PFC Chapter 337 Seeing Through Wupin Nanxi's Trust
Chapter 337 Seeing Through Wupin Nanxi's Trust
When Liang Jiugong heard what Concubine Wu said, he couldn't help but recall what happened in the past. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. At that time, Empress Xiaoyi had indeed gone too far in the matter of the Fourth Prince.
He secretly glanced at the emperor, thinking that the emperor would show a moved expression, but he saw that the emperor's expression was obscure, and there was a darkness in his eyes. He did not show the slightest bit of emotion, but instead made people feel inexplicably deep and cold.
Liang Jiugong was startled and quickly lowered his head, but his heart was pounding.
What's going on? Why does the emperor have this expression? Could it be that something happened to Concubine Wu... Before Liang Jiugong could guess in his heart, he saw the emperor turn his head to look at him. He immediately shuddered and said loudly:
"The Emperor has arrived."
In the inner room, Concubine Wu, who was lying on the bed crying, had her eyes slightly flickering when she heard the words. The next moment, she looked tearful again. She raised her head hurriedly, wiped her tears and stood up to greet him.
"I have seen the emperor, and the emperor is blessed."
Kangxi waved his hand, then walked past Concubine Wu to the bed, looking at the Fourteenth Prince with a red face on the bed, he frowned, sat down beside the bed, gently put the Fourteenth Prince's little hand that was outside the quilt back into the quilt, looked at it for a while, and then looked at Concubine Wu.
"What did the imperial physician say? Did he prescribe any medicine?"
Upon hearing this, Wupin raised her willow-leaf eyes, which were even more moist and ethereal after being washed by tears. On her fair oval face, there was a special kind of gentleness like water. She pinched the handkerchief, suppressed her sadness, and said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, Doctor Wen said that it was cold and Fourteenth Prince accidentally got an evil wind into his body, causing him to have a fever and cry non-stop. I have already prescribed medicine and asked someone to boil it. But, but..."
Speaking of this, Concubine Wu couldn't help but her eyes reddened again, and a crystal tear slowly slid down from the corner of her eye, making her look particularly weak, helpless and pitiful.
"It's just that Doctor Wen said that the Fourteenth Prince is still young and his body hasn't grown well yet. The impact of the cold on him may be significant or minor. If he can't recover quickly, if he doesn't get better for a long time, it may ruin his body. Woo woo woo..."
She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and sobbed:
"I am incompetent and failed to take good care of the Fourteenth Prince. The Fourteenth Prince will be fine, right, Your Majesty?"
Kangxi stroked the jade ring, his face gloomy:
"Of course Fourteen will be fine. It's just a minor cold. Let Doctor Wen treat Fourteen well. If anything happens to Fourteen, I will not forgive him."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Wu looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes, as if the emperor was her backbone, and nodded her head.
At this time, Xia Ju came in from outside with a bowl of steaming medicine, walked around the bead curtain, saw the emperor coming, and hurried to pay her respects.
When Kangxi saw her, he immediately waved his hand, then took the medicine bowl from Xia Ju, picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of medicine, blew on it, and asked someone to wake up the Fourteenth Prince. The Fourteenth Prince was shaken awake, his head a little dizzy.
But when he saw that it was the Emperor who came and wanted to feed him personally, he just opened his mouth and swallowed it without caring what it was.
When I tasted the bitterness in my mouth and just as I frowned and was about to say I didn't want to eat it, I felt dizzy and weak and couldn't speak.
He saw the emperor looking at him encouragingly. After all, he was only three years old. He quickly drank all the medicine spoonful after spoonful under the emperor's encouraging eyes. This made his head even more dizzy.
At this time, the Fourteenth Prince felt a candied fruit stuffed in his mouth. The sweetness of the candied fruit instantly covered the bitter medicine. The Fourteenth Prince chewed the candied fruit until he finished it, and then fell asleep again.
Seeing this, Kangxi handed the empty bowl to Xia Ju. Concubine Wu looked at the sleeping Fourteenth Prince lovingly, and then looked at the emperor with emotion.
"I am so busy before the New Year, and I am ashamed to bother the emperor to come. The Fourteenth Prince knows that his father cares so much about him, and I think he will get better soon."
Kangxi stood up, shook his sleeves, looked at the Fourteenth Prince again, put his hand behind his back, and walked towards the outer room.
"Fourteenth is my elder brother. How can I, as the emperor, not come to see him when he is sick? You should take good care of him and report to me at any time if there is anything wrong."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take good care of the Fourteenth Prince. The Fourteenth Prince said a few days ago that he missed his father, the Emperor, and said he wanted to perform sword dancing for you!"
Concubine Wu followed behind Kangxi, her eyes and brows were gentle, her expression was both proud and gratified, but her words quietly conveyed the Fourteenth Prince's admiration for Kangxi.
Kangxi lifted the pearl curtain, walked into the outer room, and suddenly stopped. Concubine Wu, who was following behind him, also stopped.
"You have taught the Fourteenth Prince very well. I am very busy with government affairs. I will come to see him next time."
Seeing this, Wupin nodded submissively, without deliberately trying to keep Kangxi. She bowed and whispered:
"Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off."
Kangxi closed his head slightly and walked away. After everyone had gone far away, Nanny Cui helped Concubine Wu back to the main hall.
"Your Majesty, it's like this, why doesn't the Emperor stay and accompany you?" Nanny Cui looked worried.
"And you don't want to find a way to keep the emperor."
Concubine Wu sat on the couch, took the teacup, and her expression was relaxed.
"Because I knew before the Emperor came that he would not stay."
"Hmm?" Aunt Cui was puzzled: "Madam, what do you mean?"
After taking a sip of hot tea, Wupin felt warm all over. She put down the teacup and said slowly:
"What I want is not for the emperor to stay, but for him to have pity for the Fourteenth Prince. As long as the emperor has the Fourteenth Prince in his heart, that is enough."
Concubine Wu raised the corners of her lips, her expression showing a determination to win.
On the other side, at the gate of Yonghe Palace, Kangxi got on the dragon sedan chair, held the handrails with both hands, turned his head and looked deeply at the quiet Yonghe Palace.
If it were in the past, if he had accidentally heard those words from Concubine Wu, he would definitely have felt moved and sympathetic to some extent.
But after having the girl, he went from being uncomfortable at first to being adapted to her frank, sincere and direct way of expression. So now, when he encounters Wupin's roundabout tactics, he can see through them at first sight.
I knew he was coming, but he just happened to hear those words? How could it be such a coincidence? It was clearly meant for him to hear.
It's fine that he usually plays some tricks in the harem, but he even dared to play them in front of me. Originally, for the sake of the children, he was going to restore Concubine Wu's position as a concubine this time, but now!
Kangxi withdrew his gaze with an indifferent expression. Since he likes to make little movements so much, he might as well stay where he is.
After knocking on the armrest, Liang Jiugong immediately sang:
"Your Majesty is returning to the palace."
……
As soon as Shi Nanxi returned to Chuxiu Palace, she received the news that the emperor had arrived at Yonghe Palace. Hongying helped the empress take off her cloak. Shi Nanxi sat on the couch, took the hot tea handed to her by Nanny Yang, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's still warm inside."
Hongying put her cloak on the screen and heard these words when she came over. She couldn't help but say:
"Your Highness, the Emperor was so busy that he didn't even leave you behind, but went to the Yonghe Palace instead. Aren't you worried?"
Shi Nanxi held the teacup and said casually:
"What is this palace worried about? Isn't it said that Fourteenth Prince has a fever and a cold? Fourteenth Prince is so young, and he is the youngest prince of the Emperor. It is normal for the Emperor to visit him!"
Seeing that the queen didn't seem to understand what she meant, Hongying stamped her feet anxiously:
"My lady, you know what I mean!"
Shi Nanxi remained calm:
"I believe in the emperor. If he doubts this, then there are so many concubines in the harem. If the emperor goes to any palace at random and I become suspicious, then I will not be able to live."
Hongying paused for a moment, and Nanny Yang immediately gave the Empress an admiring look.