After paying her respects, Yunyi and her maid Rongxin left the main courtyard first.
As a secondary consort, she was naturally the first to leave according to her rank, while the other princesses left according to their respective seniority.
Niohuru's eyes flickered, and she bypassed the other princesses and chased after them.
The others in the room were angry, but there was nothing they could do.
Not long after she stepped outside, Yunyi was stopped by Niohuru, who had come from behind. Niohuru raised her head and uttered a harsh remark.
"Don't be so smug. Although you are a concubine, I am the master's cousin and the Imperial Concubine's niece. You..."
Not wanting to listen to the other person's nonsense, and not wanting to pay any attention, Yunyi turned around and left.
"You, you stop right there, I haven't finished speaking yet." Niohuru didn't expect Yunyi to react this way, and was momentarily stunned. She quickly spoke up to make Nara stop.
Yun Yi ignored her and walked away without looking back, returning to her own courtyard.
On the way back, Rong Xin supported her mistress and spoke up for Yun Yi with some anger: "Mistress, Princess Niohuru is far too arrogant. You are a concubine, and she is just a princess. How can she act like this?"
Patting Rong Xin's hand, Yun Yi reassured her, "It's alright. She doesn't seem very bright, so there's nothing to worry about."
Besides, Yunyi was a concubine bestowed upon her by Emperor Yongzheng, holding a noble position. She hadn't committed any major mistakes, so Hongli wouldn't do anything to her.
Moreover, once Hongli ascends the throne, she, as a secondary consort, will be guaranteed at least one imperial concubine position.
Although Niohuru is related to Consort Xi, judging from Yunyi's observation of Hongli during the greeting, Hongli does not seem to like her very much, and her rank will probably not be very high in the future.
Since her master had said so, Rong Xin suppressed her anger and worry and remained silent.
Life in Prince Bao's mansion was uneventful. His primary wife, Lady Fucha, was virtuous and generous, and treated the concubines very well; she was not a harsh person.
Yunyi has a high status and is favored by others, so she lives a very good life.
Hongli was puzzled. He had been resting at Chunxi Courtyard for so long, so why was there still no sign of pregnancy in Nara's belly?
Yunyi was speechless. She had taken birth control pills, so of course there would be no pregnancy.
Besides, Hongli lived so long, if her child were born too early, the child would be old by the time Hongli passed away, so she did not plan to get pregnant and have children too early.
However, to prevent other children from threatening her child's position, she gave Hongli a pregnancy pill on their wedding night.
Historically, Emperor Qianlong had many sons but few daughters, and several of his daughters died young, so he doted on his daughters.
Now that Yunyi has made it so that he can only have daughters, it's unknown whether he will still dote on his daughters as much as he did in his previous life.
The concubine was of high status and very favored, which made the other princesses in the inner palace somewhat jealous.
Among them, Lady Gao and Lady Niohuru reacted the most. Before the concubine entered the mansion, Lady Gao was the most favored. Now that Yunyi had entered the mansion and stolen her favor, she was naturally very unhappy.
As for Lady Niohuru, she liked Hongli and couldn't stand him being nice to others. Moreover, she believed that Yunyi had stolen her position as a secondary consort, so she was very hostile towards Yunyi.
Now that the concubine is so favored, if she were to have a child, wouldn't that be...?
With this in mind, Niohuru had another plan.
She ordered her maid to return to the Niohuru family at some time and commission three cloisonné gold and jade bracelets to be made and presented to Consort Xi.
After receiving the gifts, Consort Xi kept one for herself and gave the remaining two to her son's primary wife and secondary wife.
As soon as Yunyi received the item from the nanny, she knew there was something wrong with the bracelet. She kept quiet and accepted the reward with a smile.
When they were alone, they examined it carefully and found that there was nothing on it; it wasn't a harmful poison, but simply a drug that prevented people from getting pregnant.
Since she didn't want to get pregnant right now, she just wore it, which also helped to lull the people behind the scenes into a false sense of security.
She had already checked beforehand and found that Consort Xi harbored no ill will towards her; on the contrary, she had a high level of favorability towards her.
Among the people Yunyi knew, only Niohuru and Gao disliked her, and this bracelet was a gift from Consort Xi, which gave her confidence.
Therefore, Yunyi speculated that this matter should be related to the Niohuru clan.
The next day, she went to pay her respects with the bracelet on, subtly observing Niohuru, and sure enough, she noticed that Niohuru's expression changed for a moment.
However, Yunyi was happy with this result. Not only did Niohuru not harm her, but she also did her a great favor by giving her an excuse not to get pregnant.
Later, whenever she wanted to have a child, she would expose Niohuru, and no one would have guessed that it was all intentional on her part.
Although she didn't plan to get pregnant, the princess in the backyard hoped to have a child.
In September, Su Shi announced that she was one month pregnant. Yun Yi was somewhat emotional, as this child was originally supposed to be Hongli's third prince, Yongzhang, but now it had become the fourth princess.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye. On the 25th day of the fifth month of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng's reign, Princess Su gave birth to the fourth princess for Hongli.
By the end of June, Princess Fucha's health was deteriorating, to the point where she was bedridden. Everyone knew that she probably didn't have much time left.
A few days later, on the evening of the third day of the seventh lunar month, Princess Fucha passed away.
Although Hongli was saddened by the passing of his concubine, who had been with him for many years and had borne him children, she died at a young age.
But right now, there are more important things to do. With Lady Fucha gone, her eldest son Yonghuang will be left without anyone to raise him. Hongli needs to select someone from the backyard to raise the eldest prince.
He turned around and looked at Consort Nara.
Yun Yi refused. The eldest prince was already seven years old and had grown up. He knew who his birth mother was. It was only right that she raised him well, and it would be mistreatment if she didn't.
She wouldn't take on such a hot potato, but she did suggest someone: Princess Gao.
Princess Gao was the most favored. Although she was a princess, she was senior and loved. Moreover, her father, Gao Bin, was the Minister of Water Management. In the mansion, apart from the primary wife and the secondary wife, she was the most suitable.
Hongli thought about it for a moment and also thought it was a good suggestion, so he went to Gao Shi and asked her if she was willing.
Princess Gao didn't want to agree. She had always wanted a child of her own, but she hadn't conceived in the five or six years since she entered the manor. She had been drinking fertility-enhancing soups and didn't want to raise someone else's child at all.
But the old nanny beside her thought differently. She gently persuaded her mistress, hoping she would agree.
"Princess, please agree, this is a good thing. Master only has two sons and two daughters now. If you raise the eldest prince, you will have a prince under your knees, and your status will be higher. Besides, there is a custom among the people that if you cannot have children, you can raise one. Maybe this adopted son can bring you a child."
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