As night fell, the streets of the county town were quiet. Under the cover of darkness, the convoy drove directly to the Yuelai Inn. The innkeeper personally opened the side door, waiting for his masters to arrive.
As Qingyan alighted from the carriage, the innkeeper was the first to greet her, and even Yin stepped back, demonstrating Qingyan's status.
"Greetings to the master!" The shopkeeper bowed according to custom.
After Qingyan called for the first kowtow, the innkeeper then greeted the prince and the other wives.
"Is everything arranged?" Qingyan asked the shopkeeper.
"This servant has made all the preparations. We will be closing down for the next month. I personally prepared everything for the entrance, and the waiters have all taken a break." The manager, following Yin's instructions, prepared everything and dismissed all the staff, trusting only to use his own people.
The group was ushered into the lobby on the first floor by the innkeeper. After everyone was seated, Yin began to inquire.
"How did you tell the outside world?" Yin took a sip of tea, hoping the manager would give a detailed report.
The shopkeeper glanced at Qingyan, who gave him a tacit look before he spoke.
"I said it's to prepare new dishes," the manager said without hiding anything. "Every month, I close the shop for three to six days as requested by my master to research new dishes. This excuse is acceptable!"
Yin and Yin exchanged a glance and nodded in satisfaction.
"Little darling, that's enough!" Yin nodded, instructing Qingyan to give the order.
"Once you've finished explaining to Su Peisheng, you can leave now. Remember, don't tell anyone else!" Qingyan coldly ordered the shopkeeper.
"!" The shopkeeper bowed and left immediately.
The princes then gathered together, and the women sat down beside their husbands. The servants had prepared the food in the small kitchen of the carriage on the table.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, Sulan and Suzhu are both excellent cooks!" After eating, the Eighth Princess Consort immediately looked down on her own maids.
Qingyan glanced at Jueluo Shi but remained silent. This Eighth Princess Consort had a very low profile among her sisters-in-law; when she spoke, she would only reply with two or three words.
"Sister-in-law, the cooks in Fourth Sister-in-law's residence all like to cook home-style dishes. Are the cooks in your residence all imperial chefs? You'll definitely get tired of them after a while!" Yin Genjue Luo Shi looked down on the Eighth Prince's wife's many talents and directly belittled her.
The sisters-in-law immediately burst into laughter, agreeing that what they said made sense.
"Eighth sister-in-law, if you don't like the imperial chef, you can talk to the Eighth Master and ask him to hire another chef for you. You don't need to bother coming to Fourth Sister-in-law to ask for someone!" Fifth Princess Consort said something for Qingyan, which was rare for her.
"Alright, dinner is just home-style cooking. It's only because we don't eat it often that we really enjoy it. If we ate it all the time, we probably wouldn't like it so much!" Qingyan said nonchalantly. When talking to these people, one must never get angry.
The princes seemed oblivious to the tension among the women, raising their cups to drink. The Eighth Prince's wife, seeing that Yinsi showed no sign of supporting her, felt even more uncomfortable.
After dinner, Yin took Qingyan back to the courtyard. The two went to the side hall and saw that Hafeng was sleeping.
"Why did Mother send Hafeng'a back?" Qingyan was shocked to find the head nanny and Hafeng'a in the courtyard when she returned.
“Didn’t the head nanny say that if we were to take Hafeng’a and Duoxihun, two children not even a year old, it would be a bit chaotic?” Yin specifically had the guards send the head nanny back; the twins needed her even more. “With Hafeng’a back by your side, you can feel more at ease!”
Qingyan was holding her youngest son, who was blowing bubbles beside her. His chubby little hands were patting her face.
"Hafeng, you little rascal, you've got some nerve. You came here by yourself with the head nanny, without even bringing your own nanny." After hearing the head nanny's report, Yin was at a loss for what to do with his youngest son.
"Didn't bring a nanny?" Qingyan was stunned. Was this little guy causing trouble again?
“Yes, as long as the nannies get close to him, the little guy will cause a ruckus and won’t stop. As soon as the nannies leave, he will behave himself again!” Yin said directly.
Qingyan's face immediately darkened. Hafenga had been nourished by spring water since childhood, making his senses more acute than the average person. If Hafenga didn't allow the other person to get close, there must be something wrong.
"Fourth Brother, have you considered whether there are any problems with those old women in Hafenga?" Qingyan asked in return.
Yin and Qingyan both understood Hafeng'a and shared the same worry about their youngest son's antics.
"I understand, but we can't say anything now. Those old women were given to us by Mother!" Yin was also troubled. Hafeng'a was very stubborn. If she didn't like someone, she would never want to keep them by her side again.
"Could this be the real reason why Hafeng was sent here?" Qingyan asked curiously.
"This little rascal!" Yin pinched his cheek.
Hafenga noticed that Yin was joking with him and immediately smiled.
"You know, Mother says that Hafeng'a has a very strange temper, but he's also very clever. Father often holds him in his arms and teases him!" Yin was very happy with his son's performance, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Don't be so smug!" Qingyan shook her head. "Father Emperor was praising Hafeng, not you!" Qingyan immediately burst into laughter.
Yin shook his head and took Hafenga from her arms. Both of his sons had a better relationship with Qingyan.
Every time he held his two sons, they would express their dissatisfaction with him.
"Little darling, you said that Yiken'e and Hafeng'a are the same, they don't like staying in my arms." Hafeng'a was held in Yin's arms, two kisses were placed on his cheeks, and then he turned to look at Qingyan.
Hafeng turned to look at Qingyan, his aggrieved little face making Qingyan burst into laughter.
“Your mother is being unfair, isn’t she?” After seeing Qingyan’s behavior, Yin directly complained to Hafeng’a.
"Hmph, do you think you're better than me?" Qingyan took Hafeng'a, while Yinze teased him from the side.
"Hafeng, would you like some peaches?" Yin took a peach from the fruit plate, peeled it, and cut it into pieces. "Don't bring out so much fruit; we're not at home!"
"I understand!" Qingyan replied. "Hafeng'er is used to eating these, we can't let the little guy go without fruit."
Qingyan would rather take the risk than let Hafeng A suffer a loss.
"Hafeng'a's fruit supply will definitely not be interrupted!" Yin had already sent Erlu and Bayan to buy fruit.
Yin and Qingyan smiled at each other; it was good that the couple had such a tacit understanding.
Ahhh!
Hafonga watched the two of them staring at each other and then ignored him, which made the little guy very unhappy.
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