The Virtuous Concubine

An imperceptible fluctuation flashed across Xiao Si'er's face. Although he was trying to hide his incompetence, Kangxi's sharp and piercing eyes and his ability to judge people made him choke up and feel ashamed.

Yes, the emperor's father passed on all the emperor's mindset to his heir Yinreng, and although he himself had extraordinary attainments in power and forbearance and successfully ascended the throne, he had to explore and learn all the affairs after ascending the throne. In the end, he also incurred so many misunderstandings and attacks, and his reputation was not very good.

He raised his head and looked at Kangxi firmly: "Father, I understand your teachings. Although I am still lacking in some aspects, I am willing to continue learning and making progress, so as to live up to your expectations and the country of the Qing Dynasty."

Malu, who was standing by, heard the barely concealed ambition in his words and quickly interrupted him with a smile: "Oh, my little fourth child, you should remember the teachings of the Emperor, but we are not out here to have fun. Why are you still thinking about the Four Books and Five Classics? Mother is getting sleepy just listening to you. You are just a little kid, you just need to be able to run and jump and be healthy. Filial piety is not about this. Tomorrow mother will have all the books you brought returned."

Kangxi listened to Malu's words and smiled slightly. He felt that Malu was indeed leading the Fourth Prince astray again! Such a promising seedling is really rare. It seems that he needs to spend more time and effort to teach him. No wonder the Fourth Prince's grades are usually just above average. With such a mother who takes the child out to play every day, it is naturally difficult for him to devote himself to study.

After making up his mind, Prince Kangxi turned to the Fourth Prince and said gently, "Your mother has a point. Your performance today was beyond my expectations, and I am very pleased. But you should also know that the way to govern a country requires both civil and military skills, and you should give yourself some rest and relaxation when appropriate."

When the Fourth Prince heard this, he was overjoyed, knowing that he had received the approval and expectations of Emperor Kangxi, so he replied respectfully: "Son, I know."

Kangxi nodded with satisfaction and let him go. He was very satisfied with the fourth prince's understanding and attitude. He knew that this son had extraordinary potential and would become a pillar of the Qing Dynasty as long as he was guided properly.

After Xiao Si'er left, Ma Lu smiled and gently pushed Kangxi, half-jokingly saying, "Your Majesty! Why don't you speak up for me? If you praise me like this, how can I educate my children?"

Seeing her being so coquettish, Kangxi couldn't help but chuckle: "Why didn't I side with you? Wasn't I just following your words?"

Ma Lu said unconvincedly, "Xiao Si'er takes your words very seriously. You praised him like this, and then he turned around and worked hard. In the end, wouldn't I be the only one who felt bad?"

After hearing what Malu said, Kangxi was even more satisfied with the child. He was willing to take his words to heart and respect him as a father. He was the best! He quickly hugged Malu and coaxed him: "I just told the truth. Xiao Si'er is an excellent child. I have seen your love for Xiao Si'er. Your contribution to his success today cannot be ignored."

After hearing this, Malu's smile widened, but she still sighed: "Your Majesty is right. I am just worried that Xiao Si'er is too strong-willed and will put too much pressure on me in the future. He has so many brothers in front of him, and each of them is a pillar of the Qing Dynasty. What do we need a little bamboo like him for!"

Kangxi laughed loudly and hugged Malu to the couch. The night was still long, and he could have a long chat with this little woman. The bearskin mattress used by the concubines was shiny and smooth, extremely black and dense, which matched Malu's white skin very well.

Kangxi had to go hunting the next day, so he didn't act too recklessly. Even so, Malu had wet the mattress, and the dense hair on the bear skin was all tied together, making it very uncomfortable to lie on. But Kangxi was already asleep, and Malu didn't want to wake him up, so he didn't ask anyone to change him, and just picked a relatively dry corner to curl up and sleep.

The next day, Malu slept until noon, but was still awakened by the cheers outside. She rubbed her eyes and listened carefully. It turned out that Emperor Kangxi had killed a big tiger, and everyone was shouting "Long live the emperor, the emperor is mighty" and so on.

It seems that tonight's banquet will be three times more grand than originally planned. As expected, Bai Xia told her that Concubine Hui had sent someone to discuss the arrangements for the banquet with her, but she was not awake at the time. After packing up, she hurried to Concubine Hui's place to discuss the evening menu and wine list with Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, as well as the rewards for the royal family members, ministers, and guards who accompanied them.

This discussion took more than an hour, and after it was finalized, they immediately sent someone to Kangxi to let him decide on the increase or decrease, and then the three of them could rest. Ma Lu was secretly shocked: "Being a concubine is actually a job! Being the emperor's housekeeper, secretary, and having children..."

Malu had been busy these days and hadn't noticed it, but now that she had recovered, she realized, where was her system? Where was her system that always responded to her? She quickly opened the system and took a look. All the functions were normal, including character detection, tagging, document recording, book search, courses and even videos. The points had not changed much.

But where is the nagging AI? She was a little panicked. Isn't this like losing a good friend? But there is no customer service function in this system interface. Malu can only suppress her anxiety and prepare to spend the points first.

Otherwise, if the system runs away, it is unclear whether the points will still be useful, and whether they can still be exchanged for items in the system mall.

But now, the most important thing for Malu was to go back and change into a big coat for the evening reward banquet. Kangxi was really happy. He rewarded all the people who participated in the tiger hunt and gave yellow jackets and peacock feathers to the children of the royal family. Kangxi, who rarely drank on weekdays, even drank a whole pot of fine wine.

After being carried around the camp and shown to the Mongolian princes and the children of the Eight Banners for several rounds, the tiger will be made into a specimen and sent back to the palace. After all, it was the first time that such a ferocious prey was hunted during the Mulan Autumn Hunt. Malu also took the opportunity to follow Xiao Si'er to look at the tiger for a while. There was no arrow wound on the tiger's body?

Seeing that his mother was curious, Xiao Sier explained, "When the emperor was hunting deer today, this tiger rushed out and bit the deer that the emperor had hunted. The emperor used a musket to kill the tiger."

When he heard about firearms, Malu immediately thought of an important person, Dai Zi! He was a firearms manufacturer in the early Qing Dynasty, a very knowledgeable and talented person, proficient in military tactics, astronomical calculations, and good at poetry, calligraphy, and painting. He was really a rare talent. Later, he even developed a 28-round musket. If he could be recruited, let alone without the Tong family, even if Xiao Si'er was given a team of 1,000 soldiers, he would be able to control the important areas of the capital, right?

Ma Lu suppressed her excitement and asked the Fourth Prince quietly, "Have you ever heard of a person named Dai Zi around your father?"