Thirteen days later, news came from Jiangnan that Kangxi had arrived at the imperial palace. Yinzhi, Yinzhi, and Yinzhi were all relieved. However, along with the news came a secret edict ordering Yinzhi and Qingyan to take the children with them to the imperial palace in Jiangnan.
"Fourth brother, be careful on the road. Your eldest brother is here. Let Saito come with you!" After seeing off Yin and Qingyan's family, Yin quickly called Saito over.
With Seto by their side, everyone would feel more at ease.
"Brother, I'm leaving now. You must be careful. Those people will definitely come back!" Yin said worriedly.
Kangxi arrived safely at his temporary palace in Jiangnan, which was undoubtedly a show of force to his enemies, with Yinzhi being the primary target.
"Don't worry, the Princess and the children are well protected. You'll be easy targets outside," Yin quickly reassured her.
"Fourth Brother, why don't I go with you too?" the tenth brother quickly said.
"No, Father's secret decree is for me to go alone, there must be something going on." Yin quickly advised Yin, it was not easy to gain Kangxi's favor, if he made any inappropriate moves and Kangxi disliked the tenth prince, it would be a loss.
After saying goodbye, the three brothers set off for the Jiangnan Imperial Palace.
Inside the carriage, Qingyan leaned back on the cushions, watching the twins play, while Hafeng Aze slept soundly in the carriage.
"Fourth Prince, do you think Father Emperor wants us to go back? Is it something important?" Qingyan was puzzled by this secret order and didn't know what had happened.
"If I am not mistaken, the Crown Prince must have acted on his own initiative and done something!" Yin believed that if the situation had not become irreversible, Kangxi would not have let them go back so easily.
Qingyan closed her eyes, pondering whether it was a tricky matter.
The journey of more than ten days left Qingyan very tired. After freshening up in the villa, she followed Yin to pay her respects to Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong.
When Consort Tong saw Qingyan return with bruises under her eyes, she couldn't bear it.
"Mother, has something happened?" Qingyan noticed that Consort Tong's face was also pale and quickly asked.
Consort Tong gave a bitter smile: "Little darling, you should be prepared."
Qingyan looked at Consort Tong with a blank expression. What kind of mental preparation should she make?
"Something's happened at your Yuelai Inn in the Northwest!" Consort Tong immediately issued a direct order.
"How could that be?" Qingyan asked curiously.
There had been no news from Yuelai Inn for a long time, so she assumed there was no useful information.
"They've been taken into custody by the Crown Prince's men. You sent over a lot of information about the Northwest before, and this time, His Majesty wanted to use the managers in the Northwest, but discovered that those people had already tipped off the Crown Prince!" Consort Tong said with difficulty, "His Majesty has already taken the initiative and had the managers brought over!"
Qingyan was slightly relieved: "Mother, there's nothing we can do about it. None of the other managers would dare to do this!"
Consort Tong nodded. The people Xiao Guai prepared were all very loyal. It was understandable that one or two refined scoundrels would occasionally appear.
"Mother, was this the reason we were summoned back?" Qingyan asked Consort Tong.
"Yes, after His Majesty received the news, he was considering whether to detain the person and then hand him over to you for interrogation," Consort Tong said, glancing at Qingyan.
Hearing this, Qingyan felt a little more confident. After bidding farewell to Consort Tong, he went directly to the study in the imperial palace to await Kangxi's arrival.
Upon entering the courtyard of the study, Yin Zheng knelt upright on the bluestone brick floor, while Qing Yan knelt behind him.
"Little darling, what are you doing?" Yin asked in surprise.
"Fourth Brother, something has happened at Linglong Pavilion. As the master, I am also to blame!" Qingyan knew in his heart that the managers must have been bribed.
Suo Xiang's family was quite wealthy, which is why he was able to win people over so early on.
"What?!" Yin was stunned. He had returned this time because of the problem with Linglong Pavilion. "Where did the problem lie?"
"The shopkeeper in the Northwest is said to have been bribed by the Crown Prince!" Qingyan said in a low voice.
Li Dequan came out of the study, looked at his young children kneeling on the ground, and directly summoned them inside.
Qingyan lowered his head and followed behind Yin. After paying a little more, he noticed that Kangxi was sitting behind the grand master's chair, talking quietly.
After the two men bowed, Kangxi did not tell them to rise, but instead made them remain kneeling.
"Fourth Prince, do you know why I made you kneel?" Kangxi knew perfectly well that no one could refuse the Crown Prince and the money.
In front of outsiders, the Crown Prince was the heir apparent, and Emperor Kangxi never showed any signs of a bad relationship with him. Therefore, the Crown Prince could attract many people to surrender with a simple gesture.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I know a little!" Yin nodded. After all, if a master didn't even know the affairs of his servants, he probably wouldn't be a master.
"How were those people bribed?" Kangxi clapped his hands, and a man in black appeared, kneeling to Yin's left.
"My investigation revealed that due to the scarcity of information from the Northwest and the limited opportunities to earn rewards, the shopkeepers are living in dire straits. That's why they're selling this information!" the man in black declared, losing the case.
Qingyan found this explanation ridiculous. He was absolutely lenient with his subordinates, and the rules he set were among the best in the business world.
"Initially, the Yuelai Inn was established for Galdan, hoping to obtain useful information through business." Qingyan explained the origin of the Yuelai Inn in the Northwest. "Moreover, after the Qing Dynasty's victory, the route from Galdan's tribe to the Qing border gradually changed!"
The location of Yuelai Inn is quite unique; it's a pretty good level, suitable for gathering information, but not for running a business.
"The number of customers has dropped sharply, so the business over there has gradually declined!" Qingyan explained to Kangxi, which was the truth.
Emperor Kangxi was a very suspicious person. If Qingyan didn't say anything, he would assume that all the information was about Yinzhi.
"I can't go on like this!" Kangxi said in a statement, but he knew in his heart that Qingyan was right. They really couldn't go on like this anymore, otherwise, those people wouldn't have had the guts.
"Yes, Father Emperor," Qingyan replied.
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