Yinti was a little uneasy, afraid that Harigana would really get angry and then not let Yinfu and the others play with him anymore.
“Get up, you eldest brother, what kind of behavior is this, so subservient and timid?”
"Aren't you supposed to be a general? Can't you show some more authority?"
Harigana was indeed angry, but Yinti was also innocent, and she couldn't just take her anger out on another victim.
"yes!"
Yinti stood up and, mustering his courage, walked to his usual seat and sat down.
"Boss, did you just hear that? I punished your mother. What are your thoughts on that?"
Yinti shook his head: "Mother, I know that you went too far and almost harmed my younger brother."
Harigana sighed: "Your mother is really stupid. She summoned a girl to the palace and she ran away and bumped into the crown prince. She even pretended to fall into the pond to try and blackmail the crown prince. Do you think we should keep someone like that?"
She was furious just thinking about what happened yesterday.
Yin Fu was only fifteen years old, yet someone dared to plot against him.
"Eldest son, don't blame your mother for being biased. I didn't care about your mother's long-standing fuss before, but I put her under house arrest when it involved Yinfu."
This was the first time Harigana had said these things in front of the children, and she did it on purpose.
"You and Xiao Wu are both children I watched grow up. Compared to the other children, you two have spent the most time by my side, so naturally I like you and care about you."
But no matter how much I love you, you are not my biological children. There are many things I can't control, not because I don't care, but because I can't and shouldn't control you. Do you understand?
Yinti and Yinqi nodded quickly; they understood.
"Alright, you guys should learn to be a little more cunning from now on."
It's not that I won't stand up for you, but if you want to do something, you need to give me a reason to do so.
Upon hearing Harigana's words, Yinti and Yinqi's eyes lit up, as if they understood what to do.
"Hey, hey, hey, you can find excuses, but you absolutely can't do it like yesterday! It's terrifying and infuriating!"
The three children exchanged glances and then chuckled softly.
"Don't worry, Mother, I definitely won't let Xiao Jiu and the others be used as bait."
Yinqi was younger and spoke much more casually than Yinti.
Sure enough, that one sentence earned him a huge eye roll from Harigana: "You can't even use yourself!"
Yinti and his two younger brothers immediately knelt on the ground: "Your sons thank Mother."
Seeing the children laughing and joking, Harigana wasn't as angry as he had been at first. He waved his hand and told them to leave quickly.
After everyone left, Dulan and Xiao Lizi hurriedly cleaned up the broken teacups and also withdrew.
"Xuan Ye, are you playing dumb?"
She glanced at the man sitting beside her who hadn't said a word, her eyes full of mockery.
Kangxi knew she would come after him, so he could only hold her in his arms and coax her.
"Jiaojiao, don't be angry anymore, okay?"
He was actually very angry, but she was the daughter of a minister, and she didn't want to come into the palace; it was Consort Hui who summoned her.
Fortunately, he didn't cause any real trouble, otherwise his darling would have beaten him to death.
"snort!"
Harigana didn't mention the matter again. After all, she was Yinti's mother, so she had to be considerate of her.
Furthermore, with Consort Hui confined to her quarters and her token confiscated, she is now nothing more than a paper tiger, a completely useless paper tiger.
Only when he heard the soft humming of the person in his arms did he finally feel at ease.
I originally wanted to tease her that her charm was as strong as ever, but I had just calmed her down, so I'll tease her later.
Because Yin Fu had secret guards by his side, and Cha Su was always with him, this matter did not spread widely.
Even if the news wasn't widely spread, it's impossible that the courtiers who fell into the lake and plotted against the crown prince wouldn't know.
The woman in question was the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites.
When he found out about this, he was so angry that he almost beat the mother and daughter to death.
"Master, isn't our daughter also doing this for the sake of the family?"
If she successfully enters the Crown Prince's harem, our daughter will have a good future ahead of her.
The wife of the Minister of Rites sat in the main seat, looking at him with a half-smile, without saying a word.
He had previously said that this mother and daughter would definitely cause him trouble, but he said no. Now look what's happened, they've gone straight to the Empress.
Now she'll see how this ends.
"Fools, how could I possibly be interested in fools like you?"
The Minister of Rites immediately ordered his servants to lock them both up and confine them to their quarters for three months.
After everyone had left, the Minister of Rites sighed, "Madam, you..."
Before she could finish speaking, the Minister's wife stood up and said, "My lord, since there's nothing for me to do, I'll take my leave now."
The idea of getting her into the palace to plead with the Empress is wishful thinking.
"Hey, you!"
The Minister of Rites wanted to reprimand him, but he also knew that he had gone too far before.
But right now, only she has the status to enter the palace and plead with the Empress, otherwise the Emperor might torture her in court.
He must be blind to favor such a brainless bastard.
"Madam, you don't want our son to be criticized when he gets married in the future, do you?"
He thought that if he said that, the Minister's wife would compromise, but she said: "Sir, a real man should earn his own merits, not rely on the blessings of his ancestors."
Besides, Cheng'er is exceptionally capable and will surely have a bright future.
You actually thought of asking me to plead for a concubine?
"A mere illegitimate daughter isn't worth my time, as her legal mother, getting involved."
After finishing her speech, the Minister's wife turned and left, showing no respect whatsoever to the Minister of Rites.
She has no daughter, so what does it matter if she's an illegitimate daughter?
Besides, even if she has a daughter, her daughter is a legitimate daughter, so what does it matter to her whether a child born to a concubine is good or bad?
The entire court knew how much the Minister of Rites doted on his concubine's daughter; he was the one who lost face.
The Minister of Rites was even angrier, but he couldn't really lash out at this critical juncture.
He could only suppress his anger and nervously go to the palace to apologize to the emperor.
After appeasing the person, Kangxi went to the Qianqing Palace. He reviewed some memorials for a while and then heard Li Dequan come in and say that the Minister of Rites had arrived.
"I won't see him. Let him go back and think about it himself."
"How can someone who can't even discipline a concubine's daughter be a good minister!"
Kangxi's words were not harsh at all. If Harigana hadn't said he didn't want things to escalate and cause Yinfu to gain a bad reputation for no reason, he would never have let it go so easily.
When the Minister of Rites heard Li Dequan's message, his heart sank to the bottom.
His official career may have come to an end from here.
After the incident, Harigana immediately sent someone to keep an eye on the Minister of Rites' residence. She was quite surprised to hear what the Minister's wife said.
"Go and invite the wife of the Minister of Rites into the palace."
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