"Mianmian, you rest here first. I'm going to go out for a while. When I come back later, I'll take you back home."
The Fourth Master smoothed out the scattered hair on her forehead, held her uninjured hand with his other hand and spoke softly.
Wen Mianmian naturally knew what she was going to do and nodded in agreement.
The fact that the Eighth Concubine assaulted and injured someone even alarmed Emperor Kangxi.
Defei also knew about it. When she heard that Mianmian was injured, she was extremely anxious. But when she heard that the fourth prince had returned to Yonghe Palace with the patient and someone had called the imperial physician, she felt relieved.
The Fourth Master came to the side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where Concubine De, Concubine Hui and others were already sitting. Emperor Kangxi was sitting at the top with a frown on his face. There was a heavy feeling of depression in the hall, which made those sitting at the bottom nervous and dared not even breathe.
The Eighth Lady was already kneeling in the center. She no longer had the arrogance she had at the beginning. Her face, which had lost half its powder, was now filled with fear, making it look even uglier.
When the Fourth Master passed by the Eighth Concubine, a murderous look flashed across his eyes, and then he walked up to the Emperor and bowed to greet him.
Emperor Kangxi waved his hand, signaling him to stand up, and then asked, "Fourth Brother, how is your concubine's injury?"
"Reporting to the Emperor, the Imperial Physician came to take a look and said that the wound on Wen's hand was too deep. If she used any more force, she might even see the bone... The Imperial Physician has already applied some medicine, and she needs to be well cared for."
The Fourth Master was not exaggerating. These were all words spoken by the imperial physician. Even if the Emperor did not believe them and sent someone to investigate, the results would be the same.
"Well, tell your concubine to take good care of him."
Next, let’s talk about the Eighth Concubine.
Emperor Kangxi's expression was stern. He looked at the kneeling Eighth Lady and said in a deep voice, "Guo Luoluo, why did you want to hurt someone? You even dared to carry a dagger with you."
It is not allowed to bring these things into the palace, and there will be a body search every time you enter the palace. If the Eighth Lady was able to get the dagger, she must have found it in the palace.
Guo Luoluo knelt on the ground, her voice trembling as she said, "Father Emperor, it was Wen who disrespected me first. I just wanted to teach her a lesson."
Anyway, there were only three of them in the room at that time, and now they didn't know whether the servant was dead or alive, so how could they trust Wen's words alone?
As long as she insisted that she just wanted to teach Wen a lesson, she would at most be punished with house arrest.
She felt a little regretful at this moment and shouldn't have acted impulsively.
Even if he wanted to take action, it shouldn't be done in the palace. He should find an opportunity to let others do it. This way, it wouldn't affect him, and he could get rid of the Wen family as soon as possible.
"Teach her a lesson, and then you hit her and even want to kill her. Besides, she is from the Fourth Master's Mansion, so even if you want to punish her, it's not your turn."
"If she really offended you, why didn't you tell the Fourth Lady?"
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again. Please forgive me this time." Guo Luoluo kowtowed repeatedly, and her forehead became swollen.
Emperor Kangxi ignored her and looked at the fourth brother. "Fourth brother, what do you think?"
The Fourth Master stood up, his hands clenched tightly, but his face remained calm. "I will obey the Emperor's orders in everything."
The Fourth Master naturally knew that the Emperor was testing him.
He knew that the emperor would not make a big fuss about this matter, nor would he severely punish Guo Luoluo for a small concubine. At most, he would just teach her a lesson and then the matter would be over.
A single move can affect the entire body. Behind Guo Luoluo is Prince An's Mansion. For the sake of Prince An, the Emperor cannot do anything to Guo Luoluo.
The final result was that Guo Luoluo was beaten with fifteen boards and then confined to her house for three months.
Although the Fourth Master was not particularly satisfied with what he heard, he couldn't say anything.
I just regret that my power is too small and I can't protect Mianmian well.
If I had enough power, who would dare to be so bold? Thinking of this, an idea in my heart became more and more firm.
Wen Mianmian felt very uncomfortable when she heard the Fourth Master talk about the emperor's decision, but it was because she was of low status and her father was not a first-rank official.
Emperor Kangxi beat the Eighth Concubine with fifteen boards because Wen had given birth to so many sons for the Fourth Prince. Otherwise, the punishment would have been much lighter.
But Wen Mianmian never likes to suffer losses, and she will make up for what happened this time sooner or later.
The Fourth Master held Mianmian's hand and said, "Don't worry, Mianmian. Even if the Emperor lightly covers up this matter, I will not let her go easily."
"Yes, I believe in the Master."
Defei also came over to take a look at Mianmian and said a few words of comfort. Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with Emperor Kangxi's handling of the matter, after all, he was the emperor.
"Mianmian, I have some excellent wound medicine here. I'll bring it over later and you can take it back. Fortunately, you only got a minor injury on your hand. You must be careful wherever you go in the future."
"I heard that a palace maid spilled water on you, so you went to the side hall to change clothes. I have had someone find that palace maid, but unfortunately, she is dead."
Wen Mianmian naturally knew that this was premeditated, but she was also a little surprised to hear that the palace maid had died, "Mother, you said that the palace maid was dead."
Concubine De nodded and said, "I asked the imperial physician to examine her. He said she fell into the water accidentally, but there are not so many accidents in the world. It's all man-made."
"In the future, you should try to stay away from the Eighth Lady and avoid any direct conflict with her, so as not to hurt yourself again." A mad dog bites everyone it sees, and Concubine De was also worried that Mianmian would suffer.
"I understand, mother."
Defei sat here for a while and then left.
Moreover, Mianmian was injured, and when she left, she specifically told her not to go to the palace tomorrow and to rest well in the mansion.
Tiantian and Xuanxuan only found out that their mother was injured after the banquet was over.
"Mom, how are you? How could you get injured for no reason?" Several children gathered around Wen Mianmian and looked at her worriedly.
They didn't know what was going on. No matter how they asked, those people wouldn't tell them. They only knew that their mother's hand was injured.
"Mom is fine, just her hand is injured." Wen Mianmian didn't tell them how she was injured, she didn't want them to worry.
They are still too young, so it is better not to let them know too much about some things.
But even if Wen Mianmian didn't tell them, they were capable of finding out.
When returning home, Wen Mianmian was carried out of the palace by the Fourth Master. He could clearly feel that the sharp eyes of the Concubine beside him were about to turn into substance and fly towards Wen Mianmian.
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