The temperature outside the palace continued to rise. Zhang Desheng brought out plum juice from his stepmother's kitchen. This was prepared for the twins and the illegitimate children of the mansion.
The moment the plum juice was served, the stepmother's expression changed. Behind her were her own children.
"Fourth Sister, I think we should have Imperial Physician Yuan come and take a look at the plum juice. There might be a problem." Qingyan looked at his stepmother's appearance and had some thoughts in mind.
The stepmother's face turned somewhat unpleasant. In fact, Qingyan was right; there was indeed a problem with the sour plum drink.
However, the information that she used this plum juice for the twins came from inside the capital.
"Your Majesty, there are some things in this that are hindering the child's growth. Judging from its appearance, it should be a prescription from the capital," said Imperial Physician Yuan directly.
Upon hearing this, Qingyan narrowed her eyes; it was clear this was aimed at the twins.
"Who is it?!" Qingyan slammed her right hand hard on the table.
The stepmother quickly kowtowed, repeatedly saying that she had only wished and was unaware of the situation.
"Zhang Desheng, give her eldest son a cup of plum juice!" Qingyan showed no mercy when facing the murderer of her own child in Shanghai.
The stepmother's face turned pale, and she stared at Qingyan in horror.
"Even now, you still won't tell me?" His eldest son was a chubby little boy of about five years old. Looking into his dark, grape-like eyes, Qingyan couldn't help but call him adorable.
"This servant said, this servant said... it was a 'medicine' prescription given by the Crown Prince's concubine and the Eighth Prince's wife. They said it was for the two young masters, and that it would not cause any harm, only a fever for a couple of days." The stepmother said with a mournful face.
Yin Dunbi supported Yin, and the couple dared not disobey the orders issued by the Crown Prince's concubine.
"Li Jia clan and Jue Luo clan?" Qingyan asked suspiciously.
"Yes, it was the two wives who said it. They said they were worried that the two young masters would suffer from heatstroke here. They said that the form was only used for heatstroke in the palace." The stepmother dared not speak carelessly.
In front of Yoon Don-bi, she was the most vulnerable, as if anyone could bully her.
Green tea bitch? White lotus?
Two words popped into Qingyan's mind, while Yin flipped through the memorials, which contained the contents of the three women's correspondence.
Li Jia and Jue Luo did not tell Cao the truth, otherwise Cao would not have been in such a passive position.
Yin Dunbi looked annoyed: "Fourth Master, Fourth Princess, it's my fault. If we hadn't sided with the Crown Prince, Madam wouldn't have been involved here."
Pfft!
Qingyan sneered. Yin Dunbi was indeed a man, careless and oblivious, failing to realize that this was merely a facade created by the Cao family.
None of the women raised by the Cao family were simple. Even the daughters of collateral branches were basically trained nannies employed by the Cao family. These women were all seasoned veterans who had spent decades in the palace.
"It was my fault. Madam Cao had mentioned before whether we should ask a doctor to check the pharmacy, but I stopped her!" Yin Dunbi quickly apologized.
Yin Dunbi even gave the sour plum soup made with this recipe to the concubines under the jurisdiction of the Cao family.
"Little darling, no wonder Yiken said when she went back that the plum juice they were using here didn't taste good, it didn't taste right at all." Yin finally understood that Yiken wasn't just picky, but there really was a problem with it.
Qingyan nodded. Cao Shi looked worried when she saw that a little boy had been given a cup of plum juice.
"Fourth Princess Consort, it's my fault, please don't hurt my child." Cao looked at Qingyan timidly.
While reporting the problem, Imperial Physician Yuan poured the plum juice into the child's mouth.
As Imperial Physician Yuan continued to analyze the patient's condition, Cao Shi truly broke down.
"Fourth Princess Consort, you are also the child's mother. Please, have mercy and don't let the child suffer so much!" Cao cried.
Cao grew up in indifference; if it weren't for her good looks, she probably wouldn't have been valued.
"Not harm the child? How did you treat my child?" Qingyan sneered.
Yin reached out and patted Qingyan's hand, which was resting on the table, to calm her down. He knew Qingyan couldn't stay calm when it came to the children's affairs.
"It's my fault, please take it out on me." Cao's repeated pleas for mercy made Qingyan laugh.
"Imperial Physician Yuan, go and check on the twins first." Yin dismissed Imperial Physician Yuan and looked at the Prefect's expression.
The hall was very quiet. Yin Dunbi and Cao Shi turned to look at their child, worried that the child might be harmed by the substance in the plum juice.
"Fourth Master, this servant is guilty. I hope you can spare Cao Shi and my son!" Under immense psychological torment, Yin Dunbi decided to admit his mistake.
Yin remained silent, listening to Yin Dunbi recount his mistakes. Qingyan had to admit that Yin's cold demeanor was quite effective.
While the child was groaning in pain, Yin Dunbi stopped hiding things and told him everything. He even handed over the secret memorial he had personally submitted to Emperor Kangxi.
"What about the other secret account that Father Emperor asked you to prepare?" Yin asked, looking at Yin Dunbi.
"Inside the wall of the servant's study, just rotate the lion on the desk behind the servant's chair to the left, and you will see the 'mystery'," Yin Dunbi said directly.
Erlu led his guards toward his study, and Cao Shi reached out and hugged her son.
"This servant has a gift list for the two princesses, with the amount of each gift recorded in detail. Please, Fourth Princess, take a look at this gift list and ask Imperial Physician Yuan to examine the child's pulse." Although Cao had never been to the capital, she knew that Imperial Physician Yuan's medical skills were excellent.
Qingyan and Yin exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, Fourth Princess Consort!" Madam Cao smiled bitterly and kowtowed to express her gratitude.
“Fourth Master, your whereabouts have been under the control of those two in the capital. They send us information directly every time you arrive at a new place.” After Yin Dunbi spoke openly, he felt there was no need to hide anything anymore.
Upon hearing Yin Dunbi's words, a smile appeared on Yin's face.
When they left the country, Yin had thought that they had been followed all the way, but he did not realize that someone was plotting against the two children.
During the palace banquet, the Crown Prince showed great affection for the twins, as if he wished they were his own children.
"What's being said in the capital?" Yin looked at Yin Dunbi. The government office was already surrounded by Kangxi's guards. Yin wanted to get as much information as possible from Yin Dunbi during his speech to prevent him from being silenced.
"I hope we can get rid of the two young masters as soon as possible." Yin Dunbi put his hand in front of his chest and made an eight gesture towards Yin.
Those behind him couldn't see his actions at all, so Yin felt relieved; this person must have been arranged by his father, the Emperor.
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