"Xuan Ye, what nonsense are you spouting!" An aged voice, carrying a hint of authority, rang out at the doorway.
As everyone looked over, they saw Empress Dowager Borjigit supporting Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang as she walked in from outside.
The crowd wept and kowtowed again.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang glanced at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "The Western doctor stays, and the rest of you leave."
Guarjia wanted to say something more, but when she saw Sumalagu shake her head at her, she followed Yinzhen and the others to the courtyard to wait.
When Kangxi saw Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, it was like seeing his pillar of support. He took a few steps forward, hugged the old lady, and began to wail.
"Grandma, what should we do? Bao Cheng is dying."
"Nonsense!" Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang shouted sternly.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang reassured Emperor Kangxi, "Xuanye, Baocheng is only experiencing some temporary problems; he will not truly leave us."
She took Kangxi's hand and led him to the bedside to sit down. "Look, Baocheng's complexion is still quite good."
At this moment, Yinreng's face was deathly pale, which made Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's heart bleed.
On the way here, she had already heard the whole story. She had told Kangxi several times not to doubt the Crown Prince, but he was just petty and would be good one moment and bad the next.
She never expected that the Crown Prince would be driven to this state.
But this is for the best. Bao Cheng's initiative at least provides some relief, which is better than something going wrong because of Kangxi's suspicion.
Kangxi looked at the unconscious Yinreng and finally couldn't help but shed tears.
After an unknown amount of time, Kangxi looked up at Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and said, "Grandmother, it's all because I was too suspicious, isn't it? I forced Baocheng to his death, didn't I?"
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang held Emperor Kangxi's hand, her eyes brimming with tears. "Xuanye, you ascended the throne under those circumstances, and you've managed to become a benevolent emperor all this time. It's already quite an achievement for you. You weren't being suspicious; you were just being overly cautious. But Baocheng is the child you raised yourself. You know his temperament best. How could he possibly commit such a coup?"
Emperor Kangxi wept uncontrollably.
Aoqi, who had been observing Yinreng from the side, noticed something was wrong. He quietly approached the bedside and reached out to lift Yinreng's eyelids, but was kicked away by Kangxi.
"You insolent fool! Who gave you permission to harm the Crown Prince? What do you intend to do to him? Guards..."
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Xuanye, he is a Western doctor, and he is treating Baocheng."
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's words pulled Kangxi, who was in a semi-mad state, back to normal. He glanced at Oqi, who had just gotten up, and waved his hand impatiently. Oqi immediately stepped forward to check on Yinreng's condition.
A moment later, she said with delight, "His Highness the Crown Prince is much better now and out of danger, but we'll have to wait and see when he wakes up."
Kangxi suddenly sat up in bed and grabbed Oqi's shoulders, shaking him violently.
"Baocheng is out of danger, right? He's still alive, right? He'll get better, right?"
Ochi was terrified, but he still mustered up his courage and nodded, "With proper care, His Highness the Crown Prince will recover soon."
Kangxi no longer needed to know what it meant to be well taken care of. He squatted by the bedside, looking at Yinreng with pleading eyes, tears streaming down his face.
Hearing the commotion, Liang Jiugong tiptoed in and saw this scene, leaving him unsure whether to go in or back.
Oh my god, will he be silenced?
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang glanced at Liang Jiugong, who was on the verge of tears, and said, "Come in quickly and help the Emperor up. He's so old and still so agitated."
Having received the order, Liang Jiugong finally entered openly and helped Kangxi sit down on a chair to the side.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince's health has improved. You should also take care of your health."
Emperor Kangxi cried with tears streaming down his face, saying, "Send Bao Cheng... to Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, I want to take care of him myself."
Liang Jiugong glanced at Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang subconsciously, and seeing that she nodded, he went out to invite people in.
After hearing Liang Jiugong's message, Guarjia first breathed a sigh of relief, then let out a soft sigh.
His Highness the Crown Prince is finally out of danger, but after all that trouble, his health is probably in serious trouble.
At this moment, Ulanara Xiurong, who had rushed over after hearing the news, tugged at Guarjia's sleeve and whispered, "Second sister-in-law, you should take good care of the children right now."
Guarjia nodded.
Before long, a sedan chair was carried inside, and soon after, it was escorted away by Liang Jiugong and He Yuzhu.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Emperor Kangxi, and others who followed them out did not even glance at anyone else, and quickly left in the direction of the sedan chair.
Guarjia and Xiurong walked together toward Yanbo Palace, neither of them speaking a word along the way, as if they didn't know what to say.
It wasn't until they reached the entrance of Yanbo Palace that Xiurong took Guarjia's hand, and the two looked at each other with red eyes.
"As long as His Highness the Crown Prince gets through this, things will surely be peaceful from now on."
Guarjia looked into the distance and said, "I hope so."
In the main room, several children sat quietly together, showing no reaction whatsoever to what the palace servants said.
Xiuhe breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Lady Guarjia had returned.
"Young prince, the Crown Princess has returned."
Hongxi seemed to come to his senses and ran towards Guarjia, his short legs never moving so fast before.
"Mother, how is Father?"
Wenxi and Hongyu also gathered around, looking at Guarjia with longing eyes.
Looking at her three children, Guarjia's tears, which she had just held back, welled up again.
"He is out of danger now, and everything is fine."
Guarjia rubbed each of the children's heads, knowing they must have been frightened.
"Father is being taken care of by Grandfather right now, so don't worry. You can visit him again in a few days after he wakes up, okay?"
The children nodded.
After Hongyu returned to his room, he summoned his personal eunuch, Lin Lu.
“I’ll write a letter to my father; send someone to deliver it to him immediately.”
Lin Lu, his personal eunuch, and Cai Die, his head maid, were both personally chosen by his father and mother. They were his trusted confidants and the most reliable people.
He never expected that a trip to the summer palace would cause such a big problem. Although the Crown Prince's second uncle is out of danger, no one knows the truth.
Moreover, according to the information he gathered, the person who framed Consort Wenxi was specifically named as someone from Yuqing Palace, which clearly indicated that they wanted to frame the Crown Prince's second uncle.
His father had a good relationship with the Crown Prince's second uncle, so he had to tell his father about this matter so that his father could be prepared if anything unexpected happened here.
Soon after, an inconspicuous palace servant rode off on a fine horse and quickly disappeared on the official road leading to the military camp.
Inside the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Empress Dowager Borjigit had already returned to their residences. Emperor Kangxi stood guard by the bedside, his eyes fixed on Yinreng without blinking, afraid of missing any of his subtle expressions.
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