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

Chapter 38 Do you want to play mahjong?

After receiving the imperial edict, Princess Wenxian didn't react at first. She just thought that her difficult situation had finally been noticed by the emperor, and for the sake of his face, he was given the same treatment as the fourth princess. Although it was a pity that the emperor didn't agree to let her stay in the capital, she could learn from her fourth sister and ask the emperor to build a princess palace for her in the capital. Then she could return to the capital whenever she wanted, or even live there.

After all, her husband is a prince, and among the princes in the capital, the eldest brother is still just a bald prince. If she gets married, she will be the wife of a prince. With the blessing of two identities, she will be the best among the princesses.

But her beautiful idea was soon shattered by her own mother, Concubine De. Not long after the imperial edict was issued, Concubine De got the news. She was a smart person. She knew something was wrong when she saw that the emperor did not punish Xiaowu but directly granted the marriage. She thought about the edict over and over for a long time, and finally realized that the imperial edict was a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality. Although Xiaowu became a Heshuo Princess, she had to marry far away in Mongolia, and it was not the Khorchin tribe.

Originally in Concubine De's plan, Xiaowu should have been able to stay in Beijing thanks to the relationship with the Empress Dowager. Even if she had contradicted the Empress Dowager yesterday, she should have married far away to the Khorchin tribe of Mongolia, which was the truly prosperous place in Mongolia. How did the Ongniud tribe suddenly appear?

Everyone in the palace knew that the Khalkha tribe, to which the Fourth Princess was to marry, was very remote and poor. Then, wouldn't the Ongniud tribe, which was said to be not far from Khalkha, also be a poor and backward tribe?

When the mother and daughter met at Yonghe Palace, Concubine De expressed her concerns. By this time, the Fifth Princess had already realized what was happening, and Emperor Kangxi had already told her not to bother the Empress Dowager anymore. The marriage was still decided by imperial decree, and even if the Fifth Princess really went to Ciren Palace to cry, the decree could not be changed. The Fifth Princess really cried at this time, but no matter how much she regretted it, time would not flow back, and everything was already a foregone conclusion.

In Yuqing Palace, after lunch, Crown Princess Buerhe walked towards Ciren Palace with plates of prepared snacks. She had been getting along very well with the Empress Dowager in the past two years. She heard that the old lady was angry. Although she knew that it was not a big deal and the matter was kept secret from the palace, since the Cining Palace would pass on the news, it meant that the Grand Empress Dowager also agreed with Buerhe's decision to go and enlighten the Empress Dowager.

When Buerhe arrived, Concubine Shuhui happened to be there too. Buerhe bowed and saluted: "Greetings to the Imperial Madam and to the Concubine Dowager."

When she saw her favorite granddaughter-in-law, the Queen Mother's originally stern face instantly turned into a smile, especially since the news that Burhe was pregnant with twins had spread early this morning. The Queen Mother no longer remembered her previous worries and was only concerned about Burhe.

Bu Erhe was not polite. Concubine Shuhui was sitting on the left side of the Queen Mother. Bu Erhe went straight forward and leaned on the right side of the Queen Mother. While acting coquettishly, he signaled the palace servants to take out the snacks he brought and share them generously.

Concubine Shuhui was not an outsider, and she had often seen the interactions between Burhe and the Queen Mother, so she was not surprised. Moreover, she must have known what happened yesterday and came here specifically to comfort the Queen Mother, so she was just very interested in the snacks that Burhe brought, and she devoted all her attention to them.

However, Burhe did not mention the Fifth Princess right away. In her opinion, no one could empathize with such a thing. Since there was no other way, why not divert the emotions? Wouldn't it be nice to find something for the Queen Mother to do so that she wouldn't think about it?

Besides, it gets lonely every day in the deep palace. If you are reminded of something over and over again, it will be difficult to forget it even if you originally wanted to.

Buerhe said, "Madam Royal, the Ulanara family presented a rare toy from outside the palace a few days ago. I was hoping to meet you at Ukuma's place today and play with you, but I didn't run into you. Because of this, my granddaughter-in-law was reluctant to share it with others this morning, so I thought I'd play with it with you first. Now that my granddaughter-in-law is here, you can't spoil her fun!"

When she heard that it was the Queen Mother who was brought to her as the first sharer by Buerhe, her curiosity was instantly aroused. Over the years, she had been protected by the Grand Queen Mother above and respected by the Emperor below in the palace. As long as she did not participate in political affairs, she would live in peace until old age. Therefore, her temperament became more and more childish, and she felt like an old child.

She pulled Burhe's hand and shook it gently, urging him to take out the fun things. Burhe nodded to the palace maid who followed her, indicating that she should present the things.

It was a square box made of white jade. When it was opened, there were about a hundred rectangular objects made of emerald jade inside. There were also two small cube-shaped objects in the outermost corner.

The Queen Mother flipped the small rectangular block over. On it was engraved "Ten Thousand" in Mongolian. Then she flipped over another one, and saw "One Line." She flipped over several more, and saw "East Wind" and "Seven Cakes" engraved on them. She didn't understand what they meant, but the next moment, when she saw the two small rectangular blocks, she exclaimed in surprise, "I recognize this. Aren't these dice? Hmm? But what do all these mean when put together?"

"Ah, you'll know soon," Buerhe said, looking at Nanny Li who had just entered. Seeing her nod, he took the Empress Dowager's hand, not forgetting to pull Concubine Shuhui, and led the two to the flower hall. After all, this was the reception area of ​​Ciren Palace. Playing mahjong here would be ungentlemanly.

Concubine Shuhui didn't expect that she could be included in the game, so she didn't chase after the snacks that Buerhe brought. Anyway, she would definitely get her share soon, so she stood up and went to see what fun things Buerhe had found.

Yes, what Bull and Su brought this time was mahjong, but this was not something that Bull and Su came up with. It can only be said that this world is full of talented people or that they are almost being pierced like a sieve. In the past, there was the magical object smallpox, and in the back, there are mahjong, soap, perfume, skin care products and the like.

However, in her previous life, Bullhe was a research fanatic, and she really had no idea when these things appeared. For example, as for skin care products, she probably used baby cream or something like that in her previous life. Asking her to remember skin care products would be making things difficult for her.

Let's talk about mahjong again. She just learned it these past two days. It was her sister-in-law from her natal family who brought her a bamboo set a few days ago and taught her how to play it. The main reason was because she was afraid that Buer would be bored staying alone in the palace.

When the Crown Prince saw it that day, he ordered the Imperial Household Department to rush out a jade pair for her. It was just finished yesterday afternoon, and she brought it to comfort the Queen Mother today.

But to be honest, it is not convenient for her to play this game even if she stays in Yuqing Palace. Firstly, there are only two masters of Yuqing Palace, and the prince cannot have so much time to play mahjong with her, and the status of the palace servants is not suitable; secondly, this game is only something that Buerhe can play occasionally. After all, she is pregnant now and is not suitable for sitting for a long time.

After much thought, the best place to go is really the Ciren Palace. Firstly, Buerhe gets along well with the Queen Mother. If she wants to play, she can come to play with the Queen Mother at any time. Secondly, the Queen Mother neither controls the palace nor takes care of state affairs. She has plenty of time every day to waste. If she is not given some fun, it will take some time for the Fifth Princess to get married. What will happen then if she comes and says something that makes the Queen Mother sad?

Now there are three masters. After thinking about it, Buerhe sent someone to Yikun Palace to invite Concubine Yi over. Yikun Palace is very close to Ciren Palace. Concubine Yi knew that it was the Crown Princess who invited her, so she came quickly.

There was a reason why Buerhe asked Concubine Yi to come. Firstly, Concubine Yi was lively, and the Fifth Prince often came to Ciren Palace to talk with the Empress Dowager. Secondly, Concubine Yi was also a good card partner.

Playing mahjong doesn't matter how good your skills are or how lucky you are, it's just for fun. If your mahjong partners are all people you don't like, then even if the game is good, the Queen Mother won't be happy, right?

When Concubine Yi arrived, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Shuhui were already seated. Seeing Concubine Yi approach, Burhe bowed and sat down according to the rules. Except for Burhe, who had already learned the art, the rest were newbies, so the maids and nannies that Burhe brought with him dispersed and stood behind the Empress Dowager, Concubine Dowager, and Concubine Yi.

After a brief explanation of the rules, the servants quickly divided the mahjong tiles into four equal parts according to Bull's instructions. At the beginning, because they were not familiar with the rules, they always made mistakes or skipped the tiles. Gradually, they got better and no longer needed the servants to help them stack the tiles, but did it themselves.

Even Concubine Yi, who had originally worn the armor for her beauty, had to take it off because it was inconvenient. They played until dinner time, and the Emperor came over to accompany the Empress Dowager. The sound of greetings in the room finally woke the few who were still immersed in mahjong.

It was only then that they realized they had been thinking about playing mahjong the entire afternoon and hadn't noticed that it was already dark and that the lights in Ciren Palace had been turned on as the sun was setting.

The emperor had already arrived, and Bull and the other two quickly bowed and retreated. At this time, they had all come out of the excitement of playing mahjong in the afternoon. They all felt hungry, so there was no more greeting and they went back to their respective palaces for dinner.

Yinreng knew in advance that Buerhe was going to Ciren Palace today, but he did not expect that his own Crown Princess would be gone for so long. He had returned to Yuqing Palace for a long time, and the servants still said that the Crown Princess was in Ciren Palace and had not returned yet.

Not wanting to go back to the front yard and stay alone, Yinreng went into Buerhe's study to find a book to pass the time, so he immediately knew that Buerhe had returned to the main yard.

He asked the servants to serve dinner quickly, and Yinreng made a cup of flower tea for Buerhe. This was a change he had made since Buerhe became pregnant. Before, he used to drink cow's milk, but recently Buerhe had been feeling a little hot, so the imperial physician prepared some flower tea for her to drink.

The Crown Prince: "Did you have fun in the Royal Madam's Palace this afternoon? This is the first time you've come back like this."

Buerhe took a sip from the water cup to moisten her throat. "I'm very happy. Master, you know I've only just started learning. I always lost when I played with you before. But this afternoon, when I played with the Imperial Concubine, the Dowager Concubine Yi, I finally found the true joy of playing mahjong."

After thinking for a while, Bull smiled mysteriously at Yinreng: "Master, guess who won this afternoon?"

Seeing Burhe's almost uncontrollable boasting, how could the prince not guess? However, Yinreng did not give the answer directly. Instead, he analyzed it first and guessed as Burhe had asked: "Well, this time we went to make the Royal Madam happy. I think the Royal Madam should have won the most, right?"

Bull and his slightly raised lips relaxed. "Although we're doing this to amuse the Queen Mother, we're all beginners, so we still need to have fun. It would be so boring if the Queen Mother always wins!"

Yinreng: "In that case, from what I know, Concubine Yi is also a very intelligent person. Xiaojiu always says that his talent for calculation is inherited from Concubine Yi. I think if it's not the Royal Madam, then it must be Concubine Yi, right?"

Buerhe: "It's not Concubine Yi either. Guess again."

Bullhe's mouth has begun to pout slightly, showing a hint of unhappiness. He often sees the prince being so stupid, and he has already shown it so obviously. Does he need to give him more hints?

Just then, she heard a slight "puff" sound. She looked up at Yinreng. The smile on the corner of the prince's mouth had not completely disappeared. Could Buerhe not guess that Yinreng was just teasing her?

He turned around with a "humph" and was really angry this time.

The prince knew he had gone too far in his joke, so he rubbed his nose and pulled out a kaleidoscope from his pocket and leaned over. Buerhe initially didn't want to pay any attention to him, but Yinreng was incredibly thick-skinned now, and he kept pestering him even when he ignored him. Buerhe was also drawn to the kaleidoscope in his hand, and after a while, the two of them gathered together again, happily looking at the new gadget.