The Virtuous Concubine

When Kangxi heard the good news that both concubines in Yonghe Palace were pregnant, he stopped putting on airs and rushed to Yonghe Palace in a hurry.

As soon as he stepped into Yonghe Palace, Kangxi saw an unfamiliar imperial physician kneeling beside Concubine De, respectfully taking her pulse.

When Kangxi arrived, everyone stood up hurriedly and performed the ceremony respectfully.

Kangxi waved his hand, motioning everyone to stand up, his face full of joy, and said, "No need to be polite. I heard the good news today and couldn't wait to come here. Defei, how do you feel now?"

Malu bowed her head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Everything is fine now."

Kangxi looked at Jingyi and said gently, "You should also take good care of yourself and give birth to a healthy son or daughter for me."

Jingyi lowered her head and responded.

Kangxi saw that the doctor looked unfamiliar, so he asked Malu, "Where is the doctor you usually use? It seems not the one today."

Malu nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty actually remembered these little things. I am happy to hear that. Doctor Rong was the first to check my pulse, and now he is going to make medicine. After all... I am still worried that Jingyi's fetus will be affected."

As he said this, he looked at Doctor Gu again and politely asked him to check Jingyi's pulse again.

Doctor Gu naturally obeyed and went to the side to check Jingyi's pulse.

Kangxi frowned and said, "No matter how much you care about Concubine Zhang Jia, you shouldn't wrong yourself. You are used to using Doctor Rong, so there is no need to change him."

At this time, Doctor Gu stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine De's pulse is very stable, but Concubine Zhang Jia's fetus is a little abnormal, and may be a little different from fetuses of the same month... But as long as she is carefully nursed, both mother and child will be safe."

As soon as Malu heard it, he knew that Doctor Gu was a shrewd man. He must have read Rong Ji's pulse case and knew what Rong Ji wanted to do, so he directly said it for him.

By then, the baby in her belly would be older than that of Concubine Zhang Jia, who was nominally of the same age, so she would use this excuse.

With two imperial doctors making the joint diagnosis, I don’t think anyone would doubt it.

What's more, Doctor Gu does not show his true colors on the surface. If someone with ulterior motives finds out that the man was given to Concubine Hui by the Nalan family, his words will seem more fair in the eyes of outsiders.

After listening to the imperial physician's words, Kangxi took the pulse records of the two concubines written by Imperial Physician Rong, read them carefully, and nodded secretly.

Sure enough, Concubine De’s child was born earlier.

The medical skills of these two imperial physicians seemed to be good, and the results were the same.

He felt relieved, took Malu's hand, and used his other hand to grab Jingyi. Jingyi was like a frightened cat, her whole body almost bent.

However, she did not dare to dodge and could only let Kangxi hold her like this.

Kangxi held one in his left hand and grabbed another with his right hand, and his heart was filled with joy.

They are both sisters who are pregnant. Concubine Yi and Concubine Guo Luoluo of Yikun Palace make him particularly worried. Now two concubines in Yonghe Palace who are very close to each other are pregnant at the same time, and the fetuses are still very healthy. . .

As soon as he opened his mouth, he offered a series of rewards. Liang Jiugong happily sent someone to get the things, while Kangxi sat in the main hall of Yonghe Palace and chatted with two concubines.

He looked around the Yonghe Palace as if it was his first day here. "Your Feng Shui is great here! You have given birth to two sons and a daughter for me, and now you are pregnant with another one. The person next to you is pregnant too."

Malu smiled and nodded: "Where in the palace is there a bad feng shui? The emperor has many children, which is also a blessing for the Qing Dynasty."

Kangxi was even happier after hearing this, but he still made a clear distinction: "You and Jingyi have a good relationship, and you are not jealous at all. You even recommended the imperial physician to her. But this is against the rules. Let's let the imperial physician Gu come. I think the medical skills of these two are not much different."

Rong Ji's current position has been promoted twice because of Malu's appreciation and he has caught Kangxi's eye. It is naturally inappropriate to let Rong Ji take care of a concubine.

Jingyi quickly knelt down to thank him, and Kangxi waved his hand, signaling her to stand up. Then he looked at Malu, with some tenderness and admiration in his eyes, "I am deeply pleased that you are so generous. In this palace, we need concubines like you who know the big picture."

Malu pulled the handkerchief to cover half of his face, leaned closer to Jingyi in a sarcastic tone, and said a "whisper" loudly: "Jingyi, do you understand? This is because the emperor was jealous of other people somewhere else, so he came to our Yonghe Palace to sweeten his mouth."

Kangxi laughed when she said this: "You like to play tricks yourself, don't let Jingyi be led astray."

As he said this, he looked at Jingyi's belly with satisfaction, as if he didn't care anymore.

However, Malu knew best that if Kangxi really didn't mind the slap in the face, he would promote Jingyi.

But he didn't, he just gave some insignificant gold and silver jewelry.

Jingyi kept her head down the whole time, and she didn't speak if she could. Of course, she knew what she should say to please Kangxi, but she really didn't want to.

Malu was also very happy, so she was happy to say a few nice words to please Kangxi: "In the future, Jingyi will be with me day and night, and our children will grow up together and keep each other company."

Kangxi also liked to hear these words, and smiled at Malu's funny remarks. Malu had registered the child today and successfully arranged for Doctor Gu to move into the Yonghe Palace, so she was also very satisfied. For a while, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Kangxi originally wanted to have lunch in the Yonghe Palace. He had not yet enjoyed the blessing of being surrounded by beauties, but Malu sent him away on the grounds that it was taboo for two pregnant women to have lunch together and that it would definitely not satisfy the emperor.

She didn't want to eat with Kangxi. She and Jingyi couldn't eat the things that Kangxi ate.

When Jingyi heard about the meal, she remembered the "chemical medicinal diet" that Malu had told her about, and a smile appeared on her face.

Kangxi thought that Jingyi's attitude towards him had softened, so he left happily, not feeling that he was being disliked at all.

After everyone left, Malu asked Jingyi to stay for dinner. Jingyi was ready to serve Malu and set the dishes for her.

Malu quickly stopped him: "You are really my ancestor. Now that you are pregnant, how can you still do the work you did before?"

Jingyi's eyes suddenly turned red.

When she found out, she actually considered asking the queen to keep it a secret.

But the queen did not give her the chance to hesitate.

Seeing Jingyi like this, Malu asked her to sit next to him and said softly, "Silly girl. Now that you are pregnant, you have new hope. When the child grows up, which is about ten years, I can take you out of the palace to spend your remaining years in peace. Isn't that a wonderful thing?"

After hearing what Malu said, Jingyi's sadness turned into joy, and she felt that her life was finally bright.

She turned around and threw herself into Malu's arms: "Is it okay? Will there be such a day?"

Malu patted her back and said with a smile, "Of course you can. Bring Dachun with you, and you can enjoy life in the Prince's Palace and become a noble."

After Malu said this, Jingyi suddenly realized the purpose of this child instead of "getting pregnant unwillingly".

Jingyi raised her head from Malu's arms, with a glimmer of longing in her eyes, "The Queen will come too, Bai Xia and Bai Fu will come too."

Malu was slightly startled, then smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's go together."

Malu knew it was impossible, but she didn't want to spoil Jingyi's fun.

Jingyi felt from the bottom of her heart that she would be able to leave the palace in the future. After all, the prince respected and was close to his own queen so much, and when he succeeded to the throne, it would not be difficult to give the fourth prince a princely title and then take him out.