The Virtuous Concubine

Kangxi was so angry at the Empress Dowager that his chest hurt, but Wen Xian was no longer an ordinary princess to the Qing Dynasty.

So after several entanglements and arguments, he reluctantly agreed to let the fourth princess born to noble lady Guo Luoluo marry into the Khorchin family, and when she got married, she would be decreed to be named Princess Heshuo Kejing.

Xiaozhuang was extremely dissatisfied and unwilling to accept Kangxi's compromise.

The Empress Dowager half leaned on the bed, her eyes full of majesty and stubbornness. "Emperor, Wen Xian is the most suitable candidate. Only if she marries Khorchin can the Manchu-Mongol alliance be truly consolidated."

Kangxi was also helpless. How could he not know what the Empress Dowager was thinking? The Empress Dowager insisted on saying this.

To put it bluntly, even if the Empress Dowager was so angry that she died today, I would not marry Wen Xian, who had strange phenomena, to Korchin.

"Grandmother, the fourth princess is also of royal blood. Her marriage can also show the importance that the Qing Dynasty attaches to Khorchin. What's more, how old is Wen Xian? In terms of seniority, Wen Xian is far from being old enough. Are you so anxious, Grandmother?"

The Empress Dowager's face became even gloomier after hearing Kangxi's words. "Emperor, don't forget how many warriors of the Khorchin tribe risked their lives for you and made great contributions. Wen Xian is a symbol of good fortune, so she should marry into the Khorchin tribe!"

Kangxi's eyes seemed to be burning with fire when he heard this. In his rage, he could not help but raise his hand and push over the vase next to him. The huge vase fell to the ground with a loud bang.

"Grandmother, what exactly do you want to do? The Qing Dynasty is, after all, the Qing Dynasty of the Aisin-Gioro clan, not the Qing Dynasty of your Borjigit clan!"

The Empress Dowager was so angry at Kangxi's words that she trembled all over. She glared at Kangxi with disappointment in her eyes.

Kangxi didn't want to talk to her any more and just walked away.

It's totally unreasonable! He also said that Korchin had no evil ambitions. In his opinion, the Queen Mother's move was the greatest usurpation.

Kangxi was extremely angry. He didn't understand why the Empress Dowager was so stubborn in marrying Wen Xian to Khorchin, even going so far as to confront him.

The more the Grand Empress Dowager insisted, the more Kangxi felt that she had other intentions, and the more unwilling he was to do so.

When he reached the gate of the Cining Palace, Kangxi stopped.

Su Malagu, who had been chasing him, saw him stop and thought that Kangxi would eventually give in, or at least soften his heart and say a few nice words. However, Kangxi's order made her feel like she was falling into an icy cave.

"Liang Jiugong, the Empress Dowager is seriously ill and on her deathbed. From today on, she will be sealed off from the palace to rest. Unless I personally order, no one is allowed to enter or leave at will. Anyone who disobeys my order will be executed."

After saying this, Kangxi turned around and left without looking back.

Liang Jiugong didn't dare to say anything. He secretly glanced at Su Malagu, who had an ugly face, and waved his hand to order the guards to come forward and start executing Kangxi's orders.

This matter was not publicized, and even made people feel terrified. But what should be known was still known.

Malu was undoubtedly the happiest to hear the news.

Wen Xian, finally stayed!

However, she also reacted quickly and immediately sent someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inform the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes that the full moon ceremony tomorrow must be kept low-key. After all, the Empress Dowager was seriously ill and it was not appropriate to have a grand banquet.

At the same time, she asked Bai Xia to downgrade her clothes and jewelry tomorrow. But she didn't expect that because of the Nalan family, the clothes she sent recently were extremely luxurious.

Malu had no choice but to ask Bai Xia to dig out all her old clothes and picked out a fairly decent light blue cheongsam.

Bai Xia looked at the dress and thought it was too low-key... just the clothes that an unfavored concubine would wear.

"Master, these old clothes are really a bit unfair to you. Otherwise, the clothes will remain the same, and we can reduce the price of the jewelry by one or two points."

Malu shook her head. "No need. It's not appropriate to publicize it at this time. As long as we can get through this period safely, it is more important than anything else. Remember to explain it to Jingyi and remind her."

Jingyi naturally had no objection when she learned of Malu's arrangement. She also understood that in this special period, it was wise to keep a low profile, so she chose low-key clothes.

I can only say that the two of us thought of the same thing.

There was no large-scale banquet on the day of the full moon ceremony.

Among the concubines, Malu only invited a few of the main concubines in the harem and the concubines who had given birth. The children came in full force because of Xueying and the other dogs.

Yinzhen and Yinzuo received the other brothers, while Wenxian was responsible for the other princesses.

However, none of the other princesses had been conferred titles yet, so all the princesses had to pay their respects to her. Even the bald princes had to pay their respects to Princess Gulun Wenxian, who was of a higher rank than a prince.

The situation is similar for the Fourth Prince. He is the only one who is a Beile, while the other princes are all bald princes.

Yinzhen and Wen Xian naturally would not put on airs in front of their brothers and sisters. Instead, they brought out Xueying and a few other puppies and chatted quietly about some interesting things that happened during their trip to Jiangnan.

Kangxi took the crown prince and personally went to Fengxian Hall to pay homage to the ancestors for the full moon ceremonies of the thirteenth and fourteenth babies.

After Kangxi arrived, the full-month hair-shaving ceremony officially began. Malu and Jingyi led the wet nurse forward, and the wet nurse placed the two babies in their swaddling clothes facing south.

The skilled barber, who had been selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, came forward slowly, and the singing nanny shouted loudly: "The auspicious time has arrived!"

The barber then starts to shave the baby's hair, holding the knife with his right hand and hanging one arm in the air. During the process, he is absolutely not allowed to touch the baby's head with his hands.

After the shaving was completed, Malu asked everyone to start the banquet directly. Not to mention the red tape, even the links that everyone was used to were reduced a lot.

On Kangxi's left was Consort Niuhulu, and on his right was Consort De. He looked at Malu, who had just come out, and thought she looked even better than before: "It's been a long time since we last met. My beloved concubine has become even more radiant."

Malu lowered her head slightly and responded softly: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I am already a mother of four children. How can I deserve such high praise from your Majesty?"

Seeing the beauty's shy look, Kangxi's heart was even more excited and his smile became even more intense: "My beloved concubine is too modest. It is hard to give up your natural beauty. You are still as charming as when I first saw you. These four children are my favorites. My beloved concubine has made great contributions to the royal family."

Speaking of children, Kangxi thought of the time in Jiangnan when Defei's three children were very filial to their father, and he was even happier.

As he spoke, Kangxi rewarded Malu with a dish and a soup, and personally told Malu not to drink alcohol to avoid hurting her body.

The concubines were no longer surprised by the emperor's favoritism towards Concubine De - it had been like this for so many years, and no matter how jealous they were, they were used to it.

After doing all this, Kangxi still felt it was not enough, so he simply announced the names of the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince on the spot.