On this day, both Madam Tong and Lady Jue Luo were reprimanded by their husbands. Consort Tong in the palace also received the news. She frowned, considering how to explain things to Emperor Kangxi.
"Lanya, what's wrong with your mother-in-law?" Kangxi put down the memorial and asked Consort Tong.
Consort Tong was in a dilemma. Her mother specially asked Lady Jue Luo to come to her door, hoping that Qingyan could back down and allow the two families' illegitimate daughters to enter Yin's harem.
"It must have been something an outsider said!" Madam Tong increasingly disregarded her.
"It's about Longkodo, isn't it?" Kangxi said directly.
Consort Tong smiled helplessly. After Longkodo was abandoned by Emperor Kangxi, Lady Tong had repeatedly asked Consort Tong to speak well of him during audiences. She hoped that Consort Tong could help Longkodo regain his former glory.
"After the family split up, my mother became much more cunning, and my side was thrown into chaos." Consort Tong's mother had completely lost faith.
“Making a scene at Yin’s residence will only make outsiders want to laugh at us.” Kangxi was also a little annoyed. Some court officials would think that it was the two of them who had come up with the idea because of Madam Tong’s behavior.
At this moment, the Fourth Prince's mansion was purging its servants. Some servants who had connections with the Tong family were being expelled. Considering his mother's reputation, Prince Yinzong had to be cautious when it came to the Qingyan issue.
Qingyan leaned back in her armchair, listening to Yin reveal the true identities of the servants he had dealt with one by one. She had to admit that her heart was pounding wildly.
"Fourth, weren't these people all sent by the Imperial Household Department?" Qingyan looked at the list in his hand.
Imperial Household Department!
Every incident was ruined by them; if the lackeys didn't constantly criticize them, they would become unscrupulous.
"Please spare me, my wife! Did you deny my identity as a servant when you came from the Ulanara clan?" A middle-aged woman in her fifties or sixties, Granny Lin, knelt on the ground, her face full of love for her husband, and said.
Qingyan was stunned. Was there actually a dowry item among them?
As soon as he finished speaking, Yin frowned. How did Erlu do things? Didn't he say that the servants were absolutely not allowed to make a sound?
"Fourth Sister, is it true?" Experience couldn't believe that her dowry would betray her.
Faced with reality, she had no choice but to think more deeply.
She nodded. The list of people in her hand was sent by Fei Yanggu and his two sons, so there couldn't be any mistakes. Now, she was more worried about whether the bear monster would be angry if it found out about this.
"Impossible!" Qingyan's face turned deathly pale instantly. "Was it Mother who bribed her?"
Yinwei did not give her an answer, but she saw the truth in his face.
Gioro clan!
Qingyan couldn't help but smile bitterly. Sure enough, she couldn't compare to the two Ah Hun.
"Forget it, let's send this person to Father." Qingyan pondered for a moment and decided to let Feiyanggu handle it personally.
Yin waved his hand, and Erlu's men dragged the old woman away. Qingyan watched the old woman's back and couldn't control her anger. She wanted to rush to Jueluo Shi and ask her what she had done wrong.
"Fourth...Fourth..." Yinwo held Qingyan's small hand, hoping to bring her comfort.
"It's alright, you still have me!" Yin smiled faintly, knowing that Qingyan had truly been hurt.
Before dinner, Fei Yanggu came over with Erlu. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Qingyan's red and swollen eyes, and felt even more uncomfortable.
"Father!" Qingyan rushed into Feiyanggu's arms.
Today, for the first time, Yin did not feel averse to the closeness between father and daughter; otherwise, he would have already pulled her into his arms.
"Fourth Master, what exactly happened?" Fei Yanggu had just returned to his new residence when Erlu dragged a nanny over, saying that this person had betrayed Qingyan.
Recently, Emperor Kangxi returned to court, and the officials were busy summarizing and reporting on their work during this period. Fei Yanggu, in particular, held several positions and was unable to go home often.
The servants in the Fourth Prince's mansion were in disarray, making it quite difficult for Qingyan to clean up the mess.
"Something happened to the maids who accompanied Qingyan?" Fei Yanggu was stunned. The maids who accompanied Qingyan were all carefully selected by him. How could so many things have happened?
“Yes,” Yin nodded. Erlu quickly presented all the evidence he had to Feiyanggu, hoping that Feiyanggu could face reality.
Fei Yanggu opened the folded document and saw that it listed many servants that the Jue Luo clan had bribed, many of whom he had carefully selected for Qingyan.
When he saw the last few people, he simply threw down the folding book.
"Besides the list of people I investigated, Fourth Master, you also investigated them?" Fei Yanggu was worried about his daughter's safety, which is why he directly investigated the traitors and eventually secretly handed the list over to Yin.
"Yes, most of the servants in the mansion, apart from Xiao Guai's dowry, were sent by the Imperial Household Department. These people are even more unreliable," Yin admitted.
On his southern tour, Yin was framed by many servants. From the moment he left the grasslands, his every move was being watched by them.
"Well, my connections can't compare to those of the royal family." Fei Yanggu smiled bitterly. He was too confident, including his dowry members among his loyal followers.
“Father-in-law, this is not your fault. If Qingyan hadn’t almost been drugged on his way to the south, I might not have discovered that Qingyan had been tricked,” Yinwen said.
She tilted her head, listening to the two men talking about their discoveries.
The loyalty of the servants in the manor was her responsibility, and she should be grateful that Yin wanted to help her.
"Fourth Brother, I should have given the order to deal with it. It should have been my responsibility to deal with the mansion's secret guards!" Qingyan complained.
Yin acted too quickly; before she could react, all the servants from the Imperial Household Department had been sent back.
"It's not finished yet!" Yin handed the other two lists to Qingyan.
The people on the list were not traitors, but rather those who were almost bribed or whose information was inadvertently extracted from them by someone with ulterior motives.
"Were these the ones who leaked our whereabouts before?" Qingyan recalled the arduous journey of the Southern Inspection Tour, and it was truly difficult for her to calm down.
"Yes!" Yin nodded. Qingyan should know that no one else besides her could use the Core Formation. "Moreover, there are also traitors within Father Emperor's ranks."
Traitorous slave!
Qingyan sighed. She had read about this many times in novels. These people would betray their masters completely for the sake of their families and their own interests!
"Eru, take these people away. Remember to find out who the people behind them are," Qingyan instructed.
After following Qingyan's instructions, Erlu quickly took the list and left.
"Little darling, all the people who will accompany you in your dowry must be thoroughly investigated!" Fei Yanggu was furious. Among the people she personally selected, some had been bribed in just a few years.
"Father, I need to get used to it!" Qingyan said as she started breastfeeding.
Given Yin's status, those servants, vying for power, might use various connections to pressure Qingyan. Therefore, he has no choice but to grow up. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)
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