The Virtuous Concubine

Malu didn't comment. She gradually understood now. No wonder everyone said that girls are the sweetest cotton-padded jackets for their mothers, because boys are naturally more likely to empathize with their fathers and are more concerned with interests.

She suddenly felt a little bored. Although she was so open-hearted for the mission, the Fourth Prince always stood on Kangxi's side, which really made her feel disheartened.

Ma Lu stopped thinking about arranging the relocation of the Fourth Prince and instructed, "Jingyi is the most careful person. When the time comes, let her take a close look at all the luggage, okay? Also let the imperial physician check the Prince's residence first."

After hearing what his mother said, the Fourth Prince felt a little unhappy, but he still responded obediently: "Don't worry, mother, I will also act cautiously."

The Fourth Prince said a few more words and then left. When he returned, he was also a little upset and sat in front of the desk in a depressed mood.

Jingyi came in holding a jar of hot sour radish and duck soup.

She couldn't comment on the taste of the Fourth Prince. But Empress Defei had ordered that the Fourth Prince didn't have to follow the three-meal limit in private and could eat whatever he liked. So she often made this old duck soup as a snack for the Fourth Prince.

Seeing his gloomy face, Jingyi asked softly, "Brother, it seems that something is on your mind."

Yinzhen looked up and saw Jingyi's concerned eyes and the jar of steaming soup. The depression in his heart did not ease at all: "No, you think too much."

Seeing the child being so stubborn, Jingyi also laughed: "You even held the book upside down."

Yinzhen hurriedly turned the book upside down, but he didn't expect that at this time, the book was really upside down.

It turned out that Jingyi hadn't taken it down before, and was just trying to trick him! He was immediately annoyed and angry: "You're getting more and more bold!"

Yinzhen had always regarded Jingyi as Concubine Min, the biological mother of the Thirteenth Prince, so he was very respectful to her in daily life. This was the first time he had said such harsh words.

Jingyi smiled gently: "It's better to speak out if you have something on your mind. Even if others don't come up with any useful solutions, at least others have heard it, and the burden in their hearts will be less."

Yinzhen was stunned: "Really..." He looked up at Jingyi and said, "But you listen to mother, not me."

I actually felt a little aggrieved!

Facing the rare childishness of the Fourth Prince, Jingyi gently put down the soup, walked to Yinzhen's side, gently squatted beside his chair, and looked him straight in the eyes: "Fourth Prince, you are the son of Concubine De, and naturally you are Jingyi's master. Jingyi is naturally concerned about your concerns."

Yinzhen said hesitantly, "I went to Yonghe Palace today, and I always felt that my mother was mysterious."

Jingyi could understand Concubine De's feelings: "If I say this, I will lose my head. But I still dare to ask Fourth Prince to think about it. How does Concubine De treat you and the emperor? How does the emperor treat you and Concubine De?"

Yinzhen naturally understood: "I know my mother has been wronged - it is my father who is wrong, but we are all family -"

Jingyi was a little surprised, wondering why the Fourth Prince couldn't figure out such a thing: "Yes, the Queen is your family, there is no one else. But which of the princes under the knees of the many concubines in the harem is not the emperor's family?"

Jingyi almost said it clearly that Defei would always be the mother of the Fourth Prince, but Kangxi was the father of more than a dozen princes.

The Fourth Prince was a little indignant: "I am not the only mother, there are Yinzuo and..." He stopped talking. The brat, the Fourteenth Prince, was not born yet.

Jingyi thought that the Fourth Prince was referring to Princess Wenxian, and couldn't help but laugh: "Brothers born from the same mother have different relationships with half-brothers. Don't you know that? It seems that our Fourth Prince is jealous of his younger brothers and sisters."

Yinzhen was a bit desperate. He took a sip of the old duck soup and then said angrily, "Why should I be jealous of my brothers and sisters? My mother likes the prince more than me. She practices the piano every day and even treats me coldly. If there were no brothers and sisters, no prince, she would definitely go to the Qianqing Palace and force me to move out!"

Jingyi couldn't help laughing: "It's you, who keeps saying that the emperor is doing this for your own good and that the other princes are no longer asking for special treatment, and you've made Concubine De speechless."

"I saw it for real. When Concubine De heard you speak for the Emperor like this, she was a little angry. She felt that you were not on her side. She was reluctant to leave you, but you seemed impatient. She felt wronged."

After hearing these words, Yinzhen felt both sweet and bitter in his heart, but he still insisted: "Really? I don't believe it."

Jingyi nodded and said confidently, "Fourth Prince, you are naturally irreplaceable in the heart of Concubine De. Her expectations and love for you are only because you are older now, and the way she expresses them has changed."

"The queen always tells me that the boy is grown up and she can't interfere with you with her own ideas and actions, but you think that the queen doesn't care about you."

"I am very worried when I see such misunderstanding." Jingyi said, taking back the empty soup bowl.

"It's this soup. It was the Majesty who said you liked it and wanted to make more for you. You drank the soup and said bad things about the Majesty. I felt sorry for the Majesty after hearing that."

Yinzhen listened to Jingyi's words completely, and felt ashamed and touched: "Mother..."

As he said this he burst into tears.

Is this life really different? Is it really going to be different?

After truly integrating into this world, he was still worried and anxious every day, and felt as if he had entered a dream.

The mother in the dream was gentle and kind. She did not threaten to stop being the empress dowager, nor did she support the fourteenth young emperor, putting the throne that he had worked so hard to obtain in jeopardy.

He had also been valued by the Emperor early on, and had a good relationship with his brothers. All of this was completely different from what he remembered, and while he was happy, he couldn't help but feel doubtful.

But he was always afraid of waking up from his dream, and afraid that he would not be able to keep the things he longed for in his dream. In the past few days, because Malu was busy with love, he felt that he was being ignored even more obviously.

Didn't expect that it was all just my imagination? A complex emotion surged in Yinzhen's heart, and the knot in his heart from the past life seemed to be completely loosened at this moment. He felt an unprecedented sense of relief, as if the burden on his heart had finally been lifted.

He wiped his tears and said to Jingyi sternly: "Don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Jingyi nodded respectfully: "Don't worry, Fourth Prince, I know my limits."

She was so smart and docile that Yinzhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, worthy of being Thirteen's mother. He also thought of his own mother, who had a good eye for people and easily won over such a capable person, and also kept her by his side to give him advice. He was even more moved and regretted saying such things to his mother today.

The Emperor's father, with the word "Emperor" in his name, is naturally the role model for all the princes. But he is not good to my mother, and he is not good to me. It's okay for me to flatter the Emperor's father for power, but how can I really hurt my mother's heart for the Emperor's father?