The Seventh Prince's wife played a card and said slowly, "The two are fighting fiercely. Recently, the Crown Prince has taken in a beautiful and charming woman, and they are very much at odds."
Tong Cheng'er really didn't know anything about the Crown Prince's gossip.
Yinzhen's inner courtyard was clean, and the people around her didn't have the habit of inquiring about such news, so they were unaware that the outside world had become so wonderful.
Tong Cheng'er asked, "Who sent this to the Crown Prince?" Given how much they disliked the Crown Prince's success, sending him a beautiful woman at this time seemed rather inappropriate, in Tong Cheng'er's opinion.
The Seventh Prince's wife did indeed have some information: "I heard he's an official under the Crown Prince."
Tong Cheng'er had heard from Yinzhen that the Crown Prince had taken concubines during Kangxi's illness. Now, the two women he brought with him were causing trouble. He hadn't even reached Jiangnan yet, and he was already taking concubines. How long had it been? Was he afraid that Kangxi wouldn't remember his dark history?
Yinzhen once said that Kangxi was fully aware of what the Crown Prince had done during his serious illness.
The most important thing for the Crown Prince to do now is to clear his name of being fond of beautiful women. If he does this, he will really be running into Kangxi's taboo.
After discussing the Crown Prince, the group began to gossip about other things.
That evening, Tong Cheng'er couldn't help but ask Yinzhen about the Crown Prince.
"I heard that the Crown Prince has taken a beautiful woman as a concubine. Is that true?"
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen raised an eyebrow: "You've heard about it too?"
Tong Cheng'er nodded: "We started talking about it while playing mahjong today."
Yinzhen gave an affirmative answer: "It is true. The beauties that the Crown Prince uses were sent by his officials in order to obtain salt permits from Jiangnan."
Tong Cheng'er was stunned when she heard this. Salt permit? The Crown Prince actually dared to get involved in such a thing?
"Has the Crown Prince become confused?"
"He's probably confused. The beauty the Crown Prince has taken in is indeed extraordinary. She's the type the Crown Prince likes, and he can't refuse her."
Upon hearing this, Tong Cheng'er's focus instantly shifted.
"That woman is beautiful? Have you seen her before?"
Yinzhen did indeed meet him once; he encountered him today when he went to see the Crown Prince.
However, when faced with this question, Yinzhen had a very strong survival instinct: "I saw him from afar, but I didn't see his specific appearance clearly."
"Oh? You can tell someone's beauty is extraordinary just by looking at them from afar? You have excellent eyesight!"
Yinzhen: "That person only meets the Crown Prince's aesthetic standards. In my opinion, he is not even one ten-thousandth as beautiful as Cheng'er."
Tong Cheng'er laughed: "You certainly know how to talk."
After traveling by water for several days, we finally stopped.
"We've finally arrived in Jiangnan."
Although water travel is fast, floating on the water still gives you a feeling of unease, even if you don't get seasick.
It wasn't until she got off the boat that Tong Cheng'er truly experienced what it meant to be down-to-earth.
"You must have had a long journey."
After saying this, Yinzhen instructed Su Peisheng: "Have someone pack your things. I'll take my wife to rest first."
The boats used for the princes and their wives were naturally of high quality, but that was only part of the story; the conditions on board were indeed inferior to those on land.
Su Peisheng replied without any surprise, "Yes, sir."
Then Yinzhen took Tong Cheng'er by carriage to their temporary lodgings.
After getting off the carriage, Tong Cheng'er took a good nap. When she woke up, it was already completely dark outside.
There was no one in the room. Tong Cheng'er said, "Someone come here."
The door opened in response: "Madam, you're awake."
Rulan lit the candles, and the room became bright.
Rulan helped Tong Cheng'er get up and dressed, then asked, "Where did Master go?"
This person is usually very clingy to her, and now that he's not here, she feels strangely unaccustomed to it.
Rulan said, "After you fell asleep, the Crown Prince sent someone to invite Master over, saying that the brothers would get together. Before leaving, Master said that he might be back a little late today, and asked me to tell the Fujin not to wait for him to have dinner together."
Tong Cheng'er was taken aback: "The Crown Prince sent someone to invite you?"
Rulan: "It was the Crown Prince who sent someone to invite them."
Tong Cheng'er then asked, "Do you know where the Crown Prince has chosen to be located?"
On her first day in Jiangnan, Tong Cheng'er was genuinely worried about the Crown Prince's entourage, especially since meals between men were most prone to mishaps.
Tong Cheng'er wasn't afraid that Yinzhen would do anything to betray her, but things were up to people, and she was afraid that Yinzhen would be schemed against.
If they were to casually accuse her of having an affair while drunk, Yinzhen's reputation would be damaged, and he would inevitably be subjected to ridicule and sarcasm.
Rulan shook her head: "This servant does not know. The Crown Prince did not specify the location when he sent the messenger. Should this servant send someone to investigate?"
Tong Cheng'er nodded: "Alright, let Gao Wuyong go."
Gao Wuyong was considered one of Yinzhen's men, so sending him was appropriate.
Rulan: "Yes."
As she spoke, Tong Cheng'er finished dressing, then absentmindedly asked someone to prepare food and began to eat.
Meanwhile, in a private room of a restaurant, Yinzhen saw that the Crown Prince and his other brothers were drunk, with women on their left and right, and they were also talking nonsense.
Yinzhen frowned, wanting to go back.
Before he could speak, the Crown Prince said to the woman waiting to the side, "Can't you see that my fourth brother has no one to serve him? Hurry up and serve him properly."
The woman who had been called out by the Crown Prince looked at Yinzhen, the only one who remained quiet at the table, and slowly walked over, swaying her hips.
As Yinzhen watched the woman approach, his brows furrowed. When she was still a foot away from him, Yinzhen quickly said, "Stand still."
The woman naturally wouldn't listen to Yinzhen. Today, the Crown Prince was the one paying and organizing the gathering, and none of the women who came to "serve" him were fools.
Judging from the manners and behavior of the people in the private room, it's clear they come from extraordinary backgrounds. If one could gain their favor, there would naturally be many benefits.
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