The Virtuous Concubine

The sun was shining brightly today, and a few palace maids who had finished their work were sitting and chatting under the corridor.

Most of the melon seeds and nuts that were originally used to feed the birds were eaten by them, but even so, these people did not stop eating.

One of the maids with a round face was peeling walnuts with a smile on her face while listening to a maid with a square face talking next to her.

"If you ask me, isn't this a wedding for good fortune? Or is it because the elders are seriously ill and the younger generations hold a wedding in advance to change their luck... What kind of a wedding is this? Aren't you afraid of bad luck?"

The others laughed quietly, but they also agreed in their hearts.

The round-faced maid peeled off the bitter skin of the walnut kernel before she continued, "Maybe it's because you're young. We've done this before in our family."

"At that time, my aunt was ill. She had been ill for a long time. She had consulted many doctors, but she never recovered. Later, she asked the family to prepare a coffin and burial clothes in advance, hoping to increase her blessings and prolong her life."

A young girl standing nearby was so engrossed in listening that she even forgot to pour tea for the senior palace maid.

Fortunately, everyone was listening carefully at this time and did not notice that the teacup had been empty for a long time.

Concubine Xi Hesheli was standing at the gate at this time. When she saw the group of palace maids in her palace, she frowned.

Forget it. I am not in favor now, and the prince is not close to me. I can't easily get angry with these servants.

Concubine Xi suppressed her displeasure, took light lotus steps, and slowly walked into the courtyard.

The palace maids under the corridor only then noticed Concubine Ping's arrival, and they knelt down in panic to apologize.

Concubine Xi looked at them and felt extremely powerless: "Everyone, get up. I will remember your laziness today. If you are negligent next time, I will not forgive you easily."

The palace maids stood up tremblingly, lowered their heads and dared not speak, for fear that Concubine Xi would ask them what they had just talked about.

Talking about the emperor and his successor behind their backs is a dead end!

Fortunately, Concubine Xi did not intend to pursue the matter and went straight to the inner room and sat down. This incident was just a small episode and was lightly covered up by one piece of news after another.

The Emperor has been very fond of Concubine De of Yonghe Palace recently. Not only does he visit her whenever he has time, he even personally plays the "Puan Mantra" for her on a Western iron harp.

This "Puan Mantra" is extremely empty and quiet, and is a piece of music with a strong Buddhist nature. However, Kangxi played it on a Western iron wire guitar, which can be said to be very ingenious.

Not to mention that the emperor, such a noble and valuable person, personally played the piano for Concubine De - Concubine De must be a very special existence in the emperor's heart.

Not to mention that the Emperor later sympathized with the Fourth Prince and wanted to personally educate the Seventh Prince and Princess Wenxian, and personally appointed Grand Secretary Zhang Ying to teach the Fourth Prince.

Grand Secretary Zhang Ying, Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace, is the one who usually teaches the prince!

When the news came out, everyone in the former court and the harem were itching.

Could it be that the dark horse Fourth Prince, relying on his mother's favor, will end the battle for primogeniture between the eldest prince and the crown prince?

Faced with this sudden favor, Malu chose to stay indoors.

It wasn't that she was aloof, she was really scared from the bottom of her heart that Kangxi would do this.

Facing Kangxi, who was always thinking about balance and the previous dynasty, Malu always felt that Kangxi was treating her as a target and never thought that Kangxi might really be attracted to her.

So what if I’m moved?

Kangxi's love is worth nothing. Kangxi may give you gold, silver, jewelry, status and power, but the premise of this is that you must be absolutely obedient and dependent on him.

This feeling of swallowing a needle made Malu sober up early. She would rather pin her feelings on an impossible person than waste them on Kangxi.

Fortunately, Kangxi only came to visit her to kill time and did not stay overnight for long. The impact on the fetus was only that Malu felt bad when she saw him.

Nalan came once more during the journey.

He actually took out the jade pendant without damaging the tree, except that the red tassel on the flounder pendant was replaced this time.

It was replaced with the Butterfly Love Flower Knot that Nalan himself had researched.

As you walk, it feels as if there are real butterflies flapping their wings around the jade pendant, which is extremely exquisite.

Malu accepted the jade pendant and after hesitating for a while, she gave it to Bai Xia and asked Bai Xia to keep it for her and preferably carry it close to her body.

Bai Xia accepted it silently and put it in the sachet close to her body.

Just when Malu was thinking about telling Nalan that she was pregnant next time, something happened to the Fourth Prince.

In other words, something happened to Jingyi, who was beside the Fourth Prince.

Ma Lu looked at the ashamed and angry Fourth Prince, her face darker than his: "What did you say?"

The Fourth Prince clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he said, "Jingyi...I was negligent, mother—"

It turns out that someone really gave Xueying a drug that could arouse her temper! The young eunuch confessed that he wanted to make the dog go crazy so that the Fourth Prince would stop keeping a dog and he wouldn't have to endure the dog's barking.

But the Fourth Prince didn't believe it. After all, why did he choose to do it when the Fifth Prince was around?

Fortunately, Jingyi was careful and attentive after listening to Malu's instructions, especially when the Fifth Prince was around.

She noticed that the eunuch's words and actions were a little sneaky, so she went forward to check, and in the scuffle she accidentally got the aphrodisiac. . . .

The problem was that she was too careful. Jingyi inhaled the drug and her breathing became rapid and her face flushed.

The medicine used by animals is extremely fierce. Not to mention a dog as big as Xueying, the amount used by the eunuch is extremely large and the concentration is extremely high.

But she was surrounded by palace maids, eunuchs and children. If she didn't think of a solution, she would suffocate to death on the spot.

Gao Wuyong, who was beside the Fourth Prince, directly took some water from the fire extinguisher and poured it all over Jingyi, trying to calm her down or at least delay her for a while.

Another young eunuch, Su Peisheng, hurried to find the imperial physician, but he ran into the emperor's procession in a panic on the way.

The emperor knew that it was the prince who was in trouble, so he rushed over. He kicked the somewhat manic Xueying away, and then picked up Jingyi, who was lying on the ground, soaking wet.

Malu almost fainted from anger after hearing this: "Where are they? Where are they now?"

The Fourth Prince was already extremely ashamed and angry, and now his heart was even more sank: "When I came to you, the Emperor's father and Aunt Jingyi... were still in the Prince's residence."

It goes without saying what you are still doing.

Malu was furious. She had protected Jingyi for so long that she even transferred such a capable assistant to the Fourth Prince just to guard against Kangxi.

Do you have the nerve to want the palace maid who is by your son's side?

Sorry, he is so nice!

Malu was so angry that her hands were shaking. She pointed at the Fourth Prince angrily and said, "You! You guys! Do you have any sense of shame? You just came here without doing anything?"

At this moment, the Fourth Prince is no longer a simple "son", "prince" or "hope for completing the mission", but like Kangxi, he is a monster that she cannot understand.

Malu only felt that the anger in his heart had nowhere to vent, and this powerless anger was almost burning him up.

The Fourth Prince lowered his head in shame. He was overwhelmed by the sudden situation at the time. By the time he reacted, things had already developed to the point where they were out of control.