Yin did not disturb Qingyan. For the sake of future happiness and well-being, Yin decided to follow the tradition of not seeing each other before the wedding. In both his lives, this was the first time he had been so concerned about the wedding.
Fei Yanggu and his two sons were very satisfied with Yin's performance. By the time Qingyan woke up, Yin had already returned to the palace. Kangxi and Consort Tong were both surprised that Yin would give up the opportunity to be with Qingyan.
After hearing Yin's concerns, Consort Tong couldn't help but sigh, "The fourth prince has really grown up."
Fei Yanggu and his two sons sat at the dining table early, waiting for Qingyan to start his meal.
She entered the hall and was surprised to see her father and his children dressed in casual clothes. After greeting the three of them, she took her seat.
"Father, is something wrong today?" Qingyan sensed that something was off about the three men. Could it be that something happened while she was sleeping?
Qingyan's intuition was very accurate; she sensed that it was related to the palace.
Fei Yanggu is straightforward; he won't frown unless it's something difficult.
"My dear, you're getting married this month. After you leave the palace, your father told you that you'd be able to establish your own residence outside the palace. However, the Empress Dowager's health is deteriorating, and His Majesty intends for you to stay in the palace princes' quarters to observe the mourning period until it's over." Qingyan didn't react to this. The Empress Dowager had always disliked him, and now, taking advantage of her poor health, she might be planning to tarnish her life.
To outsiders, Kangxi was a filial son. Qingyan felt that his choice was perfectly reasonable.
"Father, I'm fine. I don't care about these things. His Majesty hopes the Empress Dowager is happy, so we juniors should be even more respectful," Qingyan reassured Fei Yanggu.
snort!
Si Si didn't even come to tell her; she had to ask her father and the others to tell her.
“Just now, the Fourth Prince came, but you were still asleep, so we didn’t wake you!” E’Shuo didn’t want any discord between her sister and the Fourth Prince. Besides, Yin’er was able to withstand the pressure from Kangxi and let her choose where to live.
Fei Yanggu, wanting to help her, personally took charge of the matter.
She looked at E'shuo in surprise. Yin hadn't even waited for her to get up before they were married, and he already didn't like her anymore.
Her large, watery eyes were filled with tears. When Fei Yanggu saw this, he quickly glared at E Shuo.
“You can’t speak, but no one will sell you off as a mute, little darling. Fourth Prince is also afraid that meeting before the wedding will harm your good fortune.” Fei Yanggu could sense that Yin really wanted to see her, but given the old sayings, they couldn’t help but overthink it.
“Yes… Father, I understand.” Qingyan smiled.
After breakfast, Qingyan went back to her room, took out the bronze mirror used by the two of them to communicate from her small purse, and looked at the reflection of a certain person in the mirror with a serious face.
"I'm not happy, Sisi. You came to my house and didn't even wait for me to get up," Qingyan said angrily.
Yin sighed helplessly. He thought it was already a good thing that the two of them could express their feelings in this way. On the carriage to Ulanara Mansion, Yin struggled with his thoughts for a long time. In the end, he decided to make a quick decision so as not to cause any trouble for Qingyan.
“Little darling, I want to see you too. In another ten days or so, we can be together. I’ll take you to see our room. If there’s anything you don’t like, I’ll have the Imperial Household Department change it for you.” Yin whispered to Qingyan.
Every time Yin was in his study, Su Peisheng would stand at the door, and he would not go in without his master's order.
"Alright!" Qingyan thought that Fei Yanggu was worried. The three of them, father and sons, had already checked the servants of the prince several times. Today, after breakfast, the two Ahhun even took a list and went to investigate in person.
Watching their busy figures, she felt a warmth in her heart. These were her family members, who had always been helping her behind the scenes so that she could live comfortably.
"Little darling, did you see that?" Yin strolled around the study with the pocket watch in her hand. She noticed the heavy mahogany furniture in the study, and by the window, there was a large blue-and-white porcelain vase with several bouquets of seasonal flowers made of silk by Qingyan, adding a touch of brightness to the cold study.
"There's only one desk. How am I supposed to read?" Inside the study, there was only a mahogany carved desk that Yin used. Near the window, there was a mahogany couch that had been purchased. The back and armrests of the couch were decorated with ivory inlay.
"I bought this soft couch with my own money. Our Yuelai Inn is doing quite well, and we've sent back a lot of news to Father Emperor." Yin said, a hint of pride in his voice. In his previous life, Emperor Kangxi had been very strict with them, absolutely forbidding them from developing their own power in private.
All he ever wanted in his life was to be a son and tell Emperor Kangxi about the Yuelai Inn.
To his surprise, Kangxi directly entrusted this power to Yin, allowing him to receive, organize, and submit these messages—a privilege not even granted to Crown Prince Yin.
"My little darling, you can read on this soft couch. I only need to look up to see you!" Yin said tenderly, and Qingyan blushed.
She understood that if she chose to stay in the palace, Yin would not let her suffer any injustice.
As the Empress Dowager was an elder, Kangxi and Yinzhi's tone revealed some dissatisfaction, but more so, they felt sorry for her grievances.
“Okay, Sisi can do her homework while I make purses.” Qingyan really likes Suzhou embroidery.
In her modern days, she bought Suzhou embroidery handkerchiefs and scarves on Taobao. In her spare time, she also did needlework. Now that she has a professional Suzhou embroidery master, of course she has to learn it well.
Apart from Manchu and Mongolian, it seems that nothing can stump her.
"Making purses?" Yin recalled the bright yellow dragon-patterned purse that Emperor Kangxi had flaunted. He had to admit, that purse was truly exquisite; it was said that the young maid before him had presented it to him on his birthday. "That's where you learn Manchu and Mongolian. Didn't you see the kang table and books?"
Yin was troubled by Qingyan's language skills. Over the past few years, he had put a lot of effort into Qingyan, but apart from his decent Manchu spoken language, the rest was basically a waste of time.
She looked like she was facing a major disaster. Perhaps she really didn't have much talent; she just couldn't remember the tadpole-like characters in Manchu and Mongolian.
"Uh... I can talk, that's all!" she sighed helplessly.
She only knew basic Mongolian. Originally, Qingyan was prepared to study hard. The Empress Dowager had often smoothed things over for her in front of the Grand Empress Dowager. It would be good if she could get closer to the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager only knew Mongolian and a little Manchu, and barely knew any Chinese.
"You think that's enough? Every month, you have to copy one Buddhist scripture in Manchu and one in Mongolian and put them in the Buddhist hall of Cining Palace." Yin cruelly interrupted her beautiful fantasy.
She looked at Yin with a face full of accusation, for he was only bringing up such an important matter now.
"You handle it. I'm going to talk to Father about the Buddhist scriptures." She angrily put the mirror away and stormed off to Fei Yanggu's study. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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