Three days later, Yin received a message from the Sticky Rod Office. Feng Sen had personally investigated the identity of the robbers and, following the clues, found that they had come to the capital. A secret letter was sent directly to Tu Lichen.
"Fourth Master, this is a secret letter that was delivered today. His Majesty said that you should take a look at it!" Tu Lichen personally went to the Fourth Master's residence and handed the secret letter to Yin Lai for review.
"Tulichen, this won't do. Only Father Emperor can see these things!" Yin quickly declined.
"His Majesty said that you must see it!" Tulichen knew that Yin did not like to get involved in the vortex of the struggle between Kangxi and his son Yin, but Kangxi felt that Yin was more outstanding than Yin.
Yin reluctantly opened the secret letter, which detailed the results of the investigation and identified the robbers one by one.
As he predicted, those people were mostly from the Hesheli clan. However, two other families were also involved, both of which were related to Yin: the Wuya clan and the Longkodo clan.
At this moment, Yin was extremely relieved that he hadn't let 'Feng Sen' report the case; otherwise, Longkodo might have been able to suppress the matter.
"Tulichen, did Father Emperor say how to handle this?" Yin asked, looking at Tulichen.
"His Majesty said that the New Year is coming soon, and the matter will be dealt with after the New Year," Tu Lichen quickly said. "Fourth Prince, His Majesty instructed you to keep a close eye on Feng Sen's family and not to let it leak out again."
Tulichen's words startled Yin. Sure enough, Kangxi was preparing to use this incident to launch an attack. Those people had probably crossed the line in the Jiangnan officialdom.
"Tulichen, go back and report to Father Emperor that I will not act rashly. It seems the Imperial Merchants of the Imperial Household Department are about to be replaced!" Yin sneered.
After listening to Yin's words, Qingyan considered whether to have all of his shops compete for the title of Imperial Merchant.
Every year, the worst-performing stores of the Imperial Merchants Association are assessed, and the stores that can be recruited will have better performance and will be awarded the title of Imperial Merchant.
After Tulichen left, Qingyan was still sitting on the chaise longue in a daze when Yin walked over to her.
"Little darling, Linglong Pavilion and Yuelai Inn are already too famous. Just maintain the status quo and don't chase after those extra titles!" Yin told Qingyan, telling her not to compete for the title of Imperial Merchant.
Among the shops under Ulanara's control, there is one that is a royal merchant's shop, and the shopkeeper who is openly in charge is indeed someone that Feiyangu saved.
"Fourth Prince, I know, but I'm really furious that the people from the Imperial Household Department dare to use these opportunities to trip me up!" Qingyan was enraged.
In previous years, Linglong Pavilion was always very busy during the Chinese New Year, and this year was no exception. However, she still asked the shop to cancel some orders in order to ensure that all the royal orders were completed.
"The losses this year are huge?" Yin looked at Qingyan suspiciously.
"I suppose so. Yuelai Inn is supposed to be involved in disaster relief, but the Ministry of Revenue's money hasn't arrived yet. Linglong Pavilion is being controlled by the Imperial Household Department. For three whole months, they've been causing Linglong Pavilion a lot of trouble. On the other hand, the imperial merchants' shops have made a considerable profit." Qingyan sneered.
"The Ministry of Revenue's silver hasn't arrived yet?" Yin looked at Qingyan in surprise. "Before the New Year, all the silver should have been distributed to the shops in Jiangnan. How come it hasn't arrived?"
"Yes, but only two-thirds, and this year it's even 10% more than last year!" Qingyan sneered. "What can I say about all this exploitation? Next time, don't make me pay for these things again. Just donate whatever disaster relief funds you can get!"
Qingyan was furious and showed no respect for Yin, immediately launching into a tirade.
Yin touched his nose, sensing that Qingyan was truly annoyed.
"Little darling, it was my fault, please don't be angry, okay?" Yin quickly begged for forgiveness.
Qingyan turned her head to the other side. With just this amount of silver, the shops in the south of Jiangnan would have been completely wiped out for at least three months!
"Hmph, you always say you'll never lack money, but look at what this letter says!" Qingyan took out a folded letter from her purse and threw it in front of Yin.
Yin took the letter and quickly glanced through it. It contained the manager of Yuelai Inn's confirmation of the silver sent by the Ministry of Revenue, with all the amounts recorded inside.
"Is this true?!" Yin exclaimed awkwardly. "The amount I approved from the Ministry of Revenue is correct!"
Yin felt a growing hatred for these people. Qingyan had clearly meant well and wanted to help, but now she was making a scene and pleasing no one.
“If it were my own shop, I wouldn’t say anything. But you have to understand, the profits from Yuelai Inn also come from the Ulanara family. How am I supposed to explain this to my family?” Qingyan felt that since Ahhun and his sisters-in-law were all married, if there were any issues with the profit distribution, their wives would definitely be unhappy.
Upon hearing this, Yin felt deeply regretful, realizing he should have had Erlu personally deliver the silver.
"Let's make up for this loss with the money from the Prince's residence," Yin thought for a while and decided that this was the best solution.
snort!
Qingyan snorted coldly: "You always use the Prince's Mansion's money to make up for it. You might as well take it from my share of the profits."
Yin felt a little embarrassed: "This is something I didn't think through, little darling, it won't happen again!"
He reached for a blank folded booklet and began writing about things in the south, even including the matter of the money at the Yuelai Inn.
"Why write this?" Qingyan asked, puzzled.
"Once Father Emperor begins writing, I will send this directly over!" Yin also had his own ideas. If such a memorial were sent before the New Year, no one would be able to have a peaceful New Year!
"No need. Such things are not uncommon in the south. If you actually take action, it will only make things worse!" Qingyan shook her head. "Didn't Father Emperor say that we shouldn't act rashly?"
Qingyan recalled what Tulichen had said; it was hard to say that those words weren't spoken to her by Emperor Kangxi.
"Father Emperor must know this very well, otherwise he wouldn't have made Tulichen repeat himself!" Yin Tai was furious that even his own father said this.
"Fourth Prince, we just need to calmly wait for Father's punishment. There's no need to say these things here!" Qingyan sneered.
In Kangxi's heart, only the foundation of the Qing Dynasty was the most important thing, and no one else was more important than that. Therefore, even if Yinzhi had some ideas, in the end, he would not get the answer he deserved!
Seeing Qingyan's mocking gaze, Yin secretly vowed that he would never let anything like this happen again.
"Little darling, let's go back to the new house tomorrow first," Yin offered as an alternative.
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