The Virtuous Concubine

Malu smiled and praised softly, "Then there will be a grand ceremony, and the scene will be very lively. I wonder if I would like to join in the celebration of such a happy event."

Hearing this, Kangxi couldn't help but laugh and said, "My beloved concubine is thoughtful. If you are willing, it will be the icing on the cake."

Malu bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Then I will carefully prepare a gift to express my gratitude."

Kangxi didn't know why, but when he looked at Malu's gentle and submissive appearance with her head down, an idea suddenly came to his mind, and he wanted to ask her: "Have you ever dreamed of a beautiful wedding?"

Malu was shocked when she heard Kangxi ask her this. This was simply a life-threatening question!

She smiled and said, "I am in the palace and have received the emperor's favor. I am already content and have never had such extravagant hopes."

Kangxi stared at her, as if trying to tell if she was sincere: "Are you speaking from the heart? You and I are now husband and wife, not a monarch or a subject. You can speak freely."

Malu quickly knelt down to pay her respects, tears welling up in her eyes as she softly said, "Your Majesty, every word I say comes from my heart. Your Majesty, I truly feel that being able to accompany Your Majesty is my greatest blessing. Ten miles of red makeup is far less than a little love from Your Majesty for me."

As she spoke, Malu simply knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I have never had such unreasonable thoughts. I know my position very well. It is a great blessing to be favored by Your Majesty. How dare I covet the position of Queen!"

Kangxi was silent for a moment, then said, "If I really want to give you this ten-mile red dowry and make you the queen, what will you do?"

Ma Lu kowtowed in fear and said, "Your Majesty, please don't scare me like this. I am extremely frightened. There are many sisters in the palace, all of them are virtuous and kind. I don't think I am worthy enough to take on the important responsibility of being the queen. I hope Your Majesty will put the overall situation first and not disrupt the order of the harem because of me."

Kangxi looked at Malu's fearful look, and his doubts were slightly reduced, but he still felt some inexplicable emotions in his heart.

After a moment of silence, Kangxi waved his hand and said, "Forget it, get up. I was just saying it casually."

Malu stood up slowly as if she had been pardoned, lowered her head, and did not dare to look Kangxi directly at him.

Kangxi hugged her and whispered to comfort her: "My beloved concubine, don't be so frightened. I was just joking with you. You have always been the one who understands my thoughts best in this palace. How could I not know your character?"

Malu's delicate body trembled slightly, and she choked up and said, "Your Majesty trusts me so much, I am deeply grateful."

The two of them whispered to each other for a while, had a sweet dinner, exercised for a while, and then washed up and went to bed.

Seeing that Malu was dealing with Kangxi calmly, as if he had nothing to do with Nalan, the system couldn't help but say, "Why did Kangxi start testing you? Nalan... aren't you sad?"

Malu looked at Kangxi who was sleeping soundly, with a lot of thoughts in her mind. She said to the system in her mind: "It should have been done a long time ago. Considering Kangxi's suspicious level, he only came to test me today. We have done a good job."

When you think about it carefully, it is indeed true.

Malu is now one of the four concubines. She has a son, a boy and a girl. She educates them well and keeps in harmony with her parents. She is in charge of palace affairs and has a good reputation outside the palace.

If she really wanted to become the empress, she would have a fighting chance. And Kangxi was very sensitive about the prince's affairs, and he always felt that Concubine De had the motive and opportunity to plot against the prince.

The system was silent for a moment, then said, "That's fine, but Nalan clearly has feelings for you... Why did he grant you the marriage in the end? Didn't he say he wanted to resist the marriage?"

Malu sighed softly: "The word love is too luxurious in this palace."

After saying that, Malu gently closed his eyes and thought in his mind.

Did Nalan lie to me? Or did he fail to resist and just hide it from me? Or maybe Nalan didn't know about it?

Malu frowned slightly, feeling increasingly conflicted.

If Nalan had lied to me, then were all the past feelings false? If so, I would have to find a way to catch him, threaten him, and then break up with him to prevent future troubles.

But if he is unable to resist, I'm afraid he will go crazy and cause trouble, which will then happen.

If he really didn't know... then he was too useless, totally useless. His marriage was such an important matter, but he didn't even know about it?

Thinking of this, Malu felt extremely upset, but there was nothing he could do.

Forget it, let's just wait and see. Anyway, there is no evidence and I'm not pregnant, so I'll just treat it as a dream without leaving any trace.

Feelings are often the most unreliable things. Thinking of this, Malu thought of this afternoon with Rong Ji. . .

What about Rong Ji? Is he sincere to me?

She couldn't help but tremble a little. Although the slight movement was small, it woke Kangxi from his sleep.

He hugged Malu in a daze, his words slurred: "What's wrong? Are you cold?"

Malu was startled, and quickly gathered her thoughts, pretending to be calm and said, "Your Majesty, I just had a nightmare. I disturbed Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Kangxi patted her back gently and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." Malu snuggled in Kangxi's arms, but could not stop her trembling.

The faint moonlight shines through the window lattice onto Malu's beautiful face.

In the moonlight, Kangxi saw the person in his arms with her brows slightly furrowed, her pair of clear autumn eyes revealing anxiety and worry. Her waterfall-like black hair was casually scattered on the pillow, making her skin look even more delicate and charming.

Kangxi also woke up completely. Seeing how scared she was, he couldn't help but start to comfort her.

The two of them made a lot of noise, called for water again, and Kangxi soon fell asleep again.

At this time, Malu had just experienced another love affair. She kept her eyes open, staring at the bed curtains, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

In the days ahead, she must be more careful and not lose her composure because of temporary emotional fluctuations.

As for Nalan, it depends on his subsequent performance. If it is not good for her, don't blame her for being ruthless.

Malu's side was in full swing. The food placed at the door of Nalan's study was heated up and cooled down, and then replaced again.

Yes, our Master Nalan Rongruo has been on a hunger strike for four days ever since he found out that his biological father had asked the Emperor for an imperial decree to grant him a marriage, and that his mother had been busy preparing for the wedding without telling him!

He looked pale and haggard, and his eyes, which were bright and lively, had lost their luster. A dull atmosphere filled the study, and papers were scattered messily on the desk.

Outside the window, the security was tight. Nalan's personal servant was extremely anxious outside the door, looking nervously into the study from time to time, but he did not dare to rush in, for fear of angering his own master.

The elders of the Nalan family were also extremely anxious. The wedding was imminent and the imperial decree had been issued, but Nalan actually refused to accept it!