The emperor was not happy when he attended the banquet just now. Concubine Yi had already seen some clues and knew that something had probably happened in the palace.

Then San Fujin searched everywhere for Xiao Dong E's family but could not find anyone. He also heard from the maid Xiao Dong E's brought that Master Suo'etu and Si'age had taken him away.

At that time, Concubine Yifei felt that this "something was wrong" might be serious.

Especially when I heard that the people who were taken away together with Xiao Dong E were also the Eighth Prince.

Suo'etu is an important minister and the emperor's right-hand man. What kind of trivial matter can he watch?

Concubine Yifei felt restless throughout the meal.

Because the emperor was unhappy, no one in the room dared to be too happy, so her feeling of psychological uneasiness was not too conspicuous.

However, after the banquet, when she saw that Bafujin and the others had been called away, Concubine Yi felt even more uneasy.

Originally, the emperor did not allow the eighth princess to go with her, but the eighth princess insisted on saying that she was a great contributor to the incident and had to go. Concubine Yi had no choice but to let her go.

Returning to Yikun Palace, Concubine Yi felt very uneasy. She had all the lights lit, but she still felt cold and confused.

I don't know how long it took, but Eunuch Li hurriedly came to report that the eighth princess was back. He was very happy, as if he had received some big reward, and was heading towards the main hall.

Concubine Yi didn't dare to let go of her worries at all, she just said lightly: "Let her come to see me."

The eighth princess felt that she had done a good job in helping Concubine Yi to find out the evidence that the future daughter-in-law was "unfaithful". She proudly showed off in front of Concubine Yi: "Concubine, am I great? If it weren't for me, Brother Nine would point out that

Maybe he got married to something!"

Yifei couldn't explain how she felt in her heart right now.

She knew that after this incident, her Yikun palace had completely become the laughingstock of the palace. Along with the ninth elder brother, even if the wife had not married, she had been ridiculed as an "unfaithful wife".

When Concubine Yi went through all kinds of things just now, she even thought that it might be better if the Eighth Princess didn't see those things.

If they really get married, Xiao Dong E will be in the backyard and there will be no splash.

At that time, it will be considered as a kind of safe home.

Now seeing the eighth princess proudly inviting her favor, Concubine Yi didn't know what was going on. She felt panicked and waved her hand and said, "Don't mention this matter again in the future. How the Dong E family should deal with it will be discussed later. You first

Go down."

After the eighth princess went out, Concubine Yi told Eunuch Li: "I've been keeping an eye on the princess recently, don't let her run around when nothing happens."

The implication is that the eighth princess should come over and be an eyesore. She doesn't want to see the "culprit" yet.

After hearing this, Eunuch Li immediately understood and accepted the order.

The next day, people from Dong E's family took their two princesses into the palace.

The eldest princess in their family is Xiao Dong E, who was originally designated as the Nine Fortune Jin. The second princess is also the cousin of San Fujin, and is the biological sister of Xiao Dong E. She is two years younger than her sister.

It is also the marriageable age.

Both of them are direct children, but the eldest princess was determined to marry Jiu Age, while the second princess has not yet discussed the marriage.

Concubine Yi sent someone to inquire about the situation there.

She knew that the emperor's meeting with Dong E's family was about matters related to his marriage to Brother Jiu.

If the emperor summoned her or the ninth elder brother, she would still have some confidence. She was afraid that the emperor would not let her get involved from the beginning to the end, and she would not be able to exert any effort, which would be very powerless.

The problem is that from the time this incident happened last night to the follow-up processing during the day today, the emperor never saw her at all.

Concubine Yi paced back and forth quickly in the room, feeling very anxious. She couldn't help but ask the prince: "What do you mean by the fact that the emperor doesn't see me?"

Even if the emperor wants to reschedule Brother Nine's marriage, there is no reason not to see her.

Even if there was some trouble between Xiao Dong E and Eighth Prince, she had done nothing wrong from beginning to end.

The prince bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor may not be angry with you. But there is still a possibility that he may express his anger towards you."

He tried to speak tactfully, fearing that Concubine Yi would get upset and cause trouble again. Unfortunately, he spoke too tactfully, and Concubine Yi did not understand.

"How do you say this?" Yi Fei asked curiously: "They caused trouble, how can they turn their anger on me?"

The prince could only lower his head lower: "What happened is that the eighth princess discovered it. The eighth princess is from Yikun Palace. And Jiu Fujin is the marriage betrothal that Ba Fujin asked for help."

By coincidence, Bafujin belongs to the Guo Luoluo family of your natal family, Empress Yi Fei.

Only then did Concubine Yi somewhat understand why Brother Jiu's marriage had changed this time and the emperor refused to even see her.

It was obvious that the emperor had no intention of letting her interfere this time.

Concubine Yi immediately slapped the table: "Why can't I care about my son's affairs?" After saying this, she picked up the hem of her skirt and ran out of Yikun Palace towards Qianqing Palace.

The palace officials at Yikun Palace tried hard to persuade her to stop her.

After Yifei calmed down, she realized that it would be useless if she went to Qianqing Palace, so she couldn't help but burst into tears.

She was afraid that Emperor Kangxi would be displeased and give Jiu Age a mess. If she had such a daughter-in-law, she, as a mother-in-law, would be troubled for the rest of her life.

After noon, Dong E's family finally left the palace and went home.

Yifei hurriedly found someone to ask about the details of the matter.

She knew it was useless to ask others, so she went out to Yikun Palace, stopped Liang Jiugong on the way, and asked the emperor what he meant.

Liang Jiugong smiled and said: "I have seen Concubine Yi." Seeing that Concubine Yi was anxious to know the result, he gave a rough summary.

It turns out that the Dong E family meant that since the original decision was for their Gege to marry the ninth elder brother, it would be better to let the younger sister replace the older sister as the ninth prince.

It cannot be replaced by relatives from a branch of the Dong E family. If it is replaced by cousins ​​of the younger Dong E family, who are not biological sisters of the same mother, it is easy for outsiders to associate too much with each other, thus affecting the reputation of the royal family.

In fact, it would be okay to let Er Gege marry Jiu Age. She is only two years younger than her sister, and she is old enough to leave the court.

The emperor originally refused.

After all, there was a little Dong E family in this family, which made him so sick that he didn't even want to look at the daughter of this family.

But what the Dong E family said made sense. The two families were already engaged. If they wanted to save their face, they could only let Dong E's younger sister marry.

However, in order to appease the emperor, the Dong E family also promised that they would give young Dong E a "good home" as soon as possible.

Now the ninth elder brother is engaged and is about to get married next year. The second princess of the Dong E family is about to get married, and the eldest princess has not yet gotten married. It seems unreasonable.

If the second princess is really allowed to marry the ninth elder brother next year, no matter how hastily this year, the eldest princess, that is, the little Dong E, must be married off.

What the Dong E family means is that there is a steward in their shop who is very capable. It is the best of both worlds to have the eldest daughter of the family marry him.

The reason why we say "the best of both worlds" is that firstly, it means that Da Gege can get married as soon as possible, ensuring that the marriage of Ninth Prince next year will not be delayed. Secondly, the most important thing is that allowing Xiao Dong'e to marry such a person will also be lenient to the emperor.

Heart, let the emperor know that the Dong E family's attitude would not be so kind to a treacherous woman.

Emperor Kangxi did not comment on this, apparently acquiescing to the Dong E family's suggestion.

Xiao Dong E's family burst into tears.

After she won the favor of Empress Yi Fei, she was so famous in front of the whole clan, but now she is in such a miserable state.

After hearing these words, Concubine Yi felt her heart tremble.

The emperor's method of dealing with the matter was too fast. She didn't even have time to intervene, and the matter was already over.

She sent all the people serving around her aside, and asked Liang Jiugong to go to a quiet place under the tree to talk alone: ​​"Then Jiu Fujin... I mean that big brother of Dong E's family, did he really do such a dirty thing?"

Having a secret meeting with your uncle is a serious crime for the royal family.

If there was real and irrefutable evidence, how could the emperor spare her so easily?

Liang Jiugong smiled: "I don't know if it's true or not. I just listened to it for a while. I don't know what it was like."

Moreover, Emperor Kangxi had already guessed that Concubine Yi would ask Liang Jiugong.

Therefore, Liang Jiugong dared to say these follow-up words in front of Concubine Yi because he actually had the permission of Emperor Kangxi. Otherwise, he would not have said these words against the emperor's wishes.

Concubine Yi felt that this matter was not that simple. Seeing that Liang Jiugong was about to leave, she stopped caring about her dignity and grabbed Liang Jiugong.

"Eunuch Liang, give me the right word." Concubine Yi said: "The emperor didn't anger the ninth elder brother, did he? Why didn't the emperor deal with anyone because of the Dong E family's behavior? Why was the eighth elder brother okay?

"

Liang Jiugong did not look back this time, but just lowered his head and whispered: "A few days ago, the eldest brother of Dong E's family often went to see Ba ​​Fujin. Ba Fujin was often not at home at that time. If we dig deeper, it should be a long, long time ago.

During the banquet, the eighth elder brother helped the Dong E family's eldest brother once. The other times seemed to have disappeared. The eighth elder brother has a temperament of helping anyone who falls down, so it is normal to help one or two female relatives. "

Concubine Yi took half a step back: "How do you know so clearly?"

"I know so clearly, but it's because Your Majesty knows better." Liang Jiugong smiled: "I can't leave the palace, so how can I know so much? I just listened to a few words in front of the emperor."

Concubine Yi was stunned: "Does the emperor know everything?"

"This world belongs to your Majesty. Is there anything in the world that your Majesty doesn't know about?" Liang Jiugong smiled: "It's just some trivial matters. It's not surprising that Your Majesty knows about it."

Concubine Yi was speechless for a moment.

Liang Jiugong: "Is there anything else, Madam? If nothing happens, I will go back to Qianqing Palace to reply." After that, he called Qian'er again and headed towards Qianqing Palace.

After Concubine Yi returned, the palace servants came to report that Brother Jiu had arrived and had been waiting for her in the palace.

For a moment, Concubine Yi didn't know how to face her son.

Originally, her son did not agree to this marriage. She thought it was very good and insisted on asking her niece to get the marriage together.

The reason why it took so much trouble was that Emperor Kangxi did not agree with the marriage at first.
To be continued...