Upon returning to the Prince's residence, Yinzhen, understanding that Ulanara was young, accompanied her to learn about some of the affairs of the residence, but was later summoned away for other matters.
After the Fourth Prince left, Granny Zhong tactfully brought the account books and the storeroom key to find the Fourth Prince's wife.
Before the Fourth Prince was married, it was reasonable for her, as the head maid, to manage the prince's affairs. But now that the Fourth Prince's wife has entered the household, there is no reason for her, an old maid, to manage the master's affairs.
She was not an ignorant servant, nor would she deceive the Fourth Princess Consort just because she was young. Therefore, Granny Zhong handed over her power cleanly and decisively, without any regrets.
Wanzhou was very satisfied with this. As the mistress of the mansion, it was most appropriate for her to manage the household.
If Granny Zhong were to voluntarily relinquish the power, all the better. If not, she would risk offending the old nanny serving the master to secure this power for the Fujin.
Otherwise, the wife would have no status in the household and would not be able to gain the respect of the servants. What kind of mistress is she if she has no power or prestige?
For the sake of her mistress, Wanzhou could not back down no matter what. However, since Granny Zhong was so sensible, she should also show some kindness.
Yunyi accepted the things brought by Granny Zhong, but she also remembered her persona and did not ask Granny Zhong to take them off immediately. Instead, she pretended to be ignorant about housekeeping and asked Granny Zhong to assist her from the side, which was also a way of teaching her.
Granny Zhong naturally wouldn't refuse. It was understandable that the young lady hadn't had time to learn these things yet, and it wouldn't be right for her not to help her out.
But soon Zhong Mama discovered that the Fujin was truly exceptionally intelligent. She only had to explain these complicated account books a few times before the Fujin was able to sort them out. She was indeed very clever.
There are few masters and servants in the prince's quarters. Although this matter is not complicated, it is not easy either. It is truly amazing that the princess can get started so quickly.
Furthermore, she had inquired and learned that the Fujin (principal wife) had not learned household management at home, but had only received a month of intensive training before marriage, and was not proficient in it.
Yinzhen was surprised and impressed by Yunyi's performance, never expecting his little princess to be so capable.
As for Lady Tongjia, she was simply happy. She was relieved that Yinzhen had married such a virtuous wife, and she would not worry even if she were to die right now.
Although there is less work at the Prince's residence now, Yunyi is not idle. She has to "learn" how to manage the household affairs, serve her seriously ill mother-in-law, Tongjia, and take care of her husband's daily life. She is very busy.
Tongjia's illness was partly due to the loss of her daughter, which caused her distress and poor health.
On the other hand, it was because she was already physically weak, pregnancy had depleted her energy, and she hadn't recovered properly after giving birth due to heartbreak.
Therefore, after Tongjia fell ill last year, her condition not only did not improve despite the treatment by the imperial physicians, but it worsened to the point where there was no cure.
Having been in the palace for so many years, she had always wanted a child of her own. Although she had an adopted son to dote on her, she still felt somewhat unfulfilled.
She treated Yinzhen very well, but her desire for her own child did not conflict with this matter.
She eventually became pregnant and gave birth to a little princess, but she was overjoyed.
Unfortunately, the little princess died after only one month. From then on, her heart seemed to go with the little princess. Even with Yinzhen by her side to comfort her, it was still to no avail.
Her long-cherished wish has come to nothing. She doesn't know where her motivation for living comes from, nor how she should face the long days ahead.
Tong Wanyue was the niece of Empress Xiaokangzhang and the emperor's cousin. Everyone envied her for her illustrious family background and the emperor's favor.
Beneath the glamorous facade, she also had her troubles: first, she couldn't have a child with blood ties to her and her cousin; second, she couldn't become empress and stand openly beside her cousin.
Now that her daughter has died young and she can no longer conceive, her first wish has been dashed.
After so many years since Niohuru passed away, her cousin only made her an Imperial Noble Consort but refused to make her Empress, so her second wish was also hopeless.
This left Tongjia with no hope of survival. Without any hope, her will to live weakened, and her physical condition naturally deteriorated until she was terminally ill and beyond cure.
But with Yunyi's arrival, she wouldn't let Tongjia die like that.
Putting everything else aside, right now, if Lady Tongjia were to pass away, her daughter-in-law would be subject to the discipline of Consort De.
Consort De didn't like Yinzhen to begin with, and consequently she didn't like her much either. If Lady Tongjia were to leave, one can imagine how difficult her future would be.
But if Lady Tongjia were still alive, Yunyi wouldn't have to be under Consort De's control, and Yinzhen would have a noble imperial concubine as his foster mother, which would be much better than being under Consort De's control.
Moreover, Lady Tongjia genuinely cared for Yinzhen like a mother, unlike Consort De...
Since Yunyi married Yinzhen, she has come to serve her mother-in-law every day and chat with Tongjia. With this daughter-in-law around, Tongjia's spirits have improved a lot.
Of course, Yunyi isn't that magical. If she could really cure people just by talking to them, she wouldn't be human, she would be a god.
The reason why Tongjia seemed to be getting better was because she secretly added some of the system's recovery pills to the medicine Tongjia was drinking.
As its name suggests, Fuyuan Dan can restore a patient's vital energy. Once the body has vital energy, it's like taking a magic pill; it can automatically return to a healthy state without the need for ordinary medicine.
However, Lady Tongjia's health was indeed too weak. According to historical records, she would have passed away two months after Yinzhen's marriage.
The Fuyuan Dan has a strong effect. On the one hand, Yunyi was afraid that Tongjia would be too weak to take the medicine and it would worsen her condition.
On the other hand, Yunyi was also afraid that the medicine was too strong and that Tongjia would recover too quickly, which she would not be able to explain.
So Yunyi ground the Rejuvenation Pill into powder and sprinkled only a little bit into Tongjia's medicine each day, and only felt at ease after seeing her drink it herself.
Because her actions were discreet and no one expected her to do such a thing, no one noticed her for days.
The first to notice something was wrong with Lady Tongjia was Imperial Physician Zhang, who was in charge of her health. Originally, the Imperial Noble Consort had already...
Now her health is slowly improving. This good news made Physician Zhang overjoyed, and he quickly reported it to the Emperor.
He had worked tirelessly to become a royal physician, second only to the head of the Imperial Medical Academy. If he were to be rejected by the Emperor for failing to cure the Imperial Noble Consort, all his years of effort would be in vain.
That's still the best-case scenario; the worst would be if someone were implicated and their family suffered as a result.
Seeing that the Imperial Noble Consort was getting better, he was finally able to relax a little after being terrified for more than half a year.
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