The Virtuous Concubine

The noble lady Guo Luoluo was named Buyinzhu. Like Concubine Yi, she was the daughter of the captain Guo Luoluo Sanguanbao.

She was the elder sister of Concubine Yi, and she had been married before entering the palace. Unfortunately, her husband was frail, and after a period of peaceful and harmonious time with her, they passed away, leaving her alone in this world.

Manchu girls were precious, and she did not leave any children, so she returned to her parents' home with her dowry, with the support of her father and sister, and lived as a widow.

Later... Later, when Concubine Yi was still Concubine Yi, she was very favored but could not get pregnant for a long time. The people in her family were very anxious. After much thought, they came up with the idea of ​​sending her to the palace to help her sister.

For the honor of her family, she is willing to give it a try.

She really didn't know what her sister was feeling as she summoned her into the palace in the name of missing her relatives.

Yipin was a concubine even though she had no children at that time. She was so favored that she must have known Kangxi's preferences very well. After she carefully dressed her up and gave her some detailed advice on how to deal with the situation, Buyinzhu, under the planning of her sister, "accidentally" met the emperor who came to visit Yipin in Yikun Palace.

The emperor was immediately attracted by her beauty and gentleness, and later he made many arrangements for her. He personally instructed her to visit Concubine Yi frequently and even granted her the privilege of staying overnight in the palace.

At that time everyone thought that this was all because of Concubine Yi's help, but unexpectedly it was Concubine Yi who gritted her teeth and covered up for the two of them, supporting her husband's affair with her own sister.

After several visits like this, Kangxi and her began to develop some affection. Every time she came to the palace to visit Concubine Yi, Kangxi would find an excuse to come to Yikun Palace, and that night he would definitely turn over the sign of Yikun Palace to borrow Concubine Yi to relieve his so-called "lovesickness".

Yipin knew this in her heart, so she became more and more cold towards Buyinzhu in private. She didn't want to be tortured like this, but Kangxi obviously didn't have a strong desire to take the risk of being criticized by the civil officials to welcome her sister into the palace.

Yipin was obviously dissatisfied. What about the suffering and grievances she had endured during this period?

Concubine Yi then hardened her heart and let Buyinzhu stay overnight in the palace when she came to visit her, but she did not inform the servants who were in charge of the palace's entry and exit.

As a result, when Kangxi came to Yiku Palace in the evening as usual, he saw that Buyinzhu had not left, but was with Concubine Yi. The two sisters were lying on the bed affectionately, snuggling with each other.

A beautiful flower that can captivate a country, let alone two of them?

The next day, Kangxi issued an edict to summon her into the palace to serve, and ordered someone to change her entry time to the same time as Concubine Yi in order to cover up the matter.

Since then, Yipin's position in the palace has become more and more stable, and Kangxi's favor for her has also increased. On the contrary, Buyinzhu herself was not favored at all. After Kangxi succeeded, he felt that the excitement and fun were lost, so naturally he favored her less.

Of course, he also minded her because she was a remarried woman. Although the Qing Dynasty did not care much about women remarrying, Kangxi was very much in favor of Sinology and had a strong possessiveness, so her position and favor were always inferior to her sister Yipin.

She originally thought that the emperor loved her so much that he didn't even mind her status as a widow. Before entering the palace, she had hoped to grow old with the emperor. She never expected such a scene.

The sweet words of the past seemed like passing clouds, she became more and more silent day by day, Kangxi found her more bored, and summoned her less and less frequently. But fate gave her an unexpected surprise at this time, she found out that she was pregnant.

She was filled with joy and trepidation, and immediately told Yipin about her pregnancy. When Yipin heard the news of her pregnancy, the smile on her face froze instantly.

But after all, they were of the same bloodline, and this was in line with their original plan. Concubine Yi did not treat her sister harshly, but instead protected her very well.

Days passed slowly amid everyone's anticipation and Buyinzhu's torment. Finally, in everyone's eager anticipation, Buyinzhu gave birth to a daughter. The Guoluo family was greatly disappointed, and everyone in the Yikun Palace was even more gloomy. But at least, they had a royal bloodline.

Just when the Guo Luoluo family was feeling mixed emotions, Concubine Yi unexpectedly became happy as well. After the imperial physician who was invited to take the baby's pulse said that judging from the pulse and the pregnancy physique, it was most likely that the baby was a prince.

For a moment, the main hall of Yikun Palace was filled with joy. However, Buyinzhu's side was deserted and no one was interested.

She often looked at her infant daughter in her arms, tears welling up in her eyes and a heart full of sadness. She had entered the palace with great expectations, thinking that she could live with her beloved forever, but now she had ended up like this.

Today, she was standing guard at the door again, just like when the Fifth Prince was born, watching the Emperor holding his sister's child and chatting and laughing with many concubines. The child was surrounded by everyone like a jewel, and laughter could be heard constantly. But she and her daughter seemed to be forgotten in a corner of the deep palace.

She still had a happy smile on her face and said nothing. The maid beside her naturally knew her master's mood and comforted her softly: "My lady, sooner or later you will..."

She shook her head slightly and whispered, "So what? I'm still no match for my sister's child. I'm afraid no one in this palace cares about me anymore."

After a while of excitement, the crowd slowly dispersed. Buyinzhu, who was in charge of welcoming and seeing off the guests, stood alone, watching the backs of the people leaving.

A breeze blew by, lifting the corners of her clothes, but it could not blow away the sorrow in her heart.

Bu Yinzhu returned to her own bedroom and sat on the couch tiredly. Looking at the room decorated in a way that suited Concubine Yi's preferences, she couldn't help feeling sad.

In this deep palace, being favored or being out of favor is often just a matter of a moment. She didn't know what her future would be like, whether she would always be forgotten and live alone until the end of her life.

In the past, the emperor had tried his best to get her, but now she was just a widow in a different place... She didn't dare to think about it anymore and turned around to coax her daughter to sleep.

After her daughter fell asleep, Bu Yinzhu let her hair down, took off her pearl hairpins, and sat alone in front of the window.

The moonlight was like water, sprinkling on her haggard face. She gently stroked the exquisite jade bracelet on her hand, which was once given to her by the emperor, but now it seemed so cold.

The texture of jade is clear, like ice crystal, and the internal texture is fine and uniform. When the emperor handed the bracelet to her, he said that the love for love is like a jade, which must be known.

As she entered the palace for longer periods of time, she discovered that this was a reward given to all noble ladies in the harem, and it was recorded in the files of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

If the concubine dies, all the property must be taken back.

"Perhaps, this is the fate of women in the harem." She murmured to herself, with a hint of despair in her eyes.

But looking at her daughter's cute sleeping face, she secretly vowed that for her daughter's sake, she must live on with strength, at least her daughter must not follow her old path!

Princess Gulun Kejing, who would conquer the entire Mobei in the future, be able to participate in politics and govern the country, and who even Emperor Yongzheng was wary of, was now sleeping quietly in the cradle, completely unaware of the ups and downs in her mother's heart.

Her pink little face looked exceptionally peaceful in the candlelight, with a faint smile hanging at the corner of her mouth, as if she was having a sweet dream.