Yin stood by the window, watching the guards walk away down the street, and a sense of sorrow rose in his heart. Their fate would be rewritten from this day forward.
Those who survived were likely to be highly valued by Emperor Kangxi, while those who did not survive were simply destined to die.
"Fourth Prince, are you still thinking about those guards?" Qingyan knew that Yinzhi valued talent; otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many talented servants during the Yongzheng era.
He smiled faintly. This tip-off was just a test; he needed some people who were truly loyal to him.
"Master, something's happened!" Before Yin could answer, Su Peisheng's anxious voice came from outside. She turned her head in surprise to look at the door.
Yin's heart sank; he was very worried that the bearded men would kill all eight of them.
"The bearded man has come knocking, but the shopkeeper is holding him off." Su Peisheng received the news on the second floor and ran straight upstairs, his head covered in sweat.
What?!
She stared wide-eyed at Yin. Had their whereabouts been discovered after all?
still……
"Don't panic!" Yin shouted directly, "They haven't noticed."
He turned to look at Su Peisheng. This guy was also someone who spoke his mind without thinking. It was understandable that Xiao Guai hadn't noticed. Su Peisheng had been with him for so many years, he should be able to understand.
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Peisheng came to his senses and felt somewhat helpless about his actions.
Tulichen dared not conceal the truth. Even if it was false, it involved the Fourth Prince's wife, and Qingyan absolutely could not be allowed to get into trouble. Feiyanggu's two sons were not to be trifled with either.
"Little darling, shall we go downstairs and take a look?" Qingyan nodded and accompanied Yin to have dinner. As soon as they went down the stairs, the leader was looking them over.
One of them was whispering to his companion nearby, his eyes constantly darting towards her.
"Fourth..." Qingyan reached out and tugged at him from behind. Their gazes were very unsettling.
"Let's go downstairs for dinner." Yin turned around, took Qingyan's little hand, and walked side by side.
The servants following behind were terrified. In the Qing Dynasty, when the primary consort and the prince walked together, they would usually take a step back.
Tu Lichen knew that the young couple in front of her were different; Yin would never let her be in a subordinate position.
"Manager, bring the food." Outside, Tu Lichen directly replaced Su Peisheng, after all, the eunuch's voice was too strange.
Those who could employ eunuchs were either members of the imperial family or members of the royal family.
Hu Zi noticed that they were sitting there with such poise and confidence, and couldn't help but take notice.
Outsiders' biggest reaction when they see them is to leave. Sometimes they also reflect on whether paying such a price is worthwhile.
In the tribe, their relatives did not have an easy life and were pointed at and gossiped about by the tribe members. The protections given by the chiefs were not fulfilled. They probably felt that they were not in the tribe. Let's wait and see if they can prove it in the end.
They feel terrible whenever they are misunderstood, their children are isolated by their playmates, their daughters are married off badly, and some are even bullied in their husband's family. All of this makes them feel disheartened.
Years of hiding have brought them this, and sometimes they can't help but smile bitterly.
“Boss, I’m planning to bring my family out. My eldest daughter is getting a divorce.” One of them said, frowning.
A few days ago, he secretly sent his trusted men back and found that his eldest daughter's life was not good. Her husband's family was not as good as the head of the guard had said. They must have been specially chosen. Her husband even drank and beat people. Fortunately, his daughter had only been married for a month, so he could handle the situation.
"Is the news confirmed?" The leader still couldn't believe that the leaders would choose such a person as a reward.
"Yes, it's confirmed, and it's not just one person saying this. Boss, I'm not happy about it. We're hiding the misunderstanding from the people in the tribe, so why are those who know the truth treating us like this?" The bearded man next to him said helplessly.
"Sigh... It's been too long since we left the tribe. We can't tell how many people are still there." The leader felt uneasy seeing his trusted officials preparing to bring their families back. They had to be fully prepared, as the leaders were keeping an eye on their families to control them.
"I understand, but we really can't wait any longer," the man said helplessly, wiping his face. "My daughter really can't take it anymore."
"Fine, if that's what you think, I won't stop you. We definitely can't get involved ourselves; we might end up getting ourselves caught up in the mess before we even get our family out of trouble," the leader said.
Yin, who was not far away, heard everything they said, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face. Sure enough, it was all done without any effort.
“Little Darling, our chance has come. We might need Linglong Pavilion and Yuelai Inn to step in.” Yin had considered that if these two places stepped in, the tribal chief might think that the royal family was behind it.
He listened to how their family members were treated in the tribe and felt that these people were capable of enduring hardship. In both places, people weren't considered by their background, only their competence.
"No problem." She agreed immediately. There was always a shortage of manpower here, and she didn't dare to go to the tribe to find people, for fear of bringing in spies.
"Don't use these people first. Send them to the most difficult places to test them before deciding whether to keep or dismiss them." Yin thought a lot and tried to keep everyone.
"Okay," Qingyan agreed.
Actually, she wanted to lend a helping hand, as those families must be in a very difficult situation.
"Tulichen, find an opportunity to test him." Tulichen was one of Kangxi's men, and Kangxi must have given him some leeway before he left.
Without hesitation, Tu Lichen agreed immediately.
Emperor Kangxi hinted to him that if he could bribe a few spies, he could agree to their reasonable requests.
"Just tell Su Peisheng what you need, and he'll make the arrangements," Yin said, pointing to Su Peisheng.
Those bearded men were probably drunk, and they started complaining about things in the tribe. Some of these things involved the Crown Prince. With just a short hint, Yin understood that his considerations were absolutely correct.
Those people were practicing with the Crown Prince, preparing to attack Emperor Kangxi.
"Little one, are they really drunk?"
Yin was indeed somewhat unsure whether these people were truly drunk or trying to mislead them.
"It should be about right. They were drinking the best Shaoxing wine, which has a high alcohol content." Qingyan used the spatial intoxication tester to check. Except for one person who had no alcohol content, the rest were basically drunk. "Fourth, the third person from the left is not drunk, and he basically didn't drink any alcohol."
Qingyan's words almost startled them; how could this be!
"Are you sure?" Yin knew their hearts weren't united, but he never expected the tribe would actually send spies to keep an eye on them. Were they afraid these people would turn against them? (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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