This night was destined to be sleepless. Qingyan was forced to take sedatives by Yin and fall asleep quietly, but he stayed awake until dawn. Yin wondered if Wuya had done something similar before.
At dawn, Su Peisheng called out to Yin in a low voice from outside. Li Dequan personally summoned Yin and Qingyan to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to meet the emperor.
Without saying a word, Yin threw Xiao Guai out of the blanket.
"Little darling, get up quickly, Father Emperor wants to see us!" Yin felt relieved; Kangxi would give him a clear answer.
Qingyan opened her almond-shaped eyes and looked at Yin's blurry face in the bronze mirror, but the purplish-blue marks under his eyes were hard to ignore.
"Sisi, you didn't sleep well?" Qingyan felt a pang of sympathy.
He gave a bitter smile. How could he sleep after such a big thing happened? He always felt uneasy, as if a huge stone was stuck in his heart.
"No matter what, I'll stand by your side." Qingyan finished dressing, walked to his side, and took his hand, hoping to give him some strength.
As they walked out of the prince's residence, the gate to Yinzhi's courtyard opened, and a little Sula was peeking into their courtyard. Qingyan wanted to go forward and scold her, but Yinzhi grabbed her hand.
"Father's summons cannot be delayed. As for that servant, he can be dealt with at any time!" Yin wanted to get an answer as soon as possible, so he took Xiao Guai's hand and left the prince's residence.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was even more oppressive. Kangxi and Consort Tong learned that the Uya clan were originally twin sisters. However, after Consort Uya was favored by Kangxi, she did not seek any benefits for her family. Enraged, the clan chief ordered Consort Uya to be placed under house arrest and the current Uya clan to be sent to the palace.
"What?!" When Yin and Qingyan heard this in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, they couldn't help but feel that it was a fantasy. Yin, in particular, found it hard to accept.
"No way, the palace is so heavily guarded!" Qingyan knew that the power of the bondservant families was very strong in the later years of the Qianlong reign, but she didn't expect that they could be replaced during the Kangxi reign.
When Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong learned the news, they were both completely dumbfounded.
"Li Dequan, where is the patriarch of the Uya clan serving?" Kangxi tapped the table with his right index finger. These people wanted to control the imperial bloodline.
He couldn't help but feel disgusted thinking about Uya behind him. He could tell whether she was a virgin or not.
Therefore, when Uya, who had been confined to the Cold Palace, entered the palace, she was no longer considered innocent. Kangxi's phoenix eyes were filled with coldness, and his expression became even more unpleasant.
Green hat!
These words flashed through Qingyan's mind: Kangxi had actually been cuckolded...
In modern TV dramas, the Fourth Prince is very busy, but Emperor Kangxi is not harmed.
"Your Majesty, he has been dismissed from his post!" Li Dequan quickly replied.
This Wuya Weiwu was implicated by the Wuya clan in the Cold Palace. Now, the entire family will probably be exiled to the Xin Zhe Ku (a place for palace servants).
snort!
Consort Tong snorted coldly, "How could someone from the Imperial Household Department have such great power? This is clearly abnormal."
"Lanya, you and Xiaoguai deal with the servants in the harem." Kangxi meant well. Xiaoguai hadn't been properly raised by the Jueluo clan. After entering the palace, whenever problems arose, Lanya would bring Qingyan to resolve them, allowing Xiaoguai to mature as quickly as possible.
At this moment, Qingyan only wanted to avoid it. This matter concerned the life and death of Yin's biological mother, and no matter what she did, it would leave a psychological shadow on Yin.
“Little darling, the fourth prince’s mother is from the Tongjia clan. He was registered in the imperial genealogy when he was one year old, and his name has been recorded under the Tongjia clan!” Kangxi saw Qingyan’s hesitation and said it directly. As an emperor, many of his decisions were related to the previous dynasty, but this was the only one he made according to his own wishes.
Qingyan's mouth gaped open in surprise. She turned to look at Yin, who also looked astonished. It seemed that Yin was unaware of the situation either.
“Father…” Yin felt uncertain; many things in this life were different now.
"Fourth Prince, the Empress Dowager is still alive, so I cannot speak!" The Empress Dowager had a deep obsession with the eldest son; otherwise, Yinzhi would not have forced Kangxi to establish a crown prince while he was still an infant.
Yin lowered his head, and Qingyan reached out her little hand and clenched it tightly. She didn't care about the consequences anymore; she just wanted to stay by his side.
"Yes, Father Emperor!" Yin was extremely relieved that the imperial genealogy had been altered. Once the Crown Prince fell, it would be more advantageous for him to compete for the position. However, he would also become the target of attacks from his brothers.
The Hall of Mental Cultivation was extremely quiet; the four of them needed to process this sudden joke.
"Father, how should we announce this to the public?" Qingyan felt sympathetic, but was still thinking about catching the ghost last night.
They made quite a commotion. Even if they said they were going to have a barbecue, Consort Tong's shouts would definitely alert the spies hiding outside the Imperial Garden.
"I only said that I saw a poisonous snake!" Kangxi was concerned about his reputation, so Consort Tong took all the blame.
Qingyan choked, realizing that not speaking up would be disgraceful to the royal family.
Even the bricks in the palace can talk; how long can the matter in the Imperial Garden be kept secret?
When she glanced at Consort Tong, her face paled, it was clear she was troubled by some of Emperor Kangxi's decisions.
"Mother, tell me I'm scared." Everyone knows that Xiao Guai is afraid of poisonous snakes.
Yin stole a concerned look at Xiao Guai; he didn't want Xiao Guai to feel wronged, but he was powerless to help.
Looking at the three men's eyes, she felt at ease. Occasionally being a little flirtatious could bring her unexpected benefits.
"Father, everyone knows I wasn't terrified by the snake and screamed. Mother has never been afraid. How can outsiders believe that if this gets out?" Qingyan looked at Kangxi sincerely, but in the end, he still wanted Kangxi to type it out directly.
Kangxi fell silent; Xiao Guai's suggestion had appealed to him. However, Fei Yanggu's antics forced him to consider other things.
"Alright, since Xiao Guai insists, I won't say anything more." Kangxi nodded, adding that it was Qingyan who made the suggestion.
With a smile on her face, Fei Yanggu probably understood that Qingyan's suggestion was just going with the flow, and the news wouldn't have spread if Kangxi hadn't acquiesced.
"Thank you, Father Emperor!" Qingyan thought to himself, this is the power of the emperor.
When Consort Yi and others came to pay their respects, Emperor Kangxi first excused Yinzhi and Qingyan, and led them to a side hall where he personally poured a cup of tea for Xiaoguai.
"My dear, I'm so sorry to have wronged you!" Yin hated his own pretense, even though he had made up his mind to protect her.
"Huh?!" Qingyan pretended to be confused, but felt very uncomfortable inside.
Yin was speechless. Couldn't this girl be any more carefree?
"I'm glad I can help. I'm terrified of snakes anyway!" Qingyan was telling the truth.
Yin held the little darling's soft, fragrant body, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
She looked at the furnishings of the side hall. A few days ago, Yin had said that he had lived here as a child. The surrounding furnishings showed Consort Tong's love for Yin; every corner was made of silk to prevent the young Yin from bumping into things. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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