The Virtuous Concubine

Under Jingyi's careful care, the Fourth Prince woke up quickly. He opened his eyes and saw Aunt Jingyi, and asked nervously, "Aunt, why are you here? Where is my mother? Is my mother okay?"

Jingyi nodded with tears in her eyes: "The queen is safe, and you have two more sisters."

When the Fourth Prince heard this, he felt relieved. He took a deep breath and tried to stand up, but felt a sharp pain in his chest. Jingyi quickly supported him and said, "You are injured, don't move."

The fourth prince had no choice but to lie down obediently. He recalled the moment when he was kicked down by the prince, and asked Jingyi with gritted teeth: "What did the emperor say? How is the prince?"

Jingyi hesitated for a moment and said, "I came here directly after hearing the news about Shuyu. It is still unknown how the emperor will react and how he will deal with it in the future."

After hearing this, the Fourth Prince looked unkind and said, "It is highly likely that it will end in vain."

Jingyi looked at the Fourth Prince's expression and felt a little scared.

The Fourth Prince had his own ideas and methods since he was young, and now that he has grown up, he is even more powerful. The Queen sometimes avoids him. Jingyi still thinks that the mother-son relationship should not be so severe. But when she saw him today, Jingyi couldn't help but feel that the Fourth Prince was a little strange.

She said softly, "The most important thing for you now is to recover from your injury. Other things can be considered after you recover from your injury."

The Fourth Prince did not answer her directly, but only asked her: "Is Doctor Gu reliable?"

Jingyi nodded: "The Queen said that some things can be handed over to him."

The Fourth Prince asked Jingyi to help her sit up, and then he crossed his legs and leaned on the bed, not looking weak at all: "Ask him in."

Jingyi was worried, but she still called Doctor Gu in as instructed.

Doctor Gu entered the room and was acutely aware that something was wrong with the atmosphere. The Fourth Prince's aura made him feel very depressed.

The Fourth Prince saw that he did not move after kneeling down. He did not speak and was not impatient. He nodded and asked, "How is my injury?"

Doctor Gu rested his head on the ground and replied, "Fourth Prince, your injuries are quite serious. You need to rest for a while. Don't overwork yourself or get angry, otherwise you will develop a chronic illness."

The Fourth Prince narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking about the credibility of Doctor Gu's words.

After a moment, the Fourth Prince asked again: "Can you be more careful and make it heavier?"

Doctor Gu was horrified when he heard this. He looked up and looked at the Fourth Prince with horror, "Fourth Prince, why... why is this happening? Your injury is already serious. If it gets worse, it may be life-threatening."

The Fourth Prince looked at him coldly and said, "It is not your turn to ask more questions about my affairs. You just need to answer whether you can do it or not."

Doctor Gu hated that the prince kicked him at this moment. The Fourth Prince's words were definitely not a joke, but he... He had to take care of Concubine De, not the Fourth Prince.

Not to mention this kind of behavior of framing the prince!

Jingyi was also shocked by the Fourth Prince's words and almost screamed, "Fourth Prince!"

The Fourth Prince glanced at Jingyi, his eyes not wavering at all, "Aunt, be careful with your words."

Then he turned his gaze to Doctor Gu, his eyes revealing an unquestionable sense of oppression.

Doctor Gu's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He stammered, "Fourth Prince, I really can't do this. As a doctor, it is my duty to cure illnesses and save lives. How could I deliberately aggravate your injuries? Please forgive me, Fourth Prince."

The Fourth Prince snorted coldly, "Do you know that if you don't do as I say, you will be my enemy? If you are my enemy, what good end do you think will come of you?"

Doctor Gu collapsed to the ground in fear. He knew how prominent the Fourth Prince was now and how he had become the Crown Prince's biggest worry. It would be easy for him to deal with a small doctor like him.

Jingyi couldn't bear to watch it any longer and couldn't help but say, "Fourth Prince, it's really inappropriate for you to force Doctor Gu like this. Doctor Gu is a good person and has always tried his best to treat the queen. If the queen knew about your behavior, she would be sad."

The fourth prince frowned, but decided to explain for the sake of Jingyi and his mother. After all, his mother still needed Aunt Jingyi to help him turn things around.

He said pitifully, "Aunt, you don't understand. If I just let the prince kick me like this, I don't know how he will bully me in the future. Only if my injury gets worse, will the emperor punish the prince severely."

"Of course I know that if the prince and I have a bad relationship, my mother will be sad. But when the prince hurt me like this, wouldn't my mother be sad? When he kicked me, did he take my mother's feelings into consideration at all?"

"He can kick me today, and he can kick Yinzuo and Wenxian tomorrow, thirteen and fourteen!"

I have to say that the Fourth Prince is very persuasive. I don't know why the Crown Prince is angry, but judging from his behavior, it is indeed easy to be persuaded by him.

Jingyi obviously believed it and stopped trying to dissuade him, but she still couldn't help but worry: "What you said makes sense, but it's too risky to do this. What if the emperor doesn't punish the prince as you wish, then you'll suffer in vain?"

The Fourth Prince's eyes were firm, "So I'm gambling. I'm gambling my life on whether Yonghe Palace can be peaceful in the future!"

Seeing that Jingyi had been convinced, he urged Doctor Gu: "Doctor Gu, if you can help me, I will not treat you unfairly in the future."

Doctor Gu looked embarrassed and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fourth Prince, I can give it a try, but it is very risky. Please think twice."

The Fourth Prince nodded with satisfaction, "Just do it. The pulse and wounds need to be treated more seriously. I will be unconscious for two days, so just prescribe medicine. I will take care of the rest."

Doctor Gu sighed helplessly and had to go down to prescribe medicine. It was not easy to prescribe medicine for a disordered pulse. And he also needed to find a way to make the Fourth Prince's injury look shocking.

Doctor Gu felt as if all his nine clansmen’s heads were hanging on his belts, and their bodies were hunched over.

It would be fine if he helped Master Nalan to confuse the royal bloodline, and he would have a way to do the blood test when the time came. But now this Fourth Prince was actually going to take the Crown Prince's lifeblood!

Doctor Gu is not stupid, he knows exactly what the Fourth Prince means and what his intentions are!

When he thought about the fact that the Nalan family still hoped that the Fourteenth Prince would ascend to the throne, Doctor Gu shook his head. Who could defeat this guy?

Jingyi looked at the Fourth Prince and wanted to persuade him again, but she couldn't say a word. The Fourth Prince knew that she couldn't accept it for a while, so he didn't mention it. He just said that he would pretend to be unconscious later and asked Jingyi to stay here and take care of him for a while.

Jingyi nodded with difficulty and helped him lie down again. When he got close to her, Jingyi exclaimed, "Fourth Prince!"