Yunyi was playing with the child when Baizhi rushed in, her face beaming with joy.
"Your Majesty, a young eunuch has come and says that His Majesty's imperial edict has arrived and requests that you go to the front courtyard to receive it."
Yunyi paused, recalling what Yinzhen had said some time ago, and wondered to herself, could it be that matter?
After tidying up their clothes, Yunyi hurriedly led Baizhi to the front yard.
In the front courtyard, Yinzhen and his fourth wife were both present. When Yunyi arrived, she bowed to them.
"No need, you're pregnant now, get up!"
The Fourth Prince helped Song Shi, who was about to perform the ceremony, to her feet.
Seeing that Consort Song had arrived, Liang Jiugong said with a smile, "Consort Song, receive the imperial decree!"
Upon hearing this, Yunyi and everyone present knelt down, waiting for the imperial decree to be read.
Liang Jiu took out the imperial edict, spread it out, and said loudly: "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Your Ladyship, Song, is blessed with both wisdom and fortune, diligent and gentle, respectful and cautious in your conduct, and virtuous by nature. Therefore, in accordance with the Empress Dowager's benevolent decree, Lady Song is hereby conferred the title of Consort of the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen. So be it!"
Yunyi kowtowed towards the palace, saying, "This concubine, Song, accepts the imperial decree and thanks Your Majesty for your great favor!"
After saying this, she stood up and took the imperial edict from Liang Jiugong's hand, while the palace maid behind her took her concubine's crown and robes from the eunuch.
Yinzhen remained calm, as if he hadn't been the one to request the appointment of a concubine, but beneath his cold expression, his brows softened, revealing that he was also happy for Yunyi.
The princess consort lowered her brows, obscuring her expression, but the maidservant behind her looked somewhat worried.
The happiest person was Yunyi herself, who became a concubine, which not only meant that her status had improved but also that her treatment had become better.
It also means that the children she gave birth to would have a higher status than the children born to ordinary princesses.
After the imperial decree was read, everyone left. Yinzhen was preparing to go to court. Before leaving, he patted Yunyi's hand.
All of this was observed by Ulanara, the primary consort, who was standing to the side.
She felt a pang of sadness for a moment, but quickly suppressed it.
She told herself that Madam Song had a son and a daughter, and was also pregnant, so it was normal for the master to care about her. She was the primary wife, the legal wife, and she had to stand firm in her position...
After repeatedly admonishing herself, Ulanara managed to control her emotions and turned back to her main courtyard.
On the way back, Bai Zhi chattered on and on, offering her congratulations. She seemed even happier than Yun Yi, the person in question.
As a concubine, Yunyi felt that the biggest advantage was having a small kitchen, which saved her the trouble of going to the main kitchen to get her meals.
It saves time and is convenient; you can order whatever you want to eat without having to worry about what others think.
August arrived in the blink of an eye, and good news kept coming from the mansion: both Consort Li and the primary consort, Ulanara, were pregnant.
Regardless of how happy Yinzhen was, Consort De was overjoyed.
Although she has mixed feelings about her eldest son, she never wants to have too many grandchildren.
While she was happy, something else came to mind. After all, she was still a mother, and there were some things she had to do. Composing herself, she waved for the nanny to come over.
"Now that the Fourth Prince has three women in his harem, go and make preparations, and send two more people over to serve him."
In the evening, Consort De bestowed gifts upon the Fujin (wife of the emperor) and Consort Li, and the two newlyweds entered the mansion.
Ulanara accepted the two princesses with a faint smile, made arrangements for them, and showed no unusual emotion on her face.
Granny Wang seemed to have forgotten her previous reprimand and started speaking recklessly again.
She was slightly indignant. "Madam, Consort De is really bullying you. You've only just become pregnant, and she doesn't care about your feelings at all. She actually gave a new concubine to the household. She really doesn't respect you at all."
"Granny!" Ulanara lowered her eyes and called out helplessly.
"Yes, yes, yes, this old servant was wrong, this old servant will not say it again." Granny Wang apologized with a smile.
Thinking of their past relationship, the princess consort didn't say anything more, but other thoughts were brewing in her mind.
Alas! Although Granny Wang is loyal, her temperament is simply too...
Seikiin
The newly arrived princesses, Wu and Wuya, had just settled in. Since they were new to the household and had low status and no children, the Fujin (principal wife) arranged for them to live in the same courtyard.
"Hmph! This courtyard is terrible, it's small and far away, and the interior is poorly decorated."
As Wuya looked at her room, she muttered to herself, clearly disgusted.
Green Bamboo listened to Princess Wuya's incessant chatter, then lowered her head and remained silent.
Already filled with anger, when she turned around and saw her palace maid's dull and lifeless appearance, Uya felt disgusted.
This princess consort is no good either. She arranged for me to be here and sent such a palace maid. She's really wicked.
She rolled her eyes inwardly, and bossed Green Bamboo around, instructing her to pack up her things and fetch some food.
Green Bamboo bowed her head in agreement and turned to pack her things.
On the other side, the Wu clan was quiet and peaceful, unlike the Wuya clan which was making a ruckus.
That evening, Yinzhen learned that a new woman had entered the household, and he couldn't describe the emotions he felt.
That evening, he did not go to the new bride's room, but instead went to the concubine's room.
Yunyi is now over eight months pregnant and will give birth soon. Recently, Yinzhen has been paying close attention to her health and is very worried.
Yunyi's pregnancy this time is really a bit scary.
She was pregnant with twins before, which was very dangerous. This time it was even more terrifying. The imperial physician said it was a triplet. In this era, each additional fetus meant an additional level of danger.
Yunyi was also puzzled by this. She had clearly taken the Dragon and Phoenix Pills, so how could she have gotten pregnant with three children?
It was only after Xiaoqi explained that she understood that she must have gotten pregnant once on her own, and then she got pregnant twice more after taking the Dragon and Phoenix Pills, which resulted in her having a third child.
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