The Virtuous Concubine

Kangxi's days in the Nanyuan Palace were far from being as leisurely and comfortable as everyone imagined - there was no news from Yinzuo as soon as he left!

Although Yinzuo left a message before setting off, in order to ensure that the entire operation was seamless and more credible, he chose to take only two guards with him. Moreover, if there was no major discovery on the way, he would not easily send a message to avoid leaking the news. However, Kangxi knew that Yinzuo had a reason to do so, but his inner worries did not diminish at all.

After all, Yinzuo was still a child, a very smart and capable child. If he really encountered an accident outside, how would he tell Dezhao?

Moreover, Nalan, disguised as an imperial envoy, continued to make new discoveries. Although these clues and problems did not involve cheating in the imperial examinations, the matters involved were complicated and still required Kangxi to invest energy and manpower to handle them.

Kangxi could only send people to look for Yinzuo secretly. This brat even figured out his identity on his own, and it was not prepared by Kangxi. He was so slippery that it made it much more difficult for Kangxi to find him.

On the other hand, Kangxi also needed to spend a lot of time to unravel and deal with the problems discovered by Nalan during his inspection.

In such a stressful situation, Kangxi had no time to take care of the letters sent from the palace and those trivial memorials. He simply put them aside. Even the letter that Malu wrote to Wen Xian was piled up in there.

Malu waited in Yonghe Palace day after day. In the blink of an eye, almost half a month had passed, but she still didn't receive a reply from Kangxi.

She also asked Wei Zhu indirectly, but Wei Zhu, having received Kangxi's instructions, did not dare to tell her that the emperor was worried about Yinzuo's affairs, so she could only play it safe.

Malu really couldn't wait any longer, but she couldn't act rashly. In desperation, she called Doctor Gu and got straight to the point.

"Doctor Gu, give me a prescription for abortion."

Upon hearing this, Doctor Gu was horrified and knelt down immediately: "Your Majesty! The concubine has been in bed for six months, and her colleagues in the Imperial Hospital have surrounded her tightly. If you use medicine without authorization, I'm afraid it will be discovered!"

Now, on the surface, the only pregnant woman in the palace was Concubine Mi, and Imperial Physician Gu thought that Malu had finally decided to take action against Concubine Mi.

He didn't want to bear the charge of murdering the heir to the throne! He had concealed the truth before. After all, it was about giving birth to a child, not killing the child, so Doctor Gu could still accept it.

Now, are you going to go down the path of harming people?

When Malu saw Doctor Gu's reaction, he knew that he had misunderstood his meaning, so he decided to take advantage of the situation and get the medicine first.

If we don't find a solution, she'll be showing her pregnancy.

"I have my own way. Don't ask any more questions. Prepare the medicine and bring it to me within three days." Malu said in a cold tone.

Doctor Gu kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed! Once the truth is revealed, the consequences will be disastrous. Please take back your order and find another way!"

Malu's expression became more and more stern: "How dare you disobey my words?"

Doctor Gu gritted his teeth and decided to refuse. No matter what, at least he had to ask Mingzhu first.

Seeing how determined he was, there was no point in the two of them staying deadlocked here, so Malu had to take out the Pisces pendant that she had repeatedly refused and that Nalan had finally stuffed into her mouth.

She held the Pisces pendant in front of Doctor Gu, her eyes were sharp as torches, and she spoke word by word, "Look carefully, with this order in hand, do you still want to disobey me? You should know what this pendant represents, Doctor Gu, don't make the mistake."

Doctor Gu was shocked when he saw the pair of fish pendants, and then he knew that this must be a lovelorn man from the Nalan family who was blinded by lust and gave such an important Nalan family head order to the imperial concubine!

Doctor Gu looked as pale as death. It seemed that he had to do it. But when he thought about what Malu was going to do with the Pisces pendant, he felt extremely conflicted.

Seeing that his expression had eased, Malu gave him another reassurance: "I have already said that I have my own plan. You just need to do as I tell you. I will bear all the consequences and will not implicate you."

Doctor Gu had no choice but to nod, but he didn't really believe it in his heart. If the fact that Concubine Mi had a miscarriage was exposed, Imperial Concubine would not expose him about it.

Malu saw Doctor Gu nod his head and finally relaxed her tense nerves. At this moment, she was exhausted, but also a little relieved. At least... at least she still had a glimmer of hope, and she would not have to watch all the people she cared about fall into despair because of this child.

"Doctor, remember, this matter must not leak out at all. Once it's done, I will reward you handsomely." Malu said to Doctor Gu, suppressing the pain in his heart.

Doctor Gu could only nod his head and say, "Don't worry, your Majesty. I will keep my mouth shut. But I hope your Majesty will make preparations early, just in case. And what kind of abortion pills do you want?"

Although there was a hint of agreement in his words, his eyes were wandering and he was obviously worried about the future.

Seeing Malu looking at him, Doctor Gu explained, "There are medicines that are fast-acting but harmful to the body, some that are relatively mild but time-consuming, and... there are also those that can solve the problem once and for all, or even kill two people with one body. The pros and cons of this are up to your majesty to decide."

A trace of pain flashed across Malu's eyes, and her hand unconsciously touched her abdomen: "I need a medicine that works quickly and cleanly. I don't have much time. Every day I delay, the chance of Concubine Mi's child surviving increases."

Doctor Gu looked reluctant and wanted to persuade her again: "Madam, you must think it over carefully! Once you take this medicine, there is no turning back."

Malu shook her head and interrupted him: "Stop talking nonsense. Can you match them within three days? Don't try to sway me again, otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Doctor Gu looked at Malu and knew that she had made up her mind. No amount of persuasion would help. He could only sigh helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, I will do my best. In two days, you can call me back to check your pulse with the excuse of a cold or other reasons."

Malu closed his eyes slightly, as if suppressing the turbulent waves in his heart: "I know, you can leave now. If you leak it to anyone, you know the consequences."

After Doctor Gu left, Malu seemed to have lost all her strength and slumped in the chair. She stared blankly ahead, and after a long while, she could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

The palace maids and eunuchs on duty outside the palace looked at each other when they heard the miserable crying, but they did not dare to go in because the imperial concubine in front had ordered not to disturb them under any circumstances.

Bai Fu knew something was wrong, so she gritted her teeth and finally decided to run to the side hall to find Jingyi who was sewing arrow sleeves for the child with Dachun.