As time passed, Yin and Yin Genjue Luo Shi went back first. Qing Yan squinted at the crowd approaching from afar. Behind the Fujin were the Gege, all dressed in bright red Mongolian riding clothes. Their skin was a shade darker than Qing Yan and the others; their honey-colored skin was not favored by the princes.
The wives tried many methods, but the skin tone of the Mongolian noblewomen could not compare with that of the imperial concubines in the capital. Some people heard that Qingyan could improve skin quality and couldn't help but want to get more information from her.
"Fourth Prince, why do those smiles look so fake?" Qingyan asked, looking at the smiles on the faces of the princesses.
It must be said that their attempts to conceal their true feelings were not as good as those of the imperial concubines; their smiles were obviously fake.
He shook his head. They all had their own schemes. They had gained some benefits from Xiao Guai, and ultimately, they wanted Qingyan to help the noble ladies rise in rank.
"Fourth Princess Consort, we are so glad to see you hunting today. We never used to see you hunting like this," said a Mongolian princess.
Qingyan coldly laughed and asked, "Who are you?"
These three simple words made the surrounding guards laugh. Their master never cared about others' opinions, especially those who fawned over the Mongol leaders.
Pfft!
Yin couldn't help but laugh. Xiao Guai would never use the words "soften" or "tactful," and the word "tactful" would never appear in her actions.
"Fourth Princess Consort, this is Yageqi, the youngest daughter of the Right Wing Prince of Khorchin," Sulan quickly whispered in reply.
Qingyan frowned. The Right Wing Prince of Khorchin?
"What kind of titles are these?" she asked, looking at the fourth man with a suspicious gaze, and pouted at him.
"Oh, so she's the legitimate daughter of Khorchin. No wonder!" Qingyan smiled. "I do know that the noble ladies of Khorchin are all highly skilled in martial arts. When hunting, they are incredibly adept at it, even able to insult the princes and their wives."
As soon as the words were spoken, the faces of several Khorchin princesses turned sour. Recently, these noble ladies had been criticizing the princes' wives quite a bit, and if a single sentence was deemed inappropriate, the women on both sides would start arguing.
"Fourth Princess Consort, do you look down on the people of Khorchin?" Yageqi noticed that Qingyan's tone was very aggressive and couldn't help but feel that something was wrong.
"Is that so? I think that what you said to the wife of Prince Zhi, isn't it a sign of looking down on the Aisin Gioro family?" Qingyan didn't give the other party a chance to retaliate, and immediately left them speechless.
The Mongolian wives gasped in shock; Qingyan's single sentence could have killed them.
"Fourth Princess Consort, we dare not admit what you have said!" Yageqi understood the gravity of the situation and quickly softened her stance.
After all, Kangxi was still watching from inside the camp, and if someone said a few words behind his back, it could cause trouble.
"Hehe, don't you think it's too late to back down now?" Qingyan's face tightened. "What have you Mongolian wives and noble ladies been doing these past few days? The imperial guards should have plenty of witnesses."
Qingyan's words made the women around him shudder. They had indeed been too smug, making the princes and their wives lose face.
"Little darling, let's go hunting." Yin ignored the fawning looks from the Mongol leaders and led Qingyan straight into the dense forest.
Qingyan smiled slightly as she watched the figure speeding away ahead, and quickly rode off to catch up.
At this moment, the Mongol leaders glared angrily at their respective female relatives, who were truly incapable of doing anything but cause them trouble.
For several days in a row, the princes and their wives' actions of prioritizing the overall situation have made the leaders envious.
As expected, Emperor Kangxi sent all the sensible noble ladies to the residences of the princes. Many of the women around them were sensible, competitive, brainless, and short-sighted.
Every woman has a long list of flaws, which give them a headache.
"Fourth Prince, is it really okay for us to ignore those leaders and women?" Qingyan tilted her head and looked at Yin.
"Of course, you should know that nothing is more important than your happiness. Those women, if they want to speak the truth behind your back, will not let this opportunity pass by." Yin recalled what Yingenjueluo had said, that those women had prepared a covert plan.
"Fourth Brother, I'm not afraid. How could those underhanded people possibly hurt me? It's just that I feel like none of those people can keep their mouths shut," Qingyan sneered.
In the Qing Dynasty, only Emperor Kangxi could render the princes powerless to resist. What were the Mongol leaders and their female relatives compared to him?
"No!" Yin was alarmed when he heard Xiao Guai say she wasn't afraid of hidden attacks. How many hidden agents were around Xiao Guai? "In a moment, you stay behind me and absolutely cannot make any unnecessary movements!"
Qingyan pouted, looking unhappy.
She had been planning this for so long, hoping to teach these people a lesson.
Now, she is directly controlled by Yin, and if things go wrong, she may even have to obey his orders, making it impossible for her to personally legitimize the princes' wives.
"No, my sister-in-law and the others have been talked about like that. I want to use my own strength to clear everyone's name!" Qingyan retorted stubbornly.
The surrounding imperial guards all admired Qingyan for directly defying the Mongolian princesses and noble ladies.
"Little darling, don't act rashly." Yin slowed down his horse's speed. "Who knows how many dirty tricks are hidden behind these people."
He personally investigated the attack on Yin Genjueluo and others a few days ago. He couldn't find the real culprit yet, but many clues had already emerged, and those people shouldn't make any rash moves.
The dense forest was extremely quiet, except for the sound of their horses' hooves and the sounds of wild animals.
"No way?" Qingyan asked, bewildered.
These people only have a few tricks up their sleeves, how could they possibly pull any dirty tricks behind the scenes?
He shook his head; something felt off about this hunt.
"There's nothing wrong with it for now, but it's better to be careful!" Yin quickly reassured him.
Qingyan pursed her lips and followed Yin into the forest. Soon, Qingyan discovered that there weren't many wild animals in the forest; they must have been driven into the depths of the forest by someone.
She really didn't want Yin to go any further inside. If someone really tampered with it, things could get very serious.
"Fourth Brother, I feel something's not right here!" Qingyan quickly said.
Yin stopped and watched as the Mongol leaders and their wives began to scatter and hunt, some already deep in the dense forest.
Something's not right.
"Don't you think these people are too calm?" Qingyan pointed to the Mongol leaders and their wives.
As Yingenjueluo said, every time they entered the dense forest, the Mongolian wives were overjoyed, no matter how many times they went.
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