Several people were discussing the deployment arrangements for rescuing Shen Wansan, and Fushun said: "The emperor immediately summoned Master Daoyan to face the saint." ”

"The emperor doesn't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing when he sees Master Daoyan." Xun Ying was a little nervous, there was also a concubine Hui in the palace, in case she knew that Dao Yan had entered the palace, she might be restless.

Ma Xiuying asked Fushun, "What is the expression of the person who delivered the message?" ”

Fushun replied: "The other party's expression is calm, and the slave can't see the abnormality." ”

"It is estimated that the emperor summoned Master Daoyan for the matter of the medical officer." Ma Xiuying calmed Xun Ying's emotions, and said to Dao Yan: "The master doesn't have to be embarrassed, just follow his heart." ”

"Queen Xie cares." Dao Yan stepped back. He followed the attendant to the imperial study, only to see a burly eunuch staring at him, with a faint fierceness in his eyes. Rao is well-informed, and he is also very uncomfortable stared at by this inexplicable malice.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Dao Yan carefully, he heard Zhao Cheng tell him that this Dao Yan monk was also Zhang Shicheng's guest back then, and there was a huge century-old family behind him, he was a little unhappy, and he asked very politely, "I heard that you are full of economy and proficient in all learning, why would you rather become a monk than serve the imperial court?" Do you look down on me? ”

"The poor monk has been a monk since he was young, please forgive the emperor." Dao Yan hurriedly fell to the ground and pleaded guilty.

Zhu Yuanzhang choked, Dao Yan was not in the Ming Dynasty when he became a monk, he turned to ask: "You have traveled around and seen excellence, and now my Ming Dynasty can compare to the prosperity of Suzhou back then?" ”

Dao Yan replied respectfully: "The emperor's merits are immeasurable, recovering the Han dynasty and saving thousands of Li people from the dire situation, Suzhou is naturally more prosperous than it was back then, especially before the Ming Dynasty, many people were still anxious although they had small assets, and now they can truly live and work in peace and contentment under the protection of the emperor." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was happy to hear this, and then he softened his face and said: "I heard that you are proficient in medical skills, and I want to hire you as a medical officer, are you willing?" ”

"The poor monk is a monk, and he has no intention of being an official." Dao Yan politely refused.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe in Daoyan Zhen and was not confused by fame and fortune, and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't become an official, I want to order monks who are proficient in Confucianism to take the exam in the Ministry of Rites, and you can also take the exam. ”

"The poor monks are shallow in their knowledge and dare not discuss with the senior monks." Dao Yan still refused, and begged before Zhu Yuanzhang was about to get angry: "The poor monk knows a little about Huang Qi, and I implore the emperor to allow the poor monk to stay with the queen to regulate the phoenix body for the queen." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's anger subsided suddenly, although Dao Yan rejected him twice, he finally had a bit of loyalty to the monarch and knew that he should serve the royal family. He nodded and agreed to Dao Yan's request, "I will give you monk's clothes and allow you to walk in the palace until the queen recovers." ”

Dao Yan begged again: "Please give the poor monk a month, let the poor monk deal with some trivial matters, and kindly treat the queen without distraction." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang groaned: "How is the queen's condition?" If you are not there, will it affect the Queen's treatment? ”

"The queen's illness needs to be slowly recuperated, to evacuate the stagnation of liver qi, and to regulate the qi in the lungs. The little monk had seen a kind of Houttuynia cordata in Shudi, which specializes in treating pulmonary carbuncles and vomiting pus and blood, and planned to go here to pick some Houttuynia cordata as medicine. Dao Yan's words were not fake, he did plan to collect Houttuynia cordata on the way to Yunnan. Because Houttuynia cordata is not only abundant in Sichuan and Shu, but also distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

Hearing that Dao Yan was looking for herbs for Ma Xiuying's illness, Zhu Yuanzhang allowed him to leave Beijing and gave him a month.

When Ma Xiuying saw her old friend, she thought that Shen Wansan's family would soon get rid of the bad luck of exile, her mood improved, her condition was under control, and her cough gradually stopped, but she still looked sluggish in front of people.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "I shouldn't have agreed to let Dao Yan leave, seeing that you have been ill for a long time, I am really anxious." ”

Ma Xiuying persuaded: "Master Daoyan is looking for medicinal materials for the concubine, and when he comes back, the problem of the concubine may be eradicated." The concubine was sick, and she was afraid that she would pass her illness on the emperor, so she didn't stay with the emperor much. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, and reprimanded the imperial doctors who treated Ma Xiuying one by one, and then left with his sleeves up.

After he left, Ma Xiuying said to Xun Ying: "We have to clean up Guo Hui before Master Daoyan returns, otherwise this woman will definitely tell right and wrong in front of the emperor." ”

"Start implementing the plan now?" Xun Ying asked cautiously, with a hint of nervousness and hesitation in her tone. To be honest, she didn't approve of Ma Xiuying's use of extraordinary means to deal with Guo Hui.

Ma Xiuying nodded, she had been hesitant to use such despicable means to deal with Guo Hui, and after hearing the news that Dao Yan would stay in the palace in the future, she no longer hesitated, for the sake of Dao Yan's safety and reputation, Guo Hui must be removed!

"Master! Master! ”

A panicked scream suddenly sounded in the inner room, and Fan He and the others who were waiting outside the door hurriedly rushed in, only to see Ma Xiuying vomiting blood in a big gulp, Xun Ying took it with her hand, and the blood stained her hand red, and she shed a bed.

Fushun's face turned white in fright, turned around and ran to find the imperial doctor, and the rest of the people gathered around Ma Xiuying.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just left Kunning Palace, hurried back, and his roar almost toppled the roof, "Why is the queen's condition worse?" ”

The imperial doctor trembled and said: "The queen has been on a stable pulse recently, and I don't know ......."

"I don't know what the use of keeping you is left?" Zhu Yuanzhang kicked the imperial doctor so that his nose was crooked.

Another imperial doctor said cleverly: "This may be the old blood accumulated in the queen's lungs, and the queen's mother spit it out is a manifestation of the smooth flow of qi and blood." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Xiuying coughed violently, frowning and covering her chest, with a painful expression that made people unbearable to look at directly.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Since the qi and blood are smooth, why does the queen cough?" You damned quacks, you are not even as good as a monk, I will cure you of capital crimes! ”

"Your Majesty!" Ma Xiuying gasped and persuaded: "Even if Hua Tuo and Bian Que have incurable diseases, why should the emperor criticize the imperial doctor." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly supported her, "Don't talk, take a good rest." ”

Ma Xiuying begged: "Please don't punish them, otherwise the concubine will not be at ease." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was fierce, and his tone slowed down a lot, "Get out, get out of here, and immediately find a way to heal the queen!" He said to Ma Xiuying: "Don't worry, I will send someone to find Monk Daoyan to return to the palace." ”

Ma Xiuying was shocked, if Dao Yan was helping Shen Wansan and them escape, it would be bad to be met by Zhu Yuanzhang, and hurriedly said: "Master Dao Yan is collecting medicine in the deep mountains, I'm afraid it's not easy to find, the concubine doesn't want the emperor to spend manpower and material resources, the more the emperor worries about the concubine, the heavier the burden on the concubine's body and mind." As long as the concubine keeps her in a good mood, this disease will definitely be alleviated. ”

"You recuperate, don't think about it." Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, but in his heart he couldn't wait for a moment, and decided to send someone to find Dao Yan back immediately.