Chapter 238: Missing
How can it not be in a hurry!
Lu Qingrong was frightened enough by Sun Yiming's words, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" β
"Marquis of Jingyuan...... It's gone. Sun Yiming's face was solemn, not like he was joking.
Lu Qingrong was stunned for a while, and it took a long time before he asked, "What do you mean it's gone?" β
"After the last victory, I originally planned to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and deliberately let go of some of the Fanmeng soldiers, but the prince personally led the main vanguard to follow quietly, wanting to take this opportunity to find the camp of the Fanmeng army. After that, there was no trace, and for more than ten days, there was no news. β
When Lu Qingrong heard this, he felt dizzy in front of him, and his feet were a little unstable.
"When did this happen? Is the message really reliable? She asked, pretending to be calm.
"Yesterday's eight-hundred-mile rush from the army." Sun Yiming paused, and simply said: "My source is inconvenient to tell you, but what is certain is that the emperor has already read the report that came back. β
"I didn't even hear a word of wind." Lu Qing said sullenly, she hoped from the bottom of her heart that this news was not true, even if she found a trace of doubt.
"It's normal. The report was a secret fold, and it did not go through the hands of the cabinet in the slightest. Not to mention that you want to hear the rumors, even the military department, including your father, has no way of knowing. Fortunately, the emperor has not made any will for the time being. β
Lu Qingrong was only worried about Jiang Xuan's safety, thinking that even if it was an eight-hundred-mile rush, it would take some time to reach the capital, so what had happened in these days could not be known at this time...... My brain was a little messy, and I didn't have an idea of Sun Yiming's words for a while.
After a long while, she gradually reacted, and then asked: "What does 'the emperor have not made a decree for the time being' mean, and why is it worth celebrating?" β
Sun Yiming hesitated for a moment, and then explained in a deep voice: "As long as the emperor does not make a will, the prince will still be the commander of the army." β
When Lu Qingrong heard this, he suddenly felt a chill coming from his back, which ran through his whole body, and the cold was overwhelming.
"How many vanguard soldiers and horses are there who follow the prince?" Lu Qingrong asked suddenly.
"Two thousand towns north iron rides." Sun Yiming did not hide it.
Lu Qingrong frowned tightly and remained silent.
Seeing this, Sun Yiming knew that Lu Qingrong understood what he meant.
Before he came to the Hou Mansion today, he had struggled a lot in his heart, worried that Lu Qingrong would not be able to withstand such a lot of pressure at a young age, but for the sake of Jiang Xuan, who was far away in Mobei, he felt that it would be better to come over and mention her.
Now it seems that Lu Qingrong is not so flustered that he can't think.
Sun Yiming then continued: "It is said that the prince has only no news for the time being, and he should not have come to disturb you." But I'm not here to scare you with this news, and to make you suspense. β
Lu Qingrong was still frowning, waiting to hear what he said.
"First, what can be determined now is that the prince and the two thousand Zhenbei Iron Riders are missing, and the rest are unknown. If there is reliable news in the future, I will come to the door immediately. After all, the paper can't contain the fire, and it is estimated that this matter will spread in a short time, and this kind of thing has always happened, and there will be no shortage of various rumors that accompany it, such as being killed in battle, being captured, and surrendering to the enemy, which are not new. If you hear anything from elsewhere, don't be gullible. β
Sun Yiming's tone was particularly strict.
Lu Qingrong nodded.
"Second, the battle report ahead will always be slow, and it is most likely to be misunderstood, during this time, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, and you must not leave anyone with any truth in the panic."
Sun Yiming's words were inevitably a little obscure.
Lu Qingrong understood what he meant.
As for Jiang Xuan's safety, she couldn't help herself in the capital, so she could only rely on Jiang Xuan to get out of the predicament.
But the commander is missing, and he still has 2,000 soldiers and horses, all of whom are elite soldiers and strong generals of the Zhenbei Iron Cavalry.
Presumably, the emperor also muttered about this in his heart.
Jiang Xuan's disappearance of the troops is theoretically nothing more than several possibilities: unable to get in touch with the army for some reason, being ambushed by the Fanmeng people and annihilating the whole army, being captured, and surrendering to the enemy.
Lu Qingrong was sure in his heart that it was absolutely impossible to surrender to the enemy. But how the emperor, as a superior person, will think about it, but it is impossible to say.
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the emperor did not have any doubts about Jiang Xuan, in order to boost the morale before the battle, the matter of offering a reward to those who "surrendered to the enemy" did not happen in history.
Lu Qingrong knew that when the emperor was hesitating, the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion was definitely the first object of attention, if he accidentally made a mistake, even if Jiang Xuan came back safely, he might not be killed......
"I'll be careful." Lu Qingrong's voice was cold and firm, "Thank you, Lord Sun, for coming to tell me." β
Sun Yiming bowed slightly, a little relieved, but still a little worried about Lu Qingrong, but he didn't say anything more.
It wasn't until Sun Yiming left the study that Lu Qingrong noticed that the green bamboo beside him was already trembling a little.
Lu Qingrong cheered up and couldn't help but let himself collapse.
At this moment, it is the time to test yourself, and you must not drag Jiang Xuan back because of meaningless panic.
Just as Lu Qingrong was forcibly stabilizing his mind, Qiu Lan suddenly walked in.
"Madam, the eldest young master in the Feng Courtyard is a little bad, do you want to go over and have a look?"
"Brother Xiang?" Lu Qingrong asked absentmindedly, "What's wrong?" β
"It was said that the breath suddenly became extremely faint, like ...... No more. Qiulan said in a low voice.
"What!" Lu Qingrong understood at this time, and immediately asked, "Can you ask a doctor?" β
"Imperial Doctor Zou has already arrived, and he is in the Feng Courtyard at the moment."
When Lu Qingrong heard this, he thought of the skinny little child, and immediately took the green bamboo to the Fengyuan Courtyard.
When I came to the inner room of Fengyuan, I saw that Mrs. Wu had arrived at this time, sitting on the sandalwood brocade stool in the room, staring intently at Imperial Doctor Zou who was treating Brother Xiang, and standing next to Jiang Ke and Tang Shan, both of whom were expressionless. Tang Shan, in particular, didn't seem to be willing to stay here.
Qiu Jinting paced around the room nervously, glancing at Brother Xiang'er from time to time, but he didn't dare to disturb.
In front of Imperial Physician Zou was only the nurse holding the child, and at this time he looked at the child very intently for a while, not letting go of any detail from head to toe, but his expression did not relax at all, as if he was a little unsure of what was wrong with the child.
After a long while, he turned around and asked Mrs. Wu and Qiu Jinting, "I don't know how the eldest young master has been eating recently?" β
"It's all normal." Qiu Jinting responded, and after finishing speaking, he glanced at the nurse.
The nurse hurriedly answered: "The eldest young master has drunk a lot of milk these days, and compared with other newborn babies, there is no difference. β
After hearing this, Imperial Doctor Zou's eyebrows tightened even tighter, as if this was not the answer he wanted to hear.
Seeing this, Qiu Jinting's heart even raised his throat, and he opened his mouth in a panic: "This morning, the nurse brought him over, saying that he was a little wilted, and I saw that he was obviously awake, but he didn't seem to have any energy, his eyes were either closed, or half-open, and his breath was much weaker than before!" β
Qiu Jinting hurriedly told the situation of the morning.
Mrs. Wu had already heard it once just now, and when she heard it again now, she was even more anxious: "Imperial Doctor Zou, what do you think is wrong with this child?" β
Imperial Physician Zou weighed it in his heart for a moment, and said slowly: "When the eldest young master was born, the month was too light, and it was not easy to recuperate, but now I think about it, the function in the body is not as good as that of ordinary children, and it is impossible to absorb all the milk that is drunk into the body, and the nutrients are insufficient, so it is only here." β
"How do I use the medicine?" Seeing that he was slow to open the prescription, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but urge.
Imperial Physician Zou hesitated for a moment before he made up his mind: "The eldest young master is really too young, I'm afraid I can't afford to use medicine!" β
"No medicine?" Mrs. Wu and Qiu Jinting were surprised at the same time.
This time, even Lu Qingrong was a little puzzled when he heard it.
"The biggest problem of the eldest young master is that he is not nutritious enough, which mainly needs to be supplemented by guΓ² eating, or let him drink more milk to see if he can improve." Imperial Physician Zou explained.
When Mrs. Wu heard this, she suddenly couldn't sit still.
Brother Xiang saw that he couldn't even open his eyes, and this Imperial Doctor Zou's method was to only let him drink more milk!
"Doctor Xu is Zou doesn't often see babies, I think it's better for us to invite another imperial doctor to come and have a look!" Mrs. Wu didn't care about being emotional, and said it very directly.
Qiu Jinting actually didn't believe what Imperial Doctor Zou said in his heart. This nurse surnamed Chu entered the house alone, and did not bring her own child, she only needed to feed Brother Xiang'er, and the milk was enough anyway. At first, when she was not familiar with Granny Chu, she had seen her breastfeed Brother Xiang with her own eyes, and it was indeed very sufficient.
This time, Qiu Jinting agreed to Mrs. Wu's advice for the first time, and invited another imperial doctor to come and see him.
Mrs. Wu immediately sent someone to take the name of Marquis Jingyuan to the Tai Hospital.
Imperial Doctor Zou was calm and relaxed, neither objected nor left.
In less than half an hour, the doctor of Tai Hospital actually came over in person.
This Doctor Xu is slightly emaciated, slightly hunched, and his hair and beard are all white, which is in line with people's expectations of the doctor's appearance.
Hearing that the child was born in six months, Doctor Xu glanced at Imperial Doctor Zou suspiciously.
The imperial doctor is different from the ordinary doctor, and the entry and exit are all forbidden places in the palace or the prince's palace, especially the position of medical integrity, which is not only capable of medical skills. The ability to observe words and feelings, judge the situation, and keep one's mouth shut is even more indispensable.
At this time, Dr. Xu acquiesced to the statement of six months, and seriously looked for Brother Xiang'er.
Unexpectedly, after some consultation, Xu Yizheng's conclusion was the same as that of Dr. Zou.
The two did not have a chance to discuss, and everyone in the room knew that there was no cure at this time, and they could only rely on drinking more milk, and suddenly felt that there was little hope.
Lu Qingrong looked at the Chu grandmother, and saw that she was sometimes nervous and at a loss, and sometimes her face was full of sadness, and she always felt a little strange.
At this moment, the maid Qiulan walked in quickly, and saw that the atmosphere in the room was almost solidified, so she could only stubbornly say to Lu Qingrong: "Madam, King Jing's Mansion has sent someone to say that the princess has an invitation, so let you go over immediately!" βR1152