When the sound of hurried footsteps sounded outside the porch, Prince Jin'an was carefully checking and sorting out the New Year's gifts sent from his family.
The New Year's gift from Prince Xiu's Mansion in Quzhou was not small. It was a box full of brocade clothes, calligraphy, painting, pens, ink, paper, inkstones and other things for boys.
The Prince of Jin'an County was very serious about cleaning up, and personally looked at each item one by one. The servants nearby did not need to intervene and only needed to take notes.
There are several rows of shelves in the room, marked with years and months, and they are neatly filled with gift boxes. Two chamberlains are running back and forth holding the gift box cloth handed over by the Prince of Jin'an.
"This can be used to make new robes." Prince Jin'an said, handing a brocade to the servant.
The waiter responded with a smile, praised it again for looking good, and then carried it towards the shelf. The shelves with cloths here were all filled with this kind of brocade.
The waiter's face turned around and the smile disappeared, and he put it up with a bit of indifference.
It was at this moment that the door was violently pushed open.
"Your Highness!"
Some trembling sounds sounded.
The Prince of Jin'an County turned around and saw a chamberlain. The chamberlain's face was pale and his expression was panic-stricken. His Highness shouted but did not speak, but his mouth kept shaking.
"What's the matter?" Prince Jin'an asked, looking away, picking up a gift box and opening it.
Inside is a clay doll, which is certainly not an ordinary doll. Looking at the inscription on it, it was written by the Yang family.
You can give this to Brother Six to play with.
A smile appeared on his lips.
"Your Highness, something happened to the Second Prince!"
The chamberlain knelt down and choked with sobs.
Prince Jin'an froze, and the clay doll in his hand fell to the ground and shattered with a muffled sound.
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"Come on, Mr. Li, you haven't been here for some time!" Old Mrs. Chen said with a smile.
Doctor Li sat down with a face on his face.
"What? You feel unwell too. Are you waiting for me to cure you? Why don't you call a miracle doctor?" he said.
Old Mrs. Chen laughed heartily.
"Look at how you look like a bear." He laughed, "You can't stand up after just a joke! Isn't it a shame?"
Doctor Li snorted, took out the pulse diagnosis and placed it on the table.
Old Mrs. Chen smiled and stretched out his hand to ask him to check his pulse. After checking the pulse for a moment, Mr. Li took back his hand.
"What a shame," he said.
Chen Shao, who was sitting next to him, suddenly became a little nervous.
"You can't die." Dr. Li continued.
Chen Shao was stunned, and Old Master Chen laughed.
"You old thing." He laughed.
Chen Shao also shook his head and smiled a little.
While they were talking and laughing, there was a commotion outside the door, and then someone rushed in, and it turned out to be a chamberlain.
Chen Shao stood up hurriedly, but the chamberlain did not look at him. Instead, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed Dr. Li.
"Quick, quick, my lord, His Majesty declares you to enter the palace." He said in a trembling voice.
After hearing his words, Chen Shao's expression suddenly changed and he immediately looked around. The servants around him immediately retreated like water.
Doctor Li didn't ask a word, he just picked up the medicine box and left. Almost in the blink of an eye, people came and went in the courtyard, as if nothing had happened.
Old Mrs. Chen and Chen Shao stood with solemn expressions.
"The waiter's face was so pale that he looked ugly..." Old Mrs. Chen said.
"Is it your Majesty, the Queen Mother, or the Queen?" Chen Shao said.
Old Mrs. Chen shook his head and looked in the direction of the imperial city with a heavy expression.
"Wait a minute, there will probably be news soon. What news can the palace hide?"
Imperial Physician Li did not deliberately ask the chamberlain what happened in the palace. For an imperial physician, it was very clear what to ask and what not to ask, and he could tell just by looking at the chamberlain's face.
The matter must be serious.
In this way, they entered the palace city and the inner palace. When they saw that they were not going to the emperor's palace, Doctor Li was relieved.
As long as the emperor's death is not sudden, it will not have much impact on the court in the world.
When he turned a few more corners and came to a palace, Doctor Li was even more relieved. This was the palace of the prince.
Everyone is used to the fact that the princes and princesses in the palace are difficult to raise. Compared with other members of the royal family, everyone is mentally prepared.
But after he breathed a sigh of relief, Doctor Li's heart still became heavy. What happened to the prince was a pity after all, especially the second prince.
Doctor Li looked at the door of the palace and saw the figure of a tall and thin young man standing outside the door. He looked even more bleak and thin under the shadow of the palace in winter.
Imperial Physician Li went straight past Prince Jin'an and entered the palace without stopping or saying anything.
Prince Jin'an didn't seem to see him, he was still standing upright. The cold wind swept in from time to time in front of the empty palace, lifting his robe, revealing his feet wearing only socks.
He ran over like that, without delay at all, without delay at all...
The chamberlain on the side was almost crying, holding his big cloak and carrying his shoes, and stepped forward again.
"Your Highness, please put on more clothes." He choked and said.
"Get lost." Prince Jin'an uttered one word.
The chamberlain retreated with a sad face.
The wind whistled against the window lattice, making the sounds coming from the closed palace door even more inaudible, and the crying suddenly became louder.
No! No!
Prince Jin'an took two steps back. There was no trace of blood on his pale face, and his eyes became even more dark.
He took two steps back, then stopped and rushed forward, reaching out and pushing open the palace door.
The sound of the door made everyone in the hall look over.
But soon everyone looked away, as if they hadn't seen him.
The Prince of Jin'an County did not behave as he had in the past, but slowly walked towards the bed as if it was nothing.
This palace is not unfamiliar to him, on the contrary, he is very familiar with it, and even often stays here.
"..Brother, let's play chess..."
The child on the couch grinned at him and waved.
Prince Jin'an took a few steps forward, and the child sitting in front of him disappeared, replaced by the second prince lying on his back.
His complexion was still rosy, the dirt and blood on his face had been wiped clean, his nose was flaring, and he was snoring slightly. If it weren't for the bandage tied around his head, he would be no different from sleeping on ordinary days.
And breathe!
Prince Daxi of Jin'an County staggered a little and sat beside the couch, stretching out his hand to breathe.
"He's okay, he's okay." He shouted with a slightly distorted voice, turning to look behind him, "Doctor, doctor, he's still alive."
Doctor Li looked at him with a bit of pity.
"...I don't know if I can wake up. Even if I wake up, I won't be the same again." He continued what he just said.
"What does it mean not to return to the beginning again?" the emperor asked.
Doctor Li lowered his head.
"Because the injury was on the head, the soul was severely damaged. Even if he could wake up, he would still be incomplete," he said.
"What will happen then?" the emperor suddenly raised his voice and shouted.
"Being stupid is like living to death." Dr. Li said.
Stupid!
The atmosphere in the hall became stagnant for a while.
"You're talking nonsense!" Prince Jin'an shouted. He stood up from the bed and looked at Doctor Li with a twisted expression, "You're talking nonsense, he's obviously fine!"
Doctor Li looked at him with a heavy expression, but he looked firmly at Prince Jin'an.
The prince of Jin'an County looked at him without hesitation, as if this was the only way to make Dr. Li make a new judgment.
There was silence in the hall again.
The emperor trembled slightly, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at the other imperial doctors in the palace.
"What do you think?" he asked.
The other imperial doctors who were kneeling in the corner of the room lowered their heads and leaned over after hearing the words.
"The same is true for you, my ministers..." they whispered in confusion.
The emperor slumped and closed his eyes and sat back on the couch.
The Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine once again covered their faces and cried.
"Second Prince, why was he injured?"
In this sad silence, the voice of Prince Jin'an suddenly sounded.
These words made everyone present hold their breath.
Doctor Li looked at the King of Jin'an County with a look of disbelief.
This kid, does he know what he's talking about? Is he crazy?
But it wasn't over yet. As if he was afraid that others might not hear the sermon or understand what he said, Prince Jin'an spoke again.
"Second Prince, why did you fall down the Meishan Mountain?" he said, looking at the imperial concubine, "First Prince, what do you say?"
As soon as these words came out, the imperial concubine and queen mother stopped crying and looked at Prince Jin'an. Even the emperor, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
Although there were only three pairs of sights and six lines of sight, the people in the palace felt as if thousands of arrows were flying in front of them.
The imperial doctors who were huddled in a corner wailed in their hearts, God, why did they come into the palace today? Why were they not sick and couldn't get up at home, or were they hit by a car and trampled by a horse on the way here, and their legs were broken.
They really didn't want to know why the second prince fell off the Meishan Mountain. Looking at the chambermaids and maids beside them who could no longer stand, it was obvious that they didn't want to hear it either.
In the palace, hearing things you shouldn't hear and knowing things you shouldn't know are by no means a good thing worth showing off, but a tragedy that is life-threatening.
Especially the Prince of Jin'an County actually asked about the eldest prince. Even a fool would know what he meant by asking the eldest prince at this time!
When they thought about what they understood, everyone wanted to crawl out of the palace immediately.
Look outside the palace, the bloodstains of the chamberlains who were just killed with sticks have not yet dried. Are they going to chase them and keep them company on the road to hell?
The palace seemed quiet and unpopular. The four braziers and the roasting of the earth dragon did not prevent the place from becoming very cold.
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Have a nice weekend (*^__^*) Hee hee... (Maybe it’s not pleasant to read this chapter... (To be continued)
