The brief "interlude" brought the New Year's singing and dancing to a halt. After venting his anger on the Mongol princes, Kangxi and his entourage returned to the main hall.
The song and dance on stage began again, but Kangxi's smile turned colder, and the Mongol leaders all sat there obediently.
The leaders of the Left Wing Prince's tribe were extremely relieved. With their leader gone, they were all calming down, knowing that their children would certainly not be able to get married.
After the banquet, all the people from the Left Wing Prince's tribe came over to kneel down and wish Batubuhe a Happy New Year. Huricha had prepared red envelopes for the leaders. Batubuhe stretched out his chubby little hands, stood on the three-tiered steps, and distributed red envelopes to each leader.
He had seen how the old prince distributed red envelopes before, and following the old prince's instructions, he exchanged a few more pleasantries with them.
Yinzhen and Qingyan stood with the children beside the corridor, watching Batu Buhe's actions from afar, showing no intention of helping him.
"Si Si, don't you think this child is still too inexperienced? If Hu Richa weren't there, he wouldn't be able to handle it at all." Qing Yan looked at Batu Buhe trying to remain calm and felt a little sorry for him.
She remembered Batubuhe's identity; their excessive interference in Batubuhe's affairs was actually detrimental to his development.
"We're supporting him from behind. Even if he makes a mistake, it's something he can make up for." Yinzhen didn't seem to care. Of course, the boys should be allowed to grow up freely.
“Father, Batu Buhe’s fists are hard enough. When those princes were gossiping, Batu Buhe stood aside and didn’t get involved in our dispute. However, after Hongxi and I started fighting, Batu Buhe didn’t sit still. He took advantage of the chaos and kicked those culprits a few times,” Yiken’e said directly.
Yinzhen was speechless; his own son was quite formidable.
"It's New Year's Eve today, and you all still think you're right? Although you're protecting the sisters' reputation, what if Father Emperor hadn't shown up? How would you have handled that? Instead of using your brains when faced with a problem, you resort to fists. You're all being far too impulsive," Yinzhen said, looking at Yiken'e.
Ugh!
Yiken'e was lectured by Yinzhen and pondered his words. Hongxi couldn't control his temper at all, and so could Yiken'e. The two of them probably didn't listen to anyone's advice and started throwing punches.
"Father, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have acted so impulsively." Yiken'e had been taught by Yinzhen many times that one cannot determine victory or defeat solely by using fists.
"Fourth Brother, Yiken'e did a very good job, why are you still criticizing him?" Yinti appeared behind Yinzhen, with the Fourteenth Prince's wife following behind him.
"Why aren't you back at the Prince's residence? What are you doing wandering around here with your wife?" Yinzhen noticed that the Fourteenth Prince's wife looked tired, and Yinti's own fatigue was impossible to hide.
"Isn't it because I'm afraid you'll say 'Yiken'? Thirteenth Brother said he's coming over and told me to wait for him." Yinzhen spread his hands.
Since his mother passed away, Yinzhen has been spending more time with him and is not afraid of him at all.
"Where did you go just now?" Yinzhen turned around and asked the Fourteenth Prince.
Fourteenth Brother gave an awkward laugh: "Fourth Brother, it's not that I'm afraid Hongxi and Yiken'e will suffer losses by following Thirteenth Brother..."
"Fourteenth!" Yinxiang's reprimanding voice rang out from behind. Fourteenth turned to look at Yinxiang...
"Tell me, you two brats, what have you done this time?" Yinzhen looked at them coldly.
As usual, Thirteen and Fourteen began to look at Qingyan, but this time, Qingyan didn't even glance at them.
"Fourth Brother, I won't let my nephew suffer. I was fishing from the sidelines, pretending to persuade them to stop fighting, but actually, I was handing the person over to a few children. Don't worry, no one will know. We've practiced this for a long time." Yinxiang and Yinti had done this kind of thing quite often in the military camps of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Yinzhen had a headache. He held Hafeng in his left arm and rubbed his temples with his right. No wonder Kangxi entrusted the two brothers to him for discipline.
"Does Father Emperor know?" Yinzhen was speechless. The Tenth Prince was ruthless; if he encountered these kinds of things, he would definitely offer a way out for his younger brothers.
"I know, the censors have said it several times, and Tenth Brother has even been questioned twice. Fourth Brother, those censors are really just talking without understanding the situation. Their children have gone there, so we should take good care of them," Yinxiang said nonchalantly.
Qingyan stood beside Yinzhen, looking at the Thirteenth Prince in disbelief.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, am I wrong?" Yinxiang asked Qingyan.
Ugh!
Qingyan gave an awkward smile: "Thirteenth Master, you are right. Of course we should teach those who insult our own people a lesson. But if you resort to underhanded tactics, it will be easy for them to see through your scheme. So we need to think of other ways."
As soon as he finished speaking, Thirteen and Fourteen laughed. They said that Fourth Sister-in-law would definitely be on their side.
Yinzhen was speechless. When did his wife become so violent?
"Little darling, we're talking about the rules, why are you getting involved?" Yinzhen looked around and saw that Bayan and his men had surrounded them, so no one could hear what they were saying.
"Isn't that right? The sisters and aunts and nieces have all been threatened. You should stand up and teach those people a lesson." Qingyan didn't think Yinxiang and Yinti had done anything wrong.
Yay!
Thirteen and Fourteen cheered inwardly; they had calculated Fourth Sister-in-law's decision before daring to do so.
well....
Yinzhen sighed. He couldn't reason with his wife, his brothers were doing things their own way, and his son had lost his temper.
"Let it go this time, but if something similar happens again, don't let anyone intervene. Deal with it secretly." Yinzhen gave a hint.
"Yes!" Yinxiang gave his younger brother and nephews a look, and they all accepted the order.
After Yinzhen finished speaking, he grabbed Qingyan and led the children toward the carriage.
Yinxiang and Yinti, along with their female relatives, respectfully saw off Yinzhen's family before exchanging a glance.
"Thirteenth Brother, have we gotten past Fourth Brother's hurdle?" When Yinzhen was beating someone up, his biggest worry was about Yinzhen.
"Of course, my sister-in-law is definitely holding back her anger. We have nothing to say, we just need to follow her lead and do as she says, so that the princesses have a guarantee behind them. That way, the aunts who have married into the family can have an easier time." Yinxiang looked into the distance.
Yinzhen agreed: "Thirteenth Brother, you are right."
In the carriage, Yinzhen dismissed the child and looked at Qingyan.
“Little darling, you can talk about this in private. There are some things you can’t do directly,” Yinzhen said, looking at Qingyan.
"Hmph, aren't those princesses innocent? Those princes who try to scheme against my daughters, I certainly won't let them get away with it." Qingyan planned to use the price as a factor to teach these princes a lesson about manners.
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