The Virtuous Concubine

Despite his physical discomfort, Kangxi personally wrote an edict, saying that he would personally lead an expedition against Galdan.

This time, the expeditionary force was divided into two routes. The left route went out of Gubeikou, led by General Fuquan of Fuyuan; the right route went out of Xifengkou, led by General Changning of Anbei. Kangxi personally led the troops in the rear to supervise the army.

The Crown Prince and the Third Prince served as regents, while the Eldest Prince and the Fourth Prince accompanied him on the expedition.

When Malu heard the Fourth Prince talk about Kangxi's decision, she glanced at Yinzuo. Not taking him with her meant that the title that would be given to him later would definitely have nothing to do with him.

Yinzuo seemed unaware and just focused on eating snacks.

Guessing the Fourth Prince's thoughts, Malu pretended to be worried and asked the Fourth Prince, "Do you have to go? Wouldn't it be great if you stayed with the Crown Prince to supervise the country? After all, there are unknown risks, and it is far away from the capital, which is inconvenient. If you stay, you can not only assist the Crown Prince in stabilizing the government, but also ensure your own safety. Why not do it?"

The Fourth Prince looked at his mother and said firmly, "This is the order of the Emperor. We cannot disobey it. Besides, serving the country is the duty of a prince. How can I retreat because of my own safety?"

In the previous life, he was just a minor prince of Galdan. In this life, he must do something different and make achievements in martial arts. He cannot let the eldest prince take all the credit.

Moreover, the emperor's father had been exhausted after three expeditions against Galdan. This time, he might be able to accomplish his goal in one battle! The fourth prince's eyes revealed a strong determination and fighting spirit. He seemed to have seen himself fighting bravely and making great achievements on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, he sighed: "Originally, I wanted the Emperor to bring Yin Zuo with him, but unfortunately the Emperor disagreed."

Although the battlefield is dangerous, it is also a place where people can grow quickly and show their talents. Yinzuo is extremely intelligent, and if he can go to war with the emperor, he will definitely gain something.

He had also heard about the conferment of the title, and naturally did not want Yinzuo to miss it. The sooner the title was conferred, the sooner Yinzuo could enter the court to take up his duties.

Ma Lu shook her head: "Your royal father will not take him with him. Look, other concubines only gave birth to one prince."

The fourth prince laughed in silence. Didn't the mother ever think that other concubines didn't have so many princes of the right age? But it was also good for Yinzuo to stay in the palace to look after the mother, so as to avoid a fire in the backyard.

He didn't think it was a big deal that the Emperor's father was on guard against Yinzuo - during the years when he was a prince, the Emperor's father would poke him from time to time.

It was just to suppress Yinzuo's title, an old trick. However, this time Wenxian and Yinzuo were very honest and did not make a fuss about participating like they did when they went to Jiangnan.

It’s not that they are afraid of death. On the contrary, Wen Xian has some expectations in her heart - after participating in palace affairs for this period of time, her confidence and goals have grown a lot.

She even secretly hoped that she could be the first princess in the Qing Dynasty to join the army.

She fully experienced the magic of power.

Everyone obeyed her from the bottom of their hearts. Once you have tasted this kind of unrestrained life, you can never go back.

Even the sisters who used to occasionally say something sarcastic to her now have to be polite when they see her.

Who knows if Wen Xian will have another outburst, drag out his mother or the confidant he has trained for many years, beat him up, and then drive him out of the palace?

Even if Wen Xian doesn't do anything, her servants will take the initiative to make things difficult for you in order to please her.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is very strict now, your allowance will not be reduced, but replacing it with damp charcoal, rice mixed with sand, faded cloth and fragile silk thread... is just a matter of a glance.

The concubines and princesses all knew that Yong Beile's handling of the matter that day was not even very proper.

But the emperor directly issued the same decree, making everything reasonable - if you have objections to the Fourth Prince's behavior that day, you are disobeying the decree.

No one knows why Kangxi was so protective of the Yonghe Palace lineage, but this kind of unprovoked endorsement makes people even more frightened.

This fear made Wen Xian even more disappointed: "I thought they could last at least two days. Their wet nurse just died, and they cried and wailed, but the next day they greeted me with a smile."

Princess Kejing was holding a whip in her hand, which was specially given to her by Wen Xian from the Crown Prince. She was practicing and explaining at the same time, but the sound of the whip in the wind made it difficult for her to hear her words clearly.

"There have always been many people in the palace who curry favor with the powerful. But before, they thought that you were not much different from them because you relied on your brother and mother's favor. Now that you are in a position that they can't even begin to catch up with, their attitudes are naturally different."

Wen Xian smiled slightly, loosened his hand, and the arrow hit the bull's eye like a meteor.

She naturally understood what Ke Jing said, but it was not enough to shake her ambition. The slightly cool wind blew on her face, making her feel refreshed.

Wen Xian felt very proud at the moment. There was no happier moment in his life than this. Perhaps his only regret was that he was not a man.

Otherwise, she would have gone out to establish her career. By then, no matter how arbitrary she is, she can really "have the law in her mouth and follow the law with her words"!

She glanced at Ke Jing beside her and knew that she was thinking the same thing in her heart, but the favor from noble lady Guo Luoluo was rare, she had no capable and favored brothers, and she had no auspicious signs to support her.

Everything can only be done after she gets married, then she can use "men" such as the prince consort and the emperor as her white gloves to realize her ambitions.

Thinking of this, Wen Xian became even more unhappy and shot three arrows in a row. The arrows flew away with her anger and unwillingness.

She asked herself in her heart, when will a woman, princess, be able to realize her ambitions without these men?

She didn't like the world where she was destined to rely on men to achieve anything just because she was a woman.

Wen Xian also knew that if he really chose to take this path, the Emperor and his fourth brother would probably be the first to disagree.

Wen Xian only felt that there was a fire burning in her heart. She could not practice anymore, so she had to say goodbye to Ke Jing and return to Yonghe Palace.

I just happened to hear the Fourth Prince sighing and saying that the Emperor did not agree to take Yinzuo with him to the war.

Wen Xian stepped over the threshold lightly and asked his fourth brother with a smile: "If the emperor doesn't take you, your fourth brother will! Yinzuo and I will pretend to be the soldiers and guards around you and go to the battlefield to see what it's like."

As soon as this was said, everyone laughed.

Bai Xia held the basin for Wen Xian to wash her hands. Ma Lu quickly grabbed her elbow and said, "Someone, someone, keep a close eye on Princess Wen Xian these days!"

Wen Xian washed his hands before he pulled his mother aside: "Mother, you are biased, why don't you let someone take care of Yin Zuo?"

The Fourth Prince smiled as he looked at his spirited sister and said, "You are the one who proposed this, so we must capture the leader first."

After hearing what his fourth brother said, Wen Xian snorted in dissatisfaction, "I just want to go to the battlefield to broaden my horizons, not to cause trouble. Besides, Yinzuo must want to go too, but he just didn't say it."