At 10 a.m., the commercial street was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and there were many more stalls on both sides of the road than usual, which was obviously prepared specifically for the temple fair.
The two walked along the commercial street. Qingyan watched as the stall owners kept shouting, hoping to attract more customers to their businesses. They greeted them with smiles, but few people actually bought anything to take home.
"Master, shall we stroll around here?" Qingyan hoped that Yin could go back; there were too many people at the temple fair.
When Yin went on tour, two-thirds of his guards were hidden in the crowd. If they encountered danger, these guards would definitely come to their aid.
Under Kangxi's tutelage, the princes all adhered to the principle that a gentleman does not succumb to temptation. Seeing her longing gaze, he directly refused.
He has people protecting him in secret. If he doesn't really go among the people, how can he get first-hand information? Is he supposed to just stand by and watch like those officials?
"Good boy, no need to avoid them!" Yin stepped into the crowd first, and Erlu led the guards to surround Yin and Qingyan in a safe area.
Qingyan followed behind him in a cheerful mood, browsing through the roadside stalls one by one, even asking about the prices of the items.
Previously, she was worried that Yin would give up the temple fair due to safety concerns, but now her anxiety has finally subsided.
In the middle of the street, with acrobatic performances on both sides, Bayan and Erlu exchanged a glance, sensing that something was amiss.
During temple fairs, all the acrobatic performances should be held at the end of the street, partly to attract all the enticements, and partly to ensure that no outsiders are entertained.
"My lord, I think we should go to the teahouse next door and observe the situation." Erlu had followed Yin for many years and had noticed the problem. He directly hinted to Yin with his own method, and it had to be said that Erlu's concerns were correct.
Qingyan followed Yin to the teahouse, but her mind was still on the juggling stall. In front of the stall, there were many children and adults watching, and she wanted to be one of them. However, Yin's reversed identity meant that his wish could not be fulfilled.
Upon arriving at the private room of the teahouse, Yinhei stared intently at Erlu. He had disrupted Errao's plans and had no choice but to come to the teahouse first, hoping to see something amiss.
"Eru, what exactly happened?" Yin squinted at him. In such a short distance of a few hundred meters, Yin was stopped by someone.
Erlu sighed and noticed that the locations of the stalls on the street had changed. In fact, a large round turntable had been placed on the juggling stage, so if anyone dared to make a sound, the juggling master would make that person the target.
"Master, on any other day, we servants would absolutely obey you. But today is different. The people here are a mixed bunch, and we're facing a strange circular turntable." Erlu was a sensible man. After waving away the two servants, Yin's face darkened even more.
Yin often traveled to other places and had never seen any acrobatics in the descriptions. It was obviously a setup. Here, they were intruders and were not as familiar with the terrain as the locals.
The group entered a private room in the teahouse. Looking down from the window, they saw a crowd of people gathered around the acrobats, exchanging tokens.
Yin noticed something was off about these people; they seemed to be deliberately observing something.
"Master, this servant thinks this acrobatic performance is a trap." Erlu observed for a while and confirmed his previous guess: these people were specifically targeting them.
On the street, many Mongol leaders were traveling with their female relatives. Yin leaned against the window and noticed that the troupe leader of the acrobatic performance had spotted these people and was calling out their names.
A familiar figure suddenly came into everyone's view. Yin Zhi, wearing a blue four-pronged outer robe, came out with Dong E Gege.
"Princess Dong'e is indeed a woman of skill!" Qingyan was quite surprised to see the smile on Dong'e's face. No, had the Third Master already lost interest in Princess Dong'e?
"So, try to have as little contact with these people as possible!" Yin glanced at Qingyan.
Qingyan blushed instantly. She didn't have much contact with Dong'e Gege, and the two were extremely jealous of each other when they met, often causing trouble for one another.
Yin turned around and pinched her cheek to tell her not to overthink it.
When Yin turned his attention back to the street, he saw Yin Zhi leading Dong E Gege into the crowd of acrobats. The guards following behind them were very nervous, constantly alert to their surroundings.
Yin squinted, carefully watching the actions of the acrobats. When the troupe leader saw Yin Zhi, his eyes lit up.
The Fourth Prince they had seen earlier had already left; this Third Prince was their newest target, and they would definitely keep a close eye on him.
Oops!
Qingyan noticed their actions and realized something was wrong; Yinzhi was probably being targeted by them.
"Don't panic, this has nothing to do with us!" Yin remained motionless, watching the crowd change. After Yin Zhi and the others entered the encirclement, the people behind slowly left, while only those watching in front moved their bodies to surround them.
When Yin Zhi came to his senses, they were already surrounded on three sides. Dong E Gege looked around in horror, while the people around her wore eerie smiles.
"Fourth Master, should we send reinforcements?" Erlu noticed that Yinzhi was looking in their direction. Yinzhi turned around and hid with Qingyan for a moment. Yinzhi could only see an empty window.
"No need. Going to save them now will only bring trouble upon us!" Yin Zhi was not someone to be trifled with. If we really got involved, Yin Zhi would think that we were abandoning them to their deaths.
"Master, what if the Dragon Guards inform His Majesty?" Erlu worried that His Majesty would cause trouble for his master.
“Bayan, take your men over there and rescue Third Brother.” Yin listened to Erlu’s words. “Also, don’t tell him that I was in the teahouse, just wandering around somewhere else, and I overheard something was wrong here.”
"!" Bayan left with a dozen or so guards and appeared outside the circle of the acrobatic performers. Those who were surrounding them secretly gestured to Bayan. Yin then understood why the nearby people dared not approach.
Those people didn't want to harm the common people, but in order to complete their mission, they had no choice but to take action against them.
Bayan did not leave. Instead, he had the guards clear a path from both sides and walked to Yinzhi's side, whispering a few words to Yinzhi.
Yin Zhi looked at Bayan with slight surprise. He had a feeling that something was off. It turned out that someone wanted him dead.
"Bayan, let's leave now. Where is the fourth brother?" Yinzhi glanced at Bayan. If Yin had appeared here by chance, that would be fine. But if he had observed for a while and then offered his help, he would not accept the favor.
“When the master was out shopping, he overheard the people around him saying that the street performances here were no longer worth watching because someone very important was coming to see them.” Bayan was not lying.
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