The Virtuous Concubine

However, the gorgeous clothes and dignified posture did not suit her delicate appearance, which made her look a little overwhelming.

The person who came was the most popular concubine in the palace recently.

Concubine Mi bowed again, without any of the rudeness she had shown when she confronted Malu in the Qianqing Palace.

"May the Royal Concubine be blessed with good health. I did not mean to disturb you, but the rain was so heavy that I had to take shelter here for the time being."

Malu said calmly, "Get up. There's no need to panic. You didn't disturb anyone. If we talk about who came first, it was me who disturbed you."

In fact, Malu scoffed at the visitor's rhetoric. They were all people who had made their mark in the palace. What was the point of a thousand-year-old fox playing Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio?

She hid here and acted mysteriously, just wanting to eavesdrop, and then when she found out that he was taking a long time to leave, she couldn't sit still anymore.

Mipin slowly stood up and said, "Thank you, Imperial Concubine."

Malu glanced at Concubine Mi indifferently and saw that her clothes and shoes were not wet, so she must have been here for a long time.

Bai Xia almost wanted to tear Mipin to pieces. When the empress arrived, he did not pay her respects but hid in the dark. He must be dead.

And there is also a problem with the palace maids in Jiangxuexuan!

At this time, the rain had lightened a little, but the sound of raindrops hitting the eaves was still clearly audible.

Malu gently pushed a cup of cold tea towards Mipin, motioning her to sit down, and then chatted with interest: "Mipin is in a good mood today, walking outside even in the rain."

Mipin sat down and drank the cold tea. When she heard Malu talking to her, she forced a smile and said, "Your Highness, you are joking. I was just walking around the palace and didn't expect to encounter such a heavy rain. That's why I found a place to take shelter from the rain."

Malu raised the corners of his lips and smiled: "Walking around casually? This palace is so big, but I happened to walk to Jiangxue Pavilion. We are really destined to be together."

Mipin felt nervous after hearing these veiled words, and quickly responded: "Your Majesty is right. I was able to enter the palace thanks to your Fourth Prince. Perhaps it was fate that allowed me to meet your Majesty here."

Mipin felt that she had no words to express her grievances. She had just entered the palace and was ignorant. She relied on her favor to provoke the then-Defei Dezhao Guifei, and ended up offending her.

She originally just wanted to test the strength of the Fourth Prince's faction and her position in Kangxi's heart... Unexpectedly, she suffered a lot in the palace.

She was still only a concubine, and one of her two children was weak and sickly, so she obviously couldn't stand up. How could she compare with Concubine De? Even when the emperor was considering conferring titles on the six palaces a while ago, the Fourth Prince, as her secret master, advised the emperor to give up the idea of ​​promoting her to a concubine.

When the Emperor asked him why, the Fourth Prince directly said that she had been rude and contradictory to him, which had made his mother, Concubine Dezhao, very angry, so he didn't like her.

Although Kangxi scolded the Fourth Prince a few times, saying that he was petty and vindictive and lacked the demeanor of a gentleman, he did not promote himself to the position of concubine.

Even Hesheli, who was not favored at all, became Consort Ping, but she was still Consort Mi!

On the other hand, Malu was promoted all the way to the title of Imperial Concubine and Imperial Concubine with two characters in her title. Not only did she hold a high position and had great power, she also gave birth to twins.

The Fourth Prince also cleared out all the people around her, and the Cao and Li families were completely disciplined, so she naturally didn't dare to offend them again.

Wang Shiqi Niang was actually unwilling to accept this. She felt that she was so young, beautiful, and intelligent, and it was really unfair for her to be with an "old man" like Kangxi.

I am also proud and proud!

In her imagination, there should be a young talent who gets to know her, understands her, loves her, helps each other and then rises to the top, and she can also become an enviable official wife.

After being favored by Kangxi, she naturally had more wealth and splendor than she could have imagined. Life in the palace was much more luxurious than that of Cao's family, but... the love and respect she wanted, the understanding and love she wanted, were all impossible to obtain.

Ma Lu looked at the brocade and embroidery on Concubine Mi and recalled that when Kangxi was young, he liked Concubine Yi, who was bright and bold, and Concubine Yi, who was smart and lively. Because this type of woman could give him a sense of freshness and satisfy his desire to conquer.

Now that Kangxi is getting older, his desire for control is getting stronger and stronger. He only likes weak, submissive, delicate and slender women, even if they are ignorant.

For example, is this dress suitable for her to wear as a concubine?

Kangxi never changed his bad eyesight towards women. Concubine Yi looked fierce, but in fact she had no confidence. She looked like she had many tricks, but in fact her heart was not with Kangxi.

This seemingly gentle woman in front of me is actually very ambitious and has big ideas.

Seeing Malu looking at her unscrupulously, as if he was looking at an insignificant object, Mipin was also a little unhappy. She touched her face and said, "Your Highness, why are you looking at me? Is there something wrong with me?"

Malu smiled softly, "Don't be nervous, Concubine Mi. I just feel that you have been in the palace for so many years. When you stood there in plain clothes, the charm of Jiangnan came to me. Now you are wearing this colorful fabric, and it looks a little strange."

Mipin felt that Malu was praising her openly but criticizing her secretly, thinking that she was not worthy of the clothes and was even using her background to mock her.

However, she couldn't get angry. As the Imperial Concubine De Zhao was in such a high position, she could only seemingly adjust the hem of her skirt unintentionally, and said with a little pride and sarcasm: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is a reward from the Emperor. I dare not neglect it in the slightest. I will wear it every day."

She said this because she thought Malu would accuse her of being extravagant and question her about the source of the offering, so she quickly explained the origin of the clothes.

It was normal for Mipin to have such a misunderstanding. After all, everyone knew that Malu had always been frugal, and would even cut down on the expenses of the crown prince. If she were to say that Malu thought she was too wasteful, she would also think that Malu was shabby!

Malu shook his head slightly, his eyes still on Concubine Mi, "Concubine Mi, you are indeed favored and well-loved. This brocade dress of yours is not something that ordinary people can afford."

Malu just felt that he had reminded her to this point, and if she still didn't understand, then there was nothing he could do.

Seeing that Malu had no ill intentions, Concubine Mi said calmly, "Your Highness, you are joking. I am just grateful for the emperor's favor."

Ma Lu reminded her for a long time, but seeing that Mipin was unmoved, she had to give up. As a noble concubine, she certainly had a lot of brocade satin and brocade silk materials, but she was not as arrogant as Mipin and wore them every day.

Her green dress, embroidered with dragon persimmon buds, was clearly against the rules. If she hadn't been one of the Fourth Prince's spies in the harem, she wouldn't have said a few more words today.

But she didn't expect that the other party not only didn't understand what she said, but also started to show off!