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As the winter solstice approached, Yin stood with his hands behind his back in the observation room, looking at the surging sea under the night sky. On this expedition, they had collided with Western ships, but fortunately their ships were more sturdy, and they won the final victory. They had plundered a lot of treasures, which they hoped to send to the capital before the winter solstice.

"Sisi, can we reach the naval port before the winter solstice?" Qingyan appeared behind him and asked.

During their trip, they encountered a storm, which caused them to lose their way at sea and wasted several days.

"I don't know! Are the children all asleep?" Yin looked at the night sky, feeling uncertain.

Yin will be on duty all night to prevent any more dangerous weather from occurring, and a prince will be assigned to be on duty every day.

After setting out on the expedition, the tenth prince performed well. In particular, after winning the conflict with the Western ships, his wicked appearance completely eroded his princely demeanor.

"Of course I slept. Yiken'e's eyes lit up when he saw Lao Shi." Qingyan also laughed.

That day, the tenth brother volunteered to take on the task of plundering treasures. After boarding the Western ships, he went on a killing spree, shocking everyone on both ships.

The Qing Dynasty's navy gained fame in this battle, and many people realized that the Qing Dynasty could no longer frequently cross this sea area.

Despite its short history, the navy possesses formidable combat capabilities.

"The tenth prince is more like the Eight Banners royal family from beyond the Great Wall!" While Yin and the others had become more composed, the tenth prince desired to act arbitrarily and live a life of his own choosing.

"Isn't this a good thing? Spending all year on the ship allows him to utilize his strengths without having to go back to the capital and get involved in all that intrigue and backstabbing." Qingyan noticed that after Lao Shi went on the expedition, his true nature was unleashed, and he gradually became even more unruly.

"Hmph, even harder to tame!" Yin was a bit of a headache. If Kangxi understood the current state of the Tenth Prince, he would probably send a governess to teach him manners again.

"Fourth Brother, you're talking about me behind my back again!" The Tenth Brother stood at the door, staring at Yin with a displeased expression.

Yin waved his hand, telling him to come in first; his loud voice standing at the door would definitely wake others up.

"Where did your rules go?" Yin asked, rubbing his temples.

"There's no room for humanity when it comes to those who have plundered. They showed no mercy when looting Qing Dynasty merchant ships!" The tenth prince thought that Yin was referring to this matter. Ever since the tenth prince brought over boxes of things, the censors had started to grumble.

“You did the right thing! Those people should have used harsher methods. Don’t listen to the censors’ nonsense.” Yin shook his head. “I’m telling you about your manners. We’re about to arrive in Hong Kong. If Father Emperor sees you like this, won’t he send a nanny to teach you a lesson?”

Qingyan placed the fruit platter between the two brothers. She agreed with Yin's opinion that the censors were being too soft-hearted. Being merciful to the enemy was being cruel to themselves. The Qing Dynasty should be more firm in its actions.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, do you think I did the right thing?" The tenth brother was a little confused. Most of the women would probably think he was cruel.

No survivors were left on either ship. In the end, the two ships were bombarded and sank completely to the bottom of the sea.

"You did the right thing! You didn't leave any trace!" Qingyan gave Lao Shi confidence.

Inside the observation room, the three were talking about their preparations to arrive at the Tianjin naval port, as they needed to return to Beijing for the winter solstice.

"Fourth Brother, are we going back to the capital for the Winter Solstice?" the Tenth Brother asked.

Both Yin and Yin were worried about their respective mothers and hoped to return to the capital for the winter solstice. The tenth prince had no mother, and every time the family was reunited, he felt heartbroken.

"Tenth Prince, come with me to Chengqian Palace. After the banquet, we'll stay at Fourth Brother's residence." Every time the family reunited, the Tenth Prince would stay alone at the Prince's Residence.

The tenth prince was stunned. He looked at Yin and then at Qingyan, his eyes gradually turning red.

Even though he had a good relationship with Yinsi and Yin, they never invited him to celebrate the festival at Consort Yi's palace.

"Fourth Brother...is this too much of a disturbance?" The Tenth Prince felt a warmth in his heart, worried that he might be causing Consort Tong a lot of trouble.

"What does it have to do with anything?!" Qingyan was stunned. "What Sisi said is right. Our family lives in the mansion, and there are still many vacancies in the recipes."

Pfft!

Old Ten burst out laughing. Qingyan was completely incapable of comforting people; otherwise, she wouldn't have said such things.

Qingyan poked at the fruit and ate it. At the previous port, Qingyan personally went ashore to resupply, but unexpectedly, the supplies were not very good. However, for the sake of everyone's balanced health, she still decided to buy some.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, I...I'm afraid of trouble, and besides, I still have some grudges with Fifth Brother and the others." The old man wasn't stupid; he understood his situation.

While the three were still talking, a sharp bamboo whistle rang out, and Yin and Lao Shi immediately became alert.

"Little darling, come with me quickly!" Yin was worried about leaving Qingyan in the observation room, so he quickly took her to the control room.

Yin held Qingyan's small hand tightly as servants hurried through the ship's corridor. She knew something must have happened.

"Fourth Master, Tenth Master, we've spotted an unidentified vessel ahead. We don't know what kind of vessel it is!" The captain saw Yin and the Tenth Master and quickly gave the order.

Yin hesitated for a moment, then ordered, "Sound the battle alarm!"

He would rather make a mistake once and cause everyone trouble than let anyone sneak up on them and end up fighting at close range.

"!" The captain quickly sounded the battle alarm, but Lao Shi felt that Yin was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Everyone hadn't had a proper rest for several days because they were busy attacking those Western ships.

"Fourth Brother... if it's a merchant ship from the Qing Dynasty, wouldn't this be another round of trouble?" The Tenth Prince looked at Yin with confusion and said.

"Just in case!" Yin gave Qingyan a look, signaling her not to use the video in the space.

If it were in private, Yin would ask her about it, but now that there are outsiders present, it's best to avoid it.

Qingyan sat on the armchair to the side, holding his telescope, carefully examining the ships outside. He had to admit that Yin's precautions were correct.

"Fourth Prince, Tenth Prince, what's going on?" Yin walked in from outside, with Yin Genjue Luo Shi following behind. Both of them showed a cautious look on their faces.

“Unidentified ships are approaching, and we servants are still trying to identify what kind of ships they are,” Yin said directly, not daring to hide anything.

Yin picked up the telescope beside him and observed the ships outside, but it was too dark.

"No matter what kind of ship it is, fire a warning shot first; it's too close!" Yin Ke didn't want any damage to the ships.

Qingyan became a little nervous upon hearing this, and quickly turned on the screen to check. She saw that the ships were just merchant ships of the Qing Dynasty, and not the ocean-going fleet of the Ulanara clan, so she relaxed.

Bang bang bang!

The ships fired several shots, all landing in the waters near the vessels. The flashes of the shells illuminated the enemy ships, and Yin breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that they were merchant ships flying the Qing Dynasty flag.