He Xue, a modern woman with a keen interest in Qing Dynasty history, felt regret over the fate of the deposed Crown Prince, believing he didn't deserve such an end. If given the chance, she was...
"Doctor Liu, do you suspect that someone poisoned the Crown Prince?" Kangxi asked upon hearing Doctor Liu's words.
"Your Majesty, this is merely my guess!"
"Could it be like the Imperial Noble Consort, who couldn't detect the poisoning just by taking her pulse?" The Imperial Noble Consort didn't discover the poisoning back then.
Emperor Kangxi is now pondering who could have poisoned the Crown Prince. Could it be a remnant of the Ming dynasty, plotting to murder the Crown Prince and seize the opportunity to overthrow the Qing dynasty?
Although the poisoning was not detected at the time, the pulse of the Imperial Noble Consort was still unusually weak.
But the Crown Prince's pulse is now no different from that of an ordinary person! "It's even stronger than Your Majesty's!" Physician Liu thought to himself.
"Father, I am fine now. Physician Liu and the others should go back!" the Crown Prince said to Kangxi. Only after sending the physicians away could he tell Kangxi the truth.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Kangxi asked, still worried.
"It's alright!" the crown prince nodded and said.
"Now that the Crown Prince is alright, you may all return home! I want others to know about what happened today!" Kangxi said solemnly.
If people knew that the Crown Prince had fainted and no cause could be found, he worried that someone might take advantage of the situation to harm the Crown Prince.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Physician Liu and the others replied.
“Your Majesty, it will be difficult to cover up the fact that Physician Liu and his group came to the Qianqing Palace just now!” Liang Jiugong said.
He brought all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy into the Qianqing Palace. Surely someone would notice, and by now the news had probably spread throughout the palace.
"The Crown Prince is simply too tired and hasn't had enough rest lately!" Kangxi offered the Crown Prince a plausible excuse.
"We understand!" Physician Liu then left with his entourage.
Kangxi ordered Liang Jiu to stand guard at the door. "Baocheng, what exactly happened just now?"
"Father, what I am about to say may seem unbelievable, but it is absolutely true!" the Crown Prince said to Kangxi.
Emperor Kangxi was curious about what the Crown Prince wanted to say.
"Father, I was perfectly fine before, but ever since Eunuch Liang brought those two palace maids in, I haven't felt nauseous!"
At the time, I didn't know what was wrong. I was fine when I wasn't looking at them, but as soon as I saw them, I felt nauseous, and then I fainted!
After the Crown Prince finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Kangxi. He didn't reveal that he could tell what the two palace maids were thinking. It was better to be cautious about this matter. Would his father be wary of him if he found out?
Emperor Kangxi frowned as he looked at the Crown Prince, who remained unperturbed.
Kangxi could tell from the Crown Prince's expression that he wasn't lying, and he also remembered that the Crown Prince's expression was a bit off when he looked at the two palace maids. No wonder the Crown Prince told the two palace maids to leave before he fainted!
He had only ever heard that men were beasts when they saw women, but he had never heard of someone fainting at the sight of a woman!
The problem is that this person is the Crown Prince. Does that mean the Crown Prince can't have any contact with women in the future? The Crown Prince is the heir apparent of the Qing Dynasty. If he can't have contact with women, how will he continue the family line?
The crown prince was personally groomed by him, and now the crown prince's every move shows the demeanor of a crown prince. He has high hopes for the crown prince and does not want to replace him because of this matter. He cannot find a more suitable candidate for crown prince than the crown prince.
Moreover, changing the crown prince could easily cause turmoil in the court. Unless absolutely necessary, and the crown prince has no major problems, he should not be changed lightly.
Emperor Kangxi found it strange. What normal man can't have contact with women and be completely celibate? Unless he's a monk!
Monks? Kangxi immediately felt a sense of impending doom; there could be no more members of the Aisin Gioro family becoming monks.
"Liang Jiugong!" Kangxi called out to the door.
The Crown Prince did not know what Kangxi was going to do, nor did he know whether Kangxi would believe him.
"Your Majesty!" Liang Jiugong pushed open the door and walked in.
"Go and thoroughly investigate those two palace maids, see if there's anything wrong with them!" Kangxi thought for a moment, then said to Liang Jiugong, "Go and find a few more palace maids!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Although Liang Jiugong did not know what Kangxi meant, he felt that it must be related to the Crown Prince.
“Baocheng, Liang Jiugong will bring the person over in a moment. You just stand here. Perhaps it was just a coincidence!” Kangxi still refused to believe that the Crown Prince could not get close to women.
"Yes! Your Majesty understands!" The Crown Prince knew that Kangxi still didn't quite believe him, and he wasn't sure if he treated all women this way, or just those two palace maids. This was a good opportunity for him to verify!