In February of the seventh year of the Great Tomorrow Apocalypse (1627 AD), the cold air of the capital gradually weakened, and the grass on the ground began to spit out tender green shoots. Squatting down to take a closer look, the grass revealed two or three pointed young leaves, slightly yellowish, far from being able to cover the gray-black floating soil.

In the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, it is very rare to be filled with a sound of laughter. Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, has just completed a pair of wood carving villains.

"Madame Fengsheng, can this little carved wooden figure look like you?" Zhu Youxiao's carpentry skills are really magical, and the small nose of Mrs. Fengsheng Ke Yingyue on the small wood carving is lifelike.

"Huh? Your Highness, it's really like a slave, it's too similar! Zhongxian, take a look, does it look like it? Ke Yingyue was as cheerful as a girl who had just been pregnant with spring, desperately stuffing the small wood carving in front of Wei Zhongxian's eyes.

"Like, really like." Wei Zhongxian's eyes were fixed on Zhu Youxiao's hand, "Your Majesty, the old slave has served His Majesty for more than ten years, and he has no merit, but also hard work, right?" Why don't you have the share of the old slave? ”

"Don't worry, Chung-hyun." Zhu Youxiao took out another small figure wood carving from his wide sleeved robe and handed it to Wei Zhongxian, "Look, this is not yours?" ”

"I'll see." Ke Yingyue grabbed it and grabbed the wood carving, she wanted a sneak peek. "Like, more like a slave. Look, this chin is smooth and clean, and it doesn't look like a beard at all. ”

Wei Zhongxian was embarrassed, but Zhu Youxiao bent over with a smile, and his tears choked out, "Mrs. Fengsheng...... Really good at talking, so ...... How can such a small person carve a beard? ”

"Anyway, the slave thinks it's quite similar. This nose, these eyes, and this bulging forehead......" Ke Yingyue insisted on her discovery, seeing that Zhu Youxiao was happy, she was also happy in her heart, "Your Majesty, today is spring and Jingming, the sun is shining, why don't we go boating in Xiwan?" ”

"Xiwan? Okay, I'm fine today, and I haven't been out of the palace for a long time, so I'm dry, go and prepare. Zhu Youxiao has been busy with these two small wood carvings for several days, and it has just been completed recently, and he has been praised by Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue, and he is very happy.

Wang Tiqian prepared enough wine, food, stoves, etc., and the four of them shared a small boat and rowed oars in Xiwan, and the little eunuchs followed far behind in a big boat.

Ke Yingyue raised the stove, warmed wine and hot food, and Wei Zhongxian stretched out a small table and a few small stools. After a while, the wine was warm and the food was hot, and the three of them drank together, while Wang Tiqian was rocking the oars for the three of them on the side.

"Mrs. Fengsheng, Zhongxian, you have stayed outside the palace, this February day, the sun is shining again, why is the weather still so cold?" Zhu Youxiao felt that a cold wind was drilling into his clothes, and he tightened the cotton robe on his body.

"Your Highness, this is the wind of national peace and security! Majesty, great joy! Wei Zhongxian's eyes rolled and he thought of a brilliant idea.

"Zhongxian, what does this wind have to do with Guotai and Min'an? It's not to amuse me, is it? Zhu Youxiao didn't take it seriously, boating on the water, the breeze was extremely cold, and he moved his body to the fire.

"Your Majesty, you see, now that the weather is cold, the insects in the soil can freeze to death, and without the danger of insects, the crops will grow well, and the people will have food, won't they live and work in peace and contentment, and the country and the people will be safe?" Wei Zhongxian saw that Zhu Youxiao didn't care too much, so he smiled wryly.

"There's some truth to that. The slave and maid grew up outside the palace, and they had also heard such a story, saying that after the great cold, there would be a good harvest. Ke Yingyue added Wei Zhongxian's words to a handful of monosodium glutamate.

"Hehe, too." Zhu Youxiao felt that there was some truth, "But the wind is still a little cold." ”

"Majesty, take a drink! Wine can keep out the cold, and the body will be warmer. Wei Zhongxian filled the cup to Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao took a sip and smacked his tongue again and again: "Good wine, this wine is like a fire when it passes through the throat, and the body warms up all of a sudden." ”

"Then your majesty will drink more." Ke Yingyue also gave Zhu Youxiao a full glass, her eyes looked at Zhu Youxiao fixedly, and the smile on her face was even more gorgeous than Xiwan in May.

Zhu Youxiao drank it all, and he was already drunk in Ke Yingyue's soft gaze. Every time Ke Yingyue offered this motherly smile, he couldn't help himself because he lacked maternal love since he was a child, and he was deeply trapped in his childhood memories.

"Your Majesty, how is the elixir and jade liquid in this palace compared to the milk of the slave?" Keyingyue added fuel to the fire.

"The milk of the nurse is the real elixir and jade liquid, how can it be compared to this water and wine?" Zhu Youxiao gently pulled Ke Yingyue over, "Nurse, I'm going to take a bite now." ”

"Don't make a fuss, Your Majesty, it's broad daylight now!" Ke Yingyue grunted, but did not stop Zhu Youxiao's nonsense.

Zhu Youxiao took a few sharp sips and found that there was no milk, so his tongue left Congke Yingyue's chest stupidly.

Ke Yingyue's face once again regained her mother's kindness: "The few palace maids brought in by the slaves and maids from outside the palace last time, are you still satisfied?" She stroked Zhu Youxiao's face.

"Well, they're good at serving me." Zhu Youxiao enjoyed Ke Yingyue's touch very much, he tilted his head and leaned on Ke Yingyue's fragrant shoulder.

"Then Your Majesty should get closer to them, so that they can give birth to a prince for Your Majesty as soon as possible." Ke Yingyue glanced at Wei Zhongxian, "Your Majesty, this woman's affairs must also be controlled, and her body must be important." Other women, for the time being, are still not seen. ”

"Madame Fengsheng is talking about the queen again, right?" Zhu Youxiao picked up the wine glass and poured the wine into Ke Yingyue's mouth, "The queen is the mother of the country, and she is very virtuous, she knows things, but she is just ......"

Ke Yingyue and Wei Zhongxian both knew that Zhu Youxiao was talking about Empress Zhang Yan's inability to have children, and they couldn't help but be secretly happy.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao hugged the guest Yingyue, and the boat tilted.

The boat was just at the bend under the bridge, and a gust of wind blew, which was blocked by the piers, changing direction and increasing its strength. The boat leaned more violently in the direction of Zhu Youxiao's body.

Zhu Youxiao was caught off guard, and in desperation, he let go of Ke Yingyue, but he slipped off the side of the boat and rolled into the water.

The three of them were shocked, and Wang Tiqian immediately jumped into the water with his clothes and pulled Zhu Youxiao's head out of the water. Both of their cotton clothes were stained with water, and their weight increased several times, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't hold Zhu Youxiao up.

Wei Zhongxian was so anxious that he scolded the little eunuchs behind: "Come here quickly, you are all dead?" ”

The little eunuchs paddled together before moving the big boat over, and everyone finally dragged Zhu Youxiao onto the big boat.

Staying in the biting cold water until now, Zhu Youxiao was so cold that he couldn't speak, his lips were purple, his face was pale, and he drooped his head and rolled his eyes.

"Quick, change your clothes." It was Ke Yingyue who was the first to react, the clothes on Zhu Youxiao's body were already soaked, and he was absorbing the residual heat on his body little by little, so he had to take off his wet clothes as much as possible.

The little eunuchs were in a hurry again, changing Zhu Youxiao's clothes, and stripped Zhu Youxiao naked. But if there are no clean clothes on the boats, who would have thought that drowning would happen in a boat?

Wei Zhongxian took off his cotton clothes and pants, and didn't care if it fit or not, he wrapped Zhu Youxiao first.

The temperature was too low, and with a cold sweat, Wei Zhongxian soon felt a chill. He glared at a little eunuch, who obediently took off his cotton clothes and gave them to Wei Zhongxian.

The emperor fell into the water, he was already delirious, and no one had the interest to play. Wei Zhongxian ordered the little eunuch to carry Zhu Youxiao back to the Qianqing Palace, and on the other hand, he sent the little eunuch to find the eunuch.

After the full treatment of the imperial doctor, Zhu Youxiao completely regained his senses, but his body was weakening day by day.

The court meeting has been completely terminated, and the important officials of the court take turns to visit Zhu Youxiao in the Qianqing Palace. The attention of the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party was all on Zhu Youxiao, so Zhu Youzhen's activities in Shaanxi did not attract anyone's attention.

The doctors ran out of all kinds of medicines, but Zhu Youxiao's body did not improve, and sometimes he fell into a coma during the day.

Queen Zhang Yan scolded the imperial doctor, and she was still angry, and pointed at Wei Zhongxian's nose and scolded, this time Wei Zhongxian, who was at a loss, did not dare to talk back to Zhang Yan.

However, Wei Zhongxian persuaded Zhang Yan to return to Kunning Palace on the grounds that Zhang Yan's liver was too hot and affected the emperor's rest, and at the same time arranged for personal eunuchs to serve in the Qianqing Palace day and night, and did not allow outsiders to disturb Zhu Youxiao's rest.

In May, Huo Weihua, the secretary of the military department, distilled a liquid from five grains, named "Linglu Drink", and presented it to Zhu Youxiao. Zhu Youxiao took a sip and immediately felt refreshed: "Sure enough, it is Linglu, sweet and delicious." Since then, Huo Weihua has offered Zhu Youxiao "Linglu Drink" every day.

Although Zhu Youxiao's mental condition has improved, his abdomen is severely swollen. The doctors were helpless, some said that they were too much bedridden and had indigestion; Some say it is a side effect of "Linglu drink". Huo Weihua was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped supplying "Linglu Drink".

But Zhu Youxiao's abdominal distension did not disappear, and he fell asleep more and more often.

Queen Zhang Yan washed her face with tears all day long. Although Wei Zhongxian repeatedly used both soft and hard to let her stay in Kunning Palace, she still went to Qianqing Palace from time to time to see Zhu Youxiao.

In July, Zhang Yan came to the Qianqing Palace again, and the imperial physician Li Sheng happened to come to Zhu Youxiao for treatment. He first paid homage to Zhang Yan, then sat in front of Zhu Youxiao's bed, closed his eyes and gave Zhu Youxiao a pulse.

Zhu Youxiao suddenly opened his eyes: "Li Qing, how is my body?" ”

Li Sheng hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty's body is fine, but he is suffering from the wind and cold, and his body is weaker." Then let out an unseen sigh.

Zhang Yan was suspicious, and stared at Li Sheng with her talking eyes, Li Sheng bowed his head and said nothing, just picked up the pen, prescribed a medicine order, and handed it to the little eunuch to grab the medicine.

Zhang Yan grabbed the medicine list and found that there were only five words on it: grab the medicine according to the original order. She was even more suspicious in her heart: "Doctor Li, it's hard work!" The main palace happens to be here today, so let's send it to the imperial doctor! ”

"Don't dare to have Queen Lao." After Li Sheng finished speaking, he didn't look back, and left Zhu Youxiao's dormitory.

Zhang Yan hurriedly followed, and when she saw that there was no one around, her brows furrowed, and her phoenix eyes widened: "Li Sheng, how is the emperor's body?" ”

Li Sheng had never seen Zhang Yan angry, even if he personally told Zhang Yan that she had lost her fertility, she only cried silently. Now seeing Zhang Yanfeng's eyes wide, both mighty and angry, he was so frightened that he "pounced", knelt down in front of Zhang Yan's feet, and kept knocking on the ground with his head: "The queen spares her life!" The queen spares her life! ”