Wang Ruofu acted on her own, but the effect was very significant.

If the servants and maids in the mansion were obedient because of fear before, when the silver fell into their pockets, they had more trust in Wang Ruofu.

It's the same principle as giving a sweet date after beating someone with a stick.

Giving money without hesitation is flattery and ingratiation, but giving medicine to someone after beating him up is compassion and kindness.

Wang Ruofu may not be able to speak profound truths, but she knows how to act.

Not only that, after Li Jingyan gave birth to the third prince, in addition to the reward silver promised by the Fourth Prince, Wang Ruofu also added another reward silver in the name of the legitimate wife.

The mistress's style is well controlled.

Over time, Wang Ruofu's reputation gradually improved, simply because her bottom line was low enough.

It is natural for a good wife and mother to treat her concubines and illegitimate children well, but if a jealous and domineering woman treats illegitimate children well and does not harm her concubines, doesn't that make her seem like a good person?

The only one who has to endure the suffering is us, the Fourth Prince.

He did not mention taking a concubine, and Wang Ruofu would not mention it either, so the two of them just kept wasting time like this. After nearly ten years, there were still only Wang Ruofu, Li Jingyan, and Qi Yuebin in the mansion.

The Fourth Prince was in a state of panic, but he still had quite a few offspring, in fact, more than in his previous life. He no longer had a legitimate excuse to take a concubine.

I don’t know whether to be happy or sad.

Wang Ruofu gave birth to an eldest son, Honghui, an eldest daughter, Huayang, and a youngest daughter, Ruling.

Li Jingyan gave birth to the third prince Hongshi and the second princess Xihe.

Together with Guanyin, the second prince Hongyan (fen), who was raised in a farm outside the capital, they had a total of three sons and three daughters, which was barely enough to have heirs around them.

This also confused many people outside the palace, such as Kangxi.

When he begged Nian Gengyao to marry his younger sister Nian Shilan to the Fourth Prince, he suddenly discovered that the son he cared little about had only three female relatives in the backyard.

And she is not young and pretty anymore.

Kangxi was amazed. He certainly didn't believe that the fourth son was a person who didn't like beauty. If he didn't like beauty, he wouldn't have done such a ridiculous thing back then.

That can only be...

"Tsk, I didn't expect that the fourth son is useless at such a young age. I told him a long time ago that he should take care of his health, but he refused to listen. Now he is fine, right?"

Kangxi took a sip of tea after he finished speaking, looking very energetic, and did not think of him as henpecked at all. If he were to say, the Eighth Prince was also henpecked, but he also had quite a few concubines.

Li Dequan was slightly surprised to show his respect. Even if the prince was not good enough, he could still be considered a big shot.

Moreover, the Fourth Prince had experienced ups and downs over the years as the relationship between Kangxi and the deposed Crown Prince had its ups and downs, and he had finally regained Kangxi's recognition.

Seeing that Kangxi did not look unhappy, Li Dequan knew what Kangxi was upset about and flattered him, "The Fourth Prince is young and ignorant, so the emperor still needs to take care of him."

"It's true that the emperor has a good way of keeping fit. The young lady in the palace was diagnosed with pregnancy last month. The fourth prince should learn from the emperor."

"Hmm." Kangxi drew out the last line of his voice, stroked his graying beard, and said calmly, "The fourth son has been weak since childhood, how can he compare with me, but I really didn't expect that he would die so early... Alas!"

"It really worries me!"

Li Dequan lowered his eyes and half-lowered his head with his usual flattering smile on his face. He thought to himself, "Please stop it, old man," but he didn't hide the smile on his face.

Sometimes I really doubt whether the Fourth Prince is a biological son. Why don’t his biological mother, Concubine De, and his biological father, the Emperor, like him so much?

Kangxi looked proud and gloating, but he still pretended to be a caring father and commented, "This fourth son is so young and inexperienced that he doesn't even know how to cover up this kind of thing."

"Even if he can't do it, he still has to take a concubine. If he puts it out in the open, everyone will know that he is no longer capable." Kangxi glanced at Li Dequan, "Don't you think so?"

"...Uh." Li Dequan lowered his head lower and lower, afraid that he would not be able to control his laughter. "The Fourth Prince is a noble man. It's the first time he encounters such a thing. I'm afraid he can't bring himself to face it. He may not want to face it."

Kangxi nodded in agreement, "Let me help him."

Without saying a word, he approved Nian Gengyao's request and betrothed Nian Shilan to the Fourth Prince as his concubine. He also gave an oral order to Concubine De, asking her to take the trouble to select a few concubines for the Fourth Prince, and requiring them to keep their mouths shut.

After receiving the oral order, Depin was completely heartbroken and worried about being beaten by Wang Ruofu. Her health has been getting worse over the years.

"Quick, call the Fourteenth Prince into the palace." Depin pulled Zhuxi and walked hurriedly, "With the Fourteenth Prince here, Yixiu will have to restrain herself a little."

"I heard that the Fourteenth Prince and the Fourth Lady have a very good relationship." Zhu Xi added, worried that the Fourteenth Prince might turn his back on others.

Depin said, "I am his biological mother! He is not like the fourth child."

Not to mention the panic in Yonghe Palace, Kangxi said that he would help the Fourth Prince to keep it a secret, but at the same time he was very careless in his actions and arranged for several imperial doctors to see the Fourth Prince.

In Yonghe Palace, in front of Concubine De and the Fourteenth Prince, he lovingly held the Fourth Prince's hand and said, "Fourth Prince, I have neglected you over the years."

The sincere expression of fatherly love moved the Fourth Prince to tears, "My son is useless and has made the Emperor worry about him."

This scene shocked Concubine De and the Fourteenth Prince.

Especially Depin, who thought that the Fourth Prince had some incurable disease and would not live long, otherwise how to explain Kangxi's abnormal behavior.

As we all know, most of Kangxi's fatherly love was given to the deposed crown prince, and the rest was divided among the eldest prince, the thirteenth prince and others. What did the fourth prince have to do with it?

Depin's little bit of maternal kindness was aroused, and she and the Fourteenth Prince went to ask the imperial doctors who treated the Fourth Prince one by one, and the result they got was -

Kangxi was worried that the Fourth Prince had kidney deficiency.

Kidney deficiency?

Kidney deficiency!

The Fourteenth Prince had bright eyes, a smile on his face, and walked with big strides towards the Eighth Prince. Even Concubine De couldn't stop him.

After a while, the four princes gathered in the Eighth Prince's Mansion all knew the key information that "the Fourth Prince suffers from kidney deficiency", and they spread out "Haha ...

The ninth and tenth brothers laughed so hard that they staggered from side to side. They were happier than if they had their own fat boys.

"Old Four!" Old Nine pointed to the sky, "I told you all along that he's no good, but you didn't believe me. Hey, now the Emperor knows everything."

He turned around and told his group of followers the good news, and the news that "the Fourth Prince is not capable" spread like wildfire in the capital.

Everyone reacted one after another——

"Have you heard? It turns out that the Fourth Prince's refusal to take a concubine is his own fault, and has nothing to do with the Fourth Lady."

"I heard it, I heard it, the Fourth Prince is really not a man. For the sake of his own face, he let the Fourth Lady bear the reputation of a jealous and fierce woman for so many years."

"That's right. It's true that men are not good and their hearts are twisted. I'm beginning to sympathize with the Fourth Lady."

"The Fourth Lady is a nice person, and she is beautiful, but it's a pity that she is not blessed with such a sister and husband."

"..."

When the Fourth Prince found out, it was already too late. He was so angry that he kicked the entire desk away: "Who is slandering me!"

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