News of the Crown Princess being abused by her family spread quickly. Yin took Qingyan back to the villa, where he claimed to be ill and asked Qingyan to take care of him at the mansion, no longer wanting to deal with the women.

"Fourth Brother, things are getting tense outside, and many people are trying to find out what's going on," Qingyan said to Yin.

Imperial Physician Yuan visited several times and found Yin to be in good health. He simply reported the matter to Emperor Kangxi and told others that Yin had suffered from heatstroke.

After all, Yin was someone who disliked the heat, and no one else could come up with any other excuse.

"Is that so?" Yin played with the ring on his finger, wondering if he should communicate with Yin.

"Moreover, my elder brother is also sick, supposedly because he's been indulging in cold weather," Qingyan said directly.

The situation outside kept changing, and Qingyan became a little nervous, while Yin looked confident.

"Father Emperor personally handled the matter. My elder brother and I were directly removed from the list. My elder brother will claim to be ill, and it was Imperial Physician Yuan who examined his pulse," Yin said directly.

At this time, Kangxi had already brought the crown prince into the imperial palace, and the father and son were having a private conversation in the study.

Qingyan lay on the soft couch and turned on the video, which showed the situation of Emperor Kangxi and his son, the Crown Prince, secretly spying on each other.

The Crown Prince knelt on the ground, showing no shame whatsoever. He believed that a few skinny horses couldn't possibly ruin his father's grand plan.

"Father, I... I didn't mean to!" The prince's face looked rather unpleasant.

The Crown Princess came directly to Consort Tong to complain, which put the Crown Prince in a very passive position. Now he finally has a chance to explain himself.

"I didn't mean to hit the Crown Princess. I just spoke too hastily and that's why I acted impulsively." The Crown Prince liked those women, but who would have thought that the Crown Princess would actually want to get rid of those "skinny girls"?

Emperor Kangxi smashed the teacup on the ground, his face turning even uglier. In front of Consort Tong, Kangxi dared not speak ill of Yinzhi again.

After all, Yinzhi had done relatively few wrong things to his principal wife, but his son, whom Kangxi had personally raised, had turned out like this.

"Does speaking in haste make you think you can resort to violence? Is this how I instructed you?" Kangxi asked directly.

Sometimes, Emperor Kangxi would feel the same way. Consort Tong's words were too harsh, and he would be in a bad mood, but he never thought of hitting her.

"Father, I really know I was wrong. This time, I will discipline myself properly." The Crown Prince noticed that Kangxi was in a bad mood and quickly admitted his mistake.

Emperor Kangxi took a sip of tea, but his mood was somewhat depressed. In Consort Tong's opinion, this matter was nothing more than a lesson from Emperor Kangxi.

Last night, Consort Tong was still asking Emperor Kangxi if he would abuse her.

Qingyan felt somewhat depressed as she listened to the Crown Prince's apology and looked up in the direction of Yin.

"What's wrong?" Yin noticed Qingyan's intense gaze, put down his pen, and asked.

She pursed her lips and said, "Mother asked Father if he would commit domestic violence."

puff!

Yin spat out his tea. If his father, the Emperor, were abusive, his mother would have been punished countless times.

"No way!" Yin said confidently. "Change your clothes, and we'll sneak out the back door."

Later that evening, Yin took Qingyan and left through the back door. On the street, Qingyan overheard many people discussing the Crown Prince.

Some people said some very harsh things, saying that all Manchus were violent and even that all Manchus were barbaric brutes.

Yin frowned as he listened.

“This won’t do. If this gets out, Father Emperor will probably be implicated too.” No sooner had Yin finished speaking than yamen runners from the government office were arresting people not far from the street.

Those people who were loudly discussing the matter were all taken away by the yamen runners.

"Fourth Brother, they're arresting people!" Qingyan said suspiciously.

Emperor Kangxi would not use such methods to suppress rumors. Wouldn't such an action directly indicate that the Crown Prince was indeed abusive?

"Damn it, which incompetent fool actually issued such an order?" Yin's face darkened; this action was definitely a case of trying to cover something up.

Qingyan felt a pang of regret. The Crown Prince's reputation was ruined; at the very least, he would have no standing among the literati of Jiangnan.

"Let's go to the Yuelai Inn first." Yin planned to gather more information outside, but when the constables walked in their direction, Yin quickly took her to a private room at the Yuelai Inn.

After the two sat down, Yin heard people in the adjacent private room talking about the Crown Prince, and Yin felt ashamed.

Qingyan poured Yin a cup of bitter tea to help him cool down.

"Sisi, don't take it to heart. These people probably haven't even met you before. They're just saying things out of momentary urgency," Qingyan quickly advised from the side.

If he didn't let Qu Yin vent his anger, he would have Erlu tie up the people on the other side.

Yin sighed, lamenting that the royal family had lost face, and that these people were using royal affairs as gossip fodder.

"I know, but it still makes me uncomfortable. The Crown Prince has gone too far, and there's nothing I can do about it." Yin wanted to directly counteract the Crown Prince's bad reputation.

However, he was powerless to do anything about it. Hearing the people around him slander the Crown Prince, Yin felt bitter inside.

"Things are far more complicated than they appear. This time, the Crown Prince has really gone too far. Not only has he humiliated the Crown Princess, but he's also caused a scene at the ministers' homes. What was the Crown Prince thinking? Sending a 'skinny horse' to a confidant's house for refuge." Qingyan laughed. Had the Crown Prince lost his mind in such a panic?

Yin shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. If it were foreign officials who interfered, Father wouldn't have let those people live. It must have been the Crown Prince himself who did it." Yin spoke with great confidence in the private room.

The private rooms at Qingyan Restaurant have been specially designed, providing double soundproofing so that your conversations won't be heard by outsiders, while conversations outside can be clearly heard.

"Moreover, the Guarjia clan did take some action. It seems that Shi Wenbing has reached an agreement with the Crown Prince." Yin despised Shi Wenbing's behavior the most. He actually used his daughter's happiness to exchange for these things. Isn't such behavior laughable?

"Hehe, I know the Guarjia clan will never give up this opportunity. Hasn't the Crown Princess been seeking benefits from her family?" Qingyan sneered.

If her situation were reversed with that of the Crown Princess, Fei Yanggu and his two sons would definitely make a scene and demand an explanation for Qingyan's actions.

“Your father-in-law is different; he’ll speak directly to you.” Yin laughed. Fei Yanggu’s straightforward temper meant he would definitely hit you hard.

“Father is the best, my Angran knows!” Qingyan said happily.

People had already entered the Yuelai Inn. Qingyan overheard the voices of the yamen runners in the lobby and heard them saying that the royal family had issued a secret decree.

They were quite surprised. When did Kangxi issue a secret order?

"Father Emperor would never issue such an order. He would never do something that would bring shame upon the royal family." Yin knew Kangxi best, and now it seemed that someone had said something behind his back.

"Don't worry, I'll have someone clean it up," Qingyan said.