"Mam, it was just a game." Hongqing lied with his eyes wide open, just as the imperial physician arrived, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
The imperial physician immediately diagnosed the emperor by taking his pulse that he had ingested croton powder, and in considerable quantities, and prescribed pills to alleviate the symptoms.
After seeing the imperial physician off, Consort Rong looked at Hongqing and his servant and said, "Drag him away and beat him to death with sticks."
"Mam, what are you doing?" Hongqing immediately retorted, ignoring her trembling legs.
“If you don’t tell me the truth, what’s wrong with the servants taking the blame for the master’s mistakes?”
"Mama!" Hongqing waved for the little eunuch to leave quickly, then smiled and approached Consort Rong. "It was Hongqing's fault, Mama, don't be angry."
“Hongqing… Hongqing wants to emulate Uncle Thirteen.”
"What do you mean?" Consort Rong didn't understand.
“Mama, Mother and Father argue all the time because of their grandson. He is not as clever as Honghui, but he doesn’t want to be the source of chaos in the family, so he thought of going out to avoid trouble.” Hongqing revealed her true thoughts.
Consort Rong then realized what was going on. Looking at the mess on the ground, she exclaimed, "You want to sneak out of the capital?"
"This croton oil is still not enough." Consort Rong was furious. She wanted to hit him a few times with the ruler but couldn't bring herself to do it. "You must completely give up that idea, otherwise everyone who serves you, including their families, will be buried with you."
Consort Rong first threatened him, and seeing that he turned pale and was frightened, she continued, "Let me guess, this croton was given by Honghui, wasn't it?"
Hongqing thought for a moment and nodded: "My brother Honghui has always disagreed with my ideas, but today he suddenly wants to give me a farewell party. So that's what he was waiting for."
Consort Rong sighed: "He did this out of genuine concern for your well-being. You mustn't let him cause any rift between you, understand?"
Hongqing was exhausted from the diarrhea and had no energy left to cause trouble for Honghui, so she could only nod.
After settling Hongqing in, Consort Rong said, "Send a message to Prince Cheng, telling him to come to my palace tomorrow."
"If you don't come, then you never need to come!"
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