Chapter 57 Chapter 57 To be honest, a small sea of ​​flowers is indeed...

Honestly, there wasn't much to see in this small sea of ​​flowers. If you were alone, you could sit there quietly and stare blankly. But with a "guest" accompanying him, Qi Buchen could only try his best to find topics to talk about and create an atmosphere of enjoyment for both host and guest.

Yinzhen was like a mute beside him, and only said a few words occasionally when Qi Buchen asked him.

Just when Qi Buchen was feeling tired and was thinking about how to bring up the topic of going back without leaving any trace, a soldier came straight towards them.

The person was stopped outside and questioned before being brought in front of them.

"Hello, Fourth Prince. The Emperor has summoned you." The messenger reported.

Yinzhen nodded: "May I know what it is?"

The man replied, "I don't know, but General Heilongjiang arrived this afternoon."

Yinzhen nodded and said to Qi Buchen, "Then let's go back."

Qi Buchen responded: "Okay."

The two of them walked out together, and Wuliji followed silently beside them.

After mounting his horse, Yinzhen glanced at Wuliji, who was still following the young concubine without any reaction. He frowned slightly, then said calmly to Wuliji, "Princess, if you have something to do, go and do it."

Wuliji was stunned: "I..."

However, she found that after the other party said this, he directly took the reins of his wife and pulled them, and they walked side by side without any intention of listening to her response.

I'm fine. Uliji stood there and silently finished what he wanted to say in his heart.

Qi Buchen was indeed startled by Yinzhen's action. He came to his senses and quickly grabbed the reins: "Hey, don't mess around."

Yinzhen did not fight with her and gave it to her. The two of them ran towards the tent for a while without saying a word.

Qi Buchen was thinking about this? The arrival of General Heilongjiang, does it mean that the hunt is about to begin?

Then I heard Yinzhen ask casually, "Do you like that princess very much?"

"Ah?" Qi Buchen snapped out of his thoughts. "Are you talking about Wuliji? He's fine. He's good-looking, healthy and lively."

The standard tone of an adult praising a child?

Yinzhen pondered for a moment after hearing this: "If you like it, it's fine to chat with me for a while, but don't let me have too much contact with you."

Qi Buchen became interested: "Oh? Why?"

"No matter where I go these days, I always meet you by chance. Although my whereabouts are not top secret, they have not been planned in advance." Yinzhen explained briefly.

Qi Buchen understood what he had not said. He always met her by chance during his casual trips. There must be something complicated behind this.

Although Qi Buchen knew that Yinzhen's intentions behind Wuliji were not simple, he still wanted to tease him and said meaningfully: "So you also know that we have been meeting by chance these past few days."

Her tone was too obvious, making it hard to understand what she was implying. Didn't she see that Lin Changqing on the side had already begun to distance himself silently?

Yinzhen was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. He just turned his head and stared at his wife, looking a little aggrieved.

Qi Buchen noticed his gaze, but didn't look at him. He just chuckled twice, then flicked his whip and said, "If you like her, I will take her back and make her your concubine."

Yinzhen's face darkened. He glared at Lin Changqing. Lin Changqing waved his hand smartly, and all the followers slowed down a little and watched their master chase after Fu Jin.

Lin Changqing sighed inwardly and ordered, "Stay away and follow."

After all, Yinzhen had learned horseback riding since he was six years old, so he caught up with him in no time. He first said with concern, "Slow down."

Then, with a frown on his face, he rebuked her in a deep voice, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you even look like a concubine?"

Qi Buchen didn't take his attitude seriously. He smiled and asked, "What kind of wife is a concubine? Isn't a wife's job to manage household affairs and enrich her husband's inner chambers? The Fourth Prince is married now, and it would be bad to leave the inner chambers empty. As a Mongolian princess, Wuliji doesn't look down on your status."

Yinzhen's head buzzed and his ears turned red at first when he was called "husband", but he calmed down after hearing the next sentence. He looked at Qi Buchen deeply, then withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice: "You don't need to worry about these things now."

Qi Buchen raised his lips and smiled, and said nothing more. Whether his words were intentional or not, they were always a little selfish, but the weight of this selfishness was only worth a joke.

They returned to the tent in silence. Yinzhen said, "You go back first. I'll go see the Emperor. Lin Changqing, take Fu Jin back."

Qi Buchen watched Yinzhen leave. Lin Changqing, holding her horse, asked, "What would Fu Jin like for lunch? What?"

Qi Buchen glanced at him and smiled softly, "Eunuch Lin, you and Eunuch Su are truly my right-hand men."

Lin Changqing bent down in fear and said, "Madam, you are too kind to me. I am just a eunuch. I only want to serve you and wash you. How dare I call myself your right-hand man?"

Qi Buchen reached out and helped the man up: "I was just praising you, why do you have to do this."

"Let's go."

Lin Changqing didn't dare to say anything anymore. He led the horse and followed silently behind to send the man back to the tent.

"Fu Jin is back." Fu Yun came forward and said as she helped Qi Buchen change his clothes, "Just now, the noble lady sent someone to say that there will be a banquet in the evening and asked Fu Jin to attend."

"I see." He thought they were hosting a banquet in the name of welcoming the Heilongjiang general and discussing the hunt for the next day. "Has lunch been delivered?"

"Not yet." Song Ying replied, "Xie Hanshan went to get it himself."

Xie Hanshan came back with his lunch, but he didn't dare show up in front of Fu Jin. He just handed it to the maid who was in charge of serving meals for Fu Jin, and then he retreated to the side and sighed.

The young eunuchs who had gone out with him to pick flowers early the other day came up to him. They exchanged glances and asked, "Eunuch Xie, is there anything bothering you? If you ask, we two brothers will definitely do it for you."

Xie Hanshan rolled his eyes upwards and sneered, "You guys? Come on, stay away and don't attract my attention here."

The other one laughed wryly at this and said, "Compared to you, father-in-law, we are of course nothing. But you are precious, so if there is any errand you need, we can still help you."

Xie Hanshan was impatient and wanted to chase him away, but when he heard the errand boy's words, his eyes turned and he had an idea: "Okay, then I'll see if you can use me or not. Come closer..."

After giving a series of detailed instructions, Xie Hanshan waved his hand and said, "Alright, go ahead. Remember, don't let anyone know that you're leaving from Fu Jin's place."

The two young eunuchs thought they had clung to the thigh of a popular figure close to the wife, and with a look of delight they repeatedly assured her, "Don't worry, if anything goes wrong, we will never come back to see you."

In the evening, because he was going to a banquet, Qi Buchen still brought Xie Hanshan with him. However, Xie Hanshan, knowing that he had made a mistake, did not dare to show off anymore and became more cautious.

In fact, during his time on the grasslands, Kangxi had been holding banquets almost daily, though these were usually small banquets, often entertaining two or three Mongolians. Today's banquet was his second large one, following the one he had just held when he arrived.

Unlike the relaxed and festive atmosphere of the previous grand banquet for the Mongol tribes, the arrival of General Heilongjiang this time lent a more solemn and grand atmosphere. The solemn-looking soldiers and the Mongol warriors immediately engaged in a drinking contest. Once they were fully engaged, they joined in twos and threes to engage in sparring matches, and cheers filled the entire venue.

Qi Buchen did not sit with Yinzhen this time, but instead feasted in a separate area with the female members of his family. Because no high-ranking concubines were present, and although there were nobles, they were no match for the Mongolian princess, the banquet had no main seat. Instead, the guests from the capital sat on one side, and the Mongolian women on the other.

Qi Buchen had the most noble status among the younger generation, so she sat next to the noble, and below her sat the pregnant Li Jia.

Li Jia kept pulling her aside to talk about some things related to pregnancy, and Qi Buchen faked a smile and made "hmm" and "ah" sounds in agreement.

Just as she was getting impatient, she saw Wuliji coming over with a glass of wine: "I wonder if Wuliji has the honor to offer a glass of wine to Madam Fu."

Qi Buchen raised his eyebrows, smiled, and stood up to take the wine glass from Xie Hanshan: "What honor or not, Gege is willing to drink a glass with me, this wine has become much more fragrant."

"Madam is so humorous." Wuliji raised his head and drank the wine.

Qi Buchen praised: "Princess, you have a good alcohol tolerance, but I am not very good at drinking. I hope you don't mind it." After saying that, he took a sip and handed the wine glass back to Xie Hanshan.

Wuliji lowered his eyes, then raised them again, smiling, "This morning, while out for a walk with his wife, I noticed that Fourth Prince's whip looked worn. It just so happened that my brother found a top-quality whip the other day, and it would be a waste on me. I might as well give it to Fourth Prince. A treasure worthy of a hero, and this is a way to repay Fourth Prince for saving my life."

After saying that, the maid beside her presented the box she had been holding to Qi Buchen.

Qi Buchen looked at the valuable box and smiled faintly, saying, "Princess, you're really too polite. It's just a casual favor, how can it be considered a life-saving favor? Princess, you gave me valuable furs earlier, then found good medicine for me, and now you've given me treasures. Those who know you will say that you're repaying a drop of kindness with a spring, while those who don't will think we're asking for repayment."

After saying this, she lowered her head and smiled embarrassedly: "Besides, this is our master's business. As a woman, I have never dared to interfere. Things... " Qi Buchen was a little embarrassed, "...I can't accept it on our master's behalf. Princess wants to repay her gratitude. Why don't you let Princess talk to our master tomorrow? It's up to our master to decide whether to accept it or not."

"Fujin, you're joking." Wuliji's smile was still natural, but not as bright as it was at the beginning. "Fujin is the Fourth Prince's legitimate wife, and we are one and the same. She's just a small object. What's the connection?"

"Alas, this lady is wrong in what she said."

Without waiting for Qi Buchen to speak, Li Jia, who had been idly eating melon seeds and watching the show, stood up, supporting her waist with one hand behind her back and her stomach with the other.

"Gege grew up in Mongolia, so she might not be familiar with the customs of the capital. Where we live, men are responsible for the outside affairs, while women are responsible for the inside affairs. Our prince hates us interfering in his affairs." Li Jia explained to Wuliji with a smirk, "So, the Fourth Lady really doesn't dare to make decisions for the Fourth Prince. Gege, please don't make things difficult for her."

Wuliji didn't know Li Jiashi and hesitated, "Who is this..."

Qi Buchen didn't know why this Li Jia suddenly came out to interrupt, but her words just now seemed to support her argument, so he didn't bother to argue and introduced them to the two parties: "This is Li Jia Gege from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's residence."

"This is Uliji Gege, the daughter of Baogen Taiji of the Bayan clan."

After saying the two "gege", Qi Buchen himself found it funny. He didn't know why, here, the title for the prince's concubine was the same as the honorific title for the noble lady.