The Virtuous Concubine

Bai Fu had to admit that Bai Xia's observation was indeed correct. But she still felt something was wrong: "Your Majesty... Although Your Majesty is a flirtatious person, I don't think she would be attracted to the prince."

Bai Xia couldn't help laughing when he heard Bai Fu describe the queen like this: "That's right, but we understand the queen, but we don't understand the prince..."

Bai Fu couldn't laugh. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Maybe it's the Crown Prince's own thoughts, and Your Majesty herself hasn't noticed it. Sometimes it's hard to explain things about feelings. I just don't know if you will fall in love without realizing it."

Bai Xia sighed: "What you said makes sense. I even think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself may not realize it."

After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth and laughed quietly. Seeing her acting so unruly, Bai Fu couldn't help but knock her on the head: "You can still laugh?"

Bai Xia put down her hand and continued to smile: "I don't know why, but I still feel it's a little sweet. In fact, the emperor... is really not a person worthy of trust. I wonder if the prince will be the same as him."

Bai Fu nodded and looked out the window. The windows of Yonghe Palace were made of bright paper. The moonlight was bright tonight. If there were people outside, there would be a clear shadow on the window.

Seeing that it was bright outside the window, Bai Fu continued, "Don't say that this might be our imagination. It's a far-fetched thing. Why do you keep thinking about this? Could it be that the little girl is in love?"

Bai Xia sighed: "What are you thinking about? My name is Bai Xia. I envy Princess Wen Xian because she can refuse the marriage with a clear conscience. We...we are almost thirty."

The age of leaving the palace for palace maids in this dynasty was generally 30 years old. There was no clear regulation on the age of leaving the palace for palace maids during the Shunzhi period. In the th year of the Kangxi reign, the emperor stipulated that palace maids could leave the palace at the age of and return home to get married.

Bai Fu also sighed: "The Queen used to ask us what we wanted to do every year, but later she got tired of asking and told us to tell her directly if we had made up our minds. Have you made up your mind?"

Malu would repeatedly ask the two senior palace maids around her whether they wanted to get married and start a family or stay in the palace as aunts. She was also afraid of delaying them. If they wanted to get married but their family members were unreliable, she would personally find a guard official to prepare a generous dowry for them.

If she wanted to be an aunt, she would ask every year - after all, in her eyes, being an aunt is just a job. When you work, you get bored and want to quit and take a break.

Moreover, they are unable to become queen for the time being, which means that they have reached the career ceiling of the palace maid industry.

What’s more, this is a palace with strict hierarchy where people are not treated as human beings.

From Malu's own perspective, she was worried that Bai Xia and Bai Fu were staying in the palace despite the grievances for her sake.

But she didn't know that every time they asked this, Bai Fu and Bai Xia would kneel down in fear and trepidation to show their loyalty. She could only give them maximum freedom and promise to do whatever they wanted.

When Bai Fu saw Bai Xia bringing up this matter today, she thought she had changed her mind.

Bai Fu looked at Bai Xia with a probing look in her eyes: "Bai Xia, do you really have other ideas? If you have made a decision, you must tell the queen. The queen has always loved us and will make proper arrangements for us."

Bai Xia didn't expect Bai Fu to think this way, and immediately shook his head: "I just think this matter is important, not that I have any thoughts. Now that the queen is pregnant, we should serve her wholeheartedly, how can we think about these things at this time."

Bai Fu asked, "Is it impossible, or..."

Bai Xia smiled and pushed Bai Fu: "Why are you asking so many questions? Do you want to spend your whole life with me?"

Bai Fu spat at Bai Xia and said, "You are so shameless. Who wants to spend their whole life with you?"

Bai Xia smiled and pulled the quilt down, saying, "Wouldn't it be great to be like Jingyi and Dachun? The emperor takes care of them, the queen protects them, they are together day and night, and they can raise the Thirteenth Prince together."

Bai Fu shook her head again and again: "Their lives seem peaceful, but how can we be sure that we can be so lucky? How long can such luck last? Apart from anything else, I think the emperor...has not stopped thinking about Jingyi."

"It's just that there are many people in the harem vying for favor, so I didn't think of it for the moment. If I remember to summon her next time, I don't know what will happen."

Bai Fu only felt that her life was very good now, so she was afraid of losing it every moment. "When the time comes, Your Majesty will have to take care of this matter again. I guess you will quarrel with the Emperor again?"

Bai Xia knew this, of course, and he disliked Kangxi even more. In the past... or since childhood, he had always been afraid of the emperor's majesty.

Later, she passed the selection and her family used connections to enter the Qianqing Palace. As a result, she was transferred to the Yonghe Palace to follow the Empress. After watching it for so many years, she was greatly shocked, especially by the Emperor's impatience and greed for novelty.

The emperor seems to be high and mighty, holding the power of life and death over the people of the world, but he is so incompetent when it comes to such matters.

After talking about Jingyi, Bai Fu reminded Bai Xia: "But seriously, we two still have to be more careful. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really... we can also remind His Majesty in time."

Bai Xia responded repeatedly: "You are right, we should pay more attention in the future. It just so happens that the queen is pregnant, and she doesn't like to see people every time she is pregnant. Whatever thoughts the prince has, they will be gone."

Bai Fu also agreed: "It's possible, it's just the nature of youth. But why doesn't our Fourth Prince seem to have come to his senses? Considering his age, he should get married after he has shown filial piety to the Empress Dowager."

Bai Xia yawned, "I think it's you who has made up your mind, and you're still blaming me. As for matters of marriage and love, from the top down, you should be appointed as the first matchmaker of Yonghe Palace. The Emperor will take care of the Fourth Prince's affairs, and the Empress may not be able to make the decision."

Seeing her being so naughty, Bai Fu smiled and pinched her mouth, not letting her speak anymore. But in her heart, she couldn't help but think of Master Nalan... Isn't that the case with her?

Bai Xia pulled her hand away, and they talked for a while. Then he felt that he could not open his eyes, the quilt was too warm, and he fell asleep quickly.

Bai Xia pulled her hand away, and the two of them chattered for a long time. Then they felt their eyes were too heavy to open, and the quilt was warm, and they both fell asleep soon.

The next morning, the two hurried to Malu's side to serve her. Malu had already gotten up and prepared everything. There was a large table of sumptuous breakfast in front of her, but she had no intention of eating. She just took the reply letter sent to her by the emperor and read it carefully.

Bai Fu and Bai Xia looked at each other, neither daring to make a sound to interrupt. After a while, Ma Lu put down the letter in his hand and asked Bai Fu and Bai Xia: "Is this the first time for you two to take a vacation like this? How was it? How was your rest?"

Just as Bai Xia was about to answer, Bai Fu stepped forward quietly and asked softly, "Madam, would you like to eat first?"

Malu waved his hand and said, "Put it aside for now."