Just before lunchtime, Yin and Qingyan appeared in the dining hall. Yinxiang and Yin thought to themselves, these two are really carefree. The twins seem to have taken it all in stride and are not surprised at all.
"Thirteenth and Fourteenth, how will you handle the matters concerning your two courtyards?" Yin sat in the hall, took a sip of tea, and gazed at Yinxiang and Yin.
Yinxiang and Yin exchanged a glance. They had indeed been wronged in the courtyard. They felt that if they intervened in this matter, they would be overstepping the rules. The servants in Yin's courtyard should have been dealt with by Yin himself.
"Fourth Brother... those servants are not for you to deal with. Even if it's not you, it should be Fourth Sister-in-law who should be in charge. If I really take charge, those servants will definitely say that I'm interfering in your family affairs!" Yinxiang and Yinren both had their own ideas.
Pfft!
Yiken'e became happy. Under Kangxi's tutelage, Yiken'e's domineering nature became more and more apparent. He believed that princes should be very proud, and even in his elder brother's courtyard, if a servant dared to bully his master, he should be killed on the spot.
“Thirteenth Uncle, Fourteenth Uncle, Grandfather once said that the princes must be able to keep order. If they encounter a servant who is too arrogant and bullies his master, they should be beaten to death with a board, not what you are thinking.” Yiken’e said to Yinxiang and Yin.
Yinxiang and Yinnu glared at Yiken'e. This brat was becoming more and more unruly, actually contradicting them twice now.
"Yiken'e, what are you saying?" Yin raised his voice an octave. Yinxiang and Yin understood what Yiken'e was saying.
Among the princesses of the royal family, many were servants who bullied their masters and ended up dying in despair. The princes, who were supposed to be sincerely invited by their aunts and sisters, were also manipulated, and their final fate might be even more tragic.
Yinhe and Qingyan said no more, letting Yiken'e teach the two. Ever since Kangxi took Yiken'e in, whenever Yiken'e encountered a problem, he would always say, "Grandpa said...Grandpa said..."
Everyone would assume that Kangxi really said that, and Yiken'e used Kangxi's words to explain his actions, leaving no room for resistance.
Emperor Kangxi, watching Yiken'e's actions from above, felt great admiration, and Yin could only acquiesce in the end.
"Fourth Brother..." Yinxiang turned to look at Yin, "When did Father Emperor say such things?"
“Recently, Yiken’e was instructed by the Emperor, so these words must have been given in private. Yiken’e probably felt that this matter had gone a bit too far, which is why he directly said that it was the Emperor’s instruction,” Yin explained helplessly.
"That's how our Grandfather taught us!" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, hearing Yin speak of Yiken'e, began to speak in support of Ahhun.
Yinxiang and Yin exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise in their eyes. How could Kangxi teach the twins in such a way?
"Fourth Brother, we misunderstood," Yinxiang quickly admitted.
Qingyan glanced at Su Peisheng and told him to go to the back and bring over those arrogant and domineering servants.
"Fourth Brother, we've come to deal with the servants in your courtyard..." Yin said with some concern.
Yin Ke had never thought so much about it before. Consort De had told him that she should be the most favored prince, even Yinxiang. He couldn't compare to her, and Yin Ke was especially helping him.
Consort De had fallen out of favor, and Yin had experienced more, so he felt that Consort De had gone a bit too far.
"We'll accompany you in handling this, and outsiders certainly won't say anything!" Yin and Qingyan discussed it and decided to go with their younger brothers to avoid causing them any inconvenience.
Later that evening, six grand master chairs were arranged in a row on the stone steps in front of the hall. Yin and Qingyan led everyone to sit down. Qingyan sat to Yin's right, with the twins sitting beside him.
To Yin's left, Yinxiang and Yin took their seats, while all the servants knelt in the courtyard, showing disrespect to Yinxiang and Yin.
"Master, all the imprisoned servants have been brought here!" Su Peisheng stood beside Yin and whispered the news to him.
The servants knelt on the ground in the courtyard, feeling very resentful and unable to understand why Yin's courtyard was different from that of wealthy families.
"Su Peisheng, where is the steward of this villa?" Qingyan asked Su Peisheng. "When these people entered the manor, they all had death contracts with them. Why weren't they taught any manners?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in his forties knelt down below. This man was the steward of the villa. Logically speaking, Yin might never live in this villa in his entire life. The steward had become increasingly lax in his treatment of the servants, so the master had not taught them any rules.
Who would have thought that Kangxi would suddenly become so fixated on this matter that he would bring his princes directly over?
"This servant Bila greets His Majesty, His Highness the Princess Consort, His Highness the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes, and His Highness the two young masters!" Bila was sent by the Imperial Household Department. He was a gambler, and after these servants who had signed life contracts entered the mansion, he had been spending all his time in the casinos outside and had forgotten these rules.
“Bila…why don’t you train discipline?” Yin asked.
Qingyan was also a little curious. The steward in front of her didn't seem to have any major problems, but he looked rather listless, as if he hadn't had a proper rest in a long time.
"Fourth Brother, you should investigate this steward thoroughly. I have a feeling that there's something strange about him!" Qingya leaned to the side and whispered to Yin.
Yin glanced at Erlu. Yin had specifically asked Erlu to investigate the servants, and today there should be a detailed investigation.
“Master, this man has a hobby: gambling. When we servants entered the manor, he wasn’t even there, and the matrons were even lax, which is why things have turned out this way.” Erlu stood behind Yinhe Qingyan and reported directly.
When Yinxiang and Yin heard about it, they were very puzzled. How could this be?
"Fourth, the Imperial Household Department has really sent a good servant. In this remote place far from the emperor's reach, of course he can have all sorts of little 'flaws' about him," Qingyan sneered.
Both Yinxiang and Yin could tell that Qingyan was truly furious, so they dared not say anything more and quickly looked at Yin.
"Who taught these servants manners?" Yin looked down, and the old women trembled. They knew that Yin was truly angry.
"Fourth Brother, is this how it is in all the other courtyards? It seems we really need to send well-behaved matrons to teach them, otherwise, these servants will definitely be bullying their masters." Yinxiang said, looking at the matrons.
Inside the palace, he saw many such nannies, and thus, upon discovering their improper conduct, Yinxiang became angry.
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