On the day of the Emperor's birthday, Kangxi's face was ashen. Although there was singing and dancing in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was completely devoid of the liveliness of the previous year.
Ministers and their families had given their children, who were attending the banquet, a heads-up, to be careful in their words and actions within the palace this year, and to avoid making any mistakes that violated the rules.
As usual, the twins were summoned to Kangxi's side. The two little ones were very sensible and tried their best to make Kangxi laugh. Shu Yun sat down, feeling very worried. What should she do if the two children were angered by Kangxi?
"Alright, don't worry, Father Emperor won't do anything to them!" Yin knew Kangxi well; he doted on his children and wouldn't say anything unless it was a serious mistake.
Qingyan was always on edge; if the children angered her, she would rush over to plead for them immediately.
The banquet finally ended close to midnight. The twins were left in the palace, while Yin and Qingyan walked out of the palace.
At the palace gate, Yinzhi stood in front of the Fourth Prince's carriage, staring at it for a long time before leaving. When Yin and Qingyan walked out, they happened to see this scene and felt a little strange.
"Eru, Bayan, you two need to be extra careful when we're on the move!" Yin Zong felt that Yin Zhi's behavior was very unusual.
"Yes!" The two guards adjusted their formation, ready to deal with any problems that might arise.
Yin and Qingyan entered the carriage and left the palace in order.
"Sisi, aren't you being too cautious? The carriage should be fine!" Qingyan got into the carriage and removed all the hairpins, replacing the two girls' heads with a lighter set of hair ornaments.
Yin shook his head. This was definitely not just him overthinking things; there must really be a problem.
"No, I just feel like something's wrong!" Yin shook his head.
As they approached the mansion, the horse leading the carriage seemed a bit off, so Bayan quickly ordered the carriage to be stopped.
"Master, we're almost at the manor. The horse might be having problems. You and the Princess should get off the carriage first." Seeing that the horse was agitated, Bayan quickly sat on it, ready to intervene immediately if it became agitated.
Qingyan was taken aback; Yin had agreed.
"Shall we take a walk back under the moonlight?" Yin glanced out the window. They were only a few hundred meters from the mansion, already within its protected area.
“Okay!” Qingyan replied without hesitation.
The two got off the carriage. Su Peisheng and Su Lan carried lanterns in front to illuminate the road, while Yin and Qingyan walked behind.
As the two arrived at the gate of the mansion, they heard the neighing of horses coming from the direction of the carriage, and Yin's face instantly darkened.
He escorted Qingyan back to her room, coaxed her to sleep, and then went to his study to listen to Erlu and Bayan reporting on the horses.
"I know I'm guilty. This servant believes that someone must have deliberately given the horse 'medicine' while it was still in the palace!" Bayan replied directly.
The study fell silent instantly. Yin tapped the table with his right index finger, then leaned on the question.
"Can you be sure when the 'drug' was administered?" Yin Zhi's riding skills are poor, so he shouldn't be able to tell the problem with the horse.
If he can figure it out, it proves that the horse was stolen by someone from the Third Master's residence.
"We must get a veterinarian to come and diagnose it!" Bayan was uncertain; this matter might involve the prince, so it was best to confirm the details.
"Su Peisheng, go to the palace and fetch the veterinarian!" Yin glanced at the road in the distance. It was already past midnight. If they asked someone for help today, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Su Peisheng accepted the order and left, while Yin looked at the two guards.
"How confident are you?" Yin glanced at them.
"It should be confirmed now; the horses were likely given something to make them lethargic!" Erlu often dealt with horses, so he had some knowledge of these 'medicines'.
"Are you sure about these people who are mentally unstable?" Yin looked at the two of them seriously.
The two nodded in unison, very confident in their judgment.
"Alright, you two can continue following up." Yin let go directly.
Early in the morning, Qingyan got up and went to Hafeng's room. She carefully asked the nanny about Hafeng's condition, and with a smile, she picked him up from the stroller.
"Do you miss your mother?" Qingyan kissed his little face, picked him up and walked straight to the dining room.
Yin had been working on this character all night. When he saw Qingyan appear with his youngest son, he quickly reached out and hugged his son tightly.
"Hafeng, do you miss your father?" Yin looked at his youngest son tenderly.
Pfft!
Qingyan immediately burst into laughter. The first question that the couple asked Hafenga was exactly the same, showing how well they understood each other.
"What are you laughing at!" Yin asked, puzzled.
“We both said the same thing first thing. Look at Hafeng, he was just rolling his eyes at you!” Qingyan laughed.
"Alright, let's eat." Yin glanced at Su Peisheng and immediately brought over a high chair for the baby.
Recently, Hafenga has been able to sit up, so Yin and Qingyan have had the little guy keep them company while they eat.
"Little darling, don't go out for the next few days, and don't use the carriages at the manor for the time being!" Yin couldn't be sure when the horse was drugged, so he had to be extra careful. What if it was drugged at the manor?
Ugh!
Qingyan was in an awkward situation. She was going back to her new house soon, and after the Emperor's birthday, she needed to prepare things for Qingming Festival.
"Alright, I'll have Father send a car when I go to the new house!" Qingyan always helps out as Qingming approaches.
Yin had always tacitly agreed, after all, the Fei Yanggu lineage was small, and it would be somewhat unreasonable for Qingyan not to go and help.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Father-in-law. I'll handle it as soon as possible!" Yin said helplessly.
"Don't you use a carriage when you go to court?" Qingyan suddenly remembered that Yin always used a carriage to go to court.
"The weather's getting warmer lately, I'll still ride a horse!" Yin's warhorse isn't kept with the horses in the manor; only those newly arrived by Yin are allowed to touch them. "Should I have Shadow and his men pull your carriage?"
Yin remembered that there were still some idle warhorses in his stable. After thinking for a moment, he thought about using these horses to build the carriage.
"No!" Qingyan refused decisively; those were all carefully selected by Yin.
Seeing Qingyan's resolute attitude, Yin didn't say anything more and compromised directly.
"Fine, let your father-in-law take care of things!" Yin'e could only let her have her way.
"I think your warhorses are too good; you should try not to use them!" Qingyan said helplessly.
Yin's warhorses are extremely rare and expensive, so Qingyan wouldn't use them easily.
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