Altai's appearance opened the eyes of many imperial guards. The story of how Kangxi gave Qingyan the gyrfalcon back then was brought up again. Some people even spoke sarcastically to Feiyanggu, but that was because he was Qingyan's father.
"Fourth Brother, should we let Altai go back first?" Qingyan noticed that many people were very envious of Altai, and he didn't want Altai to cause trouble here.
"No need, Altai is yours, no one will take it away, don't worry!" Yin assured him.
Qingyan leaned against Yin, while Altai stood at the window of the children's courtyard, quietly watching over the three children. If anyone dared to harm the three children, he wouldn't mind letting those people know why the flowers were so red.
"Hurry up and rest, we still have to meet the people from the two Red Banners this afternoon!" When Yin went to war, he took Qingyan with him. Those women were the ones who went to war with the army back then. Although Qingyan was young, she had a very good relationship with those people.
Pfft!
Qingyan became happy. She would meet the people from the two Red Banners in Jiangnan whenever the emperor made his southern tour. They were already very familiar with each other. Some of them had sent their daughters-in-law, who were about the same age as Qingyan.
Everyone gathered together and chatted. On Yin's side, it became a scene of his father bringing his most capable son along.
After lunch break, Qingyan changed into a pale yellow palace dress, adorned her head with a five-treasure gold hairpin, wore three gold pearl earrings on each ear, a purple jade bracelet on each wrist, and wore matching three-inch high flowerpot shoes. She then helped Sulan to the children's bedroom.
Large icebergs were placed around the children's dormitory, and the warm interior kept the children from getting too hot.
On the large bed, Yiken'e was fast asleep, her small body covered with a silk quilt, completely undisturbed by the sound of Qingyan's flowerpot shoes. She stood on the red carpet, preventing the sound of the flowerpot shoes from disturbing the children's sleep.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen lowered the bed curtains. Wearing only her undergarments and without a silk quilt, her little face was flushed from sleep, and a smile bloomed on her lips, as if she were laughing at something.
A relaxed smile appeared on Qingyan's face. As long as the children were happy, that was all that mattered.
When she came out, the old women of Hutulifengshengzhalafen knelt at the doorway, waiting for Qingyan's reprimand.
"Don't go in. Just let her maids serve her. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be in trouble!" Qingyan warned in a low voice.
The nannies all responded that the people around the twins and Hafenga were frequently changed, in order to get a longer period of service, so they simply shut up.
"Where's Hafenga? Is he asleep?" Qingyan wasn't going to go to Hafenga's place. The brat's ears were very sharp; he would definitely wake up as soon as he heard Qingyan's footsteps.
"Yes, I just checked, she's sleeping soundly!" Su Zhu knew Hafeng'a's habits, so she went to check on her directly. "Master, we should hurry to the flower hall, the ladies will be here soon!"
A smile appeared on Qingyan's face. The three children were settled, and now she was going to the battlefield.
Inside the flower hall, Su Hua had already welcomed the ladies into the villa. They chatted in small groups, waiting for Qing Yan to arrive. Over the past few years, they had often seen Qing Yan, and they no longer felt the same tension as before.
"You've all come?" Qingyan walked into the flower hall and saw several ladies talking with smiles on their faces as they sat down.
"Greetings to the Fourth Princess Consort!" After Qing Yan'an took her seat, the women all stood up to greet her.
"Please sit down. It's been a while since I've seen you all. How are things at home?" Qingyan had heard that some of the women had followed the example of Yin's harem and had not taken any concubines, but instead had only one principal wife. The women were quite envious of this.
"Of course it's great! My husband is very happy to be able to follow a master like Fourth Master, and I'm even happier. At least I don't have to deal with the troubles of other wives!" The young mistress of the Nara family said cheerfully.
The Nara family was a branch of a branch of Consort Hui's maternal family, and their relationship with the main branch had long been estranged. They had been helping Yinzai with his affairs.
“Taifen is absolutely right. We are fortunate to be enjoying good fortune with Fourth Princess Consort. The other siblings in the mansion are not as lucky as us!” said Shulu, the young princess consort of Yehenara.
“Shulu, what are you saying? Can other people be as good as us? Even on Mother’s side, aren’t there a few people who are resentful?” Taifen said.
The four people present were all around the same age as Qingyan. These people controlled the real power of taxation in Lianghuai. Although their families only held the third-rank position, which was not conspicuous at all, it was still a very lucrative post.
"You can tell me what you want here. If you tell others when you go back, they might think you're showing off!" Qingyan was very close to these four people and corresponded with them every month.
“Who says otherwise? If you come to watch the tide, we can’t leave Yangzhou!” Shulu sighed. “Besides, it’s so nice to finally get out and about, I feel so happy. But my younger siblings aren’t so lucky. Father brought a few people with him, but I’m the only one of my sisters-in-law who came out!”
"Are the others accompanied by concubines?" Qingyan asked curiously.
Shulu nodded quickly: "That's right. When we got here, Father was furious. He said that all the women in the royal family are wives, and that it would be a slap in the face to make his concubines pay their respects. Those women were locked up in a separate courtyard. Mother had to keep them in check, so she didn't have time to come over."
After speaking, a faint smile appeared on Qingyan's face. The legitimate wife of Yehenara had come, but Ali had not paid his respects to Qingyan. If Yin found out, it would definitely be a big deal. Now, with this person's explanation, it's not that the legitimate wife didn't want to come, but that her sons had lost their sense of propriety.
Since Shulu's husband is the heir, she doesn't need to worry about other people's reputations.
"This is really putting Madam in a difficult position. Father Emperor specifically said that it is better to bring one's principal wife when traveling. Of course, there are exceptions. Didn't Third Master bring his concubine? And what were the consequences?" Qingyan warned the servants according to Yin's words.
"Fourth Princess Consort, we dare not discuss this matter. The people in the south have plotted against the royal family, and we all feel very guilty for not doing a good job of cleaning up!" After hearing her husband's arrangement, Taifen quickly said some conciliatory words to Qingyan.
"Forget it, this has nothing to do with you, so don't blame yourselves." Qingyan shook her head helplessly. These people...
"Yes!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The Fourth Prince's attitude must have been granted by Emperor Kangxi. They were relieved to find that Emperor Kangxi and the others did not blame them in the slightest.
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