Chapter 66: The Queen Mother is seriously ill
"Niangniang, I heard that King Qi is coming back." Qingxing said in a low voice.
"King Qi?" Zhang Wan looked at Qingxing in surprise through the bronze mirror in front of her, "Who is it?" ”
"The slave maid also got up early to hear from the palace people, saying that the saint had issued an edict ordering the seventh prince, King Qi, to return to the holy city to report on his work."
"The Seventh Prince?" Zhang Wan once heard her sister mention that this Seventh Prince was a withdrawn person by nature, not close to anyone, and was named King Qi by the Holy Lord, given a fief, and stayed away from the Holy City. Zhang Wan frowned, "What are you calling him back for?" ”
"The slave doesn't know." Qingxing shook her head and inserted the last hosta into Zhang Wan's hair.
"Who is his birth mother?" Zhang Wan carefully looked at the makeup in the bronze mirror and was very satisfied.
"I heard it's An Jieyu." Qing Xing said and put the jewelry on the table into the makeup box one by one.
"An Jieyu? How come I haven't heard of such a person? Zhang Wanhu looked at Qingxing suspiciously.
"I heard that this person is also a withdrawn person, so he relied on the fact that he was young and beautiful when he first entered the palace, and he was a beautiful iceberg beauty for a while, and he was quite pampered, so he had the Seven Princes, but later the saint was tired of her temperament, so he ignored it, and I heard that it was just because he didn't want to see her, so he even waived the daily greetings or something." Qing Xing glanced out the door and said in a low voice. As a subordinate, it is very rebellious to talk about other masters in private, even if it is an unfavored master.
"The position is low, and he is not welcomed, even if he has a son, he can't make much waves." Zhang Wan snorted lightly, "Go to the small kitchen to pack a few snacks, let's go see Chen'er." ”
"Yes."
"Madame, drink the soup." Qiu Tang served a bowl of steaming chicken soup in front of Xu's mother. This is what she stewed before dawn, simmering slowly over low heat, and the stew filled the house with the aroma of chicken soup. Qiu Tang scooped up a mouthful with a spoon, blew it, and sent it to Xu's mother's lips, tilted her wrist, and fed the chicken soup into Xu's mother's mouth, "Is it delicious?" ”
Mother Xu's eyes were full of emotion when she looked at Qiu Tang. Qiu Tang slowly fed a bowl of chicken soup into Xu's mother's mouth, and then wiped the oil stains on Xu's mother's lips with a silk handkerchief, and combed the broken hair on Xu's mother's ears. Today's Mother Xu can sit half on the head of the bed for a while, Qiu Tang got up and took a grate, Mother Xu hasn't combed her hair for a long time, Mother Xu used to care about her makeup, she has been sick for so long, and her original shiny hair is now yellow like a mess of grass. Qiu Tang gently stroked Xu's mother's hair while talking about what had happened in the Linglong Pavilion.
"Madam, you have a good rest, I'll go out for a while, and I'll be back later." After feeding Xu's mother the second bowl of soup and medicine, Qiu Tang simply cleaned up and prepared to go to the teahouse. Before leaving, she saw reluctance in Xu's mother's eyes, so she had to turn around and comfort her.
After listening to Qiu Tang's words, Xu's mother closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully. Qiu Tang helped Xu's mother tuck the quilt, led the door, and ran to the teahouse with the pipa in her arms.
"Doctor, please take a look...... Meng Ling'er brought a You Fang Langzhong into Fengqi Pavilion. Early in the morning, Meng Ling'er was woken up by the sound of slamming the door, and ordered Qingyun to check, and saw a girl covered in blood in front of the door, and turned over to see that it was Bai Ruoning, a girl from Fengqi Pavilion who was forcibly taken away by Xiao Shunzi last night.
"How do you beat people like this?" Lang Zhong frowned, the girl who was like a flower and jade was beaten covered in blood, her breath was weak, and her life hung by a thread.
"You have wronged us, we are saving people." Meng Ling'er brought tea to Lang Zhong.
"I'll prick her with a needle first, hang her life, and have Lao's mother get some hot water to help the girl scrub the blood stains on her body, and I can't heal the blood stains all over my body." Lang Zhong took out a small bag from his arms and opened it, and there was a row of silver needles shining inside.
"Okay, there's Mr. Law." Meng Ling'er answered, and hurriedly ordered someone to fetch water and scrub for Ruoning.
It took a stick of incense to scrub the blood stains on Bai Ruoning's body, and as the blood stains were washed away, the wounds were also exposed, some deep and some shallow, and the deep ones could vaguely see the white bones bloody, which was terrifying to see. Lang Zhong glanced at the wound, asked for a pen and paper, and prescribed a prescription: "Follow this prescription to grab the medicine, go and return quickly." As he spoke, he handed the recipe to Qingyun, who was standing aside. Qingyun looked at Meng Ling'er and saw Meng Ling'er nodding before leaving in a hurry.
"Sir, please have tea here." Meng Ling'er invited Lang Zhong to the lobby, "Sir, your surname?" ”
"Don't have your surname Si, just call me Shaolang by my mother." When Shao Lang learned all the things that Si Duhan had done, his heart ached like a thousand arrows piercing his heart, and he was overwhelmed with grief. That night, he decided to put Si Duhan's surname in front of his name, and from then on he would pay tribute to his teacher as a descendant of Si Duhan.
"It turned out to be Dr. Si." Meng Ling'er smiled, "Dare to ask which medical hall is Dr. Si sitting in?" ”
"Mom loves me so much, I'm just a wanderer, and I don't have a medical center." Si Shaolang arched his hand.
"I just read your prescription, and it's very different from others. Other doctors mainly use decoctions, and you not only use needles, but also use powders for external use. Doctor Si is young, it's not easy. ”
"Mom has won the award, but I just learned some insect carving skills from my master." While speaking, Qingyun had already returned to Fengqi Pavilion with the medicine, "Mom, wait a minute, I'll go and grind the medicine to treat the girl's injuries." ”
"There's Dr. Law."
About an hour later, Si Shaolang wiped the sweat on his forehead and walked out of the room: "Mom, this is a decoction, three times a day, please fry it for the girl to drink." If you can, don't let her see her until she's healed. ”
"Don't worry, Doctor Si." Meng Ling'er sent Si Shaolang out of Fengqi Pavilion, "Doctor Si stays." Meng Ling'er thought about it and decided to ask.
"What does Mom command?"
"Does Doctor Si have a place to stay? If the girl's injuries are not well, we have a place to invite you. The external and internal medicines were all prescribed, and Meng Ling'er began to drum a little in her heart. I have heard of such a treatment, but I have never seen it, and the doctors in the Holy City still mainly use decoctions.
"Oh, I'm staying at the Tianxiang Inn in the east of the city for the time being."
"Qingyun, take the salute for Mr., and send Mr. to the inn for me to rest."
"Yes."
"Master?" Hua Chen and Lu Pengju were walking on the street, but Lu Pengju suddenly stopped, and his eyes looked straight at the corner of the street. Hua Chen shouted puzzled, seeing that Lu Pengju still didn't react, he followed the master's gaze, and saw that Lu Pengju was looking at Fengqi Pavilion in a daze, Hua Chen suddenly smiled, "Master, master!" ”
"Huh?" Lu Pengju, who was awakened by Huachen, retracted his gaze, and his face was indescribably sad.
"What's wrong with Master? Why are you interested in this fireworks garden? Hua Chen laughed.
"I didn't ...... It's nothing. "Lu Peng is hesitant. In just a moment, Lu Pengju saw two acquaintances, one was Shaolang from Lingcheng, and the other was his daughter-in-law who had been thinking about it for a long time. But the time was too short, Lu Pengju only saw a back, and he was not sure.
"Master, when Xu Sanye releases this month's reward, the apprentices will make up for the master, and let the master come to this Fengqi Pavilion to be chic?"
"Nonsense!" Lu Pengju's sudden anger interrupted Hua Chen's teasing.
"It's strange, how to turn your face." Hua Chen looked at Lu Pengju's face that instantly turned blue and was at a loss.
"Holy Lord, the Queen Mother has fainted." Mu Jianyu was reviewing the recitals in the study, and the great eunuch You Dexing tiptoed in.
"Is it a doctor?" Mu Jianyu didn't raise his head.
"The doctors have gone. Holy Lord, do you want to ......?"
"Okay," Mu Jianyu frowned and wrote hard, "After I finish reading this excerpt, I'll go." ”
You Dexing had no choice but to retreat and ordered the little eunuchs to prepare the sedan chairs. As soon as the sedan chair was carried to the imperial study, Mu Jianyu walked out: "Let's go." Go see the Queen Mother. ”
A group of people carried a sedan chair, thinking that they would be in the palace. Mu Jianyu sat on the sedan chair without saying a word, not only anxious, but still thinking about something. The sedan chair soon arrived, Mu Jianyu got off the sedan chair, looked at the hurried imperial doctor in the courtyard, and helped You Dexing into the house.
"How?" Mu Jianyu sat on the edge of the Queen Mother's bed and asked.
"The Imperial Doctor still hasn't reached a conclusion." The palace maid on the side replied cautiously.
"Bring the Imperial Physician Wang, I have something to ask him." Imperial Physician Wang is the head of the Imperial Hospital, and after Jiang Quanyi was executed, the Queen Mother's body has always been taken care of by him.
"Holy." Imperial Physician Wang knelt in front of Mu Jianyu.
"Get up and speak." Mu Jianyu was not in a hurry, "Queen Mother, what's wrong?" ”
"The Queen Mother has been celebrating her birthday in the past few days, she eats too much greasy, and she is greedy for cold, and she drinks the sour plum soup that has been calmed by well water, and her body and bones can't stand it." Doctor Wang said.
"Oh, good life heals. If the Queen Mother wakes up, be sure to tell the Queen Mother not to eat greasy things anymore, when you are old, you must pay attention to it, and you must learn to take care of yourself. After Mu Jianyu finished speaking, he looked back at the Queen Mother, "You Dexing, you stay here, and report back as soon as there is any change." ”
"Yes." You Dexing knows that Mu Jianyu and the Queen Mother have always been at odds with each other, although the Queen Mother is Mu Jianyu's biological mother, but since Mu Jianyu ascended the throne, the Queen Mother has tried her best to consolidate her power, causing Mu Jianyu's dissatisfaction, but after all, it is a mother and son, and some things are not easy to say directly.
"Greetings to the Holy One." As soon as Mu Jianyu came out of the house, he met Zhang Wan who came to visit.
"Xiao Guifei is so well-informed." Mu Jianyu's lukewarm mockery.
"The concubine originally sent someone to the Tai Hospital to tranquil the Shen Decoction, and the doctors who didn't want the Tai Hospital were not there, so she knew that the Queen Mother was unwell, so she rushed to visit to fulfill her filial piety."
"Then you can go in and do your filial piety." As soon as the words fell, Mu Jianyu shook his hand and left.
"Master, I heard that the Queen Mother is sick, should we go and have a look?" In the Chenghuan Palace, Yuechan was admiring the flowers in the courtyard, and the personal maid Yuanruo was waiting on the side.
"Slowly." Yuechan picked off a blooming pink chrysanthemum and handed it to Yuan Ruo, "I'm afraid that the people in this palace will know that the Queen Mother is sick at this time, and they are probably rushing to the Queen Mother's palace, let's not join in this fun." ”
"But the saint is a filial son, and you are recommended by the queen mother, isn't it too ...... not to go?"
"Not quite right?" Yuechan chuckled, "The more she recommends, the more she can't go." Don't look at the saint and the queen mother's filial piety, in fact, they are secretly more energetic, the saint has not come to see me in the past few days, isn't it because I was recommended by the queen mother? ”
"But when the saint named you a beauty, he still liked you very much, didn't he stay in the Chenghuan Hall that night?" Yuan Ruo tried to hold the flowers handed to her by Yuechan, but her master had no other hobbies, so she liked to pick the most colorful flowers in this palace, put them in a bottle, and put them in the house.
"That's for the Queen Mother." Yuechan replied casually.
"......" Yuan Ruo looked at Yuechan stunned, she didn't understand why her master was so willing to be someone else's pawn.
"Okay, don't think about it, put the flowers in the bottle. Plug it in, and accompany me to the Imperial Garden. Yuechan didn't take Jun En to heart, she didn't come for Mu Jianyu in the first place. What she wants is the country that Mu Jianyu will not give to her if he dies.