Upon returning from the palace, Yinzhen was filled with anger, which he only vented when he got back to his residence.
After dismissing the servants who were attending to him in the room, Yinzhen sat upright in the main seat and asked Nan Yi, who was standing in front of him, "Tell me, why did you come to see Father Emperor? Is such a trivial matter worth Father Emperor's personal attention?"
Nan Yi glared angrily and retorted defiantly, "What do you mean? My family was framed, and you think that's a trivial matter? Then what is a serious matter? Do you think it's necessary for them to be beheaded and their entire family wiped out?"
"Bang!" Yinzhen slammed his fist on the table in anger. "Don't twist my meaning. With me around, how could the Tong family possibly fall into ruin?"
"They've become commoners and they're still not fallen from grace," Nan Yi said through gritted teeth.
"What is a commoner's daughter? It means that I have also become a commoner. Tong Yilan is a commoner's daughter, not a noble lady from the Tongjia family, one of the three upper banners of the Manchu Eight Banners. Even a random concubine in your harem is more noble than me, understand?"
She put her hands on her hips and stepped forward, saying, "Even so, do you still think it's nothing, sir?"
Yinzhen suppressed his anger slightly, "I will find a way to restore your family's banner status, but you can't just run to Father Emperor without telling me. What do you take me for? Do you think I'm so unworthy of your trust?"
Nan Yi sneered and asked disdainfully, "If you want my trust, have you ever done anything to make me believe in you? You've only ever made me tolerate and feel wronged. If you really cared about me, then it would be someone else who should be wronged."
At this point, Nan Yi couldn't help but feel a little sad. Her eyes welled up, and she raised her hand to rub the corner of her eye. She lowered her head and didn't look up again, staring at her toes while rubbing a handkerchief in her hand.
Yan Ran looked gloomy and disappointed.
She's not a noble or virtuous person at all. What do you mean by caring about you, or willingly enduring all the grievances outside for the sake of your important matters? Bah!
Seeing her like this, Yinzhen suppressed his anger. Tongshi's last few words left him speechless.
Nan Yi scoffed inwardly, "Go ahead and curse, who's afraid of who?"
A mountain of old grievances, each and every one of which showed that the Fourth Master was in the wrong.
Yinzhen clearly knew what was going on. If he stayed to continue, Tong Shi might say something to upset him.
With a flick of his sleeve, Fourth Master left with a cold face.
Zheng Yong acted swiftly, proving himself worthy of being a top-secret agent. Within two days, he had a general understanding of the situation, pointing directly to a certain person in the Nian family as the mastermind.
The two, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, acted like old friends.
"What do you intend to do? If I may be so bold, you can't touch the Nian family," Zheng Yong said calmly.
Nan, with a chill in his eyes, suppressed it and said, "I haven't found a solution yet. Do you have any suggestions?"
Zheng Yong couldn't help but feel sorry for the Tong family. He shook his head and said, "There's nothing we can do. I won't go into the details of Lord Nian, Young Master Nian, and Consort Nian's importance. You know it in your heart. Fourth Master won't allow you to touch them. A small act of impatience can ruin a big plan. If you listen to me, just pretend you don't know anything. It's not too late to get revenge when you have enough power."
Sufficient strength.
Nan Yi thought to himself, "It's been too long. With the Nian family's favor and Nian Gengyao's rise to power, the Nian family will become incredibly powerful after the Fourth Master takes office."
It will take at least another decade or so before the Nian family falls into decline.
She doesn't have that patience.
"Zheng Yong, am I your friend?" Nan Yi suddenly asked.
Zheng Yong paused slightly, then replied, "Of course."
Although he didn't understand why she asked that question, he did consider her a friend.
Nan Yi chuckled, "Since we're friends, I hope you'll promise me one thing: don't tell the Emperor everything you've found out. Of course, before that, please go and see our master."
"what you up to?"
Nan Yi smiled mysteriously, "If I said I wanted to frame the Nian family, would you believe me?"
Zheng Yong took it as a joke and didn't take it to heart. Besides being good at kung fu, Nan Yi was no match for him when it came to scheming and trickery.
Furthermore, the Fourth Prince is not just a figurehead.
"By the way, if you need to find me next time, you don't need to go through the Emperor. Just go to the Inner Palace and find Xiao Liu Zi. He knows me," Zheng Yong said.
Nan Yi smiled and nodded, and while Zheng Yong looked on with suspicion, she asked him to draw up a map of the Nian Prefecture.
She specifically asked about the location of the study, and Zheng Yong immediately understood her intention, but he said nothing.
After Zheng Yong left, Nan Yi held up her finger in front of her eyes. Yinzhen had always thought that the blue lotus on her index finger was painted nail polish, and even said with disdain that the color was strange.
"Hey, you ignorant bastard, little guy, we're counting on you this time."
This inexplicably appearing blue lotus flower can move at will. It seems to want no one to notice it. It first appeared on her arm, then moved to her palm, and finally settled on her fingernails.
She didn't ask what Zheng Yong would say to Yinzhen.
That evening, under the cover of darkness, she appeared outside the mansion dressed in night clothes.
To the tail that followed, Nan Yi smiled faintly, "Come out, I'll need your help later. Show me your full strength, and if you do well, I'll reward you handsomely."
Li Yi and Li Er looked at each other, intending to go back and report to their master, but Nan Yi didn't give them the chance.
The figures moved swiftly through the night. Li Yi and Li Er barely kept up with their master, Tong. After about half an hour, Nan Yi stopped at the Nian family's residence in the capital.
The Nian family was prominent, with generations of officials. Nian Xialing retired last year and now lives a retirement in the capital. His five-courtyard mansion is a testament to his wealth and status.
As shown on the map, Nian Gengyao was the second son and lived in the third courtyard of the east wing.
Li Yi and Li Er followed behind Master Tong. They had been assigned to protect Master Tong shortly after joining Fourth Master's service, so they were unaware that this house belonged to the Nian family.
Nan Yi, having chosen a route, beckoned the two over. "If I'm discovered after I go inside, help me lure them away. Once they're gone, don't come back for me; we'll meet at the manor."
"No, Master. What you need to do should be left to your servants. If you do it yourself and something goes wrong, your servants cannot bear the responsibility."
“No, you can’t do this. If Grandpa investigates, you’ll be in even more trouble,” Nan Yi said.
Li Yi and Li Er were completely confused, not knowing what Nan Yi was up to. They were bewildered and felt very upset.
Having been tricked by their master Tong, the two became increasingly cautious in their actions.
Li Yi wanted to persuade him further, "Master, why don't you tell us what you want to do? We servants can discuss it and perhaps come up with a better way to help you."
"You can't help me. You saw the person who came to me during the day. He's the top expert in the Imperial Palace. Even he couldn't help you. What can you do? Listen to me. Although I'm often unreliable and have tricked you many times, I've never made things too difficult for you. Don't you ever think about why?"
Li Yi and Li Er remained silent. What else could it be? It must be that Master Tong pleaded for them in front of the master, trying to protect them.
Otherwise, given the consequences of their repeated mistakes, I would have abandoned them long ago.
The two weren't ungrateful; in return, they often sided with Master Tong in private.
“But you must tell this servant what you want to do, and this servant and Li Yi will know how to act.” This time it was Li Er who spoke.
"I want to enter this house's study and storeroom."
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