The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 27: The Prince's Husband is Really Nice

The carriage traveled smoothly all the way to the Forbidden City. After returning to Yuqing Palace, the couple did not say anything more. They just asked the servants to help them undress, wash up, and then lie down to rest.

When he returned home today, Buerhe was in a depressed mood at first. Although his mood improved later because of the prince's words, the fatigue had already penetrated into his bones. So when he returned to the main courtyard, he felt exhausted all over and wanted to rest.

Yinreng hadn't had an easy day either. While Buerhe was just eating, drinking, and chatting with the women, he had been drinking quite a bit of wine with Fei Yanggu, and it was quite strong. Although he wasn't drunk, he was a bit tipsy, and now he just wanted to take a nap and rest.

The couple rested in the inner room of the main courtyard, but the servants did not stop, but continued to be busy with the things in their hands.

When He Zhu informed Wu Ma in the front yard that the affairs of Yuqing Palace would be handed over to the Crown Princess from tomorrow, including the rear courtyard, she was sorting out the account books and cards in her hands.

She had long wanted to hand over the affairs of Yuqing Palace. Firstly, she was old and managing so many things was no longer within her capacity. Secondly, Yuqing Palace already had a legitimate mistress, so it was only natural that the affairs should be handed over to the mistress, rather than being controlled by a servant.

No matter what the reason, if the mistress fails to take control of the government affairs, rumors will arise in the outside world about the bad things happening in Yuqing Palace. If the higher-ups come to the rescue, then I, who am still in control of the government affairs, will be the culprit.

As for the backyard, she wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible. Those who were called concubines and princesses were, after all, the prince's women. Now the prince didn't like them, so there was nothing wrong with letting her be in charge. If one of them became favored one day, it would be easy for her to cause trouble for a servant like her in a few minutes.

The master's words would inevitably cause trouble for her. As a woman, she knew the power of pillow talk. So, even though these women in the backyard were not favored by the prince, she never gave them any trouble and gave them a full allowance, fearing that they would fall short in some way and make a bad situation.

In the main courtyard, after Liuli came back, she went back to her small bedroom to rest, saying that she felt a little unwell. In fact, she was sorting out the information she received today.

This time, when she returned to the palace, her master handed over all the remaining hidden clues to her, which required Liuli to confirm and sort out one by one. A whole morning alone was definitely not enough, so after returning to Yuqing Palace, Liuli hurried back to her small bedroom to start sorting it out from scratch.

Who they were, what their identities were, where they were, what they could do, all of these needed to be memorized by Liuli. Even though Liuli could write and knew quite a few characters, some things were best kept in mind rather than on paper. No one could say for sure if these things would be lost.

If something like this is lost, the trouble it causes will be more than just the loss of manpower.

Qi'er and Mo'er took a few young palace maids to open a warehouse and classify and record the dowry that their master brought back from the Ulanara Mansion. These were all the master's dowries, all of which were exquisite products and needed to be carefully and properly preserved.

It was past 3:00 PM when Bu Erhe woke up and Yinreng was no longer by his side. He asked the palace maid and knew that he was in the study and that He Zhu was serving him. Bu Erhe did not ask much, but asked the servants to prepare the meal and instructed the kitchen to fry two vegetarian dishes according to the cooking methods of Ulanara's mansion.

After washing up again, Bu Erhe did not go to the study to find Yinreng, but picked up the sewing basket and sat there to make needlework.

It was gradually getting dark. The kitchen hadn't served any food yet, but a cup of papaya milk was brought over. Before Buerhe could say anything, Yinreng strode in and asked, "What is this? Why does it smell so sweet?"

Buerhe put down the string in his hand and replied, "It's papaya milk prepared by Madam Pang in the kitchen. Because the milk is added with almonds to remove the fishy smell and then stewed with papaya, it is different from the one in the palace."

Upon hearing this, the prince asked the servant beside him, "Anything else? Bring me a bowl too."

The palace servant responded and went to the small kitchen. Buerhe, who was listening nearby, wanted to say something but stopped himself. Then he thought that maybe this thing itself had no effect and was just for nourishing and beautifying, so he didn't say anything. He just silently picked up his portion and started eating like a lady.

Soon, Yinreng's portion was served. It was larger than Burhe's, and the papaya in it was larger than the milk. Perhaps they thought the prince was hungry, so they served it faster.

Seeing this, Yinreng picked up the spoon and started to eat attentively. He was indeed hungry. At noon, he had eaten a few bites of food, but when Fei Yanggu pulled his sleeve and started crying, he could not eat anymore, so he did not eat much.

In addition, it was already quite late, and young people have fast digestion and were already hungry, so the bowl of papaya milk was quickly finished.

With the food in his belly, Yinreng finally had time to care about what Buerhe was doing. Buerhe put down the bowl, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth gently, and replied softly, "I saw that the string on the jade pendant you used to wear was a little worn, so I thought of making a new one for you. It's almost done."

Hearing it was prepared for him, the prince took it up with interest and took a closer look. He found it very complicated, but indeed beautiful. Although he was very happy, he still warned: "It's getting dark now. Don't hurt your eyes over this. If you really can't finish it, leave it for tomorrow. I don't mind taking a day or two to finish this jade pendant."

Bull shook his head in amusement. "Don't worry, sir. This isn't difficult. It will be done quickly. Just wait for me for a while. It won't take until tomorrow."

After saying that, she took the silk cloth from Yinreng's hand and continued beating her. Yinreng had nothing to do, so he just watched from the side. As he watched, his eyes were no longer on Buerhe's hands but shifted to her face.

In fact, Burhe is not ugly. Although it is said that one should marry a virtuous wife, and the wife of the first wife is generally just pretty, even though Burhe is still young, it can be seen that the grace between Burhe's eyebrows and eyes, if she grows up, she will not be a charming beauty, but at least she can be considered above average among women.

Especially her little face, which still had some baby fat, was unconsciously puffed up slightly because of the lace. Her rosy little mouth was tightly pursed, and her eyes were fixed on the movement of her hands without blinking. Her serious little look was very cute, which made Yinreng's mouth corners unconsciously rise.

Suddenly, Buerhe looked up and smiled at Yinreng: "Okay."

Yinreng had not yet come to his senses and stared at Buerhe and repeated, "Okay." When Buerhe gave him a questioning look, Yinreng finally came to his senses. Seeing the necklace that had been made in Buerhe's hand, he took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to him.

Bu Erhe did not care about Yinreng's distraction just now. Instead, he easily took the jade pendant, picked up the scissors beside him, cut off the old cord, and then replaced it with the newly made one. It was done in a short while.

Seeing that Burhe was about to hand the jade pendant to him, Yinreng did not reach out to take it, but stood up and walked to Burhe. Seeing that Burhe still had something to understand, he could only turn around and hang the jade pendant around Yinreng's waist with his own hands.

Seeing Buerhe carefully hanging the jade pendant on him, Yinreng's mood instantly improved a lot. He didn't even care too much when he saw He Zhu opening his mouth wide and losing his composure.

Dinner arrived quickly. When Yinreng picked up a piece of vegetarian dish with his chopsticks, his eyes lit up: "Is this the recipe from the Ulanara Mansion?"

Buerhe: "Yes, today I saw that Master liked this method very much, so I asked the kitchen to prepare two vegetarian dishes for dinner. Now it seems that Master really likes it."

Yinreng said, "Well, this way of cooking is very refreshing and sweet, with the fragrance of vegetables. It is much better than the ones in the imperial kitchen, and not greasy at all. Let's cook all our vegetarian dishes this way from now on."

Buerhe: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Qi'er, tell the kitchen to order vegetarian dishes like this from now on, and meat dishes should be ordered from the imperial kitchen."

Qi'er: "Yes, Master."

Yinreng: "Well, your maids are quite honest and serve you wholeheartedly."

Buerhe: "Thank you for the compliment, Master. They are all honest girls. They don't have the mentality of climbing up the social ladder. They understand the rules and know what to do and what not to do."

Yinreng said: "Well, the palace servants you have trained are good. In the future, the Crown Princess will have to put more effort into training the servants in Yuqing Palace. I don't have high requirements, as long as they behave themselves."

Understanding the meaning of the prince's words, Buerhe readily agreed. It seemed that the prince was very pleased with his recent efforts in the main courtyard. This also showed that the prince was very dissatisfied with some of the servants' rules in Yuqing Palace.

Yes, I heard that the servants around the Crown Prince in Yuqing Palace are all old people, and newcomers are generally not allowed to get close to them, especially young and beautiful palace maids, who are sent away.

The day passed like this, and the next morning, Burhe got up early, which seemed to be fifteen minutes earlier than usual.

The serving palace maids hurriedly helped Burhe to dress up, and the breakfast prepared in the small kitchen outside was already served out, waiting for Burhe to come out and eat.

As for why Buerhe got up so early today, it was because they were too tired after returning home yesterday, so they did not go to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. Today, Yinreng was going to attend court, so Buerhe went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager on behalf of the young couple.

Because the Empress Dowager likes some Mongolian food, Burhe asked Mama for advice yesterday. The old lady gave Burhe the recipes for meat floss, yogurt lumps, and uta that she developed after coming to Beijing, which are suitable for the elderly.

The small kitchen made all of these early in the morning. Buerhe tasted them and found them very good, so he took these things and the recipe to the Cining Palace.

In the palace of the Grand Empress Dowager, the first person to arrive is always the Empress Dowager, not only because the Ciren Palace is closer, but also because the Empress Dowager has the most free time. Apart from the Mongolian concubines left by Shunzhi, the only masters who can speak Mongolian to her in this palace are the people from the Cining Palace.

Those concubines have been living a life of idleness since Kangxi ascended the throne. The topics they talk about every day are the same, and the empress dowager has long been tired of hearing them. Although there are not concubines coming to pay their respects to the Cining Palace every day, there are still more new things than those of the old Mongolian concubines.

Just today, not long after she arrived, she heard the eunuch outside come in and say that the Crown Princess was here.

The Empress Dowager liked Buerhe very much. This girl was smart and filial. Although they had only been together for a few days, the screen with the picture of horse riding in Ciren Palace made the Empress Dowager happy every time she saw it.

After Burhe came in to pay his respects and presented the carefully prepared food, the Queen Mother was even more delighted. Although she was not as old as the Grand Empress Dowager, she could still eat hard things like beef jerky, but the delicacies in the palace were not enough for her in one year, so how could she not be able to eat enough after decades?

In addition, the Queen Mother is an extremely fond of food. The three dishes presented by Buerhe today have won the Queen Mother's favor.

The Grand Empress Dowager was also happy. As she got older, she no longer liked to restrain herself like she did when she was young, especially since she had experienced a life-and-death situation before. Now the Grand Empress Dowager had become more open-minded and had a bit of a childish temper. She would eat whatever she wanted and do whatever she wanted without any scruples.

As soon as Buerhe presented the food he brought, the Empress Dowager ordered Su Malagu to bring chopsticks. Then the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager stopped greeting him and immersed themselves in the fresh food. They took a piece each and gave comments, graded the food in front of them, and even guessed the ingredients and cooking methods.

Old kid, old kid. Bull and today have finally seen that people really live such a casual life when they get old.

After a while, about a cup of tea, the discussion between the two finally came to an end. The empress dowager put down her chopsticks reluctantly, and was about to pick up the milk tea prepared on the side to moisten her throat. She glanced and saw that Bull was staring at her and the empress dowager with great interest. Her cheeks immediately turned red, and she realized her bold behavior in front of the junior just now, and felt embarrassed.