Chapter 21 Newcomers enter the house
Days passed, and more than a month later, Yinzhen finally recovered from his injuries and returned to Beijing.

Honghui was still young after all, and having not seen his father for such a long time, he rushed over directly.

Yinzhen picked him up and shook him: "Honghui, do you miss your father?"

"I want to." Honghui held Yinzhen's neck tightly, his eyes fixed on the thin man without moving away for a moment.

The eldest princess looked at Honghui with some envy and greeted her father politely.

After all, she was a girl. Yinzhen touched the top of her head, gently asked a few questions about her daily life, and let the nanny carry her back. He then took Yihuan's hand and wanted to go to the main courtyard.

At this moment, a gentle female voice sounded: "I, your servant, pay my respects to Madam Fu Jin."

It was Li who had followed Yinzhen before. She stepped carefully on the bottom of the flowerpot and did not forget to hold her waist when she bowed.

"Get up." Yihuan understood and looked at Yinzhen with some doubts on her face.

Yinzhen avoided Yihuan's gaze uncomfortably and said, "Li is pregnant, so stay in the East Courtyard and don't go out unless necessary. Please take good care of her, Madam."

Yihuan gave an unnatural smile and looked at Yinzhen with a hurt look in her eyes: "This is a happy event. I will take good care of Li Gege and the baby in her belly."

"But Lord Prince should cultivate his moral character while recuperating." Yihuan couldn't help but retort. Her hurt expression was somewhat acted. She was just worried sick at home, and he had a beautiful wife around him. Just thinking about such a scene made her feel painful.

Yinzhen inexplicably felt guilty, so he signaled Li to leave quickly, and he took Yihuan back to the main courtyard.

"Fujin, this happened before I was injured, Master..." Yinzhen wanted to explain but didn't know what to say.

It is only natural for me to favor my concubine, so why do I feel guilty now?

Yihuan knew when to stop and did not continue to dwell on Li's affairs. She changed the subject and began to care about Yinzhen's health.

Yinzhen did not give a direct answer. He put Honghui down and played with him for a long time. Honghui, who was so tired that he could not open his eyes, went to bed contentedly.

"How is my master's health? Madam Fujin can feel it for herself." Under the burning candlelight, Yinzhen's eyes were surprisingly bright. Yihuan felt the scorching temperature and instinctively wanted to avoid it.

But Yinzhen did not give her this opportunity. He picked her up by the waist and placed her on the bed.

Yu Xiao stood outside the door, listening to the long and short voices of her masters for half the night. She blushed as she prepared water for her masters and did not dare to look inside the room for any longer.

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The next day, Yihuan went to the palace to visit Concubine De with the gifts carefully prepared by Yinzhen.

He also wanted to report Yinzhen's physical condition to her.

After what happened last night, Yihuan could swear to heaven that the imperial physicians left behind by Emperor Kangxi were truly capable, and Yinzhen was in better health than before.

She rubbed her sore waist and walked towards Yonghe Palace.

Only when Concubine De heard her daughter-in-law's personal description did she feel relieved.

Yihuan also shared the good news of Li's pregnancy with Concubine De.

Sure enough, Concubine De smiled: "Well, you are a good person. I remember that the eldest princess was also born to Li?"

"Yes."

"He's an easy child to raise." Defei nodded and comforted Yihua, "I know you are magnanimous and tolerant. You have brought up the eldest princess very well, and Honghui is even smarter and cuter. Although I'm happy that Li has him, I'd be even happier if you could give Honghui a brother or sister."

"The daughter-in-law will follow the majesty's instructions." Yihua kept smiling. Honghui was only three years old now. She planned to wait until he went to school in the front yard before having another child. Now her top priority was to ensure that Honghui grew up healthily. As for other things, she would just let fate take its course.

De Fei patted Yi Huan's hand and said, "The Fourteenth Prince has not yet married, and I cannot see his children for the time being. The Fourth Prince currently only has the eldest princess and Hong Hui, which is too few. I heard that Song was sent to the small Buddhist temple by the Fourth Prince, and I guess he doesn't like her."

"In that case, I will pick a few more for him to like. First, they will continue to have children, and second, they can help you relieve your worries. What do you think about the Fourth Old Man's family?"

What do I think? Yihua rolled her eyes in her heart and immediately responded respectfully: "It's up to you, Your Majesty."

Concubine De got to the point: "Among the concubines of this year's class, I have chosen two honest and dutiful ones. I have already reported to the emperor and given them to the fourth son. They will enter the palace on a good day."

"Don't worry too much, they are just princesses with humble family backgrounds."

Yihuan accepted the order and thanked him: "Thank you, Father Huang and the Empress, for your gift. I will go back and tell them to clean up the yard for the newlyweds."

"Yes, that's appropriate." Defei achieved her goal, and she looked at Yihuan with more favor.

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Sure enough, a few days later, the palace appointed Wu and Geng as new princesses of the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

Yu Xiao passed on the message that Wu Gege and Geng Gege came to pay their respects.

Honghui was drinking milk tea and was a little confused when he heard this: "Mother, does Honghui have a sister again?"

Yihuan couldn't help but laugh out loud. The Qing Dynasty's name was indeed a bit confusing. No wonder she was confused.

"No, she is Honghui's stepmother. Please be more respectful when you meet her in the future."

"Oh." Honghui already knew what a stepmother was. Li E'niang was his stepmother, and she was about to give birth to a little brother for Honghui.

"Are they going to give Honghui brothers and sisters too?"

"nature."

"Honghui doesn't want it!" Honghui suddenly got a little angry. He looked at Yihuan and said, "Honghui only wants brothers and sisters born by my mother."

Upon hearing this, Yihuan said sternly, "Honghui, this is not something you should be involved in. All the children in this mansion are your father's children."

"Look, Honghui, people's fingers are different in length, but none of them can be missing. There will be more and more children in the mansion, and you just need to become the longest finger in your father's heart."

"You are the eldest brother. As an elder brother, you should love and discipline your younger siblings."

"Honghui, this is your responsibility as the eldest son."

Yihua and Honghui looked at each other, and she said seriously, "Mother wants to tell you that brothers from different mothers cannot be completely free of evil. You should be on guard against others, but you should not have the intention to harm others. You may not understand what mother said today, but you must remember it firmly in your heart. What you just said to mother, you must not tell anyone else, especially your father, do you understand?"

"Is Honghui wrong?" Honghui asked persistently.

There is nothing wrong for a son to feel sorry for his mother. However, as a member of the royal family, there are some things that can only be thought in the heart and can never be spoken out loud.

Trouble comes from the mouth, regardless of age.

"Honghui is not wrong, but he is not right either." Yihua thought for a moment and said, "You have to figure out the reason behind this slowly."

"Honghui knows."

(End of this chapter)