After having breakfast at the South Third Palace, Su Peisheng returned. As he stood at the door, Yinzhen caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of his eye, and then took Changning's hand, preparing to return to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Hutuli, you don't need to practice martial arts or study these next few days. Just rest and relax. You don't need to go for the morning run or the evening square dancing either. Just lie down and rest," Yinzhen instructed.

Hutuli pursed her lips. "Lying there all the time? She really will grow hair."

I was originally planning to leave the palace to find my cousin, Doshihui, but it seems unlikely that will happen anytime soon.

That……

Hutuli's eyes lit up, and she pleaded earnestly, "Mother, Father, I can't go out, but could you let my sisters come to the palace to see me?"

Yinzhen was taken aback for a moment: "Who do you want to have accompany you?"

"Emmm..." Hutu thought for a moment. He didn't need too many, otherwise his father would definitely disagree. He would just pick a few close friends.

"I want the Third Princess from the Third Uncle's residence, the Eldest Princess from the Seventh Uncle's residence, and Wanji."

Yinzhen went through the three girls in his mind. They were all girls who frequently interacted with Hutuli, got along well, and had never done anything out of line. More importantly, the third and seventh princes had not gotten involved in this matter, and Ortai was a loyal subject.

So, under Hutu's expectant gaze, Yinzhen nodded and readily agreed: "Alright, if you like, summon them to the palace to keep you company tomorrow."

"Wow! Thank you, Father! Long live Father!" Hutuli was so happy that he almost danced with joy. His smile made Yinzhen feel much more relaxed and he smiled too.

He was so lenient with his daughter, but he was quite different with his son. Yinzhen turned his head with a stern face and said, "You two have missed a whole morning of homework. You'll have to double it this afternoon. Hurry up and get ready to go to the study."

Hongzhao's face immediately scrunched up like a steamed bun: "Ah? Father, you're so strict!" But he didn't dare to say anything in protest, so he could only purse his lips.

Hongyan nodded in agreement.

After instructing the children, Yinzhen took Changning back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Changning had just come out when she saw Su Peisheng: "Is there a result?"

Su Peisheng bowed and scraped, and Yinzhen's gaze instantly darkened: "Let's go, let's hear what's going on."

Hall of Mental Cultivation...

“Niohuru clan?! How dare he?!” Yinzhen’s eyes widened in anger.

Changning frowned: "The tenth prince has already entered the Imperial Clan Court, what is Niohuru doing? Is she venting his anger? What good will it do them to disrupt the inner court?"

Su Peisheng recounted the truth of the matter in detail.

It turns out that Liang Sheng had heard rumors that the Empress was going to deal with him. He was so frightened that he went to several concubines to plead for him, but they were all afraid of Changning's power.

Moreover, the previous example of Consort Qian angering the Empress and being beaten into the rank of Liu Daying and confined to her quarters for three years is still fresh in everyone's eyes. Who would dare to provoke such bad luck?

So Liang Sheng had a crooked idea. He thought that since the Empress had many children, if one or two of them had an accident, she would naturally focus all her energy on taking care of the children and wouldn't have time to deal with this matter.

He was initially afraid and hadn't calmed down when he unexpectedly became involved with a concubine in the Eastern Six Palaces.

There was a Han Chinese concubine named Cao, who was conferred a title by the late emperor. She was said to be a beauty sent by the Cao family in Jiangnan. Unfortunately, she did not receive much favor from Kangxi before he passed away.

Originally, Consort Cao intended to spend the rest of her life in the inner palace, but who knew that Yinzhen would send Fucha Changhua to Jiangnan to deal with the Cao, Li and other families.

Cao Chang's family had all suffered misfortune, and before his death, he specially sent her a letter, asking her to avenge his entire family.

Therefore, Consort Cao came to hate both Yinzhen and Changning.

In her view, the Emperor was the one who ordered the extermination of her family, and the Empress's brother was the one who personally carried out the deed. She didn't want to let either of them go, but she was of such lowly status that she couldn't find any opportunity to get close to the Emperor and Empress.

However, she knew the Sun brothers from the Imperial Medical Academy.

Because Consort Cao was a concubine of the late emperor and of lowly status, she had never received his favor. Therefore, the Imperial Medical Academy was naturally unwilling to send older, more reputable, and experienced physicians to treat her. The Sun brothers, who worked odd jobs at the Imperial Medical Academy, got this assignment. Over time, the group became acquainted.

So when Liang Sheng approached Cao Changzai, her first thought was that she could use the Sun brothers.

Liang Sheng wanted to save his life and retain his official position. Cao Changzai wanted revenge. The two Sun brothers also harbored feelings for Cao Changzai. So these people were birds of a feather and decided to join forces to deal with her.

After hearing this news, Niohuru went even further and pushed things along.

In the end, they used a considerable number of people from the Niohuru clan, involving a total of twenty or thirty people, before they were able to successfully murder the second princess.

Yinzhen's raging anger was hard to contain: "The Niohuru clan is truly unworthy of being subjects. They really take my leniency towards them as weakness. So what if they are Manchu nobles? If they dare to harm the princess, I will wipe them out overnight."

He casually picked up the teacup on the table and threw it away forcefully.

“Furthermore,” Su Peisheng swallowed, “this servant has also learned that Eight…Aqina… is also involved in this incident.”

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Yinzhen's eyes, followed by boundless anger. How could this Eighth Prince be like an unkillable insect?!

He's like a rat in a stinking ditch; as long as he's alive, he'll stay hidden in the shadows, waiting for his chance to bite you.

Yinzhen clenched his fists: "I originally spared his life out of respect for the late Emperor and out of brotherly affection, but this only emboldened him. Even imprisoning him in the Imperial Clan Court couldn't stop him."

Ah, my eighth brother is truly capable!

"I cannot spare his worthless life any longer."

Changning analyzed, "The Eighth Prince has been imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court. How did he learn the news? Who was in contact with him? If it really was his idea, how could it have been delivered to Niohuru's hands? There's something very wrong here! I'm afraid quite a few officials are involved!"

"Issue my decree, ordering the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate this case and severely punish all those involved!" Yinzhen said firmly. "Whether it's Niohuru or the Eighth Prince, once identified, they shall be executed immediately! Their entire families shall be exterminated! Not a single one shall be spared!"

Changning gritted her teeth and said angrily, "And all the criminal slaves involved in the case, especially Liang Kang and Cao Changzai, and the two Sun brothers, must be beheaded and their heads displayed to the public!"

Yinzhen coldly uttered a few words: "Su Peisheng, issue an imperial decree that all palace women involved in the case shall have their entire families executed, and the entire harem shall witness the execution."

Furthermore, thoroughly investigate all the concubines in the harem, especially their backgrounds and circumstances; report any problematic cases.

"Yes, sir!"

Su Peisheng responded and turned to leave.

A bloodbath is about to erupt in the Forbidden City.