After breakfast, Kangxi punished Yinzhi but kept Yin behind. The princes all cast sympathetic glances at Yin. Kangxi was in a bad mood, and no one wanted to stay by his side. However, Yin did not back down. With a stern face, he left with Kangxi.
"Mother, I think that woman just chose the wrong person. My age difference with my third brother is the smallest. If someone doesn't notice it at first, it's possible!" Yin said helplessly.
What?!
Consort Tong and Qingyan, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, looked at him in surprise. What if this person was after Yin?
"Your Majesty, this is impossible, isn't it?" Consort Tong turned her head and glanced at Emperor Kangxi.
"It should be right. Tu Lichen investigated personally. The information from the Cao family should be that he is the fourth son. As for why he became the third son, I don't know either." Kangxi shook his head helplessly. "If Consort Rong comes to plead for him, just tell her to ask the third son."
"Fourth Prince, remember, this matter must not be told to anyone!" Kangxi instructed directly.
As she grew older, Consort Rong became increasingly oblivious to the rules.
"Yes!" both Yin and Qingyan replied.
"Is that person really not out of mourning?" Consort Tong wondered if Yin Zhi would be so confused.
"He probably hasn't finished mourning yet. Ask the third son's family if they've offered tea yet." Kangxi was truly annoyed with Yinzhi.
“They said no!” Consort Tong quickly replied.
"You two go back first. Fourth Prince, remember to take more guards with you when you go out!" Kangxi dismissed the two men as well.
The two walked along the corridor of the palace. Qingyan was still in a daze, her mind in turmoil. If the other party hadn't chosen the wrong person, they would be the ones being punished today.
"Little darling, what are you thinking about?" Yin asked, noticing Qingyan's pale face.
"Fourth Prince, don't you think that person's appearance is too strange? Why did Third Prince fall into the pit directly?" Mingyan always felt that there might be something going on, and Kangxi was just thinking of Yin's well-being and didn't tell him.
Yin sneered: "Third Brother wants to give up, but Ma Jia Shi behind him won't let him go. He can only smear himself with this kind of thing. Besides, he's been thinking about Cao ever since he went to the Cao residence!"
As Qingyan listened to Yin recount the girl's background, she blinked. This girl seemed just like Lin Daiyu from Dream of the Red Chamber.
I was staying at my maternal grandparents' house, but I was tricked by them. Now, this whole mess has happened. What am I going to do now?
"Third Brother begged Father Emperor to promote that person to the rank of Gege. But Father Emperor said that her position would remain Gege forever and she could never be promoted." Yin Zhuo thought that Yin Zhi must have been moved by the situation.
Ugh!
Qingyan was stunned. Could this really be true?
“That man’s rank is just so-so,” Yin explained to Qingyan. “Moreover, the third prince requested an imperial decree that after returning to the capital, he and his elder brother be confined to a villa in the suburbs of the capital!”
"Isn't it supposed to be a three-month lockdown?" Qingyan asked curiously.
"That's just for show. Father Emperor said that if she is promoted, the Third Prince can't show his face except for necessary ceremonies. He won't have any other duties besides the Hanlin Academy. Moreover, he'll be demoted to a Beile!" Yin said quickly.
She glanced at the palace path beside her; this man was truly moved.
"Third Master also agreed?" Qingyan looked at Yin.
"Of course." Yin took Qingyan's hand and walked towards his courtyard. Recently, he had to stay in the imperial palace because he couldn't go to watch the tide.
Yinsi and his wife walked over from a distance and happened to see Yin and Qingyan being affectionate.
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, your relationship is truly wonderful!" Yin's gaze fell upon their clasped hands. "We're in the palace; there are certain rules, aren't there...?"
As soon as Yin finished speaking, Qingyan tried to pull her hand away from Yin's, but Yin held on tightly, not giving Qingyan a chance to pull away.
"Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Don't you and the wives engage in such underhanded dealings in private?" Qingyan squeezed Yin's hand, silencing him. These people were really enough.
He would always stroll around the garden of the imperial palace, acting like a good buddy to everyone he met, but in reality, he would stab them in the back many times.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, what you're saying is very rude," the Eighth Prince's wife retorted directly.
"Oh, so ill-mannered? Are you more well-mannered than me?" Qingyan looked coldly at the Eighth Prince's wife. "Just do your own job well!"
"Little darling, let's go back first. The children are still waiting for us in the courtyard!" Yin nodded to Yin Si and Yin Tang, and then continued to hold Qing Yan's little hand and walk forward.
"When are we leaving?" Qingyan asked, looking at Yin.
"Why not?" Yin sneered. "These two came here specifically for this!"
Looking at the eyes of Yin Si and Yin, Yin felt that the two were simply heartless and insane. The regret in their eyes made Yin even more certain that the two were plotting against him.
"Huh?!" Qingyan looked around to make sure no one else was there. "You mean those two were involved in that woman's affair?"
Yin sneered. If he hadn't been involved, he wouldn't have been so enthusiastic.
"More or less." Yin nodded, and Qingyan's face turned completely dark. This was truly unpredictable; if even his own brothers were going to scheme against each other.
Qingyan followed Yin back to the courtyard, where the children were playing in the middle. Hafeng was riding his walker, playing quickly with his older brothers and sisters.
"Hafeng'a is full of energy, don't stop him, otherwise he'll cause trouble again tonight!" Yin stopped Qingyan from going forward to hug Hafeng'a.
Qingyan stood aside, and the twins looked up and saw their father and mother, and immediately rushed over to them.
"Eh! Eh! Eh!" Hafenga felt bad when he saw his mother being held by his sister, and he cried out.
"Come here!" Qingyan noticed that Hafeng's calves were trembling, but she still walked up to her on her own. The nannies around Hafeng were also helpless. The Fourth Princess rarely allowed them to get close to her. It was only when the two of them were not in the mansion that the nannies would take care of her.
“Mother…” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen rolled her eyes at her younger brother. Why does this little guy never know how to greet people?
“Father…” Hafenga saw that his sister wouldn’t give up her seat, so he ran directly to Yin’s side.
"Father will carry you!" Seeing that Hafeng was covered in sweat, Yin quickly glanced at Sulan and said, "Go and change the little prince's clothes."
Hearing Yin's cold tone, the nannies were all on edge. They talked amongst themselves and didn't pay much attention to the three children.
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