Gu Jinzhi followed his grandfather and stayed in the side hall next to the Queen Mother's Kunning Palace at night.

Kunning Palace faces south from the north, has nine corridors, glazed tiles and double eaves, and is magnificent and magnificent.

This is very similar to the Kunning Palace in later generations.

But Gu Jinzhi remembered that at this period in history, the construction of Kunning Palace had not yet begun, and it would take several years.

Maybe my historical knowledge is weak and I misread unofficial history. Or maybe this is not the dynasty in history, but a parallel space.

The latter is more likely, because historically, the emperor of this period was a great emperor who successfully usurped the throne and left his name throughout the ages, not the gentle and handsome young man he saw during the day.

The great emperor in real history was born as a concubine. Both his aunt and biological mother died young, and there was no such queen mother...

Two sounds of "knock, knock".

The old man tapped Gu Jinzhi's desk with his fingers.

She was in a daze for a little too long.

Gu Jinzhi came back to his senses, smiled at the old man, and called his grandfather.

"After being in a daze for half a day, have you figured out the cause of the Queen Mother's illness?" the old man asked with a serious face.

The old man looked at Gu Jinzhi seriously, without a trace of smile, just like in the past when his grandfather and grandson were studying. It seemed that if he answered wrongly, he would hit his hand with a ruler.

Gu Jinzhi really didn't expect that the old man would ask her to come to Beijing to treat the Queen Mother.

She always felt that there were some words that had been hidden between her and her grandfather, which were based on trust. She didn't want to trust her grandfather, and she didn't want to tell the truth, so her grandfather didn't ask.

The old man's character has always been eccentric.

"Judging from the pulse and complexion, the Queen Mother is very thin and has only the last ray of life left. She must have been coughing for a long time." Gu Jinzhi gathered his thoughts and only talked about his condition, "I initially estimated that the cough must have lasted for a year and a half.

It's left and right, never stopping, sometimes it's mild, sometimes it's severe, and I often have frequent coughing at night."

Gu Jinzhi said slowly and in a very affirmative tone.

The judgments she made about herself were never ambiguous, but always very certain. This was very inconsistent with the modesty of Chinese medicine.

Is this the boldness of a skilled artist?

The old man's heart moved slightly, and the shock was stronger than before.

At least, he could only tell from the Queen Mother's pulse and complexion that the Queen Mother's body had been damaged for a long time, but he couldn't tell the exact time.

There was no emotion on his face, and he nodded slightly after Gu Jinzhi finished speaking.

"Your Majesty told me that the Queen Mother fell ill in July of the year before last. At first she thought it was a cold, so she took some laxatives. But later she didn't feel the cold, but instead had a low cough. She didn't have any symptoms during the day, and coughed in the middle of the night, making it difficult to sleep."

Mr. Gu said.

Gu Jinzhi nodded: "That's it."

While the two were talking, the little eunuch's voice came from outside. The emperor asked Gu Shifei and Gu Jinzhi to come to Kunning Palace to talk.

The conversation between grandfather and grandson was interrupted.

They entered the palace in the morning because the Empress Dowager was being treated by two miracle doctors from Huguang. Gu Jinzhi and Gu Shifei rested in the Imperial Hospital to talk to Qin Weisi.

In the afternoon, Chouzheng announced that their ancestors and grandchildren would enter Kunning Palace.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother had taken medicine and was sleeping peacefully, and no one dared to disturb her.

Mr. Gu and Gu Jinzhi waited until they arrived at Yinzheng again.

When the Queen Mother woke up and saw Mr. Gu, her eyes showed a bit of joy.

Mr. Gu asked Gu Jinzhi to take her pulse, but she just thought for a moment and then asked Gu Jinzhi to take a look. This shows that she trusts Mr. Gu and gives him great face.

Gu Jinzhi was not afraid of trouble. He greeted the Queen Mother with a smile and sat down to take her pulse.

She was still taking her pulse when the emperor and Gu Jinzhi's uncle Gu Yantao came in to visit the queen mother and happened to bump into her.

The Queen Mother signaled them to be silent and not to disturb Gu Jinzhi.

At that time, both the emperor and Gu Yantao were shocked.

It always makes people feel funny when a little child takes his pulse there.

Gu Jinzhi's pulse had just been taken, and the emperor wanted to ask her questions. The eunuch outside came in and said: "Xia Shoufu is waiting for Your Majesty in the imperial study. There is an urgent memorial."

The emperor glanced at the Queen Mother in embarrassment.

The Queen Mother said weakly: "Your Majesty, please go quickly..."

The emperor then bowed and walked out with Gu Yantao.

Gu Jinzhi took his pulse, so it was naturally difficult for him to tell the Queen Mother about his condition.

The Queen Mother didn't believe her either. She didn't even ask her what she thought. She just asked her: How old was she this year? What books did she read at home? What did her husband's family say? Was it fun on the way to Beijing?

Winter nights come very early.

The Queen Mother knew that the city was about to be under curfew, so she asked Gu Jinzhi and Mr. Gu to rest in her side hall: "The emperor will definitely ask later, can you stay here tonight..."

Gu Jinzhi and Mr. Gu rested in the side hall of Kunning Palace.

Sure enough, within an hour, the emperor and his grandson had just finished eating and sat down to discuss the Queen Mother's condition, when the emperor called for someone to come.

When he was no longer in court, the emperor changed into a thick green robe embroidered with dragon patterns, sat in the west corner of Kunning Palace, and invited Gu Shifei and Gu Jinzhi to speak.

When the grandfather and grandson entered the house, they knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor.

"Quickly heal yourself." The emperor's voice was gentle and sincere, which sounded very nice.

Gu Jinzhi quickly got up on his own and even helped his grandfather.

The emperor looked at it with a faint smile in his eyes: In previous years during the festivals, the Queen Mother also happened to meet a few rich ladies from the royal relatives and noble families. Those ladies all shivered when they saw the emperor. Of course, sometimes they also met

Gentle, generous, and knowledgeable.

However, there is no one like Gu Jinzhi. She is not generous and decent, but... she doesn't think the emperor is scary at all.

He is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

He also knew that he was a filial child who helped his grandfather.

The emperor himself was a very filial person, and he governed the world with filial piety. He especially liked filial people.

He did not feel dissatisfied with Gu Jinzhi's behavior, but nodded slightly.

"Give me a seat." After the grandfather and grandson saluted, the emperor asked the palace servants to bring a brocade table for them to sit on.

They thanked each other again and sat down.

"My mother's illness has been diagnosed by Dr. Qian and Dr. Mo who came from Huguang in the morning. I didn't order any decoction. I would like to hear what Gu Guogong said again." The emperor said softly, with a very kind attitude.

The Queen Mother was ill, and the Emperor treated every doctor with humility.

Gu Shifei prescribed the prescription last time and after taking it for two months, the Queen Mother's condition improved somewhat, but the cough was not completely eliminated.

In October, the weather was freezing cold, and the Queen Mother began to repeat herself again.

It is not easy to be able to alleviate some of the disease.

In more than a year, there were only five doctors who could alleviate the Queen Mother's condition. Therefore, the emperor did not blame Gu Shifei. Instead, he begged him to think of another way.

Gu Shifei said that his method would have to wait until two months later.

Now two months have passed, and I don't know if he has any solution. I only know that he brought his granddaughter into the palace.

The emperor is not ready to compete with the doctors for the time being. He needs them to save his queen mother's life.

Therefore, he was very tolerant towards every doctor. Otherwise, if Gu Shifei brought a child into the palace, the emperor would have asked why.

"I can't think of a way at the moment." Gu Shifei's voice was neither humble nor overbearing, as if the inability to cure the disease was not due to negligence on his part as a doctor, but an ordinary matter.

He has a better mentality than anyone else.

So the Queen Mother believed in him, and the Emperor also believed in him.

"This granddaughter of Lao Chen has studied medicine with Lao Chen since she was a child. She is very talented. She has some knowledge." Gu Shifei pointed at Gu Jinzhi.

The emperor's brows furrowed inadvertently, and then he gently let go and said with a smile: "Is Miss Gu ten years old? She is really talented at seeing diseases at such a young age..."

When the emperor said that Gu Jinzhi was a genius, Gu Shifei's expression did not change, and he did not humbly say a word of "absurd praise." This made the emperor curious: Could it be that there are really extraordinary geniuses in the world?

"Your Majesty, I am twelve years old this year, and I know a little about orpiment. I am willing to serve the Queen Mother and Your Majesty..." Gu Jinzhi stood up, bowed and answered.

The emperor asked her to sit down again and replied: "Does Miss Gu have any advice on the Queen Mother's illness?"

"I don't dare to take high opinions seriously." Gu Jinzhi said with a smile, her voice was crisp and clear, "However, a commoner's daughter can guess the opinions and medicines used by doctors and imperial physicians in the past..."

The emperor was a little surprised by her answer.

"...if a cough does not leave the lungs, it can be used to relieve the lungs, clear the lungs, or clear the stomach qi to moisten the lungs. The best medicines are orange stems, perilla leaves, Houttuynia cordata, astragalus, and Fritillaria baicalensis."

Gu Jin's way.

The emperor's face showed surprise, and he looked at Gu Jinzhi in disbelief.

Ever since his mother contracted this strange disease, the emperor had consulted famous doctors. If the hospital was not good enough, he would go to the capital and nearby places to find famous doctors; if that was not possible, he would go to Huguang, Jiangnan...

He has even seen the prescriptions, and the pathology has been analyzed by the doctors countless times.

It is true as Gu Jinzhi said, everything is related to the lungs, and every method is used to treat the lungs.

Every time the medicine was given, it was just as Gu Jinzhi said.

If a new doctor is hired, the prescriptions and pathologies he recommends will be the same as before, and the emperor will be able to tell the difference between good and bad.

This is called long-term illness becoming a cure.

No one said these words in one breath like Gu Jinzhi.

The emperor was shocked by her, and his distrust and prejudice against her suddenly dropped by three points.

"...Grandpa has great medical skills. He not only treats the lungs, but also treats pharyngitis." Gu Jinzhi concluded.

Gu Shifei did not speak. His fingers were clenched tightly.

If in the past she only felt that Gu Jinzhi was particularly confident, then where did her unpredictable future come from today?

Mr. Gu was conceited, well-informed and detached, but he was still disturbed by Gu Jinzhi's words.

The emperor was not very impressed by what Gu Jinzhi said about Mr. Gu's recipe. He just regarded it as something that the grandfather and grandson had talked about.

But Gu Jinzhi's ability to tell such a comprehensive story was something that the previous doctor had not mentioned.

There was a glimmer of hope in the emperor's heart.

This glimmer of hope was fighting against his distrust of the child Gu Jinzhi.

"Miss Gu, do you have a better diagnosis?" The emperor was finally occupied by that glimmer of hope.

As long as there is hope, he should give his mother a try.

"... In the medical classics of the previous dynasty, there is a medical talk by Yan. In it, Yan said to an unknown doctor that 'all the internal organs make people cough'. He regarded it as a treason, refuted it and ridiculed it. I think

I thought that Mr. Yan’s knowledge was shallow, but it was the doctor whose internal organs made people cough who had unique insights." Gu Jinzhi said.

The emperor didn't understand medical science, so he looked at Mr. Gu.

Mr. Gu's expression was very strange.

He seemed to want Gu Jinzhi to stop talking so shamelessly, but then he thought of something, and his expression calmed down again, and he continued to remain calm.

The emperor was confused: Is what Gu Jinzhi said correct?

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