As the Emperor's birthday approaches, the twins are busy again. As they grow older, the gifts they prepare for the Emperor's birthday every year are becoming increasingly exquisite.
Although the things the two children prepared were not expensive, they were indeed carefully prepared by the two children.
On the eve of the Emperor's birthday, Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong would always summon the entire family of five, including Yinzhi, to the palace for a reunion dinner in Chengqian Palace, which would be considered a family reunion.
"Father, Mother, we are all ready. When shall we go to Grandfather's place?" Yiken'e wrapped a large box containing the birthday gifts for Emperor Kangxi this year.
Yin no longer checks Yiken'e's belongings; he should know what cannot be given away.
"Mother, I'm all ready too. When are we leaving?" The twins exchanged a glance. They always worked together, preparing one thing at a time.
"Is everything ready?" Yin walked out of the study, carrying things that Yin and Qingyan had specially prepared from the south, which were exactly what Kangxi needed.
Every year, Yinhe Qingyan would prepare an investigation report on the officials in the south. These reports were prepared by the managers in the south themselves, and the officials were unaware of them. Kangxi was quite satisfied with this gift.
"Yes, Father, when can we leave? I promised Mafa that I would have dinner with him!" Yiken pouted, looking very unhappy.
"Come on, let's get in the carriage and leave now!" Yin took Hafeng from Qingyan's arms. Hafeng was the youngest and couldn't walk that far on his own, so Yin carried him into the carriage.
The twins, each carrying a gift box, were helped into the car by Su Peisheng.
After the family of five entered the carriage, they sat around the kang table. Yin informed the children in advance that they were going south soon and would not be going to Qiumi with Kangxi this time.
Upon hearing the news, Yiken'e showed no sign of disappointment; instead, she was filled with excitement. Yiken'e's demeanor piqued Qingyan's curiosity.
"You didn't make a fuss about going to Qiu Mi?" Qingyan asked, looking at Yiken'e.
Yiken'e's face showed helplessness: "Mother, Qiu Mi always comes. But Mafa said that dealing with matters in the south doesn't always allow for such opportunities. If I can go out this time and stay by Father's side, I can learn a lot!"
As he finished speaking, Yin felt a pang of sadness. Yiken'e had received Kangxi's careful guidance, which was quite different from how he had raised Hongli in his later years.
The amount of effort Kangxi spent on Yiken'e far exceeded that spent on Crown Prince Yin.
“This kind of learning will be very hard. You will have to start by conducting an investigation. Although Father will send people to do it, if you come along, I will make the preparations myself!” Yin wanted to show Yiken’e all his methods of doing business.
“Father…” Yiken’e’s face showed helplessness, “I will try my best to learn.”
Yiken'e always said that he had grown up, but in Yin's eyes, he was still just a little guy.
"Yes, just study hard. Besides, your mother's methods are more effective than your father's!" Yin looked at Yiken's wrinkled face and felt slightly relieved.
Ever since Kangxi ordered Yinzhi to expose all the darkness in Yiken'e's eyes, whatever Yiken'e wanted to learn.
“Father, how long will it take us to get to the south?” Yiken asked.
"We'll set off two days after the Emperor's birthday celebrations and won't return to the capital until after the autumn harvest!" Yin specially asked Kangxi to assign him more tasks, because if the Crown Prince got under his control, his future days would definitely be very difficult.
Yiken'e looked at Yin in astonishment. They were going to be away for almost half a year. In the past, Kangxi rarely let Yiken'e leave his side for half a year. Even when he went on tour, he would find various excuses to take Yiken'e with him.
"Father, the atmosphere for this year's birthday celebration is even more festive than in previous years." Yiken'e took his sister out for a stroll and noticed that the streets were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and even the merchants were in high spirits.
"Of course, all the people from Mongolia have come to the capital. Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, try to have as little contact as possible with the noble ladies of Mongolia!" Yin instructed again. Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen was Yin's legitimate daughter.
Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen nodded obediently. Qingyan felt a huge weight lifted from her heart after seeing her daughter's promise. Yineng directly said that Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen should be kept away from Mongolia, which he believed was Kangxi's intention.
The twin princess must never marry into Mongolia again. Emperor Kangxi will not allow Mongolia to continue to grow powerful. Rongxian's arranged marriage to Mongolia was entirely her own scheme. Emperor Kangxi has become wary of this daughter and no longer supports her as he did in his previous life.
In Mongolia, the emperor was far away and the emperor's authority was very high. The princes and princesses did not treat the princesses very well. Otherwise, the princesses would not have died young.
"Fourth Prince, I heard that Rongxian is coming back this year?" Qingyan overheard what Rongxian said when she went to the garden to pay her respects to Consort Tong.
"Yes, and Rongxian's brother-in-law is of marriageable age, and everyone hopes that Kangxi will arrange the marriage. Rongxian came to the capital ahead of schedule for this reason." Yin investigated all the people who might be able to ask for a marriage arrangement, but the results were very poor.
Qingyan listened carefully, then pouted. If Rongxian could obtain this imperial decree, she would have a very good life in her husband's family. If she couldn't, Rongxian would have a princess's residence there and wouldn't allow her husband to visit without permission.
"The chances aren't great. You know these people are definitely not good people. Rongxian has always hoped to become a sharp sword in Kangxi's hand, to help Kangxi manage Mongolia step by step. If Mongolia were so easy to manage, it wouldn't have turned into this mess." Yin sneered. Rongxian was really too naive, treating the words the Empress Dowager had taught her as if they were a valuable asset. In reality, these people would never give them any kindness.
In addition, the children of the concubines in Mongolia are all considered legitimate sons, so the princesses will definitely be sidelined.
"How is Rongxian doing over there?" Qingyan asked curiously.
In Qing history, Rongxian was a very honorable princess. During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the Fourth Prince's wife even accompanied him. Now, Qingyan discovered that Yin was very angry with Rongxian, which must have crossed Yin's bottom line.
"It's not bad at all. Having a safe haven is better than anything else!" Yin was very disappointed with the Mongol princes; almost none of them were incapable of fighting.
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