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After the two left, the atmosphere in the Cining Palace became increasingly depressing, as if shrouded by an invisible pressure.

The Queen Mother sat on a high seat, staring fiercely at the Crown Princess below, with a hint of coldness in her voice, "I want to ask you, are the rumors in the palace true?"

Hearing this, the Crown Princess' eyes turned red, tears welled up in her eyes, she pursed her lips and said nothing.

Her silence made the empress dowager more certain of her guess. She was furious, so she reached out and swept the teacup on the table to the ground, then slammed it heavily on the table.

The beads in his hand broke and scattered all over the ground.

"Confused!"

The Crown Princess stood up and knelt, tears filling her eyes and dripping down her cheeks like beads that had broken off the string.

"Please calm down, Madam Royal. This is all the fault of your granddaughter-in-law. She is the one who cannot conceive. That is why His Highness..."

The Queen Mother sighed heavily, her well-maintained face now filled with sorrow, her grey brows knitted tightly together.

The person kneeling below was thin, which made her feel distressed and sympathetic. "What does this have to do with you? Get up first."

Nanny Fang Lan took a few steps forward and helped the person up.

"Has the imperial physician examined your body?"

"The imperial physician said that we are both healthy, but he couldn't explain why we still don't have children. Over the years, my granddaughter-in-law has consulted many doctors and taken many medicines, but there is still no sign of pregnancy. Even if I could give birth to a little princess like my eldest sister-in-law, it would be great..."

Having said this, her voice gradually became lower, and the light in her eyes became dimmer and dimmer, containing endless sorrow and despair.

The Queen Mother reached out her hand to her, patted her gently to comfort her, and said, "Find some time to go to the Baohua Temple to ask for a fortune from Master Dunkong. The matter of having children also depends on fate."

After a while, she closed her eyes and sighed, "If the emperor knew about this, he would be furious. By then, I won't be able to protect Yinreng. You two should just wish yourselves the best."

When Xiyu and Yinzhen arrived at Yonghe Palace, the Seventh Princess was also there.

When Yun Ran saw the two people come in, he couldn't hide his joy. He walked quickly to them and asked them one question after another about what happened in Huai'an City and the customs and habits on the way back.

They all lost weight.

Defei, who was sitting at the top, glanced at the two of them and then looked away.

In her hand, she was holding the West Lake Longjing tea that Kangxi brought back from his southern tour, sipping it carefully, looking nonchalant.

This is completely different from the performance of Rong Fei, the biological mother of the Third Prince, in the Chuxiu Palace next door.

Yinzhen did not have any expectations of her. He just greeted Xiyu according to etiquette and said little else.

In the entire Yonghe Palace, Yun Ran was the only one who kept chatting with Xi Yu. If Concubine De heard a topic that interested her, she would occasionally join in the conversation.

Only Yinzhen would speak only when someone specifically asked him.

Xiyu also discovered that every time Yinzhen arrived at Yonghe Palace, most of the time he looked like a gourd with its mouth sawed off.

In this atmosphere, the two stayed for half an hour and then found a reason to leave.

Before leaving, Concubine De asked her maid Jixiang to give the two of them many supplements.

On the way back, the two happened to meet Xiao Shisi who had just returned from the study.

"Greetings to Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law."

The little person clasped his hands together and bowed to the two of them. When he raised his eyes, his dark eyes were full of admiration.

"Is everything going well lately?"

Yinzhen touched his bald head, and a barely perceptible smile appeared in his eyes.

Little Fourteen cooperated with Yinzhen's actions very obediently and even rubbed his hand gently. The scene looked unexpectedly harmonious.

This was the first time she saw Yinzhen and Little Fourteen together alone. Normally, in front of her mother, the two of them did not seem to be close at all.

"My younger brother was very worried about my fourth brother, so he couldn't eat or sleep well."

Little Fourteen tilted his head and looked at Yinzhen with his big round eyes, revealing a hint of worry and concern.

Although he was young, his mother was unwilling to tell him anything.

But he heard from the eunuchs in the palace that his fourth brother was seriously ill and almost lost his life.

"How come I'm gaining weight when I can't eat or sleep well?"

A faint chuckle with a hint of teasing escaped from Yinzhen's throat.

His deep phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the aggrieved little guy in front of him with a half-smile.

Seeing that her good words were exposed by her fourth brother, Little Fourteen's chubby face turned red. She looked very much like the fat ginseng doll in her tribe, making people want to pinch it.

Xiyu thought so and did so.

She took off her armor, touched it gently twice, and then pinched it. The soft and elastic feel made him unable to let go.

Little Fourteen did not resist, but just blinked shyly and looked at Yinzhen, his voice a little unclear, "My brother doesn't eat well during the day, and when he wakes up hungry at night, he will secretly eat a lot of cakes, that's why he's fat."

At the end of his speech, his voice became lower and lower, revealing a sense of guilt.

Yinzhen didn't bother with him. It was good that such a young child knew how to care for others.

"Go back quickly and don't let your mother wait anxiously."

"If you have time, fourth brother, remember to come and play with your younger brother."

He took a step back and bowed politely to see the two off, which showed that the teacher's teaching was very good.

After returning to Dongsansuo, Xiyu went back to Danruoju to pack up and wash up, intending to change out of her complicated Manchu dress.

Yinzhen returned to his study to handle affairs and also received the rumors told by the people.

Looking at the increasingly outrageous statements in the letter, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Sir, these words seem to be directed at you and Fu Jin, but if you listen carefully, you can clearly see that they are directed at Fu Jin. If this gets to His Majesty's ears..."

Gao Wuyong said on the side.

After Yinzhen finished reading the letter in his hand, he folded it into a long strip and placed it on the candle to light it. He said in a calm voice: "The emperor is a wise monarch and will not believe such crude rumors."

After a pause, he continued calmly, "Even if he believed it, there would be news that would make him even more angry, and he would have no time to pay attention to these rumors."

He held a brush in his hand and wrote big words on the paper, with a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"However, we still need to find out who is behind this, and take precautions at critical moments."

"Yes."

Gao Wuyong retreated.

Yinzhen looked at the large words that formed a sentence on the paper. His dark eyes became even deeper and his gaze surged, not concealing the burning heat in them at all.

There are not many people along the way, which is inconvenient.

Now, it's time to settle accounts with Xiao Fujin...