Chapter 110 After returning home from eating gigolo food, Qi Buchen discovered that Yinzhen...
After returning home, Qi Buchen discovered that Yinzhen was still at home.
"Why didn't you go to the yamen?" Qi Buchen asked in surprise as he looked at the person walking towards her.
Yinzhen looked her up and down, but couldn't see anything wrong. Still, he asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
It turned out that he was worried about her. Qi Buchen was touched and said with a relaxed face, "What could it be?"
Yinzhen didn't dare to trust her completely, so he pulled her back to the room and said, "Check it out."
Taking off his kneepad and rolling up his trouser legs, Yinzhen saw the bruises on his knees and frowned in pain. He gently brushed them with his fingers and said, "I'll apply some medicine for you."
Externally applied medicine needed to be rubbed in. As he rubbed it in, Yinzhen saw Fu Jin's grimace and couldn't help but say, "It can't be any gentler."
"I know." Qi Buchen's expression was out of control. "It's a normal reaction. You're doing it for the best of you. It's okay."
She began to recount her visit to the palace to divert attention: "Actually, I didn't kneel for long today. First, Seventh Sister arrived, so I took the opportunity to change my position. Not long after, Concubine Hui arrived, so I stood up. Later, Concubine Tong also arrived, saying that the Empress Dowager asked me to hold a water and land ceremony for Twelve on the anniversary of his death next month."
After counting, she asked curiously, "Seventh Sister, let's not talk about it. How did Concubine Hui and Concubine Tong happen to be here today? And why did the Empress Dowager talk about the Water and Land Dojo today?"
"Yeah." Yinzhen rubbed her knees with his eyes downcast. "I went to see my eldest brother and fifth brother a few days ago."
Huh? Qi Buchen looked at him in surprise. So, the fact that Concubine Hui and Concubine Tong were going today was because he had called for reinforcements?
Qi Buchen hugged Yinzhen's arm with tears in his eyes: "Yinzhen, you are so kind~"
Yinzhen looked at her helplessly. If it weren't for the tears he had just seen her squeeze out of pain, he would have almost thought she was truly moved to tears: "...Let go first, the medicine hasn't been spread yet."
"Ah? It's not healed yet." Qi Buchen pouted. It hurts so much, he can hardly bear it.
Yinzhen placed a kiss on her lips: "Be good, it will be quick."
"Okay~" Qi Buchen reluctantly let go, and after Yinzhen turned his gaze away, he secretly covered his mouth and laughed.
Where she couldn't see, Yinzhen also showed a doting smile. He liked Fu Jin to act coquettishly with him.
This hurdle was temporarily passed, and Yinzhen became busy again. This year was the year of the imperial examination held every three years, but because Kangxi was away on a military campaign, the palace examination originally scheduled for March was postponed to July. However, the candidates who came to Beijing from other places to take the exam still came early according to the previous years. These extra four months were a huge burden for many candidates from poor families, and now the court had to settle them.
Fortunately, the batch of houses that Yinzhen was responsible for building two years ago had been completed. They were originally intended to be distributed as welfare housing to the Eight Banners soldiers, but not all of them had been distributed. Now they could be used to accommodate these students.
Yinzhen was in charge of this matter. Qi Buchen felt that his job was like that of a street office director, which was difficult and thankless.
Compared to Yinzhen's miserable life, Yinzhi enjoyed a glorious life. Over the years, he had worked his way up through the Hanlin Academy, the Lipan Academy, the Shuchangguan, the Ministry of Rites, and finally the Hanlin Academy, constantly interacting with scholars and thus earning a good reputation. This time, when students from all over the country gathered in the capital, he organized a Qinghui, where anyone preparing for the imperial examination could participate, regardless of their reputation or family background.
Because of the presence of the Third Prince, the Qing Society became popular among students for a while, produced many excellent works, and became a hot topic in the capital. Yinzhi's reputation among literati also became even greater because of this.
The Third Lady was in high spirits during this period. After all, her son had a husband and was very successful. He became the protagonist of various banquets in the capital.
That would have been fine, but Sanfujin and Yinzhi were indeed a couple. Yinzhi was always acting weird in front of Yinzhen, and she also acted in front of Qi Buchen.
"Fourth brother's wife, it's been so long since we consummated our marriage, why is there still no news about your pregnancy? You can't do this. Even though the fourth brother has no one in the backyard now, you have to hurry up and give birth to a son like me. Otherwise, when those demons enter the house, with your silent personality, you won't even be able to get close to the fourth brother."
"Also, you should persuade your fourth son to learn from his brothers and stop focusing on the house. What's the point of building and dividing it? Anyone can do that kind of work. As the emperor's prince, there's no need for the fourth son to compete with the subordinates for work."
Qi Buchen didn't care about the child and let her Versailles listen obediently, but she was not happy about it when it came to Yinzhen's errand. "Third sister-in-law, I disagree with your point of view. First of all, the construction of the house was ordered by the emperor himself. If it was not important, why would the emperor pay personal attention to it? Secondly, building a house is really not something that everyone can do. There is a lot of knowledge involved. Otherwise, how could Lu Ban become a master who has been passed down through the ages? If anyone could do it, why did you hire a carpenter when you renovated the yard some time ago? Wouldn't it be better to just let the servants do it?"
"Finally, my grandfather is only in charge of the students' housing, but this is the most important thing. Otherwise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not let our grandfather be responsible. After all, if those students can't even live well, how can they still be in the mood to attend Third Brother's Qinghui?"
The Third Lady was speechless and said angrily, "I just cared about you, but I got you to call me like this."
Qi Buchen stopped when he saw that things were going well: "The master's family is in trouble today, so let's not talk nonsense."
The Third Lady curled her lips and mumbled something to herself.
Qi Buchen ignored her. Today she came to Prince Kang's mansion to express her anger. Prince Kang passed away some time ago. The news was immediately sent to Kangxi. He then sent back an urgent decree, bestowing the posthumous title of "Liang" and burying him with the ceremony of a prince. Only then was the mourning hall in Prince Kang's mansion open to the public.
"Please accept my condolences." Qi Buchen bowed.
Princess Kang personally returned the gift: "More Fourth Lady."
The women in the family also saluted in unison. Qi Buchen saw a familiar figure, Princess Shushen. This person was a major customer of Qi Buchen's business. She had once thought about getting closer to her, but her attitude towards her had always been lukewarm. Later, Qi Buchen learned that she was a close friend of Baya. Thinking of Baya's indifferent attitude towards him, Qi Buchen understood and stopped pursuing her. After all, as long as the customer still spent money to buy things, it didn't matter whether he liked her or not.
When Prince Kang was buried, good news came from the front line. Galdan's daughter led the last 300 households of the tribe to surrender, which meant that Galdan's line was no longer a threat and Kangxi could set off to return to Beijing.
The water and land ceremony that Qi Buchen organized for Twelve was successfully completed. Perhaps because of this water and land ceremony, the palace later sent a message telling her that she did not need to come to the palace to pay her respects in the near future.
I thought over and over again about what Concubine De meant, but to no avail, so I simply let it go.
Her farm had produced some small success, and Baohuan, who was already a married woman, came happily with some gifts.
"Look, Fu Jin, this is the Clivia that was finally grown from the seeds selected using the hybridization method you mentioned."
Qi Buchen looked at the Clivia with buds in front of him. Unlike the common red and yellow Clivia nowadays, the buds in this pot were light green.
She nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. We must hurry up and get the others. I'll keep this one and send it to the Empress Dowager for her to admire."
Baohuan happily agreed. Qi Buchen asked her some questions about the daily management of the farm, gave her some rewards, and let her go back.
The four people, Zhuchai and Yuhuan, have now separated. Baozhu serves as the housekeeper beside her, gradually taking over the responsibilities of Yue Ma and Hama Ma. Qi Buchen also has a new maid by his side, but she hardly cares about him. If there is anything, she will ask Baozhu to handle it. Fuyun went to the clothing store as the manager as she wished, and now is planning to open a branch in Jiangnan. Songying was arranged to work in the warehouse as a housekeeper.
As for Xie Hanshan, Yinzhen said a while ago that he was already discussing joining forces with others to go to sea. Qi Buchen found him a master to learn from, and he would be in charge of the overseas trade in the future.
The weather was getting warmer, and Qi Buchen changed his spring clothes into summer clothes. Yinzhen looked unhappy: "Can't you use some thicker material?" He thought the fabric was too thin and always felt it was see-through.
You can't reason with him at this time. Qi Buchen complained with a wronged look on his face: "You want to kill me with the heat~"
"It's not that hot." Yinzhen said stubbornly.
Qi Buchen simply pressed himself against him and asked, "Is it hot?"
Yinzhen's eyes turned dark: "...It's hot now."
After being turned over and knocked down, Qi Buchen thought with regret that it seemed that the material was indeed a bit thin, otherwise the reaction would not be so big.
After finishing, the two of them looked like they had been fished out of water. Qi Buchen pushed the other person away without much strength: "Don't get close to me, it's so hot."
Yinzhen moved away from her and played with a strand of her hair. "I heard your little farm is doing pretty well."
"Yeah." Qi Buchen spread his hands lazily, "I've researched several new varieties, and the existing ones have also been improved a lot. I plan to send a batch to the palace when the emperor returns, and sell the rest. I've been spending money for so long, I still have to earn it back."
"Little money-grubber." Yinzhen scolded with a smile.
Qi Buchen was unhappy: "What's wrong with being a money-grubber? Only because of money-grubber can we eat well and live well now. Didn't you spend money on those Western things you bought?"
"Okay." Yinzhen hurriedly coaxed, "I'm just a gigolo now, relying on my wife for support."
Qi Buchen raised her head alertly and looked at Yinzhen suspiciously: "Who is gossiping in front of you? Third brother?" She didn't wait for Yinzhen to answer, "I'm telling you, ignore Third brother, he's just jealous and envious. How can you be a gigolo? Yes, I make a lot of money now, but if I didn't have your status as the Fourth Prince, how could I keep these things? I'm afraid they would become someone else's as soon as they were made."
Yinzhen couldn't help laughing: "No one is gossiping, I was just joking."
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The author has something to say: Yinzhen: Soft rice is so delicious~
Qi Buchen: Come on, ah~
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