Under questioning from the crowd, Yin Si's back was soaked with cold sweat. This time, he had acted somewhat carelessly, and the Crown Prince had actually found a handle against him.
Yin was also annoyed. If you had sent your most capable people, these problems wouldn't have happened.
"Get up." Kangxi understood that saying anything more would be pointless. These children had all grown up, and if he continued to be so serious, he would only lead them into a dead end, and then the mistakes that would occur would become even bigger.
The officials in the south were mostly to be replaced, so they could only bribe a few people; the rest were basically people trusted by Kangxi.
"Ninth Prince, how did you manage to buy those things?" Kangxi was furious. "Explain yourself to me!"
Kangxi's furious words made Yin tremble. If he had spoken up, not only would that person have been punished by Kangxi, but he himself would probably not have a good life in the future.
He could only keep his mouth shut and not say another word.
Yin glanced at Qingyan. They knew who the other party had found. Since Lao Jiu wanted to keep it a secret, they naturally wouldn't interfere.
"Tulichen, go and investigate, find out the truth for me!" Kangxi didn't bother asking Yin anymore and directly instructed Tulichen to investigate.
Qingyan lowered her head, a cold smile curling at the corner of her lips. Yin was very capable.
Inside the hall, the sisters-in-law knelt beside the princes, while Kangxi densely covered them with his fingerprints. Consort Tong could only remain silent.
After a severe scolding, Kangxi showed mercy and released Yinzhi and the others, keeping only a few of those involved in the case.
"Go to your eldest brother's villa!" Yin looked at his several dejected younger brothers and had no choice but to let them go back with him first.
The women were led by Lady Yin Genjue to a side hall, where servants had already brought up tea and snacks.
After everyone was seated, Qingyan looked around and noticed that everyone seemed tired and listless.
"Don't take Father's words to heart, he's just anxious!" Lady Yingenjueluo comforted her younger siblings.
"Sister-in-law, we all know that Third Master is really... But, to make us kneel there so coldly without saying a word, and even Eldest Brother and the others were scolded!" Tenth Princess was completely furious.
Yin was summoned back at the last minute. Before he could even return to his villa, he was dragged to the palace. Both of them were exhausted and hadn't even figured out what was going on when they were scolded.
"Tenth sister-in-law, are you doing alright over there?" Qingyan quickly changed the subject when he saw the tenth princess's annoyed look.
"Of course, Fourth Sister-in-law, I would be happier if we could stop talking about these things. Putting everything else aside, just looking at those people, you can tell that Third Master has been tricked!" The Tenth Princess Consort was from Mongolia and was more sensitive to matters of medicine. Now, as soon as the Tenth Princess Consort spoke, all the women looked at her.
"Actually, don't think there's anything wrong with that. In my maternal family, many people have been schemed against," the Tenth Princess Consort said. "You all know that the competition for the position of the Mongol heir apparent is extremely fierce, and many people will eliminate the strongest among them. Some have even contacted many strange people, and these 'medicines' are available over there too!"
The Tenth Prince's wife recounted how her family had killed off rivals in the struggle for a position. Qingyan listened, secretly alarmed, realizing that the situation in the Mongol tribes was not as good as it was here.
"Your maternal family..." The Tenth Prince's wife was the most favored, and her brother was the next heir.
“Of course not. Abu is capable, and his two older brothers would never lay a hand on him. Their ambitions are different, and their illegitimate sons were separated by Father long ago!” the Tenth Princess said proudly.
The other sisters-in-law all laughed. The Tenth Princess was a woman of good judgment; when she talked about family matters, she immediately distanced herself from her own family.
"Sister-in-law, what you said is right. Should we tell Father Emperor about this?" Fifth Princess asked, looking at everyone.
"Yin will tell you!" After hearing about the Third Prince's matter, the Tenth Prince's wife had already told Yin everything.
Yin made a promise, asking her to talk to her sisters-in-law and lay the matter out in the open. He also promised to explain things clearly when she met Kangxi.
After he finished speaking, the women were relieved. They couldn't get involved in too many outside affairs, so leaving it to their husbands was the best option.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, we heard that Fourth Brother went with you to deal with the Li family's affairs this time?" Fifth Princess asked curiously.
Qingyan nodded. Yesterday, Yin said that if his sisters-in-law asked, he should just tell them directly.
"Yes, according to Father Emperor's wishes, all the women who were taken into the mansion were released. A few of them had children, and they were also given permission to leave with their children." Qingyan recounted the events at Li Xu's mansion.
Everyone looked at Qingyan in astonishment: "Father Emperor actually released the female relatives of the disgraced officials? And even gave them money?"
They had heard of ransacking homes before, but none of them had actually done it.
"I suppose so. Yes, those women are also pitiful. They were all tricked into entering the mansion, and some of them were not favored even after giving birth to children," Qingyan said, taking a sip of plum juice from her teacup. "Besides, they don't serve much purpose in being kept around."
Upon hearing this, the women all echoed that their father, the Emperor, was a benevolent ruler.
"Where is Li Xu's principal wife?" the Seventh Prince's wife asked.
"Yes, it is said that Li Xu's legal wife left with his youngest son?" The Tenth Princess Consort remembered that during the Southern Tour last year, Li Xu's legal wife caused her a lot of trouble.
At that time, Yin was a little stunned. He felt that the Eighth Prince's arrangement was the best, so he always wanted to bring the female relatives sent by Li Xu back to the capital. However, the Tenth Prince's wife strongly resisted.
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