Chapter 1: The Sick and Infirm Old Nobles (I)

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On the night of the new day, the cold night enveloped the entire Forbidden City, and this majestic imperial palace in the day was now completely silent.

The dry and cold night was wrapped in the chill of early spring, whistling, the drum sound of the three watches sounded dullly, the palaces and courtyards were locked one after another, the doors of the inner and outer halls were closed, and even the palace maids and eunuchs who kept vigil were silent.

In the main hall of Xianfu Palace, the main concubine is sitting on a satin mattress with dark flowers in autumn fragrance, holding a tube of sheep's hair, and it is commonplace to copy Buddhist scriptures. A pen is written on the sheng xuan dyed with the mellow Canaan incense, rustling endlessly, like spring eating mulberry.

The second-class palace maid Chalcedony blessed her body, glanced at the concubine carefully, wanted to speak, but did not dare to disturb the concubine to copy the scriptures, and only called in a low voice: "Master......"

The pen in her hand paused, and her brows frowned.

Immediately, the palace maid who served Mo Mo next to her suddenly scolded: "I don't have eyesight!" Didn't you see that the master was copying scriptures for Da Gege and Sangege?! ”

When Concubine Mao was in the emperor's palace, she gave birth to two little Gege, but they both died in infancy. The concubine was very sad, so she often copied Buddhist scriptures to transcend and seek comfort in her heart. Later, when the concubine wanted to open it, she wanted to have another son and a half daughter, but unfortunately he had fallen out of favor at that time, so this copying of scriptures to mourn the daughter who died early became a means of competing for favor.

Chalcedony knelt down in a hurry, a look of trepidation on her little face.

Concubine Mao raised her hand gently, and her tone was also gentle: "Anyway, what's the matter?" ”

Chalcedony secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, his own master worships the Buddha all the year round, and he is a kind person in the palace who praises Chen Zan, so even if he is unhappy, the attack will only be a fox and a fake tiger. Chalcedony hurriedly kowtowed, and said Ma Yu: "If you go back to the master, Yao Guiren of the East Side Hall is getting sicker and sicker, and I want to ask you to change the imperial doctor." With that, Chalcedony nervously pinched the silver coin he had just obtained in his sleeve.

Concubine Mao's amiable face showed a look of displeasure.

He immediately said in a loud voice: "The master has a headache and brain fever, and he has always been diagnosed and prescribed by Imperial Doctor Zhou, and the master has not disliked it, why did Yao Guiren complain that Imperial Doctor Zhou's medical skills are not perfect?!" ”

Chalcedony said in his heart, the master of the concubine is the master of the first palace, even if he loses favor, Imperial Doctor Zhou does not dare to slack off, but the one in the east side hall ...... A sick and frail old nobleman with no children and no favors, where does Imperial Doctor Zhou see it? This week, the imperial doctor prescribed a pair of medicine to Yao Guiren half a month ago, and then he no longer paid attention to it, and the east side hall has been taking the medicine according to the prescription, but it is not always good, as the weather gets colder, the disease of wind and cold is getting more and more serious. Su Yu, who was beside Yao Guiren, was very loyal, and he was close to her, so he stuffed silver overnight and begged her to say a good word in front of Concubine Mao.

Chalcedony hurriedly smiled and said: "Yes, the master is used to coming to the Bodhisattva's heart, so he sent Imperial Doctor Zhou to treat Yao Guiren." If it is the one in Chuxiu Palace, where will he care about the life and death of the people in his palace? ”

The whole Xianfu Palace knew that Concubine Mao and Concubine Ning, the lord of Chuxiu Palace, were not in harmony, and the chalcedony stepped on Concubine Ning like this, which really pleased the mother of the main seat of Xianfu Palace.

There was a hint of smugness in Concubine Mao's eyes, she hurriedly covered her lips, and scolded in a low voice: "Shut up, Concubine Ning is also something you can criticize?!" However, this reprimand was gentle, and there was no blame at all.

Chalcedony hurriedly said: "Master rest assured, out of the door of Xianfu Palace, the slave will not chew the root of his tongue." ”

Concubine Mao said "um" and said to the chalcedony kneeling on the ground: "Okay, get up." ”

"Thank you, master." Chalcedony hurriedly got up and whispered: "Yao Guiren is really a sick man, the master has a lot to worry about her, and now it's all in the moon, if there is a case, it will be really unlucky." ”

The concubine was silent, but apparently loosened.

The palace maid hurriedly reminded: "Master, if you invite other imperial doctors to come for diagnosis and treatment, I am afraid that it will make Imperial Doctor Zhou feel cold, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of inappropriateness in the future." ”

Concubine Mao frowned, this week the imperial doctor was easy for her to buy, not trying to achieve anything, but when the body and bones are not happy, she can give good students diagnosis and treatment. If you have a dislike with Dr. Zhou for the sake of Yao Jia's family, it is not worth it. But if Yao Jia's body is useless, it is really gone on the festive day of the New Year's Festival, and Concubine Ning may not know how to crow mouth.

Concubine Mao sighed long, "Then I will go and ask Imperial Doctor Zhou to come over, and I will say that the medicine prescribed before is not good, so I will bother him and change another pair of medicines." ”

Tridacnus hurriedly complimented: "The master is wise, and the slave can save it." ”

The concubine looked tired, washed up and rested.

The two of them withdrew from the main hall at this time, and the moon outside the hall was high and the wind was tight, and the clams smacked fiercely: "I see that you have received the benefits of the east side hall again!" ”

The chalcedony who was pierced by a word was not flustered at all, and said with a smile: "Where is Sister Tridacnus, I just saw that Yao Guiren was really sick, so I helped deliver the words." ”

Tridacny glanced at the chalcedony with cold eyes, and sneered: "Dare to love you or the bodhisattva's heart?" ”

Chalcedony smiled and said, "The master is the heart of the Bodhisattva." ”

Half an hour later, the Imperial Physician Zhou was late, the old face was full of impatience, and the palace maid Su Yu of the East Side Hall hurriedly stuffed the silver and accompanied the good words, and the Imperial Physician Zhou entered to cut the pulse of Yao Guiren on the sickbed and re-prescribed the medicine.

Thousands of thanks sent away Imperial Doctor Zhou, but the eunuch Xiao Liuzi found that Su Yu's face was not quite right, "Sister Su Yu, is there anything wrong with this prescription?" ”

Su Yu is already twenty years old, and she has a round and amiable face, but at the moment, her face is a little gray, "This prescription...... There is not much difference from the recipe opened last time, only the amount of two flavors of medicine has been changed, and one more flavor of Coptis chinensis has been added. ”

Xiao Liuzi's eyes widened: "Sister means that Imperial Doctor Zhou didn't diagnose and treat it well at all, just casually perfunctory?!" Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but be a little angry, "Don't they all say that the heart of the doctor's parents, this old man surnamed Zhou is immortal, he really kills a thousand knives!" ”

Su Yu sighed, for fear that Xiao Liuzi would make an aggressive move, and hurriedly said: "After all, we don't understand medical skills, maybe this medicine is indeed better than before." You should go and grab the medicine and boil the medicine. "It's better to have medicine than nothing, this group of snobs in the Tai Hospital is also the most cautious and shrewd, this prescription is definitely not harmful, otherwise in the future, the nobles will have to eat in case. And that coptis is indeed a good medicine to clear heat.

In the half-old jade-colored gauze tent inside, there was a burnt red face and a pair of apricot eyes that were in a daze.

Yao Jiaxin's mind was muddy, she only heard someone come in, and she went out quickly, she only intermittently heard an old guy say something "sick like a thread", a young man with a somewhat feminine voice scolded and scolded, oh, and there was a "Sister Su Yu", her voice was too gentle, and she didn't hear what she said.

Ah, my head hurts, my body is heavy, like ten layers of quilts, it is heavy and hot, and my forehead seems to be covered with a cold veil, but it is not enough to relieve the heat.

The throat is dry and painful, and the nose is not very ventilated.

This is...... A bad cold?

Fortunately, she has a common medicine in her mustard seed space, compound aminophenamine capsule + ibuprofen capsule + azithromycin capsule, which is enough to get it.

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