Chapter 131 I Miss You The two brothers who hate each other didn’t say anything...
The two brothers, who were disgusted with each other, didn't even have time to say a few words before Yin'e hurriedly said goodbye. He really didn't want to face his fourth brother's headmaster-like face.
Of course, Yin'e didn't know what a dean of studies was, but the feeling was similar.
When Qi Buchen woke up again, the gong had already struck the second watch, and Lan Hui was sitting on the footstool beside the bed, drowsy.
"Cough." Qi Buchen couldn't help but cough lightly because his throat was itchy.
Lan Hui suddenly jumped up as if a bomb had exploded beside her ear. Her eyes immediately glanced at Fu Jin's face. Seeing those eyes open, she couldn't help but say with joy: "Fu Jin, you're awake!"
The itching in his throat lingered, and Qi Buchen coughed, "Water."
Things like water? They were prepared early and replaced from time to time, just to prevent the concubine from waiting at this moment. Lan Hui turned her body to the side, took the water from the low table next to her, held up Qi Buchen's head, and fed her a little bit at a time.
After drinking two cups, the itching in Qi Buchen's throat finally subsided. She asked weakly, "What time is it?"
Lan Hui said vaguely, "It was just the second watch." Then she asked, "Fujin, do you need anything?"
Qi Buchen nodded. She had been drowsy these past few days, waking up a few times, but she would quickly drink some medicine and fall asleep again. She hadn't eaten anything properly.
Unfortunately, there was no proper meal for her at the moment. Lan Hui went out to the outer room, woke Ruixiang and the others, and quickly heated up some easy-to-digest snacks for Qi Buchen. He came in and said, "Fujin, these are all we have right now. Please eat first."
Qi Buchen didn't care. This wasn't his home, so how could it be so convenient? Besides, the keys to the palace had to be locked at a fixed time every day. When the time came, all the courtyards were locked and no one was allowed to move around.
Especially during the time when Kangxi was assassinated, the rules in the palace must have been even stricter.
After eating a few snacks to relieve his hunger, Qi Buchen didn't fall asleep as quickly as before. Instead, he felt much more energetic. "How many days have I slept?"
"You've been sleeping for four days straight." Lan Hui tucked in the corner of the quilt for her. "We servants have been so worried. If the imperial physician hadn't been saying you were getting better, I would have asked the emperor to send for the imperial envoy to examine you."
Speaking of Yinzhen, Qi Buchen felt worried: "Is the master feeling better?" She had asked this question when she woke up in a hurry before, but she was unable to see him in person due to health reasons, so she was still worried.
Lan Hui had been serving Qi Buchen for quite some time and knew Fu Jin's temperament, so she didn't try to appease her with sweet words. "Master is fine, there are no complications. It's just the wound on your back. Although it's not deep, it's long, so it's not healing fast. Now Master is still lying in bed every day and can't get up."
After saying this, she hesitated for a moment, then continued, "The day before yesterday, Master heard that your fever had subsided, Madam Fu-jin, so he came to see you in person. Eunuch Su told me that the wound on your back had opened a little when you went back, but fortunately, it has healed in the past two days."
Qi Buchen felt a little angry that Yinzhen didn't take care of his body, but also a little touched by Yinzhen's feelings for her. To be honest, including the time when she and Baya fell into the water, Yinzhen had saved her twice. No, including this time when she fell into the water and blocked the knife, it should be three times.
It is said that one should repay a life-saving favor with gratitude, but Qi Buchen didn't know how to repay him.
Well, now that they are in love with each other, she will be wholeheartedly good to Yinzhen.
Even if...even if Yinzhen's feelings change in the future, considering their friendship, she...she will not break up with him completely, and will find a balance between the two of them.
Having made up her mind, Qi Buchen actually felt a lot more relaxed. She couldn't sleep, so she asked about the other people's situation.
Lan Hui was overjoyed to see her in such good spirits today. She told her in detail about everyone's situation: "Everyone else is fine, except the Seventh Prince. I heard that his fall into the water seems to have triggered an old illness, so he's been staying indoors for the past few days to recuperate. And the Eighth Concubine, I heard that she was frightened by her previous fall into the water and has trouble sleeping. The Eighth Prince has been with her all day and is also staying indoors."
"Oh, by the way, there's also the Fourteenth Prince. I heard he had a cold that took hold of him, and Concubine De has been taking care of him day and night, and she's gotten herself sick from exhaustion."
The first two were nothing, just a moment of concern. When he heard Defei's name, Qi Buchen frowned and asked calmly, "Who has come to see you these days? Who sent you something?"
Lan Hui counted the people and gifts in detail again.
Qi Buchen couldn't help but frown. She didn't hear Concubine De's name, which meant that Concubine De had never sent anyone!
Yinzhen doesn't know how to be sad?
When Qi Buchen thought of Yinzhen, her heart ached. Although Yinzhen rarely mentioned his feelings for Concubine De in front of her, and rarely expressed them, after the incident with the Twelfth Princess last time, she knew that Yinzhen still had a longing for maternal love. Although it was rare and secretive, this longing did exist.
Because of the special nature of his status and the early grudges between Defei and Tong Jia, Yinzhen never received much maternal love from these two people. Coupled with a father like Kangxi, it is conceivable that he also had very little paternal love.
Because he lacked family affection since childhood, Yinzhen never stopped longing for it. Unfortunately, he was only met with disappointment again and again.
I'm afraid I'll be disappointed again this time.
Qi Buchen was filled with heartache. How could he bear to see the person he loved and cherished suffer such grievances?
She propped herself up with her hands, motioned Lan Hui to help her up, and asked, "Where is the master resting?"
"The master is in the east room." Lan Hui first replied, then asked, "Does the concubine miss the night? It's getting late now and the dew is heavy. Please don't move. I'll go get the chamber pot."
Qi Buchen was speechless for a moment. This girl was being too considerate. He stopped her and said, "No, I just want to go see you."
"Ah?" Lan Hui frowned, revealing a look of disapproval. "You haven't recovered yet, so you dare not go out. Besides, the master is asleep now, so you won't be able to see anything if you go. You should get some sleep now and go back in the morning."
Qi Buchen didn't listen to her and just ordered, "Change your clothes." He looked like he had made up his mind.
Lan Hui had little experience and could only offer some advice. She did not dare to refute like Baozhu. Seeing that Fu Jin would not listen to her advice, she had no choice but to compromise. However, she wrapped Fu Jin up so tightly that she almost turned her into a ball.
The charcoal brazier in the room was burning very brightly. Qi Buchen felt like she was about to sweat from the heat, but she didn't stop it. Health was the most important thing, and she was not the kind of person who didn't know the seriousness of the matter.
In fact, the two were very close, and Qi Buchen had not yet felt the coolness outside when she entered Yinzhen's room. There were many charcoal braziers burning in the room, and she felt even hotter.
Su Peisheng heard the noise and came out from the inner room. Seeing Qi Buchen, he was very surprised, but also very happy. "Fujin, you're awake!" He then said disapprovingly, "Why did you come here? It's even colder outside now. You shouldn't go out. If the master knew about this, he would definitely punish us."
Qi Buchen noticed that Yinzhen was speaking in a low voice and guessed that he was asleep. "Master, are you asleep?"
"Yeah." Su Peisheng said softly, leading her inside.
Now that they are here, it’s too late to send them back, so of course we still have to let them take a look.
Qi Buchen motioned him to wait: "No rush."
Then he asked Lan Hui to take off the coat that she had wrapped herself in several layers. She could take it off in the inner room, but she was afraid of waking up Yinzhen.
She followed Su Peisheng in only when only her casual clothes were left.
Yinzhen was still sleeping on his stomach with his face turned inward. Qi Buchen gently lifted the curtain and saw only the back of his head.
Even though it was just the back of the head, Qi Buchen could see the grievance and helplessness in it, and immediately felt even more heartbroken.
She sat down gently on the edge of the bed, reached out to tuck in the slightly open quilt for Yinzhen, then pulled his braid out of the quilt and straightened out the slightly messy ends of his hair. Finally, she couldn't help but lean over to reach for Yinzhen's face, wanting to touch it.
She rubbed her hand against Yinzhen's face tenderly. Just as she was about to withdraw it, Yinzhen suddenly woke up. He raised his head alertly and turned around: "Who?"
"Did I wake you up?" The slightly apologetic voice sounded very familiar.
Yinzhen blinked and finally saw who was sitting beside his bed. He said excitedly, "You? Awake!" and was about to get up.
She had heard these three words three times since she woke up, but only when this person said them did she feel a sweetness in her heart.
She reached out and held the man down: "Don't move, the wound will open again."
Fearing that Yinzhen would be stubborn, she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek: "Be obedient."
Yinzhen's eyes immediately became sore, and his heart felt as if it were filled with cotton, soft and messy. However, he did not forget the special situation of his wife at this moment, and still wanted to get up: "Why did you come out dressed like this? Are you cold? Where is Lanhui? How did you take care of me?"
Qi Buchen couldn't hold him down any longer, so he kissed him on the lips helplessly, mumbling, "I came out dressed in thick clothes. It's too hot in this room, and I took off my coat outside. Don't worry, I'm really fine."
Although they had kissed many times in the past, Qi Buchen rarely took the initiative. Every time she took the initiative, Yinzhen would be particularly enthusiastic. But this time, they had experienced so much, and Yinzhen should have been more eager to be intimate again. However, he stepped back immediately and avoided Qi Buchen's kiss.
Qi Buchen frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied with Yinzhen's avoidance, and felt a little aggrieved: "What are you doing?"
Yinzhen could hear the emotion in her voice and quickly coaxed her, "No, you're not well yet. I'm just afraid that I'll pass on my illness to you. When you're well, I'll let you kiss me properly. You can kiss me as long as you want."
"You? You? What nonsense are you talking about!" Qi Buchen spat at him, his cheeks burning. How could this man speak as if she was unsatisfied? Even if... even if she really wanted to, she couldn't say it so bluntly. There were people in the room!
She secretly looked in the direction of Su Peisheng, but found that no one was in the room.
Although Su Peisheng may not have heard that sentence, she still glared at Yinzhen: "You? Hurry up and lie down, don't move!"
Yinzhen was still worried, "Let me touch you." After touching Qi Buchen's forehead, neck, and hands, he finally put aside his worries and obediently lay down, urging him, "Go back quickly and rest well. Don't move anymore. When I feel better, I'll come to see you."
Although he missed the person in front of him very much and even wanted to hold him in his arms, he was not a person who did not know the seriousness of the matter. Fu Jin's condition was special now, so it was better for her to stay in bed and recuperate.
Qi Buchen was very dissatisfied with him for sending him away. He squatted down, put his arms on the headboard, and rested his chin on his arms. He was very close to Yinzhen's face. He looked at him eagerly and said, "But I miss you so much. I don't want to leave."
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