Inside the imperial tent, Emperor Kangxi frowned deeply; E'shuo had disappeared.

The news was delivered to him as quickly as possible. Feiyangu and Fuquan were fighting on the front lines and should be unaware of the child's situation.

"Lanya, he's given me a tough problem." Kangxi rubbed his temples. He had seen how much Qingyan cared for his brothers. The little guy knew he would cry his eyes out. In the end, wouldn't it be his own son who would suffer?

Consort Tong patted Emperor Kangxi's hand. The couple were both worried. Despite Qingyan's easygoing appearance, she was actually the most difficult to communicate with.

"In a moment, quietly summon Yin. Hiding it is definitely not an option." Kangxi shook his head helplessly. He had heard about the feud between Qingyan and Dong'e. Dong'e was fiercely protective of her daughter. If Qingya could be suppressed, he would be happy to do so.

After a cup of tea, Qingyan, who was fast asleep in Yin's dark residence, quietly went to the imperial tent. At this time, among the guards waiting outside the imperial tent was Dong E's half-brother. Before the expedition, he had heard his sister's complaints. During the march, he paid close attention to Qingyan and even hoped that the Mongol princes could help persuade Kangxi to let Qingyan go for a marriage alliance.

Along the way, he noticed that the princes were paying attention to the peace, which made him even more afraid. Qingyan must have some extraordinary ability to make these people give up.

Inside the tent, Kangxi watched as Yin walked in, put down the cup in his hand, and sighed.

"Father, who is in trouble?" After bowing, Yin noticed Kangxi's troubled expression and quickly asked.

Consort Tong pulled Yin along and straightened her collar, worried that young Qingyan might get into trouble.

"Eshuo has disappeared." Kangxi's words were heard by the guards outside, many of whom had trained with Eshuo and held deep affection for him. "It's up to you whether to tell Qingyan," Kangxi said, leaving the decision to Yinzhen.

This was a test for Yin, and if they passed it, their relationship would grow even stronger. The father and son whispered about Qingyan's reaction when she found out, unaware that some celebrities outside were already making moves.

Dong E Kunning found an excuse to meet with the maidservant that the Dong E family had placed near the small tent. He secretly told her the news and asked her to find a scapegoat and whisper the news to Qing Yan at the right time.

He watched the maid's figure disappear, and he was overjoyed. Now, his sister's biggest worry was finally gone.

In the afternoon, Qingyan stretched his back, and Sulan came in with her maids. While she was washing up, there was a noise outside.

"Many generals have come to His Majesty's tent; something must have happened!" a palace maid who was sweeping whispered.

"Ah! I heard that this princess's brother has gone missing." The voice was lowered, and Qingyan, who possessed an extraordinary spatial ability, froze upon hearing it.

"Sulan, bring those two people outside to me." Sulan was still unaware of what the two had said, but Qingyan looked furious. She quickened her pace and hurried out to bring them in.

Qingyan slammed the beaded hairpin in her hand heavily onto the dressing table. Both of her older brothers had gone to the front. Which brother had gone missing?

wrong!

She felt that there must be someone behind these two women, and she didn't want to believe a single word they said. However, her heart couldn't calm down for a long time. When she woke up, Yin was not in the tent. Could it be that something really had happened?

Qingyan's expression changed. Su Peisheng, who was guarding the tent entrance, didn't dare to delay and quickly ran to the front of the imperial tent, whispering to Li Dequan what had happened.

Li Dequan glanced at the guards around him. Damn it, they had actually leaked the news from the imperial tent.

"Your Majesty, Princess Qingyan has overheard some gossip." Li Dequan respectfully entered the inner tent and whispered in Kangxi's ear.

"The matter of E'shuo?" Kangxi's face darkened, and no one dared to say a word. Clearly, someone was sabotaging them behind the scenes.

Li Dequan nodded, and Yin immediately stood up, hastily gave his farewells, and ran out.

He was truly terrified. Would Qingyan be angry? Would she be furious? Before Fei Yanggu and his two sons went on their expedition, he had promised that he would never let Qingyan suffer any injustice. Today, such a huge trouble had arisen. He would find out who was behind this, and they would show him no mercy.

As soon as he arrived at their tent, he heard sobbing coming from inside. He listened carefully and realized it was Qingyan's voice.

"Little Darling!" Yin lifted the curtain and walked over. She was sitting on a grand chair, with two third-class palace maids kneeling below her. Her face was covered in tears, and her small shoulders were trembling.

Yin cursed himself inwardly, wondering why he hadn't investigated the affairs of the maids beforehand, thus catching them completely off guard.

"Little darling, Father has already sent people to find E'shuo and his men," Yin said softly.

Eshuo did not disappear alone; there were people around him who wanted to help him.

These two points ignited hope in Qingyan's eyes; perhaps, E'shuo would return.

As long as she survived, she thought of the life-saving gourd she had given to her father and brothers before she went to war. She hoped that the guy still remembered the jade gourd.

"What did these two say?" Yin held Qingyan in his arms, then turned to look at the two people kneeling on the ground. If they could find out about the imperial tent, they must have someone behind them. Whoever it was, it certainly wouldn't be someone who would be detrimental to Consort Tong.

Yin immediately jumped to conspiracy theories: these people can't stand seeing others do well and always have to meddle. If they have the ability to interfere, fine, but if they don't, hmph~

Yin held Qingyan's small hand tightly. This time, he couldn't let them get away with it again.

"Su Peisheng, personally hand these two over to Anda and explain the situation here." After dismissing everyone, Yin picked up Qingyan and walked to the study. "Little darling, didn't you sense that E'shuo was injured?" Qingyan would have sensed Fei Yanggu and the others being injured, but when she suddenly heard that news, she felt a chill and forgot about it.

Immediately, her face flushed red with embarrassment. Her combined age across both lifetimes was clearly older than Yin's—and yet she was being given a lecture. Where was her queenly demeanor?

She buried her face in his shoulder, utterly embarrassed. When faced with this situation, even her rationality vanished. Her unscrupulous brothers, if they were here, would surely give her a good laugh.

"Little darling, since you haven't felt anything, don't scare yourself. Anything outsiders say in front of you is meant to throw you into a panic," Yin whispered to Qingyan.

The people outside are treacherous, and many want to see Qingyan make a fool of himself. He can't be by Qingyan's side all the time, and today's events are a good lesson.