A few days later, Kangxi left the naval port directly, and Yinzhi and Yinzhi were summoned to the study for a brief conversation.
As dawn approached, Qingyan woke up and reached to her sides. The bed on Yin's side was still cold; he hadn't come back yesterday.
After the men in black blew up the naval port, Emperor Kangxi personally ordered the repairs to be completed. He then instructed Yinzhi and Yinzhi not to follow them back to Yangzhou this time, but to stay here and take care of the naval port.
Yin glanced subtly at Consort Tong, who merely smiled calmly, making Yin tense all over. This...
"Fourth Prince, you didn't come back again yesterday?" Qingyan looked at the dark circles under Yin's eyes and felt really sorry for him. Kangxi treated his son like livestock, and she felt sorry for him.
Yin smiled and said that Kangxi had left today without informing Yin Genjueluo Shi and Qingyan, and even the twins had been left here.
“We won’t go back to Beijing for now. We’re going to stay here and build a naval port.” Yin looked at Qingyan with tender eyes. In his previous life, he had never done these things. Now, he wanted to continue to train himself.
What?!
Qingyan's eyes widened. Was he right?
They accompanied the emperor on his southern tour, but were simply left on the road without any intention of returning to the capital.
"Father, you even left your father-in-law and Eshuo behind, and Saito led the new army to escort Kangxi to the capital!" Kangxi specially called Yin and Yin into his study and specifically instructed them to listen to Fei Yanggu's words.
Ugh!
She was completely bewildered. What was going on?
"So many things in the capital haven't been arranged yet. We didn't even bring our winter clothes. How can you survive here?" Qingyan felt annoyed. She shouldn't have listened to Yin. She should have thrown everything into her spatial storage.
Pfft!
Yin laughed out loud. What was Qingyan thinking?
"Let's order from Linglong Pavilion and get everything ready for winter!" Yin quickly instructed Qingyan. "We don't need to go back for the New Year!"
It will be at least after next summer. If the naval port can be successfully established, Yin should be able to return to Beijing with Kangxi. Otherwise, Yin and his brother will have to train the navy here.
"Hmm," Qingyan had already considered how many items to order, "Sisi, should we inform our sister-in-law?"
Unlike Yin's own harem, neither the Prince Zhi nor his primary consort were present. He wondered why all the women in the harem were furious.
"Yes, when you prepare food for the winter, be sure to prepare it with your sister-in-law." The military port is different from the capital. Yin and Yin are the highest-ranking, and the supplies they receive from the Ministry of Revenue are limited. They certainly can't live as freely as they do in the capital.
After a moment's thought, Qingyan decided to have the items custom-made first.
Every time Kangxi was about to give Yinxin a task, he would always catch her off guard!
snort!
She supported Yin's handling of the matter, but she couldn't simply issue orders without saying anything, as she was doing now.
"Your Majesty, the Grand Consort has arrived!" Su Lan saw Lady Yin Genjue Luo step into the front hall and quickly went to greet her. She heard the Grand Consort say that she was looking for Qing Yan, so she didn't dare to delay for a moment and quickly told Qing Yan directly.
"Okay, let's not keep people waiting." Qingyan changed her clothes immediately. "Sisi, you should rest for a bit. I'll go see if my sister-in-law needs any help."
Yin nodded. During this period, the princes had experienced too much. Even Yinxiang and others were taken away intact.
Qingyan changed her clothes and put her hair up in a ruyi bun with a gold hairpin. She then walked out with Sulan by her side.
At this moment, Lady Yin Genjue Luo was already sitting in the front hall enjoying tea. After learning from Yin that they would not be returning to the capital and would need to stay here for a year, she came directly to their door.
"Sister-in-law, what brings you here?" Qingyan asked, puzzled.
Yin Genjueluo revealed a bitter smile, wanting to denounce Yin in her heart. This mission was probably directly obtained by Yin, and in the end, Yin was also dragged into the mess.
"Does Xiao Guai know that we were left behind?" After holding back for a while, Yin Genjue Luo Shi finally asked.
Qingyan nodded directly. Spending the New Year here would be a new experience. Without the elders, the two families would need to unite even more.
"What are your thoughts?" Yin Genjue Luo asked anxiously.
As for what needs to be prepared for the New Year, Ms. Yin Genjue Luo really didn't know. Every year, the shopkeepers would send her a list of New Year's goods, and even write down the amount next to it.
“We need to start preparing now. We can’t wait until the end of autumn, that definitely won’t work. We need to buy a lot of things,” Qingyan said with a wrinkled face. “Also, I haven’t prepared anything for winter. If we’re going to spend the winter here, we’ll definitely need to prepare extra things.”
Yin Genjue Luo nodded quickly, as this was also her concern. She had never spent the winter in the south before, and everything here was unknown, so it was best to prepare as much as possible.
"I'd like to hear your thoughts on how we should proceed!" Lady Yin Genjueluo said with a smile. "Father always says that you are more knowledgeable than us."
Qingyan smiled sheepishly and immediately summoned the manager of Linglong Pavilion, whom she had been planning to have tailor-make clothes for herself and her children.
“That’s good. I heard from Sulan that we need to prepare some dried vegetables. What are you going to prepare? Give Yinglan a list!” Yinglan said, not to be outdone.
She was thankful that it was Qingyan who stayed behind this time; otherwise, she might have really broken down.
"Of course, don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll have Sulan transcribe it later." Qingyan smiled, it wasn't a big deal.
Upon hearing her mistress's instructions, Su Lan went directly to the study and wrote down the list of things that needed to be prepared for the annual banquet.
When Yin Genjue Luo saw the list, she immediately got up to say goodbye. Before leaving, she specifically told Qingyan that they would go shopping together starting tomorrow.
When Qingyan returned to the inner chamber, she found that Yin was not fast asleep, but was looking at her with great energy.
"Why is that look in your eyes?" Qingyan laughed. Since the birth of the twins, Yin had suppressed his murderous aura.
"How long have you been gone? What did you talk about with your sister-in-law?" Yin smiled awkwardly. "He wanted to find out what Yingenjueluo Shi was up to from Qingyan."
"You two brothers really cause a lot of trouble. Can't you talk at home?" Qingyan asked directly.
"You go first!" Yin said, feeling embarrassed.
"No, it's just preparing for the winter. We need to spend the winter here!" Yin instructed. "Actually, Kangxi originally intended to take the twins with him, as it was too dangerous to leave them here. However, due to Yin's insistence, they stayed."
At this moment, Yin placed the twins' cradle by the window of the inner chamber, so that the two of them could see the children as soon as they looked up.
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