Although he was angry, he was still worried about his daughter Rongxian. He wanted to see how the people below took care of her and how they actually let Rongxian get sick.
Although he has been staying in Xianfu Palace more recently, he also values his other children. He has few children to begin with, so naturally he has to value each of them.
"Liang Jiugong, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get ready. I want to go to Chuxiu Palace."
"yes."
In Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Ma Jia looked at Rongxian with a distressed look on her face, as if she really felt sorry for her serious illness, and Rongxian also comforted her very well.
"Don't worry, mother. I'm fine. The doctor said that as long as I take the medicine on time, I'll be fine. Don't worry, I just miss my father.
Do you think the Emperor no longer likes his daughter? Why didn't he come to see her when she was sick? If she did something wrong, she would change.
Mother, could you please send someone to the Palace of Heavenly Purity again? I really miss my father. If he doesn't like me anymore, I'll be sad."
Rong Xian was crying as she spoke. Concubine Ma Jia was very satisfied with her behavior, but she still had a worried look on her face, and even tears welled up in her eyes.
"Mother knows you miss the emperor, Rongxian, the emperor is busy right now. Mother has already sent a letter to the emperor, and he will come over when he is done.
The imperial physician said that you need to rest well to recover, so don't worry too much. Mother is with you. With Mother here, she will definitely not let anything happen to you."
At this time, there was a noise outside. A gleam of light flashed in Ma Jia's eyes. It was Kangxi who came.
"You are my only daughter now. I will never let anything happen to you, even if it costs me my life."
"I understand. I'm sorry, Mother. I made you worry. I'm so tired and dizzy. Father Huang, why hasn't Father Huang come yet?"
When Kangxi heard Concubine Ma Jia mention that Rongxian was the only daughter he had, he couldn't help but think of his sons who died young. He was sure that Ma Jia said this because she found out about him, so he was a little unhappy.
But she really only has Rongxian as a daughter, so it is normal for her to worry. However, he now has some doubts about how she got sick.
"Rongxian, the Emperor is here, are you okay?"
"Your Majesty is here? Your Majesty, why did you come just now? Your daughter missed you so much. You haven't been to Chuxiu Palace for a long time. Do you not like your daughter anymore after having my ninth brother?"
Father, please don't dislike your daughter, okay? I will be a good girl. And so will my mother and the little brother in her belly. We will all be good.
"Father Huang, can you come spend more time with your daughter in the future? She can write now, so can I write for you?"
Seeing Rongxian looking at him expectantly, Kangxi didn't know what to say.
He originally suspected that Rongxian was pretending to be sick to deceive him, but seeing her weak appearance, he suspected that he was overthinking.
Rongxian was just a child, how could he have any bad intentions? Besides, the disease was on her, and she was the one who suffered. He believed that children would not lie.
"Ma Jia, how did Rong Xian get sick? Didn't I send so many people to protect her? Why did she still get sick?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know. I just asked the wet nurse, and she said she fell ill suddenly. I suspect someone used a spell to ward off evil on her."
When Kangxi heard the words "the art of exorcism", his first reaction was that he had expressly banned the use of the art of exorcism in the palace, so no one should dare to go against him.
But Rongxian did fall ill suddenly. If it wasn't done intentionally by someone, then he could only have been struck by a spell of misanthropy.
However, he believed that no one would knowingly break the law under his explicit prohibition, so there was only one possibility, that someone deliberately made Rongxian sick.
So what is her purpose? What benefits can Rongxian get from being sick?
The more Kangxi thought about it, the uglier his expression became. He couldn't help but look at Ma Jia, hoping that it wasn't her who did it, otherwise he would let her know the consequences of lying to him.
"The art of warding off evil? Why do you have such thoughts? I have expressly forbidden such things. What? Do you think I am joking?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is not what I meant. I just think there is something wrong with Rongxian's illness. Think about it, if someone didn't do something secretly, how could she be sick?
Rongxian is your favorite daughter. It is possible that someone thought she would steal your child's love, so they attacked her.
It's just that the Chuxiu Palace is heavily guarded, and they can't do it at all, so they chose to use this method. Your Majesty, Rongxian is too pitiful, please make the decision for her!"
After hearing what Ma Jia said, Rongxian also began to sob and even muttered "go away, go away". This made Kangxi believe what Ma Jia said.
"Liang Jiugong, send someone to invite the director of the Imperial Observatory to come over and have him give Rongxian a good look. If anyone dares to practice the art of warding off evil in the palace, I will not forgive her."
"yes."
Ma Jia was a little nervous when she heard this. She was worried that the director of the Imperial Observatory would see something, so she wanted to send someone to bribe him, but Liang Jiugong was guarding outside the door and her people could not get out.
So before the director of the Imperial Observatory came over, she could only pray that the other party would not see anything, otherwise she would be punished.
However, when the director of the Imperial Observatory came over to take a look, her heart sank to the core.
"In reply to the Emperor, the Third Princess caught a cold and was not harmed by the magic of yin and yang."
"No? How could it not be? Were you bribed? Otherwise, how could you say such a thing? Your Majesty, his words cannot be trusted. If Rongxian is fine, why would he say such nonsense?"
"My lady seems quite certain that the Third Princess has fallen victim to a curse. Could it be that you saw the other party perform the spell?"
"No... no, but I am certain that Rong Xian fell ill due to a curse. I am her mother, how could I possibly harm her?"
"That's enough, Ma Jia, explain to me how Rong Xian got sick. You'd better tell the truth, otherwise, if I find out, you will suffer the consequences!"
Seeing that Kangxi looked angry, Concubine Ma Jia's stomach started to hurt again.
"Your Majesty, I have a stomachache."
Kangxi thought she was making excuses for her inability to explain herself, so he did not believe her words. It was not until she fainted that he noticed some blood under her.
"Someone, come and take a look at her. What's going on? Why is she bleeding? How is the baby?"
Fortunately, it was discovered in time and Ma Jia was just having a miscarriage. Rong Xian was worried about Ma Jia, and although he was not feeling well, he still explained the situation to Kangxi.
When he learned that her illness was caused intentionally by Ma Jia in order to win favor, he looked at Rong Xian with disappointment.
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