Chapter 44: Aftermath

Pingjun Prince's Mansion, southwest room.

It had been three days since Cao Yong fainted at the gate of the palace. After several imperial physicians' care, Cao Yong finally woke up leisurely.

Three days, it was said that it was not long, but it was not short. Three days, a few more interesting stories were added to the teahouse in Beijing. For example, the boy from the Nalan family lost his etiquette and was beaten dozens of times; the eldest young man from the Guo Luoluo family committed a murderer and was dismissed from the second-class cavalry commander; the Bao Gege of the Prince of Pingjun's Mansion brought the young masters of the red flag to block the yellow flag, which almost caused a big melee, etc.

When Cao Yong woke up, the imperial physicians breathed a sigh of relief. After passing the life barrier, they just need to take good care of each other.

During the three days when Cao Yong was in a coma, Cao Jia, Nersu and Amethyst were all worried, but everyone was worried about it.

Cao Jia and Nersu knew the truth about Cao Yong's coma, and were not worried about his body, but were afraid that several imperial physicians would find something wrong day and night. April Jing didn't know the truth, but was really worried. She came to take care of Cao Yong's room for three days. Cao Jia couldn't bear it after seeing it, and wanted to tell her the truth quietly, but was stopped by Nersu. This matter was somewhat related to deceiving the emperor, and the fewer people knew, the better.

It was not until Cao Yong woke up and repeatedly confirmed that he had no life and was tired Amethyst was willing to go down and rest.

When there was no one else in the room, Nersu looked at Cao Yong with admiration and said, "Brother Yong was quite good at it. It was indeed Nalan Chengping who was doing it!"

Cao Yong sat up halfway and slept for three days. His bones were sore all over his body. He twisted his neck and said, "I was surprised when I saw him waiting that day. I was so dry and there was nothing to say. When I met Guishan and the others, I didn't look unexpected, and I felt a little strange."

"In the past few days, those imperial doctors have been trying to do a lot on you. They have a few bowls of medicine to calm the mind and nourish the body every day. Every six hours, golden needles are pierced. Brother, there will be no sequelae, right?" Nersu asked with a worried look: "Don't just clean up a few pieces and hurt your body, that's not worth it!"

Cao Yong replied: "These imperial physicians have pierced the acupoints that calm the mind, which is not intrusive!"

Nersu nodded: "That's good, then I'm relieved! You must not have imagined who the person behind Nalan Chengping is!"

Cao Yong moved his dislocated left arm, and saw that he was still in action, he calmed down: "It's not a prince, right?"

Nersu smiled and said, "If it were any prince, Long Sui, I was afraid that he would be more angry. He was actually the emperor's grandson, Hongxi Beile of the Palace of Daqing!"

"Hongxi Beile!" Cao Yong was really surprised.

Hongxi Beile, the second son of the prince, was born in the 33rd year of Kangxi. His biological mother was Li Jia, the prince's concubine. Although he was born in a vassal, he died of illness because the eldest son of the prince was very young and was raised by the prince's concubine Shi, who had no legitimate son since childhood. Hongxi Beile's identity was particularly precious. Emperor Kangxi also loved his eldest grandson very much.

"Hongxi Beile, he is still a child. Where did I provoke him?" Cao Yong was a little puzzled.

"But half a month younger than you, where is the child? The royal people are like human beings. The prince wants to call you to study for Hongxi, but this matter is not a secret. You silently swept their faces and wanted to teach you a lesson. It is probably to kill the chicken and scare the monkey, so that you can know that the prince's power is particularly strong! But since he is holding him, I'm afraid you will find justice!" Nersu was very melancholy after speaking.

Cao Yong knew that Nersu was remembering the incident of being beaten by the prince last year, and it seemed that his resentment had not yet faded.

Pingjun Prince's Mansion, northwest corner, Bitongxuan.

This is the boudoir of Prince Ping's sister Baoya Gege. Now Baoya meets guests in the warm pavilion on the west side of the main room. The guest is Baoya Gege's close friend, Yongjia, the eldest daughter of Wanjiha, the deputy governor of the Inlaid Red Flag. Because Yongjia's mother is the princess from Prince Kang's mansion, it is counted that Yongjia and Baoya are also distant cousins.

Although it is strange that although Baoya is a moving person, she likes to play chess and is willing to calm down when playing chess.

Yongjia was educated by her mother as a lady since she was a child. Although she was not proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she was able to do everything. When she came, Baoya naturally played the chess game and pestered her to play chess.

The two of them sat on the kang in the warm pavilion, and they got off the floor step by step. Yongjia was a little absent-minded and was eaten by Baoya several big dragons. In the end, Baoya felt it was really boring and asked someone to remove the chessboard.

"Sister is not feeling well? Why are you so energetic?" Baoya asked with concern.

Yongjia shook his head: "It's okay, maybe I slept late yesterday and felt a little tired!"

Baoya hurriedly asked the little maid to bring two pillows: "Since we are tired, let's talk backwards. It's really exhausting to sit sideways like this!"

When the two of them were lying down, Yongjia asked, "He is better?"

Baoya was stunned: "Which one?" After saying that, she suddenly realized: "Sister asked Cao Yong and woke up in the morning. I also went to the yard to see it. Although I was a little haggard, the imperial doctor said it was fine!"

"Blessed by Buddha!" ​​Yongjia's voice was inaudible.

When talking about Cao Yong, Baoya was indignant: "What is Guishan? How dare you bully people like this? Those bastards with yellow flags have no good things. Twenty or thirty people beat one. They are really not men. They lose all the face of our Manchu warriors!"

"Didn't Guishan break one leg? All those involved in the fight were beaten in Shuntian Mansion, so you calm down. Yesterday, if the prince did not arrive in time and the children of the two flags had a fight, it would not be a joke!" Yongjia remembered the situation where the children of the two flags were about to break out yesterday. Although she was just looking at the sedan chair from a distance, she still felt very scared.

Baoya glanced at Yongjia: "The more bold my sister is, the smaller she is. Could it be that she becomes a big girl and she has to learn to be a virtuous person!"

Yongjia heard the dissatisfaction in Baoya's tone and reached out to scream Baoya: "Okay, I'm wholeheartedly for you, you're disgusted! A dignified princess Doro, who will help the boy fight, aren't afraid of spreading it to the Queen Mother and Empress Dowager's ears and imprisoning you into the palace to learn the rules!"

Baoya was most afraid of itchyness, and she was hiding while laughing, and she was shaking with joy. She begged for mercy and said, "Good sister, it's all Baoya's fault, so let Baoya go!"

Seeing that Baoya was about to burst into tears, Yongjia stopped her hand, lay down flat, covering her face with a veil, and her voice was a little lonely: "Even if you think I'm nagging, how many days can you hate me!"

Baoya stopped laughing: "Sister Xu Sui Shiliu, are you going to participate in this year's draft?"

"Yeah!" Yong Jia responded calmly.

"The Earl's Mansion is a big family, and my sister is the granddaughter of Prince Kang's Mansion. She has a noble status and should be able to refer to a good family. Sister doesn't have to worry!" Baoya comforted her.

"There is no good family? It's just a big cage or a small cage! If it's unfortunate, if it's a side room, it depends on the face of the wife of the main room. Even if there is no beating or scolding, it's inevitable to intrigue; if it's a main room, it's just a decent decoration. If it's a husband's concubine, you have to pretend to be generous." Yongjia said, a little impatient: "Think about it carefully, getting married is really unbearable. If it's really not possible, I'll tie my hair and be a sister-in-law, which is still clean!"

"My sister has never married, so why doesn't she look at this? If it really doesn't work, Baoya will ask the queen mother to point you to my brother as a concubine! Sister-in-law has a good temper, and you will definitely get along!" Baoya said.

Yongjia was speechless and hurriedly sat up from the kang. Seeing that there was no one at the door, he felt relieved and scolded Baoya, "I actually said something about a child, and I will stop this. If it reaches Fujin's ears, I will have no shame to come and play with you again!"

"Why can't my sister-in-law know?" Baoya was still confused.

Yongjia had no choice but to say: "Where is a woman who is willing to share her husband with others! Since ancient times, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. There are also cases where the legitimate wife bullies the concubine and finds a reason to kill him; if the concubine is favored, it is common for the legitimate wife to be murdered."

"How could this happen? My sister-in-law is very good to my brother's concubines!" Baoya's eyes were wide open, but she still didn't believe it.

Seeing that a jade ring fell from Baoya’s chest, she had been with her since childhood, Yongjia asked, “If anyone wants your jade ring, would you be willing to give it to me?”

Baoya shook her head: "Of course I won't give it. This is my mother's thought to Baoya, and no one wants it."

"What if someone doesn't take your jade ring away, just want to change it with you, or pick it up and enjoy it?" Yongjia continued.

Baoya frowned and said, "Since it's Baoya's, how come there are still people who are so ungrateful, it's really unreasonable."

The maids came up to give them some tea. Yongjia looked at Baoya, who was still a child's character. She didn't know whether she should envy her carefreeness. She remembered the person in the living yard and sighed secretly.

Qianqing Palace, Donghunting Pavilion.

The Minister of the Inner Guards Fu Erdan met with him and brought news from the Imperial Hospital and the Prince's Mansion of Pingjun. Kangxi knew that Cao Yong had woken up and his life was fine, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Kangxi was in a better mood, Fu Erdan pleaded for Hongxi Beile, who was kneeling at the entrance of Qianqing Palace: "Long live, let me spare Erbeile! Erbeile is just a child, and has been kneeling for two hours!"

Kangxi frowned: "Hongxi is a child, Cao Yong is only half a month older than him. Is he a child?"

When Fu Erdan heard Kangxi mention Cao Yong, he remembered the dying boy he had seen when he went to visit him a few days ago, and secretly felt ashamed of his soft heart just now.

Kangxi looked out the window and said to Liang Jiugong, who was serving at the door: "Let him come in!"

After a while, Hongxi walked in, and because he had been kneeling for too long, his legs and feet were inconvenient.

Kangxi stood behind the imperial case and looked at the eldest grandson whom he loved the most with a cold face.

Hongxi first greeted Kangxi: "Give me a blessing to Emperor Mafa!" Then he raised his head and looked at Kangxi with red eyes, his eyes full of grievances.

"Hmph!" Kangxi looked at Hongxi coldly: "What, I'm sorry for you. Could it be that you asked Nalan Chengping to set up a situation to deal with Cao Yong?"

"Huangmafa, grandson has no intention of harming others! I just heard that Huangmafa praised him, and Ama asked him to be his grandson's companion again. Grandson wanted to try his skills, but the young man was angry. Who would think that things would make a big deal?" Hongxi argued with a grievance: "The grandson is a great teacher from Huangmafa. How dare he take the lead?"
Chapter completed!