In the early morning, Qingyan woke up from her sleep and reached out to touch the bed on her right. Sure enough, it was already cold. Outside the courtyard, she could hear the sounds of Yin and Yiken'e doing their morning exercises.
"Master, you're awake?" Su Lan stood at the door and, hearing the sounds from the inner chamber, quickly lifted the curtain and came in.
"Bring Hafenga here!" Upon hearing Hafenga's voice, Qingyan saw Hafenga open his phoenix eyes and watch as he was being moved out of the chariot. When he saw Qingyan, he immediately revealed a toothless smile.
Qingyan dismissed Sulan and fed Hafeng'a milk. Qingyan had been quite busy lately, and every time she rushed back, Hafeng'a was already asleep, so she couldn't feed him milk at all.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you!" Qingyan said helplessly.
Hafenga was drinking the milk diligently, completely ignoring what Qingyan was saying. Like Yiken, he really enjoyed interacting with Qingyan.
Not long after, Hafenga finished drinking, and Qingyan picked him up and gently patted his back. He immediately let out a burp.
"Little one, your mother has been quite busy lately, so I haven't been able to take care of you!" Qingyan put on her undergarments, as the breast milk she had been producing for the past few days had all gone to Yin.
"Are you teasing your son again?" Yin Xian opened the curtain and came in, just in time to see Qing Yan and Ha Feng'a interacting.
"Fourth Brother, how could you say that about him?" Yin noticed the slightly unfriendly look in Hafeng'a's eyes and immediately intervened.
Yin walked over, bent down and pinched her little face, and let her slowly put on her everyday clothes.
"Let's take the children with us later, and bring Hafeng'a along too." Yin listened to the head nanny's suggestion, as he was really worried about leaving the children in the military port.
Qingyan was slightly taken aback: "Hafeng A'er is going too?"
Hafong, wearing a onesie, waved his little paws, seemingly very happy that his mother had taken him out.
"Yes, he went along too, just in case someone comes and causes trouble again!" Yin recounted what happened in the courtyard yesterday.
Upon hearing this, Qingyan's face instantly darkened. If that person were well-behaved, he might have been investigated more thoroughly. But given his scheming against the twins, this person was absolutely not to be trusted!
After Su Lan came in to help Qing Yan wash up, Qing Yan went to the dining hall to prepare for a family meal together. In the inner bedroom, Su Zhu began to pack up the things that Ha Feng A Hui would need.
"Mother, you didn't have dinner yesterday, and Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen was very worried!" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen turned to look at Qingyan and found that Qingyan's complexion was not bad, so she was relieved after a whole night of worry.
"It's all my fault, Mother. I was too tired yesterday and didn't insist on having a meal with you!" Qingyan quickly apologized. "I will never do that again!"
The twins felt relieved after hearing Qingyan's words. They used to be afraid whenever Qingyan was unwell.
Inside the palace, they heard a lot of gossip, saying that if Qingyan didn't do well, a concubine would come to the mansion to help her mother manage the affairs of the mansion and even take care of her father.
They both firmly resisted, hoping that only their mother would be by their father's side, so that they could become one of the people their father cared about.
"Alright, Mother, if you feel unwell, you must have Imperial Physician Yuan examine your pulse. We can't delay." When Yiken'e went to the Imperial Study to accompany her sons, she saw that among the imperial family members, the legitimate sons were not as favored as the illegitimate sons, and even their personal attendants were much less favored.
Yin touched Yiken's little head, and he looked up and told him what he had seen and heard in the study. Yin's face darkened.
Among the imperial clan, there were several who favored their concubines over their wives. Emperor Kangxi had Consort Tong speak to them about this several times, but they even refused, saying that they had learned it from Emperor Kangxi, and that Consort Tong was also a concubine.
"Empress has been talked about too?" Qingyan found this person rather amused. In the harem, there was no Empress present; otherwise, Kangxi would never have allowed Consort Tong to control the power within the palace.
"Yes, they were also in Chengqian Palace that day, so when they came back, they ran to my study and cried to me!" Yin was even more annoyed after hearing this and had been secretly investigating who it was.
"Alright, Mother will definitely not let you fall out of favor. Yiken, you can go back to the study and help out a bit!" Qingyan promised.
"Father, are you saying we're not allowed to get close to those people in the Imperial Study?" Yiken'e wanted to help, thinking it was just a small favor. If word got out that the illegitimate son was suppressing the legitimate son, it would make them, the legitimate sons, lose face.
Pfft!
Yin smiled. Yiken'e kept his words firmly in mind, but did not analyze them according to the actual situation.
"Foolish Ah Hun, Mother definitely thinks that since you helped the other party, Grandfather won't say anything to you, but will think you did the right thing!" Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen glared angrily at Yiken'e, "Our mansion is the most precious to the legitimate son!"
The twins' personalities complement each other, and Hutu Lifeng and Zhalafen will notice some subtle changes.
"Father, I was wrong." Yiken considered it for a moment, and realized that it was actually the best thing if he hadn't done things perfectly.
Yin shook his head: "Now, do you understand? Things can't be done exactly as I say; you have to analyze each situation specifically."
“Father, that person is actually in the naval port. He said he was sent here by his father!” Yiken’e heard that the other party had been sent here. Originally, this spot was for the illegitimate son.
"What?!" Yin was stunned. All the princes sent by the imperial clan were sons born out of wedlock, which was Kangxi's requirement.
“Yes, I saw his little Sura, and he even changed his name!” Yiken said.
Yin and Qingyan exchanged a glance; this was clearly a setup against them.
"After we've had our meal, I need to go with my elder brother to take a look!" Yin's expression turned serious. If he wasn't careful, someone might be able to use something against him.
After breakfast, Qingyan accompanied Yin and the twins to the military camp. All the soldiers were doing their morning exercises, and Yiken'e began searching among the ranks.
Not long after, Yin arrived as well.
"Fourth Prince, is what you asked Su Peisheng to say true?!" Yin was also stunned. Someone had sent his eldest son, and they even dared to change his name.
"Hmm, my initial deduction is that the legitimate son and the illegitimate son have switched identities, and he wants the illegitimate son to take the place of the legitimate son." Yin's face darkened. The other party didn't care, but the rules of the military port absolutely could not be broken.
“Father, I’ve found him! He really is the eldest son of Prince Zheng!” Yiken pointed it out to Yin.
"Tulichen, this child is entrusted to you!" Prince Zheng was the legitimate son of Daishan's last wife. After coming of age, he was granted the title of Beile by the late emperor. During the War of the Three Feudatories, he made military achievements and was granted the title of King. Although he did not have a title, everyone referred to him as Prince Zheng.
Yin's face darkened. It was well-known in the capital that Prince Zheng favored his concubine over his wife. His wife had just passed away two months ago, and he was already thinking of replacing his legitimate son.
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated," Yin said directly. "Tulichen, take your men back to the capital immediately!"
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