"Is there anything that can make a horse go into heat?" Lanqin asked directly. There was a small black hole in her heart that was expanding infinitely. She felt like she was walking on the edge of the black hole, and she wanted to escape it, but she was also attracted to it.
This time, the Fourteenth Prince didn't immediately respond. Instead, he shook his head blankly and said, "Let's go and report to Father Emperor. This matter still needs Father Emperor's decision!"
Fourth Master and Thirteenth Master quickly exchanged a glance and nodded.
When they entered Kangxi's tent, Holland had stopped crying and was receiving pain-relieving and hemostatic medicine from Hui'an. Doctor Meng prepared the medicine for her in the shortest possible time. Consort Hui was by Holland's side. Kangxi, sitting on the makeshift main seat, had a sullen and unfriendly face. Seeing the Fourth Prince and the others enter, he stared at Lanqin and said, "Lan'er said you sent her palace maid to catch rabbits for you?"
It's coming, it's bound to come, there's no escaping it!
Lanqin walked to the Fourth Prince's side, bowed to Emperor Kangxi, and said, "Yes, at that time, Your Highness and I found some rabbit holes on the hillside, and on a whim, we wanted to catch some rabbits, so we asked a few palace maids from my sister's side to help. I did not expect that such a thing would happen to my sister's carriage. It was really my playfulness that led me to this. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"
The Fourth Prince had already understood the meaning behind Kangxi's words and immediately said, "It was all my carelessness that allowed some people to take advantage of the situation and deliberately startle the horse, which led to Consort Lan's miscarriage. It is all my fault, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
After saying this, a barely perceptible smile flashed across the faces of the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince, but at this moment, they absolutely could not let Kangxi see it.
Kangxi, his face grim, stared at the Fourth Prince and said, "You just said someone deliberately startled the horse? Did you discover anything?"
Upon hearing this, Consort Hui, sitting on the edge of the Dutch bed, unconsciously clenched her handkerchief. However, no one noticed that Suoqiu behind her was even more flustered, her scalp already covered in a layer of sweat.
Meanwhile, Holland was thinking that Lanqin's self-indulgent enjoyment had left her carriage unattended, giving those who wanted to harm her an opportunity. She wished that Kangxi would punish her, but she held back her words because of their sisterly relationship. If Kangxi discovered that she was a narrow-minded woman who did not care about sisterly affection, it would do her no good.
The Fourth Prince glanced cautiously at Kangxi and said, "Just now, we checked the four horses outside and found that there were many blood vessels in their eyes. The Fourteenth Prince also noticed that the horses' heartbeats were more than twice as fast as usual. Therefore, we concluded that the horses must have been given something to make them go into heat and lose control of themselves."
These words caused a stir among everyone, except for two people. Consort Hui couldn't help but stare at the Fourth Master, never expecting that his tricks on the horse had been so immediately seen through. As for Lady Suoqiu, her face turned pale with shock, but everyone assumed it was because she had heard something too unbelievable.
"In heat? Those horses should be past their heat cycle by now. Could someone have deliberately put something on them to make them go into heat?" Kangxi said, his eyes flashing slightly.
"Father, I dare to order men to search all the carriages and boxes for aphrodisiacs. I request that Eunuch Liang accompany me. No one in the imperial tent is to leave until the search is complete. I firmly believe that the person who drugged me must be related to Consort Lan; otherwise, I cannot imagine who would dare to harm the imperial fetus!" the Fourth Prince said coldly.
“Fourth Brother, what’s the logic in what you’re saying? Search the carriages. There are over a hundred carriages here. How are you going to search them all? By the time you’ve finished searching, that person will have already thrown away the aphrodisiac,” Peach Blossom Nine said.
What the Ninth Prince said was indeed true. In fact, Suoqiu had already thrown the bottle of medicine under Yan Yu's carriage.
Kangxi clearly agreed with the Ninth Prince's words and said in a deep voice, "What the Ninth Prince said is correct, but I also believe that the person who can do such a thing should have nothing to do with outsiders. Liang Jiugong, I order you to immediately take people to search the carriages of the Fourth Prince, Eighth Prince, Ninth Prince, Tenth Prince, Thirteenth Prince, and Fourteenth Prince. No place should be missed. Of course, the belongings of everyone around me should also be checked."
Consort Hui relaxed slightly after hearing the first half of Kangxi's sentence, but her heart sank when she heard the second half. It was clear that they were destined to find nothing.
Although everyone harbored various thoughts about this imperial decree, no one dared to refuse at this moment. Liang Jiugong left with several palace servants. The entire imperial tent was filled with the smell of Chinese medicine. Holland was already quite tired, and she lay down, exhausted both physically and mentally. After Kangxi ordered a tent to be set up for Holland, he had her carried away to rest.
Consort Hui then took her leave. When Lanqin saw her quickly walking out of the imperial tent, she couldn't help but say, "Sister Hui, let me go with you to see my sister."
Consort Hui's expression froze for a moment, then Duan immediately put on an extremely friendly smile and said, "Sister, go ahead first. I'll go change my clothes and come right away."
After the women had all left, the princes and Emperor Kangxi sat in the imperial tent to await the results of the search.
Furthermore, Liang Jiugong divided the twenty-odd palace servants who served Kangxi into five groups, ordering them to search the carriages of the princes starting with the Fourth Prince, while he himself led a few people to search starting with Consort Hui.
Unexpectedly, someone soon found a small medicine bottle under Yan Yu's carriage, so Yan Yu was naturally brought into the imperial tent. Lan Qin and Consort Hui heard the commotion and came out from Holland's place, and together they entered the imperial tent.
"Your Majesty, this servant found a small medicine bottle under Princess Yan Yu's carriage. I don't know what's inside. I would appreciate it if Doctor Meng could take a look," Liang Jiugong reported.
Yan Yu immediately exclaimed in a shrill voice, "Your Majesty, I have never seen this small bottle before. Please investigate!"
Upon hearing Liang Jiugong's words, Fourth Master's expression changed. He stared at Yan Yu for a long time, and Yan Yu noticed his gaze, but simply shook her head at Fourth Master.
When Lanqin heard that a small bottle had been found under Yan Yu's car, she thought to herself: Could it be that she was framed? It must be. After committing the crime, the perpetrator just threw the medicine bottle around and soon it was all over.
Before she could finish her thought, Doctor Meng had already used a silver needle to pick out a little powder from the small bottle, smelled it, then put it in a bowl with a little water, and used the silver needle again. Seeing that the silver needle had turned slightly yellow, he immediately said to Emperor Kangxi, "Your Majesty, the powder in this bottle is indeed an aphrodisiac!"
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