Resourceful beauty

Chapter 146
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, King Lu contracted Qiutang Club, the most famous theater in the east of the city, to entertain a group of good officials and friends. King Qi and Su Yuan, as the brothers and sisters-in-law of King Lu, were naturally also invited.

Chen Mei was pregnant, and during the Chinese New Year period, Fang Zhengjun almost pushed away all the social engagements he could, and followed Chen Mei every step of the way, so Fang Zhengjun didn't plan to go to the Qiutang Club.

Fang Ruhui wanted to join in the fun, but that day, there were not only all kinds of people in the capital, but also opera singers from the Qiutang Club. Su Yuan was worried about what might happen, so she was detained in the room.

Fang Ruxuan and Fang Rulan didn't have much interest in these commotions, so they simply rejected them, happy to be at ease in the palace.

However, thinking that Su Yuan and King Lu had been secretly in touch, Fang Ruxuan was a little worried. King Qi and Su Yuan walked forward, and Mu Mian followed Fang Ruxuan's instructions.

In the evening, when King Qi came back again, he was a little drunk, and Su Yuan seemed to be very happy, sweeping away the past decadence, with a joyful expression on her face.

After ordering the dinner to be served in their respective rooms, Su Yuan helped King Qi into the Yixin Hall, everyone did not doubt that there was it, and they dispersed after being greeted.

Fang Ruxuan went to Qingfengzhai to eat as usual.

Back at Shu Yuxuan, Kapok had also returned, shaking his head and saying that there was nothing unusual.

"After arriving at the Qiutang Club, I have never seen anyone from King Lu's side contact the princess. During the lunch break, in the guest room where the prince and the princess lived, except for Qiutong Qiushuang who was next to the princess, there was a little maid who went to see her off. Sober up soup and tea, but I found out that the maid is from the Qiutang Club."

Recalling the day's events, Kapok shrugged, "I heard two plays in the afternoon, but most of the time they were drinking. The princess was always beside me to persuade the prince to drink less, and then came back after the banquet."

It seems that she is really too sensitive, Fang Ruxuan thought to herself, nodded her head to show that she knew, and let Kapok go to rest.

It was still early, thinking that tomorrow would be King Qi's last day of rest, and he would leave for the Northwest camp early in the morning, Fang Ruxuan took out the cotton robe that was about to be finished, and carefully sewed it up against the candlelight.

Fang Ruxuan yawned and went to sleep until Ding Xiang and Su Ye came in and reminded her several times.

On the second day, before dawn, Fang Ruxuan was awakened.

"The prince has a high fever. The princess has already handed over a sign to the palace to invite an imperial doctor to come and see. The son also invited a doctor from outside. Now the Yixin Hall is busy."

As soon as Fang Ruxuan opened his eyes, he saw Ding Xiang talking anxiously about the situation in the main hall.

"What's the matter? Didn't you be fine last night?"

Fang Ruxuan dressed quickly while asking Ding Xiang.

Ding Xiang shook her head, "I don't know the specifics, but I got them from Shi Zifei."

After dressing and grooming, when Fang Ruxuan rushed to the Yixin Hall, she saw Fang Zhengjun impatiently asking the doctor, "What do you mean you can't see anything wrong? Doctor Liao, you are also a well-known doctor sitting in Huichun Hall, Now my father has a high fever and no one has woken up, so you can prescribe a prescription to make his fever go away."

Dr. Liao was in his fifties, with a goatee on his chin. Hearing Fang Zhengjun's words, he stared and retorted, "Doctors are parents' hearts. I am a doctor, not a quack doctor on the street outside. My son." If you don't believe the pulse case diagnosed by the old man, you can just go to another famous doctor, in short, now I want to prescribe the right medicine, and the old man can't prescribe it."

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Fang Ruxuan looked at Dr. Liao suspiciously, and turned to Fang Zhengjun.

A girl's temper is not as irritable as a man's. Dr. Liao said to Fang Ruxuan: "Although the prince's fever does not subside, but the old man's pulse is not abnormal. In this case, prescribing random medicine will only be counterproductive. Therefore, forgive me for my ignorance and lack of knowledge, for not being able to diagnose what is wrong with the prince."

After finishing speaking, he bowed to Fang Zhengjun, and Dr. Liao went straight away with the medicine box in hand. Even the housekeeper chased him to pay the consultation fee, but he flatly refused.

Concubine Wu and the others rushed over when they heard about the situation. At this moment, the main hall of Yixin Hall was full of people. Hearing that the doctor left without hesitation like this, and also said those inexplicable words, everyone was very upset. The next beat the drum.

During the commotion, a young eunuch from the House of Internal Affairs arrived with the imperial doctor.

"Princess Qin, please trouble me to run away during the New Year's Eve..."

Fang Zhengjun rushed forward to meet him.

"King Qi is a relative of the emperor, and he is also an important minister of Da Yuan. Now he is suffering from an emergency, and the subordinate official is on duty in the imperial hospital. It is time for him to come to see a doctor because of emotion and reason. You are welcome."

After answering, Imperial Physician Qin followed Fang Zhengjun into the inner hall without stopping.

Fang Ruxuan turned her head to appease Concubine Wu and the others, and followed them in lightly.

King Qi on the bed was wearing a moon-white tunic, his face was sallow at the moment, and his forehead was sweating profusely. At the side, Su Yuan personally took a veil and applied it to him.

Seeing Imperial Physician Qin come in, Su Yuan said hello, got up and stood aside.

After feeling the pulse, the expression on the face of Imperial Physician Qin gradually became serious, and Fang Zhengjun and Fang Ruxuan's heart suddenly became aroused.

Physician Qin stood up, opened King Qi's eyelids and looked at it, and when he wanted to see the coating on his tongue, he found that King Qi was clenched his teeth and couldn't open his mouth at all.

"It's really weird..."

Whispering in a low voice, Imperial Physician Qin frowned, as if he was pondering whether the same situation existed in the previous pulse case.

After a while, Imperial Physician Qin placed his hand on King Qi's wrist again, and took his pulse cautiously.

Looking back at Fang Zhengjun, Imperial Physician Qin nodded, got up and left the inner hall.

"My lord's illness is really strange. Judging from the pulse condition, there is nothing wrong with it at all, but my lord's pupils are loose and his teeth are closed tightly. It is obvious that he is seriously ill. It is really strange..."

Only now did he realize that what the doctor in the Huichun Hall said was true, Fang Zhengjun cupped his hands and bowed to the end, earnestly begging: "Qin Imperial Physician, please save my father."

Imperial Physician Qin hurriedly returned a salute, raised his hand to stop Fang Zhengjun's words, "Don't worry, my son, this is the duty of a subordinate official. So let's do this, the subordinate official will prescribe a gentle prescription first to relieve the high fever of the prince. , wait for the officer to return to the Imperial Hospital, analyze and analyze the prince's condition with a few colleagues, and then make plans for the next step, okay?"

"Okay, just as you said, I'm sorry..."

Watching Imperial Physician Qin prescribe the medicine, Fang Zhengjun handed it over to the housekeeper to fetch and decoct the medicine, and sent Imperial Physician Qin out of the palace respectfully.

When I came back again, I saw that everyone looked worried. After Fang Zhengjun comforted them, he asked them to go back to their houses and rest in the side hall by himself.

Fang Ruxuan couldn't help much, and felt something was wrong deep down in her heart, so she greeted Fang Zhengjun and went back to Shu Yuxuan.

In the inner room, Kapok was bowing her head to the charcoal basin and meditating. Thinking about it, she also sensed something was wrong.

"When I went out at noon yesterday, the princess's expression was the same as before. Although she looked gentle, her eyes were cold and not warm. But since the afternoon, the expression on her face has come alive, and she has chatted with the ladies around her for a few minutes. In other words, he looks in a good mood..."

As if talking to Fang Ruxuan, or talking to herself, Mu Mian recalled the situation at that time and said: "If there is a change, it started after the afternoon break. During this period, the princess also only saw the girl from the Qiutang Club. It's just a maid, and it's only a cup of tea for that maid to go in and out of the guest room. No..."

Raising her head suddenly, Mu Mian looked at Fang Ruxuan, and said with affirmation: "That maid walks lightly, as beautiful as dancing. Although I was curious at the time, I thought she was a member of the Qiutang Society, and she must be Practicing those basic skills, it is normal to be brisk. Looking back at this moment, it is clear that she has practiced light skills, so she walks like that."

Annoyed, Mu Mian stood up, walked out and said, "I'll go and check right away to find out what the origin of that maid is."

"No need..."

Fang Ruxuan stopped Kapok with a sound, and seeing Kapok turned around with a puzzled face, Fang Ruxuan smiled bitterly: "Since they have thought carefully about this trick, if you think about it, they will deal with it silently afterwards, you go now Check, it must be similar to everything, and it is also futile."

"Then do nothing?"

Kapok bit her lip, blaming herself for her negligence.

Fang Ruxuan thought quietly, then raised her head and ordered Kapok, "You went to find mulberry and mulberry leaves, didn't you let them stare at the Yixin hall in turn? Look at what happened in the inner hall after returning from father and Su Yuan last night Remember, no matter how small or inconspicuous, as long as they see and hear it, they must tell it."

Kapok gradually understood, "Miss, what do you mean, the prince didn't catch this disease at the Qiutang Club?"

Fang Ruxuan nodded, "After thinking about it, only Su Yuan has this motive and the courage. Only by finding out what happened last night can we know what disease my father has and what their purpose is for doing this."

Without further hesitation, Mu Mian strode out of Shu Yuxuan and ran towards Yuanxue Palace.

Arriving at the Yixin Hall at noon, I saw that Su Yuan was already wiping away her tears in a hurry, and Fang Zhengjun beside him was also circling non-stop, with an anxious expression on his face.

Seeing Fang Ruxuan coming, Fang Zhengjun shook his head helplessly and said: "The medicine is ready, but father's jaw is closed tightly, and he can't pour the medicine in at all. It seems that the fever is even worse now."

Anxious, but unable to think of a way out, Fang Ruxuan became flustered for the first time.

After a while, she raised her head and told the housekeeper, "Bring up the stretcher and carry the prince to the Nuanxiang Hall."

After finishing speaking, Fang Ruxuan looked back at Concubine Shen and said, "I also ask Concubine Shen to take care of my father. After cleaning his body with warm water, apply hot wine to him. Don't let my father catch a cold."

Knowing that Fang Ruxuan must have her reasons for doing this, Concubine Shen was concerned about King Qi's condition, and hurriedly took her maid back to the East Palace to prepare.

Fang Ruxuan turned her head again, and saw Su Yuan stopped her with a face of resentment, "What does the princess mean?"

(End of this chapter)