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

Yi Zhengxiu was struggling with the issue of whether he should continue buying the fertility pill after spending 500 taels on it, which now cost 6 taels after a 300% discount. He still had 200 taels left, and he was in no mood to answer 007's question.

"Um......"

"Forget it. I'm not in a hurry for the rest now. The maximum discount for the elixir system is 500 taels and you can only use one. I'd better keep the remaining 200 taels for use."

The elixir system is quite powerful. As soon as Yixiu pressed the payment confirmation button, 300 taels of silver disappeared from the silver box in the room. All the purchased elixirs were placed in the warehouse of the elixir system. Whenever Yixiu wanted to take them out, he could just use his mind to click and take them out.

"Let's start with this stepmother!" The sadness in Yixiu's life had a lot to do with this stepmother. The driving force behind many of Rouze's actions that hurt Yixiu was Gioro.

Even after Rouze's death, the reason why Yixiu did not receive the wholehearted help of the Ulanara clan and was only a drag was closely related to the Gioro clan, including the death of her biological mother, Ma Jia.

After waiting for an hour with an empty stomach, the door to the main courtyard was finally opened.

Yixiu was led into the room by a maid. Jueluo was sitting on a seat. She didn't even glance at Yixiu. She was leisurely drinking tea and talking to Nanny Sozhuo Lun who was standing beside her. The disregard and contempt revealed in her actions made Yixiu instantly feel that the reason why Yixiu's character was so awkward and extreme in the plot was largely related to the invisible suppression of Jueluo during her growth.

"Mammy, a few days ago, the Empress Defei in the palace sent someone to give us some high-quality tea. The master loves to drink tea. I'll send someone to deliver it to the master later."

"Madam, the master usually rests in the main courtyard and rarely goes to the study in the front courtyard. It is better to put it in the main courtyard and brew it for him to taste when he comes."

"Here it comes again, here it comes again!" After paying her respects, Yixiu stood aside and listened to Jueluo and Nanny Sozhuo Lun showing off in unison, and silently rolled her eyes.

I really don't understand why Jueluo, as the legal wife, always likes to show off her love in front of a little concubine? Jueluo is beautiful and has a high status, so Fei Yanggu must like her. As for the others, you can understand it by looking at the many concubines in the backyard. Men in ancient times were all the same. What is there to show off about such a relationship?

"Mammy is right. We should stay in the main courtyard and wait for the master to come and make some for him to taste."

Just then, Jueluo said she was thirsty, and Yixiu seized the opportunity and used his mental power to put the sickness pill he had just bought into the tea in front of her. The pills in the system were colorless and tasteless and melted in the mouth. Seeing Jueluo drink the cup of tea with the added ingredient with his own eyes, Yixiu left the main courtyard contentedly, and even had a smile on his face when he went back.

"Princess, didn't the mistress make things difficult for you today?" Unlike others, Jianqiu, the close and loyal maid, noticed at a glance that Yixiu, who had returned from paying her respects today, had a smile from the heart on her face, not the fake smile she had endured in the past.

"I'm here to greet you as usual, but something happened today that made me happy!" Yixiu gave a simple explanation and didn't want to continue talking. Jianqiu saw it and didn't ask any more questions.

"Breakfast is ready, please enjoy first!"

The effect of the sickness pill was quite powerful. That night Yixiu heard the news that Jueluo was unwell.

The next morning, there was no need to greet each other. Before Yixiu got up, Jianqiu had already told her about the news from the main courtyard: "I heard that the mistress is ill and has fallen into a coma. The palace doctor has already rushed over, but there is no way to treat her for the time being. He only said that her condition is serious, so the master went to the palace early in the morning to ask for the imperial physician."

It was great to hear good news so early in the morning! Even Jianqiu couldn't help but smile when she heard the news.

"Jianqiu, Huichun, help me dress up. I'm going to my aunt's courtyard." Yixiu was in a happy mood and planned to arrange the second thing as soon as possible.

Yixiu's biological mother, Ma Jia, was Fei Yanggu's childhood sweetheart, but unfortunately her status was not high enough so she could only be a concubine. When Fei Yanggu was young, he had not been completely won over by the Jueluo family, and Ma Jia was also favored at that time.

Not only that, after Jueluo was unable to have children due to a difficult labor after giving birth to her daughter Rouze, Ma Jia became pregnant, which completely annoyed Jueluo. Jueluo was beautiful, jealous, vicious, and scheming. Not only did she conceal the news that she could not have children, she also successfully won over Fei Yanggu's heart after Ma Jia was unable to serve him in bed.

Fortunately, Ma Jia was a scheming and clear-headed woman with the help of some loyal servants. Despite the repeated tricks used by Jueluo, she still managed to give birth to Yi Xiu.

But it was still not completely safe. After giving birth, Ma Jia suffered from bleeding. Not only did her appearance suffer and her body became weak, she was also unable to have a healthy relationship with Fei Yanggu and his wife.

Before Yixiu turned one year old, Fei Yanggu seemed to have forgotten his childhood sweetheart Ma Jia and never went to her courtyard again.

After Yixiu was born, the entire Ulanara Mansion was completely controlled by the Jueluo clan. Until now, except for two daughters, one legitimate and one illegitimate, Fei Yanggu's backyard has no more children. All the resources of the Ulanara clan are inclined to Rouze, the eldest legitimate daughter, and Fei Yanggu's fatherly love is also.

It was not until Rouze married the Fourth Prince that Gioro agreed to let Fei Yanggu adopt a descendant from a side branch in order to give her daughter someone to rely on.

I have to say that Jueluo's methods were really good. As a legitimate mother, if Fei Yanggu had a illegitimate son, there would still be a risk of exposure even if the mother was killed and the son was kept. However, it is different for adoption. Whether for the sake of benefits or reputation, the adopted son can only be filial to Jueluo, the legitimate mother, and put the interests of Rouze, the legitimate branch, first.

"But to Fei Yanggu, an adopted legitimate son is not as close to him as a biological illegitimate son." Yixiu thought secretly.

Since Jueluo was ill and in a coma, she would have no chance to continue to control the backyard. Besides, no matter how much Fei Yanggu loved his wife, he would still occasionally stay overnight at the concubine's place.

Jueluo would not stop it completely, but would only prevent concubines from having children and prevent Ma Jia from being favored.

In the Qixia Courtyard at the backyard of the Ulanara Mansion, Ma Jia had already woken up, but the weather was getting colder and she was not feeling well, so she did not get up but just sat on the bed with her legs covered with a quilt, doing needlework.

"Aunt Ma Jia, Princess Yixiu is here!" Ma Jia's dowry maid, now Aunt Chen, came in with a smile.

Before Ma Jia could be happy about the news brought by Nanny Chen, a familiar girl walked in.

"Aunt, your daughter is here to see you."

"Yixiu, how come you have time to come here today?" Ma Jia stayed in her room all year round. She was not favored in Qixia Courtyard and few servants came. News from the main courtyard had not yet come, so Ma Jia did not know about Jueluo's illness.

"Why don't you go to the main courtyard to pay your respects at this time?" Seeing Yixiu Ma Jiashi, she was very happy and asked repeatedly.

At this time of day on weekdays, Yixiu would either be punished by Jueluo and ignored, or be ordered to do needlework or copy books. Jueluo basically did not give Yixiu any free time, probably because he was afraid that Yixiu would have time to learn some talents.

It was a rare occasion that Yixiu had nothing to do today and came to visit her. Ma Jia's face, which had been sad due to illness, became much brighter.