The Virtuous Concubine

Wen Xian silently arranged the words on the surface and inside of these embedded word candies in his mind and was shocked.

But she still had an angry expression on her face: "I thought it was something else... just some auspicious words like fortune, wealth, happiness and longevity. What a waste of my time!"

After saying that, she clapped her hands, took a handkerchief to wrap up a handful of candy that she had made into a pulp, and patted Yinzuo who was pretending to be angry: "You can eat it now."

Only then did Yinzuo realize what his sister meant, and he was glad that he didn't eat it.

If there really was any important news in it, he would just eat it - Yinzuo shook his head, threw this dangerous possibility out of his mind, and started eating happily.

Seeing Yinzuo like this, Wen Xian's chest was so angry that it swelled. He felt that in Yonghe Palace, if his fourth brother was considered a smart person and he was considered a smart person, then together with the stupid boy Yinzuo in front of him, the Aisin-Gioro clan still owed one smart person!

Yin Zuo didn't even think about it. If the Emperor had any important news, why would he need to use such a secretive method? Wouldn't it be enough to just call Fourth Brother over?

These snacks were not what the Emperor would normally give out. The Emperor disliked princes who were too scheming and formed cliques, and he also disliked princes who were too obsessed with pleasure and too greedy.

Therefore, most of the rewards were things for riding, shooting and studying, and their daily lives were taken care of by their mothers. The only rewards of food were during festivals and banquets. . .

This snack could only have been sent by the newly appointed concubine in the emperor's carriage, who found an excuse to ask the emperor to send it to her!

Thinking of this, Wen Xian felt annoyed.

This woman was beautiful, talented, and charming, but Wen Xian didn't like her because she always felt that she was flirting with her fourth brother, but she couldn't find any evidence.

This woman flattered the Emperor to such an extent that he was almost obedient to him in everything, which made Wen Xian quite wary of her. He felt sorry for his mother and worried about his fourth brother at the same time.

But she didn't dare to say it, and could only endure her disgust and vigilance towards Wang Shufei, and look for opportunities to trip her up every time she had the chance, at least to prevent this woman from getting too proud.

Others were fine. Yinzuo knew his sister best. After he discovered it, he smiled and said that it was beauty that looked down on each other. Wen Xian only slapped him on the head in response, but he did not tell Yinzuo about his discovery.

Wen Xian was educated by the Fourth Prince when she was a child, so naturally her personality was different from that of ordinary girls, and she was more like a man of that era.

Because she looked like Kangxi, she was pampered and so was more straightforward in her words and deeds. However, she was meticulous, intelligent, and always restrained her sharp tongue, which allowed her to thrive in the palace.

The carriage fell silent for a while because of Wen Xian's thoughts. Outside, the Fourth Prince was a cold-faced prince, and he didn't even cry out when he was hit by three sticks.

In private, he had a lot to say to his brothers and sisters. At this moment, the only sound in the carriage was the rustling sound of Yinzuo eating.

After Yinzuo finished eating, he drank a cup of tea before commenting: "This snack is sweet, sticky and delicious. It's really delicious."

After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh: "I miss my mother and the snacks in Yonghe Palace. Although there are no words on my mother's snacks, I feel more at ease eating them."

After hearing what Yin Zuo said, Wen Xian also felt a surge of longing in his heart. It was the first time that he had been away from his mother for such a long time, so he said, "Yes, I wonder if my mother is doing well in the palace."

The Fourth Prince could not help but comfort her, "Don't worry, Mother will be fine in the palace. The team is already speeding up their journey, and we will be able to see Mother in a few days."

Yinzuo responded with a smile: "Yes, and my younger brother."

The Fourth Prince was also happy in his heart when he thought about it. His Thirteenth Brother had finally come. He could delegate many things to him in the future and take good care of his body. . . He subconsciously stopped thinking about the Fourteenth Brother, the child who had taken away all of his mother's attention in his previous life.

But his thoughts seemed to be out of control. Fourteen's figure and his mother's past accusations and disgust appeared in his mind from time to time.

The Fourth Prince frowned and tried to suppress those images. He told himself that everything was different now and he could no longer be bothered by the things in his past life. He had to cherish the present and protect his family.

But he seemed unable to do it for the time being, so he could only chat with Yinzuo and Wenxian to pass the time and stop himself from thinking about these things.

As they chatted, they mentioned the concubine Wang who was beside the emperor during this trip to Jiangnan.

Wen Xian had no psychological burden of blaspheming his stepmother behind his back: "This Suzhou weaving master Li Xu is too unrefined. I don't know where he got the relatives to give this concubine an identity. He really thinks we are idiots. Fourth brother, go back and punish this corrupt official!"

The Fourth Prince laughed but said nothing, but in his heart he applauded Wen Xian's sensitivity and awareness.

When Suzhou textile manufacturer Li Xu introduced Wang to him, he said she was a Han bannerman, and was chosen to serve because she was Li Xu's cousin. Later, because Kangxi was very satisfied with Wang, he rewarded her family and appointed Wang Guozheng as a county magistrate.

Looking at the sadness in this beauty's eyes, her graceful and gentle gestures, and her gentle and elegant speech, she is simply a pure and delicate Han girl.

This was because the Fourth Prince was very particular and did not look at Wang Shi carefully - after all, in his heart, Wang Shi was just the secret concubine, his stepmother, and the Emperor's woman, so it was certainly not appropriate for him to look at her too closely.

If the Fourth Prince had seen it, he would not have missed Wang's carefully bound three-inch golden lotus. The vast majority of Manchu women had natural feet and did not bind their feet at all.

Seeing that the Fourth Prince didn't say anything, Wen Xian continued, "Fourth Brother, you can't be soft-hearted when you see a beauty..."

The Fourth Prince couldn't help but interrupt her: "Wen Xian!"

Wen Xian lowered his head with some grievance, and was glad that he had concealed the words on the candy, otherwise this woman would have really seduced his fourth brother away.

Seeing his sister, whom he had raised almost by himself, being so wronged, the Fourth Prince hesitated for a while before saying, "Wang is my subordinate."

He emphasized the word "subordinates" on purpose, fearing that Wen Xian might not hear it and think of it as "Wang is my person". If she complained to her mother, he would be in big trouble again.

Of course, he also noticed Wen Xian's hostility towards Wang Shufei. At first, he thought it was for his mother, but just now he realized that Wen Xian might have noticed the unusual closeness between him and Wang.

Otherwise, why would Wen Xian repeatedly remind himself to get rid of the person who was sent to Wang's house and not to be soft-hearted?

After hearing this, Wen Xian raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of surprise: "Fourth brother, what did you say? She is your subordinate?"

Yinzuo, who was standing next to him, was also amazed at the Fourth Prince's magical powers.

The Fourth Prince looked serious and said, "It's a long story. You just need to know that Wang is not as simple as she seems. She has her mission and will not threaten Mother."

Wen Xian glanced at the Fourth Prince suspiciously: "Fourth Brother, how did you get involved with Li Xu? Don't you hate... "