HLnovel Chapter 297 Yixiu, give Yinzhen a concubine
Chapter 297 Yixiu, give Yinzhen a concubine
"Look at our Hongshi, he is so considerate like a little adult." Rouze responded with a fake smile: "It's a pity, if you want to win your father's attention, it's not enough to be considerate, you also have to be smart and clever."
After saying that, she patted Hongshi's head gently. The action seemed like a kiss, but in fact it was full of blame and comfort.
After hearing this, Hongshi felt something strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange.
But he was a little scared, and the expression on his face was not as excited as when he first came in.
He handed over a painting and said timidly: "Mother Rou, this is a painting of you that I drew to congratulate you on your pregnancy. Please take a look..."
Rouze took it and took a look at it, then handed it to Fangluo beside her, and said softly, "Hongshi, painting is not something you can do by just scribbling. It requires talent and practice."
"You see, the best painter in this palace is Honghui. Because his mother is the wife, he is naturally the smartest, will receive the best teaching, and is the most loved by your father."
"You have to work hard to catch up with Brother Honghui."
These words sounded like encouragement, but in fact they undermined Hongshi's self-confidence, making him feel stupid and of low birth, which made him doubt himself and he might even become jealous of Honghui.
This was something she had secretly learned when she had come into contact with Concubine Yi before.
"Yes...Mother Rou said so. I took note of it."
Hongshi was really hit. He pouted and left.
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Fangluo stood by and served, so naturally she saw everything.
Because it involved Honghui, although it was not a big deal, she still found an opportunity to pass the news to Yongkang Pavilion.
"Go, let Honghui talk to Hongshi, he will naturally know what to do."
Yixiu has this confidence, and there is one thing that Rouze said that is not wrong.
The children she teaches are naturally smart.
It’s not because she is a concubine, but because she can tell Honghui how to properly fight for his own interests.
In the garden, Hongshi was sitting alone on the steps.
When he looked up, he saw Honghui standing in front of him:
"Brother..."
Hongshi reluctantly said hello, and just as he was about to stand up to salute, Honghui had already pressed his shoulders and sat down on the steps side by side:
"What's wrong? You look upset. What's wrong? Tell me, brother?"
Honghui turned his head to look at Hongshi, waiting for his brother's next words.
"My concubine said that I am not as good as my elder brother in everything. I am not as good in family background, education, or talent..."
Hongshi is now only a child of seven or eight years old, and still speaks in a baby voice:
"Mother Rou said today that my painting is not as good as my elder brother's. She also said before that my memorization is not as good as my elder brother's..."
"That's because I'm several years older than you!" Honghui took Hongshi in his arms and said carelessly, "You know, when I was your age, I couldn't memorize as many books as you. Once, my father-in-law checked my books and I couldn't memorize them, so I was punished to kneel down."
Honghui lied without hesitation. It was true that Yinzhen would check his books in the past, and it was not uncommon for him to make mistakes occasionally.
But most of the time, Yinzhen was quite satisfied with him, so there was no time for him to be punished by kneeling.
But Hongshi obviously believed it: "Really? Father will punish me by kneeling?"
"Yes." Honghui continued, "At that time, there were not many children studying in the mansion, and my father's eyes were only on me. It was not as relaxed as it is now. Now I have finally made it. You are lucky that you didn't catch up with that time."
Hirotoshi grinned.
After all, he was just a child, and when he heard that he was exempted from punishment, he forgot his previous sadness.
Hongshi took Honghui's hand and talked for a few more words, then he jumped back to Longjing Pavilion.
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Watching Hongshi's back as he left, Honghui also stood up and prepared to leave.
"stop."
At this moment, a voice stopped Honghui in his tracks: "Why don't I remember punishing you to read before?"
Yinzhen came out from the pavilion. He looked down at Honghui with a half-smile on his face.
"It doesn't matter whether he was punished or not. Hongshi won't bother to really check it out. But if a few words can make Hongshi happy, then why not make him happier."
Honghui raised his head and smiled sweetly at Yinzhen, revealing two dimples similar to those on Yixiu.
Yinzhen's heart was softened immediately.
He is so sensible at such a young age. It seems that Yixiu has raised the child very well. She is worthy of being his wife.
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Honghui came back holding Yinzhen's hand.
As soon as he entered the door of Yongkang Pavilion, Yinzhen waved his hand and drove his son out.
"Why do you have time to come here today, Master?"
Yizheng was reading "History of Tang Dynasty". He closed the book and came over to talk to Yinzhen.
Yinzhen did not answer, but picked up the book and flipped through it, then asked, "Have you read Xuanwu Gate Incident?"
"I don't like this part of the story, so every time I read this book, I can't help but skip it."
Yixiu explained: "Father taught me since I was young that the main purpose of the backyard is to help maintain peace and harmony, but the Xuanwu Gate Incident was about brothers killing each other."
"Although the brothers of the royal family are different from ordinary people, I am pregnant and raising Honghui, so it is better for me to watch less."
"You have always been considerate of the overall situation. I feel relieved to have you as my wife."
Yinzhen put his hand on Yixiu's belly. She was just pregnant, so her belly was relatively flat. However, Yinzhen had already imagined many scenes of the birth of a child:
"When our son is born, we will let Honghui, the elder brother, take him to study and ride horses, and we can have some free time."
Yinzhen was talking about the scene that he had imagined in his mind when his fourteenth brother was born.
However, he was ultimately unable to achieve it.
Now, he plans to let Honghui fulfill this wish.
"How did the Fourth Master know that it must be a son? Maybe it's a daughter?"
Now that Honghui is already present, Yixiu, seeing how quirky Nian Shilan is over the years, really wants to have another daughter.
Yinzhen chuckled and said, "As long as they are our children, they are all good. I like them the most."
"The Fourth Master is young and strong, and there are several pregnant women in this mansion. Who knows, the one in my arms may be the most stupid one."
Yixiu and Yinzhen were joking.
As a mother, she naturally wouldn't seriously think that the child in her belly would be inferior to others.
Yixiu said this just to tease Yinzhen.
Unexpectedly, Yinzhen took it seriously.
"Xiao Yi, you should know the position you hold in my heart over the years. Which woman in this mansion can surpass you?"
Now, Yinzhen couldn't do anything to Yixiu.
Yixiu naturally knew in her heart that the women in this mansion could not surpass her only because she was useful, not because Yinzhen loved her so much.
This is obviously a place with many wives and concubines. If she insists on pursuing pure love, wouldn't she be asking for trouble?
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Yinzhen did remind Yixiu.
She took the opportunity to advise Yinzhen, "Fourth Master, Rouze and I are still young, but Li Gege's period is coming soon, so we need to arrange some reliable personnel."
"Gege Li?"
Yinzhen was stunned for a moment.
His first reaction was that Yixiu was talking about Li Jingyan. He thought to himself, isn’t Li Jingyan still under house arrest? How did she get pregnant?
"Her name is Li Jingui."
Yixiu and Yinzhen said, "Originally, I am used to arranging manpower, but I think that although Li Gege is not of high birth, if she is lucky enough to give birth to a little prince, shouldn't she be rewarded more to prove that our Beile Mansion values merit more."
"After all, there are still a few sisters in the mansion who are not from high-class families and have no children yet. If they can see Li Gege being rewarded, it will also be an encouragement."
Yixiu was afraid that Yinzhen would not agree, so she used someone else as a shield.
Thinking of Xueqing's appearance, Yinzhen agreed: "Xiaoyi is really considerate!"
Yixiu did this to elevate Li Jingui's status.
Ever since she found out that Xue Qing was secretly bullying Li Jingui last time, she has been keeping an eye on it.
The fourth prince, Hongli, was smart and clever, and stood out among the younger princes.
If he had made friends with his mother in advance, Honghui would have had an extra playmate.
Now, apart from Nian Shilan, the only person in the mansion who can seriously play with Honghui is Hongshi.
Unfortunately, he was a child who only grew in height but not in brains.
Yixiu was afraid that if she played with Honghui for too long, her son would become stupid.
Thinking of this, Yixiu couldn't help but touch her belly. What she was most looking forward to was her son, wasn't it?
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It was still April when Li Jingui gave birth.
Outside Li Jingui's room, Yixiu was waiting with her people, and only Jianqiu was with her.
Li Jingyan was under house arrest, and Lingyu had lost her child again. Yixiu was worried that the scene of childbirth would make her sad, so she didn't call her.
In the room, Li Jingui was lying on the bed, clutching the quilt tightly with both hands, her forehead covered with fine beads of sweat, and the midwife was busy beside her.
Li Jingui took a look and felt relieved when he saw that everyone around him was sent by Yixiu.
In the past few days, she has been subjected to a lot of ridicule and sarcasm from some servants.
Later, when Yixiu found out, she did not remove the people directly, but instead revealed the matter to Yinzhen.
A few days ago, Yixiu, under the pretext of sending a midwife to her house, personally accompanied Yinzhen to visit her room.
When she woke up the next day, the servants who had led the mocking of her were gone.
"It's born! It's born! It's a boy!"
The midwife shouted excitedly, and then the sound of a baby crying was heard. It was indeed a little prince.
Hearing what the midwife said, Li Jingui supported herself and wanted to get up to look at the baby, but Yixiu held her back and said, "You just gave birth, and you can just lie down and let the baby sleep beside you and turn your head to look at him."
Li Jingui nodded: "Fujin, thank you......"
After saying that, she had no time to look after the child and fell down, fainting from exhaustion.
Yixiu has already ordered Jianqiu to pass the message to Yinzhen.
Although Yinzhen had no feelings for Li Jingui, his son was his after all.
He began to think about what name to give the child.
"Hongli!" Yinzhen looked at the child in his arms, turned to Yixiu and asked, "Xiaoyi, what do you think about naming him Hongli?"
Hongli?
Red lychee?
No wonder later, his unsuccessful niece and Hongli became childhood sweethearts.
The relationship between them, one is Hongli and the other is Qingying, has been a bond that was formed since the moment they were named.
No!
Although Yixiu died early in her previous life, she knew Qingying and Hongli, and they had been in love with each other for many years.
Qingying's biggest wish is not to become the empress of the Qing Dynasty, but to be Hongli's wife.
Stop it!
Yixiu tried to persuade Yinzhen: "The names of the young princes in our palace all have the character '日' in them. The character Hongli doesn't seem to have the character '日' anymore. Do you want to change it?"
Yinzhen thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said, "No. Honghui and Hongchang's biological mothers are both daughters of your Ulanara family. Having the word '日' in their names actually reflects the affection between you sisters, and makes you sisters seem closer."
Yixiu: ...Are you okay?
Yinzhen continued to chatter, "I know that you sisters have not been as close as before in recent years, and it is inevitable that two girls marry the same man. However, now that your father has passed away and Xinghui has become the head of the family, it is an opportunity for you peers to reconcile and work together."
“By the way, didn’t you recommend Xinghui to me last time? It shows that my Xiaoyi is a soft-hearted and sensible woman.”
"..."
Softness is softness, and starlight is starlight.
Yixiu didn't understand why everyone wanted to tie the two of them together, even Xinghui himself agreed.
However, in her opinion, Rouze and Xinghui are completely different. Maybe in the future Xinghui will find out that he is just confused by family affection and will wake up sooner or later.
By then, I’m afraid that another good show will be staged in the Ulanara family.
However, seeing Yinzhen's insistence, Yixiu felt that there was no need to argue over such a small matter.
At worst, when Qingying is born, she will just change her name.
She nodded in agreement: "Since the Fourth Master is so willing, then let's name the child Hongli. Later, I will write his name in the family tree. In addition, Li Gege has given birth to a son, which is a great contribution. I have asked Jianqiu to deliver the reward personally."
Yinzhen nodded. He never had to worry about such trivial matters.
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In Longjing Pavilion, when Rouze learned that Li Jingui had given birth to a son, she was so angry that her face turned blue.
This Xue Qing is really useless!
A few days ago, he clearly promised me solemnly that he would never let Li Jingui give birth to a child!
As a result, not only did she give birth to a child, but it was a son!
Hongchang’s illness cannot be cured.
She doesn’t even know whether the baby in her belly is a boy or a girl. How will she gain a foothold in the mansion in the future?