In the courtyard of the study, Ma Zhong stood in the middle, while the two children looked curiously at the arrangement of the courtyard.
The Dong'e Mansion did not have such scenery. Dong'e Qishi was a rough and uncultured man, and a very chauvinistic one at that. Every plant and tree in the mansion was basically arranged by Fei Yanggu according to his own wishes.
The new house is different. It's a mansion that Fei Yanggu gave to Xiao Guai, and all the decorations were made by the young boy himself.
Qingyan walked behind Fei Yanggu, curiously observing Ma Zhong, who was the third-in-command of the Dong'e Mansion. His wife was deeply trusted by Lady Dong'e and had become the wet nurse of the Third Prince's wife.
Before the incident, Ma Zhong's family was considered very loyal. They were appreciated by their master, and the servants were also sensible.
When it comes to the descendants of the family, didn't Ma Zhong also side with them?
Feiyangu welcomed the two men, but inwardly he despised them.
"Father, I want to go back first!" Qingyan had recovered her mood and didn't want to see these interrogations anymore.
Fei Yanggu nodded, and Qingyan stood up and left.
Yin let Su Lan go with him, but he had to stay behind. He still had to be careful when he encountered a breakthrough.
"Fourth Master, may we begin?" Fei Yanggu looked at Yin on his left, as Yin held the highest status among those present.
Yin put down his teacup, looked around at the trusted confidants of Fei Yanggu and his two sons, and then abandoned his princely airs.
"Fourth Uncle, you should be the one to ask the questions. I'm just here to listen in," Yin quickly replied.
Fei Yanggu had more experience in interrogation. When he encountered such a lackey, Yin usually handed him over to the Sticky Rod Office for interrogation and rarely did it himself.
Ma Zhong and his eldest son Ma Han entered the main hall, while his eldest daughter-in-law Ma Wangshi led the children to stand in a shady spot in the courtyard.
"Your servants Ma Zhong and Ma Han greet the Fourth Prince and the Ulanara family." Ma Zhong had met Fei Yanggu before, but E Shuo and Sai Tuo had not. Anyone who could appear in Fei Yanggu's study must be a trusted person within the family.
At this moment, Qingyan sat in her unmarried boudoir, idly twirling her handkerchief. The system in her space was playing a video of the situation inside the main hall. She watched it live, using the system's screen to satisfy her curiosity. Watching this interrogation like a TV show was quite enjoyable.
"Princess, Fourth Master has had a lot of snacks prepared." Su Lan stood at the door, directing the people in the small kitchen to place all the snacks prepared for Qingyan on the kang table.
"Hmph, it was clearly prepared by Father!" Qingyan looked at the food, which was mostly what she liked when she was a child. However, after spending more time with Yin, she no longer liked some of these foods as much.
The three members of the Feiyanggu family were careless and rarely noticed these small changes.
"Princess... how did you know?" Su Lan was very surprised. The adults had said that they should not tell the princess the truth.
Pfft!
Qingyan pointed to the purple sweet potato bun, and Sulan instantly understood.
"Father and Ah Hun aren't as thoughtful as Yin, yet they still sent all these things over." Qingyan felt a warmth in her heart; these were all signs of Fei Yanggu, E Shuo, and Sai Tuo's care for her.
Inside the main hall, Fei Yanggu and Yin both looked grim. Ma Zhong had said that when the Third Prince's wife got married, Lady Dong'e gave her a lot of secret medicines, which the head steward had personally collected from the Mongolian grasslands.
As Fei Yanggu listened to Ma Zhong's increasingly detailed explanations, he began to feel uneasy.
Ma Zhong couldn't say for sure how many secret medicines the Third Prince's wife possessed.
"Ma Zhong, is what you said true?" Yin stood up. If Ma Zhong's words were true, the medicine used by the Crown Princess was probably prepared by the Third Prince's wife herself.
Yin stood up and, without saying much to Fei Yanggu, went straight to find Qingyan.
Entering Qingyan's boudoir, he saw the little guy lazily leaning against the soft couch, holding food in his little paws while looking at him with a smile.
"Little darling, eat less. You can eat. Are you still going to have dinner?" Yin nodded her little head, telling the little one not to eat any more.
"Si Si," Qingyan nestled against his back, feeding him the cheese in her hand. "Is what Ma Zhong said true? Does the Third Princess Consort have so much stuff?"
Qingyan was somewhat frightened; those medicines were mostly lost to time, and even Physician Yuan couldn't cure them.
“It must be. The head steward took a lot of gold when he left. It seems we need to tell Father Emperor!” Yin pulled Qingyan out from behind and placed her on his lap. “We’ll sleep in the new house tonight, and we’ll tell Father Emperor and Mother when we get back tomorrow.”
"How did the Third Princess Consort get given to the Crown Princess?" This question troubled Qingyan. If no one had acted as an inside agent, it probably wouldn't have been delivered to the Guarjia clan.
"It should have been delivered to Shi Bingwen." Yin thought that the Crown Princess wouldn't have this kind of medicine.
"People from the Imperial Household Department?!" Qingyan whispered to Yin, "That's impossible, hasn't His Majesty already cleaned them up many times?"
Looking out the door, Yin thought to himself that after Physician Yuan made the diagnosis, probably not many people would know about it.
Dong Eshi was able to react immediately and drive away loyal servants like Ma Zhong.
“Little darling, the servants of the Imperial Household Department are also from families. It’s likely that there have been spies planted in the Upper Three Banners!” Kangxi personally took charge of the bondservants of the Upper Three Banners, who were the emperor’s confidants.
Many of the Imperial Household Department officials and imperial merchants came from the bondservant families of the Upper Three Banners. After entering the pass, over several generations, they probably lost a lot of their wealth.
Qingyan leaned against his chest, listening to Yin talk about the Ma Zhong family. It was all Lady Dong'e's own doing. After the Third Prince's wet nurse was given death, Lady Dong'e worried that Ma Zhong would avenge his wife. Therefore, she decided to exterminate them all.
"However, Ma Zhong is seeking your protection?!" Lady Dong'e will certainly not let this go if she can't find him, and in the end, it will just become a confrontation between the two families.
Yin nodded; he had already anticipated what Xiao Guai was thinking.
"Bringing people back from the main road, Dong Eqi will know by now." Yin had no intention of keeping it a secret. Kangxi should know the situation, and he hoped that Kangxi would take it seriously.
"Hmph, the household is poorly managed!" Qingyan pouted. Dong Eshi's dislike almost caused her to lose her child. She felt uneasy if she didn't report it.
"Yes!" Yin nodded. What she said was absolutely right. Tomorrow, the censors would probably impeach him.
At this moment, Yin wanted to get to the morning court session the next day as soon as possible so he could quietly expose Dong Eqi's embarrassing situation.
The camera then pans to the Dong'e residence, where Dong'e Qishi is looking at Lady Dong'e with a headache. He has to clean up the mess his woman has made.
"Little darling, just watch the show tomorrow!" Yin patted her back and said softly.
Qingyan chuckled. If the Third Princess's family were to fall, they probably wouldn't be so arrogant anymore. (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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