The main courtyard of the villa is the best decorated, with exquisite ornaments everywhere. The pavilions and towers are scenic spots at every turn. Of course, precious flowers, plants and trees are planted around the courtyard.
The carriage slowly came to a stop at the entrance. Yin helped Qingyan down from the carriage. After Qingyan stood up, she noticed that the courtyard had changed a bit. On the right side of the courtyard, there was suddenly a playground for children.
"This must have been built by Father and Mother for the children!" Yin followed Qingyan's gaze, saw the toys, and quickly explained.
A few days ago, Consort Tong specially asked the imperial workshops to make some toys, which she kept secret from the outside world. The ministers in the south were all excited and speculated that Consort Tong might be pregnant, so that Emperor Kangxi could have a son in his middle age.
The two entered the hall one after the other. Qingyan noticed that only the two of them had come; no one else had come.
"Mother, did you build a children's playground in the courtyard?" Qingyan asked Consort Tong.
Consort Tong chuckled: "You two spoil the children, so why can't I?"
That small amusement park was a form of compensation from Kangxi to them, including Yinzhi's child.
"Mother..." Qingyan said to Consort Tong in a coquettish tone. "Both children have become a bit arrogant, and sometimes they are not very obedient. If Mother continues to ignore them, we probably won't be able to discipline them."
Qingyan always felt that the children were a bit too naughty. If she didn't communicate with them properly, the two little ones would definitely not listen to the decisions they made as parents, and might even make a fuss.
"Mother, what is the purpose of Father Emperor's summoning us here this time?" Yin asked directly.
Consort Tong looked at Yin in front of her and felt a surge of emotion. He was an innocent victim. The officials in the south were preparing to extend their accusations to Yin's residence. Qingyan was rarely good at fighting among the women. If he didn't handle it well, he would definitely suffer.
"Yes, you two must have heard about Yinsi's matter?" Consort Tong didn't care at all that Yin and Qingyan had spies, so she spoke of palace matters without any reservations.
"Yes, I heard from Fourth Prince on the way that Eighth Prince comes to pay his respects every day!" Qingyan admitted directly.
"This is only one thing. Another thing is that every time she comes, she brings the Eighth Prince's wife with her. There has never been an exception!" The Consort Consort dislikes the Eighth Prince's wife. Although the previous Lady Guoluo was jealous, she was very magnanimous. Compared with the current Lady Jueluo, they are worlds apart.
In Yinsi's eyes, the Jueluo clan was much better than the Guoluo clan.
"Mother, you're not saying that this matter is related to the Eighth Prince's wife, are you?" Yin suddenly realized, "Is the Eighth Prince's wife trying to win over the Ulanara clan again?"
"Of course not. They're planning to take advantage of you, and they haven't even spared Ulanara. They say they're using this opportunity to get along well with Qingyan. Yin is under house arrest by His Majesty, so he's bound to have some blemishes in front of the ministers. Yinsi, on the other hand, is always praised by Kangxi."
As soon as he finished speaking, both Yin and Qingyan were stunned. What was wrong with this person's brain? How could he say that Yin was outdated?
"Mother, don't you feel guilty?" Qingyan was both amused and exasperated. The gloating look on Consort Tong's face made her want to laugh.
"Fourth Prince, what do you think of this?" Consort Tong asked.
"Mother, what does Father Emperor mean? He doesn't mean he wants me to deal with Yinsi, does he?" The brotherhood in the royal family was still visible when they were young, but once they entered the court, this brotherhood took a backseat to power.
“I’m not asking you to deal with Yinsi. We already have someone in mind. However, it seems we need Qingyan to step in on the Eighth Prince’s wife’s side. She keeps insisting that the Ulanara clan has connections with the Gioro clan, and she’s even using the Ulanara clan’s name to do things!” Consort Tong said everything she had overheard from Emperor Kangxi.
Qingyan was a little confused. What did the Eighth Prince's wife want to do?
"Mother, that's impossible! My mother hasn't had any contact with the Jue Luo clan for almost a year. Where do these people get their confidence from?!" Qingyan exclaimed in astonishment. "Moreover, I even kicked the Eighth Prince's wife out last time. If the officials in the south still want to believe me, I'd think they're blind!"
Qingyan's words were very direct, yet very reasonable. Yin looked at Qingyan's sullen face and couldn't help but laugh.
"Your mother is just teasing you!" Yin said, squeezing Qingyan's hand. "My little darling, has the Jueluo clan been up to something lately?"
The fact that the Jue Luo clan seemed to have quieted down made Yin very uneasy. The Jue Luo clan was like rice cakes, impossible to shake off.
“Father didn’t say anything, and Mother isn’t going over. What do these people have to do with us?” Qingyan shook her head. She had long since put these things aside.
Seeing Qingyan's bewildered expression, Consort Tong kindly spoke up for her.
"The two legitimate sons of the Jue Luo clan need a position, and Fei Yanggu and his two sons are in important positions. Of course, they don't want to let this opportunity pass them by." Consort Tong had heard Kangxi mention this before and noticed that Fei Yanggu rarely came to pay his respects anymore, and even Lady Ulanara hadn't appeared.
Yin and Qingyan exchanged a glance. So, the Jue Luo clan had such a grand scheme.
"The Eighth Princess Consort's last visit was to try and get involved with the Ulanara clan? No wonder she said she would deliver a letter for me. Could she be planning to use that letter as a pretext?" Qingyan suddenly remembered the Eighth Princess Consort's actions and quickly asked.
"Pretty much. That letter was given to Lady Ulanara. To outsiders, it must seem that you and the Eighth Prince's wife are very close. Otherwise, why would you entrust a family letter to her?" Consort Tong, upon hearing that Qingyan had not fallen into the trap, even told Emperor Kangxi that Qingyan had truly grown up.
Now, she dared not say that anymore. This little guy, Qingyan, clearly didn't understand Jueluo's scheme.
"Mother, I always feel that Eighth Princess Consort will scheme against me at every turn," Qingyan said, sticking out her tongue.
Consort Tong smiled and said, "If we are together, you must have a good face. No matter how much you fight in private, you must be able to show it in front of His Majesty. Moreover, the two of you will look like good sisters."
Upon hearing this, Qingyan was somewhat taken aback. It turned out that she still had a lot of cultivation to do.
“Mother, I remember what you said, and I definitely won’t do anything reckless!” Qingyan said directly.
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