Time passed, and there was no definite news from outside, but the government gradually began to interfere with the folk rumors, and those who speculated that the crown prince might have died a long time ago, but kept it secret, or bet on which prince would be canonized as the prince, or even those who waved the flag for one or two of them were all unlucky, and they no longer dared to make a public statement. The talk of the prince's serious injury slowly decreased a lot.

The attention of the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family to this matter was naturally not affected by the discussion of the outside world, and they would not ask people about this matter indiscriminately, but they also did not let go of any possible way to listen. Although Lu Yunpeng had already left, as his wife, Qiu Ye naturally knew which store he had dealt with when he went to Songjiang Mansion all these years, so he sent messages in the name of his family, and heard some news one after another. Zhao Wei also paid attention to the rumors outside from time to time in the school, and as soon as there was a rumor, he took it home to inform his grandmother.

But the news comes together and boils down to one sentence, and that is that there is no news. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's injuries have not improved, but they have not deteriorated either, and the specific details are not even clear to the Songjiang Mansion, but since there is no rumor that he has unfortunately died, it can be regarded as good news. Zhang was glad to be able to recite the Buddha directly, but he was worried about his injury, so he took his granddaughter to chant sutras and pray for him in the Buddhist hall every day.

It seems that the old ladies from wealthy families, when they have nothing to do and tease their grandchildren, always love to worship a Buddha, chant a scripture, so as to pass the time, Zhang's is not exempt from vulgarity, a few years ago in his own house in the Xinuan Pavilion to build a small Buddha hall, every day to worship the Buddha and copy the scriptures, a pure heart. Zhao Xiu thought that this was the old man looking for a spiritual sustenance, and there was nothing wrong with it, and occasionally he would help copy some Buddhist scriptures. Think of it as a homework for practicing calligraphy. But it's rare to accompany my grandmother to chant sutras and pray for blessings every day, and she is not keen on worshipping the Buddha. Zhang's didn't force her, she was still young. For such a young girl, she reads a lot of Buddhist scriptures and is easy to change her temperament.

But now the situation is different, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a life-saving grace for their ancestors and grandchildren, Zhao Xiu also has great respect for the handsome and kind prince and his beautiful and gentle wife, and then there is the affection of his little friend Gao Zhen, so he did not hesitate at all, and followed his grandmother to recite Buddhist scriptures. She is now two thousand miles away from their family, and even if she has a heart, she is powerless. The only thing that can be done is to pray for the prince.

Later, news gradually came from Songjiang, saying that it was the poison in the prince, and the toxicity was suppressed by the medicine, but the injury was still very serious, and because of excessive blood loss, he urgently needed medicinal materials to replenish his vitality. The medicine that Zhang asked Lu Yunpeng to bring back helped a lot before, so the prince's subordinates and disciples were trying to find ways to find medicines for him that had the effect of replenishing qi.

After Zhang found out, he hurriedly asked people to collect all kinds of precious medicinal materials again, regardless of the cost. Even Wang Siping, who had been old for many years, was invited out of the mountain, because he had been the chief manager of Jiannanhou Mansion for decades, and he had a good vision and a good understanding of those precious medicinal materials. No one should try to deceive him.

The Zhao family's small second room has made a lot of income over the years, and the family land allocated to the family is only a small head, and the Zhang family asked people to return to Beijing to get back their private property. The real estate, real estate, and shops in those private properties made her a lot of money every year. Then there is the imperial land under the name of the Nanhou Mansion at the beginning, although it is said that it was sealed by the emperor. But in fact, the annual income will be quietly sent to the Zhang family, and this amount alone will have at least tens of thousands of taels of silver every year. This adds up to the small second room, there is really no shortage of money, don't look at their ancestors and grandchildren living in the old mansion, only occupy a few yards, and the number of people used is less than a hundred, but they just don't want to show their wealth, and now they plan to open up to collect good and expensive medicines, and they don't feel reluctant at all.

After more than ten days, after spending five or six thousand silver to go out, Zhang saved a large box of precious and good medicinal materials, including blood tonic, qi, detoxification, and solid Peiyuan, although she did not know what the specific situation of the prince's injury was, but it was expected that these medicinal materials should be useful, so she selected a few reliable, strong and proficient equestrian people from among the subordinates, and rode horses to send the medicinal materials into the capital quickly, hoping to help the prince.

Zhao Wei also reminded her of one thing: "The medicinal materials that my grandmother asked Uncle Lu to bring into Beijing before, there are several ginseng trees, but they are all hundreds of years old, since a hundred years of ginseng can help a lot, what about a thousand years of ginseng?" Grandchildren remember, our family used to be no shortage of ginseng, grandfather received a few millennium, said that it is rare in the world, can no longer have, there are two into the on, one grandfather kept for his own use, now it must be in the hands of Xiao Changfang, grandmother also received half of the plant, that year the shipwreck, sacrificed to the river god, the remaining half of the plant, it seems to be given to the aunt, right? ”

Zhang was awakened by his words, and hurriedly wrote a letter and asked the subordinates who entered Beijing to bring it. Yuan Niang, the eldest daughter of Zhao Laojun Gongyuan, whose husband's surname is Xu, is also a child of an official eunuch family, and at this time she happened to be in the prefect of Yanzhou, Shandong. When the Zhang family married into the Zhao family, this stepdaughter was already married, and although the relationship was not close, they had always respected each other. Zhang believed that Xu Chonglun and Zhao Yuanniang were human beings, they were foreign ministers, and they may not have a clear understanding of the prince's injuries, but their loyalty was unquestionable, and if they knew that the prince needed a thousand years of ginseng, they would definitely be willing to give it all.

As for the small long house in Beijing, the Zhang family doesn't count on it at all, they may still be holding a grudge against the prince for saving their ancestors and grandchildren, causing them to lose their titles, if they don't curse the prince for early death behind their backs, how can they sacrifice a thousand-year-old ginseng to save his life?

The medicinal herbs were sent out, but Zhang was still worried. There are also thousand-year-old ginseng in the palace, and with the emperor's favor and trust for the prince, it must have been used for a long time, but the prince's injury is still like this, and the medicinal materials she offered, together with the half of the ginseng offered by the Xu family, can be effective, it is really unknown. All she can do now is recite sutras and pray for blessings while waiting for news.

Zhao Xiu didn't feel good either. Although the prince's injury has not deteriorated, which is good news, he has not improved, and his condition is not much better. She often thought of the gentle and powerful young man back then, and if he hadn't rescued their ancestors, perhaps she would have drifted somewhere; And if it weren't for his insistence on seeking justice for their ancestors and grandchildren, maybe Xiao Changfang would still be relying on his title and trying to suppress them; If he hadn't sent Lu Yunpeng, he would have been guarding the old mansion for many years. Maybe her little brother Zhao Wei had already fallen for Xiao Changfang's plot. The fact that her grandparents and grandchildren have been able to live such a rich and leisurely life over the years is really thanks to him.

Zhao Xiu remembered Gao Zhen again. Although he only got along for more than ten days in his childhood, he didn't have any arrogance with her. didn't see herself as a tall golden branch and jade leaf at all, and regarded her as a little partner with equal status. She wanted to read and write, so he taught her to read, and if she was interested in boxing, he taught her without reservation. She left in a hurry, and she didn't have time to say goodbye to him, and although she didn't completely cut off the message, she never spoke to him again. It is said that childhood friends are the rarest, and she recalls that period of past. I always feel warm in my heart.

Now that Gao Zhen's biological father is seriously injured, he must be worried, but unfortunately she can't even comfort her, and she doesn't know if he still remembers herself.

Zhao Xiu was a little sad, so he took out the things he had when he was a child and took a closer look, at that time, their ancestors and grandchildren were almost rescued, except for the clothes that had been soaked with water, there was nothing. A qiē clothing and edible products were ordered by the crown princess to help purchase them, and now they are all kept as souvenirs. She still has the manuscript of the letter she wrote before, but unfortunately the words on it are crooked and unreadable. No way. At that time, she was just over a year old, and her fingers were short and weak, and she had not been practiced. Where to hold the pen steadily? I remember that the letter was dictated by her at the end and written by the crown princess. Now she's grown a lot. But there is no need for communication.

Zhao Xiu smiled bitterly, and the next second she remembered another thing. At that time, the personal luggage of their ancestors and grandchildren sank to the bottom of the canal with the boat. Even if the government salvaged the boat afterwards, the contents could not be used, and I remember that my grandmother didn't care about other objects, and what she regretted the most was the big box of books, many of which were rare ancient books, but I was afraid that they would never be available again. Zhao Xiu also remembered that the grandmother read a few medical books on the boat the most, which recorded a lot of useful prescriptions, and his father Zhao Zhuo was seasick, but he was cured by one of the prescriptions.

None of these medical books have been preserved, but my grandmother was very reluctant, so she wrote out the contents one by one silently from memory, but unfortunately she was old and her memory was not as good as before, so there were many omissions, but it was already very rare.

Zhao Xiu hurriedly ran to look through the manuscripts written by his grandmother, and sure enough, he saw a lot of ancient recipes, including recipes for consolidating the foundation and cultivating the yuan, replenishing qi and nourishing blood, and detoxification, I wonder if the prince can use it? It's a pity that I found it too late, otherwise I would have sent it to Beijing with the box of medicinal herbs.

She told her grandmother Zhang about this, and Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "I used to have a lot of books, only the most commonly used box to carry with me to the south, and the rest were collected in the house in Beijing, and there were also a lot of medical books. When I asked Akiba to send a letter to Songjiang, I informed Mr. Lu and asked him to take someone to the house to find it and see if he could find a recipe that could be used. ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly asked Bilian to invite Qiu Ye, but saw Qiu Ye holding the child, and ran to see the Zhang family with a pale face: "Someone came from outside, saying that he came from Songjiang Mansion and was ordered by our father to bring our mother and son to the capital to see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Zhang's face also turned pale: "Is it really someone over there?" ”

"It's really someone over there." Akiba said, "That year when I got married, my lord took me to Songjiang to recognize people, and they also brought my lord's tokens. They also said that the master asked me to rush over as much as possible, and I must bring the child, but I didn't mention it. ”

Zhao Xiu stood up in surprise, feeling a little bad premonition in his heart.

Lu Yunpeng is good, why did he take his wife and children to the capital to see the prince? His son is only two months old, and he can't withstand the long journey at all, Lu Yunpeng can't be unclear, with his love for his son, he still decides so, is there any reason?

Unless the prince is in a bad situation and wants to see Lu Yunpeng's son. The prince has great trust in him, and it is not surprising that he has this idea, but when these people know about it, how can they not worry about the prince in their hearts?

Zhang quickly calmed down and asked, "Can anyone say when you will leave?" ”

"Leave early tomorrow morning."

Zhang nodded: "Ask Lu Changxiu to arrange food and lodging, and be sure to entertain well." She comforted Autumn Leaves softly: "Don't worry, the four-wheeled carriage that the eldest sister asked someone to make up last year runs fast and steady, as long as you match the horse and choose a good coachman, your mother and son will not suffer too much along the way." ”

Akiba also calmed down: "Yes, don't worry, old lady, I will take care of the child, and I will rush back to Beijing as much as possible." When I know the situation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I will have someone report to you. ”

Zhang shook his head lightly: "It doesn't have to be like this. I'll go back to Beijing with you. (To be continued......)