Chapter 105 I won’t tolerate it anymore! Qi...
I can’t bear it anymore!
Qi Buchen's face was expressionless, and his tone was firm. "I don't know which imperial physician would ask these questions first instead of asking what's wrong with me. I wonder what this imperial physician's name is? Who is his teacher? When I return, I'll ask my master to go to the Imperial Hospital and ask where they invited this 'miracle doctor' like you!"
Although this imperial physician might just be a gun pushed by Concubine De, Qi Buchen didn't want to treat him well.
The imperial physician's expression remained calm. "Fourth Lady has misunderstood. I was merely following protocol." Without waiting for Qi Buchen to ask about the specific protocol, he took the Fourth Lady's pulse and said, "I am examining Fourth Lady's pulse."
Qi Buchen suppressed his breath and glanced at Concubine De who was acting as if nothing had happened. He felt a little annoyed. It would not be good to have no source of information in the harem. Who knows what will happen one day and implicate him in the end.
After taking the pulse for about a quarter of an hour, the imperial physician released her hand and Concubine De suddenly came back to life. "How is it?"
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Lady is in good health, but she suffers from a cold uterus, making it difficult for her to conceive," the imperial physician said loudly.
De Fei tapped the armrest twice with her long armor: "I can't recuperate."
The imperial physician replied, "Yes, but it will take a long time to recover. I will prescribe a prescription. Take it regularly and in the right dosage. You should see improvement in two or three years."
Bullshit! Qi Buchen thought to himself, of course she knew she had a cold uterus, but nine out of ten women in the world have symptoms of cold uterus, and Doctor Fu had been treating her for a long time. Now her menstruation is regular and the pain is no longer obvious. It is not as serious as the person in front of her said.
The reason why I haven't gotten pregnant is simply because I don't want to.
But this matter cannot be told. Telling it would be a greater sin than not being able to get pregnant. Qi Buchen wanted to see what Concubine De was up to.
Concubine De nodded and said, "Go and prescribe the medicine."
After the imperial physician left, Concubine De picked up her teacup and slowly skimmed off the foam. "Did you hear what the imperial physician said just now? Imperial Physician Ren is a gynecologist. He handled my twelfth and fourteenth cases. Take his prescription back and use it wisely. Hopefully, you can have children for the fourth prince soon."
"But." After taking a sip of tea, Concubine De put the cup down, leaned forward slightly, and looked at Qi Buchen seriously. "While you are recuperating, you can't prevent others from having children! The seventh brother already has a daughter, and the fourth brother is already a young man, but he has no children. How do you expect others to see him?!"
"I've heard that, up to now, apart from you, there's not even a single cat or dog in the Fourth Prince's backyard." De Fei slammed the table. "Ulanara, you're acting like a jealous woman! This is one of the seven grounds for divorce! I sympathized with your difficulties earlier and didn't give the Fourth Prince another woman, but you can't push your luck! As the Fourth Prince's wife, your primary responsibility is to ensure the prosperity of the Fourth Prince's mansion! So, you'd better put away those little thoughts and go back to reflect on what to do."
"I'll give you one last chance. Don't embarrass yourself."
Qi Buchen scoffed in his heart, but his face showed a tearful expression. "Mother, mother, why are you saying this? Your son, your son, is not jealous. Your son also advised you to take someone in, but you were busy with official duties and didn't have the time. How dare you interrupt your work with such a trivial matter? Without your permission, how dare you act on your own?"
"Mother, what you said today, what you said..." Qi Buchen burst into tears, "I am so wronged. I am more wronged than Dou E..."
De Fei was startled by her sudden voice and slammed the table fiercely: "Shut up! What kind of place is this? How dare you make such a noise! And don't act so pretentiously in front of me. You dare not make your own decisions? Haven't you made your own decisions enough? Do you need me to explain it to you?"
Qi Buchen's heart trembled, and he asked tentatively, "Mother, why do you say that? I have never done anything wrong!"
"Oh." De Fei sneered, her face grim. "I'm going to save your face, but you don't want it, right?"
"Your son has no such intention." Concubine De kept her mouth shut, and Qi Buchen knew that he could not get anything out of her.
Concubine De leaned back and said in annoyance, "I have said everything I wanted to say. It is up to you whether you listen or not. But you have to think about the consequences yourself."
Qi Buchen said respectfully, "I dare not."
Defei's response was to get up and leave.
Qi Buchen left Yonghe Palace and signaled Baozhu and others, "Don't leave the palace yet. Go see the Ninth Princess and the Twelfth Princess." She had to find a chance to find out why Concubine De was like this today. Fortunately, she had originally planned to go to the West Fifth Building when she entered the palace this time, so it wasn't too sudden now.
On the way to the West Fifth Residence, Qi Buchen whispered, "Find a chance to find out what's going on in the palace recently, especially anything related to Yonghe Palace."
Baozhu probably knew what was going on and responded quietly.
Qi Buchen acted like a friendly sister-in-law, coaxing the two sisters-in-law into happiness, and also managed to get some information out of them.
Alinga's wife entered the palace a few days ago.
Baozhu didn't get any useful information, but Qi Buchen had a hunch that this matter might be related to Alinga's wife.
After returning home, Qi Buchen thought about it and decided to tell Yinzhen the truth. Their relationship was different now, and this matter was not something Qi Buchen could solve on his own. It was understandable to tell Yinzhen, even if Yinzhen favored his mother, as long as he was willing to step in and solve the problem, it would be fine.
Moreover, I can also take a look at Yinzhen's attitude.
Even though he had promised to take in the people, Qi Buchen still didn't dare to believe it.
After listening to this, Yinzhen was silent for a long time before he hugged Qi Buchen into his arms, stroking her back and said, "I'm sorry for putting you through this."
His words were enough. Qi Buchen lay on his chest and played with the mandarin duck jade pendant he was wearing: "I'm not wronged, I just don't understand why mother suddenly paid attention to this matter?" She repeated her guess about Aling Afu Jin.
Yinzhen patted her and said, "I'll check on this. As for Mother, you don't have to worry. I'll go and pay my respects in a few days."
Ah? Qi Buchen was a little nervous: "Going in a few days?"
Yinzhen had rarely seen Defei in recent years, and basically only saw her when he paid his respects to her during the New Year holidays. Firstly, as an adult prince, it was not easy for him to go to the harem frequently, and secondly, the mother and son did not have a deep relationship, so when they met, there was nothing to say. Qi Buchen, his wife, paid his respects to her more often than he did.
However, this is the norm for princes, and Yinzhen does not stand out.
"There's no need to be so anxious, right?" Qi Buchen hesitated. "We can delay it for a while. If it really doesn't work out, I, I can also get pregnant..."
Yinzhen's fingers touched her lips, stopping her from speaking. "This matter had to be resolved sooner rather than later. If it's not Mother, it will be someone else. We have to give those idle people something to talk about."
Qi Buchen's heart felt like it was soaking in a hot spring. She kissed Yinzhen's fingers and asked, "So what are you going to say?"
"Speak frankly." Yinzhen refused to suffer any loss and kissed her back.
What day did Yinzhen choose to enter the palace?
He chose his fourteenth birthday to enter the palace.
After going to the prince's residence to give Yinzhen a birthday gift, he went to the harem to pay his respects.
"If you don't do your job well, why did you come to the palace?" Defei faced Yinzhen not like a mother facing her son, but more like a strict teacher facing a poor student.
Yinzhen was already used to it: "I came to pay my respects to Mother and give Fourteenth's birthday gift to him."
When Yinzhen was mentioned, Concubine De's expression brightened immediately: "As the elder brother, you should take good care of your brothers. Tell the teachers in the upper study to take good care of Fourteenth."
Even if he didn't pass on the message, who would dare to trouble the Fourteenth Prince who was quite favored by the Emperor?
Yinzhen did not distinguish these and just responded again.
De Fei hadn't finished yet: "Fourteenth has performed quite well in the Upper Study. He will be able to start his official duties in a few years. You can tell him more about your experience in doing official duties now, so that he won't make any mistakes when he's too busy."
Yinzhen is only nine years old this year. Even if we count it early, it will take him another six or seven years to leave the Shangshufang. Can he listen to what you are teaching him at this time?
Yinzhen couldn't deny it: "Fourteen is still young."
"He's still young, but he should be exposed to it early. Fourteen is smart, so we must not let that intelligence go to waste." Defei praised her youngest son, then said impatiently, "I just asked you to teach your brother such a small thing, but you are so reluctant. If you don't want to do it, just say so directly. Don't act like I, your mother, am forcing you to do it."
Yinzhen paused, lowered his eyes and said, "I dare not."
However, Concubine De no longer wanted to talk to her son. She picked up her teacup and said, "I am tired. Go and do what you want."
Yinzhen's drooping eyelids trembled, and then he raised them nonchalantly: "There is something I want to report to my mother."
"What's the matter?" Defei put down the teacup without touching her lips.
"I heard about your mother's teaching of Ulanara last time." Yinzhen looked directly at Concubine De and said sincerely, "Your mother is willing to teach Ulanara, and I am very grateful. However, there are some things that Ulanara is not aware of, and you have misunderstood."
The corner of De Fei's mouth curled up slightly, and she said with a smile: "Oh, what did I misunderstand?"
Yinzhen pursed his lips and continued, "Two years ago, Third Master Tong came to me and said that Mother Tong had arranged for me to have a girl from the Tong family as my concubine. I was unaware of this at the time and declined, citing the lack of an imperial decree. Later, I secretly inquired and discovered that Mother Tong had indeed said so, but I..."
He paused, looking at Concubine De's face, which had become much uglier. "I didn't want to marry a girl from the Tong family. Later, other people from the Tong family came forward to contact me several times. I refused because there was no imperial decree, so I said I would not marry anyone until Ulanara gave birth to her eldest son."
"I thought the girl from the Tong family would be engaged in the next two years, so there was no need to wait too long. So I ordered my servants to give Ulanara contraception. She didn't know about this."
Concubine De stared at him anxiously: "Are you serious?"
"Really." Yinzhen lowered his eyes again.
Concubine De looked at the person in front of her. This was her first child, but the mother and son had been like strangers to each other before. Concubine De was in a complicated mood. She stammered several times, wanting to ask why you were unwilling to marry a girl from the Tong family, but in the end she did not speak.
She regained her calm expression and said, "I understand."
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