Having investigated everything thoroughly, Tu Lichen didn't dare delay even for a day. He quickly led two teams of people and the errant governess to take her away.
Qingyan noticed that the courtyard had become much quieter. Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen no longer wandered around the courtyard all the time, but instead stayed close to her as he pleased.
"Mother, can I stay with you all the time?" Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen was worried because the palace had sent nannies. Every time she wanted to come to see her mother, the nannies would stop her, saying that her mother's health had deteriorated and she could no longer stay with her.
The nanny kept saying these things to her, and she began to dislike the little brother in her mother's belly.
"Of course you can. As long as you want to be with your mother, you can come over directly. Who can say anything to you?" Qingyan was a little puzzled. Her daughter had never acted so coquettishly before.
"Grandma said you only like your little brother, not me!" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen said with her head down.
Qingyan frowned slightly. Why had Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen's "personality" been taught to be so awkward?
"How could that be? Father loves you the most, and so does Mother! You are our precious daughter. No matter what outsiders say, you are our favorite daughter!" Qingyan carried the little girl to the chaise longue next to him and let her lean against him.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen felt warm inside as his mother held him close, forgetting all the things his nanny had said to him.
"Hutu Lifengsheng Zhala, next time someone talks nonsense, you must tell your mother!" Qingyan decided to discipline her daughter properly, and absolutely not let the other princesses in the palace be like her.
It is absolutely unacceptable to have to compromise and appease servants.
“Mother, I understand!” Hutulifengshengzhalafen nodded, but Yiken’e did not plead for him.
If it were any other time, Yiken would definitely have come over and spoken well of her sister.
“Yiken’e, I’m saying this to you too. Right now, you’re still young. When you’re 10, your mother won’t help you manage the servants around you anymore.” Qingyan glanced at Yiken’e, who was bowing her head and tracing her calligraphy.
"Yes, Mother, how are you feeling today?" Yiken'e quickly changed the subject. "You've been so busy these past few days, Mother, you must take care of yourself."
Qingyan nodded: "I'm taking the two of you out today, go and change your clothes!"
Recently, Yin had been cooped up in the naval port. He finally had a day off and planned to take his wife and children out for a stroll. Qingyan was no longer wearing flowerpot shoes and couldn't walk for too long.
"Mother, are you going too?" Yiken asked quickly. If his mother wasn't going, he planned to stay in the military port to keep Qingyan company.
"Mmm!" Qingyan nodded. Her son's thoughtfulness made her very happy.
Around noon, the family of four left the naval port. Qingyan looked out the window and saw that there were significantly more vendors on both sides of the street, and the people had changed out of their heavy winter clothes and put on brightly colored spring clothes, and they were much more active.
"Four, there are more people!" Qingyan looked at the port in the distance, where many foreign ships were still docked. Some small vendors had gathered there to buy things, hoping to add some fresh items to their stalls.
The ports of Guangdong and Guangxi are basically gathering places for the purchase of novelty items from the new generation of shops. Even Yuelai Inn and Linglong Pavilion would often send people to come and purchase items to decorate their shops or sell them at Linglong Pavilion.
"There are new regulations at the port. The tax rules for import and export transactions have been set, and the prefects in the neighboring prefectures dare not use back channels anymore!" Yin looked at the two parties in the transaction, his expression not so pleasant.
With the establishment of the Qing Dynasty's navy, foreign merchants became more cautious and no longer casually strolled around the surrounding islands as before.
"Fourth, this is a symbol of the Qing Dynasty's strength. Those missionaries have been concealing their developments outside. If they hadn't sent people to conduct trade, they wouldn't have known about the other side's developments at all." Qingyan disliked the missionaries, especially Johann Adam Schall von Bell, who actually concealed his country's trade, thus causing Kangxi to make an incorrect judgment.
Now, all of this has changed. Kangxi has seen the profits from foreign trade and has secretly sent many people to gather information from there, which makes Kangxi feel terrified.
Yiken'e sat to the side, listening carefully to what Yinhe Qingyan was saying, and he also had his own thoughts. Kangxi often taught Yiken'e about Western knowledge, and if Kangxi did not have time, he would have the Western missionaries who stayed in the palace teach him.
He realized that Kangxi had been wary of these people, which puzzled him. Now, he understood what his grandfather meant.
"Yiken'e, when you go to study, you must also be careful, understand?" Yin instructed Yiken'e.
Yin discovered several times that the missionaries staying in the palace had set their sights on Hongxi, constantly brainwashing him while teaching him Western knowledge.
Emperor Kangxi also noticed this, and coupled with the fact that Hongxi was an illegitimate son, his favor towards Hongxi gradually waned.
Yiken was a slippery eel. Western missionaries tried to take advantage of him time and again, but the little guy remained wary, which annoyed them.
"Father, of course I know! They've been rejected several times, and they've been revolving around Hongxi all along!" Yiken said proudly, puffing out her little chest.
Emperor Kangxi did not prevent the children from contacting the missionaries, but secretly observed them and found that Yiken'e's behavior was the most appropriate.
Not only did he escape the vortex himself, but he also subtly pushed others towards him. Kangxi believed that Yiken'e was the truly promising talent.
“Father, Ah Hun is so great. Hongxi keeps saying that those missionaries who come to the Great Qing are guests of the Great Qing.” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen was also annoyed with Hongxi. Hongxi was too well protected by the Crown Prince and did not understand why he was wary of those people.
Yin and Qingyan exchanged a smile; Hongxi had become somewhat Westernized.
“Yiken’e, you are not allowed to learn from Yiken’e. You must maintain the fine traditions of the Qing Dynasty, absorb the essence of the West, and discard its dross!” Qingyan was very strict with Yiken’e and did not allow him to be as unreliable as the Qianlong Emperor in history.
"Yes!" Seeing her mother's serious warning expression, Yiken'e quickly nodded in agreement.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen listened attentively, and Yin and Qingyan never shied away from her teachings to Yiken'e.
“My sister is learning from us too. My grandfather also said that not everything from the West is good.” Yiken’e didn’t like being separated from Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, so Kangxi took Consort Tong and the little maid with him, and the four of them went to listen to those people’s lessons together.
Qingyan was quite surprised that Kangxi had allowed Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen to listen as well.
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