Even though Prince Yu said so, Duo Shun was unwilling: "We live so close together, what will happen to the prince if he gets sick?"
Prince Yu said, "I'm also a patient, so why should I be afraid of illness?"
Duo Shun didn't dare to talk back, seeing the little novice had boiled herbal tea, he hurriedly took it and prepared it, and after it was left to cool slightly, he served it to Prince Yu. Master Zhiguang said: "There is only fast food in the temple, and I send young disciples to bring it to the prince every day, just to wrong the prince."
Prince Yu said: "Where, it's really wrong to enter this beautiful place and disturb the meditation."
Since it was almost evening class time, Zhiguang said goodbye and left first. Prince Yu sent him out of the eaves, but he saw the twilight, green smoke billowing like waves, thousands of deep bamboos like waves like the sea, and the bells of the former temple in the distance could be heard faintly. I only feel that the air is refreshing, and the wind and dew are cool and refreshing.
When it was time to light the lamps, a little novice brought us food. The meditation room was simple and shabby, lit by a soybean oil lamp, looking under the dim light, there was nothing but rice, tofu, and a plate of stir-fried vegetables with bean sprouts. Although the clear soup lacked water, Prince Yu ate a bowl of brown rice instead. On the contrary, Duo Shun had a frowning face: "I don't know if it's rice or sand in this meal, and I eat a mouthful of sand." Prince Yu laughed and said: "If there is sand in your heart, you will have sand in your mouth. If you don't have sand in your heart, there will be no sand in your mouth." There's sand."
Duo Shun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "My lord, you still have time to go to meditation. Although the slaves are ignorant, they have also visited the Great Buddha Temple with the concubines and wives a few times, and also had a few fastings in this temple. The dishes are not three mushrooms and six ears, melons, fruits and vegetables? Not to mention mushrooms, grass mushrooms, golden needles, and cloud ears, but Hericium erinaceus and boletus are not uncommon. Today we come to eat this kind of food for us .”
Prince Yu said: "Traffic is prohibited inside and outside the nine cities, and the price of rice has risen more than ten times. Master Zhiguang opened a warehouse a month ago to donate grain to poor families. I am afraid that there is not much left in the temple. If you don't walk outside, you never It’s fine if you know it. If you have a bowl of rice to eat today, you should be content.”
Duo Shun obediently waited for Prince Yu to finish his meal. Hearing the strong wind piercing through the forest and the rustling of bamboo leaves, Prince Yu asked: "Is it raining?" Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the ticking sound of the phoenix tree outside the window, and it really was raining.
Originally, the wind and rain in the autumn night are easy to produce the meaning of rustling, not to mention the secluded courtyard of the secluded temple, where a lamp in the house is like a bean, reflected on the window paper, shaking the bamboo shadows, and the sycamore leaves are dripping, dripping continuously, and the night cold is penetrating into the bones. . Duo Shun couldn't help shivering, took out his robe and put it on for Prince Yu, said: "My lord, let's go to bed earlier, it's much colder than the mansion at night."
Prince Yu would have a low-grade fever every night. At this time, he felt hot again, and he knew that he was having a fever. Fang nodded, and suddenly heard someone push open the courtyard door, and with a sound of "嘿嘿", footsteps stepped among the fallen leaves in the courtyard. swish swish.
Duo Shun couldn't help asking: "Who is it?"
"It's a servant girl, Zhang Yue."
Duo Shun then went out to the outer room, raised the bamboo curtain to look around, and saw a green-clothed official kneeling at the bottom of the steps: "Greetings, my lord."
It was only then that Prince Yu remembered that Zhang Yue was placed in Yongqing Palace, because of the rampant epidemic, all the patients in the palace were moved to the Great Buddha Temple, Rushuang was no exception. Before he could open his mouth, Duo Shun had already scolded: "You didn't take good care of Mrs. Mu, what are you doing here?"
Zhang Yue kowtowed and said: "The servant girl is about to come to report to the prince. The servant girl heard that the prince has come to the temple in the afternoon. The Mu family seems to be in a bad mood. The servant girl came here boldly and hoped that the prince will forgive her sin."
Prince Yu said: "Forget it, what happened?"
Zhang Yuedao: "I dare not say this. Mrs. Mu lives in the Xiuhuang Hall, and my servant dares to ask the prince to be the master."
Prince Yu knew that he must be in critical condition, so Zhang Yue took the risk to come here. It's just that she didn't expect Rushuang to live in Xiuhuang Pavilion, so close to her. Thinking of the emperor's instructions, he hesitated for a moment, and ordered Duo Shun: "Hold the lamp, my king will go and have a look."
Zhang Yue picked up a lantern in front, and Duo Shun held an umbrella for Prince Yu, and walked westward along Manshiyong Road. The night was as dark as lacquer, and the orange light of the lantern could only illuminate a radius of about ten feet, and the sound of bamboo was like the sea. The wind gushed like a wave, rushing like it was about to pour over the three of them. Although it was only a few dozen steps, it seemed extremely long.
The Xiuhuang Pavilion was originally a courtyard deep in the bamboo sea. There is a low green brick wall around it. When you enter the small door with peeling black paint, you can see the exquisiteness of the building. It is only a close look that it is not repaired. The carvings and lacquer paintings are all peeled off. do. The courtyard is dotted with rocks, and two old plums are planted beside the stones. Bypassing the rocks, Zhang Yue saw the light in the mountain house dimly lit. Zhang Yue picked up the lamp and led Prince Yu into the house. After passing the carved fan, he could vaguely smell a strong smell of medicine, and the tables in the house were all old things. , Under the lamp, I can see the lake-colored curtain falling on the dust, which makes the room even more quiet.
Some palace people greeted them, and Zhang Yue asked, "Is Mrs. Mu awake? The prince is here."
The palace man was too busy to salute, Prince Yu said: "That's all." Then the palace man turned around and lifted the curtain, calling softly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Qi Ye is here."
The family in the palace often called Prince Yu the Seventh Master, but this palace servant must be an old man who served Rushuang, even though Rushuang was deposed as a commoner, she still called her "Niang Niang". If you were in a palace with strict etiquette and laws, you would be afraid to eat a board if you heard it, but at this time in the temple, Prince Yu is a generous person, he only pays attention to Rushuang lying in the tent, his face is still like jade, and his breathing is weak. , It seems that the personnel do not know. So he asked, "Has Ji Chunrong visited?"
The palace said humanely: "Jiyuan was sent to Shangyuan a few days ago. Eunuch Zhang asked Imperial Doctor He to come to see him every day. Today, he prescribed a prescription, but now the nine cities are under martial law..." Prince Yu ordered to take the prescription. Looking at it, there are only two medicines, only one of which is ginseng. Because of the widespread epidemics, it is rumored that taking ginseng ointment can prevent the epidemic, so the price of ginseng in Beijing is so expensive that even if you hold gold, you can't buy it. So Duo Duo said: "I remember you brought some ginseng, let's get the decoction."
Duo Shun didn't dare to refute, so he went to fetch the ginseng with a lantern and handed it to Zhang Yue. Immediately, the medicine was boiled, and the palace people blew it slightly cool, so Zhang Yue helped Rushuang up, intending to feed the medicine. And Rushuang's lips were tightly closed, even though the palace maid was holding the silver spoon, she couldn't pry her teeth open no matter what, she was sweating profusely.
Prince Yu said: "I'll do it." Leaning forward, one hand pinched the cheek car acupoint on Rushuang's cheek, the cheek car acupoint is designed for chewing and chewing muscles, as expected, Rushuang's lips parted slightly, and the palace servant took a sip of the medicine After pouring it in, Prince Yu felt a little relieved when he saw that she could still swallow the medicinal juice. Seeing that he finished taking the medicine, Duo Shun said: "My lord, my lady's illness is beyond the reach of material resources, but it is destiny. My lord should go back and rest first. My lady may be blessed, and it may not be cured tomorrow."
Prince Yu was originally mentally ill during his illness, but seeing that Rushuang's condition had slowed down, she should be fine tonight, so he sighed a long time, and said, "Oh...see her luck..." He felt weak all over, and knew that the fever was getting worse, so he could only help her. It's so smooth, go back and rest.
Master Zhiguang is good at medicine, and he comes here every day to see Prince Yu's pulse and prescribe prescriptions, so Prince Yu asked Zhiguang to diagnose and treat Rushuang, who knows that after taking the pulse, Master Zhiguang looked solemn, and said slowly: "This female layman uses the pulse From the outside, it seems to be deficiency of Qi and blood, but on closer inspection, there is something strange, it seems to be poisoned."
Prince Yu was quite surprised: "Poisoned?"
"Because the female layman hurt her heart and lung channels, she seems to be taking medicine for cold and depression all year round, but I don't know what kind of medicine it is. It's just that this medicine is very overbearing. I'm afraid it will be poisonous for a long time and it will be difficult to remove."
Prince Yu suddenly recalled that day when he was escorting her to the palace. On the way, she suffered from an old illness and took a pill, which had a very strange fragrance. He couldn't help saying: "I've seen that kind of pill once. It's big and small, and has a strange fragrance, like musk, but it's not quite like it."
Zhiguang Yu Xinglin's knowledge and knowledge are extremely extensive. Hearing his description, he couldn't help saying: "Could it be Hanzhu Wan?" It is synthesized with dozens of strange medicines such as red musk deer, although it can temporarily relieve the heart and lungs, it is actually quenching thirst by drinking doves, and it will become addictive if taken for a long time, which will harm future generations. Alas, it is really poisonous and cannot be used."
Prince Yu did not expect the medicine to be so poisonous, and asked, "Is there a solution?"
Zhiguang shook his head and said: "The old master has never seen this medicine, and the poor monk has never seen it. I really don't have half a chance to detoxify it. I just try my best." He thought for a long time before writing down a prescription. There was a medicine store in the temple, Zhang Yue went to get the medicine from the novice in charge of the medicine store according to the directions, but because of the rampant epidemic, nine out of ten of the medicinal materials in the medicine store were given away to the people in the city, and the rest was nothing but One or two is not quite complete. And there is nowhere to buy the missing medicinal materials—so for more than ten days in a row, there is not much practical effect.
And Prince Yu himself is also a patient, although Venerable Master Zhiguang came to change prescriptions every day, Prince Yu felt refreshed, but he still had a low fever every night, and it didn't go away until dawn. But the emperor finally learned of his illness and was very worried, sending people to ask him every day. Although Master Zhiguang felt that it was not an epidemic, Prince Yu always sent the envoy away from the door just in case, and asked the emperor not to send anyone here to avoid contagion.
His condition relapsed, but Rushuang improved slightly. This day Zhang Yue came to report: "Your Majesty has woken up. Although it was only for a moment, she opened her eyes and asked, 'Where is this place?' It can be seen that people have come to understand."
Prince Yu also felt relieved: "Take good care of me."
Unknowingly, it has been more than ten days in the temple, Prince Yu lived in the temple, he only felt that his life was alive, he had never felt so peaceful like now. Every day, I only hear the Sanskrit sound singing quietly, and the sound of bamboo is like rain. Although I eat simple tea and light food, and then wash the wind and drink the dew, my mind is washed by it. In the early morning of this day, the sky was twilight, and the birds in front of the bamboo forest were already singing. Standing with his hands behind his back in the courtyard, he couldn't help smiling when he heard the voiceless sounds of birdsong. Duo Shun came in from the outside, and when he saw it, he stamped his feet with hatred: "My lord! Standing in the air vent without even a robe on such a cold morning, I really want the life of my servant."
Prince Yu had a new cough recently, coughed twice, and asked, "Where are you from?"
Duo Shun said: "My maidservant went to look at Madam Mu, and heard from Zhang Yue that she ate a few spoonfuls of thin porridge yesterday, and her voice has become like an ordinary person's. Look at this, it's really getting better."
Prince Yu couldn't help smiling and said: "Master Zhiguang is a master of the Xinglin country, and he has the ability to rejuvenate his hands."
Duo Shun said: "What a wonderful rejuvenation, the prince has been ill for so long, every day he takes one prescription to the left and one prescription to the right, why he procrastinates, he can't cure the prince's illness."
Prince Yu said: "What do you know, medicine stones and other things are just borrowed from the luck of the sky, whether it is good or not has nothing to do with the doctor."
Duo Shun said with a smile: "However, living here, the slaves feel that the prince is more energetic than in the mansion. In the past, I saw the prince frowning for many years, but these days the prince often smiles."
Time flies in the temple, and it was the easiest way to live. Since Prince Yu is ill, he likes to sit quietly. Occasionally I borrow a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures from Master Zhiguang, but I just sit and read silently. Occasionally, Duo Shun brought some medicine, and when he saw him reading scriptures under the window, he murmured: "It's so easy to say that I came here to recuperate, but I don't want to rest for a day, I only know how to read books to bother my mind."
When Prince Yu heard it, he just smiled.
That night, Prince Yu was still reading Buddhist scriptures under the lamp, when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, before he got up, he heard Zhang Yue's voice, he was very flustered: "My lord! My lord..." Duo Shun rushed out to greet him, and scolded, "What? What a big fuss?"
Zhang Yue swallowed with difficulty, and said: "Ms. Mu is suddenly unwell. Master Zhiguang is not in the temple, I am really afraid..."
Ru Shuang's illness was gradually getting better, seeing Zhang Yue was so panic-stricken, Prince Yu couldn't help asking: "What's going on?"
No one knew what was going on, when Prince Yu entered the Xiuhuang Hall, he saw the palace servants hiding in the corner of the room in a state of embarrassment, the quilts and pillows were scattered all over the floor, and Rushuang was shivering in the corner of the bed. Seeing her dark purple lips and trembling teeth, Prince Yu seemed to feel very cold. Zhang Yue boldly picked up the quilt and wrapped it around her, but she was still shaking and curled up like a small animal. Prince Yu guessed that she had a cold poison attack, but Master Zhiguang went to the east of the city to repent scriptures and dispense medicine for the poor, and was not in the temple. So I had to find another way, so I ordered people to fetch some more quilts, Rushuang was still shivering from the cold, and finally built a brazier in the house, just after bringing the brazier in, Rushuang suddenly smiled, she had been ill for a long time, Skinny and disheveled, this smile reveals a mouthful of white teeth, really looks like a madman. With a "huh", the palace guards were suddenly pushed away, and everyone couldn't stop her, only to hear a "bang", she had already hit the pillar, and blood flowed out immediately.
Everyone in Zhang Yue's face was pale with fright, Prince Yu rushed up to hold the wound on her forehead, the blood flowed out from between his five fingers, he stretched out his hand to test Rushuang's breath, and said: "There is still breath." Zhang Yue had already been frightened Duo Shun reacted quickly, hurriedly grabbed a handful of incense ash from the censer, and pressed it hard on the wound on Rushuang's forehead. Prince Yu sent Duo Shun to the medicine store to fetch external wound medicine, but Ru Shuang passed out long ago.
Zhang Yue was so frightened that she burst into tears, knelt down tremblingly and said: "My lord, please forgive me..."
Prince Yu said: "Forget it, no one thought that she would single-handedly seek death. Don't blame yourself too much, besides, I can't stop me standing here, so why are you guilty? Get up quickly."
Zhang Yue wiped away tears and said: "The lady is still fine during the day, who knows..."
Prince Yu thought of Rushuang's dazed expression just now, his appearance like a madman, as if he had been tortured by the cold poison and lost his mind, so he couldn't help but sighed again. On the second day, Master Zhiguang returned to the temple, went to see Rushuang's injury, and said to Prince Yu in person: "The lay lady was originally short of energy, but this time the trauma is serious, the wound is red and swollen, and she has a fever. It is very dangerous."
Rushuang has been in a coma since that day. The high fever persisted every day, and for several days in a row, even the medicine juice could not be poured down. Seeing helplessly, Zhang Yue and the others had to quietly prepare for the funeral. Unexpectedly, a few days later, Rushuang miraculously subsided her high fever. Master Zhiguang was very surprised, tried to prescribe several prescriptions, and he gradually recuperated. It's just that after Rushuang woke up from the coma, she seemed to have lost her mind, and said: "Where is this? Take me home quickly."
Seeing her like this, the palace man said cautiously: "Your Majesty, you are recuperating here. When you recover from your illness, you can go back to the palace."
Rushuang said: "Your Majesty? Why do you call me that? What do you want me to do in the palace?"
Such confusion, saying that she has lost all sanity, but she also knows her own background, but for all the incidents in the past year, Mu's family ransacked and exterminated, she entered the palace by herself, registered concubine, abolished concubine...all seemed to be wiped clean, only Knowing that she is the daughter of the Mu family, she often makes noises and wants to go home.
Zhang Yue didn't dare to do anything wrong, and told Prince Yu that he invited Master Zhiguang to come for a consultation. Master Zhiguang asked Rushuang for a while before he went to Prince Yu and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has a serious head injury, I'm afraid she is suffering from a serious illness." Dementia."
"Dementia?"
"It is recorded in the medical books of the former dynasty that Wang, a commoner in Jeju, was hit on the head by a branch when logging. Although he woke up, he had no memory for decades, only remembering various things when he was young. Everyone blamed him as "lost soul." '. The symptoms of this soul-lost disorder are quite similar to the symptoms of the female layman."
Prince Yu heard this, although it was an unheard of rare disease, he only asked: "Is there a cure?"
Master Zhiguang said: "This is the first time a poor monk has seen this disease. This disease is not a disease of the meridians. If it is not for divine power, all medicines may have no effect."
Prince Yu sighed, "The so-called destiny is like this."
Master Zhiguang put his hands together and recited the Buddha's name: "The cause of the past life, the result of this life. The female layman has many karmic obstacles, and it is not unfortunate to have this result."
Prince Yu thought about this matter, he should send someone to report to the emperor, and he had to write all the subtleties, so he went to the Xiuhuang Hall to visit first.
When I first entered the pavilion, I saw the ground covered with bamboos, and through the bamboo shadows, I saw Rushuang sitting alone under the window, looking at the mountains and rocks with her chin in a trance. She looks very haggard, but she has no makeup and green temples, and she is dressed as a daughter's house. Prince Yu remembered how many times he had seen Rushuang, when he was in the palace, he was always wearing heavy makeup, and later he was struggling with sleepiness and illness, describing it as abnormal. Now that she is dressed in plain clothes and looks clean, like the youngest daughter of an ordinary family, she seems to be a different person.
The palace servants brought the medicine and saw Prince Yu leading Duo Shun into the courtyard from a distance, and hurriedly said: "Miss, Prince Yu is here."
Since Rushuang woke up, she was only allowed to be called "Miss Mu". Zhang Yue and others were afraid that she would offend her and make her fall ill, so they had to call her "Miss Mu". Rushuang heard what the palace man said, raised her eyes, and she saw a man in green shirt standing with his hands behind his hands, among the green bamboos in the courtyard, he was handsome and handsome, his spirit was like jade. She stood up and bowed across the window, with a timid voice: "I have seen the prince." Her voice has recovered since her illness, and it sounds gentle and soft. Following the rules for unmarried girls, Rushuang casually held up a white fan to cover half of her face. He just bowed his head silently, as if seeing his father and brother.
When Prince Yu saw her saluting, she acted cowardly and timidly as a daughter, as if she was still the jewel in Namu's palm a few years ago, remembering what Master Zhiguang said, she lost all her memory this year, and it was not unfortunate for her. I can't help but sigh with emotion.