The Virtuous Concubine

He felt that two was not enough to highlight the prince's status, and at least four was needed. Moreover, the palace maids were still of a low origin, so he still needed to choose ordinary ladies who knew the rules to ensure that these people would not lead the prince astray.

When Malu found out, he rolled his eyes.

A girl from an ordinary family wants to be your trial marriage princess? The worst she can do is be a concubine.

This person who is not seeking fame and fortune, does not cling to the rich and powerful, and will not seduce the prince and lead him astray, must have married herself. Who would come to the palace to be your trial marriage princess? Even if there are such people, you want me to find four at once? Aren't you afraid of sucking the prince dry!

Malu was speechless, but he could only accept his fate and continue looking. In the end, he was just making up the numbers, and he reported a few people regardless of their origins in the Qianqing Palace, Shoukang Palace, or even his own Yonghe Palace.

Of course, Malu asked for their opinions beforehand.

At this point, Malu finally understood how difficult Kangxi was to deal with.

Don’t teach the younger one. She is not as sensible as Yinreng, how can you teach her?

Don’t take an older one. Too old! It’s easy for them to control Yinreng and lead him astray.

Don’t marry someone who is too pretty, for fear that Yinreng will become obsessed with women.

I don’t want those who look ordinary either, because I’m afraid Yinreng won’t be interested.

In short, for any quality that Malu thought was commendable, Kangxi could accurately find the other side of this quality and then decisively reject it.

Malu was so annoyed that he threw the book down and said angrily, "Why don't you let the emperor teach it himself? I think the emperor just doesn't want the prince to get close to any women!"

Malu sat there angrily, not caring that Bai Fu and Bai Xia were frightened by her lewd words. Malu's anger grew stronger and stronger. She was already upset about being chosen by the prince, and Kangxi's requirements were so harsh that she had no idea where to start.

She began to wonder if Kangxi was intentionally making things difficult for her. Otherwise, his protectiveness towards the prince was too unhealthy!

Malu is now very glad that she was not fooled by Kangxi's words to become the queen, otherwise she would simply not be able to survive.

Jingyi beside her smiled and comforted her: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother is now the oldest person in the palace, I think she has her own ideas. The Emperor will not easily refute her ideas."

Malu calmed down and was even laughed at by Kangxi: "Do you know why these girls were rejected?"

She picked up the book again, opened the list of palace maids, and pointed to the first few girls: "They are all people the Queen Mother has seen, or they are from Shoukang Palace."

Jingyi understood that the emperor was still on guard against the Mongolians. But the queen mother was not so good, and any good candidate could not even have anything to do with her.

After thinking for a moment, Jingyi's eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "Maybe we can ask the prince himself to see if he likes anything? If the prince himself is willing, the emperor might relax his requirements."

Malu was even more uncomfortable: "No, no."

As for why it didn't work, she didn't dare tell Jingyi.

But it didn't work for a long time, and it seemed that there was no other way. Kangxi was so picky that it was outrageous. Moreover, if the date was not set, the prince's other concubines would not be able to set an auspicious date to enter the palace.

Finally, Malu gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, this is the only way."

But it would be inappropriate for me to just run over and ask the prince, "Who do you like? I'll arrange a trial marriage for you with her." That would be too heartless.

Ma Lu could only send someone to call the unfortunate Chen Xin: "You usually follow the prince everywhere. Does the prince have any favorite maid?"

Chen Xin was embarrassed when he heard this, and he knelt down quickly and said, "Your Majesty, I have never noticed that the Crown Prince has any special feelings for any young palace maid. And I dare not speculate on such matters."

Ma Lu didn't believe it. She was young and full of vigor and vitality. She asked Chen Xin impatiently, "Think about it again. Are there any clues?"

Chen Xin thought hard for a while, but still shook his head. Ma Lu felt disappointed. It seemed that she couldn't get anything out of Chen Xin. She felt heartbroken. How could this road be blocked? Ma Lu waved her hand and asked Chen Xin to leave.

Chen Xin went back and told the prince about today's conversation. The prince was delighted after hearing this: "Really? Did she really ask that?"

The prince felt an inexplicable joy in his heart. He didn't expect that Malu would care about him so much! At the same time, he was a little shy and nervous.

She looked at me like that that day and asked me questions like that today. She must have something on her mind!

The prince felt his cheeks getting hot, and couldn't help asking Chen Xin: "Did you say that? How did she react?"

Chen Xin looked at the prince's anxious look and secretly felt amused. He quickly replied, "Your Highness, when the Queen heard me say that I didn't notice that the Prince had any special feelings for any of the young palace maids, she asked me to think about it again. The slave really couldn't think of anything, so the Queen let the slave leave in disappointment."

After hearing what Chen Xin said, the prince's mood changed 180 degrees. Disappointed? What was she disappointed about!

Suddenly, the prince looked at Chen Xin with displeasure again. He must have said something wrong, otherwise why would she be unhappy!

The prince was so upset that he wanted to kick Chen Xin twice, and he also wanted to grow wings and fly to Yonghe Palace to hug her and tell her his feelings. But reason told him not to be so impulsive.

Just wait for her!

The prince was delighted and decided to hold back and wait for her to ask him again.

In fact, the prince did struggle, but he was really spoiled by Kangxi. Kangxi would give him whatever he wanted, and everything that belonged to Kangxi was considered his.

So he had the same feeling when he looked at Malu. And in his eyes, the emperor didn't particularly favor Malu, he just valued her, so he didn't feel like he was stealing someone's love.

In recent years, Malu's favor is not as good as that of Concubine Mi. Moreover, the prince saw all the hardships that Malu had suffered earlier, and he did not think that the emperor loved her.

The Emperor doesn’t know how to cherish, but he does.

The prince looked forward to Malu coming to see him again every day, but the prince's waiting was not easy.

Malu was very busy, and she really didn't know how to face the prince, so she randomly selected four palace maids and sent them to Kangxi every few days, but he refuted her and she had to look for new ones.

The Fourth Prince had already chosen a princess for trial marriage, and she was from the Song family.

After ten days, the prince couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. He saw Malu was so busy with his marriage, but she never asked him a single question. The expectation in his heart was gradually replaced by anxiety.

Finally, he could no longer sit still and went to see Malu under the pretext of discussing the specifications of the wedding ceremony.