After dinner, Fei Yanggu left. Qingyan sat cross-legged on the soft couch, her chin resting on her hands, looking at Yin. Had the Empress Dowager really done what Fei Yanggu had said? All of this filled Qingyan with panic. Had she been deceived?
She stared blankly at the kang table, feeling extremely bad. In the palace, the Empress Dowager always seemed indifferent to worldly affairs, and apart from the imperial concubines, probably no one knew what had happened back then.
After finishing his official business, Yin noticed Xiao Guai's dazed look and couldn't help but walk over and hug her, asking her in a low voice what was wrong.
"Little darling, what's wrong?" Qingyan's expression was not good, and Yin was particularly worried.
What bad thing did Fei Yanggu say?
"Empress Dowager...is it really as Father said?" Qingyan was stunned. With an empress dowager who was good at disguising herself, coupled with the leaders' underhanded tactics, it was understandable that she favored her father.
Yin was also shocked, unsure if what Fei Yanggu said was true. However, since Kangxi could get Fei Yanggu to reveal the truth, it was probably 70% accurate.
She squeezed his hand, feeling annoyed that she had let her father say those things in front of him.
Grandma!
No!
To him, the Empress Dowager was his legitimate grandmother, and they were all considered illegitimate grandsons. Even Crown Prince Yin was not the eldest legitimate grandson.
If the Empress Dowager had a legitimate son, or if Consort Jing had a son, Emperor Kangxi would not be in the current situation; he would definitely be outshone by the legitimate son.
"The eldest grandson! Heh, those leaders are quite ambitious. The Crown Prince is still alive, so this eldest grandson definitely doesn't belong to Consort Jing. Father's policy towards the grasslands makes it unlikely that Consort Xin will become Empress." Yin whispered in Qingyan's ear, "In Consort Xin's letter, she mentioned the eldest grandson, which greatly angered Father!"
Yin patted her little head, telling her not to worry unnecessarily, as their situation was currently very stable.
wrong!
He's right, Consort Xin is no good, but what about Prince Yin?
"The eldest grandson might not necessarily refer to the Empress Dowager; it could very well be the Crown Prince!" Emperor Kangxi was born out of wedlock, but the Crown Prince was different; he was Emperor Kangxi's legitimate son.
Yin's face darkened. If Gajile and his group dared to scheme like this, they would probably lose.
Yin's importance in Kangxi's heart continued to decline. Even the Crown Princess would not be of Mongolian origin, unless she could wait until the Crown Prince ascended the throne and be highly favored, and the Crown Princess Guarjia made a huge mistake, allowing her to replace him.
Otherwise, there would never be a legitimate eldest grandson in this lifetime, and Hongxi would also die young.
"You!" Yin bent his right index finger and tapped her forehead to clear her mind of the jumbled thoughts. "Do you think the Crown Princess is someone to be trifled with?"
All these years of being sisters-in-law, no one has noticed that the Crown Princess is the best at stirring up trouble.
So many women in the Crown Prince's harem served the Crown Princess one after another, and some were even disliked by the Crown Prince. These women all had considerable power behind them, and the Crown Princess was extremely skilled at managing them.
Compared to Xiao Guai, the superiority of the superior is immediately apparent.
"Hmph! Do you think I'm stupid? The Crown Princess is clearly a wolf in sheep's clothing. Seventy percent of the sordid conflict between the Third Princess and me was instigated by the Crown Princess!" Qingyan looked down on the Crown Princess. Before even becoming Empress, she acted all magnanimous. She was putting on an act for Kangxi and for her sisters-in-law. Everyone knew who she was!
Qingyan pouted, her face full of indignation.
In fact, Dong Eshi was not very bright. After being instigated by the Crown Princess, she began to oppose Qingyan.
She was disliked by Yinzhi and even more so by the Empress Dowager. How could Dong Eshi's life in the royal family be good in the future?
Qingyan's face scrunched up, her petty mind churning. The more unlucky the Third Princess Consort was, the happier she felt.
"Just be more careful!" Yin patted her back, calming her slightly agitated emotions.
"Mmm!" Yin picked up Qingyan and carried her to the inner chamber to rest!
The next morning, before the sun had risen, there was some commotion outside the tent. Yin heard the noise and quickly opened his eyes, trying to discern what was happening outside.
The clatter of the guards' armor made Yin's nerves tense. The sound of the armor didn't seem to belong to Yin or his guards, but rather to the golden armor of the imperial guards!
Yin hugged Qingyan tightly, thinking to himself that something had happened in the camp again.
Last night, the chief of a small tribe in the northern desert was assassinated, and his concubine, whom he had brought with him, also disappeared.
It wasn't until dawn that Kangxi received news from Li Dequan that the tribal chief had been murdered in the camp. It was good that he knew the truth, but what if he didn't?
From the time of the incident until now, Fei Yanggu and others have gathered in Kangxi's tent to discuss how to handle the aftermath.
"Su Peisheng, what's going on!" Qingyan woke up and noticed something was wrong outside.
Su Peisheng stood at the door, not daring to say a word of nonsense, and directly reported the news of the small tribe's chief's death.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yin scratched his head and frowned. This person was not of high status, but he was still a tribal chief. If he was not handled properly, it might cause some disputes, which would make Kangxi's next move extremely difficult.
"Fourth Prince, let's go out and take a look!" Qingyan sensed that things might be quite troublesome; otherwise, Kangxi wouldn't have sent his personal guards. "Are they all around the princes?"
Yin sighed. He knew he would have these people around him, and probably his brothers would too.
"I won't go there for now. Father didn't give any instructions, so the matter is definitely not resolved!" Yin was puzzled. The leader who died was the one Father wanted to kill.
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