By the afternoon, Kangxi discovered that Yinzhi and Qingyan were no longer together, and he began to worry about them.

Just as Consort Tong sent Shu to inquire about their situation, the guards that Yin had dispatched returned burst into the camp. His anxious expression startled Li Dequan.

These imperial guards were basically trained by Emperor Kangxi specifically for his children to protect the safety of the princes.

"Your Majesty, this servant is guilty!" After the guard paid his respects to Kangxi, he said, "The Fourth Prince and the Princess have been imprisoned in the county government office by the prefect on some pretext."

Emperor Kangxi was stunned. This prefect had an excellent reputation among the people and had no faults.

"Xiao Si and Qing Yan have both been invited?" Kangxi stood up. The message from the shadow guards indicated that the government office did not have much silver left, and the Ministry of Revenue's salary had not yet been issued. Since it was around the New Year, the prefect would use this method to obtain some benefits.

When the prefect was on duty, he rarely accepted bribes. Wealthy families rarely had the opportunity to offer gifts to officials.

"The county jail?" Kangxi asked.

The two children had never experienced hardship, and the prison cell provided them with special care. The environment there was incomparable to that of a tent, which would likely frighten Qingyan even more.

"Xuan Ye, go and save the children." Consort Tong's eyes were filled with worry; she was afraid that the Prefect was a man of Suo'etu and would harm the children.

Emperor Kangxi agreed, but he couldn't do it himself; it would be best to find a wealthy merchant to do it.

"Send Anwu to bring them back." Anwu was someone Kangxi publicly acknowledged. He came from a wealthy family and was a self-made imperial merchant. He had no connection with Kangxi personally.

The prefect probably wanted to take this opportunity to find out the person he was looking for.

Fei Yanggu and his two sons had already returned to the capital at full speed, and he handed the imperial edict, written in his own hand, to Yue Le.

Since the late Emperor passed away, Prince An has become increasingly low-key. Back then, Emperor Shunzhi hoped that Yue Le could inherit the throne. Emperor Kangxi's brothers were very young, and they must have been deeply influenced by the Empress Dowager.

There was only one prince left in the capital who could be mobilized. The princes of the Aisin Gioro family all thought that Kangxi had a very good relationship with the Hesheli family, and that Songgotu was very respectable in front of the imperial family.

"Lanya, don't worry, Xiao Si and the others will be able to see them before dinner." Kangxi dismissed the servants in the imperial tent and quietly reassured Consort Tong.

At this moment, Yin held the sleeping Wan'er and sat against the corner of the prison cell. The corners of the cells were covered with thick straw, so there was no need to worry about catching a cold.

He looked up at the window; the sunlight wasn't yet at its zenith, and it was almost lunchtime.

The sound of the door opening came from outside. The yamen runners brought in a large pot of food. Their cell had been specially delivered from a small restaurant in the county town. The money was paid by the government officials themselves to buy some good food for the two children.

Their demeanor didn't seem to be that of someone raised in an ordinary family; Qingyan was more like a pampered little princess.

"Little darling, it's time for our meal." Yin woke Qingyan up. She pouted and looked at the dishes in front of her.

Although this four-dish-and-one-soup meal doesn't contain much oil, it's a common dish in wealthy families in small towns.

She was about to take out some food from her spatial storage when Yin grabbed her.

It wasn't just the two of them here; she had no reservations whatsoever. Kangxi's men would definitely inform her of everything.

"Now is not the time." Yin fed Qingyan bite by bite, and the guards were secretly alarmed. This princess was already so pampered by the Fourth Prince. Compared with the other princes' primary wives, she was the most favored.

Qingyan slightly pursed her lips. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed several people in the cells on her right with shifty eyes, glancing at them frequently. She tugged at Yin's sleeve and spoke to him about the suspicious individuals on the right.

Yin kept a straight face, without a single extra expression, while Qingyan watched with a smile, as if the two of them were playing a little game.

“Those people were the ones who were following us.” Yin had noticed something was wrong with them, which was why he dared not reveal his identity and had been enduring the humiliation of being imprisoned.

The guards should have already arrived at the imperial tent and explained the situation to Kangxi. The prefect only wanted money, and since Kangxi wouldn't personally intervene, the two of them would be safe.

The gloomy prison cell made Qingyan's mood increasingly depressed and irritable.

She doesn't need to sleep to pass the time; she's probably already drifting in space.

"Fourth Brother, this is a rare experience." Qingyan puffed out her cheeks and glared angrily at the calm Fourth Brother.

Even in this situation, he remains so calm, without any change in emotion.

"Little darling, haste makes waste." Si Si discovered that Qing Yan had a short temper and would explode at the slightest thing.

He must have been completely unaware in his past life, which led to such a tragedy.

"Fourth Brother, we've done a service to the people!" Qingyan's eyes lit up; she had been here for quite some time.

Yin shook his head; their abilities were too limited. The guards in the prison dared not make a move; if any one of them were harmed, neither Kangxi nor Fei Yanggu would let it go.

Outside the government office, An Wu was sweating profusely. He had been in the public eye for many years but had never served as a prince's guardian.

Among them is Fei Yanggu's legitimate daughter, whom Fei Yanggu personally trained, and she treats Qingyan with utmost respect.

"Little darling, listen?" Upon hearing the hidden guards' whistling, Yin felt completely relaxed.

In his previous life, Yin received Kangxi's secret agents, and the voices of the sentries and other agents remained unchanged, which can be seen as his way of showing respect to Kangxi.

Unfortunately, Hongli made the change without authorization and then pinned the blame on you.

"What is that?" Qingyan had completely lost interest in the prisons of the Qing Dynasty. The ones shown on TV were not as ruthless and cruel as the real ones.

"Our rescuers have arrived." Anwu's servants had prepared a carriage outside, waiting for Yin and Qingyan to come out so they could be taken directly back to the camp.

Qingyan put down her chopsticks, not intending to touch the food anymore. Her pampered stomach had already started protesting since she arrived.

"Let's go out and eat your favorite mutton stew," Yin reassured her. It was already quite a concession that he agreed to have meat dishes.

Qingyan clasped her hands together, making a small fist shape, and gazed at him pitifully.

Does it really work?

Yin was not a big fan of meat, and meat rarely appeared on his table. However, in order to accommodate the tastes of Qingyan at the Ulanara Mansion, Yin made many changes and was able to eat some of those delicious meats.

This behavior made Consort Tong very jealous; her beloved son was listening to another girl. As his mother, she felt increasingly bitter.

"Fourth Sister, really??" Qingyan had wanted to try it for a long time, but Fei Yanggu and his two sons all said that those shops were too dirty and worried that she would ruin her appetite.

Now that Yin has acted as guarantor, Fei Yanggu should not object.