Qingyan's temper grew increasingly spoiled by Yin. Sometimes, the little guy would even give him a hard time in person, but Kangxi and Consort Tong just laughed it off.
As the Empress Dowager continued her unreasonable demands, the atmosphere in the inner palace became increasingly strange.
To prevent his sons, including Yinzhi, from being affected, Emperor Kangxi confined them all to the Southern Three Palaces and forbade them from paying their respects at the Cining Palace. Even Yinzhi, who had always lived by the Empress Dowager's side, was also locked up in confinement.
Yin sensed something was wrong. That night, he secretly contacted Qingyan in his study. The little guy had just finished bathing, his long, jet-black hair draped over his shoulders, his face pink and tender, like a delicate lotus emerging from the water.
His heart was pounding wildly. As Yin grew older, the palace maids sent to his side became more and more beautiful and charming. His gaze toward the harem became more profound. They were sparing no effort to bring down Consort Tong, but they also had to see if he would agree.
Qingyan's adorable little face made Yin feel much better. Originally, he wanted to complain to Kangxi, but later, Yin forcibly suppressed his thoughts.
He always complained to Kangxi, so he was definitely classified as someone who never grew up. Kangxi was much stricter with him, and even Yin probably didn't experience as many setbacks as Yin.
"Little darling, many Mongolian princes have been coming to the capital recently, so try not to go out!" Yin looked at the little guy, feeling somewhat worried.
None of those princes were clearly after the noble ladies of the Eight Banners. The Empress Dowager, wanting to provide the Mongols with a strong ally, pretended to be ill to deceive her father, the Emperor.
Her actions made the Emperor even more wary. Yin stood aside, happily watching as Kangxi's trust in the Empress Dowager dwindled while his trust in Consort Tong gradually increased.
In his previous life, the Empress Dowager held a very high position in Kangxi's heart. In the end, when she took action against Consort Tong, Kangxi preferred to believe the old witch's words. His mother's death made Yinzhi experience the coldness and warmth of human relationships.
"Fourth Brother, are those people coming again?" Qingyan was stunned. Shouldn't it be before the Emperor's birthday?
Yin nodded. The imperial physicians diagnosed that the Empress Dowager was nearing the end of her life, and those people were clearly trying to seize some last bit of profit.
In the deep palace, the Empress Dowager was like a transparent person, rarely bringing any benefits to the Mongol nobles, whose focus gradually shifted to the lower classes.
As the Empress Dowager grew older, many Mongol nobles began to stir with the desire to find patrons for their future, and the Empress Dowager's orders became less effective.
“Yes,” Yin was about to advise Qingyan that it would be best to feign illness when Su Peisheng interrupted their conversation.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has asked you to pack your things. Starting tomorrow, you will be staying at Lord Fei Yanggu's residence for a month." Li Dequan's expression was not good when he came to inform him.
He even instructed Su Peisheng that the Fourth Prince and the Princess should reduce the number of times they leave the mansion, and ideally, they should stay in the mansion for a month to improve their condition.
"Hmm!" Yin agreed. On the other side of the bronze mirror, Qingyan's bright, watery eyes widened in surprise. Was this considered putting them under house arrest?
Yin smiled at her, thinking to himself what he could do with Qingyan these days. Even if they didn't leave the mansion, there were still plenty of things to do.
"Little darling, we're going to be confined to this square courtyard for at least a month. We can exchange that for our future." Yin was filled with endless感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings of emotion and reflection). Back then, he was forced into the struggle for the throne, and he too had considered the consequences of failure...
That night, many people couldn't sleep. Fei Yanggu's heart was in turmoil. Kangxi revealed that Qingya would be engaged this time, and the prince of Mo Nan could be considered to have made something of himself.
The Empress Dowager disliked the fact that the place was too far away and did not want the two daughters of officials she kept to marry there. Qingya was the best candidate.
Ever since the three men, Fei Yanggu and his sons, had been causing a great deal of trouble with the Jue Luo clan at the Ulanara residence, it was largely due to Qingya's instigation. Fei Yanggu had come to dislike Qingya.
As the morning light shone on the earth, a bright yellow carriage arrived at the gate of Ulanara's new residence. This carriage was specially prepared by Kangxi for Yinzhi. Normally, bright yellow was not something Yinzhi could use.
In the past few days, Kangxi and the Empress Dowager had a great disagreement. In the end, he generously prepared a lot of items for Yin, hoping that Yin could make good use of these resources, as the experiences outside the palace would be what would help Yin grow.
After returning to court, Yin's understanding of politics became more grounded and practical. He was no longer the naive and one-sided person he was when he first started out, and he gradually abandoned those theoretical and unrealistic ideas.
At 3:45 AM, after paying his respects to Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong at Chengqian Palace, Yinzhi left the inner palace with Yinzhi, while Yinqi was sent to Consort Yi for temporary care.
Kangxi made his decision and began to keep a close watch on all the princes who could get close to the Mongols, including the Crown Prince in Yuqing Palace. He personally assigned the Crown Prince many tasks, leaving him no time to think about anything else.
During the morning court session, the ministers noticed that the princes who were in charge of government affairs were all gone. They understood Kangxi's intentions to some extent, and they planned to go back and instruct their wives not to get too close to the Mongol wives.
Among the imperial family members, many were betrothed by the Empress Dowager. They were not very satisfied with the wives who came from Mongolian noble families. These wives were similar to the Mongolian concubines in Kangxi's harem, and basically none of them had children.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to present." The Minister of Rites stepped forward. The Empress Dowager had issued an imperial edict to the Ministry of Rites, instructing them to give a grand welcome to the Mongol princes. The Minister of Rites was a shrewd man. He tucked the memorial into his pocket, intending to see Kangxi's decision before deciding whether to report the matter.
Kangxi nodded. He had already noticed the Minister of Rites' actions, but he didn't pay too much attention to them. These people were also afraid of death. The Empress Dowager was the most powerful backer of the Mongols, and the Qing Dynasty ruled by filial piety. His actions were hard for his ministers to guess.
The Minister of Rites recounted the imperial edict from the Cining Palace and the actions of the Mongol princes upon their arrival in the capital. In their view, the princes' behavior was far too presumptuous, as they were even attempting to seize the emperor's property.
Many of the jewelry shops in the capital had their prized possessions forcibly bought by these princes. Even Mei'ai was not spared. Many of her exquisite pieces were looted by the princes of Khorchin, causing considerable losses to many merchants in the capital.
Many of these merchants were supported by princes and high-ranking officials of the Aisin Gioro family, who had long been holding their breath, hoping that Emperor Kangxi would punish those people.
"What?" Kangxi was annoyed, actually using his status directly. "Feiyanggu, what exactly is going on!"
Emperor Kangxi placed Fei Yanggu in the position of Commander of the Nine Gates in the hope that he could help guard the gates.
"Your Majesty, this matter has little to do with Lord Ulanara. He returned to court and hasn't yet handed over his duties to the Vice Admiral!" The Minister of Personnel quickly stepped forward to clarify. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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