"Your Majesty! Don't come in! You can't come in!" Yin Qingyi looked at the door in horror. If Yinzhen smelled this stench, she would be banished to the Cold Palace!
"...What's going on?" Yinzhen's foot, which was about to step inside, froze in mid-air. This was the first time a woman had refused to let him into the room. However, he wasn't angry; he was just a little worried.
"In short, Master, please don't come in. Before I finish my confinement period, when you come to Luoxue Pavilion, just go and see Yue'er and the others. Don't come to see me." Yin Qingyi's muffled voice came from inside.
"Nah, Granny." Yinzhen pursed his lips, put down his foot that was dangling in mid-air, and called out in a deep voice.
"Master." The old woman, Naqi, had no choice but to come out and bow to Yinzhen.
"What's wrong with her?" Yinzhen looked at the old woman who had come out. Seeing the helplessness in her expression but not the nervousness or panic, he knew it was nothing serious. This made him very curious. Why wouldn't this little woman let him in?
"Well, Princess thinks she smells bad, so..." Granny Qi was quite helpless. She really didn't think Princess smelled bad at all; she actually smelled wonderful. But Princess just wouldn't believe her.
"...Qingqing, I just came in to see you. I don't mind that you smell." Yinzhen didn't expect it was because of this. To be honest, he came every day and never smelled anything bad. This little woman always smelled nice and pleasant. But that didn't stop him from teasing this audacious woman.
"No, no! You smelled it too, didn't you, Your Highness? You come here every day, you must have smelled it too. Waaah, I'm too ashamed to face you!" Upon hearing Yinzhen's words, Yin Qingyi assumed that he had smelled it as well. She covered her face with her hands, truly too ashamed to show her face!
"Qingqing, the scent I smell is all from you!" Yinzhen didn't know when he came in. He saw the little woman covering her face on the bed, and walked over to hug and comfort her.
"Your Highness, why did you come in? Did you really smell a fragrance? You're not lying to me?" Yin Qingyi was startled by Yinzhen's sudden hug and looked up at him with her wet eyes.
She kept complaining in her mind, "Why can't any of you smell anything?! Are you guys really not sensible?! She clearly can't smell any fragrance at all!"
"When have I ever lied to you?" Yinzhen looked at Yin Qingyi with affection. How could she be so childish even though she was the mother of three children? It was truly exasperating.
"Well, no, not at all." Yin Qingyi thought about it carefully before answering.
"I came here to tell you something. I didn't have time for the baby's one-month celebration, but His Majesty said today that the trip to the borderlands has been postponed until after the baby's one-month celebration." Yinzhen had always known that this little woman cared about this matter, and now that he had said so, he thought she would be happy.
"Really?" Yin Qingyi looked at Yinzhen with surprise and delight. She was indeed a little concerned about this matter. Yinzhen was present when other people's children turned one month old, but he was not present when her child turned one month old. Although it was not Yinzhen's intention, she was inexplicably unhappy.
"Yes, Father Emperor said it himself at the morning court today." Yinzhen looked at Yin Qingyi, who was smiling happily, and a smile unconsciously appeared in his eyes. If this had happened to another woman, he would have thought she was being unreasonable, but he wouldn't think that way about this little woman. On the contrary, he would find it strange if this little woman were reasonable.
"Why is that?" Yin Qingyi was happy but also a little curious. Emperor Kangxi was known for his love of traveling, so why was it postponed this time?
"Even Your Majesty doesn't know." Yinzhen had a vague idea in his mind, but he wasn't sure, so naturally he wouldn't tell Yin Qingyi. Even if he were sure, he wouldn't say it.
Yin Qingyi asked casually, and seeing that Yinzhen didn't know and didn't change his mind, she assumed that Yinzhen was deliberately hiding it from her. Anyway, she didn't really care.
"Princess, the three young masters have woken up and are making a fuss. The nannies can't soothe them. What do you think?" Qiuju stood at the door without coming in.
"Why can't you appease them? Did Your Majesty invite them here just to hear them say these things?" Yinzhen hadn't been coming every day these past few days, and when he did, he left after a short while. After all, Consort Yin was in confinement after childbirth, and it wouldn't be good for her if he stayed here too long.
"Master, the children just want to play with me, please don't be so fierce." Yin Qingyi held Yinzhen's hand. It was a good thing that the children were close to her; she was overjoyed.
"You're still not fully recovered. What if you overwork yourself?" Yinzhen held Yin Qingyi's hand in return, his tone filled with concern.
"How could I be tired? I just play with them in bed. They're still so young, they'll get tired and fall asleep in no time. I'm not tired at all." Yin Qingyi chuckled. The only advantage of having children is that she doesn't have to take care of them day and night, changing their diapers and everything. She doesn't have to stay up all night or change their diapers herself. She only needs to have the wet nurse bring the baby over to play with when she misses them. That's truly the biggest advantage.
"Really not tired?" Yinzhen was skeptical. How could taking care of a child not be tiring? This little woman was just lying. But seeing the light in her eyes when she saw the child, he was touched. This was probably the light that only a mother who loves her child could radiate, and that's why she felt that taking care of the child wasn't tiring.
"Really, don't worry, Master. If I get tired, Granny Qi will scold me. She's keeping a very close eye on me these days; I can't even take a bath if I want to." Yin Qingyi brought up the matter again. She really wanted to take a bath! It's already summer, and not having a bath for ten days is killing her!
"You must listen to your nanny. Women shouldn't bathe during their postpartum period. Don't make things difficult for her. Just bear with it a little longer. I'll bring you back some nice things from beyond the Great Wall, okay? It's a pity you can't go with me this time, but you can go next time I go to Mulan Qiumi. I'll take you then, okay?" Yinzhen was still a little disappointed that Yin Qingyi couldn't go to the Great Wall to escape the summer heat. Among the women in the inner courtyard, only this one suited his taste.
In the past, Li Shi was the most pleasing person in the backyard, but the current Li Shi is different from before. She has become more ambitious, and his affection for her has faded.
"Yes, Master keeps his word." Yin Qingyi didn't really have much of an idea about going out. She didn't even want to go out, after all, transportation in ancient times was too backward. It would take a month or two to go anywhere and return, which was really exhausting.
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