The 32nd year of Kangxi's reign
It was springtime, a season of renewal for all things. Inside the Prince's quarters in the Forbidden City, Yunyi sat by the window, staring blankly at the peach blossoms that were about to bloom.
Upon waking up yesterday, Yunyi immediately received the original owner's memories and figured out the original owner's situation.
Before she could accept the fact that she had become a palace maid, she and another palace maid, Li Wanrou, were given by Consort De, Uya clan, to the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, to serve as maids.
This morning, Yunyi left Consort De's Yonghe Palace in a daze and was led by palace servants to the Prince's Residence.
Su Peisheng just reported that Yinzhen will be coming over to rest tonight.
At this moment, Yunyi appeared to be sitting in a daze, but in reality, she was thinking about how to complete her task.
The original owner of the body, Song Yunyi, was a bondservant of the Han Banner Army. Last year, she entered the palace through a preliminary selection by the Imperial Household Department and became a palace maid. Yesterday, she was assigned to the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, by Consort De.
Historically, Lady Song gave birth to two daughters for Yinzhen, both of whom died shortly after birth and did not grow up. After Yinzhen ascended the throne, Lady Song was only granted the title of Consort Mao, and she was never promoted until her death. In the end, she was buried with the rank of Consort.
Yunyi's mission this time is to protect the original owner's two daughters and ensure that they can grow up healthy and happy.
Judging from the current situation, Yunyi is still very fortunate. Since everything has not yet started, she can make some plans.
After thinking about it for a long time, the plan in her mind gradually took shape.
However, the most urgent task is to properly handle tonight's bedchamber service. She is currently just a woman in the inner quarters, and if she doesn't build a good relationship with her sugar daddy, everything else will be in vain.
Yinzhen was a man who was not interested in women and had a very strong sense of discipline. Yunyi defined her role, which can be summarized in a few keywords.
Gentle and quiet, doesn't cause trouble, and is fertile.
The key point is the last two characters, "能生" (able to produce offspring). Historically, Emperor Yongzheng (Yinzhen) had few children, and after ascending the throne, Hongli (Hongli) was able to barely manage to produce any.
If he had many sons, he wouldn't have chosen Hongli as emperor out of the worst of the worst.
Yunyi needs to have sons to protect her daughters and ensure they grow up healthy and happy.
In ancient times, it was believed that a mother's status depended on her sons. If Yunyi had many sons, her status would be higher, and she would be better able to protect her children.
Speaking of which, the original owner of this body, Song Yunyi, was born in June of the sixteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, making her a year and a half older than Yinzhen, who was born in October of the seventeenth year.
It is now March of the thirty-second year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. Yunyi is already fifteen years old and will soon be sixteen.
However, it is understandable that the palace maids who teach people are older than the princes.
Having a child at this age is considered too young in modern times, but it wasn't considered late in ancient times. Moreover, Yunyi has the system at her disposal, so she naturally has nothing to fear.
"Miss, it's time for dinner. Would you like to eat now? I'll go to the imperial kitchen to get it for you."
The one speaking was Bai Zhi, a palace maid who had been assigned by Granny Zhou to serve Yun Yi today.
The girl had been lost in thought for a long time, and Bai Zhi hadn't dared to go up and disturb her. It was only because she saw that it was getting late and was afraid of missing the appointed time that she mustered up the courage to call her.
Interrupted from her thoughts, Yunyi looked up at the sky and realized it was indeed time for dinner.
In the Qing Dynasty palace, meals were served twice a day. In her previous life, Yunyi started as a Noble Consort with a small kitchen where she could eat whatever she wanted.
This time it's different. It's just that the princess who serves the prince has to get her food from the imperial kitchen, and she eats whatever they cook.
If you want to eat something good, you either need to have status or you need to have money.
Yunyi is currently quite poor, so naturally she doesn't have the right or the money to order food, and can only eat whatever is available.
Yunyi got up from her seat, which she had been sitting in for a long time, nodded to Baizhi, and asked her to fetch the food. She then went to sit at the table and waited for Baizhi to return.
Because the prince lived not far from the imperial kitchen, Bai Zhi returned not long afterward.
Opening the food box, there were only two dishes and a soup inside, one meat dish and one vegetable dish. Sure enough, my status is too low now. Not only is there little food, but it doesn't even look very appetizing.
Yunyi didn't pick and choose her food and finished all the dishes. She was going to do physical labor tonight, so she had to eat her fill.
After dinner, Yunyi took a walk inside the house. Don't ask her why she didn't go for a walk in the yard.
The answer is that she doesn't even have a yard now.
The palace where the prince lived was not very large to begin with. The front courtyard was where Yinzhen studied and lived, while the back was where his wives and concubines lived.
The main house is where the future Fujin (princess) will live. She currently only has one concubine, living in the east wing of the backyard, opposite Li Wanrou.
If Yunyi went out for a walk, she might run into Li Wanrou. Afraid of the awkwardness, she decided to stay in her room and didn't need to go out.
During the walk, Su Peisheng came over to inform me that Yinzhen was coming soon and that I should prepare myself.
Feeling that she had almost digested the news, Yunyi went to take a bath and change her clothes after hearing this news.
Upon entering the bathroom, I found the tub already filled with hot water and sprinkled with some unknown flower petals.
Feeling somewhat wary, Yunyi used her level one medical skills to examine the items and found them to be non-toxic, which put her at ease.
Bai Zhi was unaware of her mistress's inner thoughts; she respectfully helped her mistress remove her clothes.
Yunyi lifted her foot and stepped into the bathtub. The feeling of being enveloped in hot water was especially comfortable, and with someone serving her while she bathed, Yunyi didn't want to get up.
But that was obviously not going to work. Bai Zhi served Yun Yi a bath according to the procedure, and after she changed into a light nightgown, the two of them went to the dressing table.
Bai Zhi originally wanted to give her mistress a trendy makeup look, but Yun Yi, who knew her idea, stopped her.
Looking at her own appearance, Yunyi picked up her tools and put them down. She wasn't going to put on makeup. She was only fifteen years old, the age when she was so tender and beautiful that she didn't need makeup to be beautiful. Putting on makeup would only be superfluous.
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