Shanduo to death?" Kangxi asked with his hands behind his back.

"I don't dare..." Cao Yong hurriedly leaned over and replied.

Kangxi nodded and looked at Cao Yong and said, "Yes, you are generous and will not take human life at will. As a gentle prince, you are just a third-class shrimp. If you dare to attack you, you should be beaten to death. For this little thing, you are worthy of being like this?"

Cao Yong raised his head, looked deep, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid."

"Oh, what are you afraid of?" Kangxi asked after seeing Cao Yong's expression.

"I am afraid that I will be guilty today and will be guilty tomorrow; I will be guilty tomorrow and will be guilty tomorrow. If I am alone, I will be fine and deal with right and wrong. My parents are old and my children are young. If I am implicated, wouldn't I regret it?" Cao Yong said these words in the truth: "Although I am willing to be loyal to my emperor, I am also a villain who is greedy for life and death... Over the years, I have been away from the life and death locks, but I have never felt any fear, so I accept it calmly; to this day, I have been implicated in the innocent women and children in the family, how can I not be afraid..."

He had already made up his mind.

If Kangxi did not come forward to protect him and shock the Ninth Prince, he would really have to think of a way out.

There is no reason to be a thief for thousands of days, but there is no reason to be a thief for thousands of days.

Although I want to live a peaceful life, I can't always be a turtle.

Cao Yong was soft-hearted and valued human feelings, and Kangxi knew that it was.

Cao Yin's crying and Cao Yong's confession made Kangxi's face turn red and white, and he was really angry.

His body shivered slightly, he retreated to the side of the kang and sat down, and asked, "How was your mother frightened?"

"Reply to the emperor's words, the shocked horse scattered the carriage behind it, and my mother's carriage was in front of me, which is quite fortunate." Cao Yong replied carefully.

Kangxi slapped the table vigorously and said angrily: "Rebellious, these bastards..."

Eighth Prince’s Mansion, study room.

Prince Ninth paced and said angrily: "Cao Yong, I want to kill him, I want to kill him..."

The eighth prince took the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Ninth brother, sit down and rest first, you have been turning for two hours."

The Ninth Prince stopped, twisted his body, and said to the Eighth Prince: "Brother, you didn't see the arrogance of that boy. He actually threatened me, he actually dared to threaten me... and even shot Shanduo in front of me..."

The Eighth Prince shook his head and said, "It's not the time when I talk about this. Ninth Brother, you are too reckless. There is no unwind love in this world. The prince of the dynasty asked someone to rob the officials and trouble him. How could the Emperor Ah Ma spare you..."
To be continued...