Chapter 164: Not worthy of the fairy Yinzhen returns with three children...
When Yinzhen returned with his three children, Qi Buchen was surprised to find that the triplets did not look as miserable as usual, but rather seemed slightly excited.
"What did you take them for? Why are you so happy?" Qi Buchen asked with a little curiosity.
Before Yinzhen could answer, the triplets started chattering.
"Ama, take us to thresh the rice!"
"That rake is so big," Hongyu said excitedly, "it's so exciting to swing it! Mother, come play with us this afternoon."
Hongshi sat there with a satisfied look on his face, nodding in agreement. He was willing to do something fun like this, so one couldn't blame him for being lazy, but rather for the activities being too boring.
Qi Buchen had done this kind of work in his previous life, and he had no interest in it at all. He was even a little speechless: "What kind of millet is this kind of weather? It's not afraid of moisture." Besides, this is not the south. It's a waste to spend manpower and material resources to grow it just for the sake of experiment.
After the millet is threshed, it needs to be dried properly, but the rain outside doesn't look like it will stop in a day or two.
Yinzhen looked at the triplets meaningfully. "That's all right. It's a small amount. I'll grind it out this afternoon. Let them know how millet is turned into food. Practice makes perfect."
Qi Buchen immediately looked at the triplets who were still happy with sympathy. Needless to say, grinding millet was also their job.
After the meal, the triplets practiced calligraphy while Yinzhen went to see Lin Changqing to learn about the court's developments.
"Examiners for the provincial examinations have been appointed." Lin Changqing detailed several important provinces. "Mr. Gao, the Imperial Censor of the Ministry of Revenue, impeached the Governor of the Nine Gates, and the Third Prince has submitted a memorial to the Emperor. In the case of the Red Miao, the Ministry of Justice initially ruled for immediate execution, but the Grand Secretary of the Joint Tribunal considered it excessive, and each of them submitted a memorial to the Emperor. In the case of Minister Mu, the Nine Ministers have already reached a decision. Furthermore, the King of Siam has sent an envoy to visit, and the Eighth Prince has come forward to receive him."
Yinzhen nodded. Aside from the impeachment of the Nine Gates Governor, the rest was just routine news. “Anything else?”
Lin Changqing paused and said, "Also, the matter of Lord Wuge marrying his second wife has been reported to the princess."
"The weather is bad today, so don't rush back. Go find Su Peisheng to arrange a place for you." Yinzhen got up and left.
Lin Changqing smiled happily: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your consideration." Although he was valued for being the one to look after the house in the capital, he would rather switch places with Su Peisheng and stay by the prince's side.
He did not rest in the afternoon, and followed Su Peisheng shamelessly, regardless of his cold stares. He originally thought that he would serve the master and the young master and show his face, but he did not expect that he would end up standing aside and watching the masters and young masters work.
Numb, completely numb.
When the triplets came back in the afternoon, they looked like eggplants hit by frost. They had no appetite for the meal they had worked so hard for, and it looked like they were eating poison.
Qi Buchen didn't care. She just wanted the three of them to be safe.
Yinzhen finally showed mercy and said that they didn't have to memorize the lessons today and could rest early, but the triplets were not excited at all.
Yinzhen was not that tired, so he was leaning on the couch in the green gauze cabinet and reading a book. Qi Buchen took a bath while he was reading.
When Yinzhen came back, he was still surprised: "What time is it, why are you washing so early?"
Qi Buchen went into the bedroom, wiping his hair, and ignored him. Yinzhen shrugged and continued reading.
After drying her hair and sending all the servants out, not even allowing anyone to stay in the Bisha cabinet, Qi Buchen put on makeup and drew her eyebrows, then simply tied her hair into a bun, put on the hairpin that Yinzhen had given her for the first time, accessorized it with pearl earrings, and then changed into the prepared battle robe.
He took two deep breaths and walked towards the door leading to the gauze cupboard.
"Yinzhen."
The voice was not pretentious, just like the usual call a thousand times.
"What's wrong? I haven't slept yet so early..." Yinzhen looked up as he spoke. When he saw the figure standing at the bedroom door, his breath stopped and the rest of the words were swallowed back into his stomach as his throat rolled.
The young and beautiful woman put one hand on the door frame and lifted the curtain with the other, revealing most of her body.
This familiar, graceful figure was now clad in a garment unlike anything Yinzhen had ever seen. It was a dark blue, devoid of large clusters of embroidered flowers. It looked as if it had been casually torn from a piece of cloth, simply cut and draped. The fabric was extremely thin, clinging tightly to the skin, rising and falling with the graceful lines of the figure, creating a beautiful scene of undulating peaks and mountains.
"Nothing yet?" A crisp voice mixed with a smile seemed to come from the sky, and the white pearls hanging on her ears complemented the color of her lips.
The woman who looked like a fairy concubine had a faint smile on her lips. She lifted the curtain a little further and raised one leg as if she wanted to come out.
Gulp, the Adam's apple rolled up and down again.
As the curtain was lifted, Yinzhen discovered that the sleeves of the dress were only very short, not even covering half of the upper arm. The woman's white arms were exposed, and seemed to be glowing in the candlelight.
Huh? Something caught my eye.
Yinzhen's gaze shifted downwards without hesitation, and he noticed that the skirt was split at the thigh, revealing a pale, pale leg, like a beautiful woman holding a pipa, her face half-hidden. Continuing down, he saw the woman's tender foot gently tapping on the threshold, radiant and bright, unable to move forward or backward.
——There are no high heels, as shoes at that time really don’t match the cheongsam. The other foot is wearing a shoe, but the exposed foot looks more beautiful barefoot.
Qi Buchen released his hand from the door frame and leaned against it instead. He extended his free hand towards Yinzhen, his beautiful eyes moving, "Come and help me up, please."
Although she was wearing revealing clothes, Yinzhen felt that Fu Jin at this moment had an indescribable dignity and elegance. He took a step forward involuntarily, walked forward, held her hand, and finally stuck close to her.
"Why aren't you wearing shoes?" Yinzhen asked in a hoarse voice.
Qi Buchen pouted slightly, lowered his head, picked up the embroidered shoes with his toes and threw them aside, saying coquettishly: "The shoes are ugly and not worthy of the fairy."
Yinzhen looked up along her toes inch by inch, staring into her eyes, and said very seriously: "Well, it is indeed not worthy."
Qi Buchen smiled cunningly, suddenly broke free from his hand, and took a step back: "I want to rest."
Watching the falling curtain being lifted up again by Yinzhen in a lightning-fast manner, she curled the corners of her lips, turned around, and walked on tiptoe in a swaying manner. When she was about to turn around the screen, she suddenly stopped, held the screen with her hand, looked back, curled her lips and smiled, and then completely disappeared behind the screen.
Yinzhen stared at the shadow on the screen until it disappeared, then he seemed to wake up from a dream and followed it with big strides.
Qi Buchen sat diagonally on the edge of the bed, legs crossed, watching Yinzhen approach step by step. When he was one step away, she stretched out her foot, raised an eyebrow and said, "You've stepped on it and it's dirty."
Yinzhen's gaze uncontrollably meandered down her raised legs, trying to explore the invisible mysterious area.
Unfortunately, all that could be seen was the occasional silvery shading on the fabric.
"Okay, I'll wipe it for the princess." Even when he turned around to wet the handkerchief, Yinzhen's eyes never left the person sitting at the end.
Fu Jin took out a fan from somewhere, half covered her face with it, and looked at him with a teasing look in her eyes.
Yinzhen didn't mind being looked at like this. He walked in with a wet handkerchief and held out his hand: "Come."
Qi Buchen looked up at him, raised his foot, but instead of putting it in his hand, he kicked it directly on his stomach: "Wipe it off."
Yinzhen looked down at the toes that were showing off their power and couldn't help but smile. He held them with his left hand and covered them with the handkerchief in his right hand, wiping them clean bit by bit. After wiping, he rubbed them up and down with his left hand twice before letting go: "The other one."
Qi Buchen, who felt taken advantage of, glared at him, saying that this foot masseur was really unprofessional, but he still changed to the other foot and handed it over.
After Yinzhen wiped it clean again, he didn't let go. He held her ankle with his left hand and threw the handkerchief on the ground with his right hand. Then he put it on her calf and rubbed it back and forth: "Princess, you must be tired from walking just now. Do you need a massage? I'm quite skilled."
Oh, evolved from a foot masseur to a masseur?
Qi Buchen threw away the fan, supported his hands behind his back, tapped Yinzhen's belly with his toes, and said lazily: "Then let's try your skills. If it's not good, you will be punished~"
Yinzhen pinched her overly lively feet and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely satisfy the princess."
Once the bed curtains are put down, it becomes another world.
"Don't talk nonsense, just this one!"
Yinzhen was unfamiliar with the dress and had difficulty taking it off. In his impatience, he almost tore it off. But when he got inside, he found that Fu Jin's surprises were more than that.
"Is this a bellyband? Why doesn't it look like one?"
"Is this panties? How many pairs did you make, huh?"
Yinzhen proved with facts that his craftsmanship was quite good, and Qi Buchen almost cried for mercy in the end.
"Did you make this dress secretly by yourself?" After having fun, Yinzhen stroked the waist of the person in his arms and finally had time to ask.
Qi Buchen's eyelids seemed to be stuck with glue, and he couldn't open them at all. He only answered with two words and then fell silent: "No..."
"Who did that? Did they seal it properly?" What Fu Jin wore tonight was more daring than some women who did certain things. If the news leaked out accidentally, it would be a disaster.
Worried, Yinzhen shook the man twice but failed to wake him up, so he had to give up and ask again tomorrow.
The next day, when Qi Buchen opened his eyes, he was faced with Yinzhen's pressing questioning: "Who made the clothes?"
"..." Qi Buchen's brain took a while to work before he answered his question, "Fuyun did it."
"What about the inner garment?" Yinzhen asked.
Qi Buchen yawned: "I made it myself."
Yinzhen felt relieved a little: "Have you warned Fuyun well? Don't let the clothes get out this time."
"What?" Qi Buchen drew circles on his chest, looking like a demon concubine ruining the country. "I don't like it."
Yinzhen grabbed her mischievous hand and kissed her fingertips: "Of course I like it, so only I know it. Besides Fuyun, who else would know it?"
"No, I hid it secretly." Qi Buchen also kissed his fingers, "Don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter."
"That's good." Yinzhen was still confident in Fu Jin's ability to do things.
After finishing his business, he leaned forward again and said stickily, "Put it on again tonight so I can see it. The candles were too dim yesterday so I couldn't see clearly."
Qi Buchen shook his head in horror: "No, no, besides, you've already torn two buttons." The pain in her body took a whole day to heal.
"Buttons are nothing." After so long, Yinzhen also knew what Fu Jin liked. He deliberately lowered his voice and breathed into Qi Buchen's ear, calling him by his nickname, "Chenchen."
Affectionate.
Although the male beauty was attractive, Qi Buchen said that his body could not bear it and he could only decline with regret.
Of course, Yinzhen was not someone who gave up easily. He pestered Qi Buchen to wear it several times until the cheongsam was completely gone.
"You're old, but you still don't know how to control yourself!" Qi Buchen was muttering and cursing in a voice that people around him couldn't hear while handling things.
Sun Liangping hurried over and said, "Princess, Eunuch Lin has just rushed here from the capital. The Emperor has sent an urgent order back to the capital. The Eighteenth Prince is seriously ill. He has ordered the Prince and the Third Prince to immediately bring Doctor Sun, Doctor Qi, and others to treat him."
Qi Buchen suddenly stood up. The fact that Kangxi issued an urgent order must mean that the situation was extremely critical: "Go find the prince!"
Fortunately, although the Old Summer Palace was large, Yinzhen's destination had been specified in advance, so he was quickly found.
Yinzhen had heard the servants' report on the way, and without further ado, he said as he changed his clothes, "I'll be going to find my third brother as soon as I get into the city, so I won't be able to take care of you. It's not as safe outside the city as inside, and it's getting cold. You should pack up and take Hongyu and the others back to the city mansion."
"Okay, be careful on your journey." Qi Buchen instructed, "I'll have someone send you the things you need later."
Saving a life is like putting out a fire. Yinzhen and his men must rush there as quickly as possible and have no time to pack their luggage.
Yinzhen left in a hurry. That night, Qi Buchen took his children back to Prince Yong's Mansion, where he had been away for two months, before curfew.
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