The Virtuous Concubine

The Fourth Prince was doing very well in Jiangnan, and his two newborn children also made Yonghe Palace lively again.

Taking advantage of the fact that the only two concubines in Yonghe Palace were in confinement and no one was available to receive the other concubines, Malu declined all visits. He only spoke a few words to Su Malagu who was sitting in front of the Empress Dowager and the head maid of Concubine Niuhulu through the door.

On the night the child was born, Imperial Physician Gu took Nalan, dressed as a medicine boy, into the side hall where Yinzuo originally lived, on the pretext that the fourteenth prince was born prematurely and needed a thorough physical examination.

Doctor Gu first used a handful of medicine to knock out the three wet nurses around the prince, then turned around, grabbed Nalan's hand, pierced a hole in it, and dripped the blood into the medicine bowl that already had the prince's blood.

Originally, Doctor Gu thought that Young Master Nalan would resist, but he didn't expect that after Nalan realized what he was doing, he just silently let Doctor Gu do what he wanted.

The blood in the medicine bowl slowly blended together, looking a little weird under the dim candlelight.

Doctor Gu and Nalan breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, looked at each other, and remained speechless.

Nalan then lowered his head, picked up the bowl of medicine mixed with blood, and drank it all.

From now on, he, the Nalan family, will never let Uya Malu down!

Doctor Gu patted his shoulder gently and whispered, "Let's go, it's time to go back to the Imperial Hospital."

Nalan nodded, then turned his head to look at the baby in the cradle, who was sleeping soundly.

Although he knew that the child was most likely his, when he saw the result of the blood test with his own eyes, Nalan still felt that his mentality had completely changed.

Even though Doctor Gu was urging him, he couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the baby's curled fist.

That little hand was so soft that it looked like it would melt in the next second.

His fingers gently stroked the baby's skin, and an indescribable emotion surged in his heart. Fourteen seemed to feel Nalan's touch, and his little hand moved slightly, even stretched out, and gently held one of Nalan's fingers!

Nalan's heart trembled suddenly, as if this small gesture had touched the softest part of his heart. He looked quietly at the little hand holding his fingers, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, revealing an extremely gentle smile.

However, Doctor Gu felt that they could not delay any longer, and urged Nalan to hurry up.

Nalan had no choice but to withdraw his hand, and the two of them quietly left the room and walked on the quiet and secluded palace road.

They were silent all the way. Doctor Gu glanced at Nalan, who seemed a little dazed, and shook his head.

Idiot, idiot!

Nalan arrived at the Imperial Hospital, changed his clothes with the real medicine boy, put on his nightgown, and quickly left the palace, but he was still a little dazed.

Nalan Mansion was close to the Imperial Palace, and under the cover of the inky night, Nalan quickly returned home.

He did not follow Prime Minister Ming's instructions and go directly to his father to report what happened today. Instead, he went straight into his study, dismissed all the servants, and lit a lamp with his own hands.

The dim light flickered, illuminating only Rong Ruo's face and a small area in front of him.

He didn't care, sat at the desk, picked up a brush, and wrote down many children's names on paper.

These were the names he and Malu had discussed over and over again, including full names, nicknames, and courtesy names... everything was included.

After so many discussions, Malu got fed up and once blurted out, "What's the point of discussing so much? The name of the child doesn't count even if we both decide."

Because of this unintentional remark, Nalan was so angry that he didn't go to the palace to see her for two days.

Later, I gave in. But she got angry and closed the window, pretending that she was not there. The two of them were in a cold war for another two days.

Nalan recalled this incident, and a smile appeared unconsciously on his lips. With such a quarrel, what was the difference between them and an ordinary couple?

Just as Nalan was still struggling with the name, there was a light knock on the study door. Nalan came back to his senses from his thoughts and said, "Come in."

It turned out to be Ming Xiang. He learned from the servants that the young master had gone home, but he had not seen him come back yet, and he felt a little anxious.

The news from Doctor Gu would not reach his house until tomorrow, but he really couldn't wait until dawn!

So he personally stood up and came over to ask Nalan: "How is it?"

The sharp-eyed Mingxiang looked at Nalan's hand, and sure enough, there was a puncture scar on the index finger of his left hand.

Doctor Gu was really too forceful. The cut was quite large and the bleeding only stopped after applying medicine. It's hard to say that there wasn't an element of revenge involved.

Ming Xiang didn't have time to think about these things. When he saw the wound, he felt relieved immediately. It seemed that the blood had been tested.

But why didn't his son tell him right away when he came back? Could it be that... this child is the emperor's?

Mingxiang was worried.

When Nalan heard his father ask this, he smiled widely, his bright white teeth dazzling under the light: "You have a grandson!"

When Ming Xiang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then a happy smile appeared on his face: "Okay, okay!"

Ming Xiang patted Nalan's shoulder excitedly, his eyes full of joy and relief: "This is a great event for our Nalan family! Hahahaha! How is Concubine De?"

Nalan was a little surprised to hear his father ask this: "Empress Defei is fine and is resting well."

He thought his father would dislike Malu! Unexpectedly, Ming Xiang nodded and said, "As long as the mother and child are safe, I will ask Doctor Gu to pay more attention to her and take good care of her. I will send you some health-preserving herbs later. You can bring them to the palace and give them to her, and tell her that this is a token of my love."

A warm feeling welled up in Nalan's heart. He looked at Mingxiang gratefully and said, "Thank you, Father. I believe that Malu will be very happy when he knows your feelings."

Ming Xiang said earnestly: "Now our Nalan family can have a new member, and... still with such status, this is a gift from God. She continues the bloodline of our Nalan family and needs the care and attention of the Nalan family. You should also pay more attention in the palace to ensure that they are safe and sound."

As he spoke, Ming Xiang handed Nalan another list and instructed, "Memorize the contents on it and burn it. Then tell Concubine De these names. Concubine De has been in charge of palace affairs for many years. Naturally, she knows what these people do and how to deal with them."

Before Nalan could take a closer look at the list, Ming Xiang said, "I will also send a message to Hui Fei tomorrow, asking her to secretly befriend De Fei and see if De Fei can help the eldest prince get out of confinement. But you only need to tell De Fei that you can rest assured to accept Hui Fei's overtures."

Ming Xiang's arrangement made Nalan feel a little overwhelmed. Ming Xiang picked up the paper with names written on it and asked, "What is this?"

At a glance, all of them were names. Ming Xiang himself didn't know what to say to his eldest son: "What are you doing?"

Nalan was stunned for a moment, then he scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Father, these are the names I thought of for the child. I wanted to give him a name with beautiful and unique meaning, but I always felt that nothing was good enough, so I have to choose until now."

After hearing this, Ming Xiang couldn't help but laugh: "You are such a fool, it would be strange if you don't get scolded. Women can't be coaxed like this, you have to give them gold, silver, jewelry, status, power, and face!"

He threw the paper aside and asked Rong Ruo, "Now that you are relieved today, can you go to Yuchan's room?"