Kangxi: "Have you consulted the imperial physicians?"

Yinzhen looked distressed: "How dare I openly seek out the imperial physician? When the imperial physician examined my pulse, he did not find anything wrong with my body. I have also read many medical books, but I still have no clue."

Seeing that Yinzhen's appearance was genuine, Kangxi truly believed it.

Emperor Kangxi felt sorry for his son. He couldn't touch women, and he was also impotent. He had been holding back for a year or two. It was really tough on the boy.

Kangxi looked at Yinzhen with sympathy: "I will think of a way for you."

Yinzhen was first surprised, then moved: "Thank you, Father Emperor."

In Kangxi's view, Yinzhen's problem was more important than the matter mentioned by Consort De's niece. After all, if this matter could not be resolved, Yinzhen would probably never be able to touch a woman in his life. Although his cousin was also important, she was, after all, a deceased person.

Emperor Kangxi asked him, "You really can't touch it at all?"

Yinzhen looked troubled: "I've tried with the maids in the backyard and the palace maids serving me, but I can't touch them."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi thought to himself, "So many women he can't even touch, it must be no coincidence."

Emperor Kangxi also began to worry. He had never heard of anyone else having this problem of feeling disgusted when they touched women before. How did his son end up with it?

Yinzhen spoke again: "Father, the reason I fainted today was actually more because I encountered Wuya. In the past, if I felt uncomfortable with a woman, I would leave quickly. But today, I was caught off guard and Wuya pounced on me. I didn't have time to push her away and suddenly felt nauseous, so I fainted."

Emperor Kangxi couldn't help but feel sorry for Yinzhen once again.

Emperor Kangxi had three thousand concubines in his harem and understood the wonders of women best. To others, women were a haven of gentle comfort, but to Yinzhen, they were a deadly poison. The more he thought about it, the more he felt sorry for his son.

Kangxi: "I have people keep an eye on you. Since you can't touch women, then you won't go to the inner palace."

Yinzhen: "Your subject thanks Your Majesty."

Finally, Kangxi left the Fourth Prince's residence with a worried look on his face and returned to the Qianqing Palace. Kangxi felt sorry for Yinzhen again.

This son really had a lot of misfortunes. His cousin loved him dearly, but he passed away early.

Although Consort De was his biological mother, she only put on a show of respect for him, and he was not blind enough to see that.

When Yinzhen suddenly fainted, he was so busy, and he remembered that Yinzhen had once been unconscious before. He couldn't help but worry and rushed over. But Consort De, as his mother, only sent a nanny to ask about the situation. She had no intention of going to see the Fourth Prince at all.

If it were said that he didn't have the affinity with his mother, that would be understandable, after all, he was someone who didn't have that affinity with his mother, and there are many people in the world who don't have that affinity. But now he has also contracted a disease that can't be talked about, and it's a disease that's unique to him. This situation has made Emperor Kangxi sigh.

Yinzhen was his son, the one he had longed for to be born, and the one he had watched grow up. Even an emperor's heart is made of flesh and blood; how could he not feel heartache?

It wasn't appropriate to openly send someone to handle this matter, so Kangxi could only instruct people to secretly find a solution.

Although Yinzhen's fainting was a big deal to those in the know, it was not a big deal to those who were unaware of it, and it didn't even cause a ripple in the palace.

After that, Yinzhen lived a life no different from usual. He went to work on time every day, and after finishing his work, he would read some Buddhist scriptures and some strange tales. After all, with his condition, reading medical books would probably be useless.

He has read a lot of medical books in the past two years, but he still has no clue.

So I thought I'd try to find some clues in the strange tales and records.

After Kangxi secretly gave the order, the results came out in a short while. Liang Jiugong came over to report: "Your Majesty, Consort De's niece, Wuya Minyi, has been interrogated. This is the interrogation file."

As he spoke, Liang Jiugong placed the dossier on Kangxi's desk.

Emperor Kangxi picked up the file and began to look through it.

Although he was mentally prepared, Kangxi was still furious after reading it.

Consort De is truly audacious. If it weren't for her cousin, she wouldn't have achieved her later glory. Little did she know that she had also interfered in her cousin's affair.

After his initial outburst of anger, Kangxi found himself in a difficult position.

In recent years, he had lost favor with Consort De, but because she had given birth to several children, Kangxi generally wouldn't embarrass her. After all, if she wasn't good, her children wouldn't benefit either.

He had experienced the hardship of not having a mother to protect him, so naturally he didn't want his child to suffer the same fate.

Emperor Kangxi treated all the concubines in his harem who had children with him poorly. Even if they were not favored, they were still treated with kindness. He was afraid that if he did not take care of them properly, the mothers of the children would not be able to take care of them and the children would suffer.

This is precisely why it was difficult for Kangxi to make a decision.

The Consort De interfered in the murder of my cousin. It would be unfair to my cousin not to punish Consort De, but how should I punish Consort De?

If the punishment is too lenient, my cousin's spirit will not rest in peace. But if the punishment is too severe, the children born to Consort De will inevitably be talked about in the palace. Moreover, the Fourteenth Prince is still young. If his mother loses her status, he will no longer have his mother's love.

It's really hard to make a decision.

Emperor Kangxi did not sleep all night, thinking about many things. The next day, he dealt with government affairs and then went to Yonghe Palace.

When Consort De of Yonghe Palace heard that His Majesty had arrived, she was overjoyed, as His Majesty had not visited Yonghe Palace for quite some time.

"Granny, how do I look in this outfit? Isn't it a bit too plain?"

The old woman smiled and said, "Your Highness's clothes are just right, making you look serene and elegant."

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