Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

The Mid-Autumn Festival was just two days after the production workshop was closed. According to regulations, one had to go to the palace to pay respects and attend a banquet on Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Fourth Lady should also go with him. However, Yinzhen didn't dare to mention this matter because of Tong Nuanyan, but it would come out eventually.

On the night of August 14, Yinzhen came to Piaoxue Courtyard. He looked at Tong Nuanyan teasing Hongzhao in the room and didn't know how to start the conversation. He hesitated and didn't go in.

Tong Nuanyan also knew what he was doing here, and she felt a little gloomy and even desolate. She looked up at the person standing at the door in surprise and said with a smile, "Why is the Fourth Master just standing at the door? Why don't you come in?"

Tong Nuanyan stood up while holding Hongzhao. Seeing that they were about to go out to the door to greet Yinzhen, he had to restrain his thoughts and comforted him, "You don't have to come out. I'll go in right away. It's windy outside. I just want to stay cool for a while."

Tong Nuanyan welcomed him into the inner room. As soon as they sat on the couch, Tong Nuanyan said in confusion, "Fourth Master, I have never been to a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. I am always worried about going to the palace to attend the banquet tomorrow. And do the princesses and concubines in the backyard want to prepare a separate banquet?"

Yinzhen was just worrying about not having a chance to speak out, and Tong Nuanyan's words gave him an opportunity. He smiled and said, "Since Yanyan said so, who do you want to ask for advice?"

Tong Nuanyan knew that he wanted to use her to talk about the Fourth Lady, but she didn't want to disgust herself like this: "I heard from other sisters that Song Gege was the one who accompanied the Fourth Master in the backyard, and Li Gege had helped the Lady to organize dinners after entering the mansion for many years. I think it's feasible to talk to them."

Yinzhen's expression became a little unnatural. After thinking it over, he finally said, "Yanyan, the wife will also go to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet tomorrow. I think the wife should come out by now."

The room suddenly became silent, and if a needle dropped, it would be clearly audible. The smile on Tong Nuanyan's face slowly faded. In the end, he had to release the fourth lady who had made the mistake in order to save face and avoid being criticized.

Yinzhen waited for a long time for her to speak, and when he turned his eyes, which had been looking away guiltily, he saw the beautiful woman's tearful, helpless and somewhat disappointed face. At this time, he felt that Tong Nuanyan was ignorant, and he had confined the wife to house arrest for more than a month, and the punishment had been done.

Then he said coldly, "I came here to tell you that tomorrow you and your wife will bring your children to the palace to attend the banquet with me. You will understand me later."

Tong Nuanyan thought that this result would come soon, but she didn't expect that the Fourth Lady would return after only a month of house arrest. In addition to feeling powerless, she was also burning with a desire for revenge.

"If that's the case, why did Fourth Master have to come all the way here to tell me?" Perhaps because she had been there for too long, Tong Nuanyan felt that she had become pretentious and couldn't help but ask.

Yinzhen actually didn't want to, but at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, with only his concubine by his side, it was not right for his principal wife, Ulanara, not to attend. In addition, the promise made by his father had not been fulfilled, and he didn't want to leave a stain in the backyard that would be criticized. Unrest in the harem was no small matter.

In addition, Honghui had been pestering him these days, begging him to forgive his mother every day. Putting these two things together, Yinzhen compromised. He came to talk to Tong Nuanyan because he felt uncomfortable and felt that he had let her down.

“Yanyan, the marriage to Lady Ulanara was granted by the Emperor himself. No matter how she makes mistakes, I can’t punish her too harshly.” Yinzhen’s words were very clear. The prince’s wife could not be punished by the prince, and he could not depose her no matter how much he disliked her.

However, a glimmer flashed in Tong Nuanyan's eyes. Since she couldn't punish him openly, she would do it secretly if she had the chance: "I understand. Fourth Master, please go to rest with the other sisters tonight. I am not feeling well and cannot serve you. Please forgive me, Fourth Master."

Yinzhen's handsome face, which had originally relaxed, turned gloomy again when he heard Tong Nuanyan's words that were obviously trying to drive him away: "Go to the Song family!" After leaving these harsh words, Yinzhen walked out of the door.

Tong Nuanyan saluted expressionlessly: "Farewell, Lord Beile!"

As the night deepened, the Piaoxue Courtyard was silent. No one dared to comfort Tong Nuanyan. Everyone moved around and served her quietly. Only after she took off all her clothes did Tong Nuanyan look a little relieved.

Her thoughts were in disarray tonight, and she lay in bed holding Hongzhao who was gradually falling asleep, but she couldn't fall asleep. Yinzhen, who was talking about going to Song Gege's place, turned around and went back to the front yard, tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep.

Two people who care about each other but don't want to give in will not compromise with each other. Maybe one day someone compromises, and then thinks about what happened today, and maybe feels childish. Just like the moon rises from the west day after day, if a cloud comes, the moonlight will become gentler.

After a night, those who have figured things out sleep soundly, while those who are confused are bleary-eyed.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Fourth Lady appeared in front of everyone in a solemn and dignified manner, and swore in a high-profile manner that she had returned. She wore a bright red Manchu dress with a lotus pattern embroidered with daffodils, a thin layer of powder on her face, her eyebrows were drawn thin and long, and her lips were painted with bright red lip balm. She wore two golden crabapple pearl flower hairpins on her hair, and a light pink silk flower as a backdrop, making her look elegant and luxurious.

Even Qiu Li, her personal maid, dressed up today. She usually wore dark and dull clothes to look dignified, but today she wore a light yellow cheongsam with a butterfly pattern and two pink flowers on her head.

Tong Nuanyan was dressed rather elegantly. Firstly, she didn't want to dress up after what happened last night, and secondly, if the lady wanted to show off herself, she could just let her show off. So she wore a light blue Mandarin dress with a Ruyi cloud pattern and embroidered pink roses. Her beautiful and delicate face was not made up, her eyebrows were lightly drawn into willow-leaf curved eyebrows, and she added a light red lip balm. She looked like a beautiful woman, just like this.

Yun Xin, who was following him, was also dressed modestly, but the material and other things were almost as good as those of the princesses next to him, and she was much more luxurious than the personal maid of the legitimate wife.

Tong Nuanyan took the lead in leading the other concubines to pay respects to the Fourth Lady, with an unmistakable smile on her face: "I pay my respects to the Lady, and may the Lady be blessed."

"Get up, Concubine. You have been doing your duty as the housekeeper during my absence. The Fourth Master has exempted me from house arrest. Do you have any objection?" The Fourth Master spoke sarcastically as soon as she arrived. She knew that she had been under house arrest for more than a month.

"How could that be? The Fourth Master came to talk to me about this last night, and it was also for the purpose of entering the palace to attend the banquet today. How could I have any objection?" Tong Nuanyan looked at the people in front of her with a smile, and specifically said that Yinzhen discussed this matter with her last night, making people think that it was with her consent that the Fourth Lady could come out.

Zhang Gege, who always depended on the Fourth Lady, wanted to refute but didn't know the truth, so she stood there for a while. Li Gege, who was good at speaking, held her two children and said, "In my opinion, this decision was made by the Fourth Master. The Lady must have been wronged. Concubine, am I right?"

Tong Nuanyan's smile remained unchanged, and she said with a meaningful look in her eyes, "Of course, the Fourth Master personally checked it. If Fu Jin was wrong, how could the Fourth Master lift the house arrest? Don't you think so, Fu Jin?"

Wuya Gege, who was standing behind Li and Song, was not too happy about it. She stepped forward and saluted again: "Madam, I am Wuya. I pay my respects to you, Madam."

"Oh, look at my memory, Madam, when this Uya entered the backyard, you were still under house arrest, and it was I who accepted the tea as a greeting." Tong Nuanyan is now displeased with everyone and makes fun of everyone!

"What were you talking about just now? So lively?" Before Uya or the Fourth Lady could respond, Yinzhen's voice was heard from behind, and everyone had to step aside and salute Yinzhen.

"Long live Lord Beile!"