The Virtuous Concubine

There was a small melon-shaped hat in the box.

Because of their hairstyle, Manchus usually wear hats. When attending court or attending important sacrifices or festivals, Manchu men would wear court crowns and warm hats.

On weekdays, people often wear melon-shaped hats and felt hats.

This melon-shaped hat looks extremely delicate. It is made of eight pieces of thick brocade sewn together, and there is a small knot on the top.

There is also a red agate on the knot of the hat. Originally, the prince's hat was made of pigeon blood rubies, but Malu thought that such things were too luxurious, so he only used agate, which was equally beautiful but not expensive.

There is a circle of pure white fur on the brim of the hat, which feels like rabbit fur and can even be removed.

The prince picked up the cap and his eyes became moist again.

This was something she promised herself a while ago to make for herself.

Chen Xin felt a little regretful when she saw the prince crying and laughing.

He was a rootless man who entered the palace because of his poor family background. He worked his way up and knew best to what extent people would go for money and power.

Consort De was not obsessed with power and was a rare insightful person. However, her thoughts today were destined to be let down by the prince.

After this incident, the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince will only become more tense. Neither the Crown Prince nor the Fourth Prince will let the other go easily, and Concubine De must be in a very difficult situation being caught in the middle.

The deeper the relationship between two people, the uglier the tearing will be when the time comes, so it is better to break up early now.

Just looking at the choices made by Consort De and the Crown Prince, they still cherish each other. So Chen Xin could only keep her mouth shut.

On the prince's side, after the Fourth Prince woke up, he vaguely heard Rong Ji's warning to "stop when enough is enough" and only let Doctor Gu nurse him for two or three days.

After he was able to stand up a little, he hurried to the Qianqing Palace to plead guilty. In front of Kangxi's trusted ministers, the Fourth Prince resolutely knelt down and claimed that he was too tired at the time and did not intend to lose his composure, which aroused the Crown Prince's anger. The two had a quarrel, and in the end, he accidentally rolled down the stairs during the shoving. He hoped that the Emperor would not blame the Second Prince.

Kangxi looked at his son kneeling below him and felt as if his fourth son had slapped him hard in the face.

Good, what a broad mind, what a tolerant and generous person, what a non-competitive person!

Is he trying to force Yinreng to death?

Since the Fourth Prince lied with his eyes open and took on so much responsibility, he had to punish Yinreng severely in order to appear impartial as a monarch and father.

Kangxi was filled with anger. The Fourth Prince's behavior really put him in a dilemma. The Fourth Prince was injured and dying. Although he was pulled back from the brink of death, this action was not sincere.

Kangxi stared at the Fourth Prince fiercely and said in a deep voice, "Fourth Prince, are you serious about what you said? Don't be afraid. I will do you justice."

The Fourth Prince was still weak at this time, but he answered calmly: "Father, I have no other intentions. I just don't want to cause discord between brothers and embarrass you because of my affairs."

Kangxi snorted coldly, but in his heart he was half-believing and half-doubting what the Fourth Prince said.

In the end, he gave the order: "Go back and recover from your injuries. I know the right and wrong."

After the Fourth Prince thanked him, he slowly left with the help of his attendants. Kangxi looked at the Fourth Prince's back, and his doubts grew stronger.

But no matter how suspicious he was, Kangxi could not delay any longer and immediately issued an edict: "The prince has behaved frivolously and abused his power. I am deeply distressed and order him to guard the imperial mausoleum for three years to reflect on his mistakes."

When the decree was issued, the whole court was shocked.

No one expected the emperor to be so unexpected. If he was very angry, he didn't depose the prince. If he was not angry, he asked the prince to guard the imperial mausoleum!

The fourth prince was also surprised, he thought the emperor would never punish the prince. His trick of inflicting pain on the emperor and his subjects was aimed at attacking the hearts of the emperor and his subjects, and shaking people's views on the prince.

After all, the prince was under the protection of the emperor's father, and everyone believed that the prince was smart and studious since childhood, and was both civil and military. He was not only proficient in the classics of various schools of thought and poetry from all dynasties, but also skilled in Manchu archery and horse riding. When he grew up, he served as a sacrifice to the emperor of later generations, and served as regent several times. He had a good performance in governance and was well-known both inside and outside the court.

Now, the Fourth Prince's plan has begun to cause cracks in the image of the Crown Prince in everyone's mind.

Some ministers who originally supported the prince also began to have doubts and started to question the prince's character - the Fourth Prince was a well-known smooth man who did not want to offend anyone, and the prince might even kill people directly if he saw a threat, so it would be dangerous for them to follow the prince.

Although the Fourth Prince knew that doing so would completely expose his ambitions, but three years would pass!

Three years was enough time for him to do many things. He felt it was worth it. These three years were a vacuum period for the prince in the court. Guarding the imperial mausoleum would not allow him to marry, which meant that when he returned from the mausoleum, the world of the Qing Dynasty would change.

When the decree came out, Malu sighed: "It has finally come to this."

Bai Fu helped Malu take off her hairpins and rings and change into plain clothes.

Hearing the Majesty say this, Bai Fu felt heavy in her heart: "It's better than being worried all the time. I see that the Majesty has not been able to sleep well these past two days."

Malu looked in the mirror, picked up two kingfisher hairpins, and just used some flowers to hold down her bun.

Since I was promoted to Imperial Concubine, I haven't been so plain for a long time. Today I am going to ask for mercy, so I can't be too showy, otherwise it will look like I am going to add insult to injury.

But you can't be a vegetarian all the time, otherwise it would be like attending a funeral!

She just didn't know when she could attend Kangxi's funeral - to be honest, after giving birth to Rong Ji's daughter, she couldn't wait any longer.

Malu pushed away the armor that Bai Xia presented to her and chose a set of dignified and steady rouge makeup.

Today, I am a mother, not a concubine vying for favor. Those enchanting reds and gentle pinks are not suitable for me.

But these things are external, and what really needs to be prepared carefully is Malu's body.

She took a few pills, drank two cups of ginseng soup, wore extra thick pants, put on knee pads, and made many other preparations.

Her lochia has almost been discharged and her physical condition is also good, but today there will definitely be a lot of singing, reciting, acting, crying and kneeling, so she is afraid that she will hurt her body or not be able to hold on if she has to drink so much.

She pinched her brows, finally picked up the tear-gas handkerchief, checked her body carefully again, and after making sure everything was ready, she walked out of Yonghe Palace with Bai Xia's support.