After breakfast was served, the table was set with the four people's favorite dishes. Qingyan and Yingenjueluo sat to the left of Consort Tong, while Songkelierha took his seat to the right. The four of them prepared to have some breakfast.
Before entering the inner tent, Consort Tong suggested that since the other three had eaten breakfast, they should also have some.
Fortunately, the food on the table was all their favorite, so they didn't suffer too much while eating it.
The atmosphere in the outer tent gradually became tense. After the leaders of the various Mongol tribes entered, the expressions of Kangxi and his princes all turned sour. After the leaders paid their respects, they felt somewhat uneasy.
After Kangxi bestowed a seat upon him, Tulichen stood beside Kangxi, while Erlu and Santa stood behind Yinzhi and Yinzhi. The three of them were like three towering mountains.
"Tulichen, you speak!" Kangxi was furious. These guys seemed good, but in reality, they were all a bit arrogant.
Tulichen revealed the truth of his investigation: the tent fire was not caused by natural causes, but by the carelessness of the servants around the leader of the northern desert. They had not paid enough attention to the flames on the stove, which ignited the towels brought by the maids who were grooming the servants, thus causing the fire.
After the words were spoken, the leaders settled down, ready to see how much benefit the northern chieftains could gain. They had discussed that if Kangxi agreed to the chieftains' conditions, they would definitely face endless troubles afterward.
"Conditions!" Kangxi stated directly.
Yin coldly observed the leaders on the ground; they knew that their plans had been discovered by His Majesty.
"Your servants dare not!" The leaders prostrated themselves on the ground to beg for forgiveness.
Qingyan discovered that the newly appointed leaders were all incompetent, and after Kangxi said something, he dared not go any further.
"Little Darling, you take the children and go first!" Consort Tong couldn't stand it anymore. The Mongolian leader no longer had the domineering aura he once had beyond the Great Wall; instead, he seemed rather weak and submissive.
Qingyan bowed to Consort Tong and left the imperial tent with the twins.
Stepping out of the tent, Qingyan looked at the azure sky and green grass, and her mood relaxed a lot. Her child would finally be by her side.
At this moment, the twins are catching up on sleep. After eating their complementary food, the two little ones will sleep for a while longer.
She slowed her pace in a good mood, admiring the scenery of the camp. In fact, they had been there for so long, but rarely had they been in the mood to appreciate the grassland scenery. Every day, they had to outwit and outmaneuver the Mongolian wives. Only as time passed did she have the opportunity to properly enjoy the view.
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After lunch, Qingyan lay lazily on the soft couch, not leaving the tent all day, only taking care of the two young children. She felt as if she had returned to a mansion, and the air pressure in the camp had dropped.
When Sulan returned with the ingredients for lunch, she went into the tent and told her that the tents of the Mongol leaders were all surrounded by the Imperial Guards, and even the burned tents were surrounded by the Imperial Guards.
The servants on both sides became cautious. Even those with excellent relationships dared not contact or move around recklessly. In particular, many of the Mongol leaders had not sent their capable men over and were not very familiar with the situation in the camp. Recently, the checks in the camp had become increasingly strict, and the new army had even been equipped with firearms.
"Sulan, prepare some shaved ice." Qingyan, wearing a homemade face mask, leaned against the armrest and lay down. The cool touch on her face made her feel drowsy.
As August approached, the temperature on the grasslands dropped a bit. Before Qingyan set off, he specially brought light winter clothes for the children to wear. The two little ones changed their clothes every day, which made many of the wives ask where the clothes were bought.
Qingyan smiled elegantly and changed the subject directly. She did not intend to let anyone wear similar clothes to the children. Therefore, after the children turned one month old, she no longer put the children's clothing patterns in Linglong Pavilion.
From the capital to the grasslands, many primary wives or principal wives inquired about her, but she simply smiled and ignored them.
Therefore, the clothes for twins became the first of their kind in the Qing Dynasty.
"Little darling, start packing your things. We'll be leaving in the next few days," Yin said directly.
What?!
She removed the cucumber slices from her eyes and watched as Yin descended from the sky.
He had changed from his regular clothes into casual, cool home clothes. It seemed that Yin must have been back for a long time, but he didn't come over directly. He must have been handling government affairs in his study.
Many of Kangxi's imperial guards were added around the tent, so Yinzhi could not enter the inner tent at any time. He would only come over after he had finished taking care of things.
"Are we really going back?" Qingyan asked in disbelief.
Yin nodded. The matter was settled. Consort Tong came out of the inner tent alone. Kangxi's satisfied expression made Yin and Consort Tong exchange a glance. The royal family's jokes were not so easy to watch.
"Yes, we'll set off early the day after tomorrow." Yin had to admit that his father had excellent eyesight; he could tell at a glance which of the leaders was the least intelligent.
When it comes to employing Mongol leaders, Yinzhi has to admit that he was not as capable as Kangxi in finding a shrewd leader to guard the northwest. In the end, he only brought trouble upon himself.
"So fast?" Qingyan asked, puzzled.
Previously, when they encountered such urgent situations, Kangxi never prepared to leave immediately. Why, then...?
"At first, the leaders were stunned by the Emperor's words. They still hoped to get benefits from the Emperor. Songkelierha almost got into trouble too." Fortunately, Lady Yingenjueluo was shrewd and kept her daughter by her side. Otherwise, she would have been taken away by the nannies.
"Really?" Qingyan asked in disbelief. "Even Father Emperor knew about this?"
These people are trying to cause trouble while Kangxi is learning from their example; he will definitely say something about it.
"Yes, that's why I gave the order to leave on short notice. Once we return to the capital, we'll deal with these disobedient people slowly, including those around Songkriyirha."
Qingyan was confident and therefore calm.
She reached out and patted the soft couch beside her. He sat down next to her and let her lie on his lap. He looked down and was startled. Her entire face was covered in white powder. Xiao Guai would put it on every few days, but she rarely did it in front of him.
Waaaaah!
She felt Yin's body stiffen slightly, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, while the little person in her heart was already laughing hysterically.
"Wash your face before you smile, aren't you afraid of getting creases on your face?" Yin retorted.
"Hmph, that's on your face, she's just taking care of herself!" She was already used to Qingyan being like this; in fact, he could be quite sarcastic.
She had seen that many accounts of Emperor Yongzheng portrayed him as a sharp-tongued person.
He speaks coldly and acts overly strict and unrestrained.
She thought, however, that this version of Yin was quite nice. At least, not so many little girls were staring at him. Actually, this outfit was quite good too. (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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