After dinner, Qingyan stared blankly at the candlelight while holding a storybook. In fact, she couldn't help but feel afraid of the intrigues and power struggles in the palace.
"Fourth Brother, do you think Ah Hun and the others will turn out like that in the future?" Qingyan asked uncertainly.
Currently, the ruler of Khorchin is the elder brother of Consort Xin. Instigated by his wife, he has abandoned his daughters in order to allow them to enter the palace and enjoy wealth and honor.
"No way!" Yin shook his head. Both Eshuo and Saito valued Qingyan too much. If those two hadn't died young, he wouldn't have let Nabul take over the position of Ulanara chieftain.
real?!
Qingyan's eyes lit up. The commotion of the past few days had shown her a lot of darkness. The Borjigit clan's conspiracy made her think more deeply.
The Empress Dowager made countless efforts for Borjigit, even forcing Emperor Kangxi to take Consort Xin into the palace. In the end, however, her life was weakened by the secret medicine in Consort Xin's possession.
"Fourth Prince, you said that the Empress Dowager even had Granny Su plead for Consort Xin. Doesn't she know that her body was created by those people from the Khorchin?" Qingyan leaned against Yin's chest and asked softly.
The Third Prince's courtyard next door was noisy again, and Qingyan decided to shut her ears.
"Heh, Granny Angguma has lived through three dynasties, how could she not know? She just felt that her body was already failing and she couldn't suppress the most promising one in Khorchin." Yin smiled coldly.
The Aisin Gioro family is not easy to bully. Kangxi didn't say a word because of the Empress Dowager, and decided not to pursue the matter further. But once the old lady is gone, those people will really be dealt with severely.
"I can't do what the old lady did. If I were in that situation, I would probably cut ties with them immediately!" Qingyan has a straightforward and fiery temper.
Yin turned his head and kissed her forehead, listening to what the little one would do in a similar situation.
"Alright, whatever makes you happy," Yin laughed. "If E'shuo and Saito dare to treat you like this, even if I don't lift a finger, the people your fourth uncle left behind will clean you up!"
Fei Yanggu was most worried about Qingyan. Even without him, he would prevent Eshuo and Saito from doing something as foolish as what happened to Khorchin.
"Master, you and the princess must hurry to the Third Prince's courtyard. The First Prince says that the Third Prince's side is fighting again!" Su Peisheng rushed in, and Yin snorted coldly.
Every day, Yinzhi's courtyard would be in turmoil if it didn't cause some disturbance. This time, it actually alarmed Yin, so he probably took action.
"Little darling, do you want to go?" Qingyan's gossipy gaze was impossible for Yin to ignore, but he still decided to ask anyway.
"Hehe, of course!" Qingyan changed into a pair of embroidered shoes and followed Yin to the courtyard next door.
As soon as the two entered the courtyard, Qingyan was shocked by the mess in the courtyard. The maids were busy cleaning up, and most of the decorations in the courtyard had been smashed.
This... is a bit of an exaggeration.
Dong'e Wan Ning and Dong'e Wan Ting did not have that strength; it was probably Yin Zhi who did it with a knife.
Qingyan followed Yin closely, afraid of being drawn into this farce.
Lady Dong'e stared at her half-sister with a stern face. Yin Zhi stared at her with bloodshot eyes, his right hand still holding the sword that had destroyed much of her dowry.
"Third Brother, what are you doing now?" After Yin Zhi walked in, he saw that Yin Qiang had the servants hold Yin Zhi back, and he frowned and walked forward.
Qingyan and Yingenjueluo stood at the door. She secretly sized up the two women inside the shop. Dong'e's face turned pale, while Dong'e Wanning looked smug. The struggle between the legitimate and illegitimate children made Yinzhi's courtyard no peaceful for a single day.
"Third son, Angguma is not in good health. Do you still want to be an unfilial son?" Yin coldly looked at Yin Zhi. The matter back then was suppressed by Kangxi, but many court officials knew that Yin Zhi was a reckless and unruly man who could make the Empress Dowager so angry that she almost fainted.
Since that day, his courtyard has become even more chaotic, with frequent noises of fighting and commotion.
The legitimate and illegitimate daughters of Dong Eshi have become a laughing stock in the royal family. Yin Zhi has heard many rumors and feels ashamed. In addition, Dong E Wan Ning is always talking about how Dong Eshi treats her harshly. He couldn't help himself and made a big fuss about it.
After Qingyan learned the truth, she couldn't help but categorize Yinzhi as a scumbag. In the Qing Dynasty, a woman's dowry was untouchable by her husband and his family. If the couple divorced, these things would return to the woman's family. Even if the woman was gone, these things would be distributed to her children for inheritance, and the husband would have no say in them.
Looking at the exquisite decorations outside, now all of them were just a pile of useless junk, Dong E Wan Ning's smugness made her shudder.
"Third brother, who is this woman next to you?" Yin noticed Dong E Wan Ning's smugness and revealed a contemptuous look in his eyes.
Qingyan discovered that Yinzhi was a foolish and incompetent man who couldn't even see through the tricks of the women in the inner palace. No wonder he lost so badly during the struggle for the throne among the nine princes.
"It is... my half-sister, the Third Prince's...favored...concubine." Dong Eshi had long been disheartened by Yin Zhi. His favoritism towards his concubine over his wife was known to the censors. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's poor health, they would not have let this opportunity pass.
Even Dong Eqishi was implicated, because he had neglected Lady Dong E by focusing on Dong E Wanning's mother.
"Third brother, this is the first time I've ever heard of a concubine not paying respects to a prince. Qingyan is the fourth brother's wife, and she just gave you a half-bow, didn't she?" Yin scolded.
Dong'e Wanning was stunned. All the princes were favored, yet none of them could have such a clean and tidy household as Yin's.
"This servant... greets the two princes, and..." Dong'e Wan Ning hadn't finished speaking when she was frightened by Yin's cold gaze.
"Kneel down!" Consort Tong coldly rebuked.
Everyone in the hall knelt on the ground to pay their respects to Emperor Kangxi, Consort Tong, and Consort Rong.
"Eldest brother and fourth brother, eldest brother's wife and little darling, all of you get up and kowtow, go sit to the side!" Kangxi was furious with Yinzhi.
Just after dinner, Li Dequan said that something had happened to the prince.
"Thank you, Father Emperor!" After bowing respectfully, everyone sat down to the side.
Yinzhi and Dong'e knelt side by side, while Dong'e Wanning, her face pale, knelt behind him.
"Third son's wife, are the things outside your dowry?" When Consort Tong and Emperor Kangxi entered, they found that the destroyed items were mostly mahogany furniture, which seemed to be of the standard for a primary consort.
Lady Dong'e tearfully agreed; much of it was part of Lady Dong'e's dowry, intended as a dowry gift for her daughter.
As a concubine, Dong'e Wan Ning could not bring much dowry into the palace. In addition, Lady Dong'e was not as favored as the concubines, while Dong'e Wan Ning was favored by Yin Zhi, which made her arrogant.
"Third Prince...favoring his concubine over his wife!" Kangxi smashed his teacup; he was truly enraged. (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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