The Virtuous Concubine

Seeing that no one was around, she took the box into the house. Under the soft light, the wooden box revealed its extraordinaryness. This wood was not ordinary, with a faint luster on the surface and golden lines on a closer look, which was extremely mysterious. Malu gently untied the red ribbon, as if uncovering a long-awaited secret, and opened the lid of the box, and a pair of flounder red tassels came into view.

The fiery red tassels make the jade pendants look even more gentle. The flatfish is exquisitely carved, with every scale and fin depicted in great detail, as if it were about to swim and leap out of this small world. The two jade pendants together form a perfect Tai Chi pattern, which is obviously made by a famous artist. Even if it is placed in an official family, it is a treasure worthy of being passed down from generation to generation.

Under the jade pendant, there was a piece of paper with a simple sentence written on it: "Congratulations on the auspicious birth of the dragon and the phoenix", without a signature. Malu couldn't help but smile, she had already guessed in her heart that this was Nalan Rongruo.

The system said ignorantly: "I didn't expect that Nalan Rongruo is so grateful. I thought he would write a poem for you!"

Malu chuckled when he heard that: "That's too stingy, isn't it?! Just a poem? It would be more practical to give something valuable!"

But even though she was laughing, she was quickly thinking about how to properly handle this gift. She whispered to herself, "This person is so tactless! If someone sees this, I will have no way to defend myself."

As she said this, she placed the note on the sea grape fairy's copper tray filled with fruits and vegetables, and ignited the note with the candle flame. The flame quickly devoured the ink, turning the brief blessing into ashes, which drifted in the air without leaving a trace.

The system knew that Malu was right, but it felt that it was a pity that such a valuable and thoughtful thing was broken like this: "You are so cold and heartless. Did you smash and burn this jade pendant as well?"

Malu played with the flounder pendant in her hand, feeling a little strange. It was definitely not that she was too sensitive, but she had never met this Nalan before, so why did he give her such a token of love? She didn't believe that she had given birth to twins, and he didn't think about this when he gave her such a sensitive thing.

Poets can hide three or four meanings in one sentence, so it is impossible not to take these into consideration. It is OK to give the twins a dragon and phoenix pendant, and she can get a clear way from Kangxi by saying congratulations to Kangxi. As long as it is valuable enough, it will naturally be sent from Kangxi to her, and it will be regarded as a tribute from a minister. Kangxi may even reward him.

Standing quietly in front of her window at night, could it be that Nalan really likes her?

Malu felt a chill at this conclusion, not only because she was confused by this sudden love, but also because she knew that if this feeling were known to others, it would bring endless trouble to Nalan and herself. If she was not careful, she would be doomed.

The system sighed: "It turns out that the legendary loyal poet is also tempted by beauty! He likes someone else's wife, which is incredible."

Malu did not answer, but put the jade pendant in the sachet and prepared to find a place to throw it away.

She thought the Meixiangxue Pond in the Imperial Garden was quite nice. The plum blossoms had not yet bloomed at this time of year and there were few people around, so it was a good place to throw away garbage.

With a lot on his mind, Malu closed his eyes and had a dreamless night.

Because of the jade pendant and Xiao Si'er, Ma Lu was a little impatient and asked Rong Taiyi to announce that her body had recovered and she was out of confinement early. This incident did not cause any waves in the palace because Kangxi was not in the palace.

In order to pacify Yunnan, he first sent officials to offer sacrifices to mountains and rivers, the tombs of ancient emperors, and the hometown of Confucius. Kangxi himself was not idle either, and went to Jingshan to fast and celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager. After doing all this, he went east to inspect the tombs and took the crown prince Yinreng with him.

Naturally, no one paid much attention to our little friend Yinzuo. The crown prince went to inspect the imperial mausoleum, so what else could anyone think of? Those people who were active in thinking stopped again and stopped visiting the Wuya family in an endless stream.

Without the emperor's attention, the concubines naturally stopped competing for favor and no longer schemed for trivial matters. Instead, they went to the Imperial Garden in groups of three or four to walk and drink tea. Everyone seemed to enjoy this rare tranquility. When the group from Yonghe Palace went to see the Shanglin Garden Orchard, they saw many concubines playing together.

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, onto their dresses, making them look mottled and colorful, as if even time has become gentle at this moment. This makes Malu, who has just finished her confinement, feel deeply moved. She secretly thinks in her heart: It is better to have no men. Without men in the harem, even the air seems to have become fresher. Without men, there will be no trouble.

But this leisurely life didn't last for two days. Malu was secretly planning to find a reason to go to Meixiangxue Pond and observe Xiao Si'er, when Liu Ma sent a message - something happened in Wuya's family again.

This is not a big deal, it's just that Mayanzhu went home.

It would not be a big deal if only she came back, but she brought her husband and children back with her.

Seeing Aunt Liu's embarrassed expression, Ma Lu was speechless about Mayanzhu's amazing move: "What will my family say?"

If Mayanzhu had returned home alone to recognize her relatives, it might have caused a stir in the clan, but it wouldn't have been too troublesome. However, she not only returned by herself, but also brought her savior and child back with her, which undoubtedly brought a lot of trouble and embarrassment to the Wuya family.

To put it bluntly, this is called unmediated adultery! It is a huge scandal in any family.

Madam Liu stood in front of the increasingly majestic Consort De, feeling an invisible pressure. She gritted her teeth and mustered up the courage to speak out the decision of the Wuya family: "Mrs. Wuya means... you are the only daughter of the Wuya family. The younger daughter has long been lost among the people and cannot be found. This messy person wants to come to our house to ask for money, so just drive him out."

Malu's heart sank. The Wuya family was completely drawing a line between themselves and Mayanzhu and erasing her from the family register! She smoothed the wrinkles on her skirt, her face showing no emotion: "What does Lord Wuya mean? Which Lord Wuya mean?"

Madam Liu replied in a low voice: "It is...Master Weiwu's intention."

As E-chan's health grew older, he rarely took care of the affairs of Wuya's family. In addition, Malu was really ambitious. First, she gave birth to a boy, then she offered advice to benefit the people, and finally she gave birth to twins. He handed over all the resources and connections in the palace to Malu, and let Malu's father Weiwu take charge of the affairs outside.

She sighed softly, feeling a little sad about what happened to Mayanju, but at the same time she knew that this was Mayanju's own choice. However, she still felt a little reluctant, and she didn't want anyone to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble in the future. If her sister was instigated by others, who knew what insidious tricks they would use?

Weiwu wanted to save the face of Wuya's family and protect her reputation as a concubine in the harem and a role model for women, so he was so heartless. But he never thought that even rabbits will bite when they are angry, let alone Mayanzhu's personality?

She asked Aunt Liu: "What does Mayanzhu want when she comes back?"