vstars Chapter 183 Yixiu. 23
Chapter 183 Yixiu. 23
Now that she was in charge of the household expenses again, Yixiu immediately reimbursed her subordinates for the money they had previously missed, and then appeased them by rewarding them with meat and vegetables for five days before things got back on track.
Previously, Yixiu's management was a combination of strictness and leniency, with a complete range of rewards and punishments. Yixiu did not need to make any further changes.
Yinzhen was angry with Rouze for two days because of what happened to Nanny Li before, but after looking at Rouze's face, he didn't say anything more.
But what happened that day became a thorn in Rouze's heart, which could not be removed or ignored. Now that Yixiu was in charge of the palace, she was indeed a legitimate wife in name only.
Rouze often cried in the middle of the night because of Nanny Li, and she cried all day long, becoming increasingly haggard.
A few days before the snow fell in the winter month, Rouze finally took action.
After hearing this, Yixiu took her people to the main courtyard to take charge. She sat there with her eyes closed. Rouze had no strength now, so she had already asked someone to seek help from the imperial physician, who would surely arrive soon.
Sure enough, after a while, the imperial physician came up to Yixiu and greeted her: "Greetings to Concubine Wanzhao."
"No need to be so polite, Imperial Doctor. Go and have a look."
After receiving the order, Yixiu watched him rush in. She felt calm in her heart and was determined to save her sister's life.
Jianqiu changed her tea and said, "It will take a while for me to see Madam Fu-jin."
"It's always like this for the first child. Most people are slower. Just wait."
Jianqiu was dissatisfied. When their wife was giving birth, the Fourth Master and Rouze came late when the baby was almost born. Why was their wife caring about her so much now?
But Jianqiu was not stupid. He knew he would be criticized if he said this, so he just stood beside her without saying a word.
Yinzhen came back in a hurry. When he saw Yixiu, he asked anxiously, "How is it? Did you give birth?"
Yixiu stood up and knelt down to salute: "It's been almost two hours since I went in. The imperial physician said that Madam Fu is weak and can't use her strength."
Soon, Yixiu watched Yinzhen walk around twice in a hurry and then sit down to drink tea. Yixiu sat upright without saying a word, and she was not in the mood to talk to him.
Although the process was thrilling, Rouze still gave birth to a very weak prince, the second prince Hongyun.
Yinzhen looked at this weak child who might disappear any day, and could not help but frown and sigh deeply: "This child is too weak."
Yixiu took a look and found that he indeed did not look well, but she just comforted the people in the main courtyard and then went back. As for Yinzhen, he returned to the front courtyard.
After Qiu Ju and her men tidied up Rouze and helped her change her clothes, they asked them to clean up the main courtyard to make sure no dirty things got in.
They were indeed very busy just now and had neglected many things. Now they have to sort things out.
The first thing Rouze did when she woke up was to ask where Yinzhen was. Qiuju had to comfort her, "Fujin, the prince was waiting outside just now. He waited until you gave birth and saw the baby before returning to the main courtyard."
She didn't tell Rouze what Yinzhen said about the child being too weak, she just picked out the good things to say.
After listening to this, Rouze smiled and nodded: "Child...where is the child?"
Qiu Ju quickly held the child in her arms and showed it to her. "The prince gave the child a name right after he was born. Even the eldest prince was given a name when he was one month old. This shows how much the prince values you."
She smiled softly, looking at her child with love in her heart. This was her and Shilang's child...
"Take good care of the child. If the prince comes tomorrow, you will wake me up."
"Yes, Fu Jin, go to sleep."
Yixiu returned to Qingyin Pavilion and took off her decorations. Jianqiu looked at her distressedly and said, "Fujin, you are tired. I will wait for you to rest."
"Okay." Yixiu smiled slightly. She was not worried about Rouze's child. It was obvious that the child was born with congenital deficiencies. Whether he could grow up well was another matter.
Even if he grows up safely in the future, he will probably be a sickly child, not as healthy as Honghui.
They all thought that Yinzhen would be very happy, but when Yinzhen looked at such a weak prince, he didn't seem to be very happy in his heart.
A sickly and weak prince could not be used as a bargaining chip for him, so although he felt pity for the child, he was not happy about it.
In order to avoid developing feelings for the child, Yinzhen even rarely went to the main courtyard.
Now that it was the end of the year, Lin An was able to often accompany Yinzhen. Rouze felt disappointed when she heard this. Although she knew that she could not serve the prince during the confinement period, the prince came too rarely.
These days, the person who was pregnant in the mansion was Li Jingyan. When she saw that Rouze gave birth to a boy, she kept praying in her heart that she would also give birth to a boy.
She is not getting much attention from the prince now, but unexpectedly, she has become the lucky one for Lin!
The prince's full-month ceremony was not a big one, because the child was too weak, so it was just a gathering in the mansion.
Yixiu had already become adept at handling these matters personally, and no one in the main courtyard could find any mistakes.
During the twelfth lunar month, Kangxi was very busy, and Yixiu did not want to go to the palace in the wind and snow every day, so she stayed in Qingyin Pavilion and did not go out. She only started preparing for the New Year when it was almost the end of the year.
There are a lot of things going on in the palace, and the servants in Qingyin Pavilion are very busy. Yixiu gave out the New Year gifts, and most of the servants in the palace were counting on this gift to have a good New Year.
Soon Kangxi held a banquet in the palace and invited royal family members and relatives to come together. Yixiu brought Honghui into the palace. At this time, Kangxi had already sealed the treasure and no longer attended court.
All the princes gathered together, and Yixiu also stood beside Rouze and celebrated Kangxi's birthday with the princes.
Yinzhen would take care of the gift-giving, so she didn't have to worry about anything, so she took Honghui to sit at the table.
Kangxi's eyes followed Yixiu's figure vaguely, and he would check what she was doing from time to time. People present thought Kangxi just glanced at her casually, not knowing that he was looking at Yixiu.
Yixiu was wearing the auspicious dress. The sound of ritual music in the hall made her drowsy. Yixiu lowered her head, looking lazy, but in fact her mind had been wandering for quite some time.
Rouze had just come out of confinement after giving birth, and her complexion wasn't very good. Even though she had been as beautiful as a fairy before, now she wasn't as dazzling as before because of the poor condition of the child.
On the other hand, Yixiu has been in a good mood these days. In addition, she takes good care of herself, so she looks very bright and beautiful. She is glowing next to Rouze.
At first I only thought that Rou was better, but now after a closer look, I find that Yixiu's temperament and appearance are even better.
Kangxi was always paying attention to Yixiu, and when he saw her drowsy look, a smile appeared in his eyes.
The princes below were testing each other, but they were also paying attention to Kangxi's expression all the time. Now seeing that he looked very happy, they all flattered Kangxi and used extremely disgusting words.
Jianqiu touched Yixiu's hand, "Are you sleepy, Madam? Let me help you go out for a walk."
Yixiu nodded after hearing this and went out quietly.