As dinner time approached, the Crown Prince had a list of information about Yinzhi and Qingyan's whereabouts on his desk. Normally, no one except Emperor Kangxi would have this right.
At this moment, Yin had already discovered the stalker and sent out incorrect information.
He put his arm around her slender waist and held her small hand in his as she copied Buddhist scriptures. She lowered her head and looked at the calligraphy on the folded paper, which made her feel happy.
"Little darling, let's be careful when we go out." Two days after the banquet, we're going out to attend the flower-viewing banquet hosted by the Yin Genjue Luo clan.
Qingyan nodded, indicating that she understood.
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Two days later, Qingyan, dressed in a light lotus-colored brocade palace gown and with a gold hairpin of the same color pomegranate flower designed by Yin in her hair, sat in a carriage and slowly drove out of the Fourth Prince's residence.
Many spies stood at the gate of the mansion, monitoring their every move. When she went out, she deliberately looked out the carriage window and sure enough, those familiar figures followed outside the carriage.
"Sulan, are those people from our manor?" Qingyan pointed to the two servants on the outermost edge of the group. They were dressed like the servants of the outer perimeter of the manor, but these two had never been seen in the manor before.
“Master, it shouldn’t be!” Su Lan approached the carriage door and spoke a few words to the person sitting outside.
Upon hearing Su Lan's words, the guards of the mansion hurriedly prepared to find the two people, but they suddenly disappeared.
"Master, those people have disappeared!" the guards reported.
Qingyan frowned; these two probably had some background.
Along the way, Qingyan leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed, while Sulan sat beside him, waiting for her master's summons.
"Master, we're almost there!" Su Lan said as she noticed the approaching residence of the Prince Zhi.
Qingyan pursed her lips and asked Sulan to help her tidy her clothes. Today was the first time she had come to the banquet alone.
At this time, many carriages were already parked in front of the Prince Zhi's residence. Some of the court ladies saw Qingyan's carriage approaching and respectfully paid their respects.
"Greetings, Fourth Princess Consort!"
The main gate of the Prince Zhi's residence was opened, and Qingyan's carriage drove directly into the residence, stopping at the second gate.
She helped Su Lan down from the carriage, while Songkelierha waited in the courtyard, looking at Qingyan with anticipation.
“Fourth Aunt…” Songkelierha rushed forward, and Qingyan bent down and picked her up.
"Yisongkelierha, have you had breakfast?" Qingyan's lips curled up slightly, and the little guy nodded obediently.
As Qingyan walked forward, Yingenjueluo came out of the door and saw Qingyan carrying Songkelierha. She came out to greet him directly.
"Little darling, quickly put Songkelierha down, the little girl is quite heavy." Yingenjueluo took the little girl from Qingyan's arms and put her on the ground.
"Sister-in-law, the ladies outside..." Qingyan looked outside with difficulty. Consort Tong had restricted the movements of the palace concubines long ago, and the passage for audiences had been completely closed.
The ladies-in-waiting all hoped to get some information from the two wives, hoping to find out what problems their concubines had encountered.
"It's nothing, they're probably just asking about things in the palace. We should just keep quiet." Lady Yin Genjue Luo took Xiao Guai to the main hall first, as the Third Princess Consort had decided not to come.
Qingyan sat at the head of the table on the right and began to chat directly with Yingenjueluo.
“These people can be greeted by their personal maids; there’s no need for them to go in person!” Qingyan said somewhat uneasily, and Yin Genjue Luo quickly added.
Songkelierha lay on Qingyan's lap, looking up at her with her little face.
"Fourth Aunt, play with me for a while!" Songkelierha said with a smile. The ladies outside, because she was the only child of the Prince Zhi's mansion, kept trying to please her.
Qingyan nodded, and the ladies-in-waiting, led by the servants of the Prince Zhi's residence, slowly walked in. Lady Yingenjueluo was the first to enter, and she saw that her daughter and granddaughter had a very good relationship with the Fourth Prince's wife.
"Grandma Guoluoma!" Songkelierha respectfully greeted Madam Yingenjueluo.
"Mother, why did you come so early? Have you had breakfast?" Yin Genjue Luo asked quickly.
Madam Yin Genjue Luo nodded and put the little girl on the ground.
Qingyan held the little girl on her lap. The little girl in her arms looked around with her big, watery eyes. Many court ladies looked at the two of them, and some even flattered Yingenjueluo.
"Madam, it looks like the eldest princess and the fourth princess have a very harmonious relationship!" Madam Dong'e looked at Qingyan and thought of her own daughter.
After the Third Prince's wife returned to the capital, she was constantly suppressed by the Third Prince and dared not contact her family, thus completely severing her connection with the royal family.
“The headdresses for the eldest princess have always been prepared by the fourth princess’s wife,” Madam Yingenjueluo quickly said.
She also reaped many benefits. Every year when she attended the Golden Festival, she became the first among the ladies-in-waiting, with exquisite headdresses and even her clothes becoming the focus of everyone's attention. All of this was thanks to her own daughter.
Everyone knows that Qingyan has a deep understanding of dressing up; even Consort Tong needed Qingyan's guidance.
"Fourth Princess Consort, we ordered jewelry from Linglong Pavilion, but they said they couldn't deliver it on time," Lady Dong'e asked directly.
Qingyan smiled, knowing that Lady Dong'e's headdresses were all of the second rank, so she didn't need to personally design them.
"Yes, Lady Dong'e knows quite a bit about it, because the number of headdresses ordered for the Golden Festival is too large," Qingyan said coldly.
The ladies-in-waiting were stunned. The Fourth Princess Consort's words clearly implied that Lady Dong'e's position was not high enough.
"Fourth Princess Consort, the servants in my household are not in a hurry." The women from the collateral branches of the Dong E clan did not care.
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