On the way, Qingyan felt like she was about to fall apart. Although Yin often tried to comfort her, she still felt that this trip was just torture.
When traveling with Emperor Kangxi, the road conditions in Mongolia shouldn't be like this, right?
"Fourth Prince, won't Father Emperor come over?" Qingyan thought that if Kangxi came back often, the journey shouldn't be so bumpy.
He shook his head. Emperor Kangxi usually had the chieftains gather at the hunting grounds and rarely came to the tribes.
Once, Emperor Kangxi personally escorted his daughters to their weddings. The Mongols had already repaired the roads so that they could see that the princesses would not be mistreated. In reality, the princesses suffered a lot in the tribes, and the suppression from the nannies of the Imperial Household Department made many of them feel bitter. Their early deaths were also caused by depression.
Now that Emperor Kangxi had firearms, he had no intention of sending his princesses to Mongolia. Yinzhi kept a close eye on the people of various tribes, fearing that his daughters would be tricked by those scoundrels.
"Little darling, the tribes of the northern Mongolia are different from those of the Khorchin. Those people are much more ruthless. If they take a woman they fancy, they don't care whether she's married or not; they just forcibly take her." Qingyan is outstanding in appearance and has a good temperament, so the leaders of those small tribes will definitely take a liking to her.
ah?!
Qingyan was stunned. What did he mean by that?
“After we go there, you’d better keep wearing the cap. Our identities are just that of masters at Linglong Pavilion.” Yin had to admit that this identity made movement convenient, but it didn’t give him any power. Xiao Guai would definitely suffer.
"Can't I just change my appearance?" Qingyan waved her hand dismissively. She had a disguise pill in her spatial storage. That thing was made in the alchemy furnace. Originally, the pill was thrown into the warehouse to grow mushrooms, but now it had a use.
"Really?" Yin looked at her in surprise.
Originally, he was thinking of having Tulichen help Qingyan with her disguise, since she had good things and could reduce the danger. Yin preferred to use the pills prepared by Qingyan.
"Do you think we should prepare some for Ah Hun as well?" After hearing Yin's words, she knew that their situation would become more and more dangerous as they went on. They had only brought a few dozen people with them when they set out, and a small tribe would have several hundred people. If an attack were to occur, it would be very disadvantageous for them.
After all, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so even if Yin revealed his identity, he would probably be made difficult by leaders with selfish motives.
If they just find another excuse, saying that something happened to Yin and her, who can say anything?
"I'll disguise myself as a boy!" Qingyan's eyes lit up. The disguise pill could last for three weeks, which should be more than twenty days, making the journey safer.
Yin was relieved to hear this. If Xiao Guai were a boy and stayed by his side, he could at least protect her safety.
"Yes, I will personally go and talk to my brothers-in-law. Tulichen said that Eshuo knows the art of disguise and has changed your appearance!" Yin also considered Kangxi's intentions. As the primary consort, as long as Qingyan doesn't go too far in public, Kangxi will turn a blind eye. If she can hide her true gender, Kangxi will probably be even happier.
Qingyan took out a small jade bottle from her purse, inside which were four disguise pills. One pill for each of Yin, herself, Eshuo, and Saito, so there shouldn't be any problems.
"I'll eat first!" Qingyan used a disguise pill, one specifically designed for girls to transform into boys. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, her appearance slowly changed, even her voice began to resemble that of a boy before puberty. "Sisi, what do you think?"
Upon suddenly hearing the boy's name, Yin shivered. This was unusual; he wasn't used to it.
"I'm not quite used to it yet. It will take time for me to change back?" Yin asked Qingyan.
She smiled, took a black bottle, poured out a red pill, swallowed it, and immediately returned to her original appearance.
"The recovery time will be reduced, and the disguise time will be slower. How about that?" Qingyan sent the message through the spatial jade slip. After obtaining a very good alchemy furnace, she only used her mental power to control it and produced quite a few pills.
"Good, I'll use it on them in a bit." It's fine for the two of them to recover on their own. It's better not to change anything for Eshuo, Saito, and the others. In case something happens, the two of them can hold out for a while.
"Should we give them this recovery pill?" Qingyan prepared to follow Yin's instructions.
Since arriving on the grassland, Eshuo and Saito have kept a low profile, giving all opportunities to stand out to the disguised Tulichen.
She saw it all and was deeply worried.
"No need, these pills are enough for us!" Yin had to admit that Xiao Guai's pills were more attractive than Tu Lichen's human skin mask.
"Let's call Ah Hun over for dinner. Aren't we going to the Mongolian territory in the north tomorrow?" Qingyan had a bad impression of Mongolian brutes who would drool over beautiful women.
Inside the camp, Yin Genjueluo and her family rarely went out, as they couldn't bear the unrestrained gazes of the Mongols.
"Fourth Sister, I want to use these pills when I go back!" Qingyan pouted, thinking about her sister-in-law.
With her away from the camp, Lady Yin Genjue Luo would surely be going out frequently, and Yin even dispatched numerous guards to prevent those Mongol leaders from acting recklessly.
"Good girl," Yin comforted Xiao Guai. She often complained that the Mongolian leaders looked at her too brazenly. Yin felt bad but there was nothing he could do. The Yuqing Palace had used their status to suppress Yin and him when they stood up for the women. "The Crown Prince wants to please the Mongolians, so he definitely won't let us take action."
He was frustrated. The Crown Prince was in Yuqing Palace, and his words carried more weight than his own. The servants listened to the Crown Prince more. The guards would not care if the princes and their wives were insulted, unless it went too far.
In the end, Yin and his men specially arranged for many guards to follow them. As soon as they stepped out of the tent, Yin Genjue Luo Shi, Qing Yan, and Songkelierha would be surrounded by the guards, and even if the leaders came over, they would not be able to get in front of them.
"Hmph, I knew it was about that side!" Qingyan was getting a little angry. If Yuqing Palace stays in power for a few more years, what good will come of it for them?
On her first trip out, Qingyan was almost taken away by the heir of the Khorchin. If Erlu hadn't been by her side, Qingyan would definitely have hanged herself to protect her reputation.
"Fourth Prince, if something happens over there, we should give them a taste of their own medicine." Qingyan and the Crown Princess don't get along. On that occasion, the Crown Prince of Khorchin spoke rudely, and the Crown Princess stood by and sided with him, acting as if she didn't know him at all.
Otherwise, if she revealed her identity as the Fourth Prince's Consort, the other party would not believe her at all. Thinking of this, she wished that the Crown Princess would be sent to Mongolia to suffer.
"Alright!" Yin nodded. What happened last time had infuriated him; he had even mentioned it to the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince didn't care at all. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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