Early in the morning, Yin and others went to Kangxi's courtyard for court, while the women and children had their breakfast in the courtyard. Before they had finished their breakfast, Su Peisheng rushed in from outside, his face looking rather grim.

"My lady, I've come back to pack up the prince's things. His Majesty has confined the princes and said they won't be able to return for ten days!" Su Peisheng said quickly.

What?!

Qingyan stood up abruptly, looking at Su Peisheng's slightly pale face, and felt very uneasy.

"Sulan, go and prepare five thousand taels of small-denomination silver notes and give them all to Su Peisheng. Have him take them to Master so that Nengguang can have some influence to bribe officials when he is in solitary confinement," Qingyan quickly instructed Sulan. "Su Peisheng, you also remember that if any of the eldest, fifth, seventh, ninth, tenth, thirteenth, or fourteenth masters are also in solitary confinement, use these silver notes to bribe officials. If the silver notes are insufficient, have someone come and collect them directly."

Qingyan then explained Yin's habits one by one, and Su Peisheng listened carefully and quickly memorized them.

As lunchtime approached, Su Lan prepared several large food boxes and handed them to Xiao Su La behind Su Peisheng. Qing Yan personally helped Su Peisheng out, and she was feeling quite uneasy.

After lunch was served, Ninth Prince's wife and Tenth Prince's wife hurried over, and Qingyan quickly asked Sulan to add more bowls and chopsticks.

After the Ninth and Tenth Princes' wives took their seats, their faces turned quite grim. Qingyan served dishes to his two younger siblings.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, the two masters have been taken away!" Ninth Princess Consort said in distress.

"Alright, you two masters have been put in confinement. Your fourth brother is taking care of you, so you two need to stay calm and not cause any trouble for me at this time, understand?" Qingyan saw that the two wives' faces were very unpleasant.

After listening to Qingyan's words of comfort, the Ninth and Tenth Princes had a quick lunch and then left.

After seeing off the two wives, Qingyan sighed and sat down on a chair, pondering how to get through this crisis.

"Mother, they're saying Father has been locked up by the Emperor?" The twins ran in from outside and asked directly.

Yiken stood in front of Qingyan, looking up at her.

“Yiken’e, now you are the eldest son in the mansion, and you have to take care of your younger brother and sister, understand?” Qingyan said, looking at Yin.

Yiken'e looked at Qingyan with a blank expression: "Mother, are you going to take care of Sister Songkelierha?"

A smile appeared on Qingyan's face. He was able to think of Songkelierha, which meant he had kept Yin and her words in mind.

"Mother, I'm talking to you, are you even listening to me?" Yiken'e became really dissatisfied.

"Okay, I understand!" Qingyan nodded. "Are you going to see Songkelierha, or do you need me to take you with you?"

Seeing Yiken's determined gaze, Qingyan felt relieved.

A moment later, Qingyan, along with the twins and Hafeng, boarded the carriage, which was surrounded by ice blocks.

The twins sat around the table, Yiken's brows furrowed slightly, as if he were a little adult.

"Mother, have all my uncles been imprisoned?" Yiken asked in surprise. "If all the princes were imprisoned, how could the news have been released?"

Qingyan found it very strange. Logically speaking, matters concerning princes should be kept secret, so how could it suddenly become like this?

“Mother doesn’t know. We’re going to Songkelierha’s place. Your grandfather needs to be careful with his words. If she doesn’t know about your uncle’s affairs, then there’s no need to say anything!” Qingyan specifically instructed Yiken’e, telling him to be mindful of his words.

The carriage slowly drove towards Yin's courtyard. Qingyan looked at the courtyard gate and couldn't help but sigh. Since the passing of the gentlemen, even the courtyard had become completely quiet, and no one inquired about the news anymore.

"Little darling, why did you come here in such hot weather?" Upon hearing the report from the servants below, Lady Yin Genjue Luo quickly came out to greet her.

Qingyan got off the car with the children, and the group walked towards the main hall. Inside the hall, there were four or five large round jars containing icebergs.

"Sister-in-law, are you alright here?" Qingyan looked at Yingenjueluo Shi, where Duoxi Hui was being held by the wet nurse.

"Little darling, is the fourth brother also imprisoned?" Yin Genjue Luo Shi nodded, wondering why Qing Yan had come over.

"Yes, Ninth Master and Tenth Master were also put in solitary confinement. I finally managed to coax my two younger siblings back!" Qingyan nodded. "Does Songkelierha know?"

"I already know. Master sent Wu Shun to tell me that Songkelierha must stay in the courtyard and is not allowed to go outside!" Yingenjueluo said helplessly.

“Sister-in-law, I think someone did this on purpose. Yiken’e heard the rumors outside and came back to ask me!” Qingyan said to Yingenjueluo.

When Yiken heard Qingyan call his name, he quickly relayed what he had overheard from outside.

"Logically speaking, they've all been imprisoned, so how could they be spreading these rumors? Are there others who haven't been imprisoned?" Yin Genjue Luo Shi also found it very strange.

“Eighth Prince was not confined to his quarters; he was by Kangxi’s side!” Qingyan said, looking at Lady Yingenjueluo.

Upon hearing this, Lady Yin Genjue Luo sneered, "Eighth Master has grown up; he's even trying to frame my master!"

When Lady Yingenjueluo entered the palace, Yinsi had just left Consort Hui's side to go to the Princes' quarters. Yinsi would often visit Yinsi at that time, as if Yinsi were their first child.

Now, the two brothers have ended up in such a state, filling Yin Genjue Luo's heart with a bitter smile.

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