The next morning, Guo Luoluo Minglu presented her nameplate to the palace.
Upon entering the Qianqing Palace, she knelt down and pleaded, "Father, please do justice for your daughter-in-law."
Seeing her like this, Kangxi assumed she was pleading for the Eighth Prince, and with a stern face, he snorted, "What are you trying to do?"
Guo Luolu choked up as she said, "Ever since the Eighth Prince was imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, the Prince's Mansion has been frequently harassed by people with ulterior motives. It's exhausting for me to handle the affairs of the front courtyard and appease the people in the back. Now, Prince Yong has come by imperial decree to collect a debt of 200,000 taels of silver. Although it is only right to pay back debts, I really can't come up with the money right now."
When Kangxi heard that it was because of this matter, his expression actually improved.
"It is indeed a bit difficult for you to manage the entire mansion by yourself now. I will talk to the fourth prince about the debt and ask him to postpone it for the time being."
Guo Luoluo looked at Kangxi in shock, not expecting the matter to be resolved so easily. He had thought he would be made difficult or reprimanded.
When I relax, my brain starts to sluggish.
"Father, it was indeed wrong of Eighth Prince to frame His Highness the Crown Prince, but he has been imprisoned for so long. Please, Father, have mercy and release him."
She remained in the position of kowtowing.
However, Kangxi did not ask her to get up for a long time, nor did she hear a single word from him.
In an instant, her heart, which had just relaxed, jumped again.
After a long pause, Kangxi said, "The wife of a disgraced official is unfit for important duties. My eighth son, Yinzhi, is demoted to Beizi, and his family is confined to the Beizi residence, not to be allowed to leave without being summoned."
Upon hearing this, Guo Luolu felt as if the sky had fallen and the earth had collapsed. Before she could even defend herself, Liang Jiugong and his men dragged her out.
She never expected it to end like this.
"Eighth Sister-in-law is not satisfied with making a fool of herself all over the capital, and now she even comes to the palace to bother Father Emperor. She must be really bored."
A mocking and disdainful voice suddenly rang out, and Guo Luoluo Minglu looked up sharply, only to see Yin Tang staring at her with a face full of resentment, as if he were looking at something disgusting.
She stood up like a madwoman, grabbing onto Yinzhen's sleeve and refusing to let go.
"Ninth Brother, why did you turn me away that day? Your Eighth Brother is currently imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court. Instead of taking good care of our family, you turned me away. You are truly heartless, considering how good your Eighth Brother was to you."
Yinzhen abruptly flung his sleeves aside, glaring at her angrily. "Since Eighth Sister-in-law says that I have failed Eighth Brother in his kindness to Zeng, then I would like to ask, how has Eighth Brother been kind to me? When those old fogies in the court were belittling me, did he speak up for me, or did he plead for me when I was reprimanded and disliked by Father Emperor?"
Guo Luoluo Minglu was taken aback.
Yin Tang sneered, "None of that. Apart from asking me for money when he's short of funds, he's never done anything for me. He even ordered me to do it when he framed the Crown Prince. Wasn't he just scheming to find someone to take the blame if things were exposed?"
Guo Luoluo Minglu was so angry that she pointed at Yinzhen for a long time without being able to speak, "Your eighth brother does care about you, but he's just thinking..."
"What are you thinking about?" Yin Tang sneered. "Are you just thinking about squeezing out the Crown Prince and seizing the throne yourself, then bestowing upon me the title of a hereditary prince?"
Guo Luoluo Minglu was terrified and subconsciously glanced at the tightly closed doors of the Qianqing Palace.
She now thinks that Lao Jiu has gone mad, actually saying such rebellious things here.
Even Wei Zhu, who was guarding the entrance to the palace, was sweating bullets, hoping to separate the two of them as soon as possible and prevent them from saying anything more.
But Yinzhen was clearly furious and had no intention of stopping. He continued, "The reason I was able to follow Eighth Brother in causing trouble back then was because he once saved my life. So, even though I knew in my heart that I had been used all along, I was willing to do so to repay the life-saving grace. But now..."
"You know perfectly well that Eighth Master saved your life, yet you are still so ungrateful."
Yin Tang felt that if the person in front of him wasn't a woman, he would definitely beat her up.
"Because it wasn't him who saved Master back then, it was Fourth Brother!"
At this moment, Emperor Kangxi, who was listening to gossip in the hall, was also stunned.
He was initially surprised to see the Ninth Prince following the Eighth Prince, but he understood after learning the reason from Consort Yi.
Although he disliked his impetuous son, he had to admit that he was loyal and devoted to his family.
Looking back now, this loyal and righteous brat was really stupid, he even mistook his own savior.
Seeing that Kangxi was quite engrossed in listening to gossip, Liang Jiugong lowered his head and brewed him another cup of tea, which he then served to him.
"Isn't it pretty stupid that Lao Jiu can even mistake his savior?"
Liang Jiugong wanted to cry; how could he possibly answer that?
Fortunately, the arguing outside did not stop, and Liang Jiugong was soon rescued.
"How did you know?" Guo Luoluo Minglu asked, somewhat alarmed.
Seeing her reaction, Yinzhen narrowed his eyes instantly. "What do you mean by that, Eighth Sister-in-law? Did you already know?"
Guo Luoluo Minglu realized he had misspoke and immediately changed the subject, saying, "How could I possibly interfere in matters between you brothers..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yinzhen grabbed her by the neck. "Tell me, did you already know about this? So, you've been playing me for a fool all along, haven't you?"
Guo Luoluo Minglu never expected that Yinzhen would attack her. In a panic, she tried to call for help, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Seeing this, Wei Zhu dared not play dumb any longer. She quickly ran forward and pulled the two apart, looking at Yin Tang with a pleading expression, "Ninth Prince, please calm down. This is, after all, the entrance to the Qianqing Palace. You should..."
Before he could finish speaking, the palace doors opened, and Liang Jiugong came out. "Ninth Prince, His Majesty summons you in."
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