The Virtuous Concubine

The Fourth Prince said earnestly, "The battlefield is extremely dangerous, not as simple as you think. As a princess, you should live safely in the palace and stop thinking about these dangerous things."

Wen Xian secretly complained in his heart that his fourth brother always looked down on women. Although his mother and he were women, they had the courage and guts that were no less than men.

But she knew that her control over the palace power still depended on her fourth brother, so she could only wait secretly for the opportunity to teach her fourth brother a lesson.

Seeing Wen Xian so brave, Malu felt even more proud, as if she saw the brave girls in modern times. But she still tried to comfort Wen Xian: "Why are you so stubborn? Your fourth brother is doing this for your own good. Don't get angry with him. Only if we work together can we gain a firm foothold in the palace."

Yinzuo smiled and nodded: "That's right, I will rely on my fourth brother for support in the future. Let's just drink tea in the palace!"

The Fourth Prince shook his head: "You are not allowed to drink tea in the palace. I still have things to entrust to you."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

It's neither this nor that. The Fourth Prince is really interesting.

Malu smiled and stuffed a piece of dessert into Yinzhen's mouth: "If you keep talking, the entire Yonghe Palace will be at your disposal. Eat something first and let us take a break."

Yinzuo and Wenxian also smiled and handed over two pieces of dessert, then snuggled up to their mother. Malu gently stroked the hair of the two children, feeling extremely satisfied.

After a while of fun, Malu asked someone to pack things that the Fourth Prince would need for the march. He was busy until dark before he sent the three little ancestors away.

Malu was about to go to sleep when the sound of birds chirping was heard outside. Malu had no choice but to get up, change into a more neat outfit, and have Fourteenth Prince brought over, saying that she wanted to kiss Fourteenth Prince together.

When the Fourteenth Prince was brought in and the wet nurse had just left, a rustling sound was heard at the window outside.

Malu smiled and propped up the window. She waited for Nalan to climb in before pinching his face: "Men are really like this. They don't cherish what they get, and they are impatient?"

Nalan looked at her greedily: "It's been a long time since we last met. I can't wait any longer."

As he said this, he jumped in, hugged her eagerly, and wanted to talk to Malu.

Malu put her finger on his mouth and signaled him with her eyes: "The child is still there, as a father, why don't you go and take a look?"

Nalan came back to his senses and followed Malu's gaze, only to see Fourteenth Prince looking at them curiously with his eyes wide open. Nalan's face showed a trace of embarrassment, and he gently let go of Malu and walked to the child. He bent down and carefully looked at Fourteenth Prince in the cradle, his eyes full of love.

"Grown up, grown up!" Nalan said softly, with an indescribable emotion in his heart.

In just a few months, how could the child change so quickly? He suddenly became interested and opened the swaddling clothes to look at the child's ears.

Pointed elf ears, the children of the Nalan family... all look like this.

Hey!

Nalan teased the child for a while, then turned around and hugged Malu tightly, leaning close to her ear and blowing softly: "Do you miss me?"

Malu quickly covered her ears and dodged with a smile: "Oh, it's itchy——"

Her appearance is so delicate that it makes people feel loving and sympathetic.

Nalan was delighted to see Malu so cute. He hugged Malu again and said gently, "I have been thinking about you and the child all the time these days."

Malu listened and leaned gently on Nalan's chest. "I miss you too." She whispered, "It's just that you don't come to see me."

Nalan felt that she was wronged. She was in confinement after childbirth, and she was favored by the emperor in Yonghe Palace. Kangxi came every few days, so how could she dare to come?

Thinking of this, he became even more jealous: "How can I be worthy? The emperor comes here very often, so I have no choice but to hide."

Malu smiled and said, "That's good, as long as you want to come. What can I do for you today?"

Nalan hesitated for a while before speaking, "This time the emperor is personally leading the expedition against Galdan. My father has asked the emperor for mercy, and I will go with him."

The smile on Malu's face froze slightly, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.

"The battlefield is dangerous, you must be extra careful. The Fourth Prince is going too, will you follow the Emperor or... do you want me to let him--"

Nalan shook his head: "No, I probably won't have to go to the front line, I will be by the emperor's side."

Malu's mouth twitched. How could this be called going to the battlefield? Although Kangxi was leading the army in person, the ministers of the previous dynasty were extremely opposed to it, saying that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, and they firmly opposed him going to the front line.

So Kangxi was in command at the rear this time. Following Kangxi meant being in the rear together, at most handling logistics.

She sighed: "Although I am very happy that you are in the rear, at least I don't have to worry about your safety. But I also know that you really want to achieve success... but you can only listen to the emperor and father."

This green tea talk touched Nalan's heart. He kept kissing Malu gently and felt that she was the one who understood him best in the world.

"Although I am worried, I cannot stop you. I just hope you are careful. The rear may seem safe, but you must not let your guard down. For yourself and for our family. I will stay here and wait for your return. When you return victorious, our family will be reunited again and enjoy the happiness of family life together."

Malu gently hooked her arm around Nalan's neck and asked him with a smile, "When little Fourteen grows up, how about you take him with you to fight all over the world?"

Nalan just felt that he had to conquer this enchanting beauty in front of him first, so he turned around and picked up a handkerchief to cover the child's eyes, then picked up Malu and pulled down the bed curtain.

In those layers of curtains, figures overlap, and I wish I could use up all the thirty-six strategies in one night.

The rain stopped and the clouds dispersed. Nalan repeatedly reminded her that if she had any problems, she should just ask the Nalan family to do it.

"You just need to wait for my return calmly, and don't let yourself be wronged."

Malu adjusted the wet hair on her temples and shook her head: "Who dares to be wronged by me? I also ask you to thank Ming Xiang for me and help me with Wen Xian's marriage."

Nalan shook his head: "We are family, so we should not talk behind each other's backs. Wen Xian is your child, so I will naturally take care of him. How can I bear to make you sad?"

Malu drew circles on his chest, "What about Yinzhen, and Yinzuo?"

Nalan reached out and wiped the sweat off Malu's forehead: "Okay, okay, it's all the same, all the same. But...if the Fourth Prince or Wen Xian is willing, they can marry into the Nalan family."

Malu's hand movements suddenly stopped.

It turns out that Mingxiang was waiting for me here!

She could only refuse, "I'm afraid we can't make the decision on our child's marriage, and it would be a waste of joy. Does the Nalan family have a girl of the right age?"