The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 53: The Fourth Lady's Enlightenment

The hall was silent for a long while. After Buerhe had finished his cup of tea, the Fourth Lady seemed to have let go of something. She let out a long sigh and stood up, bowing to Buerhe. "I ask the Crown Princess to teach me."

The young man is teachable! Buerhe also stood up and helped the Fourth Lady up: "Once you make a decision, you must not hesitate or regret. I teach you and hope that you can take it seriously. How much you can learn and understand after this incident depends on your own understanding."

The Fourth Lady knew that the Crown Princess was willing to help her because she had sought help from the Yuqing Palace and because of her relationship with the Crown Princess over the past two years. The most important factor was the family's promise to the Ulanara clan.

It can be said that if the two families had not visited each other frequently and if her father and brothers had not helped, she might have long since become a nominal concubine in the Fourth Prince's mansion, instead of being the legitimate wife respected by the Fourth Prince as she is today.

She still remembered the smug expression of her husband when the princess snatched the baby clothes given by the Crown Princess right in front of her shortly after their marriage, and her husband's indifferent attitude.

She never wanted to experience such a moment again. She didn't ask her master to be sincere to her, but she still had to hold the dignity of being the legitimate wife in her hands.

Over the past year, she followed the Crown Princess's instructions on how to get along with the Fourth Prince, and made herself a gentle, dignified, considerate and attentive woman. At the same time, she treated the two princesses as ordinary women in the harem, and indeed won the respect of the Fourth Master.

From that moment on, she knew that it didn't matter if she couldn't handle the harem, but she had to learn to be humble and willing to try. If she didn't get out, nothing would change.

Seeing that the Fourth Lady had calmed down, Bu Erhe pulled her to the side and sat down on the chaise longue. This way, the two of them were a little closer, and even if some words were spoken in a low voice, both parties could hear them, but the maid beside them could only hear vague whispers.

Buerhe had felt that one of the maids around the Fourth Lady gave her a bad impression earlier, but because she was the Fourth Lady's dowry, she did not interfere too much. But this time it was different. Since the Fourth Lady was pregnant, she had to be careful about everything. Some of the words that followed were not suitable for others to hear.

The two sisters-in-law sat together affectionately. Buerhe whispered, "Go back today and tell Fourth Brother that you agree to let those two princesses be housekeepers. However, your main courtyard and front courtyard must be separated. Also, be cautious. All expenses for your main courtyard should be treated the same as those for the front courtyard, and they should be kept together until the unborn child is born. You know that the women in the backyard ultimately rely on the male master. Even if they really do drug or something, they wouldn't dare to target the front courtyard. As long as you can get Fourth Brother to agree to this, you'll be halfway to victory in this war without gunpowder."

After a pause, seeing the Fourth Lady nod, Buerhe continued, "Tomorrow is the day to pay respects. You should continue to go to the palace as usual. I will accompany you to Shoukang Palace. After everyone else leaves, we will ask the Imperial Madam for two health nurses. You and I are both without a mother-in-law in this palace, but unlike me, you must be careful to prevent Concubine De from suddenly appearing to cause trouble. At this time, only the nurses serving the Empress Dowager in Shoukang Palace can hold her down."

The Fourth Lady: "But, will the Queen Mother be able to give it to me when the time comes? My eldest and third sisters-in-law didn't have any..."

Buerhe: "You are confused! The eldest sister-in-law and the third brother's wife both have mothers-in-law, and some of them have people worrying about them, but you are different. Your mother-in-law is already dead. Also, you forgot one thing, which is also very important. The fourth brother is now the legitimate son. Other concubines are not allowed to interfere with his affairs. In the Forbidden City, the only ones who are qualified to interfere are the Emperor's father and the Emperor's mother. So it is only natural for you to ask the Emperor's mother for help."

The Fourth Lady: "Yes, Second Sister-in-law, but wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for us to just skip over Concubine Tong?"

Buerhe waved his hand: "Don't worry about that. I have lived in this palace for four or five years, and I have a good understanding of the temperaments of the ladies in the palace. Concubine Tong is not such a petty person. After paying respects tomorrow, I will accompany you to Chengqian Palace to explain to Concubine Tong, and everything will be fine. Don't worry, in Concubine Tong's heart, those things are still not as important as your belly."

The Fourth Lady nodded as she listened. Seeing that she was so receptive to his advice, Buerhe added a little more: "Don't worry. When I was pregnant with Hongye and Jingyi, I was just as worried as you are. This is normal. When the time comes, I will ask Madam Zhang to protect your pregnancy. I will also secretly leave one of Madam Zhang's disciples for you to ensure that all the evil spirits in your life are driven away. As for the midwife and the like, we will slowly explore them together after your pregnancy is stable."

The Fourth Lady's eyes were already filled with tears after hearing this. She had not expected that the Crown Princess would think so much of her. All these rules and regulations took into account all her worries and safety, and also avoided any excuses for Concubine De to cause trouble for her in advance.

She hugged Buerhe with tears in her eyes and put her mouth close to Buerhe's ear: "Thank you, second sister-in-law. Don't worry, if you have any instructions in the future, Yinzhu will definitely stand by you."

Bull raised his eyebrows. Well, this is the second person who said this. It seems that he is still very charming!

After letting the servants come in to help the Fourth Lady wash up, Burhe took her for a walk in the greenhouse. At noon, he also had lunch with the twins. Then the Fourth Lady returned to the Fourth Prince's Mansion with the gifts given by Burhe.

In the evening at the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Yinzhen, who was originally planning to go to the Li courtyard to rest after finishing his shift, suddenly changed his mind after hearing Su Peisheng say that the concubine had gone to the Yuqing Palace today, and went to the main courtyard instead.

When Yinzhen arrived, dinner was being served in the main courtyard. Seeing Yinzhen's unexpected visit, the Fourth Lady stepped forward to greet him with a beaming smile: "Greetings, my lord. Why are you here? Didn't you say you wouldn't come today? Have you had dinner yet? If not, how about having some from me?"

The Fourth Lady's caressing words immediately struck the Fourth Master, softening his previously stern face. "Please stand up, Lady. I heard you went to Yuqing Palace today. I was wondering if you were tired because you're pregnant. What's the matter?"

Then the Fourth Master thought of dinner again and lied to the Fourth Lady with his eyes wide open: "I was planning to come to your place, but I wasn't sure if you would be busy today, so I didn't ask Su Peisheng to come and inform me in advance. Now I'm really hungry, so I'll have dinner here with you."

Upon hearing that the Fourth Master was dining in her courtyard, the Fourth Lady was overjoyed and called out to her maid, "Hurry up and ask the kitchen to make two more dishes that the Master likes, and a bowl of bone soup."

The Fourth Master originally wanted to stop him because the dishes on the table were very rich, but when he heard that there was bone soup, he stopped talking in time.

Apart from anything else, at least the bone soup here made by his wife is a must-try, which makes Yinzhen, who has been eating soup cooked by the imperial chef since he was a child, always miss it.

While dinner was still not served and it would take some time, the Fourth Lady told the Fourth Master what Burhe had taught him today. Her words were reasonable and logical, so how could the Fourth Master not agree? Moreover, the Fourth Lady said that this was Burhe's suggestion, so the Fourth Master didn't say a word.

It can be said that the Fourth Master has a deep respect for his second sister-in-law, Buerhe. In the beginning, it was only because Buerhe was the Crown Princess and his second sister-in-law. Later, when he was able to become a legitimate son, and when she contributed to his control of the Yellow River floods, and when she helped him get into the Imperial Household Department, all of these were influenced by her.

At first he didn't notice it, thinking that it was all the prince's kindness. It was only later because of Ke Jing's incident that he found some clues. Once this clue was revealed, all the previous doubts suddenly became clear.

It was at that time that Yinzhen viewed his second sister-in-law, Buerhe, with an admiring filter. So over the past year or so, because his wife was on good terms with Buerhe, the Fourth Master also became more tolerant of his wife.

So this time, when the Fourth Master heard from Fu Jin that it was the Crown Princess's suggestion, he did so without hesitation. This was based on Burhe's control over Yuqing Palace and the Emperor's repeated praise of Burhe.

Not everyone can be praised as a good daughter-in-law or a good wife, not to mention that the current emperor has praised her lavishly on many formal occasions. It can be said that in the Kangxi Dynasty when there was no queen, the Crown Princess was the role model of women in the emperor's mind and also his expectation for women all over the world.

Everything was going well at the Fourth Prince's Mansion. Except for Li who was biting her handkerchief in her yard, everything else was fine.

In Yuqing Palace, the prince returned in the evening. When the couple chatted, Buerhe also mentioned this matter to Yinreng. Unexpectedly, Yinreng suddenly dropped a bombshell: "The emperor had previously issued a secret decree that the two women in the fourth prince's backyard would never be promoted."

This sentence fried Buerhe until he was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and also made Buerhe understand why he always felt conflicted every time he heard about the women in the Fourth Prince's backyard over the years. It turned out that it was because the two women had high status, but there had never been any news in the Fourth Prince's mansion that the Fourth Prince asked for an imperial decree to confer titles on the backyard.

After Buerhe came to his senses, he imitated the twins and blinked his puppy eyes to ask Yinreng a question: Come on, let’s gossip!

When Yinreng saw the expression on his Crown Princess' face, the corners of his mouth twitched. When his Crown Princess was calm and composed, she would remain calm even under pressure. However, once they were together in private, all kinds of mischief and messing around would come out.

For example, now, in order to get gossip, she doesn't hesitate to pretend to be the cute and coquettish image that she hates the most just to get the complete gossip.

Yinreng couldn't help but pinch Buerhe's face, "You really are willing to sacrifice a lot for gossip!"

Buerhe shook his head and shook Yinreng's hand away: "Hurry up and tell me, don't touch me!"

Yinreng sneered, "Why else? They were able to enter the Fourth Prince's inner courtyard all by their own design, but in the end, they married the Fourth Prince as victims. The blame fell on the Fourth Prince. If I hadn't helped him later and you hadn't helped him connect with others, the Fourth Prince would have been forgotten by the Emperor by now, even worse than the Twelve."

Buerhe didn't understand and began to pull at Yinreng's sleeve: "Explain it more clearly, what exactly is going on?"

Yinreng did not go into details this time. If he continued to talk about it, it would involve the cause of death of Buerhe's elder sister. The emperor had ordered him to keep silent about it. Although the emperor would not punish him much even if he leaked the information, this matter would have a huge impact on Buerhe.

Those two women will reap what they sowed, and they will never be able to make a comeback in the future. Why should they make things more complicated and let the Ulanara family go against the Dong'e and Guwaljia families because of this?

Buerhe: "I don't know much about this either. I just know that their entry into Fourth Brother's backyard was a conspiracy, and it was also due to the Emperor's secret decree."

Seeing that he could not dig out any more gossip, Buerhe gave up and turned to talking about the twins' hard work in their studies.