After a short rest inside the palace, Yin and Qingyan prepared to go out. Yinqi, Yin and the women followed closely behind. The three of them sat in the carriage, and Qingyan leaned on Yin's shoulder, a happy look on her face.
"We can finally get out! Everything outside has been cleaned up!" Qingyan cheered.
"Alright, we can eat something first," Yin said directly.
Qingyan's complexion had improved considerably. The two wives, who often came over, were accompanying him out for a meal for the first time.
"The fifth and seventh sons' families are very curious, so you should set an example for them today," Yin instructed Qingyan.
"Fourth Brother, of course I know! Yinqi and Yin'er also sent someone to tell me!" Qingyan nodded. "They said that neither of my younger siblings has ever been out, so they're worried that they might be bullied!"
Yin was delighted. Qingyan hated it most when he took the women out; they always made a fuss.
"Of course, if I were in Yinqi's or Yin's position, I would definitely give you the same advice!" Yin kissed her cheek; this was a husband's responsibility.
Qingyan chuckled, "Fourth Brother, what you said is so heartwarming!"
Yin laughed heartily, saying that these were simply the things husbands should do.
The carriage slowly pulled up at the entrance of the county town's commercial street. The shops were open for business as usual, though they had suffered some damage during the great upheaval.
"Fourth Brother, where is the tofu pudding stall you mentioned?" Yinqi asked Yin directly. "Your younger brother came out without having breakfast, and now he's starving."
Yin laughed and said, "Fifth brother, you really can't get enough to eat from that stall."
"Fourth Brother, I'm hungry too!" Yin muttered from the side.
Yin laughed heartily, as if his two younger brothers had returned to their childhood, relying on Yin.
Nearby, the sisters-in-law gathered together. The Fifth and Seventh Prince's wives had not been favored before, so Yinqi was always accompanied by his concubines when he accompanied the emperor, while the two primary wives were left in the capital.
"Let's go." Yin led his two younger brothers into the commercial street. The stall owners had already resumed their usual business operations, which was why Yin had brought people with him.
"Fourth Brother, are we really going to eat here?" Yin asked curiously. "I see that these tables and chairs aren't clean at all."
Yin smiled and said, "Why are you so particular about food when we're out here? If we're going to do disaster relief, this kind of food is already considered good!"
After he finished speaking, Yinqi and Yinjun fell silent. The two of them had never helped Kangxi with his errands, and Kangxi was worried that their inferiority complex would get the better of them, and they would eventually fail to complete the tasks properly, which would surely lead to Kangxi's reprimand.
"Fourth Brother, if we go out for disaster relief next time, can I come along?" Yinqi wanted to go out. In front of his brothers, he felt that even a small scar on his face was an unhealable scar.
"Okay!" Yin readily agreed.
Qingyan sat down on the other side with her sisters-in-law. The Fifth Prince's wife looked at Yinqi in shock, and even more gratefully at Qingyan.
After breakfast, the wives went shopping, while Yin and the others went to a nearby restaurant to wait. The Fifth Princess followed Qingyan down the street, looking at the things on both sides, feeling extremely happy.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, thank you so much. If it weren't for Fourth Master and you, my master probably wouldn't have been able to take this step!" Fifth Princess was very happy.
"Fifth sister-in-law, it's because you've been by Fifth Master's side that he's gradually gotten over what happened!" Qingyan's words made Fifth Princess Consort beam with joy.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, you're absolutely right. Master was in a very bad mood during that time. If it weren't for Fourth Master's frequent visits to comfort him, things probably wouldn't be like this now." Fifth Princess was very happy.
None of the things Yin did were told to the outside world, so no one knew about them. But those who truly cared about him remembered them well.
"So you should spend more time with Fifth Master when you go out for walks!" Qingyan said directly.
Following Qingyan's lead, Fifth Princess Consort bought various folk trinkets for her own courtyard and also for her concubines.
In the past, the concubines used these folk trinkets to mock her, but now she finally had the experience of accompanying the emperor.
"Fifth Sister-in-law, things will get better and better from now on!" Seventh Princess was also heartbroken. "This time, the entourage was mostly from the surrounding area, and it will be the same next time!"
Looking at the slightly excited expressions of the two, the Fourth Princess felt a pang of emotion. If there were other women in the mansion, they would all be vying for the master's favor.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I don't ask to be like you, able to accompany the Emperor every time. I just want to be able to come out occasionally!" Fifth Princess told Qingyan the truth.
"When you get back, you don't need to think too much, Fifth Sister-in-law. You can explain to the concubines that they should follow a list to accompany the emperor, without exception. In this way, those favored concubines will have to consider their own importance." Seventh Princess Consort thought about it for a long time and felt that this was the best way.
The Fifth Prince's eyes lit up instantly; what the Seventh Prince's wife said was indeed true.
"Seventh Prince's wife, you've really helped me a lot," Fifth Prince's wife said directly.
Qingyan stood to the side, watching the two sisters-in-law reach an agreement in an instant, looking as if she was the one who got the better deal.
"Sister-in-law, thank you so much this time. If we hadn't come out, we wouldn't have been able to think of these things!" Seventh Princess said gratefully.
They went to worship their ancestors together. Yinqi and others said they wanted to bring their favored concubines. Yin said that only the primary wife was qualified to accompany them to worship their ancestors. Who would they worship if the concubines stayed behind?
With just one simple sentence, everyone was drawn out by the Empress Dowager, so everyone was very grateful to Yin, and the women were even more grateful to Qingyan.
Among the imperial family, some of the older princes had long lost favor with their primary wives, so they had no chance to go out. However, a single sentence from Yin gave them the opportunity to go out again.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, should we go back early?" Fifth and Seventh Princess Consorts felt that it was inappropriate to make the Master wait alone for too long.
"No need, the women can go shopping, the men should wait!" Qingyan shook his head and said.
This absurd logic stunned both the Fifth and Seventh Prince's wives. Could this really be acceptable?
"Let me tell you, Fourth Master will definitely teach the two young masters well!" Yin was very relaxed with Qingyan, and hoped that his younger brothers would be the same.
"You two follow me, and leave the rest to Fourth Master!" Qingyan patted the two women on the shoulders, letting them relax and enjoy a rare moment of leisure.
The women's gatherings were always about shopping, and the three of them, who were not short of money, immediately began a large-scale shopping spree. Some of the items were even sent back to the mansion by the guards in advance.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I'm so happy!" After the Fifth and Seventh Princesses finished their work, they prepared to have lunch with Qingyan. They were in a very good mood.
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