Ten days later, Yin carried the various lists he had compiled and went directly to the imperial palace.

Qingyan accompanied the twins as they leisurely fished in the garden. The two little ones clapped their hands, focused on the fishing rods in front of them.

Beside the two little ones, each had a servant specifically assigned to watch the fishing rods for the children.

"Mother... let's have a competition," Yiken said to Qingyan.

The twins can now express themselves fluently. They love to imitate adults, but they often mispronounce words and make a lot of funny mistakes.

"Alright, Yiken'e, let's see who catches the most fish?" Qingyan remembered fishing with Yin, and how Yin couldn't catch any fish at all. She looked at Yiken'e with a lively gaze. Would her son inherit this habit of his?

Feeling uncomfortable under Qingyan's gaze, Yiken'e shifted her small body slightly.

“Mother, Ah Hun isn’t candy, it’ll melt if you look at it.” Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen’s clear voice rang out, and Qingyan felt a huge bead of sweat on her head.

She reached out her right hand and tapped her daughter's forehead.

"Little girl, you're not allowed to say that outside, understand?" Hutu Lifeng Shengzha Lafen was slowly learning the rules; some speaking habits need to be cultivated from a young age.

"Yes!" Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen sincerely admitted his mistake.

Qingyan nodded in satisfaction. Her daughter had a good attitude in admitting her mistakes, but sometimes she was determined not to change. President Yin said that she learned these little habits from her.

Outside the pavilion, the sun was getting increasingly intense. Qingyan and Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen were both wearing sun hats that she had designed herself, with wide brims to block the slanting sunlight from outside.

Qingyan noticed her fishing rod sink slightly, so she quickly got up, picked it up, and with a smooth motion, pulled a grouper out of the water.

This was a gift Yin gave to Qingyan this year. When she saw the grouper, she happily jumped behind him and kissed him on both cheeks.

"Mother, why didn't Father come with us?" Yiken'e stared at Qingyan with jealous eyes, then looked behind her and found that Yin was not there. She quickly turned her little body around and searched for Yin's whereabouts.

Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen glanced back, then turned his attention back to the fishing rod, and continued to work hard with a serious expression.

Two hours later, apart from Yiken, the remaining mother and daughter had also made considerable gains.

With each disappointment, Yiken'e's face darkened. At this moment, Yin returned from outside, changed into his court robes, and came to accompany his wife and children.

“Father…” Yiken’e had Suzhu carry him down, and after landing, he took a few quick steps and ran straight towards Yin.

Snap!

He hugged Yin's left leg, looked up at his face with a wronged expression, and said, "Father, Mother is bullying me. I didn't catch anything all morning, but my sister caught everything."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyan burst into laughter.

Yin rolled his eyes twice at Qingyan. Does he feel proud to bully his own son?

"Fourth Brother, you can collect them now. We have enough fish." In front of the children, Qingyan was very protective of Yin's dignity and would not expose Yinzhen's shortcomings.

Yin smiled and picked up the two children from the ground. Yiken had his back to Qingyan, his face full of grievance.

Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen was talking to Ama about his happiness, completely ignoring Yiken'e's depressed mood.

The contrast between the two children, one active and one quiet, brought Yin great satisfaction.

Back in the main courtyard, Yin handed the two children over to the nannies and specifically instructed them to wash up before going to the courtyard for a barbecue.

Today, the Yuelai Inn received a large amount of seafood, and Yin used this as an excuse to go to the Imperial Palace. Kangxi had ordered him to investigate secretly. When reporting back, he needed an even more perfect excuse.

"Fourth Prince, have you sent the lists over?" Qingyan asked as he entered the inner chamber and dismissed all the servants.

Yin nodded, stretched out his arms, and let Qingyan help him take off his outer garment.

The list made Kangxi's face very unpleasant. It recorded the names of many officials, and by adding up the quantity and value of the jewelry ordered by each female relative, Kangxi could see directly how much these officials had actually spent.

Emperor Kangxi knew that officials did not live off their salaries, so such extravagant spending left him somewhat speechless.

The first item on the list is Cao Yin's residence.

“These past few days, keep a close eye on Yiken’e and don’t cause any trouble for Father Emperor. Cao Yin has bitten off more than he can chew, and besides, the Cao family’s in-laws have spent quite a bit,” Yin said in a low voice.

Qingyan only helped Yin see a little bit, but he found the situation extremely complicated. He immediately asked Qingyan to leave and requested a secret decree from Kangxi, asking Kangxi's loyal people in the Ministry of Revenue to review it together.

"The salt merchants' spending must have been quite high." Qingyan remembered that the salt merchants often ordered jewelry and headwear to supply the emperor, so none of the officials in the south were clean.

Yin nodded. He decided that they couldn't make any major moves in the south yet; they could only make an example of someone.

She breathed a sigh of relief. The account books from Yuelai Inn had also arrived. As long as the consumption of imperial merchants, government officials, and others was involved, even the dishes were recorded, and the amount of each consumption was also recorded.

"Little darling, don't touch the Yue Lai Inn's ledgers anymore. I'll send someone to take over." Yin heard that the manager of the Yue Lai Inn had sent over the ledgers, and he wouldn't let Qingyan touch them again.

Today, when he went to the imperial palace, his father asked, intentionally or unintentionally, whether Qingyan had seen these account books.

Upon hearing the news, Yin was immediately startled and quickly returned. Qingyan only read a few pages before not touching it again.

"I know, who asked?" Qingyan noticed his predicament and felt a little amused.

Kangxi was unable to place any of his own people in the operation, and in the end, he was forced to use Qingyan's connections, but instead asked her not to interfere.

Only watching a play can achieve this level of dedication.

Shameless!

Qingyan despised Kangxi in her heart, but she had no choice but to let him use the information, since Yin was working under him.

“Definitely. Tonight in the study, while you copy Buddhist scriptures, I will explain it to you in detail. You have dealings with women from the south, so you must be aware of these things,” Yin whispered in her ear.

He gently helped her change into a rose-red casual dress. The two were very close, and she could hear him speak softly.

"Those people are restless; even the lowly clerks come from very wealthy families," Qingyan complained, pouting slightly.

The innkeeper of Yuelai Inn had complained to her that those minor officials were arrogant and often used their status as government officials to lower the prices of meals.

"I understand, these pawns will definitely be thrown out." Yin fastened her buttons and then pinched her little cheek.

Qingyan wanted to vent his anger, so he said he could help. Anyone who dared to cause trouble at Yuelai Inn was also disgracing him.

Cao Yin never took him seriously. On the surface, Cao Yin was very respectful to the princes, but in reality, Cao Yin hoped to side with the crown prince.