After dinner, Yinzhi and Qingyan were about to sit in the study to chat when Su Peisheng came in from outside and reported that Yinzhi and Consort Dong'e had come to visit. Before dinner, Qingyan had specifically reported on what had happened at Consort Tong's courtyard, and Yinzhi had said that the two of them would definitely come over.
Just after dinner time, Yinzhi came over directly. If the noble lady from Mongolia went to the mansion, the good balance would be completely broken. Those people are all resourceful.
"Fourth brother, you have to save me!" Seeing that Yin Zhi's face looked a little pale, Yin quickly sat down.
"Third Brother, I also heard it from Xiao Guai. Those Mongolian wives have been pressuring Mother for several days. Mother has said that she needs Consort Rong's consent first. They can't wait any longer!" Yin explained.
Yinzhi knew in his heart that Consort Tong was very protective of the princes outside, so when Dong Eshi said at Huqiu that Consort Tong didn't say a word, Yinzhi understood that this matter must have threatened his father, the Emperor.
"What should we do?" Yin Zhi was also a little annoyed. Those people had absolutely no sense of propriety. If they did, this wouldn't have happened.
Lady Ma had originally planned to use the imperial concubine selection as a pretext to warn Consort Tong, but unexpectedly, not only did the plan fail, she also ended up getting herself into trouble.
"Fourth Prince, please help my master! You're not in the capital, so you don't know that the Crown Prince values the power of the Mongols. If my master marries a Mongol princess, life in the manor will be really difficult after we return!" Dong E pleaded.
Qingyan was puzzled. Who had given them this "mysterious" advice, saying they were coming to find them?
"There's really no way, Third Sister-in-law, you're putting me in a difficult position!" Yin firmly denied.
Therefore, Yinzhi had no choice but to silently bear everything. He said that he saw Yinzhi had no way to solve the problem and did not want to stop him. He explained the situation to Kangxi and then took his leave.
"Fourth Brother, you didn't intend to help them?" Qingyan was puzzled. Yin valued brotherhood, but today, things had turned out this way.
"Of course, I'm furious that they dared to plot against Mother and you!" Yin shook his head and said.
Consort Tong was almost scolded by Emperor Kangxi for not resolving this matter, so of course Yin would not interfere anymore!
"A scheme?!" Qingyan was stunned. "Could Dong'e Clan really have that much power?"
"Of course it's not the Dong'e clan, it's the Majia clan. They have a very good relationship with the Mongols." Yin had heard some rumors before he began to investigate the Majia clan's relationship with the Mongols.
"What are they planning to do?" Qingyan asked curiously. "Or are those noble ladies prepared for you?"
"No, it's not that. They want Father Emperor to blame Mother. Once Mother is truly neglected, whether Consort Rong rises to power or other female relatives are promoted, it's better than Mother holding a high position and wielding palace power." Yin said coldly. These people really have nothing better to do.
Qingyan sat down in the grand chair, waiting for Yin to continue his analysis!
"Fourth Brother, we've agreed that if anything like this happens again, you absolutely mustn't hide it from me!" Qingyan was caught off guard.
“There has never been a problem. In the meantime, Father Emperor said he was unsure. If those Mongol wives don’t cause trouble, we will know nothing at all!” Yin was also helpless. Kangxi’s intention was to reduce the number of people who knew these things.
Qingyan slumped onto the table; the day's commotion had left her feeling a bit drained.
As dawn broke, a commotion broke out outside the courtyard. Yin was the first to get up and heard Su Peisheng say that Kangxi had summoned all the princes and their wives who were accompanying him.
After quickly washing up, the two went directly to the imperial palace by carriage.
Upon arriving at the gate, they found that all the princes had arrived. The Crown Prince and Yinzhi were kneeling in the courtyard. Yinzhi gave Qingyan a quick-thinking look and then followed the princes inside.
"What's going on?!" Qingyan looked at Fifth Princess Tatara and quickly asked.
"They say the Crown Prince drank too much at the Mongolian Prince's place yesterday, and that's how he ended up sleeping with the noblewoman that the Third Prince chose today," Tatara said with a hint of schadenfreude.
Qingyan was stunned. The Crown Prince had caused them a lot of trouble in the capital, which was why they were rebelling like this.
“Little darlings, you live a very comfortable life outside. You never think about how we live in the capital!” Tatara said.
"Fifth sister-in-law, you can't say things like that. How are you feeling?" Qingyan said, looking at Tara.
"Very good, Fifth Master is also very good to me. How is Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen? I didn't see the little girl when I came back today!" He Tarashi had a very good relationship with Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, and he would visit Fifth Prince's wife every time he returned to the capital.
"The little girl is too noisy and has always been kept by her mother's side, so she doesn't have many opportunities to be outside!" Qingyan explained.
The Seventh Princess Consort leaned closer, listening to their conversation, and couldn't help but become curious.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I came in late and haven't seen the twins yet. May I see them?" The Seventh Prince's wife and Yin had a very good relationship. Every time he went on an inspection tour, Yin would bring his primary wife with him.
"Of course, we can go visit Mother and the others after this is over." Qingyan nodded. The sisters-in-law had a good relationship and would not harm the children from other courtyards.
"Great!" The Seventh Princess Consort happily clasped her hands together.
Tatara smiled and said, "I'll have someone prepare the snacks that Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen likes!"
After speaking, the Fifth Princess Consort immediately instructed her personal maid to prepare the lotus flower pastries that Yiken'e liked.
"I've been stopping them from eating too much, and you're just making things difficult for me!" Qingyan said, sounding somewhat annoyed.
“We can prepare for them a few times, and you still won’t let us do our best!” Tatarashi laughed.
Qingyan was a great help to his sisters-in-law, and they wanted to repay him, but they couldn't because Qingyan lacked nothing.
So, every time we see the twins, we prepare some food for them. Although it's a small amount, it's a token of our affection from the sisters-in-law.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I also need to prepare some things for the children!" Seventh Princess Consort said, somewhat troubled.
The fine jewelry she received was mostly gifts from Qingyan, so she had always wanted to prepare a very nice return gift for the twins.
"No need, you should go and see them, play with them for a while, that's the best way!" Qingyan quickly waved her hand, at least she couldn't let her sisters-in-law spend money.
"I'm so sorry, we all got our jewelry from Linglong Pavilion, and you didn't charge us for any of it," the Seventh Princess said with a wry smile.
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