The Virtuous Concubine

Mulan is originally a Manchu word. In Chinese, it means "deer whistle" or "deer whistle". It was originally a tool used by the Manchu people for hunting. By blowing or sucking it with the mouth, it made a "yo yo" sound to lure male deer and capture them.

Knowing that they were going to go hunting, Malu also started to prepare things with great interest. Compared with other concubines who were making riding clothes and other items, she was more worried that the Fourth Prince would be missing something when he went hunting. The Fourth Prince was actually very pampered, but he just didn't express his needs to others. But if the people around him didn't satisfy him, he would get angry and deduct points from you.

In addition, Jingyi and Dachun, who were the most caring ones, would stay in the palace to look after the twins this time. Malu was afraid that the replacements would not be able to take good care of Xiao Si'er, so he began to prepare for the camping trip in his previous life and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make some things for him.

You don't need to bring a tent, but you can at least get a backpack to put some small things in. Compared with the bags that people in the Qing Dynasty usually use, this one can free your hands. Malu drew a detailed design and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make one for Xiao Si'er using waterproof and lightweight cowhide. The interlayers and secret pockets inside and outside are also designed very well, and you can put some fire starters, flints, gold wound medicine, anthelmintics, gauze, dry food and other items that may be used for hunting.

After making the bag, she started to work on the sleeping bag. In addition to being windproof and moisture-proof, the sleeping bag also needs to be lightweight. The temperature difference between the seasons is large, but it is not that cold, so Malu only chose squirrel skin as the lining and lamb skin for the outside, sewing it with strong thread and making an elastic drawstring on the outside.

Malu even asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a foldable pot that was easy to carry, equipped with a set of copper utensils to put inside. Medical care, food, and shelter were all taken care of here. After finishing these, Malu forced the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to quickly make a small knife like this according to the design of the Swiss Army Knife, with a magnetic compass and whistle hanging on it.

After putting all these things in, Malu put in two sets of clothes for easy movement. Unexpectedly, there was still a lot of space left, so Malu put in a bundle of ropes, green salt and willow branches for brushing teeth in the Qing Dynasty, soap for bathing, and so on.

Malu looked around and thought, well, there was still room for more, so he asked Bai Fu and Bai Xia to make some dried meat, and even sorted out a few bottles of salt, cumin and other seasonings to put in. After that, he embroidered the names of the items inside on these bags and interlayers, so that they could be clearly seen at a glance.

Finally, hang a gourd filled with water, perfect!

Xiao Sier looked at the bag that his mother had prepared for him and fell silent. Although it was his mother's painstaking effort, but... he had to carry such a bag... Such a bag...

Where is the dignity and grace of the princes of the Qing Dynasty?

Others carry quivers on their backs, but he carries a bag of beef jerky? The servants would carry these! Who could be without these? However, the Fourth Prince was very sensible. Looking at his mother who was very excited, he quietly carried this thing called a "camping bag" and let her adjust the length of the straps for him.

Soon, this "compressed package" full of maternal love was discovered by the Fifth Prince who came to play with him. The Fifth Prince was a straightforward and curious person. When he saw this unique backpack, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Fourth brother, what is this? It looks very interesting!" Fifth Prince looked at the backpack curiously, reached out to touch the fabric on the backpack, and carefully examined the bags and interlayers with embroidered names.

The Fourth Prince smiled and explained, "This is the camping bag that De'er Niang prepared for me. It contains some things that may be useful in case of emergency."

The Fifth Prince became more and more interested. He opened his backpack and saw the neatly arranged dried meat, seasoning bottles, and the unique water gourd. The more he looked, the more surprised he was. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Fourth Brother, your mother is so thoughtful! I also want to have something like this."

Seeing the Fifth Prince's envious eyes, the Fourth Prince couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, completely forgetting that when he first saw this thing, he disliked it for not having any aesthetic appeal. He couldn't hold back his smile, patted his backpack, and said, "This was prepared by De's mother herself, it's unique. However, if you like it, I can ask my mother to prepare one for you as well."

After hearing this, the Fifth Prince's eyes flashed with surprise: "Really? Fourth Brother, that's great! I also want a backpack like this, it will be much more convenient when I go out hunting or playing in the future."

He got the promise from the Fourth Prince, and happily went to show off to the Third Prince. They were both planning to go there to play, and even agreed to share the prey they hunted, so that no one would be embarrassed to be the last one. After getting such a good thing today, he naturally wanted to share it with his good buddy.

In this way, under the promotion of the Fifth Prince, the Fourth Prince's bag soon became known. When other princes and attendants in the palace heard about this novel "camping bag", they were also curious. Soon, it reached the ears of the eldest prince and the crown prince. The eldest prince was always conceited and thought that he was the best among the princes and the elder brother of everyone. He couldn't help but feel a little jealous of the Fourth Prince for having such a practical backpack.

So, he went directly to the door and asked the fourth prince for the bag in an imperative tone. The fourth prince was very upset to see the eldest prince being so rude. He looked at the eldest prince coldly and said, "Brother, this is the backpack that my mother prepared for me. Every item was carefully selected by her. I really can't give it away easily."

The eldest prince did not expect the fourth prince to reject him so directly, and his face suddenly darkened. He snorted coldly and said, "Fourth brother, it's just a bag, why are you so stingy? Brothers like you and I should share happiness and difficulties. What's more, your riding and archery skills are average, how can you use it? If you don't want to give it to me, forget it!"

Although he said this, he actually took two steps forward, approached the Fourth Prince, raised his fist, and looked like if you don't give it to me, I'm going to beat you up today.

The fourth prince was even more angry after hearing this, but he knew that it was useless to argue with the eldest prince, so he suppressed his displeasure and decided to teach him a lesson. He adjusted his mood and said calmly: "Brother, you are right. I really can't use it. It's a pity to keep it with me. Then I'll give it to you! But there are many personal belongings given to me by my mother, and the clothes don't fit you. Why don't I take them out first and give them to you later, how about it?"

After hearing what the Fourth Prince said, the anger in the eldest prince's heart subsided a little. He nodded and agreed: "Okay, then it's as you say. I want to see what's so special about this bag that it's worth the Fifth Prince boasting about it. I'm going to practice riding and shooting first, and you can bring it to me directly later."

The Fourth Prince suppressed his anger, nodded, and quickly asked Su Peisheng to come and clean up for him. He also considerately wrote down what he had taken away so that the Fourth Prince could make up for it. However, when Su Peisheng went to get him the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, he deliberately messed up the positions of many things in the bag. He even put salt and other things in the medicine bag. He was asking for trouble!

After doing all this, the Fourth Prince pinched his nose and asked Zhang Qilin to deliver the things to the First Prince, while he took Su Peisheng to Yonghe Palace to apologize to his mother. He didn't keep the things his mother gave him, and he lost face like that! And Xiaowu, he also wanted one...

The Fourth Prince walked towards Yonghe Palace with a gloomy face, while Su Peisheng beside him was trembling with fear and dared not speak.