The next day, Yin had a rare day off. The two were still asleep when there were still chaotic footsteps outside the courtyard. Yin heard the noise outside, opened his eyes, and looked down at Xiao Guai.
Su Peisheng began to wander around the doorway of the room, and the Third Prince's courtyard was in complete chaos.
"Su Peisheng, come in," Yin said in a low voice.
Su Peisheng lowered his head, afraid of seeing anything bad about Qingyan.
"Your Majesty, something has happened to the Third Princess Consort!" Su Peisheng lowered his voice and informed Yin.
Yin opened his eyes, looked at Su Peisheng's cowering appearance, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Don't say anything more, just quiet down the servants!" Yin said.
After Su Peisheng left, Yin held Qingyan and fell asleep again.
Seeing the chaos in the courtyard, and not having come to check on either of them, Yin Zhi felt a pang of unease. They were brothers, after all; for something this serious, not a single one of them had come to see him. It was truly...
Around noon, Qingyan finally woke up and stretched comfortably. Yin put down the composing document in his hand and looked up from the soft couch. The little guy looked at him happily.
"Fourth Prince, didn't you go out?" Qingyan had gotten used to it when Yin was no longer by her side.
"Take a break, have lunch, and I'll read storybooks with you." Yin had long since put the disaster of Lady Dong'e behind him.
"Okay!" Qingyan's voice came from outside the door. Sulan and Suxin came in to serve, but their expressions were not very good.
The servants around Lady Dong'e wanted Su Xin to go to Yin Zhi's courtyard, saying that Su Xin could help Lady Dong'e.
The two women couldn't help but sneer. Usually, Dong Eshi would often make fun of Qingyan, but now that she was unwell, she suddenly remembered Qingyan. There was no such thing as a free lunch.
"Did something happen?" Qingyan felt that the expressions on their faces were too strange, as if someone had upset them.
“Master, the Third Prince’s personal maid is bullying us. The Third Prince is not in good health, and she actually wants us to put down what we are doing and go over there to serve her.” Su Xin was straightforward and directly told him what the Dong E clan’s maid had done. Yin couldn’t help but frown.
The commotion in the courtyard just now was caused by those two people, hoping to wake Qingyan up.
Contrary to their wishes, with Yin by her side, he certainly wouldn't let Qingyan be woken up by those things, so their plan was absolutely impossible to realize.
"What?!" Qingyan was stunned. How could Dong'e Clan have the audacity to order Sulan and Suxin around?
Yin stood up and went outside; he needed to let Su Peisheng know the truth.
"What exactly happened over there?" Qingyan recalled that there was some noise in the courtyard in the early morning. She didn't open her eyes, so Yin sent Su Peisheng to deal with it.
"The Third Princess Consort ate breakfast from the Imperial Kitchen, and now the child is gone!" Su Lan whispered.
Qingyan nodded. Yin also said that it was better for those two children not to be born. If they were born, they would definitely be premature, and Kangxi would never allow two grandsons to tarnish his reputation.
"What about Dong'e Wanning?" Qingyan wanted to know how the Dong'e family would choose between righteousness and the interests of the family.
According to Yin's explanation, Dong Eqi would definitely choose profit.
"They say the situation isn't good either, but they used less, otherwise nothing bad would have happened." Su Lan thought to herself, these two are no good people.
Qingyan smiled, knowing she'd glare at Yin when he returned and told her the truth, which would definitely be more detailed than what Sulan had said.
After washing up, she changed into a light blue palace dress and walked out of the inner chamber.
Inside the palace, Su Peisheng was telling Yin about Dong E's miscarriage, which had already alarmed Kangxi. Li Dequan had taken charge of all the servants in the imperial kitchen.
"Alright, let's eat first!" Yin smiled bitterly. Those two children shouldn't have been born into the imperial family. Even if they were sacrificed, it would probably have been left unresolved.
"How is the Third Princess Consort doing?" Qingyan felt uneasy, afraid that something might come up to her.
Su Lan and Su Xin shook their heads; they hadn't gone out and didn't know.
"The situation is not good, Princess. Her Majesty asked me to tell you that if Consort Rong and the Third Prince come to ask for help, they hope you can provide them with medicinal herbs such as Ganoderma lucidum and other tonics. Just say you don't have any," Su Peisheng whispered to the two of them.
Qingyan nodded; with the Imperial Concubine's words, her heart was at peace.
The medicinal herbs in this space are not for everyone to use; human nature is greedy!
While the two were having their meal, Yin Zhi hurriedly walked in from outside. Seeing that Yin and Qing Yan were eating as if no one else was there, he felt even more uneasy.
"This humble woman greets the Third Prince!" Qingyan quickly put down her chopsticks and greeted Yinzhi, as this was someone she absolutely could not afford to offend.
"Get up." Yin Zhi felt resentful but could not express it. He still needed Qing Yan's help. Without Qing Yan's precious medicinal herbs, Dong E's health would definitely not have recovered to its former state.
"Third Brother, why are you here instead of accompanying Third Sister-in-law?" Yin looked up at Yin Zhi. It was lunchtime for the main wife, and their table was full of vegetarian dishes. Even if Yin Zhi pointed out the mistakes, Kangxi would not listen.
As Yin Zhi examined the dishes, he began to understand their significance. These dishes were all prepared to taste like meat, and there were also vegetarian options available. Now, he needed Qingyan's food. Wouldn't it be even better if he could immediately gain control over the two of them?
"Fourth brother, Angguma has just passed away, and you're eating and drinking like this... isn't that going a bit too far!" Yin Zhi looked at him with a sneer.
"Third Brother, one of these dishes is being sent to Father Emperor. Since the mourning period began, Xiao Guai has been preparing meals for Father Emperor." Yin didn't respond. Since you're saying they're indulging in lavish meals, then you're even bringing up Kangxi.
Yinzhi was taken aback. Kangxi's meals were always prepared by the Imperial Kitchen. Recently, he had learned that Kangxi was suffering from the summer heat and rarely used food.
"Fourth Prince, don't talk nonsense. How could Father Emperor use these things?" Yin Zhi retorted. "Today, I've come to see Princess Ulanara about something."
Yin Zhi's tone was condescending, which made Qing Yan feel uncomfortable. Even when asking for a favor, one should have a proper attitude; this arrogant way of asking was something she had never seen before.
"Third Brother, Xiao Guai is still young, how can she help?" Yin quickly refused. Xiao Guai is soft-hearted, and the Third Brother is a man who knows how to manage his time. He didn't want Xiao Guai to really fall into the trap set by Yin Zhi.
"Princess Ulanara, Lady Dong'e has miscarried. The imperial physician says she needs some good tonics. The Ulanara residence has the best supplies. Could I buy some from you?" Yin Zhi thought it would be best if Xiao Guai could give them away for free; if not, he would just buy them with money. (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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