In the evening of that day, when Yinzhen rushed home from the palace, he happened to meet an empty carriage returning from Prince Anjun's mansion. He couldn't wait to ask them where they came from, so he went to see his wife first.
Yuxi had already washed and changed clothes, and was teasing Tong on the heated kang. He heard the child's laughter through the door, and Yinzhen couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Qinglian came to serve her fourth brother to change clothes, so she picked up the empty carriage returning from the door, and learned that she met someone from Prince An's palace on her way. Yinzhen said, "The old princess has been walking around recently, and she has plans in the palace."
Yuxi hugged Nian Tong and walked around the screen, asking, "What's your plan?"
Yinzhen said: "There are girls of the right age to run for election in the house, and I hope they will have a good future."
Yu Xi thought of the dusty-eyed Guo Luoluo she met halfway. Although he was lifeless at a young age, his appearance was very iconic.
Thinking about it, since her grandmother was Yue Le's favorite Xi Fujin, she must have been of great beauty. If Guo Luoluo was like her, it's no wonder that the old princess hated this child even more.
"Today, the whole capital is filled with carriages, horses and sedans from all over the country." Yinzhen washed his hands and rubbed his palms before reaching out to hug his daughter and said, "The seventh and eighth elder brothers have the same decree to get married."
In the capital, they were busy."
Yu Xi smiled and said: "This is a matter decided by the Emperor and the Queen Mother. No matter how hard they try, they can't shake the decision of the Emperor and the Queen Mother. What are they busy with?"
Yinzhen kissed his daughter and followed his wife into the inner room. After Qinglian led others to serve tea, they all left.
Yu Xi was sitting cross-legged, serving tea for her husband. When he raised his eyes, he saw Yinzhen staring at him, and said angrily: "What are you looking at? You haven't seen him for a long time and you don't recognize him?"
"Did Niang scold you?"
"Nothing."
"Why are you forced to stand for an hour?"
"No, the two sisters were acting coquettishly, and my mother-in-law said she would not be punished for my sake."
Yinzhen still felt distressed: "That's a long time. I've been talking in front of Huang Ama for less than half an hour."
Yu Xi smiled and said: "E Niang said that you were standing stupidly in the yard. People who didn't know your temper must have thought that you were blackmailing E Niang because of me. But E Niang knew what you were thinking, and you didn't dare to stop E Niang from doing what you were doing.
There are no rules, and I feel even more guilty for not taking care of me well."
Yinzhen coughed dryly and said, "Isn't that E Niang copying scriptures?"
Yuxi looked at her husband with a smile. Yinzhen was embarrassed by her stare, so she turned to coax her daughter in her arms and said: "You can't be naughty like your aunts in the future. You are the eldest sister and you have to take good care of your younger brothers and sisters..."
The room suddenly became silent, and Yinzhen realized that he had said the wrong thing, but such words would be normal in other families, but where would their younger brothers and sisters come from?
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"Yuxi, she seems to be going to sleep."
Yinzhen was a little embarrassed, so he used the baby to cover it up, holding him in a hurry. When Amma was confused, Nian Tong was the first to sense it. The baby, who could only cry, immediately expressed his dissatisfaction at the top of his voice.
Yuxi called the wet nurse to pick up the baby. Yinzhen's arms were empty, and he felt even more uneasy. He turned around and picked up the teacup to drink. Shengsheng got a big scald and had to spit it out.
"Oh, don't worry."
"It's okay, it's okay..."
Yuxi came around, wiped the tea off Yinzhen's body with a handkerchief, and then checked whether there were any injuries on his face and mouth. She held Yinzhen's cheek, and Yinzhen also grabbed her hand.
The room became quiet again. After the couple looked at each other for a while, Yuxi gently sat into Yinzhen's arms.
"I'm looking forward to my younger siblings, and I'm looking forward to Nian Tong being my big sister."
"Yuxi..."
"I know you are not afraid that no one will help you. You are only worried about me." Yuxi said, "We have to talk about this so that we can live a good life in the future. If I don't have children in my life, you will be by my side all my life."
Do you have to be careful what you say?"
"I didn't expect that much, I just feel sorry for you."
"You feel sorry for me, doesn't it mean that I'm incompetent?" Yu Xi raised his head and looked at Yinzhen, "I'm doing well now, but maybe in two years, I won't be able to stand up to people's terrible words, and I won't be able to change my mind on this matter.
, then you feel sorry for me no matter what. But it’s best not to feel sorry for me all the time. You have to help me come out, and you can’t go crazy with me.”
"Yuxi, it's not that serious."
"Yes, there are many direct descendants in the clan who have no children, and the Queen Mother has never given birth to any children for the late emperor, right? Speaking more seriously, as long as you have children in the future, I don't care about anything to the outside world, but I am locked up
When the door comes and I can't hold it anymore, I hope you can be more patient and don't dislike me."
"It's unfair to me that you even think like this." Yinzhen still has a bit of boyish impulse, at least to the one he loves, he doesn't want to hide his inner emotions, and becomes serious, saying, "Since
If we want to open things up, let’s speak clearly.”
Yuxi couldn't help but panic: "Don't be angry."
Yinzhen said: "I'm not angry, but there are some things I've been hiding in my heart for a long time. I might as well say them today."
Yu Xi motioned for him to keep his voice down, then stood up and looked in front of the door to make sure that there were no ears on the partition wall, and then returned to her husband.
"What the Queen said to you and me during her lifetime, there is no need to repeat it. I will never forget a word." Yinzhen said firmly and seriously, "But that is not the path that you and I must take, that is the road that the Queen has to take."
It is her innate arrogance that makes her view my future like this."
"But……"
"I am the son of the Emperor Ama. What the Emperor Ama wishes is for the country to be peaceful and the people to be at peace, and for people from all over the world to come to court. This is also my wish. If there is a bright king coming to the court in the future, why should I bother to fight for it."
Yuxi listened quietly, and the look in her husband's eyes became firmer and stronger.
"On the other hand, if I don't get to see Mingjun one day." Yinzhen's heart thumped against his chest, "I'm willing to take his place."
Yuxi froze, and Yinzhen also became quiet. It was not until some unknown bird flapped its wings and flew up into the sky outside the window that the young couple came back to their senses.
Yuxi immediately hugged Yinzhen, and Yinzhen also hugged her full of arms. Their two young hearts were pressed tightly against each other across their chests.
"Okay, I understand."
"I saw my eldest brother outside Qingxi Bookstore today. The way he looked at me and the tone of voice he spoke to me were different from before. It was probably because he was afraid of me appearing alone in Qingxi Bookstore."
"The seventh and eighth elder brothers are about to get married. I once heard from Amma that the emperor will march westward to Galdan next year. The emperor's right-hand man will no longer be the elder brother alone. He will not be happy."
Yinzhen said: "If it were me, I wouldn't be unhappy. There are more brothers who can fight for Emperor Ama and defend the world. I can't ask for anything more."
Yu Xi said softly: "If you think about it, is it possible that the wish of the Emperor's mother is not what Concubine Hui wants? Moreover, the eldest brother has an upright temperament. He will think whatever Concubine Hui teaches him. He is far inferior to you."
Yinzhen let out a long sigh: "I can't escape the fate of the royal children. Don't worry, I can see clearly." This chapter has been completed!