Chapter 71 Consort Hui faints from anger
Bao Qing immediately noticed that the Crown Prince was kneeling upright in the center of the warm pavilion.
After thinking for two seconds, he felt he was being very perceptive and knelt down next to the Crown Prince.
Knowing his father as he did, he knew that summoning him over at this time was definitely not a good thing. Kneeling down unexpectedly would hurt his knees, so he might as well have just knelt properly from the start.
The moment he knelt down, a barrage of memorials rained down on him, accompanied by Kangxi's furious question: "What did you say to the Crown Prince yesterday?"
Baoqing:······
What did they say?
That's a lot.
He stole a glance at his father's face, and belatedly asked somewhat guiltily, "Your Majesty, I had a long conversation with the Crown Prince. Which sentence did you specifically say?"
Speaking ill of the Emperor in private seems somewhat unfilial?
So, which sentence did the Emperor know, so that he could argue with the Emperor?
As for honestly confessing his crimes, that's impossible. He felt that all the bad things said about him had a source, that it was all because his father, the Emperor, was not upright, and that he was just telling the truth.
"Which sentence?" Kangxi was both amused and exasperated, his guard broken, and he said in a sinister tone, "The sentence about how I treated the Crown Prince."
Even when he was furious, Kangxi's cunning was far superior to Baoqing's, and he immediately revealed it.
Bao Qing raised his voice righteously: "I have seen how Father has treated the Crown Prince these past few years. Father himself is wary of the Crown Prince doing things that hurt people's feelings. Does Father think I am wrong?"
Kangxi's question to the crown prince was now returned to him by Baoqing.
His mind started racing.
Furthermore, Bao Qing cited examples to support his argument: "Wasn't it Father Emperor's order that the Crown Prince changed three personal attendants in one day? And during the disaster relief efforts in Jiangnan, the Crown Prince merely reviewed the Ministry of Revenue's records, yet Father Emperor severely reprimanded him. Wasn't that because you suspected him of currying favor with court officials? And so on..."
The more he spoke, the darker Kangxi's face became, and the lower Liang Jiugong's head hung.
Bao Qing rambled on and on, and the last sentence was practically shouted out: "Lord Suo'etu was also beheaded by your decree!"
Bang!
The teacup on the table flew off, almost grazing Baoqing's head.
Kangxi roared at Baoqing in an even louder voice: "Suo'e has formed cliques for personal gain and is plotting rebellion!"
Bao Qing was startled and refused to listen, shouting back, "Lord Mingzhu was also implicated by you on charges of forming cliques for personal gain, so why is he still alive and well?"
They're all forming cliques for personal gain, so why is Father Emperor treating them differently?
As for treason, how could he not know that Lord Suo'etu was plotting treason? With the Crown Prince around, what would he do with treason? It's definitely just the Emperor's own paranoia that led him to make baseless accusations!
"You!" Kangxi pointed at Baoqing with trembling lips, then fainted from exhaustion.
Bao Qing, the Crown Prince, and Liang Jiugong instantly became like panicked ants.
Baoqing, in particular, never expected his father to be so angry.
The Crown Prince rushed forward and helped Kangxi onto the kang (a heated brick bed), while Liang Jiugong hurriedly went to the door to find a few quick-footed eunuchs to fetch the imperial physician.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have angered Father Emperor," Baoqing said with some self-reproach.
He didn't regret saying those things, but he should have had the imperial physician wait by the side first. After all, the old man was getting on in years, and he would feel guilty to death if something happened to him.
The Crown Prince patted Bao Qing on the shoulder without saying a word.
He was very grateful to his elder brother for speaking up for him, and if anything were to happen to his father, he would protect his elder brother.
The white-bearded imperial physician and two middle-aged imperial physicians rushed over, and before they could even catch their breath, the crown prince urged them forward to take their pulses.
The three imperial physicians each examined the patient twice, looking at each other, hesitant to speak.
Bao Qing, unable to contain his temper, wanted nothing more than to grab the Imperial Physician's beard and urged, "What's wrong with Father Emperor? Speak up!"
Finally, the most prestigious imperial physician stepped forward, coughed twice, and said, "His Majesty's pulse is straight and strong like a bowstring, and when pressed, it is rapid and forceful, with an increased pulse rate."
Seeing that the Prince Zhi was staring at him with a hostile expression, the Imperial Physician did not continue with his incomprehensible words, but simply said, "His Majesty has fainted due to a fit of anger, but it is nothing serious. I will just insert a few silver needles and prescribe a couple of doses of medicine and he will be fine."
No wonder they dare not speak out.
When they arrived, only these two gentlemen were in the Qianqing Palace. The Emperor's anger must have been due to one of them. They also had to consider their own lives and their descendants.
Knowing that the Emperor hadn't died from his anger, Baoqing felt temporarily relieved.
He said that he still had a lot of fatherly affection for his father, the Emperor, and he didn't really want his father to die like that.
However, the Crown Prince might not be so sure...
Baoqing then stole another glance at the Crown Prince's expression.
The Crown Prince immediately understood what his simple-minded elder brother was thinking, and said speechlessly, "Brother, you should think about how to face Father Emperor later."
After he finished speaking, his expression became somewhat strange.
This was the first time the Emperor had ever fainted from anger.
The Imperial Physician lived up to his name, his skillful hands bringing the emperor back to health. After a few needles, Kangxi woke up in no time.
The culprit pushed aside Liang Jiugong, who was standing next to Kangxi, and asked with a fawning expression, "Father, how are you feeling? Are you alright? Would you like some hot water?"
Kangxi, who had only enjoyed such treatment when Baoqing was a child, was momentarily dazed, then suddenly realized that he had been so angry with his eldest son that he had fainted.
Not wanting to be angered to the point of fainting again, Kangxi used all his lifelong composure and said expressionlessly, "Get out of here."
Seeing the concerned expression on the Crown Prince's face beside him, Kangxi remembered that this was the cause of everything. He paused, but did not continue thinking about it. He looked at him calmly and said, "You too."
At least they didn't get the same "get out" message.
The Crown Prince silently pulled his elder brother to bow, then turned and left the Qianqing Palace.
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