Chapter 31: My Heart Is Bleeding He said this, and Qi Buchen just let it go: ...

Qi Buchen let it go after hearing what he said. "I know what's out there. Why not have someone pick out some interesting things that aren't often seen in the palace and buy some? I'll send some back to Mother, my thirteenth brother, and my fourteenth brother. And the Empress Dowager, and my fifth and seventh sisters."

Now, Defei actually has four children. The fifth princess is raised by the Empress Dowager, while the seventh princess is raised in the North Fifth House. Qi Buchen has only seen her a few times.

"I understand." Yinzhen nodded in agreement.

He couldn't deny Fu Jin's desire to give his mother a gift. He knew Fu Jin wanted to be filial to his mother and close to her, but he had no hope for that. This was because Qi Buchen was his wife, and Tong E's mother had personally requested him before her death. He had known his own identity for a long time, and while it was complicated, he had also had fantasies about his mother, but reality had sobered him. He had given gifts before, and even prepared them with great care, but he always received only formulaic smiles and compliments. Even now, while he wasn't completely disappointed, he rarely had any hope.

Despite this, he did not object to Fu Jin's proposal. It was just a simple matter anyway and there was no need to make so much of a fuss.

The hunting trip to Nanyuan was simply a way for Kangxi to relax after being tired from work and take a break to go hunting in the suburbs. This kind of round trip on the same day was nothing to Kangxi, after all, he had set a record of spending most of the year outside without returning to Beijing.

After Qi Buchen had a preliminary understanding of the situation, he felt that it had nothing to do with him. It was just a spring outing, and he only needed to carry some water and food.

Who knew that when Aunt Cheng came to her with the list, she would realize how much she had to prepare?

"These...are the things we used to prepare when we went out?" Qi Buchen asked in disbelief.

Nanny Cheng guessed that the lady's tone was not right, and said cautiously: "Because the prince has never participated in the Nanyuan Hunting before, there is no fixed rule. This list is what I asked the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for, and I found out about the preparations made by the eldest prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when they participated in the hunt in the past. Of course, there are some things that are not appropriate, so I have removed them." After all, there is still some gap in status between our master and the Crown Prince.

Well, there was nothing to say. Qi Buchen could only read the list carefully, but the more she read, the more headache she felt. There were some things in the middle that she had no idea what they were for. But she couldn't just say to follow this, that would be too low-level.

After scanning the list again, Qi Buchen's eyes lit up. He handed the original list back and said, "Just write it down here. Prepare accordingly. However, there's one thing: during the hunt, it's inevitable that there will be bumps and bruises. Although the Emperor always brings his own physician, calling in a doctor for a single cut would seem like overkill. So, we should send someone to the Imperial Pharmacy to have them prescribe some external medicine for wounds."

"What the Lady said is correct. It was my fault for neglecting it." Nanny Cheng said, "I will do it right away."

After finally preparing everything and sending Yinzhen away, Qi Buchen was greeted with a pile of lists.

"What did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly." Qi Buchen thought she must have been hallucinating.

But Baozhu ruthlessly broke her fantasy: "Replying to the wife, this servant said that this is the list of masters who will celebrate birthdays in February. Nanny Yue has drawn up a preliminary gift list. Let me take a look at it and see if there are any additions or deletions."

It turned out that I heard it right. Qi Buchen swallowed his saliva involuntarily and looked at the pile of lists in his hand, reluctant to open it.

Oh, oh, oh, it was said that the original body had a lot of dowry, but now it seems that it is not enough at all!

But there was no escape, so Qi Buchen could only force herself to open the book. She found the first one was for the eldest prince Yinzhen, and then she looked at the long list of names. She immediately closed her eyes in pain and picked up the second one. The second one was for Yinzhi, the third one was for Yinsi, the fourth one was for the sixth princess, and the next two were for the concubines in Kangxi's harem, a noble lady and a concubine. She was not familiar with any of the names, let alone the people.

After reluctantly reading it, Qi Buchen felt his heart ache every time he breathed. He wanted to think that maybe he had given too much, but he couldn't say it out loud. In the end, he could only force himself to say, "But is it according to past practice?"

"Yes, Nanny Yue asked Nanny Cheng for the previous gift lists and prepared some similar ones," Baozhu said.

After hearing this, Qi Buchen said, "If we follow the established practice, then let's do it this way."

Baozhu took the list and asked, "Then I told Madam Yue to open the storeroom and take the things out?"

Qi Buchen really didn't want to agree, but he could only pretend to be casual and waved his hand: "Go."

Because he felt a throbbing pain in his heart, Qi Buchen didn't want to do anything anymore and just wanted to lie down and be a lazy fish.

But Baozhu didn't want her to be idle, so she came in a moment later and said, "Fujin, Madam Yue said that the cloisonné three-legged elephant nose incense burner has been scratched. Would you mind replacing it with a mutton-fat jade Buddha hand with a rosewood base?"

"That's fine. Just let Aunt Yue make the decision." Qi Buchen replied angrily. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong. "Wait, when did a mutton-fat jade Buddha's hand with a rosewood base appear in my dowry?"

Although she was not familiar with every item of the original body's dowry, she still remembered the more valuable ones. This mutton-fat jade Buddha's hand sounded very expensive, but she had no impression of it.

Baozhu was even more puzzled than she was: "This is not your dowry. This is from our storehouse."

When she said this, Qi Buchen remembered that in addition to her own dowry warehouse, there was another warehouse in the yard, which contained Yinzhen's savings. At the beginning, Nanny Cheng had given her the key to this warehouse, but when she knew what it was, she thought that she was not familiar with Yinzhen, so how could she just take control of his wealth? Therefore, she never cared about it and didn't think about it for a while.

Now it seems that the birthday gift will not only come from her own dowry, but Yinzhen will also have to contribute a portion.

Qi Buchen's mood immediately brightened up. He thought, how could he be the only one delivering the gifts? If he calculated it this way, he could still save some for himself.

Alas, it is not enough to just cut costs, we still have to increase revenue. Unfortunately, now that he is in the palace, even Yinzhen cannot go out easily, let alone do business.

If the prince wants to leave the palace, it seems that he has to be fifteen or sixteen years old, right?

Qi Buchen thought uncertainly. She had a vague impression of this information, but she couldn't be sure of its authenticity.

So, when Yinzhen returned from the hunt in Nanyuan, he was greeted by his wife's sparkling eyes and a question that made his heart skip a beat.

The author has something to say:

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Qi Buchen: I am so heartbroken. Although it is not my money, I am still very heartbroken.

Yinzhen: [My heart skipped a beat.jpg]