All the ministers looked at each other in confusion. It had been a long time since we had seen each other... This was the first time that the second prince faced the prince openly and openly in the court. Although he and the fourth prince were brothers, they never participated in power struggles, and his
His mother-in-law was equally indifferent, so the emperor had been extremely indulgent towards him for a long time.
Everyone was waiting quietly for Fu Deyou's reaction. It was so quiet in the palace that one could still hear the violent heartbeats of some people. After a long period of silence, Fu Deyou suddenly burst into laughter and seemed not to be affected by it. The ministers were so quiet.
Then he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yan Shuo is still thoughtful." Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Fu Deyou stopped pursuing it and changed the subject to a more serious topic and asked, "Fang Aiqing, how is the disaster in Xiling?"
After hearing this, Fang Mingze, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, hurriedly walked out and responded respectfully: "Back to the emperor, the relief food was delivered to Xiling safely yesterday. This time, thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince, he insisted on paving a new path beside the official road.
, otherwise it would be impossible to send food in so quickly, which will inevitably cause the displacement of more people."
This snow disaster came unexpectedly, but except for the first few days when news of the disaster continued to come to the palace, the Ministry of Household Affairs never seemed to mention the casualties of the victims. If it was only the crown prince's credit, it would obviously not be justified.
of.
However, Fu Deyou did not deny that many ministers in the court began to favor the prince, which was not a good thing for him.
In the Taiyuan Hospital, Dr. Zhang was sitting in front of the case with a frown on his face, while the people around him were busy with their own affairs and did not pay attention to his abnormality.
In fact, Dr. Zhang deceived everyone last night. His Royal Highness the Crown Princess said that the Crown Prince has been feeling weak, lethargic, and has a poor appetite in recent days. Although the medicine to treat wind and cold is effective, the effect is not significant. Last night, I gave the medicine to Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
When I checked my pulse, I found that his pulse was much slower than before, but it was steady and strong and there was nothing abnormal about it.
If the wind and cold are not treated for a long time, the lungs will be damaged, and coughing up blood and dizziness are common conditions. However, it is not possible that even after taking medicine for so long, it will not be cured, and it will become more serious! After returning home, he checked all the diseases
No relevant cause of the disease could be found in medical books, and even he himself could not figure it out.
Many people in the Imperial Hospital are students of Imperial Physician Zhang and are highly respected. Everyone must be courteous to him, but newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.
A slightly younger man in imperial doctor's attire walked up to him quietly and stared at him for a long time. Seeing that he had no response, he asked in a low voice: "Master Zhang, I see you have been sitting here all morning. Why have you been sitting there all day long?"
Are you worried? But you had trouble with His Royal Highness last night?"
Only then did Dr. Zhang withdrew his eyes and looked up at him. The young man in front of him was named Geng Le. He was the eldest grandson of Dr. Geng. He passed the exam at the Imperial Hospital and entered the palace at the end of the year. Dr. Geng was a lonely and arrogant person when he was alive.
He had few friends with the people in the hospital, so he didn't have much enthusiasm for his grandson.
It's just that the news about His Highness the Crown Prince has been blocked, so why would he know about it? He looked around vigilantly, and after making sure no one noticed them, he said: "Where did you know about this?"
Perhaps his eyes were too sharp, Geng Le shook his head and said: "This... Zhang... Mr. Zhang, please forgive me if I disturb you, I... I will go and get busy first." Geng Le saluted and was about to turn around and leave.
I went and was stopped by Dr. Zhang again.
His grandfather Geng Jingtai had great medical skills, and he himself was also extremely talented. Besides, those who were able to pass through the selection process and enter the Taiyuan Hospital were not without any ink in their stomachs. Maybe he could answer his questions?
"Wait a minute," Doctor Zhang saw that he was trying to slip away, so he quickly got up and walked to him, and said with some hesitation, "I happen to have something to ask you, but I can't make it public, so just come with me."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the house. Geng Le was a little puzzled by his mysterious look, but he followed him obediently.
Arriving at a remote place, Doctor Zhang suddenly stopped, turned around and asked, "Who else knows about this besides you?"
Geng Le, who was following closely behind him, was confused by the question. He looked at Imperial Physician Zhang in confusion for a moment before he smiled and said, "I don't know who else knows about this, but didn't Master Zhang say that after diagnosing the pulse of His Royal Highness last night?
Is it nothing serious? I think many people in the palace should know about it by now, right? Why hide it deliberately? I really don’t understand why Mr. Zhang is so worried."
No one dares to question Dr. Zhang's medical skills. Even the Queen Mother will not be suspicious of what he says. Everyone in the hospital knows it.
"That's why I called you here," Dr. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, "His Royal Highness has been ill for half a month, but his condition has not improved at all. Last night I went to the East Palace to diagnose the pulse of His Highness. Although the pulse was strong, it was slower than before.
There are a lot of symptoms, and there are no abnormalities in other aspects of the body. I searched through all the ancient medical books and found no relevant records." He looked at Geng Le and asked seriously, "Has your grandfather ever mentioned it to you?
Have you ever had symptoms similar to this?”
Geng Le really thought about it carefully. After a long time, he shook his head and looked at Doctor Zhang's disappointed expression and started to say: "But my grandfather never mentioned this symptom. I encountered it when I was traveling with my grandfather when I was young. I don't know.
Is that what you said?"
"Let's talk about it. Maybe you can get some information." Doctor Zhang frowned slightly and motioned for him to continue.
In fact, when Geng Le was young, he once went to Jingzhou with his grandfather. He only heard that a strange disease had appeared there some time ago. The sick people were dizzy at first, then had chest tightness and cough, and then general weakness. At that time,
It happened to be a windy, snowy and cold day, and the doctors at the local medical center thought it was caused by wind-cold, but no one cared about it, so they all prescribed ordinary medicines to treat wind-cold.
Later, their condition improved slightly, and no one paid much attention to it. It was not until some people suddenly started to cough up blood, and some fell into coma, that the doctors began to notice. But their pulses were slightly slower than normal people.
There were no other abnormalities, so the doctors were helpless. No matter how many medicines or good medicines were given, they seemed to have no effect on them.
When he and his grandfather went to Jingzhou, the dead people had been buried, so he did not see the real tragedy, but it sounded a bit mysterious. Especially when his grandfather argued with people about this later, he came to his senses.
Perhaps medical skills are not limited to ancient books.
"You mean it's poisoning?!" Dr. Zhang repeated in disbelief, "You're just making it up! How could there be no sign of poisoning!"
Geng Le curled his lips and sighed helplessly: "Master Zhang, your expression is exactly the same as that of my grandfather when he was arguing with others. My grandfather didn't believe it, but people in Jingzhou said that those people died of poisoning.
Even if the gods come, they can't save him because it's the poison of 'Xiejiabao'."
"Nonsense!" Doctor Zhang yelled angrily, his white beard trembling due to his shortness of breath, "His Royal Highness, the tongue coating is red and the pupils have not changed. It can be seen that there is no sign of poisoning. Xie Jiabao has disappeared in the world.
For many years, the palace has been heavily guarded..."
Seeing that he was getting angry, Geng Le explained angrily: "Master Zhang, just think that I am talking nonsense, blame me for speaking out of control..."
"What you said is absolutely impossible!" Doctor Zhang glared angrily, flicked his sleeves, and left angrily. Geng Le, who was left behind, looked confused again.
Yesterday, the prince's condition worsened, and the queen did not invite the emperor to see the prince. It is conceivable that the emperor and the prince's relationship has been brought to the surface. If he rashly mentioned this matter to the emperor,
If it was really the Emperor's tacit approval, then he would be meddling in his own business. But if the Emperor did not know about it, he would have neglected his duty by forcefully delaying His Royal Highness's condition during this period.
He was always dubious about Geng Le's words, but the conversation just now kept lingering in his ears. If Xiejiabao's poison really appeared in the palace, it would definitely cause an uproar. It would be better not to explore this matter,
He can also stay at Tai Hospital in peace and contentment until next year when he retires and returns to his hometown.
After thinking about it for a while, he was at a loss as to what to do. He felt that he really had no intention of doing anything, so he reported illness and went back home first.
As soon as the court was over, Fu Lilian left without looking back. Xu Ning had been worried all night last night. When he woke up today, he refused to listen to her advice and still insisted on going to court. At this time, he remembered Xu Ning's red and swollen eyes before going out.
My heart is filled with guilt.
As he was walking in the direction of the East Palace, he suddenly heard someone calling him. Fu Lilian stopped and turned around to look. The person who came was Fu Yanshuo, who had just spoken to him in the court.
"Second Imperial Uncle," Fu Lilian nodded slightly and smiled gently, "Second Imperial Uncle, do you have something to explain to your nephew?"
Fu Lilian has always been informal, especially in private. He first looked at Fu Lilian's face, nodded and said, "Let's go, let's talk as we walk."
The Second Prince and His Highness the Crown Prince rarely had the opportunity to be alone together. Xiao Lizi looked concerned and quickly took a few steps back, leaving some distance so that he could serve his master without disturbing the two of them.
The two of them walked slowly in the palace, no one said anything. Fu Lilian was not close to the second emperor's uncle, so he couldn't find anything to say to start the conversation.
"Thank you very much, Uncle Second Emperor, for rescuing my nephew from the siege today..." Fu Lilian thanked him sincerely, and Fu Yanshuo actually accepted it happily.
"I just want to tell you about this," Fu Yanshuo said calmly, "Although you have people following you now, your qualifications are still relatively low. Don't openly confront your father. He is inferior in many aspects.
Much smarter than you."
Fu Lilian never thought that he would talk to him about this. He was a little excited in his heart, but he pretended to be calm and responded: "Thank you to the second uncle for the advice. My nephew and my father have many different ideas, but my nephew is day and night."
I spend the whole night thinking about how to be a good emperor."