As evening approached, Qingyan returned wearily to the villa. In the flower hall, the Second Master and Second Madam of the Jue Luo family were sitting there, waiting for Qingyan's return. Yin was in the study, having just heard that Qingyan had been taught how to behave properly by Consort Tong. He was quite puzzled, as his mother rarely called her during the day.
"Sisi, what are you doing here?" When Qingyan returned, he went back to his study first, intending to leave the two of them waiting.
"Should we go over there? What's going on?" Yin noticed that Qingyan was in a low mood, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.
In the past, when Qingyan went to Consort Tong's palace, the two of them were very happy, but they had never been so tired.
"The young master in the flower hall actually dared to use my name to demand people from the Imperial Household Department! The head of the Imperial Household Department has been filing complaints and submitting them to Father Emperor and Mother Emperor!" Qingyan was troubled. This matter could be a big deal or a small one. Recently, Yin has been too conspicuous, and there must be someone who wants to deal with him.
What?!
Yin was stunned. The Jue Luo clan had been quite well-behaved for the past six months, to the point that Yin had almost forgotten that there was such a troublesome one among them.
"It was Li Xu who sent the person. He said that this woman's sister was on the shortlist for the selection, so that person thought that using my name would be enough to complete the task and win the beauty's favor." Qingyan also complained a bit. What use was she to a family like that?
"Little Darling, are you sure it was Li Xu who sent it?!" Yin was stunned. Li Xu was selective in giving gifts; most of them were given to princes, and very few were given to court officials.
"Yes, that's what my second aunt said, and he dotes on this person very much!" Qingyan rubbed her heart, feeling a real headache coming on.
Yin patted Qingyan on the back to help her relax.
"Now, let's go take a look, shall we?" Yin prepared to accompany Qingyan to take a look. It seemed that these two were unaware of their own limitations, having been targeted by Kangxi, yet they still dared to come to Qingyan's place.
The two went to the flower hall one after the other. When the second master and his wife of the Jue Luo family saw that Yin had arrived, they dared not be arrogant anymore and quickly bowed and greeted him.
Yin discovered that these two people had no manners at all, daring to sit in the head seat.
"What brings you two here?" Yin asked first, his heart pounding.
Previously, he had almost made a bold promise to his favorite concubine, thinking that since he was the fourth prince's wife's uncle, he could directly ask for a young lady selected from the imperial concubine selection process.
"It's about Xiaoxuan!" Second Master Jueluo said in a low voice.
"Speak louder!" Yin shouted directly.
The Second Master of the Jue Luo Clan repeated himself, and Yin half-closed his eyes. No wonder she was in a bad mood; the head steward of the Imperial Household Department certainly wouldn't say anything nice again.
Consort Tong couldn't protect Qingyan all the time. If Emperor Kangxi found out, Qingyan would definitely suffer the consequences.
"What do you mean?" Yin stopped Qingyan from speaking. "The selection is an internal palace election, and neither the Fujin nor I can help you with it!"
Qingyan looked at Yin with gratitude. If she had said these words herself, the two of them would have been furious. Now that Yin had said them, the matter was set in stone.
"Fourth Master, you can't say things like that. We just hope Qingyan can lend a hand," the Second Master of the Jue Luo Clan quickly said, as they still couldn't satisfy their concubine.
"Father already knows about this. The head of the Imperial Household Department has submitted a memorial. Little Darling was even summoned to the palace by Mother today and given a severe scolding. Do you still want to cause trouble?!" Yin felt sorry for Qingyan; this was definitely an undeserved disaster.
What?!
The second master and his wife of the Jue Luo clan exchanged a glance. If His Majesty found out about the favored concubine, he would definitely have to deal with her to prevent any trouble from happening.
"Fourth Master, this is no laughing matter!" asked the Second Master of the Jue Luo Clan.
"I can joke with you, but can't you see Xiao Guai's eyes are still red? Can't you two just shut up for a while? How long has it been? And you've only gotten more restless!" Yin showed them her face, which was extremely unpleasant.
"Fourth Princess Consort, we were wrong. We hope you can help us below the rank of Yuan in front of Consort Tong!" Second Madam Jue Luo quickly said.
At this moment, the second master of the Jue Luo family wanted to say something, but was pulled back by his second wife, and the two quickly took their leave.
The two boarded the carriage, and the second master was the first to object, believing that the second mistress was deliberately obstructing them and that she was the one who had taken the lead, so she did not want her family to rise to prominence.
"Do you resent my favoritism towards Hail?" the Second Master asked directly.
"Don't you understand yet? It's obviously a trap set by Li Xu. If something happens to the Fourth Prince's wife, who will the Jue Luo clan rely on? All your glory comes from the Fourth Prince's wife, doesn't it?" The Second Madam is clear-headed, unlike the Second Master who gets arrogant after being flattered a few times.
Second Master was indignant. The Jueluo clan no longer had its former glory, but they wouldn't expect their granddaughter to go too far. He certainly wouldn't admit it. Hai'er was even more of a sweet-talker, and in order to achieve her own goals, she simply used Second Master as a pawn.
"Don't deny it! Didn't you see clearly? Hail deliberately sent you to the Imperial Household Department!" The Second Madam realized that the Second Master's mind was confused, which was not good.
Yin's words were a warning to them that if they dared to cause trouble for Qingyan again, he would not hesitate to have the Jue Luo clan sever their ties with their maternal family. How much time had they spent to reconcile with the Jue Luo clan?
"Is it wrong for me to use my sister's connections?" Second Master has always treated Qingyan as a junior. Should he have to consider asking her to do things?
"Hehe, you're way too wrong. Now that even Fourth Master has warned me, I dare not interfere any further!" The Second Madam even thought that it was quite good that Hai'er was able to throw the person at the mansion.
Should Hail be disposed of?
"You mean, Fourth Master is warning us?" Second Master's heart trembled when he heard Yin's warning. Could it be that this matter had really crossed the line?
“Of course, otherwise, why didn’t Fourth Master let Qingyan say a word?” the Second Madam asked directly.
Second Master was stunned. If that was the case, things were really serious. If he was not careful, he might lose the Jue Luo clan's connections again, and he might be dealt with by the family.
Previously, they had gone too far, and Fei Yanggu and his two sons, along with Yin, were all dissatisfied. They suppressed their lineage in the court, causing the court officials to distance themselves from them.
"Qingyan doesn't want to speak up herself, does she?" The Second Master was very unkind to Qingyan. "A maid should be helping out. Every time she brings up something, she refuses repeatedly. Does she really think she's high and mighty?"
The second madam shook her head directly. The Jueluo family always favored sons over daughters, which wouldn't do. Qingyan still needed to be appeased.
"If you say another word, I won't care about you anymore!" the second wife said threateningly.
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