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At three quarters past 1:45 AM, Yin picked up Qingyan and carried him back to the Yuanmingyuan in a sedan chair. The princes knelt in front of the courtyard of the Yuanmingyuan for several hours.
"Fourth Sister, I can walk!" The moment Qingyan was picked up, Yin's body swayed twice, and she felt very sad.
"No need!" Yin gestured for her to sit down beside him. "There'll be plenty of commotion tomorrow!"
Yin's complexion was very poor. Imperial Physician Yuan had prepared ointments for all the princes, which was a sign of Kangxi's care for his sons.
Now, Kangxi has no choice but to be watched by those censors, and the imperial family has no protection.
"Fourth Prince, was this really done by the Third Prince?" Qingyan was confused. Yinzhi had always followed in the footsteps of the Crown Prince. "Moreover, the Third Prince's ability to turn around and bite the Crown Prince is quite unexpected."
Yin pondered for a moment. Recently, Yin Zhi had been behaving himself and should not commit patricide.
"Probably not. The Crown Prince also has his bottom line. It might be someone from the Hesheli clan who sent them. It's not convenient to say more for now." Yin sneered. The Crown Prince had been protecting him all along, but in the end, the Crown Prince disappointed him.
Many people were unable to sleep that night. Even the censors focused all their attention on Changchun Garden. Yin specially sent Bayan to take a look at Ruizhu Palace, and the entire palace complex had been burned down.
Tulichen discovered traces of kerosene in the courtyard of Ruizhu Palace, which was somewhat of an accident.
As Yin's sedan chair prepared to leave Changchun Garden, there was someone checking it at the side gate.
"Fourth Master, why do we need to check so carefully!" Qingyan noticed that the guards outside were holding lanterns and shining them on the faces of each servant for a while, trying to see if they were the Fourth Master's attendants.
Yin pursed his lips tightly. No one could compare to the Crown Prince. Just now, when the Crown Prince's golden palanquin passed by, these guards greeted him with smiles and did not conduct such a thorough inspection.
"Is the Crown Prince different from us?" Qingyan thought to herself, her mouth agape. She was secretly thinking that if those arsonists left with the Crown Prince's guards, things would get really messy.
Just as dawn was breaking, Su Peisheng came to deliver Emperor Kangxi's decree, ordering the Fourth Prince and his wife to go to the Yuanying Pavilion immediately. Censors also presented their petitions to Emperor Kangxi, demanding a thorough investigation.
"Isn't it still the Golden Festival holiday?" Qingyan shook her head helplessly. "These people are always causing us trouble!"
Qingyan finally had a day where he could sleep in until he naturally woke up, but these censors ruined that day, so of course he was in a bad mood.
"They only care about their reputation; scholars will die for their principles, and warriors will die in battle," Yin said helplessly.
Qingyan rubbed her hungry stomach, feeling increasingly irritable.
"I'll have Sulan go to Yuanying Temple to prepare some food. You go and have breakfast with Mother." Yin touched Qingyan's belly; the arrival of this child was neither good nor bad.
The truth was discovered before the Golden Festival. Now, Changchun Garden has stirred up this farce. If the truth can be found out, that's fine. Otherwise, this child will have to bear the infamy for the rest of his life.
In the courtyard of the Yuanying Temple, a dozen or so censors knelt, looking down at the bluestone bricks, tapping the three-inch flowerpot bottoms beside them. They knew in their hearts that the wives of the princes would definitely have opinions about them, and the wives' families standing behind the princes would probably not say anything good about them.
The wives of the first few princes were all from families with censor backgrounds, except for the Guarjia clan, who were earls; the rest were all military generals.
The Fourth Prince's wife was the most conspicuous among them. After the legitimate daughters married into the royal family, most of their fathers were removed from their positions and no longer held real power. However, the Fourth Prince's wife was different. After she married into the royal family, Fei Yanggu and his two sons all took control of the real power, and even the Fourth Prince was taken to the military camp.
The naval port in Shandong is a lucrative position; even the naval port in Guangzhou doesn't have the same conditions.
As Yin's palanquin came to a stop, the censor kneeling at the back turned his head to steal a glance and saw that after Yin got off the palanquin, he turned around to help Qingyan get off the sedan chair. The censors who saw this were instantly stunned.
"Little darling, be careful. What did Imperial Physician Yuan say?" Yin coaxed Qingyan.
Now, the Qingyan is the one that needs protection. Even if the censors protest to Kangxi, he only says that the imperial offspring are the priority.
Qingyan stuck out her tongue and helped Sulan to the inner chambers. Yin gave the censors a warning look.
"Your Majesty, those censors are so annoying. They even tried to scheme against you while Your Majesty was helping you." Su Lan was annoyed.
Since entering the royal palace, the servants below have been extremely respectful to them, and the gazes of the censors made Su Lan very uncomfortable.
"Don't worry about it, I'll handle it myself!" Qingyan was actually grateful for the child's arrival. If it weren't for this child, this Golden Festival would have been very difficult to endure.
Inside the inner palace's flower hall, all the imperial concubines had already arrived, and Lady Yin Genjueluo had just reached the doorway.
"Sister-in-law, you've come too early. Those two haven't arrived yet." The Crown Princess didn't take the palace concubines seriously; they would definitely arrive later.
"Sister-in-law, was Songkelierha frightened?" Qingyan was a little worried about the little girl's mood, so she quickly asked when she saw Yingenjueluo.
"Fortunately, we got a little too wild at the Yellow Flower Maze and didn't have to go back to live there. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable." Yin Genjue Luo Shi said with some relief.
"It's good that the child is alright!" After becoming a mother, Qingyan has been thinking about her child even more.
Yingenjueluo nodded. As Songkelierha grew up, she didn't have much time to play. Yingenjueluo hoped that she could have some fun before she got married.
Everyone envied Qingyan's life. If Songkelierha could have such a loving husband, Yingenjueluo would be even more at ease.
After bowing respectfully, Yin Genjue Luo Shi and Qing Yan sat obediently to the side.
"Eldest daughter and Little Darling, go to the dining hall and have some breakfast first." Consort Tong waved her hand, signaling her two sisters-in-law to go and eat.
"Yes!" Qingyan followed Yin Genjue Luo Shi and left.
After the two sisters-in-law entered the dining hall, Consort Tong's face darkened again, and Consort Rong and Consort Hui sat uneasily behind her.
“Noble Consort, you’ve watched the Third Prince grow up. Yesterday, he was kneeling in the courtyard, and today he can’t even get out of bed.” Consort Rong felt sorry for her son and specially sent her maid to check on him. Sure enough, Yin Zhi was unable to move.
"Who caused this?!" Consort Tong asked Consort Rong, holding her teacup. "If His Majesty had been in trouble yesterday, would Yinzhi have survived the night? Bearing the stigma of patricide, how would you fare?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the concubines lowered their heads. Compared to the Dowager Consort, they preferred to be concubines.
“Yes, Consort Rong, what Her Majesty says makes sense. If the Third Prince hadn’t done these things, His Majesty would definitely have investigated thoroughly and found out the truth,” Consort Hui also advised.
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