The Virtuous Concubine

Kangxi was slightly stunned, and then he understood Malu's considerations. She was not only thinking about her sister, but also taking into account the face and rules of the royal family. He looked at Malu with admiration, and unexpectedly found that she was not only thorough in her work, but also had a good sense of the overall situation.

Xiaoxuan is an ancestral rule. Every time you change any old rule, you will encounter some resistance, not to mention opening such a loophole, many people will make random guesses. Kangxi was actually unwilling to make such an exception for Malu's sister, but he just blurted out these words in a moment of excitement.

Ordinary people might take the opportunity to ask for a marriage. He didn't mind being a matchmaker, as he had arranged marriages for many ministers and royal family members in the previous dynasty. But Mayanzhu was like an ant to Kangxi, and Kangxi didn't want to waste energy on picking a suitable candidate.

Kangxi wanted to grant marriage to a wife, not a concubine. However, Malu's family background was not high enough for Kangxi to grant marriage to her sister, even if she gave birth to a prince. Therefore, Malu's proposal just now could be said to have taken all factors into consideration.

"You have considered everything. I will follow your advice." Kangxi's tone was doting. "I am very pleased that you always think of others. I will let Wei Zhu handle this matter."

Malu showed a relieved smile on her face. She knew that this matter had been accomplished. Not only did it prevent Mayanzhu from entering the palace, but it also avoided unnecessary palace disputes. The fewer people who noticed this matter, the better.

As for whether Mayanzhu would be sad if she lost the election, it was not within her consideration. Aunt Hongyu's methods should be good, but Weizhu made her lose the election in the name of Kangxi, which was naturally a double guarantee.

The two of them stayed together for a while, and after Kangxi finished his meal with Malu, he returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Not to mention the many things that happened in the previous dynasty, the Zhang Changzai incident that was discovered last time was not over for him yet.

As soon as Kangxi left, the system quickly applauded Malu: "You really got it right!"

Ma Lu shook his head: "I almost got tricked. If I hadn't used Nalan Rongruo as a prelude, Kangxi would probably have felt that I was not clean."

Malu just wanted to express her deep love for Kangxi first, and then use the zither to draw out that her sister had someone she loved, so that Kangxi would be exempted from the selection or directly grant her marriage. At least, she would make Kangxi think that she already had another man in her heart. Even if she was brought into the palace to cause trouble for him, Kangxi would not even look at her.

Considering that Kangxi would become suspicious when he heard himself reciting other people's poems, he would most likely not tolerate a woman like Mayanzhu who had someone else in her heart.

There is a small possibility that he has developed a desire to conquer and must get the Mayan Pearl.

Fortunately, Malu won the bet.

At this time, in Anpin's Yanxi Palace, Anpin Li was stabbing Dachun with a long needle, while she was yelling like a madman, "Bitch! Bitch!"

When Kangxi conferred titles on the six palaces last year, he dispatched Shangshu Wu Zhengzhi, Shilang Exingge and others to hold the imperial edict and confer titles on Li as Anpin, Wangjia as Jingpin, Dong as Duanpin, Majia as Rongpin, Nara as Huipin, Guoluoluo as Yipin, and Hesheli as Xipin.

Among these seven concubines, the one with the highest status in her maternal family was Concubine An Li. Li was of Han ethnicity. Her grandfather Li Yongfang was known as the "Fuxi Efu", the first Ming general to surrender to the Later Jin Dynasty. He made many military achievements during the Nurhaci and Huang Taiji periods. Li's father Gang Atai was the third son of Li Yongfang and was also a senior general of the second rank, belonging to the Han Army Zhenglan Banner.

The fact that Li was ranked first among the seven concubines was closely related to her family background of “a noble clan”.

Moreover, because her family was already very prominent in the Ming Dynasty, the number of people she had in the palace could even be compared to that of concubines from some prominent families.

Dachun turned pale with pain and cold sweat broke out on her forehead, but she endured the pain and dared not make a sound. She knew that if she angered Concubine An again, she would be tortured even more cruelly.

Anpin's eyes flashed with madness. She fiercely stabbed the needle and said with gritted teeth: "Do you think a bitch like you can get the emperor's favor? Don't even think about it!"

Although Concubine An felt that using needles did not relieve her anger at all, the palace prohibited beating palace maids without reason. If any scars were revealed, she would be branded as unkind.

Dachun gritted her teeth, tears falling from her eyes uncontrollably. She knew that Concubine An was not talking about her, but about Malu, the noble lady of Wuya.

Because she was familiar with Noble Lady Uya, she had a good few days at the beginning, and everyone around her took good care of her. But not long after, they began to inquire about Noble Lady Uya.

Dachun felt that Malu had not done anything inappropriate or improper, so he said nothing. However, the sensitive and suspicious Concubine An gradually thought that she had betrayed the Li family and joined Malu, so she began to treat Dachun coldly.

If life was still manageable at this point, no one could have predicted what would happen next.

As Concubine Uya became more and more favored and her pregnancy became more and more stable, the Emperor even made exceptions for her many times and praised her for her many good qualities. At this time, Concubine An exploded.

She used Dachun as an object of venting her anger, and abused her in various ways every day. Dachun's life became an unbearable nightmare. She endured the double torture of body and mind, but had no place to complain.

Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside. Concubine An suddenly stopped the needle in her hand, looked back, and saw a little palace maid running in in a panic, whispering: "Concubine An, there is news from the Li Mansion!"

Anpin's face changed, she quickly put down the needle in her hand and straightened her clothes. She glared at Dachun coldly and threatened in a low voice: "If you dare to reveal even a word about what happened today, I will make you live a life worse than death!"

Dachun nodded, still not daring to speak. Anpin then turned and walked out, smiling to read the letter from home. Dachun lay on the ground, curled up in pain, his heart filled with endless grievances and fear.

Malu naturally didn't know that the person she liked was in dire straits, and she was still concentrating on taking care of her baby. Every day at 7:30, she would clock in at Kunning Palace, and then watch the people in the harem exchange words for a while, and occasionally she would join in the fray, or be affected once or twice.

These are just verbal disputes, and can only be described as the hobbies of these plastic sisters in the harem.

Concubine Tong has been under house arrest for the past three months. All the troublemakers in the palace, who are the most confident and stubborn, are not allowed to leave the palace. In the eyes of Empress Nianhulu, these people's minor quarrels are harmless.

However, beneath this calm surface, there were turbulent waves. Malu could occasionally sense some unusual auras, especially the eyes of Concubine An Li, which were always cold and hostile, making her feel a little uneasy.

So she specifically looked at Concubine An's favorability towards her, and sure enough, it had become zero, just like Concubine Hui's.