On the road, Kangxi would occasionally stop and take his princes and his casual female relatives to eat at ordinary stalls. Some of the women looked very unhappy, but Kangxi was very enthusiastic and chatted with the people.
Upon returning to the temporary camp, Kangxi summoned all the princes and women into the tent, his face stern.
"Father, if we keep stopping and starting like this, won't it delay our journey?" After being injured and left disabled, Yin Zhi's personality changed drastically, and even his speech became sharp. "We still have to eat with those people."
After he finished speaking, Kangxi's face turned even uglier, and even the Crown Prince had an urge to cover his face. He really didn't want to admit that the person next to him was this guy.
"Third son, your birth has given you everything. These people are better off than you princes. I always say that those in a position must fulfill their duties. Those people can earn their own living, but you cannot. As princes, you are high above. I sent you down to investigate the situation, but you only learned about it from the people in the government office!" Kangxi was truly disappointed in his sons.
"Father, your subjects were wrong!" Yin understood Kangxi's meaning and quickly knelt down to admit his mistake.
Yinzhi, however, acted as if he had done nothing wrong. Kangxi did not care, even though Yinzhi's knees were permanently injured and he could no longer ride a horse.
"Brother is right, we didn't do well enough, Father Emperor, your son knows he was wrong!" The Crown Prince quickly stood up after hearing Yin's words.
Except for Yinzhi, all the other princes stood up. Kangxi looked at his sons and felt a little uneasy.
"Go back and keep order in the backyard. Yin, you two stay here!" Kangxi observed that among the women, only Qingyan remained calm, just like the other commoners.
"Yes!" Yin and Qingyan stood aside and respectfully saw the princes out before looking up at Kangxi.
"Fourth Prince, I'm giving you a task. During this southern tour, take Qingyan with you and travel around. Saito will accompany you and help me understand the people's conditions." Although Yinzhi's tone was inappropriate, he hit the nail on the head: they had already wasted too much time.
"Yes!" Yin quickly replied.
"We'll be arriving in Yangzhou in two days. Be careful!" Kangxi felt that Yangzhou shouldn't be as peaceful as the secret guards reported. Logically, there should be some beggars and such.
No one would believe that everyone is well-off.
"Yes!" Yin accepted the order. "You may all leave!"
After Kangxi gave the instructions, he felt relieved. Whenever they went to a new place, Yinzong would take Qingyan with him, which was the norm for the two of them.
Back in the tent, Yin patted Qingyan's head, telling her to be quiet for a while.
"Fourth Prince, His Majesty wants us to..." Qingyan was very surprised. Kangxi would actually entrust this responsibility to them?
"They probably want us to go on a private visit. Father Emperor is too big a target," Yin said, holding Qingyan in his arms.
She nestled in Yin's arms, her little face scrunched up.
"Sisi, why don't you let someone else go?" Qingyan disliked going out with a specific purpose in mind.
"Who told you, little one, to get along so well with those people? Look at the other women, they all look disgusted when they use things, but you're the only one who thanks them!" Qingyan's attitude was excellent, and even Yin felt that he was not as good as Qingyan.
Ugh!
Qingyan was stunned. So that's how it is!
"Fourth Brother, I was just taught this way. When Father and Mother take me out, they always say that although those people are not as high in status as you, they are self-reliant and you should respect them!" Qingyan still remembers that Fei Yanggu's eyes were red when he said these words.
Later, when she actually entered the palace, she realized what Fei Yanggu meant: to prevent her from becoming like the women in the palace.
"Yes, your father-in-law and mother-in-law have raised you very well!" Yin said with emotion. "They are much better than the people on Yin Zhi's side. Even she looks down on these people. All of Father Emperor's teachings have been wasted."
"Four...four..." Qingyan understood, "Don't talk nonsense!"
"It's alright, everyone here is mine!" Yin hoped that Qingyan could do as she pleased, instead of always being on edge, as that feeling was not good.
"It wouldn't hurt to be careful, Fourth Master. I've discovered that Third Master has a really bad temper!" Qingyan said with a hint of schadenfreude.
Recently, the Third Prince's wife has been frowning a lot, which makes her very happy. Finally, she can get the Third Prince's wife to work hard.
"Father criticized Yinzhi, so the Third Princess Consort is definitely in for a rough time!" Yinzhi also knew that Yinzhi had suddenly disappeared from the list of heirs due to his knee injury, and he must be feeling uncomfortable about it!
"Why?" Qingyan asked, her almond-shaped eyes wide.
“You should know that Yinzhi considers himself a scholar and doesn’t like to associate with these people, while the Third Princess Consort values her status and feels that associating with these people would lower her status,” Yinzhi said directly.
Qingyan nodded directly, agreeing with what Yin said. However, what did this have to do with those two?
"Fourth Prince, could it be that he would vent his anger on the Third Prince's wife?" Qingyan looked at Yin in disbelief.
Although Yinzhi is a chauvinist, he shouldn't hold a grudge, right?
"Hmph, anyway, in his heart, everyone else can be wrong, only he himself is right!" Yin and Yin Zhi have known each other since they were six years old, so he knows this much.
Pfft!
Qingyan immediately burst into laughter. If that were the case, it would be really fun.
"Fourth Brother, I think there's definitely something good coming!" Qingyan laughed.
"Now, Dong'e Chunpeng hasn't arrived yet. If he finds out what kind of treatment his daughter has received, he will definitely make trouble for Yinzhi!" Yinzhi, on the contrary, felt that Yinzhi had done a bad job.
Qingyan felt a surge of interest in watching a show. Yinzhi's courtyard was always full of interesting dramas; perhaps this was a way to lift her spirits.
"It's not too late to come back and watch the show after we've completed Father's secret decree!" Yin said directly.
"Okay!" Qingyan and Yin had already begun to whisper about where to go tomorrow.
Emperor Kangxi planned to stay here for two more days, presumably for matters concerning Yangzhou.
Seeing that Qingyan's voice was gradually fading and he had fallen asleep, Yin got up and went to the study to explain to Su Peisheng what preparations needed to be made.
All she needs to do is have fun.
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