"Fourth brother, what do you think of this matter?" The Crown Prince looked at the Fourth Prince, whose brows were furrowed.
"Second Brother, if it really was Xiao Jiu who did this, then please deal with it according to the rules!" The Fourth Prince knelt on one knee in front of the Crown Prince.
"Get up!" The Crown Prince helped the Fourth Prince to his feet. "I don't want this matter to cause a rift between us!"
"Second Brother, no way!" the Fourth Prince said.
"Second Brother, should we go and bring Ruguo over?" the Third Prince asked.
"Not for now! Let's see if Li Zhong will tell the truth first!" Because of the Fourth Prince, the Crown Prince did not want to see the Ninth Princess involved in this matter.
Meanwhile, the people sent out by Kangxi and the Empress Dowager also found out that Li Zhong had been in contact with Ruguo, who was close to the Ninth Princess.
After Kangxi left, the Empress Dowager also sent people to investigate the matter. She was worried that Kangxi would be deceived by some people. She had some suspicions about the Imperial Noble Consort. If something happened to the Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince's status would be the most noble. In the face of power, everyone would waver, let alone the power to rule the world!
She was afraid that the Emperor Kangxi might also be hiding something from the Imperial Noble Consort, so she personally sent people to investigate. Unexpectedly, the investigation ended up pointing to the Ninth Princess, who was the Fourth Prince's sister. No one could say for sure whether the Fourth Prince was behind it.
Emperor Kangxi looked at the results of Zhao Chang's investigation and fell into deep thought. If it weren't for today's incident, he probably would have forgotten about his Ninth Princess!
He never imagined that this matter would involve the Ninth Princess.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Liu has arrived!" Liang Jiugong's words interrupted Kangxi's thoughts.
"pass!"
"twitter!"
After Physician Liu entered, he said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects! May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!"
"No need for formalities!" Kangxi looked up at Physician Liu. "Physician Liu, how is He Xue's condition?"
"Your Majesty, Princess Xue has already taken the antidote, but she has not yet woken up!"
"Will this poison have any effect on her?"
"Your Majesty, the poison of Ebony Seed is usually difficult to detect; it only makes people feel very tired and weak."
"The fact that Princess Xue was able to discover the poisoning so quickly may be related to the fact that she is a woman and her body is slightly weaker. Although the poison has been neutralized, it has damaged her body, and she will only be able to recover slowly in the future!" Physician Liu said to Emperor Kangxi.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi felt a wave of fear. Fortunately, it wasn't the Crown Prince who was poisoned; otherwise, the truth might never have been discovered.
"I am asking you, and you must tell me the truth! Will He Xue's physical injury affect her future offspring?" Kangxi stared at Physician Liu and said.
"Your Majesty, it should have some impact!" Physician Liu could feel Kangxi's gaze on him, so he could only tell the truth.
"I understand. Don't tell anyone about this!"
Imperial Physician Liu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince has also inquired about this matter!"
"Did the Crown Prince ask that as well?" Kangxi asked in surprise.
"yes!"
"Alright, I understand! You may leave now!" Kangxi waved his hand, dismissing Physician Liu.
Emperor Kangxi suddenly realized that the matter was somewhat troublesome. If Hexue was not allowed to marry the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince might never be able to marry and have children in his life.
If that's really the case, then the crown prince will have to be replaced.
However, even if Xue marries the Crown Prince, she probably won't have many children, or she might not have any at all!
He doesn't have the energy or time to groom a crown prince right now, and whoever becomes crown prince in the future, the former crown prince's fate will probably not be good.
"Liang Jiugong, send someone to invite the Crown Prince!" Kangxi said to Liang Jiugong.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liang Jiugong immediately instructed Li Dequan to personally invite the Crown Prince.
At Yuqing Palace, the Crown Prince changed out of the clothes he wore during the interrogation before going to see He Xue.
The eldest prince was furious when he saw the crown prince blocking them outside while he went in to see He Xue alone. "Do you think the second prince has lost his mind? How could he have such a thought?"
He watched He Xue grow up, and yet he dared to lay a hand on her! He's worse than an animal!
"Brother, calm down!" the Third Prince said to the First Prince. "He Xue isn't our biological sister, so there's nothing wrong with Second Brother marrying her!"
"Why are you all siding with the second prince?" the eldest prince questioned.
"Something's not right!" The eldest prince seemed to have figured something out and looked at the third and fourth princes, asking, "Why are you two so calm? Did you already know?"
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