As soon as he entered the study in the afternoon, Yinqi couldn't wait to go find his fourth brother.
He was incredibly busy at noon today, sweating profusely. His figure could be seen running back and forth throughout the palace, and several concubines expressed great confusion upon seeing him from afar.
On one hand, she needed to return to Cining Palace to find out how the story unfolded afterward, and then tell Yinzhen, so as to maintain her reputation as the palace's gossip expert. On the other hand, she also needed to go to Yikun Palace. Actually, she didn't need to go to Yuqing Palace every day during her pregnancy, because she had grown up by the Empress Dowager's side since childhood, so she had to take care of both sides.
Since the Empress Dowager is an elder, he naturally has to go to pay his respects every day. As for his mother, he doesn't need to go every day. It's because Consort Yi is considerate of his hard work.
The fact that Jingrou had sprained her ankle could not be kept secret from Consort Yi in the end.
How could it possibly be kept secret? Ever since our county princess started appearing and disappearing mysteriously, several palace maids have been very uneasy. Sometimes they even have to talk to Consort Yi about these things.
Consort Yi gave her a good lecture, and then went to fetch the imperial physician.
The imperial physician examined her for a long time to make sure there were no broken bones before hurriedly leaving. Because of this incident, Yinqi was naturally very concerned about his little cousin, so he came to check on her.
Fortunately, children's skin is delicate, so even if they were scratched by the branch, it would hurt a lot, so they didn't really give themselves away.
Yinqi naturally found out as well, but he was relieved to know that his little cousin was alright. He secretly thought to himself, "This fourth brother looks cold and aloof, but he's actually quite kind to people. This means I owe him a favor!"
This fourth prince is quite a good friend, isn't he? It's worth it to maintain a good relationship with him and even share a lot of gossip with him! Yinqi puffed out his little chest, thinking to himself with a bit of pride, but he had no idea that Yinzhen didn't want to hear those little stories at all. The last one was just a lucky coincidence that brought up a topic that Yinzhen was interested in hearing!
Of course, Jingrou did not reveal the conversation between Yinzhen and the palace maid after they met. In other people's eyes, he was completely unaware of the situation and was just a poor little thing who had accidentally wandered into that place.
"No matter what, they found you. Otherwise, would you have limped back? You need to learn your lesson. How could you go to such a corner alone? What if you encountered danger?" Consort Yi nagged again. She never spoke seriously to Jingrou normally, but this time, for her safety, Consort Yi raised her eyebrows and looked fierce. She was very persuasive in this way, and Jingrou had seen Consort Yi scold her cousin before.
Jingrou pitifully tugged at her hand and shook it, then obediently and sweetly acted coquettishly, and Consort Yi stopped saying anything. Sigh, she had only intended to put on an act, but faced with this little girl's pitiful appearance, she couldn't maintain her composure, and her imposing demeanor crumbled!
Consort Yi was a little embarrassed. She turned to the maids beside her and instructed them, "Take the county princess over to give the Fourth Prince some things as a token of our gratitude... Bring me the list so I can take a look."
After considering it over, Consort Yi decided to let it be a matter between children; let the children handle it themselves. She didn't want to escalate it.
Consort Tongjia is currently resting during her pregnancy and is staying at home. Even the gifts sent in as thanks have been stored away in her storeroom and have not been used. This is for the best, so that others won't think she's trying to frame him. It's reassuring to use only Consort Tongjia's things!
Consort Yi knew that the other party was wary. Besides, the Tongjia family was wealthy and powerful, and they were the emperor's maternal family. Why would they care about their little things?
It's better to avoid trouble.
Consort Yi certainly wouldn't go to Consort Tongjia, so she let the children handle it themselves. Then she gave Yinqi some instructions, telling him to accompany his cousin.
She avoided Consort Tongjia like the plague, and Consort Tongjia probably felt the same way. In Consort Tongjia's eyes, the most precious thing right now was her womb. She saw every other concubine as someone with ill intentions, someone who wanted to harm the precious imperial heir in her womb.
However, they had to wait until the afternoon to deliver the thank-you gift, as Jingrou still needed to finish her studies. So, only Yinqi went back to their study first. The two siblings parted ways at that fork in the road again. He saw Yinzhen and walked over excitedly.
"Good, Fourth Brother! I didn't expect it was you who saved your sister! Jingrou is a bit silly. She ran off to such a secluded corner to pick some flowers for Mother and me. If you hadn't found her, Fourth Brother, she might have come back limping!" Yinqi's face lit up with an eye-catching smile as he thought of the flowers he had placed in the Prince's quarters.
He originally intended to explain the matter, but it unknowingly turned into showing off! He really wanted to tell others that his sister had picked beautiful flowers for him, even though Yinqi had never cared about what flowers and plants looked like before!
Sigh, my sister is too considerate, but that's not all a good thing. Thinking about them only makes me suffer!
Originally, Yinzhen didn't take this matter too seriously; he was still grateful to the young lady!
But seeing the annoying smile on Lao Wu's face at this moment, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
After all, I was the one who rescued the little girl. What's wrong with those flowers? They only seem to care about their own cousin.
Why was he getting so hung up on this? Yinzhen inwardly berated himself.
Yinzhen's expression grew increasingly disdainful. "It's nothing serious. After all, she's a guest in the palace. It would be bad if something happened to her. It's not like someone is here specifically for her."
Yinqi smiled. He didn't mind. Anyway, his mother had asked him to pass on a message to express her gratitude.
He looked at Yinzhen, then suddenly remembered that he had come to find him, and continued smugly, "I've found out what happened after that incident!"
Although I got some rather strange looks from several palace maids in Cining Palace because of my gossip about these things, the matter has indeed been taken care of!
He wants to have a grasp on all the gossip inside and outside the palace, so how could he possibly mess up on this matter?
Yinzhen hadn't quite grasped what was going on yet—and it's understandable, after the palace maid incident, he genuinely wasn't quite there yet.
As soon as Yinqi opened his mouth, he rattled off everything he had found out.
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