The imperial entourage set off again, with carriages slowly heading south under the protection of guards.
In Yin and Qingyan's carriage, one was sipping tea, while the other, near the window, was fiddling with a small object.
"Little darling, what are you doing?" Yin asked, noticing that Qingyan had been busy all morning, constantly wiping something on her hands.
She was so focused on getting what she needed that she even neglected her son, which made Yin a little jealous.
"Sisi, it'll be done soon, don't make a sound!" Hafeng had just been coaxed to sleep, and now she had the time to finish what she was doing as quickly as possible.
"Say something to me!" Yin walked over and blindfolded Qingyan.
"Fourth Prince, I'm preparing lip balm. My lips have been so dry lately!" Qingyan knew that Yinshang was issuing a warning. If she didn't speak up, Yinshang would definitely find a way to get the answer.
"Why did you take matters into your own hands instead of letting Sulan prepare?" Yin was very annoyed.
"Sulan is on the move and doesn't have time to do these things. Sisi, it'll be ready soon!" Qingyan could only quickly appease the agitated Yin.
Yin sighed, and Qingyan quickened her pace.
"This will not happen again!" Yin thought he was being very magnanimous. If it were any other prince, he would have definitely embarrassed his wife.
Just as the two had finally reached an agreement, they heard a commotion outside. Yin frowned. What was going on this time?
"Who's arguing?" Qingyan thought the voices probably weren't coming from inside the carriage, but from outside.
"Master, it's the Third Prince's wife and the Eighth Prince's wife arguing!" Su Peisheng reported from outside.
Qingyan laughed unkindly. Last time, she specifically asked the Third Princess to go to the Eighth Princess, Jue Luo Shi, to find the family physician. The Eighth Princess was extremely cautious and determined not to let the blame fall on her, so she directly dealt with the Third Princess.
From that time on, the feud between the Third Prince's wife and the Eighth Prince's wife was completely established.
The Third Prince's wife once suspected that Qingyan had done it on purpose. Later, a secret investigation revealed that the princes' personal physicians all followed Kangxi's entourage. Only the physicians of the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince's families were present. Since Yin had been in poor legs since childhood, the physicians were required to be available at any time and not to be delayed.
Therefore, Qingyan did not mention the Seventh Prince's physician, leaving the Eighth Prince's residence as the only option.
Therefore, the Third Princess was grateful for Qingyan's hospitality, feeling that he truly cared about her family.
"Little darling, did you do that on purpose that time?" Yin was also very curious about who did it.
Qingyan quickly shook his head: "Fourth Prince, how could that be? I really didn't know that the Eighth Prince's wife would stand by and watch someone die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yin pinched her little nose. Even if she really thought that way, Yin would secretly help her.
"Once things are done well, just let go and don't give anyone any leverage over you!" Yin whispered in her ear.
Qingyan blushed slightly; Yin had noticed.
"When these two start fighting, there's no time to deal with anything else." Qingyan was truly fed up; from the very beginning, the Third Princess Consort had been constantly causing trouble.
Every time they stopped at the Yuelai Inn, the Third Prince's residence made the most demands. In addition, Yin Zhi was later injured, and Yin also said that he should try his best to meet their demands so that the Emperor would not feel that they were abusing him.
"However, the third son's family is going too far!" Yin had taken all of Qingyan's arrangements to heart. To be honest, Qingyan had already taken meticulous care of him. Yin insisted on going out, and even the shopkeeper's attempts to persuade him failed. In the end, he returned injured.
When leaving Yuelai Inn, the Third Princess even said that the innkeepers were not good at it, and that if it were him, he might not be able to do as well as Qingyan.
"What about the Eighth Prince's wife?" Yin was very curious about how the Eighth Prince's wife had managed to find Qingyan again.
“Every time they say how much the Jue Luo clan has repented, she’s already married into the royal family, yet she still thinks about the Jue Luo clan. Tell me, how does the Jue Luo clan teach their aunts and grandmothers? Wasn’t Mother like that back then?” Qingyan directly categorized the Jue Luo clan’s teachings as a pyramid scheme.
Pfft
Yin spat out his tea. Qingyan was very annoyed with the Jue Luo clan. Ever since the Eighth Prince Jue Luo was born, Qingyan had stopped paying attention to the affairs of the Eighth Prince's residence.
The Yuelai Inn and Linglong Pavilion were both instructed not to take on any work related to the Eighth Prince's residence.
Since the order was issued, there have been fewer and fewer events at the Eighth Prince's residence. Every invitation now says that the guest is coming to the residence to watch a play!
"So, you want to reorganize things?" Yin Dao hoped Qing Yan could vent his anger.
Why did the Eighth Prince's wife also have the surname Gioro?
"Of course, to be honest, I can't punish my mother, can I? Besides, my mother is really good to me now, she's been changing a lot. The Eighth Prince's wife is different, you know. The first time we had a meal together as sisters-in-law, she actually said in private that if we follow the Jue Luo clan's seniority, she's still my elder." Qingyan had never been to the Jue Luo clan's residence since birth.
Therefore, she was completely unfamiliar with the situation of her relatives there, and the Eighth Prince's wife was simply asking for trouble.
"You should have just refused!" Yin was also a little annoyed.
"So, the Third Princess Consort is the best accomplice. If possible, I think these two can keep fighting." After the two finished speaking, Li Dequan went to the back to relay the message.
"Four...Four..." Unable to suppress her curiosity, Qingyan directly turned on the monitoring screen in the space.
She saw the Third Prince's wife and the Eighth Prince's wife riding on horseback. From the moment they came out, they started competing with each other. When they saw Li Dequan coming, their expressions changed instantly.
"His Majesty sent me to inform the two wives that they should know some rules, so that when they are out and about, they should not embarrass the wives." Li Dequan looked at the two wives in front of him with disdain. "Third wife, you are the sister-in-law. If you cannot get along peacefully with your sister-in-law, His Majesty said he would not mind making you step down and give way to a more virtuous one."
These words were very harsh, and the Third Princess Consort trembled instantly; it was clear that they wanted to depose her.
"Father's words are quite harsh. There are no deposed consorts in the royal family, only dead ones," Yin said with emotion.
"That Eighth Prince's wife? Was it really obtained through military merits from the Prince An's residence?" Qingyan asked curiously.
“Yes, the current Prince An used the shadow guards of his Prince An residence to exchange for the opportunity to divorce the Eighth Prince’s wife. There were many shadow guards, and Father Emperor directly brought them under the control of the royal family.” Yin did not believe that Prince An only had so many shadow guards.
No one's entire residence is displayed in the open, and Kangxi was satisfied with Prince An's attitude.
"That's quite a sacrifice. No wonder, when Guo Luoluo returned, she stayed at Prince An's residence and didn't see Guo Luoluo at all." Qingyan finally understood why Guo Luoluo had said that from the day of the divorce, she was Prince An's married aunt.
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