Anyway, their father will take care of things, so she decided not to interfere.

Mingxiu was happy to let them go, but Kangxi was very unhappy. These lads had caused him trouble in just a few days of carelessness. Hearing the report from his subordinates, Kangxi rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

He summoned all his sons to his side and was shocked to see that they had become much darker-skinned in just a few days. His handsome sons were gone.

Who are these black children?

Kangxi was shocked, feeling his anger, which he had just suppressed, suddenly erupt again.

The three children looked at their father, the Emperor, somewhat guiltily. Only Yinreng was not afraid at all and asked with a smile, "Father, is there something you need from us brothers?"

Kangxi was puzzled and shocked that they hadn't known why he had summoned them, and that they were still asking him this question.

Emperor Kangxi rubbed his forehead and looked at the group below, asking, "I ask you, why have you dug so many pits and potholes in the grassland? Do you know how many people have come to see me recently?"

"Father, we didn't do it on purpose. We were just trying to get some milk powder for our younger siblings in the palace. We also had people fill in the land, but they didn't use it," Yinreng complained.

"Hmph, what milk powder? You're preparing milk powder for your younger siblings? I think you just want to play by yourself, and you're dragging your older and younger brothers along. Baoqing, why didn't you stop them?" Kangxi said irritably.

Yinzhi stood below, blushing slightly, and said shyly, "Father, what Baocheng said is true. We really have made milk powder. This milk powder is the same shape as flour, so it is easy to hold and can be stored for a long time. When we take it back, we can not only give it to our younger siblings, but we can also do business and sell it to others."

Kangxi then took it seriously: "What does it look like if it's the same as flour? Didn't you make the finished product? Show it to me."

Yinreng immediately sent someone to bring over the goat milk powder they had made.

Kangxi looked at the goat milk powder they brought over, which did seem quite good, and asked a few more questions before turning to his sons below: "Alright, considering the goat milk powder you made, I won't hold it against you for the potholes you dug. Besides, you haven't been studying properly lately, so go and fill in the potholes you dug, then go back and study properly." Kangxi couldn't stand their faces any longer and continued, "While you're at it, stay in your rooms and rest well. Look at how you've ruined yourselves in just a few days."

After sending the four dejected children away, Kangxi continued to call people in to discuss matters.

When Mingxiu arrived, she saw four dejected children and couldn't help but smile: "What's wrong? Did your father scold you?"

The four people nodded and shook their heads in unison, which confused Mingxiu.

"Did I say anything about you guys or not?"

Yinreng raised his head: "He did say that, but after we took out the milk powder, Father Emperor didn't say anything. But now Father Emperor wants us to go back and do our homework and study." Yinreng said with some grievance.

Mingxiu did the math and realized that she had indeed been away from home for quite some time, but it seemed rather unfair to make the child do homework outside.

But looking at the dejected children, Mingxiu said, "Alright, you've had your fill of fun these past few days anyway. Fine, you can write whatever you want. Look at yourselves now! Take good care of yourselves, so your mother won't complain when we get back that your father and I didn't take good care of you." Mingxiu then looked at Yinreng, who was about to speak, and said, "What? Did I misspoke? You didn't start messing around with the milk powder because you've had your fun, huh? Besides, we've been out for quite a while now, and we'll probably be back in a few days anyway. We haven't had much fun to do."

One sentence immediately shut up the four people. They did have fun and enjoy themselves, but they didn't make goat milk powder because they were bored. They really did it for fun.

Mingxiu successfully dismissed everyone and happily went horseback riding herself. She returned home quickly, knowing she wouldn't have time to ride again once she got back, so she should make the most of the time while she could.

She would have gone long ago if she hadn't been worried about the children being scolded by Emperor Kangxi.

Just as Mingxiu had predicted, the next day Kangxi ordered everyone to pack their things and prepare to return home.

Mingxiu resumed her days of eating and drinking in the carriage. This time, she brought a lot of dry food, including instant noodles, sausages, eggs, dried vegetables, vegetables, pickled vegetables, spicy strips, pork jerky, popcorn, and so on. She brought a lot of random things, so she usually didn't go to the front to eat the food prepared by the imperial chefs.

Compared to her preference for eating her own food, she can eat whatever she wants when she's alone. If she doesn't want to eat outside, she can just eat in her own space, which is very comfortable for her.

As for the fruit, the ones she brought with her had long been eaten up. She replenished some more in Shengjing, but that was also finished. Kangxi and Yinreng had developed several blisters on their lips from eating so much beef and mutton these past few days, but she didn't care and just quietly ate the fruit from her space.

Fortunately, Mingxiu had prepared some canned food when she went out. Kangxi and Yinreng were currently supplementing their fruit intake with canned food. This was a supply that Mingxiu had prepared herself, so there wasn't much. However, she didn't eat it herself, so it was just enough for Kangxi and the others.

However, Consort An, the two Noble Ladies, and the tutors that Yinreng brought with them this time were truly gone.

However, Mingxiu really hadn't eaten anything for the past few days. After being jostled on the road for several days, Mingxiu felt like she was dying for several days. The road was just too bumpy, and at that time there was no rubber, so the bumps were really too severe.

When they finally arrived in Shengjing, Mingxiu felt he had recovered, because the roads in Shengjing were now paved. The group did not linger in Shengjing, but picked up the Empress Dowager and continued their journey back to the capital.

They've been away for too long; there's still a lot of business to attend to in the capital.

After traveling for more than ten days, the group finally returned to the capital. Mingxiu looked at the familiar scenery of the capital and realized that she was homesick.

Back in the palace, Mingxiu couldn't wait to go find her beloved daughter; she hadn't seen her in so long and missed her terribly.

Everyone returned to their respective palaces, tidying up after their long and arduous journey.

Yinreng also followed Mingxiu to Yonghe Palace, carrying with him the goat milk powder he had made himself, which he had treasured all the way, to give to his younger sister.