The Virtuous Concubine

Rong Ji simply washed up and ran to discuss Kangxi's condition with the judge.

The Fourth Prince was beside them, hugging Yinzuo and Wenxian and listening silently. The doctors discussed for too long, and Wenxian and Yinzuo fell asleep.

He gently laid the two children flat on the couch and walked to Rong Ji's side. He waited until these people finished their discussion. Rong Ji turned around to write a prescription and then saw the Fourth Prince waiting by the side.

Rong Ji quickly bowed and said, "Fourth Prince, have you been waiting here all this time?"

The Fourth Prince nodded slightly and said solemnly, "Well, I have something to ask you."

Rong Ji glanced at Kangxi, who was sleeping uneasy not far away, and led the Fourth Prince to the place where the medicine was being boiled.

The palace was simple and could only accommodate a little eunuch and a medicine boy.

Rong Ji gently dismissed the two men and asked them to guard the door so that he could talk to the Fourth Prince.

The sound of burning firewood was crackling, and Rong Ji kept adding firewood to the stove, which made the sound become louder and louder.

The Fourth Prince looked at Doctor Rong and couldn't help asking, "Is Mother all right? How is the situation in the palace and the capital now? Has the journey been peaceful?"

Rong Ji stopped adding firewood, stood up and stirred the medicine in the jar, and answered seriously: "Your Majesty is fine, you don't have to worry too much. The palace is still stable, but we encountered some setbacks along the way. But fortunately, Your Majesty was careful and reminded us to strengthen our vigilance, so they didn't succeed."

The Fourth Prince nodded and stretched out his hand: "Please help me check my physical condition now."

Rong Ji quickly put down the tool he was using to stir the medicine, walked quickly to the Fourth Prince, stretched out his fingers and gently placed them on the Fourth Prince's wrist, and began to take his pulse carefully.

After a moment, Rong Ji frowned slightly.

Seeing this, the Fourth Prince's heart tightened and he asked hurriedly, "Is there something wrong with my body? Is there any hidden danger left by the poisoning from the last drug trial?"

Rong Ji nodded slightly: "That's true... It may have some impact on your lifespan and... the number of offspring you can have, but the impact is still minor, you just need to take good care of yourself -"

The Fourth Prince's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. What?

Rong Ji bowed and said, "Don't worry too much, Fourth Prince. You are still young and have a long life ahead of you. Many diseases are cured as you grow up. Besides, recuperation is not something that can be achieved overnight."

The Fourth Prince just felt that he needed to go back and calm down. In his previous life, he did not have many descendants, and few of them were promising.

In this life, he hadn't even touched a woman yet, but it was already a problem for him to have children? He had been so successful in his life that he couldn't accept this fact all of a sudden.

He could only force himself to say, "I understand. I will follow the doctor's advice and take good care of myself. I hope you will take care of this matter. Please do not let others know about this, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

Rong Ji replied solemnly, "Don't worry, Fourth Prince. I will keep my mouth shut and do my best to take care of your health. Even an ordinary imperial physician cannot feel your pulse, so don't worry."

The Fourth Prince's expression became increasingly grim: "Then, where is the judge?"

Rong Ji was stunned for a moment, but he still answered honestly: "The doctors in the Imperial Hospital each have their own strengths. Only a handful of them can feel this kind of pulse. As the chief of all the doctors, the judge can do it."

The Fourth Prince looked at Rong Ji again and said, "Then I will help you take the position of judge. Can you help me keep this secret? You must not reveal even a single word to anyone, including mother."

Rong Ji secretly groaned, what was going on?

I am only being so frank because the Fourth Prince is my sister's son. How is it possible that there are still secrets between you and your son?

But Rong Ji would not play the role of a sandwich. He would definitely tell Malu about this. But at the moment, he couldn't refuse it. Otherwise, looking at the Fourth Prince's face, if he didn't agree, he wouldn't have the chance to survive like he refused last time.

Did the Fourth Prince misunderstand something? This really had a minor impact on him. At most, he would be sixty-five from seventy. According to the number of wives and concubines the royal family had, as long as they were equally distributed over a period of more than ten years, they would eventually have a few children.

However, Rong Ji still glanced at the young eunuch and the medicine boy at the door, and nodded imperceptibly.

The Fourth Prince felt relieved upon seeing this. He turned his back to the door, took off the sachet from his waist and handed it to Rong Ji, then looked down at the medicine jar.

Unexpectedly, Rong Ji didn't understand at all. The Fourth Prince was a little speechless, snatched back the sachet, and threw all the quinine inside into the jar.

At this time, Yinzhen had already begun to resent Kangxi.

If it weren't for the Emperor, how could I have ended up like this? My mother has always taken good care of me!

Rong Ji didn't know what the Fourth Prince had added into it, but the medicine soup in the jar suddenly began to churn, emitting a strong medicinal aroma.

The Fourth Prince looked at the medicine jar and said thoughtfully, "You will present this medicine to the Emperor later, and you must not let anyone else do it. Only in this way can everyone be convinced."

Rong Ji was a little at a loss at this time. Could he still present this medicine to the emperor?

But there was no time to make another pot, and the Fourth Prince was staring at him with a sharp gaze. Rong Ji gritted his teeth. After all, the Fourth Prince had been with him for so long, and he couldn't run away if he really wanted to.

Besides, the Fourth Prince is my sister’s child. . . My sister—if this is what I want, then I will just accept it!

Rong Ji directly filled the jar with boiling hot medicine and carried it to Liang Jiugong.

The Fourth Prince walked in front of him, and seemed to have no intention of leaving. After passing through one guard and checkpoint after another, and being checked several times by the imperial physician and the drug testing boy, Rong Ji watched Kangxi drink the bowl of spiked medicine.

After drinking the medicine, Kangxi felt tired again. He forced himself to read a few important memorials before falling asleep again.

As the sky was getting light, the Fourth Prince knelt beside the bed and read a book. He suddenly realized something was wrong: "Eunuch Liang, the Emperor's bed sheet is wet!"

Liang Jiugong rushed over, lifted the quilt and touched Kangxi's back: "Is this a lot of sweat?! Has the emperor's temperature dropped as well?"

Kangxi finally had a good night's sleep, but he heard a buzzing sound beside him, which annoyed him so much that he kicked it with his foot: "It's so noisy!"

Seeing that Kangxi had the strength to speak, Liang Jiugong did not feel any pain when he was kicked softly: "It's all right, Your Majesty, it's all right!!! God bless the Qing Dynasty, God bless the Qing Dynasty! Imperial Physician!"

The judge and Rong Ji, who were guarding outside the door, came in tumbling and crawling.

When Kangxi opened his eyes, he saw the delighted expressions of the Fourth Prince and Liang Jiugong, as well as several imperial physicians who looked relieved to have survived a calamity, and an unfamiliar imperial physician hiding in a corner.

"what happened?"

The Fourth Prince sat down on the ground with a sigh of relief: "Father, you are getting better!"