At the end of August, the heat in Beijing had subsided a bit, but it was still hot at noon.
A group of young eunuchs carrying ice basins quietly entered the main hall from the side door.
Compared to the heat outside, the room is very cool.
There was a snapping sound behind the yellow hanging veil.
A waiter standing with his hands hanging down quickly lifted the veil and went in.
Wearing only a light blue robe, the emperor was leaning on a white jade bed and throwing the memorials in front of him onto the table one after another.
This is where the snapping sound came from.
The emperor took his time, leaning on his head with one hand and throwing the memorials with the other. Finally, he tried to throw the memorials into a pile.
His long and narrow eyes narrowed more and more, and his thin lips tightened. He seemed particularly focused on something that was obviously boring.
The chamberlain looked on and couldn't laugh or cry.
"My Majesty..." He leaned forward, "It's such a hot day, we are just sitting in the room playing this. If the elders find out about it, they will kneel down and talk and make noise, Your Majesty, you will have a headache."
After throwing away the last book, the emperor felt that it was boring. He sat up and his loose robe almost fell down, revealing his strong chest.
His family's throne was obtained through immediate conquests. His grandfather, Emperor Taizu, conquered the country through conquests. His father also grew up in conquests. When he was born, his grandfather had already secured the world, but his martial arts had not yet been lost.
Therefore, in addition to studying since childhood, I also practiced on the school field. Of course, as the royal inheritor of Jingui, it is naturally impossible to use real swords and guns, but my body and bones have been trained to be strong.
Emperor Daxia Yuqing stretched out his arms and arranged his robes properly.
"It's really boring," he said.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Dong is fishing in Bibo Lake. It's cool there, why don't we go there and have some fun?" the chamberlain suggested with a smile.
The emperor stretched out his hand and rubbed the corners of his eyes.
"Wei Wai Wai Wai, don't go." He said, then changed direction and lay down again with his head in his hands.
"Then let's go and listen to Miss Lotus playing the piano?" the waiter suggested again.
"Trouble." The emperor simply replied.
The waiter walked around the table and fanned him gently.
"Then some new birds have been sent to the imperial garden. The one that sings nicely can I take your majesty for a walk?" he said happily again.
The emperor opened his eyes and seemed to be interested.
"That's right." He said and waved his hand, "I forgot that there is this new thing."
The chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief. It was easy to serve the emperor, especially the emperor who had such a changeable mind.
But finally there is something that interests His Majesty.
He was about to shake his fly whisk to pass the show, and the emperor continued to speak.
"Go and ask the imperial kitchen to cook it for me and bring it to you," he said.
The chambermaid almost tripped over his whisk.
He looked at his Majesty in surprise.
"Hmm." The emperor squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his hand again, his loose robe slid down to reveal his slender arms, "Stew two, and bake two more!"
The waiter nodded.
Yes, I should have known that this master's thoughts were different from others.
"Okay." He responded and bowed to leave, retreating to the side of the hanging veil before turning around.
"Add more peppercorns, not minced green onions..." the emperor added later.
Yes, sir, the gift is not in vain. Your majesty will be happy eating it rather than leaving it there.
The waiter responded loudly and was busy.
Here the emperor looked at the memorial on the table again, sighed and reached out to take it.
"Why do I keep reading more and more..." He muttered, then leaned forward and opened it to read.
At this time, in a room, four or five people were arguing about something.
"Do you really want to hand over these coupons?" one of them asked, holding two or three coupons in his hand.
"No, no matter what the big deal is, the emperor has to send it to you." Someone said,
"What's the big deal?" Some people objected, pointing to the book, "Yongqing Mansion is reporting a plague!"
"What kind of epidemic?" The man from before turned over the book, "How can there be such a plague... Look, now the Qi family has come up with a countermeasure... A woman's countermeasure... What a joke..."
An old man who opened the door to come in and immediately pulled back when he saw so many people in the room suddenly stopped.
"Where?" he asked loudly.
His sudden sound startled these people.
"Master Zhou." They hurried over and saluted each other.
Zhou Maochun waved his hand impatiently.
"Where?" he asked again.
Where? Several people didn't know how to look at each other.
"What happened in Yongqing Mansion?" Zhou Maochun asked, "Women?"
He said this with a bit of excitement.
The ones that can report on Tai Hospital are naturally related to medical affairs, Yongqing Mansion, women, and medical affairs. Maybe the only ones...
"Oh, sir, this is it, take a look." The person holding the fold hurriedly handed it over respectfully.
Zhou Maochun took it and looked at it and laughed.
"It is indeed her!" He laughed.
Several people were confused by his laughter.
"Sir, do you recognize it?" a person asked tentatively.
"Of course I recognize him, this is a miracle doctor." Zhou Maochun said, looking like you really don't know anything about him.
Miracle doctor?
"Who?" several people asked hurriedly.
"Didn't you read the booklet?" Zhou Maochun glared. He has been smart since he was a child, and he has a photographic memory. He doesn't like to deal with stupid people.
Several people couldn't laugh or cry.
"See." They couldn't help being polite and said.
"I asked after reading it," Zhou Maochun said, turned around and left with the booklet in hand.
Several people hurriedly called him.
"Sir, what are you doing?" they asked.
"Send it to Your Majesty. Why bother with such a big thing?" Zhou Maochun said.
"My lord, my lord." Several people hurriedly caught up and stopped him, "This, this has not been considered yet... You must not alarm your majesty."
After careful consideration, it will be sent to the cabinet, and then it will be considered again before it finally reaches His Majesty's eyes. How could it be possible to send it over hastily? What exactly happened has not yet been clarified.
"What are you considering? If Madam Qi says it's a plague, then it's a plague." Zhou Maochun glared and said, patting the book in his hand, "Do you still need to consider what Madam Qi said?"
After that, he took the folder and walked away in a hurry. It seemed that he was really going to the palace.
Several people stood there blankly.
Why, there is no need to consider what Mrs. Qi says?
besides…
"Who is Mrs. Qi?" someone said blankly.
Yes, who is Mrs. Qi? Several people looked at each other in confusion.
A gust of wind blew by, and Qi Yue sneezed.
"It's going to rain." Aru said.
Qi Yue nodded and walked along the road without saying a word.
"Ah Hao said, the second lady has been to the house many times, crying every day, and wants to come to you." Ah Ru said, changing the subject.
"That's not possible. She is too weak to come here." Qi Yue said.
A Ru nodded.
When they said this, they had already reached the lake.
As Wang Qiaoer said, the best view of this house is the lake.
Qi Yue looked at the lake.
"Also, aren't you still unwilling to enter the city? Many people forced Wang Qingchun out of prison and asked him to kneel at the city gate to take you into the city..." Aru continued with a smile.
Qi Yue smiled.
"It's not because of Wang Qingchun, I just..." she said, as if she didn't know what to say, she just didn't want to go into the city.
Why I don't want to, I don't know...
Or maybe she doesn’t want to go anywhere…
"What's wrong with you? It seems..." Aru hesitated and asked, confused.
It stands to reason that these past few days have been happy things. The people listened to her words, the government also listened and took strong measures in time, and the epidemic prevention and isolation treatment was carried out effectively. Although some people still died, overall, the epidemic has been controlled.
Already.
Qi Yue said nothing and looked at the lake.
She didn't expect that so many people would die, even though she knew how to treat them.
As a doctor in a modern hospital, she has almost never faced such a large-scale death of people, except for natural disasters, man-made disasters, earthquakes, car accidents and other non-human-caused deaths.
Infectious diseases rarely cause such a large number of deaths in modern medical technology.
"Aru, I have been very tired and...scared..." Qi Yue said, still looking at the lake, "I...am not from you here...I am alone...I know what I can do, but I
It seems that I can't do anything. I don't do it, and I feel guilty. I do it, but I am afraid that it will be in vain. I stretch out my hands, and it seems that everything is under control, but everything is like quicksand and I can't grasp it at all... Aru, I have
Every time I stand in front of you, I feel like I want to go crazy. The words I say and the things I do, which I am accustomed to never need to say again, have to be explained countless times. However, it still seems like there is a layer between you and me.
yarn…"
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand, and the raindrops began to fall, jumping in her palm.
"I yelled and wanted to tear this veil apart, so I said such extreme and strong words at that time. I had enough, I couldn't stand it..." she murmured.
Aru was already crying.
Qi Yue looked at the lake, stretched out her hands to untie her clothes, and before Aru could react, she took a few steps and jumped into the lake.
Aru's screams were accompanied by the sound of splashing water.
Seeing the woman disappear into the water in an instant, she felt her legs go weak and she could no longer make a sound in her throat.
Time seemed to have passed a lifetime, and then I saw the woman's head emerging from the lake, followed by her arms, drawing graceful curves and disappearing into the water like a smooth fish.
Aru sat on the ground and gradually came back to his senses, feeling that his whole body had come to life.
Qi Yue took a breath and dived into the water, and began to paddle vigorously. The skirt that was in the way was removed by her, and she was only wearing the underwear that she designed and asked Ah Hao to make. She gradually became one with the water, and her whole body became relaxed.
She kept swimming, as if she had returned to her usual swimming pool.
"Moon, come on! Break the record!"
Faintly in her ears was her father's voice. Through the undulating water, she seemed to see her father standing by the pond.
"What kind of record can she break?" Her mother and sister laughed next to her. "What kind of record can a dog like her break?"
"Break your own record." Dad smiled.
The lake water was flowing in front of Qi Yue's eyes, and the sound of applause that seemed far away could be heard in his ears.
"Break your own record! Come on!"
"Break the previous record!"
Come on! She shouted in her heart, speeding up and swimming out again.
The thin raindrops turned into big raindrops, hitting the lake in random directions, and soon everything became a blur.*** (To be continued)