Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

After going over this information in her mind, Yixiu asked Jianqiu to bring everyone over. After meeting them, she was not in a hurry. "It's been a long time since I last saw Hongsheng and Hongzheng. They have grown so big!"

Prince Heng's wife knew that the queen, who had just entered the palace for a day, would not come to her for no reason, and she also called her ninth brother's wife and the children at home. She answered cautiously, "Children grow up with the wind, and they will change their appearance after not seeing them for a few days. Not to mention that the queen is surprised, I feel strange to Hongsheng after not seeing him for a few days."

The Ninth Lady also hurriedly followed, "Who said it wasn't true? Seeing the child grow up so fast, I feel like I'm getting old."

The Fifth Lady smiled and said, "How old are you, sister? You say you are old. If you were old, wouldn't I, your sister-in-law, be very old too?"

The Ninth Lady slapped her lips and said, "See, I was wrong. Please don't blame me, Sister-in-law Huang and Sister-in-law Wu."

Yixiu also smiled and said, "Look at how lively Ninth Brother's wife is. How can she look like a mother?"

After a while of pleasantries, Yixiu got down to business. "The emperor has passed away. I wonder how sad the concubines in the harem must be. As his daughters-in-law, we should be more filial."

When talking about Kangxi, everyone present restrained their joy. The women wiped their tears with handkerchiefs, and the men covered their faces with their sleeves. The atmosphere suddenly became sad.

With tears in her eyes, Wu Fujin choked up and said, "What the Empress Sister-in-law reminded me of is that I must not forget to care about my mother because of sadness. I will remember the Empress Sister-in-law's teachings."

The Ninth Lady nodded with tears in her eyes, "I will remember the teachings of the Emperor's sister-in-law."

Yi Xiu wiped her eyes with her handkerchief again before speaking, "Mother Yifei and Father Huang have a deep relationship. She has been trapped in grief these days and cannot extricate herself. This is not a solution, so I would like to ask my brothers and sisters to go over and persuade Mother Yifei to take care of herself."

The Fifth Lady was a thoughtful woman. She didn't think that the Queen called them over just to comfort Concubine Yi. Moreover, judging from her clothes, it was clear that Concubine Yi had just entered the palace and had not had time to change out of her court dress, but she called them over. She was afraid that they had ill intentions.

Ninth Concubine is not as observant as Fifth Concubine, but she is from the Dong E clan and her father is Qi Shi, a first-rank governor. She is well-informed! Father had given her the news long ago, asking her to be smart. Ninth Prince is about to follow Eighth Prince to the end. If possible, she should protect herself first.

Feeling nervous, the two wives brought their children and followed Yixiu to the Yiku Palace.

The Yikun Palace was the residence of favored concubines of all dynasties, and Concubine Yi was the first concubine to live in the Yikun Palace in the Qing Dynasty. With the favor of Emperor Kangxi over the years, the Yikun Palace was decorated with gold and jade. However, perhaps influenced by the owner's mood, the whole Yikun Palace exuded a sense of decadence.

Yixiu did not hide her whereabouts. Anyone who was slightly informed knew where they were going. How could Concubine Yi not know? But when they arrived at Yikun Palace, only Ninglu, the head nanny beside Concubine Yi, was outside, trembling and waiting to greet them.

Seeing this scene, the Fifth and Ninth Concubines finally gave up their worries. Their mother-in-law had been spoiled by Kangxi, and now that Prince Yong had ascended to the throne, the mother of Concubine De, whom they had looked down upon before, had turned into the Empress Dowager, and would always be superior to Concubine Yi. How could Concubine Yi be happy?

The sisters-in-law, the Fifth and Ninth Concubines, complained in their hearts tacitly that the prince/prince really took after his mother. When he was unhappy, he would not care about anything and would drag the whole family to die. They were exactly the same.

Yixiu was not angry at all. She asked gently, "Why is only Aunt Ninglu here? Where is the Concubine Dowager?" Yixiu did not seem unhappy at all, but the servants who were serving her knelt on the ground and did not dare to stand up.

Ning Lu said tremblingly, "In reply to the Queen, my master is not feeling well and can't even get out of bed. I really can't come to greet the Queen. Please forgive me."

Yixiu asked worriedly, "Have you called the imperial physician to treat him?"

It was the coldest time of the year, but Ning Lu's forehead was covered in sweat. She gritted her teeth and answered according to Concubine Yi's instructions, "Now that we are in mourning for the late emperor, the master doesn't want to make a big fuss, so he didn't invite the imperial physician over."

Yi Xiu sighed, "The Concubine Dowager really has deep feelings for the Emperor. I really couldn't bear it, so I asked the Fifth Brother's wife, the Ninth Brother's wife, and the youngest brother in the family to accompany the Concubine Dowager."

It was already disrespectful for Concubine Yi not to come out to greet her, and Ninglu had no way to stop Yixiu from going in. Of course, Concubine Yi didn't think Ninglu could stop Yixiu.

After entering the room, Concubine Yi lay on the bed with a weak face, "I really can't greet you, please forgive me, Queen."

Yixiu asked with concern, "Is the concubine so sick that she can't get up?" After saying that, she couldn't help but cover her eyes with a handkerchief.

Yixiu kept calling Kangxi "the Concubine" and looked like she was crying. If you didn't know, you would have thought that Concubine Yi had already followed Kangxi.

Concubine Yi, who was originally pretending to be weak, was so angry when she saw Yi Xiu's behavior that she almost jumped out of bed. She gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, you came here to move the palace, right? It's not that I don't want to, but I'm really in unbearable pain and can't get out of bed."

Yixiu said thankfully, "Fortunately, my brothers and sisters came here today. Since the Concubine Dowager is seriously ill, my brothers and sisters just happened to bring Hongsheng and Hongheng to take care of her. I think with the company of Hongsheng and Hongheng, the Concubine Dowager will be happier."

Yixiu said this, waving her hand to signal Hongsheng and Hongzheng to come forward and talk to Concubine Yi. The Fifth and Ninth Concubines followed Taohong to look at Concubine Yi's medicine. Isn't it just to take care of the sick? Concubine Yi used this trick a lot when she was torturing them. They could find the small kitchen for cooking medicine with their eyes closed.

Yixiu was not in a hurry either. She accompanied Hongsheng and Hongzheng to talk with Concubine Yi until the Fifth and Ninth Concubines came back with a bowl of medicine.

Looking at the two sisters-in-law, one was arranging the backrest for Concubine Yi, and the other was helping Concubine Yi take medicine, Yi Xiu slowly suggested, "Why not let Hongsheng and Hongzheng serve the Concubine Dowager? Maybe the Concubine Dowager will like them more."

The Queen has spoken, who dares not to obey? Hongsheng and Hongzheng looked at each other several times, and hurriedly imitated their stepmother to help Concubine Yi drink the medicine. The medicine was bitter and astringent, and the young princes were not familiar with it. In order to prevent the medicine from spilling, they could not fill up every spoon. What was supposed to be finished with more than ten spoons, it was seen that twenty spoons were not yet finished.

You have to know that decoctions are bitter in nature, that is, the more you drink them, the more bitter they become. If you drink them in one gulp, they will only be bitter for a moment, but if you drink them spoonful by spoonful, the bitterness will become even more bitter, with no end in sight.

Concubine Yi drank so much that her face turned green. The medicine in her stomach was churning. She couldn't let her two grandsons talk about her, so she had to suppress her nausea and continue drinking. After she finished drinking, she praised her grandsons, "Hongsheng and Hongzheng are filial, just like your father."