Just after the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), Yin woke Qingyan up. The little girl got up groggily and, following Yin's command and action, Sulan and Suzhu helped Qingyan out of the boat. At the dock, only three carriages were parked. Kangxi's imperial carriage had been replaced by a carriage that was only slightly larger than Yin's.

"Greetings to Father Emperor and Mother Emperor." Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong, dressed in casual clothes, stood on the dock, instantly waking Qingyan from her daze.

"Alright, the children have been put in the carriage. We need to leave as soon as possible!" Consort Tong nodded and left with Emperor Kangxi.

At the dock, the entire area was filled with imperial guards due to the arrival of the emperor. Kangxi and his entourage quietly left. Tulichen arranged for the imperial guards to be present, and those who were to accompany Kangxi on his tour were mostly hidden away early on.

After the carriage left, the number of guards would not change. The servants left outside the ship for Yin and others were mostly from the Dragon Guard, in order to prevent news of Kangxi's departure from getting out.

Qingyan leaned against the carriage window. The horses leading the carriages had cloth wrapped around their hooves, making no sound as they stepped on the bluestone bricks.

"Fourth Prince, are we leaving now?" Each ship was heavily guarded on both sides; these guards were all members of the Imperial Guard who had infiltrated the princes' inner circle.

"Keep your voice down. We need to leave as soon as possible. By morning, Father will issue an imperial edict instructing all the princes to begin a vegetarian diet and copy scriptures." Yinzao packed up the scriptures reserved for him in the mansion, which bore their handwriting.

After all, they needed to hand over the scriptures to the Crown Prince, and to avoid any necessary trouble, Yin prepared a copy of the scriptures in advance.

"Then... what should we do? Copy the scriptures in the carriage?" Qingyan frowned, knowing that copying scriptures in the carriage was definitely not an easy task.

He shook his head and said, "We're going to pass by Lingyin Temple. If we don't have some scriptures that we've sincerely copied, people will criticize us. So I took out the number of wells I had reserved at home."

She was glad she had listened to Yin's advice and prepared a lot of scriptures in advance. Each one was neatly arranged on the bookshelf, and on the fifth day of each month, a scripture was to be offered to the Buddhist hall in the palace.

"Fourth Prince, with such a big commotion, how could the Crown Prince not know?" Qingyan didn't think the Crown Prince was stupid. His Majesty's sudden order to adopt a vegetarian diet and copy scriptures clearly indicated that he didn't intend to allow the princes and their wives to visit each other. Moreover, the consumption of several ships should be balanced.

"Even if he knows the truth, he can only pretend to be confused." Once Suo'etu receives the news, he will definitely verify it with the Crown Prince.

Yin still harbored illusions about himself; the bond between father and son, or between brothers, was probably deeper than that between Yin and Suo'etu.

Reality often disappoints, and he only harbored a sliver of hope for family affection.

She didn't expose Yin's self-deception. If the Crown Prince had any conscience, he wouldn't have put Kangxi in a difficult position.

Because of Yin's influence, Hongxi was gradually replaced by Yiken'e. Instead of looking for the reasons within himself, Hongxi believed that Yiken'e's existence posed an infinite threat to his position.

"Little darling, in a few days, you should go and keep your mother company more often." Yin was worried about Kangxi and planned to send the twins to keep him company, hoping to ease Kangxi's sadness with familial affection.

The two children spent more time with Kangxi and were even more attached to him than Songkri Yierha.

"Hmm, but will Father Emperor allow it?" Qingyan asked worriedly.

When the carriage was traveling, Emperor Kangxi would either have Li Dequan take the twins to him in the early morning, or he would let the two little ones stay in his own carriage. He would never let the twins go to him in the middle of the journey.

"It should be done by tomorrow. It's good to let the children rest more," Yin nodded.

As dawn broke, the group arrived in the small county town. Emperor Kangxi relayed a message from the front: it was just a wealthy merchant taking his two sons on a trip to Yangzhou.

Emperors traveled on imperial tours, which had little to do with them.

"Breakfast is about to start, so change your headdress and other items that show your status." Qingyan was wearing a light blue Hanfu, and her hair was styled into two buns with a gold hairpin of the rank of a Fujin (a high-ranking official).

Su Lan came in and helped Qing Yan go in to change her clothes. When she came out again, she had changed into a blue short-sleeved Hanfu dress and her hair was styled in a Ruyi bun. From a distance, she looked like a woman from the water towns of Jiangnan.

The twins were awake. After feeding them, Yin held one on each side of them and spoke to them softly. Even though the two children spoke very unclearly, Yin liked to talk to them in a way that was like a broken record.

Today, Yin was wearing a light blue scholar's robe, with a matching belt around his waist. In the center of the belt was a piece of fine, warm jade.

"Call Father and Mother in a moment." Yin instructed Qingyan a few words, then got up and carried the two children off the carriage.

The carriages stopped in front of the most luxurious restaurant in the area. Three carriages came to a halt, and many pedestrians on the street stopped to watch.

Before the emperor's arrival, there were not many wealthy merchants passing by. Qingyan and the other women were all dressed in Hanfu and wearing caps. They walked in a way that did not seem to have been specially trained, with each step being exactly the same without any difference.

At the entrance of the restaurant, guards surrounded the group. After Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong went inside, the owner hurriedly came out to greet them. The family's air of nobility clearly indicated that they were not ordinary people.

"Do you have any private rooms?" Tu Lichen stood in front, blocking the shopkeeper's way.

"Yes, yes, yes!" The shopkeeper noticed that the women were dignified and elegant, and had concealed their appearances. He understood that this was a large family and they did not want the women's faces to be exposed.

He personally led the group up to the third floor. The people dining below secretly turned their heads to look at Qingyan and the others, whose figures were accentuated by the belts of their Hanfu.

She was very different from the women on the street; her fair hands made it impossible to guess her age.

Upon entering the private room, Tu Lichen led the owner out.

After Kangxi took his seat, everyone bowed.

"Father, Mother, let's have some breakfast first, lunch might be quite late." Yin spoke fluently, as if she were their eldest son.

"Go and make the arrangements, Your Majesty." Kangxi nodded. "You all take off your caps as well; there's no need to wear them in the room."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyan took off his cap and noticed that Consort Tong and Lady Yingenjueluo were both wearing Hanfu and did not have the two-bun hairstyle.

Consort Tong wore a magenta silk Hanfu, her hair styled in a consort bun, adorned with a gold hairpin with eight auspicious symbols, and held a lotus-shaped fan, which she fanned herself with from time to time.

Beside Yin, Lady Yingenjueluo was dressed in a lake-blue casual robe, with her hair styled in a flying cloud bun, adorned with a phoenix hairpin that looked like a small gold hairpin from a wealthy family, not of royal standard.

Yin and Yin were dressed in the casual clothes of scholars, with ordinary belts around their waists. They looked like scholars. Kangxi, on the other hand, was very composed, wearing dark blue clothes and looking quite experienced.