Although Kangxi was the emperor, he was still his father, so he had no choice but to let the ninth son make up for the arrears of the national treasury. The fourth son did a good job this time. Just as Kangxi wanted, he completely separated Yinzhen from the prince's party and formed his own sphere of influence. The struggle between the two parties in the court would inevitably change the situation. If Yinzhen no longer relied on the power of the prince, the court would be much more stable.

After Yinzhen dealt with the debts owed to the national treasury, he took Yinxiang with him to the south of the Yangtze River. Ren Bo'an, the Jiangnan Salt Tour Guide, was forced to take out a huge sum of money. This time, fundraising was much smoother than the previous time. Money was raised and grain was purchased. It can be said that the urgent needs of the court were alleviated.

As soon as Yinzhen arrived in the disaster area, he was loved by the people, but the officials wanted him to return to Beijing immediately. The officials were forced to donate money, and many of them were dismissed from their posts for ineffective work. Many people in the court also impeached Yinzhen, and the memorial had been submitted to Kangxi, who summoned the crown prince and several confidants to discuss the matter.

Although the prince affirmed Yinzhen's achievements on the surface, he then changed his tone and began to condemn his excessive behavior, which was not in accordance with the rules. Kangxi's face darkened a little. Previously, it was the prince who strongly recommended Yinzhen to be the imperial envoy. Now Yinzhen's popularity was too high. The prince was afraid that Yinzhen would suppress him after returning to Beijing, so he deliberately showed his disapproval in front of the emperor. Kangxi really hated this behavior of stabbing in the back.

Kangxi did not point it out explicitly, but only gave the prince some hints indirectly.

All in all, Yinzhen had been in Jiangnan for seven or eight days, and he had learned a lot about the situation here.

"When is Fourth Brother planning to return to Beijing?" Yinxiang was a little worried that it would be unsafe to stay in this place for too long, so he wanted to urge his Fourth Brother to go back, but Yinzhen didn't seem to be in a hurry to return.

"Accompany me to meet a gentleman tomorrow." Yinxiang was a little curious. In this area of ​​Jiangnan, he had never heard of anyone his fourth brother knew. The person that his fourth brother took the initiative to meet showed that he was really extraordinary.

When setting off for the south of the Yangtze River, Yinzhen wrote a letter to Nian Gengyao asking him to invite Mr. Wu Sidao. The next day, he took Yinxiang to meet that gentleman. Yinzhen read Wu Sidao's poems and then recited one of them, which brought the two closer together. They talked happily, like old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

During the time when Yinzhen was away, Deyin was not idle. Shen Jiayu came to the Fourth Prince's mansion to relieve her boredom. After the Thirteenth Prince left, she was left alone with Ma Xiwei. She didn't want to stay with that woman every day. She didn't know what she was thinking every day.

Deyin looked at Shen Jiayu's belly. It was getting bigger and bigger and she was starting to show her pregnancy. She touched it gently with her hand. Although there was no obvious fetal movement, she could still imagine what the little life inside looked like.

"Sister, do you want a little prince or a little princess?" Deyin asked casually. Shen Jiaxu thought about it for a while.

The Thirteenth Prince kept saying that he wanted a little princess, a daughter who looked like her. It was strange that other princes wanted a prince, but he kept talking about having a daughter. But she still hoped it would be a little prince, like the Thirteenth Prince, who would definitely be a suave young man when he grew up.

Deyin was listening to her carefully, thinking about her future with the Fourth Master. She couldn't help but ask Shen Jiaxu: "Do you think the Fourth Master likes his daughter or his son?"

Shen Jiaxu came out of her own world, and became interested when she heard Deyin asking this question: "Sister, do you also want a child? Then you must hold on to the Fourth Master tightly."

This answer was a world away from what she wanted to ask, and this girl didn't even try to conceal her words for most of the day.

"However, as long as they are my sister's children, the Fourth Master will definitely like them."

Deyin was amused by this and laughed: "You are the only one who talks too much."

Their conversation happened to be heard by Li who was passing by. She was a little sensitive when it came to children, so naturally she didn't want to greet them, so she took her maid and walked away through the side path.

Hongyun finally got the attention of Yinzhen. If Deyin had a child at this time, it would be a blow to her and Hongyun. Who told her that she was not sure about Yinzhen? Li didn't want to see Deyin get pregnant right after entering the mansion, and she didn't want to see her child take away Hongyun's favor.

Deyin checked Shen Jiaxu's pulse and everything was fine. It seemed that Yinxiang's daily care was not in vain. Anyway, Shen Jiaxu didn't want to go back home, so Deyin kept her.

"Madam, Concubine Li wants to see you." Deyin didn't know why Li came back at this time, so he asked Qingxuan to invite her in.

Li did not beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of his visit today and took out the treasure bag he carried with him.

"What does Concubine Madam mean by this?" She could smell the strong aroma of Chinese medicine, but Deyin was a little confused as to why she took this out at this time.

Li put on an expression that showed she was very considerate of the Fourth Master: "The Fourth Master has few children. You and I, as his women, naturally have to give birth to children for him. This brocade bag contains medicine to promote pregnancy. It was given to me by the Lady Concubine before. I'm giving some to my sister now."

Although Deyin was wary, she didn't want to reject her kindness, so she let Qingxuan accept it.

After Li left, Deyin picked up the brocade bag she had given him and played with it in his hands for a while, somewhat unable to figure out her intention today.

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