Yixiu's Rebirth: Sending Bai Lianhua's Sister to Become a Concubine

Yinzhen worked hard and finally completed the construction of the mausoleum before the New Year.

Emperor Kangxi went to the mausoleum to check it out in person.

The monks of Jietai Temple said that this place was a Feng Shui treasure land, and the construction of this mausoleum also showed Yinzhen's ingenuity and care everywhere.

The mural in the tomb depicts Su Malagu teaching, and Emperor Kangxi instantly returned to his childhood.

Although the materials and size are still based on the specifications for a concubine, the name is different now.

Emperor Kangxi was very satisfied after seeing it.

"Old Nine is still a Beizi now, so let's make him a Beile. I will have someone send you an imperial edict later."

"Thank you, my son! Long live the emperor!"

At the beginning of the 48th year of Kangxi's reign, the imperial edict arrived to confer the title of Beile on Yinzhen.

The court officials were all surprised, as Yinzhen was not outstanding among the princes.

Everyone thought that he could only be a Beizi until his death, and even if he was rewarded, the most he could be called a Beile when he was old.

Such a person actually began to rack his brains to please the emperor and fight for the throne.

However, he is neither the eldest son like the eldest brother, nor has made achievements in civil and military affairs, nor is he as charismatic as the eighth brother, attracting many people to follow him.

Instead, he relied entirely on flattery to get to the top.

In everyone's eyes, it was a bit flattering.

After the court session, Li Rongbao invited Yinzhen to have a drink at Heshun Teahouse.

Nowadays, the Heshun Teahouse is getting bigger and bigger. It also provides more business. Not only can customers drink tea and have some simple meals, but also they can hold banquets and order meals to be delivered to their homes.

Li Rongbao wanted to show his support for his wife, so he naturally called his colleagues over.

As soon as they entered the door of Heshun Teahouse, Li Rongbao's sons Fu Cha Guangcheng and Fu Cha Fuqing rushed out.

"Amma!"

Li Rongbao frowned, "You are not studying at home, but you come here to look for your mother."

The two little ones glanced at each other secretly.

"Ama, we miss our mother."

Li Rongbao was so angry that he almost laughed. These two boys didn't study hard even at the age of enlightenment. They just wanted to play all day long.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't you see your mother every day? I don't accept such excuses."

The two children felt extremely guilty.

"Forget it. I won't pursue your coming to the teahouse. But I will randomly check your homework. If you can't answer, you'd better get your butts ready and get spanked."

The two children were happy after hearing the first half of the sentence, but when they heard that they might get beaten, they immediately looked bitter.

"Okay, stop scaring the kids, they're still young."

Li Rongbao said: "When Honghui was this old, he was much more sensible than them. He didn't just think about playing all day long."

Yinzhen was still a little proud when he mentioned Honghui.

"Because sons take after their fathers, Honghui is smart because of me. Guangcheng and Fuqing are not good at studying. You should look for the reason in yourself."

Li Rongbao rubbed his hands, "Yinzhen, I feel like we haven't exercised for a long time, why don't we find a place to practice later."

Yinzhen was too lazy to pay attention to him.

"You are already old, why are you still gesticulating?"

"When you say this, people who don't know you would think you are already over fifty. You haven't even passed thirty yet, what are you afraid of?"

Li Rongbao gritted his teeth and said, "I know. You are just looking for an excuse to fool me, but you don't even bother to think of a reason. I treat you as a brother, but you hurt my heart like this."

Yinzhen:……

"Let's sit down and talk, so as not to embarrass ourselves here."

Li Rongbao took Yinzhen to a private seat.

Yinzhen raised his eyebrows: "Is my status not worthy of you arranging a private room for me?"

"We can make more money if we sell the box. It's always free for you to come here."

Although Yinzhen was very happy to have a friend like Li Rongbao, he did not take him too seriously or be too respectful to him just because of his status as a prince.

But Li Rongbao clearly didn't treat him as a human being at this time!

However, the two grew up together, and their relationship is much better than that of brothers. Apart from some emotional involvement, there is no involvement of interests.

Naturally, Yinzhen would not bother with these things.

The two sat down and had two drinks.

They hadn't sat down like this for a long time, as everyone had their own things to do.

Moreover, many things have happened in succession in the past two years. Even though it was only other princes who took action, Yinzhen also had a lot of things to arrange.

As his right-hand man, Li Rongbao privately contacted many ministers for him.

Now the two biggest rivals standing in front of Yinzhen - the eldest brother and the eighth brother - have no chance.

Who knew that Yinzhen would suddenly appear halfway.

In Yinzhen's heart, he did not originally regard Yinlu as an equal opponent.

But he took these two steps correctly.

By currying favor with the emperor and flattering him, he was unexpectedly granted the title of Beile so quickly. Although a mere Beile is not enough to pose a threat, who knows what he will do next?

Moreover, the emperor used to reward people based on merit and ability.

But now the emperor is getting older, and his son is getting into trouble one after another. It is hard to say whether he will be deceived by these tactics.

"What do you think of Yinzhen?"

Li Rongbao said, "He's just a Beile. The Ninth Master is not young anymore. The Thirteenth Master and the Fourteenth Master are already Beile. It's nothing for the Ninth Master to be a Beile."

Li Rongbao lowered his voice and said, "This matter is not a big deal, Yinzhen, you have to keep calm."

Yinzhen nodded.

He was a little impatient.

At this time, he felt that he had no opponent, but suddenly Yinzhen appeared in the middle of the road, and he couldn't help but lose his composure.

In fact, Yinzhen was not strong enough to be his opponent.

He has neither talent nor ability.

The only thing that makes him better than her is that he has a more favored mother.

However, Concubine Yi cannot ascend the throne, so everything depends on Yinzhen himself.

At this moment, Jinghua personally came to bring them wine and food.

Li Rongbao looked at her slightly bulging belly and said hurriedly, "You don't need to come in person for such a small matter. It's too dangerous. Just ask the waiters to come."

Jinghua said: "The imperial physician said that I am in good health now, so don't worry, I can do anything. I just thought of you coming over, so I wanted to come and see you."

"By the way, the guests at the table next to yours were really strange. They didn't even take a few bites of the food, just threw the money and left in a hurry."

Li Rongbao and Yinzhen's faces changed.

Yinzhen looked at Li Rongbao and said, "Wait here, I'll go after him."

It’s a pity that it was too late and I didn’t catch anything.

On the other side, at Yinlang’s house, he heard what Li Rongbao said today.

"Too deceiving!"

"You actually mocked me for not being as good as others!"

Qin Daoran said: "Since General Fucha can say such things, it is enough to show their determination to seize the throne. Master Jiu, please be patient and we will find an opportunity to deal with them."

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The opportunity came quickly.

After Qingming Festival, there has been continuous rain and heavy rain in Tongcheng, Anhui.

The water level of Dashaha River rose sharply, and thousands of acres of farmland around it were affected.

The newly planted seedlings were drowned as soon as they sprouted, and countless people were killed or injured.

Emperor Kangxi wanted Yinzhen to go.

He had a lot of experience in dealing with floods in Shandong before. This time the disaster was less severe than the last time. He mainly cooperated with the Ministry of Works to build water conservancy projects.

Yinzhen was naturally not afraid of hardship or fatigue.

But this time, he didn't plan to take Yixiu with him.

When Concubine Yi heard about this, she immediately asked someone to invite Yinzhen over.

Concubine Yi said to Yinzhen, "This is the time for you to make achievements. The reason why the fourth son was appreciated by the emperor was because he dealt with the disaster in Shandong."

Yinzhen was somewhat reluctant to control the flood.

This job is hard and tiring, not easy at all.

As if she noticed her son's hesitation, Concubine Yi added fuel to the fire.

"You are already far behind the fourth brother. If he succeeds in controlling the flood this time, his position in the emperor's heart will surely be further improved. What can you compare with?"

"You don't have any merit at all."

Seeing Yinzhen eager to explain himself, Concubine Yi said, "Don't talk about your achievements in building the mausoleum. If you really did something good for the country and the people, this would be the icing on the cake. If you only did this one thing, people in the court would just think you were flattering them."

Hearing his mother say this, Yinzhen immediately thought of what Li Rongbao and Yinzhen said that day.

"Mother, I'm going!"

Concubine Yi was very pleased to hear this. Her original plan was that even if Yinzhen did not go, she would find a way to persuade the emperor to let Yinzhen go with him.

Now that he had agreed, she saved some effort and only had to convince the Emperor.

When Emperor Kangxi heard Concubine Yi say that Yinzhen also wanted to go, he looked at Concubine Yi deeply.

"Since Yinzhen wants to go, I will allow him to go. After all, he is not young anymore, it is time for him to go out and gain some experience."

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"Qin Daoran, you will go with me to treat the flood this time. Do you have any way to deal with Fourth Brother?"

Qin Daoran said: "The method will depend on the situation, but I think it won't be difficult to make him make some mistakes."

"But I suggest that Master Jiu should first make meritorious contributions, and then find a way to deal with Master Si."

"Only by helping the Fourth Master to gain merit first can we make him relax his vigilance and find an opportunity to take advantage of him."

Yinzhen nodded, then thought of another thing, "By the way, do you have any way to get Li Rongbao to go with you?"

Qin Daoran opened the geomancy map and looked at it carefully.

"I just got the news today that Chenjiazhou in the eastern part of Tongcheng was hit particularly hard by the disaster. This is Zhang Tingyu's hometown."

"Zhang Tingyu is the Fourth Master's man. Find a way to let him know about this. He is worried about us, so he must want to bring more people from the Fourth Master's group with him."

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When Zhang Tingyu learned that Chenjiazhou was severely affected by the disaster, he could no longer sit still.

He went to Prince Yong's palace immediately.

"Fourth Master, there is a flood here this time, please be sure to take me with you."

"Nonsense, you are someone who follows the emperor, how can you leave the capital so easily?"

Zhang Tingyu was so worried at this time that he was confused.

After being scolded by Yinzhen, he came to his senses.

"I lost my temper, Fourth Master. I have called on fellow villagers to donate money. I hope you can use this money for the construction of Chenjiazhou."

“These are of course no problem.”

Whenever natural disasters struck various parts of the Qing Dynasty, local officials and officials in Beijing would always organize their fellow townsmen to donate money. Zhang Tingyu's move was simply following the old practice, and the money he raised would naturally be used to build his hometown.

Zhang Tingyu gradually became organized at this time.

"Master, you have a lot of things to do, and there are many bandits among the disaster victims. Master, why don't you take a few more people with you? They can help you deal with those chores and protect your safety."

Li Rongbao said, "Why do you need to bring others? Just take me. I can fight and I can read."

Zhang Tingyu:......

"General Fucha, this is not something that can be handled just by knowing a few words."

"My studies are not bad either. Although I am a military commander, as long as Yinzhen explains it to me clearly, I will have no problem executing it."

Okay, this live escort.

Zhang Tingyu didn't know what to say to him.

Yinzhen made the final decision, "Let Li Rongbao go with him. The Ministry of Works can handle other matters. And my ninth brother can't just do nothing and take credit for it."

Zhang Tingyu's eyebrows showed worry. "Ninth Master has been very aggressive recently. It seems that he has put all his efforts into making a contribution. Fourth Master, please be careful."

"I'm just afraid that Master Jiu doesn't just want to make merit."

"With me here, what are you worried about? Whoever wants to harm Yinzhen must first step over my dead body."

Zhang Tingyu recognized Li Rongbao's fighting ability, but he was afraid that Jiu Ye would use unfair means.

But he changed his mind and thought again, Jiu Ye's talent and ability were not outstanding, and Si Ye had always been cautious, so he would definitely not fall into his trap.

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On the eve of Yinzhen's departure, he went to Yongkang Pavilion to have dinner with Yixiu.

"I'm going to deal with the flood this time, and maybe I won't be back until the end of the year."

He pinched Yongjia's chubby little face.

Yongjia is growing up really fast and is very smart. Now he is over two years old and can speak clearly.

Xuanyan, the eldest sister, loves to tease her younger sister the most.

Honghui, Hongshi and others also like Yongjia, but she is still the most attached to her sister.

"It's okay. When you come back, Yongjia will be old enough. You can go and hire a female teacher to teach Yongjia. This way, you won't miss her for the past six months."

Yinzhen agreed readily.

Yongjia felt sleepy early, so the nanny took her away.

Yinzhen looked at Yixiu with tenderness and affection in his eyes.

They had just finished bathing when Fangluo arrived.

"Fourth Master, Fourth Master, Concubine Rou is not feeling well, please come over."

Yixiu breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she didn't have to act anymore. It was always a test of her acting skills.

Who knew that Yinzhen said: "If you feel unwell, just ask the imperial physician. What's the point of asking me? I can't treat illnesses."

Fang Luo’s face froze.

Yixiu persuaded him kindly, "Fourth Master, since my sister is not feeling well now, you should go and see her. We won't see each other again until the end of the year."

Yinzhen looked back and saw Yixiu's face in half light and half dark, like a bodhisattva.

With compassionate face, he saves all living beings.

He felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't tell where this feeling came from. It was obvious that she was doing what a legal wife should do, and her words were also an advice to him to treat everyone equally.

Yinzhen was a little unhappy.

"Then I will go to Longjing Pavilion."

"I'll take you to the door."