Yixiu's Rebirth: Sending Bai Lianhua's Sister to Become a Concubine

In a blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On this day, as usual, the princes would bring their families to the palace to stay up all night with Emperor Kangxi.

Inside the hall, the princes sat in the front with their families, and some close ministers were also fortunate enough to attend and sat in seats farther away.

The eldest prince Yinzhen raised his glass first: "Your son wishes your father a long life. Under your father's rule, the country is peaceful and the people live and work in peace. Your sons and ministers are also able to receive your father's grace. This is all thanks to the emperor."

Kangxi was delighted. Although he had been hearing these flattering words since the first day of the New Year, he was still very happy to be praised in such a lively occasion.

Next, several princes raised their glasses one by one, creating an atmosphere of peace.

However, after returning home for a few days, Lu Fengying began to have stomachaches. She thought it was due to catching a cold from drinking cold wine, but when she asked the court doctor to check, it turned out that she was pregnant and the baby was less than a month old.

When Yinzhen heard the news, he smiled and said, "She got pregnant in one try. That's amazing!"

Su Peisheng clicked his tongue at the side, not sure whether Yinzhen was praising Lu Gege or himself.

When Yinzhen rushed to Youran Ju, Rouze and Qi Yuebin were already there.

Rouze was already pregnant, but she was still able to come to visit. Yinzhen was very satisfied and praised her: "Rou'er is pregnant, but she is still able to come to see Lu Gege. This thoughtfulness makes me feel relieved. I have entrusted the affairs of the mansion to the right person."

When Qi Yuebin heard Yinzhen say this, he almost laughed out loud. He was afraid that Rouze would soon demonstrate to himself what it meant that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

But Qi Yuebin really likes Yinzhen in her heart.

In just a moment, she began to blame Rouze for being incompetent and betraying Yinzhen's feelings.

"Fourth Prince, this is my first child and I am worried. Now in the mansion, only Fu Jin has given birth to a child. I would like to trouble Fu Jin to take care of the fetus. Is that okay?" Lu Fengying said softly.

"Of course you can. You are pregnant, so whatever you say is what counts." Yinzhen patted Lu Fengying's hand and said, "I'll ask Su Peisheng to tell Yixiu right away."

When the news reached Yongkang Pavilion, Yixiu raised her eyebrows: Oh? This Lv Fengying is smart. If she lets me take care of her, then the baby must be born smoothly, otherwise I will be even more speechless.

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After the New Year, Yixiu in the backyard took care of Lu Fengying, and the ministers and noble children of the previous dynasty were also very busy for a while.

Because Emperor Kangxi went to Mount Wutai at the end of the month, everyone in Beijing had some free time in February.

When they got tired of listening to operas, they would look for entertainment activities such as cockfighting to pass the time.

Yixiu was playing mahjong with Lingyu, Li Jingyan and Lu Yingfeng. Rou had a conflict with Wu Rina before, so even if Qi Yuebin was added, there would not be enough people to make up the three.

Moreover, now that Rouze has finally taken charge of the family, she also wants to make some achievements to show Yinzhen.

Many opera troupes were sent away by Yinreng.

It's a bit cold to go horseback riding in the suburbs of Beijing.

Fangluo and Rouze offered a suggestion, "Miss, I heard that a troupe of animal performers came to the capital these days. They have horse, dog, monkey, and rat performances. I heard that the monkey performer was specially invited from the Han family in Fengyang County."

In the past, the General's Mansion had invited animal show troupes to perform, but the monkeys in those shows were all chained up, and Rouze didn't think there was anything interesting about them.

Fang Luo continued, "The monkey show of the Han family in Fengyang County is unique. Others can only play with two or three monkeys, and they have to be tied up. The Han family can command more than a dozen monkeys at a time. The most amazing thing is that those monkeys can act. They can play any role, and the ones beating the gongs and drums beside them are also monkeys."

When Rouze heard this, she became interested.

"In that case, go contact the animal show troupe. If it is really so magical, please come to the mansion to liven up the atmosphere and perform for all the nobles."

Fangluo went to inquire about it and even witnessed it with her own eyes, and replied to Rouze that it was indeed the case.

After hearing this, Rouze became excited and decided to do something big.

During these days, banquets were held at the residences of the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince, and the housekeeping abilities of the two wives were highly praised.

Rouze thought that this was a good opportunity to prove to everyone that although she was not a concubine, her housekeeper's ability was no worse than those concubines, especially better than Yixiu.

When Yinzhen came to visit Rouze as usual, Rouze told him about this.

Yinzhen had heard about this animal show troupe from other people in the past few days and was very interested in it, so he agreed to Rouze's approach.

Rouze was recognized by Yinzhen and became even more motivated.

However, Yixiu felt that this was inappropriate. Although animal plays were more interesting and fun than ordinary plays, the wild beasts were uncontrollable after all. If other princes were invited over and some accidents happened, it would become a laughing stock in the capital.

Following the practice of previous years, although it is not outstanding, it will not go wrong either.

Yixiu tried to persuade Rouze, who glanced at her and said, "Yier, the Fourth Prince also agrees with this matter. If it is done well, it can also bring the Fourth Prince and the other princes closer together."

Yixiu thought, who in the capital has a close relationship with whom? How can a beast show bring them closer? In the final analysis, it is still about interests.

However, good words could not persuade a damned ghost. Having said this, she had fulfilled her duties as a concubine. She could not take care of anything else. After all, she no longer had the power to manage the family.

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On the day of the animal show, Yinzhen sat with the other princes. Next to Yixiu were the pregnant Lingyu and Rouze. Lu Yingfeng was not yet in her third month of pregnancy and was a little afraid of wild beasts, so she did not come.

Given Rouze's status, she should have sat together with princesses from other mansions.

But now that she was the housekeeper in the Fourth Prince's mansion, Yinzhen honored her a little and let her sit with Yixiu.

When Yinzhi heard in the morning that this was handled by Rouze alone, he couldn't help but look at Rouze.

Before, he thought that this woman was just a vase, but he didn't expect that she could use her status as a princess to persuade his fourth brother to give her the power of housekeeper.

Such a woman is not his!

Fate, it's so terrible.

However, when the beast show began, Yinzhi no longer had the heart to pay attention to Rouze.

Even the restless Fourteenth Prince Yinzhen sat down quietly.

Although the Manchus conquered the world on horseback, circus is quite different from ordinary horsemanship.

Everyone was quickly immersed in the show.

When the monkey show came on stage, everyone became excited.

I saw more than a dozen monkeys wearing clothes coming on the stage, seven or eight of them were wearing costumes, and the rest were wearing specially made ordinary clothes, but holding gongs, drums and other instruments.

They laid out their things in an orderly manner, and then there was a sound of gongs and drums.

A monkey show began with the shouting of the troupe leader Han.

After watching for a while, Ling Yu praised Yi Xiu, "These monkeys can't talk, but I can understand everything they are performing. They are really amazing!"

Rouze, who was standing next to him, heard it all clearly and felt extremely proud.

Today, this place is not only the stage for this animal drama troupe, but also her Rouze's stage.

However, it was too early for Rouze to be happy.

At this moment, something unexpected happened!