Inside the Cining Palace, a voice said, "Your Majesty, you are going on an incognito tour to observe the people's conditions. Taking us with you might delay your plans. Besides, Yongqi and Xiaojian are going with you. Who will take care of their children?"
"I prefer staying in the palace and playing with the children rather than leaving the palace with you."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager truly did not want to go out with him, Emperor Qianlong did not insist. "Since the Empress Dowager has made her decision, then I will not say anything more."
Afterwards, he instructed Granny Gui and Eunuch Pu to take good care of the Empress Dowager before leaving Cining Palace.
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Xiao Luzi respectfully asked from the side, "Your Majesty, where are you going next?"
"Go to the Empress's place." Since the Empress Dowager was unwilling to go out, the Empress would naturally have to take care of her and the children.
"His Majesty has arrived."
Upon hearing the sound, the Empress, who was staying in her palace, walked to the main hall with the help of Rong Momo. "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May Your Majesty be well."
"Has His Majesty come here regarding his incognito tour?"
Emperor Qianlong nodded. "I just went to see the Empress Dowager. She didn't want to come out, so I'll have to rely on you to take good care of her."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will do my best."
"Yongqi and the other young people will be accompanying me on my incognito travels. You should also keep a close eye on their children."
The Empress nodded. "Yes, Your Majesty."
After saying a few more words, Emperor Qianlong left in a hurry.
The Empress remained lost in thought for a long time as she watched Emperor Qianlong depart.
"Your Majesty, please stop looking."
The Empress sighed, "His Majesty is in such a hurry to leave; he must be going to Consort Ling's place again..."
"That makes sense. Consort Ling is young and beautiful, so it's no wonder the Emperor likes her."
"Forget it, I haven't thought about these things for a long time. Where is Yongqi?" The Empress suddenly changed the subject, leaving Rong Mama at a loss for what to do.
After a moment of hesitation, she said, "At this time, the Twelfth Prince should be studying in his study."
"Let's go take a look." Rong Momo helped the Empress and walked towards the study where Yongqi was.
“Yongqi”.
The Empress's voice came, and Yongqi, who was studying, quickly got up and looked at the Empress, "Your Majesty."
"Did you know about the incognito tour?"
Yongqi nodded, "I've already heard about it. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll go with you and be fine. I'll remember to bring you a gift."
The Empress smiled helplessly, "Just remember not to cause trouble for your father, the Emperor."
Yongqi muttered, "My son is so well-behaved, how could he cause trouble for Father Emperor? Besides, I've been by Fifth Brother's side since I was born, so I'm not that stupid or dumb!"
"His Majesty just arrived and said that the Empress Dowager is not planning to go either, so I have to stay in the palace to take care of her. You will have to take good care of Father Emperor."
Yongqi laughed and said, "I'm afraid my son won't even have the chance to try to curry favor with you."
“Father is tall and strong, and he has many people around him. Why would he need his son to fawn over him?”
"Fifth Brother and the others are all married now, and all they do is stick to their wives all day long. They're not the Fifth Brother I know anymore..."
Seeing Yongqi's sullen expression, the Empress couldn't help but laugh out loud, "If you're jealous, why don't you go find a wife yourself!"
Yongqi shook his head. "I don't want to. Aren't weapons fun or books interesting? Why do I have to find someone else to keep an eye on me?"
He was already being controlled by his elders, and now that he's married, he'll be controlled by his wife too. This life is just too miserable!
"Then you can go and manage your wife."
Yongqi shook his head. "If Fifth Sister-in-law finds out about me managing my wife, she'll beat me up!"
Yongqi has been influenced by Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi so much that his current view is that he should either not get married, or if he does get married, he must listen to his wife!
If he doesn't listen to his wife and still tries to control her, his fifth brother and sister-in-law will come and beat him up!
Seeing how worried Yongqi was about being beaten up by Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi, the Empress and Rong Mama couldn't help but laugh, but fearing it would hurt Yongqi's pride, they didn't say anything more. "Alright, you should study hard. I estimate that once your fifth brother and the others have arranged things, we can set off."
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A few days later, everything was ready.
Yongqi, Xiao Jian, and the Fu brothers led their men to load the luggage onto the carriage.
This time, in order to protect their waists, Xiao Yanzi and Qing'er deliberately stayed in the same carriage as Qianlong, which made Yongqi and Xiao Jian a little resentful.
On Emperor Qianlong's grand carriage, Xiao Yanzi, Xia Ziwei, Qing'er, and Saiya were all accompanying him.
Ji Xiaolan and Physician Hu were in the carriage behind, with Xiao Meng accompanying them.
After that, more carriages were filled with their luggage, and Fu Lun, Fu Heng, and Yong Qi all rode horses in front.
Although the scenery ahead was beautiful, Yongqi, Xiaojian, and the others were not in a good mood.
Inside Qianlong's carriage, however, he was in an exceptionally good mood.
Looking at the maids, Emperor Qianlong sighed, "When I went on my last tour, Xiao Yanzi wasn't by my side, nor was Ziwei. Now you're all here, and you even have the next generation. How wonderful!"
The last time he went on an incognito tour, only the Empress Dowager and Qing'er were in his carriage.
But now, Qing'er is still here, but there are three more girls: Xiao Yanzi, Xia Ziwei, and Saiya.
Qing'er smiled and said, "Master, this time, you can listen to Xiao Yanzi and the others sing to your heart's content."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanzi looked at Qing'er with some confusion, "Sister-in-law, Master wants to hear a song, why don't you sing?"
Qing'er looked completely innocent. "I did sing, but Master would have preferred to hear your singing!"
"Yes, Little Swallow, sing me a song!" Emperor Qianlong looked at Little Swallow expectantly, and Little Swallow couldn't refuse.
"What a beautiful spring, we meet again this year..." Little Swallow's song slowly rang out and came from outside the carriage. Yongqi, who was walking in front, listened to Little Swallow's song and his depressed mood was relieved a little.
(You should be familiar with the song "Beautiful Spring" if you've watched their modern dramas, so I'm borrowing it here.)
After the carriage had been traveling for an hour, Emperor Qianlong could no longer sit still. There happened to be a small town ahead, so they dismounted and walked into the town.
The three large characters "Anding Town" are engraved on the stone tablet next to it. "Let's go in and take a look."
Emperor Qianlong led the way, with Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi on his left, Fu'erkang and Xia Ziwei on his right, Xiao Jian and Qing'er behind Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi, Fu'ertai and Saiya behind Fu'erkang and Xia Ziwei, and Fu Lun, Fu Heng and others following behind.
After entering the town, they first had to pass through a small grove of trees, and it was in this grove that they began the first instance of their journey.
"Stop running! Stop right there!"
"You dare to run away? You still have the nerve to covet the woman our young master has set his sights on?"
"Beat them! Beat them to death!"
"The young master said that if his face is ruined, he won't be able to seduce the young mistress!"
As they passed by, they saw several men in their twenties beating up a handsome scholar.
"Xiao Jian." Emperor Qianlong couldn't bear to watch any longer and immediately ordered Xiao Jian to handle the situation.
Xiao Jian obeyed the order, stepped forward, knocked down the men, and rescued the handsome scholar. "Are you alright?"
The handsome scholar shook his head. "Thank you, young hero."
The men who had been knocked down all looked at Xiao Jian in confusion. "Who are you, kid? How dare you interfere in our young master's affairs?"
"Do you know who our young master is? Telling him might scare you to death!"
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