As the princes found more and more evidence, Yinsi became involved in the officialdom in the south. Li Xu presented Yinsi with a lot of things, which his Eighth Prince's wife, Lady Jue Luo, accepted. Yinsi did not stop her when he found out.

After receiving this signal, Li Xu kept sending things to Yin Si's residence. However, the two residences could only exchange gifts during festivals.

"Fujin, have you kept all the gift lists that Li Xu gave to the master? When it comes to holidays, do you return gifts of equal value?" Yinsi asked directly.

"Master, rest assured, I gave the gifts exactly as you requested, and in fact, they were even more valuable than what they offered." Jue Luo Shi would never try to take advantage of others in such matters.

Yin Si nodded with great satisfaction. Compared to Guo Luo Luo Shi, Jue Luo Shi was more obedient, and her return gift was more in line with the giver's wishes.

"Madam, you should stay home for the time being and suspend all contact with the women in your household!" Yin Si warned.

The Eighth Prince's wife looked completely bewildered. What was going on?

"Master, did I do something wrong?" The Eighth Prince's wife was very nervous. She was usually very careful, afraid that she might say something inappropriate and cause some disaster for Yinsi.

"It's not that you did something wrong, it's what the higher-ups want!" Yin Si would never admit it was his fault; he was determined not to lose face in front of the women.

"Yes, I understand!" The Eighth Prince's wife knew that Yinsi must have done something that offended Emperor Kangxi.

At this moment, several princes gathered in the Fourth Prince's courtyard. In the pavilion, Qingyan and his wives, the Ninth Prince's wife and the Tenth Prince's wife, sat around a stone table. In front of each of them was a cup of sour plum soup, and some fruits and afternoon tea snacks were placed on the table.

The Tenth Princess Consort enjoyed the afternoon tea snacks and thought they were really delicious. She hoped that Qingyan could provide the recipes for the snacks so that she could have the people in her residence make them after returning to the capital.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, please give me the recipes for these desserts!" The Tenth Princess Consort really liked Qingyan and sat down on the stone bench.

Below the pavilion, the garden was in full bloom. Many of the flowers in the courtyard were sent from the capital by Yin to make Qingyan happy.

“Sister-in-law, these flowers look just like those in your mansion!” Yin Genjue Luo Shi had been to Qing Yan’s mansion and found that these flowers really did look like them.

“It was specially sent by the master from the capital, sister-in-law. I heard that he probably built a place for you and Songkelierha to stroll around.” Ninth Princess Consort said directly.

Yin Genjue Luo covered her mouth and laughed, "Ninth sister-in-law, your information network is quite good. I just saw it, and you already know."

Ninth Princess Consort chuckled: "Among those toys, some were bought from the Master's shop. When he found out later, he insisted on giving you the money instead!"

It's unreasonable that the older brother could buy something from his younger brother's shop and then ask for money back.

"Master said he was worried about Ninth Brother's tricks, so he had the servants buy them in advance!" Yin Genjue Luo Shi said directly.

On the contrary, Yin felt that Yinsi was no longer provoking him, and Yin's temper had changed a lot. Even Consort Yi felt that the Ninth Prince was better now.

"Mother said that under the tutelage of my eldest and fourth brothers, my master has become more and more well-behaved, which makes her very happy." Ninth Princess Consort chuckled. "He is also extremely good to me. Such pampering was something I never dared to dream of back then."

The women gathered in the pavilion, talking about their respective residences and how the women were favored by the emperor.

“Look at what you’re saying, sister-in-law. Ninth Brother is very well-behaved. Mother Yi is too kind,” said Yin Genjue Luo Shi helplessly.

They wouldn't mention the existence of the Eighth Prince. The Ninth and Tenth Princes were instigated and didn't even get close to their maternal families. Instead, it was Yinsi who became involved with them.

"Sister-in-law, you don't know, but Mother suffered from insomnia a lot because of the Master's affairs, fearing that he would be led astray." Ninth Prince Consort didn't give Yin any face and told him about Consort Yi's worries.

As soon as he finished speaking, the women quieted down. Qingyan changed the subject and started talking about going for a stroll the next day.

“We’ve been here for a while now, and we’ve been going out, but the officials’ wives all want to come and pay their respects, and we haven’t let them in,” Qingyan said directly. “I heard that the Eighth Prince’s wife hasn’t let anyone into the residence either. Don’t you find that strange?”

"Little darling, are you serious?!" Yin Genjue Luo Shi asked, looking at Qing Yan.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, Eighth Princess Consort must have received orders from Eighth Master, otherwise, she would be so meticulous in every aspect." Ninth Princess Consort expressed her opinion. The two sisters-in-law had spent the most time together, and Ninth Princess Consort knew best what Eighth Princess Consort was like.

The sisters-in-law discussed how to deal with the Eighth Prince's sudden move.

“Eighth Prince is probably good at avoiding trouble and he understands Father Emperor’s expression very well. Before, Father Emperor specifically instructed several princes not to get involved with the officials in the south again for the time being. Eighth Prince was not on the list of princes on duty that day.” Tenth Prince’s wife said directly, “When my husband came back, he said bluntly, ‘Why didn’t Eighth Brother go to pay his respects to Father Emperor?’”

As soon as he finished speaking, the wives of the princes felt strange. Since the start of the southern tour, the Eighth Prince had been going to pay his respects to the prince every day. Why did he suddenly stop?

"Are you sure you didn't say something wrong?" Qingyan was stunned.

“That’s for sure, my master is very angry.” The Tenth Princess nodded.

In the garden, several wives were admiring the flowers and chatting, while the servants watching from a distance had no idea what they were talking about.

“Little darling, you have spies here. The servants in the distance aren’t so loyal!” Yin Genjue Luo Shi said directly.

Qingyan followed Yingenjueluo's gaze and saw that the people there were basically her own people from the villa. In short, Qingyan's every move was being watched.

"Sister-in-law, we already discovered this when we arrived. The master doesn't know who sent these people, so we dare not easily deal with them!" Qingyan heard Yin's words and realized that all her sisters-in-law had seen it. As long as they all persuaded her, she should be able to take any action without any problems.

“Sister-in-law, you can’t do this. You must promise to keep these people in check, otherwise, the children’s safety will be in danger!” Yin Genjue Luo said directly.

Qingyan was taken aback. What Yingenjueluo said was right. The twins and Hafeng were all being protected. They could only come out to play with Yin's permission. Otherwise, they were absolutely not allowed to come out to play.

"Sister-in-law, you have no idea how naughty the children are, so the master had someone protect them and let them play in the room!" Qingyan said directly.