Inside the Eighth Prince's courtyard, the servants were all very quiet. The Eighth Prince was gathering his advisors to discuss the matter of the guards.
Before leaving the capital, Yinsi specifically instructed the servants behind him to keep a close eye on the affairs of the Guarjia clan, and to report directly if anything irreparable happened.
However, he has not received any news from the capital in the past few days, which worries him greatly. The advisors he has with him are basically his most capable ones.
"Eighth Prince, haven't the Ninth and Tenth Princes come?" Zhuang Yan asked, looking at Yin Si.
Zhuang Yan was around fifty years old. Although he came from the Han Banner Army, he was a man who saw things clearly. Therefore, he was considered one of the best among Yin Si's staff.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been here, and although Yin knows about this, he doesn’t know which route the message was sent out,” Yin Si said directly.
Zhuang Yan looked at Yin Si, a sigh flashing in his dark eyes.
“Eighth Master, you’re too soft-hearted!” Zhuang Yan exclaimed. “Ninth Master and Tenth Master are different from before, and Fourth Master has completely won people over.”
"Alright, you don't need to say anything more!" Although Yinsi had some doubts in his heart, he still didn't want the bond between his brothers to be completely extinguished like this.
"Eighth Master, if you listen to our advice, you shouldn't tell Ninth Master too much about confidential matters in the future!" Zhuang Yan always felt that Ninth Master was somewhat useless, except for making money, he couldn't help with anything else.
"Where is the tenth brother?" Yin Si really didn't want to become estranged from his two younger brothers. After all, the three of them grew up together, and no one could replace that bond.
"Tenth Master was too reckless. It's for his own good that you didn't inform him!" Zhuang Yan said directly.
In Yin Si's study, his advisors began to share their thoughts. Yin Si remained silent, observing them as they spoke, and he began to form his own suspicions.
Around noon, Yinsi finally made up his mind to follow Zhuang Yan's advice and keep the truth from his two younger brothers.
At this moment, Yin and Yin'an were sitting in Yin's courtyard, teasing the twins and Hafeng.
In the courtyard, Hafeng sat happily in his walker, running ahead and laughing heartily, while Yinqi chased after him slowly. Their laughter echoed throughout the courtyard.
Yin, Qingyan, Ninth Prince's wife, and Tenth Prince's wife sat together in the pavilion, watching the three children and one adult making a fuss in the courtyard.
"Tenth Brother, let Hafeng rest!" Yin quickly scolded Yin when he saw that Hafeng's face was red from the sun.
"Ninth Brother, boys need to run around more!" Yin waved his hand casually. Ha Feng was very healthy, with his short legs running around.
“Uncle Ten…my brother still has a lot of energy. If you don’t exhaust him, he won’t take a nap!” Yiken said from the side.
Qingyan chuckled. Yiken'e knew his younger sister and brother best, and Hutulifengsheng, Zhalafen, and Hafeng also listened to his arrangements.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hafeng ran towards Yiken'e. Yiken'e quickly dropped the bow and arrow in his hand, opened his arms, and reached out to catch his younger brother.
"You little rascal, how come you're running so fast? If I hadn't caught you, you would have fallen!" Yiken reached out and pinched his younger brother's nose.
Looking at Yiken'e, Yin smiled. If his and his wife's child could take on the responsibilities of a princess like Yiken'e, Yin could rest easy after the couple passed away.
"Brother!" Hafeng's clear, crisp voice made Yiken'e burst into laughter.
“Come on, let’s go to the pavilion to find Father!” Yiken’e glanced at Hutulifengshengzhalafen, and the two siblings, one on each side, led Hafeng’a toward the pavilion. “Uncle, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Why don’t you go to the pavilion and cool off?”
Looking at Yiken'e's little face, Yin felt a deep sense of emotion. If Yiken'e were his son, he would be overjoyed even if he had to take a nap.
"Fourth Brother, you've been too harsh on Yiken'e!" Yin spoke up for Yiken'e.
Yin shook his head directly: "If you saw how Father Emperor treats Yiken'e, you would realize that I have been very good to Yiken'e!"
Inside the imperial palace, Kangxi became even stricter with Yiken'e, subjecting him to a more rigorous education than the Crown Prince had received in every aspect. Even his first teachers were more outstanding than the Crown Prince's.
"Father is even stricter with Yiken'e!" Yin knew that there were some things he couldn't say, otherwise it would give outsiders the impression of showing off.
Therefore, Yin rarely spoke of how Kangxi treated Yiken'e. Now, as Yiken'e grew older, Kangxi's demands on him increased. Sometimes, Yiken'e had to constantly improve himself to ensure that he could meet Kangxi's requirements.
"Fourth Brother, is what Eldest Brother said true?" Yin looked at him with some resentment. Emperor Kangxi had extremely high requirements for his sons' studies, which Yin often failed to complete, and in the end, he would be scolded.
"Yes, what Yiken is learning now is basically what we learned in the Imperial Study in the first two years!" Prince Yin did not hide anything. He had not received special early education, so he was left far behind by the other princes.
He had only been in the Imperial Study for less than two years when Consort Niohuru passed away. In the vast palace, no one truly cared for Yin anymore. To avoid being schemed against, Yin could only gradually become mediocre.
"Tenth Prince, Yiken'e is definitely better at studying than you!" Yin had no way to deal with Yin's studies. "In the future, you should send your son to Fourth Brother's place to be raised. At least he can make a good impression on Father Emperor!"
Yin could not understand why he did this. The circumstances of that year made it impossible for Yin to remain clever. Later, Yin's "temperament" gradually settled down. Kangxi paid more attention to him, so Yin did not pay much attention to it and simply used this matter as a way for Yin to attract Kangxi.
"Yiken'e, how about I entrust my future son to you for his education?" Yin asked, looking at Yiken'e.
Yiken'e looked up at Yin, who nodded to him. Only then did Yiken'e turn to look at Yin.
"Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely teach my younger brother well and make him even more outstanding!" Yiken nodded. Hafon and Dorsey were both his younger brothers, and he felt that the burden on his shoulders would become heavier and heavier.
Yin carefully observed Yiken'e's behavior and had to admit that Yiken'e was becoming more and more like a little adult.
"Tenth Brother, are you really ready?" Yin asked, looking at Yin.
"Yes!" Yin nodded.
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