Fei Yanggu's return symbolized the end of the turmoil in the capital. Qingyan sat next to Yin, but her face became increasingly tense.
"Little darling, don't look around. Have some food first." Yin looked at Qingyan's movements and felt a little embarrassed.
"These are all big chunks of meat." Qingyan was increasingly disgusted with the "lucky meat" in front of her. The large chunks of white meat were completely devoid of any texture or quality, which was really terrible.
Yin smiled helplessly, took out a dagger from his purse, and cut the meat into small pieces.
"Fourth Brother, do you really want to eat?" Qingyan asked, her little face scrunched up with a hint of reluctance.
Yin nodded, indicating that he would definitely use up the blessed meat bestowed by Emperor Kangxi with gratitude.
Qingyan used a silver fork to pick up a piece of "lucky meat" and chewed it with difficulty. The taste of this "lucky meat" was really not good.
He was about to speak to appease Qingyan when a piece of "lucky meat" was stuffed into his mouth. Instantly, his face darkened. He didn't like eating lucky meat, so Kangxi would give him less each time he bestowed it upon him.
Yin glanced around and saw that some people were watching his every move closely, and that the slightest disrespectful act would result in his immediate impeachment.
"Little darling, you can use it yourself." Yin's annoyed expression amused Kangxi and Tonggui. This child had never shown much emotion since he was little, but with Qingyan by his side, his expressions became even more varied.
Outside the imperial tent, many meritorious soldiers received the blessed meat bestowed by Emperor Kangxi. Their faces showed happy smiles. If it weren't for the unspoken rule that the blessed meat must be eaten up, those soldiers would definitely have taken this rare reward home.
Outside, there was singing and dancing, but Yin's heart was filled with gloom. This year, they spent at least one million taels of silver on the New Year's celebrations. The national treasury was not as empty as it would be in a dozen years, but it was certainly not too rich.
Emperor Kangxi trusted his ministers too much, and their actions of borrowing money had already begun to show signs of it. Yinzhi had been keeping an eye on those ministers who owed a lot of money, and at this time, they had already started to borrow money.
Inside the imperial tent, Consort Tong was overjoyed to see Xiao Si's 'painful' expression. Qing Yan's methods of disciplining Xiao Si were becoming increasingly sophisticated.
"Lanya, our little fourth has grown up." Kangxi was thinking about the secret report personally delivered by the Dragon Guard. This time, Yin had saved them hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Despite the presence of so many pigs, many soldiers came from impoverished backgrounds. During festivals, they would personally prepare live pigs to provide extra meals for the soldiers and reward them for their hard work.
The saying "On festive occasions, one misses one's family even more" is absolutely true in the military.
Each soldier could experience the joy of celebrating the New Year by enjoying the pig-slaughtering feast. Since they could not return to their families, Emperor Kangxi arranged for them to have a warm and welcoming atmosphere just like at home.
A large portion of this silver was looted from Galdan's palace. Yin was able to use the silver to benefit the local people. The Dragon Guards secretly visited many households, and this year, they had a bumper harvest.
After the banquet, Qingyan and Fei Yanggu and his two sons attended the royal banquet. The table was now set with an exquisite set of dishes, completely different from the previous rough ones.
"Little Si, you did a good job." Fu Quan watched the face washing process with his own eyes and was extremely satisfied. Yin had indeed grown up.
Upon receiving Fuquan's praise, Yin touched his forehead in embarrassment. His efforts in performing his duties were not merely for show; he hoped to gain Kangxi's approval.
"Second Brother, stop praising him. Fourth Brother's actions have reminded us that when we go on a campaign, we should try to use whatever we can find locally." Along the way, Qingyan and Yin taught the adults a lesson, and Kangxi had to admit that the two little ones were better at handling these matters.
Fuquan happily raised his wine glass and toasted Kangxi and Fei Yanggu.
"Feiyanggu, your daughter is really good, I envy her." Most of Fuquan's daughters are in poor health and rarely have the opportunity to visit Qingyan like this.
Girls would be nervous to some extent when facing actual killing, but Qingyan was different. Not only was she not nervous, she could calmly face multiple assassination attempts.
"Your Highness flatters me. Qingyan is still a child and cannot bear the weight of your words." Fei Yanggu was most reluctant to have his daughter's reputation spread. A girl's good reputation is also a burden.
Guarjia had such a good reputation that after Kangxi secretly designated her as the Crown Princess, countless people tried to curry favor with her behind her back. Even within the Guarjia clan, people had begun to select a second person to assist the Crown Princess.
At the very least, Fei Yanggu would not let Qingyan suffer this pain. If the Guarjia clan had any ability, he would praise them many times. This person's reputation was entirely built up by the Guarjia clan.
Emperor Kangxi made his decision based solely on appearances.
In private, they often discussed the methods of the Guarjia clan, and the more Feiyanggu thought about it, the more chilled he became.
The clan chief's eldest daughter was completely exploited, and her father dared not resist, watching helplessly as his daughter jumped into the fire pit.
“You don’t like Xiao Guai to suffer, but there are other fathers in the world who love their daughters as much as you do.” To be honest, Kangxi didn’t like the Guarjia clan either. There was only one Qingyan. From the moment she was born, the Imperial Advisor made it clear that she could only belong to Yin. It would be a blessing for the Qing Dynasty if these two little ones were together.
Emperor Kangxi was deeply moved. Sometimes, he envied Fei Yanggu for doing so much for Qingyan.
As an emperor, he couldn't even provide support for his suffering sister, making those Mongolians all the more hateful.
"Galdan has been completely eliminated, and the lives of the aunts will definitely be much better." Yin did not go to the battlefield, but he learned from the soldiers who returned from the battlefield that after using the new weapons, Galdan and the princes of Mongolia were very worried that Kangxi would use these new weapons to deal with them.
Therefore, while Kangxi was away celebrating the New Year, the New Year's preparations from Mongolia became increasingly elaborate. Qingyan looked at the list of gifts and burst out laughing.
“Father, this is actually not bad. We can make a lot of money from it.” Qingyan and Yin used their private savings to open a teahouse and a modern restaurant in the border town.
Under her direction, Yin designed the restaurant according to Qingyan's ideas; it was a restaurant that combined dining and lodging.
Trade in the border town has become increasingly frequent, with many merchants from other ethnic groups coming in person to negotiate business.
Previously, the living conditions in the town were so poor that many foreign merchants only sent their trusted confidants to negotiate, thus missing many opportunities.
As Kangxi observed the changes in the town, he had to admit that if these two children were properly raised, they would be far superior to ordinary people.
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