Chapter 144: The Emperor's Intentions and Father-Son Love
Since the Empress Dowager Zhou and the Empress Dowager Wang both lived in the Hongzhi Emperor, although he did not have any concubines, he had two serious elders. The Renshou Palace, which was originally only for the Empress Dowager, could not accommodate the two palaces. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, the Empress Dowager Zhou moved to Qingning Palace, the original east palace of the crown prince. When Zhu Houzhao was born and canonized, but there was no place to live, Emperor Hongzhi made many choices. After all, because the name of Chengqian Palace was more festive, he moved it to Qingning Palace. When the prince is here, it is easy for Pingjiu to visit from Qianqing Palace.
At this time, the Chengqian Palace was overcrowded. Whether it was the silver-haired Empress Dowager Zhou Dian or the well-maintained Empress Dowager Wang, their faces were full of worry, not to mention those who came out of the Dongnuan Pavilion. Empress Zhang's face was full of tears. As the king of a country, Emperor Hongzhi sat on the throne. He changed his usual gentle and elegant habits and became furious with all the imperial doctors. As a result, everyone from the court envoy to the court judge was attracted. All the Xinglin players kowtowed without their crowns, looking extremely embarrassed.
Therefore, when it was reported that Xiao Jing had brought Xu Xun here, he said impatiently without even thinking: "Bring him in as soon as he comes, and tell him that as long as the prince drinks the medicine, he can give him whatever reward he wants!"
No one from the Empress Dowager to the Empress Dowager raised any objections to such a sentence that should not be said by a king. The few eunuchs who came after hearing the news just followed the orders with their eyes, nose, nose, and heart. So, When the news spread outside, Xu Xun, who was following Xiao Jing up the stairs, almost fell down. He suddenly cried secretly in his heart, deeply regretting giving Zhu Houzhao a bad idea.
He kowtowed to the series of nobles outside the door, and immediately the eunuch Zhang Yong, whom he had met yesterday, led him to Dongnuang Pavilion. Walking on the road, the middle-aged eunuch was not as anxious as others, and he said softly and slowly "Mr. Xu must have known that the young prince yesterday was His Highness the Crown Prince. I, Zhang Yong, will not say much about what will happen when we meet later. Although you have fallen in love with His Highness the Crown Prince, I still remind you of one thing. ...That means His Highness the Crown Prince is stubborn and stubborn, so you have to think of a solution."
The most troublesome thing about Xu Xun's life is that he doesn't eat anything soft or hard, so when he entered Dongnuan Pavilion, he already had a bitter look on his face. Before he could reach the big bed with cyan curtains, he heard Zhu Houzhao's ouch ouch sound frightened him for a moment, and he immediately quickened his pace. When he walked to the bed and saw the person clearly, he took a breath of cold air.
The little prince's face is really ugly. It doesn't look like he is suffering from a fake illness, but rather like a real illness!
Zhu Houzhao was making a fuss on the bed, and suddenly he turned his head and realized that it was Xu Xun. His eyes widened immediately, and he quickly pushed the two palace maids around him away, and shouted loudly: "Xu Xun, come here, come here quickly! You two, Move quickly, move quickly, make room!"
This angry voice did not sound like he was sick. Xu Xun was confused for a moment. When he saw Liu Jin winking at him, he hurriedly stepped forward and was about to kneel down to salute, but Liu Jin held him down. He sat down on the pedal, and soon after, this one left him and went up to blast away the others... while Zhu Houzhao took the opportunity to hold down Xu Xun's shoulders.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince…………,.
"Okay, Liu Jin told me, but you actually dared to fool me! Tell me, when did you recognize me yesterday?"
When Leng Bujie and Zhu Luzhao met Xu Xun, he was actually pursuing this.
Yesterday, I saw Li Qianhu for the second time at the Confucian Temple, and I finally came to my senses. In the case of Beizhen Fusi, except for the father-in-law appointed by the emperor, no one else can intervene, but His Highness said a word
, but made Li Qianhu promise to go to the carriage for interrogation, so Wei Chen boldly guessed...
"Forget it, I've already guessed it, it's really boring to be brave!" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand in disinterest, and then said with a grimace, "It's so easy to find an interesting identity, but the result is good, you found out.
, what’s so fun about this... By the way, I called you here because of your good idea! Now everyone is shocked. Some people are talking about moxibustion, and some are talking about drinking medicine. What do you say?
manage?"
At the end, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but reveal a bit of viciousness: "Ever since I was a child, I hated having my wounds punctured and taking medicine. I remember that my health was quite good and I rarely got sick. Now I am cured of my illness. All these methods have been used."
Come up! You have to be responsible for your ideas!"
Xu Xun, who was dumbfounded, glanced back and saw that Liu Jin was nowhere to be found, obviously going to look for the wind. He turned around and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, there are so many top doctors in this hospital, and they are all good at taking pulses."
, how could you fool them by pretending to be sick?"
"Didn't you see the look on my face?" Zhu Houzhao chuckled, and then said proudly, "This is the oil paint Liu Jin got for me. It says it won't fade, and I can't tell the smell. It's hard to tell the difference no matter how you look at it.
Come out, I will just say that I have a headache, the pain comes and goes, and it is not a real incurable disease. How can those quack doctors see it? Who dares to say that the prince who is most afraid of taking medicine and moxibustion is pretending to be ill? Okay?
Liu Jin told me that there is a prescription that has been passed down for many years for the difficult and complicated diseases that the cause of the disease cannot be found out in Taiyuan Hospital. If you don’t eat it well, you will definitely eat it well, but I don’t want to drink the bitter medicine of those quack doctors!”
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It's not that I'm a quack, I'm just afraid that someone who can't cure you, the prince, will cause problems. Is this the problem?
Xu Xun was extremely depressed at this time, thinking to himself that if he had known that such an idea could cause such a big trouble, he would never have had such an idea at that time. However, at this moment in Zhu Houzhao, I am relying on your gaze.
Next, he had to think hard for a long time before he finally came up with an idea.
"Your Highness, how many people know about your pretending to be ill?"
"How many people?" Although Zhu Houzhao was puzzled, he still supported the bed board with one hand and pinched and calculated with the other hand like a magic stick. "Liu Jin got the materials, but he was summoned by his father before, so I could only call again.
Go to Gu Dayong, oh, Zhang Yong is always naughty, most of them have already guessed it, otherwise you wouldn't have slipped away so fast after bringing you in."
Xu Xun was originally worried that too many people would know. After hearing Zhu Houzhao's calculation, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it over and over in his mind, he said softly: "Then, Your Highness, you want to verify it."
How's it going?"
"How..." Zhu Houzhao's face froze at this moment, and he mumbled after a while, "The queen mother was the first one to rush in. I was pretending to be faint at that time, but she hugged me hard and cried for a while.
, that force was so strong... Ahem, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I had to open my eyes and wake up..."
Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, another stone in Xu Xun's heart was finally put down. However, before he could speak with relief, Zhu Houzhao stared at him and said stubbornly: "But that's not enough! Those rumors
I have been hearing the news for a long time. Maybe the Queen Mother is just pretending because I am my father’s only son..."
The more Zhu Houzhao spoke, the softer his voice became. In the end, he looked a little guilty and didn't believe it, but his stubborn expression remained the same. Xu Xun, who had a headache, had to give up the idea of letting Zhu Houzhao recover immediately in three or two days, and pondered again.
After a while, he suddenly asked: "What is your favorite food, Your Highness?"
"Huh?" He Houzhao was not used to Xu Xun's jumping thinking. He was stunned for a while, and then said with some uncertainty, "Those warm meals in the imperial dining room are unpalatable even when they are served.
Very, there is nothing I like to eat. I remember that my father once took me out of the palace in disguise and ate pigeon soup, which was an unforgettable aftertaste. It’s a pity that Chengqian Palace does not have a small kitchen, otherwise I would definitely eat it every day.”
"That's good. Your Highness, please listen to me..."
When Zhu Houzhao saw Xu Xun coming forward, he said a series of words in a moment. He was surprised at first, then confused, and finally smiled. When Xu Xun finished speaking, he even forgot that he was still a patient, and pressed on Xu Xun with all his strength.
I was patted twice on the shoulder, which made me so happy.
"Okay, I saw you right. You are really a smart guy with a lot of ideas. Here are Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, and Zhang Yong!"
Although Zhu Houzhao didn't take the medicine, he called a few people in. Although it seemed anxious to the outsiders, it at least meant that the prince was in pretty good condition at the moment. Naturally, no one stopped him. But not long after the three people hurried in, they came back.
When they came out, an order was immediately sent to them to ask questions, but Emperor Hongzhi couldn't bear it any longer. Before these irritating questions were finished, another order came from the Nuan Pavilion, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince was delivering the medicine.
These few words instantly made everyone outside smile with joy.
After ordering the medicine to be delivered, a group of nobles waited outside for a while. The Zhou family and Wang family could still bear their temper, but Queen Zhang couldn't help it after all. She stood up first and looked at her husband with a bad look on her face.
He bowed to the Empress Dowager, then forced a smile and said: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, I am really worried, so go ahead and have a look."
Seeing Empress Zhang leading the people there without saying a word, the Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't help but frowned. She couldn't say whether she liked it or not, since she was already a grandson's daughter-in-law.
She always complained that the king of the country only had the main palace and no side concubines, especially when Emperor Hongzhi only had one heir, Zhu Houzhao.
It's just that she has used many tricks for this purpose over the years, and now she is too lazy to say more. She just looked at the emperor and sighed: "I just hope it is a false alarm."
Although Emperor Hongzhi's biological mother died early and he could not even find his maternal family, he had always been filial to the two queen mothers. At this moment, he had no intention of answering. He forced himself to smile and sat for a while. After all, he could not suppress the concern in his heart and stood up.
He confessed and hurriedly followed him to Dongnuang Pavilion. When he entered the door, he saw Zhu Houzhao frowning and being fed medicine by Xu Xun with a medicine bowl, while Queen Zhang stood aside and wiped her tears. He thought of his son's past.
When I was sick and taking medicine, I was so nervous that I couldn't help but stretch my brows.
Every time Zhu Houzhao gets sick, it almost turns the world upside down.