The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

After all, it was the prince who was beaten. Kangxi believed that he attached great importance to the relationship between father and son. Even if he was dissatisfied with the Eighth Brother and others, he had to call Wang Ruofu and Nian Shilan who had committed the crime to question and punish them.

He asked Li Dequan to summon the two men into the palace, along with the fourth brother.

Wang Ruofu was also not idle. After returning from the Eighth Prince, she reached an agreement with Nian Shilan to form a temporary alliance before resolving the issue of Li Jingui.

The atmosphere was unusually solemn when paying respects. Only Nian Shilan was allowed by Wang Ruofu to stay, intending to discuss Li Jingui's matter.

He ordered Qi Yuebin and Li Jingyan to go back early and not to leave their courtyard during this period.

Qi Yuebin still had that indifferent and non-confrontational attitude, and her dress and makeup became increasingly plain. Combined with her figure, which was even thinner than Wang Ruofu, she looked like someone who had been terminally ill for many years.

Qi Yuebin coughed twice before she said weakly, "Then I will wait for news from the Lady."

Li Jingyan, who had been preoccupied with the news that "the Fourth Prince had an illegitimate child outside" since yesterday, was immediately distracted when he saw this.

Half watching the show, half heartlessly, he said, "Oh, Qi Gege's health seems to be getting worse every year, and his complexion is not as good as before."

It sounds a bit sour. Qi Yuebin is the oldest female member of the mansion. When she was young, her appearance was comparable to Nian Shilan. However, because she was not favored and had no children, her figure remained as light as that of a girl.

This made Li Jingyan, who felt her face was aging quickly after giving birth, feel very sad.

Qi Yuebin was happy to have Li Jingyan, a fool, take the opportunity to say: "My body is not good enough, not as lucky as Madam Madam."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to pay my respects to you every day from now on. I just want to spend my days recuperating in Liufu Hall. I hope you'll forgive me."

After saying this, he coughed a few more times, keeping his head down, looking respectful and docile throughout.

It made even a heartless person like Nian Shilan feel a little sympathy, and since Qi Yuebin was out of favor, it wouldn't be a big deal to do her a favor.

Nian Shilan said, "Gege Qi is weak and it is really difficult for her to get up early every day to pay respects. It is better for her to stay in her own yard to recuperate, so as not to pass on her illness to Lord Beile."

Qi Yuebin froze for a moment, but soon recovered: "What Concubine Fujin said is right."

Such a perfect way to show the mistress's virtue without any loss would not be rejected by anyone with a clear mind, but Wang Ruofu's mind was strange.

She had little patience, having already been annoyed by the constant chatter of these two women who had said they were leaving but hadn't yet left. Now she suddenly heard Qi Yuebin say that he didn't want to pay his respects.

What are you doing? Are you trying to take advantage of the chaos to rebel?

She could not remember many people and things around her, but she remembered clearly that Qi Yuebin would become the "second wife". And there was still work to do!

Wang Ruofu was getting more and more angry. "Is the Prince's Mansion going to be stripped of its title and go bankrupt tomorrow? They can't even find a useful doctor to treat you."

The three people in the hall choked up at the same time. They didn't expect that Fu Jin not only disagreed, but also suddenly got angry. Qi Yuebin immediately coughed more and more violently, as if he was frightened by Wang Ruofu.

Qi Yuebin said intermittently: "Ahem, Madam, you wrongly blamed the palace doctor. It is my own health that is not good enough."

"I don't think you are weak, but you seem to be itchy." Wang Ruofu stared at her. "The rules set by the mansion early on are not something you can disobey just because you are seriously ill."

He pointed at the door and said, "Go kneel outside now. Kneel for two hours. I'll see if you can survive or not."

After saying that, he ordered his men to forcibly drag Qi Yuebin out of the yard and make him kneel in front of everyone.

Wang Ruofu: "Call all the servants in the backyard who have nothing to do, and let them see what happens if they try to break the house rules."

Being punished to kneel in the yard and being watched by a group of servants is really humiliating. How can I survive in the mansion in the future? I will think that everyone I see is making fun of me.

Qi Yuebin realized that even Nian Shilan was not strong enough to fight against Wang Ruofu, so she wanted to pretend to be seriously ill and hide away from the world to win everyone's sympathy and weaken everyone's defense against her.

She never expected Wang Ruofu to react in such an angry way. She had just pretended to cough, but now it seemed real and it made her heart ache!

Qi Yuebin's eyes were full of resentment and hatred when he looked towards the main courtyard, without any trace of calmness and detachment.

She even wanted to die right there and then to completely ruin Wang Ruofu's reputation, but in the end she couldn't bear to give up her life.

Wang Ruofu was too experienced in falling in love with concubines, and even if she was not very smart, she had a strategy to deal with it.

A large bucket of boiling water was placed next to Qi Yuebin, as if if she fainted, Wang Ruofu would order someone to pour water on her. How could she continue acting?

Qi Yuebin thought about it over and over again, and finally had to admit defeat. He closed his eyes dejectedly, with a line of tears running down his face.

After sending Qi Yuebin to his death, Wang Ruofu glanced at Nian Shilan with a hint of pride, and asked Li Jingyan, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Li Jingyan: "Ah? Let's go! I'll be back right away."

Anyone can see that Fu Jin is in an unusually bad mood today. Whoever gets caught in the crossfire will be in trouble.

Li Jingyan was so scared that she walked out loudly, fearing that if she walked a little slower she would be caught and punished. She also went back to remind Hongshi and Xihe not to run around without permission.

To say that Li Jingyan is smart is like a joke, but to say that she is really stupid is useless. She is very good at seeking benefits and avoiding harm.

First, she recognized who in the harem she could not afford to offend, then she secretly competed for Wang Ruofu's favor with Rouze within Wang Ruofu's tolerance, and finally, when her beauty was gone, she resigned herself to her fate and left. Every step was done correctly.

After the people left, Wang Ruofu took a deep breath and said, "Tell me, did you find out any news about Li Jingui when you returned home yesterday?"

Nian Shilan was still in a daze. It was the first time in her life that she felt timid towards another woman - this Fourth Lady was so cruel!

And she was cruel to everyone, from the noble Eighth Prince and the Ninety-two Princes to the unfavored and childless sickly princesses, as long as they made her unhappy, they would be treated equally.

Nian Shilan told all the information she had gotten from Nian Gengyao: "Li Jingui is now being kept in the Old Summer Palace. The people my brother sent to investigate saw her and said that..."

"Li Jingui's appearance is not as ugly as the rumors say. Although she is not outstanding, she is also pretty. I think someone deliberately spread the rumor that Li Jingui is ugly."

Speaking of this, I can't help but think of the incident that happened last night at the Eighth Prince's Mansion.

After a night, Nian Shilan still had that unreal feeling. She was so dazed and even a little suspicious. She was sitting there, but her soul had drifted to who knows where.

I seriously suspect that she was possessed by evil spirits yesterday, otherwise how could she dare to really hit the Ninth and Tenth Princes, and most importantly, she even hit them! Is she so brave? !

Afterwards, she even went to her brother to complain. Is she crazy? !

"Yuanmingyuan?" Wang Ruofu thought about the assets of the Fourth Prince and realized, "It's the courtyard that His Majesty awarded to Prince. Great. He really wants someone to give birth to this bastard, humph!"

"Ran Dong, go ask Qi Rong to bring people with him and follow me to meet the little demon outside."

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