Chapter 163: Decision
Hearing the word "urgent", Prince Yong also paused, he also knew that Cao Hao had always been calm, if he talked about "urgent", I was afraid it would not be a trivial matter.
The thirteenth elder brother also thought about this, and hurriedly instructed the little servant: "Quickly call him in." ”
The little guy took the order. The thirteenth elder brother looked at Prince Yong again: "Fourth brother...... Can you stay and listen to what urgent business he has? ”
Prince Yong nodded, and the two of them went back to the hall and sat down, and saw Cao Hao hurriedly entering, followed by a white-bearded old man.
When he was still a few steps away from the two, Cao Hao stopped, greeted Prince Yong and the Thirteenth Elder Brother to greet him, and introduced Imperial Doctor Chen to the two. When the two heard that they were doctors, they faintly felt bad in their hearts. Sure enough, Cao Hao then said with a solemn face about the illness of the two relatives, and said that he had seen it with Imperial Doctor Chen, and he was afraid that it was an epidemic, so he specially rushed to tell him.
The thirteenth elder brother was so shocked that he almost got up from the chair, and Prince Yong's brows were twisted into the word "Sichuan", and he said in a deep voice: "The word 'epidemic' cannot be mentioned in vain. What kind of pulse is it, let's talk about it in detail. ”
Imperial Physician Chen said the situation of the two of them from the pulse pathology, and then said: "The previous wife, because of the mild illness and early detection, the symptoms of the epidemic are not very obvious, it looks like a wind cold, it is quite easy to treat, and it will heal quickly, and it will not be passed on to others. Today's situation is already too late to be discovered, and it is a bit dangerous to treat it again at this time. If you still do not heal at this time, if you delay it any longer, it will become seriously ill, and it will be the disease of one person at that time, and it will infect one room; The disease of a room is infected with a city! I'm afraid it's a big problem. ”
Prince Yong said: "It's the epidemic, how sure are you?" Also, do you know this cure for the disease? ”
Imperial Doctor Chen said: "Don't dare to deceive the prince, the old man has experienced three major epidemics in the past 70 years, and two of them are such symptoms, so it is very clear." The focus of this epidemic treatment is the word 'timely'. Prevention is the best, you can decoction of silver bupleurum, bellflower, skullcap, forsythia, honeysuckle, kudzu, etc., and then use atractylodes, angelica, mugwort leaves and other medicines to smoke the room hall; If it is a mild disease, you need to add a few flavors such as Qianghuo, parsnip, red peony, scutellaria, licorice, etc., and decoction on that recipe. If it is a serious illness, everyone is different, and it is difficult for the old man to say, it depends on the specific pulse. These old men will write them one by one with the prince later. ”
Prince Yong also knows a little about medical skills, and when he saw that what Imperial Doctor Chen said was very reasonable, he believed him in his heart, but this matter was not trivial, and he could not draw conclusions lightly. And at this time, the drought found the "beginning" and flattened it, which caused the epidemic to appear again...... This is the 50th anniversary of the emperor's ascension to the throne...... Prince Yong's head hurt more and more, stabilized his mind, and said to Imperial Physician Chen and Cao Hao: "You guys will write out the prescription later, and go back first!" Remember, the court will deal with this matter, so don't make it public. ”
If this matter is recklessly spread, it will definitely cause panic among the people, and then not only will it not save these people, but it will cause greater turmoil; Moreover, in this era, if you say this with a big grin, you may become a scapegoat for the court because of "evil words to confuse the public and disturb the people's hearts".
Cao Hao and Imperial Physician Chen naturally knew what was at stake. At that moment, both of them nodded their heads in response.
Imperial Physician Chen wrote out a few prescriptions, marked them in detail, and under Cao Hao's prompting, he wrote down the method of making pills. Cao Hao added the epidemic prevention measures he knew, such as washing hands frequently, boiling dishes and chopsticks to boil water for disinfection, spraying vinegar to fumigate the house, and sprinkling lime on ground water sources.
The two of them wrote down everything they knew, and then took their leave.
After the two left, Prince Yong pinched a few prescriptions, his face was solemn, and said to the thirteenth elder brother: "This matter is not trivial, I will go back to discuss with the third brother." On your side, do what they give you first, and be careful yourself. ”
The thirteenth elder brother nodded and said, "I can save it." The fourth brother should also be careful. This thing...... Huang Amma's side ......"
Prince Yong sighed slightly, patted the thirteenth elder brother on the shoulder: "Let's see......" After saying that, he said goodbye and left, and went to Prince Cheng's mansion to find the third elder brother.
*Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden.
Chu Yu looked at the wrapped fingers and sighed helplessly. Although she didn't obediently listen to Cao Hao's words before and didn't move the needlework, but because he gave it to her, how could she untie it privately?
When Mama Ye came in, she saw this situation, and couldn't help but say: "I have already advised Gege to use less needlework and thread, and I hurt my hand carefully, but I just didn't listen!" ”
Mama Ye's son is in charge of King Chun's mansion. Yesterday, the youngest son of Steward Ye was one year old, so he came to intercede like Chu Yu and took his mother over to live for a few days.
Chu Yu got up with a smile and asked Mama Ye to sit, and Mama Ye sat on the chair on the ground.
"Didn't you say that you want to stay longer, it's a hot day, and there's nothing to do, why be in such a hurry to go back and forth!" Chu Yu asked Xiyu to bring a plate of cut melons: "Mama, wipe your hands and eat some to relieve fatigue!" ”
Mama Ye thanked her, and Xiyu said with a smile: "Mama is a blessing, this is prepared by Gegefang, and it was originally reserved for the forehead!" ”
Mama Ye wiped her hands and said with a smile: "The old woman wants to thank Gege for being compassionate!" I picked up a piece, took a bite, and couldn't help but praise: "Although there is little rain this year, this melon is as sweet as in previous years!" Speaking of this, I couldn't help sighing: "The rain is not adjusted, and it really suffers those farmers who rely on the sky to eat!" ”
Chu Yu had heard Cao Hao mention it a few times, so he asked, "Didn't they all drill wells?" And the crops are short of water? ”
Mama Ye shook her head: "Gege doesn't know the livelihood outside, so he would say this." Although there are many Zhuangzi near the capital, not every family is willing to spend the money to dig wells, and the tenants of these families are unlucky. There are also those small households, who have ten acres and eight acres of thin fields, where is the money to dig wells? Only a big family like our palace and Efu who have been eunuchs for generations will be willing to give up money to dig wells. ”
Seeing that Chu Yu frowned when she heard this, knowing that she was kind-hearted, Mama Ye hurriedly turned the conversation around and said, "When I went back yesterday, the old woman also went to ask for peace for a few Fujin masters. Now that the prince is not in the capital, several Fujin masters are very leisurely, taking turns to sit in the village and wipe the leaf cards. It was also a coincidence, just in time for Dafu Jin Lianzhuang to touch himself, and rewarded the old woman with two small silver ingots and a few golden melon seeds. ”
The ladies of the Chunwang Mansion, in addition to the Fu Jin and the side Fu Jin Nala clan, there are also Li Jia's clan, Ilgen Jue Luo clan, and Barda clan. Among them, the Shufujin Barda clan is the show girl of Kangxi's forty-eight years, and after the draft, she was pointed into the Chunjun Palace, only two years older than Chu Yu, and her surname is a little lively, and Chu Yu is also very close.
After Chu Yu asked about the current situation of his mother-in-law and biological mother, he asked about this Barda clan. She is pregnant, and she will give birth in two or three months.
Mama Ye said: "I'm afraid it's because of my pregnancy, but I didn't see her." Speaking of this, he glanced at Chu Yu: "I just heard that Dafujin treats her very well now, and after the fetus sat down a few months ago, she arranged to change the new yard, and the maid and wife also added a few." ”
Chu Yu nodded and said: "E-Niang has done a great job, in the past two years, there have been no two Gege and one elder brother in the house, and Ama is looking forward to adding Ding." Li Fujin added a personality a few years ago, and this time it will be complete if he adds an elder brother! ”
Mama Ye looked at the door, no one was there, and Fang said in a low voice: "Gege treats people's hearts too much!" ”
Chu Yu understood what Mama Ye meant, in addition to her who was already married, there were three elder brothers and three Gege. In addition to the five grids of Dafu Jin and the seven grids of Li Fujin's birth a year ago, the other three elder brothers and one of them have the same mother as Chu Yu, all of whom are from the Side Fu Jin Nala clan.
Da Fujin has been looking forward to adding an elder brother all these years, but he has only given birth to two daughters in more than ten years, and he has only one left. In addition to raising Chu Yu, she also raised the little brother born to Ilgen Jue Luo, who died in the summer of the year before last.
In the end, it is the matter of the elders, not to mention that one is the biological mother and the other is the adoptive mother, and Chu Yu is not easy to say.
Mama Ye was about to speak again, but Xiyun lifted the curtain and came in, and said to Chu Yu: "Gege, Uncle Fang has just returned to the house, it seems that Sister Amethyst is sick, and I invited Imperial Doctor Chen to come and see." ”
Chu Yu was taken aback: "When did it happen?" Uncle's current person? ”
Xiyun shook his head and said, "The slave doesn't know everything, it was Xiaochun who just went to the kitchen and listened to the people over there." Zhu'er and Cui'er were so anxious that the two of them had already gone to Kwai Courtyard! ”
Chu Yu could still sit still, immediately got up and went out, and walked quickly to the Kwai Courtyard. Xiyun and Mama Ye both followed, Mama Ye thought that such a big thing didn't go back and forth, she felt very uncomfortable, and couldn't help muttering: "Even if you are sick, you have to send someone to say it, why bother the uncle!" ”
Chu Yu was so worried that he couldn't do it, even if he invited Imperial Doctor Chen, it could be seen that he was ill.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Chu Yu smelled a strong vinegar sour smell. Zhu'er and Cui'er were standing in the yard, asking each other hairpin and Huan'er.
When Amethyst finally said to Cao Hao, her voice was very low, and Hai'er and Huan'er didn't really hear it; After Imperial Physician Chen came, in addition to Cao Hao, he withdrew from everyone, so Hai'er and Huan'er were also confused.
Seeing Chu Yu coming, several of them leaned over to salute. Chu Yu nodded and went directly to the amethyst room.
Amethyst was in the house, heard the movement outside, knew that it was the county lord who came, and didn't want her to worry, so she walked under the window and said: "The slave maid is just a little sick, but because the old lady explained that it is not suitable to see the wind, the county lord does not have to worry!" ”
Chu Yu heard that her voice was no different from the past, and her heart was a little relieved, but she didn't see it with her own eyes, and she was still worried: "Then I can go into the house and take a look at my sister?" It's not good to talk through the door like this all the time. ”
How could Amethyst let her in, naturally persuaded her again and again.
Chu Yu saw that she didn't let go, and her heart became more and more uneasy, although she left in response, she motioned for Hai'er and Huan'er to come out.
This question came out of Mr. Zhuang again. Chu Yu's brows tightened tightly, and she saw clearly in March after marrying that Mr. Zhuang, like Amethyst, was a person who relied on his forehead. Now, even Mr. Zhuang in the front yard is alarmed, and he sent someone to pick up the imperial doctor or something, so how could it be a small illness that Amethyst himself said?
Chu Yu asked Hai'er and Huan'er about the complexions of the two amethysts, but when it came to what was uncomfortable on their bodies, and so on. The answers of Hai'er and Huan'er made her confused. After thinking about it, she decided to go to Mr. Zhuang to ask what happened.
* Cao Hao explained the treatment and disinfection to Chang Gui and his wife at Qiu Niang's house, and did not mention that it was an epidemic, but just told them to do so. Cao Hao repeatedly instructed that he should report to Cao's Mansion in time if there was anything, and the two agreed.
Because he was not worried about Jueluo Mansion, Cao Hao went over again before returning home, and asked Cao Yi carefully a few steps away. On the side of the Jueluo family, because Mrs. Jueluo was cured early, it did not turn into an epidemic, so there was no abnormality in the Jueluo family. But he had to take precautions, so he gave Cao Yi the prescription he asked for from Imperial Doctor Chen, and also explained the disinfection method, telling her not to ask more questions, just do it like this.
When I returned home, it was already dusk.
Chu Yu and Mr. Zhuang were waiting for him in the front hall, and when they saw him coming back a little tired, Chu Yu got up to meet him. Cao Hao hurriedly took a few steps back and said with a smile: "Chu Yu, don't move, I just came back from outside, and my body is covered with dirt!" ”
Chu Yu had already asked Mr. Zhuang the reason, Cao Hao had been out with Imperial Doctor Chen for so long, and as they were worried, it was the epidemic.
Chu Yu's eyes immediately turned red, Mr. Zhuang's expression became heavy, Cao Hao sat on the chair opposite the two, and said with a smile: "I'm far away from the patient, just in case!" I can't ask for this dress, so I'll burn it in a while! "It's really that he doesn't know the bottom of the ancient infectious disease, and he doesn't know the probability of infection, in case he becomes an infectious agent himself, it will be bad if it is passed on to Chu Yu and Mr. Zhuang.
Cao Hao dictated the recipe he had just written down to Mr. Zhuang, asked him to copy a few points, and sent someone to Pingwangfu, Zhaojia Mansion, Wanyan Mansion, etc. The word "epidemic" cannot be mentioned, but it is only said that it is an occasional prescription and is used to prevent fever.
In this house, he immediately sent someone to give amethyst medicine according to the prescription.
In order to be safe, Cao Hao did not go back to the inner courtyard, and comforted Chu Yu with a smile, saying that he had to sort out the old official documents in the past few days, and he would have to rest in the study for a few days. Chu Yu looked at him for a while, then nodded in response.
Whether it is the bathtub and hot water, or the luggage cover, Cao Hao asked someone to put it at the door of the study and took it himself.
After taking a bath, Cao Haofang felt hungry and tossed all afternoon, but he hadn't eaten dinner yet, but he didn't know what was going on in the kitchen, so he didn't send someone to send it.
Cao Hao rubbed his wet hair with a towel, and while thinking about whether to call someone to urge, he heard footsteps outside.
"But the food is coming? Rest at the door! Cao Hao raised his voice.
Someone outside answered, and then footsteps sounded, and they drifted away.
Cao Hao was so hungry that he hurriedly opened the door to fetch it, and Chu Yu was standing at the door. He just wanted to open his mouth to persuade again, but Chu Yu had already come in with a food box. It was a multi-layered kind of big food box, Chu Yu was quite difficult to carry, Cao Hao couldn't help but reach out and wanted to take it, but after thinking about it, he put it down, and said with a smile: "Why did you come in person?" Just send someone to send it? ”
Chu Yu didn't say anything, put away the things on the desk, and set the meal, but it was two pairs of dishes and chopsticks.
When Cao Hao saw it, he couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "What time is this?" Why haven't you eaten yet, do you still want your body? ”
Chu Yu didn't refute it either, and walked towards Cao Hao.
Cao Hao still wanted to retreat, but he couldn't, the little girl threw herself into his arms, hugged his waist tightly, and buried her little head in his arms.
Cao Hao just wanted to speak, but his chest was hot and wet.
"No matter what the forehead is, Chu Yu will be with you!" Chu Yu choked up, his voice was not loud, but it was full of firmness: "Chu Yu don't want to be alone in the house!" ”
Cao Hao sighed in his heart, originally wanted to pull her hand away, stopped in mid-air, and finally landed on her back: "What a little fool, I'm just looking for a reason to be lazy and rest at home for a few days!" ”
Chu Yu raised his little face and had a serious expression: "Chu Yu is so close to the forehead, just in case, it is inconvenient to go to the back again, so I can only follow the forehead here!" ”
It's all like this, what else can Cao Hao say? The little two had dinner together.
Both of them couldn't rest assured that Amethyst, and Chu Yu had already asked the kitchen to prepare supplements for Amethyst. Before coming, she also went to Kwai Yuan to carefully ask Hai'er and Huan'er how their appetite for dinner was. Outside the amethyst gate again, he talked for a while.
* When Prince Yong left the Third Elder Brother's Mansion, it was almost 8 o'clock in the evening. He couldn't help but touch his throat, he was really tight, this third brother looked like a good-tempered person, but he was stubborn. Even if he struggled to speak, the third elder brother still felt that this matter was too important, and he had to send someone to Rehe to ask for the will to come back and make a decision.
Rehe is more than 400 miles away from the capital, and it is urgent to use "800 miles", and it takes four days to go back and forth.
At the moment, I don't know the epidemic situation in Sijiu City, but there are two families in the families of the people who are acquainted with the Cao family, which shows that this is by no means a matter of one household and two households, so Prince Yong does not dare to delay. However, before the holy driver left Beijing, he explained that the two elder brothers needed to discuss and solve the problem, and they should not act arbitrarily.
It wasn't until he said that he was willing to take full responsibility that the third elder brother agreed to send someone to Rehe to ask for instructions and start preparing some epidemic prevention measures.
Chang Sui led the horse, but Prince Yong did not go to the palace, but went directly to the yamen of the Tianfu.
In the southern city, somewhere at the mouth of Crooked Willow Hutong, there was a terrible cry. When the neighbor heard this, he couldn't help but sympathize: "It's really pitiful, but in half a month, I broke two babies in a row!" ”
On the side of Caofu, although according to what Cao Hao said, Amethyst bathed and changed clothes, changed to other rooms, and the residence was also sprinkled with lime and vinegar, but that night, he had symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea......
(To be continued)