The people of Nanhao are devoted to Buddhism, especially between the royal family and the aristocracy, and the children of the royal family and nobles have to go to the temple to practice for one to three years before they get married.

Jialou entered the temple at the age of twelve, and unlike others, he has not yet returned to the world at the age of nineteen, so that the courtiers of the Hao Dynasty are also a little unsure of his attitude, but the crown prince of Nanhao has not been established for a long time, it is said that it is to wait for him to return to the world.

Gu Jue's eyes flashed slightly, and he continued: "I heard that when Jialou was born, the sky was full of sunshine above the imperial city, and the people of Nanhao said that it was Ziweixing descending to earth. ”

"When I was fourteen years old, I went on an envoy to Nan Hao on behalf of my father, and I met him once. This person is extremely intelligent, has the ability to never forget, and is very prestigious among the people of Nanhao, and the people say that he is benevolent and benevolent. ”

Gu Jue also looked at Jialou's distant back from the window, and his narrow eyes narrowed slightly.

Yun Zhan said again: "Nanhao people came to Daqi at this time, presumably not really for the emperor's 'birthday'. ”

Nan Hao and Daqi were originally of equal strength, but over the years, Daqi has lost a lot of manpower and financial resources in order to fight with Chidi for many years. On the contrary, Nanhao is becoming more and more powerful.

Yun Zhan clenched his fists, and understood in his heart: Another reason why the emperor of their Great Qi only wanted to get back the tiger talisman and did not dare to do anything to their prince easily was because of Nan Hao.

With Nan Hao, a giant tiger coveting the side, if the emperor orders to kill Gu Jue, not to mention whether Gu Jue will counterattack and seize the throne, even if it is really done, it will inevitably lead to unstable morale of the army, and if Nan Hao's army goes north, the emperor will face a situation where there are no generals available.

The emperor couldn't tolerate Gu Jue anymore, and he didn't dare to make this order easily.

Gu Jue picked up the teacup in his hand again, and said lightly: "They are here to see the strength of Daqi." ”

Just like when his father sent him to Nanhao, it was the same.

As he spoke, the group had already walked away and disappeared around the corner at the end of the street.

Gu Jue retracted his gaze and took a sip of hot tea.

At this moment, there was a sound of messy footsteps outside the seat, and a young man dressed in a straight shirt quickly stepped into the seat, walking in a hurry.

"Lord Wang," the young man said with a fist at Gu Jue, "My subordinates just received the news that something happened in Nanyang County. ”

"The king of Nanyang died violently, and Qin Yao, the son of the king of Nanyang, disappeared without a trace. According to the princess, Qin Shizi had a dispute with the king of Nanyang, killed the king of Nanyang by mistake, and then absconded in fear of crime. ”

Yun Zhan also knew that Qin Yao and Gu Jue were on good terms, and looked at Gu Jue nervously.

Gu Jue's pupils shrank, and he immediately stood up, hurriedly got out of the restaurant, and ordered: "Prepare the horse, I want to go to Nanyang." ”

Gu Jue first went back to King Chen's Mansion, and set off on the same day, traveling lightly and leaving the capital with the emperor on his back.

So, when Chu Qianchen went to Yuanqingguan on May 12, there was only a gray shadow waiting for her outside the peach forest.

Mo Shen, who was dressed in gray, looked at the same as before, the whole person was like a shadow hidden in the dark, cold and lonely, so cold that there was no temperature, and there was no wave in death.

But the moment Chu Qianchen saw Mo Shen, he had a faint feeling in his heart: something must have happened.

Chu Qianchen's gaze moved back, and he saw that the pavilion in the peach forest was empty.

Where's the prince?!

Chu Qianchen's shoulders slumped a little suddenly.

"Miss Chu," Mo Shen stiffly arched his hand at Chu Qianchen, "The prince can't come today." ”

Chu Qianchen: "......"

The corners of her mouth also drooped behind the veil, and she deliberately went out early today to go to Longshu Ji and bought the walnut crisp he likes to eat for the prince.

Although Chu Qianchen wore a veil on her face, her frustration was not something that a thin veil could hold back.

Mo Shen's always cold pupils were flooded with a trace of almost invisible ripples.

For Mo Shen, Gu Jue was the only object of his loyalty, and the rest was not in his consideration.

He was like a long knife, a knife that only Gu Jue could use.

But today, when Mo Shen faced Chu Qianchen, he was a little cramped and apprehensive.

He was not afraid of Chu Qianchen, he was only afraid that Chu Qianchen would be angry.

Historically, those who are geniuses in some aspects are mostly a little arrogant, and the prince is no exception, Mo Shen is only worried that Chu Qianchen feels that the prince does not cooperate with her treatment, and will not treat the prince in the future.

However, he couldn't say where Gu Jue went, and after thinking about it, he could only add succinctly: "The prince has something to do today, and it happened suddenly." ”

Mo Shen is not good at words, just a few words, for him, it is harder than him going into battle to kill the enemy.

Others may not know this, at least in Amber's ears, Mo Shen spoke dryly, and even a little fierce, she still thought in her heart that since King Chen was not there, she and the girl could go back to the Hou Mansion earlier.

Chu Qianchen was not.

She knew Mo Shen in her previous life, Mo Shen has always been silent, and the most common thing she said to her in her previous life was about Yun Zhan, and other times Mo Shen often couldn't say a word for a day.

The few words he said today are estimated to be half a month's worth for him.

Of course, Chu Qianchen couldn't be angry with Gu Jue, he just didn't feel at ease in his heart: the prince is not the kind of person who will casually miss the appointment, there must be something more important, so important that he can't take care of his body.

What the hell is going on?

Chu Qianchen thought as he divided a box of the walnut crisp he had just bought into a box for Mo Shen, "I bought an extra box of walnut crisp, you can try it." ”

Mo Shen didn't want to accept it, but when his eyes fell on the mark on the carton, he couldn't help but be stunned, and subconsciously took it.

There are a lot less dim sum shops in the capital, and there are only a few more dim sum shops, and the dim sum that this Chu girl buys every time happens to be the ones that the prince often visits.

Is this a pure coincidence, or is it a ......

Is he overthinking? Mo Shen looked at the box of walnut crisps in his hand.

Chu Qianchen frowned slightly, and couldn't help but feel annoyed that he hadn't thought it through enough. She should make some pills, so that even if the prince can't take the decoction medicine if he has something important, it will not have an effect.

When Mo Shen raised his eyes to look at Chu Qianchen again, he saw her frowning, thinking that she was unhappy, and said cautiously: "What is the hindrance of the prince's medicine stopping for a few days?" ”

Chu Qianchen's eyes condensed slightly.

Of course, Gu Jue's medicine can't be stopped, otherwise he will have to give up all his efforts, and he will have to drink a few more courses of treatment before he can disembowel him and take out the hidden danger in his body.

Chu Qianchen pondered for a moment, and said, "At the beginning of the day after tomorrow, you are waiting for me in the Qingming Teahouse, and I will send you a bottle of pills, you ...... You find a way to send it to the prince. ”

Hearing this, Mo Shen's heart that had been hanging in the air was completely let go, and he secretly sighed at the benevolence of the doctor.

Since he decided to make a pill, Chu Qianchen didn't stay long, and immediately took Amber to leave.

Amber, stretched like a bow, was relieved.

Every time she faced Mo Shen, she felt how uncomfortable she was, just like ...... It's like facing a person crawling out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

After Chu Qianchen left Yuanqingguan, he went to Jishitang to buy herbs.

For the guys in Jishitang, Chu Qianchen was a VIP among the VIPs, and the guy surnamed Shi, who was familiar with them, immediately handed over the work at hand to another guy surnamed Yu, and enthusiastically helped Chu Qianchen to grab the medicine first.

Chu Qianchen went to the window on the side and sat and waited.

Amber was not polite to Ji Shitang, and went to make tea for Chu Qianchen by herself.

As soon as the tea was served, I heard a shrill male voice coming from the direction of the gate: "Give me two bottles of Zixuedan." ”

There was a natural condescension in the voice of the visitor.

Chu Qianchen couldn't help but glance at it.

The one who came to buy the medicine was a middle-aged man in a royal blue brocade robe, with a white face and beard, luxurious clothes and accessories, and his chin raised slightly proudly.

He was followed by a respectful retinue in Tsing Yi.

The guy surnamed Yu smiled and said to the middle-aged man: "This lord, Zixue Dan is in stock, there are twenty in a bottle of Zixue Dan, and one bottle is enough to eat." ”

The guy kindly reminded the other party, but the Tsing Yi attendant screamed: "Let you take two bottles, just two bottles!" He almost said that what he had was silver.

The guy surnamed Yu works in Jishitang, and the people who come to the medical hall are mixed, and no one has seen anyone. Hearing this, he didn't care, and hurriedly went to get two bottles of Zixue Dan.

The middle-aged man in the blue robe picked up one of the bottles of Purple Snow Pill, opened the lid, poured two Purple Snow Pills out, looked at it, and sniffed it again.

He looked left and right and smelled, except that the color of this purple snow pill was a little purple, and it was made into a pill, and the smell was similar to that of purple snow powder.

"Are you really that good at this purple snow pill?" The middle-aged man asked sharply, his brows furrowed, and his demeanor and tone were full of undisguised doubt.

The retinue in Tsing Yi said with a fake tiger: "If you eat people badly, you can't afford to take it!" ”

For this kind of similar questioning, the guys of Jishitang have long been surprised, and the guys surnamed Yu are not annoyed at all, he raised his chin with a smile, and said smugly: "Two masters, this Zixue Pill is a medicine, which is used to clear heat and detoxify, suppress spasmodic wind, and open the mind to calm the shock, of course you can't eat it indiscriminately." It is better to bring the patient to our Jishitang and let the doctor diagnose the pulse first. As long as the symptoms are right, the medicine will definitely get rid of the disease. ”

"Our family's Zixuedan has been improved, and the effect is far superior to that of other Zixuesan, and the supply exceeds demand."

"If you don't believe it, sir, just go and inquire, or, sir, go to another house and try it before you come."

The guy is full of confidence, and he looks like "you'll be back sooner or later".

The middle-aged man looked at Zi Xuedan again and again, hesitating.

Where does he need to inquire again, he has already inquired in advance before coming to Jishitang.

The middle-aged man finally asked, "How much are these two bottles?" ”

As he spoke, he hid Zixue Dan in his sleeve pocket, and said in his heart: The little master has been sick for three days, and the consultation of the imperial doctor is useless, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that it will be ...... I can only buy two bottles and go back first, so that the doctor can take a look.

After the Tsing Yi entourage paid the money, the two left.

At this time, the guy surnamed Shi also wrapped Chu Qianchen's medicinal materials and handed them to Amber.

When Chu Qianchen walked out of Jishitang, he turned his head to look at the middle-aged man more before walking in the direction of Songhe Street.

It was close to noon, the sun was in full swing, and the early summer sun was pouring down warmly.

Amber couldn't help but say: "Girl, it's really angry to be on an errand in the hospital, and it's also a loss to Brother Yu and their good temper." ”

If this is her, I'm afraid she will have to leave a sentence: Do you like to buy it or not!

Amber has consciously seen a lot of nobles, even if His Royal Highness King Chen is as noble as that person looks at people with his chin like this, she can't help but think of four words: dog fights human power.

Chu Qianchen smiled faintly, "He should be the chamberlain in the palace." ”

Her phoenix eyes shone like countless broken gems.

Amber: "......"

Amber almost stumbled under his feet, and then thought of the little chamberlain serving beside the second prince, and suddenly realized.

At the same time, doubts crept into my heart: there are doctors in the palace, and there are so many doctors in the hospital, why did this waiter go out of the palace to buy the girl's medicine?

Chu Qianchen didn't speak again, and turned around the corner in front of him, thinking in his heart that Zixuedan was an opening agent for the treatment of faintness syndrome, which could treat fever symptoms such as yang poison, sha, wind and heat, measles, and convulsions.

However, Jishitang's Zixuedan has a reputation for treating children's acute convulsions, so that most of the patients who come to Zixuedan have similar diseases.

So, who could that sick child be?!

Which little prince or princess is it?

Chu Qianchen guessed half right, the middle-aged man who bought Zixue Dan was indeed a chamberlain in the palace, and he was also the great eunuch of the East Palace.

It's just that the sick person is not the prince and princess, but the eldest son of the crown prince, the eldest grandson of the emperor who is only three years old this year.

Since the emperor's eldest grandson fell ill, the atmosphere in the East Palace has been very depressing, the air is as heavy as condensation, and the atmosphere is silent and gloomy.

The emperor's eldest grandson has been sick for three whole days, originally thought that it was just a minor illness, and was prescribed by the imperial doctor Lian, who is good at pediatrics, but it was not well for a day and a night.

It was Imperial Physician Lian who mentioned that there was a new Zixue Pill in Jishitang in the capital, and the effect was better than the commonly used Zixuesan, so the prince Gu Nanjin took the initiative and ordered the eunuch Du Gonggong to go to Jishitang to buy medicine.

After Gonggong Du presented the purple snow pill to Gu Nanjin, Gu Nanjin instructed the little chamberlain to hand it over to a few imperial doctors to study.

Imperial Physician Lian and several other imperial physicians each took a purple snow pill and studied it with their own powers.

Gonggong Du continued: "Your Highness, the slave inquired near Jishitang, these days, Zi Xuedan has treated a lot of children with convulsions, and yesterday there was a girl who had a high fever for a few days. ”

To tell the truth, Du's father-in-law still has doubts about whether Zixuedan is so magical.

After all, the eldest grandson of the emperor is the only child of the crown prince and his son-in-law, and the emperor is now this grandson, and nothing can happen.

The imperial doctors on the side also heard Du's words, and they talked about it one after another, some appreciated it, some thought about it, and some people disagreed, such as Imperial Doctor Wang.

As soon as Imperial Physician Wang heard about Jishitang, he was angry.

In March, the general Ming Xiyang asked him to come to the house for treatment because of vomiting blood, and he prescribed a prescription, but who would have thought that Ming Xiyang only took one medicine from him, so he switched to the so-called miracle doctor in Jishitang, and later went to the Tai Hospital to smash the field, saying that he was a quack doctor, which made him lose face in the Tai Hospital. Other imperial doctors said that he was not even as good as a folk Jianghu Langzhong!

Imperial Doctor Wang is really reasonable and can't say clearly, obviously he prescribed the right prescription, but because of the slow effect, Ming Xiyang attributed the credit to the miracle doctor.

Later, Imperial Physician Wang also heard about the divine doctor saving Yun Zhan. In his opinion, how could this person who had been cut in his neck be saved, Yun Zhan was probably just a little skin on his neck.

Those foolish people know what kind of Saihuatuo is praised by false rumors!

Thinking about it, Imperial Physician Huo Di stood up, walked to Gonggong Du's side, and respectfully saluted Gu Nan, "His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen has just analyzed this Purple Snow Pill, and in terms of composition, it is no different from ordinary Purple Snow Powder. ”

For this, the other imperial doctors around also agreed and nodded slightly.

They had all tasted this purple snow pill, and they really couldn't tell what additional medicinal herbs had been added to it.

The corners of Imperial Physician Wang's mouth pursed disdainfully, and then said: "I don't know what medicinal materials Ji Shitang added to this purple snow pill to make it different from ordinary purple snow, Wei Chen thinks that the emperor's eldest grandson is a golden branch and jade leaf, and he can't try this pill of unknown origin." In case ......"

In case the eldest grandson of the emperor tries to do something, what will be good!

Gu Nanjin originally listened to Du's words and wanted to give it a go, but now when he heard Imperial Doctor Wang say this, he couldn't help but hesitate.

Gu Nanjin raised his eyes and looked at the other imperial doctors in the back, "Imperial Doctor Lian, Imperial Doctor Xu, Imperial Doctor Fu...... What do you think? ”

The other imperial doctors looked at each other, and Imperial Doctor Lian was the first to speak up: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen thinks you can give it a try." ”

The other three or four imperial doctors also expressed their opinions:

"Your Highness, the minister thinks it's inappropriate, and prudence is the best."

"Your Highness, it's better to find another child with convulsive disease to try the medicine, and then give it to the emperor's eldest grandson."

“……”

The doctors had different opinions, and they could not reach a unity for a while.

Gonggong Du frowned slightly, feeling that these imperial doctors were really useless. If they didn't cure the emperor's eldest grandson, why would the prince pin his hopes on the people's rivers and lakes.

All the imperial doctors hung their heads and secretly glanced at Gu Nanjin from the corner of their eyes.

Whether to take this purple snow pill or not depends on the prince's intentions after all.

The main hall was silent, silent.

After a while, Gu Nanjin clapped his hands and said: "Imperial Doctor Lian, you go and feed the emperor's eldest grandson!" ”

Imperial Physician Lian immediately received the order.

The imperial physician did not think so, but he did not dare to say anything about the prince's decision. After all, they were helpless to take advantage of the illness of the emperor's eldest grandson, and they couldn't stop the crown prince from becoming a live horse doctor.

Imperial Physician Lian took another bottle of Purple Snow Pill, and then entered the palace of the emperor's eldest grandson.

In the dormitory, there was a gloomy mist.

A boy of about three years old lay motionless on the couch, his face like gold paper, his lips dry and white, and his breath like a gossamer.

The crown princess sat on the edge of the couch, holding the boy's hand from under the brocade quilt with one hand, describing her worries, and the whole person was even more haggard. For the illness of the emperor's eldest grandson, the crown princess has not had a good rest for three nights, and she looks several years old all of a sudden.

Imperial Physician Lian respectfully saluted the crown princess first, and then fed three purple snow pills to the emperor's eldest grandson.

After taking the medicine, the emperor's eldest grandson still did not wake up.

The palace maid next to her carefully compressed the emperor's eldest grandson's forehead, and moistened his lips with cotton dipped in water.

I don't know how long it took, but the princess's joyful shout suddenly sounded in the dormitory: "Imperial Doctor Lian, look, the emperor's eldest grandson's fever seems to have begun to subside a little?" Touch it, is his forehead and hands cold? ”

"The crown princess will wait, and Rong Weichen will check it for the emperor's eldest grandson." Lian Taiyi said.

Gu Nanjin in the main hall also heard the movement in the dormitory, and hurriedly got up and wanted to go in to have a look, but at this moment, someone from outside the hall came.

A middle-aged eunuch in his forties, holding a silver dust, walked slowly and leisurely towards the main hall with two small chamberlains.

It was the great eunuch Ni Gonggong next to the emperor.

Father-in-law Ni suddenly came to himself at this time on the orders of the emperor.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the emperor heard that His Royal Highness the eldest grandson of the emperor is sick, and he specially gave him an elixir." Father-in-law Ni politely said to Gu Nan.

Behind him, one of the small chamberlains held a tray with a three-inch black wooden box on it.

The royal family of the Great Qi Dynasty believed in Taoism, and the same is true today, not only often going to the Taoist temple to incense, inviting Taoists to preach and solve doubts, open the furnace for alchemy, and also have the habit of taking pills.

After a pause, Gonggong Ni added: "Your Highness, this is the Nine Returning Golden Pill of Xuanjing Dao Long Refining. ”

"The emperor said that after the emperor's eldest grandson takes the pill, he will definitely get better soon, waiting for the slave to go back to give good news!"

The emperor gave the elixir that was his love for the emperor's eldest grandson, Gu Nanjin said with a smile: "My father has a loving heart, so let Jia'er take this nine golden pills." ”

When the several imperial doctors present heard this, their expressions were a little strange, and they secretly exchanged glances, and they stopped talking, and in the end, no one dared to speak.

The atmosphere is a little quirky.

Gu Nanjin took Ni Gonggong into the dormitory, and the crown princess personally fed the emperor's eldest grandson, Gu Yuanjia, with the water that was returned to the golden pill by Jiu.

Everyone was guarding Gu Yuanjia's bedside, the crown princess was still holding Gu Yuanjia's little hand, and Imperial Doctor Lian had a complicated expression, staring at Gu Yuanjia silently on the side.

I don't know how long it took, a palace maid wiped Gu Yuanjia's sweat with a white scarf, and said hesitantly: "Crown princess, the body temperature of the emperor's eldest grandson seems to be ...... It seems to have risen again. ”

The crown princess nervously went to probe her son's forehead with her palm, and her face changed.

"Imperial Doctor Lian!" Gu Nanjin hurriedly ordered, "Hurry up and show the emperor's eldest grandson!" ”

The atmosphere in the hall had finally relaxed a little, and the atmosphere took a sharp turn and became solemn again.

Imperial Doctor Lian actually had a big head, walked quickly to the side of the couch, and probed Gu Yuanjia's pulse, with a slightly gloomy expression.

The pulse under his finger made Imperial Doctor Lian's heart sink.

Several other imperial doctors also came over to probe Gu Yuanjia's pulse, but their faces were as heavy as water.

Originally, after taking Zixue Dan, the condition of the emperor's eldest grandson has improved significantly, so he should not take the Returning God Pill, pills like the Nine Returning Golden Pill are generally hot, and the Emperor Eldest Sun's convulsion is originally a fever, at this time, taking the Nine Returning Golden Pill is not poison on poison, adding fuel to the fire? ! Moreover, if there are a few flavors of medicinal properties in the medicinal materials used in the Nine Returns Golden Pill that clash with the Zixue Pill, then for the emperor's eldest grandson, it is poison and not medicine.

If it weren't for the fact that this Nine Returning Golden Pill was an elixir given by the emperor, they would have prevented the crown prince from letting the emperor's eldest grandson take this pill.

Several of the doctors were panicked and sweating profusely.

However, although they knew that it was a problem with the Nine Golden Pills, they didn't dare to say it, and one of the old doctors with gray hair and beard said stubbornly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the Crown Princess, maybe it's Zixuedan's problem." ”

Gu Nanjin saw a little clue from the wandering expressions of several imperial doctors, and vaguely guessed that it might be because of the Nine Returning Golden Pills.

He regretted a little in his heart, but now that it has happened, regret is useless.

Besides, after all, the Nine Golden Pills were given by the emperor.

He hurriedly urged: "Quick, save the emperor's eldest grandson!" ”

Imperial Doctor Lian and several other imperial doctors all surrounded Gu Yuanjia, some probed his pulse again, some tried to apply needles, some massaged his acupoints, and some checked his tongue coating......

The crown princess had tears in her eyes, her face was pale, and her whole person seemed to have been stabbed, and she was shaking.

The palace maid hurriedly supported the princess and took the sniffing salt for the princess to sniff.

Father-in-law Ni was also anxious, even if he didn't understand medical skills, he could see that the situation of the emperor's eldest grandson was very bad, and his face visibly became whiter with the naked eye, and there was a faint terrifying death.

Originally, the emperor just asked him to send nine golden pills to the emperor's eldest grandson, and he felt that when the emperor's eldest grandson got better after eating, and then went back to the emperor, the emperor would definitely be happy.

But now, after eating this elixir, it took less than a stick of incense, and the emperor's eldest grandson was dying, seeing that the person was about to die.

Father-in-law Ni was quite depressed about stealing chickens and not eating rice, and after he asked Zi Xuedan, he rushed back to the imperial study as quickly as possible.

"Your Majesty, it's not good! The emperor's eldest grandson is not good! ”

Ni Gong's words and actions were unhurried on the day, but today he was panicked.

What the?! The emperor's face after the imperial case also turned bad all of a sudden, and his first reaction was to ask sharply: "What's the matter?" Jia'er can take the nine return of the golden pill? ”

Father-in-law Ni is a fine person and has a clear heart, so naturally he will not be stupid enough to touch the emperor's mold, anyway, the imperial doctor said that the problem is Zixuedan.

So, Father-in-law Ni avoided the seriousness and said lightly: "After eating, the crown princess personally fed the emperor's eldest grandson." However, the emperor's eldest grandson also took Jishitang's Zixue Dan, and the imperial doctor said that he was afraid that there was something wrong with Zixuedan. ”