Time passed as usual, the days of Hindu seemed to be as usual, and nothing major happened in the DPRK and China, the only worrying thing was that General Ning Zeqing's illness was as serious as ever, and he had not been in court for more than a month.

"Sister Wu, didn't you say last time that the general's illness was getting better? Why are you still so sick? ”

Qu Mingli came to visit Ning Mansion when he was in the next court, and saw that Ning Zeqing was getting weaker and weaker day by day, more and more chaotic day by day, and he was still talking nonsense from time to time, which was really worrying.

"Wine, give me ......," Ning Zeqing muttered while lying on the sickbed.

Wu Qingsheng hurriedly stepped forward and took a small cup to feed him water, and sighed deeply.

"This year's autumn is particularly dry and cold, which is not good for the general's breathing, even if I moisten it with autumn pear paste and chrysanthemum tea every day, it is still not good. What's more, there is another past event over there. ”

Qu Mingli had faintly felt from before that there must be something that people don't want to look back on in this autumn, this matter, the king knows, Ning Zeqing knows, Wu Qingsheng and Ban Fei know, only he doesn't know.

"What kind of past is it that makes General Ning so sick every year?" Qu Mingli asked.

"This ......" Wu Qingsheng muttered, not knowing whether to say it or not.

"The king has driven to ......"

The servant shouted like this, and before he could finish speaking, the king had already entered the house.

He was dressed in civilian clothes, walking in a hurry, thinking that he had gone down from the court, and hurriedly changed his clothes and rushed over.

"Meet the King."

Qu Mingli and Wu Qingsheng hurriedly saluted.

The political king waved his sleeves, asked the two of them to get up, sat on the edge of the collapse, and looked at Ning Zeqing's sick face carefully.

"Bai Luo, go and prepare tea and pastries for Your Majesty to enjoy." Wu Qingsheng was busy getting people ready.

On that day, the king did not come for this: "It's been a long time, why hasn't there been any improvement?" ”

Wu Qingsheng was embarrassed: "In recent days, the general has been idle for a long time...... I have not had military affairs for a long time, and there is no fatigue. It stands to reason that it should be raised. But it's much more leisurely, and I can't help but think about it a lot. What happened to General Qu a few days ago caused the general to become ill early, and then coupled with factors such as weather and mood, he became more and more sick. ”

Qu Mingli saw that he also had his own share, and he was even more guilty, and he didn't dare to look at him when he lowered his head.

Wu Qingsheng said: "And the main reason is that I am afraid that it was poisoned deeply in the past and has not been completely eradicated." Over the years, the medicine has been regulated, but the medicine is poisonous, so it accumulates over time, and I am afraid that it will also hurt the inside. ”

Ning Zeqing was poisoned?

Qu Mingli was shocked.

King Zheng sighed: "I have also thought about these problems, Wu Lao was not completely sure to save Zeqing at that time, he can live to this day, and you can be regarded as a skilled doctor." But he is like this year after year, and it still worries me. ”

Sure enough, the king also knew about it.

Qu Mingli wanted to know more and more what kind of reason was hidden in the meantime.

The king said, "Then what can you do to survive today's calamity?" ”

Wu Qingsheng said: "When my grandfather left before, he left me a prescription, and if it wasn't for an emergency, I couldn't use it." In the current situation, the general's body is consumed day by day, and if it is postponed, I am afraid that the medicinal properties will not be able to bear it. Therefore, it was decided that if it was not good tomorrow, it would be used with this prescription. ”

In this way, it can still be good.

The king nodded, still sitting quietly on the edge of the collapse.

Wu Qingsheng looked out the door, but still didn't see anyone who served.

"Your Majesty, this is the prepared autumn chrysanthemum tea, and mung bean barley cake." Bai Lu finally came in with a dinner cup and placed it on the table.

When the king looked at the tea bowl, it was depicting strips of green branches and leaves, and the chrysanthemums blooming in the tea cup, as if the flowers had not dried up and were still blooming in the water, which was very delicate. Take a sip, there is a trace of sweetness in the throat, and then, there is a slight bitterness, but it is not rushed at all. The two palates meet just right.

And the pastry, with its green and white grains mixed together, has some unexpected beauty, just like the breath of spring. Take a small bite, it is a soft glutinous taste, which melts in the mouth, the sweet breath is light and unclear, and there seems to be a medicinal fragrance that has never been tasted.

"Who did this?" The King asked.

Bai Luo said: "It was made by a slave." ”

"Then the king asked you, why does this chrysanthemum tea have a sweet taste, but this pastry has a medicinal fragrance?"

"Back to the king, Nu followed Sister Wu to learn medical skills, and knew some pharmacology. This chrysanthemum tea with brown sugar not only combines bitterness, but also is not the way to moisturize. The pastry has an extra licorice flavor, so it has a medicinal aroma and retains the sweetness of the pastry. ”

The king nodded, and slowly ran out of tea and pastries.

Before leaving, the king asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to the king, the slave's name is white."

"Follow your sister Wu to learn hard, her medical skills are rare in Zixi."

After speaking, the king left the Ning Mansion.

Wu Qingsheng retreated and continued to take care of Ning Zeqing, but Qu Mingli kept asking questions again and again.

"When did the general get poisoned? Can't you solve it? What happened back then that made you all secret? ”

Wu Qingsheng looked at Ning Zeqing and said carefully to Qu Ming: "This is related to the general's life, not that we are taboo, but because I am afraid that the general will think about this matter and be too sad, so I don't want to mention it." ”

"Back then, King Zhengwang was still the crown prince, and he had two arms by his side, one Ning Zeqing, who was the first general in the court, and he was full of spirit. There is another one, named Guo Dingyun, who is also a rare literary talent. The two regard each other as confidants, and together they do their best to assist the prince, which is a good story between a hundred countries,"

At that time, there was a crisis in the north, and the three of them went to battle together, but they fell into the enemy's trap, and the soldiers suffered serious losses, and everyone was in danger. General Ning and Master Guo put forward different opinions and insisted that they were right. But the prince couldn't make a choice, and he didn't know whose opinion to listen to. Seeing that the situation is becoming more and more dangerous, if you don't make a decision, I am afraid that you will die here. Just then, the general was poisoned. ”

Poisoning? Is this the origin of General Ning's illness?

Wu Qingsheng smiled bitterly, and continued: "The prince only saw that the general was poisoned in the end, and thought that it was indeed Lord Guo who was jealous and assassinated the adult, and was heartbroken and executed. And I don't know why. ”

"Isn't it that Lord Guo poisoned and murdered?"

Wu Qingsheng shook his head: "The prince thinks so, but it's not. The poison was given by the general. ”

Qu Mingli was suddenly terrified and puzzled.

"That poison is indeed from the general. But it was not for himself, but for Lord Guo. ”

Qu Mingli's mind went blank.

"The general insisted that his idea was right, so he wanted to poison Lord Guo and make him sick, so that it would be difficult to speak in front of the prince, and his plan would be recognized and implemented immediately."

"But it's poisoned, isn't it General Ning?"

Wu Qingsheng nodded: "That bowl of poison, in the end, I let the general drink it." That night, they talked secretly for a long time, no one knew what they said, and finally the general was bedridden, and Lord Guo's strategy was applied to solve the crisis of the attack. But then, Lord Guo met the prince himself, saying that the general's poisoning was his own doing, meaning that he was jealous of him and won the prince's favor. When the prince found out, he executed Lord Guo in tears. ”

Qu Mingli was buzzing in his head, but he couldn't think of the mess.

"Could it be that this is something that the two of them have discussed, and after the general knows about this, Lord Guo will take this crime himself?"

Wu Qingsheng shook his head: "This is indeed Lord Guo's idea alone." But no one knows what kind of mentality he has to take this matter on himself. ”

"No, if the general knows that it is very poisonous, how can he give it to Lord Guo, how can he give it to himself?"

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