Under the watchful eyes of He Xue, Emperor Kangxi, and the Fourth Prince, Consort Tongjia slowly opened her eyes.
"Qingyao, you're finally awake!" Kangxi looked at the awakened Consort Tongjia with a feeling of having lost something and then regained it.
"Mother!"
"aunt!"
He Xue and the Fourth Prince also looked at Consort Tongjia with teary eyes.
"What's wrong with me?" Consort Tongjia wondered why Emperor Kangxi and the others were looking at her like that.
She remembered that He Xue had not entered the palace. When did He Xue enter the palace?
“You’ve been unconscious for a whole day, and you’ve terrified these two children!” Kangxi said.
"So that's how it is! That's why I didn't remember going to the palace with Xue!" Consort Tongjia said, her face pale.
“Aunt, you said you would take me to the palace after the selection!” He Xue said.
"Auntie broke her promise!"
"Auntie, you can't do that again next time!" He Xue said with dissatisfaction. She wanted Consort Tongjia to promise her that it wouldn't happen again. It seemed that only Consort Tongjia's promise could alleviate her unease.
Consort Tongjia smiled but did not answer. She knew her body was already at its limit; she might wake up this time but not next time.
The Fourth Prince didn't want to see such a scene. "Your subject will go and fetch the imperial physician!" he said, and then went out directly.
"Aunt!" He Xue looked at Consort Tongjia expectantly.
"Good child! Don't make things difficult for your aunt!" Consort Tongjia said, raising her hand to touch He Xue's face.
He Xue rubbed against Consort Tongjia's hand with longing, silently shedding tears.
The Fourth Prince brought Imperial Physician Liu over, and the Crown Prince also came, followed by Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Consort Yi.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Physician Liu took the pulse of Consort Tongjia.
After Physician Liu finished taking the pulse, Emperor Kangxi immediately asked, "How is it?"
"Your Majesty, the medicine just now should have been effective. My colleagues and I from the Imperial Hospital have refined the prescription, and it may have an even better effect on the Imperial Concubine!" Physician Liu could only try to be as tactful as possible.
He had already informed the Emperor and others of the outcome, so even if Consort Tongjia were to wake up now, the result would not change.
"Alright, go and brew the medicine!" Kangxi said to Physician Liu, knowing what Physician Liu meant.
Consort Tongjia didn't care about this. "Cousin, I have something to say."
"You should rest well first, and we can talk about it later when you're fully recovered. There's no rush!"
"Cousin, please let me speak! If I don't speak..."
"Aunt!" At this moment, He Xue didn't care about anything else and immediately interrupted Consort Tongjia. There were some things she didn't want to hear.
Consort Tongjia looked helplessly at He Xue; the child was truly terrified.
"Cousin, let me speak!" Consort Tongjia looked at Emperor Kangxi pleadingly.
"Alright, go ahead and speak!" Seeing that Consort Tongjia was determined to speak, Emperor Kangxi stopped trying to stop her.
Consort Tongjia beckoned to the Fourth Prince, "Yinzhen, come here!"
Consort Tongjia looked at Hexue and Yinzhen and said, "Yinzhen, your mother may not be able to watch you and Hexue grow up in the future. You must listen to your father and your second brother and take good care of Hexue for your mother!"
He Xue, your aunt can't bear to see you get married. You must find someone who loves you and spend your life with him!
“Aunt, I won’t get married. I want to stay with you!” He Xue said immediately.
“Silly child, how can a girl not get married! Your aunt has already divided all the property in two, one part for you and one part for your fourth brother!” Consort Tongjia looked at Hexue and the fourth prince with tears in her eyes.
"Auntie, I don't want that! I just want Auntie to stay with me!" He Xue was already sobbing uncontrollably.
"Your aunt will always be by your side, just in a different way. You also need to take good care of your fourth brother for your aunt!"
You're a girl, you're very thoughtful. Your fourth brother is always a picky eater, so you need to supervise him for your aunt and make sure he doesn't become a picky eater! You also need to make him practice riding and archery more! Okay?
"Okay!" He Xue replied with tears in her eyes.
"Yinzhen, your mother is very proud to have a son like you. Your mother has a set of jewelry, which I will give to your wife after you get married. This is your mother's gift to her when you first meet her."
"He Xue will be your younger sister from now on. You can tell her anything that's on your mind. Don't keep everything bottled up inside. You two must grow up safely!" Consort Tongjia looked at the Fourth Prince with reluctance.
"Mother, I will remember this. I will take good care of Hexue and listen to Father and Second Brother!" the Fourth Prince replied with tears in his eyes.
"Alright! Your mother believes you can do it," Consort Tongjia looked at the Crown Prince, "Baocheng, your mother is entrusting Hexue and Yinzhen to you. Please take good care of them for your mother!"
"Don't worry, Mother Tong, I will take good care of them!" the Crown Prince said solemnly.
"From now on, the Emperor will be in your care!" Consort Tongjia smiled as she looked at Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Consort Yi.
"Noble Consort, you should take care of His Majesty yourself! His Majesty only wants you to take care of him!" Consort Yi said with tears in her eyes.
"You'll have to take care of Yinzhen from now on. His Majesty is too busy, so I can only ask you for help!"
"There are too many secrets in the palace, don't let him fall into their trap!" Consort Tongjia said worriedly. After she left, Yinzhen would probably be a motherless child, and who could protect him?
"Don't worry! We will take care of the Fourth Prince!" Consort Rong replied, her eyes red.
"Thank you all!" Consort Tongjia sincerely thanked Consort Hui and the others.
"Why are you being so polite with us!" Consort Hui tried to laugh but instead managed a smile that looked more like a grimace.
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