Half a month later, the weather at the naval port grew colder and colder. Most of the winter supplies had been taken away. However, Kangxi did not approve the secret memorial. Instead, he sent the Dragon Guard with an imperial edict, ordering Yinti and Yinzhen to return to the capital to celebrate the Golden Festival. Yinzhen received the news and paced around in his study.
"Fourth Prince, why are you so restless?!" Qingyan noticed that Yinzhen's mood was off and walked into the study with a teacup in hand.
Yinzhen turned around and embraced Qingyan, resting his chin on her shoulder. He took two deep breaths.
"We might have to go back to the capital!" Yinzhen said in a low voice.
What?!
Qingyan was taken aback. They actually needed to return to Beijing? Wasn't it said that they could only return to Beijing once the naval port was stable?
“I’ll leave this to my two brothers-in-law. My father-in-law also needs to come back with us; he says he wants to go back to celebrate the Banjin Festival!” Yinzhen understood Kangxi’s temperament. He chose to send those bills to the capital along with the secret memorial so that Kangxi would understand that he did not want to be taken advantage of.
"Father is going back too?" Qingyan was stunned. Fei Yanggu held military power, and if he was stationed outside, he wouldn't need to return to the capital for the Banjin Festival.
“Yes, my two brothers-in-law will take full control of the naval port until we return!” Yinzhen glanced at Kangxi’s imperial edict. “We will be setting off for the capital in four days. We need to prepare quite a few things. We don’t need to bring the gifts sent to the capital back directly. Let’s take them back with us.”
Qingyan looked terrible. For the past few days, he had been having the servants at the Yuelai Inn prepare winter supplies, but the results were very poor. Their winter supplies in the vicinity had all been taken away by Yinqi and his entourage, so Qingyan had no choice but to choose a prosperous place like Jiangnan.
With increased operating costs, Yinzhen's decision to seek assistance from within the capital was also a form of compromise.
In the early morning, after the twins woke up, they happily ran to the dining room. Qingyan opened her arms and hugged the twins, kissing each of their delicate little faces.
"Yiken'e, Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen, your mother needs to talk to you about something serious!" Last night, the young couple discussed having Qingyan come and talk to the twins about returning to the capital.
"What's wrong?!" Yiken looked up with her little face, her heart filled with confusion. What had happened at the military port?
"Mother, what did we do wrong?" Yiken'e immediately thought that the two of them had done something wrong.
Qingyan smiled and shook her head. The two children noticed the oppressive atmosphere in the naval port and became well-behaved. The three children were also secretly alarmed and stopped arguing and went outside.
“You did a fantastic job. It’s almost the Golden Festival, and we need to go back to celebrate!” Qingyan said to the two children.
What?!
Yiken'e stared wide-eyed at Qingyan with a hint of surprise. They were going back to the capital!
"Mother, are you telling the truth?!" Yiken'e couldn't believe what Qingyan was saying.
He inwardly cried out in alarm. According to Emperor Kangxi's regulations, he still had two articles that he had not memorized. What would he do if they checked them when he got back?
"Mother, how many days until we set off?!" Yiken'e realized that he hadn't neglected much of his studies, so he wanted to make a concerted effort to finish all his homework before leaving.
"There are still three days left. You must finish your studies, even on the way back to the capital!" Despite the saltworker's inability to resist, Yinzhen was determined to ensure Yiken'e completed his studies.
“Okay, Mother, where shall we stay when we return to the capital?” Yiken asked.
"It should be the Yuanmingyuan!" Yinzhen said, adding that Kangxi was planning to go to Changchun Garden to celebrate the Golden Banning Festival.
"Mother, let's go fishing in the open lotus pond. Where can we watch plays here?" Yiken'e loved the Yuanmingyuan Garden very much and would stay there for a period of time every year.
"Why don't we go to Shangxia Tianguang anymore? We built a corridor there, which is right next to Fuhai Lake." Qingyan liked the Yuanmingyuan Garden, but in her heart, she had only seen the ruins, completely devoid of the glory of hundreds of years ago.
When Yinzhen took over the Yuanmingyuan, he restored most of the famous forty scenic spots according to his own preferences, some of which were even presented using spatial drawings.
"Of course, Father said that the Imperial Grandfather even specifically agreed to build the Great Fountain!" Kangxi's approval of Yinzhen's construction of the Great Fountain was a violation of the rules for princes, and Kangxi was very happy. Among the princes, there was one who liked these Western things.
"Yes, we'll see it when we get back!" Qingyan was full of anticipation. This was a paradise she had once dreamed of, a place to explore the human world.
Yiken tilted her little head up and said, "Mother, I'm sure I'll be taken to Changchun Garden again."
In Changchun Garden, Emperor Kangxi would often teach him classical Chinese literature and mathematics, which gave him some trouble.
"Go ahead." Qingyan didn't care; Yiken'e was still young. "If you want to go back to Yuanmingyuan, have Su Peisheng pick you up!"
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen lay on the small kang table, turned her head to look out the window. Ah Hun had passed by. Would she also be sent to Changchun Garden?
“Mother, I wish I could go to the Peony Garden every morning in the Yuanmingyuan.” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen loved the Peony Garden in the Yuanmingyuan. When Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen was 2 years old, Emperor Kangxi specially gave her a gift, another gift, which was the Apricot Blossom Spring Pavilion, which could only be seen in spring.
Qingyan had seen the completed plans for the Yuanmingyuan Garden, and its beauty filled her with longing.
In modern times, a copy of the forty scenes of the Old Summer Palace is in a museum in France. She hopes that the Old Summer Palace will not be destroyed this time.
"Alright, Father agrees!" Yinzhen walked in from the door and found Qingyan still in a daze, so he quickly sent the twins away.
After the children left, Yinzhen walked up behind Qingyan, hugged her, and whispered in her ear in a deep voice.
"No one can guarantee what will happen in the future, so let's just do our best! I've kept the model of Jiuzhou Qingyan for you!" Qingyan's almond-shaped eyes moistened. She had once hoped to buy various model buildings from the Yuanmingyuan, but she had never been able to find them.
Now, Yinzhen can actually fulfill her wish. Jiuzhou Qingyan was the first one built in Yuanmingyuan, and it was also what Qingyan most wanted to see.
"Jiuzhou Qingyan was built for you. You and the children can also live with me. Little darling, do you know why I named it Jiuzhou Qingyan?" Yinzhen gazed at Qingyan.
She shook her head directly, waiting for Yinzhen's answer.
"The Nine Provinces are the symbol of China, and the Imperial Family is at the pinnacle of the Nine Provinces. If there is peace here, the Qing Dynasty will enjoy lasting peace." Yinzhen smiled bitterly, having always hoped in his previous life that the Qing Banquet of the Nine Provinces could bring peace.
"Fourth Brother, you reside in Qingyan in the Nine Provinces. Where do you hold court?!" Qingyan asked curiously, whispering in his ear.
"Of course it should be done openly and honestly, where can't it be built!" Yinzhen had a plan in mind. He basically built those scenic spots in the Jiangnan water towns to symbolize the emperor, but he didn't build any. "You like Wanfang Anhe, so it's built there too. We can live there after the Banjin Festival."
Wanfang Anhe is surrounded by water on all sides, and is warm in winter and cool in summer, so it is a good place to rest.
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