Chapter 36: Promise Yourself to Me The father-in-law didn’t know what to do now…

Qi Buchen glanced at the less than three meters of space behind him and shook his head. "No need, there's only a little left." He was about to take the rice seedlings from Yinzhen's hand. "Yours is as big as this one. You should rest."

Just as Yinzhen was about to speak, Baya beside him smiled and said, "Fourth Prince and his wife are so kind. How about this, Fourth Prince, come and help me? I'm going to take a break and won't be in the way here."

"You still know you're in the way?" Yin'er, unwilling to be ignored, jumped out and snorted, "You want Fourth Brother to help you? You wish!" Then he said with ill intentions, "But if you call me brother a few more times, I might help you this time and put aside past grudges."

Baya treated him as nothing, still smiling and looking at Yinzhen: "Fourth Prince, what do you think? Will you help me?"

Her tone was rather impolite. Yinzhen was already annoyed by her indirect criticism of Yinlu. After all, no matter how he disciplined him, he was still his own brother, and it was no one else's place to scold him. Now she was still speaking to him in this tone. Yinzhen frowned immediately and was about to speak when she interrupted him again.

"Sister Baya, let me help you." It turned out that Yinsi had come here without anyone noticing.

Baya raised her eyebrows and smiled brightly: "Eighth Prince is still the best!"

Yinzhen's eyes instantly became deep.

Qi Buchen felt a headache looking at this tangled mess of relationships. He quickly walked over to Baya, snatched the seedlings from her hand, and smiled at her surprised expression, saying, "Sister, go and rest. The Fourth Prince and I will handle it."

Then he shouted to Yinsi who was about to come down: "Eighth brother, don't come down. Take sister Baya to find Yi'e Niang."

Baya looked at Qi Buchen with an interested look before saying, "Then I'll have to trouble the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Lady."

Then he turned and walked towards Yinsi. After the two met, they went to look for the concubines, but halfway, they were caught up by Yin'er and Yin'e. From a distance, he could see Baya and Yin'er arguing.

After sending these troublemakers away, Qi Buchen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he heard Yinzhen say, "You go to the side and wait. These guys will be finished in a while."

"Really, there's no need. I'm not tired." Qi Buchen said helplessly. She was not a weak porcelain doll, and she didn't have the habit of pushing her own things to others.

Qi Buchen started to plant rice seedlings after he finished speaking. While expressing his determination with his actions, he changed the subject: "By the way, where is this Baya girl from?" Concubine Yi said that she was from her mother's family, but her mother's family members were very large.

She always felt that the identity of this Baya girl was inexplicably familiar.

Seeing her insistence, Yinzhen had no choice but to give up. His hands were busy, and he explained, "She's from Prince Consort Mingshang's family, but her parents died young, and she's now being raised in the mansion of her maternal grandfather, Prince An."

Prince An! So, Baya is the Eighth Consort in history?

Qi Buchen hadn't expected to meet another famous person so soon. The Eighth Concubine was a villain in most movies, TV shows, and novels. She recalled Baya's bright and beautiful appearance, and honestly, she couldn't see any potential for a villain.

With Yinzhen's help and the fact that there wasn't much left, they finished this small piece of land in just a stick of incense.

The two of them went to wash up separately, and after coming back, they sat together with a group of ladies, chatting and enjoying the scenery.

Qi Buchen's eyes couldn't help but drift towards Baya, and he saw Yin'er tirelessly teasing Baya. Baya wasn't afraid of him, and always fought back. The two of them kept arguing, but Concubine Yi ignored them. Yinsi, on the other hand, was caught between them, trying to mediate between them, but to no avail.

Because Yinzhen was really too despicable.

Qi Buchen felt that even if he encountered the same thing, he would not be able to bear it. He just wanted to hang the naughty kid up and beat him severely.

My wife and children were enjoying a peaceful life here. Kangxi had finally finished his work with a group of ministers. With the work over, he couldn't just go back like this. He couldn't come here without taking a boat trip. So, they all boarded the boat again.

The boat is very large and is the imperial boat used exclusively by Emperor Kangxi. It has three decks.

The female members occupied the back half of the second floor of the ship, while the ministers were mostly in the front of the first floor, and they could not hear each other talking.

But there was a sudden commotion up ahead, so the imperial concubine summoned someone to ask what was going on.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is having a fishing competition with the other gentlemen. The Emperor has caught a two-foot-long dragon fish." The eunuch who answered was very happy.

Dragon fish is a symbol of good fortune nowadays. It is not a good sign that Emperor Kangxi caught one right after the disaster in Shaanxi was quelled, and it was two feet long.

For a moment, everyone was proud of it and said, "Great kindness."

The eunuch continued, "The Emperor said that since the omen is auspicious today, we should have a fish feast. The fish we'll use are the ones they caught in the competition."

Concubine Yi smiled and said, "Since the Emperor is so kind, why don't we join in the fun? There's no point in just sitting around. Why don't we go fishing?"

Concubine Yi's suggestion was passed to the front, and Kangxi simply said it was good. Then the female relatives came down from the second floor and gathered at the stern of the first floor, still separated from the front.

Although they said they were fishing, they actually only had to throw out the bait prepared by the palace maids, and then let the palace maids watch, while they themselves continued to sit leisurely and enjoy the breeze.

There were countless fish here, and since fishing was rare, they were all quite clumsy. It didn't take long for the bait to be caught before they were all catching fish. However, most of the fish caught were sea bass and shad. While they were large, they weren't considered rare species. As for the arowana, Qi Buchen seriously suspected that the so-called arowana Kangxi had caught was hooked underwater.

But whether it was feng shui or something else, Qi Buchen and Baya, who were sitting nearby, never caught a fish. Qi Buchen was fine, but Baya, probably fishing for the first time, was extremely excited. But watching others catch fish one after another while her own fish remained motionless, she grew anxious. She still stood by the boat, watching anxiously, but then she just sat there listlessly.

"Princess, it's moving, it's moving." The palace maid serving Baya suddenly became excited.

Baya stood up suddenly: "Let me see, let me see."

When he saw that it was indeed moving, he excitedly snatched the fishing rod from the eunuch's hand and said, "I'll do it." He pulled hard and the rod was bent, but he still didn't see any fish.

"It must be a big one! The princess is really amazing. If she doesn't come, it's fine. But now that she comes, it must be a big one." The eunuch's flattery made Baya even more excited. She held the fishing rod and fished hard.

Qi Buchen was sitting lazily watching, and Baozhu also shouted excitedly: "Fujin, it's hooked, it's hooked."

Seeing how excited the other mermaids were when they were hooked, Qi Buchen couldn't act too calm and approached them with great interest: "Where is it?"

Baozhu excitedly pointed it out to her and urged Xie Hanshan: "Quick, pull it up!"

Xie Hanshan didn't dare neglect it. He had finally come out with his wife today, but he hadn't even finished his fishing job, and he was the last one to make a move. He secretly vowed to find someone to teach him the fishing technique when he got home.

Xie Hanshan pulled and tugged, and saw a large ripple gradually deepen. He said happily, "Fujin, it's quite a big head."

I'm afraid there's no one small here, Qi Buchen secretly complained, but his face showed joy: "Hurry up and pull it up."

They were struggling when Baya's group beside them suddenly burst into excited voices: "Gold, it seems to be golden!"

Could it be a goldfish? Qi Buchen leaned over curiously, and sure enough, he saw a flash of gold in the water. The fish's head was much larger than the ones near his home. Looking at Baya again, her face flushed red, whether from excitement or from trying too hard to hold it in.

The eunuch beside her wanted to take the fishing rod, but she refused and just held it tightly, struggling with the fish.

The fish was quite powerful, jumping up and down from time to time. Baya was young and weak, so the fish pulled her outward step by step, finally resting against the low railing of the boat. Fortunately, there was a palace maid beside her to hold her, so she was not afraid of falling.

But if the stalemate continues like this, the fish might get off the hook.

Qi Buchen went to persuade Baya: "Let the servant come, otherwise it would be a pity if he ran away."

When Baya heard this, the expression on his face relaxed and the strength in his hands began to loosen. He was about to speak when he was interrupted.

"Why did I hear you guys catch goldfish from afar?"

Qi Buchen turned around and saw that it was Kangxi who came with the princes.

"Greetings to the Emperor, may the Emperor be blessed." Everyone bowed.

But the next moment, everyone heard a scream.

"ah!"

Before Qi Buchen could react, he felt someone grabbing his arm, and then his body was pulled uncontrollably towards the outside of the boat.

It’s over!

She only had time to think of these two words before she heard the sound of herself hitting the water.

Ahhhh, I can't swim!

Qi Buchen couldn't help but recall the experience of nearly drowning when she went to a water park. The claustrophobic feeling of suffocation and the powerlessness of not being able to use any strength all flooded into her heart. She was still struggling reflexively, but it was of no use, not to mention that Baya was also struggling violently with her body hanging on her body. After a while, she ran out of strength and could only let her body sink deeper and deeper. Soon, she felt that the oxygen in her chest was used up, and bubbles began to come out of her nose and mouth involuntarily, and her vision became increasingly dimmer.

Are you going to die? This is fine, maybe I can go back.

Water rushed into the trachea and the body coughed twice automatically, but it only caused a slight vibration and more water.

Consciousness gradually becomes dull.

......

The moment Yinzhen saw his wife fall off the boat, he felt his heart stop beating. The screams of the crowd due to the sudden incident reached his ears extremely slowly, as if they were slowed down countless times.

He heard himself shout, "Fujin!"

Then he ran over without hesitation and jumped down from the place where Fu Jin fell. Many people around him also jumped down, but he didn't care about them and just searched for familiar clothes.

Found it!

Seeing that Fu Jin's struggles were getting weaker and weaker, he became anxious. He took a deep breath, dived down, and swam quickly towards Fu Jin.

By the time he caught the person, the struggle was almost gone. He pulled the person up and tried to swim upstream, but found that the water was unusually heavy. Looking more closely, he found that someone he had overlooked was holding on to the concubine tightly.

Isn’t it the Guo Luoluo Baya who caused Fu Jin to fall into the water?

Yinzhen was furious and tried to pry Baya's hands apart. He was only thirteen and didn't have the strength to save two people at once. But the woman was holding on tightly and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pry her apart. He was anxious. If he delayed any longer, his wife would be in danger.

Just when he was thinking about whether to kick Baya away, a few eunuchs who could swim finally came over.

"Hu...Hu..." Yinzhen couldn't help but gasp for breath as he emerged from the water. After all, he had been holding his breath for quite a long time. However, he immediately lifted his wife up to the surface.

The boat had already been in chaos, and now everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw someone being rescued. Fortunately, fortunately, with such a high speed, no one should be killed. Otherwise, all good things, and even a good omen, would have been ruined.

Kangxi always carried an imperial physician with him wherever he went. Now that the two were rescued, he didn't care about any taboos and rushed to rescue them.

"Both the Fourth Lady and this Lady are fine. They just choked on some water. They just need to drain the water out of their stomachs first."

The imperial physician quickly arranged a method to make the accumulated water vomit out, but this could not be done in public, so the two were arranged to stay in the cabin on the third floor.

Yinzhen followed Qi Buchen closely, watching as Xie Hanshan and Baozhu arranged a stool at the imperial physician's command, placing a quilt and a brocade pillow on top, making it higher in the middle and lower at the ends. Then he personally held Qi Buchen and laid her across the brocade pillow, supporting her, pried open her mouth, and inserted a chopstick into it.

After everything was ready, Xie Hanshan and Su Peisheng grabbed the two ends of the stool and shook it gently.

As it shook, water slowly flowed out of Qi Buchen's mouth.

Sudden.

“Ahem!”

Qi Buchen coughed and spat out two mouthfuls of water.

"Fujin, are you awake? Are you okay?" Yinzhen picked her up in surprise.

Qi Buchen's eyes were a little dazed at first, but gradually became clear: "I..." Just as he uttered a word, he felt a sharp pain in his throat and started coughing again involuntarily.

Yinzhen hurriedly said, "Don't speak for now." Then he called out, "Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician."

The imperial physician was instructing Baya's men nearby. Upon hearing the noise, he hurried over and took Qi Buchen's pulse. "It's okay. The sore throat is from choking. Don't rush to speak. Just take a break. However, the weather is still a little chilly. I'll prescribe a cold-relieving prescription. Please drink it for two days. If there are no signs of fever, you can stop taking the medicine."

The imperial physician hurriedly wrote the prescription and rushed to the next room, but the Baya princess had not woken up yet.

Qi Buchen now remembered what had just happened and realized that he had been rescued.

She looked at Yinzhen, who was soaking wet. Could it be that this guy also jumped in to save me?

"You..." She wanted to ask, if it was true, then this? It was a life-saving grace.

Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Yinzhen: "The imperial physician just told you not to speak for now." Then he asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Are you still feeling uncomfortable? Or do you want to drink some water?"

Qi Buchen looked at him speechlessly, not allowing him to speak, and asking so many questions.

Baozhu then said, "Master, the wife is still wet. I'm afraid she's cold. You're wet too. You should go change your clothes first."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Yinzhen just realized that his wife's clothes and hair were dripping with water. He quickly stood up and said, "Hurry up and change your wife's clothes and dry her hair."

After he finished giving the order, he looked at Qi Buchen and said softly, "I'm next door, don't be afraid, I'll come over after I change my clothes."

Qi Buchen was indeed still in shock, so he nodded obediently.

After he finished speaking, he took Su Peisheng and other eunuchs away. As soon as they opened the door and walked out, they heard crying suddenly coming from next door.

"Wow!"

As soon as Qi Buchen heard the voice, he knew it was Baya. It seemed that the child was frightened, and he was crying so miserably.

But Yinzhen didn't feel sorry at all, he even snorted coldly!

She still had the nerve to cry. If it wasn't for her, would Fu Jin have fallen into the water? The people who were almost killed by her didn't cry, but she actually cried!

Yinzhen couldn't help but turn around and glance at Qi Buchen again. He found that Fu Jin was looking at him eagerly. His heart softened immediately and he said softly, "Don't be afraid. The master is next door."

Qi Buchen actually just looked outside subconsciously after hearing the crying, and happened to see Yinzhen turned around and found that he said something, but the wailing next door was too loud, and she had just come out of the water and her ears were still a little tinnitus, so she didn't hear clearly what Yinzhen said, but she still smiled and nodded at Yinzhen to show that she understood.

After Qi Buchen changed his clothes, the crying next door finally stopped, and then there was a woman's comforting voice, which sounded like Concubine Yi.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a knock on his side door: "Fourth Lady, the ladies are here to see you."

Baozhu hurried to open the door, but everyone except Concubine Yi had arrived. She welcomed them in and apologized on Qi Buchen's behalf: "Please forgive me, ladies and gentlemen. The imperial physician said that Concubine Fu has injured her throat. It's best not to speak for the next two days."

Well, the imperial physician only said that she would be fine after a while, but the master and servant directly declared her unable to speak.

But this is not a bad thing. Qi Buchen took advantage of the situation and shut his mouth, then stood up to greet him.

The imperial concubine held her down first: "You are still weak, no need to be so polite."

Then he sat down on the edge of the bed and asked, "How do you feel? What did the imperial physician say?"

Baozhu replied, "The imperial physician said there's nothing serious, just some sore throat and a cold. He wrote a prescription and asked our wife to take it for two days."

"I'm glad you're alright," the imperial concubine said. "You're a very lucky person. Although you've suffered a hard time for a while, everything will go smoothly in the future."

"That's right." The other concubines echoed.

De Fei also said: "I think he is also frightened. Go back and take good care of himself. There is no need to pay respects until he is well."

Qi Buchen looked embarrassed, smiled and nodded in thanks.

The imperial concubine talked about Baya again: "That child Baya was really scared. She cried just now, which made people feel very distressed. After all, she is a guest in the palace, so we should go and take a look first. She has been close to Concubine Yi since she was a child and regards Concubine Yi as her mother."

This means that he didn't come to see her first because she was a family member, and Concubine Yi was busy over there and didn't come because Baya had lost both parents and was really pitiful to be alone.

"That kid knows he's gotten you into trouble, and he said he'd come over to apologize. But you're both in a bad mood right now, so you should just take care of yourself and we'll talk about it later."

What happened today has just been investigated. It turned out that Baya was competing with Kangxi, and when she suddenly met Kangxi, she hurriedly saluted and threw the fishing rod carelessly. Unexpectedly, she was tripped and hurriedly grabbed Qi Buchen, and then they both fell down.

Qi Buchen didn't blame Baya. She didn't mean to hurt anyone. It was just an emergency. So she smiled and shook her head, indicating that it was okay and she didn't mind.

"Good boy, I know you're a good person." The imperial concubine didn't delay any longer, and she also saw Yinzhen standing at the door, so she said, "After we've packed up, let the fourth son take you back first."

Qi Buchen sat up and tried to see him off, but was pushed back down: "I told you not to be so polite."

After they left, Yinzhen greeted them and said, "Greetings to the mothers."

"Your wife must be frightened today. She is still young. You should go back and comfort her more, okay?" the imperial concubine advised.

Yinzhen agreed seriously: "I understand, your mother, thank you for your concern."

After seeing off a few people, he came in and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Qi Buchen had tidied himself up. However, when he saw his hair which was obviously still wet, he couldn't help but frown.

"How are you feeling? Are you possibly dying?" he asked worriedly. "Your hair is wet, so you'll catch a cold easily. It's better to go back and dry it early."

Qi Buchen actually didn't have much strength in her body, but she knew that most of them were scared, so she nodded to indicate that she could walk.

Yinzhen was also decisive and immediately asked Su Peisheng to go out and make arrangements.

Then he looked at Qi Buchen and said hesitantly, "How about I carry you out?"

Qi Buchen's eyes widened suddenly, then he shook his head violently. "No way, not to mention whether your small body can be carried, being carried in public is very embarrassing even in modern times."

Seeing Qi Buchen's complete refusal, Yinzhen felt a tinge of disappointment and unhappiness, and an involuntary thought occurred to him: It's not like I haven't hugged her before. Unfortunately, he was so preoccupied with worrying about whether his wife was in danger that he couldn't imagine what it felt like to hold her.

When they left, they didn't cause much of a stir. In fact, the fact that the two men fell into the water was largely suppressed by those present at the time. The ministers in front were completely unaware of the incident. They were accompanying Kangxi to admire some rare species that had just been caught.

However, the matter eventually became known to others. After all, Baya had suffered such a serious incident in the palace that it was impossible to keep it a secret from her family. Although her own recklessness was a factor, the host family also had some responsibility for not protecting her properly. Prince An Yuele was still an elder in the imperial family, and Kangxi had to call him the emperor's uncle, so he gave him a lot of compensation.

But Baya was really frightened and stayed in bed for a month before news of his recovery came.

Qi Buchen had no time to care about these things. She was ordered by Yinzhen to stay in bed and rest. She was not even allowed to speak for the first two days. Later, the imperial physician said that she was fully recovered. Of course, she also knew that when she fell, Yinzhen jumped in to save her immediately. He was also the first one to find her and rescue her.

Okay, this? It seems that I can’t escape the favor of saving my life.

Now that Qi Buchen is not allowed to do anything troublesome, he can only think wildly and think about how to repay this life-saving grace.

Promise yourself to him? Well, it seems like I'm already his legitimate wife.

Like a slave? Well, don't have too many palace maids and eunuchs? Oh.

Alas, my benefactor has everything, and it’s troublesome!

Qi Buchen supported his chin with a dazed look in his eyes.

"Fujin." Seeing that Fujin was really bored, Baohuan suddenly remembered something, "Today seems to be the day when concubines enter the palace to be selected!"

Uh-huh!

Qi Buchen immediately became excited: "The beauties are entering the palace?" There was a beauty pageant this year, and she didn't even notice it?

"Yes." Baohuan nodded, "He should have entered the palace by now."

Qi Buchen's eyes sparkled: "Where do they live? Chuxiu Palace? Do we pass by the Imperial Garden when entering the palace? Can we go and take a look?"

Baohuan was almost bewildered by the series of questions. She only grasped the last question and said hesitantly, "This question, I'm afraid I need to ask several ladies first?"

Qi Buchen was discouraged when he heard this. This? Is there any need to ask? Definitely not.

Moreover, she suddenly thought of a question.

Would Kangxi grant Yinzhen a daughter in this selection? Speaking of which, it seems that before Ulanara gave birth to a son, Yinzhen already had a princess named Song who gave birth to two daughters.

Thinking of this problem, her mood suddenly became heavy, and she had to start thinking about a problem she didn't want to face.

If Yinzhen slept with another woman first and had a child with her, could she sleep with Yinzhen and have a child with him without any burden?

The answer is...

...cannot.

In the worldview she had developed over the past twenty years, that kind of behavior was considered a mistress. Even though she was the legal wife in the truest sense of the day, in her worldview, she and Yinzhen had no romantic feelings for each other, and if Yinzhen had had physical intimacy with another woman and had a child with her, then she was a mistress.

Of course, she could have a crush on Yinzhen first, so she wouldn't be a mistress, but in the future, she would have to wear a green hat again and again. After all, in this era, it was perfectly legal for Yinzhen to have multiple women. Even if he didn't want them, Kangxi and even Defei would take the initiative to give them to him, and he had no choice but to accept them.

Cultivating such feelings is of no use except to give oneself a sense of security. It may even make one's heart reveal its weaknesses, allowing others to stab one countless times.

When your heart is already riddled with holes, even if you finally find your way back home, are you really home? Are you still yourself?

Therefore, this kind of feeling is not desirable.

If you don't want a relationship and don't want to be a mistress, then the only way left is to always maintain a pure relationship with Yinzhen and not do anything that exceeds the limit.

Is it difficult to prevent Yinzhen from touching her forever?

have.

First, make Yinzhen feel sick just by looking at her, so sick that he'll vomit if he touches her. Of course, if that's the case, then there's no way Yinzhen will ever help her find her way home. However, since the ultimate goal is already impossible, why should she continue to live in this disgusting era? Wouldn't it be better to just die?

Second, or?, let Yinzhen love her to death and worship her like a god. Whatever she said was the truth, and if she said not to touch him, then he wouldn't touch her.

But if she loved him to this extent, wouldn't she have told Yinzhen not to touch other women? Moreover, facing a man who loved her so much, could she resist being tempted, and finally abandon him and return to the modern world?

Of course, this was just a wishful thinking. Over the millennia of human history, how many people had ever been capable of such passionate love? And yet, she had such good luck that she encountered one?

So you see, all the possible paths are laid out one by one, but in the end they all lead to dead ends.

So, why live?

When this last question appeared in his mind, Qi Buchen couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Why? Because she was afraid of death! Even if she listed all the possible paths in her mind, they all led to death. Yet, she still didn't dare to die. She still had a hope, still wanted to survive, living one day at a time.

Until she really can't live anymore, perhaps she will have the courage to embark on the road to the underworld.

For a moment, Qi Buchen just felt bored: "I'm going to rest, don't call me if there's nothing else."

Baohuan was completely bewildered. What was going on? Why had Fu Jin, who was so energetic just now, suddenly become listless?

But she didn't know that her wife was suddenly surrounded by negative energy.

However, Qi Buchen had experienced an information explosion in his previous life. After reading too many negative posts online, he quickly adjusted himself from his depressed mood.

So, what does it matter if I survive? Even if I survive, I will live every day well, see more of the beauty in this world, so that when I die I will not regret spending every day in sorrow.

However, after she adjusted herself, the first thing she did was to ask Xie Hanshan to find out the news about this group of beauties.

Xie Hanshan and others just thought that she was bored every day and listened to these things to relieve her boredom like the other ladies.

There is a lot of information. After all, all the palaces are trying to find out. This is not a secret, and the palace people also gossip in private.

"If we talk about the most famous girl among these beauties, it should be the girl from the Guaerjia family." Xie Hanshan lowered his voice, "I heard that she is the Crown Princess favored by His Majesty." This news is actually a secret that everyone knows. After all, Kangxi sent many maids to the Guaerjia Mansion. It can be said that this daughter-in-law was raised by him personally.

"Besides this girl, there are also girls from the Dong'e family, girls from the Nara family, girls from the Irgen Jueluo family..."

In fact, if you count them up, basically all the big Manchu surnames have girls selected, the only difference is the direct branch and the side branch.

But that wasn't what Qi Buchen wanted to hear. She interrupted and asked, "Is there a girl named Song?"

"This?..." Xie Hanshan apologized, "Please forgive me, Madam, we, the servants of the Han Army Banner, didn't find out much." The main reason was that their status was not high enough, and the ladies in the palace did not regard them as a threat, so they did not pay much attention to them.

Qi Buchen said, "Then go ask around and see if there are any girls in the Han army flag with the surname Song."

Xie Hanshan took the order and ran out, but he felt strange in his heart. Why did Fu Jin care about the Han army flag and even asked about the man with the surname Song? Could he be someone Fu Jin knew?

He couldn't think of a reason, so he gave up thinking about it and hurried to complete the task assigned by the concubine. Last time the concubine fell into the water, although the concubine did not blame them, the master privately punished them for not protecting her properly, and also said that if they failed to perform the task well in the future, they would be sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Hmm? Wait! Xie Hanshan suddenly stopped.

Master, selection, Han army flag.

Come on, has the master ejaculated? If he has, I'm afraid he will be granted the title of Princess this time.

Yes, yes. No wonder Fu Jin suddenly asked him to inquire about the selection news. She must be worried about the upcoming princess. And asking about the Song family of the Han Army Banner might be the news that Consort De had revealed to Fu Jin.

No, he had to find out quickly and find out all the details about this future Princess Song.

Although Fu Jin seems to be on good terms with the master, she is relatively young and still has to wait three or four years to consummate the marriage. Meanwhile, Song Gege is so close to the master the moment she arrives. As things turn around, she might even overpower Fu Jin. Since he is Fu Jin's person, how can he be good if Fu Jin is not good?

Xie Hanshan, who thought he had guessed the truth, worked extra hard and soon found out the news. However, this news made him a little worried.

"Replying to the Lady, I have learned that among the Han army flags participating in the selection this time, there are four ladies with the surname Song. They are..."

After blabbering about the family backgrounds of the four Miss Songs, Xie Hanshan looked at his wife eagerly, waiting for her instructions on which Miss Song he should focus on finding out.

But Qi Buchen was also confused. She only knew that there was a Princess Song, but she had no idea which family this Princess Song came from. Who would have thought that there were so many concubines with the surname Song?

She pressed her temples in annoyance. "Okay, I understand. You can go down first. Baozhu, reward him."

After sending Xie Hanshan away, Qi Buchen couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, she had no intention of doing anything by inquiring about the concubine surnamed Song. Now that she was not sure, she just let it go.

Therefore, until the selection was over and the beauties had left the palace, Xie Hanshan did not wait for the concubine to ask him to inquire about the specific Miss Song.

After the selections were over, of course, the imperial edicts were issued. Those Kangxi intended for the harem were all retained. So, the first imperial edict granted marriage to the crown prince and the Guarjia clan; the second granted marriage to Yinzhi and the Dong'e clan; and the rest granted marriages to members of the imperial clan.

Qi Buchen waited and waited, and saw that all the concubines had been arranged, but not one was sent to Yinzhen.

Hey, wasn’t the Song family bestowed this time?

Qi Buchen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, after arranging the concubines, Kangxi suddenly issued another imperial edict to Prince An's Mansion.

He actually arranged a marriage between Yinsi and Baya!

Could it be that Kangxi just liked to find child brides for his sons? Qi Buchen murmured in his heart, she was ten years old and married to the thirteen-year-old Yinzhen, now Baya was going to marry the eleven-year-old Yinsi at the age of nineteen?

Is this a marriage or just playing house?

But why was their marriage suddenly arranged? No one could answer this question for the time being.

After the audition, the weather gradually became hotter, and Qi Buchen was impatient to stay in the stuffy room, so he sat under the porch, eating early-ripened watermelon and leisurely enjoying the breeze.

Just when I was enjoying life, Yinzhen came back.

"Hey, why are you back so early today?" Qi Buchen looked at the sky. It was still bright outside. Usually, he would come back when it was almost dark.

Yinzhen kept walking until he stopped in front of her. Qi Buchen casually picked up a piece of watermelon with a silver toothpick and stuffed it into his mouth.

She did it very smoothly, but Yinzhen was confused by this sudden action and took a moment to react.

He coughed lightly, feeling somewhat uneasy, and then swallowed the sweet watermelon in his mouth.

Then he pretended to be indifferent and said.

"Get ready and follow me out of the palace tomorrow."

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Author's Note: Yinzhen: Fujin, you're so lucky! You've met me, the most romantic of all time! So... let's talk about committing to me first?