In late autumn, a cold wind blew outside the carriage, and fallen leaves drifted down onto the bluestone bricks of the official road. One carriage after another approached from afar.

As dawn broke, all the officials knelt on both sides of the nine gates of the capital to welcome Emperor Kangxi back to the capital.

After Qiu Mi returned to Beijing, Kangxi did not plan to return to the palace, but went directly to Changchun Garden to rest. The Mongol leaders all had separate residences in the capital, and those who did not had separate residences lived in the Lifan Yuan (Court of Colonial Affairs).

Qingyan was half asleep when she heard the noise outside. She quickly opened her almond-shaped eyes and saw that Yinzhen had changed into his court robes and was about to get off the carriage.

"Fourth Prince, have you eaten?" Qingyan quickly grabbed the court robes from the side and put them on.

Su Zhu walked around the screen and stood behind Qing Yan, helping Qing Yan comb her hair.

"You don't need to get up so early. You can come out after you enter Changchun Garden!" Yinzhen did not want Qingyan to greet him in this way.

Starting yesterday, things started to get strange outside. A number of people from the Western Mountain camp suddenly appeared in the camp. These people rarely get into the Emperor's camp unless they have a secret mission.

Qingyan was slightly taken aback. Yesterday, Consort Tong had specifically asked Shu Rong to remind her that she must get up early to get ready and absolutely could not slack off.

"Fourth Brother, it's Mother's turn. We need to pay our respects early today. I'll go with you," Qingyan quickly said.

After hearing Qingyan's reasons, Yinzhen could not refuse and could only let Qingyan go with him.

At this moment, the people inside the imperial tent had already gotten up. After Consort Tong had Shu Rong help her change into her court robes, she waited for Qingyan to bring the children to pay their respects.

"Lanya, Batu Buhe..." Kangxi did not want Batu Buhe to come to the capital. If something went wrong and Batu Buhe died in the capital, the Mongols would definitely make excessive demands.

"Which child is good? I think Hu Richa is loyal and there shouldn't be any problems!" Consort Tong understood Kangxi's meaning, but she didn't want her son to be schemed against.

At this time, Yinzhen and Qingyan had breakfast with the children early, and the whole family arrived at the imperial tent in a grand procession. In the camp, the guards of the Xishan camp were stationed on the outer perimeter, and even the Mongol leaders were completely obedient and did not say another word.

“Mother… the atmosphere is still strange!” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen approached Qingyan and said.

Qingyan nodded: "When you pay your respects to Mother later, be careful not to cause any more trouble."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a patrol of guards approached from a distance, and Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen dared not utter another word.

There were noticeably more guards patrolling the camp today. Yiken'e and Hutulifengshengzhalafen exchanged a glance and immediately became more alert. Whenever they encountered a similar situation, it was definitely because the Emperor was about to take action.

Upon arriving at the imperial tent, Li Dequan was waiting outside. Seeing Yinzhen and his family arrive, he quickly invited them inside.

The group entered the tent, and Yinzhen and Qingyan led the children to pay their respects to Kangxi and Consort Tong.

Following Huricha's instructions, Batubuhe, in accordance with local customs, bowed to Emperor Kangxi using the same etiquette as Yiken'e.

"Hmm, let's get started. Looking at Batu Buhe, they really do seem like a family!" Kangxi's simple words reassured Batu Buhe.

Huricha, perceptive enough to notice the restlessness among the Mongol leaders, directly warned them that they must not attend any banquets.

He was kept obediently by Yinzhen's side. Huricha was busy handling some business of the Right Wing Prince's tribe every day. Batubuhe did not go to school, so he had more free time.

After Qingyan took over the teaching of Batubuhe, Huricha devoted all his energy to dealing with tribal affairs.

“Mafa, aren’t you Batubuhe my younger brother and Hafeng’s older brother?” Yiken asked, looking up.

"Yes, Yiken'e is right. Batu Buhe, from today until you return to the palace, you must stay by the Fourth Prince's side. Can you do that?" Kangxi did not intend to make things difficult for the child, as Batu Buhe had just lost the protection of the old prince.

Those leaders all wanted to use Batu Buhe to achieve their own goals, but Kangxi would never allow it.

For many years, Emperor Kangxi hoped that the tribal leaders would receive instruction in the capital. The leaders would use various excuses to bring their true heirs to the capital.

Batu Buhe might be able to seize this opportunity, therefore, Kangxi would pay extra attention to Batu Buhe's emotions.

"Father, is things not going smoothly over there?" Yinzhen asked directly, seeing the subtle look in Kangxi's eyes.

Kangxi glanced at Yinzhen. The fourth prince's intuition was very sharp. Yinti was now commanding the men of the Xishan camp to secretly search for those who had followed the crown prince in the rebellion.

Before the imperial carriage had even returned to the capital, the city was already in turmoil. Under the cover of darkness, Yinqi returned directly to the capital and they camped there. Once the situation in the capital had stabilized, the imperial carriage would then return.

"The eldest son has gone to take care of it. You stay in the camp and keep an eye on his family!" Kangxi was quite satisfied with Yinzhen.

When Yinti and Yinyi were about to leave the camp, they only asked Emperor Kangxi to allow Yinzhen to look after his family; they made no other requests.

"And the Tenth Prince's wife, my dear, this task is entrusted to you!" Consort Tong chimed in from the side.

"Yes!" Qingyan nodded.

She has a good relationship with both of her sisters-in-law, so she doesn't need to worry too much.

After Kangxi left the children behind, Yinzhen and Qingyan were sent away. The two looked at each other with wry smiles and went straight to Yinti's tent.

"Sister-in-law, it's me. May I come in?" Yinzhen asked, standing outside the tent.

"Come in quickly!" said Yin Genjue Luo Shi.

The tent flap was lifted, and Yinzhen discovered that Shunxi was standing next to Yingenjueluo Shi. Yinti hadn't even taken his personal eunuch with him.

Shunxi quickly greeted Yinzhen and Qingyan: "Your Majesty, please allow me to stay and answer your questions."

It turned out that before leaving, Yinti was worried that Kangxi would not tell Yinzhen the truth, so he left Shunxi behind to warn Yinzhen not to get involved in the Crown Prince's affairs.

"Did my elder brother go to the capital to quell the rebellion?" Yinzhen asked Shunxi in surprise.

“Yes, that’s what Master instructed.” Shunxi replied.

Yinzhen hummed in agreement and continued listening to Shunxi's report. Sure enough, some people in the capital had become restless and actually wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make the Crown Prince's platform...

Although Emperor Kangxi had already issued the imperial edict to depose the emperor twice, the crown prince had served as heir apparent for many years. If Emperor Kangxi were to be in danger, the position would undoubtedly be his.

Furthermore, the biggest driving force in the capital was the Hesheli clan and the Guarjia clan, both of which were firmly behind the Crown Prince.