"I pay my respects to Lord Beile." "My son pays his respects to Father."

Seeing that his concubine and eldest prince were the first to arrive, Yinzhen immediately greeted them and said, "Everyone, get up! You came quite early today. You can still arrive in one or two quarters of an hour at night."

Yi Xiu smiled and explained, "My Begonia Garden is the closest to the front yard. It only takes half an hour to walk there at most. Unlike the other sisters who are far from the front yard, I have the advantage of the location."

After saying this, she pulled Honghui from her side to her front and continued, "Besides, Master trusted my ability to hand over the affairs of the palace to me, so how could I be lazy? Now that we are about to leave, I want to come earlier to help Master arrange and take care of things."

Yinzhen took his son's hand, then Yixiu, and sat down with the mother and son. "Everything that needed to be prepared has been prepared a few days ago. Today, as long as everyone is gathered, we can get on the carriage and set off. You have worked hard these days. Which of the four things, food, clothing, housing and transportation, have you not worried about? When we get to the farm, you must relax!"

"Master, you are too kind. I just did some small things and didn't worry too much. It's me who suffered. Look at your body, you've lost a lot of weight in just ten days!" Yixiu felt a little distressed.

Yinzhen smiled indifferently: "I'm fine, just a little bit hot. You know, I can't stand the hot summer. In the past, I would lose ten pounds in the summer. I will make up for it in the fall."

It was the hottest time of the year, and the ice cubes provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were just enough, but it was so hot, what good would that little bit of ice do? If it were an ordinary person, he could still bear it, but he was most afraid of the heat, so he couldn't eat anything.

Honghui circled his father's arm with his little hands and could even feel the bones.

"Father, you are too thin. You should consume more milk, goat milk, eggs and other foods. These are the most nutritious."

Yinzhen just nodded, accepting his eldest son's concern. As for when to take supplements, he was vague. In fact, there are many good things in the mansion, but he has no appetite. There is no way to completely cure the bitter summer. Only when the weather turns cooler, his appetite will be cured without medicine.

The father and son talked for a quarter of an hour, and the princesses in the backyard came over one after another. By about five quarters after the morning, everyone was present.

Of course, Fujin was not among them!

Yinzhen directly ordered his wife to rest and recuperate in the mansion, and did not take her to the farm to escape the summer heat. However, the wife was still the wife after all, and all the ice cubes, summer-cooling herbs, food, etc. were not lacking at all, but even more, so no one in the mansion or outsiders could say anything.

These extra gifts were sent by Yixiu. For the sake of her own reputation and her position in the heart of the Fourth Master, Yixiu did not add insult to injury and remained respectful and polite to the wife as always.

Even two or three days ago, she had advised the Fourth Master, "Master, are you really not going to take my eldest sister with you on this trip? I remember that my eldest sister is a little afraid of heat..." and then her advice was rejected!

As for the fact that Yinzhen felt more satisfied and respectful towards her as his concubine, there is no need to elaborate on that.

*

Now that everyone had arrived, Yinzhen did not deliberately wait until the beginning of the morning to set out, but directly ordered everyone to go to the main gate of the mansion.

At this time, the servants also followed out in an orderly manner. Li and Song even had maids to support them. The group arrived at the gate of the mansion without stopping.

After leaving the mansion, I looked around and saw about ten carriages parked at the door. The one in the front looked the largest and most exquisite, and the ones behind were similar in style.

Yinzhen first took out his pocket watch to check the time, then made arrangements in a few words: "Honghui, you and your mother will sit in the carriage in front, and your father will follow you."

"Su Peisheng, take the princesses to the carriage at the back and take their seats."

Because the journey was long and getting there was a priority, he also allowed all servants to ride in carriages instead of walking on the ground. A carriage was crowded with five or six people, far inferior to the masters, but all the servants were grateful and no one complained.

Because according to the rules, the servants had to walk along with the carriage. Now that it could save effort, it was already a great blessing from heaven!

Although there were quite a lot of people on this trip, it was busy but not chaotic. In just half a quarter of an hour, those who should get on the carriage had already gotten on, and those who should ride horses had already got on their horses. They were just waiting for the Fourth Master's order to set off.

"Let's go!" Yinzhen gave an order, and more than a dozen carriages set off at the same time. The mighty posture attracted the attention of the doormen of the princes' and kings' palaces passing by along the way.

Which servant who is capable of being the gatekeeper of the royal family or the prince's mansion does not have a pair of sharp eyes? They recognized at a glance that this was the Fourth Prince's mansion. Looking at the more than ten carriages in a row, was the Fourth Prince going to travel with his female relatives?

They just watched the carriage going farther and farther away from afar, still wondering in their hearts where the Fourth Prince was going with the women in the mansion?

Honghui, who was sitting in the carriage, had no idea what people outside were thinking. He just wanted to get to the farm as soon as possible to see the different scenery.

"Father, I heard there are hot springs in Xiaotangshan. Are there any in the village we are going to?"

Yinzhen shook his head: "The manor we are going to this time is not in Xiaotangshan, so there is no hot spring, but Ama also has a manor in Xiaotangshan, which is slightly smaller than this one. When autumn and winter come, Ama will take you there to soak in the hot springs."

Honghui was so absorbed in listening that he couldn't help but ask, "Does our family have any other manors?"

"In fact, there is a manor in the suburbs of Beijing, which is about a thousand acres in size, but it has not been renovated and is not very suitable for living. Outside the capital, there are three or four manors, all of which are about one or two thousand acres, and some are well renovated. But my father cannot leave Beijing without permission, so the manor near Xiaotangshan is the most suitable."

Honghui exclaimed: "So many Zhuangzi!"

"How can this be called a lot? Not to mention the three farms in the capital, the ones outside the capital are all relatively remote, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and are not worth much money." He was just a Doroberle without that much power. Of the only six or seven farms he had, two were private properties left by Empress Xiaoyi Ren, and one was also given to him by his mother in the palace. The farm he was going to now was the one given by his mother.

The father and son talked and laughed all the way without feeling sleepy at all. However, Yixiu, who was sitting next to them, slept for more than an hour and only gradually woke up when they were about to reach their destination.

Hearing the deliberately suppressed laughter beside him, Yixiu opened his sleepy eyes and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Where are we?"

Honghui quickly handed over a cup of tea: "Mother, moisten your throat first, and then talk later."

Yinzhen was not to be outdone. He reached out and lifted the bamboo curtain of the carriage, and replied softly, "We have reached the outskirts of Beijing now. We will be there in about a quarter of an hour!"

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