Chapter 1231 The Sister-in-law Who Wants to Come Back

Served by two concubines, Su Mingzhe took a bath, changed into casual clothes, and went to the courtyard of the legitimate wife to visit the sick eldest son Honghui.

The wife, Rouze, who was accompanying her son, saw the man coming and immediately woke up her sleeping son with joy:
"Honghui, look who's here?"

"Amma..."

The little guy Honghui had a flushed face, his voice was as thin as a mosquito, and he didn't look energetic at all.

Su Mingzhe tried hard to put on a smile, then sat down on the bed and reached out to touch the little guy's face, which was very hot:
"What disease is Honghui suffering from?"

"The doctor said it was a cough caused by wind evil, but I took a lot of medicine and it didn't get better."

Rouze said, her face becoming tense:
"Honghui's body has been getting hotter these days. Silang, do you think Honghui will be okay?"

"Don't scare yourself. Honghui has been in good health since he was a child. A small cough will be nothing serious."

Su Mingzhe knew that Rouze was very worried, but she was strong inside, so she controlled herself not to show it.

After checking his son's pulse, Su Mingzhe shouted to the concubine who was serving beside him:

"Yu Shu (concubine Geng Jia), bring me the prescription written by the imperial physician!"

Yu Shu was a princess who was awarded to the palace last year. Although she became Yinzhen's concubine, she had always been serving the legitimate wife Rouze.

Not long after, Yu Shu came over with a few prescriptions. Su Mingzhe just glanced at them casually and couldn't help but curse:

"Quacks! They are all quacks!"

Several women present were a little confused when they heard the man suddenly start to scold:
"Lord Beile, is this recipe wrong?"

"Bullshit, Honghui was infected with wind evil, and drinking some isatis root and honeysuckle would have cured him, but these quack doctors actually added tonic medicine to the prescription!"

Su Mingzhe looked at the prescriptions and became furious.

Although the Manchus had entered the country fifty or sixty years ago, the vast majority of Han people still had a particularly resistant attitude towards them.

Most of the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were conscripted to serve in the palace. They usually did their jobs in a hypocritical manner and did not work hard.

When the women heard that there was something wrong with the prescription, they were all terrified.

Su Mingzhe asked the maid to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wrote a new prescription himself, and asked someone to get the medicine.

After the medicine soup was ready, Su Mingzhe gave it to Honghui personally.

After taking the medicine, Honghui only felt his body heating up and then cooling down, and sweat was pouring out of his body.

After tossing and turning until midnight, Honghui finally fell into a peaceful sleep.

Ulanara Rouze was taking care of her son. Seeing the man was about to lie down in the outer room, she quickly stopped him and said,

"Silang, don't sleep here tonight. Didn't the prince give you two beauties as a reward? Just accept them tonight."

"Wan'er, I've already said it before. When the Crown Prince gave me the reward, I originally wanted to decline it, but I couldn't resist the Crown Prince's friendship, so I had no choice but to accept it..."

Su Mingzhe wanted to explain to the wife, but Min Rouze refused to listen and directly ordered the concubine to open the door and let the man out.

In desperation, Su Mingzhe could only come to the courtyard of concubine Nian Shilan to rest.

This is different from the 'Hua Fei' in various film and television dramas, who relied on her second brother Nian Gengyao's outstanding military achievements and acted arrogantly in the harem.

At this time, Nian Shilan was still the good girl who had been weak and sickly since childhood, with a gentle and virtuous temperament, and a pretty, elegant and dignified appearance.

Nian Shilan's elder brother Nian Xiyao was of average ability and only got a vacant position of fifth-rank Tongzhi by borrowing Yinzhen's reputation.

Although his second elder brother Nian Gengyao passed the imperial examination, he ranked low and only got the title of "Tong Jinshi Chuan". It was with the help of Yinzhen that he got into the prestigious Hanlin Academy and served as a seventh-rank reviewer.

It can be said that if it were not for Yinzhen’s help, Nian Shilan’s two brothers would probably be serving as officials in some remote place now.

Because her family members all rely on men, Nian Shilan is not as confident as the legitimate wife in front of men. She usually looks gentle, virtuous, cute and lovely.

On the second day.

After having breakfast at Nian Shilan's place, Su Mingzhe went to the courtyard of the legitimate wife to visit his son.

It was discovered that Honghui's condition had improved. Although he was still unable to get up, his eyes were much brighter. After Su Mingzhe took his pulse, he wrote a new prescription.

Just then, Yixiu came running over to greet him.

As a brother-in-law, Su Mingzhe didn't want to chat for long with his sister-in-law who was already a widow. After a few words, he was ready to say goodbye and leave.

"Shiro, come here for a moment."

Rouze was gentle and generous. Seeing her sister's shy expression, she sighed secretly, pulled the man aside, and told him about her sister's thoughts:
"Shiro, what do you think of Yixiu?"

"Ok?"

Su Mingzhe was slightly stunned, then suddenly realized that he was going to marry his sister-in-law, and immediately shook his head and refused:

"You don't want her to come to our house, do you? That's not possible! Have you forgotten what she said, 'I'd rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox'?"

Fourteen years ago, the fourth prince Yinzhen and Rouze fell in love at first sight and asked their adoptive mother, Empress Xiaoyiren, to grant them an engagement.

Eight years ago, when Rouze gave birth to her eldest son Honghui, she injured her foundation and the imperial physician diagnosed that she could no longer have children.

For this reason, Rouze ran back to her parents' home, wanting her illegitimate sister Yixiu to be her man's concubine.

As a result, Yixiu, who was in her prime at the time, directly replied "I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox", and then she resolutely got engaged to an ordinary royal family member.

Now that the man is dead, Yixiu is thinking about Prince Zhen's Mansion again. What was she doing before?
"Silang, this is one time, that is another time!"

Rouze was Yinzhen's first love, and the couple had a harmonious relationship. Even though she saw that the man was unhappy, she did not give up and hugged the man and acted coquettishly.

It was difficult for Su Mingzhe to harden his heart when facing a beauty. Seeing the constant small movements in his arms, he had no choice but to give in:

"You can let her live here, but as for the position of concubine... you should ask mother for help!"

"You're a man, so don't be so stingy, okay?"

Although Rouze said this, she still agreed.

After all, as a prince, marrying a widow as his concubine would be a disgrace to Yinzhen if the news got out.

In order to make the man happy, Rouze took the opportunity to say:

"Silang, Lan Xin is about thirteen or fourteen this year, how about letting her live with Yi Xiu?"

When Su Mingzhe heard the woman mention "Lan Xin", his eyes suddenly lit up.

Lanxin of the Niohuru clan and Rouze of the Ulanara clan look 80% similar, just like twin sisters.

Last year, when Lan Xin followed her parents into the palace to pay respects to the empresses, she was discovered to look like Rouze, so Concubine De asked for permission to grant her to Yinzhen as a concubine.

It was just because last year, Lan Xin only had a pretty face and her body was not yet fully developed, so she didn’t come to the mansion.

Now Rouze has spent a lot of money to allow her sister to move into her house.

Su Mingzhe was satisfied, but after thinking about it, he added another condition:
"Fang'er has had a hard time these years. When you talk to mother about it, please mention it to her as well!"

Fang'er is the concubine Li.

Li followed Yinzhen for nine years and gave birth to five children. She really worked hard and made great contributions.

Rouze thought about it and nodded in agreement.

As a prince, according to regulations, he can generally have one principal wife and four concubines.

At present, there is only one principal wife, Rouze, and one concubine, Nian Shilan, in Prince Zhen's mansion.

Now with the addition of Yixiu, Lanxin and Li Fang, the vacant position is completely filled.

After taking care of household affairs, Su Mingzhe rushed to Shuntian Prefecture with the imperial edict to inspect the damage caused by the recent heavy rains.

Although the prince said that there were people below to do the work and Su Mingzhe, the prince, did not need to worry about it, Su Mingzhe was still a man who did practical things.

(End of this chapter)