Chapter 392 Yixiu 10
"Wanwan, do you feel better today?"
Yinzhen slowly drank a cup of almond tea. The curling mist temporarily obscured his vision, and even Rouze's voice seemed a little ethereal:
"Thank you for your concern, Silang. My concubine and the child are both fine. I don't feel so bad today."
"Really? It seems Aunt Lan Yu is quite capable. With her looking after you, I can rest assured when I'm out there."
Rouze put down her tea, unwilling to dwell on the matter, and instead spoke of the poetry collection she had read today. Yinzhen listened intently, occasionally responding, but his main focus was on the current state affairs.
The fall of Suo Etu in May of this year caused a great shock in the capital. Before that, no one had thought that the powerful Qing official who had the support of the crown prince would really fall.
This was no one else's fault. It was just that Kangxi had seen too much of his boundless doting and tolerance of the crown prince over the years and had long been accustomed to the emperor's favoritism. Even the Prince of Zhi, who had always been at odds with the crown prince, might not have expected this day.
Thinking of the boss's impatient look in the court today, Yinzhen couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
It was certainly surprising that Soetu fell, but just looking at the rewards given by Han Ama, you can tell that in his heart the prince is still the prince. Even if Soetu died, there is no way to shake the prince's position in his heart.
But it's different after all.
The meanings of an invulnerable prince and a prince who can be slandered are completely different.
Yinzhen fiddled with the beads in his hand, wondering whether he, a member of the "Prince's Party", could gain some benefits from this incident.
After he had sorted out the plan in his mind, he stood up very gently and said, "It's getting late, Wanwan, go to bed early."
Rouze pursed her lips and smiled. Perhaps because she was pregnant, her movements were a little stiff. “Yes, Wanwan respectfully sends Shiro off.”
Watching Yinzhen step out of his Ninghua Hall, Rouze couldn't hold back her tears.
However, her sadness seemed premature. For the next four months, Yinzhen became increasingly busy. Not only did he not visit her, but even his visits to the backyard were pitifully rare, only three or four times a month.
Because she was pregnant, these three or four times were naturally shared among the other women in the backyard. Among them, the two concubines had slightly more, and only Li and Qi could occasionally have one.
After three months, she gradually stopped caring about her sadness. Firstly, as the month progressed, her body became more and more tired, and she was sometimes anxious. Secondly, ever since Prince Beile was willing to go to someone else, Gan had become even more spoiled.
But she has two faces in front of people and behind their backs, while Rou is not the type to like to stir up trouble. She always feels that Silang has been very busy recently and does not want him to worry about the jealousy between these women. Besides, it is not good to let others see the joke of the Fourth Prince's Mansion during the New Year, so she is more tolerant of Gan.
But even a clay figure can get angry, let alone Rouze, who is already pregnant and sensitive and thoughtful by nature.
Today was the time for the fifth-day greetings again. Yixiu reluctantly got up from her bed and saw Jianqiu coming in with a few snowflakes on her body. She said happily, "Is it snowing outside?"
"It came out in the middle of the night yesterday, and it's quite large. Concubine, please change into the new one you made today; it's perfect for you right now."
As Jianqiu spoke, she took out the gouache cheongsam with a pattern of broken branches and butterflies, and paired it with a moon-white waistcoat with a pattern of honeysuckle in ink-and-wash style. The snow-white fur made Yixiu look even more beautiful than flowers.
It’s good to be young, you can even look good in beautiful clothes.
Yixiu enthusiastically picked out a new set of headdresses and put them on, and pinned a pair of pink and white peony flowers on it.
The makeup is always simple. Just take a little rouge, dissolve it in warm water and apply it on the face to make the complexion look better. No other eyebrow drawing or makeup is needed.
So the whole process only took half a minute. Seeing that it was still early, Xiu Xia put some cakes prepared in the kitchen on the table.
Normally, they should wait until they had paid their respects to the lady before coming back to eat, but she had Honghui here, and there was no one else in the entire Zhixinzhai, so no one would say anything if she opened a small kitchen so that she could have a hot meal in advance.
But I usually have to pay my respects to my parents on time. Instead of eating in a hurry before leaving, it is better to wait until I get back and eat slowly.
So every time I would ask the small kitchen to prepare some pastries to fill the gap.
After picking up two pieces of egg cake and drinking a bowl of hot milk, Yixiu, feeling refreshed, walked to the door, waited for Jianqiu to tie her cloak, and then went out into the wind and snow.
The snow was no longer heavy, and the scattered flakes had a subtle beauty. People were busy sweeping the roads along the way, which showed that it had snowed quite heavily last night.
Today Yixiu went out specially with Jianqiu and Huichun. They carefully surrounded her on both sides, fearing that the road would be slippery in the snow, and were ready to support her in time.
As usual, he was the last one to arrive without any hurry. In the room, Gan and Miao were already sitting together chatting animatedly, and they didn't even notice Yixiu coming in.
It was only when Song, who was standing by the side, stood up and saluted first that the two of them realized who was coming.
"Oh~ I really envy Concubine Nara for having a sister who is also a Concubine. She comes on time every day without worrying about what others say. Unlike us concubines, we live far away and in a remote place. We have to get up early every day to pay our respects, so as not to let Concubine Nara misunderstand that we are disrespectful."
Gan had always considered Yixiu a vassal of Fujin. Even before Fujin appeared, she couldn't wait to make a few sarcastic remarks about Yixiu. Miao, who had a good relationship with her, also laughed and said:
"That's right. Even Sister Li worked so hard to serve Lord Beile yesterday, and she was the first to arrive today. She has been sitting here in the cold wind for who knows how long."
This was certainly a sting to Lady Fu Jin, but it wasn't a good thing for Lady Li either. Young Lady Li, bright and bright at the time, with a simple and straightforward personality, immediately became displeased when she was told this: "I don't find it tiring, but why does Sister Miao think paying respects to Lady Fu Jin is such a chore?"
"Oh, of course I dare not say whether it is hard or not to pay my respects to Madam Fu, I just can't bear to see someone so idle. If Madam Fu is really magnanimous and doesn't care, she should treat us all equally. Why only find fault with us?"
Everyone knew that she was still brooding over the incident on the day of the New Year's family dinner when Lady Fu scolded her in public.
"Oh, so Concubine Gan also knows that she was scolded by Concubine Fu Jin because she made a mistake?"
Yixiu didn't want to get in between them, but since she was going to ask for a scolding, she wouldn't back down. After all, she was just a concubine now, so what was the point of being known as virtuous, generous, friendly and humble?
"But you're right about one thing. If you really want to live a leisurely life like me, Concubine Gan had better behave herself, lest you cause trouble again by speaking out of turn."
"you!"
As the two of them were confronting each other, Rou Ze finally came out from the inner room and interrupted their conversation: "What are you two sisters talking about that makes you so excited?"
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