Chapter 136: Want to settle the score? I thought it would be easy to go home, but I didn’t expect…

She thought she would feel relaxed when she returned home, but unexpectedly, there were more people watching her. The affairs of the mansion were handed over to several maids by Yinzhen, and any decision she couldn't make would be reported to him. In short, he adhered to the principle of not letting Qi Buchen waste any energy.

During this time, Qi Buchen had expected to live with Yinzhen after returning home, but several of the household's senior maids opposed the idea, insisting that Yinzhen move to the front yard. Qi Buchen, for some reason, felt a surge of emotion. The maids seemed to him like the Queen Mother, trying to break up a couple. He burst into tears and remained silent, frightening everyone.

In the end, they compromised and allowed Yinzhen to move back.

Afterwards, Yinzhen, who had a headache from trying to coax her, hugged her and sighed with a smile: "You just can't leave me, huh?"

Qi Buchen, who had already lost the intensity of the moment, was so ashamed that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into. He buried his face in the quilt and defended himself in a muffled voice, "It was because of my pregnancy, not because I can't live without you..."

Yinzhen pulled her head out from under the quilt and said, "Don't hold it in." He kissed her on the cheek and said, "Don't worry, I'm with you."

Seeing that his wife depended on him so much, Yinzhen did not dare to leave his wife's sight for too long, for fear that she would cry if he didn't see her for a while.

Qi Buchen was cared for like a giant baby for two months before he was allowed to go out.

This time she went out not because Imperial Physician Fu said she had recovered, but because Yinxiang's mother, Concubine Zhangjia, had passed away. Kangxi posthumously named her Concubine Min and buried her with the ceremony of a concubine.

Princes and officials did not need to attend the funeral of a concubine, but they, the princes and their wives, were required to go and cry at the funeral.

When sending Qi Buchen to the place where the princes' wives were mourning, Yinzhen warned him with particular concern: "Don't bear any discomfort. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of the funeral this time. I've already sent someone to inform them that they will take care of you. Doctor Fu has also changed his shift for the next two days and will be waiting outside the mourning hall. Don't cry too much. Be smart when you kneel, don't be too serious. I've packed a lot of snacks for you, so if you're hungry, just eat a little secretly. Don't worry, and don't feel sorry for Thirteen. I'll apologize to him later. Just take care of yourself..."

Qi Buchen nodded like a chick pecking at rice, but failed to stop Yinzhen's endless nagging. It was Su Peisheng who risked her life to remind him of the time that finally freed Qi Buchen. Even her back showed a hint of joy as she left.

Yinzhen looked at her back and cursed quietly, "You have no conscience." He had never thought about such an old woman. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't bother to care so much.

Fortunately, the concubines only had to mourn for three days, and Qi Buchen was well prepared. Apart from feeling tired, there were no other problems.

Doctor Fu confirmed this after taking the patient's pulse.

After six months of pregnancy, Qi Buchen was finally granted amnesty. She no longer had to strictly follow the diet prescribed by the imperial physician. She could eat whatever she wanted and occasionally go out for a walk.

Qi Buchen was so moved that he almost cried. He went to her small farm immediately, picked a tomato and stuffed it into his mouth.

Baozhu and Baohuan were frightened. When they snatched the tomato from her hand, only half was left. Baohuan was about to cry: "Fujin, how could you do this? If you want to eat it, tell this servant and I will make it for you. You must let the master know that I let you eat unwashed tomatoes..." She seemed to see the scene of herself being beaten to death.

Qi Buchen felt a little guilty, but after taking a look around, he started to tremble again: "There are only three of us here. If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who will know?"

She'd been living through such a hard time lately. Not to mention the medicinal food, everything she ate had to be hot and cooked. Even things that could be eaten raw had to be cooked thoroughly before she could eat them. How could such food taste good? Can you imagine the texture of a limp tomato?

It’s all tears if I talk too much.

How long had she endured for this? She had just taken great pains to keep everyone else outside the door and only let Baozhu and Huanle in, because she thought these two were the most loyal to her.

Unfortunately, although the two men were loyal to her, they were more concerned about her health. No matter how much Qi Buchen persuaded her, he would not let her stay here any longer and sent her back home.

The plan to go out for a walk was aborted.

While Qi Buchen was sulking, Yinzhen was also in a dilemma.

"What's wrong with you? You don't seem to be in a good mood today." Qi Buchen became more sensitive after becoming pregnant and noticed that something was wrong with Yinzhen.

Yinzhen sighed, "The Emperor is going on a tour of the frontier, and I want to accompany him."

He wanted to go, and now that he was going to have a child, he wanted to show off in front of the emperor, so that he could assign him an errand and make some achievements to get a higher rank. But he was worried about his wife, who relied on him so much. If he was gone for two months, would she be able to handle it on her own?

Moreover, the emperor's decree has already come down, so he must have a reason not to go, and this reason cannot be because of the concubine, otherwise it will only make the emperor think that he is indulging in the backyard, and his impression of the concubine will be even worse.

He was full of embarrassment, but Qi Buchen's eyes lit up: "Really? When are you leaving?" Without this big devil, who else in the mansion can control her!

Yinzhen looked at Fu Jin with a strange expression: "Are you looking forward to my leaving?" What about the promise of dependence and reluctance to let go?

Qi Buchen's expression changed rapidly, and he acted aggrieved: "How can you slander me for no reason? I don't want you to leave, I just can't bear it."

"Heh." Yinzhen sneered. Doesn't this woman know how fake her expressions are every time she acts?

He narrowed his eyes dangerously and said, "Do you think you can act recklessly after I'm gone? Dream on! I've already found my fifth brother, and his wife will make time to come and accompany you. I've also asked Madam Cheng to watch over you while I'm away. And Doctor Fu will come to take your pulse every day, and Lin Changqing will send me a letter every five days with your condition and pulse history."

Qi Buchen's face fell. This person's arrangements were too airtight.

"So." Yinzhen pinched the flesh on her cheek and shook it, "Just be good to me and don't let me settle the score with you."

Qi Buchen cried out from his throat, and agreed with tears in his eyes: "I know."

Yinzhen left with a lot of worries, and Qi Buchen continued to live a boring life of pregnancy. Cheng Ma was not like Yue Ma and others, who would give Qi Buchen any chance to take advantage of.

That day, Qi Buchen sat far away, watching the servants playing with the dogs. Xie Hanshan came in and said, "Fujin, the Tenth Prince is here."

Xie Hanshan had spent most of the past two years in Guangzhou handling maritime trade, even briefly sailing on a ship. His years of experience abroad had transformed him, giving him the aura of a leader. However, he knew that everything he had depended on his wife's trust, so upon learning she was pregnant, he rushed back to Beijing to serve Qi Buchen.

When he came back, Sun Liangping, who had been highly valued in the past two years, still wanted to fight for it, but was suppressed in a few moves. Now Sun Liangping can only humble himself and listen to Xie Hanshan's orders.

"Yin'e?" Qi Buchen was surprised. "He didn't go to the frontier?"

Please forgive her for not knowing about this. At that time, she was just happy that Yinzhen was leaving and didn't ask who would be accompanying him. She thought everyone had gone.

Xie Hanshan replied, "Of the princes still living in the palace, the emperor only brought the thirteenth and fourteenth princes."

So that means Yin'e, Yin'er and Yin'er were not brought along?

Yinzhen is so pitiful. He was not there during the last southern tour, and now he is not there either outside the Great Wall. When will Kangxi remember this son?

Qi Buchen thought sympathetically, stood up and said, "Let's go and meet him."

"Tenth brother." Qi Buchen greeted with a smile, "How come you have time to leave the palace?"

Yin'e greeted her and replied, "It's the birthday of the wife of Duke Guoyi. I'm going to show up and visit Fourth Sister-in-law. Is Fourth Sister-in-law doing well?"

The concubine of Duke Guoyi? She should be the biological mother of Empress Xiaozhao and Imperial Consort Wenxi. It makes sense for Yin'e to go and see her.

Qi Buchen thought that his family should have sent gifts as well, but she didn't care about that now, so he smiled and said, "Yes, I'm very forgetful now that I'm pregnant. I said yesterday that I was very sorry that I couldn't go to see the concubine in person. I'm fine. Does the concubine seem healthy?"

As he spoke, he asked Yin'e to sit down. Qi Buchen did not sit in the host seat, but sat opposite Yin'e.

Yin'e nodded and said, "Madam is still in good spirits."

Qi Buchen asked Thirteenth Sister again if she liked the things he had arranged last time. The two asked and answered each other, and chatted about family matters for a while, and then Yin'e said goodbye.

After that, Yin'e came twice more, both times saying that he had something to do on his way out of the palace and just stopped by to visit. He only stayed for a short while before leaving.

The first time, Qi Buchen might have thought that he was just visiting for the occasion, but after that, she realized that Yin'e saw that Yinzhen was not around and was afraid that something might happen to her while she was pregnant, so he came to see if she needed any help.

This child is still very humane.

Qi Buchen was so moved that he sent a lot of his own newly produced autumn clothes to the palace, especially to several princesses, especially Yinxiang's two sisters, to apologize for his previous disrespectful behavior in front of Concubine Min's spirit.

Although Lin Changqing sent letters to Yinzhen every five days, Qi Buchen never wrote a single word. It was not because she did not want to write, but because the people around her overreacted and did not allow her to write at all.

So she could only read but not reply. However, the second letter sent back by Yinzhen contained big news.

There are only a few numbers.

"Third brother shaved his head during the 100-day mourning period for Concubine Yu Min. Thirteen was overwhelmed with grief and beat him. The Emperor stripped Third brother of his title of Prince Cheng and demoted him to Beile."

My goodness, Yinzhi had only been a prince for a little over a year, right? And already, he lost it? And for such a reason. Even if he didn't remember Concubine Min's mourning period, he should have had servants around him who were specifically responsible for keeping track of such matters. How could it have been like this?

By the way, what kind of mood must the Third Lady be in at this moment?

How was Sanfujin feeling? She was completely pissed. "Do you think there's some conspiracy here?" There isn't! That bastard Yinzhi was just happy to see his sister Rongxian, so he went to Rongxian's princess residence without her knowledge, got drunk there, and then had his head shaved.

His sister Rongxian could cover up Xiaoqi's drinking, but how could he cover up the shaving? Hair doesn't grow back in a day or two!

Unfortunately, Yinzhi ran into Yinxiang on his way back and was discovered. By the time the Third Lady found out, Yinxiang had already beaten Yinzhi several times and ran to Kangxi to complain.

Then Yinzhi was demoted.

The Third Lady looked numbly at her sister-in-law Rongxian's rare expression of shame, not wanting to say a word.