The Virtuous Concubine

Malu doesn't know what the prince is doing?

But Malu understood everything!

All that inexplicable jealousy, coquettishness, dependence, closeness, and those weird words were suddenly explained.

She originally thought that the prince treated her as a friend, as... but she didn't expect that he actually had such thoughts!

The prince's feelings surprised and flustered her. This was not at the same level as Rong Ji and the others.

Looking at the face in the mirror that was still as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water, Malu suppressed the slight joy and pride in his heart and decided not to see the prince anymore.

"It has to be me~"

Bai Fu was combing her hair behind her. When she heard this, she was a little confused: "What? Did the queen give any instructions just now?"

Malu quickly shook his head: "Nothing."

Malu was strangely happy at this moment... It was human nature! Or maybe the prince was too handsome, anyone who was liked by him would be confused.

And just when Malu felt that she was no longer young and was lamenting her youth, and when Nalan made a solemn promise but broke his oath, the prince's unconcealable feelings made her regain her confidence.

But her basic conscience made her understand that the prince could only be viewed from afar and not... ahem.

Malu slapped his face to sober himself up, then quickly lay back on the bed.

After rolling around on the bed for a few rounds, Malu said to Bai Fu with regret, "We should reduce our interactions with the prince in the future."

Bai Fu heaved a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty is right. It is not appropriate for us in Yonghe Palace to be too close to the Crown Prince."

Although Malu felt reluctant, she also knew that she could not afford to offend the prince.

Rules and such are secondary. Anyway, she no longer takes this seriously. The main thing is Kangxi!

Kangxi was simply looking at the prince with the mentality of a widow raising her son. If her affair with Rong Ji and Nalan was exposed, Kangxi might just take her life for the sake of dignity.

But if there was any dispute with the prince, it would be a disaster that would implicate the entire clan. Moreover, Kangxi's desire to control the prince was too strong, and there were many spies around the prince. This was absolutely not allowed.

Malu smacked his lips regretfully, not realizing that he had never considered the possibility of "not liking the prince" and fell asleep.

The prince naturally knew that her knowledge of his thoughts, which could not be revealed to outsiders, had been known to her.

Her departure was undoubtedly a rejection.

Although this was within the prince's expectations, it was also reasonable.

But the prince still felt a bloody taste in his throat, which prevented him from saying a word to retain the girl or to say goodbye.

He only took away the half-broken rose.

Everyone's life returned to normal. The Eighth Prince dared not come to visit again, and the Crown Prince also tacitly separated himself from her. The only thing she worried about was the future of her two little daughters.

It was not until Kangxi summoned her to the Qianqing Palace that she found the prince right next to her when she entered!

Her heart suddenly tightened, and countless thoughts flashed through her mind. She didn't know why Kangxi summoned her and the prince at this time. This was too sudden!

The prince's expression was equally complicated. His eyes stayed on her for a moment, then quickly moved away.

She lowered her head nervously, not daring to look directly at Kangxi and the prince.

Perhaps Malu had something to hide, she only felt that the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace was solemn and depressing, as if there was an invisible force enveloping it.

Kangxi asked her to come in but didn't say anything. After a long while, he slowly said, "I called you here today because I have something to ask you."

"I want to make you queen, what do you think?"

Malu's eyes widened in shock. She had never expected Kangxi to make such a decision.

The prince arrived earlier than Malu, and he knew it when he first arrived, so there was no surprise on his face, just a hint of resistance.

Seeing the prince standing there without saying anything, Malu quickly knelt down and politely declined: "Your Majesty, you are joking. How can I be worthy of this? Your Majesty has tried to test my feelings before and asked me what I think. I know everything and have said it clearly. I know that I am not talented and well-educated, and my temperament is not that of a person who can be a mother to the country. The position of queen is a heavy responsibility, and I really don't dare to take it."

Malu spoke earnestly, his forehead pressed tightly against the ground, but his heart was burning with anger.

He had asked this question so many times before! He even asked it again this time, and asked it in front of the crown prince! Kangxi's behavior was simply a crime worthy of death! Could it be that he saw that the fourth child was growing too fast, and he could not help but speed up the provocation?

The more Malu thought about it, the angrier he became, but he didn't dare show it.

Kangxi signaled the prince to help Malu up himself: "Don't refuse yet, listen to what I have to say."

When the prince saw Kangxi's look, he walked to the front of Malu with his back to Kangxi, feeling very excited and resisting.

When Malu saw a pair of gold-threaded boots in front of him, he couldn't help but look up, and saw the hot emotions in the eyes of the stern-looking boy.

He bent down, stretched out his hand, gently grasped Malu's arm, and helped her up. Normally, this behavior was just a courtesy, but the prince's strong hand firmly grasped Malu's arm.

The burning heat from the prince's palms passed through the silk and reached Malu.

Their eyes met inadvertently, and at that moment, they felt as if an electric current passed through them.

His hand seemed to still feel the temperature of Malu's skin, and the soft touch made him a little dazed. But soon, he regained his composure, and after a little effort to help the man up, he gently let go of Malu's arm.

Malu's heartbeat had not yet calmed down, she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at the prince again.

The prince also turned his face slightly, trying to hide his inner turmoil. Kangxi looked at their reactions, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if the awkward and mutually repulsive reactions of the two were under his control.

He interpreted Yinreng's alienation and rejection as Yinreng's unwillingness to let Malu become the queen and replace his mother, but unwilling to disobey his father, so he reluctantly agreed.

At the same time, he also understood Malu's refusal as that he valued himself and the prince more than his position and ambition.

But Yinreng still needs a high-ranking concubine in the harem to take care of him. It is impossible for him to take care of everything, especially when Yinreng gets married in the future. Does he, the emperor, have to educate his wife and his crown princess too?

He needed to find someone who could take care of Yinreng without causing too much trouble. But at the moment, Malu seemed to be the most suitable, but she refused the position of queen. Kangxi decided to test Malu's attitude again.

"Malu, I know the reason why you refused the position of queen, but after thinking about it, I feel that Yinreng and the princes in the harem do need a legitimate mother to take care of them. Do you have any other ideas?" Kangxi looked at Malu with burning eyes.