The Virtuous Concubine

When the Fourth Prince saw her rushing towards him, he quickly ran to the side, while calling on the palace maids and eunuchs to pull her away.

"What are you all standing there for? Go stop her!"

When the palace maids and eunuchs heard the Fourth Prince's scolding, they immediately ran towards Wang in a panic.

Wang had already fallen into a frenzy at this time, bursting out at a speed that ordinary women could not match. She cried and struggled hard, trying to get rid of the obstruction of the crowd.

The palace maids behind her took great effort to catch up with her, but as soon as they grabbed her, they found that Wang was incredibly strong, as if she was using up all her strength to seek death.

The servants under the command of the Fourth Prince quickly formed a human wall to stop Wang and prevent her from taking another step forward.

The Fourth Prince stood aside, his face terribly gloomy. Looking at Wang's appearance, he wished that Li Xu, who had made such a solemn promise when offering Wang, could be dragged out and cut into pieces.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Wang couldn't help but fall to the ground.

As the Fourth Prince looked at Wang who was lying on the ground crying, his annoyance grew stronger, but he stood further away.

Kangxi also rushed over, grabbed Wang's hair and pulled her upper body up, shouting angrily: "What are you doing? Are you crazy?"

Wang's face was filled with sorrow, tears rolling down like beads from a broken string, "I have no face to live in this world anymore, only death can prove my innocence."

Kangxi then let go of her hair and held her hand tightly, his expression grim: "You are so stupid! Do you think that dying can solve the problem? How serious is it for a concubine to commit suicide?"

Wang Shi did not dare to struggle, and cried bitterly and mournfully: "What should I do? Now that my reputation is ruined, how can I cope with it in the future?"

As she spoke, she also revealed a chaste expression, closed her eyes and raised her chin, as if ready to be killed, and said bitterly: "The only one in my heart is the emperor, how can I let others -"

Kangxi frowned, looking at Wang's pitiful appearance and her extremely humble address, and the anger in his heart subsided a little.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you justice. You must not do stupid things again. If you do it again, I will never forgive you."

Wang Shi then nodded while sobbing: "As long as the emperor does not misunderstand me... I will obey the emperor's order."

Kangxi waved his hand and ordered Wang to be sent back to the tent and kept under strict surveillance.

After settling Wang Shufei, he turned to look at the Fourth Prince and said seriously, "Fourth Prince, you must handle this matter properly and there must be no more mistakes."

After watching for a long time, the Fourth Prince knelt down immediately and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I will obey your order."

After Kangxi left, the pressure on the Fourth Prince doubled. Didn't the Emperor want him to get rid of that guard?

But Wang's disturbance was known to everyone, and this matter was indeed very difficult. Those who could be guards were all from the Eight Banners with a clean background and promising future.

Whatever you do will make people feel disappointed.

If he handled it improperly, it would not only cause dissatisfaction among the Eight Banners, but also affect his prestige in the court. But the emperor's order was hard to disobey, so he had to come up with a solution that would satisfy both parties.

He didn't want to know why Wang was running around all night without sleeping, so he had the guards and maids imprisoned. He then found the guard and said earnestly, "Do you know that you have caused a big disaster this time? But I am grateful for your loyalty and decided to give you a chance. As long as you can cooperate with me, I can protect your life."

The guard was so grateful that he kowtowed to express his gratitude.

I had asked the guard to exchange a token with the palace maid beside Wang, saying only that the servant and the guard had an affair and that they would never see each other again after entering the palace. So I had the audacity to arrange a private meeting. I originally wanted to get rid of Concubine Wang, but Concubine Wang was alert and noticed something was wrong, which led to this misunderstanding.

This was the explanation given to Kangxi, but to the outside world, they only said that the guards caught a palace maid running around, and the chaos was quickly quelled.

Originally, Kangxi was not satisfied with this result and was about to scold the Fourth Prince and ask him to continue investigating.

But Wang sang a song of "Romance of the West Chamber" quietly, saying that she had finally met her sweetheart, and naturally she wanted her maid to support her so that their marriage could be perfect. She also openly asked the emperor to grant them marriage.

Kangxi raised his eyebrows: "Then there will be no one to serve you."

Wang smiled gently, looked at Kangxi with eyes full of love, and said softly: "How could the emperor let me be without someone to serve me? Besides, I am really happy to have such a marriage."

Kangxi looked at Wang and said after a long silence, "Since you are so generous, I will help them.

Kangxi just felt extremely tired. The overdrawn body in recent period was extremely obvious at this moment. He asked Wang to return to her carriage, and then sat alone in silence.

Seeing that the emperor was lost in thought, Liang Jiugong did not dare to disturb him. He just quietly replaced the tea that had already gone cold for him.

Kangxi suddenly spoke up, startling Liang Jiugong: "Tell me, am I getting old?"

Liang Jiugong was shocked and knelt down immediately, saying with great trepidation: "Your Majesty is in good health and in the prime of his youth, so how can you say he is old?"

Kangxi shook his head slightly and sighed: "I feel that my energy is not as good as before, and the affairs in the palace are becoming more and more beyond my ability."

Liang Jiugong didn't dare to say much, but just lowered his head and waited for Kangxi's instructions.

Kangxi didn't need his reply, he just needed someone to listen: "In the past, I would have been extremely angry and would have investigated the matter thoroughly to get to the bottom of it. I had to know the truth."

Liang Jiugong said cautiously: "Your Majesty is wise and will see through everything."

Kangxi glanced at Liang Jiugong and said, "But now, I am exhausted. As long as I can save face, the truth is not important at all."

Liang Jiugong kowtowed quickly: "If I were not stupid or deaf, I would not be a patriarch. Your Majesty is a wise man, and he knows exactly what the people below him are thinking. However, Your Majesty is busy with many things every day, and he wants peace in the world. He does not delve into such trivial matters, which shows Your Majesty's wisdom and magnanimity."

Kangxi nodded and shook his head: "You bastard, you know what I want to hear and you say it? I am not unaware of the truth, but sometimes I feel that time is not forgiving and my energy is limited after all."

Liang Jiugong said hurriedly: "Your Majesty's health is the most important thing, don't worry about these trivial matters."

Kangxi was silent for a moment, then said, "Forget it, let's just forget about this. You say..."

Liang Jiugong replied: "Your Majesty, please feel free to speak. Although I am stupid, I am willing to tell you everything I know."

"Did the Fourth Prince expect me to keep the peace and just look for an explanation? Does the Fourth Prince have anything to do with this matter?"

Kangxi was indeed unique in his judgment of people.

He felt that the Fourth Prince would not be so stupid as to find an excuse that everyone knew was wrong to fool himself.

But he just didn't spend much time to understand the truth, and instead focused on calming down the discussion. Why did the Fourth Prince do this?

Does he really care about the reputation of his father, the Emperor, or does he want to win over Wang to serve him and Concubine De?