Hongxi died during the Qianlong era. In one lifetime, he was reborn and returned to the time when he was a baby.
Living again, he decided to use the information he had gathered from his past ...
Yinreng frowned and looked over. She was just a palace maid who looked to be in her teens. She was of average appearance but dressed quite well. He guessed that she was serving her master.
"I don't know you, what's wrong?"
As soon as Yinreng finished speaking, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he looked at Kangxi with a face full of surprise and shock, "Could this palace maid be the one who poisoned him?"
Emperor Kangxi was also surprised, "How did you know?"
Surprised, his eyes were filled with wariness and curiosity.
Seeing his expression, Yinreng's face suddenly darkened. "Is Father going to say next that this palace maid claimed to be from Yuqing Palace?"
This surprised not only Emperor Kangxi, but everyone in the room wore a look of 'How did you know?'
Yinreng stood up again after sitting down, swept the teacup on the small table to the ground with his sleeve, and shouted at Kangxi in annoyance: "You believe whatever others say, Father. Have you ever trusted your son? You used to think that your son was colluding with ministers, but now even a lowly palace maid dares to frame your son."
Yinreng roared like a madman, completely ignoring Kangxi's unpredictable expression, grabbing the little palace maid by the collar and shouting, "Speak! How did I order you to frame Consort Wenxi? Was it by poisoning? Speak!"
The young palace maid was terrified by the deranged Yinreng. The moment she decided to frame him, she knew the Crown Prince would not let her go.
But she never expected the other party to be so insane in front of Kangxi, and for a moment she really didn't know how to make a false accusation.
"This servant...this servant put the medicine in the Imperial Concubine's food as you instructed..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yinreng grabbed her throat, demanding, "Where's the medicine? Where's the medicine you gave me?"
The palace maid was terrified, "Medicine..."
As she struggled, a small medicine packet fell from her sleeve. Yinreng picked it up. "Is this the medicine packet?"
The palace maid was stunned, but still nodded honestly, adding, "His Highness was afraid I'd make a mistake, so he gave me an extra packet of medicine. He said if I failed this time, I could try again..."
Before he could finish saying the word "medicine," Yinreng opened the medicine packet and poured it into his mouth without even looking at what was inside.
Everyone was completely stunned.
Kangxi was the first to react, rushing over from his chair, pressing Yinreng's head down while patting his back repeatedly.
"Baocheng, what are you doing, Baocheng?" Kangxi's voice was trembling with tears. "Isn't it enough that your father was wrong? Please, just admit it!"
Kangxi kept patting, and Yinreng frantically swallowed.
Everyone else was so frightened that they knelt on the ground. Guarjia rushed forward to help, but Kangxi pushed her away, saying, "Go find the imperial physician! What are you all standing there for?"
Physician Zhang was still waiting outside the palace when he heard Kangxi's words and rushed in.
"Quickly save the Crown Prince! If anything happens to him, your entire family will be executed!"
Physician Zhang was on the verge of tears. Without thinking twice, he picked up the teapot on the small table and poured the tea into Yinreng's mouth.
"Your Highness, I beg you to spare my family's lives. My grandson is even younger than Prince Hongxi; he can't speak yet. Please, Your Highness, have mercy and spit him out quickly, don't make him swallow any more."
Yinreng shoved the imperial physician Zhang aside without regard for anything else, even causing Kangxi to stumble. His eyes were red as he roared, "You have doubted me time and time again, and yet you have said you believe me time and time again. Now you even suspect me when something happens to your concubines. What else can't you doubt in the future? You might as well just execute me on charges of usurping the throne."
Lady Guarjia was so frightened that she knelt down, tears streaming down her face.
She was terrified by Yinreng's crazy actions, and also frightened by Kangxi's suspicion and doubt.
From the time she entered Yuqing Palace until now, Kangxi's favor towards Yinreng has reached a level that is the envy of many.
Even so, they still become suspicious and paranoid at the slightest sign of trouble.
She felt heartbroken when she saw Kangxi's suspicion of Yinreng, so one can only imagine how tragic Yinreng's feelings must have been at that moment.
Emperor Kangxi was terrified and held Yinreng, crying and pleading, "Baocheng, your father was wrong! Your father begs you to spit out the medicine! Your father promises he will never doubt you again..."
As if he had made a decision, Yinreng kept his mouth tightly shut, and no matter what others said, he looked like he was going to his death.
His eyes flickered when Yinzhen stumbled in with Aoqi.
"Father, my servant Oqi can cure many difficult and complicated diseases. Let him treat Consort Wenxi..."
Before Yinzhen could finish speaking, he noticed that Yinreng was acting strangely and rushed forward, "Second Brother, what's wrong? You... what's wrong..."
At this point, Yinzhen had already begun to foam at the mouth.
He took too much medicine at once, which caused him to be poisoned, and his symptoms were even more severe than those of Consort Wenxi.
Oqi, who was watching from the side, immediately rushed forward and examined Yinreng's eyelids. Then, he looked at Kangxi with an anxious expression and said, "Your Majesty, his life is in danger. He must take his medicine immediately."
Kangxi raised his foot to kick him, but Yinzhen knelt down and hugged his leg, pleading, "Father, this Aoqi is really capable. Someone in my household got sick, and after taking the medicine he gave them, no matter how serious the illness was, they were almost cured in two or three days."
Physician Zhang, standing to the side, was also anxious. "Your Majesty," he said, "I have also heard of the peculiarities of Western doctors. Why don't we let him give it a try?"
Normally, he would never have given Ochi a chance to show his face in front of the emperor.
But now, Yinreng's life safety is directly related to his entire family, so he can't care about competing for favor; he just wants to stay alive.
Seeing the attitudes of Yinzhen and Physician Zhang, and then glancing at the confident Oqi, Kangxi finally lowered his head when his gaze fell on the pale-faced Yinreng.
"I permit Western doctors to treat His Highness the Crown Prince, but if His Highness does not improve... Yin Tang and the entire Guo Luo Luo clan will be executed, all imperial physicians on duty today will be beaten to death, and Yu Qing Palace..."
Guarjia kowtowed, "Your subject is willing to follow the Crown Prince, only begging Father Emperor to spare the lives of Hongxi and Wenxi."
Emperor Kangxi closed his eyes briefly. "Hurry up and treat the Crown Prince's illness."
Consort Wenxi, who was still unconscious, was staying in the main room of Bichun Pavilion, so Yinreng had to quickly move her to the side room.
Kangxi sat in a chair in the corner, staring intently at the Crown Prince on the bed, seemingly lost in thought. Guarjia and Yinzhen were attending to him at the bedside.
The rest of the palace servants were all kneeling in the outer room.
At this moment, they no longer cared about Consort Wenxi; they were all silently praying for the Crown Prince's safety.
Two hours had passed since the pills were given to Yinreng, but he still showed no reaction. Kangxi finally stood up from his chair and stumbled to the bedside.
“Baocheng, your father truly knows he was wrong. If you really go this time, your father… will go with you, and will never let you be alone over there…”