The Virtuous Concubine

When Malu heard Wen Xian's words, the teacup in her hand trembled violently, and the tea she had just drunk got stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down. She coughed so hard that her whole face turned red.

Wen Xian rushed over anxiously to pat Malu's back. After a long while, Malu gradually recovered.

She raised her head, stared at Wen Xian closely, and asked with a trembling voice, "What did you just say?"

Wen Xian looked at Malu like this, and couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. His words were indeed taboo. Mother definitely didn't want him to gossip about the prince, after all, the prince was also her brother.

It was inappropriate to talk about the prince's affairs like this. How could a sister talk about her brother's bedroom affairs?

Wen Xian was afraid that Malu would be angry, so he hesitated for a moment and dared not say anything more.

Malu saw through Wen Xian's thoughts. She calmed herself down, gently held Wen Xian's hand, and said softly, "Mother was just startled for a moment. You can tell me what happened. Mother wants to know the whole story."

Wen Xian hesitated for a moment and said softly, "I just happened to hear someone talk about the Crown Prince. I don't know if it's true or not. Mother, please don't blame me for being nosy."

In fact, it was the Fourth Prince who told her, but she definitely couldn't betray the Fourth Prince. Otherwise, if the Fourth Prince knew about it, he wouldn't tell her any of the fresh and hot palace secrets in the future. Without these interesting things to entertain herself, life in the palace would be so boring!

Malu nodded: "Okay, okay, since my mother said she doesn't blame you, I won't pursue the matter, nor will I ask where you got the news from. You just need to tell me."

When Wen Xian received the pardon order, he was so excited that he told the Fourth Prince all the news he had heard from him.

"Mother, do you know? In the prince's backyard, there is only one girl, Yang, whom he favors so much that he wants to pluck all the stars in the sky for her. Somehow, this matter got to the ears of the emperor, who was furious when he heard it. He thought that Yang was a seductive witch, so he immediately ordered Yang to be expelled from the palace."

"Who would have thought that Yang Gege was such a strong-willed woman who would rather die than leave the Eastern Palace. She actually died in the palace. This incident made the emperor very angry, and he immediately asked Wei Zhu to wrap Yang Gege's body with a straw mat and throw it directly into the mass grave."

"The prince was depressed for a long time because of this incident, and even quarreled with the emperor several times. The emperor probably felt that he owed the prince something, so he gave in later. He appointed a new concubine for the prince and made great fanfare to prepare for the Spring Festival, just to take the prince out to relax and ease his mood..."

As he spoke, Wen Xian came back to his senses and swallowed the following words: "Now everyone in the palace knows that the prince is a romantic!"

After hearing these words, the expression on Malu's face kept changing as the story progressed, and finally he was stunned and didn't recover for a long time.

If the prince and I were not in love and the two of us kept in touch through Bai Qian, I might have actually believed it!

How could it be spread so absurdly?

Ma Lu calmed down, suppressed his laughter and said to Wen Xian: "These rumors are just for your reference, don't take them seriously."

Wen Xian nodded obediently and responded crisply: "Daughter understands, mother, don't worry, daughter won't say anything nonsense."

Seeing her being so well-behaved, Malu couldn't help but put his arm around her shoulders and said, "You're really well-behaved this time. You didn't make a fuss about going to the Spring Festival. That's really rare."

Wen Xian's face lit up with a brilliant smile, and she tilted her body slightly, falling into Malu's arms, acting like a docile kitten and saying, "I just want to stay with my mother, isn't that possible? My daughter has grown up now, and she understands my mother's hard work."

Malu gently stroked Wen Xian's hair, eyes full of doting, and said with a smile: "You are so clever, you know how to make mother happy. However, this spring search, mother always feels a little uneasy... It's better for you not to go, so that mother won't worry about you all day long. Besides, if you stay in the palace, you can help your fourth brother a little."

Wen Xian looked at his mother's worried face, and he was anxious. He couldn't help but blurt out: "Why should I help Fourth Brother? Fourth Brother is very powerful. Half of the ministers in the court listen to him."

Malu's face suddenly changed, and he quickly reached out to cover her mouth: "My little ancestor! How can you say such things casually? Are you hiding in someone's study? How do you know that these ministers are on your fourth brother's side?"

Wen Xian blinked his eyes mischievously, smiled, and whispered: "Mother, don't feel sorry for Fourth Brother, he did it on purpose. Originally, it was Fourth Brother who proposed the matter of Chunsou to the Emperor. Those ministers disagreed, but they only expressed their opinions out of courtesy after listening to him."

After Wen Xian said this, Malu finally understood.

The Fourth Prince probably wanted to establish himself as a friendly brother to Kangxi while being isolated and helpless in the court.

In that case, there is no need to worry.

But in a moment, she began to worry about the prince again.

The first time a crown prince was deposed in history seemed to be when he peeked into Kangxi’s tent after a trip... I don’t know, was it this time?

Kangxi is in good health now, Rongji is using strong medicine to keep him alive, there is no need for the prince to look sad. And the three children born to Concubine Mi all died young, so...it shouldn't happen again, right?

Malu sighed, "It's a pity that Yinzuo and Yinzhen are not here, otherwise they can help us keep an eye on Chunsou's movements, so that we can have a better idea of ​​what's going on."

Wen Xian rolled his eyes and was about to say that Thirteen would go, but he swallowed the words back. Because of Aunt Jingyi's affection, Mother might not let Thirteenth Prince act as a spy. Thinking of this, Wen Xian decided to swallow the words back and not mention it again.

The mother and daughter chatted casually for a while, then Wen Xian stood up, straightened her clothes, and said to Malu with a smile: "Mother, I'm going to go see my thirteenth brother first. It's only a few days before we set off. I was thinking of asking him to help me catch a little fox."

Malu smiled and shook her head: "You can go and take a look, but don't talk about the foxes. The Xue family army has given birth to so many of them. When I saw them when they were young, they looked not much different from foxes. Don't put those creatures in the princess's house anymore. They jump up and down all day long. How can you be a princess?"

Wen Xian stuck out his tongue and hurried away.