After thinking it over, Yunyi refused, citing her own large number of children and the need to care for them.
Yunyi has her own thoughts on this matter.
On the one hand, she does have many children, which makes it difficult for her to manage everything; on the other hand, it's unnecessary.
The Princess Consort is still young. Judging from her past and present behavior, her character is not particularly good, but it's not bad either.
Another point is that if she were to take over the housekeeping rights, it would conflict with the image of a serene and unassuming person that Yunyi had previously cultivated for herself.
Another point is that since the Fujin (principal wife) has already informed her of the situation, if she is too concerned about still having the right to manage the household, it will seem that she still resents the Fujin.
It would be better to refuse directly, taking a step back to move forward, which would also make one appear magnanimous and tolerant, thereby gaining Yinzhen's sympathy.
In conclusion, her final refusal of Yinzhen's offer left a good impression on him, demonstrating her tact and propriety.
Half a month later, the mansion held a full moon celebration.
Because the Fujin and Li Gege gave birth around the same time, the full-month celebrations for the Fourth Princess and the Fourth Prince were held together.
Yinzhen also hoped that the healthy Fourth Princess could take care of the Fourth Prince so that he could also be healthier.
On that day, Yinzhen chose the names for his two children and announced them.
The fourth prince's name is Hongfen, and the fourth princess's name is Erdeni, which means treasure. As Yinzhen's only legitimate daughter, the fourth princess deserves the title of treasure.
Yunyi sat opposite Li Wanrou, and it was quite obvious that after a month of recuperation, Li Wanrou was still a little weak.
On this joyous day, she wore a thick layer of powder on her face so that her complexion wouldn't look so pale.
However, it's understandable, as the Fourth Prince was diagnosed with poor health by the imperial physicians at birth, and there was a possibility of him dying young.
Li Wanrou was busy taking care of her baby during her postpartum period and didn't have time to properly recuperate, so her recovery was not good.
After the full moon celebration, the mansion returned to a temporary calm.
Yunyi, Consort Ulanara, and Li Wanrou were all busy taking care of their children and were not very active in vying for favor. Wu Shi, on the other hand, was a low-key person by nature.
Without the wicked Wuya clansman around, Yinzhen's inner court was very peaceful.
The following March, which was the March of the thirty-seventh year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.
The Emperor issued an edict, bestowing the title of Prince Zhi upon his eldest son, Yin Zhi; Prince Cheng upon his third son, Yin Zhi; and the titles of Beile upon his fourth son, Yin Zhen; his fifth son, Yin Qi; his seventh son, Yin You; and his eighth son, Yin Si.
With a title, Yinzhen was no longer a bald prince, and Yunyi went from being a prince's concubine to a prince's concubine.
In November, tragic news arrived: the Fourth Prince Hongfen suffered from a persistent high fever and died young.
Li Wanrou was devastated by the loss of her child and fainted on the spot. When she woke up, the imperial physician diagnosed her with a one-month pregnancy.
For the sake of her child, Li Wanrou, who was initially dejected, cheered up and focused on taking good care of herself during her pregnancy.
On the way back from Fangfei Courtyard, Yunyi seemed lost in thought.
There were only four princes in the mansion. The first three were born to the princes themselves, while only the fourth prince was born to Lady Li.
Now that the Fourth Prince has died young, her many children have become somewhat conspicuous.
Back at Taowu Courtyard, as Yunyi lay in bed pretending to sleep that night, she actually entered the system space.
She bought a pregnancy-preserving pill and prepared to give it to Li Wanrou.
Otherwise, it would be too conspicuous if all of Yinzhen's sons were his own.
At first, it might not seem like a big deal, but over time, people might think I've done something wrong, that I'm the only one in the household who can have children, and no one else can.
Therefore, Li Wanrou must give birth safely; she is her own shield.
Half a month later, after Li Wanrou had recovered, Yunyi finally found an opportunity to get her to take the pregnancy-preserving pills without her knowledge.
Fortunately, Li Wanrou herself knew that she was in poor health and was very careful on a daily basis. She also had a royal physician taking care of her, and the people in the backyard were all very peaceful and no one tried anything.
Several months passed peacefully without any major incidents.
In July of the following year, Consort Li of Fangfei Courtyard successfully gave birth to Yinzhen's fifth son.
On the day of the full moon, Yinzhen named the Fifth Prince Hongyun, and on the same day, he promoted Li Gege to the rank of Consort.
In the 43rd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, it was time for another imperial concubine selection.
As soon as the new year began, the household was abuzz with discussion about the talent selection, wondering if any new people would be chosen to join the household.
In fact, Yinzhen currently has only one primary wife, one secondary primary wife, one concubine, one princess, and one confined woman, Uya, in his harem, making a total of five wives and concubines.
For princes and nobles, these few people were indeed too few.
A few years ago, Consort De had considered bestowing someone into her household, but Yinzhen rejected the idea outright.
Consort De was rejected and assumed that the fourth prince was still blaming her because of Lady Wuya, so she had no choice but to give up.
And think about it carefully, although the fourth son has few people in his backyard, both Song and Li are fertile, and now they have six sons and four daughters, so it is not necessary to give them away.
When it came to this year's imperial concubine selection, Yinzhen had already informed Consort De that he did not want any new people to enter the household, and Consort De had agreed.
But things never go as planned. While Consort De had no objections, Emperor Kangxi, as her father, had other ideas.
Not knowing the reason, he saw that there were only a few people in his son's mansion, so he waved his hand and bestowed two princesses into the mansion.
The princess remained unmoved, smiling as she accepted the two women and arranged for them to stay at Qingyi Courtyard.
Bai Zhi was a master of gossip; as soon as the new princess entered the manor, she had already found out all the details.
"Your Majesty, the two new princesses bestowed by His Majesty this time are Niohuru and Geng. Princess Niohuru is very young, only thirteen years old this year, while Princess Geng is older, already over fourteen."
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