Four days later, the village chief arrived with the compiled statistics. Yin immediately wrote a report and instructed Su Peisheng to take the village chief to Changchun Garden without delay.
Yin left a lot of cotton for Qingyan, and the three of them kept nagging about how much to prepare for everyone.
Those who were very close to Qingyan, such as Lady Yin Genjue Luo, basically sent fifty catties of cotton, while the rest sent thirty catties. Only for Consort Tong, Qingyan prepared to send ready-made cotton quilts and cotton clothes.
Consort Tong and her consorts didn't lack these things; it was just a token of their appreciation.
"Father, you are really amazing!" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen looked at the hermit with bright eyes, feeling that Yin Neng had helped them accomplish this task.
Yin burst out laughing; those two little devils.
"You two be more composed. Hutulifengshengzhalafen, you follow your mother to start preparing these things. Yiken'e, starting tomorrow, you will go to the fields with your father to harvest your crops!" Yin deliberately gave his daughter the impression of men plowing and women weaving.
Yin looked at the twins' slightly mournful expressions and burst out laughing.
"Father, is this how you treat us!" Yiken'e looked at Yin with aggrieved expression.
Yiken'e's adorable little face reminded Yin of Qingyan when he was young, and he couldn't help but laugh.
“No one would believe you two aren’t mother and son, even your expressions of grievance are so similar,” Yin said directly.
Qingyan and Yiken looked completely bewildered, while Yin was even more amused.
Inside Changchun Garden, Emperor Kangxi sat on his dragon throne. After listening to the village chief's report and seeing Yin Xie's memorial and the newly compiled statistics, he was overjoyed and repeatedly ordered Li Dequan to go to the side hall to inform Consort Tong that the two of them were going to Yuanmingyuan.
Su Peisheng was already used to it, but the village chief looked surprised and became even more anxious. He kept giving Su Peisheng meaningful glances, suggesting that if the two of them wanted to go back early, it would be good to give their master a heads-up.
"You two go back first and tell the Fourth Prince that Consort Tong and I will be staying there for a while!" Kangxi sent the Crown Prince to lead the young princes to harvest, while he stayed in the main courtyard to handle government affairs. Now that they have moved to a different place to work, it is acceptable.
"!" The two bowed and left Changchun Garden. The village chief quickened his pace, hoping to return as soon as possible.
Su Peisheng saw the hurried figure ahead and quickly stopped him.
"What are you rushing off to?" Su Peisheng was somewhat suspicious. Was this person hiding something in the village?
"Of course we should go back and inform the master, and at least make some preparations, right?" The village chief felt that the master's arrival was already a huge deal, and if His Majesty went to the village, the villagers would definitely be frightened.
“Li Anda will send someone to inform the master. If you have something to do, you can go back in advance. You left Changchun Garden so quickly, so many people will know. Something must have happened!” Su Peisheng thought this guy was really brainless.
The village chief was slightly taken aback. So that's how it is. However, it's impossible to hide the fact that His Majesty went to the Old Summer Palace.
"Who doesn't want outsiders to know? So, don't be in such a hurry. Just go back calmly!" Su Peisheng shared his preaching experience.
In Beiyuan Mountain Village, Yin received news that Kangxi would be coming, so he quickly asked Sulan to tidy up the main house of the main courtyard, while Qingyan looked helpless.
"Let's just take it easy. Father Emperor probably wants to be taken care of by you as his daughter-in-law!" Yin felt deeply powerless at Kangxi's actions.
Kangxi always did this: whenever he wanted to experience the lives of ordinary people, he would go to Yinzhen's place. Qingyan almost became a professional daughter-in-law.
"Your Majesty, we don't have enough food to entertain Father Emperor here. Go and check the kitchen; apart from the vegetables grown in the courtyard, there's nothing else." Qingyan looked at Yin helplessly.
Moreover, all the meat was bought from the market street, because Yin said he wanted to experience the pleasures of an ordinary person.
He ordered the purchasing department to stop sending things here, and that when he wanted to eat fish, he should go back to the pond in the garden and catch some.
"Alright, I'll talk to Father Emperor!" Yin believed that Kangxi would prefer to experience such days, "Mother Emperor will probably cook for him herself too!"
Yin had always hoped to live such ordinary days for a while, so he could be more filial to his father and mother.
“In a few days, Yin and his wife, Yin and my wife, Yinxiang and Yin will all come over. Luckily, we have a lot of rooms in this courtyard, otherwise, we really wouldn’t have enough room. You’re the eldest sister-in-law now, and you’ll be in charge of managing all this!” Yin said to Qingyan.
Qingyan sighed. When she arrived at Beiyuan Mountain Village, she had a bad feeling, and sure enough, it was true.
"Where are my elder brother and sister-in-law?" Qingyan wondered. If Yingenjueluo Shi came, she would feel a little more at ease.
"My elder brother said it depends on his situation." Yin smiled. The princes were all working very hard this time, because Kangxi had given them a test in court, requiring them all to submit their assignments.
Yin and the others had been away from the study for many years, yet Kangxi still repeatedly instructed them to submit their work. Yin was worried that he wouldn't be able to finish writing it, so he decided to finish it first.
"I hope my sister-in-law can come as soon as possible, otherwise I'll really be depressed!" Qingyan said helplessly. Taking care of such a large family is definitely a lot of work.
While the two were discussing what to do, Su Peisheng and the village chief returned. The village chief knelt on the ground, his words stammering.
"Master, should we have the villagers put down their work and go to the village entrance to greet you?" the village chief asked Yin.
"No need, just consider it as relatives visiting from the village!" Yin refused decisively.
The fact that Kangxi brought Consort Tong with him meant that he was there to see Yinzhi's family, not to conduct an inspection tour.
The village chief, whose master was on the verge of tears, was speechless. That was His Majesty!
"Listen to me, you can't go wrong. Give the order that no one is allowed to spoil Father Emperor's mood. If anyone sees Father Emperor, they should kowtow to him. Don't blame me for punishing them. Remember, just treat Father Emperor as an old man you don't know!" Yin ordered directly.
During his southern tours, Emperor Kangxi would often dress in plain clothes and go to the fields to chat with the local farmers.
"!" After receiving the order, the village chief quickly left and went to the field to relay what Fourth Master had said.
Yin looked at the village chief's retreating figure and shook his head helplessly.
"Are we really not going to greet them at the village entrance?" Qingyan was still uneasy, feeling that something was amiss.
"Of course not, Anda informed us secretly. Su Peisheng, did Father Emperor tell you to come back and tell me what it is?" Yin asked.
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