The group returned to the Guangdong-Guangxi naval port, travel-worn. E Shuo stood at the port entrance, waiting for them to arrive. This year, E Shuo did not return to Beijing for the Spring Festival, so he was training the navy at the naval port.
During the Lunar New Year, many generals discovered that Yin and Yin were not present and hoped to take leave to go home for the holiday. Those sons of the imperial clan used their status to suppress E'shuo.
Fortunately, before leaving, Tu Lichen instructed his subordinates to be on high alert to prevent anyone from using their power to oppress others during the Spring Festival, and to have the Dragon Guards appear directly to suppress those people.
News spread through Tulichen Street that these people had almost filled the row of barracks that had been prepared. When Yin and Yin came over, they were also wondering where these people got the courage to disobey Kangxi's orders and cause trouble.
“Prince Zhi, Fourth Prince, you can’t rest anymore. It would be best to resolve these matters as soon as possible!” E’Shuo said directly.
Upon hearing this, Qingyan became curious. Hadn't these members of the imperial clan all transferred their tempers to him? How long had it been since Yinhe and Yingang left? Why were they back already?
"Okay." Yin agreed, gave Qingyan a few instructions, and then turned and left.
After settling the twins in, Qingyan listened to Sushu's report. When he left, Yin closed the courtyard. The patrol situation at the military port during the New Year was far worse than when Yin and the others were there.
During the Spring Festival, they were forced to keep their gates tightly closed to deal with any emergencies, which forced Eshuo to come and stay, thus preserving the integrity of the courtyard.
"Suzhu, go check on your sister-in-law. If she's missing anything, just let her know!" Qingyan felt uncertain after hearing Sushu's words.
Qingyan asked Sulan to pack her things, then sat down on the armchair and began to look through the account books sent by the accounting office. The account books were somewhat messy, the accounts were unclear, and the deficit was gradually increasing.
After a cup of tea, Suzhu hurriedly walked in from outside, and Qingyan looked up at her.
"My lady, the wife of Prince Zhi will be here soon. Right now, they are arranging for people to pack things for the little princess." After Su Zhu went over, she felt that her master's courtyard was very well protected. If it were someone else's courtyard, it probably wouldn't be so well protected.
"Is something missing?" Qingyan asked.
"It was completely destroyed. The little princess's wardrobe was ransacked, and some things were missing. There were bottles everywhere in the hall." Su Zhu felt a chill run down her spine when she thought of that scene.
Yin hasn't returned yet; if he sees this, he'll definitely punish the person.
Qingyan was taken aback: "Have someone tidy up the back courtyard so that my sister-in-law and the others can come and stay here first."
When they left the capital, they were fortunate to have made some preparations. Songkelierha's clothes were all remade, and Consort Hui even used her spare time to make a lot of palace dresses for the little girl. Otherwise, they would have been completely at a loss when they arrived.
"Notify the manager of Linglong Pavilion to come over tomorrow!" Qingyan had a little free time. In a while, spring would arrive, and she would need to make some new clothes.
She could use this as an excuse to avoid touching on the issues that troubled Yin Genjue Luo.
"Your Majesty, the Princess Consort of Prince Zhi has arrived!" Su Hua walked in from outside and reported to Qing Yan.
"Yes, let your sister-in-law in." Qingyan put down her calligraphy brush and watched as Yin Genjueluo brought her daughter over. Both mother and daughter had tears in their eyes.
When Yin Genjue Luo Shi discovered that Qing Yan's courtyard showed no signs of being disturbed, she found it strange.
"Fourth Aunt, all my things have been ransacked, even the jewelry you bought for me is gone!" Songkelierha said.
Qingyan reached out and hugged the little girl, patting her back to calm her down.
"Sister-in-law, how is the courtyard?" Qingyan asked, looking at Yingenjueluo.
"The situation is not good. I need to handle it personally. A lot of things have been lost," said Lady Yin Genjue Luo after returning home, without even having a sip of water. "These people are really unruly. We've returned to the capital, and we left people behind. How could they still rebel?"
“Sister-in-law, if it weren’t for me, Ah Hun, staying here, I might have ended up in the same situation!” Upon hearing Qingyan’s words, Yingenjueluo remembered that Eshuo had not returned to the capital with them. Fei Yang had foreseen this long ago and had specifically hinted before they left that someone should be left to guard the courtyard.
"Alas," sighed Madam Yin Genjue Luo, "we underestimated the situation. The master left some people to guard the courtyard, but not only were they beaten, their belongings were also stolen."
"Are the injuries serious?" Upon hearing what Yingenjueluo said, Qingyan understood that those people must have done it on purpose.
“It’s very serious. Several of them have already fainted. I’ve already asked the imperial physician to go to the hospital. They said the ones who rushed into the courtyard were the heirs of the head of the family.” Yin Genjue Luo Shi smiled bitterly.
The offspring sent by the imperial clan were difficult to deal with in front of Yin and Yin. Many of these people were troublemakers and unruly. When Yin and Yin were not around, their spoiled nature came out. Although E'shuo's status was very high, it was still not as high as that of these imperial clan members.
"I had them arrested. In a moment, I'll ransack their courtyard!" Yin returned to his courtyard and took a look, only to find that it was no longer his home. Everything that Yin Genjue Luo Shi didn't know about had been cleaned up. Now, Yin was furious.
"Brother, why don't you stay in my courtyard for a while? Once the courtyard is renovated, you can move back," Yin suggested.
"Fourth brother, leave the renovation of this courtyard to the servants. It must be done as soon as possible. We can't keep staying here with you forever. Little darling, prepare some jewelry for your sister-in-law and Songkelierha. We can get reimbursed from your sister-in-law later!" Yin rubbed his heart. These naval soldiers were really much different from the previous ones. At the very least, even their discipline was inconsistent.
"Report this matter to Father Emperor." Yin felt that the way to deal with the imperial clan had to be done by Kangxi; otherwise, they would surely get away with it again.
Yin was worried about Kangxi's decree, so the imperial clansmen went to the Empress Dowager to plead their case, and Kangxi was forced to compromise.
"Fourth Prince, if we report this to Father Emperor, in the end, this problem will still have to be solved by Father Emperor!" Yin was also troubled. It seemed that this problem was not going to be solved.
"It's better than us handling it ourselves. If we don't handle it properly, it might make things even more difficult for Father Emperor!" Yin shook his head, insisting that it had to be reported.
Qingyan and Yingenjueluo exchanged a glance; the other party had gone a bit too far.
"Go to the study and write some memorials, little darling. I'll leave this to you." Yin looked at Qingyan's helpless smile and regretted not having asked Eshuo to keep a closer eye on Yin's courtyard.
After watching the two brothers leave, Lady Yin Genjue Luo chatted with Qing Yan to see how many things still needed to be dealt with in the camp.
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