Inside the imperial tent, as Yinzhen turned around after leaving, a white object slipped from his sleeve without him noticing.

Li Dequan happened to see this and was about to pick it up and return it to the Fourth Prince when Kangxi glanced at him and said, "Let me see it."

"twitter."

Kangxi unfolded the paper. The writing was done by the Fourth Prince. However, he frowned slightly at the first character. He rose from the dragon throne and asked Li Dequan beside him, "Tell me, have I been too lenient with them?"

Li Dequan didn't know why His Majesty asked such a question, nor did he understand the intention. He dared not answer casually and remained silent with his head down.

Emperor Kangxi sighed softly, "Go and make the arrangements."

Li Dequan felt a chill run down his spine and sighed inwardly, "The wind is about to pick up."

"Your servant obeys the decree."

As the Fourth Prince walked along the road, he inadvertently touched his sleeve and realized that the piece of paper he had written before leaving had fallen. Yinzhen's expression changed slightly, and he quickly turned back to look for it.

Thirteen walked towards him and saw that Fourth Brother looked flustered, his eyes searching the road. "Fourth Brother, what are you looking for? Have you lost something?"

"Thirteen, I accidentally lost a plain slip of paper with writing on it. Please help me find it quickly," Yinzhen said, sounding somewhat anxious.

Thirteen was puzzled. "It's just a piece of paper. It's fine to lose it. Why is Fourth Brother so worried?"

"You don't understand, you must find it." The words on the paper, once in the hands of someone with a keen eye, were easily recognized as his own.

This could lead to something bad.

Thirteen assumed the note contained something important, so he stopped asking and helped search for it.

Following the instructions of the Fourth Master, Nan Yi stayed obediently in her tent for two months. She felt like her bones were rusting.

Until Zheng Yong suddenly came to find her.

Wherever this guy appears, something big is bound to happen.

Nan Yi poured him tea and pushed the pastries that Yi Ren had brought in front of him. "You look travel-worn, do you have another errand to run?"

"Well, don't go out too much lately. Embroidery, playing the zither, reading, writing, whatever you do is fine," Zheng Yong said meaningfully.

Nan Yi pouted, "I don't like anything you've said. I was just thinking of going out for a walk, and you have to pull this stunt. Fine, I'll just stay cooped up and grow my hair."

After Zheng Yong left, Nan Yi fell into deep thought, a faint unease lingering in his heart, a sense that a storm was brewing.

This feeling weighed heavily on her heart. As dusk fell, she really wanted to go out for some fresh air, so she took Yiren for a walk outside the hunting grounds.

The grassland was extremely quiet at night, the night sky was clear and bright, and countless stars twinkled. The starry sky was beautiful, and standing under it, even the worries in my heart seemed to dissipate.

However, she doesn't seem to be the only one feeling frustrated.

The next day, while Nan Yi was still washing up, Xiao Shunzi suddenly came to report, "Master, it seems something has happened. Something's wrong in the camp, the atmosphere is strange, and there are many more guards."

Upon hearing this, Nan Yi recalled Zheng Yong's hint, and her unease stemmed from this very point—something had truly gone wrong.

What could it be? She couldn't remember anything, so Nan Yi pounded her head, wondering what had happened during this hunting expedition in history.

It is now the 47th year of the Kangxi reign, in the later period of the Kangxi era. She only remembers two major events, namely the famous incident of deposing the crown prince. Could this be the case?

Oh no, Thirteen.

"Xiao Shunzi, go and see where Thirteenth Master is." Nan Yi quickly ordered him to go and find Thirteenth Master, hoping that he was alright.

Xiao Shunzi, unaware of his master's intentions, responded and hurriedly retreated to find the Thirteenth Master.

Yi Ren stood awkwardly behind Nan Yi. "Master, should we go ahead and ask the master?"

Nan shook her head. "No need. I'm just a sheltered housewife. If I ask about things outside, he'll scold me again." They're the ones in trouble, but perhaps Fourth Master is also involved.

Over the years, she has never interfered in her fourth uncle's affairs outside.

According to the information Xiao Shunzi gathered, all the princes, ministers, and officials were gathered in the imperial tent to discuss important matters.

The Emperor's tent was heavily guarded, and even a lowly eunuch like him could not get close.

Not a single piece of information has been leaked from over there.

From that day on, Fourth Uncle became much more silent. For more than a month after returning to Beijing, she thought the matter was over.

However, on the second day after returning to the capital, Xiao Shunzi hurriedly told her something shocking: the Emperor had been furious at the court meeting and had detained the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince for unknown reasons.

Nan Yi was stunned for a long time. What was bound to happen had finally arrived.

Just wait, things are about to get even worse.

The Fourth Prince was detained in the palace, and the women in his household were in a panic. As expected of the primary consort, Lady Nara kept a close watch on the household, ordering everyone to stay put and wait for the outcome.

Putting aside those grudges, Nara's decisiveness impressed her, and the Fourth Prince was fortunate to have such a virtuous wife.

Sure enough, bad news kept coming from the court. The most shocking news to the world was that Emperor Kangxi announced a series of charges against the Crown Prince, deposed the Second Prince from his position as Crown Prince, and imprisoned him in Xian'an Palace.

Thirteen, just like in history, was imprisoned by Emperor Kangxi in the Bee-Raising Alley to reflect on his mistakes.

After the thirteenth man suffered, the fourth master returned to his mansion, stayed indoors, and became completely silent.

Nan wanted to comfort him, but Yinzhen avoided seeing her.

He refused to see her, and Nan Yi didn't insist. She asked Xiao Shunzi to inform Nala Shi, and then, with the lovely Xiao Shunzi and a few simple belongings, she returned to Tongzhou.

The next day, Nan Yi instructed Xiao Shunzi and led Li Yi and Li Er straight to the Beekeeping Alley, which was a place of confinement and not a very good place to live.

Upon seeing Thirteen, he showed no sign of dejection and greeted her with a calm demeanor, saying, "Fourth Sister-in-law, your skills have improved quite a bit. You even managed to break into the heavily guarded Forbidden Garden."

The forbidden garden was heavily guarded, and not even a mosquito could fly out, but Fourth Sister-in-law led her secret guards and swaggered over the wall to enter.

Nan Yi glanced at him, then gestured to Li Yi and Li Er. The two following behind put down what they were carrying on their shoulders and slipped away.

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