After a secret mission, Dong Eqi took his leave with Yin Zhi and his wife. Fei Yanggu remained calm, and even Yin Zhi had a smile on his face.
Yin felt much lighter, and after this incident, Yin Zhi was able to behave himself for a few days.
With the most troublesome person dealt with, it should be easy for Yin to spend his southern tour in peace.
"Little darling, Dong E Shi shouldn't cause any more trouble." Dong E Qi Shi reprimanded Dong E Shi and came to Fei Yang Gu to plead for mercy.
To avoid Fei Yanggu's resentment towards the Dong E clan, Dong E Qishi directly shifted all the blame onto Dong E's concubine. After the incident, the Third Princess Consort discovered that Dong E Qishi was only considering the family's interests, and the concubine was thus sacrificed.
The Third Prince's wife felt somewhat bitter. Qingyan was Fei Yanggu's prized possession, and he would basically not use Qingyan to achieve any purpose. Dong E Qishi was different; he was willing to sacrifice his daughters to get rid of his good-for-nothing son.
Qingyan noticed Fei Yanggu's deep emotion and found it strange that her father had started reading Spring and Autumn Annals.
"Fourth Master, you saw Dong Eqi's attitude. He sacrificed his concubine's daughter to protect his legitimate daughter. Ulanara is different; she will only wholeheartedly support Qingyan. I hope you..." Fei Yanggu didn't care what Yin thought of him; as long as his daughter was doing well, that was enough.
"Father-in-law, rest assured, I will not make Qingyan do anything she does not want to do." Yin thought Fei Yanggu was worrying unnecessarily.
The two brothers were different; Yin valued family more.
After dealing with the problems of Yinzhi's family, Saito handed over his duties to Dong'e Qishi. The family prepared to take Qingyan and the twins out shopping. Yinzhi was ignored by the five of them. After lunch, Yinzhi had to go to Kangxi's side to take up his post. He could not stay with his wife and children and could only watch helplessly as his father-in-law and brothers-in-law took him away.
"Little darling, come back early for dinner tonight." Yin had no choice but to agree to have dinner together.
Fei Yanggu and his two sons sat in the carriage with Qingyan and the twins, talking about the look in Yin's eyes before he left.
“Father, if you say that, Master will definitely have a headache. In public, he tries his best to keep a straight face and act completely proper.” Qingyan was more interested in knowing about the deal that Fei Yanggu and Yin discussed in the study.
After all, she needed to have leverage over Dong E Shi, who always caused trouble behind her back, which annoyed Qing Yan.
“The Third Princess Consort won’t cause trouble. Dong E Qishi has already warned Dong E Shi for the sake of her son.” Fei Yanggu didn’t mind telling Qingyan that this also involved the inner courtyard. “In addition, the next successor of the Dong E family is incompetent.”
Qingyan was stunned. No wonder Dong'e had always been at odds with the concubine's daughter. The Dong'e family had only so many connections, and with both of the women residing in Yinzhi's residence, the Dong'e clan could only choose one woman to support.
"You're saying that Dong E is plotting for the future?" Saito was also puzzled. Dong E Qishi was not easy to talk to, but he could talk to Yin Zhi for his daughter's sake. Why did he soften up in front of them?
Indeed, compared to his daughter, the family legacy was more important.
"Heh, he relied on his sister to gain status, can he hold on for long?" Seto sneered.
He spent some time with Dong E's eldest son. This man was ambitious and didn't know his place, which caused his status in the army to fluctuate. During the time when the Third Princess was betrothed, Dong E's eldest son was praised by everyone and felt a little conceited. However, he was soon humiliated by the farce of Dong E's concubine's daughter climbing into the bed.
"However, Dong E's family education is really lacking. At this critical juncture, Dong E's two daughters cannot stick together and make a name for themselves among the women of the royal family." E Shuo felt that the women's thoughts were a bit strange. In other people's eyes, women with the same surname should complement each other.
“In the Dong’e residence, even their mothers were fighting amongst themselves, let alone the two of them,” Qingyan said with a cold smile. “Besides, I don’t like dealing with them either.”
At every royal gathering, Qing Yan would avoid the presence of the two sisters, Dong E.
Back then, although the affair of Consort Rong's illegitimate daughter climbing into the emperor's bedchamber was suppressed, everyone in the royal family and the imperial clan knew about it. Even the Empress Dowager summoned Consort Rong to Cining Palace and gave her a severe scolding.
"That matter isn't over yet?" Seto was taken aback. They'd already made a scandal and were already betrothed, yet they were still blaming each other.
The Third Prince's wife should have first thought about how to avoid a bigger scandal. Instead, she not only failed to hide it, but actually amplified the impact of the matter.
"Of course, she must be upset about it," Qingyan shrugged. "Besides, when they were caught in the act, it was the Third Princess who made a big fuss, attracting a lot of female relatives to watch."
Saito's mouth gaped slightly, and his hand holding Yiken'e trembled. He hadn't realized that the women could suffer such deep emotional wounds. This... was truly a headache.
"I really can't believe it," E Shuo said.
"Little girl, would you like some fruit?" Saito had brought fruit especially for the girls, and she played with her fingers obediently in Eshuo's arms.
"Yes, I want to eat!" Hutulifengshengzhalafen nodded, showing her concern for Saito and Eshuo.
Eshuo quickly used a silver fork to pick up a small piece of watermelon and fed it to Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, the little girl who rarely ate watermelon.
Qingyan secretly noted down her youngest daughter's happy smile, planning to prepare more fruits for her during her southern tour.
"Ah Hun, is it alright if you don't go on your errands?" Qingyan noticed that there were only some women on the road, and most of the officials from the south were in their yamen. The three people beside her were all loyal ministers of Kangxi. If they didn't stand in their way, would they be in trouble with the censors?
"Don't worry, we all took leave," Saito reassured Qingyan.
Fei Yanggu nodded. Kangxi directly granted them leave, and they wouldn't concern themselves with the opinions of the censors.
"Father, where are we going?" Qingyan realized that they had left the bustling streets of Yangzhou and were instead heading towards the outskirts of the city.
"Let me take you out for a stroll." Fei Yanggu didn't like going to the bustling county town; he preferred going to the suburbs for a spring outing.
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Qingyan's eyes lit up. She wanted to go to the suburbs, but Yin's status prevented her from going. She could only keep this thought deep in her heart.
"It would be good for the twins to go out more often." Fei Yanggu planned to take the twins out for spring outings more often, since they had been with Emperor Kangxi for too long and were finding it difficult to adapt to the outside world.
Looking out the car window at the street scene, the two of them wished they could walk in the sunlight instead of being followed by a lot of servants who kept nagging, "Young master, be careful."
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