The courtyard is deep in spring

Chapter 176

The trembling voice of the old man seemed to contain strange firmness, which clearly reached everyone's ears.

The queen's expression was inexplicable, and the smile on the corner of her mouth seemed far-fetched, but the third prince who rushed into the palace after hearing the news had an extremely gratified smile on his face: "This is great! Brother Huang, you can finally stop worrying about His Highness the Crown Prince. sick."

"Doctor Zheng, if you can really save my son's life, I will allow you to come back to the Imperial Hospital! I will also write a plaque with my own hand and send it to your Zheng family!" The emperor said with a smile from ear to ear.

"Your majesty, is this inappropriate?" The queen on the side frowned slightly when she heard this, and said, "The concubine knows that the emperor rewarded him for saving the crown prince, but is it too early to say this now? Doctor Zheng is old My lord, if you don't let him spend his life, but stay in the palace, it will not be good for your majesty's reputation!"

The emperor was in high spirits, and his face darkened immediately after hearing these objections, but he still had some respect for the empress in his heart, and he didn't turn his face immediately when he heard the words, but just ignored it, and just looked at Imperial Doctor Zheng with a smile He said: "Zheng Aiqing, what herbs did you bring back to Beijing this time?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister is getting old, and it is indeed no longer suitable to stay in the imperial hospital." Kneeling in the hall, Zheng imperial physician finally got a chance to speak, and he immediately said: "The empress did not say anything wrong, minister……"

"Okay, okay, don't explain so much, I already understand your thoughts, why don't you hurry up and get the prince's pulse?" The emperor waved his hands impatiently.

At this moment, what he most wanted to see with his own eyes was how Imperial Doctor Zheng diagnosed the prince's pulse, instead of listening to everyone talking about it here.

"Old minister obeys the order!" Imperial Physician Zheng respectfully agreed upon hearing this.

The emperor got up and went to the Crown Prince's East Palace first, followed by the empress, concubine Rong, and the third prince, and Taiyi Zheng was the last one to go in.

"Princess Zheng, hurry up! Get the prince's pulse!" As soon as she entered the bedroom, Concubine Rong couldn't wait to urge Imperial Physician Zheng.

The queen finally seized the opportunity, and when she heard the words, she sneered and said with a smirk: "Concubine Rong, what are you doing in such a hurry? Doctor Zheng of the left and right has already entered the palace, and he has plenty of time to diagnose the prince's pulse. Could it be that you Aren't you afraid that the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment?"

Concubine Rong's expression changed immediately after hearing this.

The emperor really didn't have the heart to pay attention to the intrigue between the two, and just waved at Doctor Zheng, signaling him to come forward.

The queen and Concubine Rong were quiet when they saw that the doctor Zheng had begun to feel the pulse of the prince.

There is eagerness in one eye, and a sneer in the other.

The emperor didn't bother to pay attention to these things, his attention was all on Zheng Taiyi, but the third prince who was at the side saw all this clearly, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Soon, Imperial Physician Zheng let go of the prince's pulse, stood up and saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have already checked the pulse, now I'm going to prescribe the prince's medicine."

"What disease does His Royal Highness suffer from? You haven't told me yet?" The emperor frowned when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, there is no difference between the pulse of the prince and the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital. His Royal Highness's body has suffered excessive losses due to poisoning. What is needed most right now is recuperation."

"You don't want to talk about these things that everyone knows by heart?" The queen's eyes flashed, and she said with a half-smile: "Or, the doctor Zheng only has these two brushes? The previous time In the palace, you seem to have said the same thing?"

Following her words, everyone thought about it and found that it was indeed the case.

Now even the emperor began to doubt: "Doctor Zheng, what can you do to recuperate the prince's body? All the physicians have tried it, but with little success. The prince can't stay here now, do you have a solution?"

"Back to the emperor, this is why the old minister came to the palace this time." Zheng Taiyi said, tremblingly opened the box in his hand, revealing the Dendrobium candidum and some other medicinal herbs inside, said: " Your Majesty, these are the medicinal herbs that the old minister has gone through all kinds of hardships to find, and the old minister believes that as long as he has them, His Highness the Crown Prince will be able to stay in bed within five days!"

"That's true? Is the herb really so magical?" The emperor stared at the box in Zheng Taiyi's hand, and asked with some doubts.

Concubine Rong also stretched her neck to take a look, and was immediately disappointed: "Doctor Zheng, that is just an ordinary grass, neither ginseng nor velvet antler, why do you say it can cure the prince's illness? Five days Get out of bed, if the prince doesn't get better by then, what should you do?"

"Concubine Rong, don't be so impulsive!" Hearing this, the emperor frowned and waved his hands at Concubine Rong, shaking his head and said, "It's too early to draw conclusions now. After the crown prince has been given the medicine by the imperial doctor Zheng, it will take five days." Let’s talk about the situation later.”

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Rong immediately became unhappy after hearing this: "What if he doesn't cure the crown prince? Wouldn't it be delayed for another five days? By then, Yu'er's condition will become more serious because of his careless treatment." What should I do?"

"Are you suspecting that Imperial Physician Zheng entered the palace for some other purpose?" the emperor raised his brows and asked after hearing this.

Concubine Rong's eyes flickered for a moment, she blinked her eyes and said: "Your Majesty, this is not impossible!"

"You mean, the imperial doctor Zheng dragged his 80-year-old body and ran so far to find herbs and bring them to the palace with the purpose of framing the prince? What good will this do him?" The emperor snorted coldly: "Half of my life is almost involved!"

"Your majesty..." Concubine Rong Gui didn't expect that the emperor was still smiling one moment, but she turned around and began to reprimand herself the next moment, her face shrugged all of a sudden.

However, the emperor didn't look at her anymore, and just turned his head to Zheng Taiyi and said: "How to treat the prince, you can figure it out yourself. For the sake of traveling thousands of miles, I will give you five days to do it." , after five days, if the crown prince has not recovered, you will be punished, Imperial Physician Zheng, is what I did fair?"

"The emperor is naturally fair, and the old minister complies with the order!" Imperial Physician Zheng responded, "It's just that the old minister has a request."

"Say it!" The emperor immediately responded when he heard the words.

"During these five days, everything that enters the palace of His Highness the Crown Prince must pass through the hands of the veteran. Outsiders are not allowed to come in and out at will, and no one is allowed to criticize. After five days, the prince's condition has not improved, and the veteran is willing to be punished!"

After hearing this, before the emperor opened his mouth, the queen on the side preemptively said: "Outsiders are not allowed to be present? Doctor Zheng, what do you mean, when you treat the crown prince, other doctors are not allowed to observe? Thinking of your superb medical skills and rich experience, and letting Imperial Physicians Liang and Imperial Physician Jiang study and study on the sidelines, they are all loyal to the court, Imperial Physician Zheng shouldn't be so stingy, right?"

"Your Majesty is right, but His Royal Highness's condition is the most important thing at present, and everything else will be discussed later, don't you think so?" After hearing this, Imperial Doctor Zheng raised his eyes to look at the Queen, Without humility, he said: "If the imperial physician and others really want to learn, the old minister can write down the process of how to diagnose the prince's pulse today in the future, and then give it to them, how about it?"

"Write it down? What if you hide your secrets at that time, what should you do?" Concubine Liu said with a slight smile.

"Okay!" But at this moment, the emperor waved his hand and said: "Don't argue! You are really empress! How to treat the prince's illness is the unique skill of Zheng Taiyi's family. Why do you want him to teach you?" Another doctor? Can he teach his own son? It is a matter of course for a son to inherit his father's career, but what is Liang Taiji? He has no skills, but he still wants to learn other people's unique secrets? How can there be such a thing in the world? good thing?"

The empress originally wanted to make things difficult for Imperial Physician Zheng when she said that, but she didn't expect that Imperial Physician Zheng was still doing nothing, but the emperor was angry. This is really not worth the candle!

"Your Majesty, the concubine didn't think so much, but thought a little more for His Highness the Crown Prince. Is there something wrong with that?" The queen said aggrievedly.

The emperor snorted coldly.

Concubine Rong at the side became proud when she saw this, she smiled and embraced the emperor's arm, and said: "Empress, don't worry, although the doctor Liang can't cure His Royal Highness, he is very good at treating women's diseases." With one hand, it's no wonder that your mother favors him so much."

The queen was getting older, and when she was young, because of dystocia when she gave birth, she always had unbearable pain in the lower abdomen in the middle of every month, and she also had some stagnant diseases. Whenever she felt uncomfortable, she summoned the imperial doctor Liang to give her After prescribing medicine for pulse diagnosis, Concubine Rong found out about this matter over time, and she purposely told the matter at this time to embarrass the queen on purpose.

Sure enough, the queen's face changed suddenly after hearing this!
Just as she was about to refute, the emperor beside her suddenly said, "Okay, is this chattering all day long, is it over yet? Sit quietly for me! Don't disturb Imperial Doctor Zheng!"

After hearing this, the empress suppressed her anger. She turned her head and looked around, but there was no sign of Imperial Doctor Zheng.

"Empress, Imperial Physician Zheng went to the backyard to decoct medicine for His Highness the Crown Prince." The maid next to her whispered back.

The queen's eyes darkened, but she didn't speak.

The waiting time is always long, the emperor refuses to leave, he wants to watch his son Li Yu drink the decoction boiled for him by Imperial Physician Liang. They all sat here waiting in unison.

Waiting to see if His Highness the Crown Prince will jump up from the bed after drinking the medicine that Doctor Zheng gave him.

If he couldn't jump up, he would have failed so many people's expectations of him.

"Report to the emperor, Miss Murong is out to see you!" But at this moment, a young eunuch outside the East Palace hurried in to report.

"Why is she here?" The emperor was a little surprised when he heard this.

Li Yu had been ill for almost a month, and seeing that the wedding date was approaching, he still couldn't wake up. The emperor reluctantly moved the wedding date back for another three months, and the Duke of Dingguo had no objection to this.

(End of this chapter)