After Qingyan sat in the armchair and explored the entire space, she was no longer as excited as she had been when she first learned of its existence. The true appearance of Jiuzhou Qingyan was now presented before her.
"Sigh. If the Fourth Prince could see this, wouldn't he be very surprised?" Qingyan's big eyes were full of questions. Among the emperors, she cherished the Fourth Prince the most.
She hadn't been out for long when she became tired. Just then, she heard Fei Yanggu scolding the wet nurse outside, so she had to hurry back.
"Little darling, open your eyes!" Fei Yanggu was very worried. He had originally planned to check on the sleeping Qingyan, but the little guy's breathing was intermittent, and his face was pale.
The wet nurse was supposed to be taking care of little Qingyan by the bedside, but she fell asleep instead. The little blanket covering Qingyan was only half-covered. It was late autumn, and the cradle was hanging in mid-air. The window facing the cradle was open, and it looked especially cold.
"This servant deserves to die!" The wet nurse was puzzled. She had been quite lucid; during her shift change, the princess had given them a cup of milk, saying it was to supplement their nutrition.
After drinking it, she felt drowsy. It wasn't until Fei Yanggu came in that she realized she had fallen asleep.
"Go and fetch the imperial physician immediately!" Fei Yanggu shouted angrily.
Qingyan's life was anything but peaceful from birth; the little guy, only a few months old, suffered such a blow. After his one-month celebration, his two concubines, seeing Qingyan's favor, wanted to use him as a pawn to gain his affection.
After Fei Yanggu discovered this, he moved Qingyan to his study bedroom, where Fei Yanggu usually slept directly.
“.” Akdun didn’t dare to delay and ran straight out. He was very worried about the little princess who had such a tragic fate.
At this moment, Qingyan could only sit in the space and could not enter her body from the space. She thought it was because she had been separated from her body for too long and her body was instinctively rejecting her. The reality was completely beyond her expectations.
Half an hour later, the imperial physician rushed in from outside with a young apprentice. When the Emperor heard the news of Fei Yanggu's youngest daughter's misfortunes, he frowned. In Kangxi's eyes, nothing happened without a reason. It was possible that this girl had fallen into someone else's trap again.
"Imperial Physician Yuan? What, it's you here?" Fei Yanggu was shocked. Imperial Physician Yuan was the personal physician of the young prince and princess. His Majesty had actually sent him.
Fei Yanggu looked at Akdun with a questioning expression. The latter shrank his neck. His Majesty had just summoned all the imperial physicians to Chengqian Palace. As soon as possible, the Fourth Prince began to have a fever, and the cause of the illness had not yet been determined.
"The Fourth Prince has a fever, and His Majesty has summoned all the imperial physicians specializing in pediatrics to Chengqian Palace. Your case is an exception," Imperial Physician Yuan explained directly.
In the space, Qingyan heard that Yin had also gotten into trouble, and that her future fate was related to Yin.
"My lord, the little princess has caught a chill." Imperial Physician Yuan was puzzled; the little girl was clearly also frightened after catching a chill. "Which nanny was on duty last night? I have some questions to ask."
Remembering His Majesty's instructions, Imperial Physician Yuan was determined to take good care of Fei Yanggu's young princess. She was the fourth princess personally chosen by His Majesty. After learning about the wet nurse's condition, Imperial Physician Yuan even took her pulse. At this moment, his brow furrowed even more deeply; the wet nurse's meals were specially prepared, and she had eaten quite a lot of things she shouldn't have.
Upon hearing this, Fei Yanggu immediately sent Aktun to the small kitchen to keep an eye on the cook who was preparing meals for the wet nurse, making sure that no one was killed.
At this moment, Qingyan could only watch coldly as her small body was being pricked with golden needles, and the pain all over her body became more and more obvious.
Suddenly, a flash went by, and she felt herself enter his body. When she opened her eyes, Fei Yanggu looked at her with concern. For the first time, Qingyan felt a warmth in her heart; she had received her father's love again.
"Wah..." This cry made Qingyan feel much better, and it also put Fei Yanggu's mind at ease.
"Good boy..." Fei Yanggu watched as Imperial Physician Yuan put away the golden needles before he held Qingyan in his arms. The little one was suffering like this.
"My lord, these two wet nurses no longer need to feed the princess during this period. They have been given drugs that are harmful to the little princess's health. If you are worried, you can prepare cow's milk or goat's milk instead." Many people already know what happened at the Qingyan full moon celebration. Everyone is speculating about who it is. Not only is Fei Yanggu's concubine suspected, but even Jue Luo Shi has not escaped.
Inside the palace, the ailing Fourth Prince's birth certificate was altered, making him, from now on, the biological son of Consort Tongjia. To reclaim the Fourth Prince, Lady Uya, using the influence of her powerful bondservant family, added medication to his food, causing his cold to persist. Today, his temperature has even risen.
"Okay, is there anything else I need to be careful about?" Fei Yanggu held Qingyan in his arms. Her big, round eyes were blinking. Imperial Physician Yuan looked at her with a hint of heartache. How could anyone hurt such a well-behaved child?
After Fei Yanggu had Akdun send the imperial physician away, his hand, which was patting Qingyan's, was still trembling. Just as she closed her eyes, she felt a drop of water fall. She looked up and saw Fei Yanggu's tiger-like eyes wide open, staring at the folded document in his hand, which detailed the events that had transpired inside Qingyan's room.
After reading it, he couldn't hold back his tears, which fell down his cheeks.
Inside the palace, the Fourth Prince opened his eyes and saw the young Emperor Kangxi sitting by his bedside. He was confused. Wasn't he reviewing memorials at the Qingyan Hall? Only after the banquet did he realize his feelings for her, but it was too late to undo the damage.
Sometimes, he regretted it. If he could do it all over again, he would never have let Qingyan lose all will to live, and he would never have let Honghui be hurt by those women in the backyard. Never.
When he realized his own feelings, Qingyan was already heartbroken and didn't even give him a chance to see her one last time. It was only after Niohuru's audacity that he realized that his proud eldest son had been brutally murdered by the concubines in the backyard.
"Little Fourth, you're awake?" Consort Tongjia looked at Yin with a tired expression. "Imperial Physician, come quickly!"
Consort Tongjia made way for the imperial physicians to examine her pulse, and they were completely relieved.
"It's good that the Fourth Prince is awake. Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince needs to be carefully cared for before he turns ten, otherwise, he will develop various health problems." The imperial physicians remained tight-lipped about what Uya had done, and His Majesty had neglected Uya. The power of the bondservant families was not to be underestimated.
Emperor Kangxi affectionately patted Yin's forehead, putting him at ease. He hadn't dealt with state affairs for two days and would soon go to Cining Palace to report to Granny Ma that he was safe and sound.
If Uya hadn't gone too far, the Empress Dowager wouldn't have agreed to alter Yin's imperial genealogy, and Consort Tongjia would have given up the opportunity to be promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, all for the sake of Yin's safety.
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