"Sister, yesterday I went with the Fujin to visit the Fifth Prince's residence. I heard that the Seventh Prince's wife has been divorced by him. This is the first time in our Qing Dynasty that a prince has divorced his first wife." The day before yesterday, Madam Song accompanied the Fujin to the Fifth Prince's residence to congratulate him on the birth of a prince by one of his concubines. Madam Wang and Madam Song were chosen by the Fujin to congratulate the concubine. Naturally, she went to congratulate the Fifth Prince's wife.

Lanqin was reading a book, while Song was embroidering beside her. The two often sat together like this to pass the time. Geng would also come sometimes.

Lanqin was startled and asked, "Do you know why?"

Madam Song shook her head and said suspiciously, "I only heard some gossip. It is said that the Seventh Prince's wife is childless and jealous by nature, and has harmed many of the Seventh Prince's children and princesses."

Lanqin responded with an "oh," then thought for a moment, thinking to herself: "Dong Shi, Seventh Master still has feelings for you. His decision to punish Seventh Princess Consort can be considered revenge for you."

Seeing Lanqin smiling, Madam Song asked, "That day, she made things difficult for you in front of Consort De, but now she has suffered such a fate. It's true that evil people get their just deserts."

Lanqin naturally knew who had stood up for her, but she never expected that he would persuade Seventh Master to divorce his wife for her sake.

“She has done too many evil deeds. Even if the Seventh Prince is soft-hearted, he will not tolerate her for a lifetime,” Lanqin said calmly.

In the forty-fourth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the seventh prince, Yinyou, divorced his primary wife, which immediately became the focus of private discussion among the noblewomen of the capital.

When the Seventh Prince presented the letter of divorce to Emperor Kangxi, it went surprisingly calmly and smoothly. Emperor Kangxi simply said, "This woman is neither virtuous nor capable; divorce her then."

Immediately afterwards, Fa Ke's son was arrested by the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture for forcibly taking a woman. In order to save his son, Fa Ke sent someone to give money to the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, but unexpectedly, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture reported his actions.

Fa Ke never expected that her son would get into trouble right after her daughter was divorced by the Seventh Prince, and that she herself would be imprisoned as well.

By the time he came to his senses, he had already been impeached in several cases, such as accepting bribes and illegally occupying land. In short, he was overwhelmed with accusations.

Emperor Kangxi was furious. He was already displeased that your daughter had caused his son to lose several children. Now your son was breaking the law right under the emperor's nose, and now it was you who had done it. The entire Fa Ke family should be wiped out.

Before the news could spread, the entire Nara clan had already been exiled.

When Lanqin learned of the Seventh Prince's wife's fate, she didn't feel particularly relieved, because she hadn't been that angry about Lady Nara. Her complaint to the Fourth Prince that day was partly because she genuinely felt wronged, and partly because she wanted to seek justice for Lady Dong. This outcome was truly something Lanqin hadn't anticipated.

The Fourth Prince once asked her if she was satisfied.

Damn, it seems that the downfall of the Nara clan was all due to the whims of a mere woman like her.

Lanqin refused to believe that the Fourth Prince had wiped out an entire family simply to avenge her. The disappearance of the Fa Ke family must have had reasons Lanqin couldn't have imagined. It was just that the Seventh Prince's wife had merely acted as the catalyst.

Well, there's no need to pity them. Good deeds are rewarded, and evil deeds are punished!

Thinking of this, Lanqin's initial surprise gradually subsided. She had no right to interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty.

"Nianxue, go and tell the kitchen to prepare a few of the dishes that Fourth Master likes. He'll be coming for dinner tonight," Lanqin said smugly.

In fact, these days, the Fourth Prince has been having his evening meals at the South Courtyard. Whether he rests here or not, the Fourth Prince makes sure to dine here with Lanqin every day. In the Fourth Prince's words, the food in the palace is already not very appealing, so it would be a shame not to treat himself to a better dinner.

This statement is very close to Lanqin's "eat well, drink well, live well" attitude towards life.

As expected, the Fourth Master arrived on time. Nianxue and Xicha were used to serving him, so they naturally arranged five side dishes and a soup according to their master's preferences.

With Nianxue's help, Fourth Master took off his shoes and long robe, then changed into a set of light everyday clothes before getting onto the couch and sitting cross-legged.

"Master, have you been busy these days?" Lanqin personally served food to the Fourth Master.

"Busy." Fourth Master picked up the wine pot, poured himself a cup of sake, and then poured one for Lanqin.

Here, Lanqin never let Nianxue and the others serve her meals; she did it all herself. Gradually, she also began to serve food and soup to the Fourth Master.

Today, they were especially attentive.

"Master, you work so hard every day, have some pigeon soup to nourish yourself." Lanqin served Fourth Master a large bowl of soup in a flattering manner.

"Fa Ke is the Eighth Prince's man. I imagine there's a huge fuss going on in the neighboring mansion right now." The Fourth Prince couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile, looking completely delighted at having defeated his political enemy.

He really is a cunning and scheming man.

"Grandpa, I want to eat fish, there are too many bones!" Lanqin put down her chopsticks, smiled sweetly, and said.

Fourth Master raised an eyebrow and said, "You mean you want me to remove the fish bones for you?"

Lanqin smiled so much her big eyes crinkled, and she nodded like a lucky cat, "I have found an opportunity for you to eliminate a political enemy, but shouldn't you come with me to get rid of the fish bones?"

Fourth Master affectionately flicked Lanqin's forehead, muttering, "Good, I've never removed a fishbone for anyone."

Su Peisheng isn't here. If he saw Fourth Master removing fish bones from Lanqin right now, he would be extremely impressed with Lanqin.

The little princess was indeed quick-witted; she immediately grasped the whole story. The Fourth Prince, while removing fish bones, watched the little princess.

“Seventh Master will be completely at your beck and call from now on. Why don’t you find something to do with Seventh Master? Your legs are weak, and that won’t delay your work,” Lanqin said.

In fact, Lanqin was trying to establish a perfect image of the Fourth Prince taking care of his disabled brother. Even though the Seventh Prince was not valued by Kangxi, he would naturally think that the Fourth Prince was kind and benevolent when he learned that the Fourth Prince was able to support him.

Fourth Master glanced at Lanqin and placed the fish he had prepared on his plate in front of her.

"That's exactly what I was thinking. I'll have Seventh Brother come with me to work at the Ministry of Revenue. It's just sitting there writing and manipulating documents anyway; he'll be able to handle that," Fourth Master said, his heart filled with even greater delight for Lanqin. This little woman always seemed to think the same way he did.

"Master, I'm done eating, but I want more." Lanqin finished the fish that the Fourth Master had painstakingly cleaned in one bite, and now she was grinning at the Fourth Master with a smug look on her face.

Helpless, Fourth Master picked up another piece of his chopsticks and continued to remove the thorns from Lanqin's bones.

Nianxue and Xicha, standing outside the house, were already beaming with joy. They were no longer afraid of Lanqin's "outrageous" behavior in front of the Fourth Master, since their master seemed to really like the princess.