Lying on the couch, Ye Zao stared with a pair of eyes, refusing to close them as if looking at the pink canopy above.

  It's so suffocating! It's so suffocating!

  It's suffocating to be a woman in ancient times, and I've even crossed over into the Qing Dynasty as one of the concubines in the Fourth Prince's harem... isn't this forcing me to die?

  It's been three months and she still can't figure it out, what kind of offense did she commit in her past life to deserve this?

  As for her, she's a good person too, always feeding stray cats and dogs. What the heck, heaven is blind, isn't it? Concubine! What's that? That's a plaything!

  Close your eyes, open your eyes, still feel suffocated.

  This family is quite messed up, she's been in the mansion for half a year and has already gotten herself into trouble. This time, she's really gotten herself into a bad situation. Her father doesn't care about her and her mother doesn't love her, until now she hasn't even seen the fourth master, how can she survive like this?

  Why don't you die after winter? It's already September, and it's almost winter. Who knows if we can even afford coal for heating?

  "Miss, it's time to get up, you can't sleep anymore. You have to dress up before the family banquet."

  Xiao Yatou Hong Tao carried a basin of hot water in.

  Ye Zao slowly got up: "Dressing up or not, it's all the same. Today is the day Master just came back and won't come to me."

  As for this little concubine, there is another good treatment, that is, she lives in a broken loft. Although it's broken, but quiet!

  "Don't be discouraged, miss. There will always be opportunities. It's just a matter of whether the master remembers you or not." Taohong didn't like serving either, but what could she do?

  Ye Zao got up, washed her face and changed into a semi-new pale pink cheongsam.

  There are only a few sets in the closet, all of which are half new and half old, the more I look at them, the more annoying they become...

  Forget it then.

  She combed her hair and, having no nice ornaments, casually put on a few plain silver ones. As for the gilded ones, she couldn't even be bothered to look at them - the style was outdated, they were clumsy and heavy, not as good as the plain silver ones.

  Dressed and ready, it was still early: "Let's go, lingering in the garden for a while will be just about right." A concubine always had to arrive early.

  "Alas." Hong Tao led the way with a lantern in front of him.

  It's still light outside, but it will be dark soon. There are three people in their house: an old woman, her and a young girl.

  Then there's no need to wait for someone to come and pick you up.

  Entered the garden, the sky is dark and gloomy, no need to light lanterns yet.

  Tao Hong looked at the blooming chrysanthemum and said: "Miss, shall I pick one for you to wear? Your hair looks too plain."

  "Stop it, let others take care of it! With this attire, even wearing flowers would be a waste." Ye Zao thought to himself, Chrysanthemum! Who is this mourning for?

  "Look what you said! Wearing flowers doesn't add to the festive atmosphere? Isn't it joyful for Master to see? Although Big Brother has been gone for less than a year, however..." Hong Tao couldn't help but smile.

  "Red Peach, with this identity of mine, I'm not qualified to care about anything for Big Brother." Ye Zao smiled.

  "Alright, let's just consider what the young lady said and be on our way." Hong Tao felt a bit disgruntled. However, she also knew that as a concubine, it was not easy to gain recognition.

  After they left, behind the fake mountain, a person wearing a sapphire blue long gown turned his thumb ring and asked: "Su Peisheng, which one was that?"

  "Returning to Master, that is Ye Gongzhu of Jin Yu Ge, who entered the mansion in the first month. She's a child of one of the servants under your door." Su Peisheng smiled apologetically, thinking to himself, could it be that Master has taken a liking to her?

  Also, this one, looks good!

  Fourth Master grunted and didn't seem very interested, then lifted his feet and walked away.

  He stood tall with his hands behind his head. His cold and handsome face made people dare not get close to him. His thin lips were pursed, making him look like a ruthless person.

  Su Peisheng didn't even dare to breathe loudly and followed behind.

  In the main hall, Ye Zao arrived early, and the other gege and concubines did not dare to delay, they all came.

  The first wife of Ulanara clan has not appeared yet, and Li's wife is also not here.

  Seated on the right side were Princess Song and Princess Yin. Ye Zao hurried over to pay his respects: "Your humble servant pays his respects to Princess Song and Princess Yin."

  "Get up." Song said calmly.

  Ye Zao got up and, along with Zhang Shi and Chang Shi who were also concubines, exchanged polite greetings.

  Just stood quietly there.

  A concubine cannot sit casually, only when the master or mistress grants permission can she sit down. Ye Zao complained again, this bitter and humiliating position!

  After a while, several maids came out from inside, approached and supported a noblewoman as she emerged.

  It was the Fourth Imperial Concubine, Ulanara. She wore a lotus-colored cheongsam embroidered with large peonies, and on her head, she wore a hairpiece adorned with kingfisher feathers, all of which were exquisite and luxurious.

  Her face was a bit pale, possibly because she had just recovered from a serious illness.

  At the beginning of the year, Da A Ge Honghui left, and she was also ill for a long time.

  It seems like he is gradually coming out of his grief over losing his child.

  When she came out, everyone busily knelt down to pay their respects.

  "Get up, all of you, and sit down, you few as well." Ulanara sat down, smiling.

  She looked like a virtuous and gentle person, Ye Zao quietly sat down.

  After sitting down, Fuhui began talking to Songshi. Songshi was an elderly person and had entered the mansion earlier than Fuhui.

  However, it's also a case of having fate but no luck. She gave birth to a princess who didn't survive, and now she's pregnant with an older brother again, but miscarried at five months, when the fetus was already fully formed.

  Nowadays, it's also sick and weak, not very favored anymore.

  However, it's still different for the elderly. Ye Zao listened to their gossip and had a thumbs up for Li Ce in his heart again.

  This is also a good death, what's coming has come, she hasn't arrived yet, isn't it just giving birth to Da Gege and Er A'ge? There's no such thing as being so dead.

  Nowadays, in the entire mansion, she is the only one who has a child, this is something that will make the whole backyard jealous!

  Just as he was pondering, there was a commotion outside.

  Li Ce's wife arrived, wearing a bright orange-red jacket with gold trim, and underneath was an orange-red cheongsam embroidered with chrysanthemums in gold thread, which made her look even more radiant than Li Ce. She wore a large, single-bun hairstyle adorned with gilded agate jewelry that was exquisitely beautiful.

  A smiling face is also white with a hint of red, making people feel affectionate just by looking at it.

  She came in with a smile: "It's all Second Brother, holding onto me, insisting that I eat first, and only then did we come late. Forgive me, Furen, Dage, Second Brother, come, pay your respects to the legitimate mother!"

  As they spoke, two little children came to pay their respects. To be exact, it was Da Gege who paid his respects, after all, Er A'ge was still young and couldn't speak yet.

  Ye Zao arrived these few months, coinciding with Fourth Master following the Emperor on a southern tour and going to Mongolia. So, accurately speaking, this is actually her first time coming to Zhengyuan.

  I've seen it, this Li Ce Fu Jun, favored, bold, and also doesn't quite obey Fu Jun.

  No wonder the ending was miserable, tsk, you asked for it?

  "Get up, you have children, it's naturally more tiring, sit down." Madame Fu still spoke so kindly, it was laughable that she didn't feel embarrassed at all.