The Virtuous Concubine

Everyone in Yonghe Palace was delighted to hear what Eunuch Wei Zhu said. Every maid and eunuch had an excited smile on their face, thinking that their Fourth Prince had finally gained power.

Bai Xia even had tears in her eyes, and an indescribable feeling of emotion and pride surged in her heart. She stroked her sleeves nervously, her voice trembling slightly, "Our Fourth Prince has such a promising future!"

It's no wonder that everyone is so excited. Everyone in Yonghe Palace has participated in the growth of the Fourth Prince, so they are naturally proud of it. In addition, before, Concubine De was treated coldly by the Emperor. Although she has the power and status in the palace... she didn't suffer any major grievances, but in a place like the palace where people flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, she heard a lot of sarcasm and ridicule.

Now that the Fourth Prince has gained power, there are people who support our queen! From the tone of Eunuch Wei, not only will the Fourth Prince no longer be adopted, but he will also have a place in front of the Emperor, who only has the Crown Prince in his eyes, and the Crown Prince.

Seeing this, Eunuch Wei Zhu was also very happy. He followed the advice of Eunuch Liang and secretly did a lot of things for Concubine De. Yonghe Palace was a guarantee of his own status, so he naturally hoped that Yonghe Palace would be good.

He complimented Malu a few words and left in a hurry.

Ma Lu asked Bai Xia to register and put all these things in the Fourth Prince's storehouse. These things were earned by the Fourth Prince himself, so naturally they should be given to him.

Seeing that Malu was not in a good mood, Bai Fu deliberately came up to him and said jokingly, "My queen, we have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. The days when the son was honored by the mother are over. You can take a break and wait for the day when the mother is honored by the son."

When Malu heard her acting strangely, he smiled and held a bunch of golden melon seeds sticking out from the top with both hands and gave them to her: "You always say what I like to hear. Go, go, share these melon seeds, and I'll add two more dishes for everyone on my behalf. Let's celebrate together at Yonghe Palace today."

Bai Fu was overjoyed and took the golden melon seeds. The smile on her face became even brighter: "Thank you for your grace, Madam. I will do it right away."

Everyone in Yonghe Palace was having a happy dinner when someone came to report something outside, breaking their joy.

The eunuch who delivered the message spoke in a hurried tone, and it was obvious that the situation was urgent: "Your Highness, Concubine De, Concubine Yi has gone into labor. Concubine Gui is also in advanced stages of pregnancy and has difficulty moving. Please ask Concubine De to go over and help take care of her and preside over the situation."

After hearing this, Malu immediately put down his chopsticks, stood up, packed up a little, and rushed to Yikun Palace with Bai Fu. When they arrived, three or four concubines had already arrived, but they were not of high rank. They were either standing or sitting, with varying degrees of worry and expectation on their faces.

Malu looked on coldly. In fact, Yikun Palace didn't need anyone to manage it. This noble lady Guo Luoluo actually dispatched all the palace servants and everything was in order.

Noble Lady Guo Luoluo stood beside the threshold, directing the palace maids and eunuchs to work. At this moment, she displayed shrewdness and competence, which was completely different from her previous appearance of being taciturn and hiding behind Concubine Yi.

Noble Lady Guo Luoluo was a little surprised to see Malu coming so quickly. She was about to explain the current situation to Malu and let her take charge, but Malu declined: "You are Concubine Yi's sister, and you are familiar with the palace maids in Yikun Palace. You should come. I believe you can do a good job."

After hearing this, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo did not refuse. She bowed slightly, had someone bring tea and seat her, and then went on with her work.

Malu drank half a cup of tea, and Rong Fei also arrived. Rong Fei came slowly because she considered that the Imperial Concubine would arrive late. Seeing Malu sitting there calmly, she smiled and asked her how long she had been waiting and what was happening with Concubine Yi now.

Malu didn't know either, and Rong Fei suddenly felt a little bored. This De Fei was too cold to her.

Really, who hasn't given birth to a child? It's not my own child, so I have to wait here anxiously. I gave birth to five sons and one daughter! Although the third prince is the only one left...

But why hasn't the emperor come yet? Rong Fei looked out the door from time to time. She had spent a long time dressing up today, and had also asked someone to inform the third prince Yinzhi to come over to see his newborn brother as soon as possible.

Isn't it just brothers being friendly and respectful to each other? She glanced at Concubine De out of the corner of her eye.

My son, too!

Because it was the first child, it was not easy for Concubine Yi to give birth. It had been a while since the third prince got out of school, and Kangxi had waited for a long time after he came over, but there was still no movement.

Rong Fei was very happy, and it would be best if she couldn't give birth. She led the Third Prince to act like a spoiled child in front of them to show their presence. Kangxi was also happy to kill time and cooperated with them with a smile.

Finally, when it was dark, everyone in the Yikun Palace heard a loud cry. Kangxi was overjoyed, and the midwife came out holding the child a moment later to congratulate the emperor, saying that both mother and child were safe.

Malu was very curious, what did the Ninth Prince look like? History said he was a handsome man, but she wondered how he compared to the Crown Prince.

Everyone looked at the baby in the cradle, praised the child for his good looks, and predicted that he would be very smart in the future, although for such a young child, these praises seemed a little too early.

Of course, not many people dared to say that this child was a "beauty in the making", except Kangxi.

He has nearly 20 children alive, and has seen countless children being born. How could this... The Ninth Prince look abnormal? Of course, Kangxi dared to say it, and directly asked the midwife standing next to him: "Is this... Is this really a prince? He looks a little too delicate."

Kangxi's frankness made everyone present laugh, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

Ma Lu couldn't help but smile when he heard this. How could you say that about your own child? But Kangxi's subsequent actions shocked him.

He actually opened the swaddling clothes of the Ninth Prince in front of everyone!

In other words, all the concubines who came to the harem today saw the Ninth Prince, who will be called the God of Wealth in the future, who is proficient in three languages, Manchu, Chinese and Russian, and who dares to design and invent - the tender and cute little bird.

All the concubines, young and old, were laughing, and suddenly the Yikun Palace was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Malu felt that Kangxi's behavior was really careless, and at the same time she regretted not bringing the Fourth Prince over to see him.

He and Laojiu have a bad relationship, so it's a pity that he didn't see this embarrassing scene!

Fortunately, Kangxi was only slightly worried for a moment. When he saw that his son was normal and just had a "bad-looking girl", he let go of his evil claws, covered the child with the swaddling clothes again, and continued to tease the child.

Seeing Kangxi holding the child and surrounded by a group of beautiful women fawning on him, Ma Lu was unwilling to squeeze in. She turned aside and whispered to the noble lady Guo Luoluo: "Have you gone in to see Concubine Yi? How is she?"

Noblewoman Guo Luoluo was startled. She didn't expect that Concubine De would be the first one to care about her sister. She quickly came to her senses and said gratefully, "To reply to Concubine De, Concubine Yi is in good condition after giving birth and is in good spirits."

After hearing this, Malu nodded slightly and stopped talking.

Noble Lady Guo Luoluo returned to her previous silent self and turned her gaze once again to Kangxi and the group of concubines surrounding him, with a barely perceptible hint of loneliness flashing in her eyes.