"Eighth Brother, what a coincidence that Eighth Sister-in-law has come over," Yinzhen said as he came downstairs.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and saw Yinzhen holding Tong Cheng'er's hand, followed by many people, going downstairs.

The Eighth Prince saw a flash of surprise in Yinzhen's eyes; he thought Yinzhen should still be investigating the case!

"How come Fourth Brother has the time to come out?"

Shouldn't they be very busy?

Yinzhen said, "I came out with my wife to buy some things. It's not easy for us to come all this way."

Hearing this, the Eighth Prince's wife couldn't help but feel envious.

Before her marriage, she had fantasized about what kind of person she would marry. She had also envied Tong Cheng'er, the favored fourth prince's wife, because of others. Later, she married the eighth prince, and she was the only one in his harem. So she stopped envying him.

Because she has everything that Tong Cheng'er has.

However, ever since that night in Jiangnan, whenever the Eighth Prince's wife saw Tong Cheng'er, a feeling of envy welled up in her heart.

She knew perfectly well why the Eighth Prince had brought her to buy jewelry, but the way Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er acted, it seemed like they were just out shopping as part of their daily lives.

They are different.

The Eighth Prince said, "Fourth Brother still dotes on Fourth Sister-in-law as always."

Yinzhen: "Of course, didn't Eighth Brother also bring Eighth Sister-in-law out?"

Tong Cheng'er exchanged a few pleasantries with the Eighth Prince's wife before Yinzhen asked, "What's going on? Why are so many people tied up?"

The Eighth Prince smiled on the surface, but in his heart he couldn't help but think, "How could you not know what's going on?"

However, he still explained, "These people are rude, domineering, and lawless. They rely on their fathers to act as accomplices. I was planning to send them to the yamen to be taught a lesson."

Yinzhen said, "Is that so? Then he certainly needs to be taught a lesson. Do you need my help?"

The Eighth Prince was surprised by his kindness: "Thank you, Fourth Brother, but it's just a few insignificant things, you don't need to lift a finger."

Yinzhen nodded: "Alright, just let me know if you need anything."

Eighth Prince: "I won't disturb Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law while they're shopping."

Before the Eighth Prince left, Yinzhen said, "The daughters of the Prefect and the Pacification Commissioner dare to be so unscrupulous. I suppose their family education is inadequate. Eighth Brother, you might as well mention it to the old man later. Guangzhou may become an important place in the future, and we cannot tolerate those who act as accomplices to evil and cause trouble here."

Yinzhen's words made the Eighth Prince think more deeply, and he couldn't help but ponder them.

Considering what Yinzhen has been investigating recently, could it be that the prefect and the pacification commissioner also have a share?

Thinking of this, the Eighth Prince couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

The prefect and the pacification commissioner are one civil and one military official, respectively. For a prefecture, they are the leaders who control the military and politics. If they were to actually get involved, the Eighth Prince dared not even think about it. This matter was no small thing.

It turns out that the Eighth Prince only wanted to teach these people a lesson. Now that he thinks about it, he can only exaggerate the situation. Just what Ji Xinyi and Ming Shu said earlier could be considered as a young woman speaking without restraint, or as a lawless act.

Furthermore, although they did not know the Eighth Prince's identity, they did say that they wanted to kill the Eighth Prince's entire clan.

Only the emperor could order the killing of an entire clan. Moreover, the fact that she wanted to kill the entire clan of a prince made the situation even more serious.

The Eighth Prince had already made up his mind.

"Thank you for your advice, Fourth Brother. I will report the events of today to the old man truthfully."

Ji Xinyi, Ming Shu, and the others were helped, and their mouths were stuffed with food.

Listening to the conversation between the Eighth Prince and Yinzhen, which revealed their disdain for the prefect and the pacification commissioner, they realized they might really be in trouble.

They were like honest quails.

Yinzhen watched their departing figures with satisfaction.

To raise a daughter who would threaten to kill the entire clan of princes and nobles is quite an achievement, and this is better than he originally planned.

Tong Cheng'er asked, "Are you very happy?"

Yinzhen: "Not bad."

At noon, Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er had lunch outside, then the two of them toured the properties in Guangzhou, briefly checked the accounts, punished a few people, and then went back.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Yinzhen said to Tong Cheng'er, "You go back first. I need to talk to Father Emperor about something. I'll be back later."

Tong Cheng'er glanced at the sky and said, "Go ahead, we'll wait for you to come back for dinner tonight."

Yinzhen smiled and agreed, "Okay, drive carefully on the way back."

"Okay, slow down too."

Only after Tong Cheng'er's figure disappeared around the corner did Yinzhen turn his gaze away and lead Su Peisheng toward Kangxi's residence.

It just so happened that the Eighth Prince was also there at that time.

Yinzhen bowed to Kangxi, then looked at the Eighth Prince.

Kangxi roughly knew why Yinzhen had opened the door.

However, his first words were: "Did you have dinner outside with your wife before you came back?"

Yinzhen nodded: "Yes."

Kangxi: "Eighth Prince has told us everything. What do you think we should do?"

Yinzhen said directly, "If Prefect Ming and Pacification Commissioner Ji can raise such an outspoken daughter, they should be dealt with according to the law."

According to the law, anyone who dares to threaten the extermination of the royal family deserves to die. Raising such a person who speaks without restraint will naturally prevent them from loving the people like their own children. Such a person should be dismissed from their post and investigated.

Kangxi said, "Then we'll proceed according to the law. This matter is entrusted to the two of you."

Then Kangxi sent the Eighth Prince away, leaving Yinzhen to speak.

Was this part of your plan?

Yinzhen shook his head: "Your subject did intend to start with the Ji and Ming families, but I did not expect that your eighth brother would get involved. However, the situation was better than I had originally planned, so I spoke a few words with your eighth brother."

It was a case of turning the tables on them.

Yinzhen truly had no intention of plotting against the Eighth Prince.

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