Rebirth: The Fourth Lady Wants to Lie Down

The next morning, Yi Ya went to the palace to announce the good news.

After arriving at Yonghe Palace, Yi Ya first paid her respects to Concubine De. "I pay my respects to my mother, and I wish her good luck."

"Why are you here today? Is there anything going on in the mansion?" Defei asked.

Hearing Concubine De's question, Yi Ya quickly replied: "My daughter-in-law has good news to tell you, mother. Someone in the mansion is pregnant and the due date will be next spring."

When Concubine De heard the news, her face immediately lit up with joy, and her eyes sparkled with maternal radiance. She quickly helped Yi Ya up and said gently, "This is really great. Your family is finally going to have another baby. You've worked hard, get up quickly."

Then, Concubine De asked again: "Who in the palace is it?"

"It's Princess Song from the West Courtyard."

"Oh! It's her. She is a well-behaved girl. As her wife, you must take good care of her. After all, she is Yinzhen's second child besides the eldest princess."

"Don't worry, mother. I have already made an agreement with my father. She will be exempted from paying respects every month for the time being. She doesn't need to worry about the affairs of the mansion. She just needs to take good care of the baby in her belly."

"Just be aware of this, but if she's being unreasonably aggressive by taking advantage of her pregnancy, you don't have to tolerate her all the time and show your dignity as a wife."

"Yes, mother-in-law, my daughter-in-law has remembered it."

De Fei nodded in satisfaction, and then instructed Yi Ya: "You should also take care of your health. After all, you are the wife of the family. You should rest more in the days to come. I heard from Lao Si that you have been recuperating. How are you now?"

Yi Ya responded gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, mother. My daughter-in-law is much better now. Madam Su said that I only need to take the medicine for half a month and it will be fine. Then I will just need to take regular medicated diet to recuperate."

"That's good. Mother is still waiting for good news from you and the fourth brother!" Defei nodded with a smile. She expressed her appreciation for Yiya's understanding and responsibility.

Afterwards, Yi Ya bid farewell to Concubine De and left Yonghe Palace. She knew that this good news not only brought hope of new life to Yinzhen's mansion, but also won more trust and respect from Concubine De for her personally.

……

In the Fourth Prince's mansion, at Lady Li's place in the west courtyard.

"Bitch, she got there first. I don't know what kind of seductive tricks she used." Li Gege's emotions fluctuated greatly after learning the news that Song was pregnant.

She originally thought that she had a chance to give birth to Yinzhen's legitimate son before everyone else, and this expectation filled her with endless longings and plans for her unborn child. However, reality cruelly shattered her dream.

Song's unexpected pregnancy made Li Gege feel extremely lost, jealous and caught off guard. This complex emotion surged in her heart and it was difficult for her to calm down.

"Princess, calm down. If Princess Song has a chance to get pregnant, she has to give birth to the baby, right?" Nanny Sun beside her comforted her.

"Mammy is right. She has a chance to get pregnant, but we have to see if she can give birth to the baby." Li Gege said happily. Then, as if she had thought of something, she added, "There is still a long time to go. I want to see if she can keep the baby in her belly. In the past, my brother said that she couldn't beat me, but now I can't let her surpass me."

"Princess, it's still early and there's no need to rush. The most important thing now is that the other half of the housekeeper power in Princess Song's hands was originally given to you two by Fu Jin. Now that Princess Song is pregnant, Fu Jin will not let her take care of the affairs of the mansion. Princess can take this opportunity to take over from Fu Jin and train her own people." Nanny Sun said to Li.

"Mammy is right. The most important thing now is to get the power of the housekeeper. Then things will be much easier."

Li Gege smiled slyly in her heart. She knew very well that the game of power would never stop in this mansion. Song Gege's pregnancy was already a bad thing for her, but now it inadvertently gave her an opportunity to show her strength. After getting the power of housekeeper, whether Song Gege's child could be kept was another matter.

Afterwards, Li Gege hurriedly took people to the main courtyard.

In the main courtyard, Yi Ya was sitting at the desk, looking through all the expenses of the mansion last month. She found that although the expenditure of the mansion was the same as before, because of the business of the glass shop, the income of the mansion last month was still very large.

Just when I was thinking about how to save money in the mansion, I heard someone report that Li Gege had arrived.

"Fujin, Princess Li wants to see you."

"What's the matter? Let her in!"

Afterwards, Li Gege walked into the house led by the servants.

"I pay my respects to Madam Fu Jin, and wish you good luck."

"How come you have time to come to the main courtyard today? What's the matter? How is the eldest princess doing recently?" Seeing Li Gege coming to the main courtyard, Yi Ya knew that something must have happened, so she asked.

"To reply to the Lady, the eldest princess is doing well and has started to call people recently. I came here today because I heard that Sister Song is pregnant. I thought that the Lady had asked us to manage the affairs of the mansion separately. Now that Sister Song is pregnant, she must not work hard, so I wanted to ask the Lady how to deal with this."

After hearing what Li said, Yi Ya knew that she wanted her to hand over Song Gege's rights as housekeeper to her. However, she did not think about it. In the first place, they were allowed to exchange positions every three months in order to prevent the two of them from dominating the family. How could she hand over everything to Li now?

He said, "Indeed, it was originally because of my physical disability that I handed over the affairs of the mansion to you two. I am sorry to have troubled you two."

"It's not hard, it's not hard. This is what we concubines should do." Seeing Yi Ya's look, Li Gege thought there was hope, but she didn't expect to hear what Yi Ya said next.

"But now that I'm well, I can do the housekeeping work, but I can't let you do it for so long in vain. Sister Li, you should help me manage the kitchen!"

When Li Gege heard this, she wanted to curse loudly, but she could only hold it back because she was in the main courtyard. She said, "Yes, I will listen to Fu Jin. I think the eldest princess should be awake by now, so I will go back first." Then she found an excuse and left.

When Li came back, Nanny Wang said to Yi Ya, "Look, this servant of yours, Lady Fujin, Li Gege saw that Song Gege was pregnant, and she wanted the other half of the housekeeper power in Song Gege's hands."

Yi Ya glanced at Nanny Wang and said, "Do you think I can't see it? Her little thoughts are all written on her face."

……

Here, after being rejected by Yi Ya, Li Gege hurried back to her own courtyard with Nanny Sun.

As soon as she entered the room, Li Gege threw the teacup on the table to the ground, cursing: "Bitch, bitch, all bitches. Song Gege is pregnant with my child, and Fu Jin just holds on to that little power and only knows how to bully me."

"Princess, relax. Think about it, at least Mrs. Fu did not take back all the power just because Princess Song is pregnant." Nanny Sun comforted Li.

"Mammy, I won't accept this. I won't accept this! I will make them pay the price."

"What right does Song have? She couldn't beat me in the prince's residence before, and she can't beat me now. If I can make her lose once, I can make her lose a second time."

Seeing that Li Gege was already a little crazy, Nanny Sun hurriedly advised: "Gege, be careful, remember that trouble comes from the mouth."

Gradually, under the persuasion of Nanny Sun, Li Gege calmed down. Then a vicious idea appeared in Li Gege's mind.

Next, Li Gege began to plan how to take advantage of her opportunity to manage the kitchen. She knew that direct attacks would often easily arouse the opponent's defense, so she decided to take a more covert and cunning approach.

Li Gege began to plan. She secretly buried some things in the garden where Song Gege often went, and then deliberately let other people in the mansion see it, so that the rumor spread quietly in the mansion. She knew that Song Gege was very sensitive about her body, and once she heard these rumors, she would definitely be uneasy.

Although Song Gege lost the power in her hands, she was not depressed or angry. On the contrary, she was very grateful for Fu Jin Yi Ya's understanding and tolerance. She understood that as a pregnant woman, she needed more rest and care, rather than being burdened by heavy service. Therefore, she gladly accepted Fu Jin Yi Ya's arrangement and rested at home to take care of the baby.