Chapter 91 I Like You So Much The surprise in Yinzhen’s eyes had long since vanished…
The surprise in Yinzhen's eyes had long since vanished. His expression turned grim: "I've done so much, and you just don't trust me?"
"It's not that I don't trust you, Yinzhen." Qi Buchen touched his face lovingly, calling his name, his eyes lingering on his face with reluctance, as if bidding a final farewell, as if burying that bit of affection in today, "It's that I don't trust this society, this era."
"You are young and passionate now, and I believe your love for me is genuine. But people change, Yinzhen. If you don't change, the outside world will force you to change. You can choose not to take someone in, but what if the Empress Dowager in the palace gives someone else? What if the Empress Dowager gives someone else? What if the Emperor gives someone else? Of course, you can disobey the order, but will the Emperor think you are too sentimental and lack ambition, and dislike you, reprimand you, and leave you idle? By then, your ambitions will have nowhere to be realized, and you can only waste your time as an idle member of the royal family. When you face me, the culprit, will you feel resentment? Will you regret your decision?"
"Even if you still love me as much as before, what if the Emperor thinks I'm a troublemaker, a jealous woman, and wants to kill me? You know how much he dislikes Empress Xiaoxian. How will you save me then? Would it be best and quicker to marry a few people to prove I'm not a jealous woman? What if I'm rescued and refuse to accept your approach and want to break off all ties with you? Then, won't your first half of life be in vain?"
"Even if the Emperor doesn't bother to care about me, what if I can't have children? Your brothers all have children, but you want to be childless. Yinzhen, can you bear to die without anyone offering sacrifices or food, leaving only a desolate and lonely grave?"
Her eyes moved and she whispered softly. If outsiders saw her, they would think she was saying sweet words. Only Yinzhen knew what kind of poison was uttered from her rosy lips.
The venom corroded his heart inch by inch, and he fell into a dark ice cave.
"No, I won't." He was cold all over and trembling as he uttered a few words.
"That won't be possible!" he said loudly, trying to convince himself, but a voice deep in his heart retorted, yes, yes, what Fu Jin said is possible.
He shivered and buried his head in Fu Jin's neck, trying to get a little warmth: "Don't, don't do this."
Qi Buchen was a little surprised and regretful at his reaction. She wondered if she had said something too harsh. Thinking that Yinzhen was only seventeen years old, she couldn't bear it. She didn't mean to scare him like that. She quickly put her arms around his neck, touched his head and comforted him, "It's okay, it's okay. I was wrong. I said the wrong thing."
After being comforted for a long time, Yinzhen gradually regained his sanity. Even if he hated the possibilities that Fu Jin had just mentioned, his years of education had made him accustomed to solving problems when they occurred, rather than cowardly avoiding them.
He thought about what Fujin had said over and over again, and after a while he said, "No."
The three repeated words were more confident and assertive this time.
Qi Buchen was daydreaming and couldn't help but wonder when he heard him speak: "Huh?"
Yinzhen raised his head and looked directly at her, his eyes firm: "What you said will not happen."
"Hmm?" Qi Buchen was calm and waited for his explanation.
"The ladies in the palace are all smart people. They only care about themselves and never interfere with others. Last time, it was my mother who took the initiative to find the imperial concubine, so the imperial concubine intervened. As for my mother..." Yinzhen's eyes flashed, "After I found the emperor last time... As long as you or I don't take the initiative to ask my mother for someone, I think my mother will not want to interfere with me anymore."
Qi Buchen had guessed this about Concubine De, after all, she had been secretly tortured for this.
"The Empress Dowager will not interfere in the affairs of the princes. Even with Fifth Brother's wife, it was only after the Emperor said so that the Empress Dowager would inquire about it."
"The Emperor has a broad vision and is absorbed in state affairs. He is very strict with us regarding our studies, but has always let us do whatever else we want. With the exception of the Crown Princess, none of us have ever bothered with choosing wives. It's simply up to our respective mothers to choose and then issue an order. He certainly hasn't paid any attention to how many women we have in our backyards."
"As for the child..." Yinzhen pursed his lips and forced a smile, "The imperial physician has examined you so many times and never said there was a problem. You are in very good health and there is no chance you will be unable to have children."
Qi Buchen knew that this was the question he cared about the most, and he was unwilling to let it go easily: "What if?"
Yinzhen seemed on the verge of collapse. "What if, what if..." he said cautiously, "Let's try to think of as many solutions as possible, okay? Find famous doctors, find folk remedies..." Seeing Qi Buchen's expression unchanged, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "If all else fails, we can adopt a child from the royal family."
"Is this okay?" He looked fragile.
Qi Buchen felt guilty for forcing people into this state, but he remained calm: "It's feasible."
Yinzhen was like a drowning man who was finally rescued, with a new light in his eyes: "Then you..."
Qi Buchen felt soft in her heart, but she still had to take some precautions in advance. She smiled bitterly and said, "Yinzhen, how can I not be moved by you like this?"
Before Yinzhen could be happy, she suddenly retracted her hand, passed it under his armpits and hugged him, put her face on his chest and said, "But, Yinzhen, I'm still scared."
Such close contact had never happened before. Yinzhen's joy had just soared, but the heavy weight of Fu Jin's words fell upon him. He was afraid that she would say something heartbreaking, and his heart was in turmoil: "What are you afraid of?"
Qi Buchen pulled back a hand and touched his heart: "I'm afraid that other people will fit in here."
Yinzhen breathed a sigh of relief: "There will be no one else, only you."
Qi Buchen stood up and looked at Yinzhen seriously: "I want a promise."
"You say." Yinzhen could agree to anything she wanted now.
"I'm a timid person, always wanting to leave myself a way out. I want you to promise me that if you ever fall in love with someone else or have physical contact with someone else, you must tell me immediately and never touch me again. After this, if you want me to be a good legitimate wife, I will be a virtuous and generous legitimate wife; if you want your beloved to take the throne, I will also retreat to the other courtyard to recuperate and will not hinder you."
"But if we have a child before that, you must ensure that my child will be your only heir."
"I told you, there won't be anyone else!" Yinzhen's face was gloomy. He had said so much, not even caring about the child, so why didn't Fu Jin believe him? He even said such words to hurt her heart.
"Yinzhen." Qi Buchen's eyes were red, filled with tears. "I'm not as strong as you. I can only rely on you from beginning to end. If I choose this path, the only thing I can rely on is your love. In fact, what can this promise, which only the two of us know, guarantee? I want it just to seek peace of mind and the courage to walk towards you."
Yinzhen's anger was completely melted away by these tears. He thought that he would probably never be able to do anything about Fu Jin's tears.
"I promise."
Tears rolled down Qi Buchen's eyes, but a smile appeared on his lips. He rushed forward and hugged Yinzhen's neck: "Thank you, I know I am willful, thank you for being willing to tolerate me, Yinzhen, you are so kind, I like you so much."
When the girl he likes hugs him and says sweet words to him, which young and passionate boy can resist it?
All the suspicion, jealousy, anger, and anxiety that had filled him before had completely vanished. Yinzhen was left with only joy in his heart. He hugged the girl tightly in his arms and asked, "Do you like the jade pendant?"
"I like it, I like it very much." Qi Buchen's voice was as sweet as honey.
Yinzhen was very satisfied: "Then I will wear it every day from now on."
"Okay~"
The two of them hugged each other for a long time until Su Peisheng's gentle voice came from outside: "Master, it's already 11 o'clock. Do you want to stay later?"
"Gurgle~" Qi Buchen's stomach rumbled in response.
Yinzhen couldn't help but: "Pfft."
Qi Buchen blushed. This was really beyond her expectations. She pushed the person away in anger, sat up straight and tidied her messy clothes.
Yinzhen scratched his head and said awkwardly, "I'm not laughing at you. Do you want to eat anything?"
"No." Qi Buchen snorted.
"I really didn't laugh at you." Yinzhen explained again. Seeing that Fu Jin ignored him, he could only instruct Su Peisheng who was still waiting outside, "Serve what the kitchen has prepared."
This is the time when they usually eat late, and generally, without special instructions, the kitchen will arrange to prepare the dishes early.
"Are you angry?" He moved closer to Qi Buchen cautiously.
Qi Buchen still ignored him, but after tidying himself up, he leaned over to help Yinzhen tidy up. Yinzhen immediately smiled with his big white teeth.
Unexpectedly, after Qi Buchen finished tidying up, he pushed him and said, "Go sit over there."
Yinzhen thought she was really angry, so he grabbed her hand and shook it gently: "Don't be angry."
Qi Buchen was helpless. How could this person act like a spoiled child without any instruction? "I'm not angry. Come and sit over there."
Yinzhen stroked her hand: "I want to sit with you."
"Don't make trouble." Qi Buchen blushed, "I haven't held my coming-of-age ceremony yet."
In the end, considering his wife's reputation, Yinzhen reluctantly let go of her hand and sat opposite her.
"Master, the servant is coming in."
Yinzhen regained his dignified demeanor in front of his servants and said, "Come in."
The servants lowered their heads as they set the table, not daring to look at their masters above them, so they didn't know that their master was staring at the concubine without blinking.
Qi Buchen felt embarrassed by his gaze and cleared his throat: "Eat quickly."
"Hmm." Yinzhen picked up his chopsticks and, ignoring Su Peisheng who was about to serve him the food, picked up a small birthday peach for Qi Buchen and said, "Eat this."
"You eat yours." Qi Buchen was speechless: "It's hard to digest this at night."
Su Peisheng, the clever guy, quickly said, "All the ingredients we'll use later are easy to digest, so Fu Jin doesn't have to worry."
Yinzhen looked at Su Peisheng with appreciation and decided that the punishment he would give him later could be a little lighter.
During this late meal, Yinzhen turned into a food-picking maniac, leaving Baozhu standing next to Qi Buchen useless. The same was true for Su Peisheng. His master only ate the food picked by his wife, and the two dishes he put out remained unchanged.
After finishing the meal later, the two went out to digest the food. Yinzhen drove the servants away, then happily took Fu Jin's hand.
After he came back from digesting his food, Qi Buchen chased him back to the front yard. He lingered for another quarter of an hour before leaving regretfully.
Su Peisheng, who witnessed everything, felt that something earth-shattering must have happened tonight, otherwise why would his master, who had always been decisive and efficient, suddenly become so hesitant?
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Author's words: Yinzhen: My wife finally agreed to let me become a regular employee, woooooo~
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