Chapter 48 The Destroyed Account Book
The next morning, Yihuan got up late. Nanny Chen seemed to be hesitant to speak, as she was still worried.

"Fujin, you are less than three months pregnant, you can't let the master do whatever he wants."

Yihuan's cheeks flushed when she heard this. She didn't want to discuss this: "I know what's going on."

Nanny Chen knew that she could not persuade Fu Jin anymore, so she thought about asking the old lady for help. Madam Ulanara would always have a way to make Fu Jin obedient.

The smell in the room and the wrinkled sheets could not be hidden from the servants, and the servants in the main courtyard were all smiling.

Only if Fu Jin is favored can they live a good life.

"The master went to the palace?" It was almost noon, and Yihuan changed the subject.

Nanny Chen quickly asked someone to serve the prepared food: "Fujin, the master left this morning and said that the palace might leave some food for you today, so you don't have to wait for him."

"By the way, before I left, I went to Princess Niuhulu's courtyard, and then..."

Nanny Chen was a little frightened. She said hesitantly, "Fujin, you have to be mentally prepared. Princess Niuhulu's pregnancy seems unstable. The child is gone."

Yihuan greeted with a black face. Nanny Chen's description was telling her that Yinzhen had aborted Nianhulu's child with his own hands.

The Hongli that she had been worried about for a long time might have been killed by the butterfly.

But why?

Yinzhen had few children, and several of his children died young. Judging from his attitude towards the children in the mansion, he liked children.

Yihuan's reaction time was a bit slow after she became pregnant. Only now did she realize that the abnormality of Nianhulu that Yinzhen asked about yesterday was very strange. It seemed that something happened in the mansion in the past two days that she didn't know about.

"Mammy, ask my brother to find out what happened in the past two days before and after Master came back." Yihuan didn't want to be blind. Yinzhen didn't tell her yesterday because he didn't want her to know. So she could only find out quietly by herself. "Quietly, don't draw attention. It doesn't matter if you can't find out. Mammy, go get five hundred taels."

Nanny Chen quickly declined and refused to take the money.

"Look at what Mammy said. It's true that we are not close when talking about money. But my brother-in-law works for me, so how can he not take care of socializing? If this money is not enough, come and tell me."

Yihuan is not worried about the betrayal of Nanny Chen's family. After all, the indentures are in her hands. The right way is to use both kindness and severity.

Sure enough, Kangxi invited the Crown Prince, Yinzhen and Yin'er to have lunch together.

Yinzhen was an expert at livening up the atmosphere. He talked nonsense all the time, exaggerating the hardships of their disaster relief efforts dozens of times. He also described in detail how they punished corrupt officials, how they appeased the people, and how they promoted Kangxi's benevolent rule.

The prince was listening with great interest, and laughed loudly when he saw the wonderful parts: "Ninth brother, you are so eloquent, it would be a waste of your talent if you don't go and tell stories."

Kangxi pointed at the prince, with a relaxed smile on his face: "Mischievous."

"Your Majesty, I have done a good job this time. Can I ask for a reward?" Yinzhen said whatever he wanted to say.

Kangxi paused for a moment, smiling: "What do you want?"

"Father, I am getting married and setting up my own residence. I want to be neighbors with my fourth brother. Please give me the yard next to the Fourth Prince's residence." Yinzhen tried to hit the snake with the stick.

Yinzhen was a little surprised when he heard this. He glanced at Yinluo without expressing his opinion.

Kangxi was happy to see the brothers getting along well, so he naturally agreed: "You make your own choice and tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Let the fourth brother look at the shape you want."

"Yes." Yinzhen replied. He was assigned the job of renovating the garden.

"Your Majesty, you also know that Honghui almost lost his life because of me. I couldn't sleep at night. In addition to wanting to be close to my fourth brother, I also want to take care of my nephew Honghui more." Yinzhen said a little embarrassedly.

Kangxi immediately lost his temper: "You also know that you are reckless. If you put Honghui in danger next time, I will be the first one to not forgive you." Yinzhen muttered unhappily: "It is said that grandparents are closer. Even if you prefer your grandson, you can't treat your son like grass."

"I'm leaving now." Yinzhen stood up and saluted. "I haven't been to the harem to see my mother yet, but I'm leaving now. Father, the people spontaneously sent the Ten Thousand People Umbrella this time, and my fourth brother packed it in the box himself. Don't forget to watch it later."

"This kid. I just wanted to say that he has become more stable after doing his job, but he is still so jumpy." Kangxi shook his head without any intention of blaming him.

Yinzhen said: "My ninth brother is free and easy, I cannot envy him."

The prince spoke up, "Ninth brother has always been on good terms with eighth brother, but I didn't expect that after going out, I was conquered by you, fourth brother."

"Brother Crown Prince, there is no such thing as conquering or not conquering. It's just a matter of sincerity in exchange for sincerity." Yinzhen raised his glass to toast Kangxi and the Crown Prince.

The prince's expression changed slightly, then returned to normal and began to chat.

Kangxi, who was sitting at the top of the table, took in the expressions of the two men, sighed inwardly, and lost his initial interest in eating.

As soon as he put down his chopsticks, the Crown Prince and Yinzhen naturally stopped eating as well.

Kangxi signaled Yinzhen to go see Concubine De, and he returned to the Yangxin Palace.

He suddenly remembered the Umbrella of All People that Yinzhen mentioned, became interested, and asked Liang Jiugong to bring it to him.

Liang Jiugong opened the box and checked, and found that in addition to the Wanmin Umbrella, there were five thick booklets filled with words.

Kangxi was attracted by these five booklets. After opening them, he found that they were account books, and every transaction in them was recorded in silver and money.

The name that appears most frequently is the prince’s foster brother Ling Pu.

Kangxi read the account books from beginning to end without saying a word. Finally, after a long silence, he threw the books into the fire, and soon, they were reduced to ashes.

Liang Jiugong skillfully dealt with the scum himself. He sensitively discovered that Kangxi's mood had become extremely bad.

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Yonghe Palace

Defei was a little excited when she saw Yinzhen, who had become darker and thinner, but seeing his calm face, the greeting she was about to offer became dry: "It's good that you're back. The emperor's mission is important, and so is your health."

Yinzhen cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Seeing that this topic was over, Concubine De started the next one: "I heard that there is a pregnant princess in your house?"

Yinzhen shook his head: "She is in poor health and cannot be kept alive."

De Fei was a little anxious when she heard this, because that was her grandson: "What's going on? Could it be your wife..."

Yinzhen interrupted her and said, "The wife is pregnant and is recuperating at home. Niuhulu herself is in poor health and cannot blame others."

"I know you love your wife, and I like Honghui too." Concubine De said it differently, "Spring comes when all flowers bloom. You are not a child anymore, so it is always good to have more children."

"Your Majesty is thoughtful," Yinzhen replied, "Your son and your wife will have many children in the future."

"This time when I went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, after the disaster relief was over, I took the time to bring some local rituals to the Empress. I will ask Zhou An to bring them in for the Empress to see." Yinzhen said, "My son has accumulated a lot of official business. I will come to see the Empress next time."

Finished talking and left.

He dealt with the Niuhulu family as quickly as possible. How did the empress in the palace know this news?