After receiving Kangxi's instructions, Liang Jiugong finally understood that His Majesty wanted to protect the Crown Prince's reputation.

Indeed, if they can arrange for a maid, there must be a follow-up.

Emperor Kangxi ordered that the matter be dealt with thoroughly, and Liang Jiugong dared not disobey, so he naturally had to handle it thoroughly.

Sure enough, not long after, everyone connected to Lianxiang disappeared one by one, and Lianxiang herself vanished.

When the Crown Prince first heard the news, he thought it was because someone disliked him. But then he realized something was wrong. If it were done by an enemy, they would have kept it as leverage. How could they have handled it so cleanly and eliminated any future trouble?

The Crown Prince could only have imagined that Kangxi would do such a thing.

This speculation relieved the crown prince but also caused him to panic.

If his guess was correct, wouldn't that mean his father, the Emperor, knew about what he had been doing these past few days?

The crown prince began to feel uneasy.

When the eldest prince learned that everyone connected to Lianxiang had disappeared, he was furious. He knew that the crown prince was morally flawed, but so what? There was no evidence now. If word got out, people would probably accuse the crown prince of framing him.

What a powerful weapon, now it's useless.

The key issue is that he still doesn't know who did it.

Yinzhen also found out, and was not surprised.

He knew that the Crown Prince held unparalleled importance in Kangxi's eyes. In his previous life, when the Crown Prince was deposed, one of his crimes was licentious behavior in the palace, having slept with a noblewoman in the harem yet still being reinstated as Crown Prince.

At most, this matter will leave a knot in Kangxi's heart, but on the surface, it has no further impact.

Not many people know about the Crown Prince's affair, but Liang Jiugong handled it very well.

After this matter was settled, Kangxi returned to the capital with his entourage.

Looking at most of the children, Yinzhen felt a little relieved. He could finally go back. He had been away for too long and missed his little princess. Also, he had been away for several months, and the children were growing up quickly. He wondered how Hongzhao was doing now.

The journey took only a day, and it went by very quickly.

Tong Cheng'er had already received news of Yinzhen's return and was waiting and hoping for it at the mansion.

In the evening, Rulan came in and said with a happy expression, "Madam, Gao Wuyong has come to report that the troops returning to the capital have already entered the city gates."

Tong Cheng'er was also overjoyed. "We're inside the city gate? That's great!"

"Let's go greet them at the door."

After entering the city, it was already late, and Kangxi didn't have time to deal with his son. He just wanted to go back to the palace to wash up and get some rest, so he directly ordered those who were supposed to return to their own residences to do so, and that they could talk about anything else tomorrow.

After returning from Kangxi's place, Yinzhen rode his horse back to his residence.

When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he saw the young princess waiting at the entrance. She was accompanied by servants, and behind her, a nanny was holding her son in her arms.

Yinzhen's heart suddenly calmed down. He quickly and nimbly dismounted from his horse, then trotted to Tong Cheng'er and said with a smile, "I'm back."

Upon hearing this, Tong Cheng'er felt a lump in her throat and a urge to cry.

Yinzhen felt a pang of sadness as he watched his young wife's eyes begin to redden.

He suddenly bent down and scooped Tong Cheng'er up in his arms. Tong Cheng'er was caught off guard by his action and cried out, "What are you doing? Put me down!"

Yinzhen smiled and said, "No."

His tone was indescribably shameless.

Tong Cheng'er thought to herself, "How come this person has turned into a thug after going out for a while?"

Yinzhen carried the person away, leaving everyone standing there, bewildered.

Su Peisheng then spoke up: "Hurry up and go inside!"

Then everyone followed them inside.

Yinzhen had a very clear goal. He carried the person directly to Yaocheng Courtyard and said at the door, "Prepare water."

He carried the person into the room.

The maids and servants stared in disbelief for a moment, then sprang into action.

Inside the room, Yinzhen simply placed the person on the bed and asked, "Did you miss me?"

Tong Cheng'er gave him a reproachful look: "What do you think?"

Yinzhen smiled and then said, "Let me see if you've thought about it."

After saying that, he immediately covered her up, and soon after, intimate sounds came from the room.

The sky was not yet dark, and the setting sun had turned half the sky red, like the blushing face of a young woman.

The noises inside the room continued for a long time until it was completely dark. Then, the old woman carried water in and out, and then the noises continued to come from inside the room.

The noise lasted for about half an hour before it stopped. After the noise subsided, Yinzhen called for water again, washed up, dressed himself, and dressed his wife as well. Only then did he remember the issue of food and that he seemed to have a son.

So he instructed Su Peisheng to prepare dinner, and only after dinner was ready did he wake Tong Cheng'er up.

When Tong Cheng'er woke up, she saw Yinzhen holding the child by the bed. She wasn't sleepy, but she was exhausted. She had been tossed and turned repeatedly, and this man seemed tireless. She wondered where he got so much energy.

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"She's awake. I've had someone prepare a meal."

Upon hearing this, Tong Cheng'er stood up.

"I heard that Father Emperor contracted malaria on his way back to the capital. What happened?"

Tong Cheng'er was also confused. In the era she lived in, malaria had almost disappeared. She had heard of it, but she didn't know anything about it.

"Father Emperor did indeed contract malaria, but it was a close call."

Tong Cheng'er: "That's good."

She was also afraid that Kangxi might suddenly pass away at this time.

Yinzhen told Tong Cheng'er about the Golden Rooster Frost, and Tong Cheng'er was stunned when she heard this: "In that case, you also saved Father Emperor's life."

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