The Virtuous Concubine

Su Malagu came over and supported her. Xiaozhuang opened her mouth breathlessly, but could not utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Su Malagu patted Xiaozhuang's back gently, trying to help her calm down.

After a long while, Xiaozhuang managed to utter a few words: "Mongolia... Khorchin... can't..."

Before she finished speaking, she started coughing violently again. Su Malagu looked anxious. She stroked Xiaozhuang's chest and comforted her softly, "Grand Empress Dowager, your health is the most important. As long as you are healthy, Khorchin will have a future."

Xiaozhuang used the little strength she had left to tightly grasp Sumalagu's hand, her eyes full of worry and unwillingness.

She knew very well that her health was deteriorating and she could not wait for the day that Su Malagu had talked about.

The Fourth Prince, who was born with the title of Viscount Bei, was conferred the title of Beile by Emperor Kangxi's oral decree for his meritorious service in tending to the sick, his effective investigation of cases, his cleansing up of the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River and his stabilizing the people's hearts in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, the news had not yet been transmitted back to the capital, so most people in the palace did not know about it - of course, Xiaozhuang knew it.

During the trip to Jiangnan, the eldest and third princes completely lost the emperor's favor and were imprisoned, and the crown prince even had conflicts with Kangxi.

The Fourth Prince was mixed in with such a group of princes and was named the Fourth Beile, which made him so eye-catching.

That's why Empress Xiaozhuang decided to let the fourth prince of Yonghe Palace marry a noble lady from Khorchin.

I have long known that my good grandson would not let the prince marry a Mongolian noblewoman.

Xiaozhuang could only hope to find a capable prince and get him a powerful prince title. If the glory of the eight princes' political affairs could be restored, he could also... help Khorchin.

As for not having a chance to become emperor after getting married, Xiaozhuang felt that since she had the crown prince by her side, it was legitimate and it would never be the turn of other princes.

However, she had been the empress dowager and grand empress dowager for so many years that she was used to being domineering and had never considered why others would help Korchin.

Aren’t Korchin’s gold, cattle, sheep, soldiers, and one’s own status enough to make people excited?

No matter how capable the Fourth Prince is, without the support of his mother's family and his own advice, he will have a hard time becoming a prince. Even if he is a prince, it is not guaranteed that everyone will have the title of prince.

Even if there were, there was a difference between idle princes and powerful princes. Xiaozhuang never considered that Concubine De, who had climbed up from a humble background, would refuse.

"De Fei... you don't know how to appreciate it. With so many concubines in the harem pregnant with children, there will be others who will rush to take the initiative - go, find the queen -"

Su Malagu's eyes welled up with tears when she heard this. The throne had been vacant for many years, and her own master had become sick and confused!

Su Malagu felt a surge of sadness in her heart. She called everyone to settle the Empress Dowager down, and then half-opened the curtains, fearing that she would suffocate while lying on the bed.

After doing all this, Su Malagu left until she saw that Xiaozhuang was asleep, and returned to her room with a sad face.

The two little palace maids who served her were assigned to do the laundry, while the other one helped her with embroidery.

Seeing her so sad, the little maid innocently asked, "Aunt, what happened?"

Looking at the young palace maid's innocent face that showed no signs of worry, he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

She was silent for a moment before she evaded the question: "The Empress Dowager is seriously ill, and as a servant, I am naturally worried."

The little maid blinked her eyes in understanding, "Has the Empress Dowager's condition worsened? Then why not ask the imperial physician to take a look?"

Su Malagu smiled bitterly and shook her head, "The Empress Dowager is still in need of an imperial physician?"

The young maid naturally knew that the Empress Dowager's medicine was ineffective. The Cining Palace was filled with the medicine juice, and the palace maids knew that they were from the Cining Palace as soon as they smelled it.

They would also secretly laugh at her, saying that if she hadn't found a husband by then, the Empress Dowager would die, and she might be buried with her... Fortunately, she found another way out.

If she were to say, the Empress Dowager had lived a glorious life, and it was worth it! It was just that her master still needed her to coax Su Malagu, so she was here to show off her smiles and foolishness.

She put down the embroidery in her hand and said solemnly, "Don't be sad, aunt. There are so many doctors in the Imperial Hospital. There must be someone who can do it. If the doctor can't do it, you can still find a shaman. Changshengtian will definitely bless the Empress Dowager."

Su Malagu looked at the little palace maid's hopeful eyes, her heart moved slightly, and she decided to arrange it tomorrow.

The new imperial physician and the shaman’s rituals are all arranged!

On the other side, in the south of the Yangtze River, there were rumbling cars and neighing horses.

In order to return quickly, Kangxi ordered that the journey should be light, thus reducing the number of horse-drawn carriages.

The eldest prince was imprisoned with the third prince. The fourth prince rode a horse in the morning, and in the afternoon when the sun was shining, he rode in a carriage with his younger brothers and sisters.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen was holding a book, leaning against the wall of the carriage and reading attentively. Even though the carriage was shaking and bumping, it did not affect his concentration.

Yinzuo next to him was playing a nine-ring game, while Wen Xian took the opportunity when the Fourth Prince lifted the curtain to let in the light to read a book and boldly looked out.

As a princess, it is not easy for her to go out... Wen Xian cherishes this opportunity to see the outside world.

Of course the fourth brother knew about this, so he specifically said that he needed light to read a book and lifted the curtain. The guard outside the car was the fourth brother's confidant, so Wen Xian was so bold.

Thinking of this, Wen Xian silently glanced at his fourth brother who was concentrating on his work. He really didn't know how his fourth brother did it. He had such a close follower at such a young age.

You can also mobilize your followers in the team...

Wen Xian glanced at Yinzuo who was concentrating on pondering the Nine Rings, and shook his head helplessly.

One is smart, the other is stupid.

At this time, the guard driving the car in front suddenly reported: "Fourth Prince, the emperor has a reward."

After hearing this, Wen Xian quickly retreated to the corner of the carriage. The Fourth Prince slowly put down the book, lowered the small window curtain of the carriage, and then stood up and lifted the curtain in front of the carriage to receive the reward.

Yinzuo and Wen Xian pricked up their ears to listen to the noise outside, but they couldn't hear it clearly.

The Fourth Prince returned with a gloomy face and threw the plate of snacks in his hand onto the kang table in the middle of the carriage.

Wen Xian and Yin Zuo saw that their fourth brother was angry, so they carefully poked their heads out to take a look, and couldn't help but be curious: "What is this?"

The fourth prince had a dark face, but he still explained to his brothers and sisters: "This is called embedded word bean candy, also known as "biting words and chewing characters", which is a famous delicacy in Huizhou. It is said that each piece of candy contains a Chinese character for good luck and good fortune. There are words in the candy, and the words have meanings, and the meaning is sweet."

After hearing this, Yinzuo stretched out his hand to eat, but was knocked down by Wen Xian: "You haven't even solved the Nine Links yet, what are you eating? The more you eat, the dumber you become."

Yinzuo withdrew his hand aggrievedly, picked up the Nine Rings, turned around and went to the corner to lean against the wall, waiting for his sister to come and coax him.

Wen Xian ignored him and said he would be fine in a while. She looked at her fourth brother and he nodded. Wen Xian then wrapped the wonderful snack in a handkerchief, carefully opened it to read the words inside, and secretly memorized them in her heart.

There was quite a lot on this plate, and it took Wen Xian a while to finish looking at it.