Chapter 52 Why do you despise me? After squatting three times,...
After squatting in the pit three times, Baozhu and others became anxious and wanted to go out to call the imperial physician.
But why was it that they'd been up all night? How could Qi Buchen have the nerve to let them make such a big fuss and let everyone know about this embarrassing thing? Besides, diarrhea wasn't a serious problem. No vomiting meant it wasn't food poisoning, at most it was something they'd eaten that had the effect. In his previous life, no one would have taken it seriously. They'd just squatted there, thinking of it as a way to lose weight.
Qi Buchen used a very serious attitude to stop Baozhu and the others from going out to look for someone, and she took it upon herself. Sure enough, after defecating three times, her stomach was no longer so restless, and she could take a short nap.
This time didn’t last too long because it was already dawn.
When it was daybreak, Qi Buchen could no longer stop her. Xie Hanshan didn't even answer her before running out to call the imperial physician.
Of course, a letter must also be sent to Yinzhen.
The imperial physician arrived quickly. After taking her pulse, the diagnosis was indeed as Qi Buchen had suspected. "Fujin, your diet has been unbalanced lately, leading to some indigestion. And yesterday, you ran into the wind after dinner, which is why you're fine now. You don't need to take any medicine, just eat a light meal."
It's what the saying goes, drinking wind and getting diarrhea.
However, it is okay at normal times, but at this time and in this place, eating light food is actually a troublesome matter, but this is not something that the imperial physician can solve.
After the imperial physician left, Baozhu and the others started worrying about how to find some lighter meals.
Qi Buchen, on the other hand, didn't think so. "Why think so much? You don't need to do anything else. Just cook some rice porridge every day. Look at your attitude. Do you think you want to prepare ten or eight dishes?"
"How can we just drink porridge?" Baozhu and others disagreed. This was too shabby.
"Why not?" Qi Buchen had never been one for gluttony. To her, eating was just for living. It was fine to indulge in delicious food occasionally, but being so particular about every meal would tire her to death. So, with a wave of her hand, she declared, "It's settled. I'll only eat one bowl of porridge per meal. No matter how much more you give me, I won't eat it!"
"What are you not eating?" Yinzhen asked casually as he walked in from behind the curtain. Without waiting for a reply, he walked over to Qi Buchen and studied her face carefully. "Are you okay? Where's the imperial physician? What did he say?"
Qi Buchen did not answer him first, but first called out to Su Peisheng and others who were greeting her. At the same time, Yinzhen also waved his hand to let Baozhu and others who were greeting him stand up.
"How do you feel now? Have you prescribed medicine?" Yinzhen did not give up asking while he was busy with his hands.
Qi Buchen felt awkward facing him, especially after he came in. She seemed to smell a faint smell of excrement, which made her face flush red with embarrassment and shame. "Why are you here? I'm fine. You don't need to stay here for long. Go back now."
If she didn't want to be too obvious, she would have just chased the person away.
Yinzhen didn't notice anything wrong with her. In fact, it was Qi Buchen's own fault. There was actually no strange smell in the tent. The servants always took away the toilet in time. How could there be any smell left?
Yinzhen plopped down across from her, his eyes still fixed on her. "Are you really alright? I see your face is a little red. What did the imperial physician say? Was there something wrong with the meals those people prepared yesterday? I've already detained them. I'll have the imperial physician come over to check later."
The reason why he came here just now was because he had to deal with those people first.
Qi Buchen felt helpless after hearing this. It turned out that this person's imagination was even bigger than hers, and he had already come up with the idea of conspiracy, poisoning and assassination?
"It's really nothing." Qi Buchen said helplessly, "Don't blame the chefs. The imperial physician said that I've been eating too much meat these past few days, which has caused indigestion. Plus, I was drunk from horse racing yesterday, so I have a stomachache."
"I'm well now. The doctor said I don't need to take any medicine, just eat a light diet."
Yinzhen seemed a little unconvinced. He pointed at Baozhu and asked again, "Did the imperial physician really say that?"
"My Lord, that's exactly what the imperial physician said," Baozhu answered honestly.
Yinzhen finally let it go, and then ordered Su Peisheng: "Send someone to release those people."
After that, he started thinking like Baozhu and the others: "It will take a while for these light dishes to be prepared. It will take at least a few days to prepare them."
It’s not that it can’t be obtained, but it’s difficult to obtain.
Qi Buchen was truly apprehensive about mobilizing so many people and resources just for a bite of food. This would make her feel like a nuisance, and her conscience would be uneasy. Therefore, she repeatedly stopped them, saying, "No, no, no, don't do anything. I'm telling you, I'm only having a bowl of rice porridge for every meal these days. Even if you bring more food, I won't touch a single bit."
Facing Yinzhen's obvious disapproval, she didn't retreat an inch, her expression extremely serious and earnest: "I'm serious, I'm not being coy or hypocritical, I absolutely, absolutely won't touch it at all."
Yinzhen fully sensed her seriousness in rejecting him so sternly. He said helplessly and unhappily, "Why are you being so stubborn at a time like this? Can you be so casual about your body?"
But no matter what he said, Qi Buchen remained unmoved and even started to chase him away, saying, "You should go back quickly. It's not good for you to stay too long."
Yinzhen really couldn't stay here for long, so he had no choice but to leave. However, he didn't give up. During lunch, he still had people find a way to prepare some ingredients for Qi Buchen. He also sent people out to find a way to get some fresh vegetables.
Unfortunately, after lunch, the dishes were brought back untouched. Xie Hanshan also came with them. He lowered his head and said cautiously, "Fu Jin said that you should stop making trouble. She won't eat it."
"Did she really just drink a bowl of porridge?" Yinzhen asked in disbelief.
Xie Hanshan shrank his head even tighter: "Yes. Fu Jin also said...she also said that if you make trouble again, she won't even eat porridge."
Yinzhen suddenly laughed angrily and slapped the armrest: "How dare you threaten me! Who am I tormenting you for? Is she sure she has me?"
How could Xie Hanshan dare to answer this? He felt like he was walking on thin ice all the time. But even so, he had to finish what his master had told him: "Fu Jin said that you don't have to worry about her. She won't be out with you these days. You should go hunting with other princes or the crown princes, and make more... make more friends."
This was like the words an old nanny told her son, and it immediately made Yinzhen depressed.
Fu Jin, is this because she's disgusted by me constantly clinging to her?!
When Yinzhen thought of this, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and there were two little people in his heart, one big and one small, shouting in dissatisfaction.
The older one, representing the teenager's pride and reluctance to reveal his feelings, jumped up and down in a retort: "Who's pestering whom? If she hadn't been so pitiful since she was a child, would I have turned down everything to accompany her?" Well, this is a kind intention, but it's been taken for granted!
The younger one was quite inconspicuous, hiding in a corner, drawing circles with a look of grievance: "Why do you despise me? What's wrong with me? Why do you despise me..."
After Xie Hanshan finished speaking, he hunched his neck and waited. Sure enough, the cold front arrived as expected, which made him feel relieved but also even more nervous. He glanced at Yinzhen, whose face had darkened noticeably, and mentally prayed to the gods and Buddhas, praying that the prince would not be so angry as to have him dragged out and beaten to death.
It was unknown whether that Buddha had heard his prayers, but Yinzhen's face was gloomy and he exuded a cold air for a long time before he said to Xie Hanshan, "I understand. Go back and tell Fu Jin that I won't care about her anymore."
She's already despised like this, if I continue to care about her I'd be a pig!
Qi Buchen was completely oblivious to Yinzhen's thoughts, but she swears by her words, not because she disliked him. She simply believed that boys his age naturally enjoyed playing with their peers. Yinzhen had been with her for so many days, showing sufficient responsibility and compassion. How could she take it for granted that he would always be by her side? Now, with the excuse of illness, she could legitimately free Yinzhen to do so.
So when Xie Hanshan returned and relayed Yinzhen's words, Qi Buchen didn't notice anything was wrong and instead felt relieved. As for Yinzhen's words about not caring about her anymore and his displeasure at Xie Hanshan's vague reminder, they were definitely just a fit of anger. After all, she had been taking advantage of someone's kindness to threaten them, but they both had good intentions for the other person. Once things calmed down and they talked it out, everything would be fine.
With this thought in mind, Qi Buchen was quite happy recuperating from her illness. She did not specifically inquire about what Yinzhen had been doing these days, nor did she send anyone to pass on a message to Yinzhen, as if the two of them had lost contact all of a sudden.
Yinzhen was really angry at first. He left the camp early every day in a fit of rage and came back very late without saying a word to Qi Buchen.
But this high-handed attitude of seeming to be indifferent only lasted for two days.
Because, he didn't ask, and Su Peisheng didn't even report a single word about Fu Jin to him!
What does this mean?
This shows that Fu Jin has not allowed anyone to ask her questions in the past two days!
If the wife sent someone to come, even if it was just to ask a simple question like "What are you doing?" or "Is your meal good?"
Then Su Peisheng, this dog servant whose nose is sharper than a dog's, will definitely come to him and report it as soon as possible!
Although he would definitely act cool and pretend not to care, Su Peisheng would definitely report to him again and again!
So, things are clear.
Fu Jin really dislikes him?! Now that she has gotten rid of him, she is really happy and doesn't want to leave!
Two days! No one asked!
Does Fu Jin still remember whose Fu Jin she is?
The clever Su Peisheng stood beside Yinzhen in fear, feeling the cold air that had been getting lower and lower in the past few days. He watched his master staring fiercely at a dish of duck cooked in fermented wine lees on the table, as if he wanted to cut the duck into pieces.
He was both frightened and puzzled. Didn't I like eating duck before? Why do I hate it so much today? Never mind. My temperament has been getting more and more volatile these days. I'd better not guess and just not let the duck come to me from now on.
But just after he made this decision, he received an instruction from Yinzhen with his eyes: catch the duck.
Hmm? Isn't it disgust? Am I just looking for an excuse to get angry?
Su Peisheng realized this and secretly groaned inwardly. If he got angry, wouldn't he, who was closest to him, be the one in trouble? But he didn't dare to disobey, and could only tremble and put a piece of duck meat into Yinzhen's bowl.
Yinzhen immediately picked up the piece of duck meat and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it with gritted teeth. His face looked a little ferocious. It didn't look like he was eating duck meat, but rather eating his enemy.
After finishing the meal to vent my frustration, the anger in my heart still remained. I even felt a bit choked as if I had eaten too much.
Unable to sit still in the tent, they decided to go for a walk to help digest their food. However, as they were walking, they came close to the area where Qi Buchen lived.
Su Peisheng didn't yet have the ability to understand his master's thoughts as well as he would in the future. He did something very foolish. When Yinzhen unconsciously looked towards Qi Buchen's tent, he suggested, "Master, do you want to see your wife? Let me go and ask your wife to come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his master slowly turn his head and look at him with a very deep gaze. At the same time, he said in a deep voice: "When did you say you wanted to see Fu Jin?"
Su Peisheng instantly closed his mouth, lowered his head and bent down, almost wagging his tail.
However, this did not arouse his master's sympathy. Yinzhen kicked him on the leg and said, "You are so smart!" Then he turned and walked towards his tent.
Su Peisheng, frozen in place, didn't dare to move until he had walked a little further away. He rubbed the spot where he had been kicked with a grimace, then slapped himself twice and whispered, "You're the only one who's smart! You're the only one who talks too much!"
Then he limped back.
He doesn't dare to show up in front of me today, so Lin Changqing can only take advantage of it.
However, should I tell you about this news about the concubine?
It's difficult!
While Su Peisheng was struggling, Qi Buchen was also feeling worried.
She'd been cooped up in the tent for three days, but she wasn't idle. Not only did she have someone to talk to, she could also play mahjong, or read. What bothered her most was the constant stream of people coming to talk to her. The people who had followed her from the capital were fine; while she hadn't been particularly interested in the topics they discussed, at least she could understand them. The most annoying thing was the Mongolian women, who chattered so fast she couldn't understand them, and it was like they were talking to each other.
Yet, these people continued to arrive in an endless stream, and Qi Buchen couldn't refuse them. After all, while their families might not hold high titles, the men who qualified to see her represented entire tribes. From what Yinzhen had revealed, it seemed Kangxi was only now favoring these Mongols because of Galdan's favors. Under these circumstances, how could she dare reject them simply based on personal preference?
Alas, who asked that among the royal family members who came this time, she was the only female member with high status and position?
Although Kangxi brought his concubines with him, they were all young concubines with little experience and were not qualified to meet these Mongolian women who had imperial decrees.
After finally dealing with one person and sending him away, Qi Buchen did not go into the tent, but stood outside to breathe fresh air.
It's not that she is discriminating, it's just that these Mongolian women have poor hygiene habits. I don't know how often they take a bath. The stench of their own body mixed with the incense they use to cover up the stench is really sour.
Baozhu and the others couldn't stand it either, so every time they sent someone away, they would ventilate the tent as quickly as possible. However, there was no ventilation equipment at that time, so the efficiency was too low.
Qi Buchen stood outside for a while before going in. The faint smell still lingering in the air made her cover her mouth and nose involuntarily. She said in a muffled voice, "Fruits are hard to find, but what about flowers? There must be some flowers on this grassland. Go pick some. It's better than nothing."
The smell in the tent was slow to dissipate, so Qi Buchen tried other ways to suppress it. Incense was definitely out of the question, so she thought of fruit. However, upon asking, she discovered that fruit, like fresh vegetables, was a rarity these days. The ones she had brought from the capital weren't much left. If Qi Buchen wanted to eat one or two, the stewards could still share them out, but to use them to fumigate the house every day? Sorry, that wasn't going to happen.
Now that there is no other way, I can only turn my attention to the poor flowers on the grassland.
There were flowers on the grasslands, and even quite a few wild species, but they too depended on the local climate and the solar terms. I didn't know about other places, but Qi Buchen had walked around the area around their camp for miles and hadn't seen any patches of wildflowers, just the occasional, scattered, small, and not very lush one.
So it’s not wrong to say that something is better than nothing.
When the master gave the order, the servants had to run errands. Xie Hanshan considered himself his master's favorite, so of course he couldn't give this prestigious job to anyone else. However, he had just started riding, and Qi Buchen had specifically instructed him not to drive the carriage or ask for help from Yinzhen's side, fearing that Yinzhen would find out and make a big fuss.
So in the end, Xie Hanshan searched through all the people he brought with him, and finally found two who could ride horses. He asked one of them to take him on a ride, and they set out to pick flowers for his wife.
Yinzhen was wandering aimlessly with his men. During this time, he met several people who invited him to have fun together, but he ruthlessly rejected them all.
Just as he was distracted, he heard Su Peisheng, who had become much quieter, suddenly say, "Master, one of those people over there looks like Xie Hanshan, who is by Fu Jin's side."
Um?
Yinzhen immediately looked in the direction Su Peisheng pointed. He didn't need to say "seems" anymore. That was Xie Hanshan. He still remembered this eunuch, the one whom Fu Jin used the most.
It seemed like they had noticed him too. Three men and two horsemen came running over, dismounting and greeting him. "Greetings, sir."
While Xie Hanshan was paying his respects, he was also carefully protecting the bouquet of flowers in his arms.
"Stand up." Yinzhen sat high on his horse, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and asked casually, "What are you doing out here? Has your wife come out too?"
"In reply to your Majesty," Xie Hanshan replied without raising his head, "I and the others came out to pick flowers on the orders of Madam Fu. Madam Fu is still in the camp and hasn't come out yet."
Hearing that Qi Buchen didn't come out, Yinzhen's lips couldn't help but twitch downwards. He asked in a muffled voice, "Picking flowers? The ones in your arms?"
"Yes." Xie Hanshan responded politely, not daring to say more.
Who knew that the next second he would hear Yinzhen's cold command.
"Throw it away."
"ugly."
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The author has something to say: Yinzhen: My wife can’t accept anyone else’s flowers except the ones I pick. Not even eunuchs can!
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