Yin whispered something in her ear, and her mood immediately brightened. She then walked with him towards a rather upscale teahouse.
This place is considered Yin's secret property; teahouses, restaurants, and brothels are the three types of shops where it is easiest to gather information.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? If I had found you and had this place, I definitely wouldn't have thrown a tantrum!" Qingyan sat in the private room, watching the drama unfolding below, and couldn't help but feel that this trip was really worthwhile.
Yin shook his head. This place hadn't really been discovered yet. He had his father's people around him. The teahouse was exposed this time to appease Kangxi. Yin was just opening a shop that Qingyan liked.
"Originally, I wasn't planning to tell you!" Yin only said half of what he meant, but she understood his meaning.
"Did I do something wrong?" Qingyan regretted it in her heart. If she had been quieter, would Yin have brought her here alone?
Yin shook his head. This would be discovered sooner or later. Rather than leaving Kangxi with an uncertain impression, it was better to expose it directly.
In addition, Xiaoguai likes these things, so it's fine to let her manage the shop.
"Little Darling, from now on, this tea shop will be under your name, but the staff will still be mine. You will be the only one to check the accounts!" Yin thought for a moment and realized that Little Darling was the best way to dispel Kangxi's suspicions.
"Okay, sure!" Qingyan said nonchalantly.
As the sun set, Yin and Qingyan prepared to stroll back. On the way, he noticed that the pedestrians seemed somewhat suspicious and were not as calm as before.
Aside from holidays and winter, ordinary people probably wouldn't act this way.
"Master, the city gates are closing an hour earlier than usual!" Su Peisheng learned the news from the city gate.
Since Fei Yanggu stepped down as the commander of the Nine Gates, the time for closing the city gates has changed.
Yin frowned. Fei Yanggu's successor was capable, but he never expected that he would directly change the people's habits.
In this way, the pressure on the Nine Gates Commander's Office was greatly reduced, but the lives of the people were greatly changed.
The early closing time of the commercial streets in the city is probably related to this time.
"Fourth Brother, could something have happened?" Qingyan felt something was amiss. For the Nine Gates Commander to disregard Kangxi's wishes and directly change the closing time, there must be something seriously wrong.
Yin had to admit that Xiao Guai's idea was correct.
"Let's go find my father-in-law!" Yin changed his direction home and prepared to go to Fei Yanggu to find out the time.
At this moment, Fei Yanggu and his two sons had just arrived home. They had been observing the situation at the city gate for the past few days.
"Father, the city gates are closing earlier than usual. Does His Majesty know?" E'shuo frowned. Yesterday, they returned from the city gates a little late and were locked out. Luckily, he had his waist token with him; otherwise, none of them would have been able to return.
Unless there was an imperial edict from Emperor Kangxi, the soldiers in the military camp could not stay out all night. It was obvious that these people were probably after He Eshuo and Saito. However, they all had a good habit of always carrying their own waist tags when they went out.
"You two must be careful in the new army." Fei Yanggu frowned, feeling somewhat worried.
What exactly did Emperor Kangxi mean?
"My lord, the Fourth Prince and the Princess are back!" A'dun walked in from outside, and Qingyan floated directly into the study. Seeing Fei Yanggu and the others, she couldn't help but smile and rush into their arms.
Yin, his face dark, pulled her into his arms and glared at her angrily.
"My little darling!" Qingyan stuck out her tongue in his arms. She really hadn't noticed. Waaah, what did it have to do with her?
She smiled ingratiatingly before speaking to Fei Yanggu and the others.
"Dad, I went out shopping and found that the closing time of the stores had been moved up, so I didn't get to enjoy shopping as much as I wanted!" Qingyan complained.
The news of Xiao Guai's pregnancy made Fei Yanggu and his two sons very happy, but they did not plan to let Jue Luo Shi go to see Xiao Guai.
If the mother and daughter were to meet, Da Qingyan would likely be provoked and enraged.
When they returned, Jue Luo nagged that Qingyan was very inconsiderate, saying that even though he was physically unwell, he didn't prepare concubines for Yin to serve him. The three of them immediately turned pale.
Qingyan has their bottom line, which can never be crossed, no matter what.
“It must be His Majesty’s intention!” Fei Yanggu said with a smile.
In fact, his focus was on Yin, and the Fourth Prince should have been able to get information more easily than his subjects.
Reflecting on Kangxi's recent actions, Yin had to admit that Kangxi's meaning was quite clear: apart from Fei Yanggu, the rest of the people in charge of the Nine Gates would be executed if anything happened to them.
“Father-in-law, Father Emperor probably doesn’t trust the current Commander of the Nine Gates!” Yin remembered that the Commander of the Nine Gates was later placed in the hands of Longkodo. This was not only out of respect for Mother, but also because he hoped that Yin’s path to the throne would be smoother.
This tacit agreement was distorted by Longkodo and Yinzhen, and outsiders believed that the ascension to the throne was due to Longkodo's efforts. In fact, it was a move that Kangxi had arranged long ago.
All the power of the Tong family was gathered around Yin, except for the only direct descendant, Longkodo, who was by Yin's side.
Tong Guowei was indeed used by Emperor Kangxi back then, who used the power of his family to help Yinzhen obtain the throne.
Today, Consort Tong is still alive, but everything has changed. The former Consort Tong did not enter the palace but was married into the mansion of a powerful minister, where she had a family that was not yet complete, and even had the child she had once longed for.
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