After the banquet, the Right Wing Prince's wife went to the Empress Dowager's palace, while Yinzhen took Qingyan and the children back to the Great Waterworks. The twins had already gone back to rest.
Batu Buhe frowned as he stood before Yinzhen and Qingyan, who looked at him suspiciously.
“Father, Mother, I think someone from the Left Wing Prince’s tribe has interfered in the affairs of the Right Wing Prince’s tribe. For now, we haven’t found out who it is.” Batu Buhe didn’t want Yinzhen and Qingyan to think it was his doing.
Early in the morning, Hu Richa reminded Batu Buhe that he must have a banquet with Yinzhen.
"Okay, I understand. Batu Buhe, it's a festival today, relax and get some sleep!" Yinzhen got up, personally picked up Batu Buhe, and took the guy straight to bed.
Qingyan sat down in the armchair, took a sip of warm tea, and realized that Batu Buhe had mentioned this matter to the people in the Left Wing Prince's tribe, just as the twelfth lunar month began.
"Good boy, Huricha should have explained things to Batubuhe, otherwise, the guy would definitely keep it bottled up inside!" Yinzhen sat down next to Qingyan, completely relaxing.
"Fourth Brother, I think Hu Richa is a good person. It's fortunate that we have him, otherwise, Batu Buhe would definitely have been deceived by those people," Qingyan said with emotion.
During the time Batubuhe was by Errao's side, Qingyan truly treated Batubuhe like her own child. Whenever the children were wronged, Qingyan would definitely take care of them.
In Yinzhen's eyes, Qingyan was gradually taking care of Batu Buhe, and did not treat him as an outsider at all. Even the Empress Dowager and Consort Tong thought that if they were to take care of Batu Buhe, they might not be as meticulous as Qingyan.
The two had more time to spend together, and they sat leisurely in armchairs chatting. Qingyan even made the Mongolian women at the banquet more lively.
In previous years, Mongolian women would not attend the Laba Festival, but this year is different; all the Mongolian wives have come to participate.
As midnight approached, the two were preparing to rest. Just as they got up to return to their inner chambers, Su Peisheng hurriedly walked in from outside.
"Your Majesty, the inn where the leaders of the Left Wing Prince's tribe are staying has caught fire!" Su Peisheng hurriedly entered the inn and reported directly to Yinzhen.
Qingyan was slightly taken aback. A fire had broken out at this moment?
"Oh no, honey, change into your everyday clothes. I'll take Batu Buhe with me, let's go there quickly. If things turn out alright, then it's fine. But if they can't find any problems, Father will definitely issue a decree of self-reproach." Yinzhen frowned. "Bayan, go and call my eldest brother, fifth brother, ninth brother, and tenth brother over!"
Yinzhen didn't care about anything else; he just wanted to calm things down first.
Qingyan quickly got up, changed out of her bright red primary wife's everyday clothes, and put on a royal blue everyday clothes. She also specially took a mink fur cloak and, together with Suzhu and Sulan, walked directly out of the palace.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the courtyard. Yinzhen's face concealed his anger, and Batu Buhe leaned dejectedly against Yinzhen's chest.
"This servant greets Fourth Master!" Hu Richa rushed over after receiving the news, hoping to ask Fourth Master to let Batu Buhe go over.
When he arrived, he found that Yinzhen had already brought Batu Buhe out early.
"Take the Mongol guards and go with Erlu and the mansion's personal guards." Yinzhen gave a few simple instructions and got into the carriage.
Seeing that Batubuhe was still a little sleepy, Qingyan quickly reached out and hugged him.
"Let him sleep for a while. We can wake him up when we're halfway there!" Yinzhen said to Qingyan.
Qingyan nodded slightly: "Okay, I understand!"
The inn where the Mongol leaders were staying caught fire. From this day forward, the peace in the capital will be broken. In previous years, the Mongol princes would usually arrive in the capital just before the New Year.
The carriage sped along the pipes, the sound of its wheels crunching on the bluestone pavement clearly reaching everyone's ears, sending chills down their spines.
"Batubuhe, the horse is about to reach the post station. Let's wake up first, okay?" Qingyan called Batubuhe gently, hoping the guy would wake up first.
“Mother…” Batu Buhe looked out the window, noticing the changing scenery outside.
He wiped his cheek with his chubby hand, watching Yinzhen looking at the compiled news.
"Sit here and have a strong cup of tea first. You're going to stay up all night, so I'm allowing you to have it!" Yinzhen said, pinching Batu Buhe's cheek.
Batu Buhe nodded obediently. After listening to Yinzhen's analysis, he learned that someone from the Right Wing Prince's tribe had gone to provoke them, and the provocation had probably failed, which angered the leaders of the Right Wing Prince's tribe. They even started cursing loudly at the entrance of the post station.
Batubuhe felt a little disappointed. When Abu was around, even the Right Wing Prince's men didn't dare to provoke him.
“You are of a higher age. Those people are only doing this because they are your elders. Your rank is higher than theirs, Batu Buhe. Show some respect as a prince!” Yinzhen looked at Batu Buhe. “My wife and I have always been by your side, so don’t be afraid, understand?”
Looking at this child who was about the same age as Yiken, he felt a pang of sadness. If Yiken were in a similar situation, he wondered if anyone would lend a helping hand.
"Yes!" Batubuhe's brown eyes flashed with determination.
Qingyan sat down next to Errao and listened to her silently. Her skills in dealing with women were particularly impressive. The wives of the Left Wing Prince's tribe would definitely complain to her.
"Good boy, you don't need to agree to anything, just be vague and make sure you find out who set the fire!" Yinzhen felt that this fire was abnormal and was probably arson.
At the entrance of the post station, the carriages of Yinti, Yinqi, Yintang, and Yinyi were parked, and the princes and their wives arrived one after another.
Yinti waited for Yinzhen's carriage to arrive, then quickly got off. They saw that Batu Buhe had been wrapped up like a dumpling and brought over, so they quickly gathered around him.
“Batubuhe, once you go inside, just sit there and say a few words of comfort to them. The rest is up to your father!” Yinti said with emotion.
"Brother, let's go in. Sister-in-law, you two go directly to the backyard!" Yinzhen saw Batu Buhe being carried by Yinti at the entrance of the post station, where Hu Richa was already peeking in.
Several wives went to the backyard together. After Qingyan and the others took their seats, the women from the Right Wing Prince's tribe arrived one after another. Some of them had pale faces and their hair ornaments were loose.
After observing the primary wives under the Qing banquet, it became clear that half of their beauty was due to makeup.
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