The Virtuous Concubine

Malu shook his head: "This is the most disgusting thing about Wuya's family. She and I are born of the same mother. If she causes trouble, has conflicts or loses face, it will also affect me. If she does something bad, she will suspect that I am in collusion with her. I am either not a good sister or not a good girl. Even if Aunt Hongyu teaches her well, if she is favored, everyone will laugh at me for not being able to compare with my sister. If she is not favored, they will ask why I don't help her."

The system got anxious after hearing this. It hadn't thought so much about it before, but after Malu's analysis, it realized all the disadvantages: "Why not just kill it? There's some poison in the mall..."

The system's voice became smaller and smaller, because it knew that Malu would definitely not do this. Before, she would rather take the risk herself and fight with Kang Xirou, just to avoid involving others.

If you ask her to kill Mayanzhu, she will probably refuse to do it.

I didn't expect that Malu actually clicked on the mall to look at poison! After looking for a while, Malu's eyes stopped on a potion. This potion was a psychotropic poison, which could not be detected under the medical conditions of the Qing Dynasty.

Malu asked the system: "Do I need to download this myself?"

System: "Yes."

Malu thought about it and gave up. It was too expensive and troublesome, and Mayanzhu was not worthy. She should just grant the marriage. As for who she would grant, she didn't care, and she didn't care whether Mayanzhu was happy or not. She could leave this medicine for Kangxi to use in the future.

What if... Historically, Yongzheng ascended the throne at the age of 43, which was a bit late. She wanted to become a widow earlier, and if she could catch up, she could have a second spring earlier.

Thinking of this, Malu quickly touched her belly, her heart full of love and worry for the unborn child. She knew that Emperor Yongzheng in history was very diligent and devoted almost all his time and energy to national affairs, which made her, a salted fish, admire him very much, but also a little distressed.

Just as the thought came to his mind, Bai Xia hurried in to report that Concubine Nianhulu had led the other concubines to visit Malu and congratulate her on her new house and title.

Malu's heart tightened. This was too sudden! She thought she would have to wait until the ceremony of Concubine Niuhulu's coronation was completed before she could meet the people in the harem.

In fact, Malu underestimated the shock her initial title of noble lady would cause to the harem. Malu was very popular with Kangxi in the early stage, and Kangxi wanted to give her a rank of Changzai, which was only one level higher than the ordinary palace maid. Later, because Kangxi thought she "could not help herself" and almost hurt the child, he used the rank to compensate.

Others didn't know, they just felt that this noble lady Wu Ya had a tendency to be the most favored lady in the palace, and they wanted to see who she was.

Before, she had been hiding in the Qianqing Palace, where she had the favor of Emperor Kangxi and the care of Aunt Shuyu. It seemed like a paradise to her. Unexpectedly, on the first day of moving to the Yonghe Palace, concubines came to visit her, led by the future queen.

No matter how much she schemed, it was all just her little tricks against Kangxi. Besides, Kangxi would not harm her, and the people in the harem... She really couldn't control them.

Although Malu was a little nervous, she also understood that no matter how scared she was, she still had to go out and greet the guests in person. After all, most of the people who came were of higher status than her, so she couldn't refuse them, let alone be rude.

Malu knew that these people came here just to test and observe her, or even to trick her, so she had to be careful. She quickly tidied up her clothes and checked her makeup before Bai Xia helped her out of the inner room and came to the main hall of the east side hall of Yonghe Palace.

Ma Lu saw that Concubine Niuhulu and several other concubines were already waiting there, and Bai Fu was serving them tea and snacks. These concubines had different looks, but they were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and had pearls and jade on their heads. They were elegant, and each of them had a gentle smile on their face, hiding countless calculations and temptations in their hearts.

To be honest, Ma Lu had never seen any of these people in the harem except Concubine Niuhulu, whom she had met during the selection, and Concubine Tong, who was still recovering from illness and had not come. But she couldn't look at them directly, so she bowed respectfully to Concubine Niuhulu, who was at the top, and deliberately made her voice soft and humble: "I, the servant Uya, greet the queen and all the sisters. Thank you for coming today, it really makes Yonghe Palace glorious."

Concubine Niuhulu smiled slightly. This Uya was really a wonderful person. She knew that she would be crowned as the empress soon, but it was overstepping the boundaries to call her the empress, and it was a bit disrespectful to call herself a concubine, so this title really satisfied both sides. She hurriedly called out, "Noble Uya, there is no need to be so polite. We all live together in the harem and are all concubines of the emperor. We should take care of each other. Today, my sister is crowned, and we have come to congratulate her. We hope that everything goes well for her in Yonghe Palace. If you need anything, don't be polite, just say it directly."

The other concubines also echoed, and the scene suddenly looked extremely harmonious and warm.

However, Malu didn't know who these people were at all! She could only keep thanking them with a smile on her face, while searching for information in the conversation to confirm which one was which, which made her exhausted.

On the right side of Concubine Niuhulu, there was a bright and elegant woman, whose most distinctive features were her slanting eyebrows and her plump mouth. She was wearing a rose-red embroidered cheongsam with hundreds of flowers and gold-plated patterns, and her jewelry and head ornaments were also made of pure gold. She looked really rich and noble. She followed Concubine Niuhulu's words and said, "Yes, I heard that my sister has been feeling unwell recently, so we came to visit her and hope that she can recover soon. How do you feel now?"

In fact, this is one of the issues that everyone is most concerned about. But she may be the only one who is so direct.

She was a quick-witted person. Judging from her appearance and personality, she should be Concubine Yi. Ma Lu looked over and saw that there was a woman following behind her who was dressed like a noble lady. She was wearing a lilac-colored pomegranate satin dress. She must be Concubine Guo Luoluo. So Ma Lu said to the bright and beautiful woman, "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Yi. I am much better now. I am very grateful for your concern."

As expected, this woman was the shrewd and straightforward Concubine Yi. After hearing what she said, Concubine Yi just covered her mouth with her hands and laughed. Her behavior seemed gentle and her words were pleasant, but just like the rose, it always felt prickly when you tasted it carefully: "You should thank me for what I did. You should thank the emperor for his great grace. Look at this palace and your complexion. I think the emperor cares about you very much."

As expected, as soon as she said this, the atmosphere at the scene became subtle. Everyone began to look around and observe Malu. Some people even changed their expressions, but Malu felt that it was not worth mentioning that they could change their expressions in public. At least the main ladies in the harem were as stable as a rock.

Another elegant and dignified woman beside Concubine Niuhulu spoke up to help Malu out at the right time. Although her voice was gentle, it was full of irrefutable authority: "The emperor naturally cares about everyone in the harem, and this is also a blessing for the concubines. We came here to bother you because we want to meet our new sisters."

As she spoke, she turned around and bowed to Concubine Niuhulu. The hem of her royal blue brocade and pearl-studded skirt was embroidered with magnolia flowers. As she moved, it seemed as if the magnolia flowers were swaying in the breeze, very elegant. "Your Majesty, pregnancy can easily cause fatigue. Could you please grant Concubine Wuya a seat?"

Huipin's timely speech not only helped Malu out of the predicament, but also cleverly changed the topic. Malu looked at her gratefully. Hearing this, Concubine Niuhulu smiled slightly and nodded: "Sister Huipin is right. I was negligent. Come, give Concubine Wuya a seat."

Bai Fu quickly brought an exquisite chair and placed it behind Malu.

Seeing this, Yipin realized that she should not add fuel to the fire any further, otherwise it would not be straightforward but vicious. She glanced at Huipin, and even this disdainful glance was full of charm.

Does Yipin really think that Huipin is pretending to be virtuous?

There are many people in the harem who hold higher positions than her, but she is the only one who pretends to be virtuous and puts down her. Why hasn't the emperor made her the empress? It's really infuriating!

However, she also changed the topic and began to inquire about Malu's news with others.