Chapter 150 Preference Since the first birthday banquet, Yinzhen has discovered that there are several...

Ever since the first birthday banquet, Yinzhen has noticed that a few people are behaving strangely. In the past, when he had a cold face, everyone wanted to stay eight feet away from him, but recently, for some reason, those unfamiliar people always ignored his cold face, greeted him warmly, and even invited him to the banquet.

After being ruthlessly rejected by him, someone actually came to bribe him and asked him to share some of the good things.

nice one?

The question mark over Yinzhen's head grew bigger and bigger, and he finally couldn't help but ask someone to investigate what was going on.

I checked around but couldn't find it.

He returned home in confusion and couldn't help but talk about this with his wife.

Qi Buchen: "..." She probably guessed what was going on.

There were many ladies present that day, and she said something with such connotations in public. Although most people would have been happy to let it go at the time and would not say anything to their husbands at home, there were always some who were not shy about it, or accidentally blurted it out when arguing with their men.

Men, no matter what, always care about this aspect, and always have an inexplicable confidence that they are the best in the world. If they hear that someone is better than them, then they must have borrowed external forces! It's no surprise that they went to find Yinzhen.

Qi Buchen stifled a laugh, leaned close to Yinzhen's ear, and pretended to blow a breath casually. Seeing Yinzhen shrink a little with satisfaction, she smiled and whispered, "On the day of the first birthday party, they all asked me for the secret recipe. I said I didn't have any. I told them that the reason I got pregnant with triplets is because... Your Highness, you are so amazing~"

Yinzhen couldn't help but shudder. Without thinking, he hooked his arm around the man and held him in his arms: "What did Chenchen say?"

"I said it loudly in public~" Qi Buchen blinked.

"Witch!" Yinzhen turned over and pinned the person down, "It seems that I can't let Chenchen down!"

As expected, praise is the greatest motivation for a man. Yinzhen worked extra hard that night. The next day, he went to the yamen in high spirits, but Qi Buchen was paralyzed on the bed with weak hands and feet and couldn't get up.

Unfortunately, she is not a newlywed daughter-in-law, and her four sons are still crying for food and looking for her.

Honghui got rid of his three annoying brothers and complained with a frown, "Mother, why do you get up later than my brothers?"

Qi Buchen curled his lips and said, "It's your father's fault."

"Mother is not feeling well." It wasn't really a lie.

"Ah, mother, are you feeling unwell?" Honghui was worried and walked over and stood on tiptoe to touch her forehead.

Qi Buchen lowered his head and let him touch him: "Mother doesn't have a fever, she just has a backache."

"Oh." Honghui nodded as if he understood. He lowered his head and gestured at his waist, "Why does my waist hurt?" He had never had waist pain before.

"Only adults get back pain." Qi Buchen said perfunctorily, "Children's waists haven't grown well yet."

Honghui put down his hands and raised his head: "Okay, then mother, if you are not feeling well, go and rest. I will take care of my brother."

Qi Buchen was immediately moved. He hugged Honghui and rubbed his face: "Mother's Honghui is really sensible. It's okay. Mother can just lean on him like this. My younger brothers are still immature and naughty. Honghui can't take care of them alone."

Although they are one year old, the triplets can only speak single words. Hongyu and Hongyun can walk shakily with the help of others, but Hongshi still walks on all fours.

He held the triplets in his arms one by one, weighed them, and then placed them on the ground, letting Honghui lead them for a walk. Honghui was having a lot of fun, and Qi Buchen saw that the way he teased his brothers was similar to teasing puppies.

Hongyu and Hongyun were attracted by what Honghui held in his hand, and walked towards him stumblingly. Hongshi sat down wherever he was put down, and would rather play with his feet than even look at his elder brother.

Hongyun was halfway through the walk and was probably a little tired. He stood there and started looking around. When he saw Qi Buchen, his eyes lit up and he ran towards her with a toothless smile on his face. He could hardly walk steadily, so how could he keep his balance while running?

Seeing that he was about to fall, Qi Buchen, who had been prepared, reached out and picked him up, patting his little butt: "You want to run before you even learn to walk, huh? You want to fly to the sky."

Hong Yun grinned, his saliva dripping from his mouth: "Two taels."

Qi Buchen said worriedly, "I've been teaching him for so long, but he still can't even call me 'mother'. What will he do in the future if he's so stupid?"

Over there, Hongyu had successfully arrived at the destination and took the reward from his elder brother. After taking a look at it, he seemed not to like it very much. He threw it on the ground and then reached into the pouch around Honghui's waist: "Brother, Zhuzhu."

Honghui grabbed his hand and said seriously, "I can't give this to you."

Unfortunately, Honghui didn't understand what he said at all. He insisted on reaching into Honghui's pocket and started fighting with him.

Qi Buchen put Hongyun down, took a few steps, and picked up Hongshi, who hadn't moved. He said worriedly, "Are you a lazy person? You just lie down wherever you fall. When will you learn to walk if you're so lazy?"

Hongshi didn't understand what was said. His attention was attracted by the hairpin in Qi Buchen's hair and he reached out to grab it.

Qi Buchen squeezed his hand to stop him, but before he could teach him a lesson, Hong Yun hugged his thigh and said, "Two taels, hold me."

Qi Buchen looked up to the sky and sighed, raising three children is too difficult.

Fortunately, she has help.

If it weren't for these maids and eunuchs, and she really had to take care of four children by herself, she would probably age ten years a year.

After handing the child over to the servants for care, Qi Buchen leaned on the couch and asked Lan Hui to massage her legs. Honghui also came over to join in the fun, and he and Lan Hui each massaged one leg.

When Yinzhen came back, he saw Fu Jin enjoying herself.

"Father." Honghui stood up happily, "Mother said her waist hurts, but she didn't call the imperial physician."

Good heavens, how did this get reported to a lawsuit? Qi Buchen looked at his filial son in confusion.

Yinzhen gave Fu Jin a meaningful look before responding to Hong Hui: "Really? Father will talk about her later."

Qi Buchen glanced at the father and son and asked, "Why are you back at this time?"

Yinzhen sat down beside her, his hand on her waist, squeezing it unnoticed. "The Autumn Trial is coming soon, so we're not busy these days. The officials in the Ministry of Justice are discussing releasing the August holiday early."

I understand. I'll take the holiday early, so I can work overtime as much as I want in August.

As expected, "blessings" are the same regardless of ancient times or modern times.

"Ama!"

Qi Buchen looked down and saw that Hongyun had come over at some point, hugging Yinzhen's legs with his gums exposed.

"You little heartless boy, calling me mother is just a lie, but calling me father is clear." Qi Buchen leaned forward and gently pinched Hongyun's little nose in dissatisfaction.

Yinzhen passed his other hand through her almost folded body, vaguely blocking her view. He lazily watched Qi Buchen jealously, and didn't even think about picking up his son who was trying hard to climb onto his thighs.

Honghui got down from the couch, picked up Hongyun with difficulty, and tried to put him on the couch.

Yinzhen glanced at it but remained unmoved. Instead, Qi Buchen reached out, picked up the chubby son and placed him on his father's lap.

Hongyun got what he wanted. He grabbed Yinzhen's collar and stood up, wanting to hug him: "Father!"

Qi Buchen was so jealous. Although Hongyun would also take the initiative to hug her, calling her was not as clear as calling Yinzhen!

Yinzhen had no choice but to pull out one hand and support his son's buttocks, but his eyes were always on Fu Jin. Seeing her with her brows lowered, eyes drooping, and lips pouting as if an oil pot was about to be hung on her, he couldn't help laughing.

"Why do you drink vinegar?"

Qi Buchen glanced at him and snorted, "Of course, being favored makes one fearless."

Yinzhen laughed and glanced at the servants and children in the room, but didn't say anything. He raised his hand behind his waist and pinched Qi Buchen's neck to comfort him slightly.

When they were the only ones left at night, he bit Qi Buchen's ear and said, "Isn't it enough for you to be fearless just because I favor you?"

"Not enough." Qi Buchen said arrogantly, "I want five!" Her son must also favor her, so that her suffering will not be in vain.

Yinzhen snorted and laughed: "What a greedy princess! Today I must teach you a lesson."

After the advance holiday, Yinzhen began to work overtime, while Qi Buchen took care of the children while handling business.

Because Yinzhen brought back the descendants of Huang Luzhuang, she opened another shop, mainly selling children's toys and some novelties. She did not spend the money she earned elsewhere, but used it as research and development funds to support those craftsmen to continue to invent and create.

The first project is the shock absorption of the carriage.

I have to sigh again that Huang Luzhuang is really a genius. Twenty years ago, not only did he improve the spring with excellent performance, he also specially built equipment that can mass-produce springs!

Isn’t this the prototype of a machine tool?!

Qi Buchen, who is not good at science and engineering, sighed for the eightieth time. Why didn't she know about this person earlier, rescue him and train him well? Isn't he the Edison of China!

However, due to the inadequate smelting process, although the spring performance is good, its lifespan is short, but it is sufficient.

Unfortunately, although we have found many things at sea in recent years, we have not found rubber. Even if we find it, it will take several years to transplant it back and use it, so there is no need to think about it in the short term.

Just when he was thinking about going to sea, Xie Hanshan, who was stationed in Guangzhou, suddenly returned to Beijing and brought bad news.

"What, robbed by pirates?" Qi Buchen couldn't believe it. You know, maritime trade has been developed in recent years. Although the Qing Dynasty's navy is not very powerful, not every villain can do it so recklessly, especially since their fleet is flying the flag of Prince Yong's Mansion and is equipped with a lot of weapons.

Xie Hanshan's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked disheveled. "I heard it's a new group of pirates who appeared out of nowhere. Not only are they numerous, but their ships are also quite good, even equipped with red-coated cannons and a fair number of flintlock rifles. In recent months, many ships that went out to sea have been destroyed. Ours is relatively good, with a few ships returning. I heard other families have had their entire fleets wiped out."

Qi Buchen looked solemn: "Where's the navy?"

Xie Hanshan smiled bitterly: "The navy also patrolled, but that group of people appeared and disappeared mysteriously. The navy went out to sea several times but failed to catch up with them."

What he didn't say was that the navy is called an army, but in recent years it has been doing worse than the Guangdong and Guangxi Navy. From the generals to the soldiers, they are all just putting on an act to fool people. Their marching speed is not even as fast as some merchant ships. There is no way they can catch up.

Qi Buchen frowned: "Only our Qing Dynasty's ships were hijacked, what about foreign ships?" She was a little suspicious whether it was done by people like those from the East India Company.

For a long time, these organizations ostensibly claimed to be trading companies from various countries, but in fact they also worked part-time as pirates.

The Indian Ocean has not been too busy these days.