On the fifteenth day, all the princes gathered at Changchun Garden, preparing to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager, Emperor Kangxi, and others according to custom. However, instead of Emperor Kangxi, the princes received an imperial edict from Li Dequan.
Emperor Kangxi decided to retreat to a remote mountain village in the north to escape the summer heat, and instructed his princes to perform their duties, exempting them from paying their respects.
Upon hearing this, Yin Si's eyes flickered slightly. Yin and Yin'e had been hovering behind Yin ever since they entered the main hall. Now that the imperial edict had been issued, Yin Si felt he should ask his two younger brothers about the situation.
“Ninth Prince, Tenth Prince…” Yinsi saw that Yin and Yinyi were preparing to leave with Yin, and he quickly spoke up.
"Eighth Brother..." Yin glanced at Yin, nodded to him, and left directly. Yin'e stayed by Yin's side and decided to keep a close eye on Yin so that he wouldn't be fooled by Yin Si again.
In the golden autumn of October, Changchun Garden was full of beautiful scenery, but the thirteen princes had no mind to appreciate it. Yinsi noticed that his two younger brothers were not behind him and was very worried. He even felt that if it weren't for the matter of Guoluo's divorce, the situation would not have become so tense.
"Eighth Brother, is there something you need from us today?" Yin asked, looking at Yin Si.
Previously, they followed Yinsi closely. Yinsi knew that he wanted to help Yinsi, but Consort Yi said nothing. Even Lady Guoluo kept saying that she had helped Yinsi too much, but what about Yinsi?
During this time, when Yin went out on official business with Consort Yi, a faint smile appeared on her face. At least, Yin stopped fooling around with Yin Si.
"Ninth Prince, Tenth Prince, are you planning to distance yourselves from Eighth Prince?" Yinsi asked bitterly.
“Eighth Brother, as you know, Mother hopes I will no longer get involved in these matters. I am only responsible for business now, and I will no longer ask about matters of the court!” Yin said to Yin Si. “I have always wanted to do business, and Mother finally pleaded with Father Emperor on my behalf. Father Emperor allowed me to do business, but the only condition is that I am not allowed to interfere in matters of the court!”
Upon hearing this, Yin Si's heart skipped a beat. Was his father planning to dismantle his power?
“Eighth Brother, I have always followed Ninth Brother. I have nothing to offer in the court.” Yinyi said to Yinsi.
The Niohuru clan has already sided with Yinsi, so whether I, Yinsi, am beside Yinsi or not is of little significance.
"Alright, I won't force you. You all have your own ideas!" Yin Si pretended to be in a difficult position, but in reality, he was overjoyed. With his two younger brothers not around, Yin Si actually felt more relaxed.
"Since that's the case, I won't force you!" Yin Si nodded and let the two leave.
After Yin and Yinyi walked away, the tenth prince looked at Yin.
"Ninth Brother, what's wrong with Eighth Brother today? Why is he blocking us here?" Yin Si thought that something must have happened to Yin Si, otherwise he wouldn't be waiting here. Back then, the two of them really helped Yin Si behind the scenes.
"Tenth Brother, we should keep our distance from Eighth Brother from now on!" Yin disliked the affairs of the court, but that didn't mean he was unaware of everything. Yin Si's words were an accusation.
The two of them followed him voluntarily, but now they don't want to participate anymore and have run off to Fourth Brother's side, which makes Yinsi unhappy.
Yin Si spoke as if their absence from his side was a grave crime.
"Ninth Brother, I'm just feeling uneasy. We were such good friends when we were kids, but now I always feel like there's a barrier between us." Yinzhi had a faint, bitter smile on his face.
"Alright, shouldn't you two come with me to run errands?!" Yin stood behind the two men. Yin and Yin wo shuddered, wondering when their fourth brother had appeared.
After Yin turned around, he saw Qingyan tilting her head from behind him, looking at the two of them.
“Ninth Master, Tenth Master, why are you both looking so worried? We’re going outside to look at the shops. With your expressions like that, who would dare to do business with you?” Qingyan said directly.
Yinzhi laughed out loud. They were just a little worried because the people who had been so good to them were gradually drifting away.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, you really scared us to death!" Yinyi said to Qingyan.
"Fourth Brother, where should we go first?" Yin knew that none of the headphone stand shops he opened in the capital were as popular as Qingyan's shops, and some were even squeezed out by Qingyan's shops.
Two carriages drove directly out of Changchun Garden without anyone noticing. An inconspicuous carriage was parked at the entrance of Changchun Garden. After watching the carriage leave, Yinsi lifted the curtain and looked at the departing carriage. A hint of coldness flashed in his phoenix eyes.
Inside the carriage, Qingyan was looking at the headdress she had designed. This time, the headdresses were basically all the latest styles. In the capital, women had very high requirements for headdresses. The women of high-ranking officials and nobles ordered their headdresses from Linglong Pavilion. Only the highest-grade headdresses were designed by Qingyan herself.
"Little darling, we still haven't found someone to design the headdresses?" Yin looked at the manuscripts and felt sorry for Qingyan. Recently, Qingyan hadn't been sleeping well because of these manuscripts. These people are really something. The Golden Festival has just passed, and they've already started preparing headdresses for the New Year.
"No, we've already found them. These are all top-grade headwear. A very few of them are for entering the palace, so I need to personally oversee them!" Qingyan wouldn't have bothered taking on these orders if she wasn't afraid of causing trouble for Yin.
"Next time, you don't need to design it yourself. Let the people below do it." If Qingyan likes these things, Yin will not stop her.
Now, they can live a wealthy life even without these extra incomes.
"Fourth Prince, what do you think the Eighth Prince's mansion is for? Before, Lady Jue Luo came to Mother, saying she hoped Mother could give her a set of jewelry, but Mother flatly refused. A few days later, the Eighth Prince's mansion ordered a set of jewelry, and it's made of the finest gemstones!" Qingyan looked at Yinshuo and started talking.
After hearing Qingyan's explanation, Yin couldn't help but feel a little strange. Logically speaking, Yinsi's residence didn't have much extra income, and Consort Liang's background was very low, so she wouldn't be able to help Yinsi much. What was going on this time?
"What?!" Yin looked at Qingyan in surprise. "Are you sure?"
When the princes left the palace to establish their own residences, they were indeed given a considerable amount of estates and a sum of money to settle down. However, it was not easy to support such a large royal residence with just these funds.
"Yes, the order has been delivered to me. I'll have my staff handle it!" Qingyan nodded directly; these were the most troublesome parts.
Upon hearing this, Yin frowned. It seemed that the Eighth Prince might have made connections with the south, as those officials were all extremely wealthy.
"Alright, from now on, you don't need to worry about anything at Yinsi's residence!" Yin said directly.
If Yin Si remains incorrigible and continues to cause trouble for Qing Yan's shops, I will not show him any mercy.
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