Chapter 152: Humph! Woman! The matter of pirates will have to wait for the imperial envoy to arrive...
The matter of pirates had to wait for the result of the imperial envoy's visit to pacify the pirates. Qi Buchen could only wait patiently, but Yinzhen was busy again after just two days of leisure.
The Chen Rubil case and the Fu Chunxiu case caused wrinkles to form between his brows.
The facts of these two cases were simple, but they involved a wide range of parties. The Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Nine Ministers, and the Censorate were all involved, but they dragged on for more than a month without any result. Emperor Kangxi even replaced the ministers of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War one after another.
The case of Fu Chunxiu was left unresolved because Fu Chunxiu died of illness on the way back to Beijing while taking up an office in another place. The case of Chen Rubuli dragged on for a whole year, and it took Emperor Kangxi's repeated intervention to clear Chen Rubuli's name. In the end, more than 40 people were punished and held accountable, and the Minister of Justice and the Left Censor-in-Chief were replaced before the case was concluded.
During this year, Kangxi made two more long journeys, one to inspect the Yongding River and one to tour the south. Both times, he only took the crown prince and Yinxiang with him. People who didn't know the situation seemed to think that Kangxi doted on these two sons. However, Yinxiang came back to find Yinzhen twice, and vaguely revealed some attitudes, which seemed to indicate that the atmosphere between Kangxi and the crown prince was becoming increasingly wrong.
At this time, Yinzhen was thrown from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Revenue by Kangxi, and was asked to take charge of the issue of unpaid silver.
Yinzhen did not feel uncomfortable about being sent to collect the debt, but Kangxi, his boss, was really irritating. Yinzhen had just visited and drawn up a plan, and just when he started, Kangxi stabbed him in the back and issued an order to forgive the Eight Banners the loan of 700,000 taels of silver.
If this doesn't slap Yinzhen in the face, how can he continue to work? Huh?
If Kangxi was not both the emperor and his father, Qi Buchen would have wanted to throw a cup of tea in his face and then ask Yinzhen to resign. Her husband would never tolerate such grievances!
Unfortunately, the reality is that she can only hug her husband to give him the comfort of love, and she can't even complain about Kangxi, her stupid boss.
Yinzhen was in a good mood and asked her with a smile: "Why are you acting so well today? Did you do something wrong?"
"No, I just suddenly felt that you worked too hard to support the family. I don't know how much grievance you have suffered outside. It makes me sad to think about it. I should be nicer to you!" Qi Buchen pecked him twice on the corner of his mouth.
Yinzhen chuckled: "Now, what do you want to do next?"
Qi Buchen felt wronged: "Why are you like this? I really feel sorry for you."
"Really?" Yinzhen didn't believe it. "I'm in a good mood now. If you say so, there's a high probability that I'll agree."
Qi Buchen simply turned his back and said, "Forget it if you don't believe me."
Looking at this posture, you really feel sorry for him? Yinzhen hugged him doubtfully: "Why are you still angry?"
"I'm not angry." Qi Buchen turned over and said that he was there to comfort others, and he couldn't end up having others coaxing her.
The two of them were cuddling affectionately, and Yinzhen suddenly asked, "Have you really done nothing wrong?"
"...Get lost." Men shouldn't be too nice to him.
Because of Kangxi's outrageous actions, Yinzhen's journey in the Ministry of Revenue started from hell. It was much more difficult than when he was in the Ministry of Justice. He often worked overtime and neglected food and sleep. If Qi Buchen had not reminded him, he would have almost forgotten that his son Honghui was old enough to go to school.
"I will submit a memorial tomorrow." Yinzhen said.
Originally only the princes could study in the Shangshufang, but when Hongxi, a son of the crown prince, reached the age, he was chosen by Emperor Kangxi to study in the Shangshufang. Yinzhen then wrote a letter requesting to send Hongyu as well, and Emperor Kangxi agreed. Later, Yinzhi and Yinqi also requested that their eldest sons study in the Shangshufang, and Emperor Kangxi agreed to all of them. Gradually, it seemed to become an unspoken rule.
Qi Buchen hesitated: "Do I have to go?" The time spent in the study was too abnormal, and the palace was a place where it was too easy to make people familiar with each other. Honghui had raised her to be a little naive.
Yinzhen said seriously, "Honghui is the crown prince and the elder brother. The entire Yongjun Palace will depend on him in the future. I know what you are thinking, but this is something he must go through. If he endures hardship now, he will not suffer in the future. Including Honghui and the others, they are all men, and they are born with responsibilities on their shoulders. You can't spoil them too much."
"I'm not spoiling you." Qi Buchen slumped his shoulders. "I'm also very strict."
"No matter how strict you are, they are still in a greenhouse." Yinzhen sighed, "You yourself said that flowers in a greenhouse can never grow into big trees. You have to let go and let them go out to face the wind and rain, so that they can grow."
Qi Buchen hung his head, very depressed.
Yinzhen consoled her, "You don't have to worry too much. Going to the study room isn't some secret place. You'll just be studying with people your own age. Nothing will happen." He then changed the subject to divert her attention. "What do you think of Honghui's study partner and Haha Zhuzi? Do any of your nephews from your mother's family seem suitable?"
Qi Buchen immediately perked up: "There's no need to mention my mother's family, but Mr. Gu's grandson is about the same age as Honghui. I've met him a few times and he's quite nice. What do you think?"
"Gu Cong?" Yinzhen thought back, remembering the boy he had met twice when he went to see his teacher. He nodded and said, "That's right. I'll ask the teacher what he thinks later."
After discussing several candidates, Yinzhen submitted a memorial the next day to fight for an opportunity for Honghui to study, and Qi Buchen took Honghui to visit Gu Badai's residence.
In fact, she had thought about asking Gu Badai to teach Honghui before, but Gu Badai's wife passed away a few years ago, and Gu Badai's health began to deteriorate, so she had to give up.
Gu Cong's mother received them and her daughter. When she heard that Qi Buchen wanted her son to study with Honghui in the study, Mrs. Gu wanted to agree on the spot.
Although the eighth generation of the Gu family was a minister in his time, the Gu family has not had a good life in recent years. It would have been fine if the family was poor, but Gu Cong's father, Gu Yan, had fulfilled his filial piety to his mother and had not yet filled the vacancy. Mrs. Gu wanted to ask Prince Yong to pass on a message, but both the eighth generation of the Gu family, Gu Yan and his son, were noble people, and Mrs. Gu was scolded by her husband for just saying it.
Unfortunately, she had no say in the matter and could only express regretfully that she would inform Gu Yan and Gu Badai as soon as possible and write back to Prince Yong's Mansion.
Fortunately, Gu Badai was unexpectedly open-minded about this matter and agreed very straightforwardly.
There was no trouble with Yinzhen, and after finalizing a few other families, Honghui was about to begin his career in the Shangshufang.
On this day, Yinzhen made time to send Honghui into the palace.
Qi Buchen reluctantly said goodbye to his son at the gate. Because of the abnormal class time in the study room, Honghui had to stay in the palace, otherwise he would not be able to make it in time in the morning.
Qi Buchen squatted down, looked his son in the eye, and warned him, "Don't run around in the palace, and don't be alone. Always take Gu Cong and the others with you. You are the youngest in the upper study, so you must respect your uncles and brothers. Play with them if you can, but stay away if you don't like them. Don't bully others, but if others bully you, don't be afraid, just go to your emperor and complain! If you are not used to the food, ask someone to tell the kitchen..."
Yinzhen heard her talk getting more and more outrageous, so he interrupted her and said, "Okay, it's getting late, we should go."
Qi Buchen touched his son's face again and said, "When you come back from your rest, your mother will have someone prepare something delicious for you."
Honghui nodded obediently in agreement, then turned around and followed his father away.
Qi Buchen couldn't help but took two steps forward and shouted, "If you really can't get used to it, just send someone back and tell them we're not going."
Yinzhen stumbled and nearly fell, turning back and yelling, "What nonsense!"
Afraid that the concubine's maternal love would flare up and she would say something outrageous, he simply picked up his son and quickened his pace.
The triplets who had been playing by themselves nearby suddenly noticed that their father and brother were about to leave. They couldn't stand it anymore and started chasing after them with their chubby little legs, shouting, "Father! Father! Brother!"
"Stop it quickly."
After the triplets caused a lot of chaos, Qi Buchen's reluctance disappeared completely. Oh my God, why are these three only two years old? Let them grow up quickly. Then she will definitely be the first one to throw them out and send them to school.
Honghui came back ten days later. The first thing Qi Buchen did was to feel him up from head to toe, muttering, "Has he lost weight?"
Yinzhen was speechless: "How did you lose weight? You've obviously gained weight."
Honghui was embarrassed by being touched, and shrank back to hide, agreeing with his father: "Yes, I'm not thin, mother. The food in the palace is so delicious, I've gained weight."
"You have no conscience!" Qi Buchen slapped him, "Mother at home misses you so much that she can't eat, but you're eating with relish."
"Hehe." Honghui scratched his head and smiled foolishly.
Qi Buchen asked with concern: "How is your study? Do you have a lot of homework? When do you get up? When do you rest? Do you get enough sleep? What did Wu Anda teach you? Are you injured..."
He asked a lot of questions that confused Honghui and he didn't know what to answer. Fortunately, Li Xing, who was serving him, was smart enough to answer Qi Buchen's questions in detail.
Even so, Honghui couldn't stand his mother's enthusiasm and made an excuse to slip away: "I'm going to see my brothers."
Looking at his son's back as he couldn't wait to leave, Qi Buchen said dissatisfiedly: "Stinky boy."
"A son is no longer under his mother's control when he grows up." Yinzhen secretly tried to sow discord, "You've been keeping an eye on him these days."
Qi Buchen glared at him: "My son wouldn't do that."
Yinzhen immediately felt jealous: "Princess, do you think you've been going too far lately?"
"Really?" Qi Buchen opened his big eyes, which were clearly black and white, and looked at him innocently.
Yinzhen gritted his teeth: "I've been going out early and coming back late these days, why don't you ask me anything?" He just kept asking his son, and sometimes when he came back late, not only did he not say a word of concern, he even had to be careful not to wake her up with his movements.
Qi Buchen sounded more innocent: "Then I am too tired to take care of the children during the day. You don't know how tiring it is for those three little devils."
It’s because of my son.
Ultimately, his son is more important than him.
Humph! Woman!
Yinzhen was angry and didn't say a word to Qi Buchen until he went to bed at night.
Qi Buchen was so distracted by her four sons that she didn't even notice that Yinzhen was in a cold war with her. She got on the bed and got ready to sleep.
But was shaken awake.
What caught her eye was Yinzhen's unfriendly gaze: "Are you going to sleep like this?"
"Ah?" Qi Buchen, who had not reacted in time, saw his increasingly gloomy face, and suddenly an idea came to him.
This man is still jealous of his son!
Okay, don’t sleep anymore, let’s comfort her first.
Only after he physically coaxed the person into a good sleep did Qi Buchen, whose eyelids had been fighting, finally fall asleep.
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