Facing his furious father, Zhu Biao's reaction was calm, or maybe he was dumbfounded.
He just repeated, "I beg my father to pardon the imperial hospital."
Lao Zhu's eyes widened instantly, he pointed at Zhu Biao with trembling hands and shouted: "Get out, get out of here!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Queen Ma quickly comforted Lao Zhu, and kept winking at Zhu Biao, asking him to leave first.
Zhu Biao looked a little dull and bowed, "My son, I take my leave."
After Zhu Biao left, Lao Zhu was still gasping for breath, and finally calmed down with Queen Ma's soft words of comfort.
But no one expected that Zhu Biao came again the next day.
Lao Zhu looked at him with an unkind expression, and before he could speak, he asked sharply: "What are you doing here?"
"My son, I pay homage to my father, and I pay homage to my mother." Zhu Biao did not answer his father first, but greeted his father respectfully.
Seeing that he was so abiding by etiquette, Lao Zhu's anger calmed down a little, and he continued to ask: "What are you doing here?"
Zhu Biao still bowed and said: "I beg my father to pardon the imperial hospital."
With the exact same words and the exact same tone, Lao Zhu's anger that had just calmed down suddenly surged, even more than before.
"You bastard!" Old Zhu's teeth chattered in anger, he pointed at Zhu Biao and said with fire in his eyes: "Who do you think you are? You have been against me over and over again. Do you think you have already sat on the throne? Now you dare to force me,
You dare to force me into the palace, don’t you?”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty" Queen Ma quickly hugged the furious Lao Zhu and comforted her. She kept winking at Zhu Biao, telling him to leave quickly.
Zhu Biao glanced at his mother expressionlessly, lowered his head and replied softly: "My son, please leave."
Seeing that Zhu Biao wanted to say something else, Lao Zhu became furious and said: "Get out, get out of here!"
After Zhu Biao left, Lao Zhu's anger was still hard to calm down, and he said with a serious face: "Does he think that I only have a son like him, and the Ming Dynasty only has a prince like him, so he dares to be so unscrupulous?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down, Biao'er definitely didn't mean this. Biao'er has always been kind, how could he have such an idea?" Empress Ma quickly comforted her.
Lao Zhu suddenly waved his hand, broke away from Queen Ma's hand, and cursed angrily: "Then what does he mean?"
Queen Ma's eyes were red, with sparkling tears, and she looked at Lao Zhu with aggrieved eyes.
Lao Zhu glanced sideways at Queen Ma and stopped cursing, but the fierce light in his eyes did not weaken at all.
"A few imperial doctors have turned my Forbidden City upside down, causing Biao'er, who has always been benevolent and filial, to alienate me. Just for this one thing, you deserve to die." Old Zhu Hu's eyes widened, and he shouted with raised eyebrows:
"Come here! Tell me my decree, and all the imperial doctors will be executed immediately. I'll see how he can plead for mercy."
Queen Ma was so frightened that she quickly held down Lao Zhu's arm and shouted in panic: "No!"
"Huh?" Lao Zhu turned to look at Queen Ma, his face was hideous and terrifying, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Sister, even you want to disobey me?
"Your Majesty, I am not disobeying you, but" Queen Ma quickly explained, grabbing Lao Zhu's arm which was shaking, "Your Majesty, have you noticed that there is something wrong with Biao'er's expression? When he came in just now, I
Looking at the way he spoke, I suddenly felt a little scared. Now that I think about it, Biao'er looked a bit wrong from the first time he begged the emperor. What do you think happened to Biao'er?"
Lao Zhu's anger quickly subsided. He carefully recalled Zhu Biao's expression after he came in just now, and felt that something was wrong with him. How should I put it, Zhu Biao's behavior just now was very dull and a little dull.
"When you say that, I feel something is wrong."
Seeing that the emperor also began to hesitate, Empress Ma suddenly asked with a bit of surprise: "Does the emperor also feel this way?"
Lao Zhu nodded slowly, and then said: "However, this is not the reason why Biao'er can contradict me again and again. I will definitely kill those imperial doctors."
Empress Ma quickly grabbed the emperor and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't kill the imperial doctor yet. Now that Biao'er is like this, let's see what's going on with him first, right?"
Lao Zhu scolded Zhu Biao very hard, but he still put him in the most important position in his heart. After all, this was the successor he personally selected and spent decades of hard work cultivating until today. How could he just give up?
Already?
Even if Lao Zhu gives up himself, he will not give up Zhu Biao.
Nodding, Lao Zhu sighed and said: "Okay, but Biao'er is like this, who should I look for to see him? The imperial doctor?"
The imperial doctor is a bastard. Now all the imperial doctors at Tai Hospital have been imprisoned by Jiang Wei, and only Tan Song is left. But Tan Song has been taking care of Zhu Biao in the East Palace until he recovers. If there is
Couldn't this ability have been seen a long time ago?
"Summon Han Du into the palace." Queen Ma thought for a long time and sighed helplessly.
Han Du was in the machine shop, discussing something with Sun Xian. He was found by the eunuch sent by Queen Ma, and before Han Du could react, he was dragged alive
Take him into the palace.
After listening to the descriptions of Lao Zhu and Empress Ma, Han Du faced their eyes with disbelief and said with a puzzled smile: "The emperor is not as scary as you said, is he? I just met the prince a few days ago.
Your Highness, is there no problem?"
Empress Ma wanted to explain to Han Du, but Lao Zhu became a little impatient and waved his hand directly, "Isn't that right? You can see for yourself. Come and send the prince to see you."
"It is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an audience~"
Since Lao Zhu was going to call the prince, Han Du was also ready to take a closer look to see what was going on and whether it was what the two of them said.
As soon as Zhu Biao walked in, Han Du quickly bowed and saluted: "I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Biao's reaction seemed to be half a beat too slow. He waited until Han Du had straightened up before he said with a slow smile: "Oh, so you are here too."
Then, Zhu Biao turned around and saluted his father, the emperor and his mother.
"My son, please pay homage to your father and the queen."
When he originally didn't think there was anything unusual about Zhu Biao, Lao Zhu didn't find anything strange. But now, the more he looked at Zhu Biao, the more he felt something was wrong.
He said casually, "Get up."
Then, Lao Zhu turned his attention to Han Du.
Han Du now no longer had the indifferent look he had before meeting Zhu Biao. Instead, his face was solemn and his eyes were staring at Zhu Biao without blinking.
"When Father summoned his ministers, did he agree to pardon Taiyin Hospital?" Zhu Biao still asked this question.
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du several times, but unfortunately Han Du was so attracted by Zhu Biao's expression that he didn't see it at all.
Seeing this, Lao Zhu had no choice but to respond: "If I'm not prepared to forgive them, what are you going to do?"
"My son, I beg my father to pardon the imperial hospital. After all, it was only a few hospital envoys who murdered my son, and the others are innocent." Zhu Biao even knelt on the ground and begged.
Lao Zhu sneered a few times and shook his head: "Innocent? The Imperial Hospital was originally a place to treat illnesses and save people, but now it has become daring to assassinate the current prince. If they are not severely punished, will they dare to assassinate me tomorrow?"
Empress Ma also gave words of advice: "Yes, Biao'er. Something like this happened in the Imperial Hospital. If we don't kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, how can we completely curb their disobedience?"
Murdering the royal family, no matter where it is, as long as there is the slightest implication, is a capital crime. Although Lao Zhu took the entire Taiyuan Hospital into one pot, which is indeed a bit extreme, there is nothing wrong in essence.
For this kind of thing, I would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go!
However, Zhu Biao didn't think so, "Father"
Seeing that Zhu Biao still wanted to speak, Lao Zhu suppressed the anger in his chest, raised his hand and interrupted: "Okay, I still need to think about this matter carefully, you can go back first."
Seeing that his father finally let go, Zhu Biao suddenly became happy, nodded repeatedly and said: "My son, I will go back now, I will go back now, father, think it over carefully."
Seeing Zhu Biao's submissive look, Lao Zhu felt angry all over. He had nowhere to vent his anger and suddenly turned his head to look at Han Du, "Tell me, what is going on?"
After he finished speaking, Lao Zhu noticed that Han Du's expression was solemn and his face was as sinking as water, and he couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.
Han Du turned back to look at Lao Zhu, and after pondering for a while, he said: "I can't decide yet whether I can summon the Crown Princess. I want to ask her something."
Lao Zhu nodded and said, "Summon the Crown Princess for an audience."
Others asked to see the Crown Princess, but of course it was not that simple. Many people even did not dare to make such a request at all. Unless they wanted to be killed.
Fortunately, Handuti was fine. After all, they were brothers and sisters, so nothing could happen if they met each other.
Soon, Han Jingyun arrived.
"My sons and ministers pay homage to their father and the emperor, and to their mother and queen."
As soon as Han Jingyun arrived, smiles immediately appeared on the faces of Lao Zhu and Queen Ma. They were very satisfied with Han Jingyun, the princess.
"Get down quickly."
"Thank you, father and mother." After Han Jingyun got up, he smiled immediately when he saw Han Du, "Eldest brother is here too?"
Han Du forced a smile, nodded, and asked directly in a low voice: "It was my idea to call you here this time."
Han Jingyun's beautiful eyes glanced at the emperor and the empress, then fell on Han Du, waiting for his next words.
Han Du did not hesitate and asked directly: "I want to ask you, have you noticed anything unusual about the prince in the past few days?"
"Abnormal?" Han Jingyun asked strangely, his eyes full of doubts.
"Yes." Han Du nodded, then gestured with his hands and explained: "It's a very common abnormality, the kind that will be ignored if you don't pay attention. It's just a little different from the past, even if it's just a little bit.
Calculate.
"
After hearing this, Han Jingyun lowered his head and bit his lip gently. Then he raised his head and said, "These days, the prince is really different from before."
"Oh? Tell me more specifically." Han Du immediately stared at his sister closely, as if he wanted to get some answer from his mouth.
Seeing Han Du's behavior, Lao Zhu and Queen Ma also looked at Han Jingyun.
Han Jingyun thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness is indeed a little different recently."
"Tell me carefully." As soon as Han Jingyun opened his mouth, Han Du couldn't wait to say. .??.
Han Jingyun took a breath and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be in a low mood recently, and it is difficult for anything to make him happy. Originally, it was a very happy thing for him to recover from a serious illness, but even if I take Yunye to accompany the Crown Prince
Just kidding, it’s hard to have a smile on his face.”
Han Du's eyes suddenly widened, his body tilted a little towards Han Jingyun, and he said in a heavy tone: "Continue talking."
Han Jingyun nodded and continued: "The prince does not work as vigorously as before, he becomes very slow, and he doesn't want to do things. Sometimes when I call him, he hears it the first time, but he doesn't react at all.
He has to wait for me to shout a few times before he responds. He also likes to sit on the bed alone all day long, or rest in bed. Otherwise, he will be restless and walk around the room."
Han Du listened carefully, but instead of getting better, his expression became more solemn. Without waiting for Han Jingyun to elaborate, he quickly asked: "Did the prince show that he didn't want to talk to people or go out?"
Han Jingyun nodded and replied: "Yes, the prince and I have rarely spoken to each other these days. And he only likes to stay in the house. There were several times when I thought that the prince was recovering from a serious illness and wanted to accompany him for a walk.
, were all rejected.”
"Brother, what's wrong with the prince? Don't scare me."
Han Du turned to Lao Zhu and nodded, indicating that he had a clue. If he didn't want Han Jingyun to listen, he could let Han Jingyun go out.
Lao Zhu got Han Du's hint, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Just tell me what's going on with Biao'er. Since it concerns the prince, Han Jingyun might as well listen here."
Well, since Lao Zhu has no objection, Han Du has nothing to say.
He said with a heavy expression: "From my observation and what the Crown Princess told me, in my opinion, the Crown Prince is suffering from a kind of hysteria."
Hysteria? After hearing Han Du's words, the three of them felt heavy in their hearts.
Although hysteria is not terrible, it is extremely troublesome. It is a disease in the human brain and is almost incurable.
"Is it difficult to cure with medicine and stone?" Lao Zhu's face suddenly fell.
Facing the grief-stricken eyes of Lao Zhu, Queen Ma, and Han Jingyun, how could Han Du open his mouth at this time?
"Medicinal stones are indeed of no use. Moreover, Your Highness, this is different from ordinary hysteria."
Lao Zhu's eyes narrowed, "What is that?"
Han Du looked at Lao Zhu and explained: "Ordinary hysteria, even if it is not cured, will only become slower in reaction and stupid. But if it becomes serious, like the prince, he will even commit suicide.
idea.”
Han Du has discovered that Zhu Biao seems to be a sign of depression.
"Kill yourself?" Queen Ma immediately became nervous and looked at Lao Zhu quickly, "Here, what should I do?"
Lao Zhu remained silent and did not speak, but it could be seen from his face that he was definitely feeling a storm in his heart.
Seeing that everyone looked bad, Han Du had no choice but to comfort him: "Of course, these are all my guesses, and I am not sure that His Highness the Prince has this disease."
Lao Zhu has a strong character. When he saw Han Du comforting him, he waved his hand and said: "I would rather believe that it exists than that it does not exist. I only ask you, how should this hysteria be cured?"
Han Jingyun also cried, "Brother, you must help the prince."
Han Du glanced at Lao Zhu and Han Jingyun respectively, paused for a few breaths, and gritted his teeth and said: "Fortunately, it was discovered early, so there is nothing we can do."
"What method?" Lao Zhu immediately ignored his identity, stepped forward and grabbed Han Du's hand, and said in a pleading tone: "Come on, no matter what you do, as long as you have a way to cure Biao'er, I am willing to do anything.
"
Han Du was startled by Lao Zhu's actions and quickly supported Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Please speak slowly."
"Okay, you say it." Lao Zhu took a deep breath before calming down the turmoil in his heart.
Han Du then continued: "First, we must comply with His Highness the Crown Prince's wishes. His Highness's current situation must not irritate him any more."
Seeing that Lao Zhu was still hesitant, Queen Ma quickly grabbed his arm and shook it a few times, "Your Majesty!"
After much thought, Lao Zhu finally made up his mind, "Okay, I agree. Now I will issue an order to release the other people in Tai Hospital."
However, Lao Zhu still looked at Han Du with burning eyes and said in a deep voice: "I hope you are not doing it for
I said that deliberately because I wanted to save those people. If you dare to lie to me, I want you to look good!"
"Your Majesty, I would never dare to have such an idea." Han Du quickly explained, "Actually, this disease occurs when people are excessively sad, have low self-confidence, are excessively worried, and have irrational cognitions, such as thinking
Being incompetent, always blaming yourself, falling into despair, etc. are all closely related.”
With this explanation, Lao Zhu suddenly understood something. Zhu Biao had just recovered from his illness and wanted to save the people in Tai Hospital. However, he begged several times and was scolded by me. If this resulted in him losing information,
It is very possible that he starts to feel that he is incompetent and always blames himself.
"Since you know the cause of the disease, can Biao'er be able to recover as long as I promise to spare the people in Tai Hospital?" Lao Zhu asked anxiously.
Han Du shook his head, "It's not that simple. This is just not to irritate His Highness the Crown Prince. It may make His Highness's condition improve. I'm not sure whether he can fully recover."
Lao Zhu's face suddenly darkened, and he said dissatisfiedly: "What I want is a completely good mark."
It was really unreasonable, but considering that Lao Zhu had the ability to be unreasonable, Han Du had no choice but to endure it.
Said: "His Royal Highness, the prince may be just too tired. He should get better after taking a rest. However, the prince values benevolence too much. It may be that there is a problem with his cognition, which will be a little troublesome."
"What can you do?" Lao Zhu didn't care what went wrong with Zhu Biao. Anyway, no matter what went wrong with Zhu Biao, Han Du was responsible for curing Zhu Biao.
Han Du quickly replied: "If there is a problem with cognition, then find a way to break the prince's cognition, and then let him reconstruct an uplifting idea. The most terrifying thing about this disease is that it makes people
It's getting lower and lower. As long as people can cheer up again, then this disease will have no impact."
"Why don't you go quickly and treat the prince?" Lao Zhu roared at Han Du, "I immediately issued an order to let those people in the Tai Hospital go."
"Yes, yes, yes, I will go now." Han Du quickly bowed and replied, "But I have a suggestion. It is best to let His Highness the Crown Prince do the work of leaving those people in the Taiyuan Hospital alone. In this way, it can
Deepening the impression of His Highness the Crown Prince may help him recover a little."
Lao Zhu pondered for a moment, "That's right."
Then Lao Zhu wrote the imperial edict directly in his own hand, sent eunuchs to the East Palace to deliver the edict, and asked Zhu Biao to handle the matter.
Han Du and Han Jingyun closely followed the eunuch who delivered the order to the East Palace.
The eunuch came to the East Palace, but did not find Zhu Biao. After asking Wang Yue, he found Zhu Biao hiding in the room again.
The eunuch had no choice but to go to the prince's bedroom to deliver the order.
Han Du and Han Jingyun went to Zhu Biao one step ahead and said, "I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Biao raised his head and glanced at Han Du when he heard the sound, and said with a low expression: "It's Han Du, are you here?"
Han Du looked at Zhu Biao in surprise, knowing that he had a problem, but he did not expect that the problem was so serious.
Han Jingyun quickly stepped forward and approached Zhu Biao, took his hand and asked with concern: "Does Your Highness feel any discomfort?"
"No." Zhu Biao shook his head and replied simply.
It was clear that what Zhu Biao said was okay, but both Han Du and Han Jingyun could hear waves of weirdness in Zhu Biao's tone.
Han Jingyun raised his eyes and looked at Han Du, his eyes full of prayer.
Han Du signaled her to calm down, smiled heartily, and said to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, I am so happy."
Zhu Biao immediately raised his head and looked at Han Du.
Seeing that there was some movement in his eyes, Han Du said directly: "The emperor has issued a decree to pardon everyone in the Taiyuan Hospital. Now His Highness's worries should be gone, right?"
"What? You said that Emperor Father has issued a decree to pardon everyone in the Tai Hospital?" Zhu Biao was suddenly pleasantly surprised.
"Yes, Prince, I heard it too." Han Jingyun saw Zhu Biao's rare happy smile and said quickly.
At this moment, the eunuch also walked in and shouted: "The imperial edict has arrived!"
Even if it was too late to prepare the incense case, the eunuch didn't care. Anyway, many of the emperor's gifts to the prince didn't even have the incense case.
Open the imperial edict directly and sing: "Heaven carries the emperor, the edict says"
When he heard that his father had really pardoned the people in the Taiyuan Hospital, and asked him to declare the decree in person, Zhu Biao immediately knelt down happily and replied sincerely: "I thank my father for his grace."
After Zhu Biao received the imperial edict, he stood up and opened it in disbelief, and read it carefully. Zhu Biao was also a little strange. He had clearly asked for something that his father had refused to do, so why did he suddenly agree to it again?
After confirming that his father had really pardoned the people in Taiyuan Hospital, he really felt relieved.
When Han Du saw Zhu Biao became happy and his gloomy expression disappeared, he felt relieved. He stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, can you feel relieved now?"
"Yes," Zhu Biao nodded subconsciously, turned to look at Han Du and said with a smile: "Without further delay, I will go and release them now."