In the evening, Consort Tong invited Yinhe to stay for a banquet. During the meal, she specifically instructed the two to try not to go out in the next few days, in case Kangxi would shift all the blame onto them.
On the way back, Yin's face remained gloomy. Qingyan, feeling the cold, shifted slightly, afraid that she would be drawn into Yin's anger again.
"What are you hiding for!" Yin's icy voice rang out, and she trembled, quickly sitting down in fright.
Under his threatening gaze, Qingyan leaned against him, her eyes filled with resentment.
"Little darling, are you scared?" Yin asked Qingyan. After all, there had never been any kinship in the royal family. Even Kangxi had put the crown prince on the hot stove.
He believed that Emperor Kangxi had made a special trip to Slender West Lake, as the pier there was usually inconspicuous and not on their usual route.
The servants at the Sticky Rod Office reported that Tulichen had whispered something in Kangxi's ear, and Kangxi changed his route and went to arrest the person.
Now, the court officials in the south are all in danger, fearing that they will be involved in the Crown Prince's pleasure boat incident.
"Fourth Brother, are you in a bad mood?" Qingyan softened her small body and leaned against Yin.
She raised her little face and asked with a big smile.
Qingyan was very happy when Consort Tong reprimanded the Crown Princess. After all, the Crown Princess had never been so humiliated before, and now she had the chance to see her make a fool of herself.
"Mother made her move?" Yin pinched Qingyan's little face, his mood gradually improving.
"Yes, I saw the Crown Princess push Li Jia out directly, but she then made amends. I must say, the Crown Princess's methods are brilliant!" Qingyan couldn't help but admire the Crown Princess. It was definitely not an accident that Shu Lu was able to survive; the situation in Yuqing Palace was extremely complicated.
Several princesses before Shulu had died young, but Shulu stood firm.
As Yin listened to Qingyan's words, he sighed inwardly. Since entering the palace, the Crown Princess had always been praised by Kangxi as being very virtuous. The Crown Prince had made mistakes time and time again, and many times, Kangxi had not held it against the Crown Prince for the sake of the Crown Princess.
Now, the Crown Prince's behavior is becoming increasingly rampant, and the Crown Princess is certainly suspected of condoning it. However, most of the power in Yuqing Palace is in the hands of Li Jia, so on the surface, the Crown Princess can not bear much responsibility.
“The Crown Princess is clever. Little Darling should learn from her. Why did the Crown Princess hand over most of the power in Yuqing Palace to Li Jia?” Yin thought this was a good opportunity to teach Qingyan a lesson directly.
Qingyan was completely dumbfounded. Why did Yin ask that?
Inside Yuqing Palace, power was in the hands of Lady Li Jia. If the Crown Prince did something wrong, even if the Crown Princess was responsible, she would be implicated. The real culprit was Lady Li Jia.
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The Crown Princess probably saw through the Crown Prince's true colors, which is why she did this.
"Do you understand? The Crown Princess has palace affairs to manage, but she directly brought her relationship with Lady Li into the open, implying that even if the Crown Prince's actions are absurd, it's because Lady Li led him astray." Yin sneered. Lady Li had completely lost her reputation, and Hongxi's reputation was also affected.
“Hongxi! The Crown Princess wants to ruin him.” Qingyan knew that Hongxi was favored by Emperor Kangxi, and his status in Yuqing Palace was clearly higher than others.
Yin nodded. Previously, Yuqing Palace had used Hongxi's matter to cause trouble quite a bit, and even Yiken'e was implicated.
Now that Yiken'e is keeping a safe distance from Hongxi, those people should no longer be able to find any fault with him.
"Hmph, next time, if Hongxi dares to lay a hand on Yiken, I'll teach him a lesson." Qingyan waved her little paws.
Recently, Yiken'e has been taught by Emperor Kangxi and is like a little fox; many adults can't outmaneuver this child.
"You don't need to clean up. Li Jia's people have already been transferred out of the capital," Yin said, looking out the window.
Li Jia had always supported her maternal family, believing that their affairs were paramount. She believed that Hongxi would be implicated because of Li Jia's two brothers.
With the Crown Prince taking the lead and his brothers helping out, they managed to transfer Li Jia's brothers out of the capital, fulfilling the Crown Prince's wish. Moreover, the Crown Prince also incurred several favors, so why not?
When Li Jia was serving in local government, her reputation suffered. After all, in the eyes of officials, Li Jia was merely a concubine, and her influence could not compare to that of the Crown Princess.
The illegitimate son of the Guarjia clan was very successful in the officialdom in other places. When he encountered problems, he would only use the name of the Crown Princess to solve them.
In the official circles outside the capital, the illegitimate sons of the Guarjia clan always appeared with an arrogant attitude. When other officials came to them for help, they would accept gifts and money, but they were not necessarily obligated to do anything.
The information that Yin investigated was very serious. Shi Wenbing's sons were all incompetent. Out of respect for the Crown Princess and Shi Wenbing, the Ministry of Personnel transferred them to local areas. The problem was quite serious, and the deputy often sat in a position to handle everything.
"Fourth Brother, aren't you going to send this information up?" Qingyan sat in a chair, looking at the detailed information at the document processing station.
Qingyan fell silent. There was no trust whatsoever between brothers who had to constantly monitor each other.
"Of course I won't send it. Father Emperor has more detailed information than this. The fact that he's not making trouble proves he doesn't want to take action." Yin didn't intend to cause trouble. The royal family had made too many fools of themselves during the southern tour.
Qingyan flipped through the memorials, which contained the amount of goods and silver that the Guarjia clan had collected over the past few years. Sure enough, those sent out could collect even more illicit income.
“With Saito and Eshuo being sent abroad, we should be able to receive more.” Shi Wenbing’s eldest son was not allowed to leave the capital, which was one of the ways Kangxi restricted the Guarjia clan.
"No need, Ah Hun doesn't like that," Qingyan said, pursing her lips.
“The Ah Hun people prefer the military camp to the intrigues and backstabbing in the imperial court,” Yin said, pulling Qingyan into his arms.
Saito and Eshuo are both quite good, upright people, definitely the best additions for a prince. Now, apart from Yin, the other married princes are all envious of Yin.
"Hmph, of course, that's my Ah Hun!" Qingyan proudly wagged her little tail, she always thought Ah Hun was the best.
Yin chuckled; she always helped them silently from behind the scenes.
In the eyes of the outsiders, Qingyan's brothers were the most secure in their positions, even the Crown Princess's brothers were not so secure.
"Yuqing Palace is incompatible with the Southern Tour. After arriving, the reputation of Yuqing Palace has been constantly damaged." Yin said helplessly. The reputation of Yuqing Palace is related to all the princes. After hearing the rumors outside, Kangxi was naturally in a bad mood and vented his anger in front of them.
Qingyan was speechless. Yin believed in these things. However, after arriving in the south, the Crown Prince had many misfortunes. The Crown Princess kept mentioning going to Lingyin Temple to burn incense and pray for him.
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