Li Tiao clasped her hands together, muttering prayers that all the gods and immortals of ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign, could hear her prayers, and that the Fourth Prince must not be harmed.
If I, this butterfly, were to accidentally kill the future emperor... that would be absurd and dangerous.
She herself might suffer the consequences.
Li Tiao's legs were a little weak, and with Hongye's help, she stumbled back to the prince's residence.
Just as I was about to go in and take a look, the eunuch shouted in a loud voice, "The Emperor has arrived!"
Li Tiao followed everyone else in bowing and paying her respects to Master Kang.
Among the many trembling crowd, Li Tiao stood out because her hair was disheveled, which caught Kangxi's attention.
Upon seeing this, Li Tiao felt her heart leap into her throat. Was Master Kang punishing her on behalf of his son?
Li Tiao's heart was pounding so hard. She thought that the Earth Goddess really didn't like her, otherwise she would have already taken her away by now.
How's the fourth one?
Fortunately, Kangxi only glanced at it before hurriedly going inside to see the Fourth Prince.
The imperial physician had just finished taking the pulse and was writing a prescription when he heard Kangxi's voice. He put down his pen and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince has been afflicted by summer heat."
"Is he or she alright?"
"Your Majesty, with proper care, there shouldn't be any problems. It's just that you might need to be careful during the hottest days of summer, otherwise it could still be easy to..."
"I'm telling you, you all better help the Fourth Prince recover. If he recovers well, I will reward him handsomely. If he doesn't, you will all come to me with your heads!"
"Yes, sir."
"Hurry up and write a prescription."
Li Tiao followed behind the crowd and overheard the conversation between Kangxi and the imperial physician. She breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out that the Fourth Prince had suffered from heatstroke, not from being hit by an umbrella.
It gave her a huge fright.
After the imperial physician prescribed the medicine, Su Peisheng went with him to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine and then brew it.
"The fourth prince doesn't even have anyone to serve him?"
Upon hearing Kangxi's words, Li Tiao quickly slipped to the side and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, this servant will attend to you."
Although princes are usually served by eunuchs, they also have maids and servants. However, the fourth prince is different from everyone else. Apart from Su Peisheng, he has no maids or servants serving him.
"Li Tiao... right? I'm not mistaken, am I?"
Li Tiao replied, "Your Majesty, this servant is Li Tiao."
"Take good care of the fourth brother."
Kangxi stood up and looked down at Li Tiao, who was bowing and curtsying.
When Li Tiao heard this, she felt that there seemed to be some other deeper meaning in these words, as if it were a warning.
Li Tiao immediately perked up again: "Your Majesty, this servant will."
Master Kang is very busy, so it's already a good thing that he was able to come and see the Fourth Prince. Naturally, he wouldn't stay here for long, so he left after exchanging a few words.
Li Tiao leaned on Hongye, looking utterly exhausted.
"Master, please go and rest. I'll stay here to serve you. Be careful not to catch a heatstroke. Or you could take some medicine later?"
Li Tiao shook her head: "I'm fine, I'll take care of things here, Master!"
She knew she absolutely couldn't give up at this moment. Putting everything else aside, Kangxi's words just now had a deeper meaning. If she didn't take the initiative, she would be incredibly tactless and practically courting death.
Seeing Li Tiao's insistence, Hongye didn't say anything more.
After Su Peisheng finished dispensing the medicine and decocting it, he brought it in.
Li Tiao glanced at the medicine lying there but made no further move. Su Peisheng couldn't help but remind Li Tiao, "Master, the imperial physician instructed that the medicine has been prepared and it's best to have the master drink it as soon as possible."
“But the prince hasn’t woken up yet,” Li Tiao said, glancing at the fourth prince, who was either asleep or unconscious.
“But… why don’t you think of a solution, Master Li?” Su Peisheng suggested in a low voice.
Li Tiao was extremely embarrassed. This was just like the unchanging law of feeding medicine in TV dramas. Did she have to "personally" feed the medicine herself?
Uh… Li Tiao couldn’t help but shudder, feeling it was too pretentious.
However, since the imperial physician had given instructions and Su Peisheng was still around, she couldn't just do nothing, otherwise it would seem that she was being passive and not taking good care of him.
To avoid being criticized, Li Tiao walked to the bedside and whispered, "Master, it's time for your medicine, Master, it's time for your medicine..."
If a person in a coma could be woken up by being called out like that twice, then they probably wouldn't need medication.
Seeing that the Fourth Prince was still unconscious, Li Tiao called out to him a few more times, but he remained unresponsive.
Seeing that the medicine had stopped steaming, Li Tiao had no choice but to hold the spoon and force-feed it to her.
Whether it was the incantation-like shouts from Li Tiao in his ear that startled him or the force-feeding that made him choke, the Fourth Prince slowly opened his eyes.
"Sir, you're awake!"
Li Tiao was extremely excited. She put down the medicine bowl in her hand, helped the Fourth Prince sit up, and handed the medicine bowl to him after he was properly seated.
The Fourth Prince was an obedient patient. After finishing his drink, he watched Li Tiao tidy up and remembered how she had been busy holding an umbrella earlier. He felt a warmth in his heart. Then, when his gaze fell on the top of Li Tiao's head, the Fourth Prince couldn't help but cough lightly.
"My lord, are you feeling unwell? This servant will go find the imperial physician right away..."
The Fourth Prince reached out and grabbed Li Tiao, "I'm alright, don't you need to work anymore? Are you tired?"
Li Tiao shook her head: "It's alright. Besides, it's good to be tired. If I'm tired, the Emperor probably won't be so harsh on me..."
Before she could finish speaking, Li Tiao felt her hand being flung away.
She glanced down and belatedly realized that the Fourth Prince had been holding her hand ever since he grabbed her.
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