The Virtuous Concubine

This 100,000 taels was also a way out for Rong Ji. She felt that the Fourth Prince was already strong enough to compete with the Crown Prince.

The Cao family, the Li family, the Tong family, and other noble families, as well as Dai Zi who made contributions in this war, and the university scholars who were fascinated by his "kingly aura", and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel who were controlled by him... and Nalan who was in the dark on his side, and the various bannermen families who supported him.

After his wedding, when he officially enters the court, with the help of his wife's family background, he will definitely be able to defeat the prince who is tied up by Kangxi.

When the dispute gets heated, I will definitely help my son. The position of imperial physician is too dangerous, so it is better to let Rong Ji withdraw before the chaos begins.

Isn't it also a responsibility to your daughters?

Anyway, there is still Doctor Gu, so let him take over. The prime minister is probably happy to see this happen.

Malu endured the feeling of heaviness in her abdomen, holding her chin and thinking about how to best tell Rong Ji when the time comes.

Rong Ji might not want to, after all, if he left the palace, they would never see each other again. Kangxi might not want to either, so he had to find a very strong reason and promote Doctor Gu.

Malu subconsciously avoided thinking about the prince.

She only knew that she had promised him that she would give him a fan embroidered by herself every year in late spring and early summer, and that in autumn she would make him a warm item, such as a hat and gloves. How could she be so free?

In fact, she even hoped that the prince would take the throne. The prince should be responsible, have a good vision, be knowledgeable, and have good looks. There is nothing wrong with him except that he is a bit spoiled.

Even the prince restrained his arrogant and extravagant behavior in front of Malu, which made Malu feel good no matter how he looked at it.

With me around, the prince's love for his family will help her take care of her children.

If Yinzhen came to the throne, she could not guarantee a good life for the crown prince and other children, including Rongruo and Rongji, so she had to arrange a way out for them both.

But she couldn't control Yinzhen.

He was simply firing on all cylinders, coming with great momentum. With the experience of his previous life, his path to succession was smoother than ever before.

Sometimes Malu could even hear regret in Kangxi's words, wondering why the Crown Prince was not as good as the Fourth Prince in many aspects!

I think if the Crown Prince lost to the Fourth Prince, Kangxi would not have any objection.

Malu was in deep conflict. On the one hand, she hoped that the Fourth Prince could succeed to the throne smoothly and realize her wish; on the other hand, her relationship with the Crown Prince made her feel helpless and worried.

Caught in the middle of this contradiction, Malu was eagerly awaiting the return of Kangxi's army. However, she was suddenly shocked by the news that Kangxi and his men had arrived at Deshengmen, and she went into premature birth unexpectedly.

The prince was still unaware of this at the time. He needed to welcome the emperor today. After picking up Kangxi from Deshengmen, the father and son went to the inner palace.

The prince followed behind Kangxi and glared at the bald prince, the fourth prince. The fourth prince touched his nose, wondering how he had offended the emperor's beloved child.

Could it be that I have been gaining too much momentum recently?

That’s not right. The prince must know that I was stripped of my title!

Kangxi didn't know that his sons were fighting with their eyes behind his back. When he arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he saw Concubine Wenxi, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui - the Concubine who was struggling with her illness came to see the emperor to report for a new position, Concubine Hui came to pick up her son, Concubine Rong and Concubine Yi came to seek favor, but what about Concubine De?

Kangxi didn't think much about it. He knew that Malu was pregnant with twins. They were eight months pregnant now, so it was best not to move them. This was not a big deal in the fight for favor.

The prince was a little uneasy and worried, and gave Chen Xin a look that Chen Xin was very familiar with.

Whenever the prince asked him to go to Yonghe Palace, he always had this expression!

But before Chen Xin found an opportunity to sneak away, a eunuch came hurriedly and reported to Kangxi that Concubine De was so overjoyed to learn that the emperor had returned that she went into premature labor due to excitement.

Kangxi felt a little worried, but he had just returned and had many things to deal with, so he just told the imperial concubine to take care of the imperial concubine De and asked the imperial physician to make sure the mother and daughter were safe.

He kept the eldest prince, the crown prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince to discuss matters.

In Kangxi's view, he had done his best. After all, Concubine De should have come to greet him. Now that she did not come, he did not pursue her for disrespect and ordered people to take care of her and care about her, which showed that he loved her very much.

Besides, Doctor Gu had already said that these were two daughters, so Kangxi felt that there was no need to go. She could understand that they were an old couple. They had given birth so many times, so they couldn't be as nervous every time as they were the first time.

Kangxi felt that the Fourth Prince did not need to go, as it was not good for a boy to watch a woman giving birth. Besides, the Fourth Prince had made many contributions this time, so they had to discuss how to reward him and deal with his radical behavior.

Among the crowd, the eldest prince was not concerned, and the third prince just said congratulations. On the contrary, the crown prince was a little distracted, always thinking about Malu.

Premature birth... Was there a premature birth the last time Wenxian and Yinzuo were born? He tried to recall, but because he was young at that time, his memory was vague.

The more the prince couldn't remember, the more anxious he became. He wanted to go and see Malu right away, but he couldn't get away because he was in a meeting. Kangxi and several other princes continued to discuss the war and some unresolved matters of the previous dynasty, but the prince couldn't listen at all, his mind was full of Malu.

If she had a difficult childbirth like her mother—bah bah bah.

The prince was in a trance and heard Kangxi calling his name.

The prince suddenly came back to his senses and quickly responded, "Father." Kangxi frowned, looking at the prince's absent-minded look, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Yinreng, what's wrong with you today? You are so absent-minded."

The prince lowered his head quickly and replied respectfully: "It's been a long time since I last saw you, Father. You seem to have lost weight... I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Father."

When Kangxi heard that the prince just missed him and felt sorry for him because he hadn't seen him for a long time, all his dissatisfaction disappeared, and he was left with satisfaction with the prince's filial piety.

Good boy! But it's still wrong to delay the important work.

Kangxi snorted and continued, "You are saying this now. When I was at the front line, I didn't see you write to me. Did you listen to what I said just now?"