At this moment, Qingyan was frightened. Yin looked down at her pale face and felt very sorry for her.
"Little darling, close your eyes, don't look, and don't listen." Yin felt helpless; the little guy shouldn't have to suffer this injustice.
Qingyan's little hands gripped Yin's battle robe collar tightly, her little lips pursed. For an emperor to encounter such a thing on his journey, the generals of the Nine Gates were bound to be punished again.
He patted Qingyan's back, slowly relaxing his tense little body. This time... he couldn't let Qingyan be frightened again.
"Fourth Brother, will Father be punished?" Fei Yanggu is, after all, the Commander of the Nine Gates. If something like this happens, he will definitely be dragged into the palace.
Yin shook his head. Fei Yanggu had returned with them, so even if they were to be punished, it would be those who stayed behind.
At this moment, the leader of the Imperial Guard was scared half to death. This incident might have forced him to take off his battle robe. The common people had not suffered any harm, and the soldiers who were able to go to war were all skilled horsemen, so there would definitely be no problem.
The chaotic screams and neighing of warhorses outside reached their ears, and the carriage began to bolt. Yin closed his eyes, silently praying for the people. Perhaps the culprit was the Crown Prince...
"Fourth Prince, are you two alright?" The carriage finally stopped; after its frantic gallop, it slowly came to a stop.
"Tulichen, it's alright. How is Father?" Yin recognized the voice of Tulichen, the leader of the Imperial Guard. In his previous life, this man had held this position for 20 years until Emperor Yongzheng passed away, when he volunteered to keep vigil for Emperor Yongzheng.
Yin trusted Tulichen, and his presence proved that the situation was under control.
"His Majesty's imperial carriage was disturbed, and Consort Tong was quite frightened!" Tu Lichen was straightforward and would never hide anything when something like this happened.
In addition, His Majesty ordered him to report the truth directly to Yinzhi. The princes are growing up, and such incidents will become more and more frequent. Tulichen understands that Kangxi values this prince and personally takes him under his wing to teach him.
"Should I go to the palace with her?" Yin was very worried about Consort Tong's health. If Consort Tong's health deteriorated, it would be better if Qingyan came.
He felt more at ease with the medicinal herbs in Qingyan's space. He nuzzled Qingyan's little face, worried that she must have been frightened again.
As the carriage sped away, Yin could clearly feel Qingyan's body trembling, and Yin felt extremely distressed.
"Fourth Prince, His Majesty also requests your return to the palace!" After saying this, Tu Lichen left immediately.
He held Qingyan tightly, whispering in her ear, determined not to let her suffer any injustice.
Upon his return to the palace, the imperial concubines were already waiting in Cining Palace. When the Empress Dowager heard that Kangxi had been assassinated on his return, her face immediately darkened. She did not know who had caused this incident.
Today, in preparation for welcoming Emperor Kangxi's return to court, she specially changed into the court attire of the Empress Dowager. The concubines arrived at Cining Palace early, each carefully dressing themselves up.
After Kangxi returned to the palace, he certainly couldn't go to Chengqian Palace anymore, so they all tried to drag him to their own palaces.
At this moment, the imperial carriage had slowly entered Jinshuijiao, and Yin's carriage should have stopped at the Meridian Gate. Kangxi decreed that Yin's carriage should follow the imperial carriage into the palace. It was already a good thing that the two little ones in the back could remain calm after the scene just now.
"Sisi, where are we going later?" Qingyan had visited the Forbidden City in modern times, but back then it was basically a tourist attraction. Now, she was beginning to understand the meaning of the word "imperial power."
During her year as an exchange student in England, she encountered the grand celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. She watched with disdain as England was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.
"Go to Cining Palace first, little darling. When you see the Empress Dowager, you must bow respectfully and speak as little as possible!" Yin was worried that the Empress Dowager would make things difficult for Qingyan.
Among the princes pursuing Qingyan was the prince of Khorchin, a direct relative of the Empress Dowager. Qingyan showed him no respect. The Empress Dowager stubbornly believed that Qingyan was disrespecting her, and if she insisted on arguing with Emperor Kangxi, he would probably side with Qingyan.
"I understand!" Qingyan had a bad impression of the Empress Dowager. As a woman, the Empress Dowager was definitely a failure, but she was a competent politician.
In her memory, the image of the Empress Dowager was extremely vague; she had probably met her only once or twice.
"Also, the Empress Dowager will definitely ask you questions in Mongolian. Even if you understand, you must pretend you don't." Yin whispered to her. It was common knowledge among the noble ladies that Qingyan's Manchu and Mongolian skills were not as good as Han Chinese, and many people used this as an excuse to mock the Gioro clan.
Qingyan dared not disobey and could only obediently nod.
When the carriage stopped, Yin first straightened Qingyan's clothes, and then took out two ruyi hairpins made of silk thread from the dressing table on the right and replaced the ruby and gold hairpin in her hair.
Inside the palace, they had to be careful at all times to prevent the Empress Dowager from causing trouble.
Seeing Yin's actions, she quickly removed the bracelets made by the Empress Dowager herself. These were gifts from Emperor Kangxi. When dealing with someone as stubborn as the Empress Dowager, one must be extremely careful.
"Be good!" Yin patted her little head before ordering Su Peisheng to lift the carriage curtain.
He personally carried Qingyan down from the carriage. Qingyan looked up and saw that the main hall was filled with imperial concubines of the rank of concubine or above, all eagerly awaiting that bright yellow figure.
"I'll walk by myself!" Qingyan sensed the malicious gaze from inside the hall.
After putting her down, Yin took the lead and walked into the hall.
Emperor Kangxi led Consort Tong up the steps, without even a hint of a smile on his face.
"Grandson/Granddaughter-in-law, Imperial Grandmother, pays her respects." Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong first paid their respects to the Grand Empress Dowager, and then to the Empress Dowager.
After exchanging greetings, Emperor Kangxi and his concubines took their seats in order.
Qingyan's heart was pounding wildly. After taking a deep breath, she walked three steps behind Yin and entered the Cining Palace. She felt suffocated.
"Yin greets Granny Angguma and Granny Huangma." Yin noticed Qingyan's actions out of the corner of his eye and bowed to her as well.
"This humble woman greets the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and all the ladies-in-waiting." Qingyan, being the youngest, greeted everyone with eloquence.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly. Yin walked in first, and she was preparing to make trouble for Qingyan. Who would have thought that Yin would actually take Qingyan's actions into consideration.
Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong exchanged a glance, feeling quite satisfied. Yin was a clever child, managing to protect Qingyan so well.
"Begin your kowtow," the Empress Dowager said coldly. "Emperor, why didn't the Crown Prince come with you?"
Yin pulled Qingyan to sit next to Consort Tong, completely disregarding the Empress Dowager.
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