I just want to live a happy life

Chapter 266: Startling Steps - 4 Fu Jin 12

Although today is the birthday party of the tenth prince Yinzhen, it is also a family dinner of the Aisin-Gioro family, so there are no separate tables for men and women. The princes all took their wives to sit down.

Even though Yinsi liked Ruolan, there was no way he wouldn't sit with the Eighth Lady on such an occasion.

Ruoxi sat in her seat and looked at them. The princes looked very noble and were all chosen by heaven. The wives all had upright postures, were dignified and generous, and were very elegant in their every move.

She had studied history, so of course she knew that all these princes and their wives had a bad end, and she couldn't help but feel sympathy for them.

Taking a look at the future Emperor Yongzheng Yinzhen, he really looked like a cold-faced King of Hell. Even in such a lively occasion like today, he didn't smile at all.

However, it seems that he is quite nice to his wife and even knows how to pick up food for her.

Ruoxi glanced at Yu Ludai, then immediately looked away and stopped paying attention.

Even when she thought of Yu Ludai, she would subconsciously avoid her and would no longer think about anything about her.

Yu Ludai smiled.

Before Ruoxi came to this world, Yu Ludai had made some preparations for her. Of course, she didn't do too much. She just wanted Ruoxi not to think of anything between her and Honghui. Even if she wanted to think about it, she would subconsciously avoid it.

Yu Ludai didn't want to get any attention from Ruoxi. Of course, she could feel Ruoxi's sympathetic gaze just now. She could feel it. The other princes and wives had more experience and encountered more things. How could they not feel it?

It’s just that today’s occasion is not appropriate, and the Eighth Lady is forcing a smile, so I just don’t want to say anything.

However, Ruoxi could not see the quarrel between the princes and their wives at all. She was still thinking about how miserable the future of the princes would be. The expression on her face kept changing depending on what she thought about, sometimes showing sympathy, sometimes showing pity.

It's unbearable to look at.

After the banquet, everyone present started watching a play.

Ruoxi watched for a while, confusion in her eyes. What was this? She couldn't understand it at all.

It's so boring. What's so good about the show? She wants to play with her phone and watch a movie.

Why did she want to go to the Qing Dynasty? She wanted to go home. It was not fun here at all. Nothing was interesting. There were so many rules here.

Rules, rules, everything. She was almost suffocated.

Ruoxi sat on the stool, moving back and forth as if she were sitting on fire. After a while, she couldn't stand it any longer, so she whispered to Qiaohui, "Qiaohui, can we leave now?"

Qiao Hui was a little embarrassed: "Miss, please hold on for a while."

Ruoxi didn't want to listen: "I don't want to stay here anymore, let's leave quietly. You see, they are all watching the show, so they won't notice us leaving."

Qiaohui failed to persuade Ruoxi, so she had no choice but to follow Ruoxi and leave quietly.

Ruoxi took Qiaohui for a walk and came to a place where there were not many people. Looking at the rockery, flowers and water in the distance, she stretched lazily and smelled the fresh air. She felt so comfortable.

No one cares about her here. She can sit wherever she wants and talk however she wants.

Ruoxi was so eager to play that she ran to the rockery and jumped a few times from its high place. Then she sat on the bridge and looked at the fish swimming in the water.

She was having fun, but Qiaohui was worried to death. When Ruoxi climbed up the rockery, Qiaohui was afraid that she would fall down. When she saw her sitting on the bridge, she was afraid that she would fall into the water.

Moreover, Ruoxi ran very fast and Qiaohui was chasing her from behind, and she was almost exhausted to death.

Qiao Hui panted heavily and shouted as she ran: "Miss, Miss, please run slower, I can't catch up with you."

Ruoxi ran happily in front and soon arrived in front of a pavilion. The pavilion was filled with thousands of paper cranes. When Ruoxi saw the thousands of paper cranes, she remembered that this was her gift to the Tenth Prince Yinzhen.

Ruoxi stopped and waited for Qiaohui to run up to her, then said, "Qiaohui, the banquet should be over by now. Go call the Tenth Prince over and tell him that I'm looking for him."

"Ah?" Qiao Hui was a little embarrassed: "Miss, the Tenth Prince should be with the other princes now, otherwise I should go later?"

Ruoxi shook her head: "No, no, I don't want to keep waiting here. You go now. As long as he knows it's me looking for him, he will definitely come."

Qiao Hui was still a little hesitant and continued to persuade: "Miss, let's change the time. You are a concubine and you really shouldn't meet a man alone. This is the rule."

Ruoxi was dissatisfied. Rules, rules, and more rules. Why were there so many rules? What she couldn't stand the most right now were rules. She felt annoyed when she heard the word "rules".

"Go quickly."

"Yes." Qiaohui could only go to find the Tenth Prince with a sad face.

When she thought about having to go up to the brothers and pass on the message to the young lady, she felt like the sky was falling.

On the other side, the play on the stage also ended. The princes went to the South Pavilion together, while the ladies went to another place to continue chatting and gathering.

After searching for a while, Qiaohui finally found the Tenth Prince. However, at this time, the Tenth Prince Yin? was still talking to other princes. Qiaohui hesitated for a while and decided to wait for a while. When the Tenth Prince was alone, she would tell him that the young lady wanted to see her. The less people knew about the young lady wanting to see the Tenth Prince, the better.

For the sake of the young lady's reputation, she would accept being punished by the young lady even if she returned late.

At the same time, the ladies were chatting happily here.

Yu Ludai inadvertently turned the topic to the Eighth Lady: "Eighth Sister-in-law, are you feeling unwell? I see that your face is a little pale."

The Eighth Lady shook her head and said, "Fourth Sister-in-law, don't worry. I'm fine. I just lost my appetite recently, so my face turned pale. I'll be fine in a few days."

Mingyu was also here, and she said with concern: "Sister, if you feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself."

The Eighth Lady said in a gentle voice, "I'm fine."

Yu Ludai continued, "When I was pregnant with Honghui, I also had a loss of appetite like my eighth sister-in-law. I couldn't eat anything. At that time, I thought I was sick. I called a doctor to check my pulse and found out that I was pregnant. I think my eighth sister-in-law and I have similar symptoms when we were pregnant. Could she be pregnant too?"

She was not just saying this casually. When she came in just now, she accidentally felt the Eighth Concubine's pulse. Although she took her pulse for a short time, she confirmed that it was undoubtedly a pregnancy pulse.

The Eighth Lady was a little surprised. She had been longing for a child for so long, could it be that she was really pregnant?

Recalling that she had trouble eating and sleeping and sometimes vomited some time ago, she thought it was just some minor health problems and didn't take it seriously.

After all, she had been wanting a child for several years. She had been expecting to have a son, but now she was a little disappointed, so she didn't think about getting pregnant.

With Fourth Sister-in-law’s reminder, it might really be possible.