After breakfast, Qingyan changed into a light qipao, carrying a backpack on her back filled with tools for finding medicinal herbs. She then pulled Yin to pay her respects to Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong.
"Little darling, where are you going again?" Kangxi found it very strange. There was a small bag on his back, and Yin's face showed a helpless expression. Kangxi understood that the little guy must have caused trouble again.
Qingyan walked forward awkwardly, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
"Father, I want to go find ginseng!" Qingyan said.
puff!
Emperor Kangxi spit out his tea; there's even ginseng in this dense forest.
"Little darling, there won't be any ginseng in this dense forest." Emperor Kangxi wanted to facepalm; his little darling didn't even have the most basic common sense. "Li Dequan, go and fetch Imperial Physician Yuan!"
She looked at Yin in confusion. Why did they have to call Imperial Physician Yuan over? They weren't sick.
“My dear, ginseng grows in the Greater Khingan Mountains, not in every dense forest!” Consort Tong laughed. When she first came here, she also made a fool of herself. At that time, the Empress Dowager was still alive and often scolded her for this.
Qingyan was stunned. She remembered reading in a novel about digging up treasures like ginseng in the royal hunting grounds.
"In a moment, let Imperial Physician Yuan speak with you!" Kangxi pointed to the seats below, inviting Qingyan and Yinxian to sit down first.
Yin was finally relieved when he saw that Qingyan had stopped making a fuss.
"Fourth brother, you didn't say much to Xiao Guai either?" Yin didn't say anything, so it was clearly Yin's problem.
"Father, I can't argue with you!" Yin lowered his head. Qingyan heard the dissenting voice and knew how to act cute!
He couldn't resist Qingyan's charm and coquettishness.
On the dragon throne, Kangxi coughed twice. Tong Gui adjusted her hair, which was adorned with a pink and jade hairpin with eight treasures on its topknot. She was secretly pleased. Back then, Kangxi was much more difficult to talk to than Yinzhi. Seeing Yinzhi's expression made her very happy.
"Fourth Prince is right. He should cherish his wife even more and not always have such a cold attitude!" Consort Tong laughed unkindly from the side. He couldn't help but feel annoyed. Consort Tong was always causing trouble!
Yin accepted his fate and listened to the instructions, pondering whether he should try to prevent Qingyan from causing any more trouble.
When Imperial Physician Yuan entered the tent, the bright eyes of Consort Tong and Qingyan made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"This servant greets His Majesty, the Imperial Concubine Qingyan, and the Fourth Prince and his wife!" Imperial Physician Yuan secretly groaned. The Imperial Concubine Tong and Qingyan were indeed mother-in-law and daughter-in-law; even the troubles they encountered were the same.
"Let's kowtow." Consort Tong's cheeks flushed slightly; she still vividly remembered the trouble Consort Tong had caused back then.
"Yes!" When Imperial Physician Yuan arrived and heard what Li Dequan said, he had a terrible headache.
Emperor Kangxi rubbed his temples in exasperation and pointed directly at Imperial Physician Yuan, telling him to try his best to resolve the matter.
"You should also give this girl a proper lesson. If a similar situation occurs again, you will be held responsible!" Kangxi dragged Consort Tong into the study. He didn't want Lan Ya to lose face. The farce that Lan Ya had caused in the dense forest was still fresh in the minds of many leaders.
Imperial Physician Yuan gave an awkward smile. It was clear that His Majesty didn't want Yinzhi and Qingyan to know what had happened before.
A moment later, Imperial Physician Yuan spent an hour describing the condition of the dense forest, explaining that the rare medicinal herbs would not be found here.
"Never mind, I was overthinking it! Physician Yuan, I've taken up your time!" Qingyan quickly lowered his stance and apologized politely.
"Fourth Princess Consort, this servant dares not accept such praise!" Imperial Physician Yuan shook his head. "If Fourth Princess Consort has no other problems, this servant will go and treat the wounded!"
Yesterday afternoon, after the wounded were brought in, many people praised Saito and Eshuo, and Imperial Physician Yuan no longer underestimated Qingyan. A woman who could be so protected by both the Emperor and the Fourth Prince couldn't be simple. Now, having met Qingyan, he completely overturned his previous assumptions; this woman was clearly being overprotected.
After Physician Yuan left, Qingyan covered her face and pouted.
"Fourth Brother, you're not telling me the truth! You're just making me look bad!" Qingyan was furious. He, Minxian, was just watching the show!
hey-hey!
Yin chuckled and went over to soothe the irritated little guy. If Qingyan got angry, he would have to sleep on the floor that night.
"Little darling, if we can't find medicinal herbs, there should be plenty of wild fruits here!" Yin had no choice but to change the subject, not wanting her to stay in a bad mood.
He dragged Qingyan away from the imperial tent, and she followed listlessly, always lacking energy.
"Fourth Brother, am I stupid? Did I embarrass you?" Qingyan muttered to herself.
Yin looked around and, seeing no one nearby, walked over to her.
"Of course not, how could my wife be stupid? You've been pampered since childhood, there must be many things you don't understand. Don't overthink it, you'll understand as you learn more." Yin quickly comforted Qingyan. Didn't Consort Tong also make such a fool of herself? It's just that Kangxi didn't mention it.
Just now, the reason why Kangxi directly dragged Consort Tong away was largely because he was afraid that Consort Tong would bring up the past farces as a joke.
"Your mother made a similar mistake. After Imperial Physician Yuan arrived, Consort Tong's complexion clearly worsened," Yin whispered in Qingyan's ear.
"ah?"
Qingyan was dumbfounded. Consort Tong had also made a similar mistake. No wonder Imperial Physician Yuan's eyes were so strange. It seemed that the two of them, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, had made a mistake.
Waaaaah!
She pouted and followed Yin deeper into the dense forest. She looked down at the soft ground and smelled the decaying leaves.
"What are you looking at?" Saito, leading the new army to accompany Yin and Qingyan, noticed that the little one wasn't very interested, so he quickly moved closer to her.
Qingyan tilted her head and looked at Saito, her big, watery eyes filled with grievance; she truly felt sad.
Yin noticed her distress and stopped talking, telling Saito to handle it directly.
"Ah Hun, I did something stupid!" Seto sighed. Little Guai often did silly things, but they were harmless!
Seto reached out and touched her hair bun, a gentle smile on his face.
The guards in the new army stared wide-eyed. When had their leader ever shown such a gentle smile? He always had a deadpan expression on his face towards them, but he was so kind to the Fourth Prince's wife.
"Little darling, it's forgivable that you might say something wrong because you don't know the area well," Saito comforted Qingyan, telling her not to feel guilty.
With just a few words, Saito shifted all the blame onto the people collecting information at the Sticky Rod Office. Yin walked ahead of the two, inwardly praising Saito. He knew he had much to learn, at the very least, he needed to master Saito's ability to call a deer a horse.
As she finished speaking, a smile appeared on her small face. Being a novice was perfectly fine; even in two lifetimes, she was still a complete novice when it came to palace intrigue. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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