After entering May, it became hotter day by day, Zhu Yunxuan fainted once due to heatstroke, after all he followed the advice of the imperial physician and moved to another palace in Beihai to escape the heat. The early court was also changed to a small court every three days, and a big court every 15 days, so that he could rest and rest.
Liang Zhen would come to see him every day and help him deal with those trivial matters. Zhu Yunxuan remained indifferent, and only spoke up when talking about serious matters, and Liang Zhen no longer forced him, but rather enjoyed this peaceful coexistence with Zhu Yunxuan.
On a hot summer afternoon, the breeze blowing from the lake outside the window brought in some coolness mixed with the fragrance of sweet flowers. Liang Zhen paused for a moment, and when he raised his eyes, he could see the back of the imperial case straightening his shoulders and frowning slightly. The emperor who was reading the memorial, the sunlight quietly smeared on his handsome side face, which just rightly softened the biting coldness that was repulsed thousands of miles away.
The people below brought up the sweet soup to cool off the heat. Today, the stewed white fungus and lotus seed soup was served chilled, and it was still steaming when it was served. Zhu Yunxuan finally relaxed a little, and took the sweet soup. Liang Zhen watched with a smile on his lips.
He casually stirred the soup spoon, and said to Zhu Yunxuan: "It's hot in summer, and the white fungus and lotus seed soup is refreshing to relieve the heat. If Your Majesty likes it, use more."
Zhu Yunxuan looked indifferent and didn't answer, Liang Zhen didn't take it seriously, and said: "This lotus seed was picked from the minister's Zhuangzi just this morning, it's very fresh, not too sweet, and the taste is just right. "
There are also a lot of lotus pods planted in this other palace, but somehow they are not as good as those produced by Liang Zhen Zhuangzi. The lotus seeds are not plump enough, either raw or overripe, and Liang Zhen always asks people to pick the best ones and send them over. I wish Yunxuan here, even if he doesn't accept the favor.
Zhu Yunxuan looked at the pink and plump lotus seeds in the bowl, smelled the sweet fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose, suddenly lost his appetite, put the bowl aside, picked up a pen and continued to review the memorials under his command.
The corners of Liang Zhen's lips raised slightly: "Won't Your Majesty eat it? Doesn't suit your appetite?"
Zhu Yunxuan's brows were full of alienation, his eyes were slightly concentrated, and he met Liang Zhen's smiling eyes, paused for a moment, looked away, picked up the bowl directly, and quickly finished the soup.
He didn't want to get too entangled with Liang Zhen in these trivial matters, it was meaningless.
In the afternoon, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment came to report the matter, which involved the Anlehou Mansion, they dare not preside over it, and asked His Majesty to make a decision.
"Marquis An Le connived at the servants of the mansion to kill the tenants of the manor and seize the peasant girls. Seven or eight of them have already died. Those tenants were so angry that they reported it to the government office. When the matter involved the Marquis's mansion, the government office directly reported it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. , the minister has sent someone to check, if there is indeed such a thing, how should we deal with it..."
"An Lehou?" Zhu Yunxuan frowned slightly, and glanced at Liang Zhen. Seeing his calm expression, he seemed not surprised at all, and knew that he must have known the whole story.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment said: "Yes, it is indeed a tenant in the Zhuangzi of the Anlehou Mansion."
Zhu Yunxuan's voice was cold: "An Lehou is really very courageous to act like a common people so recklessly."
Fu turned to Liang Zhen again: "How does King Zhao think this matter should be handled?"
Liang Zhen coughed lowly: "I dare not speak nonsense about the subject's father."
Zhu Yunxuan looked at him quietly, Liang Zhen looked back calmly, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, after a while, Zhu Yunxuan looked away, and said in a deep voice: "Marquis An Le indulged the family members who disregarded human life, disregarded the law and discipline, and tried to deprive him of Noble titles, confiscation of family property, all family property should be compensated to the suffering master, and the records will be recorded in the book, and the family members of the Hou family involved in the case will be dealt with in accordance with the law, so as to make an example."
The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice obviously did not expect that the emperor would directly decree to seize the title, he was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly accepted the order after recovering.
After people stepped back, Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows with a smile, and complimented Zhu Yunxuan: "Your Majesty really loves the people like a son, which is admirable."
Zhu Yunxuan said coldly: "An Lehou is King Zhao's father after all. If King Zhao didn't intercede for him, he would make things worse. If it spreads out, it is indeed unfilial, and he should be accused by thousands of people."
Liang Zhen didn't care and said: "I will take my father and uncle back to the village for the elderly, and that's already my filial piety. As for the others, I never care about those false names, as long as your majesty knows what I have to do, that's all. , this minister is also eliminating harm for the people."
How dare a group of illiterate rural tenants go to the Gyeonggi government office to sue the rich and powerful of their masters, and how they can so smoothly hear their sufferings to the heavens? I also know that they must have something to do with Liang Zhen. The so-called taking back Zhuangzi for the elderly is just an excuse to the outside world. How can he torture those people in the future? Who else can say anything else
But Zhu Yunxuan didn't want to know this, Liang Zhen always said that he was pitiful, and he wanted to take revenge on those he hated, but whoever is not pitiful, would he bring less pain to others
Zhu Yunxuan felt bitter in his heart, the hand holding the pen suddenly tightened, his abdomen hurt like a fit, hot and swollen as if being torn by something, he has always been like this these days, with abdominal pain and fever, cramps in his hands and feet, and nausea from time to time , these symptoms seemed to remind him all the time that there was something in his stomach that he didn't want to face.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxuan's face suddenly changed, cold sweat seemed to come out on his forehead, Liang Zhen suppressed his smile instantly, stepped forward and waved Gao An away to hug him.
Zhu Yunxuan gritted his teeth tightly, unwilling to show cowardice. Liang Zhen held his body that was trembling in pain, panicked, and turned around to shout at Gao An: "Quickly go to the imperial physician! Are you a dead person?!"
No wonder Liang Zhen is so nervous. Although Zhu Yunxuan often feels uncomfortable these days, she has been trying her best to endure it and not show it in front of others, especially in front of Liang Zhen. If it wasn't that the pain was so unbearable, he would have carried it bluntly. Liang Zhen knew that he was annoyed with him, and he hadn't stayed with him for a long time, so naturally he didn't know about it, this was the first time he saw Zhu Yunxuan suffering in such a state.
Gao An was also in a hurry, he gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, turned around and ran outside.
When Imperial Physician Fang arrived in a hurry, Zhu Yunxuan had already fainted from the pain and then woke up, sweating all over his body as if he had been fished out of the water. The old doctor knelt beside him to check his pulse, Liang Zhen stared at him with an ugly expression on his face.
After a while, Imperial Physician Fang replied cautiously: "Your Majesty has been eating too cold for the past two days. Even in the heat of summer, you have to be careful. Don't be greedy for cold. I'll prescribe some anti-fetal medicine."
Zhu Yunxuan's face was as white as paper, and he closed his eyes tiredly.
Liang Zhen couldn't help frowning: "Can't you eat anything that's frozen?"
"Of course it's impossible. Your Majesty now has...a body. It's different from the past. You have to be careful."
Liang Zhen was speechless for a moment, he really had no experience in how to take care of a pregnant woman, instead he was self-defeating.
Physician Fang retreated to the side hall to prescribe the medicine, settled Zhu Yunxuan to rest, Liang Zhen got up and went outside, and glanced at Gao An before leaving. Gao An looked at Zhu Yunxuan hesitantly, seeing that he had closed his eyes, he had no choice but to follow him out.
Liang Zhen absently flipped through Zhu Yunxuan's practice brushwork on the imperial case, and felt that the landscapes painted by the little emperor had an indescribable sense of loneliness and desertedness, and he was a little stunned for a while.
Gao Anli stood aside without saying a word. After a while, Liang Zhen withdrew his thoughts and asked him in a deep voice, "Does Your Majesty often suffer from such unbearable abdominal pain?"
"Yes... Usually at night, His Majesty doesn't allow the transmission of the imperial physician, and they are all born alive."
Hearing this, Liang Zhen's eyebrows furrowed tightly: "Apart from that? Will there be any other discomfort?"
"Your Majesty has nightmares every night, sweating all over his body, dizziness and fatigue are common..." Gao An knew that he shouldn't tell Liang Zhen about this, but Zhu Yunxuan's situation is really worrying, and he can't tell others, he can only hope Yu Liangzhen was able to persuade His Majesty to let the imperial physician diagnose and treat him.
Liang Zhen's brows frowned even tighter. Physician Fang finished prescribing the prescription and was coming to report back. Liang Zhen asked Gao An to explain Zhu Yunxuan's condition in detail again, and asked hesitantly, "Why is this happening, Your Majesty? Why is it just pregnancy?" Such a big reaction?"
Imperial Physician Fang answered him carefully: "It is so difficult for a man to become pregnant, and it is even more difficult if he is not in a good mood. The official has already added a few herbs to calm the nerves in the prescription, so the others can only pay more attention to it, and advise Your Majesty not to worry about it." If you think too much, don't get angry easily, you can feel better when you calm your mind."
Liang Zhen closed his eyes lightly, and lowered his voice: "This king knows."
It wasn't until nightfall that Zhu Yunxuan woke up in a daze, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Liang Zhen leaning aside with a book in his hand. Hearing the movement, Liang Zhen's eyes moved over, and he raised his hand to caress his still pale cheeks, but Zhu Yunxuan subconsciously turned his head and avoided it.
Liang Zhen asked him softly: "Is Your Majesty hungry? I asked someone to pass the meal?"
Zhu Yunxuan didn't answer, Liang Zhen assumed that he agreed and ordered someone to pass on the meal. Zhu Yunxuan was feeling unwell, Liang Zhen ordered people to serve only nourishing clear porridge, he didn't let Zhu Yunxuan get up, but let him lean on the head of the bed, scooped up a spoonful, and fed it to his mouth with his own hands.
Zhu Yunxuan accepted it numbly, and Liang Zhen fed him as soon as he ate, no longer resisting, as if he didn't care about anything anymore.
Even after Liang Zhen said he wanted to stay, Zhu Yunxuan just frowned slightly and didn't say much.
When Liang Zhen hugged her from behind, Zhu Yunxuan flinched subconsciously, it was his most instinctive reaction, he was afraid.
Liang Zhen patted his waist lightly: "I don't do anything, Your Majesty can go to sleep."
Being embraced by Liang Zhen and lying down, Zhu Yunxuan's whole body tensed up, and she clenched her fists secretly with her back to Liang Zhen. Liang Zhen really didn't do anything, but patted his waist repeatedly, trying to comfort him.
Zhu Yunxuan closed her eyes, and her body gradually relaxed, but the vigilance and vigilance in her heart did not decrease by half, and she even deliberately relaxed her breathing. Liang Zhen was aware of it, thinking that the little emperor could sleep peacefully in his arms in the past, but now he can't even do this, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Feeling Liang Zhen's hand caressing his abdomen, Zhu Yunxuan's back stiffened instantly again. After a pause, Liang Zhen whispered in his ear, "Does the pain often become unbearable here?"
Zhu Yunxuan clenched his lips and did not answer. Liang Zhen sighed softly: "Your Majesty, you are a minister who hates this thing in your stomach. Don't torment yourself. If you feel unwell, ask Imperial Physician Fang to see it. Why bear it?"
"Child, if you don't want it, you have to wait until after you are born. If you don't want him now, he will only take your life. You don't care about life and death, but think about your country. There is no successor. If you die, the court will be in chaos What is it like? Even if I don’t deliberately trouble other people? How many of those clan princes are good friends? And your elder brother, you should think about him anyway. Only you, the emperor, can protect him. Not Yuanhou, nor anyone else, if you die, no matter who the next emperor is, I'm afraid he won't be able to tolerate him."
"If you want to kill the minister, you have to wait for you to take care of your body before planning slowly. The minister said that he will wait for you, so he will not break his promise. As long as you have that ability, you will not dare to kill any minister in the future." complain."
Zhu Yunxuan closed her eyes tightly, her eyelashes trembling slightly, but she never responded. After a long silence, Liang Zhen patted his waist again: "Go to sleep."