The little prince Zhu Houzhao began to go to court at the age of eight, learned to criticize and fold at the age of ten, followed General Yao to the north to resist the enemy at the age of twelve, and the thirteen-year-old boy already had the spirit of a king. Such a prince is the hope of all the hearts of everyone in the Ming Dynasty, the prince is excellent, the emperor is lenient, the Ming Dynasty is thriving, and the small border countries are asking for their own death when they invade again. It was also in the summer of this year that Zhu Youji, who went to the court as usual, did not stand firm when he retreated, and a mouthful of blood spurted far away, and he fainted on the spot......

The hundred officials were shocked, and the crown prince Zhu Houzhao rushed up and dragged his father with an arrow step, and shouted in a stern voice: "Imperial Doctor! Imperial Doctor!

Several imperial physicians rushed from outside the palace to probe the emperor's weak snort, "...... It may be caused by overwork, so please ask the emperor to return to the heart palace first, and then discuss it with the ministers. ”

Zhu Youzhi's lips were pale, the corners of his eyes were blue, and the hand on Zhu Houzhao's shoulder was cold, Zhu Houzhao's heart sank, and he said directly: "Quickly send the emperor back to the Heart Cultivation Palace, all the imperial doctors will serve outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the adults will retreat first, this matter ...... Don't spread the word, violators - behead!"

"Yes!" the civil and military officials were worried, but they had to retreat from the hall in small steps. Although the crown prince is young, the emperor's spirit is not inferior to the emperor's, and the eyebrows and eyes of the father and son are very similar, so they dare not listen.

Zhang Erzhen was teaching Princess Taikang to paint in Kunning Palace, and Jin Qiu crawled in, her voice hoarse, "Niangniang, the emperor fainted when he was in court, and he is ...... in the Heart Cultivation Palace at this time."

"Snap" The brush in Zhang Erzhen's hand fell on the paper, the ink smudged open, Zhang Erzhen couldn't believe it, "The emperor is fine in the morning, why is this ......" Empress Zhang, who reacted, hurriedly got up, and didn't have time to tell Princess Taikang that she was going to the Heart Cultivation Hall with her skirt. Zhu Youzhi has been in a bad state recently, she thought it was because she was disturbed by too many troubles, why did she faint?

When Zhang Erzhen arrived at the Heart Cultivation Palace, the imperial doctor outside the hall had already knelt on the ground, and he didn't have time to ask anything, so he pushed the door open and went in, and the prince was standing by the bed.

"Prince, how is your father, why haven't you woken up yet?" Zhang Erzhen stood on the side of the bed, looking at Zhu Youji, who had closed his eyes and did not react, he suddenly felt a little flustered, and his hands and feet trembled unsteadily, so frightened that Zhu Houzhao hurriedly went to help the queen mother, and brought a chair for the queen mother to sit down and replied: "Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Hu have all come to take a look, just say that they are overworked, and they will be fine after resting for a while, the queen mother does not have to worry, my father has always been in good health, and he will be fine." ”

My father has always been in good health...... , Zhang Erzhen didn't listen to anything else, only listened to this sentence, Zhu Youzhu is not in good health, he has not been good since he was a child!

"No, prince, go outside Beijing and ask Li Shaoxi Li Shen Doctor, he can cure your father's illness, go and please, go now!"

Zhu Houzhao was puzzled: "But the Divine Doctor Li that my father often mentions?" I heard that he traveled to ......."

"Send someone to find it, prince, the emperor has been sleeping early and getting up late recently, it won't be tired......" Zhang Erzhen glanced at the people waiting in the room, Zhu Hou took care of them, cleared them out, and asked: "Queen Mother, is my father not in good health?"

Zhang Erzhen was strong and calm, but she couldn't help trembling holding Zhu Youji's hand, "When the first emperor was young, he had a favorite concubine ......"

Zhu Houzhao only knew the beautiful legend of his father and queen mother's life, but he never delved into the original story behind it, "...... The queen mother later asked your father if those Gu worms had really left his body, and your father told me that it was okay, and asked me not to worry, his body was already fine. But those who have been poisoned, Wan Huang Guifei, and Wan Crown Princess all died of these, only your father is alive and well, and the queen mother also thought he was fine, how could he be ...... now" Zhang Erzhen looked at Zhu Youji's face, trying to find a trace of evidence that he was still awake, he is the emperor, but he is also a human being, why is it an exception?

"Don't think about it, the queen mother immediately ordered her to go down and find Doctor Li, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must also find it. Zhu Houzhao was calmer, thought for a while and said: "Empress Dowager Ji's mother is the Yao clan, so she is good at raising Gu, her father must know a lot, the queen mother must not scare herself, the father of the province will have to worry about you when he wakes up." ”

"The queen mother knows, you go quickly, and don't stop Xi'er and Yan'er, they want to come to see the emperor, just come in. ”

"But the doctor said that people can't be too ......"

"There are several queen mothers, the emperor is like this, they are worried. Zhang Erzhen looked at Zhu Youzhu and muttered: "You are all older, it's time to learn to face these things, Taikang too, she is also seven years old......

"Erchen...... Got it. After Zhu Houzhao exited the door, the two younger brothers and sisters were surrounded outside the hall, especially Taikang, who had already cried and his face was red, and his eyes were red and swollen and asked him: "Brother Huang, how is my father, I want to go in to see my father." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said softly: "It's okay to go in, don't cry and annoy your mother, the second brother comes with me, and the third brother accompanies Taikang to go in." ”

Zhang Erzhen stayed by Zhu Youji's side, gently stroking his cold hand and chanting: "The children will come in in a while, if Ah Rong sees you like this, don't you worry, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you, why did you suddenly faint...... Do you have a lot of things to hide from me, ah? Do you have a lot of things to hide from me, Your Majesty, your body has not been well, is it...... I'm so scared...... , Wan Guifei was like that...... "Zhang Erzhen was a little incoherent, she has been so happy these years, so happy that she has long forgotten those thrilling pasts, and those days that are getting farther and farther away from her will not appear in her dreams, but once the dream is shattered and Zhu Youzhu falls, she is shocked to realize that they have never gotten rid of those pasts, especially Zhu Youji, he has been living in memories and has been living in the shadow left by Wan Guifei.

Those Gu worms, those Gu worms......

“...... Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Father will be fine, don't worry......" Taikang's small voice sounded behind him, Zhang Erzhen looked back and saw the beautiful and wrinkled appearance of his little daughter, and comforted her: "Ah Rong, don't worry, my father just fainted, and the imperial doctor said that he would wake up in a while." After seeing your father and queen, you should go back first, and when your father and queen wake up, your mother will tell you. ”

"Queen Mother, why did my father suddenly faint?" Zhu Houyan stepped forward and was shocked when he saw his father's sallow face, how could his father simply faint like this, he looked at his mother, and then at his father, thoughtfully, and then turned to Princess Taikang and said: "Ah Rong, don't worry, let's go back first, stay here and the queen mother will be distracted to take care of us." ”

Taikang silently shed tears, she held the third brother's hand tightly, and the "don't go back" that she originally wanted to blurt out was swallowed hard, she nodded, and followed Zhu Houyan out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, "Third brother, my father is like this...... It's really scary, third brother, do you think your father will ......?" Taikang choked up, hugged Zhu Houyan's body and cried, "Yesterday, my father also promised Ah Rong that he would take Ah Rong out of the palace, why did my father faint, third brother, what happened to my father? Third brother, you like to study these, you tell Ah Rong, what happened to your father?"

Zhu Houyan took Taikang's hand, and skillfully wiped her tears with one hand and comforted: "Ah Rong will go back to Kunning Palace first, and the third brother will go to find a doctor to ask about it, and I will go back to see you later." ”

Taikang shook his head and said, "Ah Rong also wants to follow the third brother." ”

"Ah Rong, you have to be obedient and go back obediently. Although Zhu Houyan knows little about medicine, the face of his father that he just saw is obviously not an ordinary fainting, which person who faints will be like that...... Pale and fragile, like a withering ...... Defoliation?

Taikang followed Zhu Houyan forward, and after a long time, he let out a sullen "um", the three brothers were in a hurry, she couldn't be willful.

Zhu Youzhu never woke up after passing out, and his faint snort indicated that he was still alive. The imperial doctors first said that the emperor was in a coma caused by overwork, and only on the second day did he kneel down and exclaimed: "Your Majesty, this illness ...... Doesn't look good. ”

Zhang Erzhen is feeding Zhu Youzhu a little bit of ginseng soup, and Zhu Youzhen can still swallow things unconsciously, which is Zhang Erzhen's biggest comfort at present. Hearing Imperial Physician Zhang's words, Zhang Erzhen could only smile bitterly: "Imperial Physician, step down." ”

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly came in, attached to Zhang Erzhen's ear and said: "Queen Mother, Doctor Li has found it, and he is in the capital, and now he has brought it into the palace." ”

"Well, your father is waiting for him. Zhang Erzhen wiped the corners of the emperor's mouth with a handkerchief, slowly put down the celadon bowl, and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Now that your father is like this, the affairs of the court still need to be dealt with by the prince, your father has taught you, Zhao'er, remember, don't be reckless and don't kill indiscriminately, if you don't understand, stay here, and wait for your father to wake up, and then ask him for advice." ”

"The queen mother can rest assured, and the sons and daughters know. Zhu Houzhao nodded, and Zhang Erzhen said again: "Go and call Imperial Doctor Hu in, apply the needle." ”

"Queen Mother......" Zhu Houzhao stopped talking, looked at the queen mother's indifferent face and felt a little sad, and went out of the hall to call Imperial Doctor Hu and said: "Go in and administer the needle." ”

Imperial Doctor Hu said: "But the queen mother does not allow it...... , and the emperor's body is not allowed to administer needles, if it is...... I'm afraid it's going to ......"

"What this palace said, what happened to this palace, Imperial Doctor Hu, as a doctor, if you don't do your best, be careful of your head. Zhu Houzhao said coldly and glanced at Imperial Doctor Hu fiercely.

"The minister knows, the minister knows. Imperial Physician Hu, who was about to retire, hurried in with a suitcase, and Zhu Houzhao sighed and said to himself: "...... If something really happens to the father, what can the queen mother do......"

When Imperial Physician Hu applied the needle, Zhang Erzhen looked carefully on the side, Zhu Youzhi's forehead was full of silver needles, and his ten fingers were also covered with thin silver needles, only after a while, the silver needles on the forehead turned dark red, and Imperial Doctor Hu was shocked: "Is the emperor poisoned?"

Zhang Erzhen smiled bitterly, and then watched Zhu Youji's fingers twitch slightly, and Zhu Youji, who was tied into a hedgehog, slowly opened his eyes.

Zhang Erzhen calmed down and said, "Imperial Doctor Hu, the emperor has woken up." ”