As lunchtime approached, all the soldiers went to the mess hall to eat. Only then did the Yinqi and Yinzhen families begin to discuss what had just happened. The bills were placed on the table, and the sums on the ground added up to no less than 200,000 taels of silver.
Yinti took a closer look at the things he had bought, and he was a little annoyed. These were all things they were currently lacking.
"Fourth brother, did the eighth brother make all of this?!" Yinti asked directly.
While serving Yiken'e his lunch, Yinzhen shook his head. He thought that the Eighth Prince shouldn't be so brainless. If this matter were exposed, it would definitely damage the royal family's reputation.
“It must have been the idea of the Ninth Prince and the Eighth Prince’s wife!” Yinzhen shook his head directly. “These two manage all the needs within the naval port, and their status is equivalent to that of my sister-in-law and Xiao Guai.”
Without Qingyan's huge financial backing, their military port could not have developed so rapidly.
“The amount of silver provided must be the same, which is why they came up with this method.” Yinzhen found these people’s actions despicable.
He could understand the schemes of the Eighth Prince's wife and Yinzhen. He believed that Yinqi would not agree without his consent, but would be forced to agree under the pleas of his younger brother and cousin.
"Isn't Yinzhen also very good at making money?" Yin Genjue Luo asked, puzzled.
Among the princes of the royal family, Yinzhen was definitely the richest. Even the princes who married early, such as Yinti and Yinzhen, did not have as much wealth as Yinzhen.
"Fourth Prince, Yinzhen's business is doing very well. Do you think anyone else can invest all this money in the military port like me?" Qingyan rolled her eyes twice.
"Yes, Xiao Guai is the best!" Yinzhen quickly reassured Qingyan.
The matter was resolved, but Yinzhen couldn't swallow his anger. That afternoon, he wrote a secret memorial, put the lists in it, and had the Imperial Guards send them to the capital.
"Why send it?!" Qingyan asked, puzzled.
Yinzhen stepped in to resolve the issue, but then he still had to deliver it to Kangxi. Wasn't that a thankless task?
"Of course, we must let Father Emperor know how Ninth Prince's naval port was built!" Yinzhen wanted to avenge his wife and children.
The Eighth Prince's wife is here, and she's bullying Qingyan and the twins.
Qingyan watched in astonishment as Yinzhen left the study and went to train.
Ugh!
A silent battle is about to begin, and Qingyan secretly hopes for the outbreak of war.
A few days later, Kangxi received Yinzhen's secret report. After looking at the accounts, he swept the report off the table and onto the floor.
Was Yin Si's behavior an attempt to slap his own face?
Kangxi stormed towards Chengqian Palace, his mind preoccupied with complaining to Consort Tong. He knew that if Yinzhen and Qingyan's letters arrived first, Consort Tong would be furious.
"Xuan Ye, why are you back so early?" Consort Tong rose to greet him, noticing that Kangxi was walking briskly.
Emperor Kangxi threw out Yinzhen's secret memorial, which contained five bills. He angrily dismissed all the servants.
Confused, Consort Tong opened the memorial, read what Yinzhen had written on it, and looked at the five bills. She roughly calculated that 200,000 taels of silver had just vanished.
Furthermore, the items purchased were mainly for winter, which were also needed by Yinzhen. The Ninth Prince and his party practically bought up everything around Yinzhen's military port.
"What are they trying to do? Are they planning to force Yinzhen to his death?" Consort Tong was furious.
Previously, Consort Tong disagreed with Emperor Kangxi's decree and did not want Yinzhen to manage the military port.
Unexpectedly, not only did Yinzhen go, but he also frequently went on expeditions.
"Lanya, I didn't say that Yinzhen should come here. This money will be made up for for them." Kangxi was also troubled. Yinzhen had clearly settled the bill, but he still sent it to the capital to cause him trouble.
As he listened to Consort Tong's words, he touched his nose. The fourth prince had always liked to go against him in Chengqian Palace since he was a child, and he was determined to get Consort Tong's full attention.
"Xuan Ye! I'm talking to you about serious matters!" Consort Tong slapped down Kangxi's fidgeting hand and looked at him with a serious expression.
A secret memorial and five bills stirred up a storm in the palace. Meanwhile, in a military port a thousand miles away, Qingyan led her twins out of the military camp and to the nearby seaside. The three of them sat on the rocks, each holding a fishing rod, and began to fish.
"Mother, Father's temper has been so bad these past few days!" Yiken said, pouting.
These past few days, Yinzhen had not received any secret reports from the capital, and he had been feeling simmering with anger. He took it out on his soldiers and servants, and even Qingyan and the twins were not spared.
"Better safe than sorry, Yiken, you two need to do your homework well, your mother is in trouble too!" Qingyan liked to put herself on an equal footing with the twins.
In the Qing Dynasty, the Qing banquet was somewhat unconventional, but it gave the twins a sense of having someone to confide in.
Ugh!
The twins looked at each other with pleading eyes, not wanting Qingyan to give up on rescuing them from the fire.
Qingyan's nights have been tough these past few days; she's exhausted every time, and in the morning she has to get up with the twins.
Pfft!
A laugh came from behind the three of them. The mother and her two children turned around at the same time and found Yinzhen standing not far away, while Qingyan and Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen looked at each other with similar expressions. The mother and daughter were in perfect sync.
"Yiken'e, where did all these complaints come from!" Yinzhen crossed his arms and looked at the slightly panicked Yiken'e.
"Father, how could I have any complaints!" Yiken'e immediately changed her expression. She definitely couldn't let her father know, otherwise, she would definitely be in big trouble.
Yinzhen walked onto the rock, put his daughter on his lap, and sat down on the rock himself.
"Fourth Brother, didn't you go to training?" Qingyan tried to change the subject.
"What do you think?" Yinzhen uttered three words in rebuttal, and she immediately wilted.
Waaaaah!
Her attempt to change the subject was immediately thwarted. How was she supposed to explain this? Luckily, she hadn't revealed her true feelings. If she had told Yiken'e and the others that Yinzhen had been summoned for menopause, she probably would have been in serious trouble.
"We'll have a proper talk after the children are asleep!" Yinzhen gave Qingyan a knowing look, and Qingyan was instantly annoyed.
"Fourth Sister, what do you want to eat? Today, I'll cook it myself!" Qingyan wanted to coax Yinzhen, but things didn't go as planned. He just lowered his head to coax his daughter, not even sparing her a glance.
snort!
Qingyan tried for a long time, but when she found that Yinzhen was still ignoring her, he simply turned his head away and wouldn't look at her anymore.
"Mother, are we really going to have grilled fish tonight?!" Yiken'e had been looking forward to grilled fish for a long time, but he had never eaten grilled sea fish before.
Qingyan nodded. She was going to make a big meal tonight, as she had promised the children, and she couldn't go back on her word.
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