The Virtuous Concubine

Before she finished speaking, Bai Fu said, "My Lady, do you want Jingyi to come and talk to you?"

Malu knew he had said something wrong and nodded: "Okay, go and call her. She can come back and have a rest."

Bai Xia was indeed not suitable to listen to these words. She would go talk to Nalan later to see the attitude of the emperor and the relatives towards this matter.

Malu adjusted her hair and saw a long white hair among her thick black hair.

Seeing that Malu was stunned, Bai Fu hurried forward and asked: "Do you want to pull out this hair for the queen?"

Malu came back to his senses, and with a little effort, he pulled out the white hair himself, handed it to Bai Fu, and said calmly: "Throw it away. Send a message to the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and ask Nalan to come to me as soon as possible."

Bai Fu took the hair and stepped back with a smile.

Our queen is more fair-minded than the emperor - she met Imperial Physician Rong the day before yesterday, she met the emperor yesterday, and she will meet Master Nalan today.

Bai Fu took the order and left, while Malu sat there alone, with a trace of fatigue and worry in her eyes. She gently stroked her hair, feeling that she was no longer the innocent self she once was.

Soon, Jingyi came.

Malu saw her exhausted face and felt a little pity for her. "Thanks to you, just don't overwork yourself. You still have Thirteen, you can't neglect yourself like this."

Jingyi lowered her head slightly, a touch of emotion flashed in her eyes. "Don't worry, Madam, I know the severity of the situation. But the Fourth Prince's injury is really serious, so I dare not slack off in the slightest."

Malu sighed softly, "Are you covering for him, or is he really seriously injured?"

Jingyi said seriously: "Madam, the Fourth Prince was indeed seriously injured this time, especially..."

Ma Lu stopped her, "You should have recovered by now, right? Go and tell him tomorrow or the day after tomorrow that when the emperor issues an order to punish the prince to go to the imperial mausoleum, no matter how long the emperor's order takes or how much he cannot get up, go to the emperor in private."

"Let him sincerely say that he and the prince are equally guilty, and beg the emperor to let him go to the imperial mausoleum with the prince. He will stay there as long as the prince goes."

Jingyi was shocked and knelt down to Malu's bedside to plead for the Fourth Prince: "Although the Fourth Prince took this desperate measure, he is also the one who was injured. How could the Queen be so careless about his health!"

Malu thought to herself, I don’t even care about my own body, let alone his?

But she still patiently explained to Jingyi: "I am doing this for his own good. You are so smart, how can you not understand what I mean and what the emperor is thinking?"

As she spoke, she reached out and pulled Jingyi up: "I know you treat the Fourth Prince as your own child, but you have to understand what he wants. The Emperor will sacrifice any prince for the Crown Prince, but he will not sacrifice the Crown Prince for any prince. I tell you this because I want you to remind him not to bring trouble upon himself."

Jingyi was smart, so she quickly understood what Malu meant. She nodded with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty is really like this..."

She wanted to say that the emperor was heartless, but he treated the prince like a treasure. She wanted to say that the emperor was partial, but he treated the fourth prince with many favors, which did not seem like he only cared about the prince.

Seeing Jingyi was speechless for a moment, Malu then went on to explain the reason behind this to her in detail: "The prince was conferred the title of crown prince when he was one and a half years old. All the emperor's plans were to ensure that the prince could ascend the throne smoothly in the future."

"Even if there are some suspicions and doubts in the past one or two years, it is not enough to shake the emperor's determination and planning for more than ten years. If Yinzhen thinks that he can pull down the prince in one fell swoop with his actions in the past few years, it is really ridiculous. Once he completely stands on the opposite side of the prince, he will face death. He must not be the one to pull down the prince."

This is outrageous, but it is the truth.

In their previous lives, the eldest prince and the eighth prince were the evil ones who pulled down the crown prince because of this. This made Kangxi completely disgusted with them, so Kangxi eliminated the possibility of them succeeding to the throne.

The crown prince was the weak spot that Kangxi could never touch.

The Eight Banners, the old surnames and some of the royal family were all relatives and nobles, and they had the power to influence the court. They were loyal to the emperor on the surface, but in fact they also wanted a weaker emperor to expand their own and their family's power.

This is why some people dislike Yinreng. With his arrogant and willful personality, don't even think about saving your face. He will take off your pants and won't even spare your life.

Now that such a thing has happened, the princes who were originally used as whetstones by Kangxi and their supporters behind them will certainly take advantage of the situation, but such people will inevitably end up in a bad way.

Malu knew that the Fourth Prince must understand this truth, but he had not taken any action yet. He just spent his days recuperating and pretending to be dead, which made her anxious - could it be that the young man was getting too proud?

That's why she told Jingyi all these tricks today, hoping that Jingyi could remind the Fourth Prince not to commit a crime against the Crown Prince and touch Kangxi's reverse scale.

Ma Lu looked at Jing Yi and said seriously, "You must convey my words to the Fourth Prince exactly. One wrong step may lead to a complete failure. I hope he can understand the pros and cons and not ruin his future on impulse."

Jingyi wiped the tears from her face and responded, "Don't worry, Madam."

The two discussed for a while, and then Jingyi took her leave and went to see Shisan as Malu instructed.

That night, the long-lost sound of quail was heard outside the window again.

Malu smiled and asked someone to open the window to let in some fresh air. She brought the Fourteenth Prince in for her to see, and then dismissed all the servants.

But the sound of birds singing outside disappeared.

Malu smiled and said to the window: "The moon dances low in the willow-shaped building, and the song ends in the shadow of the peach blossom fan. I really envy some people, who are so intoxicated by the boundless love that they have long forgotten the vows they made to each other."

Not long after, Nalan came in through the window with a gloomy face, mumbling and complaining: "I have been a virgin for you for a long time, and you still recite such poems to insult me."

Malu smiled and said, "You have been living among the beauties for so many years, and you still have the nerve to be jealous of me?"

She knew that Nalan had returned but had not come to see her for a long time because he was jealous of Kangxi because she had given birth to two daughters.

Virtue!

Nalan looked around, but only saw Fourteen. He instantly threw away his unhappiness and coaxed the little guy with great interest. Fourteen was young and could not remember people. He just thought it was fun to be thrown up high!

Before the Fourteenth Prince could laugh out loud, Nalan stuffed him back into the cradle and jumped onto Malu's bed.

Seeing that he was finally willing to behave himself, Malu touched Nalan's face and asked, "How come you are still so fair and tender after being on the battlefield?"