The Qianqing Palace was quiet, compared with before leaving the capital, the only change here was that there were a lot more medicinal residues in the courtyard under the corridor, and the pungent smell of medicinal herbs was much stronger, which made Song Nan feel uncomfortable.

Zhang Yong carefully led the way in front and led Song Nan to Zhengde's bedroom, Song Nan was a little puzzled, now it should be when Zhengde is listening to music and watching dances in a warm pavilion, or shooting arrows and playing in the sunshine in the backyard, how can he still be in the bedroom.

A violent cough came from inside the room, followed by the sound of knocking over the porcelain, and someone came out of the curtain in a panic, almost hitting Song Nan's arms headfirst.

Zhang Yong reprimanded in a low voice: "What are you doing? There are no rules, and I almost bumped into Zhen Guogong. ”

The person who rushed out was Xiao Dengzi, the eunuch who was close to the emperor, carrying a slag bucket in his hand, with a few white scarves stuffed indiscriminately, Song Nan saw that there seemed to be red blood stains on those crumpled white scarves.

Xiao Deng Zi hurriedly confessed and saluted Song Nan, Zhang Yongdao: "How is the emperor?" ”

Xiao Dengzi said in a low voice: "I didn't want to take medicine, so I smashed the medicine bowl." The villain then told someone to clean it up. ”

Zhang Yong glanced at Song Nan with a deep brow, waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." ”

Xiao Dengzi bowed with the scum bucket and was about to leave, but Song Nan stopped him and said, "What's the matter with the blood stains in the scum bucket?" ”

Xiao Dengzi looked at Zhang Yong and didn't speak, Zhang Yong said in a low voice: "The prince of Zhenguo is going to meet with the emperor and don't mention this matter, the emperor doesn't want to hear these words, Xiao Dengzi has to clean up the scum bucket every other stick of incense, just don't want the emperor to see these bloodstains." ”

Song Nan said in a low voice: "All the blood stains spit out by the emperor? ”

Zhang Yong sighed and said: "Coughing day and night, coughing up blood is all the way, what do you say?" Today, I was going to greet Zhen Guogong in person, and I changed my clothes in the morning, but I still couldn't get out of bed after all. Our family persuaded him to lie on the bed and recuperate, and promised to bring Zhenguo Gong to meet him as soon as possible, hey...... That's a good thing. ”

Song Nan's heart was cold, and he nodded slowly: "Please let Gonggong Zhang inform the emperor." ”

Zhang Yong nodded and said, "Zhen Guogong waits." After that, he lifted the curtain and went in, and soon after, there was a violent cough in the room, and Zhang Yong's voice came: "The emperor lies down, the slave and maid go to announce it, and the emperor don't get up." ”

"Song Nan, come and see me, come in." Zhengde shouted with his voice raised.

Song Nan entered the room in full clothes, passed through the two curtains, and entered Zhengde's bedroom, the room was filled with a pungent medicinal smell, and at a glance Zhengde could be seen leaning crookedly against the head of the bed, the yellow potion on the ground was steaming, and a medicine bowl was broken into several pieces and scattered on the ground.

Song Nan saw Zhengde's face at a glance, and was so frightened that he almost screamed, what kind of face was it, it was so white and scary, his cheeks and eye sockets were sunken, and he was already thin; Compared with the suave young emperor in his memory before, Song Nan almost didn't recognize him.

"Minister Song Nan knocked on the saint." Song Nan rushed forward to salute.

Zhengde waved his thin hand and gasped: "No courtesy, Song Nan, you are back, Xiao Yongzi, watch and sit, watch and sit." ”

Zhang Yong took a stool and placed it on the side of the bed, and as soon as Song Nan sat down, Zhengde held Song Nan's hand tightly, looked at Song Nan with his eyes, and tears flashed in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? How did it come to be? Song Nan ignored Zhang Yong's eyes and still asked.

Zhengde's expression darkened, he retracted his hand to cover his mouth and coughed twice: "I'm fine, I'm just suffering from the cold, the imperial doctor said that I can recover in this year, and I'm in good health." ”

Song Nan said: "Your Majesty, why do you and I have to cover up between the monarch and the minister, the emperor is not lightly ill, but it is not a small wind and cold, and he must be treated quickly." Your Majesty, you can't hide from the doctor. ”

Zhengde said angrily: "I said that it was no big deal, why did you insist that I was sick?" You've just returned from the battlefield, and I'm going to tell you about the battle and the rest of the arrangements; I'm only twenty-one years old, and I'm a sturdy elephant-headed tiger. ”

Song Nan sighed and turned his head to Zhang Yongdao: "Please ask Gonggong Zhang to bring a bowl of medicine, the minister is waiting for the emperor to drink the medicine, this bowl of medicine on the ground is spilled, the emperor must not have drunk the medicine on time today." ”

Zhang Yong didn't dare to move, Song Nan frowned and shouted, "Don't go yet?" ”

Zhang Yong glanced at Zhengde and saw that Zhengde didn't stop it, so he quickly turned around and ordered to get the medicine. Song Nan turned his head and looked at Zhengde and said: "Don't make trouble with the emperor, the emperor's dragon health is my top priority." Whether the emperor blames the minister, or condemns the minister, the minister also has to say that it is not terrible to be sick, but what he is afraid of is to avoid medical treatment. The emperor is young and has a good physical foundation, as long as he treats well and takes medicine on time, he should be able to recover soon. ”

Zhengde sighed, leaned back, leaned heavily on the pillow, and closed his eyes.

Zhang Yong brought the medicine bowl, Song Nan took the medicine bowl and the spoon and turned around to signal Zhang Yong to retreat, Zhang Yong knew that it was inconvenient for him to be here, so it would be better for Song Nan and Zhengde to be alone.

The warm spoon was handed to Zhengde's lips, Zhengde hesitated slightly, slowly opened his mouth and drank the potion, Song Nan fed Zhengde one bite at a time, until most of the bowl of potion was fed, then he picked up the white towel to wipe the medicine at the corner of Zhengde's mouth, and wiped off the dense fine sweat oozing from his forehead.

Zhengde's eyes never opened, but his eyelashes trembled, and tears slowly flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Song Nan stretched out his hand to hold Zhengde's hand, and said in a low voice: "The emperor relaxes, your body will get better, and after the minister leaves the palace, he will look for famous doctors and good medicines to diagnose the emperor's condition; The minister estimated that the weather would be warmer tomorrow spring, and the emperor's condition would definitely improve. ”

Zhengde slowly opened his eyes, looked at Song Nan and said, "Song Nan, I shouldn't lose my temper with you, I feel extremely uncomfortable, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this illness next spring." ”

Song Nan hurriedly said: "The emperor must not think nonsense, just a little problem, people eat grains, how can there be no illness." ”

Zhengde shook his head and said, "I know better than anyone else about my own affairs. This is not a minor illness. Every time I cough, there is blood with it, although Xiao Yongzi and Xiao Dengzi secretly hide the scum bucket, but I know it in my heart. I asked them what kind of illness I was, and they all said that they were suffering from the cold, but the imperial doctor was talking to them secretly, and I secretly heard them clearly. This disease is tuberculosis in the lungs, and I am afraid that there is no one in the world who can cure it...... There is no cure for this disease...... I'm going to die......"

Zhengde sorrow came from it, tears gushed down in his eyes, how sad he was.

Song Nan was frightened in his heart, his face was silent, and he only stroked Zhengde's hand and said: "What's the big deal with coughing and blood, does the emperor still remember the fact that the minister was in a coma for two days after being poisoned?" At that time, the doctors of the Tai Hospital were helpless, but didn't the minister be saved? Sometimes the doctors in the hospital may not be able to cure the disease, there are many famous doctors outside, and there are more than a dozen of them known to the minister, and the minister will bring them to the emperor one by one to see the disease, and ensure that they can be cured. ”

Zhengde's eyes were filled with hope, and he grabbed Song Nan's hand and said, "Really? Then invite them to come and show me, if they can cure me of my sickness, and I will reward them with gold, silver, and jewels, and good fields, and I will give them whatever they want. ”

Song Nan nodded and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, this matter is on the minister's body." It is said that when the minister left the capital, the emperor was still in good health, why did he not arrive in just three months, and he lingered to such an extent? ”

Zhengde said ashamedly: "It's all my carelessness, after autumn, I took a few baths in the lotus pond in the back round, and I suffered from the cold, and then I kept coughing." I didn't take it seriously at first, and coupled with the war in the northwest and the complicated affairs of the DPRK and China, I didn't take care of it, so that it became more and more intense, and I couldn't get up by coughing up blood. It's all because I don't care about my body. ”

Song Nan knew very well in his heart that when Zhengde had any complicated affairs, most of them were indulged in singing and singing every night after receiving the wind and cold, how could the already empty body withstand it, and the condition was naturally worse day by day. However, just by the wind cold, it will not be so weak, Zhengde has lost so much weight in a few months, I am afraid it is not just as simple as being affected by the wind cold.

Song Nan thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "The emperor is not strange for the ministers, you tell the truth to the ministers, have you stopped using the Dragon and Tiger Returning Heaven Pill?" ”

Zhengde said with an embarrassed face: "Stopped, it has been stopped a long time ago." ”

Song Nan said: "Your Majesty, you have to tell the truth, if you can't find the specific root of the disease, even the gods will be difficult to heal the disease, Your Majesty, have you stopped using the Dragon and Tiger Returning Heaven Pill." ”

Zhengde lowered his head for a long time and said, "I ...... Let's be honest, I didn't stop taking the medicine, I was not feeling well after the cold, so I took a few more pills, and I felt much better, and I was greedy for physical comfort, so I forgot what you told me. ”

Song Nan sighed secretly in his heart, and asked again: "Sue sùchen, is the emperor still taking it now?" ”

Zhengde didn't dare to look at Song Nan's eyes, and said in a low voice: "I can't do without, I feel that I can't survive if I don't accept it for a day, and I can't help it." ”

Song Nan understood that Zhengde was already addicted to poison, and the Dragon and Tiger Rejuvenation Pill contained the poison of poppy poppy, which could paralyze the nerves and relieve pain, but it was also an extremely addictive thing, and with Zhengde's willpower, it must be difficult to resist its temptation. The weak body, coupled with the addiction to poisons, will naturally deteriorate day by day. The most intuitive symptom of poppy addiction and poisoning is the body emaciation, and Zhengde's skinny appearance is obviously caused by the amount of poppy taken too much, which is a large dose of addiction.

Song Nan shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, you made the minister speechless, the minister told you that the pill contained the poison of poppy poppy, I thought you would stop taking it, but I didn't expect the emperor to test the poison himself." It seems that the minister needs to offend King Ning, knowing that this medicine is toxic and offering it to the emperor, which is ill-intentioned. The minister then went to fetch King Ning and asked him for his guilt. ”

Zhengde hurriedly grabbed Song Nan and said, "Don't do his business, King Ning has already asked me for the crime in this matter, and he has also taken back all the Dragon and Tiger Rejuvenation Pills that were sacrificed and destroyed." It's me...... I later sent someone to ask him for it, but King Ning didn't want to give it, so I forced him to give it. King Ning also came to see me several times, and told me that I couldn't take a large amount, but I couldn't do without this thing. ”

Song Nan had nothing to say, Zhengde took the initiative to ask for this pill himself, how could Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, dare not give it. But Song Nan would not think that King Ning was innocent, once this kind of thing was addicted, it would be very difficult to quit, King Ning must know that this was the result, maybe this qiē was in King Ning's calculations. For some reason, Song Nan, who has never speculated on others with conspiracy theories, has a deep guard and speculation about Zhu Chenhao's actions, perhaps because he knows some secrets that this King Ning does not match his kind appearance, and his brother has a guard against him in his heart.

"From today on, the ministers will enter the palace every day to accompany the emperor for a walk and exercise, and the ministers will also personally supervise the emperor's daily behavior. From today on, the emperor can't get close to women, can't take irrelevant medicine, even if the emperor is angry, the minister has to do this, if the minister lets the emperor abuse his body, it is the minister's disloyalty. ”

Zhengde may have full confidence in Song Nan, and at the same time has a deep desire for health, but he did not have the slightest disgust with Song Nan's tough tone, but felt that there was hope for life, held Song Nan's hand and said: "I listen to you, I now feel that I really didn't care for my body before, this is a ridiculous move, from now on, I will do what you say I should do, as long as I can get better." ”