Along the way, the atmosphere inside the carriages was tense. Even the people from the imperial kitchen were very careful, afraid of becoming cannon fodder for their masters. Qingyan had to admit that these people were all shrewd.
In the early morning, Qingyan slowly walked over to the soft couch. Looking at Yin, who was fast asleep beside her, she was furious. She pinched his cheeks and pulled them from side to side.
He was relieved to have come over, but wanting Qingyan to vent her frustrations, he pretended to be asleep.
"You're awake, but you're still pretending to be asleep." Qingyan pouted, her face full of displeasure.
When they were alone together, he preferred Qingyan's coquettishness and soft, sweet voice, which made him feel warm all over.
"My little darling, if you're angry, take it out on your husband," Yin said softly.
Qingyan pouted. This guy, he clearly knows what she's angry about, yet he's still talking nonsense.
He closed his eyes, held her in his arms, and enjoyed the peaceful morning.
Last night, Su Peisheng informed us that the couples in the carriages were having a cold war.
He knew that Consort Tong would be angry. Kangxi had demoted the Crown Prince and suppressed Qingyan's close relationship with the Crown Princess, which was a bit too deliberate and made Consort Tong angry.
Inside the palace, Consort Tong was often suppressed by the Crown Princess. In the end, the Empress Dowager stepped in to reprimand Consort Tong, while the Crown Princess looked smug.
"Hehe, on the surface it's said that the Crown Princess doesn't get involved in palace affairs, but in reality, Mother has given her some palace duties." Yin said directly. One small thing after another added up, and the volcano in Consort Tong's heart finally erupted.
"Really?!" Qingyan was stunned.
When she went to the palace to pay her respects, Consort Tong and the Crown Princess were getting along very well, and it was impossible to tell that there was any conflict between them.
He reached out and pinched her little nose. On the surface, Consort Tong did an excellent job, and even the Empress Dowager could not find any flaws. The source of that reprimand was that the Crown Princess had asked Lady Guarjia to complain.
Those rumors were deliberately spread to Cining Palace. The nannies around the Empress Dowager were not to be trifled with, and they would definitely say something. Consort Tong's rules directly affected the nannies' status and interests.
Of course, they wouldn't say anything good about Consort Tong, which caused the Empress Dowager's opinion of Consort Tong to deviate from its original course.
Qingyan listened intently to Yin's heartbeat, and her anxiety finally subsided.
The Guarjia clan was not the first family to harm her, but they were the most ruthless. They made the children suffer, and Qingyan would not forgive them.
"Fourth Prince, is the nanny by the Empress Dowager's side related to the Guarjia clan?" The Empress Dowager, upon learning of everything the Guarjia clan had done, merely wrote a letter to Kangxi, informing him that the kidnapping had failed and that he should be let off lightly.
Yin smiled coldly, Qingyan was right.
The two most trusted nannies by the Empress Dowager's side, one of whom had a daughter-in-law who was a servant of the Guarjia clan. This person was loyal and upright. Before the Crown Princess entered the palace, this nanny was turned into the Guarjia clan's biggest spy by her daughter-in-law.
Nowadays, many of the Guarjia clan's spies are in the hands of this nanny.
"Of course, the Guarjia clan kept sending servants to the palace for selection, partly to help the Crown Princess, but more importantly, to place these people around the princes." Yin had investigated carefully and found that from the Fifth Prince to the Fourteenth Prince, everyone had someone from the Guarjia clan by their side.
Yinxiang was hardly an exception. After Yinzai returned, he kept a close eye on the nannies and servants around Yinxiang, and some of the snobbish ones were secretly dealt with by Yin.
"The Crown Princess's arrangements were too meticulous; there wasn't a single flaw to be found." The Crown Princess was a master at framing others, and the Third Princess Consort was pushed forward as a shield by her.
In front of the Empress Dowager, Dong E's surname was taboo, and she was further framed by the Crown Princess, with many bad things being plotted against her.
As time went on, the Empress Dowager developed a preconceived notion and her opinion of Consort Dong'e became increasingly negative.
Whenever Yinzhi had a quarrel with Consort Dong'e, the Empress Dowager would always side with Yinzhi, regardless of right or wrong.
Dong Eshi was always isolated and helpless. In addition, there were two Dong Eshi in Yin Zhi's blessed land. The legitimate daughter and the illegitimate daughter were together. The two women who knew each other best fought each other, and their attack power was definitely powerful.
"Yes, it's not that there are no flaws, it's just that Father Emperor doesn't want the Crown Princess's methods to be exposed." Yin had someone from the Sticky Rod Office keep an eye on the Crown Princess and discovered that she was surrounded by many of Kangxi's men.
Every time the Crown Princess did something shady, these people would clean up the mess for her.
"No wonder, Father promised to use other excuses to punish the Crown Princess." Qingyan patted her chest, knowing she never had anyone prepared to do bad things.
Otherwise, Emperor Kangxi would have sent people to her side; every consort should have someone watching her.
"The Dragon Guards around you will no longer report to Father Emperor; they will only keep an eye on your safety." Every action Qingyan took made Yin want to laugh; the little girl was basically punishing people openly and legitimately.
After listening to several reports, Kangxi discovered that Qingyan's methods were simple and crude, but the rules of the mansion were very strict, and the servants in charge were the most obedient.
Gradually, he simply instructed the Dragon Guards to keep an eye on her safety, without needing to report back to Qingyan on what she had done.
The other wives did not receive such treatment. Even Lady Yin Genjueluo was kept under surveillance, and Kangxi would definitely stop them from doing anything that involved the imperial offspring.
There is a distinction between legitimate sons and illegitimate sons, and Emperor Kangxi always hoped that each of his princes would have a legitimate eldest son.
Therefore, Emperor Kangxi turned a blind eye to the Crown Princess and the Third Prince's wives' actions against their illegitimate sons.
The Crown Prince and Yinzhi understood this in their hearts and hoped that their two primary wives would live up to their expectations.
"Little darling, don't be angry." Yin didn't want her to go out and play; she always spent her time angry.
She pursed her lips, nestled against his chest, her small face filled with a bitter smile.
"Who wants to be angry? You've crossed my line, and I can't even get angry?" This was the first time Qingyan had felt so frustrated since entering the royal family.
Yin gently patted her back with his large hand to help her catch her breath.
“It’s our shared bottom line,” Yin said.
Yin stared at the roof of the carriage, his face grim. From the emperor's perspective, Kangxi's actions were correct, but from the perspective of the father of the twins, he wished he could punish the Crown Princess directly.
Even if he couldn't punish the Crown Princess by touching his own child, Yin directly cut off her claws in the Fourth Prince's residence.
"Tomorrow will be a complete upheaval." Yin carefully examined the servants around the men and found that some of them were indeed from the Guarjia clan. Even the servants that Li De had just taken in were saved by Shi Bingwen.
All of these things were secretly revealed to Tulichen by the servants of the Sticky Rod Office. Just imagine, would Kangxi still be allowed to take off his shoes?
"You mean..." Qingyan also saw the document from the sticky rod office. Yin didn't say that those people could only use it at the most critical moment.
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