Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 188 184. Dragon Hidden
Hong Zhou's eyes suddenly turned red, and he said in a trembling voice, "Liu Yuanzheng, is there really no other way? I have the thousand-year-old ginseng that my grandmother gave me. If that doesn't work, my father has the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, Tianshan snow lotus, and..."

Yuanzheng Liu shook his head and spoke in a sad voice, "Sixth Prince, the emperor's anger this time is not a simple impulsive disorder as before, but a sudden attack of the heart by anger, which has reversed the qi and blood, and caused the blood vessels to rupture and accumulate in the ventricles. If Hua Tuo were still alive, he could perform a craniotomy to clear the blood in the ventricles, and there might be a glimmer of hope. I, your old minister, am incompetent, I, your old minister, am incompetent..." After he finished speaking, he was already in tears.

Upon hearing this, everyone present could not help but feel sad. They all knew that even if Hua Tuo were still alive, the emperor would not be able to perform a craniotomy. Moreover, as Liu Yuanzheng said, a craniotomy only offered a glimmer of hope.

Hongzhou personally helped several imperial physicians up and said respectfully, "Hongzhou knows that all of you imperial physicians are highly skilled in medicine, comparable to the living Hua Tuo. Since the emperor was seriously ill, it has been all thanks to you imperial physicians that his condition has gradually improved. Today's incident was really an accident. Hongzhou dare not force anyone to do anything. I have only one request. If you really can't save the emperor, I only ask that you imperial physicians give the emperor the greatest respect." Hongzhou choked up as he finished speaking, and several imperial physicians were all moved to tears.

"Sixth Prince, you are too kind. I will do my best to live up to your request."

Hongzhou nodded, turned around and walked towards the Imperial Concubine and the others, knelt on one knee to salute, and said in a sad voice, "Imperial Concubine, Mother, and Empress Hui, please take charge of the next matter, Hongzhou, please."

Concubine Jing leaned over to help him up, patted his shoulder and comforted him silently.

Shen Meizhuang felt more sorry for him than for the emperor. This was the child she had watched grow up, and now he was only in his teens and had to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

The emperor had been in a coma. When he was awake occasionally, the imperial concubine arranged for the princes and princesses to take turns going in and talking to the emperor.

When it was the Third Prince's turn, he was timid and did not dare to step forward, which made the Imperial Concubine suspicious.

Hongshi was so anxious that his heart and liver were broken, but he heard the Sixth Prince say, "Third brother may be too sad. Your son will accompany you in."

After entering the inner room, Hongzhou frowned and glared at Hongshi who was already shaking like a sieve, "Third brother, you should stand behind me, so as to prevent the emperor from getting angry again."

Hongshi wished this was the case.

In the bedroom, the emperor stared at the ceiling with dull eyes, without any life.

Hongzhou called out in a low voice, "Father Emperor, Hongzhou and my third brother are here to see you." He started crying as soon as he spoke.

The emperor slowly turned his head and looked at him blankly. Hongshi kept his head down and did not dare to look at his father.

Seeing the emperor's lips move, Hongzhou leaned over and said, "Father, I didn't hear you clearly."

"Hong... Shi, go to hell!" The voice was neither loud nor soft, and the words were clearly pronounced. Hongshi was so scared that he knelt down immediately, but he did not dare to beg for mercy loudly, for fear that the people outside the hall would hear him.

Hong Zhou reached out and held the emperor's hand, and whispered to comfort him, "Father, please don't be angry. Third brother did something bad, and your son will teach him a lesson for you. When you recover, you will punish him severely. Now you need to take good care of your health and don't get angry. Please forgive Third brother for a few days."

The emperor continued to stare at Hongshi, staring at him until he broke out in a cold sweat and could not speak coherently.

With Hongzhou's comfort, the emperor relaxed a little and fell into a deep sleep again.

When Hongzhou saw that his father had fallen asleep, he tucked in the corners of the quilt for him, pulled Hongshi, who was still in a daze, and left the bedroom.

Before leaving the inner room, Hongshi suddenly spoke in a deep voice.

"Third brother, if you don't want to bear the guilt of angering the emperor to death for the rest of your life, you'd better tell the truth." His voice was stern and showed no mercy.

Somehow, Hongshi saw some of his father's shadow in the little Hongzhou. Upon hearing this, he sat down on the ground in despair.

"I'll confess, I'll confess, Sixth Brother, Third Brother, please leave me a chance to live."

After leaving the inner room, everyone was still waiting in the outer hall, so Hongzhou found an excuse and took Hongshi to the main hall. After listening to Hongshi's retelling of the cause and effect, Hongzhou felt a dull pain in his heart.

His father, the emperor, who was once a wise man, ended up being angered to death by his own son.

"Third brother," Hongzhou said impatiently, stopping Hongshi's sobbing, "you should understand that I am willing to hide this matter not to help you, nor for the sake of brotherhood, but because my father is so wise, and I don't want to leave such a bad mark for him in the history books. From today, from this incident on, there will no longer be any brotherhood between you and me, do you understand?" Hongzhou asked in a deep voice, and his aura immediately intimidated Hongshi.

Hongshi only felt that the shadow of the emperor's father was becoming more and more prominent on his sixth brother at this moment. He was instantly frightened by his aura and forgot how to respond. He only remembered nodding woodenly.

After sending Hongshi away, Hongzhou began to summon ministers of the second rank and above into the palace, and sent orders to the imperial guards, patrol camps, and the camp outside the capital, asking them to work day and night and be on standby at all times from this moment on.

When I returned to the side hall, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

Hongzhou sent people to serve dinner to the ministers in the main hall, the concubines in the side halls, and the princes and princesses.

Looking towards the inner room, the emperor was still sleeping, and his heart was ached.

Under Hongzhou's persuasion, everyone finally suppressed their grief and had a simple dinner.

The imperial physician went in again to check the patient's pulse and came out to reply that it would be tonight.

The sound of sobbing was heard again in the hall.

The third prince burst into tears, "Father Emperor, please don't leave. Hongshi is willing to sacrifice his life for you. Father Emperor, Hongshi begs you..."

It really makes those who see it sad and those who hear it cry.

Hongzhou felt that even if he was cut into pieces, he would not be satisfied. If he could really borrow some life, he would make Hongshi fulfill his words without hesitation.

At this time, Su Peisheng came out and said, "The emperor has woken up and wants to see the Sixth Prince."

Not long after Hongzhou entered, he called Concubine Jing and Shen Meizhuang in.

The emperor seemed to be in much better spirits at this time. There was a sickly flush on his face, and he spoke much more clearly.

"My dear consort, please take good care of Hongzhou. I trust you."

Concubine Jing's eyes suddenly turned red.

"Noble Concubine Hui, Mei'er, I'm sorry to Huanhuan and to you." The emperor sighed.

Shen Meizhuang did not raise her head. She still felt resentful when he mentioned Huanhuan, but she could not help feeling sad when she saw that he was about to die.

"As for Hongshi's matter, you two should handle it for me. Hongzhou, your third brother is stupid and ignorant, and it is difficult for him to achieve great things. Let him be a prince for the rest of his life."

After saying this, he turned to Su Peisheng and said, "Zhang Tingyu, Prince Zhuang, and Ortai."

Su Peisheng took the order and left. Concubine Jing and Shen Meizhuang knew that he was going to explain the affairs of the previous dynasty, so they bowed and took their leave.

Before turning around, Shen Meizhuang looked back at the man for the last time. It was the last look of her life. He was really going to die, so why didn't he feel happy in his heart?