Chapter 123: Future Mother-in-law One
Zhu Youzhu listened to Zhang Erzhen say these irrelevant nonsense, and turned over and over without prevarication, his heart was desolate, and he snorted coldly on his face, and said: "Don't worry, as long as I live, everything I owe you will definitely be repaid to you!"
Zhang Erzhen got up and took up her robe and saluted in a formal manner, as if she was about to leave, Zhu Youzhu sneered: "You girl has always been like this, she came suddenly, walked neatly, the goal was accurate, and she didn't procrastinate, I don't know whether to praise you or say that you are cold-hearted." ”
"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has calculated it, it's just a trouble for me to stay. The people in the house are still waiting for me, and it is inconvenient for me to stay for a long time. I wish the prince a good health as soon as possible......" Zhang Erzhen talked to Zhu Youzhu for a long time, and he didn't see half of the people or the imperial doctor, and he was a little puzzled in his heart, and he didn't dare to ask more under Zhu Youji's burning gaze, Zhu Youzhen had starry sword eyebrows, deep eyes like a well, black and bottomless, cold and stubborn. Zhang Erzhen knew too many secrets about Zhu Youji, and was afraid that he would be really angry, so he asked her head with a knife.
"How are Mama Hua and Zhilan with you?" asked Zhu Youji.
Zhang Erzhen immediately replied: "It's all good, it's just that they all care about His Royal Highness the Prince, if they have the opportunity in the future, can they see him?"
Zhu Youzhu nodded slightly, staring at Zhang Erzhen's face but was a little stunned, not knowing what he was thinking. Zhang Erzhen felt that Zhu Youzhu seemed to be tired, and said goodbye: "I'm going back, the people in the house are still waiting for me, please take care of the prince." ”
Zhu Youzhu was silent for a while, and only after a long time did he say "hmm", and waved his hand to signal that Zhang Erzhen could go. When Zhang Erzhen turned her head, she was also lost in her heart, and she didn't know when she would be able to meet.
It wasn't until he heard the sound of the door closing that Zhu Youzhu closed his eyes, and after a long time, the door was opened again, and the heavy and slow footsteps followed the solemn voice: "The old man has cured a pill, the effect of the medicine is violent, there will be some minor side effects, the prince can use it?"
"Naturally, I trust Doctor Li. ”
Li Shaoxi was no longer verbose, took the teacup and poured it full of water to the bed, and took out a dark brown pill from the brown sandalwood light-grained box, Zhu Youzhu pinched the pill and swallowed it with the water, without frowning. Li Shaoxi stood on the edge of the bed and looked around, took out a dark black rough pill from his sleeve, and said while looking at it: "The old man has studied these 'longevity medicines', which are ground with many herbs, and there are many kinds of them, such as Rehmannia multiflorum, Yam, White Cocoon, Polygonum multiflori, Ligustrum, Sweet Dendrobium, Goji Berry, Antler Cream, Cornus officinalis, Cuscuta Seed, Cistanche, Deer Horn Gum, Sichuan Oxknee, Xuan Papaya, Tiger Tibia, Ginseng, Danpi, Eucommia, Flax, Mulberry Seed, all of which are nourishing and healing, and it is okay to knead them into pills and drink them. Doctor Li stroked his long beard, Gu Zi sat on the small pestle that Zhang Erzhen had just made, and continued: "But there are a few medicinal herbs in it that are strange, dansha, realgar, and red lead. In particular, red lead, the medicinal properties are hot and strong, after taking it, the whole body heats up, and will produce a confusing hallucination, in fact, it is a chronic poisoning disease, red lead stagnates in the body of the eater, and cannot be discharged at all. After taking it for a long time, there is only one way to go......"
Zhu Youzhu struggled to prop himself up and prepare to get out of bed, and Li Shaoxi hurriedly came over to help. Zhu Youzhu walked to the window, opened the window and took a look at it casually, Li Shaoxi said with a smile: "The girl of the Zhang family left from the back door, and the prince can't see her." Zhu Youzhu looked at it for a while before saying, "I'm not looking for her, I'm just looking at the desolate scene of Tai'an." I sometimes wonder if a foolish king is worth losing his life and becoming a victim of politics, and what is the value of dying. ”
Li Shaoxi didn't seem to understand Zhu Youji's words, and said casually: "Throughout the ages, there will always be dead people." When the prince went south, he also killed many of the heads of the Warats, and I heard that he also brought some back and sent them to the capital. It's no different to do it in its place. ”
"The pill is adulterated with red lead, and those who eat it will die?"
“...... There are no exceptions. ”
"Qiu Er has already gone to the suburbs, and he must be back soon. ”
"This morning, a man who ran out of the city gate was caught and shouted wronged. When the old man went to see it, he was already flushed, short of breath, and infected with a very serious epidemic, if he was really allowed to enter the city, this Tai'an ,—— should also be sealed. ”
Zhu Youzhu sneered: "If they really let them succeed, I will not be able to escape, or die of epidemic, or be shot to death by random arrows, with only one purpose, not to let them live! ”
"Thanks to the prince's cleverness, he first arranged for people to patrol around. The grain monarch and ambassador sent by the imperial court are already on their way, and the prince should also prepare to return to Beijing. ”
“...... It's time to go back, and it's time to settle the many accounts. This time, let's try the life of the son of the Wan family first, what does the divine doctor think?"
Li Shaoxi said with a smile: "The old man has always wanted to cure the disease and save people, and it is better for the prince not to tell the old man about the murder." The prince has many capable subordinates, and there are always those who can take on this responsibility. ”
"The Divine Doctor is gracious. If it weren't for the miracle doctor who followed me along the way, I would have been left with no bones left. ”
Li Shaoxi said with a straight face: "The prince's body was not good, but this time he fell into a plot again, if he doesn't take care of it carefully, it will definitely damage his longevity." ”
"Now that I'm embattled, I'm willing to rest, and I have to be willing to give me a chance. Rest assured, I will be ...... for a while" Zhu Youzhu retracted his gaze in disappointment, and there seemed to be a faint fragrance of the cunning girl's body in the air, "I can't die after all, I still have a lot of things to do." ”
In the dense forest outside the city, Uncle Zhang didn't see the girl until three minutes ago, and seeing Zhang Erzhen's ruddy face, Uncle Zhang took a breath of relief, and ordered everyone to get on the horse and drive, and be sure to rush to the next foothold before dark. When they came, there were seven or eight wagons full of food and clothing, but when they came back, there were only three. Uncle Zhang left four carriages and horses and distributed them to four villages, and the victims were pitiful, but they were just doing their best. Zhang Erzhen was pulled over by a small underground car, and the bones were about to be shattered from the bumps along the way, and it was not until he got into the comfortable and soft carriage that he had the heart to think about it. Zhu Youzhu is a smart prince with a good fortune, and presumably the epidemic in Tai'an will be solved as quickly as possible. Mingyue and Jin Qiu sat on one side, Mingyue didn't dare to ask, the girl stayed in the room of Xiangyulou for a full hour, her face was serious when she entered, and she had a pretty face when she came out. Jin Qiu has been following the Zhang family's team, either to put on clothes and bedding, or to go to Xiangcui'an to settle the homeless orphans, and she didn't dare to say anything else when she saw that the girl seemed to be lost and depressed.
Who knew that Zhang Erzhen, who had come back to his senses, asked Uncle Zhang how his trip was, and Jin Qiu said carefully: "The slaves and maids who died in Lingcui'an also saw it, the wounds were festering and suppurating, their faces were dark blue, their faces were distorted, and they struggled before they died. But yesterday, when the slave maid passed by the Xiangcui Nunnery, she clearly saw those people eating porridge with a bowl, looking satisfied, and looking at their health without any discoloration. When we left, the people in the government had already arranged for Lang Zhong to go over, and I vaguely heard that it was not an epidemic, but it seemed to have been poisoned, and that kind of poison was very contagious. The matter seems to have been reported, and it is only waiting for the imperial court to send another ambassador to settle the remaining displaced people in the province. ”
After hearing this, Mingyue only felt that the wind was gusting, and she was confused, as she also felt that things were unusual, but fortunately, it had come to an end, and they just needed to go home safely. Zhang Erzhen closed her eyes slightly tiredly, since Zhu Youzhu knew everything and was willing to help her, she just waited, and coming to such a trip can be regarded as achieving her goal. As for the follow-up matters, dealing with the collapse of the house, pacifying the victims, and rebuilding the house, there is always the imperial court, and in the face of natural disasters, it is the people who suffer.
Because it was a long detour, it was different from when they came, so the group stayed at an inn in a small county town and waited until the next day to continue walking. The night was calm, and the next day it was gloomy and seemed to rain, Zhang Erzhen squinted his eyes to look at the clouds, and then told the Zhang family to prepare to hurry.
Due to the earthquake, there were very few passers-by. When he saw the ragged man with his family, Uncle Zhang would send down a bag of grain and a few copper plates, and the journey was quite smooth. The path became narrower and narrower, and on both sides were densely foliage woods, and Uncle Zhang rode a high-headed horse with a shiny and slippery coat, and saw a red silk and canvas carriage coming from a distance, and the carriage was moving slowly, followed by some small men on foot, and Uncle Zhang ordered the convoy to be driven to the side of the road and stopped, and gave way to the other party. The red silk canvas carriage approached, but stopped at a kilometer away, and the little maids shuttled through it, serving tea and handing clothes for a long time, and Li Wei stretched out his head and looked at it for a while and asked: "Uncle Zhang, let's wait here for them to come?" I will look at them for a long time. Uncle Zhang couldn't help it, two or three carriages happened to be blocked on the road, and he looked pleasant.
"Liwei, you go and ask them, can you go forward and make way for us. ”
Li Wei agreed, jumped out of the carriage and ran over, only to see Li Wei embarrassed from a distance, one hand pointed to this side, indicating that there were still people here, negotiated, shook his head and ran back and said: "Uncle Zhang, they are the official family members who are going to the temple in the south to offer incense, because the girl suddenly felt unwell, so I stopped the carriage, just wait for a while." ”
Uncle Zhang said "um", and saw that a woman in brocade clothes had come out of the carriage, holding a delicate little girl, and resting beside the carriage. Uncle Zhang only felt that the lady's face was extremely familiar, and he recognized it again and again, and said in his heart, "Isn't that the Mrs. Sun family?"
Zhang Erzhen heard that it was the Sun family's convoy, but before she could react to which Sun family, the Sun family had already sent someone over, because Mrs. Sun's eyesight was also good, and her memory was good, and she recognized that the middle-aged man in the gray cloth on the horse was the Zhang family's housekeeper, and the Zhang family's little girl exchanged a few words, Zhang Erzhen was stunned and dizzy and got out of the carriage, since she happened to meet her future mother-in-law, how could she not go to say hello?