Chapter 833 Am I a monster?
Emperor Kangxi looked at Li Dequan and stirred the ice bowl with a spoon, but never used a single bite.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Liu is here."
At this moment, Wei Zhu walked into the tent and bowed.
Li Dequan, who noticed that he was kowtowing, was also stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and closed his eyes, pretending that he had not seen it.
Emperor Kangxi: "Please bring it in."
His gaze turned indifferently to Li Dequan: "Get up."
Li Dequan immediately stood up after hearing this. Blood was dripping from his forehead, but he didn't dare to wipe it off. He stood respectfully at the same spot as before.
Emperor Kangxi didn't even glance at him, but only looked down at Doctor Liu: "Did you just come back from beating the fourth brother?"
"Your Majesty, that's right. I just took the Fourth Master's pulse, and the situation...is not optimistic."
Emperor Kangxi looked over and asked, "What do you mean?"
Imperial Physician Liu sighed, "The Prince has sustained a serious injury to his core, including damage to his heart meridians. I was too optimistic before, but it seems the Fourth Master's condition is worsening. I'm afraid he won't be able to walk or run for long periods of time. I'm sure... I'm sure he'll have to take medicine like Prince Honghui did, to prolong his life."
Emperor Kangxi frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Is his body so badly damaged?"
"...Yes, the heart meridian is damaged, which is extremely harmful to the body. He cannot overexert himself or sit for long periods of time. This condition requires constant rest to preserve his life. I'm afraid his martial arts skills...will never be used again.
Emperor Kangxi frowned deeply: "Even after taking so many medicines, you can't recover?"
Doctor Liu let out a breath and shook his head heavily.
Emperor Kangxi clenched his fists and finally let out a sigh: "Take good care of the fourth son's health. No matter what precious medicinal herbs you need, just go to my storehouse and get them."
"yes!"
After a pause, Emperor Kangxi continued, "Don't tell him about his physical condition yet. Just tell him to recuperate for a while and he will definitely get better."
"Yes, I obey your command." Emperor Kangxi frowned and waved his hand: "You can go down first."
Then, he looked at the bowl of ice on the table, wondering what he was thinking.
"What time is it?" Emperor Kangxi rubbed his eyebrows and asked.
"Your Majesty, it's the end of noon."
Emperor Kangxi was startled and turned around: "Are you back?"
Liang Jiugong glanced at Li Dequan calmly, then smiled and nodded, "Your Majesty, I came all the way back with Concubine Wen. She is waiting outside the hall. Could you please summon Concubine Wen to see Your Majesty?"
Emperor Kangxi: "Come in if you are here."
"Hey." After saying that, Liang Jiugong looked at Li Dequan in surprise: "Hey, where did you get all that blood? And you dare to do it in front of the emperor. Aren't you afraid of polluting the emperor's eyes! Your Majesty, how come Li Dequan is getting more and more unruly as he gets older? In my opinion, he deserves to be punished. Later, the concubine will have to come in to see the emperor. What will happen if he scares her?"
Emperor Kangxi looked over and suddenly sneered: "Who can be scared of her?"
After saying that, he finally waved his hand and said, "Get out of here."
Li Dequan immediately knelt down and shouted thank you. When he left, he looked at Liang Jiugong and his gratitude was beyond words.
Liang Jiugong shook his head slightly, and immediately hurried out to warm up the wine.
"Your servant greets the emperor. Long live the emperor." Wenjiu walked into the room and bowed immediately.
Emperor Kangxi glanced at her and said, "How can the first Baturu of the Qing Dynasty still be so gentle and polite?"
Wen Jiu's heart subconsciously rose, and he immediately kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I was reckless. Please punish me."
Emperor Kangxi leaned back in his chair and said, "Why should I punish you? You have won great honor for the Qing Dynasty. Who in the army doesn't know you, the Fourth Master Luo?"
"Your Majesty, this servant, this servant... I really didn't expect such a consequence. I was so worried that I didn't sleep all night. Your Majesty, if this servant were to return to being a girl, what would happen then? I wonder what the consequences would be."
Wenjiu said this and pinched his thigh hard, forcing tears out immediately.
"You still want to return to your female body?" Emperor Kangxi glanced at her and said, "I am quite happy to see you wearing men's clothes."
Wen Jiu immediately knocked his head to the ground: "I dare not. It is also uncomfortable for me to wear men's clothes. It's just that the world is unfair. Women don't have the conveniences that men have when they go out. Is there no other way..."
"Oh, you are so bold, and now you blame the world."
After hearing this, Wenjiu shrank back and knocked his head to the ground, not daring to speak.
Emperor Kangxi glanced at her for a long moment before he exhaled. "Get up! What are you trembling with fear for? Am I some kind of monster? Why would you, the first Baturu of the Qing Dynasty, be so frightened?"
Wenjiu stood up cautiously and secretly looked at Emperor Kangxi's expression.
This old man seems to be in a state of rage today.
After all, I have made contributions. Is this how I treat the heroes?
"Master, this is truly a broad-minded act. If another emperor knew that his son's concubine had staged a martial arts competition with a man, he would probably throw you into a pig cage just for the sake of his reputation!"
Warming the wine: "..."
So this old man is still a good person?
"What are you standing there for? Sit down." Emperor Kangxi glanced at the warm wine and pointed to the chair beside him.
Wenjiu sat down tremblingly, head down, waiting for Emperor Kangxi's follow-up.
"Eat." Emperor Kangxi pointed to the ice bowl again.
Wenjiu obediently picked up the spoon, but was hesitant to put it to his mouth.
With my neck shrunk, I acted like a quail, waiting for what the old man would say.
"Heh, where's your usual sharp-tongued self? You were so capable yesterday, but now you're acting like a kitten in front of me? Wenjiu, your ability to disguise yourself is truly amazing!"
"Your Majesty, I dare not do that! I really know I was wrong this time. I won't do it again!"
Emperor Kangxi glanced at Wen Jiu. To be honest, he felt a bit angry, but he couldn't figure out where the anger came from. After a while, he slammed the table and said, "Tell me! When did you start learning martial arts? How did you get to this level?"
Wenjiu immediately put down his bowl and knelt down again: "Your Majesty, I have been following the Fourth Master since I was a child. I learned from him. However, the Fourth Master only learned about this the last time I was caught climbing over the wall."
"Last time?" Emperor Kangxi thought of the time he climbed over the wall to warm the wine, and his face suddenly became a little unnatural. "Is that what I'm asking? Don't talk nonsense to me. You are the fourth prince's personal maid. How can you have time to practice martial arts?"
"I spend a lot of time with the Fourth Master. He spends at least two hours in the martial arts arena almost every day. I watch him every day and learn by osmosis. I have never fought against anyone before, so this is my first time."
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