At the market, some stall owners, seeing their distinguished status, dared not approach them, while others had shifty eyes. Qingyan couldn't help but think of the tea egg incident that occurred in qynn's "Princess" drama when the royal offspring went to the market.
She caught a glimpse of two stalls selling tea eggs out of the corner of her eye and instinctively wanted to get away from them.
Yin was puzzled. What was wrong with Xiao Guai?
Unbeknownst to her, near the entrance of Liangjia Village, there was another tea egg stall run by an elderly couple. Instead of focusing on business, they were using tea eggs to entice the village children to linger around their stall.
"Sisi, let's hurry to Liangjia Village." Qingyan felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen.
Yin looked at her strangely, then without saying a word, took her little hand and walked forward.
They didn't linger at the market. Seto, noticing his sister's unusual behavior, became even more wary.
As they approached the village entrance, Qingyan looked back and saw that some stall owners were staring intently at them, and some of their hands were even reaching into the packages.
not good!
Qingyan secretly cursed; her jinxed words were a real-life version of qynn's.
"Sisi, let's hurry," she said in a low voice.
In an instant, the stove at the tea egg stall at the village entrance was overturned, and some of the children standing around were burned and started crying loudly. When Yin and Qingyan came to their senses, Saito had already surrounded them, and the stall owners nearby all pulled out their knives.
"You Tartar, today is your death day! Avenge your compatriots!" the old man with the tea egg shouted angrily.
The stall owners further away quickly packed up their things and ran away. Some of the more timid ones even abandoned their goods and hurried away from this troublesome place.
Qingyan was held tightly in Yin's arms. She looked at the old man coldly. The greed in his eyes could not be concealed. She couldn't help but smile coldly. The people only hoped to have a peaceful life. As for who was the emperor, what did it matter to them?
Chaos erupted on the streets, and Yin's face was exceptionally gloomy. On the surface, these assassins were considered anti-Qing and pro-Ming forces, but how many of their spies among the powerful figures of the capital were unknown.
"Little darling, are you scared?" Yin pressed her little face against his chest, not wanting her to see blood.
Qingyan shook her little head. When she saw the assassination scenes in TV dramas, she couldn't help but feel that they were fake. In reality, however, she was much calmer.
"Fourth Brother, when can we get out?" Qingyan glanced around, looking at the people dressed in commoners' clothes. Not everyone's eyes were like that of the old man.
Some people looked regretful. Qingyan suddenly wondered if there were any people from the capital among them who were planning to take advantage of the situation.
"Fourth Prince, is our Dezhou being targeted?" Qingyan was puzzled. They came here to provide disaster relief, and the ministers were strictly forbidden by Emperor Kangxi from appearing in front of him.
"Sort of, but it's still uncertain who's keeping watch." Yin couldn't help but sigh at how tempting imperial power was to the princes and their followers.
Qingyan nestled in Yin's arms, secretly activating the space's tracking system to find the mastermind behind these people. She would never let anyone who wanted to harm Qingzhen get away with it.
"Little darling, don't touch anything. Let Father Emperor handle this personally!" Yin was worried that Little darling might do something underhanded. "It might be someone from the Second Prince's faction. We can't prevent him from doing anything."
Yin had long since disregarded his own life and death; cooperating with Kangxi's actions was something he had to do.
Damn it!
Yin's low spirits made Qingyan's nerves tighten. Could it be that Kangxi already knew that someone was at odds with Yin and wanted to lure out the person behind him?
She secretly scoffed, thinking that the royal father-son relationship couldn't withstand any real test.
"Sisi, you still have me!" Qingyan whispered.
Outside the encirclement, the guards all looked solemn. The men Yin brought out were basically those who had risked their lives with him, and some of them had even fought alongside Saito and Eshuo on the battlefield. They knew the two sisters of the Ulanara family quite well, and if Qingyan were to get into trouble, these two would definitely seek revenge.
"Yes, I still have you, and I still have my mother!" Yin smiled bitterly. In Kangxi's heart, the country was always more important than feelings.
When he was a child, what Consort Tong made him remember was his father, the Emperor, first and then his father.
The Empress Dowager's feelings towards Yin were different from those towards other sons. Yin was the successor chosen by the Empress Dowager for the Qing Dynasty, and even though he made many mistakes, as long as they were not fatal, the Empress Dowager would persuade Kangxi to forgive him.
"Fourth, what if the Empress Dowager finds out the truth? Will something happen to her? Or was this all part of her scheme all along?" Among those people, Qingyan thought some looked like Mongolians.
Qingyan raised his head and looked at the burly man on his right. Yin followed his gaze and was slightly shocked by the man's appearance. It seemed that Borjigit was also involved. At this moment, Yin was completely relieved.
Looking at his expression, she couldn't help but feel a chill. Kangxi seemed kind and approachable to Yin, but faced with the challenge from his heir, Yin would probably be ignored or even harmed.
"Fourth, is it him?" Qingyan wrote the Roman numeral 2 on his back. Yin's body stiffened. It seemed that her concerns were justified.
"It's probably someone behind him." He wouldn't draw a conclusion. "We used to be very close, I don't believe it..."
Yin gave a bitter smile, but his hand pressed down on Qingyan's head, telling her not to look around anymore, as the guards had already begun their killing spree.
As the people left, Saito turned to look at Qingyan. She was being well taken care of, and he waved his hand with relief, ordering the soldiers who had followed him to begin killing silently.
Qingyan felt the hand on her neck tightening its grip, as if it didn't want her to see a terrible scene. The smell of blood also became stronger. She realized that Saito had made his move.
She closed her eyes and, as Yin and Saito had instructed, nestled in Yin's arms, refusing to participate in these matters.
"Little darling, we'll be able to go into the village to watch the play soon." The Wuya clan might be doomed. Among these people, there might even be people sent by the Wuya clan.
A family of bondservants!
Qingyan recalled that Gao Bin came from the Fourth Imperial Guard, and that Consort Gao hoped her offspring could sit in that position, so she basically ruined all of the Fourth Imperial Guard's children.
"Si Si, will the villagers be alright?" Qing Yan found it strange that despite the loud fighting outside, no one had come out to watch.
Yin also had his suspicions. Now, they were surrounded by the traitors, caught in a dilemma. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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