In the early morning, Yin woke up in the soft, large bed. He stretched his back. The bed in this mysterious place was much softer than the ones outside. He looked out at the countryside through the second-floor window.
Since the upgrade, a castle in the style of an English aristocrat has appeared next to Kyushu Qingyan. She prefers to live here. Her bedroom is on the south side of the second floor. When she opens the French windows, she can see the medicinal fields and fertile fields.
In his previous life, to avoid Emperor Kangxi's suspicion, he devoted himself to farming in the Yuanmingyuan Garden, which allowed him a limited period of time.
"Little darling, it's time to get up." Yin was determined not to let the little one's schedule be disrupted. If she started throwing a tantrum, things would really get difficult.
Qingyan opened her eyes groggily, and what came into view was the bed in the room, and resentment rose in her heart.
Outside, it's one thing for her to get up on time, but in her own place, Yin also expects her to follow the rules.
"Fourth Sister, she's on vacation right now," Qingyan muttered, pouting.
She turned her back to him and fell asleep again. Yin shook his head helplessly; this girl was truly baffling.
Yin patted her bottom through the blanket as a response. He changed into a set of light sportswear. Yes, that's what Qingyan said.
He went outside, picked up the hoe by the door, and began tending to the small vegetable garden he had cultivated.
He had barely left the castle gates when she opened her eyes, her curiosity merely stemming from his act of planting vegetables.
When he was young, his older brother also grew simple vegetables, which only gave him a sense of leisure.
She got up, changed into light sportswear, leaned against the balcony railing, and watched Yin work diligently.
At this moment, he was neither the fourth prince of the current dynasty nor the emperor he would become; he was just an ordinary person.
"Go, Sisi!" Qingyan waved her little paws and stood on the second floor watching him.
Yin raised his hand and saw Xiao Jiao's actions, and couldn't help but smile.
"Come down!" Yin had prepared a campfire early on. Xiao Guai liked barbecue, and they couldn't be given special treatment in a disaster relief site.
"Okay!" Qingyan skipped downstairs. As soon as she stepped out the door, she saw a simple bonfire stand next to the vegetable garden, and on the other side, a slaughtered lamb was placed there.
Waaaaah!
She blinked. Had Yin gone hunting in the dense forest behind Jiuzhou Qingyan again?
“I handled it myself, and the rest are all in the places you specified.” Yin poked her little face.
As the two were discussing how to deal with the little lamb, an alarm sounded outside. Qingyan was startled and quickly pulled Yinhu out of the room. They changed into their undergarments and climbed out of the space, pretending to be asleep.
She listened intently to the sounds outside, and the panic that had been building within her subsided.
"Su Peisheng, what's going on outside?" Yin patted Qingyan, telling her to pretend to be asleep, while he called Su Peisheng over.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has dispatched Lord Yin Jitai, who is currently driving away the refugees outside the camp," Su Peisheng quickly reported.
Looking at the situation outside, Qingyan realized it was truly chaotic. The disaster victims left behind enough able-bodied men to guard the tents where a few unmarried women lived, while the rest of the people came out of the door to help the guards drive the others away.
The girl who hanged herself had her family standing at the front, their eyes bloodshot as they watched those trying to rush into the camp.
"Fourth, I'm scared!" Qingyan said.
The wailing and howling outside filled her with terror; this was...
Yin leaned against the headboard and pulled her into his arms.
He hummed a lullaby, and she stared at him with a hint of surprise.
They were childhood sweethearts, but she had never heard Yin sing a nursery rhyme.
Half an hour later, she still couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky, and when she reached out to touch the bed beside her, she found it was already cold.
"Sulan..." Qingyan called out softly to Sulan.
Su Lan and Su Xin walked in from outside, both with heavy dark circles under their eyes. They hadn't slept well last night, staying anxiously in the tent, fearing that their two young masters might be in danger.
"Where did Sisi go?" Qingyan asked, feeling a little worried as she listened to the quiet outside the tent.
Yin must not be awake.
She only learned yesterday that Yin could sing cute nursery rhymes.
"Princess... The master said that we must never mention yesterday's events again." Su Lan and Su Xin were terrified. Among the servants who came with them, some had been beaten to death.
Su Lan's somewhat unusual behavior stunned Qing Yan.
"Something happened?" She looked at Su Xin, who also looked terrified.
After she washed and dressed, she had Sulan gather all the maids she had brought into the tent.
Sure enough, a few people didn't show up. She couldn't help but smile bitterly. What happened last night?
"Where did Shuwen go?" Qingyan looked at the third-class maids, only Shuwen was not there.
The eldest maidservant belongs to the "Su" generation, while the third-class maidservant belongs to the "Shu" generation.
"Princess... From now on, please don't mention Shuwen anymore!" Sulan advised from the side. They had never imagined that Shuwen's family would betray the Ulanara Mansion and be someone's spies hidden in the Ulanara direct line in their early years.
Qingyan looked at the servants below in confusion, but no one could answer her questions.
"Shuwen was planted by someone else to be by your side." Yin walked in from outside the tent, listening to Qingyan forcing Sulan to know the truth.
To give her a chance to learn, he directly revealed Shu Wen's identity.
What?!
Qingyan's almond-shaped eyes widened. Shuwen was just an 11-year-old girl. How could she have been bribed by someone else?
What went wrong?
"Impossible, how old is she!" After a long pause, Qingyan finally found her voice and said directly.
“Her ancestors were placed in the Ulanara clan. Over the years, Dong E clan has learned about you mainly from her.” Yin directly shattered Qing Yan’s illusions.
This was a solution that Fei Yanggu and he came up with together. After returning to Beijing, she would renovate the new house on her own.
Qingyan immediately deflated. It turned out that these people had hidden spies in advance, which was probably an unwritten rule of the large family.
"Father Emperor personally gave Fourth Uncle a list, and all the people on it are to be beaten to death." Yin said in frustration.
There were also bribed people in his brother's courtyard, which made him think twice.
Qingyan silently accepted the list and quickly glanced at the names on it...
Inside the old house, some familiar names leapt off the page.
"Were they all bribed?" Those familiar names had served the Ulanara residence for many years.
"Yes, they've all been bribed." Yin nodded; this list couldn't be wrong.
She gave a wry smile; it really was infuriating.
"These are the prince's men!" Yin smiled coldly; even he could misjudge someone. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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