In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

After the election in the 35th year of Kangxi's reign, the wedding of Yinzhen and Rouze was scheduled for March of the following year. Before that, Qi Yuebin, Yinzhen's childhood sweetheart who was raised in Yonghe Palace, entered the palace early.

However, it was not the position of concubine that Qi Yuebin had imagined before, although both Defei and the Fourth Prince Yinzhen had hinted at the position of concubine many times over the years, in the end, without Yixiu taking the position of concubine, Qi Yuebin was carried into the Fourth Prince's mansion in a pink sedan chair.

In the play, Concubine Duan's malice towards Yixiu is very obvious. Although she does not show it as obviously as Concubine Hua, many times Qi Yuebin's words and deeds always imply that she looks down on Yixiu.

To put it bluntly, the only legitimate wife she recognized was Rouze, and Yixiu was the one who was promoted as the principal wife. Deep down in his heart, Qi Yuebin had never acknowledged Yixiu's status as the principal wife.

In addition, Qi Yuebin also showed great hatred towards Yixiu. It is not clear in the plot whether Yixiu had ever harmed her. I think she hadn't, otherwise Qi Yuebin would not have refrained from revenge with her scheming.

Moreover, she later took revenge in the name of her "good friend" Rouze. If Yixiu had harmed her, she would not be stingy in using this to gain some sympathy from Yinzhen.

Qi Yuebin is a very snobbish person no matter how you look at it. It is unlikely that he truly hates Yixiu because of Rouze's death. Yixiu guessed that the real reason should be related to the position of concubine.

Qi Yuebin had always thought that she could marry Yinzhen as a concubine, but then Yixiu appeared. As a concubine, Yixiu could not be the principal wife, and Yinzhen, who was still a bald prince at the time, could not have two concubines. So, as a Manchu military flag princess and the cousin of Concubine De, the only concubine position was given to Yixiu.

Just as Yixiu hated Rouze for snatching her position as the legitimate wife, Qi Yuebin also hated Yixiu for snatching her position as the concubine.

Do you think Qi Yuebin didn't know that this was Concubine De's intention, or that Yinzhen also had it? She knew, but she was just a bully by nature, and she was jealous of Yixiu and looked down on her from the bottom of her heart.

Yes, she looked down on him. Qi Yuebin was a very proud woman. In her mind, Yixiu was not only not as good-looking as she was, but also not good at poetry and literature and could not communicate with Yinzhen, and her status was that of a concubine.

So after Rouze appeared, Qi Yuebin quickly became close to her. On the one hand, it was because of Yinzhen's favor, and on the other hand, it had to be said that it was the so-called admiration between two talented women.

As Yinzhen's first woman with a formal status, Qi Yuebin can be regarded as Yinzhen's first woman. She was almost the only one favored in the half year before Yixiu married Yinzhen. As a woman who deeply loved Yinzhen, Qi Yuebin's favor disappeared after Yixiu entered the mansion, and Qi Yuebin has never been favored since then.

Because Rouze appeared later, although Yixiu also fell out of favor, she was promised that she would give birth to a son to become the legitimate wife. Although Yinzhen broke his promise, Yixiu still gave birth to the eldest son Honghui, while Qi Yuebin had never been pregnant.

Now it’s time to change people. Yixiu suddenly wants to know whether Qi Yuebin can still become Rouze’s “best friend” and learn pipa from Rouze.

So Yixiu instructed Jianqiu to remember to add more of her own people to Rouze's dowry. After Rouze's wedding, she could use these people to hear more gossip in the Fourth Prince's mansion.

Rouze's marriage was settled, and Yixiu's could not be delayed any longer. Although Fei Yanggu felt a little sad that Yixiu could not marry into the royal family despite her beauty, fortunately, the existence of Ma Jiashi and Xingde made Fei Yanggu a little more kind to Yixiu, and he no longer thought of exchanging Yixiu for power.

Nian Gengyao has been staying in the Nian Mansion to study since he met Yixiu after the selection.

What Jianqiu said at that time always lingered in Nian Gengyao's mind, "Princess Rouze married the Fourth Prince and became his Fourth Concubine. In the future, she may become the Concubine of a Prince."

"I am just a small scholar now, and if she marries me, Yixiu can only be a small scholar's wife!" Nian Gengyao was proud. Although he didn't care about Yixiu's illegitimate status, he knew that Yixiu felt a little uncomfortable about Rouze.

Nian Gengyao could understand. As the second son, he sometimes had the same thoughts about his elder brother as Yixiu. It was not jealousy, but just unwillingness in his heart and not wanting to be inferior to others.

For the sake of Yixiu and himself, Nian Gengyao made up his mind to study hard and pass the imperial examination as soon as possible. He believed that sooner or later he would hold great power and apply for an imperial decree for Yixiu, telling her that she would never regret marrying him.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the day of Rouze and Yinzhen's wedding. The entire Ulanala Mansion is decorated with lights and is extremely festive. Even Gioro forced herself to get up and sit in the main seat today.

As a prince, Yinzhen did not come in person to welcome the bride. Rouze, who had gotten what she wished for, was very happy today. The bright red wedding dress made her face look rosy and cheerful.

In a place where no one was paying attention, Jianqiu gave a pill to an inconspicuous little maid and left. Rouze's sedan chair left, and Jianqiu returned to Yixiu and leaned over to report what had just happened.

"Well, that's great. Now we just have to wait for the time to come and the show will begin."

The Fourth Prince's mansion was also filled with joy. All the items needed for the wedding had been prepared in the main courtyard. The bride Zirou was sitting on the wedding bed with her veil on her head, waiting for Yinzhen to come.

Outside the door, Rouze was actively packing up the dowry she brought with her. Suddenly, an inconspicuous little maid appeared in front of the door of the bridal chamber and stood there for a while. Rouze, who was covered with a veil, did not see her, but Fangruo and Rouze's wet nurse, who were standing beside her, saw her.

Fangruo and the wet nurse exchanged a glance, and Fangruo said, "Princess, it's getting late. I'll go to the front to see where the Fourth Prince is."

Rouze nodded under the veil to show her agreement. Seeing Rouze's actions, Fangruo left the bridal chamber and came outside. The little maid was waiting at the corner. Fangruo walked towards the maid calmly.

He asked in a low voice: "What do you want, Master?"

The little maidservant didn't say anything else. She took out the pill and quietly handed it to Fang Ruo: "The master has ordered that when the Fourth Prince arrives, find a way to get him to take this pill."

"What kind of pill is this?" Fang Ruo was a little scared, but having taken the loyalty pill, she couldn't say no.

"Don't worry, the master said, this isn't a pill that can harm people." The maid said so, and Fang Ruo believed it. She put the pill away and was about to go to the front to see if the Fourth Prince had arrived, when the Fourth Prince, who looked drunk, was supported by Su Peisheng and Gao Wuyong into the main courtyard.

Fang Ruo's eyes flashed when she saw this, and she turned and went into the small kitchen in the main courtyard. Soon after, she entered the bridal chamber carrying a bowl of hangover soup.

In the bridal chamber, Rouze's veil had been taken off. Yinzhen was holding Rouze's hands and looking at her affectionately. When he saw someone coming in, he let go of her hands embarrassedly.

"Fujin, brother, I just saw you being helped in, I guess you drank a lot, the hangover soup that Fujin ordered to be prepared is ready, I brought a bowl specially."

Rouze took the hangover soup with a blushing face and handed it to Yinzhen. Yinzhen looked at Rouze with a smile and took a sip and drank it.

"My wife is so gentle, so considerate."

Rouze became more and more shy and lowered her head. Fangruo, who was standing next to her, smiled with satisfaction as she looked at the hangover soup that had been drunk up to the last drop. The master's mission was accomplished!