The sound was incredibly tragic.
Even without mentioning Emperor Kangxi, Harigana's heart skipped a beat.
He hurriedly went inside and saw that eunuchs and servants were kneeling on the ground, while the imperial physician stood to the side, looking at Consort Rong, who was kneeling by the bed and crying, with a conflicted expression.
"This servant greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress."
The room was filled with people paying their respects, but Kangxi remained silent with a gloomy face. Holding Harigana's hand, he stood by the bed and said, "Speak!"
The imperial physician quickly replied, "Your Majesty, Third Prince..."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Consort Rong turned around, crawled over, and grabbed Kangxi's robe, saying, "Your Majesty, please look at our son."
Harigana was disgusted by those words. Looking at Yin Zhi's flushed face, it was clear he had a fever.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes and heard that shout, I would have thought the person was dead.
Since Consort Rong wanted to disgust her, if she didn't retaliate, she would have to reverse her surname, Borchijin.
Kangxi felt the person beside her stiffen, and the hand he was holding tried to pull back. He quickly tightened his grip and kicked Consort Rong aside.
"explain!"
The imperial physician had not seen the emperor so furious in a long time, and was so frightened that he described the pulse diagnosis in detail.
Kangxi's expression grew even more grim: "Li Dequan, go and bring the wet nurse here."
The imperial physician said he had already prepared the medicine, so let's take advantage of this time to get things sorted out.
He held Harigana's hand tightly and led her to sit on a chair nearby.
"Yes! Your servant obeys!"
Consort Rong was kicked away and knelt on the ground, sobbing. She dared not go forward again.
His hands, gripping the handkerchief, had turned white, and he was furious.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life!"
The wet nurse was brought up and made to kneel on the ground. She was so frightened by Kangxi that she was trembling all over, but her eyes would occasionally glance at Consort Rong.
"How dare you! You dare not even report the whole story to the Emperor."
The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family.
Li Dequan stepped forward and stood next to the wet nurse, blocking her view.
Consort Rong was furious. How dare Li Dequan, a mere servant, reprimand the prince's wet nurse before the emperor had even spoken?
"Your Majesty, this servant called the Third Prince to get up this morning, but he said he wanted to sleep a little longer, so this servant did not dare to disturb him."
After Consort Rong returned from paying her respects, she woke the Third Prince and had him practice calligraphy, then fainted shortly afterward.
Harigana didn't quite understand why the child would be treated this way; he was his own flesh and blood.
She really can't judge someone who doesn't get up from sleeping, doesn't check if they're sick first, and just makes them study.
"Consort Rong, you deserve to die!"
Emperor Kangxi was furious, not only because of Yinzhi's health, but also because of what she had just said, which made Harigana uncomfortable.
I was already angry about what happened this morning, and now he dares to act so disrespectfully in front of me. He deserves to die.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Consort Rong wanted to crawl over and beg for mercy, but Li Dequan stopped her.
It's better that he's not here; everyone's standing here. If she succeeds, his life will be in danger.
"Oh, Mother!"
Yinzhi was awakened by Consort Rong's voice.
My throat was a little hoarse, and I struggled to sit up, but my fever was too high, and I couldn't get up at all.
Kangxi was still very angry. He let go of Harigana's hand and walked to the bedside: "Are you feeling unwell?"
Yinzhi's eyes lit up when he saw Kangxi: "Father, I'm not in pain, I'll be fine soon."
Harigana remained seated, sighing inwardly as he listened to Yin Zhi's words.
I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that these kids have ended up with such a troublesome mother.
Whether the future will be good or bad truly depends on a mother's decision.
"Yes, listen to the imperial physician and take your medicine properly. When you recover, Father will reward you."
After Kangxi finished speaking, Yinzhi nodded repeatedly, and Xiaohong's face was full of smiles.
Seeing that he was still like this, she rarely reached out and patted his head: "Take good care of yourself and take your medicine as the imperial physician tells you to."
Harigana didn't think there was anything wrong with Kangxi treating Yinzhi this way. Regardless of what Consort Rong did, Yinzhi was still his child.
It's said that poverty makes every couple miserable, but she's not poor, so she shouldn't be arguing with him over the issue of raising a child.
Moreover, anyone with eyes can see which child Kangxi was close to, so there's no need to get angry about it.
The imperial physician's medicine was ready, and the wet nurse quickly served it to the patient. In contrast, Consort Rong remained sitting on the ground, sobbing and crying, looking very frail.
Yinzhi fell asleep shortly after taking the medicine, and the redness on his face subsided considerably, which must have been due to the medicine taking effect.
“Consort Rong, of the Ma Jia clan, was punished for failing to properly care for the prince. She shall be fined three years' salary and made to copy the palace rules one hundred times as a form of reprimand.”
Harigana almost burst out laughing.
Serves you right!
Unlike the other families, Lady Majia was poor, even compared to Consort Hui's family.
As a concubine, and even a concubine of the rank of Consort, being punished with three years' worth of service was something anyone would know would greatly displease the Emperor.
Not only will they struggle to make ends meet in the future, but they may even be targeted by some lackeys.
As for Yinzhi, he is the Third Prince, so there's no need to worry about him.
Sande, from the Imperial Household Department, is the Emperor's man and would never skimp on a prince's allowance.
"emperor!"
Consort Rong was on the verge of collapse. She wanted to step forward but was stopped by Li Dequan. She dared not shout and could only watch helplessly as Kangxi led Harigana away.
"Your Majesty, this servant takes his leave!"
After Li Dequan and the others left, Rongfei was released. She nodded slightly and ran out.
Only Consort Rong, her maid, and the wet nurse who was wiping Yinzhi's sweat remained in the room.
“Li Dequan, find someone from the Qianqing Palace to serve Yinzhi. Once Yinzhi recovers, drag the wet nurse out and give her twenty lashes, and deduct half a year’s salary.”
Kangxi hadn't touched the wet nurse yet, and Yinzhi was still ill. He was afraid that Yinzhi's anger would flare up and cause trouble again.
Once he finds the right person, he can simply switch to someone else.
"Yes! Your servant obeys."
Harigana, led by Emperor Kangxi, strolled slowly toward the Qingxi Palace.
Once they reached the official road, she felt somewhat helpless as the man kept glancing at her.
Why are you always staring at me?
He turned to look at Kangxi, and only found it funny when he saw his appearance.
"Jiaojiao, you were angry just now, weren't you?"
Even though I knew she was angry, I still didn't regret bringing her here.
Harigana heard what Consort Rong said with his own ears, and he was so angry even though he was certain that Consort Rong hadn't done anything wrong. If someone with ulterior motives were to spread the word and Dulan heard it, who knows what kind of story they would tell her? The main problem is that Dulan is too cunning.
"No!"
Harigana shook his head, his little face full of guilt, clearly trying to hide his true feelings.
Kangxi said nothing more, led his men to the Qianqing Palace, picked her up and placed her on the desk, looking straight at her: "Jiaojiao, tell the truth."
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