The court did not conceal the news of the emperor's illness, and the news spread quickly or slowly.
On a village road outside Xijing, a middle-aged scribe was holding a banana leaf and riding a small donkey. When they saw him coming, the children playing in the fields happily gathered around and shouted, "Doctor Yuan."
Doctor Yuan threw the banana leaf in his hand to the children, and the children rushed to raise it like a big flag and dispersed to play.
After entering the village, Dr. Yuan let the donkey play by himself and walked to the door of the Chen family's courtyard. The door was casually ajar, and the giggles of the children could be heard from inside.
The maid Xiaodie slowed down her pace, letting the little boy stumble and catch her: "Young Master is so powerful."
She picked up the child with a smile, looked up and saw the scribe standing outside the door, and her smile became even bigger.
"Doctor Yuan is here."
Chen Danyan came from the courtyard next door and saw Dr. Yuan checking the child, then patted the child on the shoulder: "Xiao Yuan is strong and strong, let's go play."
Xiaodie hugged the child and backed away. Chen Danyan asked Dr. Yuan to sit down in the yard and smiled: "I am so happy and nervous to see Dr. Yuan here."
Because most of the time he came here to convey news about Chen Danzhu in the capital.
For the Chen family, no news is good news.
Doctor Yuan smiled bitterly: "The eldest lady is right, this time it's really not good news."
The emperor fell ill and fell into a coma, and Miss Danzhu became the culprit.
After listening to Dr. Yuan's story, Chen Danyan sighed helplessly: "There's nothing we can do about it. Since someone is plotting something, Danzhu can't escape no matter what. Mr. Yuan, what will happen to Your Majesty this time?"
"The strangeness of your Majesty's illness this time is that he was framed for a purpose." Dr. Yuan said in a low voice, "At present, it seems that the purpose is not for His Highness Sixth Prince and Miss Danzhu."
Chen Danyan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled softly: "Then we, Danzhu, are really going to get married to His Highness the Sixth Prince?"
Doctor Yuan smiled and said: "I don't know what's going on. I only know that our Highness is not the kind of person who needs to compromise. He will not do anything that goes against his own will."
Does this mean that His Highness the Sixth Prince is sincerely interested in Danzhu? Chen Danyan thought for a while: "Although what Danzhu is doing now is beyond my expectation, there is one thing I can be sure of. She does everything she wants.
need."
Doctor Yuan laughed and raised the tea cup on the table: "What a pity. Originally, according to His Highness the Sixth Prince's arrangement, we could have a drink together soon."
Chen Danyan picked up the teacup and touched it gently with him: "Then first I wish them to get through this difficulty."
Doctor Yuan laughed again and drank the tea in one gulp.
Until we walked out of the village, I still had the sweet taste of tea in my mouth.
Some people are just so pleasant to talk to.
The little donkey was munching cucumbers stolen from who knows where? It was also very happy to move forward on the winding road in the fields and villages.
From the banker's lush fields came the shouts of children, "Get him!" "They're running away!"
The child's voice is childish, but it is also mixed with the old cry "Surround us from the east!"
Doctor Yuan raised his eyes to follow the sound and saw how many children were running in the field? Standing on the ridge of the field was an old man with short brown hair, holding a hoe in one hand and holding a banana leaf in the other hand. He was waving the banana leaf like a big flag? Conductor
The children ran away into the distance.
In the distance, there was another short old man with seven or eight children, shouting and screaming.
The old and young had a great time.
Doctor Yuan smiled again and gently urged the donkey to leave quickly.
The news of the emperor's illness has not yet reached the people of Xijing. Xijing is still as bustling as usual. There is a constant stream of people coming in and out? There are ordinary people and traders coming from all directions. When Doctor Yuan walked to the city gate, he actually saw
A group of Xiliang people, accompanied by officials, soldiers and horses, caused some congestion at the city gate? The people were temporarily held back.
"This is an official from Xiliang." Doctor Yuan recognized the clothes and curiously asked the passers-by: "What are the people from Xiliang doing here?"
At the beginning of the founding of the Xia Dynasty, there were several battles with Xiliang, which ended with the king of Xiliang surrendering. Although the two sides did not fight again, their contacts were not close.
This is neither the Chinese New Year nor the emperor's birthday.
"Three princes are crowned kings," a passerby said happily, pointing to a few cars in the queue. "It is said to be a great gift for the three princes to be crowned kings and get married."
Is that so? Doctor Yuan nodded and watched the verification end. Xijing officials led the Xiliang envoy into the city, and order was restored at the city gate.
Doctor Yuan did not enter the city directly, but let the donkey drink water outside the tea shed on the roadside. He walked to a guard leader outside the city gate and asked: "How many people from Xiliang have come?"
The leader whispered: "Not many. There are only three officials and twenty followers. The carriages are also filled with rare treasures from Xiliang. It seems that the king of Xiliang is really sincere."
Doctor Yuan nodded, then looked at the retreating figures of Xiliang officials: "I just don't know if they are still sincere when they know that the emperor is ill." After saying this, he said no more and said to the leader, "
His Highness the Sixth Prince has ordered martial law in Xijing."
The leader bowed his head and answered yes.
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The news that the Xiliang envoy sent the prince a congratulatory gift and the Xiliang King's personal congratulatory letter quickly reached the capital.
The prince sat in the main hall and showed a rare smile: "This is a happy event." He also specially sent an order for the three princes in the emperor's palace to come and read the congratulatory letter from the King of Xiliang in public.
The court room was much more relaxed and cheerful than the previous few days.
The prince soon became a little sad again: "If my father was awake and heard it, he would be so happy."
The officials and the three princes expressed their condolences to the prince and prayed for the emperor. In the midst of the excitement, news came to announce that Zhou Xuan, the Marquis of Zhou, had arrived.
Since the emperor fell ill, Zhou Xuan has been in charge of the capital camp. But a few days ago, he received news that Zhou Xuan left the capital camp and went somewhere unknown. The officials in the court were very dissatisfied with this. It was just that Zhou Xuan was condoned by the emperor before.
, Now that the emperor is ill, it is really outrageous that Zhou Xuan is still so unruly.
But the prince obviously indulged Zhou Xuan just like the emperor. He asked people to ask Zhou Xuan what he had done, without giving any orders to accuse him.
Now that he heard that Zhou Xuan was back, the prince immediately declared happily. Not long after, Zhou Xuan strode in with a dusty face, followed by an old man with gray hair.
"Your Highness." He shouted loudly as he entered the palace, "I have found a miracle doctor who can cure Your Majesty!"
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Although in order to allow the prince to concentrate on government affairs, the three princes took turns guarding the emperor and prevented the prince from staying awake day and night. However, the prince still lived in a side hall of the emperor's palace and visited the emperor in person every night before going to rest.
The emperor had breakfast before going to court.
That day, before dawn, the prince woke up from his dream. When Fuqing heard the noise, he immediately stepped forward.
"Your Highness, it's still early, please sleep a little longer." He advised softly.
The prince said, "I can't sleep." He stood up and walked out, "How is your father's side? How many times did the miracle doctor use the medicine?"
Zhou Xuan found a country miracle doctor who was said to have a secret recipe for resurrecting the dead. At that time, the officials in the court all doubted that those country secrets were almost all scammers. However, the prince was already seriously ill and sought medical treatment, so he immediately asked Zhou Xuan to send him to the hospital.
past.
Today is the third day that this miracle doctor has treated the emperor.
"The miracle doctor said that with three doses of medicine and two injections," the prince continued, "my father can get better."
Fu Qing personally served the prince to dress and said helplessly: "Today is enough to take three medicines and two acupunctures, but if it doesn't get better, will His Highness still accuse Zhou Xuan?"
Of course not, the prince sighed: "Axuan, he even believed in the secret skills of the country's miracle doctors, and he is also confused. It is not in vain that my father has loved and cherished him for so many years."
Fu Qing said: "So, Your Highness, don't have too high hopes, let the Marquis fulfill his filial piety, and let the Imperial Hospital continue to treat Your Majesty."
Before he finished speaking, a young eunuch from outside rushed in hurriedly, "Your Highness, Your Majesty, your Majesty is getting better."
As soon as these words came out, the prince and Fuqing were stunned for a moment. Has it gotten better? How?
The little eunuch's voice cracked with joy, "Your Majesty, open your eyes!"
Fuqing came to his senses first and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Highness."
The prince's eyes also filled with tears. He was about to run out, but Fu Qing caught him in time. "Your Highness, you haven't put on your clothes yet." He urged the eunuchs around him to "hurry up, hurry up."
The prince didn't need anyone's help. He just covered himself up with his robe and said, "I'll see my father first." He rushed out, followed by a group of eunuchs eagerly.
The sound of footsteps broke through the silence of the emperor's palace. The prince quickly stepped across the threshold and walked through the corridor. The misty blue light met with light and dark on his face.
