Emperor Kangxi's biggest concern in this matter was that an "outsider" like Suo'etu knew about it. That's why he was so angry with the Eighth Princess and had such a dark face that everyone attending the family banquet noticed something was wrong.

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After listening to Si Fujin's words, Concubine De nodded repeatedly: "That's right. However, the emperor shouldn't be annoyed by Suo'etu because of this, right?"

After all, Suo'etu had contributed a lot when the emperor was still young and was the emperor's confidant.

Logically speaking, the emperor would not vent his anger on Suo'etu because of this incident.

Luo Jianing thought for a while: "Who knows. What Huang Ama thinks in her heart, only Huang Ama knows."

Concubine De said firmly: "Don't have any contact with the Crown Princess during this period, lest the Emperor think too much about it and just complain about the prince's anger. If you also complain about the Crown Prince, you will inevitably be implicated if you have too much contact with the East Palace."

Luo Jianing smiled and said: "I know it well. Mother, please don't worry."

This year's New Year's Eve family dinner was quite grand.

I don’t know if it was because the Laba family banquet did not go well, but Emperor Kangxi held a particularly grand family banquet on New Year’s Eve this time. Whether it was the dishes or the drinks, songs and dances, the standards were much higher than last year. And this time

There are also more people than last year.

Originally, Xiao Dong E, as the future Jiu Fu Jin, was about to attend the New Year's Eve family banquet in the palace.

But she was too confident, and she did something like that during the Laba family banquet, which ruined her future and brought shame to the Dong E clan.

From then on, even if the Dong E family got married to the royal family, they could never hold their heads high.

Therefore, during the New Year's Eve family dinner, even though Dong E's family had a new future Jiu Fu Jin, no one from the entire family was invited to the banquet.

Emperor Kangxi invited other people related to the royal family to come.

For example, the Zhang family.

Although the seventh princess has not yet married into the Zhang family, the emperor was extra gracious this time and invited the Zhang family to the banquet.

Zhang Ying is now a bachelor and a minister, and his sons are also very successful. One of them is an official, one has won the imperial examination and has become a concubine, and one is about to become a prince-in-law. The family is in the limelight for a while.

While everyone was speculating about the Dong E family, they also congratulated the Zhang family.

Emperor Kangxi looked at how the Zhang family members were handling the situation with ease and politeness, and couldn't help but sigh with the Queen Mother: "It's better for the fourth couple to find a family."

Look at the Dong E family that Yifei and Bafujin are looking for.

Far inferior to the Zhang family that Si Age and Si Fujin fancy.

Only a family like the Zhang family, which understands etiquette and is well-controlled in advance and retreat, can be worthy of the words "relatives of the emperor and the country."

After listening to Emperor Kangxi's words, the Queen Mother knew that Emperor Kangxi still had a grudge about what happened that night in Laba, so she asked, "Would you like to talk to Suo'etu?"

After that day, Emperor Kangxi became obviously much colder towards Suo'etu.

In the past, the emperor and his ministers had endless things to talk about, and occasionally Emperor Kangxi would call him uncle to show his closeness. But recently, it is obvious that the emperor rarely summons Suo'etu. I don't know if it was because of that day.

The impact of the incident.

After listening to the Queen Mother's words, Emperor Kangxi was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly: "It's not necessary. It is the New Year period, and there is no discussion of government affairs. In this case, there is no need to summon Suo'etu alone."

The Queen Mother nodded slightly in agreement.

Because it was a family banquet in the palace, the seats were arranged according to status. Therefore, the seats of Emperor Kangxi and the Queen Mother were not far from the prince's seat.

Therefore, for some reason, the words spoken by Emperor Kangxi and the Queen Mother reached Suo'etu's ears not long after.

Suo'etu knew that he was involved in the scene between Eighth Prince and Xiao Dong'e, and it was best to express his position in front of the emperor.

He originally thought that if the emperor summoned him privately, he would have a good talk with the emperor. Unexpectedly, the whole New Year was about to pass, and the emperor did not summon him privately.

In addition, he heard the discussion between the emperor and the queen mother, and Suo'etu felt a sigh of relief.

When Emperor Kangxi went to court for the first time after the New Year, Suo'etu loudly said that he was "already old and wanted to retire and return to his hometown."

To be honest, he also wanted to show his "angry" mentality to the emperor. At the same time, he also told the prince that he had listened carefully to what the prince told him and took it to heart.

The late Queen Hesheli passed away while giving birth to the prince. Emperor Kangxi loved the prince very much, a child who lost his mother at birth, and took the prince with him to raise him since he was a child.

Queen Hesheli is Soetu's biological niece.

Suo'etu was originally an important minister in the court, and because he was the prince's uncle, his relationship with the emperor became even closer.

Now that Suo'etu proposed to retire and return to his hometown, most of the court officials thought that the emperor would be reluctant to part with Suo'etu and would try to persuade him to stay.

Unexpectedly, after Emperor Kangxi pondered for a moment, he actually nodded in agreement: "Since Aiqing is unwell, I cannot bear to let Aiqing continue to work for the country. I agree with your request."

The courtiers were silent for a while.

Everyone looked at each other in shock, no one expected that the emperor would agree to Suo'etu's request.

You must know that generally when ministers request to retire and return to their hometowns, the emperor will express his attitude and say some words to persuade him to stay.

As a result, when we arrived at Suo'etu, we didn't even say a single word, just left.

Suo'etu obviously didn't expect it at all.

He bowed and waited for a long time, and then slowly said the next words: "...Old minister, I thank you for your grace!"

This matter was really a serious matter and caused an uproar in the court.

Even the harem couldn't help but secretly talk about Suo Etu's resignation and return to his hometown.

After Luo Jianing heard these words, she felt that she should stay away from the East Palace.

During this period of time, Luo Jianing listened to Concubine De's words and always avoided the direction of the East Palace, basically not having much contact with the prince and princess.

However, no matter how well she hides, there will always be times when she becomes distant.

She had just come out of the Ningshou Palace of the Queen Mother that day. After walking a few steps, a figure came out from beside her: "How is Sifujin doing recently? I haven't seen Sifujin for a while recently, and I haven't even had a chance to talk.

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Luo Jianing's steps slowly stopped and she saluted: "I've met the Crown Princess."

The Crown Princess looked at her with a smile and stretched out her hand to help her up: "Why are you so polite? We could have gotten closer together. You and I don't have to be so reserved."

If it was the little maid next to the Crown Princess who came to invite her, Luo Jianing could have found an excuse to excuse her and then left.

Now he was caught by the Crown Princess herself...

Luo Jianing knew that the prince still had the emperor's trust, so she couldn't refuse to interact with the prince too obviously, otherwise Emperor Kangxi might also annoy the fourth elder brother.

Luo Jianing smiled and followed the Crown Princess's wishes and said, "I also think it would be better for our sisters-in-law to get closer together."

Then he followed the princess talking all the way to the East Palace.

I don't know if it was a coincidence, or if the Crown Princess did it intentionally. In short, when Luo Jianing and the others arrived at the East Palace, they unexpectedly discovered that Suo'etu was also there.

This time Suo'etu came to the palace to pay his respects to the emperor. He said that he would not be able to see the emperor every day in the near future. He was very reluctant to give up, so he came to pay his respects to the emperor in the past few days.

Today I came to the East Palace again, to see my nephew again.

Seeing that Suo'etu was also there, the Crown Princess did not lead Sifujin to the flower hall where guests were receiving guests. Instead, she went to the room next to the flower hall to sit temporarily.

There is only a curtain between this room and the flower hall next to it. From here, you can see the figures of the people on the other side. You can also vaguely observe some of their expressions.

Suo'etu was choking sincerely: "I'm afraid I won't be able to see the prince for a long time when I leave this time. Prince, take care. Without me by your side, prince, you have to be careful in everything!"

Luo Jianing could see the reluctance in Suo'etu's eyes.

Obviously, Suo'etu hoped that the prince would stay with him. And he also wanted to stay with the emperor and work for the prince for a few more years.

However, the prince didn't know whether he didn't understand what he meant, or whether he thought it didn't matter whether he was around or not. He actually held his shoulders and sighed: "My uncle is indeed old and needs to rest. I can't do more.

What, I can only wish my uncle good health and a safe journey."

The light in Suo'etu's eyes gradually dimmed.

He let out a long sigh, lowered his eyes and said: "When His Highness the Crown Prince needs me, please send someone to find me. I say goodbye."

Then Suo'etu left with some staggering steps.

The prince saw him out in person.

After the two of them completely left the flower hall, the Crown Princess looked at Si Fujin with a smile and asked: "I heard that Si Fujin was also there when Master Suo'etu encountered something in Laba that night?"

Luo Jianing: "Laba day is a family banquet, so of course I came too."

The princess asked with a smile: "Did the Four Fujins hear anything or see anything when they were around Suo'etu?"

Obviously he wanted to make a cliche.

At this moment, Luo Jianing suddenly discovered that the emperor did not have no reservations about the prince and the princess.

The Crown Princess came to her this time, obviously wanting to find out what happened that day. It can be seen that the Emperor did not tell the Crown Prince, and the couple in the East Palace only had speculations about what happened that day, and had no clear knowledge.

As for Suo'etu, perhaps it was because the prince had not spoken for him in front of the emperor recently, nor had he told the truth or details to the prince and princess.

Luo Jianing laughed: "What the Crown Princess said is wrong. What do you mean by 'I am following Mr. Suo'etu'? This is really an injustice to me. I have been following the fourth master, never leaving. If you say

I dare to answer like this when I go to the emperor."

Anyway, what she said was basically the truth. Even if there was trouble at that time, she was always by Yinzhen's side.

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To be continued...