For several days in a row, Yin was on leave, and the villa was able to enjoy peace and quiet.
Yin specifically ordered that the main gate be closed immediately, and that no visitors be received.
The family of four spent a few happy days in the villa.
Upon waking, Yin made a point of announcing the arrival of the twins, a boy and a girl. The two little ones nodded little by little, while Qingyan was half asleep.
"Let's go play at the imperial palace in the suburbs." Kangxi had just bought two courtyards near Ulanara's villa. The purchase was done secretly and the furnishings were just completed.
Because of his memorial, Yin received a generous reward from Emperor Kangxi. Yin then requested that he take advantage of the southern tour to spend a few days at the newly opened suburban imperial palace.
The area is beautifully decorated, with shady trees and large lawns, perfect for children to play in.
"Wait, I haven't packed my things yet." Qingyan blinked, instantly waking up.
He put the children into the carriage, then got out and picked her up in his arms.
"Alright, I had it prepared last night." Yin led her to the carriage. "Su Peisheng, let's set off."
After Yin returned, he had a barbecue with the three of them, and the whole night was lively.
Everyone went to bed early, and he didn't find a chance to talk to her in detail.
On the carriage, the twins slept in their cradles, and Qingyan was pulled into his arms and fell asleep contentedly.
Looking at the one adult and two children beside him, Yin felt a surge of energy.
Before him lay the newly delivered account book from the Yuelai Inn, its contents shocking and making Yin realize that the situation was becoming increasingly difficult.
Emperor Kangxi secretly entrusted the matter to him, probably to test him and also to examine the foundation of Linglong Pavilion and Yuelai Inn.
etc!
Yin had a sudden inspiration; he should help Qingyan hide.
Originally, he hoped that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue would help with the compilation, but he changed his mind and decided to transcribe it himself, with Qingyan assisting him.
"Little darling, wake up first." Yin patted Qingyan's little face, and she opened her eyes. "Let's look at these tents together."
She stared at him, her eyes wide with surprise.
"Didn't we say we needed help from the Ministry of Revenue?" Qingyan asked.
Yin shook his head and voiced his guess: it was understandable that Linglong Pavilion would have so much information because it was involved with the families of officials.
The Yuelai Inn is different; some of the news there is alright.
"It seems I'll have to help you." Qingyan leaned on Yin's shoulder, looking at the accounts. Fortunately, the accounts were based on records from each of the mansions.
The two began to divide the work. On the carriage, Yin copied the text, while Qingyan used an abacus to calculate all the numbers.
The Cao family alone spent nearly 200,000 taels of silver at the Yuelai Inn, and the officials below them spent over 100,000 taels each.
Officials in the south have very low salaries, and although they have a lot of gray income, they don't spend it like this.
Upon arriving at the imperial palace, Yin placed all the memorials and account books in a mahogany box and had Erlu personally send someone to deliver them to his study.
She felt very depressed, realizing that all her hard work had almost led to Kangxi taking credit for her.
snort!
That old man Kangxi was really despicable; he even managed to scheme against Yinzhi.
"Sisi, the children haven't woken up yet. Shall we go to the study first?" Qingyan wanted to finish cleaning up the account books; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to enjoy herself.
"Hmm, you should really start copying Buddhist scriptures properly. You haven't copied any these past few days." Yin Liuxin observed his surroundings. Kangxi had sent many spies into the palace, probably to keep an eye on whether Qingyan would touch these account books.
Royal kinship always chilled him to the bone.
"Alright." Qingyan nodded and obediently followed him to the study. Yin piled all the account books in a box and swapped them with Qingyan's Buddhist scriptures. Qingyan was looking at the account books. She also replaced the abacus with a smaller one so that people outside couldn't hear the sound.
"Eru, surround the study. If any suspicious servants approach, take them into custody." Yin gave the order directly. If they couldn't get close to the room, they shouldn't be able to hear the sound of the abacus.
After Erlu bowed deeply, he turned and went outside. With a wave of his hand, Yin's personal guards surrounded the entire study, determined not to let any unrelated person in.
"Little darling, are these account books for the whole year?" Yin opened the account books of the Wang Guozheng residence and found some problems with them.
Qingyan nodded; these were all recorded according to the year.
“Look at Wang Guozheng’s mansion. Last year, it cost more than 300,000 taels of silver. This year, so far, it has only cost 70,000 taels.” When Yin saw the name Wang Guozheng, he immediately remembered that this was Consort Mi’s father.
"Well, they're not just sending people to the emperor, they definitely need to use money to bribe officials. The year before last, Wang Guozheng's family only spent a little over ten thousand taels, so this year is normal. If I'm not mistaken, last year Wang Guozheng personally hosted a banquet for his officials so that he could send his daughter to the emperor's side during this year's southern tour." Qingyan analyzed that over the past few years, Yuelai Inn had helped Yin find a lot of dirt on people.
For now, Yin is simply recording all of these things. When the time comes to use them, Yin will certainly not hesitate.
After a moment's thought, Wang Guozheng's entire plan was rejected. Kangxi's reprimand of Madam Cao for sending female relatives made things even more difficult for Wang Guoren.
"Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver have gone down the drain. I bet Wang Guozheng is furious." Qingyan wanted to see the Cao family make a fool of themselves. Ever since Granny Cao passed away, the Cao family had never had a peaceful day.
Even his in-laws started plotting against Cao Yin, which infuriated him.
"Hmph! Wang Guozheng is just a minor official. He probably sees others enjoying success and wants to try his luck too." Yin had no feelings for Consort Mi, but with his mother still alive, Wang Guozheng's thoughts were rather annoying.
“Yes, but he should have changed his target.” Qingyan pondered for a moment. Last year, Wang Guozheng hosted a banquet for the chief steward of the imperial palace. A few days ago, he actually invited the chief steward of Yuqing Palace to dinner. What was the purpose of this?
Qingyan pointed to the ledger with his right index finger, and the name of the head steward of Yuqing Palace was prominently listed. Yin was surprised to learn that Yuqing Palace had already taken in quite a few female relatives.
“If the Crown Prince takes in more people, Father Emperor will definitely be furious.” Yin felt regretful. After all, the longer the Crown Prince stayed in the position of heir apparent, the more arrogant and domineering he became.
By the time Emperor Kangxi discovered that the Crown Prince had a bad temper, it was too late to turn back.
"Heh, you can even control the Crown Prince's bed? Do you live by the sea?" Qingyan retorted, already calculating.
"Live by the sea?" Yin looked completely bewildered. There really was a generation gap between her and Qingyan; she couldn't even understand such a simple question.
"You're being too nosy!" Qingyan covered her mouth and laughed.
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