When the eunuch carrying out the execution hit him for the nineteenth time, Yinreng finally couldn't hold on any longer and passed out.
When Liang Jiugong saw this, he immediately stopped the eunuch who was carrying out the execution and crawled into the house to report to Kangxi.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has fainted!"
As soon as he entered the door, Liang Jiugong seemed to be tripped by the threshold, and stumbled to Kangxi's feet, still screaming in surprise.
"What?!"
Kangxi stood up suddenly, and the court beads made a crisp sound. His anger disappeared without a trace at this moment, leaving only anxiety.
He kicked Liang Jiugong on the shoulder.
"Get out of here, you little dog slave!"
This powerful kick directly knocked Liang Jiugong to the ground in front of Yinzhi, and he lay on the ground for a long time without being able to get up.
Yinzhi was terrified.
"Baocheng!"
Kangxi rushed out of the house in his casual clothes. Seeing Yinreng lying unconscious on the bench, he didn't care about anything else and rushed forward to hug Yinreng.
"Call the doctor, call the doctor quickly!!"
After a period of chaos, Kangxi rushed into the Qianqing Palace holding Yinreng.
Yinzhi stood in the porch outside the study, watching the farce with mixed feelings.
Only at this moment did he finally understand why Yinreng insisted on letting him experience the life of a prince.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew that compared to him, Yinreng was smarter.
If Yinreng lived such a life under the supervision of his father, how miserable would his life be if he took the throne of the crown prince?
Yinzhi didn't dare to think too much about it, but his desire for the position of crown prince was obviously not as eager as before.
In less than half an hour, the news that Yinreng had been beaten unconscious had spread throughout the harem.
So almost everyone in the harem was gloating over his misfortune.
Especially those who have sons and concubines who harbor some ambitions.
Among them, the most important are Imperial Noble Consort, Consort Hui and Consort De.
Although Tong Jia had seen through Kangxi's true face, she still stubbornly believed that Hesheli had taken away the favor that belonged to her, which was why Kangxi did not want her to give birth to a child.
Yinreng was the biggest obstacle for her to have children.
Now that Yinreng was suffering, if it weren't for the palace rules, she would have wanted to find someone to set off some firecrackers to celebrate.
Defei's ambition has always been to reach the supreme position, and children are just stepping stones for her to climb up. She gave birth to one child after another just to have a child that would be valued by Kangxi and become a bargaining chip for her to climb up in the future.
And the prince is also her biggest stumbling block.
As for who she can rely on to climb up the ladder, she can still give birth. I don't believe that she can't raise any other sons except Yinzhen, that ungrateful man.
Concubine Hui was simple and straightforward. Yinzhi had his eyes on the throne, and only when Yinreng fell could her son ascend to the throne.
But she only listened halfway and couldn't help but wander around the bedroom happily. It was the head maid beside her who explained to her the reason why Yinreng was beaten. Only then did Huifei know that it was because the eldest prince failed the test and implicated Yinreng.
Concubine Hui was overjoyed and began to worry that Kangxi would find out and settle the score with Yinzhi.
After hearing the news, Empress Xiaozhuang of the Cining Palace immediately put on her cloak, got on her sedan chair and headed straight for the Qianqing Palace.
When Xiaozhuang arrived, Doctor Zhao had already taken Yinreng's pulse and given him medicine.
When Yinreng was being tortured, Liang Jiugong was personally guarding by his side, so Yinreng's injuries were only superficial. As for Yinreng's coma, Doctor Zhao explained that it was a chain reaction caused by fear intensifying the pain.
Kangxi regretted it deeply.
He never thought that he was just angry about Yinreng's unreasonable words and wanted to teach this kid a lesson, but he caused Yinreng to suffer such a great punishment.
But now things have already happened, and no amount of regret can change the outcome. Kangxi stayed by Yinreng's bed, holding a wet towel in his hand, and kept wiping the cold sweat from Yinreng's forehead.
The sound of the doorbell rang out, and Kangxi came back to his senses from his emotions. He quickly stood up and went to greet him.
"Ma, why are you here?"
Empress Xiaozhuang took off her cloak with the help of Su Malagu. Her face darkened when she heard the words.
"You're about to beat my great-grandson to death. Can I not come and see what's going on?"
As she spoke, she walked quickly to the bed and saw Yinreng lying on the bed in only his shirt, with blood oozing from his buttocks, turning them purple. Her heart skipped a beat and she asked Kangxi in a stern voice,
"What on earth did Baocheng do wrong? How could you beat him like this?!"
Kangxi lowered his head and remained silent.
“Ahem…”
Xiaozhuang coughed twice quickly. She was really angry about what happened today.
She sat down on the edge of the bed, looked at Yinreng's flushed and sweaty cheeks, picked up the handkerchief and wiped it a few times.
"Baocheng."
She called softly.
"Um……"
Yinreng pursed his lips and forced a painful groan from his throat.
Empress Xiaozhuang was so distressed that she cried.
In fact, Yinreng had woken up a long time ago.
Although the flesh on the buttocks is thick and will not hurt any bones after being hit, it will still hurt.
Just enduring the waves of severe pain coming from his buttocks had already consumed all his energy, and he really had no time to care about anything else at this moment.
"Good...good boy, go to sleep. Ukuma Ma will be watching over you. No one will bully you anymore."
As Xiaozhuang said this, she glared at Kangxi fiercely.
Upon hearing this, Yinreng couldn't help but pout in grievance, and a tear quietly left a trace on his face where Xiaozhuang couldn't see.
"It's so good that Ukuma is still here... No one else will worry about me except her..."
Yinreng's weak voice reached Kangxi's ears, successfully making him clench his hands into fists behind his back.
Why would Baocheng think this way? Wouldn’t his father be worried about him?
Kangxi looked at Yinreng, who was sweating profusely in discomfort, and immediately forgot all his thoughts.
He is the culprit for Baocheng's injuries, and he really has no right to say this now.
Xiaozhuang wiped the sweat off Yinreng's forehead, then placed the handkerchief on the small tray, stood up and said to Kangxi,
"Xuanye, come with me."
Xiaozhuang walked to the small compartment outside the bedroom with ease and told the palace maids to stay away before asking Kangxi,
"What exactly happened today?"
A strange look flashed in Kangxi's eyes. He certainly wouldn't tell the truth.
"My grandson has been testing Baoqing for several days, and the results have been disappointing. Baocheng has been watching from the sidelines. When I scold Baoqing, he never speaks out for mercy. Today, I am furious and want to have him spanked a few times to teach him a lesson."
Xiaozhuang was furious: "So it was Baoqing who was clearly wrong, but you punished Baocheng?"
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