The game of chess was quite lively. They were laughing and joking in the courtyard, which attracted Hongmin and Hongchen to follow the sound. Hongchen was a sucker for good looks and liked pretty girls. He used to like sticking to Changning, and now that he saw Buyinzhu, he kept holding onto her clothes.
This made Changning both amused and exasperated. She hadn't expected that all her children liked her so much. So she smiled and said, "Buyinzhu, if you have nothing to do, you can come and play more often. Look, all my children like you, their older sister."
Bu Yinzhu has many brothers and sisters. She has always been a very elder sister and likes to play with children. In particular, these little princes are all well-behaved and cute, and they speak softly. They do not have the spoiled air of other princes and nobles.
Bu Yinzhu nodded with a smile: "I'll listen to the Princess Consort. All the little princes are so cute. My younger brother is about the same age."
Changning was secretly pleased to see that she was gentle and patient, and could easily coax the children. She was truly a good girl.
Suddenly, Yinzhen's words "daughter-in-law" popped into her mind. If Hongyan liked her, then Bu Yinzhu as a daughter-in-law wouldn't be a bad idea...
So that evening, Bu Yinzhu had already returned to the mansion. While Hutuli was resting and Hongmin, Hongchen, and Hongzhao were washing up, Changning took Hongyan's hand and asked, "Son, what do you think of Bu Yinzhu?"
Hong Yan didn't misunderstand at all and casually replied, "She's great. Like Mo Yaqi, she's very patient and quite knowledgeable."
Do you have feelings for her?
Having studied in the palace for so long, Hongyan naturally understood his mother's unspoken meaning and gave her a look that said, "Mother, what are you thinking?" →_→
“Mother, I recently read ‘Du’s New Book’ and there is a sentence in it: ‘Therefore, one should follow one’s heart, let one’s will dictate, and act directly.’ I think it makes a lot of sense.”
Changning felt a little embarrassed. What was that all she was saying? Her son was already spouting pedantic nonsense. All she was saying was that studying required focus and a clear mind! Seriously, she had actually thought her son and Bu Yinzhu had a romance novel-like dynamic.
As it turned out, good heavens, Hongyan was solely focused on studying the classics. With no woman in his heart, his swordplay was naturally divine.
But this is good too, as the interactions are clean and there are fewer concerns.
Besides, the child is still young and innocent. The adult world is truly the most wicked! Waaaaaah!
That night, when Changning was going to bed, she told Yinzhen about it and lamented how wicked she had been. She also blamed Yinzhen, saying that it was all because of his words about his daughter-in-law that she had been led astray.
Yinzhen chuckled and said, "What's wrong with that? When I was very young, my mother-in-law had already set her sights on me. What's evil about that? It's just a mother's heart. If you think that child is good, just keep an eye on him. Whether it works out or not, we'll talk about it later."
Changning agreed, and if, according to history, Yinzhen ascended the throne at the age of forty-five, then it was very likely that Hongyan's marriage would not have been decided by him, and Kangxi would have directly bestowed the marriage upon him.
No way! Changning felt that life in the Prince's mansion was very comfortable, but she also didn't want Yinzhen to ascend the throne too late, in case he couldn't protect her children in time and everything would be over!
Moreover, Emperor Yongzheng did not reign for very long before he died from overwork. She didn't want to be a widow!
Changning felt that the plan to maintain good health should start now, so she forced Yinzhen to do fifty push-ups before going to bed.
Although Yinzhen didn't understand the rationale behind these strange movements, Yaoxian said that they were exercises that could strengthen the body. In his eyes, they were not as good as Hua Tuo's Five Animal Frolics.
However, he understood what Yao Xian meant; she was worried about his health, and it seemed that his recent overwork had caused her great distress.
For the sake of her feelings, Yinzhen couldn't let her down, so he huffed and puffed and puffed as he did fifty before stopping.
After exercising, he had to wash up again. He looked at Changning with affection as she busied herself with him and said softly, "You don't need to worry about my health. I go out to practice my bow every day and often go to the training ground to practice my fists and feet."
"Then you must hang in there! Also, don't forget to look into the distance after reading for a while, or you'll damage your eyes. Didn't I teach you an eye exercise the other day?"
At this point, Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh. This "eye exercise" was Yaoxian's own idea. Originally, it was to remind the children to protect their eyes and not to study late at night. Later, even he was forced to listen to her lessons and recite things like, "Press your temples, rub your eye sockets, one two three four, five six seven eight, two two three four, five six seven eight..."
No wonder the imperial physicians all said she was in good health; she knew so much about health preservation.
After washing up, Yinzhen saw the "Langhuan Anthology" that hadn't been put away on his desk. He picked it up and realized that the little girl longed for the scenery of mountains and rivers. It seemed that he should ask his father for permission to accompany her on the southern tour, so that he could take her to appreciate the famous mountains and rivers.
That evening, the two were intimately cuddled together again. Yinzhen whispered in her ear, "After marrying me, have you felt wronged?"
Huh? How did we suddenly switch to the sentimental channel? What's going on?
Changning looked up, wanting to see his expression, but it was too dark at night, and she could only feel the burning body temperature and heartbeat of the person next to her.
"Feeling wronged? It's alright. Did you take the wrong medicine? What did you do to offend me?"
Changning raised an alarm bell; the man's sudden repentance made her feel that nothing good was coming.
Yinzhen's lips twitched, and he tightened his grip on the woman's hand: "You want to go out and travel? I saw the books you left on the table earlier. Did you ever travel before you got married?"
Of course there are!
When the topic of travel comes up, she gets excited: "Of course! My father has traveled all over the country and served in many places. I've been to Yunnan and Guizhou and the Northwest since I was a child, and later we settled in the Northeast. My third brother loves business and also took me on a few secret trips."
Yinzhen originally felt sorry for her, thinking that he had put her in an invisible cage. However, after hearing what she said, he became interested. It turned out that she really was an "adventurer"!
"Any interesting things happened?"
"There are quite a few interesting stories, but the biggest problem is the dialect. If you don't live there, you can't understand what they're saying and you might think they're cursing."
That's true. Yinzhen himself went south to manage the Yellow River several times, and he had a lot of trouble communicating with the local people. He had to find a local clerk to help him.
However, Changning still longed for those scenic landscapes and would definitely take Yinzhen there with her if she had the chance in the future!
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