Chapter 143 I love you the most Qi Buchen It’s not good to nestle in his arms...
Qi Buchen nestled in his arms, feeling embarrassed to respond. Yinzhen refused to give in and said jealously, "I'm fine, but you like Honghui the most?"
"Pfft." Qi Buchen couldn't help laughing.
Yinzhen pulled the man out dissatisfiedly and said with a fierce face: "Still laughing."
Qi Buchen's eyes sparkled with laughter: "Well, I like Honghui the most. Honghui is so cute."
Yinzhen was just jealous on purpose and wanted Fu Jin to say something nice to coax him. After all, he was frightened just now. But Fu Jin's attitude really made him feel a little aggrieved.
At this moment, there is only Honghui, and his position in Fu Jin's heart has been occupied a lot. When the two more children are born in her belly, will he still have a position?
Yinzhen suddenly developed a sense of crisis, and the joy he felt from having twins was also reduced a little.
"What about me?" Yinzhen felt that he had to consolidate his position.
Qi Buchen's eyes darted around, and he looked guilty. "You're cute too."
Yinzhen held her gaze tightly, refusing to evade her gaze and snorted, "That's it?"
Do you think he is as easy to deal with as Honghui?
Qi Buchen smiled secretly again, knowing that he had to give the man some sweet treat today. He climbed his hands onto the man's neck, and his lips brushed against his earlobe, causing the man to shudder unconsciously.
"I love Yinzhen the most."
The six words whispered softly beside his ears, but Yinzhen felt as if a mountain had crashed into his heart, stirring up a mighty tidal wave. He grasped the woman's no longer slender waist, his breathing taut, "...Say it again?!"
Qi Buchen could feel his tension, and rubbed the back of his neck with his palm: "Yinzhen is the best, I love Yinzhen the most." His voice was like a trickle of water, firm and uninterrupted, yet sweet and pleasant.
Yinzhen let out a tense breath, his hands trembling as he embraced her. He rubbed his face in her hair and whispered softly, "...I love you, too."
Such straightforward expression was unfamiliar to Yinzhen. Apart from the two words "delighted" he said to Qi Buchen at the beginning, he never said it again after the two of them made their feelings clear to each other. At most, he would only say "like", and it mostly appeared in bed.
But after he finished speaking, he felt an unprecedented satisfaction in his heart, which made him swell with satisfaction.
The same is true for Qi Buchen. Compared with the ancient man Yinzhen, she is sometimes even more restrained in expressing her emotions because of uncertainty, fear, and lack of security.
At this moment, all these seem to have disappeared without a trace, leaving only the affection in my heart.
Even though they were pregnant with their second child, the couple acted like they were just in love, whispering sweet nothings to each other for a long time.
Perhaps Qi Buchen felt hungry, so the two separated reluctantly, but their eyes were still entangled and full of affection through the air.
It is just like the meeting of golden wind and jade dew, which is better than countless things in the world.
After satisfying their hunger, the two finally had time to talk about business.
"Did you find the person who made those things?" Qi Buchen spoke as if he was holding candy in his mouth.
Yinzhen played with a strand of her hair, his brows curved. "Well, do you remember Huai Honghui's southern tour? Weren't you interested in a man named Huang Luzhuang back then? He invented these things, too."
Qi Buchen was overjoyed: "Really?!"
Yinzhen said: "It is true, but he has passed away. These things were presented by his descendants." He then recounted in detail the process of finding Huang Luzhuang's descendants.
When Yinzhen destroyed a White Lotus den, he captured many people, some of whom were abducted by the White Lotus and forced to work for them. At that time, Qi Buchen felt that it was a pity and a bit unfair that these people were regarded as rebels.
Later, before they left, Kangxi issued an edict to spare the lives of these persecuted people, but after all, they had worked for the rebels, so they still could not escape imprisonment.
This time, Yinzhen went south again. After receiving the letter from home that Qi Buchen was pregnant, he remembered her love for those novel toys at that time and thought of this group of people. He sent people to Yangzhou to inquire and found out that these people had been released from prison, but because they were registered as craftsmen, their lives were very difficult.
Thinking that his wife thought these people were talented, Yinzhen simply asked them if they were willing to go with him. After knowing Yinzhen's identity, this group of people who had been bullied knew that they had a stable job and would not refuse. They all agreed with tears of gratitude. One of them, after knowing why Yinzhen had originally approached them, offered these things, saying that they were his father's relics.
According to this person, Huang Luzhuang was quite interested in scientific and technological works introduced from the West. He once wanted to go to the West by sea and planned to move his family to Guangzhou. However, before he could set off, his entire family was abducted by the White Lotus Sect. They threatened him with the lives of his wife and children and forced him to secretly make bows and crossbows for the White Lotus Sect.
"There's another book, 'A Brief Account of Strange Instruments,' written by his father. It records some of his father's inventions," Yinzhen said. "If you want to present it to me, I'll have him copy a copy and keep the original for myself. If you're interested, I'll bring it to you later."
Qi Buchen was of course interested. She also wanted to see how many things this Chinese inventor had invented.
Seeing her excited look, Yinzhen had to add, "But don't look at it too much, or you'll get upset."
Qi Buchen agreed readily.
After saying this, the two began to discuss some of the things that had happened in the capital in the past few days: "...Everything else is fine, but my twelfth brother had a son a month ago, but he died at the age of six. I can't go and see him, so you have to go and take a look later."
Yinzhen nodded.
"And Tenth Brother, he came three times during the time you were away. Is he interested in looking after you?" Qi Buchen rambled on. "Don't always act like you're teaching me. Tenth Brother is fine like this. He's living a peaceful life."
"How can he be living a peaceful life?" Yinzhen couldn't help but retort, "He's obviously been fooling around with the Ninth Brother all day long."
Even though Yin'er and Yin'e were already twenty years old, because Kangxi did not mention it, not only had they not yet married, they even lived in the palace and went to the study every day to attend classes with several younger brothers who were eight or nine years old. How tragic.
This situation of repeating a grade at an older age led to the two of them becoming more and more idle and waiting for death. Yin'e was still relatively okay, but Yin'er was always living a life of drunkenness and dreams, and he was particularly fond of making money. He sent people to say more than once that he wanted to invest in Qi Buchen's business.
There was nothing wrong with taking him to make money, but this child had always been close to Yinsi, and now Yinsi was a member of the eldest prince's party. Qi Buchen didn't want to involve Yinzhen, so he politely refused.
Qi Buchen was helpless: "You know his situation, so he can do what he wants? It's better now."
The concubine that Kangxi pointed out to him showed his thoughts about this son. Yin'e did not show any superior talents, so the smartest thing to do was to follow Kangxi's wishes.
Of course Yinzhen understood, but he still looked down on Yin'e's idle and waiting-for-death attitude. He snorted to express his attitude, but did not argue any further.
Arguing with the wife over an unpleasant brother? Not worth it.
After Yinzhen came back, Qi Buchen felt more at ease and was able to focus on taking care of the fetus. However, after Yinzhen learned about the risks of twins with Doctor Fu, he was worried every time he saw Qi Buchen eating and drinking too much. Looking at her belly that was swollen like a balloon was like looking at a bomb.
Fortunately, apart from being able to eat a little, Qi Buchen's other symptoms were relatively mild, which made Yinzhen feel relieved.
I feel at ease at home, but I am worried outside.
Not long after Kangxi returned, Grand Secretary Wang Xi died of illness while in office. He had been an important official since the Shunzhi Dynasty and had not made any mistakes over the years, so he had a clean reputation. Kangxi gave him the posthumous title of Wenjing and allowed him to be included in the Temple of the Worthy and Good, which was considered a posthumous honor.
If it were just that, it would be fine. However, it will be recorded in history books as a beautiful story of harmony between the monarch and his subjects.
But Kangxi did something outrageous again. It was common for the emperor to send people to pay tribute to ministers after their death. Those who did this were usually trusted and important ministers, to show how much he valued them.
But this time, Kangxi called out Yinzhen's name and asked him to go to the memorial service with Ma Qi.
This was truly a bolt from the blue. Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there had never been a precedent for a prince to pay homage to a minister. This was certainly an unprecedented honor for Wang Xi, but for the prince, wasn't it also a kind of respect and importance?
And some possibility.
Regardless of how the various parties reacted after this incident, Yinzhen really closed the door and focused on keeping Qi Buchen healthy while she took care of the baby.
Main courtyard.
After Imperial Physician Fu finished taking the patient's pulse, he bowed and said, "I am 80% certain that this is twins."
Yinzhen and Qi Buchen were not too surprised. Whether it was twins or not, just look at her. She was five months pregnant but her belly looked like it was seven months. Anyone could guess it.
Isn't it impossible? I didn't expect that Doctor Fu actually had such a sure hand when he only said he was 80% sure.
Yinzhen nodded. "I'll have to trouble the Imperial Physician to take great care of this pregnancy. How is Concubine Fu's health now? Will she be able to attend the birthday banquet in a few days?"
Imperial Physician Fu said, "Fujin is in good health, and the baby is doing well. There are no problems at the moment. She can attend the birthday banquet, but she should be careful not to overexert herself."
After sending Doctor Fu away, Yinzhen still frowned: "Why don't you find an excuse not to go?" He always felt scared when he looked at Fu Jin's belly.
Qi Buchen comforted him: "It will be fine. This year is the Emperor's 500,000th birthday. What can go wrong?"
Although Kangxi's 500,000th birthday had already been celebrated in various places at the beginning of this year, the celebration was still grand on the day of May. Many provincial governors submitted memorials early this time, requesting to return to Beijing to celebrate Kangxi's birthday.
There are also many people coming from Mongolia and various vassal states. If someone in the harem is looking for trouble at this time, is it because they think they have lived too long?
On the other hand, if she were to make excuses for not attending even though she was in good health, who knows how it would be interpreted.
Having said that, Qi Buchen still made sufficient preparations before entering the palace.
Still in Yonghe Palace, Concubine De was in a good mood, and even saw a hint of a smile on Qi Buchen's lips.
Qi Buchen certainly wouldn't think that Concubine De had suddenly changed her personality. Although she wasn't well-informed about the news in the palace, she knew that someone in Yinzhen's harem was pregnant, and the pregnancy was more advanced than hers, at six months.
Not only Fourteen, but Thirteen's concubine in the backyard is also pregnant, and she is already eight months pregnant.
Qi Buchen could understand Defei's good mood as her beloved son was going to give her a grandson.
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