Hearing that the emperor asked him to stay alone, the prince glanced at Haitang and signaled to her to be relieved, and Haitang had to wait for the prince outside the uneasy apprentice hall.

Guo Kuan saw that she was standing with a big belly and didn't leave, so he asked the waiter to move a chair over and asked her to sit and wait under the porch. Haitang thanked Guo's father-in-law, and sat down without refusing.

"Master Guo, I haven't seen you for a long time, is your back pain better?" Begonia asked casually.

"Last time, I used the dog skin plaster given by my mother, and I got better for a while, but now I have returned to Wuying Palace, and this back pain is sometimes good and sometimes bad." Guo Kuan is also really worried about this problem, they are mainly serving people, especially serving the emperor, and the most taboo is that they are sick. In front of the emperor, no matter how painful it is, you have to endure it!

"If Master Guo doesn't dislike it, I'll ask Chang Xi to send you a few stickers when I go back, and there's a better way to call moxibustion. I asked Chang Xi to come over and do a demonstration, and taught the attendants around you, every moxibustion moxibustion, and you don't need to run out. Moxibustion is better than the plaster, it can be better and more thorough. Begonia smiled.

Guo Kuan is overjoyed, he is old after all, this time when he comes back, Lu Ping, who did not show mountain dew in the past, has stolen his limelight everywhere, one is the queen's pressure, and the other is Lu Ping's pressure, his back pain is indeed his unspeakable hidden. The crown princess is saving him from fire and water.

"Guo Kuan is loved by the crown princess, which is really a blessing from the previous life. Thank you for your grace! Guo Kuan is on duty, so he won't kowtow to you! Guo Kuan was grateful.

Guo Kuan asked his apprentice Guo Hongbang to get a folding fan, and said: "This is what the old minister found in the West Market Trading Ground, there is Cai Xiang's word on it, and it is ruined in the hands of the old minister. ”

Haitang hurriedly got up and thanked Guo Kuan. Just in time, the prince walked out of the palace.

When the prince came out, he took Haitang's hand: "It's hot outside, why don't you go back to the palace and wait?" What is it? He saw the fan in Begonia's hand and asked.

Haitang handed the fan to Xie Ruijiao, Xie Ruijiao unfolded it, it was Cai Xiang's good words, Cai Xiang rarely wrote the fan, which is also rare. Haitang smiled: "This is given by Guo Kuan, thank you for the medicine I gave him." What did Your Majesty look for you? ”

"I just asked me about my situation in Dongzhuang. Listening to my father's tone, I guess, he didn't even let go of my Zhuangzi in the western suburbs. Fortunately, the weapons that were brought back from Yueling were also cleaned. The prince also sweated a handful of sweat just now.

Xie Ruijiao suddenly asked Haitang: "What do you think...... How is my father's health? ”

"You see that, too? Let's go back and talk about it. Begonia patted the back of the prince's hand and glanced at him. The prince looked up and saw King Kang hurrying towards Concubine Su's Zixia Palace from a distance.

The prince tightened Haitang's hand, the two stopped talking, and quietly went back to the East Palace.

They saw from a distance that Shen Congxi was wearing an official uniform, waiting outside the door. Seeing them coming, he smiled and said, "The crown prince and the crown princess are back?" Wechen sent the report over. ”

The prince and Shen Congxi entered the outer study, and Haitang called Chang Xi and Chang Ping in, and she wanted to teach Chang Xi to do moxibustion.

In the outer study, while reading the newspaper, the prince listened to Shen Congxi whisper: "This time, King Kang wants to pull you down, first, Concubine Dao's child is about to be born, but this is not the main problem, but he listens to ...... The emperor fainted once, and the hospital blocked the news. I also confirmed the news with Tang Yu. ”

The prince's hand in the palace newspaper paused, he was about to ask Haitang just now, that is, he saw the emperor's sleepy and impatient appearance, just like when he was sick......

"But that matter is very secretive, everyone saw the imperial doctor coming in and out, guessing. Tang Yu also explained that this matter is limited to you and me. Shen Congxi looked at the prince and said, "King Kang may be afraid of long nights and dreams, so he is in a hurry to do it." We're just defensively backing down, I'm afraid we can't defend against it. ”

"Guo Kuan and Lu Ping are back to replace Cao Baoli, how are they now?" The prince remembered the fan that Guo Kuan gave to the crown princess.

"What else? Changing the soup is not just changing the medicine. Congxi scoffed: "On the surface, they are all the queen's people, but I don't think Lu Ping's ambition is no, now he is an official and an internal servant, and the emperor is relying on him more and more." In time, he will be the second Cao Baoli. ”

The prince pondered for a moment, then casually clipped the newspaper into one of his usual clips, and said, "Three lines: the emperor's illness; Concubine Dao's child; King Kang's handle. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the Prince's Mansion, and you will inform everyone to go over and discuss it. ”

Shen Congxi nodded and left the palace. Coming out of the East Palace, Shen Congxi kept smiling: This is the Xie Ruizhu he knows, no, he is not the previous Xie Ruijiao, he is now the thoughtful and commanding prince Xie Ruijiao!

The prince entered the inner hall, and saw Chang Xi and Chang Ping coming in with a smile, Chang Xi said: "I've seen the prince and the princess." He has already taught Guo Hongbang the moxibustion method, and the dog skin plaster has also been handed over to him. Thank you, Mr. Guo! And behold, they have been rewarded. ”

"Bunny! When you get it, you take it and show it off. As if you haven't seen silver, are you very poor when you work in the East Palace? The prince scolded with a smile.

"Not poor, not poor! It's funny, everyone is a servant, and I actually got his reward......" Chang Xi smiled and withdrew.

Haitang pulled Xie Ruijiao to sit on the soft couch, and she said seriously: "Just now you asked me outside how my father's body was, and this is exactly what I wanted to do to you." As soon as I entered, I found that my father's face was full of red light, which was a sign of hyperimpotence, and I was afraid that there was a heart problem. His seal hall was blackened, indicating that his liver and kidneys were overwhelmed and could not return. ”

She added: "I thought about it carefully just now, and the most likely thing is that the pill that my father has always taken may contain cinnabar and poppy. That's why he's showing symptoms similar to those you had when you were poisoned. ”

"Can it be cured? Is there anything else you can do to cure it? ”

Haitang's words confirmed Xie Ruijiao's worries. He was faintly worried, no matter how bad it was, after all, it was his father. Now the court is uneasy, the dynasty has been plagued for many years, the people are not happy, it is indeed not a good time to change the dynasty, not to mention that their layout is not stable, I am afraid that it is appropriate to change.

"With the emperor's suspicious and irritable personality now, do you think he can let others govern?" Begonia asked rhetorically.

"Tang Yu, my father fainted recently." Xie Ruijiao asked, "If this is the case, how long can he last?" ”

"Anytime." Haitang replied without hesitation: "Because every time he is still taking the pill, it is equivalent to fighting poison with poison, and the surface will appear strong because of the stimulation of the drug, but the toxins in the body are accumulating more and more, and when the body of the father is no longer able to bear it, it may explode at any time." ”

"I see." Xie Ruijiao sighed, took Begonia into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and said in a low voice: "The only thing I'm worried about is that at this bloody moment, I'm afraid that I won't be able to take care of you." ”

Haitang shook his head, reached out to pinch his nose and said, "There is no turning back when you open the bow." Without you in the way, where are we safe? Women are weak, but mothers are strong. For the sake of the child, for you, I will definitely stabilize the East Palace and be your backing. ”

On the first night of returning to the East Palace, there was no cloud in the sky, only half a gibbous moon, which was also very bright.