novelaction Chapter 258: The Emperor's Death (Part )
Chapter 258: The Emperor's Death (Part )
Chapter 258 The Emperor's Death (Part )
Kangxi's sudden collapse frightened everyone present, their hearts clenching. He Zhu, seeing the situation was dire, didn't dare delay and rushed outside, hastily seeking the imperial physician for treatment. Yinreng and Yinzhen also rushed forward in two steps, carefully picking up Kangxi and gently placing him on the couch inside the room.
Not long after, the imperial physician arrived in a hurry. It was none other than Liang, the imperial physician who had been treating Kangxi for a long time and was accustomed to his services. He quickly walked over to the bed, placed his hand on Kangxi's wrist, and began to feel his pulse. It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't felt it, but once he did, his heart skipped a beat, and he cried out inwardly, "This is not good!"
Because he felt that Kangxi's pulse was rising and beating at this moment, not only very strong, but also very tight, like a string stretched to its limit, as if the string would break instantly if a little more external force was applied.
Imperial Physician Liang frowned, lost in thought. After a long moment, he slowly released Kangxi's wrist, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write a prescription. After finishing, he pulled out a set of gleaming silver needles from his medicine box.
However, just before he was about to insert the needle, he hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to Yinreng and said, "Your Majesty, the current condition of the retired emperor is really not optimistic! In my humble opinion, if I insert the needle now and combine it with this medicine soup, it will probably only last for three to five days.
If I refuse to perform acupuncture and simply wait for the Emperor to regain consciousness, his condition might worsen, with him unable to speak or move, but he should still be able to hold out for about a month. What do you think, Your Majesty?
In fact, even when Liang Yu was hesitant, Yinreng had already had a rough idea in his mind. After all, the news from Changchun Garden had mentioned a similar situation before. It was just that it was described as mild before, but now, after this incident, the emperor's condition has worsened.
Thinking of his father, who had been strong all his life, and now ended up in such an unspeakable, miserable and pitiful situation, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart, and finally he resolutely made up his mind to let the imperial physician Liang give him acupuncture treatment.
After all, no matter what, it would be great to be able to move freely before dying, rather than lying helplessly on the sickbed waiting for death to come. I believe that if the emperor wakes up at this moment, he will definitely hope so.
After receiving the emperor's approval, Imperial Physician Liang began to insert silver needles into the emperor's frail body without hesitation. Time passed minute by minute, and after about a cup of tea, the unresponsive Kangxi finally showed some movement.
He groaned softly a few times, as if trying to break free from his coma, and then his eyes, which had been closed for a long time, slowly opened. However, when he saw that the people in front of him were Yinreng and Yin'er, his emotions, which had calmed down slightly, instantly surged like a vast ocean, and he could no longer control himself.
Liang Jiugong was quick to react. He quickly stepped forward and whispered soothingly, "Oh, your Majesty! Please don't get angry again! The imperial physician just managed to pull you back from the brink of death with acupuncture. Please calm down first. I will give you a gentle massage and give you some water to help you calm down."
At the same time, Imperial Physician Liang quickly chimed in, saying, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Liang is absolutely right. You must not be so angry any longer. As the saying goes, anger is harmful to the body... You've just experienced this. If anything happens again, even if Hua Tuo were alive, I wouldn't be able to save you."
Feeling the unignorable waves of soreness in his body, coupled with the earnest words of Liang the Imperial Physician, Emperor Kangxi, who had always valued his life more than anything else, finally became like a deflated ball. He no longer had the energy to struggle and slowly calmed down.
After Liang, the imperial physician, skillfully and carefully removed all the silver needles that had been inserted into Kangxi's body one by one and bowed to take his leave, Yinreng, who had been silent all this time, finally opened his lips. However, the words that came out of his mouth at this moment no longer contained even a trace of anger from before. Instead, they were replaced by a feeling of guilt: "Your Majesty, please just pretend that you have never heard of the nonsense I said today and just forget about it.
From now on, you only need to rest and recuperate in Changchun Garden. As for the trivial matters of the younger generations in the court, I will take care of them for you. As for the Tong family... I still hold my previous opinion. After all, relying solely on nepotism will not allow them to survive in the world for long. It is time for the men in their family to let go and fight for their own success. What do you think?"
However, Kangxi showed no sign of taking Yinreng's earnest words seriously, and he didn't even want to look at anyone in the room, including his most beloved concubine.
Seeing this, Yinreng nodded helplessly to Liang Jiugong beside him and whispered, "Be sure to take good care of the emperor and don't be negligent in the slightest." Then, he led everyone out and left Qingxi Book House.
Yinzhen, who had been following closely behind Yinreng, fell to his knees in front of him the moment he stepped out of the room. He kowtowed and begged, "Your Majesty, everything that happened today is entirely my fault. It was all caused by my impulsiveness and recklessness that led to such a disaster. If Your Majesty is unhappy and wants to punish me, I have no complaints. I only beg Your Majesty to calm down!"
Yinreng sighed heavily, then slowly bent down, stretched out his hands, and carefully helped Yinzhen up from the ground.
He stared at Yinzhen, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness and emotion: "Forget it, let's just leave it at that. Even if you hadn't come today, I already knew everything about the Emperor's pulse diagnosis.
Besides, this matter involves Jing'an. Based on my understanding of you, if you were in such a situation, if you didn't come here in person to express your support, that would definitely not be the kind of loyal and righteous ninth brother I know!
Furthermore, today's events were indeed due to my own impulsiveness. I was unable to control my emotions for a moment, and spoke without restraint, rambling on and on. I simply hadn't anticipated the Emperor's temper, and his physical condition, to be so weakened.
When you return, be sure to comfort Jing'an and tell her not to worry about this matter. This will never go according to the Emperor's wishes, and your younger siblings will be able to rest assured.
In addition, in the next few days, I will make proper arrangements and instruct all brothers to bring their own young princes to accompany the Emperor. At that time, your Hongzheng and Hongxun will naturally also be brought along."
Concubine Yi, who was standing nearby, was also feeling quite upset. When she first heard the news, she was also furious.
You know, if the Tong family really has good character and is kind, and the emperor himself comes forward to act as a matchmaker, she will have nothing to say.
However, after the incident with Li Si'er, who in the entire capital didn't know that Yue Xing'e had suffered inhumane abuse since childhood? Even though he was fortunately rescued later, the suffering he had endured could never be erased. His body was always sickly and he had achieved nothing in recent years.
If such a man were to marry Jing'an, wouldn't that bring disaster to Jing'an for the rest of her life? Although Jing'an was not her eldest grandson, she was still her eldest granddaughter, and her old lady loved her like her own daughter.
But at this moment, she felt a little sorry for the retired emperor. Apart from anything else, the retired emperor had been very kind to her in this life. He had protected and doted on her in the deep palace for decades. If it weren't for the retired emperor's protection, she would have been devoured by those women long ago.
Thinking of this, Concubine Yi interrupted the brothers' conversation and said, "Emperor, I want to stay in Changchun Garden to accompany the Grand Emperor."