Chapter 32 How to coax people? "When can we leave the palace...
"When can we move out of the palace and build a mansion?" Qi Buchen looked at Yinzhen with blinking eyes.
"......" Yinzhen's heart skipped a beat.
Did Fu Jin know about this?
He asked cautiously, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"
Qi Buchen choked. Should he directly say that he was too heartbroken to give gifts and wanted to leave the palace early to do business and make money? So he could only vaguely say: "I just suddenly remembered it."
Yinzhen, who almost thought he was exposed, breathed a sigh of relief and said ambiguously: "It's hard to say. It depends on what the emperor thinks."
"Oh, okay." Qi Buchen was a little disappointed, but he could understand it.
That would have been fine, but in the following days, she noticed that Yinzhen's behavior was a little out of character. Originally, under her supervision, his sleep and rest schedule had adjusted somewhat, and he no longer worked so hard to stay up late. But in the past few days, he seemed to have started staying in the study for a long time again, staying up later and later at night.
Qi Buchen initially thought that he had recently encountered some difficulties in his studies, so it was okay to stay up late occasionally. After all, you can't be too strict when managing people, you have to be flexible. Otherwise, if the naughty child gets impatient and goes into a rebellious period, you will have to suffer.
But when this situation lasted for more than ten days, she finally couldn't sit still anymore. This was the time of development, and if she continued to endure it, her immunity would be lost, and she would have to lie in bed like a sickly person for the rest of her life.
At midnight, Qi Buchen, wrapped up thickly, came to the study in the front yard. A young eunuch stood in front of the door with his hands in his sleeves. When he saw her, he immediately said, "Good luck to the wife!"
Inside the room, Yinzhen, who was dotting on a blueprint, heard the voice and was surprised: "Why is Fu Jin here at this time?" His voice was very low. But then he thought of something, put down his pen, stood up, and gathered the blueprints on the table, while ordering Su Peisheng: "Quick, bring me the book."
"Master, can I come in?" Qi Buchen asked softly from outside.
Yinzhen quickly hid the blueprints, cleared his throat, and said, "Come in." Then he looked at the person who pushed the door open and asked, "Why is your wife here at this time? Is there something wrong?"
Qi Buchen stepped forward and said, "Nothing, I just noticed you've been staying up late lately. What happened?"
Yinzhen didn't expect to be asked back, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Nothing."
Qi Buchen, however, thought that his hesitation was because it was difficult to talk about the past dynasties, so he said, "But it's difficult to talk about the past dynasties? I won't ask what it is specifically, but no matter what, you can't be so careless about your body. Have you forgotten that the imperial physician once said that your body is a little weak and you need to take good care of yourself and not stay up too late?" After saying this, he looked at Su Peisheng and blamed him, "You too, you clearly knew all this, why didn't you try to persuade me?"
Su Peisheng felt bitter, but he could only admit his fault: "It's all my fault." However, he also understood that Fu Jin was not criticizing him, but was using this to encourage his master.
Yinzhen felt a little guilty when she mentioned this. Just when he was unsure how to respond, an idea suddenly struck him. He remembered something and said in a low voice, "It's nothing bad to say. It's just that there's a severe drought in Shaanxi, and I'm a little worried."
When Qi Buchen heard that it was because of this matter, he fell silent, then sighed and said, "There is nothing we can do when encountering a natural disaster. We can only provide good disaster relief afterwards and don't let the people suffer." But this is easier said than done. In ancient times, there were very few disaster relief supplies that had not been exploited.
The two were silent for a moment, and Qi Buchen then cheered up and said, "But these are all the concerns of the emperor and the ministers. What you should do now is to take good care of yourself and study hard, and then share the worries for the emperor in the future."
Yinzhen felt a little heavy-hearted, and suddenly felt that his previous thoughts were too petty. He just nodded and said to Qi Buchen, "You are right."
"It's late at night now, you should go to bed early." Qi Buchen advised.
Yinzhen also stood up, told Su Peisheng to clear the things on the table, and then said, "Let's go."
The two of them walked back to the backyard together and rested without saying anything else.
After this incident, Yinzhen finally returned to his normal routine, but within two days, he came back with a dark face. He did not go into the backyard but went straight into the study.
A young eunuch who had defected to Xie Hanshan found out and reported it to him, who then told Qi Buchen.
"Unhappy?" Qi Buchen was a little surprised, and then called Lin Changqing to ask.
Lin Changqing replied, his eyes fixed on her nose and his heart focused, "Report to the Lady, there is news today that the Emperor will be touring the capital in two days. In addition to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he has also specifically asked the eldest and third princes to accompany him."
"That's it? Then what?" Qi Buchen asked, "And where is Jidian?"
Lin Changqing raised his head helplessly: "Ji Dian is the area around Zhili Province." After saying this, he gave Qi Buchen a look that could only be understood but not expressed in words, and added, "The emperor used to only let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accompany him when he toured Ji Dian. This time, he appointed the eldest and third princes, and the third prince was very happy."
Thinking about the few times he had met Yinzhi, Qi Buchen understood. So Yinzhi thought that he was valued by Kangxi. In view of the grudge between the two of them because of the fight, he showed off and even mocked Yinzhen in front of him. Yinzhen had no way to refute him, and he must have felt very uncomfortable, so he was in a bad mood?
That must be it! But after thinking it through, Qi Buchen felt a little embarrassed. How could he comfort Kangxi in such a situation? He couldn't make Kangxi change his mind and take him with him. Simple words of comfort would be pale. Moreover, Yinzhen probably didn't want others to know that he felt Kangxi didn't value him.
With the question of how to make Yinzhen happy without leaving any trace, Qi Buchen racked his brains for a solution. He almost pulled his hair out but still couldn't come up with any idea. He had never coaxed anyone in his previous life, and the coaxing techniques he had seen were of no use. In the end, Qi Buchen could only choose the dumbest way.
Make your own food!
Alas, because I have only coaxed my parents, and when I coaxed them, one way was to buy things for them, and the other was to cook a meal for them.
Qi Buchen immediately took action, considering the need to avoid Yinzhen and the simple conditions. With the help of Lin Changqing, Yinzhen's right-hand man, he successfully brought back a eunuch from the imperial kitchen who was good at making snacks and some ingredients.
After choosing a simple pastry, Qi Buchen began to work under her guidance. Due to her cooking experience, she quickly mastered the skill, which amazed the palace maids who were originally not optimistic about her. Of course, there must be some exaggeration and flattery in this.
When the finished product was finally made, Qi Buchen tasted it himself and was very satisfied. Although it could not compare with the chef in the imperial kitchen, it was still good.
Then she asked the palace maids and eunuchs to taste the food, but these people looked as if they had tasted the most delicious food in the world, which made her face full of black lines.
The acting is too exaggerated!
After it was done, it was time to invite the chef to serve. However, Qi Buchen refused to let the servants tell them that she had made the pastries herself. Instead, she placed her own pastries together with those made by the chef in the imperial kitchen during the meal.
Su Peisheng got the news in advance, and when Yinzhen had almost finished eating, he took a piece of the snack made by Qi Buchen.
Yinzhen looked at the strangely shaped snacks on the plate and frowned.
"Has the dim sum chef in the imperial kitchen been replaced? He dares to serve anything."
The author has something to say:
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Yinzhen: This dessert looks really ugly.
Qi Buchen: ...I made this
Yinzhen: ...Is it too late for me to take back my words now?
PS: It’s really hard for single people to write a coaxing plot. Do you guys have any experience?
Chin
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