Before lunch, Qingyan was sitting at his desk copying Buddhist scriptures when Yin hurriedly walked into the study from outside, a happy smile on his face, seemingly in a very good mood.
"Sisi, did you find some silver?" Qingyan put down her brush and looked at him curiously.
Yin shook his head. If he had found some silver, he wouldn't be in this state.
"Hehe, Father and Mother will be here soon!" Yin said softly.
Tulichen handed the secret report to Yinhe and Yinzhi, but Yinzhi has not yet received any news.
"Really?!" Qingyan relaxed. Dong'e had been scolded by her; it had been almost ten days, and she still hadn't come out. "Are Father and Mother going to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in the military port?"
"Yes, we still need to prepare a lot of things!" Yin nodded. "Do you think we can prepare some local specialties to entertain Father and Mother?"
Qingyan looked up and saw him with his brows slightly furrowed. After thinking carefully, she realized that she should be able to do well this time.
"There's only seafood here, but Mother's health can't tolerate too much seafood!" Qingyan thought carefully. The military port is close to the sea, and apart from seafood, there really isn't much else.
"Wait, coconuts and other fruits are fine too." Yin understood that food was cheap and wouldn't give the accompanying censors any leverage, so this was the best option.
Pfft!
"Fourth Brother, you actually thought of food?" Qingyan chuckled.
“Some time ago, many censors impeached my elder brother and me, saying that we had embezzled a lot from the military ports in Guangdong and Guangxi, which made us very disappointed.” Yin felt uncomfortable; these people were clearly acting under someone’s orders.
If they presented something too valuable as a tribute, the censors would have even more reason to gossip.
What?!
Qingyan's eyes widened. Not only did Yin and Yin not embezzle the money, but they even tried to save money in every possible way.
"Aren't these censors just talking nonsense? They haven't even investigated, yet they're already spouting these things!" Qingyan was furious; these people were simply too much trouble.
Yin patted Qingyan's little hand and sat down on the chair next to her. He had informed Qingyan in advance of his return so that she could start preparing things.
With Emperor Kangxi's personal arrival, the courtyard within the camp needed special tidying up, and everything inside needed to be arranged.
"Alright, we didn't do any of that. You and your sister-in-law wrote down every account book in great detail. We just handed those account books over to Father Emperor, so there definitely won't be any problems!" Yin reassured him.
Qingyan has a short temper. If anyone dares to scheme against her, Fei Yanggu and his two sons, and the children, she will deal with them properly.
Ten days ago, Lady Dong'e was so angry that she summoned the imperial physician that very night, saying she was extremely upset.
"If I hadn't taken detailed notes, I wouldn't have been able to get over it!" Qingyan said, sticking out her tongue. "How is the Third Princess Consort?"
The Third Princess Consort was quite thoughtful; that very night she summoned the imperial physician and said that Lady Yin Genjue Luo and she hadn't treated her properly.
"He said he's still feeling unwell!" Yin also heard the imperial physician say that he had been very tired from the journey, which was why he was in this state.
"Hmph, she's obviously faking illness. The imperial physician she used was the one who came with her. I don't believe that a few words can make that guy angry." Qingyan said angrily, her little fist clenched and waving in the air twice.
Yin laughed heartily. Qingyan threw a little tantrum, but Dong Eshi couldn't refute it. The concubine had two children, and no matter what, this was definitely a thorn in Dong Eshi's side.
"Little darling, you've hit her right where it hurts. Do you still expect her to forgive you?" Yin said, pinching Qingyan's cheek.
Pfft!
Qingyan chuckled. At every banquet, Dong'e would cause her trouble, so Qingyan was quite annoyed by her.
"She often speaks in a way that can be quite hurtful. Back when my sister-in-law wasn't around much, she was quite sharp-tongued!" Qingyan treated Yingenjueluo Shi very well, and when the sisters-in-law were talking, the issue of the Prince Zhi's offspring became the target of everyone's attacks.
“Now that Doxihui has been born, my sister-in-law will no longer be talked about.” Yin Dao felt that what Qingyan said was right. Of the four wives in the first rank, the Crown Princess was the last to marry into the royal family. Of the other three wives, two had legitimate sons, only Dong E Shi did not. “I was wondering why Yin Zhi actually brought his wife here. It made me feel strange.”
Yin thought Yin Zhi's temper had changed, but now it seems that it wasn't his temper that had changed, but rather reality that had forced Yin Zhi to become the way he is now.
"Fourth Prince, was that person originally going to bring a concubine along?" Qingyan noticed that Dong Eshi's mood was not high. Qingyan thought that bringing her along was a strange thing, and that she was putting on a long face.
Yin nodded, and she wrapped her arms around his right arm, resting her face against his arm. Her smiling eyes revealed that she was in a very good mood.
"Little darling, rest for a while, we still need to go to the flower hall for dinner!" Dong Eshi had not appeared in the flower hall for ten consecutive days, and Fei Yanggu's family was having their meals in their own courtyard instead of going to the flower hall.
Inside the flower hall, Lady Yin Genjue arranged lunch today, and specially prepared some dishes that Lady Dong E did not like. After feigning illness for ten days, this was the first time Lady Dong E had come out, and Lady Yin Genjue felt that she was making things difficult for Qingyan.
"Just do it secretly!" Yin also had a problem with Yin Zhi. "The tenth prince is a real troublemaker; we'll have to give him some instructions later!"
Yin entered the flower hall, where Qingyan and Yingenjueluo were talking. The two of them were whispering about how to deal with Dong'e. At this moment, the tenth prince entered.
"Big brother, fourth brother, why aren't we eating yet?" The tenth brother noticed that the food was already laid out on the table, but the four of them were chatting on the side.
In the past, when the tenth prince came, they would eat right away. But since Yinzhi came, everyone has to wait for her alone.
"Wait a minute, the third brother hasn't arrived yet," Yin sneered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Shi's face darkened. Yin Zhi always showed off his knowledge in front of Lao Shi, directly hitting Lao Shi's weak spot.
"Tenth Brother, be more polite when you speak later, and don't say anything inappropriate!" Yin quickly instructed when he saw the tenth brother's angry expression.
Among the servants attending to the emperor in the flower hall, there would certainly be spies of the ministers. If the three princes were to engage in a civil war, it would make Emperor Kangxi look bad.
"Big brother, fourth brother, I understand. If he doesn't spout off his erudition, I won't argue with him!" the tenth brother sneered.
Pfft!
Yin Genjue Luo Shi and Qing Yan both laughed. Apart from military books, the tenth prince didn't like to read any other books, but Yin Zhi kept quoting from ancient books, which made him speak too bluntly.
"Alright, just bear with it for a few days, okay? Once Father Emperor arrives, you won't have to see them anymore," Yin reassured the Tenth Prince.
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