As evening approached, Fei Yanggu and his group returned empty-handed, something Yin had anticipated.
Qingyan felt the afternoon was unusually hot and humid, and couldn't help but wonder if she should cover up the kitchen; using a tent was definitely not an option.
“Use brick and tile sheds; these can be left for the nearby villages to use.” Yin put his arm around her waist and glanced at her.
In an instant, Qingyan's eyes sparkled, and she could clearly see what Sisi was thinking.
"Later, we'll set up small kitchens in our tent area, one on each side, to ease some of the pressure on those people," Yin quickly muttered.
These days, the women are very hesitant when preparing meals, always worried that Yin and the others might not feel comfortable eating them and end up with some bad complaints.
“Okay!” Qingyan nodded obediently. “Let’s use tents. If it’s raining heavily and the wind is blowing, the food might get wet. Besides, we need to make sure the kitchens and stoves we left in the village are ready.”
Yin summoned Su Peisheng and instructed him to make arrangements. At the current pace, the construction should be completed in a few days. They could only hope that it wouldn't rain during this period.
A few days later, the kitchen was built, and many disaster victims privately sighed that this disaster relief was the most fortunate one. In previous years, just having a hot meal was a blessing.
Not to mention the daily pulse diagnosis, the health of the elderly has been improved even more than when they were in the village. They specially bought a lot of straw mat materials to weave more straw mats in exchange for copper coins. The elderly over fifty years old were taken care of by Qingyan Rong. The able-bodied people all felt that this distribution was excellent. The elderly looked after the children in the tent area, while the able-bodied people and women worked hard in front to build the future shelter.
"Fourth Prince, what's the situation with the remaining people?" Qingyan thought that the people who hadn't been investigated were likely sent by the in-laws of the other three princes.
Yin smiled coldly. Apart from Suo'etu, Yin Zhi's side not only lacked food and medicine, but even a lot of silver was cut off.
The food for the banquet was changed midway, as Suo'etu claimed.
Emperor Kangxi favored the Crown Prince, a fact known to the other princes. Except for Yinzhi, whose provisions, medicines, and silver were the most abundant, the rest were always shortchanged or of inferior quality.
“Apart from Second Brother’s side, the rest are not as good as us!” Yin knew in his heart that if she hadn’t used strong methods to investigate, they would have suffered a loss.
After discovering the problem, Emperor Kangxi did not resolve it directly. Instead, he instructed his men to pay attention to the movements of each prince. If they discovered something, they were to replace the prince; otherwise, they were to prepare to suffer the consequences.
"What?!" Qingyan exclaimed in a low voice. Kangxi was clearly using this matter to test Yinzhen and the others.
Qingyan felt disheartened. Kangxi was considered to be high above the people, and the common people felt that their lives had improved and they were becoming more prosperous, which meant that the emperor had finally seen the light.
They could never have imagined that Kangxi would make such a decision in order to train and mature his princes.
Qingyan stormed out of the tent, while Feiyanggu stood beside the guards, giving them instructions.
He noticed out of the corner of his eye that Qingyan's expression had changed slightly, so he quickly walked over.
“Father.........”
Qingyan's frustrated expression worried Fei Yanggu.
"We'll talk about it when we get back!" Fei Yanggu was convinced that Qingyan probably knew about Kangxi's decision. From the people's perspective, it was understandable that Qingyan was angry, but from Kangxi's perspective, this was the least costly way to give the princes the opportunity to grow.
Upon arriving at the tent, Eshuo and Saito watched as their sister gulped down several cups of cold tea before she finally suppressed her anger.
These past few days, they have been busy investigating who arranged for the masks. In their view, all the masks produced by the manufacturing department are linked to those princes.
"Father, those people are going too far!" Qingyan pouted, panting heavily.
"Little darling, shut up!" Fei Yanggu rarely scolded Qingyan.
He believed that Xiao Guai must have given Yin a hard time, and that Yin must have felt helpless that she ran out so angrily.
Eshuo quickly got up, looked around the tent, and only after confirming that there were no outsiders did he have Akdun and the mansion's guards stand outside to watch.
Back in the tent, he unbuttoned his collar and sighed heavily a few times.
"Little girl, if someone with ulterior motives hears you saying that, you'll definitely be in big trouble, you know?" E Shuo reached out and flicked her forehead.
The little girl, whom the three of them doted on, should have been carefree. It was only to train Qingyan that Kangxi sent her to come with them. Now that her career had expanded, she also had things on her mind.
"Father, I know, but those people are innocent!" Qingyan thought of the little boy who had just been harmed. Who had he offended?
The Imperial Medical Academy only punished two imperial physicians who distributed medicines. Kangxi did not want to touch anyone, even though Suo'etu was involved. Kangxi pretended to be stupid in order to protect Yinzhi.
“Little darling, this is power.” Fei Yanggu looked at Little darling. If she hadn’t grown up in the Ulanara mansion, she probably wouldn’t have been under such scrutiny from Kangxi.
Qingyan was deeply shocked and couldn't change her mindset in time, so she could only silently endure it.
"Father, I understand," Qingyan replied bitterly.
The sisters-in-law always said that Qingyan was protected by Emperor Kangxi and others, and had not experienced any hardships.
“Both Lady Yin Genjue and Lady Dong E have made the wrong moves.” The two wives followed the princes out, while they waited for their husbands to return inside the tent.
No one was able to participate in disaster relief efforts like Qingyan.
Kangxi agreed to let his wives go, hoping that they could experience firsthand the harm caused by the disaster.
"Father, why do you do this?" Qingyan found that the disaster victims were very simple and honest, showing no signs of the unruly people that were said to exist in the capital.
Fei Yanggu looked at her, regretting that he had brought it up.
The reality is frustrating; none of the three members of the Fei Yanggu family could reveal the truth.
That's so hurtful!
Seeing their troubled expressions, Qingyan understood that their attempts to comfort them were merely superficial.
"Little darling, there are many things that can't be stopped. Just be careful!" Fei Yanggu patted her little head, telling Qingyang not to overthink it.
Reality can be embarrassing and heartbreaking.
"Father, the remaining three princes are making constant moves against Fourth Prince." Qingyan was also feeling uneasy. Originally, she was happy to come out with Yin, but she was bothered by a pair of troublesome matters.
Fei Yanggu shook his head. The emperor's sons had all grown up, and in order to get more attention from Kangxi, those people started to do things slept around.
The news coming from the capital was becoming more and more numerous and astonishing, forcing Fei Yanggu to consider what to do.
Now, Kangxi has forced several powerful ministers to choose sides, and as the in-laws of the princes, they are the first to be plotted against.
The Guarjia clan was overjoyed. As the Crown Prince's primary consort, it was considered the best starting point for several women. (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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