The Virtuous Concubine

It turned out that after the conversation just now, the Fourth Prince had a lot of blood seeping from the scratches on his body after he rolled down the stairs, and his face had already turned pale, with cold sweat all over his forehead.

The white inner garment was covered in sweat and blood, it was horrifying.

Jingyi was heartbroken. It turned out that the Fourth Prince was just holding on! She wiped his tears and couldn't help crying, "Why are you doing this? It's already very serious. The Emperor should punish the Crown Prince severely. Otherwise, how can he convince the people? This is really unnecessary!"

The Fourth Prince lay down and let Jingyi change his clothes. Originally, Jingyi was his aunt who had always taken care of him. Even after she became the Emperor's concubine, she did many things for him personally.

It is no exaggeration to say that she is half of his mother.

The Fourth Prince was afraid that Jingyi would worry, so he took a deep breath before saying, "The Emperor won't do that. The Emperor only has the Crown Prince as his son. If he wants him to severely punish the Crown Prince, there is only one way."

“That’s the trend.”

I have to be in a coma for two days, and then the entire harem and the court will work together to make the emperor take action against the prince.

Even if the emperor did not punish the prince, he would still have gained. The prince had lost the support of the ministers of the previous dynasty, and the concubines in the harem would take this as a warning, and no prince would stand on the side of the prince.

Not to mention the people’s support.

How could the emperor not feel resentful when he took on everything for him? The greater the pressure, the more serious the breakdown in the relationship between the prince and the emperor.

The day when the Emperor realizes that he is more suitable for this position will soon come!

Jingyi was shocked when she heard the Fourth Prince's words "the general trend" word by word. She had never thought that the Fourth Prince had such deep thoughts!

This was not something she could think about carefully. She lowered her head to wipe the sweat off the Fourth Prince's face, and the Fourth Prince closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Just when she thought the Fourth Prince had fallen asleep, he still closed his eyes and said, "Don't tell mother."

Jingyi was embarrassed: "You are so seriously injured, how can you hide it?"

The Fourth Prince shook his head: "I mean, don't tell Mother what I asked Doctor Gu to do. Let Mother think that I am seriously injured just like everyone else."

Jingyi had been shocked several times by the Fourth Prince's methods today. She knelt down with a plop: "You can use these methods on others, but Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty be kept in the dark? Your Majesty cares about you so much, she must be sad and frightened, which will affect her health!"

Jingyi still had some words to say. The Fourth Prince underestimated the Empress. The Empress was very smart, and once she noticed something, she would be furious.

The Fourth Prince opened his eyes and said resolutely, "The situation forces me to do this. If Mother knew that I was intentionally aggravating my injuries to plot against the Crown Prince, she would definitely try her best to stop me, and then my plan would be ruined."

Jingyi was helpless, she couldn't agree! So she just knelt down and kowtowed to the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince comforted her, "Aunt, you don't have to worry too much. As long as you keep quiet with Doctor Gu, there will be no problem. I will make myself look better as soon as possible to avoid arousing too much suspicion."

He knew Jingyi was genuinely thinking about his mother and himself, but his plan could not afford to fail.

"Aunt, please get up. I know you are worried about our mother, but you also know that in this palace, if you want to survive and get what you want, you must make sacrifices. I am doing this for the future of our Yonghe Palace." The Fourth Prince persuaded again.

Jingyi raised her head and looked at the Fourth Prince, her eyes full of disbelief, "Forgive me, I cannot watch you deceive the Queen. The Queen has just given birth and her body is weak. Aren't you afraid that the Queen can't bear it if you act like this?"

The Fourth Prince frowned, was silent for a moment, and said, "How about this, you do as I say first, and if Mother notices anything or feels unwell, you can tell her the truth, how about that?"

Jingyi was a little hesitant after hearing what the Fourth Prince said. She knew that this was the Fourth Prince's biggest concession, but she was still worried about unpredictable consequences.

After a long stalemate, seeing that the Fourth Prince even wanted to stand up and help her, Jingyi had to stand up: "Fourth Prince, I can promise you first, but you must promise not to let the Queen get hurt too much."

The fourth prince nodded and said, "Don't worry, aunt. I will know how to handle this properly."

The two discussed for a long time, and Doctor Gu's medicine was ready and sent over. The black, smelly, bitter liquid seemed like an abyss that could not be touched.

The fourth prince drank the medicine in one breath with a triumphant smile. Soon he felt sleepy and felt his body heavy, his heartbeat accelerated, and he felt groggy.

He forced himself to say a few words and then fainted.

Seeing this, Jingyi screamed and rushed over to check on the Fourth Prince. She checked his breath and found that he was still breathing, so she felt relieved.

But looking at the Fourth Prince's pale face, Jingyi couldn't help but worry again.

"Doctor Gu, please." Jingyi sighed softly. If anything happened to the Fourth Prince, how would she explain to the Empress?

And she would definitely tell the queen. She had deep feelings for the Fourth Prince, but the queen had been very kind to her, and had personally pulled her out of the quagmire after she had encountered a life change, giving her hope of life.

She couldn't let her mother down.

After thinking about what to do, Jingyi stayed by the Fourth Prince's bedside, silently praying that he would be safe. After a while, the Fourth Prince's breathing gradually stabilized, and Jingyi was about to get up when Kangxi and the prince arrived.

Jingyi was startled, and without bothering to tidy up her messy clothes and hair, she stepped forward to pay her respects. Kangxi waved his hand, signaling her not to pay her respects, and then walked quickly to the bedside of the Fourth Prince. The Crown Prince followed behind Kangxi, with an unnatural look on his face.

Originally, the prince wanted to wait for Bai Fu to finish her talk, and then persuade the emperor to go and have a look. But Bai Fu said that Concubine De had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, so the prince gave up the idea.

If the emperor and he were there at this time, they would have to wake her up according to the rules. It would be better to let her have a good rest.

After Kangxi scolded him, he naturally took him to see the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince's injury was definitely not serious. He was just kicked and rolled down the stairs. He could still go back to the prince's residence to wait for the imperial physician.

If the Crown Prince apologizes, the Fourth Prince, the victim, will say that it is his own problem and also apologize, saying that he was impolite and offended the Crown Prince, and the matter can be suppressed with good reason.

The most I can do is to compensate Yinzhen by giving him the title of prince as soon as possible.

Kangxi selectively ignored Yinzhen's own military achievements, which made him worthy of a prince's title.