When Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong saw Yuelian, they were not only shocked by the thin horse in front of them, but also heard from Lin Mama, who explained the meaning of Yin and Qingyan's conversation.

As soon as she finished speaking, Consort Tong's eyes reddened. Xiao Guai had been helping the Tong family all along, and hadn't even said anything about being embezzled so much silver. Even in the capital, when Madam Tong kept asking Qingyan to prepare jewelry and headdresses, Xiao Guai readily agreed.

"Xuan Ye, send them to the capital. I don't want Yin and Xiao Guai to be unable to hold their heads up again." Consort Tong looked at Kangxi helplessly.

Emperor Kangxi waved his hand, signaling Lin Mama to take Yuelian away.

Throughout the entire bowing process, Yue Lian never actually looked up at him, but her charming demeanor caught his eye as she lowered her head.

"Lanya, this person is not bad." Kangxi suddenly understood what Yin meant.

“We’ve gone in the wrong direction. The ones we gave Longkodo before were basically the same type, fighting poison with poison!” Consort Tong pondered for a moment. “The noble ladies of the Eight Banners are basically all the same, and they all come out the same after the selection.”

Emperor Kangxi disliked strong-willed women, and his ministers largely followed his lead. For the safety of Consort Tong, he promoted Lady Guoluo, and many of his ministers' wives were similar to her. Later, when Kangxi favored other types of women, these ministers also favored similar concubines.

Longkodo's fourth daughter was disliked by everyone, and even the wives of the principal wives looked down on her. However, the concubines in each household secretly hoped that they could be similar to her.

"Li Dequan arranged for someone to go to the capital and personally deliver Yuelian to the Tong residence. He told Madam Tong that this girl was personally bestowed upon Longkodo by me." Qingyan's choice of people was also disciplined, so Madam Tong would at least not have a headache.

“!” Li Dequan quickly agreed.

On the other side, Qingyan felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders, as if she had accomplished a mission.

A smile returned to her fair face, and Yin was relieved to see it.

"Fourth, I hope we don't fail!" Qingyan felt a headache coming on. Madam Tong had made things difficult for Consort Tong for Longkodo's sake.

"Not failing..." Yin was uncertain. Longkodo had once angered Madam Tong to death because of his fourth son, and Tong Guowei couldn't control his own son either. "It shouldn't fail."

Yin spoke with great confidence, as if he were comforting Qingyan, but even more so, he wanted to comfort Qingyan himself.

The carriage moved slowly, and Yin leaned back comfortably in the armchair, holding the delicate body in his arms, feeling quite pleased.

"Fourth Brother, let's not talk about this anymore. Are we going to camp out in the suburbs tonight?" Qingyan didn't want to waste money. With Yin's temper, once he made up his mind to buy a house, he definitely wouldn't let go.

Yin nodded; it was safer outside than in the county town or the village.

“From now on, we’ll often be outdoors.” Qingyan blinked her eyes, looking at him pitifully.

Pfft!

Yin laughed; Little Darling was heartbroken over the wasted money.

"Okay, let's stay in the wild, whatever you like!" Yin smiled and let Xiao Guai decide.

When the two of them go out to play, Xiao Guai's opinion is the most important.

Listening to the two masters' discussion, Su Peisheng couldn't help but feel annoyed. The servants didn't even have tents and could only sleep on the ground in the open.

"Master, it's the rainy season in the south recently," Su Peisheng whispered. He warned them not to let a downpour start while they were sleeping outside, or they would be soaked to the bone.

Qingyan suddenly remembered that the rainy season in Jiangnan had arrived, and there was a possibility of torrential rain at any time. The places they were passing through were even in areas prone to flooding. If the floodwaters rose, they might be in a dilemma.

"Sisi, let's hurry up and get going, otherwise we'll be trapped in the siege." Qingyan looked at the embankment outside the window with worry, feeling increasingly uncertain. They needed to make a round trip in a very short time.

Yin nodded. They had timed it perfectly; they would arrive in Hangzhou just before the flood peak.

“Little darling, the rainy season here is very regular. In the past few years, it has been estimated to last no more than five days. We not only crossed the border five days earlier, but also…” Yin quickly said to Little darling.

Qingyan leaned against Yin's side. The sky was clear and blue, and there was no sign of the approaching rainy season.

"Let's travel a few days earlier, split into two shifts, and rest after we pass this section of the dike." Qingyan looked at the rising floodwaters, feeling uncertain, as their reserves were not much.

"What?!" Yin followed Qingyan's gaze and looked at the embankment outside the window. The water had not overflowed the danger warning line, but it had risen significantly compared to when they passed by before.

"Fourth Brother, this section we're passing through must be the most dangerous area, right?" Qingyan asked.

Generally, the dikes in the areas where officials' families reside are built with extra care to ensure that flood peaks do not reach them. The situation in this township is different. While the dike appears uniform on the outside, is it a shoddy construction project inside?

“You said…” Yin’s eyes flashed, and he looked outside with a cold expression. The dam’s shape was similar, and they had to break it open to see the materials used inside in order to predict whether it could withstand the flood peak.

"Hmm, I think this area is basically where ordinary people live. I wonder if those people will use the method of robbing Peter to pay Paul to build this dike with limited funds." Qingyan suddenly thought of a scene from a TV series. The salt merchants built very strong dikes in front of their houses, while the dikes in front of ordinary people's houses were mostly made of dilapidated materials.

Yin pondered for a moment, thinking that Xiao Guai's idea wasn't wrong.

Unless something goes wrong with the dam, the Emperor would definitely not allow it to be breached. If the breached area turned out to be quite useful, he might have to bear the blame for slandering court officials.

"Little darling, this clearly doesn't show whether the dikes here were built with inferior materials or not; it all requires the Emperor's approval!" Yin wanted to stay here and wait for the final moment, to see if the people could live in peace and prosperity when they encountered an even stronger flood peak.

Now, his schedule is under Kangxi's control. If he is even a day late, he has to submit a memorial to Kangxi to explain.

"What?!" Qingyan was stunned. When Yin came out, Kangxi did not say that he appeared as an imperial censor, but secretly reported everything.

“The outside of this dike is very well constructed. Can you be sure that the inside was built with inferior materials? Those people will definitely bring the inspectors to tear down the best part of the dike. In the end, we will bear some of the blame!” Yin explained in a low voice.

Yinxiang had encountered such people before, and some salt merchants even bribed laborers with large sums of money to make amends before Yinxiang arrived.

Upon hearing Yin's explanation, Qingyan couldn't help but feel puzzled. It turned out that these people were very resourceful and had even devised all the countermeasures.

"Now, do you understand?" Yin looked at Xiao Guai's adorable little face and pinched her cheek.

Even if Fei Yanggu finds out, he will remain silent, waiting for things to escalate before truly releasing the information. (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.)