As night fell, the temperature outside the courtyard dropped, and the children were kept inside the warm main hall. All the lanterns hanging in the corridor were lit, and each lantern was a beautiful sight from afar.

"Mother, when can we go guess the riddles on the lanterns?" The twins couldn't wait any longer. In the afternoon, they had specially looked at several lanterns, all of which had riddles on them.

"Suzhu, you two accompany the two masters to see the lanterns. Remember to dress warmly so the children don't get cold!" Qingyan said directly, seeing how happy the twins were.

"Yes!" Su Zhu quickly replied.

When Yin returned from his study, his brows were furrowed. On the table lay news from the Eastern Palace. He felt that the Crown Prince was beyond redemption.

"Where are the children?" Yin walked in from outside and saw Qingyan sitting in the flower hall, looking at the lanterns outside. Neither of the children were in the hall.

"Hafeng was taken to bed by his wet nurse. The twins couldn't sit still and ran out to play." Qingyan brought Yin a cup of hot tea and came out of the study. It was indeed a bit cold, so he should warm himself up with the hot tea first.

"Be good, sit with me for a while!" Yin felt a little sad when he saw the news today. The Crown Prince was really becoming more and more useless. Ever since Kangxi started to discipline the Crown Prince strictly, the Crown Princess only cared about Shulu and never gave the Crown Prince any reminders like in previous years.

Qingyan sat down beside him, quietly staying by Yin's side, without saying a single extra word.

"Master, has something happened?" Qingyan noticed that during the New Year holiday, he was deliberately making everyone's mood worse.

"It's still about the Crown Prince. Father Emperor is quite annoyed, but the Crown Prince has indeed left someone behind!" Yin felt that the Crown Prince had really misused the people. If he had discovered that the people were not right, why didn't he report it in advance?

Logically speaking, the Crown Prince should have had many of his father's people around him, and Kangxi should have grasped these details much earlier than they did.

"Fourth Prince, which is the problem of the Crown Prince? Why are you so troubled?" Qingyan didn't understand why Yin was so concerned about the backyard of Yuqing Palace.

Upon hearing Qingyan's words, Yin raised his hand and gave Qingyan a sharp rap on the forehead.

"The Crown Princess may not know, but this concubine's daughter's mother used to be a boatwoman on the Qinhuai River." Yin made a special trip to investigate, and he was truly shocked by what he found out.

Ugh!

Qingyan was stunned. In modern times, she had been to Nanjing and walked to the Qinhuai River to see the scenery she once knew.

However, how did the boat girls on the Qinhuai River get into Shi Bingwen's backyard?

"They were specially sent up by officials from the south," Yin specifically told Qingyan. "Moreover, only a very few people know the identity of the boatwoman; even Shi Bingwen's legal wife doesn't know!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyan was surprised. Shi Bingwen had taken the person back without explaining things clearly to the Crown Princess's mother. What if someone framed him?

"You're really bold. But doesn't the Crown Princess know anything about this?" Qingyan didn't think the Crown Princess was easy to fool; she should definitely be on guard.

Yin laughed heartily: "No wonder Father chose the Crown Princess to be the Crown Princess; no one can match her decisiveness."

Qingyan's face darkened. Yin had actually praised the Crown Princess directly, and she felt a little jealous.

"Jealous?" Yin looked at Qingyan's expression and understood what she was thinking.

"Hmph!" Qingyan turned her head away from him. If she thought other women were better, she could go and ask them for help!

"I'm telling you the truth, our second sister-in-law is truly ruthless. Before she was married, she was worried that this concubine might cause trouble for Shi Bingwen's mother, so she actually had someone deal with her, causing her to completely fall out of favor. If Shi Bingwen hadn't had so few daughters, he probably wouldn't even remember this very favored concubine." Yin was quite impressed with the Crown Princess's methods.

Upon hearing Yin's words, Qingyan wore a faint smile. The Crown Princess was never simple, especially since she was specially trained by many nannies dispatched by the Empress Dowager.

“That princess must be no pushover. The Crown Princess has always controlled the inner court of Yuqing Palace. For her to succeed directly, she must be a very formidable person!” Qingyan was very surprised to hear Yin’s words.

“Changchun Garden is not Yuqing Palace. The Crown Princess’s reputation must be taken into consideration. Father Emperor directly sent people to take that princess to the Shenxing Division. So, she is still complaining about the Crown Princess!” Yin was very surprised by the Crown Prince’s recklessness. The Crown Princess was obviously a very good wife.

If the Crown Prince could heed the Crown Princess's advice, there would be no need for them to fight for any position.

"Father Emperor wants to cover up the scandal?" Qingyan understood that as long as Kangxi didn't completely give up on the Crown Prince, he would send people to clean up the mess left by the Crown Prince.

“Yes, to cover up the ugliness!” Yin nodded.

“The Crown Princess clearly doesn’t want this to end like this. Be good, when you go to pay your respects to your mother tomorrow, try not to bring the children!” Yin was worried that there would be a good show to watch at Changchun Garden tomorrow.

Qingyan was taken aback, but quickly nodded in agreement.

The next morning, Qingyan changed into a pale yellow palace dress, tied her hair up in two buns, and after getting dressed, helped Sulan and Suzhu into the carriage.

During breakfast, Yin specifically instructed the twins that they were not allowed to go anywhere that day and should stay home to catch up on their studies.

"Master, why didn't you take the other masters with you?" Su Lan handed Qing Yan a cup of warm tea, letting Qing Yan warm it in his hands.

Qingyan didn't speak, but just looked at the scenery outside. In winter, Changchun Garden was immersed in a sea of ​​white. As the auspicious snow fell, Consort Tong specially instructed Sula to try not to disturb the snow, as a way to give the concubines a place to go.

Seeing that her mistress didn't respond, Su Lan realized that this was not a matter she could ask.

"This is the last time!" Qingyan watched as the carriage entered the Yuanmingyuan Garden, and uttered four words.

"This servant knows her mistake!" Su Lan quickly knelt down beside Qing Yan and apologized.

Qingyan waved his hand, thinking about the things Yin had told him, and felt really agitated.

In Consort Tong's courtyard, many officials' wives had already entered. Qingyan got off the carriage and quickly walked into Consort Tong's palace.

"Fourth sister-in-law, why are you only arriving now?" Yin Genjue Luo was somewhat annoyed by the officials' wives and relatives, and when she saw Qing Yan arrive, she quickly went to greet her.

Qingyan smiled as she watched Yingenjueluo's actions.

"Sister-in-law, you arrived early today. How did you break through the encirclement so quickly?" Qingyan chuckled.

"Don't say that, none of these people came for me!" Yin Genjue Luo Shi still had some self-awareness.