On the day of watching the Qiantang River tide, just as dawn was breaking, Yinzhi and his entourage followed Kangxi to this pavilion. They saw many officials and their families coming over in a corner of the pavilion. After everyone paid their respects and took their seats, Kangxi asked Li Dequan to announce the decree for watching the tide.
Above the corridor, red lanterns hang, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.
"Fourth Brother, are we going to stay here all day?" Qingyan looked at the calm Qiantang River in the distance, feeling uncertain. When would they finally see the river?
"Okay, if you and the children need to use the restroom later, just go to the courtyard, not the main courtyard, there are too many people there!" Yin's courtyard isn't far from here, so it's fine for Qingyan and her three children to go back together.
"Okay!" Qingyan nodded. The children would definitely have to go back occasionally.
Qingyan stepped to the left and found that Tara was sitting next to her, while Yinqi was sitting on the left.
"Why did you switch seats with Yinqi?" Qingyan asked curiously.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, didn't you see? This is how everyone sits." Fifth Princess Consort had initially followed the rules, but it was only after Yinqi pointed it out that she realized the women were sitting in pairs side by side.
"I really didn't notice," Qingyan said helplessly. The two children were too much trouble, so she could only keep an eye on them. Fortunately, Kangxi had Li Dequan call the twins over again. "Look at the way the Eighth Prince and his wife are looking at each other. You should pay attention to the children's safety!"
Qingyan followed Tara's gaze and saw that Yinsi and the Eighth Prince's wife were staring at the twins. Occasionally, he could see Yinhen's expression in their eyes.
"Sigh..." Qingyan sighed helplessly.
After hearing what the Fifth Prince's wife said, Yin had a general idea of what was going on. He guessed that the Eighth Prince was being talked about again because of his lack of offspring.
"Eighth Master is probably envious of those with children. He's been married for many years, but he's still childless," Qingyan sneered. "However, we don't know what the two of them are thinking. There's nothing we can do but worry about it!"
Qingyan's words made Yinsi secretly laugh. Yinsi was more anxious than anyone else, feeling that he should have a child, but the child had not come. Guoluoshi would be easily divorced. Kangxi also felt that the fact that the Eighth Prince had not had a child for many years was entirely due to Guoluoshi.
Reality slapped them in the face: less than a year after Guo Luoluo married into the Mongol family, she gave birth to a healthy prince. Doesn't this suggest that there's something wrong with Yin Si's side?
After receiving the news, Emperor Kangxi sent several imperial physicians to examine Yinsi's pulse. They all said that the Eighth Prince's health was definitely fine, and the same was true for his wife. It was just that their time together had not yet come.
“Look at the officials in the south, they’ve sent plenty of people to the Eighth Prince,” Fifth Princess Consort said directly.
Some time ago, the concubine's daughter of Lady Taara, who had married into the household of a minister in the south, made a special trip to the Fifth Prince's residence to ask the Fifth Prince's wife what kind of woman the Eighth Prince liked.
The Fifth Prince's wife was taken aback by the question. Later, the official's wife explained the situation with embarrassment, and she learned that the officials in the south believed that the Eighth Prince's lack of children was entirely due to the Eighth Prince's wife.
Upon hearing what the Fifth Prince's wife said, Qingyan immediately covered her mouth with a handkerchief, almost spitting out her tea.
If someone did something so uncouth in public, wouldn't that be outrageous?
"Are you sure?" Qingyan's almond-shaped eyes sparkled; this was good news.
The Eighth Prince's wife, Lady Jueluo, was not always advised to be magnanimous and forgiving. What would she do in the same situation?
“The current Eighth Prince’s wife is not like the previous one; she has a very broad mind!” Qingyan hinted.
"That's not true at all. They said that the Eighth Prince's wife said she couldn't make the decision at all and that the Eighth Prince had to take a look first. But before she even saw him, the Eighth Prince sent him straight back to his residence." The Fifth Prince's wife laughed.
"Why?! The Eighth Prince's wife has already spoken, what else could this person possibly have to worry about?" Qingyan asked curiously.
The Fifth Prince's wife looked around, shifted slightly to the right, and whispered in her ear.
"It is said that the Eighth Prince said he would be with his wife for life." Tatara looked at Qingyan, "He said that what the Fourth Prince could do, he could do too."
After hearing this, Qingyan fell silent. She didn't care what Yinsi and Yin said. After all, Yin knew what he was doing. Having more women in the inner courtyard might not be a good thing.
“You can’t say things like that. The master only keeps the backyard quiet because he likes peace and quiet. It’s different over there. Consort Liang has always hoped to have a son or daughter!” Qingyan heard this and, realizing that it involved Yin, quickly said that she was determined not to let Yin Si ride up in the carriage.
"See? You feel frustrated too, let alone those on the other side!" Tatara believed that since the Eighth Prince's wife always made the Eighth Prince stand up for her, eventually the Eighth Prince would also have some thoughts in his heart.
"They have that kind of skill, do you?" Qingyan glanced at the Eighth Prince's wife and said, "I don't. Luckily, the Prince protected me, otherwise, I wouldn't even have bones to fall off!"
“My master is the same. Fortunately, his concubines in the back courtyard are all very easy to manage, otherwise, who knows how much trouble they would cause!” Fifth Princess said, not to be outdone.
Qingyan shrugged, realizing that this matter could not be taken lightly.
Pfft!
Yin and Yinqi both laughed, then lowered their heads and coughed a few times, telling them to watch their words.
"Ignore them, let's continue!" Qingyan slowed down only after seeing that Yin's complexion had improved.
The two of them would occasionally look ahead to see if the tide had arrived, but they spent the rest of the time chatting.
"Actually, all the sisters-in-law are watching the Eighth Prince make a fool of himself!" Fifth Princess Consort sighed slightly.
Everyone thought that the Eighth Prince's wife, being the second wife, must have been very good at pretending, and was quite different from the previous Eighth Prince's wife. However, the Fifth Prince's wife felt that she was even more pretentious.
"Let's not talk about that. The relationship between the Eighth Prince's wife and the Ninth Prince's wife is not harmonious." Qingyan looked at the Eighth Prince's wife and the Ninth Prince's wife, who were sitting next to each other but did not say a word to each other, which was quite different from the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince who were toasting each other separately.
"The Ninth Princess looks down on the current Eighth Princess, thinking that her status and position are not noble. Besides, she has known Guo Luoluo for many years, and looking at the current one, she also feels that she is a bit petty," said Tatara. This woman was definitely not raised in the manner of a royal princess.
Qingyan remained silent. After all, it involved Lady Ulanara's family, and the more she said, the more mistakes she would make.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I was too talkative!" Fifth Princess Consort suddenly remembered Lady Ulanara's surname and quickly apologized.
Just now, the Fourth Prince Consort was talking about the Jue Luo clan, and she even complained that the Fourth Prince Consort was timid. Now that I think about it, it was probably just to avoid mentioning it.
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