"Ninth Brother, calm down, let's figure things out first." The Eighth Prince stopped him, "Nan Yi's situation is not right, don't rush."

Thirteen and Fourteen exchanged a glance, a knowing look flashing in their eyes. Before they came, they had visited Fourth Brother's residence. The person currently living in Wanyue Pavilion is Fourth Brother's concubine, Nian. Before that, they both knew that Wanyue Pavilion was Tong Xiaosao's courtyard.

The Tenth Prince was straightforward and scolded the useless Nan Yi, "Why did you give the courtyard to her? Why didn't you take it back? You are a concubine, with the same rank as her. If you don't give it up, even the Fourth Prince can't do anything to you."

“I can outmaneuver the Nian family, but I can’t outmaneuver your fourth brother,” Nan Yi said softly.

"..."

The Tenth Prince was speechless. After a moment's thought, he said boldly, "Come on, I'll buy you a courtyard. It's your courtyard, and no one can take it away from you."

Nan Yi thought it was a good idea and nodded in agreement. The two held hands and agreed to go buy a yard.

The Eighth Prince looked at the two of them, both amused and exasperated. "Stop fooling around, Tenth Brother. Why are you buying a courtyard?"

He then looked at Nan Yi and said, “If you’re unhappy, you can say so. I believe that Fourth Brother isn’t such an unreasonable person. We know your personality. If Fourth Brother is starving or cold, has he caused some trouble again? If so, we’ll go and plead with Fourth Brother.”

"It can't be him criticizing me," Nan Yi glared at him with dissatisfaction.

"No." The brothers said almost in unison.

Nan curled her lip and instructed the Ninth Prince to bring her horse back. "Are we still going to Tongzhou? I'll lead the way."

Thirteen glanced at her, "That's considered back to normal." Fourth Sister-in-law was quite frightening just now.

Nan pursed her lips and said, "I guess so," but her eyes remained devoid of warmth.

In the Eastern Palace, Green Cloud tried on the new clothes sent by the Imperial Clothing Bureau. There were four sets of winter clothes, each one exquisitely beautiful.

Green Cloud loves to hold his hands.

If we were to name the person who is most pleased with themselves in the Eastern Palace recently, it would definitely be Green Cloud.

Since Green Cloud entered the palace, apart from the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince has been resting at Green Cloud's residence. Although the other concubines in the Eastern Palace were dissatisfied, none of them dared to bring it up.

As usual, the chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace brought over the medicine. Green Cloud frowned slightly, but still drank it all down, because the Crown Prince said that the medicine was an extremely precious tonic.

In the evening, at the Fourth Prince's residence, Su Peisheng received the news and reported it to his master. Behind his desk, Yinzhen calmly put away the official documents. "It's good that she drank it. What a fool she is. She thought she had brought back a small gift to please the Crown Prince, but in the end, she was put in a dilemma by a mere servant."

I wonder if Yi'er has found any clues.

"Is there anyone else in Lüyun's family?" Yinzhen asked Su Peisheng, who was standing to the side. Back then, Yi'er was very opposed to him bringing Lüyun back to the mansion, and he did not agree, which indirectly led to the massacre of the Tong family.

"Replying to your question, Master, Green Cloud once mentioned that she has an older brother. However, her brother is always elusive and rarely seen. I have never heard her mention anything else."

Yinzhen threw a jade token from his sleeve onto the desk and immediately ordered, "Find her brother. Lüyun has entered the East Palace and is trapped there. It is very likely that her brother was behind the Tongzhou incident."

"twitter."

The next day after court, Yinzhen returned to his residence, where Quanfu told him that a guard named Zheng was requesting an audience outside.

Upon seeing the person, Yinzhen was immediately told, "Fourth Prince, you acted so quickly. It seems my worries were unnecessary."

What do you mean?

Zheng Yong: "Lu Yun's brother, Lu Biao, was captured by me and my concubine at Red Leaf Ridge. He confessed to the massacre of the Tong family. My concubine hates the Lu siblings to the bone. I was afraid she would do something irreversible. Unexpectedly, news came from the East Palace early this morning that Lu Yun had died suddenly."

As if he already knew who was behind it, Zheng Yong calmly continued, "This humble servant came here for no other reason than to learn some things. Nan Yi has driven himself into a dead end. The one who tied the knot must untie it. I hope Fourth Master will not wait until he loses it to regret that he did not cherish it enough."

Zheng Yong clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "I have finished speaking, farewell." He left just as hastily as he had come.

Zheng Yong made a special trip to the Fourth Master's residence, especially after Green Cloud's sudden death. After much deliberation, he felt he should give the Fourth Master a heads-up.

Having known Nan Yi for a short time, he learned of her true nature—preferring death to dishonor—and the general cause and effect of the Tong family's massacre. Even as an outsider, he felt that a rift had already formed between Fourth Master and Nan Yi.

They were husband and wife. Fourth Master's indirect actions had ruined the Tong family. As a daughter of the Tong family, Nan Yi was torn between the lives of dozens of people from her own family and her husband, who had indirectly caused all of this. How would she face each other in the future?

No matter what she does, it's wrong.

The guilt and reckless madness in her eyes when they parted the day before startled him.

He said he would help her investigate Green Cloud, but it was really just a way to get her out of the way.

The sudden death of Lü Yun means that the Tong family's enemies have received their due retribution. Once they have taken their revenge, it doesn't mean that everything is over.

The bigger problem is what to do with Nan Yi and Fourth Master in the future.

Nan Yi is a rare woman of genuine character. Fourth Master is a man. If he is dissatisfied with Nan Yi's subsequent actions and abandons her, then Nan Yi will be the one who suffers.

Losing the Tong family and then falling out of favor is unfair to Nan Yi.

She always said she wanted freedom, but Zheng Yong knew better than anyone that as long as she remained the Fourth Prince's concubine, it was impossible.

By showing himself, Zheng Yong hoped that Fourth Master could be more tolerant of Nan Duo, no matter what she did, and preferably give in a little because the Tong family was gone or because they were afraid of him.

Nan Yi is not without powerful backers.

After a long silence in the study, Yinzhen wondered, "Will she resent you, Master?" He didn't know whether he was asking Su Peisheng or himself.

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