The carriage swayed and rattled as it left the capital. The group changed their clothes and disguised themselves as young masters of an official family. Yin was the eldest young master, and the fourth young master was the fourth young master. The two were brothers who had finally taken a break and were traveling to Jiangnan with their wives and children.
“Little darling, your elder brother has come to terms with it. I told everyone that we were born of the same mother and were both legitimate sons, so it would be easier for us to go out together. Who would have thought that you would tell people that you were born to a concubine and that I was the legitimate mother!” Yin was a little embarrassed. Yin had always cared most about the birth of the eldest son born to a concubine.
Yin wanted to be made the eldest son of the legitimate wife, but Yin politely declined.
Qingyan was stunned. Could Yin really give up such a good opportunity? Even when he was away from home, this reputation was something Yin had wanted for many years.
"Why did you give up?" Qingyan asked curiously.
"My elder brother's reason is that he has been the eldest son of a concubine for so many years, so he will do it very naturally. If he were the eldest son of the legitimate wife, wouldn't it be strange for him to ask my opinion on many things?" Yin found it hard to believe that this was really the stubborn Yin.
Qingyan was surprised. Who had given Yin some pointers?
"Fourth Prince, let's not worry about this anymore. Are the children in the carriage behind?" Qingyan wondered why Yin and Yin had put the children in the carriage behind. They had changed carriages with the children when they left the capital.
Yin smiled and said, "Those two carriages are obviously for the people they are protecting. Those who are spying won't cause trouble, so our two carriages will become the target."
In fact, Yin was worried that the journey would not be peaceful. If the target was the twins, and someone in the capital was secretly providing information, they would definitely target the two carriages.
“I agree with my brother’s decision.” Yin rarely talked to Qingyan about the situation in the south. “We are going to the south soon, and there are some things I need to tell you in advance.”
Since the children were born, the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion has purged several groups of people who came to assassinate the twins over the past few years. Two-thirds of them came from the south, and all of this has been kept secret from Qingyan.
The twins have grown up and can now go out with their servants. Since Yin and Yin cannot stay in the mansion all the time, Lady Yin Genjue and Qingyan might soften their hearts.
Qingyan stared wide-eyed at Yin with a serious expression.
"Fourth Brother, you speak." Qingyan understood that since it concerned twins, Yin would definitely not exaggerate.
Yin first used the past few years to send various spies from the south through various channels, some of whom even used people from the Imperial Household Department.
"Since it's so dangerous, why did Father Emperor send you there?" Qingyan was somewhat dissatisfied. Kangxi wasn't showing affection for Yin and the twins; he was clearly using the three of them as bait.
"Who said I was sent there? It was Yiken'e who personally went to Father Emperor to ask for permission. Otherwise, Father Emperor would love for the twins to stay by his side all the time," Yin said, pinching Qingyan's little face.
Qingyan was furious; Yiken'e was being too unreasonable.
"Don't be angry. It's good for Yiken'e to experience some things. If he is always protected in a greenhouse, he won't know how to do things when he encounters setbacks while handling affairs independently!" Yin was satisfied with Yiken'e's approach.
"What is the mission this time?" Qingyan knew that Kangxi would not send Yin out to do something useless.
"Inspecting the officialdom and dikes in Jiangnan, the Cao and Li families have been removed from the officialdom in Jiangnan. However, their roots are very deep. Even now, Cao Yin's descendants can still receive tribute silver from Jiangnan, and Li Xu's children are being taken care of by people from the south." Yin became angry.
Qingyan was curious after hearing this. Who would take care of these people?
“At least, the officials in the south won’t be forgotten once they leave office. Shouldn’t you be satisfied? Why are you still investigating?” Qingyan asked, puzzled.
"Father Emperor has investigated and is worried that someone might be holding something against the officials, which is why they are protecting each other." Kangxi was worried about officials protecting each other, so he decided to take the initiative and resolve the matter completely.
Yin lowered his voice and explained in her ear, while keeping an eye on the sounds outside. Once they entered Tianjin, there might be some spies around, but they wouldn't stay in Tianjin's naval port.
The Crown Prince's men have already infiltrated the Tianjin naval port. Before leaving Beijing, Kangxi specifically instructed Yinzhi and Yinzhi that if they needed to ask for help, they must not use the Tianjin naval port.
"Hey, aren't we going to the naval port in Tianjin?" Qingyan asked curiously.
Every time Yin and Yin left the capital, they would stay overnight at the Tianjin naval port. That place was the origin of their naval fascination, but today they unusually did not go there.
“No need. Back then, our two assistants are now serving as military commanders in the military port of Zhili,” Yin said, looking at Qingyan.
She noticed a slight flicker in his eyes and realized something was amiss at the Tianjin naval port. She made a mental note of it and prepared to have the people at Linglong Pavilion or Yuelai Inn be on high alert.
In order to reach Zhili as quickly as possible, Yin and his brother decided to eat all three meals a day in the carriage and try to avoid showing their faces in public.
The three older children didn't make a fuss, and Hafeng was fast asleep in his cradle by the car window.
"Let Hafeng sleep in our carriage these days!" Yin suddenly couldn't see the child and felt an emptiness around him.
The twins and Songkelierha were studying in the back. Hafenga found that his older brothers and sisters were ignoring him, so he got annoyed and started making a fuss.
Yiken'e could no longer bear it and had the head nanny bring the child over. Seeing Hafeng's aggrieved little face, Yin decided to leave his youngest son in the carriage.
"Brother left Doshihun in the carriage and let Songkelierha and the twins stay together. It's safer that way!" Yin specially arranged for them to use the carriage he had modified. The two girls lived inside the screen, while Yiken'e lived outside. One carriage for three people was not crowded at all.
Ugh!
Qingyan was stunned. Duoxihui was Yin's only son, yet he was kept by his side instead of in the safest carriage.
"Doxihui and Hafeng are both too young. If they are put in the carriage behind, something might happen!" This time, Qingyan brought her head nanny, while Yingenjueluo brought her wet nurse.
Both of the older nannies were very experienced, and the nannies for the two little ones were all placed in the capital.
"Sisi, I understand. We two can take care of Hafeng. The two older ones will have someone with them!" Qingyan likes to do things herself and has some experience in taking care of children.
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