Chapter 877 I will have to rely on my fourth brother from now on
"No, no, no, Fourth Prince, please sit down. I can just stand. I can just stand."
Lord Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Since you won't sit down, sir, please tell me why you came here today. Why have you been waiting for so long?"
Lord Wang glanced at the people around him and noticed that those behind him all had their heads bowed, showing no intention of speaking. Clearing his throat, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, I am here to see you... regarding the Southern Suburbs Grand Sacrifice. It's a matter of great importance, and I dare not make a rash decision..."
Halfway through his words, the Fourth Master's teacup suddenly fell on the table. The matter fell on Lord Wang.
The surroundings became quiet again.
Lord Wang swallowed subconsciously, collected himself, and then said, "Fourth Prince, what are you doing..."
The Fourth Master glanced at him and said, "Sir, continue and talk about the important matters."
Upon hearing this, Lord Wang choked and spoke for a moment before saying, "Fourth Prince, this...is about the Southern Suburbs Grand Sacrifice."
The Fourth Master frowned and glanced at Lord Wang. "You're refusing to leave because of the Southern Suburbs Grand Sacrifice?"
Lord Wang, standing opposite him, felt his heart pounding, but he finally nodded. "The Emperor attaches great importance to the annual Southern Suburbs Grand Sacrifice..."
"Heh..." The Fourth Master was so angry at the old man in front of him that he laughed: "Is this what you are talking about?"
"This... isn't this a big deal?" Lord Wang replied fearfully.
The Fourth Master took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the man opposite him. He said, "Let me ask you, how long is it until the Southern Suburbs Grand Sacrifice?"
"Less than half a month..."
"Half Moon, you still know Half Moon! Why won't the sun shine tomorrow? Come on, tell me what you're so anxious about."
Lord Wang trembled for a long time before speaking, "This... Last year, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the Emperor's place in the Southern Suburbs for the Grand Sacrifice. This year... This year, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got into trouble. This... I plead guilty. I was concerned about the Emperor's health and lost my composure. I beg the Fourth Prince to punish me."
At the end of his speech, Lord Wang noticed that the Fourth Master's expression was not right, so he decisively stopped talking and bowed.
The Fourth Master glanced at him, then turned his gaze to the other lords: "Lord Wang doesn't seem to have anything important to do. Do the other lords have anything else to say? Please tell us all."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.
"We, the subordinates, have nothing important to do. We are here to help..."
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Yeah yeah."
The Fourth Master glanced at them and said, "In that case, I won't give you any more gifts."
"Don't bother the Fourth Prince, don't bother the Fourth Prince..."
Just kidding, I just heard news yesterday that the Fourth Prince was so angry that he strangled the imperial guard to death. Didn't the Emperor say anything?
The Emperor was still unconscious. If they angered the Fourth Prince and he strangled them to death, their lives would be wasted. In the blink of an eye, everyone disappeared.
"Every one of them is full of evil intentions! Everyone knows that Wang Congli has always been close to Eighth Brother. Now he is being followed by Eighth Brother. He is deliberately looking for trouble with me and Thirteen!" Jiu Ye rolled his eyes and said, "Whenever he sees Fourth Brother, he dares not even breathe."
Thirteen: "I guess he also wants to see what the situation is like. This old fox is very slippery. His ability to say one thing to one person and another to another is something that ordinary people can't learn."
"I don't think they'll dare come over anytime soon." The Fourth Master immediately stood up and said, "You two can go ahead and do your work. Jiu'er and I will go see the Emperor. You'll have to work harder these past two days."
"Fourth brother, you are okay. I am relieved. It doesn't matter if you are a little tired. Sister-in-law, please make us something delicious later." said Master Jiu.
"Sure." Sister Wen nodded with a smile.
Then, the Fourth Master brought some warm wine and went to the inner room.
Inside the room, all the empresses and the Seventh Prince were guarding the room, surrounding Emperor Kangxi.
The Fourth Master brought some warm wine, took a look from a distance, and then left the house.
"What do you think?" asked the Fourth Master.
Warming the wine: "The emperor seems to be fine."
As he spoke, Wenjiu took out a cowhide water bag from his waist and said, "Use this water, which has been specially soaked with medicinal herbs, to boil the medicine. I believe the emperor will wake up soon."
He added two Qingxin Pills that he had exchanged for but not finished eating into the spiritual spring water.
The Fourth Master took the cowhide water bag and without asking any questions, he simply handed it to Doctor Liu beside him and said, "I'll leave this to you."
Doctor Liu took it in a daze, but before he could say anything, the Fourth Master had already left the Palace of Heavenly Purity with the warm wine.
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"Fourth brother, Jiu'er, you guys are here."
From a distance, the Crown Princess saw the two of them and hurried over to greet them.
After seeing the Fourth Master, he suddenly knelt down.
The Fourth Master and his companions hurriedly supported the man.
"Second sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
The Crown Princess said: "If it weren't for you, His Highness's arm would have been beyond saving...
Fourth brother, this bow is my thanks to you on behalf of His Highness."
The Fourth Master and Wen Jiu exchanged a glance, then sighed, "Second Sister-in-law, I might as well be frank with you. Second Brother's arm has been reattached, but I can't say for sure how well it will recover. But no matter how it recovers, I'm afraid it won't be as useful as an ordinary person's..."
The Crown Princess: "Fourth brother, it's actually very good that he was able to connect it and didn't think he was a cripple just by looking at him. His Highness is a proud man, I can't imagine what it would be like for him to live with an empty arm...
Fourth brother, you should also know what this arm means to him."
The Crown Princess' voice was light and after a long moment, she suddenly bowed solemnly to the Fourth Master.
"From now on, I'm afraid we'll have to rely on Fourth Brother..."
"Second sister-in-law, this is really embarrassing for me." The Fourth Master frowned and tried to avoid the Crown Princess's greeting, but in the end, he did not move and accepted it.
The Crown Princess' eyes were slightly sour, and she curled her lips and said, "His Highness is inside, Fourth Brother, go and see His Highness."
The Fourth Master let out a breath, nodded soothingly at the warm wine, and then walked in.
Wen Jiu did not go in with the Fourth Master, but went to the Crown Princess and held her hand.
"Why are your hands so cold? Don't just focus on taking care of the prince, take care of yourself too. The whole family is counting on you now."
The Crown Princess smiled slightly and patted her hand that was warming the wine: "I know."
Wen Jiu glanced at the Crown Princess's slightly red and swollen eyes and said, "Why don't you go and rest for a while. The prince and I will help you keep an eye on her for a while. At least it can help ease the pain."
The Crown Princess shook her head gently: "How can I sleep in this situation?"
Wenjiu sighed and was about to give her some food to fill her stomach, but when he saw the food, his brows furrowed: "What's going on? Why are you serving such a meal?"
The food on the table wasn't bad: two jars of meat porridge, some pickled vegetables, and two small plates of braised meat, not cut evenly. They were placed there like that.
If this was a concubine's or a concubine's courtyard, it would be understandable. But this is the Eastern Palace! How dare they do this?
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