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...
The crown prince turned around and saw Li Dequan rushing over with the imperial physician.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" Li Dequan and the imperial physician immediately bowed to the Crown Prince.
"What's going on?" the Crown Prince asked worriedly. Could it be that Father Emperor is ill?
"Your Highness, this servant is also unclear. The Emperor was talking inside with General Su He and General Tai when the Emperor suddenly shouted for the imperial physician!" Li Dequan explained.
How could the Crown Prince possibly feel at ease returning to Yuqing Palace at this point!
The Crown Prince arrived at the entrance of the Qianqing Palace again, knelt down, and said, "Father, please let me in! I am so worried about not seeing you! I am unfilial and should not have angered you!"
After hearing the Crown Prince's words, Emperor Kangxi ordered the imperial physician to examine Su Hetai and then went out.
"Father Emperor!" the Crown Prince exclaimed joyfully as he saw Emperor Kangxi emerge.
"Get up! What kind of behavior is this, crying like this!" Although Kangxi said it with disdain, he was actually very happy. As expected, the Imperial Noble Consort was right; Bao Cheng was not deliberately going against me.
"Yes, thank you, Father Emperor!" The Crown Prince stood up and looked at Kangxi. "Father Emperor, are you feeling unwell? Why did you call the imperial physician?"
Emperor Kangxi said speechlessly, "It's not me, it's Suhetai!"
"Suhetai? What happened to him?" the crown prince asked, puzzled.
Kangxi couldn't bring himself to say that he had angered Suhetai to the point of fainting. "It shouldn't be a big problem. The imperial physician is treating him right now."
"Father, may I go in and take a look?" the Crown Prince asked. After all, this was He Xue's father, who would be his father-in-law in the future. Although his father-in-law did not like him, he could not be impolite!
Kangxi hesitated. He hadn't let the Crown Prince in earlier because he was afraid of upsetting Su Hetai. If something happened to Su Hetai, the court would not only lose a great general, but more importantly, the Crown Prince's wedding would have to wait.
Kangxi thought about it again and felt that Suhetai should not be that fragile, after all, he was a person who led troops into battle!
The Crown Prince wondered what Kangxi was hesitating about. Was there something else he was hiding?
"Go in!" Kangxi said.
The Crown Prince followed Kangxi inside. Suhetai had already woken up by then.
"What's wrong with him?" Kangxi asked the imperial physician.
"Your Majesty, General Su Hetai is not seriously injured. It's just that he was agitated and his liver qi was stagnant!" The imperial physician felt Su Hetai's pulse, which was strong and powerful, even better than his own. He couldn't expose Su Hetai's condition to his face!
Emperor Kangxi understood the underlying meaning in the imperial physician's words: Suhetai was faking it.
He was worrying for nothing. Although Su Hetai was faking it, there was nothing he could do to Su Hetai. If he pushed Su Hetai too far, Su Hetai might really use this as an excuse to prevent Hexue from marrying the Crown Prince.
"Alright, go and prescribe the medicine! Prescribe more medicine to clear his heat!" Kangxi said. Medicine to clear heat is the most bitter. Although he couldn't do anything to Su Hetai, he wouldn't let Su Hetai have an easy time either.
“Your Majesty, no need for medicine, this servant is fine!” Su Hetai said immediately.
"You should take some medicine! Your health is the most important thing! Come and drink your medicine every day after court. I will personally watch you drink it. This is an imperial decree, and you cannot disobey it!" Kangxi said sternly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Suhetai said with a bitter face.
"Baocheng, go and see your father-in-law!" Kangxi said to the Crown Prince with a smile.
The Crown Prince was somewhat confused about what was going on, but he was still very happy. Could it be that Su Hetai had agreed to let Xue marry him?
Upon hearing the words "father-in-law," Su Hetai immediately clutched his chest and looked at Kangxi, saying, "Your Majesty, if you say that, this servant is about to faint again!"
She might faint at any time, so Xue should stay by my side and fulfill her filial duties!
"Fine, fine, I won't say anything more!" Kangxi said somewhat aggrievedly. "As long as you don't faint, anything is fine!"
"How about this, I'll let you name the Crown Prince and He Xue's child?"
“Not good!” Suhetai said. “Your Majesty, do you understand how I feel?”
"The potted plant that this servant carefully nurtured had just bloomed when the Crown Prince took it away, pot and all!"
Kangxi suppressed a smile and said, "I understand, I also have a daughter! But when a daughter grows up, she will eventually get married! She can't stay by your side forever!"
He Xue is still in the capital! You can see her anytime.
"I'm afraid I'll never see my daughters again from the moment they get married!" Kangxi said sadly.
Upon hearing Kangxi's words, Suhetai immediately felt much more at ease. Indeed, people should compare themselves with those who are inferior to them to feel better.