The eldest wife, Irgen Jueluo, did not attend the family dinner in the evening.

The baby in her womb was more than five months old when the miscarriage happened. The miscarriage not only caused great damage to her body, but also made her heartbroken. If she had not been worried about her two daughters, she would probably have died with them.

Yinzhi felt the same way as her, and the couple opened up to each other because of this matter, and their feelings became even deeper than before.

After completely breaking up with Mingzhu, Yinzhi explained the reason in detail to Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui could not bear such a blow and fell ill.

It's still not fully healed.

But for some reason, she did not ask for leave today.

However, Concubine Nianhulu has been a little unhappy recently, and even pushed such an important task as organizing a family banquet to the other three concubines.

Defei also brought Yinzhen to the family dinner. Such opportunities were rare in the past.

Defei took too close care of Yinzhen and would never bring him to a banquet where good and bad people gathered.

But this year is different.

When Yinzhen turned five years old, Kangxi intended to ask him to study in the Shangshufang. Defei must have thought of this, so she brought him out to show him.

In fact, except for Yinzhen, the other older princes were somewhat unfamiliar with this younger brother.

After all, we only see each other a few times a year.

Kangxi was particularly fond of this son and would go to Yonghe Palace to see him almost every few days.

After the family dinner, Kangxi asked Yinreng to stay in the Palace of Heavenly Purity to celebrate the New Year.

The lights in the warm room were bright, and the father and son sat opposite each other on either side of the chessboard.

"After the New Year, it's time to prepare for your wedding."

Upon hearing this, Yinreng was stunned for a moment, then placed a piece on the chessboard with an expressionless face.

"If only it were this smooth..."

He was the first crown prince of the Qing Dynasty, and Kangxi attached great importance to his marriage. The original wedding date was set for October of the 32nd year. However, because Kangxi was dissatisfied with the wedding rules prepared by the Ministry of Rites, and the weddings of Yinzhi, Yinqi and others were squeezed together, Kangxi became even more picky about the Ministry of Rites.

He was unwilling to let Yinreng lose to the other princes in any details, which led to the wedding being postponed again and again.

In his previous life, Yinreng was deeply touched by Kangxi's attention, and he never complained even though the wedding date was delayed for more than two years.

He actually has nothing to complain about in this life.

Just delay it.

He was not a man of great sexual desires, and getting married and having children later would be good for Guaerjia's health.

After listening to his thoughts, Kangxi couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Could there be any trouble in Baocheng's marriage?

Although he was doubtful, he did not take the matter to heart. He was the emperor, and even if something went wrong, he was confident that he could cover it himself.

Then he turned to another matter.

"I have entrusted you with the coal mining mission. I'm afraid you'll have to travel back and forth between Shanxi and the capital for a long time. I'm worried, so I've personally selected some guards for you. I'll hand them over to you in two days."

Yinreng frowned.

"If the Emperor is concerned about his son's safety, he can simply call on the Green Camp soldiers to escort him."

'Who knows who this guard is loyal to?

This old man has been trying to get people around me. Could it be that he is planning to keep an eye on me?

That's enough...'

Kangxi's expression was calm. Even though he heard some impatience and resentment in Yinreng's voice, he did not show any sign of being angry. He just calmly told Yinreng about his worries.

"I have always known that you act prudently, but you are too concerned about the people, which can easily infringe on the interests of officials and gentry. Take the Tianjin Port as an example. Your starting point of recruiting farmers was good, but you have too few people around you, and you are easily deceived."

Upon hearing this, Yinreng's face suddenly darkened.

When Kangxi said this, it was obvious that someone was making some moves at Tianjin Port.

only……

Knowing that someone was playing tricks, why didn't the old man solve the problem himself instead of pushing all the problems onto him?

Yinreng observed Kangxi's expression suspiciously.

I can't see anything.

So he didn't refuse the guards anymore.

In fact, Kangxi had other considerations in mind.

All the personnel used by Yinreng in his official duties in recent years were arranged by the court, and he himself had no trusted confidants.

Kangxi knew that he was unwilling to form a team so as not to bring trouble to those knowledgeable people in the future.

But the tasks piling up on him will only increase, and he cannot control the overall situation without confidants. Yinreng can't stand the suffering of the people the most, and when he has suffered enough of this, he will take the initiative to recruit people.

Kangxi's mind was full of calculations.

But his plan ultimately failed. Yinreng did not follow his plan, and things did not develop as he expected.

After the New Year, Yinreng took Yinzhen to Tianjin in person.

Above Tanggu, the prototype of the wharf has been completed. After Yinreng talked with the head of the Ministry of Works stationed there, he roughly estimated the time and found that it would take about a year and a half for the port to be fully completed.

In this era without machinery, where everything depends almost entirely on human labor and livestock, this speed is actually very fast.

After encouraging the garrison officials and ordinary craftsmen, Yinreng pretended to leave Tianjin in a carriage.

In a small fishing village dozens of miles away from the port, Yinreng and Yinzhen were drinking meat soup around the stove.

Yinreng drank the remaining soup in the bowl, burped with satisfaction, and looked at Yinzhen.

"What have you seen at the dock in the past two days?"

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