As evening fell, Yin and Yin arrived from the training ground at the military port. Yin Genjueluo and Qingyan looked exhausted and sat down in armchairs, while Yin busied himself in front of them. The three of them each had their own duties, with the other two checking the accounts.
"Little darling, is everything done?" Yin looked at Qingyan's tired appearance with great heartache. "Those people have been sent to the military port, and Tulichen is interrogating them."
Qingyan shook his head: "There's still a lot to do. Those people caused quite a bit of trouble a few days ago. The money was sent out, but not much was accomplished!"
Inside the makeshift shed, Yin and Qingyan sat together and began looking at the records, detailing the daily workload of each commoner.
"Let's go back first, we've all been working hard all day." Yin glanced at Su Peisheng and told him to take all the account books away. "We can look at these after dinner!"
"Sister-in-law, are you coming again tomorrow?" Qingyan felt really tired. During the disaster, she hadn't had enough sleep and her energy was really low.
Yin looked at his two sisters-in-law expectantly; if they didn't come, his life would really be difficult.
"Alright, come over here anyway." Seeing Yin's expression, Lady Yin Genjue Luo softened her heart.
"Fourth brother, come along tomorrow too. I can't be careless about this." Yin sighed helplessly. With Yinxiang, Yin and Fei Yanggu, the father and son, overseeing the training at the naval port, there shouldn't be any major problems.
Qingyan listened to their arrangements and indicated her acquiescence.
The two boarded the carriage, and Qingyan closed her almond-shaped eyes and leaned against Yin, feeling utterly exhausted.
"Little darling, should we have Imperial Physician Yuan take your pulse?" Yin looked at Qingyan and felt very worried.
"No need," Qingyan shook her head. "I'll be fine after a rest."
Yin patted Qingyan on the back to help her relax. After arriving at the temporary tent, she became tense all over and remained so all day.
"Little darling, you're lucky you managed to dig those people out. In a few more days, the situation would have spiraled out of control," Yin said seriously.
Qingyan was stunned. Her premonition was right; those people had serious problems.
"What else do they want to do? Isn't it just to stir things up and completely ruin the road construction project?" Qingyan was a little puzzled. What else could they be plotting besides that?
“If the project funds are embezzled, Father will definitely reprimand Yin. In addition, the money has been paid on schedule these past few days, but he has started to slack off. Yin will not be able to complete the project on time, and Father will also reprimand him. In the end, it will implicate my elder brother and me!” Yin told Qingyan several points.
Most importantly, the Guangdong and Guangxi naval forces had only been established for a short time when they encountered a natural disaster like a tsunami. Some people in the capital had already spread rumors that Yinzhi and Yinzhi were incompatible with the Guangdong and Guangxi naval ports.
They are clearly after the military control of the naval ports in Guangdong and Guangxi. The naval ports have been fully established. Once the roads are completed, they will no longer have to bear any responsibility and can start to play their role.
Qingyan drifted off to sleep, and Yin felt reassured when he heard her breathing.
The carriage returned to the courtyard, and Yin carried Qingyan horizontally from the carriage, heading directly into the inner chambers.
In the inner chamber, he removed Qingyan's headdress and clothes, glanced at Hafeng'a sleeping in the carriage, and then turned and left the flower hall.
"Father, what's wrong with Mother?" Yiken'e and Hutulifengshengzhalafen came out of the study and saw Yin come out by himself.
In the past, when the two returned from outside, Qingyan would change his clothes and come out with Yin, first kissing their little faces.
"Your mother is a little tired today, so she's going to sleep first. Have you two finished your business?" Yin asked his son.
"Of course not, we're waiting for Father and Mother to come back!" After experiencing the tsunami, the twins would wait for their parents to have a meal together.
"Su Peisheng, prepare dinner!" Following Qingyan's example, Yin first kissed the two children, then led them to the dining hall.
After dinner, Yin tested the two children's homework as usual, but he was stricter with Yiken'e.
“Father, someone came today, saying they came to plead for leniency!” Yiken’e told him about the junior steward in charge of internal affairs at the naval port who had come that afternoon.
Yin was stunned. The servants in the military port watched Qingyan leave, but this little steward ran straight over.
"Did you two go see it?" Yiken'e considered himself a big kid and would handle everything himself when his parents weren't around.
Yiken shook his head: "Father said that I can manage matters concerning the mansion, but I absolutely cannot get involved in matters concerning the naval port."
Yin made a three-point agreement with Yiken'e: regarding matters concerning the military port, he would handle them in Yiken'e's presence, allowing him to observe the intrigues and deceit of the previous dynasty from the sidelines.
“However, the steward seemed to say that those people were recruited, but they were obviously planted there, and it was his negligence in supervision! He really didn’t know anything about it.” As Yiken’e thought this, the servant knelt at the entrance of the courtyard and began to cry.
Upon hearing this, the head maid went out immediately to inform him that the Fujin (princess) was not in the naval port.
"Are you sure you're saying all this?" Yin glanced at Yiken'e. "Su Peisheng, summon the head nanny!"
Yiken'e and Hutulifengshengzhalafen were sent to rest, and Yin sat behind his desk, waiting for the head nanny to come over.
After the head nanny entered, she bowed to Yin and stood directly in front of the desk.
"Granny, did someone come over this afternoon?" Yin quickly asked the head nanny.
"Yes, it was after those people were brought back that a junior steward came over. By the time I heard it, the man had already finished crying and complaining!" The head nanny also felt a bit embarrassed, as she had heard the news about it after about 15 minutes.
"This matter has nothing to do with you, Granny. It's those people who went too far," Yin quickly advised Granny not to take it to heart.
“My lord, this old servant thinks this person did it on purpose. It’s right that the two young masters didn’t go out,” the head nanny quickly said.
Yin was stunned. The old nanny's words reminded him that if the two children stepped forward and showed sympathy for that person, it would be a mistake.
"Granny, we must be extra careful these next few days. There are definitely still people plotting against the two children in the military port. If you see them, deal with them immediately!" Empress Yin said fearfully.
The twins were clever; at the crucial moment, they heeded Yin's instructions and did not act on their own.
The servants probably wanted to take advantage of the two children's desire to be in charge. Yin was glad that Qingyan had always taught the two children with reality.
"Yes, Master. If possible, take the two young masters out to see more of the world. Staying in the military port makes them more vulnerable to being plotted against!" The nanny pondered that the situation in the military port was unstable, so it was best to keep the children with her as much as possible.
Yin agreed: "Understood!"
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