Upon seeing the Third Prince approaching, He Zhu immediately stepped forward, saying, "Here you go..."
"No need for formalities, but what's the matter, Second Brother?" the Third Prince asked anxiously.
"Reporting to the Third Prince, something has happened to Princess Xue!" He Zhu said.
"He Xue?" the Third Prince asked in surprise. What was He Xue doing at Yuqing Palace? What happened?
The Third Prince was filled with doubts. Knowing that he wouldn't get any answers from He Zhu, he went straight to the Crown Prince's study.
When the Third Prince arrived at the Crown Prince's study, he was shocked by what he saw: the Crown Prince was covered in blood, and Xue was covered in snow. What was going on?
"Second brother, what exactly happened?" the third prince asked. Could it be that assassins had entered Yuqing Palace?
The Crown Prince stayed by He Xue's side, holding her hand, and said, "He Xue has been poisoned!"
"How could this happen?" the Third Prince asked in shock. Poisoned in Yuqing Palace?
"Second brother, how are you?"
"I'm fine. If it weren't for He Xue, I would be the one who was poisoned!" The Crown Prince said painfully, looking at He Xue lying motionless.
The Third Prince also noticed the Crown Prince's actions. The way the Crown Prince looked at He Xue was strange. The deep affection in the Crown Prince's eyes could not be hidden. He had thought he was seeing things wrong before, but it turned out he was wrong. He thought the Crown Prince only had brotherly and sisterly feelings for He Xue.
"Has Fourth Brother arrived?" the Crown Prince asked.
"Fourth Brother left the palace today and went to the Ministry of Revenue. We've already sent people to look for him, and he should be back in the palace soon!" the Third Prince said.
"Third brother, I've already had the eunuch who delivered the soup under surveillance. Go and interrogate him first! You can move the people in Yuqing Palace around as you please!" the Crown Prince said to the Third Prince.
“No problem! But second brother, you should go to the Qianqing Palace! Father must have received news about summoning the imperial physician from the Yuqing Palace.”
"If Father Emperor comes and sees He Xue here, it won't be good for He Xue in the end!" The Third Prince thought that Kangxi didn't know about the Crown Prince's affairs.
"Father, if you want to come, then come! I must stay and protect He Xue!" the Crown Prince said stubbornly.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade the Crown Prince, the Third Prince had no choice but to interrogate the person first.
Emperor Kangxi had already learned that the Crown Prince had summoned the imperial physician, and without regard for anything else, he immediately rushed to Yuqing Palace.
The eldest prince and the fourth prince also received the news and rushed to the palace, heading straight for Yuqing Palace, where they happened to run into Emperor Kangxi, who had also arrived at Yuqing Palace.
"Your subjects pay their respects to Your Majesty!" The eldest prince and the fourth prince greeted Emperor Kangxi with their bows.
"Why have you all come to Yuqing Palace?" Kangxi asked.
"Father, it was my second brother who sent someone to inform my eldest brother and me!" the fourth prince said.
"Go in first!" Kangxi said, and took the lead into Yuqing Palace.
He Zhu led the three emperors, including Kangxi, straight to the Crown Prince's study.
When Kangxi entered the Crown Prince's study, he saw the blood on the Crown Prince's body and almost fainted. Fortunately, the eldest prince supported him.
"Second Brother, what's going on?" The Fourth Prince approached the Crown Prince and carefully examined him.
"Baocheng, tell me quickly what happened?" Kangxi asked anxiously.
The Crown Prince then told Kangxi and the other two what had happened.
Upon hearing that the Crown Prince was unharmed, Emperor Kangxi was relieved and immediately instructed Liang Jiugong: "Have Zhao Chang investigate thoroughly. I want to see who is so audacious as to poison Yuqing Palace."
Kangxi felt fortunate that it was He Xue who was poisoned this time, otherwise it would have been the Crown Prince who was poisoned. This was clearly targeted at the Crown Prince.
"Second Brother, how is He Xue?" Fourth Prince asked as he approached He Xue.
"His life is not in danger, but his health will be much worse than before!" the crown prince said with a worried expression.
When Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help but feel worried. The Crown Prince could only get close to He Xue, and He Xue's health was not very good. He was afraid that the Crown Prince would have difficulty having children in the future!
"Baocheng, go change your clothes first, and have Hexue tidy up too!" Kangxi was always uneasy looking at the blood-stained appearance of the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, I know! Your Majesty, I wish to investigate this matter personally!" The Crown Prince knelt before Emperor Kangxi and said.
"Yes, go ahead and do it. Your father will take care of everything!" Kangxi patted the crown prince on the shoulder.
After confirming that He Xue was alright, Kangxi left Yuqing Palace. He still needed to find a way to appease the Imperial Noble Consort. Most importantly, he couldn't keep this matter from Su Hetai. He wondered what Su Hetai would do if he found out.
Kangxi now believed the Living Buddha's words more and more. Sure enough, with Hexue around, the Crown Prince could be cured of his illness and disaster. Although he also felt sorry for Hexue, no one was more important than the Crown Prince!
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