Lady Fucha followed Hongli to pay respects to the Emperor first, then to see Empress Ulanara, and finally to Jingren Palace to see Consort Xi, Niohuru.
The two women in her son's backyard, one from the Fuca clan and the other from the Gao clan, were of low status. Niohuru regarded her son as a hidden crown prince and the future emperor, and would look down on these two princesses.
Now that Niohuru has seen Fucha marry her son, this daughter-in-law is of noble birth and comes from a powerful family. She is the ideal daughter-in-law for Niohuru, and Niohuru is very satisfied with Fucha.
So when the couple arrived at Jingren Palace, Niohuru was particularly enthusiastic, which made Hongli a little jealous.
After talking for a long time, Hongli finally returned to the prince's residence with his wife.
At this moment, Yunyi and Princess Fucha had arrived in the main room and had been waiting for a long time.
Yunyi is fine; she slept well last night and is full of energy now. But it's different for Princess Fucha. She was heartbroken and scared because of the Fourth Prince's marriage and tossed and turned all night.
When she woke up this morning, Princess Fucha looked particularly unwell, with dark circles under her eyes. If she hadn't covered them with makeup, everyone would have known that she hadn't slept all night.
While waiting, Yunyi didn't speak, and Princess Fucha wasn't in the mood to talk either. The room was very quiet, which made Princess Fucha start to doze off.
It was the maid's announcement at the door that startled her awake. Princess Fucha quickly perked up and checked her attire to make sure there was nothing wrong before she felt relieved.
Hongli entered with Lady Fucha. The two were of similar age and were a perfect match.
After taking their seats at the head of the table, Hongli spoke a few words before Fucha began to speak.
As expected of a beauty, Lady Fucha was not only beautiful but also had a lovely voice. As Yunyi looked at and listened to her, her fondness for Lady Fucha increased dramatically.
After the primary consort finished speaking, it was Yunyi and Princess Fucha's turn to step forward and pay their respects to her.
"This concubine, of the Gao/Fucha clan, greets Your Highness and pays her respects!"
"You two are too polite, please get up!" Fucha's eyes were full of kindness, and she did not make things difficult for the two princesses who had entered the manor before her, and directly told them to get up.
After Yunyi and Princess Fucha stood up, Fucha gave a wink and instructed her maid to distribute the greeting gifts, which prompted the two of them to bow again.
Yunyi received a jade bracelet, its emerald green color indicating its exceptional value.
Based on Yun's experience of seeing so many treasures, this bracelet must be very expensive.
On the other hand, Princess Fucha received a necklace inlaid with many gemstones, which was also quite expensive.
Yunyi thought to herself that the Fujin was very generous. She examined the bracelet carefully and found that there was nothing wrong with it. Fucha hadn't done anything to it.
It seemed she had been overthinking things. Yunyi smiled and accepted the jade bracelet, putting it directly on her wrist.
Her unguarded demeanor pleased Hongli; Gao was indeed naive and had no sense of self-preservation whatsoever.
Compared to his newly acquainted wife, Hongli clearly preferred Lady Gao, who had been with him for a long time.
Seeing that his wife had given gifts to Gao, he was pleased with Gao's naivety, but secretly wondered about his new wife.
Fortunately, Lady Fucha was unaware of his thoughts; otherwise, she would have been heartbroken.
No one else knew these thoughts. After Yunyi and Princess Fucha happily accepted the gifts, Fucha said a few more words, and the greetings for the day came to an end.
After returning home, Qingdai was quite happy. Just now, she had accompanied her mistress to pay her respects to the Fujin (principal wife), and at first glance, the Fujin didn't seem like the type to make things difficult for people.
As a favored princess in the inner court, the mistress definitely needs to meet an easy-going husband, otherwise life will be difficult.
At the same time, Qingdai silently prayed in her heart, hoping that her mistress would give birth to a child for the master as soon as possible. Only with a child could the mistress gain a foothold in the backyard.
A man's favor is ultimately unstable; only by having a child can one maintain their position and have a better life in the home.
Yunyi also had her own thoughts on what Qingdai was thinking.
Gao's mission was to have many children and grandchildren, so Yunyi naturally had to have children, and more children at that.
Moreover, the child's birth time and order of birth need to be earlier to facilitate Yunyi's subsequent plans.
If she remembers correctly, in history, when Consort Fucha gave birth to Hongli's eldest son, it was the following year, which was the sixth year of Yongzheng's reign. In the same year, Consort Fucha also gave birth to her eldest daughter.
It's somewhat funny that both Fucha Shi and Fucha Gege share the same surname, but their status and fates are worlds apart. One is a noble primary consort, while the other is a lowly princess.
Interestingly, they both became pregnant and gave birth around the same time on two separate occasions, and one of their children died in each case.
In the sixth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, Lady Fucha gave birth to the eldest princess, who then gave birth to the eldest prince. Lady Fucha's eldest princess died young.
In the ninth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, Lady Fucha gave birth to the Third Princess, and Lady Fucha gave birth to the Second Princess, who then died young.
Knowing that two children would be born next year, Yunyi naturally wouldn't miss out on the excitement.
She had already made up her mind: she would get pregnant now, and next year her child would be Hongli's eldest son.
Although the Qing Dynasty did not have the custom of establishing the eldest son as heir, the eldest son still held a very special position in the royal family, so Yunyi would not let this opportunity slip away.
When Lady Fucha first entered the family, Hongli was experiencing the novelty and the best feelings for her. It took him five days to recover.
He rested alone for three more days without entering the backyard. It wasn't until the evening of the ninth day that Hongli began to rest at the concubines' quarters. The first one he chose was his favorite, Lady Gao.
This was exactly what Yunyi had been thinking. She had prepared the pills long ago and was just waiting for Hongli to come so that she could get pregnant smoothly. But he had been late in coming. Today, he finally arrived.
Perhaps it was because absence makes the heart grow fonder, but Hongli felt that Lady Gao was particularly proactive and enthusiastic today, quite different from her usual shy and timid demeanor.
But he also saw a different side of Gao, which made Hongli feel curious and fond of her.
After resting for three days at Gao Gege's place, Hongli went to Fucha Gege's place for two days, and then rested for a few days before going to his wife Fucha's room.
It has to be said that Hongli is quite busy. He only has three women in his harem now. I wonder how he will deal with three thousand beauties in the future.
Thanks to Hongli's hard work, good news kept coming from the inner quarters. First, Princess Gao became pregnant a month later, and then Princess Fucha became pregnant three months later.
While Hongli was still lamenting that his wife was not pregnant, good news also came from Lady Fucha.
Now that all three women in the inner courtyard were pregnant, Consort Xi, of the Niohuru clan, was overjoyed but also began to worry about her son. Fearing that her son would have no one to serve him, she assigned two concubines to him.
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