Jin Engong received the Queen Mother's decree and was able to freely enter and leave the palace these days and take full charge of the emperor's posthumous affairs.
The emperor passed away suddenly, and Li Wei, as the imperial physician who served him, naturally had an unshirkable responsibility. On the grounds that the treatment was ineffective, he suspended all four imperial physicians and detained all the eunuchs and palace maids who served him.
She will conduct a detailed investigation into this matter, and only after the real cause of Fu Guang's death comes to light and the responsibility is laid down, will she let these people go free.
Zhao Qian was busy with matters in the court every day, busy with official affairs and approving papers. He originally planned to go to the northwest camp after the Lantern Festival, but the emperor's death suddenly happened, so he had to postpone it.
The Ministry of Rites drafted a posthumous title and asked Li Wei to choose it. Li Wei took a look and saw that there were four characters: "Huai", "Chong", "Si" and "Zhuang".
The literal meanings of these words were similar, and Li Wei did not make a decision immediately.
Fu Guangming was not buried until that day, so he kept the body in the Xianju Hall for the time being. The coffin was not stored in the Shouhuang Hall until the May 7th Day, and was buried in the underground palace when the mountain mausoleum was completed.
"Queen Mother, the regent is here." The nun outside the curtain reported to Li Wei.
Li Wei nodded and said, "Invite him in."
Because of the emperor's affairs, the two of them resumed contact. Zhao Qian always came to see Li Wei every day and reported to her the progress of some affairs.
The curtain was lifted, and Zhao Qian stooped in.
He saluted, and then he saw several mahogany plaques placed neatly in the lacquer tray on the table, with a word written on each plaque.
"Is this the posthumous title presented by the Ministry of Rites?"
"Yes, let me choose one, but I haven't made up my mind after choosing. Come and help me take a look."
Zhao Qian glanced at it and said, "Any one of these four words can be used."
"The burial will be held tomorrow. The posthumous title must be decided as soon as possible so that the memorial tablet can be written." Li Wei said bitterly.
"You decide. As long as it is chosen by you, the emperor will still be picky. I came here to tell you that the medical school has officially started classes. There are a total of thirty students and three doctors. The funds have also been approved. Once it goes down, everything will develop in the established direction, you don’t have to worry.”
Li Wei said naturally: "With you here, of course I don't have to worry, I just let you do the work."
"Isn't this the right thing to do? If you let me supervise the country now, don't worry about everything."
There was a brief silence after these words. Fu Guang's death was a big blow to Li Wei. After starting over, she thought she could rewrite Fu Guang's fate and let him take over the power smoothly and become an emperor properly. I'm sorry for my sister who went early and the late emperor's advice. But after starting over, she still couldn't save the situation and still didn't change Fu Guang's fate.
For several days, Li Wei had trouble sleeping and eating, and was overly sad. His originally plump face had become really haggard over the past few days. There was also a faint cyan color under his eye sockets, and his cheekbones were also exposed.
Seeing her expression of frown, Zhao Qian didn't know how to comfort her at this time. He wanted to tell her not to be too sad, but it was her adopted son who died. Although he was not his biological son, he had developed a bond between mother and son this year. What's more, dying young is something most people can't bear.
However, Li Wei's appearance really made him feel distressed. Zhao Qian hesitated for a long time and finally said: "Time will heal everything, and things will get better slowly. You still have the Ninth Princess, don't ignore her."
Li Wei nodded silently: "I know. But..." Li Wei bit her lips and glanced up at Zhao Qian, her eyes filled with tears. She then added: "Obviously he was about to recover, how could he suddenly... He had already recovered?" The most difficult time has passed. Could it be that I hurt him?"
Zhao Qian asked in surprise: "How do you say this?"
"I gave him the medicine you took."
"When were you fed?"
"I fed him for the first time at noon on the sixth day of the lunar month. I saw that he had no allergic reaction so I fed him a second time. I took it three times in total, which is the amount of one tablet."
Zhao Qian hurriedly asked again: "Is everything okay over there on the sixth day of the lunar month?"
"Yes, the medicine gradually took effect. By the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, his fever had subsided. The imperial doctor said it was much better, and it became easier to treat later."
"Then it's none of your business. Don't think too much."
But Li Wei still couldn't feel at ease. He was afraid that Fu Guang's constitution would be special and it would take a few days for allergic reactions to occur. I don’t know if such cases exist.
If Fu Guang really died because of her medicine, she would never be able to forgive herself in this life, and she would definitely go to see Fu Guang early.
Seeing that Li Wei was a little self-blame, Zhao Qian hurriedly asked, "What did the imperial doctor think of his death?"
Li Wei said: "The imperial doctor can't explain clearly."
Fu Guang's sudden death was very strange, and there were doubts everywhere. Although Zhao Qian was not a doctor, he had been sick, been hospitalized, and stayed in the intensive care unit for a while at that time, so he had some understanding. Fu Guang's death must have nothing to do with Li Wei.
He pondered: "Do you think there are too many doubts?"
"Abnormal death is full of doubts."
"In that case, let's investigate in detail. I'm going to find a capable person from the Crane Control Prison."
Li Wei nodded and said, "That's all. It's been two days since the incident. I hope it won't affect the test results."
Zhao Qian said: "There is no big burial yet, I will arrange it right away."
After Zhao Qian finished speaking, he went out. As soon as Zhao Qian left, Princess Dun took Fukang and came over to visit Li Wei.
When Li Wei saw the sickly Fukang, he would always think of Fu Guanglai. Fuguang's body was obviously stronger than Fukang's, but he left early.
Seeing that Li Wei was not looking well, Princess Dun couldn't help but persuade her: "It's important for the Queen Mother to take care of herself. The Emperor has left, and everyone is still waiting for you to take charge of the situation."
Li Wei said calmly: "How can I, a woman, preside over this situation?"
"Look at what you said... Don't be too discouraged, Queen Mother. Birth, aging, illness and death are natural for all people. It's just that some have long lifespans and some have short lifespans. No matter whether you are the emperor or a pariah, you can't escape your fate."
It was easy for Princess Dun to say this, but how could Li Wei let it go so easily.
Li Wei personally inspected Fu Guang when he was laid to rest. All the symptoms on Fu Guang's body were normal, but he did not invite a special surgeon to conduct an autopsy. It seemed that this step could not be avoided.
Zhao Qian found Chen Gui, the commander of the Controller, without much effort. He is proficient in medical skills and good at investigation, and no subtle abnormalities can escape his piercing eyes.
Zhao Qian invited him to perform an autopsy on Emperor Daxing. Chen Gui was confused. Could it be that there was something fishy about the emperor's death
Zhao Qian took him into the Xianju Hall, drove out all the people who were offering sacrifices in front of the soul, and guarded him personally.
"You don't have to be scrupulous. Go discover and investigate boldly. I'll be here if anything happens, but don't fail to report it. Otherwise, the fate of your Chen family will be difficult to predict."
Chen Gui kowtowed to Zhao Qian tremblingly, then took out the tools he brought with him and started his inspection.
(End of chapter)