When Dolan saw Kangxi arrive, she immediately begged him for help, "Your Majesty, this old servant has devoted herself to taking care of the Crown Princess, but His Highness the Crown Prince has treated me like this. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for me!"
Kangxi glanced at Dolan with disgust. "You're so dedicated to taking care of the Crown Princess, but all you do is put a drug in her ginseng soup to make her weak?"
Dolan's eyes darted around as she said, "This old servant...this old servant doesn't understand what you mean!"
The Crown Prince looked at Dolan's nanny with a dark expression. "Father, this old scoundrel won't admit defeat until she sees the coffin. Take her to the Imperial Prison for a thorough interrogation!"
He Xue finally understood what was going on. Had Aunt Dolan poisoned her? Would that affect the baby in her womb?
At this moment, He Xue didn't know if it was psychological or if she was really affected, but she suddenly felt waves of pain in her stomach. "Brother Crown Prince, my stomach hurts!" He Xue squeezed the Crown Prince's hand tightly.
The Crown Prince quickly helped He Xue up and asked anxiously, "How is she? Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"
At this moment, Li Dequan had already arrived with Physician Wang.
After examining her, Imperial Physician Wang knelt down and reported, "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess's pulse is somewhat unstable, possibly due to fright. I will prescribe some medicine to stabilize her pregnancy. Your Majesty should try to avoid any major emotional fluctuations during this period."
"Imperial Physician Wang, is it possible that the Crown Princess has shown signs of poisoning?" the Crown Prince asked.
The Imperial Noble Consort also looked at Physician Wang with a nervous expression.
After listening, the imperial physician Wang carefully examined He Xue's pulse again. "Your Highness, I have not detected any signs of poisoning in the Crown Princess. However, her pulse seems a bit weak. With proper care, she will be fine!"
Hearing what Physician Wang said, the Crown Prince breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"I entrust the Crown Princess and her unborn child to you, Physician Wang. Once the Crown Princess gives birth safely, I will reward her handsomely!" Kangxi said to Physician Wang.
"Your subject will do his utmost!" the royal physician assured him.
"He Xue, don't worry, the child is fine!" The Crown Prince tried his best to reassure He Xue.
"Mm!" He Xue nodded.
The Crown Prince looked at He Xue tenderly, "Don't worry, with me here, no one can hurt you and the child."
The Crown Prince's words reassured He Xue considerably.
The Crown Prince handed He Xue over to the Imperial Noble Consort. Then he went to Granny Dolan's side, glaring at her angrily, "If anything happens to the Crown Princess or the child in her womb, I will make sure you suffer a terrible death!"
Dolan, the old woman, stubbornly insisted, "Your Highness, the imperial physician has already said that the Crown Princess is fine. This old servant is innocent!"
"Granny Dolan, you are an old nanny in the palace. You should know what kind of punishment you will receive if you go to the Department of Punishments. I will ask you one more time for the sake of the Empress Dowager. Will you tell me or not?"
"Since I've asked you, it means I already know. Qiu Xin, who serves Consort Liang, has already told you everything. How long are you going to keep it a secret?" Kangxi said with a dark face throughout.
When Granny Dolan heard that Qiu Xin had told her everything, she immediately collapsed to the ground in fright, her face pale, and she said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, spare my life! This old servant was also deceived by Consort Liang."
The old servant told Consort Liang that the Crown Princess did not value him. Consort Liang gave him a suggestion: make the Crown Princess suffer some hardships, and then she would value him more.
Consort Liang gave this old servant a packet of medicine, saying that drinking it would make one weak, and the imperial physicians couldn't find anything wrong with it!
"This old servant absolutely had no intention of harming the Crown Princess. This old servant didn't even have time to give the Crown Princess this medicine!" Granny Dolan took out the medicine.
Kangxi glanced at Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong immediately took the medicine to Physician Wang.
Physician Wang examined the medicine carefully, then his expression changed drastically. He said to Emperor Kangxi in a panic, "Your Majesty, this is not a medicine that weakens people at all. This medicine can easily increase one's appetite."
If the Crown Princess takes this for a long time, not only will she become obese, but the fetus in her womb will also become too large, potentially leading to the death of both mother and child during childbirth.
He Xue broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this.
Seeing this, the Imperial Noble Consort quickly comforted He Xue, "It's alright, He Xue, your aunt is here, your aunt will not let anything happen to you!"
The imperial physician, seeing He Xue's condition, felt extremely distressed and kicked at Granny Dolan, ordering, "Drag her out and have her beaten to death!"
Dolan crawled to Kangxi's side and hurriedly begged for mercy, saying, "Your Majesty, this old servant was confused for a moment. This old servant really had no intention of harming the Crown Princess. This old servant was deceived by Consort Liang!"
"Liang Jiugong, take her away. We'll report to the Empress Dowager before we deal with her!" Kangxi waved his hand and said.
With a wave of his hand, Liang Jiugong summoned two eunuchs who quickly gagged Dolan and dragged her away.
When only Emperor Kangxi, the Imperial Noble Consort, the Crown Prince, and He Xue remained in the room, the Crown Prince knelt before Emperor Kangxi once again.
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