It was nearly evening when the four of them finally finished calculating all the accounts. Kangxi and Yinzhi each recorded nearly a notebook full of suspicious names and amounts, including many people who used aliases to deceive others.
After dinner, Yin took Qingyan's hand and strolled in the garden. As soon as they entered the garden, they sensed someone peeking out from behind them.
As night fell, she felt a little nervous; could the person behind her be some kind of vengeful spirit?
He held Qingyan tightly in his arms, protecting her. Erlu followed behind them, leading the guards to surround them. Inside the palace, the garden should be safe, but in case of an emergency, the guards all gathered around.
"Sisi, are you too nervous?" Qingyan poked her little head out of his arms and looked around.
Yin looked around warily; those people were clearly coming for them.
“Master, I saw two of them on the dragon boat race boat,” Erlu said, approaching Yin.
Damn it!
Yin couldn't help but regret bringing Qingyan along.
He half-stepped aside, took a wooden bucket from his pocket, pulled the rope at the bottom, and a plume of white smoke rose into the air.
Bang bang bang!
Three bright yellow flashbangs appeared in the night sky. Yin was worried that these people of unknown origin would endanger his father, so he had no choice but to use the flashbangs that the princes had used in times of danger.
Inside the study, Emperor Kangxi was reviewing memorials when a bright yellow smoke bomb made him stand up abruptly.
"An Yi, go and rescue the Fourth Prince immediately." Kangxi knew that Yinzhi was in the garden not far away and had lit a flashbang, so he must be in danger.
"Xuan Ye, is it the fourth prince?" Consort Tong came over directly and saw that Kangxi's expression was not good, her heart immediately jumped.
When Kangxi saw her stumbling over, he couldn't bear it.
"Let's go, let's go take a look together." In the end, Kangxi couldn't decide based on Consort Tong's pleading eyes.
Not far away, Yin saw the flashbang and his heart tightened. The fourth prince was in danger with the emperor.
"Fujin, pack your things immediately. We'll go to the Fourth Prince's residence first, bring the twins with us, and go to the palace together. Songkri Yierha, take good care of your younger brother and sister, understand?" Yin was worried; those people were after what the Fourth Prince was holding.
These past two days, Yin has been helping Kangxi investigate officials in the south, and their master behind the scenes is getting restless.
“Okay!” Songkriyirha nodded; the twins were her best playmates.
When Yinzhi saw this, he burst into laughter. Since childhood, Yinzhi had been fighting with him, and it would be better if those people of unknown identity could get rid of him.
Dong Eshi tugged at Yin Zhi's sleeve, but she absolutely couldn't make it too obvious.
“Let’s go too. All of you brothers should be going.” Dong’e Shi composed herself and said to Yin Zhi in a righteous tone.
She had to put on a good show. Dong Eqishi had been teaching her from behind the scenes that as the power of the Ulanara family father and sons grew, if the fourth prince and his wife were to pass away, whoever was good to his two children should be able to get the support of the Feiyanggu father and sons.
All three held military power and were highly sought-after candidates by the princes.
At this moment, Yin held Qingyan in his arms. Looking at the men in black who kept surrounding them from the outside of the garden, Qingyan did not show the slightest bit of tension. Erlu looked at the number of the men and hoped that Tulichen would arrive as soon as possible.
"Who are you people? Are you courting death by trespassing into the royal residence?" Yin was not one to back down. There were few people around him, but he showed no fear whatsoever.
Those people did not cover their faces, and only made slightly pitiful sounds.
etc!
Qingyan tugged at his clothes. She had done volunteer work in the modern world and heard the sounds made by deaf and mute people who couldn't speak, just like them.
"Sisi, don't ask anymore. These people shouldn't be allowed to speak," Qingyan whispered a reminder.
Yin was stunned. This...
“Madam, this is no joke.” Erlu heard this too and asked curiously.
The man in black seemed to be waiting for some command and did not launch a rash attack.
“I’m sure,” Qingyan said directly.
Beep!
A sharp bamboo whistle rang out through the night sky, and the men in black shot towards them like arrows drawn from a bow. Erlu and the others surrounded Yin and his companion, while the outer guards had already taken action.
A quarter of an hour later, the men in black became even more insidious. The guards that Erlu had personally trained were all trained in the new army.
"Fourth Brother, will Tulichen come?" Qingyan felt a pang of sadness when she realized that no one was coming.
"No, Father should have sent Tulichen here." Yin wasn't too worried.
Teng!
Dozens of dark figures appeared in mid-air around the garden.
Yin narrowed his eyes, secretly alarmed: Dragon Guard!
The appearance of the Dragon Guards is only for emperors in danger; today, Kangxi actually used the Dragon Guards to save him.
He pulled Xiao Guai into his arms and said, "Father has sent his secret guards over."
The princes were aware of the existence of the Dragon Guards, but none of them had ever seen them. Yin had personally managed the Dragon Guards before, and only then did he understand what these people looked like: dressed in black, with their faces half-covered, and devoid of any human warmth.
A dark figure approached them. Erlu saw the person pull off the black veil and realized it was An Yi, who was by the Emperor's side. He quickly made way for him.
"Fourth Master, are you alright?" An Yi fought his way through at top speed. These people were indeed prepared. They had ambushed many people on the road from Kangxi's courtyard to the garden. The Dragon Guards themselves took a quarter of an hour to clear them out.
"Hmm, you are... An Yi?!" Yin remembered that Kangxi had told Consort Tong and the young Yin that if they encountered danger, the person who came to inquire and pulled back the black veil was An Yi. Only after confirming that it was An Yi could they go with him.
During that period, the relationship between the Empress Dowager and Consort Tong was very strained. She even sent someone to impersonate a secret messenger to tell Yin that Consort Tong had gotten into trouble.
"Yes, young master has a good memory." An smiled.
Before Yinzhi was taken to avoid smallpox, the Empress Dowager had people imitate his methods, kidnapping Yinzhi and even preparing to secretly get rid of him, so that Consort Tong would completely collapse.
When Emperor Kangxi learned from Consort Tong that Yinzhi had an accident in Chengqian Palace Garden, he was furious and mobilized the Dragon Guards. An Yi was the one who led the team at the time.
After rescuing Yin, he struggled incessantly in An Yi's arms.
When Kangxi saw the situation, he specifically asked Yinzhi about it, and only then did he understand what the Empress Dowager was planning, which led to Kangxi informing him of the method to identify the hidden one.
"Is Father Emperor alright?" Yinhui fired a flashbang, partly for rescue and partly to alert Kangxi.
“His Majesty is not in danger. He will come with His Highness and His Highness in a moment. Please go to the pavilion first.” An Yi pulled up her black veil and personally led people to escort the two to the pavilion.
Qingyan peeked out from his arms and discovered that the gauze curtains in the pavilion had all been replaced with opaque bright yellow silk. Through the light, she could see dark shadows drifting around.
"Don't be afraid, I just don't want you to see those bad things." Yin pinched her little face to reassure her.
She had encountered all sorts of dangers around him, but none of them had ever frightened her. Today, however, she was truly afraid.
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