Before the Spring Festival was over, the capital was already bustling with activity. The affairs of the Ulanara and Gioro families were causing such a commotion that even the mansions of the upper class were not at peace. There were even rumors that they involved the Mongol tribes. Everyone put away their spectator's interest, fearing that Emperor Kangxi would be furious and punish them, the onlookers.
Inside the Jiuzhou Qingyan restaurant, Qingyan lay on a rocking chair, watching the twins practice calligraphy at the stone table, while Hafeng chased after a black Tibetan mastiff, jumping and running around.
"Hafeng!" Qingyan looked at her son, who was running very fast in his walker.
The boy looked at the spot outside with a sullen face, wondering why his mother wouldn't let him play.
"Mother wants to play!" Hafeng noticed that Yin and Qingyan had been very busy lately and had hardly any time to spend with him.
Qingyan waved, and Fatty ran over from a distance, while King Kong followed closely behind his master, ready to save him at any moment.
"Hafeng, take a break. You've been running under the scorching sun for an hour!" Qingyan was overjoyed to see Hafeng looking so energetic and energetic.
Hafeng looked up and asked Qingyan to wipe his sweat. Qingyan shook her head helplessly. This fat body of hers was like Yin's. Every time it got a little hot, she had a very hard time.
"Master, Lady Guoluo has arrived!" Su Lan whispered to Qing Yan as she approached her side.
A hint of coldness flashed in Qingyan's eyes, a fleeting expression, but Yiken'e caught it.
"Mother, if you don't want to see her, we can just have someone send her away!" Yiken'e said quickly, seeing that Qingyan really didn't want to go out.
Qingyan shook her head and refused: "Yiken, you watch over your younger sister and brother!"
"Yes!" Yiken nodded in agreement.
Inside the flower hall, Lady Guoluo, dressed in a bright red Mongolian robe with her hair tied up in a bun, was in a state of turmoil. Kangxi had summoned his own prince and even shown him the forged records of their correspondence, but the prince had only said that the handwriting was similar and that she would not do anything that would leave any lingering ties.
After having breakfast, the prince reminded Lady Guoluo that she must come to the Fourth Prince's residence to explain things to Qingyan.
"Madam, what brings you here?" Qingyan asked, looking at Guo Luoluo.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I've come to apologize to you." Guo Luoluo stood up and bowed to Qingyan.
"Get up quickly, why are we still talking about this? What's going on?" Qingyan was completely confused by Guo Luoluo's sudden reaction.
Guo Luoluo sighed and recounted the correspondence that the prince had seen with Emperor Kangxi. Although the handwriting resembled that of the Eighth Prince's wife, there were actually some flaws.
In fact, the person Yin Si found was quite capable, with a great talent for imitation. If one did not frequently examine her handwriting, it would be very difficult to recognize her.
"You mean those communications were forged?" Qingyan was stunned. What was Yinsi trying to do?
"Yes, the Prince went to see it himself and said the handwriting was very similar, but there were still some flaws, so it definitely wasn't written by me!" Guo Luoluo was very anxious. If Qingyan didn't believe her, it would really be troublesome in the future.
Guo Luoshi receives a share of the profits from both shops; these are her personal savings.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, this matter is too strange. You just rejected the Jue Luo clan, and these rumors have already started. Everyone will think it's from your residence!" Guo Luo Luo clan analyzed.
Qingyan remained silent, listening as Guoluo Shi recounted some of the information she had gathered. Qingyan selected the useful pieces, intending to question Yin properly upon his return.
"To be honest, I'm really furious. It feels like I'm hitting cotton." Qingyan said helplessly. "After the incident, Master kept saying he wanted to find the real culprit behind it all. Judging from the looks of it, it should be the Eighth Prince and his wife!"
Guo Luoluo was relieved to find that Qingyan believed in her; this incident had been truly infuriating.
"You go back first. When Master returns, I'll accompany him to drink with the Prince!" Qingyan noticed that Guo Luoluo was getting restless and understood that she must have left the child in the other courtyard, which was why she was a little worried.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I'll be going now. My brother is still in the other courtyard." Guo Luoluo quickly took her leave.
Qingyan saw him off with a smile and returned to the flower hall, but his face was not good. Moreover, he was pondering every word Guo Luoluo had just said.
Now, Yin has to deal with all sorts of open and covert attacks. If he is not careful, he may fall to his death.
"Sulan, how much of what Guoluo said is true?" Qingyan was really unsure at this point.
Su Lan dared not say more, after all, it was a matter between the masters, and it would be awkward for her to remain silent if she didn't speak up.
"This servant doesn't know!" Su Lan thought for a while, and then simply said it anyway.
A faint smile appeared on Qingyan's face. Sulan was still too cautious.
"Master, the master is back and wants you to go to the study quickly!" Su Zhu came in from outside, speaking rapidly, "Su Peisheng asked me to tell the master that the master is not in a good mood!"
Qingyan stood up, slightly taken aback. Was she in a bad mood?
She led her maids quickly toward the study. In the courtyard of the study, Yin passed around a board, and a palace maid and a person resembling Sula were being flogged.
"Come in!" Yin heard Qingyan's footsteps and let her come in first.
Qingyan noticed that Yin's complexion was very bad, so she quickly went over to check on him.
"All servants, get out!" Yin pulled Qingyan to his side and immediately kicked all the servants out.
Seeing Yin's gloomy face, Qingyan obediently nestled in his arms, not daring to make any rash moves.
"Master, has something happened?" Qingyan asked in a low voice.
"The Guo Luoluo clan has come knocking?" Yin heard that the Guo Luoluo clan had come. Qingyan listened to her explanation calmly, without making a single promise.
Emperor Kangxi was very satisfied with Qingyan's approach and even praised him. However, he understood that Kangxi was about to take action against the Mongols.
Those letters were clearly not genuine; Yin Neng even discovered that Yin Si's handwriting was not authentic.
"Honey, those letters were forged by Father Emperor himself!" Yin whispered in her ear.
After seeing those letters, Yin felt a chill run through his body. When he came out of the Imperial Study, his undergarment was soaked through. When he returned, he didn't even bother to change his clothes before calling Qingyan over.
What? !
Qingyan was shocked by Yin's words. Was it a trap set by Kangxi himself?
"When will you collect it?" She looked up at Yin's actions, thinking that it shouldn't involve them.
"Keep it to yourself, don't say anything?" Yin gave Qingyan an excuse to try not to talk too much, otherwise, this matter would really be difficult to handle.
Qingyan quickly agreed. Yin did not test her, but only warned her.
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