The Virtuous Concubine

Wen Xian looked at his mother again and again, and was relieved when he found that her complexion was still good.

When she came next time, the easel had been put away. Wen Xian quietly asked Bai Fu and found out that the prince had come again and saw that Malu's painting was not finished yet, so he took away the easel and the manuscript.

This unfinished painting never appeared in front of Wen Xian again. Wen Xian also put the matter behind him and rarely thought about it.

Life in the palace returned to peace. Kangxi was still busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, and in his free time he mourned for the Empress Dowager, offered sacrifices, and educated the princes and Wenxian.

Wen Xian occasionally complained that it was too boring to study alone - the princes and brothers did not go to school with her.

Malu smiled and shared this with Kangxi who came to have dinner. She lowered her head and asked Kangxi if Wen Xian's sisters, if they were willing, could go to school with Wen Xian, and not just learn knitting, but also learn the Four Books and Five Classics and even horse riding and archery like Wen Xian.

According to Malu, driving one sheep is the same as driving two sheep.

When Kangxi heard her say this, he felt that Malu was a loving mother who was willing to support other princesses so that Wen Xian would not feel lonely.

If it were someone else, they might just add one or two study companions chosen by the girl’s family.

Kangxi deliberately asked her: "But Wen Xian's study companion is not attentive?"

Ma Lu quickly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. Wen Xian's tutors are very dedicated. It's just that they are somewhat concerned about the princess's status, so it's always less fun. It would be good if Wen Xian could take this opportunity to get closer to her sisters."

Kangxi nodded, with admiration in his eyes, "My beloved concubine, you have considered it very carefully. In this case, I will follow your advice."

After that, arrangements were made for the princesses to go to school together, and Wen Xian's sisters also joined the team.

Most of the other princesses and their mothers were very happy. After all, it was a good thing for them to benefit from Wen Xian - the emperor often taught Wen Xian personally!

In addition to these people, there were also princesses who were truly eager to learn, such as Princess Kejing, the daughter of noble lady Guo Luoluo.

She had already "agreed" to marry far away in Khorchin, so naturally she wanted to learn more knowledge and have a closer bond with the emperor and other members of the royal family so that she could rely on it in the future.

Moreover, she was grateful to Wen Xian and De Fei from the bottom of her heart - if they had not insisted on confronting the Empress Dowager, she would not have been able to get such a good thing, and would most likely have been married to a remote northern Mongolian place like Khalkha.

She was right. If it weren't for Wen Xian, she would have been married to the Khalkha tribe in northern Mongolia in her previous life. Now, she could follow the will of the Empress Dowager and marry to Khorchin, the richest of the 49 tribes in Mongolia.

Of course, there are also those sour people, but Wen Xian doesn't take them seriously. Even if you are not convinced in your heart, you still have to greet me with a smile, do what I say, and don't dare to fall behind in your studies for a day?

Wen Xian looked at those who were either genuinely close to her or pretending to be nice to her, and her heart was not too disturbed. She knew that in this palace, interests and jealousy were often intertwined. But she was not afraid, because she had the love of her mother and the guidance of her father.

Princess Kejing cherishes this hard-won learning opportunity even more. She works hard to improve herself and prepare for her upcoming life of marrying far away.

She is diligent and studious, and often exchanges learning experiences with Wen Xian, and their relationship becomes increasingly close.

As Malu looked at these, she felt happier and felt that she had finally flapped her little butterfly wings.

It was only during this time of entering school that Wen Xian inevitably discovered many problems.

Every princess, except herself, was very thin, and had to listen to the governess around them, almost to the point of being submissive!

In normal times, it was not the first time that Wen Xian knew that his sisters were easily influenced and that it was difficult to discipline other people's servants.

But she finally exploded on this day when she saw the governess withholding the Sixth Princess's food.

These maids said that it was not easy for women to eat too much, otherwise they would become bloated and unsightly. But they immediately gathered together and gulped down all the food that the princess had hardly touched!

Wen Xian's teeth were gritting, her face darkened, and she drove the maids, who had no time to wipe the greasy mouths, to the center of the yard, and said to her companions, "Close the door and let the dog out!"

The companions were stunned at first, and then hurriedly followed Wen Xian's instructions. Under the command of Wen Xian, the gate of the yard was tightly closed, and the dogs of the Snow Corps were released.

Each of them was half a person's height. At Wen Xian's command, they all stood together and surrounded the group of maids, then barked at them, showing their ferocious fangs.

The maids were so frightened that their faces turned pale, some even peed their pants, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy.

Wen Xian looked at their miserable appearance and became even more furious. "You are really a slave bullying your master! You actually deducted the princesses' food and pocketed the money! Do you need your approval for what the princesses eat, use, and do every day? I really don't know who is the slave and who is the master!"

Wen Xian's words were heartbreaking, and the princesses all lowered their heads in shame.

The emperor didn't pay much attention to the princesses, so the princess mortality rate was very high. The princesses who survived were all lucky because their mothers cared about them.

On weekdays, the princesses could not even have enough food, so they were prone to falling sick. But once they fell sick, the maids would starve the princesses even more.

If a person does not take in nutrients, how can he recover from illness? This is also true for food, clothing and daily necessities.

If anyone dared to raise any objections, the maids would immediately come up with one excuse after another, saying that the princesses must uphold the virtues of women, etc., and would suppress them completely.

Wen Xian showed his fangs here, but he did not expect that there were still servants who were not afraid of death. They said sarcastically that Wen Xian had no sympathy for his servants and even punished them severely. He had no gentleness and tenderness of a woman and was immoral.

Of course, there are only a few tough guys like this who come from bannerman families or are confidants of concubines.

On the other hand, these people were also secretly blaming Concubine De's upbringing. Most of the slaves were still begging for mercy, and after finding it useless to beg for mercy from Wen Xian, they began to beg for mercy from their own masters, mentioning how hard it was to raise the princess in the past.

Wen Xian looked at the ugly behavior of these people and became more and more angry. She said with a cold face: "Do you think you can escape punishment by citing your past merits? What you did is in line with the duty of being a slave? If there was no princess for you to suck blood, how could you be so full of food?"

But unexpectedly, among the princesses, there were actually one or two who were not in their right mind and were easily influenced, and they turned to Wen Xian to plead for mercy!

Wen Xian couldn't believe her eyes. She glared at the one or two princesses who were pleading for the slaves and said, "Why are you pleading for these people? Don't you feel wronged by their treatment of us?"

The princesses looked embarrassed, and one of them whispered, "Sister Wen Xian, after all, they have taken care of us for many years, and they have had some hard times. If we punish them severely, people may think we are too harsh."