Upon arriving at the commercial street, Qingyan understood Yin's meaning. The arrangement here was the opposite of yesterday's when they were picking people up. The area facing the street was no longer empty, but instead had some people setting up stalls. The small commodities on the stalls looked like they had been picked up from the county town's market.
"Fourth Prince, was all of this arranged on purpose?" She looked around carefully. The people here were dressed very simply, including both the elderly and children. The arrangements were very good. If Yin hadn't told her in advance, she would never have guessed that this was arranged.
She would think it was some kind of big market, which would make people feel very good.
"Fourth Brother, is this really all arranged?" Qingyan looked at him in disbelief.
The two walked at the very back of the procession, with the guards hidden among the crowd. They were not relaxed at all, but they were not as tense as they had been the day before.
“Yes, these people live nearby, and the stall owners are also the Fujin’s small stall owners. They have an extra chance to sell these things at the market to supplement their household income. They are all very dedicated.” Yin accompanied Qingyan around, and she was indeed happy yesterday.
"Dragon Beard Candy!" Qingyan saw a middle-aged couple sitting down to make dragon beard candy and couldn't help but walk over. Looking at the pastry that was as fine as silkworm silk, she wanted to buy some to take home.
"You can't call it Dragon Beard Candy, that's taboo!" Yin reminded him from behind. The small vendor became nervous. Dragon Beard Candy was a local specialty snack, and that was the name it had always been.
"These are traditions passed down for so many years, and the name is always kept secret. Father won't tell!" Qingyan didn't care. She had Sulan buy seven boxes of dragon beard candy and then left.
"Fourth Brother, you spoils the fun!" Qingyan gritted her teeth and said these five words. Seeing that the person was frightened, what would happen if she couldn't find him later? Qingyan pursed her lips, deeply disgusted by some of Yin's actions.
"I'm just reminding you not to say anything taboo!" Yin shook his head helplessly. The emperor is called the Son of Heaven, and since ancient times, the dragon has been the symbol of the emperor.
"When we're making spring pancakes, what do you say about those dragon whiskers, dragon claws, and other things?!" She was still being argumentative. When you're out having fun, you should be relaxing, but she has to be so petty.
"Little darlings, are you two arguing on the road?" Consort Tong, not far away, noticed her children's unpleasant expressions and walked over with Emperor Kangxi.
She glanced at the dragon beard candy in Su Lan's hands and immediately understood why the two were having this awkwardness.
"Dragon beard candy, this pastry is quite good, where did you buy it?" Consort Tong, without any hesitation, quickly asked, seeing the authentic dragon beard candy. "Sulan, give what you're holding to Shuzhu, take Shuzhu and buy more!"
Yin was dumbfounded. Hadn't his father always been interested in these things?
"You brat, don't be so rigid, or life will be so boring!" Consort Tong tapped Yin's forehead, looking at him with a face full of disdain.
Kangxi laughed. Yin had always acted like a little adult since he was a child. No matter how they teased him, his expression remained basically unchanged. Kangxi and Consort Tong were quite disappointed.
"Mother..." Yin sighed helplessly.
Yin came over and patted Yin's shoulder sympathetically. His mother and wife were both unreliable and even worse off than him.
"Wok, is that delicious?" Songkriyirha, clutching a windmill and carrying a small lantern, ran quickly from a distance to them with rosy cheeks.
"Of course, we'll eat in a bit." Qingyan was relaxed; there was no danger around, so she could play with peace of mind.
Cao Yin and the others who were following Emperor Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that His Majesty didn't care about the food.
"Fourth brother, stay with Xiao Guai and don't cause any more trouble." Yin quickly agreed.
Qingyan clenched her fists and shook them slightly, unable to hide the smile in her eyes.
Yin glanced at her sideways, then followed her off to another place.
"Xuan Ye, thank you!" Consort Tong understood that this shopping trip had taken a lot of manpower and effort to arrange. If she hadn't been so stubborn in wanting to enjoy a leisurely experience, there probably wouldn't have been such an arrangement.
"If you like them, that's good!" Kangxi watched the two little figures leave and couldn't help but say, "It's so good to be young."
On the other side, Qingyan, with the support of Kangxi and Consort Tong, smiled even more broadly, and would mutter a few words about Yin's faults.
"Sisi, I want that..." The chirping of crickets drew everyone's attention.
Yin felt a headache coming on; he had to have breakfast with his father soon and would have to keep chirping...
"Little darling, we'll buy it when we get back."
"No, buy four! One for Mother, Sister-in-law, me, and Songkelierha each. Father definitely won't say anything!" Simple bamboo cages, each containing a cricket. These aren't the chirping insects sold in Liulichang, Beijing; they're just toys for ordinary children.
Seeing Qingyan's pleading eyes, Yin thought for a while before letting Su Peisheng go and buy it.
"This is a one-time exception, and it will not be allowed to happen again." Qingyan loves these small animals, and she would be very sad if they died.
These crickets don't live long and will die in the autumn.
The four crickets chirped so loudly together that it gave her a headache.
"Luckily, I only ordered one. If it were four, I think I would have collapsed too!" Qingyan pouted. Yin was right. It's not just about having a lot of things.
As breakfast time approached, Yin and Qingyan entered the private room with four noisy crickets. As soon as they entered, everyone was attracted by the cricket cage in Su Peisheng's hand.
"Fourth brother, why did you only buy so few!" Yin hadn't bought any cricket fighting equipment this year, and his hands were itching to get some, so Yin brought them over.
"Wait, big brother, this isn't for you. Mother, sister-in-law, Xiao Guai, and Songkelierha each have one. There's none for you!" Yin quickly said, his head aching from the noise of the four crickets all the way.
When Kangxi noticed that Yin looked a little embarrassed, he couldn't help but laugh. His little darling always had a way of making things difficult for Yin. However, this was good, as it made him a little angry.
"Really?" Consort Tong was also very interested. Singing insects were rarely allowed into the inner palace. The concubines kept cats, dogs, and birds, but very few kept singing insects.
"Since the fourth prince gave you singing insects, I'll give you four gourds in return. Cao Yin, this is your responsibility. Find four gourds with Suzhou and Hangzhou characteristics and send them over!" Kangxi waved his hand, giving one to each person.
The officials from Jiangnan present were somewhat astonished. This cricket was only worth twenty copper coins, but its value skyrocketed when it reached the imperial court.
“.” Cao Yin quickly agreed. He did indeed have a few good gourds in his hand, the specialties of Jiangnan?
Li Xu tugged at Cao Yin's sleeve from behind, but Cao Yin completely ignored him. This time, Li Xu almost got him killed.
"Let's go outside and look around first. If we don't find anything we like, then we'll ask you for it!" Consort Tong knew that what Cao Yin sent was definitely valuable, no different from what was brought into the palace. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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