King Xiaogong is seriously ill, and it is said that every day he is delirious, and he only knows how to talk nonsense. Princess Xiaogong once went to the Zhaohui Mansion in person to seek medical treatment from Yuanchun.

But Shui Xiao directly blocked it: "Third sister-in-law, look at the current situation in Yingzhou, how can you still get out?" If the third sister-in-law really wants Yingzhou to diagnose the disease, ask someone to carry the third brother over! If it is inconvenient for the third brother to go out, it is better to let the people from the Tai Hospital treat the third brother. They have been studying Yingzhou's medical skills more than ten years ago, and now even if they are still a little inferior, they should be almost the same! ”

It is impossible for Shui Xiao to let Yuan Chun go out to Xiaogong Wang's Mansion to diagnose at this time. In case Princess Xiaogong dares to carry King Xiaogong over, he will dare to continue, just so that the people in the palace of Xiaogong can't move, don't let so many demon moths come out.

Princess Xiaogong did not dare to send her prince to Zhaohui Palace, so she entered the palace and asked Emperor Longzheng for help.

Emperor Longzheng readily sent the Imperial Hospital to judge Hong Gong to the palace of King Xiaogong to diagnose the illness of King Xiaogong, but he was shocked in his heart. Why? Why did King Xiaogong get sick at this time? What exactly is the disease?

King Xiaogong suddenly fell seriously ill, which made the situation in the court and China seem to be clear all of a sudden.

The previous situation of seizing the heir was a three-legged stand of the three princes, King Xiaogong, the fifth prince, King Yizhong, and the seventeenth prince King Zhaohui. But now, the seventeenth prince is already an empty shell prince without a ministry, and King Xiaogong suddenly fell seriously ill, so isn't the remaining one Prince Yizhong?

According to Shui Xiao's news: Now, Prince Yizhong is quite hot in the court.

As Yuanchun's delivery date is getting closer and closer, there are more and more times when Shui Xiao's face is solemn. Although he always smiled and looked relaxed when facing Yuan Chun, in the dead of night, when Yuan Chun occasionally woke up in the middle of the night due to a heavy stomach, he could often see Shui Xiao not sleeping in the middle of the night, just staring at him like that.

She diagnosed him, but he was too worried to sleep, so he couldn't sleep at night.

"What are you worried about?" Yuan Chun asked more than once.

Shui Xiao always kissed her hair and comforted her: "Don't care what I'm worried about...... In short, let me worry about what I'm worried about! Your task is to take care of your body and give birth to your child safely! ”

Yuan Chun sighed: "Actually, even if you don't say it, I can guess some." What you are worried about is nothing more than two things, one is me and the child in my womb, and the other is the situation in the DPRK and China. Now that King Xiaogong is seriously ill and I am going to have a baby again, it is a great opportunity for Prince Yizhong, right? ”

"I can't hide it from you!" Shui Xiao said helplessly, "A storm is inevitable!" ”

"Can you promise me one thing?" Yuan Chun said to Shui Xiao very solemnly.

"What's the matter?"

"If something more important happens, don't hide it from me!" Yuan Chun is most afraid of the kind of thing that will be kept in the dark in the name of "for your good" and lose the right to choose, "You know that I have never been an impulsive person, and many times, I will even be too cautious." So, you don't have to worry about me acting impulsively! If something important happens, you tell me to let me have the right to choose, it's more important than anything else! ”

Shui Xiao was silent for a while before he said, "But sometimes, some things, you know that there are all kinds of harm and no benefit. For example: if you are giving birth and there is a sudden fight outside, even if I tell you the truth immediately, what can you do? Can you still say: I won't give birth to this child first, and wait for the outside matter to be resolved and reborn? You can only continue to live! On the contrary, it will be disturbed by the bad news from the outside in vain, which will be more dangerous...... So I can't promise you this! ”

Yuan Chun had a feeling of being speechless.

After being silent for a while, she asked Shui Xiao: "So, when I give birth, there is likely to be some demon moth outside?" ”

Shui Xiao took her into his arms, carefully did not press her stomach, and kissed her forehead: "I said, let me worry about those things!" ”

When Yuanchun was forty weeks pregnant, Daiyu came again, and it was Jia Daishan who brought her over with Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang.

Yuan Chun couldn't help but look sideways and asked Dai Shan: "At this time, what are you doing sending Sister Dai in?" "Don't know what's going on right now? How can there be a minor sent to the eye of the wind?

Before Dai Shan could speak, Daiyu preemptively said: "Sister Yuan, don't blame your grandfather, I want to come by myself!" I have studied medicine with my sister for many years, although I have never really studied with a teacher because of my seniority, but in Daiyu's heart, Sister Yuan is like my teacher. If the teacher has something, the disciple will obey it! Now that Sister Yuan is in danger here, it is the time to employ people, how can Daiyu hide aside and ignore it? Please also ask Sister Yuan not to think I'm stupid, keep me by my side, if Sister Feiying is lacking in skills, Daiyu can help a little! ”

"But you're still a kid!" Yuan Chun still couldn't accept it. Minors need to be protected, at least not in matters where their lives are in danger!

Daiyu said: "Sister Yuan, I'm not young anymore!" I'm twelve! "She was twelve years old.

Dai Shan also said: "Let Dai Yatou stay!" Ganluo is the twelfth phase, Dai girl is not stupid, don't underestimate her, princess! If she can help a little, it will not be in vain that she has been studying medicine for so many years. ”

Yuan Chun had to leave Daiyu behind.

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang had no right to speak at all, they could only listen to them and accompany them in a hurry.

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Prince Yizhong's Palace.

The fifth prince, King Yizhong, sat upright, and asked a man in Tsing Yi who was kneeling down with a calm face: "Is there any news?" The other people sitting in the room also looked at the man in green clothes.

The man in Tsing Yi buried his head low, cold sweat came out of his forehead, and he bowed down and replied, "Lord Wang...... Not yet! ”

King Yizhong secretly gritted his teeth: "Not yet?!" ”

He casually threw a teacup in his hand on the ground, smashed it to pieces, and asked the man in Tsing Yi with an angry face: "This king asked you if the third child is really sick or false, you said that you are not sure, you can't find out!" This king asks you when your seventeenth daughter-in-law will have a child, and what unusual arrangements are in the Zhaohui Palace, but you still don't know! Chen Qi, tell me yourself, what is the use of this king raising you waste? ”

Chen Qi kowtowed repeatedly: "My subordinates are terrified!" It's really ...... It's really those two mansions that are too well guarded! The eyeliner placed in the palace of Xiaogong is not close to the main courtyard of the prince at all, and there is no news. finally placed the eyeliner in the Zhaohui Palace, and it was pulled out by the Zhaohui King after a few messages. Nafu is also very strict with the minions, and the news in the second gate can't be seen through the slightest wind......"

"Get out!" King Yizhong didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, and directly drank Chen Qi. He took a few deep breaths, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked a few of the strategists in the room as pleasantly as possible, "What do you think of the gentlemen?" ”

The leading strategist pondered for a long time before arching his hand to Prince Yizhong: "Lord, in the palace of Zhaohui Wang, the princess always has to enter the palace after giving birth, although it was a little late at that time, but it was not a big problem. However, if the truth of King Xiaogong's illness cannot be ascertained, it will be difficult to predict the good and evil of this plot. Now, the judge of the Tai Hospital, Hong Zhuan, is living in the palace of King Xiaogong, so it is better to try to lure the judge out of the court, pry his mouth open, and see if he can get reliable information. ”

Other advisers also agreed to this proposal.

Prince Yoshitada fell into deep thought as if he hadn't heard the words of these advisors.

His fists clenched, and suddenly a fist slammed into the table, and there was a dull thud. "The king has decided! Regardless of whether King Xiaogong's illness is true or not, this plan will not be changed, just guard against King Xiaogong! There is no need to wait for the news of Jia Yingzhou's delivery, and we will go directly according to our plan. The old seventeen is like a ghost, and this king is afraid that he will deliberately conceal the news of Jia Yingzhou's birth, but let us miss the opportunity. If Jia Yingzhou had to enter the palace before giving birth and gave birth to a doll in the palace, it would be more convenient for me to start! ”

The leading strategist said with some disapproval: "Lord Wang, is this ...... Too adventurous? ”

King Yizhong secretly gritted his teeth: "If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent!" This is the king's best and perhaps last chance! If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid that this king will have no chance with the throne at all! When the third or seventeenth child sits in that position, the king will naturally not be pleased, and you gentlemen are afraid that they will also be affected! Let's discuss the strategy of action! ”

Several strategists exchanged glances with each other, bowed and replied, "Yes!" ”

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On the fifth day of the Dragon Boat Festival in the first month of May, a palace banquet was held in the palace as usual.

The third prince, Prince Xiaogong, was seriously ill, and Princess Xiaogong was sick and did not attend.

The seventeenth prince, King Zhaohui, entered the palace for a banquet, but because Princess Zhaohui was about to give birth, he hurriedly toasted two glasses of wine to the emperor and queen, and then left the palace and returned home. Princess Zhaohui, who was about to give birth, naturally did not attend.

From the second half of the night, Queen Shen suddenly began nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, and in just two hours, she had diarrhea more than ten times, and everyone collapsed a little. What's even worse is that not only Empress Shen is having diarrhea, but several palace people in Yihe Palace are also having diarrhea, and have the same symptoms as Empress Shen, including the chief eunuch of Yihe Palace.

In such a situation, it is easy to think of one word: plague!

And judging from the symptoms, it is very similar to the kind of plague that Jia Yingzhou personally went to Jiangnan to deal with during the flood in Jiangnan in the 25th year of Longzheng, which is said to cause a large number of deaths - cholera.

When the day was about to dawn, Empress Shen lay on the bed weakly, closed her eyes and thought for a long time, and instructed Liu Yu, who was temporarily unhindered: "First, immediately pass on the decree of the palace, block the Yihe Palace, and do not enter or leave without permission; Second, you personally go to Zichen Palace, tell the emperor about the situation here, and implore the emperor to come to Yihe Palace, I have something to say; Third, Doctor Xuan, let them come over to confirm whether it is a cholera outbreak in the palace! And ordered all palaces, the palace is suspected of having cholera plague, please be careful with your drinking, food hygiene, and at the same time, after the diagnosis results of the Tai Hospital, please close the palace door, restrain the palace people, and do not move around at will; Fourth, the palace bureau was ordered to let the people of the palace division take shifts and patrol the harem day and night to prevent the night from being small; Fifth, although Concubine Zhu Guifei's position is higher, but now that King Xiaogong is seriously ill, I am afraid that she has no intention of palace affairs, so after the palace is ill, please ask Concubine Xian to temporarily act as the palace minister. ”

Liu Yuxiang's eyes were a little red, and after listening carefully to Empress Shen's words, she repeated it again.

After Empress Shen confirmed that it was correct, she thought about it carefully again, and felt that there was nothing missing, so she said to Liu Yuxiang: "You go!" ”

Liu Yuxiang hurriedly went to pass the word.

About half an hour later, the nearest Emperor Longzheng arrived first.

Seeing Empress Shen lying on the bed with a sluggish spirit and a pale face, Emperor Longzheng couldn't help but tremble in his heart, sat down on the edge of the bed, held Empress Shen's hand, and asked, "How are you?" ”

Empress Shen smiled bitterly, dismissed the palace people, and said to Emperor Longzheng: "The concubine is not very good!" I don't know how long I can live, the emperor entrusted the concubine last year, and the concubine is afraid that he won't be able to do it! Therefore, the concubine was courageous, and when the illness was unknown, she asked the emperor to come over and wanted to return the thing to the emperor! ”

She was talking about the secret edict that Emperor Longzheng handed over to her last year!

Emperor Longzheng also remembered that stubble. Seeing that Queen Shen was explaining what was going on, she couldn't help but feel a big pain in her heart: "Don't say stupid things!" You'll be healed soon! ”

Although Empress Shen is the step-queen, she has been with Emperor Longzheng for a long time, and she is not much different from a married couple! The two have always gotten along harmoniously, and they can be regarded as a couple with deep affection, but now they are both dying, but they are suddenly facing life and death, and Emperor Longzheng can't stand it in his heart!

Seeing that Empress Shen didn't believe his words, he said eagerly, "I'm serious! Don't you yourself say that your illness is unknown? With Jia Yingzhou's medical skills, he suddenly remembered ...... this: Jia Yingzhou is about to give birth now, how can he enter the palace to diagnose the queen?

Empress Shen raised her hand a little tiredly, stopped Emperor Longzheng's words, and said with a wry smile: "Yingzhou is about to give birth, how can you enter the palace?" Don't say stupid things, Your Majesty! While I still understand, it's important to get down to business! ”

She struggled to get out of bed. Emperor Longzheng condescendingly helped her up, and according to her request, helped her to the dresser.

Then Empress Shen opened a secret compartment on the dresser in front of Emperor Longzheng and took out a wooden box from the dark compartment. This wooden box is the box that Emperor Longzheng gave her last year that hides the secret edict of succession!

She sat down on the dressing stool again, picked up the phoenix hairpin that could open the secret edict box from the jewelry box containing the commonly used jewelry, and opened the bottom of the box according to the method of Emperor Longzheng that day, and took out the secret edict from the bottom of the box. She took out the secret edict, unfolded it for Emperor Longzheng to look at, and after making sure that this was the secret edict, she folded the edict and put it back at the bottom of the box, restored the box, and then put the phoenix hairpin back into the box.

She held the box in both hands, bowed down and handed the box to Emperor Longzheng: "The concubine has kept this thing for more than half a year, fortunately not disgraced!" Now, the original is returned to the emperor! When she spoke, she gasped slightly, felt more than abdominal pain, and wanted to relieve herself again!

Emperor Longzheng looked at the box, his face changed unpredictably. He was silent for a while, but finally took the box and tucked it into his sleeve.

Empress Shen breathed a sigh of relief.

She sat sideways on the dresser, supported the dresser with her right hand, took Emperor Longzheng's hand with her left hand, shook it with some affection, and quickly let go and pushed Emperor Longzheng out.

"Although cholera is infected by drinking water, it is not clean here after all, and the emperor's body is not suitable for a long time! Please go back! Empress Shen looked up at Emperor Longzheng and smiled faintly, "The concubine is weak and weak, and the abdominal pain is unbearable, so I will not send it away!" ”

Emperor Longzheng was about to object, and wanted to stay in Yihe Palace for a while to listen to what the imperial doctor had to say. But when I heard Queen Shen say "the abdominal pain is unbearable", I knew that she wanted to make an appointment and wanted to be convenient again, so she had to give up!

"Then I'm out! You take care of it! After comforting Empress Shen a few more words, Emperor Longzheng put the box on his sleeve and turned around and walked out of the hall.

When he was about to go out, Emperor Longzheng looked back and saw Empress Shen holding the dresser, sitting upright, looking at him silently, with a shallow smile on her face. The early morning sun poured in through the window, gilding her hair.

Emperor Longzheng suddenly felt a great pain in his heart, and he almost burst into tears. He smiled at Empress Shen in a bit of a hurry, turned around and strode away.

"You personally guard here, and when the hospital gives the diagnosis, bring them to report to me immediately!" Before leaving, Emperor Longzheng instructed Shi Zhong.

Shi Zhong hurriedly agreed and stayed in Yihe Palace to wait for news.

When Emperor Longzheng came out of Empress Shen's bedroom, the palace maids of Yihe Palace rushed in and came in to serve Empress Shen. Empress Shen relieved her hand again, and as soon as she lay back on the bed, the imperial doctors came.

Such a big thing happened in the palace, and Lu Shen, the envoy of the Imperial Hospital, brought all the imperial doctors on duty, and called someone to notify the imperial doctors who were on leave to come back, and the vacation was canceled. Lu Shen and the imperial doctors took turns to diagnose Empress Shen's pulse, checked the feces pulled out by Empress Shen, and divided a few people to diagnose those palace people who fell ill with Empress Shen, and finally got together and muttered and discussed for a long time, but there was no result.

Shi Zhong was anxious, and walked over to urge: "A few adults, have you got a result?" Is this cholera? ”

Lu Shen wiped a handful of cold sweat from his head and said to Shi Zhong: "Father-in-law, please wait!" There's no way to go wrong. As soon as he turned around, he went to discuss it with the imperial doctors again.

Shi Zhong had to suppress his anger and wait patiently.

After a long while, those imperial doctors came to an agreement, and Lu Shen said to Shi Zhong in a cold sweat: "Father-in-law! Cholera is no doubt about it. ”

Could it be cholera? After hearing this, Shi Zhong's face changed greatly, and he immediately said: "You send someone to report to the emperor with me!" ”

Lu Shen asked the other imperial doctors to discuss the prescription. The treatment plan is given in the "Nine Volumes of Shangyi", but each person's physique and severity of illness are different, and the prescription needs to be adjusted according to the actual situation. After arranging these things, Lu Shen hurriedly followed Shi Zhong and went to Zichen Palace.

At this time, the Zichen Hall was also out of order.

Before, when Emperor Longzheng came back with the box containing the secret edict of succession, all kinds of thoughts kept rolling in his heart.

He was thinking: Why did the third child suddenly get sick? Why did the queen suddenly fall ill? Did the queen get cholera? Is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? If it's a man-made disaster, who is responsible? And for whom? Why do you want to harm the queen? Do you want to summon Jia Yingzhou into the palace?

Sitting down in the small study of Zichen Palace, he took the box out of his sleeve and put it on the bookcase and stared at it for a long time. He also rejected the palace people, opened the box, and turned out the secret edict in the box to see.

He had a very ominous premonition, as if the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings. It seems that the storage position can no longer be delayed!

During Jia Yingzhou's pregnancy, he had already secretly summoned Qiu Ningshuang and Qin Zhen respectively under the pretext of asking about Jia Yingzhou's situation and rewarding things. Qiu Ningshuang and Qin Zhen both replied: Jia Yingzhou is indeed pregnant, it is not a trick of a tanuki to change the prince.

So, why did Jia Yingzhou suddenly get pregnant after five years of marriage? What exactly is her destiny? Should the throne be passed to Seventeen?

But before he could figure out these questions, he felt a pain in his abdomen. Soon, the pain became more and more intense, and he also had a strong urge to defecate!

He was shocked: Could it be that I am also infected with the plague?!

For a while, he couldn't think about who would succeed him. He hurriedly put the edict back into the box, put it in the drawer of the bookcase, and shouted: "Someone! "He wants to be convenient, too!

Shi Zhong took Lu Shen, and as soon as he walked halfway from Yihe Palace to Zichen Palace, he saw a little eunuch running quickly from the direction of Zichen Palace: "Father-in-law Zhong, it's not good!" The emperor is also having diarrhea, and urgently summons the imperial doctor to go for treatment! ”

Shi and Lu were all shocked, and the two of them almost trotted all the way to Zichen Palace. When I entered the dormitory of Emperor Longzheng, I saw Emperor Longzheng lying on his back, being helped to the bed by the eunuchs and palace maids, and moaning slightly against his abdomen.

Lu Shen hurriedly stepped forward and checked Emperor Longzheng's pulse. Emperor Longzheng stretched out his hand and let Lu Shen diagnose the pulse, and only asked Shi Zhong: "How is the empress?" ”

Shi Zhong replied: "Your Majesty, the queen mother is still the same as before, but she has diarrhea and is a little weak, and she has fallen asleep. The imperial doctors are remedying the queen's prescription! ”

"What disease?" Emperor Longzheng asked directly.

Shi Zhong glanced at Lu Shen, who was concentrating on checking the pulse, and said in a deep voice: "The adults in the Tai Hospital said: It's cholera!" ”

"Cholera ......" Emperor Longzheng's face turned pale and he felt cold hands and feet.

He still clearly remembers how Jia Yingzhou described cholera in the flood in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, Jia Yingzhou said: Cholera is the most serious gastrointestinal disease, and if cholera breaks out, it is not surprising that thousands or tens of thousands of people will die. He couldn't imagine what kind of scene it would be like for thousands or tens of thousands of people to die in the palace and in the capital.

"What about me? Is it also cholera? Emperor Longzheng stared at Lu Shen like a sword, gritted his teeth and asked.

Lu Shen's back was already soaked with sweat! He arched towards Emperor Longzheng with a slightly trembling hand: "Ying...... Should...... Be! His voice was tense with fear.

Emperor Longzheng gasped!

Shi Zhong was also shocked and speechless.

Lu Shen was almost out of breath by this suffocating atmosphere, he coughed, settled down, and said to Emperor Longzheng: "Your Majesty, this matter is not trivial!" The minister invited the emperor to summon Jia Yingzhou, a first-class doctor, into the palace! ”

Summoning a good doctor Jia Yingzhou into the palace? Summoning that pot-bellied woman who is said to be about to give birth into the palace?!