What exactly happened?
The Fourth Master, who was awakened in the middle of the night, was also pondering this matter.
Today's matter is really strange. Everyone can see the strangeness, so there is no need for Fourth Master to think about it again. However, what Fourth Master finds most strange is another matter.
The Crown Prince's reaction and attitude.
Today, the Crown Prince's horse was startled, because at that time the startled horse was charging straight towards the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince, so the Fourth Prince saw it very clearly.
The horse was indeed startled, but the Crown Prince did not panic much while riding it.
If it were that the Crown Prince would remain unfazed even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, that would be one thing, but there was one thing that the Fourth Prince just couldn't understand.
He saw it clearly then: the Crown Prince was repeatedly pulling on the reins and whipping his frightened horse, seemingly in a panicked and helpless manner. However, the Crown Prince's expression was remarkably calm.
These two things are somewhat contradictory.
The most important thing was the few times the Crown Prince frequently pulled him along.
The training ground was very large. After riding the horses from the stables, the horses should have initially charged forward, which was the case at first. However, in the end, the horses charged towards the Fourth Master and the Fifth Master.
The Fourth Prince was unaware of what was happening, but the horses on either side were strangely startled. He also clearly saw the Crown Prince's actions in leading the horses.
When Fourth Master was still lucid earlier, he had already guessed something, but the guess was so shocking that he could hardly believe it.
Could it be that the Crown Prince was behind all of this?
But why would the Crown Prince do this?
This matter is truly perplexing, but Fourth Master knew in his heart that this guess was probably correct.
He had been lucid for a while before, and had heard Su Peisheng whisper in his ear once.
Liang Jiugong, who was by the Emperor's side, led the Imperial Guards, the head of the Imperial Household Department, and a group of eunuchs to search the training ground for most of the day, but they couldn't find anything out.
As for the frightened horse, the Imperial Hospital had experts in this field who examined it, but they found nothing.
That horse was raised by the Crown Prince in Yuqing Palace for many years. It had a deep bond with the Crown Prince, having been by his side since it was a foal, and was always the most docile horse.
Fourth Master closed his eyes.
The Empress Dowager loved to worship Buddha, and the side hall of Shou Kang Palace was filled with the faint scent of sandalwood. However, the Fourth Prince did not like the smell. After a long while, he let out a long sigh.
After this incident, the Crown Prince was injured, and his elder brother, Prince Zhi, naturally became the most likely candidate to commit this heinous act.
The Fourth Prince still couldn't quite understand why the Crown Prince would do such a thing.
Or rather, he understood it perfectly well, but he just didn't want to admit it.
Previously, the conflict between Prince Zhi and the Crown Prince's faction mostly existed only in the imperial court. This was the first time that the Fourth Prince had personally experienced such a conflict occurring among the princes.
After returning from the north, the eldest brother, Prince Zhi, did receive a lot of praise from Father Emperor. This was due to his many contributions, including the fact that when Fourth Prince dealt with the snow disaster, he fell ill and allowed Prince Zhi to reap the benefits.
This is probably why the Crown Prince took action. However, the Fourth Prince still felt that something didn't make sense.
This method is too risky; it's practically tantamount to putting oneself in danger.
The Fourth Prince was restless and couldn't figure it out.
Shou Kang Palace was very quiet, a quietness even more profound than that found in the palace.
Fourth Master could hear his own breathing.
However, protecting his fifth brother was indeed his primary thought at that time. The fourth master was older and naturally could not stand by and watch his younger brother suffer in front of him.
When people quiet down, they inevitably start to think about all sorts of things. The Fourth Prince thought of his wife in the mansion, but he didn't think too much about it. In the end, he thought of Li Shi in the East Courtyard.
Su Peisheng has probably already sent the message back by now. I wonder if Li Shi cried or not.
His injuries were not serious; as the imperial physician said, his bones and tendons were not broken.
Ultimately, this matter is thanks to the Li family.
Before lunch, Su Peisheng hurriedly went to the palace and arrived at the martial arts training ground. The wind was quite strong on the way to the palace on horseback. Su Peisheng had brought a cloak, and when the Fourth Prince saw this, he did not refuse but tied the cloak on.
Upon arriving at the training ground, they were busy selecting horses. The Fourth Prince didn't even have time to take off his cloak. After he had chosen his horse, he was talking to the Fifth Prince while preparing to take off his cloak when the Crown Prince's horse was startled.
The Fourth Prince didn't even have time to take off his cloak.
The thick cloak did protect the Fourth Master from disaster, but it was also badly damaged, and repairing it would probably take a lot of effort.
The Fourth Prince was thinking that he would find a reason to give Li a generous reward when he returned to the manor.
I wonder how much Li cried when she received the news.
Although the Fourth Prince was in the side hall, he could still hear the uncontrollable crying of the Crown Princess and Consort Li Jia when they came to visit him.
Fourteenth, when he came to him, also cried like a baby.
It wasn't easy for the Fujin and Lady Li to enter the palace, and the Emperor had kept the matter a secret in order to thoroughly investigate it, so the Fourth Prince estimated that the household would only receive the news now.
Fourth Master closed his eyes, his mind a jumble of thoughts he couldn't sort out. In the end, he couldn't even let out a sigh, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.
At the first watch of the night, all the candles in Shou Kang Palace were extinguished.
However, the heart of the Forbidden City, this colossal structure, remains brightly lit.
The candlelight flickered in the glass cup, and Kangxi had been sitting there listlessly ever since he returned from Shou Kang Palace.
During this time, Liang Jiugong came in and changed the tea twice without saying a word.
When Liang Jiugong came in for the third time to change the hot tea, Kangxi finally spoke up: "Is Baocheng sleeping soundly?"
After putting down his teacup, Liang Jiugong replied, "The Crown Prince fell asleep after taking his medicine, but the imperial physician said that the Crown Prince was frightened today and has injuries, so he may develop a fever tonight. The Crown Princess is still keeping watch over him."
The Emperor grunted in agreement: "Have the imperial physicians take good care of him, and make sure nothing goes wrong. How about the fourth prince?"
Liang Jiugong continued, "The Fourth Prince woke up twice, and the Fourteenth Prince went to see him once, and he also cried very sadly."
The Emperor remained silent for a long while, then, seemingly sighing, asked, "The fourth prince is a good boy. He and Bao Cheng have a brotherly bond. How's the investigation going?"
His Majesty's words have a lot of implications. What does it mean that "there is a brotherly relationship between the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince"?
Clearly, His Majesty felt that some people had no brotherly affection for the Crown Prince and disregarded that bond.
Liang Jiugong lowered his head even further.
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