"Your Majesty, the First Prince has returned."

Yinzhen also missed his son who had been away from home for several months, and said, "Let him come in after he's been back for a few days."

Bobo came in shortly after.

"Your subject greets Your Majesty."

Yinzhen smiled and said, "Get up quickly."

Yinzhen looked her over carefully and noticed, "You've gotten darker and thinner. How was your trip?"

"Your Majesty, I have learned a great deal."

Then Bobo shared his feelings, and Yinzhen listened and felt that his son's trip had not been in vain; he had indeed become much more pragmatic.

After saying all that, Bobo told Yinzhen about the attack she had encountered on the road.

"Father, I was assassinated on my way back. According to the clues, it seems to be the work of the anti-Qing restoration group. I have brought the person back."

Yinzhen's expression was not good; after all, no one would look too happy upon hearing that their son had been assassinated.

"Father knows about this. Go to your mother's place first; she's waiting for you. Leave the matter of your assassination attempt to Father Emperor."

After Bobo left, Yinzhen's face darkened. He summoned people and ordered them to bring the person in for questioning.

Bobo went to Kunning Palace. When he arrived, Yunrong, Beibei, and An'an were all there. They knew he was coming back and were waiting for him!

"Your son greets his mother."

Yunrong: "Come over here quickly so your mother can take a look."

Yunrong looked at Bobo carefully and said with heartache, "You've gotten darker and thinner."

Bobo laughed and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I'm fine! It's just that the sun is strong lately, so I'm just getting some sun."

Yunrong naturally knew that there was something fishy about Bobo's words, but she simply didn't call him out on it.

"Mother, your son has brought you a lot of local specialties from Jinghai County."

Bobo brought some local specialties, nothing particularly precious, but Yunrong appreciated the sentiment behind it.

"Your mother will have someone prepare your favorite foods to nourish you properly."

Bobo didn't feel like she was suffering. She did see the lives of many people at the bottom of society on this trip. She couldn't say she could empathize with them, but her own life certainly wasn't that hard.

However, what Bobo doesn't know is that there's a kind of suffering that her mother feels she's enduring.

"Son thanks Mother."

"By the way, An An Ke has been nagging for her brother ever since you left, so it's just in time that you've come."

Yunrong said to An'an, "An'an, didn't you want your brother? Your brother is here."

Although An'an is young, he can still remember people. He looked at Bobo, then ran up to him and hugged his leg: "Brother."

Bobo picked up An'an and said, "She's gotten a bit heavier, and she seems to have grown taller too."

Bobo said in a childish voice, "Brother."

...

After Bobo returned, Yinzhen examined him again and was very satisfied. Yinzhen planned to let Bobo train for another year and a half, and then he could let him wander around other departments.

Yinzhen was busy with his work, but Bobo, having just arrived from Jinghai County, didn't need his help at the Ministry of Revenue for the time being, so he could have a couple of days off.

Bobo then decided to go out of the palace for a stroll. On this trip, Bobo discovered that the saying in the book was true: "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, and traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as meeting countless people."

What he lacks most now is not knowledge, but experience. Only by experiencing more things and observing more people can he gain something.

So I'm planning to go out and have a look.

Yinzhen naturally had no objection, but he still sent many people to protect the capital secretly. The capital seemed peaceful, but one could not let one's guard down.

"Master, where are we going today?"

Bobo really didn't know: "Let's just look around. We'll find a street and park the carriage later, then we'll wander around."

"Yes, Master."

Xu Nian saw a street ahead and told someone to park the carriage there. This area was newly planned in the capital to prevent people from parking their carriages haphazardly. After all, horses are animals and don't know how to take care of themselves. This measure was taken to maintain the cleanliness of the capital's streets.

"Master, we've arrived."

"Okay, let's go."

Bobo is dressed rather simply today, in a cotton outfit, which is what he could ask for. Today, he is not a prince, but a scholar seeking knowledge.

Of course, another reason is that the cotton clothes are quite comfortable to wear, no worse than fine clothes.

"Master, I'm not familiar with this street either. Should we ask someone for directions?"

Bobo refused, saying, "No need. Most streets are pretty much the same. We can just look around. It's not like we're going to buy anything."

"Yes, Master."

Bobo only brought Xu Nian with him on the surface, because Xu Nian was only three years older than Bobo. He was small and looked young, so ordinary people would not notice that he was a eunuch.

That way, no one will doubt his identity.

This street is a fairly ordinary street. Bobo has been to the bustling city center of the capital before, but those places are mostly places that ordinary people don't go to. The people who go there are all dressed in fine clothes and fur coats, and they are all wealthy people.

On this street, most people are ordinary folks, mostly wearing cotton-padded clothes. There may be some people wearing fine clothes, but they are a minority.

Street vendors hawk their wares, selling all sorts of handicrafts and snacks. People can also be seen crowding around to watch street performers.

There were even open-air stages where people sang operas in simple costumes, but their singing was impeccable. Many passersby stopped outside the stage to listen, and when they got excited, they would even sing a few lines themselves...

Seeing this scene, Bobo was still very happy.

Seeing his master so happy, Xu Nian was also happy. As servants, they benefited from their master's good mood.

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