The Virtuous Concubine

Having said that, Malu was more wary of the Nalan family.

It seems that this prime minister is extremely keen on stealing the country and changing dynasties.

For Nalan, who is keen on romance, to say such words, he must have been influenced by Ming Xiang, right?

Malu had long known that honesty was a double-edged sword.

Prime Minister Ming will definitely have this idea. He will try to play both sides at once. If the eldest prince is not in power, he will then let the eldest prince, the fourth prince, and the seventh prince support the one in his belly to take the throne.

But the prime minister would be dealt with by Kangxi. If he dared to fight against the crown prince, who was Kangxi's favorite, he would eventually be impeached for forming a clique for personal gain and avarice for money and power, and then be deposed from his title of Grand Secretary for the crime of forming a clique.

Although he was later reinstated, Kangxi no longer used him and he remained silent for the rest of his life until his death due to illness.

At this time, his ambitions would naturally disappear because of his loss of power. It would only matter if the child in his belly could preserve some of the Nalan family's legacy.

Malu called this move "driving the tiger to devour the wolf".

But Ming Xiang still has value, and the Nalan family’s connections and resources still have value, so we can use this child to take some of them away first…

Now I can't eat the camel of the Nalan family, but when Ming Xiang loses power, I can rely on Nalan to recruit the remaining people and give them some favors, then I can make them follow the Fourth Prince, no, Concubine De of Yonghe Palace, as their leader.

Malu had not yet realized the change in her thinking. At the beginning, she was really lazy and thought that relying on men, whether husband or son, she could complete the task semi-automatically and just lie down for the rest of her life.

After all, in such a society, what she can change and do is really limited.

But she didn't know when the man became a tool for her to control, and she would rather take the initiative herself.

Was it when Kangxi disappointed her time and time again, or when the Fourth Prince made her heartbroken time and time again?

She didn't know, but now, in addition to having the Nalan family support the Uya family and having some of the resources and connections in the palace tilted towards her instead of giving them all to Concubine Hui, she also had to make Nalan Rongruo himself more valuable.

Thinking of this, she looked at Nalan with sparkling eyes, as if she saw a gold mine.

That focused look made Nalan think that the beauty in his arms was extremely in love with him. He was just about to be intimate with her for a while, but unexpectedly, Malu's face suddenly changed drastically: "My water must have broken."

Nalan actually didn't understand what she was saying, but seeing Malu's ugly face, he held his waist and looked down. He also looked in the direction of Malu's gaze - there was already a small wet spot on his skirt!

Nalan wanted to scream, but Malu quickly pinched his mouth and he couldn't make a sound: "Why are you screaming? Quick, quietly call Doctor Gu and ask him to bring Bai Xia in."

Nalan nodded quickly, broke free from Malu's hand, and ran out quietly. He couldn't calm down at all, and his whole body was shaking when he walked away. He quickly found Doctor Gu and Bai Xia and hurried back to the inner room with them.

As soon as Doctor Gu came in, he began to check Malu's condition, while Bai Xia helped to prepare the items needed for delivery. Malu endured the pain, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Everything was in order, except for Nalan who was at a loss and didn't know where to stand.

Bai Xia called over a few young palace maids to bring in basins of hot water, and then carefully checked all the utensils.

Today, they in Yonghe Palace also followed the example of the little Concubine Niuhulu and did not need a midwife - the reasons were all ready. All the midwives were in the side hall because the Queen was worried about Concubine Zhangjia.

Malu herself had given birth twice, and as they say, the first time is new, the second time is familiar, so the third time, giving birth on her own, was not a problem for her at all ah ah ah ah ah ah——

Nothing is too difficult!

She was in so much pain! She was so busy chatting with Nalan that she didn't even have a chance to take medicine.

She quickly asked Bai Xia to get the painkillers and birth control drugs from her dressing table. I used to think the system was unreliable, so I changed a lot of them. I hope they are not expired.

Bai Xia hurried over to get it, but was blocked by Nalan.

Bai Xia got anxious and kicked him directly, then pushed him away violently: "You're not doing anything, you're just getting in the way! Get out of the way!"

Nalan didn't dare to be angry or speak. He couldn't find a suitable place to stand, but he was reluctant to leave. He was in a dilemma.

Malu lay on the bed, looking at the useless "new dad" on the other side of the screen. Even though it was very painful, he found it a little funny.

Bai Xia came quickly with the medicine and fed it to Malu. Malu had mastered the rhythm of breathing and was biting the cork to push himself.

Sweat continued to drip from Malu's forehead, and her face turned red due to the exertion.

At this stage, Nalan could no longer stay in the inner room, even though there was a screen between them, so Nalan was driven out by Bai Xia again.

But Bai Xia would not let him go. Doctor Gu was with Jingyi now, and the queen would not allow anyone else to diagnose her pulse. If something really happened, only this useless medicine boy could help.

Nalan was running around anxiously outside, but luckily he only turned around a thousand times or so, and then Doctor Gu followed Bai Fu over.

It turns out Jingyi has given birth, and both mother and child are safe!

The Thirteenth Prince arrived as expected.

After Imperial Doctor Gu learned that Concubine De had launched an attack, he wanted to rush to the main hall as soon as possible, but was stopped by Bai Fu.

Bai Fu had served Malu for so many years, so she naturally understood Malu's thoughts. If Doctor Gu abandoned Jingyi at this time, the queen would definitely be very angry.

It would be better to let Jingyi give birth properly so that the Empress won’t blame you then.

Doctor Gu was shocked after hearing Bai Fu's explanation: "There is still a queen who values ​​slaves and concubines so much? Although the queen has a good pregnancy and experience..."

No wonder everyone in Yonghe Palace is of one mind.

Doctor Gu felt sympathetic, but he still looked after Jingyi seriously and listened carefully to the movements inside just in case.

Fortunately, Jingyi's pregnancy was well taken care of, the baby was still young, and Doctor Gu was very skilled in using medicine, so the birth was not difficult.

When Malu was in the second half of labor, Jingyi Ye was born.

There was no time to take a closer look. Imperial Physician Gu gave the Thirteenth Prince a rough examination and concluded that he was able to stand. He then instructed the midwife on everything and quickly ran to the main hall.

It’s not that he is loyal to Concubine De, but the truth is, when there is no one to take care of this ancestor Nalan, Doctor Gu really doesn’t know what he will do!

Seeing that Nalan was just walking in circles, Doctor Gu felt relieved and followed him outside to listen to the noise.

Nalan was extremely nervous. He finally met someone who could talk to him. He asked a series of questions like "Will the Empress be okay?"

Doctor Gu had no choice but to pretend to be like other medicine boys, and mustered up the courage to gently kick his sponsor Nalan: "Be honest, the emperor is not anxious, but the medicine boys are."

Sometimes he wondered why the queen called out, and sometimes why the queen stopped calling out. . . . Sometimes he wanted to break in, and sometimes he stopped the little palace maid who was carrying water from entering, suspecting others. . .

Doctor Gu just felt that he had had enough of this life where his head hung on his belt.