In the eyes of others, Geng Youran is a fanciful person who tries to please the primary wife and secondary wives with food.

When these two people learned that some people thought this way about Geng Youran, they both found it laughable.

What do these people take them for?

Geng Youran often brought them fresh food, which was nice, but she always behaved herself and never asked for anything extra.

Moreover, compared to those jealous people in the courtyard, the reason why the Princess Consort liked Geng Youran more was her 'self-awareness'.

Geng Youran knew her current situation, was well-mannered and reasonable, and could get by even if she was no longer favored in the future.

When Song Gege entered the room, she first respectfully greeted Ulanara, and then politely inquired about Honghui's recent situation.

Ulanara knew that Song Gege wouldn't come to her for no reason, so she had her maid make tea and patiently listened to Song Gege's story.

Song Gege thought that the Fujin was giving her face, so she began to embellish her words.

Ulanara thought Song Gege was going to say something, but it turned out she wanted to invite her family members over.

Knowing her low rank, Song Gege went to the Fujin (the wife of the deceased prince) to plead for mercy in order to avoid gossip.

This matter is also somewhat difficult for Ulanara.

The palace has many rules, and they are very strict. If you want to see your maternal relatives, it is only on special days or with special favors.

Ulanara dared not agree casually.

"How about this, you go back first, and let me discuss it with you."

Song Gege smiled shyly.

"Thank you for your understanding, Madam."

The two exchanged a few more polite words, and then Song Gege left.

Green Leaf, who was standing next to Song Gege, didn't understand. Was Gege going to all this trouble just to invite her family over?

Song Rusi did not answer the maid's question.

Everyone knew that she came from a poor family, but no one knew that her mother had studied medicine before she got married.

For the sake of her future, she couldn't just sit and wait to die.

After the princess mentioned this to Yinzhen that night, Yinzhen didn't think much of it, assuming that Song Gege missed her family.

Out of consideration for Song Gege's years of service to him, he agreed to the request.

"Tell Song to speak quickly, after all, the rules are there."

"I understand."

The next day, Ulanara contacted Song Gege's family, but Song Gege's father was in charge of official duties and was also an outsider, so he could not come.

Only Song Gege's mother arrived at the mansion with a young maid.

The two first paid their respects to Lady Ulanara, and then, guided by the maid, arrived at Lady Song's courtyard.

"mother!"

Song Gege had not seen her mother for many years, and her excitement was palpable.

"Princess, get up quickly! You are now a princess in the Fourth Prince's household, you must be mindful at all times!"

Song Gege wiped away her tears, nodded, and quickly welcomed the person into the house.

After dismissing all the servants, Song Gege finally revealed her thoughts.

She handed over a prescription, which she had bought at great expense from the imperial physician.

"Mother, this is the medicine I'm taking now. See if there's any way to make me feel like I've miscarried after taking it."

Madam Song was startled upon hearing this; this was a dangerous tactic.

Seeing that her mother was unwilling to speak, Song Gege had no choice but to continue persuading her:

“Mother, I have been serving the Fourth Prince since before he established his own residence. Now, new concubines are constantly being added to the household, but I have yet to give the Fourth Prince a son or daughter. At present, the Fourth Prince’s attention is increasingly focused on me, and I must turn the tide.”

After thinking about it, Madam Song felt that her daughter's words made sense.

Her own daughter was quite beautiful and had been by the Fourth Prince's side for many years; not having a child to rely on was not a long-term solution.

So she secretly told Song Rusi a method.

Because of time constraints, Madam Song left after giving her instructions and only said a few words.

After that, things were quiet in the Fourth Prince Yinzhen's harem for a long time.

During this period, Consort Li was busy taking care of her young son, while the Fujin (Prince Consort) was responsible for teaching Honghui his studies and managing the household expenses.

Everyone is extremely busy.

As for Geng Youran, he believed in avoiding trouble whenever possible. He would pay his respects to the Fujin every day and then retreat to his own courtyard without going out.

Even if there were a few who were eager to please, she would use 'not feeling well' as an excuse to have Xin Yi deliver some gifts to them as a token of her affection.

As the year drew to a close, the mansion began to bustle with activity again.

Ulanara distributed cloth and silver to each courtyard according to their rank, and then made a new set of clothes for everyone.

Unlike last year, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen has several more concubines in his courtyard, some of whom are quite favored and therefore receive relatively more allowances.

Since it was always the head maids who went to fetch them, it was inevitable that they would run into people from other courtyards.