nucmednet Chapter 661, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping
Chapter 661, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping
Lin Jiu: "..."
She wasn't exactly a magnanimous person, but she felt a bit of pity for Honghui, the legitimate son of Emperor Yongzheng who had died young. Moreover, she thought that if Honghui hadn't died, judging from Yinzhen's attitude, then Hongli wouldn't have ascended the throne, and perhaps the shameful history of China wouldn't have happened.
This can be considered a good deed.
However, Lin Jiu was unaware that his actions had once again broken the defenses of another transmigrated woman.
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"Fourth Prince, how is Honghui's health? I remember there's a century-old ginseng root. I'll have Li Dequan bring it over for you to take back to Honghui to help him recover." Kangxi sat at the head of the table, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and his gaze inadvertently swept over Yinzhen's expressionless, slightly pale and haggard face below. He paused for a moment before slowly speaking.
Upon hearing his father suddenly call his name, Yinzhen was slightly taken aback, but his long-standing habit of avoiding haste and impatience prevented him from showing any unusual behavior. He calmly stood up and respectfully replied, "Thank you for your concern, Father. Honghui is much better now, please rest assured."
It has to be said that the only person in the world who can express gratitude so coldly and without any emotional fluctuation is probably Yinzhen. He is simply a conversation killer!
However, faced with such an icy face that seemed like it would never melt, no one found it strange or inappropriate—after all, who didn't know that the fourth brother was always so serious and unsmiling?
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, the other princes took the opportunity to chime in and chatted away, filling the palace with laughter and joy.
At this moment, the only unexpected thing in the room was Ruoxi's reappearance.
Just then, Li Dequan noticed that Ruoxi was standing there blankly, and she didn't respond even after he called her name several times.
Li De's face was extremely gloomy. He called out several times in a low voice, but still received no response. Anger welled up within him, but he couldn't vent his anger with the Emperor and the other princes present. He could only suppress his rage and called out again: "Ruoxi, quickly come and pour tea for the Fourth Prince!"
However, at this moment, Ruoxi seemed completely immersed in her own world, oblivious to everything happening in the outside world.
After a long while, Ruoxi finally came to her senses.
She looked around blankly at first, but when her gaze fell on Li Dequan's face, which was flushed red with anger and covered with a frosty expression, she suddenly realized that the situation was not good.
So she quickly composed herself, walked briskly to the Fourth Master, and respectfully refilled his teacup.
When Yinzhen took the teacup, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Ruoxi's shifty eyes, revealing an indescribable expression.
Based on his years of experience in reading people, he keenly noticed this subtle change—when Ruoxi mentioned Honghui just now, a look of surprise and astonishment flashed deep in her eyes.
Why such a reaction? Yinzhen frowned slightly, lost in thought.
Logically speaking, the news of Honghui's illness was not publicized. Outsiders only knew that the eldest son of the Fourth Prince's mansion was ill, but did not know how serious the illness was.
But the person in front of him seemed to have known the inside story beforehand. Not only was he fully aware of the severity of Honghui's illness, but he also seemed quite surprised to learn that he had recovered.
Thinking of this, Yinzhen's heart tightened, and the tenderness he used to show Ruoxi was gone from his eyes. Compared to his only legitimate son, a woman he only had a slight liking for was not worth mentioning.