It was already early May when the army returned to Beijing. The weather was already very hot and people were becoming more and more irritable.

When people get irritable, they tend to lose their sense of proportion.

Let’s talk about the troops returning to Beijing first. Although the flood has been quelled, not everyone has returned.

The first to enter the capital were Emperor Kangxi, the fourth prince Yinzhen, and most of the cavalry.

As for Fei Yanggu and Xinghui, they stayed behind to support the enemy. On the one hand, they were there to comfort the local people affected by the disaster. On the other hand, after all, there were a large number of infantry and military supplies, so they needed to move forward slowly.

When Rouze learned that Xinghui was not the first group to come back, she actually felt relieved.

Last time, her younger brother Xinghui refused his request to help plead for mercy. Now she taught her mother to use her younger brother to speak for her. She was also afraid that if her mother had informed Xinghui in advance, her younger brother might not stop her.

Now that Xinghui has not been able to come back, it is just the right time to create a time difference.

Therefore, on the second day after Yinzhen returned home, Rouze hurriedly invited her mother to come to her house, fearing that if she delayed for a moment, her brother would return to the capital.

As for Yinzhen, because of Xinghui, he couldn't help but be polite to Duoluo Gege. After learning that his aunt was coming, he accepted the invitation and went to meet her.

When the news reached Yongkang Pavilion, Xiuxia was extremely anxious:

"Master, the lady is here, would you like to go and see her?"

The four maids in Yongkang Pavilion all knew that no matter what Duoluo Gege did, it would do harm to their master and no good.

"No need."

At this time, Yi Zheng was practicing calligraphy. She took a brush and slowly wrote the word "nao" (noisy) on the paper.

After finishing writing, she gently put down her pen and rice, looked at it for a long while, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Noisy is not peaceful, noisy, and calculating against each other is called 'noisy'. Now, the people in this family are calculating, why should I bother to get involved in this muddy water?"

Yixiu knew in her heart that if she was gentle, this move would definitely fail.

This was a failure. The Fourth Prince's affection and promise to her were one thing, but what was more important was that Rouze thought Xinghui was his greatest weapon, and he would show it when something small happened. In fact, this outstanding brother might also be her greatest weakness.

Although Yinzhen had not yet started the "Nine Sons' Fight for the Throne" at this time, it was certain that he had been scheming and suspicious since childhood.

A man like this, who is also a prince, how can I allow him to snore beside my bed?

After all, just looking at how Yinzhen guarded against Concubine Hua and Nian Gengyao in later generations, we can know how he was afraid of military commanders who were more powerful than his master. It is true that Xinghui had military achievements in this life, but how could Yinzhen be willing for his legitimate wife to have an overly powerful maternal family in the future? If this legitimate wife gave birth to another son, wouldn't Yinzhen himself be sidelined?

Thinking of this, Yixiu once again realized that after his rebirth, not only his own destiny had changed, but also the fate of those related to him had changed.

For example, during the spring hunt in the previous life, Yinzhen was ridiculed for his horse riding skills by the eldest and second princes. Although he was unhappy, he did not want to participate more in military affairs because he had no one to persuade him.

Therefore, in his previous life, Yinzhen did not go to the battlefield with Emperor Kangxi, and his younger brother Xinghui did not get to know the Fourth Prince on the battlefield, and neither of them was able to achieve any military merit.

On the battlefield of that life, the glory belonged to Fucha Li Rongbao. However, later on, because Li Rongbao was not interested in government affairs, he did not choose any of the princes, but instead focused on traveling around, so he did not have the merit of "following the dragon" like Nian Gengyao later.

In this way, Yixiu and Rouze were the same in Yinzhen's eyes. They were both just daughters of Ulanara and had no outstanding peers to rely on. Who to marry as his principal wife was entirely up to Yinzhen's own mind, not like it is now.

Yixiu understands all these principles, but Rouze will never understand them.

And since this is a war that is bound to be lost, why should Yixiu worry about it?

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In Longjing Pavilion, the scene was exactly as Yixiu had expected.

No matter how Duoluo Gege recalled Yinzhen's childhood, or how he described Xinghui's future achievements, Yinzhen just pretended to be stupid and did not make any promises that the mother and daughter wanted.

After the three of them pretended to be confused and went around for half an hour, it was finally Duoluo Gege who lost her temper first and simply brought up the topic: "Fourth Brother, I heard that you have the intention of establishing a legitimate wife. I don't believe what outsiders say. Just tell me yourself, what is your plan?"

Dorogege finally got to the point.

Yinzhen couldn't help but look down on his aunt in his heart. He thought she was too impatient and simply stupid.

But he just said in a serious tone that when Yixiu was pregnant, he had promised that if Yixiu gave birth to a son, he would make her the legitimate wife.

This promise was known not only to Yixiu but also to her mother in the palace. Now that Yixiu had given birth to a son and she had returned safely, she would naturally go to the palace to report to her mother and the emperor and choose an auspicious day to hold this happy event.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that Yixiu grew up under my aunt's lap. Now that she has been named the legitimate wife, my aunt and Rouze are naturally happy. When the time comes, I will definitely give the main seat to my aunt and General Fei Yanggu. Of course, the date should be set when General Fei Yanggu and Xinghui return to Beijing, and then the family will be reunited to hold the wedding ceremony to make it lively."

Yinzhen looked at Duoluo Gege and said slowly that if his aunt had any sense, she should take advantage of the situation. In the future, when Yixiu became the principal wife and the concubine position was vacant, he would not mind considering Rouze.

However, when Duoluo Gege heard these words, he thought that Yinzhen was deliberately trying to irritate him, so he could not help but said angrily:

"Do you really want to make Yixiu your legitimate wife? She is just a little concubine's daughter. Her character, learning, talent, and appearance are not as good as Rouze's. How can she be worthy of you?"

When he heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He felt as if his mother had said something wrong, and he felt uneasy.

But Duoluo Gege seemed to be afraid that Yinzhen would not understand the pros and cons, and continued to complain: "You are just a bastard girl, how can you compare with a legitimate one? The fact that Yixiu can marry you is a blessing from her previous life. Bastards are lowly after all, and you have humiliated your status and made people laugh at you. Then even Rouze and the entire Ulanara clan will lose face."

Having said this, Duoluo Gege could no longer stop being harsh, and all the words he said without restraint came out at once, completely forgetting the taboos.

Yinzhen sneered in his heart, she was just a prince's legitimate wife, yet the mother and daughter were so jealous of each other.

If Ruo Rou were to switch places with me, wouldn't she have to kill all the other princes for the throne?

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