"Yicheng, why..." Halfway through, Xianyue remembered what happened just now and said in horror: "Is it because of toxemia?"
"Yes, Dr. Fang told me that Yong Cong only has a 10% chance of survival." Hongli stood up unsteadily and murmured: "I am really sad. What did I do wrong? My child is a
One incident after another happened, first it was Yonglian, then Changle, and now it’s Yongcong’s turn..." He breathed
He took a deep breath and said with a choked voice: "If I really did something wrong, the retribution would be on me. Why should I repay it on my children? They are still just children and don't know anything! Why? Why on earth?"
He slapped the armrest hard, as if he wanted to vent all the anger in his heart.
This is no wonder Hongli. The two children he lost were both his favorites. Yonglian was even made the crown prince. Finally, he had an intelligent eldest son, but he was also plagued by smallpox and narrowly escaped death.
The feeling of helplessly watching something happen to the child he loved, but being unable to do anything about it, made Hongli miserable.
Xianyue was silent for a long time and said softly: "Don't be like this, even if it's 10%, I believe that the seventh brother will survive."
Hongli suddenly grabbed Xianyue's arms and said painfully: "Xianyue, tell me, what can I do? What else can I do?"
Xianyue comforted: "The only thing you can do now is to rest. Only in this way can you have the energy to take care of Brother Seventh."
"I can't sleep. As soon as I close my eyes, I can see Yong Cong being tortured by smallpox. He is still so young. I..." Hongli choked and couldn't go on. Xianyue stretched out her arms and hugged him and said, "It will be fine.
Yes, it will definitely be fine.”
After persuading her for a long time, she made Hongli feel better, and then asked the palace servants to brew a cup of soothing tea. After Hongli drank it, he finally managed to fall asleep.
Xianyue didn't dare to leave, so she just stayed by the bed. She didn't sleep all night. She sat for a while and fell asleep. When she woke up, she was covered with a Persian blanket. Sixi saw her
After waking up, he said softly: "If you are tired, please go back and rest."
Xianyue glanced at Hongli, who was frowning even in his sleep, and said: "I have had enough sleep. You are watching here. The emperor has not eaten all day. I will make some food that the emperor likes."
vegetable."
Just when Si Xi was about to agree, Hongli opened his eyes and said, "No need, I have no appetite."
Xianyue helped him sit up and said, "Did my concubine and Sixi wake up the emperor?"
Hongli shook his head and said: "It has nothing to do with you, I didn't sleep very peacefully to begin with." After that, he stroked Xianyue's shoulder and said: "You are very tired, go back quickly, I am fine."
"You're always hungry. Is that okay?" Facing Xianyue's words, Hongli sighed and said, "Yong Cong is like this now. How can I have the appetite to eat? If you are hungry, just..."
Before Hongli could finish speaking, Xianyue said: "The emperor doesn't need food, how can I dare to eat it alone? I can only accompany the emperor here to starve. By the way, it's not just my concubine, but also Eunuch Xi, Xiaowu and the others."
"
Hongli twitched the corner of his mouth and gave an invisible smile, "Are you forcing me?"
Xianyue shook her head and said: "How dare I, I just hope that the emperor will pay more attention to the dragon body."
Hongli nodded and said, "Don't go busy. Let the imperial kitchen prepare some dishes as you like and have a meal with me."
The imperial kitchen moved very quickly, and it didn't take long for them to bring in six dishes and one soup, all delicious and delicious. Unfortunately, Hongli had something on his mind, so he only ate one bowl even if Xianyue persuaded him again and again.
After ordering the palace people to clean up, Hongli said: "I want to go to Kunning Palace to see it again."
"My concubine will go with you." Faced with Xianyue's words, Hongli thought for a moment and said, "I can go alone. You have been tired for so long, so go and have a good rest, and then go see Yong Cong tomorrow.
"
Xianyue knew that Hongli was actually afraid that Mingyu would be unhappy if he went there, so she would make some noise. She didn't want to embarrass Hongli, so she nodded and returned to Yanxi Palace.
The day passed. The next day, Xianyue went to Kunning Palace. The situation was almost the same as before, and there was no improvement.
On the third day of the first lunar month, four days after Yong Cong fell ill, Xianyue went to Kunning Palace as usual, but this time, before she even stepped into the palace gate, she heard cries of extreme grief.
A Luo also heard it. Her expression changed and she said, "Master, this voice seems to be that of the queen."
Zhichun blurted out: "The Queen is crying so hard, could it be that Seventh Prince..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xianyue walked quickly inside and followed the sound to the side hall. She saw Mingyu lying in Hongli's arms and crying bitterly. Concubine Yu and the others were secretly wiping their tears aside. As for Imperial Physician Fang
The others stood aside silently, their faces full of sadness.
Xianyue saw that Huang was there and walked over and said, "Concubine Yi, is it..."
Mrs. Huang knew what she was going to ask, and nodded with tears in her eyes: "Brother Seven... just passed away!"
She had already expected this ending, but when she actually heard it, Xianyue couldn't help but feel sad. From now on, she would never see that smart and cute child again, let alone hear his milky cries.
A voice calling her "aunt" angrily.
Xianyue endured the sourness in her eyes and said softly: "Didn't I say you were fine yesterday? Why did it disappear all of a sudden?"
Huang sighed and said: "Those are what the emperor and the imperial doctor said to comfort the queen. In fact, the seventh prince's condition deteriorated very quickly, and today it has taken a turn for the worse. Alas, it's so pitiful that he is so young!"
I don't know if she heard Huang's words, but Mingyu's crying became more and more sad. She cried and struggled: "Let go, I want to see Yong Cong, let me go!"
Hongli firmly stopped Mingyu and said: "Although Yong Cong has passed away, the smallpox in his body is still there, even more rampant than when he was alive. If you go there now, you will be easily infected."
"I don't care!" Mingyu said excitedly: "From the time Yong Cong got sick to now, I, the mother-in-law, have never visited him. He must be blaming me in his heart, and he must be feeling very uncomfortable."
"No, no one blames you, not even Yong Cong. If you contracted smallpox because of him, Yong Cong would be really uncomfortable." Hongli choked and said: "Mingyu, listen to me and don't go!"
At this moment, Mingyu couldn't hear what he said, and cried sadly: "I don't want to hear this, I just want to see my son." Seeing that she couldn't get away from Hongli, she knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I beg you, concubine.
, let me see Yong Cong, I really want to... really want to see you..." After saying this, Mingyu broke down in tears.
Concubine Yu knelt down with choked sobs and said, "My queen, please stop doing this. The emperor is doing this for your own good. The seventh elder brother is already like this. If something happens to you again, what do you want the emperor to do?"