Emperor Kangxi issued an edict to prepare for the autumn harvest, and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War began preparing for the trip.
Every day, Yin was too busy to go back to the Prince's Residence. When Qingyan went to sleep, Yin had not yet returned to the Prince's Residence. When she got up, he had already gotten up to go to work.
She calculated that it had been four days since she had seen Yin. She pouted, sat on the bed wrapped in the quilt, her little face puffed up. Ever since she learned that she could go to Qiumi, she had been exercising in the courtyard every day. After hearing the report from the guards of the Prince's Office, Yin specially prepared a two-and-a-half-strength crossbow for her, hoping that she would not forget her roots.
Hearing the noise outside the door, Su Lan quickly went in to help Qing Yan get up. In the past few days, Qing Yan had been working hard to get the cooks in the small kitchen to prepare food for the journey.
"Sulan, have someone put away the blue and white porcelain vases today. Tulichen bought a few rough porcelain vases from outside the palace; let's use those as targets." Shooting at a pot is a way to practice.
When Yin Gang mentioned it, he was practicing with a blue and white porcelain double-eared vase. She had broken two of them and was heartbroken.
Even during meals, she looked listless and dejected. Yin noticed this and understood the situation. Yesterday, he sent Tulichen outside the palace to help with the matter.
This job.
After breakfast, Qingyan dressed in a light blue riding outfit, with her long hair braided into a large braid. She wore no jewelry, but on one ear hung a hollow gourd earring, inside which were two small golden jeweled balls. When she moved her head, the earring swayed, and the jeweled balls made a crisp sound.
Su-lan held a tray with a covered teacup on it, filled with sour plum soup with ice crystals floating in it, her eyes filled with worry.
If Qingyan's performance in the autumn is poor, the Third Princess Consort will definitely criticize her.
“Sulan, your master doesn’t need this when she goes to Qiumi!” Qingyan said cheerfully. Sisi only let her practice to pass the time.
After several busy days of preparations, Qingyan was too excited to sleep the night before her departure. Her almond-shaped eyes were wide open as she lay in bed staring at the curtains.
"Fourth Brother, talk to me! We can sleep again when we get in the carriage tomorrow!" Qingyan suddenly sat up and turned her little face to the half-asleep Fourth Brother.
Yin half-opened his eyes and turned to look at Xiao Guai. He glanced at the grandfather clock and realized it was almost 2:30. They would have to get up at 4:00.
"Father Emperor has instructed the princes to ride alongside, so it's time for us to get up!" Yin calculated the time; after Xiao Guai finished her breakfast, it was just the time for them to depart.
At this time, the lights in Yin and Yinzhi's courtyards were already on. Qingyan could hear the noise coming from the Third Prince's courtyard from her inner chamber. After washing up with Sulan's help, she sat down at the dining table. In front of them was a small bowl of shrimp wonton noodles, with a large shrimp inside each wonton.
She took a bite and her mouth was filled with fresh and delicious flavor, smooth and bouncy.
"Su Peisheng, give the ten taels of silver to the person who made these wontons." Yin noticed that she really liked them, so he gave the money directly to the cook.
After breakfast, Qingyan prepared two large food baskets with snacks and plenty of fruit. After climbing into the carriage, Yin lifted his robe and sat inside first.
"Oh! Didn't you want to ride a horse?" Before getting into the carriage, Qingyan looked around. Apart from her two carriages, there wasn't a single warhorse in the garden.
Yin leaned close to her and kissed her little face.
"You can only ride a horse after you leave the Meridian Gate." Yin pinched her little nose. The carriage had just left the courtyard when it met Yin Zhi's carriage.
Yin was the younger brother, so he had to wait for his two older brothers' carriages to leave first. Through the gauze window, Xiao Guai glimpsed that the carriages surrounding Dong Eshi's carriage were the sedan chairs and carriages used by the noble ladies of the Upper Three Banners for their weddings. Qingyan's carriage had long been thrown into the storeroom by her.
"Little darling, we should use that carriage. I don't believe you even if I tell you!" Yin was a little annoyed. In court, he and Yin Zhi were at odds, and in private, Dong E Shi often made trouble for Qing Yan.
"Nothing can compare to Mother's grandeur." Qingyan pouted. She felt awkward riding in that red carriage even once and would never do it a second time.
It was the height of summer, and looking at that bright red color made my heart burn.
The Grand Consort and she both chose pale yellow, which conveyed royal dignity and made the guards appear less impatient.
Pfft!
Yin spat out his tea. The Imperial Concubine's carriage was quite different from the Fujin's carriage. What Xiao Guai said was true.
"Have some plum juice first. You won't be able to drink this cold stuff when you go out later." Qingyan specially prepared an insulated leather bag for Yin, which was specially purchased with gold coins from her spatial storage. Poured with ice water, it can maintain its original temperature for up to four hours.
"This water bag is not to be given to anyone else. It was specially prepared for you. You won't have any accidents if you travel in this sweltering heat with it."
Yin nodded, "Anything Xiao Guai gives you is definitely not bad."
"Let her go to the soft couch in the back and sleep for a while!" Yin was worried that Qingyan getting up so early, not following her usual schedule, would be bad for her health.
This carriage was specially prepared by Fei Yanggu, with soft couches and other items placed on it, which put Yinji at ease.
"Sisi, come over in two hours. I'll have Sulan prepare some chilled fruit!" Qingyan's mysterious place has a huge fruit production. To avoid being seen, Qingyan brought a lot of packages and boxes, all covered with thick cloth. No one can see what's inside.
As Yin watched the carriage slowly come to a stop, Su Peisheng reminded him from outside the carriage that they had arrived at the Meridian Gate.
Qingyan got up, straightened Yin's clothes, and placed a string of Buddhist beads disguised as ice crystals on his left hand before letting him leave.
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