"Fifth brother, do we still want to go shopping?" An An watched her second sister and the others leave, then turned around and spoke to her fifth brother from a distance.
"I'm not going shopping anymore, but I also think my second sister is a little unusual." Yuanyuan guessed, stroking her chin.
"Who knows, maybe my second sister really has something to discuss with him. Okay, let's go back."
Yuanyuan glanced at the two people walking away in front of her and said, "Let's go."
After Tiantian walked away, she turned around and looked back. Seeing that they didn't follow her, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing her like this, Ling Ye laughed and said, "Why are you so nervous?"
Tiantian straightened her expression when she heard his words and said, "I'm not nervous at all. I just don't want to be disturbed by too many people."
"Oh, you don't want to be disturbed by too many people. Could it be that the Second Princess really likes being with me?" Ling Ye joked, but there was a glint in the depths of her eyes.
Tiantian felt something was wrong after hearing what he said. She seemed to have thought of something and her face turned red. "What nonsense are you talking about? I just don't want to make too much noise. Who wants to be with you anymore?"
The more she talked, the more something seemed wrong. Tiantian's face turned even redder and she quickened her pace, not wanting Lingye to see her in this embarrassing state.
Ling Ye raised the corner of his mouth into a beautiful arc, and without saying anything else, he quickened his pace and followed.
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Wen Mianmian was waiting for the Fourth Master to return in Zizhu Courtyard, but she heard someone come back and say that the Fourth Master was kept in the palace by Emperor Kangxi, and it seemed that he was furious about the matter of the former crown prince. All the older princes were kept in the palace and made to kneel as punishment.
Wen Mianmian was shocked when she heard the news. Wasn't the former crown prince already deposed? Why was he being dragged into this again now, and the Fourth Master was also implicated.
"Mammy, what do you think the emperor means? Will anything happen to the master if he is left in the palace?" Wen Mianmian was a little worried.
Nanny Song didn't know what was going on, and the visitor didn't explain it clearly. They only said that the Fourth Master was kept in the palace because of the incident of the deposed Crown Prince, but they didn't explain the details.
"Master, don't worry. Master will definitely be fine. Besides, there is Consort De in the palace. Don't think too much."
Wen Mianmian calmed down and said, "Mammy is right. The Fourth Master will be fine. Go and ask someone to guard the palace gate. If anything happens, come back and tell me as soon as possible."
"Well, I'll go right away. Master, please don't worry." Nanny Song glanced at her master, then retreated and asked someone to guard the palace gate.
Wen Mianmian knew it, and Fu Jin naturally knew it too. She was even more anxious than Wen Mianmian.
Her Honghui has not yet become the crown prince, so nothing must happen to the master, absolutely nothing must happen.
"Fujin, don't worry. The master is not the only one in the palace. I heard that there are other princes here too. Even if the emperor wants to blame someone, he can't blame everyone. The master may be implicated and will be back tomorrow." Nanny Chang advised.
"How could I not be worried? You know, this matter is related to the deposed Crown Prince. Although the Emperor deposed the Crown Prince twice, he was very fond of the deposed Crown Prince in the past, and there is more or less affection between them. This matter is also related to the deposed Crown Prince. Who knows what the master will do."
If Honghui was the prince now, she wouldn't be so worried, because even if something really happened to the Fourth Master, her Honghui would still be the prince of this mansion.
No matter what, the Fourth Master cannot afford to get into trouble now.
"The deposed crown prince has been deposed for several years. Why would the emperor suddenly link this matter to other princes?"
Moreover, the master has no relationship with the prince anymore. What is the emperor's intention in doing this?
"Fujin, don't you think it's related to the re-appointment of the crown prince? I heard that many people have been asking the emperor to re-appoint the crown prince recently."
"Then what does this matter have to do with the master? Could it be..." Fu Jin looked at Nanny Chang in shock.
Nanny Chang also knew what Fu Jin was thinking, so she said, "That's not impossible. Now that the throne of the Crown Prince is vacant, our master also has a chance."
"Shut up! How can you say such things? If someone hears it, our Fourth Master's Mansion will be finished." Fu Jin quickly interrupted her.
"Yes~" Nanny Chang also knew that she had just overstepped her bounds.
Fu Jin fell into deep thought as she thought about what Nanny Chang had just said.
She had thought about this after the crown prince was deposed, but when the emperor later appointed a crown prince for the second time, Fu Jin guessed that the emperor still had feelings for the deposed crown prince.
Although the crown prince was deposed for the second time, who knows what the emperor was thinking?
Naturally, she also wanted the Fourth Master to obtain that high and mighty position, but... was it possible?
Outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Fourth Master and a group of princes were all kneeling outside. It was still raining outside at the moment, and the rain was hitting each of them. However, even though it was pouring rain outside, Emperor Kangxi inside had no intention of letting them get up.
When the ladies in the palace heard about the situation here, they became extremely anxious. It was almost winter, and it was raining outside. They were kneeling in the rain. What would happen if something happened?
But everyone knew Emperor Kangxi's temper. Even if they went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I'm afraid Emperor Kangxi would not let them get up.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong got together to think of a solution, after all, their respective sons were involved.
However, Concubine De did not come. The person she sent said that she was not feeling well and would not come.
"What do you think Concubine De means? Her three sons are kneeling in the Qianqing Palace, but she is not worried at all." Concubine Yi's voice rang out in the room.
I originally thought she would come, but I didn't expect her to refuse on the grounds of being unwell.
This made all her original plans go to waste.
"Maybe she felt that even if they discussed countermeasures, it would be useless as long as the emperor didn't give in." Rong Fei guessed.
In fact, she also guessed so in her heart. After all, they had been with the emperor for so long, and this kind of thing had happened before.
But since this matter involves the deposed crown prince, it is quite serious, so they are really worried.
After a pause, he continued, "The Emperor has been dining at her palace quite often recently. Perhaps she knows something, so she didn't come today."
"It's hard to say. Concubine De's thoughts are deeper than you and me. Who knows what she is thinking?"
She has been in the palace for decades. Doesn't she understand Concubine De's temperament?
"So what do we do now?"
"What else can we do? We originally thought that if Concubine De came over, we might be able to learn something from her. Now we can only wait."
Concubine Yi now couldn't understand what the emperor meant and could only wait.
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