A few days later, at night, Kangxi stayed overnight at Yongshou Palace. After the two had made love, they had just closed their eyes and fallen asleep when they heard a noise outside.
Emperor Kangxi was a light sleeper, and Emperor Youqing's sleep quality had also been average since he came to the Qing Dynasty. Both of them woke up.
"What's all this commotion about?" Kangxi asked, his tone displeased. Afterwards, he also wanted to get a good night's sleep.
Liang Jiugong's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the nanny from Consort De's side in Yonghe Palace has come to report that the Sixth Prince is vomiting and having diarrhea and is seriously ill. She would like to ask Your Majesty to come over."
It was the middle of the night, and Liang Jiugong was almost asleep when he was woken up. He was unhappy, but since His Majesty valued offspring, he dared not hide it.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi remained silent. He had fallen ill and summoned the imperial physician, but he was unsure of the severity of his illness.
After all, he was his own son, and Kangxi couldn't bear to do it.
Youqing, who was standing nearby, said, "Let me go with you to take a look!"
Emperor Kangxi did not refuse; he agreed.
Consort De made quite a scene this time; when Emperor Kangxi and Youqing arrived at Yonghe Palace, many concubines had already arrived.
Emperor Kangxi frowned and looked at Consort Tong, who was at the head of the group, and said, "Why have you all come here?"
Imperial Noble Consort Tong curtsied and said, "The Sixth Prince is ill. I heard it's quite serious, so I thought I'd come and see what's going on."
She had this intention, and even if Kangxi knew she might not be sincere, he wouldn't send her away again.
At this moment, the imperial physician came out.
Kangxi asked, "How is Yinzhuo?"
The imperial physician said, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince was already somewhat weak. He caught a chill and developed an acute illness. Now that he has taken the medicine, he will recover after a period of rest."
It means that it looks serious, but it's no longer a major problem.
Emperor Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief; he couldn't possibly remain indifferent when his own child fell ill.
“Take good care of the Sixth Prince.”
“Zha”
Emperor Kangxi dismissed the imperial physician and was about to tell everyone to go back when Chun agreed to come over.
As she arrived, everyone made way for her. Kangxi frowned and asked, "Why aren't you taking care of your pregnancy? What are you doing here?"
Consort Chun looked at Emperor Kangxi with a wronged expression and said, "Your Majesty, I am pregnant and will soon be a mother. I heard that the Sixth Prince is ill. I am not at ease if he does not come to see me."
Emperor Kangxi frowned even more deeply; what a load of nonsense.
The sudden arrival of Consort Chun made Kangxi think of something. Looking at Youqing opposite him and Consort Chun not far away, Kangxi suddenly moved to Youqing's side, cutting off Consort Chun's idea of getting close to Youqing.
Chun was startled by Kangxi's sudden action, which was not what she had imagined. Reality did not develop as she had expected.
Youqing was also startled by Kangxi's actions. She also saw Chun's actions and was about to hide, but she was not as quick as Kangxi to protect her.
Chun had originally planned to get close to Youqing and fall to the ground with her in the chaos, preparing for the miscarriage. Unfortunately, the Emperor's actions were beyond her expectations.
Kangxi's intention to protect Youqing was not particularly obvious, but a few observant people noticed it.
"It's getting late. Since Yinzhuo is alright, you should all go back!"
They were all people who usually didn't seem to care much about his son, but they all showed up at this time.
Everyone said "Yes" and were about to leave when Consort Chun suddenly turned around and fell face-first into the ground next to Imperial Noble Consort Tong. Consort Chun then clutched her stomach and cried out, "Ah! My stomach! Your Majesty! My stomach! Please save our child..."
Her voice was so shrill that even Emperor Kangxi, if he hadn't known she already knew the fetus was false, would likely have been moved by it.
Youqing was genuinely startled. Chunying cried out as if her parents had died, her face contorted in pain.
Looking at the people in the room, Kangxi said, "Someone take Consort Chun to the side hall, and the imperial physician should go and examine her immediately."
When the imperial physician arrived, he examined Chun's pulse and confirmed that she had miscarried.
The child was gone, and everyone wore expressions of grief.
At this moment, the imperial physician continued, "Your Majesty, it seems that Consort Chun has taken abortifacients."
Abortifacient?
Even Emperor Kangxi was puzzled upon hearing this.
Kangxi had someone watching the palace maid next to Consort Chun. Logically, she shouldn't have had the opportunity to come into contact with the abortion medicine. When Kangxi saw Consort Chun at Yonghe Palace tonight, he felt something was wrong. When she got close to Youqing, Kangxi thought she would take this opportunity to frame Youqing, but now she has produced an abortion medicine.
This fake pregnancy drug is quite amazing. Although there is no child in the belly, the pulse is that of a pregnant woman, which is very special. Ordinary people cannot detect any difference. Taking the abortion drug can also make the body show the reaction of a normal pregnant woman aborting.
"Liang Jiugong, send someone to investigate for me. I want to see what kind of monsters and demons are so audacious as to manipulate the issue of real offspring."
Kangxi's tone was filled with rage, and no one dared to utter a sound. Only Liang Jiugong whispered, "Yes, sir."
Kangxi was genuinely angry. He thought he had the whole situation under control, but in fact he hadn't. Consort Chun was a bit foolish, but she didn't know about the fake pregnancy medicine beforehand. After finding out, she still tried to use it to harm people, which he found unbearable.
It's called an investigation, but it's not easy to investigate. The person behind it is as slippery as an eel, and you really can't find anything out.
When Youqing returned to Yongshou Palace, it was almost four in the morning. Kangxi went straight back to Qianqing Palace, as he had to attend court in a little while.
Upon returning to Yongshou Palace, Youqing ignored everything else and went straight to sleep.
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