Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 44 The Truth
Pingjun Wangfu, the main house in the inner courtyard.

All the maids and mothers-in-law retreated, only Prince Ping and his wife were there.Cao Jiashi had a bit of worry in his eyes, and asked, "Is Yong'er all right?"

"Of course it's fine. My good Fujin was discussed with Brother Yong, and I just pretended to show it to outsiders!" Pingjun Wang Naersu smiled and said to his wife: "I was afraid that you would miss it, and I didn't want to tell you. I was afraid You hear the wind and think wildly."

After Cao Jia knew that Cao Yong was healthy, although she was no longer worried, she was very angry when she thought that he was beaten, scolded and bullied.Although the Cao family is not a big family, but this younger brother was raised as a treasure by the whole family, how could he swallow this breath willingly: "That Guishan is too much, my lord, we can't just leave it like this, we have to do it for you." I'm letting out such a bad breath!"

Naersu reached out and tapped Cao Jia's nose: "You don't need to worry about venting your anger, as a big sister, you really think our younger brother is a vegetarian. Yong'er was forced to feel angry by several princes. He is also considered unlucky. The broken leg is still light, and I am afraid that there will be no good fruit in the future!"

Cao Jia glared at her husband: "Your brother-in-law has done a good job, and you can play around with him! No, I don't worry about Yong'er. I still have to go and have a look to feel at ease." Cao Jiashi was a little worried because of the red eye circles.

"I knew you would do this!" Naersu was not surprised: "But don't forget this!" As he said, he took out a silk handkerchief and handed it to Cao Jiashi.

Cao Jiashi took it in his hand, a little curious: "What do you do with it, to wipe tears in front of outsiders?"

Na Ersu nodded: "Brother Yong 'I don't know whether he is alive or dead', we sisters and brothers-in-law are naturally sad, we put ginger juice on it, rub your eyes, and tears will come out!"

Only then did Cao Jia know the reason for her husband's red eyes, holding a handkerchief, she couldn't laugh or cry.

Neersu gently supported his wife's back: "Let's go to the guest room to guard brother Yong. Several imperial doctors are riding sedan chairs. Although they are not faster than me on horseback, they should be here now!"

*
Qianqing Palace, Dongnuan Pavilion.

Fu Erdan, the Minister of the Guards and Internal Affairs Bureau of Zhengbai Banner Mongolia who was on duty in the palace today, was summoned here, waiting for Emperor Kangxi's instructions.

"You go to Shuntian Mansion to pass on my oral order. The third-class bodyguard Cao Yong was attacked and investigated. Every detail during the period from when he left the palace gate to when he passed out in the Prince's Mansion of Pingjun must be investigated in detail." Kangxi said.

Fu Erdan saw Cao Yong at the bodyguard a few hours ago, but he didn't expect such an accident to happen now. He said that "the slave obeys the order", but his face already showed resentment.The Mongolian man didn't have any scheming, he just thought that although Cao Yong was not in his name, he was also a member of the guard camp, and now he was being bullied like this wantonly, how could it be tolerated.

Kangxi stopped for a while, and said again: "Where did King Pingjun arrest a group of murderers who beat Cao Yong, let's get them to Shuntian Mansion! Don't have a public trial, ask them in private, and report to me if you have any results!"

"Cha!" Fu Erdan responded loudly, and retreated.

Kangxi sighed: "I just hope those rebellious sons know what's good and what's wrong, don't get involved in it."

*
Pingjun Prince's Mansion, southwest guest room.

Cao Yong's face was pale, his eyes were closed tightly, and he was lying on the bed with beads of sweat covering his forehead.The originally fair face was red, swollen and black and blue from the beating, and the corners of the mouth were faintly stained with blood that had not been wiped off.

When Cao Jia saw his brother like this, he didn't think about the real injury or the fake injury, tears already came out.She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, but the ginger juice stimulated her tears to increase, and then she remembered what her husband said just now.

This is what Wang Wenqi, the envoy of the imperial hospital, saw when he was welcomed in.

The old man is in his sixties, his hair and beard are all white, but there is a difference in dignity and respect, and he still knelt down tremblingly: "I have seen the prince, Fujin!"

Na Ersu stepped forward to help Wang Wenqi: "Where do you care about these vain courtesy, Mr. Wang should get up and see the patient!"

Wang Wenqi said: "The minister obeys the order!" He stood up tremblingly, walked to the bed, and looked at Cao Yong carefully.

Na Ersu signaled the little maid to give Wang Wenqi a small stool. Wang Wenqi sat down, first looked at Cao Yong's arm on the side of the bed, and then put his right hand on Cao Yong's wrist that was exposed outside the quilt, and began to feel the pulse. The tighter the wrinkle.

After a while, Wang Wenqi put down his hands, got up, and said to the four imperial physicians who came with him, "You guys also come over to have a look!"

The four imperial physicians stepped forward in turn, and all of them had serious expressions after the diagnosis.

Seeing this, Cao Jiashi knew that Cao Yong's illness must be serious, so she couldn't help crying.

Na Ersu's face was full of grief, and he told the maidservant behind Cao Jia's mother-in-law: "Fu Jin is still healthy, so it's not suitable to be tired and injured. You should quickly help the master go to the backyard to rest."

Where Cao Jiashi was willing to go, she tried to persuade her again and again before leaving with red eyes.

Naersu invited several imperial physicians to the outside room to serve tea, and because he was worried about Cao Yong's condition, he couldn't wait to ask: "Master Wang, I want to tell you the truth about the condition of my brother-in-law!"

Wang Wenqi stroked his beard: "My lord, just now I saw that the patient's left arm seemed to be inconvenient. Could it be that he just spliced ​​a broken bone?"

Na Ersu nodded: "Well, his arm was broken, but fortunately it was only dislocated, and a few doctors in my house connected it up, saying that there is nothing serious about it."

Wang Wenqi shook his head: "These colleagues in the prince's house must be masters of internal diseases, but they are not good at this external disease."

Neersu looked anxious: "What does Mr. Wang mean?"

"If the current connection method is followed, the left arm of the prince's brother-in-law may be useless!" The peers are jealous, even the old doctor Wang who has lived most of his life is no exception.Think about it, since the emperor has personally asked the people from the imperial hospital to see patients, the people in your palace should rest well and insert a stick in, what is this.Therefore, after Wang Wenqi discovered the previous flaw, he pointed it out without hesitation.

"Ah!" Ne Ersu asked: "Then what should we do? Is there a master in Tai Hospital who is proficient in external diseases, please tell Master Wang quickly, and this king will send someone to invite him immediately."

Wang Wenqi pointed to a middle-aged imperial physician who came with him, Naersu was overjoyed, and the two went back to the inner room to fix Cao Yong's bone.

*
Outside, several imperial physicians frowned.

"Low complexion, mental fatigue, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, weak pulse, this is the appearance of excess evil energy and weak Yang energy." Wang Wenqi said with a serious expression.

Several other imperial physicians agreed, and everyone went to check the pulse and came to the same conclusion. "Deficiency of yang qi", when it reaches "exhaustion", it is a matter of life, so several imperial physicians find it difficult.

"I can't blame the doctor in the palace for saying that I should do my best and obey the destiny!" said an imperial physician.

Wang Wenqi glared at the imperial doctor: "How can those quack doctors be compared with us, not to mention that we are entrusted with the emperor's life, even if we encounter them by chance, we should do our best to diagnose and treat them."

While speaking, Ne Ersu had come out with the imperial physician just now: "Masters, do you have a good prescription?"

Wang Wenqi picked up the pen and paper that had been prepared on the table, opened the prescription of Dao Anshen, handed it to Naersu, and at the same time ordered: "The prince's brother-in-law did not have any obvious injuries, but it was caused by the 'invasion of external evils', which made' Deficiency of yang qi, these few days are difficult. Please order the prince to silence the sound within ten feet. Except for the people around me and me, outsiders should not disturb here. After three days, if the patient is fine , even if there is no serious problem!"

Naersu nodded in response, and at the same time asked someone to go out to pass an order, and asked the chief guard in the mansion to lead a team of guards to surround the guest courtyard in the southwest of the palace, no one can enter or leave, no one can make a sound.

*
On March 48, the 26th year of Kangxi, Cao Yong took a sick leave.Both Detehei and Nalan Fusen were surprised. They looked fine yesterday, but why are they sick today?Only Nalan Chengping, after all, has ghosts in his heart, and his expression can't hide the panic.

Not long after it was Detehei's turn to be on duty, the little eunuch Wei Zhu who came to summon Cao Yong yesterday came to the Taihe Gate again, but his face was not as kind as yesterday, and he said coldly: "Long live Lord!" Orally, call the third-class bodyguard Nalan Chengping to have an audience!"

Nalan Chengping would have jumped up happily if "Jianjia" had been used in the past, but now he was nervous and followed behind Wei Zhu with a pale face.Trembling, he took out half a tael of silver from his pocket, and stuffed it to Wei Zhu: "This is to invite the father-in-law to drink tea, father-in-law, don't refuse!"

Wei Zhu weighed the light half tael of silver, and seeing Nalan Chengping's expression of rewarding him, he felt more and more that the guard Cao from yesterday was amiable and respectable.Where is he in the mood to mention Nalan Chengping, he thanked him insincerely.

*
Qianqing Palace, Dongnuan Pavilion.

Kangxi sat behind the imperial case and listened to Wang Wenqi's detailed report of Cao Yong's condition, and Fu Erdan, the minister of the bodyguard, waited beside him.Although Cao Yong is still in danger at the moment, but when he was diagnosed this morning, his condition has improved.

Kangxi felt a little relieved after hearing this: "No matter what, Cao Yong's life must be saved. If there are no medicinal materials in the palace, you can use the internal storage!"

Wang Wenqi obeyed his orders and went down to return to Pingjun Wangfu.

"Report to Lord Long Live, the third-class bodyguard Nalan Chengping should be summoned to meet you." Liang Jiugong came in and played.

"Biography!" Kangxi's voice was somewhat majestic.

After a while, Nalan Chengping came in bowing, not daring to raise his head, flicked his sleeves, and knelt down: "I have seen Lord Long Live, long live, long live, long live!"

Kangxi did not speak, but nodded to Fu Erdan.

Fu Erdan took a step forward, and said loudly: "Nalan Chengping, I am interrogating on behalf of the heavens, you must not deceive me a little."

Nalan Chengping hurriedly kowtowed: "The servant complies with the order!"

"Long live Lord, I ask you, yesterday at [-] o'clock in Shenshi, you were waiting for Cao Yong outside the guard camp of Donghua Gate, is there such a thing?" Fu Erdan asked.

Nalan Chengping bowed his head and replied: "If the servant returns to Long Live Lord, there is indeed such a thing!"

"Long Live Lord, I ask you, after waiting for Cao Yong yesterday, he was attacked by Guishan and others in Lumi Hutong with him, is there such a thing?" Fu Erdan continued to ask.

Nalan Chengping replied: "If the servant returns to Long Live Lord, there is indeed such a thing!"

Fu Erdan said: "Long live Lord also asked you, since Guishan and others came here for you, why Cao Yong didn't know whether he was alive or dead, but you were not injured at all?"

Nalan Chengping was sweating profusely, tremblingly said: "If I return to Lord Long Live, I won't know!"

Fu Erdan glanced at Nalan Chengping contemptuously: "Long Live Lord asked you, 'Just cause chaos, let Guishan attack Cao Yong, regardless of life or death, and then give a hundred taels of silver as reward', but what did you say yesterday?"

(End of this chapter)