Qingyan knelt on the carpet, her eyes constantly scanning the Ciren Palace. It lacked the extravagance of the Cining Palace, but possessed a more distinctly Mongolian atmosphere. The tea prepared for the princes was Mongolian brick tea. She noticed that Dong'e Shi, who had been kneeling beside her for over an hour, was trembling slightly, her already frail body growing increasingly pale. "Empress Dowager, please let the two maids rise. Their health is not as good as the princes'!" Kangxi, seeing Dong'e Shi's pale face, was still somewhat worried. Dong'e Shi was, after all, a fierce general; even with his ambitions, he was indispensable for conquering the grasslands. "Hmph!" the Empress Dowager coldly snorted. Qingyan felt a bitter taste in her mouth. What was this all about? What did it have to do with her? The Empress Dowager had left, yet the Empress Dowager was using this as an excuse to torment her. "Kneeling, are you so delicate?" The Empress Dowager was annoyed; she would be willful for once. Qingyan shifted slightly, disappearing into her spatial dimension. The Empress Dowager became even more audacious. "Yinzhi, do you know your mistake?" The Empress Dowager looked at Yinzhi, her mood particularly bad. "Grandma, your grandson knows his mistake!" The Empress Dowager's loss of the child with Consort Dong'e was a lifelong shadow for Yinzhi. Su Mo'er appeared behind the Empress Dowager, but did not try to comfort her at all, which was rather strange. Two hours later, Consort Dong'e suddenly fainted beside Qingyan. She turned her head and saw Yinzhen winking at her. Immediately, she fainted on Consort Dong'e's body. Kangxi's lips twitched. Xiao Guai was not cut out for acting. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager and Su Mo'er's attention was all focused on Consort Dong'e, otherwise, wouldn't Xiao Guai's actions have infuriated the Empress Dowager? Yinzhen completely ignored Kangxi's reproachful gaze, picked up Qingyan and left, firmly marking the Empress Dowager in his heart. "Don't open your eyes until you reach the prince's residence!" Yinzhen had to be careful. There would definitely be spies from the Empress Dowager along the way. For the sake of his son's future, he still gave him a warning. Qingyan hid in her spatial storage, secretly observing the situation at Ciren Palace. The Empress Dowager was frightened by Dong Eshi and Qingyan. After all, she had been protected too well by the Grand Empress Dowager. Faced with an unexpected situation, she became increasingly unsettled. "Empress Mother, what else do you want?" Kangxi looked at the Empress Dowager. She had already made a scene, and Qingyan had almost been tricked by the wives of the Khorchin princes. If it weren't for their numbers and strength, those people wouldn't have succeeded. Su Mo'er tugged at the Empress Dowager's sleeve from behind. Kangxi's tone was clearly angry. The Empress Dowager absolutely could not go against the tide. "Lan Ya, go back to the city wall first and have the imperial physician check on Yinzhen." Kangxi frowned. After Lan Ya helped the Empress Dowager with her luggage, she turned and left. "Empress Mother, Qing Feiyanggu is still away on campaign. If Qing Yan suffers even the slightest mishap, who will take responsibility?" The Empress Dowager pursed her lips. Feiyanggu was fighting against the Khorchin, and the old lady had long been resentful. Qing Yan sat cross-legged on the sofa in the space, watching Kangxi and the Empress Dowager clash. She thought Kangxi was quite talented; he had rendered the old lady speechless with just one sentence. "An unexpected disaster!" Qing Yan touched her knees; her fair skin was now bluish-purple. She wouldn't be able to get out of bed tomorrow. OMG! Qing Yan was still lamenting her knees when the imperial physician actually started pricking her with golden needles. Luckily, she had hidden in advance; the acupuncture would definitely prevent her from fainting. The imperial physician on duty today, Yan, was one of the staff members left by the Grand Empress Dowager for the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager deliberately had Yan come to take her pulse to prevent Qing Yan from playing any tricks. Seeing that Qingyan showed no reaction, Imperial Physician Yan grew anxious. The Empress Dowager was overthinking things. He had deliberately missed a needle insertion; if Qingyan hadn't fainted, she would have groaned. Yinzhen stood by, watching Imperial Physician Yan's needle probes on Qingyan. Besides being nervous, he couldn't help his little darling. "Imperial Physician, when will my little darling wake up?" Yinzhen, finding no flaws in Qingyan's condition, was completely relieved, but his resentment towards the Empress Dowager only intensified. "Fourth Prince, Princess Ulanara is frail and needs time to recover before she wakes up!" Yinzhen and Qingyan's wedding was imminent; if Qingyan didn't wake up before the ceremony, their wedding would have to be postponed for more than two years. "Hmm." Seeing the fleeting calculation in Imperial Physician Yan's eyes, Yinzhen knew the Empress Dowager hadn't given up. "This servant must go and examine the Third Princess Consort's pulse, I must take my leave!" Imperial Physician Yan was secretly pleased; the task assigned by the Empress Dowager was complete. He had used golden needles to seal Qingyan's sleep-inducing acupoints. Unless Physician Yuan personally unblocked them, she would remain unconscious for a month. After the physician left, Yinzhen felt uneasy. He paced around the bed twice before quietly instructing Su Peisheng to use his palace exit pass to summon Imperial Physician Yuan. After Physician Yuan examined her pulse, he immediately sent Su Peisheng to find Emperor Kangxi. Yinzhen's heart skipped a beat; he had fallen into someone else's trap. "What happened?" Emperor Kangxi and Lanya entered from the doorway, noticing Physician Yuan's unpleasant expression. "Your Majesty, this servant is guilty!" Physician Yuan discovered that Imperial Physician Yan had used his unique golden needle therapy to stimulate Qingyan's sleep-inducing acupoints. At this moment, Physician Yuan dared not conceal the truth and directly revealed what had happened. Yinzhen's face darkened. He wondered why Imperial Physician Yan had relaxed; it turned out he had done what the Empress Dowager had instructed. "Is there a way to undo this?" Consort Tong asked worriedly, as Qingyan would miss her wedding. "Your Majesty, there is a way to undo this, but Princess Ulanara will need a long time to recover," Physician Yuan replied awkwardly. "Never mind, it was for interrogating a traitor back then. Be more careful next time," Kangxi swallowed his anger, since the Empress Dowager had taken advantage of the situation. After Physician Yuan administered acupuncture, Qingyan was finally able to emerge from the spatial dimension. After being possessed, Qingyan slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Yinzhen's slightly red eyes, she couldn't help but laugh. "You brat, you can still laugh even after being tricked!" Yinzhen pinched her little nose, saying with disdain. Kangxi, this brat was clearly trying to hide his embarrassment. "Your Majesty, I'm fine!" Physician Yuan skillfully performed the procedure directly through her clothes. "Alright, Fourth Prince, you stay here and take care of Qingyan. These next few days, stay in the Prince's quarters to observe mourning until Fei Yanggu returns!" Kangxi felt awkward staying any longer; partly to avoid suspicion, and partly because he needed to deal with Physician Yan's matter. Yinzhen watched Kangxi and the others leave, then took off his shoes, got into bed, and sat with Qingyan in his arms. "You scared me to death! I couldn't open my eyes!" Qingyan was terrified, covered in a cold sweat. Luckily, she regained consciousness; otherwise, the Empress Dowager's scheme would have succeeded. Yinzhen gently patted her back; he wouldn't let anyone who bullied his little darling get away with it.
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