In Yonghe Palace, Concubine De was practicing calligraphy at the table.
Nanny Yu was helping to grind the ink. Seeing that the Empress was still in the mood to practice calligraphy, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Aren't you worried, my lady?"
De Fei didn't even raise her head, her hand still writing calligraphy, her tone was calm and there was no trace of anxiety, "Why should I be anxious?"
"The Fourth Master and the others are still kneeling in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and it's raining heavily outside. What if something happens?"
In fact, what she was more worried about was that the Fourth Master, the Sixth Master, and the Fourteenth Master would be implicated.
"It's just a little rain. If you want to achieve great things, can't you even withstand this little rain? What can you achieve in the future?"
Concubine De was not worried because she knew that the emperor would not do anything to them. At most, he would just punish them, so she was not worried.
"But this matter is related to the deposed crown prince. Will the Fourth Master and the others really be okay?"
"Don't worry, they'll be fine."
After Concubine De finished writing this article, she asked Nanny Yu to put it away and then continued writing.
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It was not until noon the next day that Emperor Kangxi allowed the Fourth Master and his companions to get up.
At this time, most of them had been drenched in rain for a whole day and night and were shivering with cold, but Emperor Kangxi still did not allow them to go to their mother's house to change clothes.
So they could only return to their house with the help of their servants.
When Wen Mianmian heard that the Fourth Master had returned, she hurried to the front yard.
At this time, Fu Jin had already arrived ahead of Wen Mianmian.
At this moment, Fu Jin was bringing ginger soup to feed the Fourth Master.
"Greetings to the master and the concubine." Wen Mianmian saw that the concubine was also there, and bowed politely.
Fu Jin glanced at her. The Fourth Master was sitting on the bed. He saw her and said, "Get up."
"Master, how are you? Are you okay?"
Wen Mianmian's eyes were full of worry, especially after she heard that the Fourth Master had been kneeling in the rain for a whole day. Now seeing his pale and weak appearance, she was even more worried.
"I'm fine, just take a rest."
"Master, drink the ginger soup first to avoid catching a cold." Fu Jin interrupted at this time, and scooped a spoonful of ginger soup with a spoon and was about to feed it to his mouth.
The Fourth Master felt a little awkward and unaccustomed to it, so he quickly reached out to take the bowl and said, "Just do it yourself."
He took the ginger soup and drank it in one gulp.
Although there was disappointment in Fu Jin's eyes, the master was already used to it. She was sure that if the person who fed him ginger soup was Wen, the master would definitely not be like this.
Finally, the relationship between the two of them became more and more distant.
Seeing that he had finished drinking, Fu Jin took the bowl.
"Since Wen is here, let her stay and take care of the master. I will go back first." Fu Jin put down the bowl and smiled at the Fourth Master.
Then she left. When only Wen Mianmian and the Fourth Master were in the room, Wen Mianmian quickly went to sit down beside the Fourth Master's bed.
"Master, what on earth is going on? How did it turn out like this?"
"It's okay, I was just implicated. Look, I'm fine now, aren't I?" The Fourth Master held her hand, a smile on his lips.
"However, this incident is also a warning from the Emperor to all of us. Some people can no longer hold back, so the Emperor wants to teach us a little lesson through this incident."
This incident did not become a big deal, so the emperor only gave them a minor punishment. However, after this incident, they will definitely be suspected by the emperor.
"What should we do then?"
Wen Mianmian knew the Fourth Master's ambitions and was afraid that something might happen to him.
Although she knew that the Fourth Master would definitely take that position in the end, there would definitely be difficulties and obstacles along the way, and she was also afraid that history would be distorted.
"Don't worry, I know what to do with this matter, nothing will happen." The Fourth Master patted her hand gently.
"Yeah~" She naturally believed him.
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Half a month later, a panic-stricken event occurred in the capital. No one in the capital dared to go out casually. Many people in the capital began to disappear for no reason.
At the beginning, there were only three or four people, so it did not attract much attention or panic, but now the number of missing people has suddenly risen to dozens, which is a bit panicking.
Moreover, this matter also reached the palace. When Emperor Kangxi heard about it, he also took it very seriously.
After court today, he summoned all the princes to the Qianqing Palace.
"You should all know what was said in the court today. I plan to choose one of you to handle this matter. Do you have any volunteers?"
Emperor Kangxi's sharp eyes fell on each of them.
The princes below looked at each other, and no one dared to stand up for a long time.
This was no simple matter. They were all unsure about it, so for a moment they didn't dare to step forward and take on the task.
After a while, Emperor Kangxi saw that no one dared to stand up, and his face immediately darkened.
"What? Don't you have anyone who dares to step forward and take on this task?"
All the princes remained silent. The disappearance of those girls was too strange. Even the officials who often solved cases did not have the confidence that they could handle this matter well. How could they dare to guarantee and take on this task?
In the end, when the Fourth Master saw that no one else stood up, he stood up himself.
"Replying to Your Majesty, this subject is willing to do this."
Emperor Kangxi was obviously surprised to see him stand up. "Well, then, I'll leave this matter to you. You can mobilize the people in the capital, but I have only one request, and that is to find the person within two weeks."
When everyone heard the emperor say that he wanted to hand over all the manpower in the capital to the fourth brother, their eyes changed immediately.
You know, the emperor was talking about manpower, so that also includes the imperial guards.
For a moment, some people felt a little regretful. If they had known this would happen, they would have taken on this job.
You have to know that the Imperial Guard has always been led by the Emperor's people, and no one else can take over. I didn't expect that because of this incident, the Emperor would give the position of commander to my fourth brother.
What does this mean?
Could it be that the Emperor's preferred candidate for crown prince is my fourth brother?
The Fourth Master was also quite shocked when he heard what the Emperor said. He did not expect that Real Madrid would entrust this matter to him, but the shock in his eyes disappeared in an instant and he immediately took it over.
"Yes, I will not let the Emperor down."
As soon as the Fourth Master received the token of the Imperial Guard, he began to investigate the matter. He sent many officers and soldiers to patrol the capital, including the city gates. Only entry was allowed, and no exit was allowed. The situation was much stricter than before.
Wen Mianmian naturally heard about this as well.
In the evening, the Fourth Master came to Zizhuyuan, and Wen Mianmian asked about this matter.
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