"I'm sorry to have worried you and your father!" He Xue said remorsefully.
"As long as you're alright, that's all that matters!" Madam Tongjia said lovingly to He Xue.
Inside the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi asked in shock, "What did you say? How could the Eighth Prince be poisoned?"
"Your Majesty, a letter came from the Imperial Clan Court saying that the Eighth Prince felt unwell this morning, so they invited the Imperial Physician for him. After the physician's treatment, the Eighth Prince is now fine."
But the imperial physician said with certainty that the Eighth Prince had been poisoned! Liang Jiugong told Kangxi the whole story in detail.
Emperor Kangxi frowned, and after a moment's thought, he ordered, "Keep this matter quiet for now. Investigate secretly the cause of the Eighth Prince's poisoning to see if anyone intended to harm him. Also, increase the number of guards to protect the Eighth Prince!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liang Jiugong replied.
Emperor Kangxi pondered who might be involved in this matter, and he did not believe that the Eighth Prince would be poisoned for no reason.
The Crown Prince also secretly received news of the Eighth Prince's poisoning, but his first reaction was that this was a ruse by the Eighth Prince, who probably wanted to use this as an excuse to get Kangxi to release him.
He didn't care what the Eighth Prince did to him, but the Eighth Prince had better not push things onto him.
The Crown Prince still sent people to investigate the Eighth Prince's poisoning thoroughly, perhaps there would be some unexpected discoveries.
He Xue was learning palace affairs from the Imperial Noble Consort in Chengqian Palace when Banxia walked in with a worried expression.
"Didn't I tell you to go to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine for the Empress? Why did you come back with this expression?" Ren Dong teased from the side.
The Imperial Noble Consort and He Xue both looked at Banxia.
"Banxia, has something happened to you? Tell me what's wrong!" the Imperial Noble Consort said.
Banxia thought for a moment and then spoke up: "Your Majesty, Crown Princess, when I went to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine, I ran into He Zhu, who was by the Crown Prince's side. He sneaked into the Imperial Hospital."
Then they furtively found Physician Liu, and the two of them whispered something to each other. Physician Liu then furtively handed He Zhu a packet of medicine, after which He Zhu furtively left.
The Imperial Noble Consort and He Xue were both amused by Banxia's sneaky behavior.
"It's just getting some medicine, why are you being so sneaky?" the Imperial Noble Consort asked.
"Your Majesty, it's not my fault. It's He Zhu's actions that reminded me of that word!"
"What I find suspicious is that if He Zhu were sick, he wouldn't have let Physician Liu treat him. And if it were His Highness the Crown Prince, there would be no need for such secrecy. Could there be some ulterior motive between them?" Banxia said suspiciously.
"He Xue, is the Crown Prince ill?" the Imperial Noble Consort asked.
"No, the Crown Prince is doing very well lately!" He Xue said. Could it really be as Banxia said?
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