After learning the details of the situation, Qingyan said that she should not listen in there, and she walked out of the imperial tent alone.
Su Lan couldn't help but feel curious when she saw her master appearing alone.
"Master, why did you come out?" Su Lan asked, puzzled.
"Hehe, we've finally gotten our revenge. Before, that little Liao nanny that Mother found always acted like she came from the palace and that her old friends were bullying the princesses. Wasn't she just copying them?" Qingyan smiled coldly. Saito didn't give the little Liao nanny any explanation and beat her to death.
"Yes!" Su Lan still remembered that day was truly unbearable. Not only was Qing Yan severely punished, but even they, the servants, were not spared. They were all miserably punished by Little Granny Liao.
Back then, Qingyan had said that it would be best to make Little Granny Liao submit with one blow, otherwise, once she recovered, she would definitely not let her off easily and would definitely teach her a lesson.
That promise was made almost ten years ago. Today, those old women whom Little Granny Liao envied will probably all be dealt with by His Majesty.
Qingyan strolled back home. Almost ten years had passed, but she could not forget the pain of that day. A single breakfast had taken her three hours to eat, and the slowly changing breakfast had given her an upset stomach in the middle of the night.
Fortunately, Fei Yanggu returned in the middle of the night and saw that the little guy had fallen ill after studying the rules all day.
Only after the imperial physician was summoned did they learn the cause of the illness: the food had gone cold.
"Your Majesty, why don't you stay in the imperial tent and watch those people's fate?" Su Lan remembered that Qing Yan had said she insisted on watching those old women being interrogated.
Qingyan nodded slightly. So what if she was kept here?
As long as she achieves her goal, that's enough. As for the fate of those people, she doesn't need to think about it.
"Are royal secrets really that interesting?" Qingyan muttered to herself.
As dinner time approached, Yin dragged his tired body in from outside. Seeing Xiao Guai calling him to eat, he finally felt relieved after a long day.
Previously, he had heard Fei Yanggu and his two sons mention Qingyan's dislike for those nannies, and he even knew that Xiao Guai had really made a lot of efforts to win over the people. Today, however, she did not take the opportunity to be praised by many concubines and princesses.
She personally gave this opportunity to the Fifth Princess and Qingya. When leaving the imperial tent, Kangxi was still very satisfied with Qingyan's modesty.
"Fourth Prince, I don't like to stand out. Whether it's Fifth Prince or Qingya, if they can make a name for themselves, all the princesses will like them. Didn't Father Emperor decide that Fifth Prince would live on the grasslands? Such support will make her life easier!" After Qingyan helped Yin wash his hands, the two began to have their dinner.
Today, Xiao Guai prepared several vegetarian dishes. On the grassland, meat and fish are often served, but vegetarian dishes are very rare.
"Don't worry, I've sent them to Father Emperor and the others!" Qingyan saw Yin frown and immediately understood why.
After dinner, Yin put his arm around Qingyan's slender waist and stood in front of the desk, teaching Qingyan to copy the Heart Sutra in Manchu script.
When Qingyan was bored, he would copy Buddhist scriptures, mostly in Chinese.
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At dawn, Qingyan stepped out of her tent, ready to begin her day in the rising sun, only to find that the number of guards around her had increased. Her heart sank. Could it be that the Mongol leaders, cornered, were preparing to attack the imperial tent?
"Sulan, go and find out how those old women were punished in the imperial tent yesterday!" Qingyan quickly instructed Sulan to find out.
The fact that so many guards were left here clearly indicates that they were there to protect them.
Emperor Kangxi dared not underestimate the power of the bondservant families. The governesses were basically from the families of the imperial concubines. However, such a big change occurred after the princess got married. Qingyan had to admit that the good fortune of these governesses had come to an end.
"Your Majesty, the nannies from those families have all been beaten to death. Many princesses who married during the late Emperor's reign have spoken to the Empress Dowager about how the nannies oppressed them." Su Lan shook her head from side to side.
Qingyan laughed, clearly treating Qingya and the Fifth Princess as cannon fodder.
Recalling Kangxi's actions, she couldn't help but feel a chill. Kangxi may have already discovered this situation, but was merely using them as a pretext to launch an attack.
While Qingya and the Fifth Princess appeared to be passively grateful to the princesses, in reality, the anger of the bondservant families was directed at them.
"Fourth Master is back!" Su Peisheng, after accompanying Yin to pay his respects, went out of the tent to find Qingyan.
She walked back to the tent and found that Yin's face was dark and gloomy, which frightened her.
"Si Si..." Qing Yan sidled up to him. There were only the two of them in the tent. Su Lan was about to follow when Su Peisheng blocked her outside.
"You!" Yin pulled her into his arms and tapped her forehead. "Be careful when you go out these days!"
Qingyan tilted her head and looked at him. Hadn't she been exonerated by His Majesty?
"Do you think those servants don't know what kind of personalities Xiao Wu and Qing Ya are?" Yin sighed. Before, he also thought that removing Xiao Guai from the situation was the end of it.
News from the capital indicated that some of the servants in the Fourth Prince's residence were wavering, and a few scheming maids, instigated by their families, were preparing to use their family's spies to get into Yin's bed.
Kangxi intended to use these events as a test for Yinzhi, for if he couldn't even protect his own wife, he would find it difficult to achieve great things.
"Fourth Prince, why did Father Emperor send so many guards!" When Qingyan returned, Su Peisheng told her that the food and water for the three of them were from the Kangxi Emperor. She immediately realized that people from those bondservant families had infiltrated the army.
"It's just in case." Yin had already instructed the sticky rod office to keep an eye on people. Xiao Guai likes to do things herself, so he wouldn't interfere.
Qingyan leaned on his shoulder, leisurely looking out of the tent. As the Mongolian princes gathered here, their primary wives also came one after another to pay homage to the Empress Dowager. Many of them were the sisters of the late Emperor. As soon as Qingyan made a move, they followed and searched the house of the governess, taking back the valuables that had been there for many years.
She stuck out her tongue; the three of them were clearly cannon fodder.
"Fourth Prince, the emperor's heart is unfathomable!" The more Qingyan interacted with Kangxi, the more frightened he became.
She no longer does things as she pleases; instead, she becomes increasingly cautious.
"Silence!" Yin covered Qingyan's mouth, telling her not to say anything more.
They were already under Kangxi's surveillance; every word they uttered would be reported to him.
"Fourth Brother, when can we go to Qiu Mi?"
He looked at her with surprise, but Duo Ke's words didn't frighten the three of them. (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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