Inside the main hall, Wan'er and Lady Yingenjueluo sat upright to one side. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Dong'e Wanting was wearing exquisite makeup, a proper blue palace dress, and a silver hairpin made of mutton-fat jade in her hair. Her face was lightly powdered, which was in stark contrast to Dong'e Wanning's other two half-sisters.

“Little darling, those two are the half-sisters of the Third Prince’s wife. They were originally too young to enter the residence of the imperial clan. But now that Old Master Ma Jia is gone, that person has taken notice and has been using the identity of the person inside to get close to the Third Prince.” Following Yin’s advice, Lady Yin Genjue Luo spoke a few more words about palace affairs to Little darling.

Yin was worried that Xiao Guai would be fooled by those people, so he repeatedly told her to make sure Xiao Guai understood the struggle inside.

Qingyan frowned, her face full of reluctance. She knew perfectly well that none of the women in the palace were as simple as they seemed.

"Sister-in-law, do you think Dong Eshi doesn't know?" Their mothers don't get along, and now the two of them are ready to fight.

Yin Genjue Luo smiled. Even if Dong E Wan Ting entered the palace, she could only be a concubine in the Third Prince's residence, which was very different from Dong E Wan Ning's status.

Qingyan looked at Dong'e Wanting's proud expression. Today was Yinzhi's wedding, but he felt very sad. He had been keeping the matter of Old Master Ma Jia in his heart.

At this moment, the Third Prince's residence was brightly decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, with crimson and golden yellow complementing each other. The noble ladies of Ma Jia's family were all dressed in crimson palace gowns, and their hair was mostly adorned with gold hairpins. Qingyan couldn't help but purse her lips, thinking that they had even abandoned filial piety for the sake of wealth and status.

She carefully observed the expressions of the wives of the brides who were preparing to attend the wedding, and found that they mostly looked at Lady Ma Jia with disdain and contempt.

"Master, the Fourth Prince has arrived!" Su Lan quietly approached Qing Yan to inform him that the Fourth Prince had come!

Qingyan tilted her head and looked at her. The two of them were not yet married, so how could they meet in public?

"What are you worried about? Father Emperor said that after you and Tara appear, you should go to the residence of the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince to rest for a while!" Yin Genjueluo nudged her little hand. She followed Yin Genjueluo's gaze and saw that Yinqi had already found his little wife and was looking at her little hand, preparing to walk out.

She smiled knowingly. Yinqi and Yin were of different statuses; Yin was extremely concerned with his reputation and would definitely not do such a thing.

"Sister-in-law, please don't make fun of me. That man would never treat me like that. When will you return to the Prince's residence?" Qingyan was preparing to return with Lady Yingenjueluo. Although Lady Dong'e had not yet married the Prince's wife, her half-sister and other relatives had already come.

"Let's go, we're just ruining their plans by staying here." Lady Yin Genjue was eager to see how the two ladies from Lady Dong'e would compete for Yin Zhi.

The royal family could not afford to make such a fool of themselves. At most, Emperor Kangxi would have placed Dong E's half-sister into the princes' quarters as a concubine.

After exchanging greetings with Prince Yu's wife, they left the room. At the door, Yinhe stood with a burly prince. She glanced at him; he was about 20 years old, over 1.8 meters tall, and looked like a military officer.

"Oh my, that's your eldest brother!" When Yin Genjue Luo saw Yin coming over, she couldn't help but smile. Ever since Xiao Guai gave her pearl powder to take on time, she had really gotten much better. Yin even said that her complexion was getting better and better.

Pfft!

Qingyan laughed. Standing together, the two brothers were quite different, aside from their distinctive phoenix eyes characteristic of the Aisin Gioro family. The Fourth Prince gave off a more aloof and cold impression, while Yinzhen was undeniably rugged.

"Greetings to the First Prince!" Qingyan wouldn't address him as "elder brother," but because she had a very good relationship with Lady Yingenjueluo, she changed her address in advance.

"Little Darling, thank you!" Yin specially came to see Qingyan. The pearl powder she gave to the Fujin helped her take better care of herself. She would also send him snacks such as red date tea. He remembered all these little things.

Qingyan looked completely bewildered. What good deed had she done?

"Brother, let's go see our niece together. Xiao Guai is very feverish. It's not appropriate for us to talk to her if she sees a child younger than her!" Yin felt that his elder brother was someone worth befriending, at least more worthwhile than Yin himself.

"Fourth brother, let's go!" Yin was very happy. He liked to be close to his younger brothers. As for Yin, he was different. The two of them had been fighting since childhood, and their brotherly affection had long been completely destroyed.

Kangxi didn't care. Yin and Yin had different positions. Under the persuasion of Lady Yingenjueluo, Yin had always been very well-behaved. Consort Hui also found her eldest daughter-in-law pleasing to the eye. In addition, apart from her eyes, the princess she gave birth to was very similar to Consort Hui.

Immediately, this young princess became Consort Hui's favorite.

"Little darling, you can call me Big Brother!" Yin walked ahead, holding the jade hand of Yin Genjue Luo Shi, and turned to Qing Yan to say.

Yin's care for Qingyan was never kept secret from outsiders; everyone in the palace knew how much Yin cherished his little princess.

"Hehe, big brother..." Qingyan checked his space and, with the system's help, bought a small jade pendant for protection against poison, which was just the right gift for the little princess.

Yin looked at her with concern. When she entered the palace, Qingyan did not know about her elder brother's little niece. What should she do if she did not prepare a gift for the meeting?

Qingyan winked at him, and he suddenly remembered Xiaoguai's mysterious place.

Upon entering the eldest prince's residence, she couldn't help but chuckle. The layout of all the princes' residences was identical, even the paintings on the corridors were the same.

“Little darling, this is our residence in the palace. There is also a Prince’s residence outside the palace, built according to the standards of a Prince’s mansion. If you’re bored, you can go play with your sister-in-law and niece!” Yin really liked Qingyan. She was about the same age as his younger sister, Yin Genjueluo.

Back when they left the palace to avoid smallpox, the two of them raised that little girl with them. She was more like their daughter than a younger sister.

At this moment, upon seeing Qingyan, who was about the same age, Yin couldn't help but soften his gaze.

Having lived in the military camp for many years, he possessed a kind of fierce aura, similar to that of Eshuo and Saito.

"Hehe, really?!" Qingyan smiled broadly, while Yingenjueluo couldn't help but shake her head.

"Come here, little darling, and there will be delicious food, right?" Even Emperor Kangxi praised the food Qingyan made, and these princes privately envied Yinzhi quite a bit. "Little darling, you should go to the Third Prince's wife's place less often, understand?"

Yin Genjue Luo laughed, and the four of them sat around the round table. Yin stood up and bowed deeply to Qingyan.

Qingyan immediately jumped up and quickly dodged.

Surprise flashed in her large, watery eyes. She quickly looked around, only to find that Yin had already sent all the servants far away.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Yin asked curiously.

"Little darling, thank you so much, brother!" Yin said with emotion. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)