Chapter 33: Palace Maids Fighting As soon as he finished speaking, those who knew about it gathered...
As soon as he finished speaking, those who knew the situation all lowered their heads. Su Peisheng's eyes drifted towards Qi Buchen uncontrollably, but he found that she was eating her food calmly, as if she hadn't heard anything.
"This...this..." Eunuch Su, who was always smart, didn't know how to answer his master's question. He hesitated for a long time but couldn't think of any words to save the situation.
Yinzhen felt that Su Peisheng was very strange today. He was already in a bad mood because of Yinzhi's matter, and now even this dog servant dared to fool him!
Just as he was about to get angry, he heard Qi Buchen's voice: "The dim sum chef hasn't changed. I made that. It's my first time making it, so it doesn't look very good. Please give me some face and try it. How does it taste?"
Yinzhen: “…”
Why didn’t you say it earlier?!
He glared at Su Peisheng fiercely. This bastard must have known it long ago, but he didn't even tell him!
Su Peisheng felt the deathly gaze from his master and felt bitter. He was only informed before the meal was served. How could he secretly tell the secret in front of the concubine?
"Ah, so it was Fu Jin who made it." Yin Zhen felt strangely guilty and quickly changed the subject. "Why did Fu Jin do it herself? Just ask the Imperial Kitchen to make whatever you want." As he spoke, he didn't know what else he was thinking, and the word "chuan" appeared faintly between his eyebrows. "Could it be that the servants in the Imperial Kitchen shirked their responsibility?"
Everyone in the Imperial Kitchen who was inexplicably shot: "......"
Fourth Prince, don’t you think it’s too much for you to make empty promises like this?
Qi Buchen didn't really think there was anything wrong with Yinzhen saying that her snacks weren't good-looking, because they weren't as good as the imperial chef's. Hearing him wrongly accusing the imperial chef again, she couldn't help but laugh: "You are wronging me, Master. I just saw that you seemed to be in a bad mood these past two days, so I wanted to make some sweets for you to try. Eating sweet things can make you feel better."
Yinzhen never expected that Fu Jin would say this and was stunned for a moment. In fact, whenever he appeared in front of Qi Buchen, he would deliberately suppress his unhappy emotions and act normal. The reason was that he didn't want Fu Jin to find out why he was unhappy and didn't want Fu Jin to find out that he was not valued by the emperor.
Yes, Yinzhen himself actually thought that Kangxi did not value him. This was not a conclusion drawn because of the fact that Yinzhi was able to accompany him on the tour, but a long-term accumulation of feelings since Tong E'niang's death.
But he didn't expect that even though he tried his best to cover it up, Fu Jin still noticed it and even cooked for him herself to make him happy.
This long-lost feeling of being valued made Yinzhen a little confused. He instinctively wanted to get closer, but then he retreated in fear.
I was afraid that it would be as short-lived as the kindness Tong E'niang showed her before she became pregnant, and I was also afraid that it would be as vain as the respect the Emperor showed Tong E'niang before her death.
He moved his lips, wanting to say something, but couldn't. Finally, he picked up the dessert and stuffed it into his mouth without saying a word.
A sweet taste spread in the mouth, then went down the throat, turning into threads that pulled at the pounding heart.
"It's delicious." He lowered his eyes and gave his evaluation in a hoarse voice.
Qi Buchen noticed that his mood was a little strange, but for some reason, he could only smile and say, "I'm glad I don't mind you."
"I don't mind." Yinzhen looked up at her with a steady gaze, "I won't mind."
I won’t mind, so please disappear slowly.
Qi Buchen felt that his attitude was increasingly strange, and was just wondering how to respond when suddenly there was a commotion outside.
"...water..."
She only heard this one word from the faint shouting, and was about to ask someone to go out and check when Xie Hanshan's voice sounded outside the door.
"Master, Fu Jin, there's a fire in the Third Prince's courtyard!"
A fire? A fire? Qi Buchen's heart sank, and he shouted, "Come in and tell me!"
Before Xie Hanshan even greeted him, he heard Yinzhen's calm voice: "What's going on? Is it serious?"
"We don't know the exact reason yet," Xie Hanshan replied cautiously. "It's just that a eunuch from the Third Prince's courtyard came to call for help, saying there was a fire. Eunuch Lin went with seven or eight people and only sent someone to pass the message back to the master."
Qi Buchen and Yinzhen both frowned. A fire was no small matter. The house was made of wood at that time, and it would easily cause a chain reaction.
"How big is the fire? Is it serious?" Qi Buchen asked.
"I only took a glimpse from a distance," Xie Hanshan said uncertainly. "The smoke column wasn't obvious, so it shouldn't be very big."
Qi Buchen looked at Yinzhen and said, "Master, should we go and take a look ourselves?"
Yinzhen lifted his robe and stood up: "I'm going, you stay at home."
"Su Peisheng, go and call some more people." After giving the order, he was about to leave, but suddenly stopped, turned around to look at Qi Buchen, pursed his lips and said, "Send that plate of snacks to the study in the front yard. The master will be hungry when reading in the evening." After saying that, he left without looking back, his steps were hurried, as if he was very worried about the safety of his third brother.
Qi Buchen came to his senses only after everyone had left. He shook his head in amusement and had the meal cleared away. The plate of snacks was naturally sent to the study.
She didn't stay in the house, but looked towards Yinzhi's yard from afar in the yard. Unfortunately, the high walls and eaves of the palace blocked her view, and she could only see a wisp of smoke rising and spreading.
The noise outside was getting louder and louder. It should be that the brothers living in the South Third Building had received the news. From time to time, the sound of a whole group of people running over could be heard.
Qi Buchen watched for a while, but there was no obvious change in the smoke column. She simply instructed Baozhu: "Let the people in our courtyard be more alert, and send someone to check the auspicious jar."
About a quarter of an hour later, Yinzhen came back with his men.
Qi Buchen was waiting in the main hall: "You're back. Is the fire out?"
Yinzhen nodded with a stern face, sat down without saying a word, and actually looked angry.
Qi Buchen was a little puzzled. He looked at Su Peisheng and asked with his eyes: "What happened?"
Su Peisheng smiled bitterly and replied, "After the fire was put out, the master asked about the cause of the fire, but the Third Prince said...he said that the master went to see him laugh, and...and..."
"Don't dream about it. Even if something happens to him, the emperor won't let you go with him." Yinzhen said with a gloomy face what Su Peisheng didn't dare to say.
Qi Buchen was speechless after hearing this. This Yinzhi was too ungrateful. After all, the other person had just helped him put out the fire, and now he was mocking him by demoting him?
But it was not easy for her to comment on this matter. After all, they were brothers with the same surname, and she understood the principle that distant relatives should not be separated.
So I could only ask something else: "So, the cause of the fire is still unknown?"
This time it was Lin Changqing who responded: "I went there early. I heard that it was because two palace maids were arguing and pushing each other, and accidentally knocked over the candlestick, which happened to ignite the curtain and caused the fire."
Qi Buchen was surprised and couldn't believe what he heard: "Palace maids fighting?"
Is there anyone in this palace who dares to fight?
Seeing Fu Jin's surprised look, Lin Changqing really wanted to explain to her that there were many quarrels and fights among the palace people, but most of the masters were unaware of it.
However, he felt that his master's coldness had become even stronger, so he kept his mouth shut rationally. His master hated servants who were not careful with his work the most.
"Why are they fighting?" Qi Buchen still couldn't accept it. He thought that the two of them had some deep hatred, so they dared to fight in the palace regardless of the consequences.
"This..." Lin Changqing hesitated for a moment. This matter involved his master, so it was difficult to say it directly.
"I heard it was because of the imperial tour to the capital."
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