In the 43rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, at the residence of the Fourth Prince, a young woman in the court dress of a concubine was running wildly in the rain, holding a three-year-old child in her arms, and followed by her personal maid Jianqiu.

"Honghui, hold on, don't give up, don't leave your mother alone, Honghui~"

The child was none other than Honghui, the eldest son of the Fourth Prince. His whole body was burning hot and his life was in danger. His little hands tightly grasped the corner of the woman's clothes, but his strength was getting weaker and weaker, and his life was almost gone.

First, her elder sister took away her husband, and then she called away all the doctors in the palace on the pretext of being pregnant. She was going to watch Honghui die!

Yixiu wiped away her tears and did not give up. Holding a glimmer of hope, she carried Honghui to the gate of Fu Jin's main courtyard.

"Su Peisheng, quickly inform the master that the eldest prince is critically ill. Tell him to call the palace doctor! Quick!"

Su Peisheng looked embarrassed, "Concubine Yi, the prince and his wife have gone to bed, and his wife has instructed not to wake him up."

Yixiu took a step forward and immediately wanted to force her way into the main courtyard, "Master, wake up! Your eldest prince is dying. It will be too late if you don't treat him now!"

The servants of the main courtyard stopped the woman and said, "Concubine Yi, Concubine Yi is pregnant. If she gets pregnant because of you, Lord Beile will not let us go."

There were lightning and thunder, and heavy rain poured down. The woman's face was in a mess, and she couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears from her eyes.

The child in her arms was breathing weaker and weaker. The woman knelt on the ground and prayed to the heavens: "Oh God! Please open your eyes! I am willing to exchange my life for another, just for my Honghui to survive."

There was no movement in the main courtyard, it was so deserted that it seemed as if the concubine, a living person, was nowhere to be seen.

Yixiu closed her eyes in despair, unable to bear to watch Honghui die in her arms. All the experiences of the past twenty years flashed through her mind. God had never been kind to her.

"Boom~"

A bolt of lightning struck down, hitting the main courtyard's gate.

"Uh... mother... mother... is it mother?"

Honghui fainted as soon as he entered the Kunlun Mirror, and was staggering. When he woke up again, what he saw was his mother kneeling on the ground in a miserable state.

Did I hear it wrong? Yixiu couldn't believe her ears.

It’s Honghui, it’s really Honghui, he is conscious.

"Honghui, mother is here, don't be afraid! Honghui, hold on, don't fall asleep! Someone come quickly, save Honghui!"

The people in the main courtyard looked at the gate that was charred by lightning in panic and dismay. They pushed each other, and no one dared to look up, let alone move.

The thunder didn't strike anywhere else but the main courtyard, which makes people wonder if this is retribution?

Su Peisheng rebuked him sternly: "Don't make a fuss, this is a bolt from the blue. Keep your mouths shut, if any rumors get out, Lord Beile will kill you."

Honghui ignored the noise in the main courtyard, and even ignored the objective fact that his whole body was burning hot. He stared at his young and still alive mother without blinking. He could not get enough of looking at her.

"Mother~Mother~You are still alive, and I am alive too, it's great..."

I'm so tired! I really want to fall asleep. Why is my mother's voice getting farther and farther away?

Oh no! He almost forgot that he came back to protect his mother and prosper the Qing Dynasty. How could he fall so easily at this time? The ancestors of Aixinjueluo used all their merits in their lifetime to send him back to change his fate!

Honghui struggled to open his eyes, breathing weakly, "Go, go find Uncle Fourteen..."

It's almost two o'clock now, and the palace gates have long been locked, so I can only go find my fourteenth uncle.

Honghui's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, but Yixiu heard it all. She was completely focused on her son.

Yixiu immediately stood up, hugged Honghui and ran out of the Prince's Mansion, "Jianqiu, prepare the horses, we are going to the Fourteenth Prince's Mansion."

In less than a cup of tea, Yixiu arrived at the gate of Beile's Mansion carrying Honghui.

"Concubine, you are not allowed to travel without the permission of the prince..."

Yixiu was in a hurry and had no time to pay attention to the servants guarding the gate. She cursed "Get out of here", got on her horse and rode away.

The servants looked at each other in bewilderment. Although the concubine was not favored by the prince, she gave birth to the eldest prince and was still recorded as a concubine in the imperial genealogy. They did not dare to offend her too much.

It was already curfew time, and Yixiu hurriedly informed the guards of her origin and purpose. The guards did not dare to delay the emperor's grandson from seeking medical treatment, so they quickly removed the fence and let Concubine Concubine and Prince Honghui ride away on horseback.

Including the time wasted on the road, it took less than a quarter of an hour for Yixiu to bring Honghui to the Fourteenth Prince's Mansion.

"Bang bang bang~"

Yixiu knocked on the door with all his strength, and soon someone opened the wooden door a corner, "Who is it?"

"Please inform the Fourteenth Prince immediately that I am the concubine of Ulanara in the Fourth Prince's residence. The eldest prince Honghui has a sudden high fever and is burning hot. His life is in danger. All the doctors in our residence have been called away by the concubine. I have no choice but to come to the Fourteenth Prince for help."

Wulanala Concubine? Isn't this their cousin from their maternal and paternal clans? The servant at the gate quickly replied, "Concubine, please wait a moment. I will report the news right away."

As soon as he finished speaking, the footsteps behind the door gradually faded away, obviously someone was running.

Less than a cup of tea later, someone opened the door and the Fourteenth Master, with disheveled clothes, sleepy eyes and an anxious look, ran up to Yixiu.

"Little Fourth Sister-in-law, don't worry, give Honghui to me quickly. I have already called the court doctor. If all else fails, there is still the imperial physician. He will definitely do his best to treat Honghui."

Fourteenth Master Yinzhen took Honghui from Yixiu's arms and ran towards the mansion. Honghui's whole body was burning hot, and it was obvious that he was in a critical condition. If treatment was delayed, he would die.

How could a strong young man run as fast as Yixiu, a girl in the boudoir, could catch up? When she rushed to the front hall, the palace doctor was already there to feel her pulse.

"Brother Honghui has a high fever caused by evil wind entering his body. It's not a big deal. It just delays treatment time and damages his internal organs. If the fever doesn't go away, Brother Honghui will be in great danger."

The court physician immediately went downstairs to boil some antipyretic medicine, and as soon as it was ready, he hurriedly brought it to Prince Honghui for him to take.

"Fourteenth Master, Concubine, Prince Honghui has already taken the medicine. I will use acupuncture to treat him. Now it all depends on Prince's will to survive."

At this time, the entire Fourteenth Prince's Mansion had been completely alarmed, and even the Fourteenth Prince's Wife had rushed over.

"Fourteenth brother, thank you for your help this time. If I hadn't really had no other choice, I wouldn't have come to you for help so late at night. Fourteenth brother's wife, I'm really sorry. Honghui and I have caused chaos in your house."

The Fourteenth Concubine had long heard from the Fourteenth Master that the Fourth Sister-in-law had done evil and almost harmed a good eldest prince. And this Concubine Yi was the Fourth Sister-in-law's biological sister!

"Don't feel bad, Sister-in-law Four. Brother Honghui is our grandfather's nephew. How could he not help him? Don't worry, Sister-in-law Four. Brother Honghui is a lucky man. He will be safe."

Yixiu forced herself to smile, but it was a bitter smile, "I hope so! Poor little kid, he has to suffer this kind of thing? If he gets worse, I wish I could die for him."

The Fourteenth Concubine couldn't say much. If anything happened to her child, she could do the same as Concubine Yi.

Yixiu refused to rest and stayed by Honghui's bedside all night. Fortunately, after dawn, Honghui's fever finally subsided.

"Concubine, Prince Honghui has survived the catastrophe, but his vitality has been damaged. He needs to recuperate for a year or so."

When Honghui woke up again, he was already lying on the bed. Wasn't that Uncle Fourteen? Was he saved?

Seeing Yixiu looking at him with red eyes and a haggard face, Honghui murmured, "Mother, mother!"

"Oh my Honghui! God has mercy on you. You are still alive!"

Yixiu's expression relaxed. After holding on for a whole night, she finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the side of the bed and fainted.

Honghui shouted anxiously, as if a knife was stabbing his throat, "Mother, what's wrong with you? Fourteenth Uncle, save my mother..."

The palace doctor was still here, and after taking her pulse, he said, "It's nothing serious. Concubine Concubine has been overexerted and has been caught in the rain all night, so she has caught a cold. She needs to rest for a few days."

Honghui was relieved then. Looking at his mother lying beside him, he thought, this time, both he and his mother survived!

He survived physically, but my mother survived mentally. With him around, my mother will never have such a tragic ending!

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