Ganlin Palace.
Zhu Yunxuan leaned on the couch and seemed to have fallen asleep, Zhu Yunjing came in to take a look, didn't stay long, turned and went to the side hall.
The little prince was covered with silver needles all over his body, and was soaking in the medicated bath, silently, being carefully supported by several nuns, while Imperial Physician Fang knelt beside him, and continued to inject needles on him.
It has been more than 20 days since the child was born, and at least two hours of acupuncture and medicated bath are applied every day. The delicate body of the little child is full of pinholes. It looks pitiful, but this is the only thing that can keep him alive. The way to get down.
Fortunately, this child is also tenacious enough. Even though he was almost unable to be rescued several times, he still struggled to survive in the end, and now he has gradually improved.
Zhu Yunjing squatted down, raised her hand to caress the child's face, and asked Imperial Physician Fang: "How long will it take to get better?"
After administering the last needle, the old doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied Zhu Yunjing: "In a few days, the needle should be stopped. The little prince is not in danger of life, but he will still be weak. I'm afraid it will be difficult to be like ordinary people in the future... "
Zhu Yunjing frowned: "Can't he be cured?"
"I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"Is there nothing you can do?"
The old doctor pondered and said: "...the old minister has an old friend who is a descendant of Nanjiang Miracle Physician Yu, and his medical skills are far superior to the old minister. Maybe he can save His Royal Highness, but he has been out of touch with the world for a long time, and I'm afraid he doesn't want to come to Beijing middle."
"Miraculous Doctor Yu? The Miracle Doctor Yu who developed birth control medicine back then?"
"It's him."
Zhu Yunjing glanced at the little prince who had opened his eyes slightly, and sighed: "Forget it, you write a letter to that gentleman, and when His Royal Highness is full moon, I will take him to southern Xinjiang."
Now Zhu Yunxuan can't let go, he has been trapped by himself, since he doesn't want to see this child, it's better to take him away first, after a long time, there will always be a turning point in the future.
Physician Fang hurriedly responded: "That's naturally good, the old minister will write a letter right away."
The nanny took the baby out of the medicated bath, wiped it clean, and fed it. The baby was rarely awake, and when Zhu Yunjing took it, she unconsciously smiled at him.
Zhu Yunjing's heart softened, she lowered her head and rubbed the child's face with the tip of her nose, and carried him to the main hall.
Zhu Yunxuan was still leaning on the couch, with her head tilted, staring blankly at the early spring flowers that had just sprouted outside the window in a daze.
Hearing Zhu Yunjing's laughter, Zhu Yunxuan turned around and saw that Zhu Yunjing was smiling, grabbing the little prince's hand, and biting it lightly. Zhu Yunxuan's eyes narrowed slightly, Zhu Yunjing had already come over with the child in her arms, and sat down beside him.
Zhu Yunxuan moved her body uncomfortably, her gaze was a little erratic, Zhu Yunjing didn't seem to notice, all her thoughts were on the little baby, and she said to Zhu Yunxuan casually: "It's rare that I come one day, this little thing is not asleep, look His eyes are so big and round, they are exactly the same as when you were a child."
Zhu Yunxuan remained silent, Zhu Yunjing brought the child closer to him to see, Zhu Yunxuan couldn't avoid it, so he had to look at the infant child, the little baby actually smiled again, Zhu Yunxuan was slightly startled, lowered his head to look, his own A finger has been held by him.
Zhu Yunxuan was stunned for a moment, but didn't take her hand away. Zhu Yunjing watched and raised the corners of her lips: "I didn't expect this little thing to have some strength now, much better than when it was just born."
"... What did Physician Fang say?"
"It will take a few more days for daily acupuncture and medicated baths. It will be much better after the full moon, but if you want to return to the normal healthy child, it depends on his fortune."
"He stays here... I can't take care of him well..."
Zhu Yunjing sighed helplessly: "Okay, if you don't want to, don't think about it, I'll just take him away, poor child, you have to be separated from your father at such a young age, what can you do in the future."
Zhu Yunxuan murmured in a low voice: "When he grows up... let him be filial to you."
Zhu Yunjing sneered: "I already have two children. If I want to steal your child for anything, I will raise it for you first. If you want, you can ask for it back at any time."
Zhu Yunxuan drooped her eyes and said nothing, Zhu Yunjing pouted her mouth: "You are the father of the child, at least you should give the child a name."
Zhu Yunxuan remained silent, staring blankly at the baby in the swaddling state, her heart turned a thousand times, but she couldn't say a word.
He can't have feelings for this child, and he can't have even the slightest soft-heartedness. He shouldn't care about the child's name or whose surname it is.
The little child who had been watching him made a slight "babble", Zhu Yunxuan's heart tightened, and he subconsciously withdrew his hand, followed by the child's howling.
Zhu Yunjing hurriedly carried her over, gently patted the baby and coaxed it patiently, and after a while, the little baby was tired from crying and fell asleep, and was carried down by the mother.
Zhu Yunjing looked at Zhu Yunxuan who was getting more and more depressed, and patted the back of his hand: "Forget it, I will take the child away and take him to the south, far away from you, but you have to promise me that after the body recovers Hurry up and accept the concubine, and have more children, as long as you have a real heir, I will no longer force you to accept this child."
Zhu Yunxuan's voice was bitter: "...OK."
When the night was dark, Zhu Yunxuan woke up from the nightmare again. He sat up and held his head with a splitting headache in his hands. After a long time, the rapid heartbeat gradually calmed down.
I can't remember what I dreamed in the dream, it seems to be related to Liang Zhen, bloody, Zhu Yunxuan didn't want to think about it, and called Gao An who was sleeping outside to come in.
Gao An asked someone to serve hot tea, handed it to Zhu Yunxuan, and wanted to light the lamp, but Zhu Yunxuan stopped him: "That's it..."
Only in the darkness can he hide all the emotions that tear him apart and tear him apart. No wonder Liang Zhen said that he is used to and even enjoys such darkness. Zhu Yunxuan leaned against the head of the bed and closed her eyes, as if for the first time she felt empathy for Liang Zhen.
In the silence, faint cries suddenly came from the side hall, intermittent and unstoppable. Gao An carefully looked at the expression on Zhu Yunxuan's face, hesitant to speak, Zhu Yunxuan frowned slightly, and after a long while, he asked softly, "Why is he crying again?"
"Your Highness is probably hungry," Gao An explained to him in a low voice, "The baby born just now needs to be fed every two hours, even at night."
"Really?" Zhu Yunxuan murmured in a low voice, looking dazed, not knowing what he was thinking.
It seems that after a long time, the crying on the other side still hasn't stopped, Zhu Yunxuan said: "Why are you still crying? Didn't the mother nurse him?"
Gao An tentatively said: "The servant asked someone to take a look?"
Seeing that Zhu Yunxuan pursed the corners of his lips lightly, noncommittal, Gao An pretended that he agreed, and called a little eunuch to go to the side hall to have a look at His Highness's condition.
After a while, the little eunuch came to report, saying that His Royal Highness suddenly developed a fever at night, and Imperial Physician Fang was treating him.
Zhu Yunxuan clenched his fists unconsciously, even an ordinary child's sudden fever is a big deal, not to mention that the child is still struggling on the verge of life and death, a random headache and brain fever will kill him.
Gao An felt uncomfortable, and suggested to him: "Your Majesty, why don't you go and see your Highness?"
Zhu Yunxuan's eyes became darker, her heart was about to twitch, but she didn't show anything on her face: "... I'm not an imperial physician, what's the use of going there."
Gao An didn't dare to say any more, and stood quietly aside, sighing silently.
Zhu Yunxuan didn't go back to sleep, just leaned on the bed in a daze, listening to the faint movements at the other side of the hall in a daze.
An hour later, the crying finally stopped, Gao An called someone over to look at it again, and when he came back, he reported that His Royal Highness was tired from crying and fell asleep, and the heat had not subsided, and the nanny kept holding him in her arms and dared not let him go. , Physician Fang is also watching.
Zhu Yunxuan closed his eyes lightly, Gao An glanced at the time displayed on the western clock, and it was two o'clock after Yinshi, he whispered to Zhu Yunxuan: "Your Majesty, please sleep a little longer."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't speak, didn't move, his empty eyes fell on a certain place in the void, as if he had lost his soul, making it impossible to guess his thoughts.
He just leaned against the head of the bed and sat there with his eyes open all night, until the light of day dawned.
At four o'clock, the little eunuch came back excitedly to report again: "Your Highness's fever has subsided, and Imperial Physician Fang said that there is no problem!"
Gao An let out a sigh of relief, and Zhu Yunxuan slowly let go of his fists that had been clenched all night, his palms were covered with sweat.
Gao An persuaded him again: "Your Majesty, please rest for a while, or the Duke of the Kingdom will come into the palace soon and see that you haven't slept all night, and he will talk about slaves again."
Zhu Yunxuan's dry lips moved, and he commanded him in a hoarse voice: "You ask someone to prepare the car, and you send the child to Dingguo's mansion yourself, and let Imperial Physician Fang follow along."
"... Your Majesty!"
"Go."
Seeing Zhu Yunxuan's determined expression, Gao An had no choice but to retreat.
As soon as the hour arrived, the side door of Duke Dingguo's mansion was knocked, Zhu Yunjing heard the report, and hurried out, Gao An told him what Zhu Yunxuan meant with a bitter face, and told him that the little highness had burned all night last night, His Majesty also stayed up all night.
Zhu Yunjing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "Okay, since it's delivered, leave it to me, you can go back to the palace and return to your life, tell your majesty that I don't have time these few days, so I won't go to the palace to see him gone."
Gao An sighed and went back to the palace, and reported Zhu Yunjing's words to Zhu Yunxuan: "Your Majesty, the Duke is angry with you, why are you in such a hurry to send the little Highness away..."
Zhu Yunxuan asked him quietly: "A few days ago, you said that King Zhao entrusted someone to deliver the message, and the other person has been imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison. Who delivered the message for him?"
Gao An was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect him to ask this suddenly, he came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "There is a jailer in the prison of Dali Temple who was favored by King Zhao before, and he happened to know a servant in the palace, so he helped spread the word. After saying a word, the servants have already taught the people below, telling them not to dare to do such things in the future."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't ask any more questions, and was silent for a moment, before ordering Gao An: "Go tell all the cabinet officials to come over, I want to draw up an order."