Chapter 591: Time-Traveler's Spirit Spring System (Volume Complete)

"Lao Ba, don't listen to Lao Jiu's nonsense," Fifth Prince said with a smile. "How could niece Haiyin have any secret formula? It's likely just the medicinal paste she brewed. I heard from my mother that the girl's paste is indeed effective. My mother used to wake up every hour after sleeping for an hour, sleeping intermittently all night, and would often have headaches during the day. Ever since she drank the Heart-Nourishing and Spirit-Calming Paste that girl brewed, she sleeps soundly until dawn, doesn't have headaches or brain fog during the day, and even her complexion has improved a lot."

Si Ye glanced at Fifth Prince, acknowledging his brother's good intentions in his heart, while his expression remained a faint smile: "That girl just likes to tinker with these things."

Ba Ye hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he did not ask Fourth Brother for the medicinal paste in front of all the brothers.

He thought he would ask again when Fourth Brother was alone some other day.

The pain of having no legitimate son to this day was the greatest source of his inferiority.

So much so that when he heard that other brothers' Fujins were pregnant, the envy and jealousy in his heart reached its peak.

Upon returning to the manor, he drank wine in low spirits.

"My Lord, what is wrong today? Why are you drinking wine right after the morning court?"

Hearing that her husband was in low spirits after the morning court and had even started drinking to drown his sorrows, Bafujin specifically brought a bowl of chicken soup she had personally watched over the fire to the study.

"What else can one do when drinking! Relieve boredom!"

After drinking, Ba Ye became talkative:

"Fourth Brother is truly lucky! One legitimate son isn't enough, and now here comes another."

"What is my Lord talking about?"

"Haven't you heard? Fourth Sister-in-law is pregnant! Not just her, Fourth Brother's Side Fujin Li is also pregnant! It's as if they agreed to add to Fourth Brother's family! This good fortune, who else has it besides Fourth Brother! I don't have this good fortune..."

"What!"

Bafujin was so shocked she nearly dropped the soup spoon in her hand.

"Fourth Sister-in-law is pregnant? How is this possible!"

Upon second thought, since Honghui could live until now, it didn't seem surprising that Si Fujin would conceive another child.

As for her age... being in her early thirties isn't considered old; a veteran actress from her previous life's film crew was still pregnant at forty-five!

One can only say this is no longer the history she is familiar with; could it be some self-indulgent YY novel written by those web novel authors!

Ba Ye was tipsy from the wine, his eyes bloodshot, and he slurred his words: "Fu, Fujin, go beg Fourth Sister-in-law... No! Go beg niece Haiyin, she, she has a type of medicinal paste in her hands that can help women conceive..."

Bafujin's expression immediately turned sour.

Ba Ye did not know that she had a natural constitution for infertility; this type of constitution could not be treated by drinking medicine or eating medicinal pastes.

Going to temples to pray for children was all an act for outsiders to see.

In truth, she knew very clearly: she would never have her own children in this life.

Xie Yang was very glad she had accepted the task to the Southwest.

Because, as the news of the two women in her family being pregnant spread, almost everyone in this circle wanted to ask her for the Blood and Qi Replenishing Paste.

Fortunately, she slipped away quickly.

"Hahahaha—"

Seeing her sweating profusely in the chilly early spring weather, Thirteenth Prince and Fourteenth Prince couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Xie Yang rolled her eyes at them: "If you laugh again, I will take back the gifts for Thirteenth Aunt and Fourteenth Aunt!"

"Don't! I won't laugh at you, alright?"

"Great niece, why do only your aunts have gifts, and your uncles don't? What about the rapport we had annihilating the enemy in the Northwest?"

Xie Yang gave Fourteenth Prince a meaningful look and said with a teasing tone: "When Fourteenth Uncle finds himself lacking the strength to match his desires in that regard, come find your niece, and I will definitely brew a Chongzhen Nanzi Xiongfeng Gao for you."

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"Pfft hahahaha—"

"Old Thirteen, shut your mouth! No one will think you're a mute if you don't laugh!"

"Hahahaha... My mouth is on my own body, I'll laugh if I want to, if you're not convinced, come and hit me!"

"Don't think I don't dare to make a move! Giddy up!"

"Hahaha! You can't catch me!"

"..."

These two childish ghosts with an average age of twenty-seven!

Xie Yang looked at her two uncles chasing each other on horseback and shook her head with a smile.

Looking back, she saw her family waving goodbye, then looked at the towering city walls and the magnificent Gulou in the distance, and whispered "Goodbye" in her heart.

At this moment, she did not know which year she would return after this departure.

She knew even less that less than three years after she left, her father ascended the throne! The ascension process was extremely smooth!

This development was something she had not expected.

There was someone even more dumbfounded than her, and that was Bafujin.

She had clearly planned to avoid the Dead Eagle Incident, but through a series of coincidences, this unlucky event still happened!

It resulted in her husband being thoroughly loathed by Kangxi, and Kangxi was so angry that he fell into a serious illness.

It was thanks to the Rejuvenation Pill offered by Si Ye that the old man didn't pass away.

But after recovering, the old man seemed to have let go of everything—not only did he voluntarily abdicate to become the Retired Emperor, he took the Empress Dowager, Defei, and the two pots of Immortal Grass Miao Miao gifted by the Fourth Prince and moved to Changchun Yuan, living a retired life of tending to flowers and plants and focusing on health preservation, completely ignoring court affairs and confidently handing over the Great Qing empire to the Fourth Prince.

Yongzheng ascended the throne early, first naming Fourth Primary Wife as Empress, Li Shi as Imperial Noble Consort, Honghui as Crown Prince, Hongyun and Hongshi as Beizi, and also conferred the title of Changzhu on Haiyin, who was far away in the Southwest, granting her the status of a first-rank Gulun Princess.

Then he bestowed titles upon his brothers, sisters, and the clan members of his faction.

Next was settling the various imperial concubines in the harem; those with sons were taken back by their sons to enjoy their later years, and those without sons were allocated a separate garden not far from Changchun Yuan, which would neither disturb the Retired Emperor and Empress Dowager's retirement nor hinder reunions if they wanted to be in a livelier setting.

Then he replaced the court officials and began to implement various new policies with bold strokes.

The most cruel situation of the Nine Dragons Seizing the Heir did not happen, and Kangxi's sons—

The Crown Prince divorced the Crown Princess after being deposed for the second time and disappeared, though there were rumors that he lived under an assumed name and lived the life he truly wanted; the Direct Prince was stripped of his Prince title and became a common prince, but after Yongzheng ascended the throne, he took a job in shipbuilding and heard he even trained a navy, ready to go to sea at any time; the other brothers were also safe and sound, conferred with titles and ranks, and were arranged with positions of real power, losing neither reputation nor authority.

The only one who was truly unlucky seemed to be her husband—stripped of his title and placed under house arrest. Just because those two dead eagles almost caused Kangxi to die, he was to be under house arrest for life, losing his freedom from then on.

Bafujin looked at the square, narrow sky above her head, feeling very unwilling.

Yet she dared not do anything, fearing she would tread the old path written in official history: having her bones ground to dust and ashes scattered.

She could only swallow all her unwillingness and keep her master company in this lonely world, growing old and frail.

Unexpectedly, Yin Si's fortune with offspring seemed to arrive only after he was placed under house arrest—

After the house arrest, sons and daughters were born one after another.

In less than three years, eleven Gege and five Age were added to the estate.

Listening to the incessant, day-and-night clamor of wailing infants, Bafujin fell into deep despair...

At that time, on the distant southwestern border, Xie Yang, who was assisting the enthroned Emperor Yongzheng in implementing the "replacement of native offices with centrally appointed officials" and completely abolishing the chieftain system, heard a long-lost electronic sound—

【Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the Task in this plane! Reward points are being calculated...】

【Ding! A new Task plane has been opened. Is the Host ready?】

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