Tong Guowei knew that Longkodo had snatched a concubine from his father-in-law's house.
But he only scolded Longkodo a few words at the time. After all, Guo Qixun did not make a big deal out of the matter, so he did not need to explain to his in-laws.
He had planned to compensate his in-laws in other ways in the future and let the matter pass. He never thought that anyone would use this incident to make a fuss and impeach him and Longkodo.
After all, officials will not investigate unless the people report it. Qixun's family hasn't said anything yet, so why do other people have so much free time that they dare to bring bad luck to the Tong family over such a trivial matter?
So Tong Guowei never took that matter to heart.
But now, what he considered a trivial matter had caused a stir in the whole city and was even reported to the emperor.
Things developed so quickly that he couldn't react in time.
Faced with the criticism from everyone in the court, Tong Guowei was shocked and angry, but he did not lose his mind.
He knew that there must be someone behind this incident fanning the flames.
Moreover, there were few people in the whole capital who could have managed to make things so difficult to resolve so quickly right under his nose.
Tong Guowei was thinking in his mind, secretly keeping in mind those people who were jumping around happily.
Just when he was about to go to Kangxi in person to apologize, Guo Qixun submitted a memorial before him, asking Kangxi to make the decision for him.
Tong Guowei was so angry that he almost laughed.
This person had been pretending to be tolerant and indifferent before, but now that things have gotten out of hand, he has started to follow the crowd and denounce Longkodo.
If he had made this matter public at that time and asked the Tong family for an explanation, Tong Guowei would have respected him as a real man.
Now...
Tong Guowei secretly took note of this matter and left it for later settlement.
The only two princes who knew about the situation, the Third Prince and the Ninth Prince, were quietly watching the development of the situation.
Yinzhi knew early on that Kangxi was the one behind this incident, while Yin'er waited until the rumors in the capital could no longer be suppressed before he dared to confirm that Kangxi was the owner of the two mice.
After a brief thought, Yinzhen understood Kangxi's purpose.
He sneered sarcastically, and his understanding of Kangxi's despicable behavior deepened.
He was the one who did it, but he was afraid that others would tell it.
If he was really innocent, why did he attack Longkodo from other directions instead of calling his third brother and Longkodo to confront him?
To put it bluntly, he just feels guilty!
Yinzhen dropped the work in his hands, left the shop and went straight to the Zhanshi Mansion.
The eldest brother is not in the capital now, so he has to test whether his second brother knows about this matter.
When he arrived at the place, it started to drizzle outside.
When Yinreng heard the guard's message, he thought he had misheard.
Since Yinzhen took over the commercial district, he has been hanging out there all day long. Occasionally, he would go to the Lifanyuan to accompany the Eighth Prince to meet some foreigners. He hasn't been to the Zhanshi Mansion for nearly a year.
Did the sun rise from the west today?
Yinreng glanced outside and saw the mist outside the window, and he said "tsk".
"Call him over."
A moment later, Yinzhen walked through the corridor and came to where Yinreng worked every day.
Yinzhen took off his cloak and handed it to the young eunuch serving beside him, and then drove the man away without hesitation.
The young eunuch glanced at Yinreng's expression, and seeing him nod slightly, he carried the cloak and left the room.
Yinreng stood up from behind the table and sat on the soft couch beside him. He picked up the teapot on the kang table and poured himself a cup of tea.
"No one comes to the temple for no reason. Tell me, what brings you here today?"
This gentleman in front of him, except for being proactive in meeting the Tenth Prince, does not receive the same treatment as others.
Even Lao Ba can't do it.
Yinzhen sat down on the other side of the kang table and grabbed the cup of tea next to him without any hesitation.
"There's been so much commotion in the capital these past two days, don't you have any ideas, second brother?"
The helpless expression on Yinreng's face froze for a moment, then he put down the teapot and looked at Yin'er expressionlessly.
"What idea?"
"Of course, they're using this as an excuse to take a piece of the Tong family's flesh..."
Yin'er had a smile on his face, and his eyes showed undisguised ambition.
Yinreng frowned.
He carefully observed Yin'er's expression, trying to see something from his face.
"If you want to take advantage of this situation to plant some people in the court, then you have chosen the wrong partner..."
Yinreng spoke in a calm tone, without any reservations.
Even if such a topic was brought to the attention of Kangxi, he would not care too much about it, and might even be happy to see it happen.
The smile on Yin'er's face deepened.
"Didn't Second Brother see who was targeting the Tong family this time?"
As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Yinreng's face, not missing the slightest change in his expression.
Hearing this, Yinreng's pupils shrank slightly for a moment, and he quickly raised the corners of his lips and asked,
"What does this have to do with me?"
This kind of testing method was too crude and was just a child's trick for Yinreng.
Yinzhen didn't see the expression he wanted to see, nor was he disappointed. Instead, he continued to speak,
"The Tong family holds a crucial position in the imperial court. With the Emperor's favor, who would dare to interfere in Longkodo's affairs? Besides..."
"This incident didn't get out at the time, but more than half a month later it became a huge uproar. Second Brother is not surprised. What was his purpose in doing this?"
Strictly speaking, the fact that Longkodo took possession of his father-in-law's concubine was actually just a family matter between the Hesheli and Tong families, because the victim, Guo Qixun, had no intention of pursuing the matter.
The Tong family is the emperor's maternal family, and it would be embarrassing for the emperor to have such a reputation, but he did it anyway.
Yinreng narrowed his eyes and his hands on the kang table tightened unconsciously, but the next moment, he secretly said that something was wrong.
The smile on Yinzhen's face finally faded slowly.
"So second brother also knows the reason behind this, right?"
Yinreng sighed.
He was not surprised that Yinzhen could guess that Kangxi was the mastermind behind all this, but he was surprised that he knew the deep reason why Kangxi did all this.
Tong Guowei had many political enemies to reach his current position, but this time the incident was obviously not directed at Tong Guowei, but at Longkodo.
How could Longkodo, a mere minister of the Ministry of Works, have the nerve to let all the censors in the Inspectorate hold on to the fact that he stole his father-in-law's concubine?
Therefore, Kangxi's move was entirely to force Longkodo to death and shut Tong Guowei up at the same time.
"How did you know that?"
Yinreng asked him.
Yinzhen looked away and reminded,
"On the day Third Brother fell into a coma, the place where you had your meal was the shop owned by my younger brother..."
In response to Yin'er's sharpness, Yinreng could only smile bitterly.
"This is not something you can interfere with. Even if he is determined to teach Longkodo a lesson, he will not let others bully the Tong family."
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