At dawn, Yin issued an order to rest here for three days until everyone was fully prepared before setting off.

After breakfast, Qingyan changed into a light blue Hanfu, styled her hair in a ruyi bun, and adorned it with auspicious cloud hairpins made of blue jade. Her ears were decorated with auspicious cloud patterns of the same color.

"Little darling, let's go for a stroll around the county town!" Yin said. "Also, we must get the reason out of the people!"

Yin didn't say much, but Xiao Guai got along better with the people, and she managed to extract a lot of useful information from them.

Some time ago, Emperor Kangxi often told them that they should learn from Xiao Guai and talk more with the people, so that they could at least get a lot of information.

In some matters, officials would conceal a lot of things for their own benefit. After the Yuelai Inn and Linglong Pavilion appeared, they had an additional channel for information transmission, which was even more useful than Kangxi's channel.

"reason?!"

“Yes, what happened last night couldn’t be that simple. There’s no need to scare so many people when we come here.” Yin changed to a purse, and the silver in the purse was mostly from the local bank.

She opened her purse, took out some silver coins, and looked them over. There was no royal mark on the silver coins.

"Fourth Brother, how come there's silver?" Yin Yi had solved the silver problem overnight, and today, when he went to the county town, Qingyan wanted to buy more things.

"Sulan, you come with me. Let Sushu wait over there," Qingyan instructed. "Also, have someone prepare some copper coins."

Su Lan bowed respectfully, and together with Yin, who was dressed in the same color qipao, they walked out of the palace gate. The humidity outside was higher than in the capital. She took two deep breaths, her little face full of satisfaction.

"It would be wonderful to live in the south during the dry autumn and winter seasons!" She disliked the dry air in the capital and would cough every time.

"That won't do. The temperature in Jiangnan is relatively warm, and charcoal fires are needed even in winter. Your cough won't get better!" He shook his head helplessly.

On the carriage, he personally put a matching hat on Yin's head. He didn't want outsiders to see Qingyan. After they came out alone, Yin's possessiveness increased considerably.

Today was market day in Zhengshi County. People from nearby villages arrived early and noticed that the guards at the city gate were more vigilant than usual, which sparked some discussion.

Qingyan sat in the carriage, listening to the people outside talking about the strict checks at the city gate, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yin.

How did the county magistrate learn of their whereabouts so quickly?

"Eru told the magistrate that we're not hiding our presence, and Father Emperor sent someone to deliver the memorial, so the magistrate will find out soon." Yin tried to reassure Qingyan not to be nervous.

Qingyan put down her teacup, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"Fourth Brother, we're going to be surrounded again. Some people will probably think we're just putting on a show!" Qingyan said unhappily, biting her lower lip.

"No!" Yin rejected.

Yin had already arranged for another group of people to go to a small temple nearby in their place, while they came out through a side gate and arrived in the county town.

She got off the carriage and found that the people had said the people from the capital had gone to a nearby temple to pray for blessings. She was completely relieved and no longer had to worry about what others thought!

"Let's go to the teahouse!" Yin noticed that the vendors here mainly sold handmade items, and there was very little food available.

There was a very famous teahouse in the county town. Whenever court officials passed through this area, they would rest at the teahouse.

Qingyan had heard Eshuo and Saito mention it, so she chose this place as their first stop.

After the two entered the teahouse, they walked up the stairs on the right. She looked at the situation on the first floor through her cap.

"Sisi, this teahouse is so crowded!" Qingyan slowly walked up the stairs, attracting many tea drinkers.

They rarely saw a woman with such outstanding temperament. Her Hanfu made them stunned. Yin's outer robe had four slits, clearly indicating that he was a court official or the son of an official, which made many tea drinkers quickly look away.

With the Emperor's arrival in Jiangnan, many people are afraid of being implicated by those with ulterior motives, and they are all trying to find ways to prevent this.

Leaving behind the whispers, they entered the private room. Inside, a double-sided embroidered screen with lifelike depictions of blooming flowers was used to create the illusion of wealth. The screen separated the inner and outer rooms. In the inner room, there was a Nan Gong rosewood octagonal table with a set of Kung Fu tea utensils and two or three plates of snacks, all provided free of charge by the private room. Near the window, there were two high tables with an eight-treasure gourd vase containing ice.

Opposite the street-facing window is an interior window; opening it reveals the condition of the first floor.

"Little darling, this private room is quite simple, but the tea is quite good!" Yin quickly introduced.

Su Peisheng went downstairs and ordered a table full of fine tea and snacks, and the two of them prepared to rest there for a while.

The waiter brought in tea and snacks, keeping his head down the whole time, not daring to look at Qingyan.

"Waiter, why are the doors and windows closed before dinner?" Qingyan hadn't noticed anything amiss as she walked along.

The waiter cautiously sized up Yin, hesitating whether to answer.

Qingyan's pleasant voice made his heart tighten.

"Madam, recently, His Majesty has come on a southern tour. Our place is too close to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and some ill-intentioned people come to cause trouble. We have to be careful." The waiter stammered, but managed to get the reason out.

After speaking, Yin took out a ten-tael silver coin and had Su Peisheng hand it to the waiter.

"Consider this your reward!" After the waiter left, he quickly showed the silver to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper searched for the royal seal and, finding none, finally relaxed. The adults instructed all the shops that if they encountered anyone carrying silver bearing the royal seal, they should treat them with utmost respect. If it was a couple, it was best to kick everyone out of the shop.

We're all in business, and we all believe that harmony brings wealth.

On the one hand, they hoped that the Emperor and his wife would come to the shop; on the other hand, they also hoped that the Emperor and his wife would not come, so that at least they could still have some business and would not offend the regular customers in the neighborhood!

"Alright, no need to overthink it. It's probably one of the prince's courtiers." The shopkeepers were unaware that princes wouldn't be accompanied by ministers.

Inside the private room, Qingyan held a teacup, smelled the Longjing tea in it, and couldn't help but praise it.

"The people in the Imperial Household Department won't prepare the best Longjing tea for Father Emperor. Those teas are extremely rare. If they're not available next year, their livelihoods will be in jeopardy." Yin also felt that being an emperor was not as good as being a prince.

Qingyan pouted. "It's not just His Majesty's children who have this rule; even the princes are subject to it." (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)