For 27 days straight, the sounds of the treasury at Cining Palace resounded throughout the city, and the people of Beijing all donned mourning clothes, preparing to observe mourning for the Empress Dowager.

Within 100 days of mourning, news of the Fourth Prince's wedding spread throughout the capital.

The Empress Dowager's dying wish was to see the Fourth Prince get married. To appease the Empress Dowager's spirit, Emperor Kangxi and the Fourth Prince had no choice but to hold their wedding during the period of mourning.

Many people in the capital said that the Fourth Prince was exceptionally cautious, and the story that Yin Zhi angered the Empress Dowager and made her health worse was also spread.

When Consort Rong heard her sisters-in-law mention that the three of them had become notorious, she couldn't help but start speculating about conspiracy theories.

At this time, Qingyan was still being protected by Yin in the prince's quarters. Apart from paying her respects to Consort Tong in the morning, Qingyan spent the rest of the time obediently avoiding the summer heat.

The ice provided by the prince was rationed. Both Yin and Qingyan were afraid of the heat. Fortunately, Qingyan's room had air conditioning. In addition, she strung a string of Buddhist beads with ice crystals for Yin, which prevented Yin from suffering from heatstroke as usual.

Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong noticed that Yinzhi's complexion was getting better and better. In previous years, he would have started to suffer from summer heat at this time, but this year he was fine without any problems, which made them very happy.

"Sulan, go to the small kitchen and chill the bok choy. Then, make some crushed ice to make shaved ice." Qingyan glanced at the sun; Yin was about to return for lunch. She closed the windows tightly and used the air conditioning in the room to lower the temperature.

Earlier, she had also lowered the temperature in the study, but it would rise again within half an hour of Si Si returning. In the end, he chose to work on his business on the soft couch.

"Yes, this servant will go right away!" When Yin returned, the sun was blazing, and his everyday clothes were already soaked with sweat.

"Fourth Prince, go take a bath first. The honeysuckle water I had someone boil should be almost ready." Qingyan noticed that Prince Yin was prone to prickly heat, and bathing in honeysuckle water every day had greatly improved his condition.

He took out a cool training outfit from the cabinet. The ivory-white fabric was produced by the space and was extremely cool to wear.

Su Peisheng respectfully accepted the change of clothes and went directly to the back to serve Yin's bath.

A moment later, Yin walked into the room with a relieved look on his face. The cool temperature made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, everyone knows that he is sensitive to heat, so it is understandable that he works in the Prince's office after lunch every day.

Kangxi didn't say anything, and outsiders couldn't interfere much either, since Yinzhi was the eldest son.

"It's really cool!" Yin let his braid hang down his back, and sat cross-legged on the soft couch in a white training uniform. Even though the sun was shining brightly outside, the temperature inside the room was still 23 degrees Celsius. This was a license to release cool air, which Qingyan had purchased with a lot of gold coins.

"Hehe, your study will be this warm today too. You won't have to worry about people getting heatstroke when they come!" Qingyan had arranged for people to place a lot of icebergs on both sides of the room, just to mislead outsiders.

Yin smiled. Qingyan always put him first. In his previous life, Qingyan had tried many ways to help him with his aversion to heat, but he hadn't appreciated it.

"Little darling, it's fine for the two of us to stay here. I'll have Su Peisheng deliver all the memorials. Your new storybook will also be delivered quietly later." The Empress Dowager was stunned. All the entertainment storybooks and the like could no longer be sold. It was only because Yin found someone that he was able to help Qingyan prepare them.

“Great!” Qingyan’s eyes lit up; she had been bored lately.

"My fourth uncle and the others won't be able to get back until three days before the wedding." Yin felt a little guilty. Now, with Yin Jitai and others pressing their heavy troops against the grasslands, the grassland overlords like the Borjigit clan dared not say a word.

After the Empress Dowager left, Borjigit felt Kangxi's coldness and suppression. Eduke regretted it deeply, wondering why he had allowed Consort Xin to poison the old lady.

"Fourth Prince, I also heard that Consort Xin has been confined to the Buddhist hall in Cining Palace by Father Emperor under some pretext!" Qingyan had heard a lot of gossip while paying her respects, and she was determined to share this good news with Fourth Prince.

Yin raised an eyebrow. His father, the Emperor, had long been unable to contain himself. The Empress Dowager had just left, and Consort Xin was still trying to find an opportunity to get close to Kangxi, hoping to make a good impression on him. However, before she could even get close, she was directly suppressed by Kangxi.

"There are still fools in the palace," Yin sneered.

The balance within the palace was completely shattered. The Empress Dowager could no longer control the concubines, and many harbored increasingly ambitious schemes. They couldn't touch Consort Tong, so Consort Yi and others turned their attention to Emperor Kangxi, with Consort Xin's actions being the most significant.

He was only saying that he was praying for the Empress Dowager, and that one sentence led to his indefinite confinement.

Pfft!

She couldn't help but find what Yin said hilarious. Wasn't this... trying to climb the social ladder by using a dead person?

It was unusual that Uya didn't make the slightest move.

"Fourth, where is Wuya?" Qingyan said the last four words in a very soft voice.

Yin patted her little head and smiled slightly.

"I have nothing to do with Wuya anymore. Father has issued a decree, who dares to disobey?" Yin's feelings for Wuya had been completely worn away in his previous life.

Qingyan blinked at Sisi. Recently, the concubines have been too quiet, and even the courtyard next door has stopped causing trouble.

"She can't get out. Father has already arranged for someone to keep an eye on her. Did Mother give you any hints that the Dong E sisters are pregnant?" Consort Tong whispered to Yin, telling him not to have children too early and that Qingyan's health needed to be properly taken care of.

In particular, they must observe three years of mourning, and absolutely cannot cause a scene like the Dong E sisters.

"Waaah, I know!" Qingyan gloated. "Many of the court ladies are mocking Consort Rong."

During the mourning ceremony, the court ladies paid their respects and secretly mocked Lady Magiya.

"Didn't they say it was three or four months?" Qingyan tilted her head, her face full of gossip.

Yin was speechless. Wasn't this what the imperial physician had said?

"They say it will be three or four months, but that's just to save face for the royal family. You'll see once the baby is born!" Yin Tai understood the royal family's methods.

These two children must have been premature, a cold smile playing on Yin's lips.

If Yinzhi were smart, he should have prevented the birth of these two children. Kangxi would have felt guilty and treated Yinzhi better.

The Empress Dowager's death was largely due to the anger she felt towards Yinzhi.

"The women of the Dong'e clan are all muddle-headed. They could have turned the situation around to their advantage, but they only care about their immediate gains," Yin said sarcastically.

Since returning to the palace, the Dong E clan's decision to allow Yinzhi to remain in their residence had crossed Kangxi's bottom line. Dong E Qishi had also lost his mind, losing his power. Yinzhi had also become unkind to the Dong E clan. Dong E Wan Ning's methods were effective; she couldn't afford to show her face again this time. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)