As dawn broke, the Kyushu Qingyan restaurant was bustling with activity. Qingyan issued several orders in quick succession, which were immediately sent to the shops. Upon receiving the news, the manager of Linglong Pavilion dared not delay and quickly carried out Qingyan's arrangements.
Just after breakfast, several people disguised as Feng Sen appeared in front of Qing Yan. Feng Sen looked surprised when he saw the disguised people.
"These people are going back in place of your family!" Qingyan looked at the disguised family and felt a pang of emotion. These people were trained by Emperor Kangxi for unforeseen circumstances.
The Feng family was astonished to see the person in front of them who looked so much like them, and they became even more convinced that this matter was definitely not simple.
At this moment, Feng Sen was even more grateful that he had chosen to come and inform his master.
"Tell me about your work habits and some easily identifiable details about your family's life," Qingyan ordered Feng Sen.
Later, Feng Sen remembered everything and hoped to set off for Tianjin as soon as possible.
"This servant will certainly resolve all the problems perfectly!" 'Feng Sen' replied firmly.
Yin nodded, and the family set off immediately. Feng Sen didn't realize he had truly been rescued until the family left.
"This servant thanks Master for saving our lives!" Feng Sen knew that Qing Yan had no intention of letting his family go to the Nine Gates Admiral to complain.
After the family was led away, Qingyan turned to look at Yin.
"Fourth Prince, tell me, who did this?" Qingyan was really annoyed. The princes often spied on his business dealings, and now, they had done something so despicable.
"Su Peisheng, have Lao Jiu come over here." Yin Geng hoped that his brothers would help him with everything he did.
An hour later, Yin and Ninth Prince Consort came over together. Yin told Yin about Feng Sen's matter, and Yin's face turned red.
"Fourth Brother, I heard that Fourth Sister-in-law's shop has recently received a batch of imported goods. It is said that every item is of the highest quality, and Eighth Brother was tempted by them!" Yin remembered that Yin Si had mentioned some of these things when they were drinking together.
“Eighth Brother…” Yin said, looking at Yin.
Yin nodded: "That time, my eighth brother invited me out several times, and I had no choice but to go."
Yin was extremely helpless; Yin Si was still determined to cause trouble.
“It shouldn’t have been him. He shouldn’t have that many people!” Yin said directly.
Yin was relieved, as long as it wasn't Yin Si. Among the princes, Yin truly didn't want Yin Si to end up like this.
"Fourth Brother, you sent the people Father gave you over there?" Yin's eyes widened when he heard Yin's words.
“Yes!” Yin nodded.
Yin laughed awkwardly: "What if it was the Crown Prince who did it? Do you really want Father Emperor to hold a grudge against you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ninth Prince Consort coughed twice, reminding Yin to be careful when he spoke.
“Sister-in-law, what Lao Jiu said is right. I also think that what Master did was a bit risky!” Qingyan disagreed with Yin’s approach.
"None of us can truly deal with the Crown Prince; only Father Emperor can!" Yin knew, of course, that this problem would not be simple.
Yin sighed. The Crown Prince had gone too far lately. Not only had Qingyan's shop suffered such a fate, but even Yin's shop had not been spared.
"Fourth Brother, I won't hide it anymore. It's the same with my shop. The Imperial Household Department has temporarily added some items, and every single one of them is a top-quality item from my shop!" Yin was very annoyed about this matter, and he also figured that it must have been an order from the Crown Prince. Yin was worried that he would be restricted in his actions.
Yin told Qingyan when the items in the shop were purchased, and Qingyan noticed a strange problem.
"We should investigate the shop assistants who joined the store last July. There must be some of the Crown Prince's spies among them. Otherwise, how could those goods have been leaked? If it weren't for the shop assistants, they wouldn't have known about my goods this time!" Qingyan said angrily.
Yin saw that Qingyan had instantly sobered up and hadn't said a word. Once she calmed down, she would definitely be able to figure out all the problems.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, I'll start investigating as soon as I get back. We have to come up with an effective solution; we can't just let ourselves suffer like this." Yin was extremely annoyed.
Qingyan shrugged. If things continue as they are, they'll only suffer a loss.
“There’s no way to resolve this for now. If you take this evidence to Father Emperor, it definitely won’t solve anything, and you might even get scolded by him. Do you really want to cause trouble during the New Year?” Qingyan said directly to Yin.
Yin quickly shook his head: "Of course not! Father Emperor has a temper. If anyone tries to cause trouble during the New Year, they will not have a good outcome!"
Ninth Prince Consort was relieved. Yin had indeed not acted impulsively. If he had, they would have been in real trouble.
"Fourth Brother, how come Lingpu has become the head of the Imperial Household Department again?" Yin didn't have much affection for Lingpu. This man was extremely greedy, and the imperial merchants' shops basically had to send him things or money.
Previously, Yin's shops were mostly registered under the names of his servants, so when investigated, they had little to do with Yin. Lingpu was very bold and gave each shop a list of items that needed to be contributed.
Yin has a stake in several of these shops.
“In the past few years, my shop has been sending Lingpu gifts worth hundreds of thousands of yuan every year. I’ve tolerated it for several years, but now, Lingpu’s appetite is getting bigger and bigger!” Yin said angrily. “Fourth Brother, when will this end?”
Yinzhen really didn't want to support the crown prince anymore; if he had such a ruler, his life would definitely be difficult.
"Ninth Brother, things are definitely not that simple right now, so you need to be careful and make sure you don't give anyone any leverage over you!" Yin warned. "Little Darling, you too. You know, Ling Pu is good at finding people's weaknesses and then using those weaknesses as leverage to put pressure on the parties involved, thereby gaining more benefits!"
The Crown Prince has lived a very luxurious life for the past ten years, which must have been supported by a large amount of external funds.
"Fourth Brother, don't worry, I definitely won't cause any trouble!" After following Yin, Yin became even more cautious, which made Consort Yi very happy.
Yin gave Yin some advice and invited him to have lunch with him.
After lunch, the garden finally quieted down completely. The children were sent by Yin to Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong so that the two of them wouldn't be lonely.
Qingyan leaned against Yin's chest, and the two enjoyed their rare moment alone together.
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