The Imperial Noble Consort felt that if she were the same age as Xue, she might have been a little excited to see Kangxi, but she had been in the palace for so many years and had become indifferent to feelings.
Moreover, she really couldn't do such a thing in front of so many people.
“Cousin, it’s alright. I can catch you. After all, we haven’t seen each other for many days! We should also express our feelings like young people do!” Kangxi kept persuading the Imperial Noble Consort.
"Does my cousin mean I'm old? Then please go somewhere else, cousin. Consort Wang is young and beautiful, you should go find her! This Chengqian Palace is not suitable for you!" the Imperial Noble Consort said angrily.
Kangxi felt that the Imperial Noble Consort's focus was different from his. Shouldn't they be expressing their feelings like the Crown Prince and He Xue, instead of discussing whether they were young or not?
“Cousin, you’ve misunderstood. That’s not what I meant. In my heart, you will always be the youngest, incomparable to any young girl!” Kangxi hurriedly explained.
"I'm not as good as those young girls, which means I'm getting old!"
"I didn't mean that!" Kangxi felt he should have stayed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation to handle state affairs; why was his cousin being so unreasonable now?
The Crown Prince and He Xue watched Kangxi scratching his head in frustration and couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you two laughing about?" Kangxi looked at the Crown Prince and Hexue with displeasure.
"Your Majesty, I was simply happy to see He Xue!" the Crown Prince said, suppressing his emotions.
"I'm also happy to see my brother, the Crown Prince!" He Xue added from the side.
"I think you are all mocking me!" Kangxi was taking out all the anger he had suffered at the hands of the Imperial Noble Consort on the Crown Prince and Hexue.
Seeing this, the Imperial Noble Consort worried that Emperor Kangxi might really punish the Crown Prince and Hexue, so she said, "Cousin, I haven't seen you in so long. Would you like a hug?"
“Yes, let’s hug too!” Kangxi said immediately with a smile, opening his arms.
The Imperial Noble Consort deliberately took a few steps back, and then ran towards Emperor Kangxi.
He Xue suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Brother Crown Prince, you said..."
Before He Xue could finish speaking, there was a "crack" sound, and then Kangxi and the Imperial Noble Consort fell to the ground together.
The Crown Prince and He Xue quickly stepped forward to help Kangxi and the Imperial Noble Consort.
After He Xue helped the Imperial Noble Consort up, she asked, "Aunt, are you alright?"
"It's alright, your imperial father is underneath!" The Imperial Noble Consort only had a minor scratch on her hand.
However, Kangxi was not so lucky; neither the Crown Prince nor Liang Jiugong could help him up.
The "crack" sound just now was when the Imperial Noble Consort jumped onto Kangxi, Kangxi twisted his waist, lost his balance, and that's why he and the Imperial Noble Consort fell down.
"No, don't touch me! My back is broken!" Kangxi said with a pained expression.
"Quickly summon the imperial physician!" the crown prince said hastily upon hearing this.
"Brother Crown Prince, let's not move Father Emperor now. Let's wait for the imperial physician to arrive!" He Xue said to the Crown Prince, worried that it might cause further harm to Kangxi.
"I am the ruler of a country, how can I sit on the ground!" Kangxi was displeased upon hearing this.
"No, Father Emperor, we don't know where you're injured. What if we hurt you again while moving you? The imperial physician will be here soon, so please wait!" He Xue said.
"If you feel uncomfortable sitting on the ground, then we'll all sit on the ground with you!" Xue said, and then sat down directly.
The Crown Prince sat down next to He Xue, and He Xue smiled at him. The Crown Prince smiled back and held He Xue's hand.
The Imperial Noble Consort sat down beside Emperor Kangxi and took his hand. "Cousin, I will wait with you for the imperial physician!"
Emperor Kangxi looked at the three people sitting on the ground with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
"Cousin, you're not going to follow the young people's example this time!" the Imperial Noble Consort teased.
"I wasn't paying attention this time, but I promise I won't let it happen again!"
"You want a next time?" the Imperial Noble Consort said in shock. "Find someone else next time! I'm not playing with you anymore!"
He Xue felt that Kangxi's toughest thing right now was his mouth.
The imperial physician arrived quickly, and after some treatment, Kangxi's pain was relieved.
"Your Majesty, your back is fine, just a slight sprain. You will recover after some rest," the imperial physician reported, kneeling on the ground.
The Imperial Noble Consort finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness nothing happened, otherwise how could I explain this to the Empress Dowager?" the Imperial Noble Consort murmured to herself.
Kangxi suppressed his pain and pretended to be calm, saying, "Cousin, this matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to blame yourself. It was just an accident."
Kangxi turned to the Crown Prince and He Xue: "You two should also return to Yuqing Palace! There's no need for you to stay here!"
"Yes, Father Emperor!" the Crown Prince replied.
After the Crown Prince and He Xue left Chengqian Palace, He Xue remembered what had happened earlier and prepared to ask the Crown Prince what exactly had happened.
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