As evening approached, the group stopped in front of a manor. Qingyan and the others got off, looking bewildered. The manor gate opened, and an old man came out. Kangxi looked at the old man, and a hint of happiness appeared on his face.

"Father, why have you come out?" Kangxi quickly went to greet him and said respectfully.

Upon hearing this, Qingyan couldn't help but secretly observe the man in front of her. He appeared to be in his sixties or seventies, with gray hair and an elegant demeanor. Behind him stood another man of similar age who was beardless.

"Young Prince, His Majesty and His Highness the Empress have been waiting for you." Wu Liangfu smiled as he watched Kangxi approach, his mood extremely good.

"Mafa, Yin has come to see you." Yin often comes over. Whenever he leads troops to train nearby, he will sneak over for dinner to improve his life.

"Good, you've grown quite a bit more. Xiao Yin, hurry back, your grandmother has made a lot of delicious food." Fu Lin looked at the group with a smile.

He turned around and led the group inside. Qingyan was still in a daze, her little face blank and cute. The twins and Songkelierha were carried by Li Dequan, Shulan and Shuzhu, and followed them into the house.

The courtyard was a large house with five courtyards. They crossed the second courtyard gate, and Yin held Qingyan's small hand. She noticed that Yin's hand was trembling slightly.

There were rumors that his grandfather was still alive, and that on the journey south, Kangxi would often take Yin out alone. He even claimed that Yin's confinement was just a pretext.

"Xuan Ye, you've arrived!" Consort Tong looked at Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong with a loving expression.

"Aunt, how are you feeling?" Consort Tong quickly bowed and sat down next to Consort Tong.

Fu Lin shook his head, as if it were a common occurrence; the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were always very affectionate whenever they met.

"Alright, Xuan Ye, are these twins?" Consort Tong noticed the children that Shu Lan and Shu Zhu were holding.

"Mother, this is Yiken'e, and this is Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen." Xuan Ye nodded and presented the children to Shulan and the others as if they were treasures.

Qingyan's face was full of confusion. Fulin kept looking at Yin and Qingyan. The two of them had questions in their hearts, but they didn't ask them. Being able to sit upright in the grand master's chair was already quite good for their age.

"Are you Xiao Guai? That brat Fei Yanggu's daughter?" Tong Fei asked, looking at Qing Yan.

Qingyan quickly stood up and nodded, but she opened her mouth, unsure of how to address him.

"Call me Grandma. When you were little, I heard Emperor Kangxi often mention you, saying that it was wonderful to have such a sweet and caring daughter like you." Consort Tong was very satisfied with Qingyan's composure.

"Xuan Ye, didn't you tell Yin?" Fu Lin asked.

Kangxi quickly shook his head, explaining that the trip had been rushed and the topic hadn't been brought up yet.

"Father... is Mafa really alive?" Yin asked, his voice trembling.

Fulin smiled. Yin was a steady and reliable person, more suitable to succeed Kangxi.

“Grandma is not suitable for the royal family, your Angguma Grandma…” Fulin was about to reveal everything when Kangxi quickly stopped him.

Consort Tong noticed that Emperor Kangxi was very anxious. He did not want Fulin to ruin the glorious image of the Empress Dowager. Yin and others always felt that the Empress Dowager was a kind person, and at most she was biased towards Yin.

“Xuan Ye, Yin is growing up and there are some things he needs to know. Why hasn’t Yiken’e been given a name yet?” Fu Lin asked.

Kangxi nodded and said, "Father, his name is Hongye."

After he finished speaking, both Emperor Shunzhi and Consort Tong were stunned. How could this be...?

"The Imperial Observatory calculated for a long time. The young princes were originally named when they were one month old, but Yiken'e was indeed named when they drew lots," Kangxi quickly explained. "To avoid using the taboo name, the fourth prince was rarely named Hongye, but was always named Yiken'e."

Yiken blinked his big eyes, looked up at the old man holding him, and quietly reached his little hand to Fulin's chin, grabbing his goatee and pulling it slyly.

"Little guy, let go of Anguma's beard!" Fu Lin felt a pain in his chin and looked down to see Yi Ken'e staring at him blankly, examining the beard in his hand. "It really does look like the fourth brother. When you were complaining and the fourth brother was pulling your beard, he was probably around the same age as you."

Kangxi quickly nodded. At that time, Kangxi was really having a terrible headache because Yin had not grown a beard since he was a child.

“Your father has said a lot about it.” Fu Lin didn’t care and let Yi Ken’e pull him along. “Hong Ye, Anggu Mafa has something for you. Consider it a gift when we meet.”

Fu Lin looked at Wu Liangfu and told him to go to the study to get it.

Two days ago, Emperor Kangxi sent word that he would be bringing his twins, a boy and a girl, so Fulin made preparations.

"It's strange that there are people here who are being ranked?" Consort Tong felt a bit resentful, thinking that the children should know what happened back then.

Yin's heart immediately tightened; Granny Ma wanted to talk about the past.

Emperor Kangxi wanted to stop her, but Consort Tong shook her head. This matter had been on their minds for decades, and it was time to speak out.

"Lanya, the little girl will be back tomorrow. Let her stay a few more days." Consort Tong once had a little princess, but she was born before Yin was born. It is said that she was very weak and died young. The Empress Dowager disliked her for being unlucky and kept quiet about it.

"Really? Let her see Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, she looks a lot like her when she was little." Consort Tong's eyes were full of joy.

The child was switched by Emperor Kangxi. At that time, Consort Tong was preparing to leave, and Consort Tong was also poisoned by the Empress Dowager. Her health was always poor, which affected her youngest daughter, who was born with poison.

"Yin, this is your elder sister. She was born with a deadly poison, made from a secret medicine of the Empress Dowager," Kangxi said directly.

Since things had come to this point, he had no choice but to tell the whole story.

"Yin was the first to discover it. His elder brother was with the two elders. The brothers looked so alike that Yin came over to ask after seeing them on the street." Kangxi did not shy away from the topic.

Yin laughed. His elder brother was much smarter than him and was definitely more suited to the royal family.

"For the sake of the Mongols, the Empress Dowager has always controlled the births of Manchu noblewomen. Xuan Ye has always been bullied by Mongol noblewomen. Back then, the Empress Dowager took Consort Tong away from her and secretly had Su Mo'er poison her." Fu Lin fell into deep thought. Everything in the past had become a thing of the past, but those marks were deeply imprinted in his heart. "The endless influx of Mongol noblewomen into the palace will eventually make the palace like it was during the reign of Emperor Taizong, where all those of high status are Mongol noblewomen."

Emperor Taizong died when Fulin was young. However, a few days before his death, Emperor Taizong not only told Fulin to remember that he must change the status quo, but also asked Dorgon to assist him.

Years of war had worn Dorgon out of his royal life. After the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, he mentioned retiring to Emperor Shunzhi. The Empress Dowager persisted in pressuring him, and in the end, Dorgon chose to put Shunzhi in opposition.

OMG!

Qingyan listened with wide eyes. So, the royal family had these secrets.

However, all of these have been lost in the torrent of history, and no one has been able to reconstruct what happened back then.

"Regardless of reputation, it's good to be able to live a happy life," Fu Lin said with emotion.