A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1042 Powerless
Tai Chi Palace, Li Zheng Palace.

Empress Changsun was lying on the couch, separated by a gauze curtain. Wu Huaiyu sat outside the curtain and put her fingers on the empress's wrist to check her pulse.

There is no such thing as using a hanging thread to diagnose the pulse.

Wu Huaiyu looked solemn,
Although the pulse cannot prove everything, it can also reveal a lot.

Crown Prince Cheng Qian stood aside, looking anxious and worried. Although his mother doted on King Wei and King Jin, she always cared about him as the eldest son. His mother was still so young, only in her thirties, so why did she suddenly become seriously ill and difficult to treat? .

He couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it.

The queen mother said that Dr. Sun was helpless, but Cheng Qian still placed his hope in the teacher. The queen mother was seriously ill before and was cured by the teacher's elixir.

"Your Highness, please invite the saint to come."

Wu Huaiyu said softly.

This was about to notify the family members. Based on his diagnosis of the pulse and his inquiry into the queen, he also understood why Sun's miracle doctor was unable to save her. There was indeed no way to save her.

But she was calm.

This was originally a small request, but Doctor Sun once tactfully told the queen that time was running out and she might not be able to survive the New Year.

Empress Changsun is very remarkable. The empress of the mother-in-law of the world is only in her thirties, but her life has come to an end. However, she has no fear or panic, and faces all this calmly and calmly.

Now Empress Changsun is relying on Sun Shenyao's medicine to hold her breath, and she may be gone at any time.

"Your Highness, please give me your instructions."

Cheng Qian stepped forward to help his mother worriedly. The eldest grandson patted his hand and said, "I can still walk."

"Mr. Qingyang is not even willing to leave me this last peace."

"The Chinese New Year is in a few days. I hope to be able to celebrate the new year. I also want to be able to accompany the saint, the prince and Jinyang and their brothers and sisters to watch the Chang'an lanterns on the Lantern Festival,"

The queen's illness is beyond human power.

"Mr. Qingyang, I have a request," Queen Changsun retracted her wrist and her voice was very calm.

"I know my situation, and I can't escape this time. Because I know it, I don't want to make His Majesty and the Crown Prince sad in these last days. I just want to be able to see them happy every day,"

Queen Changsun wanted to enjoy this new year and see the Lantern Festival lanterns next year. She wanted to hold on for another month.

"It's better to invite your Majesty to come here now,"

"I hope Mr. Qingyang can fulfill my wish."

Wu Huaiyu could only smile helplessly.

How many people can do this, especially someone with her noble status, who is even less willing to face death.

"I will do my best,"

He walked hastily and looked anxious.

Wu Huaiyu was thinking about how to make some prescriptions for the Queen to buy Queen Changsun another half month, at least until the Lantern Festival.

Queen Changsun sat up, opened the gauze curtain, walked out, and asked the palace maid to make tea to entertain Wu Huaiyu and the prince.

The sound of hurried footsteps interrupted Huaiyu's thoughts of preparing medicine. The emperor was here.

"Guanyin Maid, what's wrong with you?"

Empress Changsun stood up and smiled gently at her husband, "It doesn't really matter, let's have a cup of tea first. The white tea you made is not the milk tea that Your Majesty likes."

How could Li Shimin be in the mood to drink white tea and milk tea?
He glanced at Wu Huaiyu with fierce eyes,

"Your Majesty, please come aside and talk." Wu Huaiyu stood up, took the emperor aside, and patiently told him about the queen's condition.

Li Shimin's face turned pale, as hard as the prince to accept this result.

"impossible,"

"Although the queen's qi disease is a stubborn disease, it has been greatly relieved after taking your medicine..."

Wu Huaiyu knew that the emperor could not accept it, so he could only stay silently by his side.

After a long time, Li Shimin began to inquire about the details of his condition in detail, and Wu Huaiyu also told everything he knew, including that the queen had previously invited Sun Shenyao for diagnosis and treatment,

"Sun Shenyao doesn't have any countermeasures?"

Wu Huaiyu shook his head,
Empress Changsun has always been in poor health, and her qi disease is a family inheritance. Although she is only in her thirties, she has given birth to many children for the emperor, and her health has been in short supply. In addition, she works hard to manage the harem for the emperor. Previously, the emperor took Hu Monk Pills. The Queen took care of her day and night due to poisoning, which even wore down her body and caused the Qi disease to recur. Now it is not just Qi disease,

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After a long time,
Li Shimin lowered his head, his eyes filled with despair.
"Your Majesty, please cheer up. Her Majesty the Queen has been hiding her condition. In fact, she also wants to spend this time with her Majesty and the Crown Prince. I don't want you to feel sad..."

"Huaiyu, you are a disciple of Yinxian, known as the King of Medicine. You have many ancient prescriptions, but none of them can cure the Queen's illness. Think about it again,
As long as you can cure the queen's illness, I am willing to give you any reward."

"I will give you a national surname, make you king, and worship you as prime minister..."

Wu Huaiyu quickly interrupted the emperor's nonsense. What was he talking about?

"His Majesty,"

The light in Li Shimin's eyes dimmed again, and he closed his mouth,
The whole person was stunned.

"Your Majesty, the tea is getting cold."

Li Shimin raised his head, let out a long sigh, and forced a smile, but it was very stiff and ugly. After experiencing the Tianzhu Monk's red pill incident last time, Li Shimin now also knows very well that some things cannot be forced, and even if he uses imperial power to suppress them, he will only get the result. cheat.

"Let's go, the tea is getting cold." Li Shimin said in a low voice and turned back.

After drinking a pot of tea,

Although everyone had smiles on their faces and chatted with the Queen, in fact they all just wanted to make Queen Changsun feel more relaxed.

Prince Chengqian kept wiping his tears quietly.
After all, this is a young man who is not yet twenty years old. He did not expect that his mother would leave so early.

"Ah, I'm a little sleepy,"

The queen wants to see off guests,

Wu Huaiyu and others stood up quickly. Li Shimin had a thousand things to say and wanted to stay with the queen, but the eldest grandson still let him go. He could not neglect government affairs and did not allow Cheng Qian to stay.

Wu Huaiyu walked out of the Li Zheng Palace together with the emperor and the prince.

Standing outside the palace gate, the three of them paused in silence for a long time.

Li Shimin turned to look at Huaiyu, opened his mouth, but finally said nothing. He knew very well that if Wu Huaiyu really had a way, he would definitely take action.

Prince Chengqian couldn't help but hold Huaiyu's hand, "Teacher, you will definitely find a way. If you think of a way again, look for the prescriptions and notes left by Master Xiaoyaozi, and you will definitely find a way. of,"

"Cheng Qian, you go back to the East Palace first, and spend more time with your mother when you have time."

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Li Shimin didn't stay with Wu Huaiyu much, and he went back with worries.

Wu Huaiyu left the palace.

After leaving the palace gate, Wu Huaiyu didn't know where to go for a moment.

At this time, the New Year is approaching, the cold wind is blowing,
Snowflakes are falling from the sky,
Heavy snowfall.

The north wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the snow was falling.

On this windy and snowy day, it is actually the best time to burn a charcoal stove in the house, then make an oven to grill meat, or make a pot-shabu-shabu.
Otherwise, it is also very good to make tea by the stove.

After thinking about it, Huaiyu decided to go to Yong'anfang, not to his eldest brother's house. Huaiyi had not returned to Beijing yet, so he went to Qin Qiong's house.

Qin Qiong has been in Shandong for the past two years, inspecting the governor of Qingzhou. He still has the title of Dengzhou. That is Qin Qiong's hometown. He quite likes his life there. It can be regarded as a return to his hometown in glory.

Wu Huaiyu came to the door.
Qin Qiong was naturally very happy,
On this windy and snowy day, he was at home with his wife and children. Qin Qiong was in Shandong, but his wife, concubines and children basically stayed in Chang'an.

"It's windy and snowy outside, where does it come from?"

"In the palace." Wu Huaiyu only replied with two words. The queen's condition was also a secret in the palace and could not be leaked, otherwise it would be a serious crime.

Qin Qiong welcomed him into the house without asking any further questions.

He was the adopted son of Qin Qiong, not an ordinary guest, so his wives and concubines did not have to avoid him and shouted together to see him. Qin Qiong had many wives and concubines before he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately he was killed in Luoyang.

After returning to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan married the daughter of the clan to Qin Qiong as his second wife. Later, he took Cui Zheng, Xue Liu and others as his concubines, and he had many children.

One by one, they came over and called Brother Huaiyu.

The eldest boys are also very handsome. Thanks to Qin Qiong's merits and grace, these brothers also have titles. The one with the highest title is Qin Huaidao, Duke of Licheng County. The two brothers Shandao Yandao hold the title of County Marquis and County Viscount respectively.

The other two are county men.

"I just left for a while as I promised, but it's a coincidence that I didn't run into you." Qin Qiong said with a smile.

Keeping the promise is about Pei Xingjian.

"That's really unlucky," Wu Huaiyu smiled, "Speaking of him, I have something to ask my adoptive father."

Huaiyu then told him that he had brought back some veterans from the Sui Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty from Liaodong. One of the veterans was named Dong. He had a daughter, Asang, who was now Wu Huaiyu's concubine, and gave birth to Wu Shilang for him.

"What do you think, adoptive father, of letting Erjiro keep his promise and be his son-in-law?"

Mrs. Qin Qiong, the head of Xingtang County, was watching, and she thought it was quite good, "Erlang, your family is now a family with the surname Jia, and the Pei family of Hedong Zhongjuan is an old clan with the surname of the county. They are married to the Wu family, so they are a perfect match."

Qin Qiong felt that Pei Xingjian was Wu Huaiyu's student. Now that Wu Huaiyu's son married Pei Xingjian's daughter, it was a bit confusing.

The chief of Xingtang County said, "It's very common for famous families to get married."

"Zhou Yan has three daughters, and none of them are engaged to anyone yet. Which one does your family have your eye on?"

Of course Wu Huaiyu wanted to marry the legitimate daughter of Pei Xingjian and the Lu family for Erlang.

The head of Xingtang County smiled and asked, "How about I come and be a matchmaker for your family." She didn't think there was anything wrong with Wu Huaiyu's concubine wanting to marry Pei Xingjian's legitimate daughter.

Although Wu Huaiyu has not been in Chang'an in recent years, the Wu family is still in full swing. Moreover, Wu Huaiyu is not yet thirty years old.

Who doesn’t know how far this future will be?

Just because of the fact that the prince is a master, the Wu family is destined to reach a higher level in the future than it is now.

As for the Pei family's family house in Hedong, how can it compare with that of the Wu family.

Pei Xingjian is indeed quite capable, but there is no one in the Pei family. He can achieve his current success only by the support of people like Qin Qiong, Cheng Yao, Jin Wu Huaiyu and Su Dingfang.

"My adoptive mother is willing to be the matchmaker for Twenty Lang. That is really what I wish for. It is the blessing of that boy Chenglu." Wu Huaiyu thanked him repeatedly, "My Wu family really wants to have this marriage with the Pei family. As for keeping the promise and which daughter Mrs. Lu is willing to give The Wu family can accept the promise of twenty men, regardless of whether it is a concubine or a concubine."

(End of this chapter)