As dawn broke, Yiken got out of bed early, woke her younger sister, and began getting ready.
Yinzhen is on leave today. Last night, the family of four rested under the grapevines and discussed going to the market today.
After setting off on the expedition, they did not go out on the streets. In order to welcome the Fifth Prince and his entourage, Yinzhen refused to let the twins go to the victorious temple fair, which made the twins very indignant and they gave the Eighth Prince's wife a cold look.
A few days ago, when Yinzhen and Qingyan were away, Lady Guoluo came over to provoke them into going out. Yiken greeted them with a smile, just as the Eighth Prince's wife had said. She then turned around and directly instructed the nanny that what the Eighth Prince's wife had said should not be told to the Fourth Prince's wife.
Yiken changed his clothes and ran to the garden to start his morning exercise. Qingyan heard something coming from the courtyard, so he quickly opened his eyes, looked up at the clock, and realized it was only 5:30!
"Fourth Prince, Yiken'e is awake!" Qingyan nudged Yinzhen, urging him to get up quickly. They said they were taking Yiken'e out, and the brat would definitely wake up early, waiting for them to get up for breakfast.
"It's only a few o'clock, let him do his morning exercise. Little darling, sleep a little longer!" Yinzhen said, hugging Qingyan tightly in a daze.
Yinzhen, busy with his daily training, rarely had the chance to let Qingyan sleep in until she naturally woke up. Today was a rare opportunity, and he wouldn't let her have it.
"Fourth, absolutely not! What kind of parents sleep in when their child is awake!" Qingyan firmly refused and wanted to get up immediately.
Yinzhen held Qingyan tightly, preventing her from moving, and patted her back gently, coaxing her to sleep.
“Little darling, they’re all grown up now. Yiken’e can take care of himself. When I was the same age as him, I was already taking care of myself in Chengqian Palace. Back then, when Father was resting in Chengqian Palace, I would have breakfast by myself and go to the study to read, and no one would bother me!” Yinzhen felt that doing so was definitely the right thing to do.
Ugh!
Qingyan was stunned. Yinzhen was actually projecting his own childhood experiences onto his son. What should be done?
"Little darling, we don't need to worry about it!" Yinzhen patted Qingyan's back to help her relax. "Sweetie, go to sleep."
Ever since the Eighth Prince's wife arrived, Qingyan has been on edge, fearing that she might cause trouble and expose a royal scandal to the soldiers, which would surely anger Emperor Kangxi.
Now that Qingyan has Yinzhen's company, she can finally relax. In his warm embrace, she drifted off to sleep again.
Yinzhen listened to Qingyan's steady breathing, opened his phoenix eyes, listened to the sounds of Yiken'e training outside, and then looked down at Qingyan.
A faint bluish-purple tinge had appeared beneath her almond-shaped eyes. For several nights in a row, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Qingyan was constantly worried that the Eighth Prince's wife harbored ill intentions towards the twins.
Inside the palace, the twins were almost plotted against by the princes of the Guo Luo Luo clan. If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Kangxi had sent Li Dequan to stay with Yiken'e that day, the two children might not be alive today.
As eight o'clock approached, Yinzhen, dressed in plain clothes, sat on the edge of the bed and softly called out to Qingyan.
"Little darling, we need to have breakfast first. We're going shopping later." Yinzhen pinched her little nose.
She groggily opened her almond-shaped eyes, and through the haze, she saw Yinzhen looking energetic. She pouted slightly, stretched out her hands, and prepared for Yinzhen to pick her up.
"Come here!" A smile appeared on Yinzhen's lips. Qingyan, this lazy little girl.
"Si Si, have the children had breakfast yet?" Qing Yan had just woken up, and her voice was a little soft.
"Not yet, they're changing clothes and waiting for you, little darling, get up quickly!" Yinzhen glanced at the door and Sulan led the maids in.
After Su Lan bowed to the two, Qing Yan changed into a magenta short shirt, wearing a light blue long skirt, with her long, dark hair flowing down her back, and wearing magenta multi-layered soles. She sat in front of the bronze mirror.
"Sulan, put your hair in a Ruyi bun." When Qingyan went out, he also paid attention to the women around him. Most of the women from wealthy families had their hair in a Ruyi bun, with exquisite head ornaments and a coral earring on each ear.
After finishing her makeup, Qingyan helped Sulan walk towards the dining room.
"Mother...Mother!" Yiken'e ran over excitedly. Yinzhen coughed twice in the dining hall, and Yiken'e immediately stopped in front of her, straightened her clothes with her small hands, and gave Qingyan a proper bow, "Yiken'e greets Mother!"
Yinzhen, holding Hutulifengshengzhalafen, sat down in the dining hall. Yiken'e followed Qingyan, taking small steps as he walked in.
"Mother!" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen greeted Qingyan with a smile.
"Yes, Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, we agreed that you would eat by yourself!" Yinzhen doted on his daughter the most and had never allowed Qingyan to discipline her.
"Okay!" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen nodded and wiggled her little body as she got off the seat.
With the help of the nanny, he sat down in his seat.
"Mother, can we eat now?" the twins asked, looking up at each other.
"Let's have our meal," Yinzhen ordered, and Su Peisheng and the others placed Fengsheng's breakfast on the table.
After breakfast, Yinzhen arranged for a servant to go to the back gate and make all the necessary arrangements. The family of four then took a carriage through the back gate to the market and left the military port. Qingyan finally relaxed.
"Sisi, after leaving the house, I felt completely relaxed. The atmosphere inside the naval port was just too oppressive." Qingyan smiled.
The twins were the same; they stood on the carriage, bouncing around lively, their voices even louder.
"There's no other way. The atmosphere needs to be a bit more subdued during training in the naval port!" Yinzhen sighed. "We discovered many shortcomings during our expedition, so we need to increase the training volume to address these shortcomings."
"Fourth Brother, are you following Ah Hun's training plan?" Qingyan asked, puzzled.
Yinzhen nodded. The Ulanara brothers' method was the best. The results of the new army's training were remarkable. Even Kangxi was prepared to entrust the training of the navy to them. In reality, he was still relying on Saito and Eshuo.
"We've increased the training intensity considerably, so the naval soldiers need some physical improvements. With the arrival of the Eighth Prince's wife, we had to suspend training. If the physical training intensity can't keep up, then all the training becomes just empty talk." Yinzhen sneered. If he weren't worried that Yinsi and the others would find out, after all, every general has his own way of training soldiers, so the competitors would definitely want to get their hands on these secret training plans.
Yinqi was also a military officer, so Yinti instructed Yinzhen to be on guard, as the two naval ports were going to compete for control.
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