As they set off again, Qingyan's heart was filled with complex emotions. The Guarjia clan's conspiracy had her on edge. Suzhu and several nannies stayed by the twins' side, preventing strangers from getting close to them.
Holding Yiken'e in his arms, Yin pondered the spies in Yuqing Palace. There were two who could cause trouble for the Crown Prince. To prevent the spies from being exposed, he also considered who he could use as a shield.
The only sounds inside the carriage were the cries of the twins. Qingyan sat at the table, while his daughter leaned against his leg, playing with a small rabbit.
"Little darling, do you understand what Mafa means?" Yin asked, looking at Qingyan.
Qingyan gave a bitter smile, clearly protecting the Crown Prince. She looked at the twins with pity; they had been abandoned by Emperor Kangxi once again.
“Understood. We can’t cause trouble. We need to deal with the Crown Princess openly.” Qingyan snorted.
She held a little rabbit in her hand, playing with her daughter, not wanting to see him for the time being. No matter what, Yin would do according to Kangxi's arrangements, even if the things were things he disliked.
"Hmm." Yin patted her shoulder. "Not for now. We can't let the servants in the south laugh at the royal family." Yin rubbed his temples.
Even Lady Yin Genjue Luo has started to give Yin the cold shoulder, and neither of the young couples looks too good.
When the Emperor Emeritus and Emperor Kangxi heard that their children were having a falling out, they decided to use it as a test for Yinzhi and Yinzi, to balance things out in the inner court, which was also a required course for the princes.
"Little darling, we need to look forward." Yin felt heartbroken seeing her eyes were slightly red. The two children couldn't understand why their father and mother had become so distant.
"Father, Mother is crying." Yiken'e is Qingyan's staunch protector. Whenever he discovers that Yin is bullying Qingyan, he will directly fight back.
Yin picked up Qingyan and put his children on his lap.
"Mother is upset because Father did something wrong." Yin planned to set a good example for the children, so that the twins would learn to be filial to their mother.
Qingyan pouted. Yin took the initiative to take all the blame. Qingyan was a little sad. It was clearly Kangxi who did it, so why should Yin have to take the blame?
"Father...really?" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen blinked her watery eyes. Mother Minxian had been wronged.
In the morning, Father and Mother were having a warm meal together. How could Father have done something wrong in just half an hour?
"Did Father not take us out to play as promised? Is Mother angry?" Yiken asked, raising her head and staring at Yin.
They were originally supposed to go out for a stroll yesterday, but a few strangers who were caught completely disrupted their plans, ultimately causing the whole family to stay home.
Yin was busy until late at night, and it wasn't until midnight that he came out of Kangxi's study.
"Yes!" Yin nodded directly.
Qingyan rolled her eyes at him, directly tarnishing her glorious image in front of the children.
"When we get to our destination, Father will show you all a lot of fun," Yin said to the children, trying to befriend Qingyan.
Yin Genjueluo was better at putting on a show. Even though her relationship with Yin was not good, she would still do the best that a primary consort should do in front of the retired emperor and Kangxi.
On the other hand, Qingyan needs to adjust her mindset first. Otherwise, Xiaoguai will easily reveal her flaws, and Kangxi will have more complaints about her. The twins were almost abandoned, and Kangxi thought it was Qingyan's fault.
“Alright, Father, we’re going to sleep.” Yiken’e agreed, puffing out his little chest as he spoke on behalf of his mother and sister.
Yin smiled and lowered his head to kiss the two children's little faces, then put them in the stroller. His rocking motion quickly lulled them to sleep.
After the twins fell asleep, Qingyan poured a glass of plum juice and asked Yin to have some first.
"Little darling, are you blaming me for making the decision for you?" Yin was determined to persuade her properly.
Last night, Qingyan looked exhausted. When Yin returned, she was lying on the bed with her two children in her arms, already half asleep.
"No, I'm angry with myself. If we had discovered it sooner, the children wouldn't have been restricted from going out." Qingyan felt sorry for the twins and would never let them show any disappointment.
Yesterday, the family had clearly discussed everything, but due to an imperial edict from Emperor Kangxi, the two children had to wait for Yinzhi until dinner time.
"It was my fault, I will try my best to make up for it. We are only three days away from our next destination. Once we get there, we will go shopping!" The twins rarely have the opportunity to play without a care in the world. Usually, when they go shopping in the capital, they are accompanied by many guards.
As the group walked down the street, the bright yellow belt around Yin's waist clearly identified them, and the small vendors dared not approach them to sell their wares.
Therefore, when they were out and about, the twins were very curious about the small vendors who came up to them to sell their wares.
"Yes, I agree. This is the last time." Qingyan would rather work overtime at night than not take the children out with her as promised.
Yin breathed a sigh of relief; Qingyan had finally forgiven him.
In the lead carriage, Consort Tong was also in a cold war with Emperor Kangxi. Yin and Qingyan were her most beloved children. With just one sentence from Kangxi, she not only forgave the Guarjia clan who was planning to kidnap them, but also prepared to force Qingyan to forgive the Crown Princess.
"Lanya, look at me!" Kangxi noticed that Consort Tong had been ignoring him ever since she got into the carriage. In the short hour that followed, Kangxi tried to talk to her several times, but Consort Tong didn't respond even once.
Consort Tong sat on a cushion by the window, holding a sewing basket in her hand, embroidering a small purse on her forehead.
At this moment, Kangxi felt a pang of sadness, knowing he had wronged Qian Yin and Qingyan, and could only silently endure Consort Tong's neglect.
"Hmph!" Consort Tong snorted coldly upon hearing Kangxi's words.
"Don't be angry, I'll make it up to Xiaoguai, okay?" Kangxi knew he was being biased, but for the sake of the royal family and his own reputation, the Crown Prince absolutely could not be harmed.
Qingyan has been sensible since childhood, and under Fei Yanggu's tutelage, she would never resist.
"Yes, whenever there's any suppression of Yin, you always try to make amends through Qingyan. Do they need your help? Is Yiken'e really your grandson? He's not even as good as Guarjia." What angered Consort Tong the most was that Kangxi was actually helping Guarjia escape punishment.
Emperor Kangxi put down his imperial brush, got up, and sat down next to Consort Tong.
"Lanya, we can't let the Guarjia clan get into trouble for now. I'll handle it personally when we return to the palace." The twins were a symbol of the Qing Dynasty, and Kangxi naturally doted on them.
The children weren't abducted. Now, the two children are accompanied by guards, in the hope that these people won't let any suspicious people go unpunished.
"Hmph!" Consort Tong had heard this too many times. Every time, she would say that she would go back to the palace to deal with someone, but in the end, in order to maintain balance in the court, she would pretend to have forgotten what she had said.
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