In the afternoon, Fei Yanggu took a special leave to come back, as he wanted to talk to Qingyan about the wedding.
The marriage between Yin and Qingyan was full of twists and turns, leaving him feeling exhausted.
He understood that Kangxi would agree largely because Lady Jue Luo had given Qingyan's dowry to her family, and Kangxi was afraid that Qingyan would be mistreated.
At this moment, he hated the Jue Luo clan even more. The Empress Dowager's health was deteriorating, and if things went wrong, the Qingyan banquet would suffer a bad reputation. Originally, this reputation was destined to be borne by Dong E.
"Father, you're back so early! I just finished making lunch!" Qingyan's little face lit up with a lovely smile.
Kangxi's repeated admonitions made Fei Yanggu particularly upset. His daughter was clearly the best, but that old witch...
The palace seemed to be a place of great prosperity, but he felt it was like hell. Xiao Guai didn't need to be trained there, but because of a single sentence from that old witch, she was forced to train for several years.
"Little darling, let's have our meal first." Fei Yanggu's voice choked with emotion; his daughter was the most obedient of all.
After quickly finishing lunch, Fei Yanggu took Qingyan to the study.
Looking at his youngest daughter, he felt even more reluctant to leave.
"Little Darling, your marriage to the Fourth Prince will have to be postponed!" Fei Yanggu resented his own incompetence, which had caused his youngest daughter to suffer so much bullying.
"Father, why?" Qingyan tilted her head, looking confused, but in reality, she was constantly being startled by Kangxi.
No matter how much the Empress Dowager schemed, she was still Kangxi's grandmother.
"It was calculated by the people of the Imperial Observatory that the Third Prince's marriage would bring longevity to the Empress Dowager!" Fei Yanggu mocked. "Actually, Ma Jia was involved in this. They didn't want the Third Princess Consort to bear the reputation of bringing misfortune to people. Should my daughter be subject to such schemes?"
Qingyan looked outside and saw that the courtyard had been cleared out by A'dun. Even if Fei Yanggu complained, no one would hear him. Only then did she truly feel relieved.
“Father, why are you bothering with all this? The Fourth Prince will handle it. That person has schemed against us…” Qingyan pointed to the sky. Fei Yanggu nodded slightly. This matter might not be entirely the fault of that person. Kangxi might have been using a counter-strategy.
Qingyan smiled slightly. Yin was right after all. That person was getting restless. In recent years, the status of Mongolia in the Qing Dynasty had been declining, and Kangxi's methods of cracking down on it had become increasingly severe.
Whenever someone came into Kangxi's sights, the Empress Dowager would interfere.
The Ulanara residence was almost targeted by the Empress Dowager. For the Jueluo clan to be so audacious as to plot against the dowry of a prince's wife, there must be someone behind it all.
"Father, Ah Hun asked you to investigate the people around Mother. Have you investigated them?" Qingyan felt that Cining Palace knew about the old mansion's affairs too quickly. It was possible that the old mansion really had spies from there.
"Little darling, the investigation is in. Two of the old women came from Cining Palace." Fei Yanggu looked at the investigation results and smashed a set of his favorite teacups.
Jue Luo often makes mistakes, but he never imagined she would be so brainless.
The power in the mansion was controlled by that person in Cining Palace. Fei Yanggu couldn't help but feel resentful when he thought of this. For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, they could be considered to have been dealt with, but that person, for his own selfish interests, directly started to harm the children of meritorious officials.
“Father, something’s fishy about this. How could Lady Magiya bribe the Imperial Observatory?” Yin’s words implied that Emperor Kangxi was also involved, which was what puzzled her.
Fei Yanggu looked at Qingyan's wrinkled little face, thinking about the situation in the past few days. Kangxi and Fuquan were whispering to each other that the people of the Imperial Observatory were not only related to Ma Jia by marriage, but also had a close relationship with Fuquan.
Fuquan's tutor was the patriarch of the Imperial Observatory family; if he personally issued the order, that person certainly wouldn't object...
etc!
As Fei Yanggu pondered, everything became connected, sending chills down his spine.
He almost ruined the Emperor's orders...
"Little darling, did Fourth Master say something to you?" Fei Yanggu looked at his calm daughter and felt somewhat relieved.
Qingyan nodded. Yin was the first to realize that something was wrong. Not only did Consort Tong get Yin's approval, but even before Yin went to the Imperial Study, Emperor Kangxi granted Yin a day off for the next day. On the surface, it was to appease her, but in reality, it was probably to discuss matters with her father.
"Father, Fourth Prince will be coming tomorrow. You should stay at home." The Empress Dowager has spies everywhere in the palace, so they can no longer discuss matters in the Hall of Mental Cultivation or the Palace of Clean and Brightness.
Fei Yanggu nodded. Tomorrow, he would see what orders His Majesty had.
“Little darling, these days you’ve been staying at the mansion, and I’ve been telling you that you need to prepare your dowry before you get married and you won’t be going out.” Fei Yanggu felt a little awkward, as many Mongolian wives had prepared invitations for the Qingyan banquet.
Fei Yanggu used Qingyan's upcoming marriage as an excuse to directly refuse.
He did not stop the servants from gossiping about Jue Luo Shi giving away Qing Yan's dowry, and many people heard the news.
Now they're even less likely to bother Qingyan. He feels sorry for Xiaoguai when she was young, not even having a best friend. Now that Ai You has entered the palace, who can help her when those people make trouble?
"Father, don't frown. Having no friends means no one will ask me for favors." Qingyan had read the history of the Qing Dynasty and knew that many officials were dismissed for helping others, and in the end, the emperor simply sent them to exile with a stroke of his pen.
Fei Yanggu thought about it and realized that Qingyan was right.
The father and daughter spent the afternoon in the study. Fei Yanggu specifically asked Adun to bring back all the memorials from the Nine Gates to the mansion. Fei Yanggu could have worked at the mansion, but he was worried that something unexpected might happen when the Mongol princes came to the capital. These rough men were always ready to fight with the imperial family. In just a few dozen days, the Nine Gates Commander's Office had already handled a lot of cases.
In the early morning, Qingyan and Feiyanggu were having breakfast. They were eating crab roe soup dumplings. Qingyan smelled the fresh aroma of crab and couldn't help but twitch her little nose. It was wonderful!
"Little darling, use three at most. Su Peisheng, go and have Sulan make a cup of jujube, ginger, and brown sugar water." With a deep voice, Yin walked in from outside the door.
Qingyan glanced at it and couldn't help but purse her lips. This person is really rude!
"Fourth Brother, have you eaten?" she thought to herself, annoyed by Yin's antics, but asked in a flattering tone.
Yin shook his head helplessly, greeted Fei Yanggu, and then sat down next to her.
"Fourth Uncle, I came to watch the banquet," Yin reassured Fei Yanggu while giving him a wink. "Of course not, I asked Father for leave and came over right away!"
After washing his hands, Yin picked up Qingyan's chopsticks and fed her bite by bite.
He thoroughly enjoyed feeding Qingyan. Fei Yanggu was used to it; as long as Yin was by Qingyan's side, the little guy's hands were practically invisible. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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