Yong Lian choked back the words that were on her lips, and said instead: "Well, Abi, you actually learned how to negotiate terms with me, aren't you afraid that I will punish you?"
Abi knew that Yonglian was joking with her, so she was not afraid, and said with a smile: "This slave is doing this for the good of the second elder brother. If the second elder brother wants to punish the slave for this, there is nothing I can do."
Yong Lian pretended to be considerate and said: "Seeing that you serve my brother with all your heart, I will spare you this time."
Abi suppressed a smile and said: "Thank you, Second Elder Brother, for being magnanimous and not punishing this slave. It's really late now, Second Elder Brother, you really need to rest."
Yong Lian nodded and let Abi change his clothes and rest. Seeing Abi getting ready to undress and leaning on the bed to take a nap, he said: "Go and get the black fox cloak from the red sandalwood cabinet to cover it up so as not to catch a cold.
"
Abi shook her head and said: "My slave is in good health. If you catch a cold, I can just sleep peacefully."
"The autumn night is cold, you will definitely get sick when you look like this. If you get sick, who will take care of me then." Seeing that Abi still refused to move, he said in a more serious tone: "Go quickly, otherwise I won't allow you to stay.
Here.”
Seeing that what he said was unquestionable, Abi had no choice but to agree, put a cloak on her body, and fell asleep with Yonglian. After an unknown period of time, Abi was awakened by a violent cough, opened her sleepy eyes, and saw
Yonglian was covering his lips and coughing non-stop.
The next moment, Abi suddenly lost her sleepiness and quickly stroked Yonglian's back. When she accidentally touched his skin exposed outside his clothes, she was startled by the heat in her fingertips and quickly touched Yonglian's forehead.
He found that it was surprisingly hot and said in shock: "Second Brother, you have a fever."
Yong Lian coughed and said: "I... cough, I'm fine!"
"My slave, I'm going to call the imperial doctor." Abi turned around and wanted to leave, but Yonglian grabbed her clothes. The latter said with difficulty: "I'm fine, ahem, wait until daybreak before going, otherwise... ahem, the emperor will be
Mother is worried."
Abi glanced at the chiming clock next to her and said: "There are still two hours before dawn. If you keep coughing like this, you will hurt yourself. The master will only be more worried."
This time, Abi's attitude was extremely resolute. She broke away from Yonglian's hand and went out, waking up other palace people to take care of Yonglian, while she went to ask for the imperial doctor.
That night, Song Zihua was responsible for the night watch. Hearing that Yonglian was sick, he hurriedly followed Abi. Their movements also woke up Mingyu, who had always been a light sleeper. She quietly put on her clothes and got up, calling Jinqiu who was sleeping in the side room.
He asked her to go out and have a look. After a while, Jin Qiu came back in a panic and reported: "Master, the second elder brother is not feeling well. Abi has just invited Dr. Song to diagnose and treat the second elder brother."
Mingyu said in surprise: "Isn't Yonglian's illness better? Why is he feeling uncomfortable again in the blink of an eye? Did he catch a cold when he came back just now?"
"This servant doesn't know. When I left, the imperial physician of the Song Dynasty had just arrived." As soon as Jin Qiu finished speaking, Mingyu said: "Hurry up and change my clothes. I have to go see Yong Lian. Hurry up."
At this time, Hongli opened his eyes and said with a deep sleepiness: "Queen, what's wrong?"
Mingyu said eagerly: "Yonglian is ill, and I want to go over and see him."
When Hongli heard this, he suddenly lost his sleepiness and said, "I will go there with you."
After the two hurriedly changed clothes, they walked quickly to Yonglian's residence. Before they entered the door, they heard a violent cough, which made Mingyu's heart twitch. He took three steps in two steps to enter. At this time,
Song Zihua just let go of her hand for diagnosing the pulse, and she quickly asked: "Physician Song, how is Yong Lian? Isn't his illness better? Why is he coughing so badly?"
Song Zihua frowned slightly and said, "May I ask the Queen, which imperial doctor told you that the second elder brother's illness is cured?"
Mingyu quickly said: "Yong Lian said it himself."
Hongli saw the strange color in Song Zihua's eyes and said, "Doctor Song, is there anything wrong?"
"Returning to the emperor, although it was not the minister who treated the second elder brother's illness before, it can be inferred from the pulse pattern at this moment that the second elder brother's illness has not been cured."
"Isn't it better?" Mingyu shook his head and said, "It's impossible. From yesterday to today, I really haven't heard Yong Lian cough. How could it be that he's not getting better?"
Song Zihua said: "Wei Chen can't answer why the second elder brother didn't cough. Wei Chen can only infer from the pulse condition that the second elder brother's illness has indeed never been cured. Wei Chen is very sure about this."
Mingyu looked at Yonglian blankly. Yonglian clearly said that he was cured and it was his own body. It was impossible not to know whether it was healed or not, unless Yonglian deliberately deceived her.
Mingyu remembered that yesterday when Dr. Xu came into the palace, Yong Lian refused to let him diagnose her pulse. At that time, she believed Yong Lian's words. Looking back now, Yong Lian was clearly deliberately evading because he knew that once Xu was allowed to do so,
After the imperial doctor diagnosed and treated him, the fact that he was not cured would be revealed. However, she didn't understand why Yong Lian wanted to lie to her, and why did he do these things regardless of his own health?
While Mingyu was lost in thought, Hongli asked, "How is Yonglian's current situation?"
Song Zihua looked solemn and said: "It's very bad. The second elder brother is not only coughing, but also has a fever. The condition is worse than before. Weichen will prescribe medicine for the second elder brother to take, hoping to relieve the cough and reduce the fever as soon as possible."
Hongli said hurriedly: "Okay, hurry up and prescribe the medicine!"
After Song Zihua went out to write the prescription, Hongli said to Mingyu: "Didn't Dr. Xu come to see Yong Lian yesterday? Why didn't he diagnose Yong Lian and still be ill?"
Mingyu came back to his senses and said: "Yonglian told me that his illness was cured and refused to allow Dr. Xu to diagnose and treat him. At that time, I saw that he was in good spirits and didn't cough, so I believed him. Unexpectedly,
He is cheating on my concubines."
Hongli didn't expect such twists and turns, and didn't know what to say for a moment. He wanted to ask Yonglian for a clear answer, but Yonglian's current state was undoubtedly not the time to ask, so he had to say: "Wait until Yonglian wakes up.
Ask him carefully."
When the sky was slightly light, the medicine was cooked and delivered. Hongli personally fed Yonglian to drink it, and then carefully tucked him into the brocade quilt. Sixi reminded him: "Your Majesty, the time to go to court is coming. You
I haven’t changed into court uniform yet.”
Hongli nodded slightly, stood up and said: "Queen, I will go to court first, and you can take good care of Yonglian."
"Concubine." After seeing Hongli off, Mingyu looked at Yonglian who was suffering from cough and fever on the bed. She felt distressed and angry, and wanted to immediately ask Qingyong why he deceived her.
Yong Lian coughed again, and Abi, who had been standing by the bed, was the first to step forward and stroke his back. She waited until his breathing became smoother, then stopped and stood aside, but kept paying attention to Yong Lian's condition.
Seeing Abi, Mingyu's heart moved and she said: "Abi, come out with me."