Chapter 13: Changle
In the middle of the night, in the corridor of the deep palace that should be quiet, there were bursts of hurried footsteps, a little eunuch held a delicate and transparent palace lamp in his hand, running in front, Miaojing's mother and daughter followed, the candle flame in the lamp flickered, the light shook tightly, and flew to the queen's bedroom like a firefly.
"Qi, Emperor Qi, Miao Jing, Miao Jing Medical Officer is here!" The little eunuch held the belt with one hand and the palace lamp in the other, and rushed towards Nan Xiao, panting for breath.
Nan Xiao looked out of the door along the back of his father-in-law, but did not see Miao Jing, grabbed the eunuch's collar and asked anxiously, "Where is she?" ”
The little eunuch looked behind him blankly, with a frightened expression, what about people? Lose someone?
"The minister is here!" Miao Jing's figure appeared at the door of the dormitory in time, she led Lin Miaoyin to trot all the way, knelt in front of Nan Xiao "plopped", adjusted her breathing, and said urgently: "The minister's daughter just fell, so she came late, please punish Your Majesty!" ”
Nan Xiao glanced at Lin Miaoyin, she knelt on the side, panting, there were still fine beads of sweat hanging on her forehead, the steps on her head were a little crooked, and the lilac half-sleeved skirt was still stained with dust.
As soon as she got out of the car, Miao Jing pulled Lin Miaoyin to follow her little father-in-law all the way, and when she was about to reach the gate of the queen's bedroom, Lin Miaoyin couldn't run, her feet were weak, and she fell forward heavily.
Miao Jing hurriedly picked her up, and before she had time to check Lin Miaoyin's injury, she took her and trotted into the queen's bedroom.
Miao Jing looked around, and many people had gathered in the courtyard, and the palace people were each holding lanterns, and the queen, concubines, guards, and even the dragon chariot were also parked inside.
The queen wore plain clothes, and most of the concubines were also dressed plainly, as if they were in a hurry, and occasionally a few of them had not taken off their makeup, and they felt that they were out of place, so they all quietly hid behind people, for fear of being seen.
Miao Jing is a glimmer of light in Nan Xiao's eyes, but at the moment the light is blocked by anxiety, Nan Xiao frowned, and said worriedly: "Jinyan's situation is critical, the hypocrisy is waived, and the next thing will be handed over to you!" ”
Miao Jing didn't say a word, and hurriedly took out a paper bag from the medicine box and handed it to Nan Xiao, "This medicine is called Rhizome, and it has a miraculous effect in treating smallpox, Your Majesty quickly let the Tai Hospital fry it!" ”
After speaking, he pulled Lin Miaoyin into Nan Jinyan's dormitory, and the best doctors in the Tai Hospital were there, one by one, they didn't want to treat them, they complained to each other, and when they saw Miaojing enter the door, they had already begun to pack up their things.
"We're only shallow in our studies, but we can't compare to Doctor Miaojing, so let's leave quickly......" A white-haired imperial doctor glanced at Miao Jing and said sneeringly.
A young imperial physician bowed his hand to Miaojing and said, "There is a labor medical officer here, we will retire first." No matter how respectful his tone was, he couldn't hide his playful expression.
Although the doctors themselves are not skilled, they can't see others better than themselves, and they are used to being flattered by the people below on weekdays, and it is quite sudden to make them admit the fact that there are people outside the world.
Nan Jinyan was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, humming constantly, her face was extremely poor, obviously very uncomfortable, Miao Jing saw it in her eyes, although she was distressed, she didn't want to say anything.
"How is the situation of the Third Highness now?" Miao Jing asked the doctors in the house.
A physician who was packing up his things shook his head, looking frustrated and helpless, "I don't know why, it's just that the fever doesn't go away!" ”
Miao Jing asked: "Your Highness can have convulsions?" ”
"Not really, but occasionally there are proverbs," said the doctor.
"I see, thank you, leave it to me!" Miao Jing said calmly.
The imperial doctor gave up, and then together with the other imperial doctors, they retreated one after another, and the room that was originally slightly crowded was only Miaojing's mother and daughter in a blink of an eye.
In the middle of the room was a round table covered with a dark pattern brocade tablecloth of dark begonias, and on top of it was a silver tray with a pot of warm water and a few blue and white porcelain tea bowls, Miao Jing moved the tray to the table, took her medicine box off her shoulder, and placed it on the table.
Nan Jinyan has been half-asleep due to the high fever, and the room is very bright by candlelight, Miaojing checked him carefully, took out the silver needle, turned his head and said to Lin Miaoyin: "Go and take out the Angong Niuhuang Pill in the medicine box." ”
Lin Miaoyin stood in front of the table, opened the medicine box, took out a brown medicine bottle, opened it and sniffed it, "Mother, how many do you want?" ”
"One grain is fine, mash it quickly, melt it with warm water, bring it over, and I'll feed him it." Miao Jing whispered and gave Nan Jinyan a needle.
Lin Miaoyin took out a pill, put it into a wooden pestle mortar, and began to pound the pill quickly, the crisp and rapid sound of pounding the medicine floated out of the room, Nan Xiao paced in front of the hall, irritability and anxiety floated to his heart together.
Aunt Ji Rong helped the queen to stand beside the dragon, looked at her mother's eyes were dull, her face was sad, and she whispered: "Niangniang, the emperor still thinks of you in his heart, otherwise he would not have issued a special order not to let the prince come to visit, he must be afraid that this evil disease will be infected by the prince." ”
The queen was silent, thinking about it carefully, but there was some truth in what she said, and she felt a little more comforted in her heart, looking at Nan Xiao, her eyes were filled with joy again.
Before she could be happy for a few minutes, she heard the whispers of the concubines who came to visit behind her.
"Huh? Why don't you see the prince and Princess Changle? ”
"Haven't you heard? The emperor didn't let Princess Changle come here, and specially sent someone to watch her. ”
"Yes, this is just this princess, it has to be a baby......"
The queen's face immediately sank, her hands tightly pinched the Buddha beads, Aunt Ji Rong turned her head and glared at them, the concubines saw this, silently accepted their voices with interest, and then glanced at the queen, Aunt Ji Rong quickly lowered her head and didn't dare to say more.
The breeze blew, bringing a trace of coolness, the shadows of the trees swayed in the moonlight, Nan Xiao's father-in-law hugged the floating dust, bowed his head and stood not far behind him, and said weakly: "Your Majesty, you have been standing for a long time, why don't you sit down and rest......" beckoned to a few little eunuchs and asked them to move a chair.
Nan Xiao sat down on the chair and turned his head to look at the imperial doctors, his eyes were gloomy, those imperial doctors were walking on thin ice, standing with their heads down, looking at each other, and a few timid ones were frightened by Nan Xiao's eyes.
The palace people in Nan Jinyan's dormitory immediately leaned down and knelt on the ground, even the shadows were trembling, and cold sweat broke out all over their bodies.
The courtyard has long been surrounded by Nan Xiao's guards, the courtyard is obviously full of people, but it is very quiet, seeing Nan Xiao's frowning, everyone has become extra cautious even in breathing.
The night was getting deeper and deeper, the sound of pounding medicine stopped abruptly, Nan Xiao's heart tightened, and he suddenly stood up and looked at Nan Jinyan's dormitory with a serious face.
Everyone held their breath and looked at Nan Xiao in unison, and some began to secretly speculate about the holy will.
"Princess, princess, you can't go!" The silence was broken by the hurried voice of a eunuch.
I saw a girl wearing a gorgeous red brocade beard, her hair tied up like a boy with a purple and gold crown, and a short sword pinned to her waist, walking from outside the queen's dormitory, "Get out of the way!" Don't let this princess cut off your heads again! ”
Three or four palace maids and little eunuchs surrounded her in the middle, and they couldn't stop her, don't look at her age, her temper is not small, her kung fu is speaking, and the short sword has been unsheathed.
"Changle?" Nan Xiao looked at the girl and reprimanded: "Don't mess around!" Although the tone was stern, there was pampering in his eyes.
Changle saw Nan Xiao and put away the short sword, "Erchen greets my father!" The hippie smiled and saluted, and she was probably the only one who dared to draw her sword in front of Nan Xiao.
Nan Xiao looked at the palace people beside Changle, and said with a tense face: "You are so bold, who asked you to bring the second princess here?" ”
The palace people knelt on the ground, they didn't dare to raise their heads, and their whole bodies trembled with fright, "The slave didn't stop the princess, and the crime deserves death!" ”
"Father, don't blame them, I came by myself, I heard that Brother Jinyan is not in a good condition, come and see him." Changle grabbed Nan Xiao's arm and said coquettishly: "Father, the emperor ......"
Nan Xiao scratched her nose lightly, "You......!" ”
Changle squeezed his eyes at Nan Xiao and looked at him with a smile, this Nan Xiao's heart was soft, where could he still be angry.
The queen looked at the warm picture of the filial piety of the father and daughter, and her teeth were about to be crushed, why was the prince so wooden! always can't please the emperor......
"Your Majesty, the medicine of the Third Highness is ready." Nan Xiao's personal father-in-law said.
A palace maid stood next to her father-in-law with her head down, holding a bowl of decoction in her hand, Nan Xiao said "um", and the palace maid walked quickly towards Nan Jinyan's dormitory.
Lin Miaoyin carefully mashed the pills, took a tea bowl from the table, dialed the medicine into the bowl, added warm water, and gently stirred to dissolve.
"Mother, give." Lin Miaoyin's voice came into Nan Jinyan's ears, and he tried to open his eyes and saw a slender figure standing beside the bed.
After Miaojing fed the medicine, it took about a cup of tea, and Nan Jinyan's body temperature dropped significantly, "Miaoyin, you go out and ask if the medicine is good." Miao Jing leaned over and helped Nan Jinyan gently apply the ointment.
As soon as Miao Jing's words fell, a crisp knock sounded, and the palace maid outside the door said, "Doctor Qi, Your Highness's medicine is ready." Lin Miaoyin opened the door, and the palace maid had already brought the medicine to the door.
"Give it to me." Lin Miaoyin took the medicine, "Help me bring the door shut, Your Highness can't blow the wind." ”
Changle saw that the person who opened the door was a little girl, who looked a few years younger than her, well-behaved and delicate, very pleasing, and finally met her eyes.
The palace maid gently closed the door, Lin Miaoyin took the medicine, Nan Jinyan finished taking the medicine, and fell asleep after a while, without any more words, very stable.
Miaojing took Lin Miaoyin out of the room and bowed: "Your Majesty, Your Highness is now fine." ”
"Aiqing has worked hard." When Nan Xiao saw Miao Jing come out, he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, so he reached out to pull Miao Jing's hand with an ambiguous attitude.
Miao Jing was very uncomfortable, but it was not good to refute Nan Xiao's face in public, after all, he was the emperor, and others looked at him as a saint who was sympathetic to his courtiers, but the queen silently noticed every detail.
Changle leaned into Lin Miaoyin's ear and asked quietly, "What's your name?" ”
"Lin Miaoyin."
"I'm Changle, remember to play with me when you come to the palace in the future." As he spoke, he gave his jade pendant to Lin Miaoyin, and he was very angry when he spoke, "You just need to show this jade pendant to the palace people, and they will bring you to me." ”
Lin Miaoyin thanked Changle, took the jade pendant into her arms, and when she left the palace with Miaojing, the sky was already dark......