That night, Yinzhen stayed overnight at Li Jingshu's place.
The news spread the next day that Li Jingshu was managing the Prince's residence in place of the Fujin (Prince's wife). Some people were dissatisfied, while others were indifferent.
For example, Geng Youran occasionally researches food, while Niu Hulu Wanru focuses on recuperating. The two sometimes get together to spend time with their child, enjoying their leisure time.
However, Nian Yunrong, who shares the same identity, is not so happy.
"Li Jingshu's family is just a prefectural governor; what right does she have to exercise the power of managing the household on behalf of the Fujin (principal wife)!"
Qingyan was worried that her concubine might have a miscarriage due to anger, so she quickly comforted her:
"Consort Li, after all, has served the Prince for so many years and has given birth to four children for him. Although only Prince Hongshi is by his side now, there is still affection between her and the Prince."
Nian Yunrong dismissed Qingyan's words with disdain.
Affection? It's nothing more than him spending more time by the prince's side than she did. As for children, she can have them too.
Now that Lady Ulanara is imprisoned by the prince, she refuses to believe that she would lose to the daughter of a mere prefect.
Meanwhile, Yinzhen went to the palace early in the morning. He was also filled with anxiety.
When he arrived not far from the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Yinzhen saw Liang Jiugong waiting for him at the entrance.
"This servant greets the Fourth Prince. May the Fourth Prince be blessed."
"Eunuch Liang, you may dispense with the formalities. Is Father Emperor inside?"
"Yes, His Majesty returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation after court this morning and is currently reviewing memorials inside. His Majesty specifically instructed me that if you, Fourth Prince, come, you can simply go in."
Yinzhen secretly adjusted his breathing a few times before stepping into the Yangxin Hall.
"Your subject greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be well!"
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Father Emperor!"
Kangxi looked up from the memorial and sized up Yinzhen. Suddenly, he felt a sense of guilt towards his son.
He was taken away from his birth mother as a child, but was not treated well when he returned to her. Now, he was almost killed by his birth mother and died without an heir.
Why.
"Yinzhen, how is the disaster relief work in Shengjing going?"
"Your Majesty, the matter has been properly handled, and Lord Maqi is currently wrapping things up."
"Yes, you handled this matter well."
"Your subject thanks Your Majesty for the praise."
Emperor Kangxi nodded, feeling that his son was becoming more and more mature.
"Fourth Prince, I ask you, if I allow you to divorce your wife, will you really divorce Ulanara?"
Yinzhen raised his head and answered firmly:
"meeting!"
"What if I disagree?"
"Your Majesty, if you disagree, it must be because you have a reason, and I will not have any complaints."
Kangxi seemed fairly satisfied with the answer.
"I cannot agree to the divorce. She is the fourth wife bestowed by the emperor, and besides, this time, she was also bewitched by Uya."
Uya clan, not Consort De, nor "Empress Dowager". Emperor Kangxi directly referred to Consort De as "Uya clan".
"I have taken back all administrative power from Lady Wuya and ordered her to be imprisoned in Yonghe Palace. No one is allowed to visit her without my decree. As for your wife, apart from not being able to divorce her, you can decide what to do with the rest."
The word "bewitchment" was enough to absolve Ulanara of half her sins.
Since his father had spoken to this extent, he could not disobey the imperial decree.
"Your subject thanks Your Majesty for your grace. Your subject takes his leave."
"Go."
After returning to his residence, Yinzhen ordered people to guard his wife's courtyard in shifts for twelve hours a day, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. The entire courtyard was left with only Ulanara and one of her maids.
"Princess Consort, are we really going to be abandoned by the Prince like this?"
Ulanara sneered.
"Hmph, abandon? Don't worry, the gates to this courtyard will reopen soon."
Thus, Ulanara settled down for the time being, waiting for the courtyard gates to reopen, while the others in the mansion continued their lives as usual.
On this day, Yinzhen and the thirteenth prince, Yinxiang, came to the study after court.
"Fourth Brother, Second Brother's matter happened so suddenly, our people really didn't notice it."
"Are those guys all just sitting around doing nothing?"
Yinzhen rarely lost his temper, especially not such a big one, and even swore.
This time, they had indeed overlooked something. No one expected that the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng would use alum water to send a secret letter to Minister Puqi, asking him to recommend him as Grand General in an attempt to make a comeback.
Unexpectedly, this matter was first discovered by Su Nu, a henchman of the Eighth Prince, who then reported it to the Emperor.
"Such a good opportunity, and Yinzhi and his men actually seized it first. They are truly incompetent."
"Fourth Brother, think about it from a different perspective. If it weren't for this incident, we wouldn't have been able to find any dirt on Eighth Brother. Ever since the 'Gyrfalcon' incident, he's been keeping a low profile. Who would have guessed that there are people in the court working for him? We can take this opportunity to get rid of them."
After calming down, Yinzhen realized that Yinxiang's words made sense.
If something dies but doesn't die, it will eventually become a scourge.
"Thirteenth Brother, send someone to keep a close eye on Su Nu and the others, and let me know immediately if they make any moves."
"good."
"As for Eighth Brother and the others, I will have Li Wei send someone to keep an eye on them."
Yinzhen and Yinxiang chatted in the study for a long time until evening before Yinxiang left.
Only after the Thirteenth Prince left did Gao Wuyong dare to enter the room:
"Master, Miss Qingyan has arrived."
"Qingyan? Why isn't she properly serving her concubine? What's she doing here?"
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