When Feng Zheng was coaxing the King of Chu to drink medicine, Emperor Xuande finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the eldest son was willing to take the medicine. When he turned around, he saw the swollen face of the third child. After being beaten in the face, he was in a hurry. Emperor Xuande suddenly felt distressed about his son again, and said to Song Jianing, "I'm watching here, you help Yuanxiu to go to the wing, wash and apply medicine."
The third child also didn't sleep all night.
Song Jianing had long wanted to take the prince to take medicine. Seeing that the prince was worried about the king of Chu, she did not dare to persuade him. Now that the emperor had spoken, Song Jianing looked at her husband and begged. You should be concerned about your brother, but you can't neglect yourself. Look at that face, it should be swollen into a bun, like a piece of beautiful jade that was almost smashed by someone's punch.
Zhao Heng walked to the door of the inner room, opened a curtain, and saw that his brother was drinking the medicine honestly, he bowed to Emperor Xuande and led the princess away, followed by an imperial physician.
Zhao Heng had a skin injury. He had to apply a plaster to reduce the swelling. The swelling was so large that it needed to be applied carefully. The imperial doctor wanted to do it himself. Zhao Heng only thought about his brother, Wuxia thought about his appearance, but now he calmed down a little and felt the burning pain on his face. He expected that his face must be very embarrassed, so he said to Song Jianing, "You come."
After saying that, he got up and stepped into the inner room in a blink of an eye.
Song Jianing immediately picked up the tray on the table, and after listening to the imperial doctor's whispered instructions, she quickly followed to the inner room, went around the screen, and saw that the prince was sitting on the head of the bed with his eyes closed, his face swollen, and his hair crown was already with him. When the king of Chu fought, he was in chaos, and he was haggard and embarrassed, which made people feel distressed. Song Jianing also felt uncomfortable. The King of Chu went mad. He didn't know anything, but the family around him were worried about him. For example, the emperor who stayed overnight, for example, Feng Zheng, who cried to her in private and had to be calm, for example, own king.
Some things, any words of comfort are useless, Song Jianing couldn't persuade Feng Zheng, and didn't know how to persuade the prince, so he walked over with a tray. Putting down the tray, Song Jianing took the hairbrush and sat beside her husband, and said softly, "My lord, let me comb your hair for you first, then wipe your face and then apply the medicine."
I haven't slept all night, my face is sweaty and unclean.
Zhao Heng closed his eyes and hummed.
Song Jianing asked him to sit up straight. She took off her shoes and knelt behind him, took off her hair crown, and helped him pass his hair one by one. When I left last night, I walked in a hurry, so my hair was not smooth. Now it's a little stuck when I comb it. Song Jianing moved lightly, not hurriedly, trying hard not to hurt him at all, like a tooth touching his scalp slightly, and he left immediately. .
It's so comfortable to touch.
Zhao Heng's heart was worried all night, but in her gentle movements, he slowly calmed down. The elder brother has a straight temperament. He worked hard to help his elder brother turn around. He vomited blood at his elder brother early yesterday. Remind the father and the elder brother that they are people who value affection. This method has indeed succeeded. The father and emperor dote on the elder brother, no longer care about the closeness of the elder brother and the uncle, and only care about the elder brother's body.
But who would have guessed that the seemingly stable elder brother was so angry that he got the disease of madness!
Humans are not as good as gods. He has persuaded his elder brother so many times, but none of them can match his obsession.
Brother is wrong? No, is the father wrong? No, if the king wins or loses, the father sits on the dragon chair, he is an emperor, and he should weigh the pros and cons with the heart of an emperor. The Duke of Wu'an was killed by the two Jiedu envoys who supported him without authorization. Without them, the suspicion of the father would not have been so serious. It is true that the uncle was wronged, but the father left the uncle alive. The father did not expect that the uncle would become depressed and ill, just like he did not expect the elder brother to be mad.
"Okay, my lord, lean on, I'll go carry the water." Song Jianing held his shoulder and said softly.
Zhao Heng was immersed in his own thoughts, nodded, and when he heard the footsteps of her leaving, Zhao Heng suddenly opened his eyes, but only saw her petite back in a light blue dress, and saw her bending over and standing in front of the washstand. , quietly wet the towel and then twist the water, the slight sound of water is unexpectedly pleasant.
When she was coming back, Zhao Heng closed his eyes again, with too many things in his heart, so he didn't have time to comfort her for the time being.
Song Jianing sat down and opened the porcelain bottle. Looking at the swollen face of the prince, Song Jianing dug out a large ball of ointment and rubbed it on his fair forehead, then supported his shoulder with one hand, and tapped the ball of ointment with his index finger. Looking at his long eyelashes, she said softly. : "Maybe it hurts a bit, the lord is patient."
Zhao Heng hummed.
Song Jianing held her breath, her fingertips first landed on the edge of the swollen swelling. The imperial doctor said that the pain will be lighter below, and rub it up in circles. The prince is used to the pain at the bottom, and it will not be so sensitive when it reaches the middle. If you put it in the middle from the beginning, the feeling will definitely be the same again. The fingertips were carefully smoothed, Song Jianing stared at him nervously, seeing the prince just frowning, Song Jianing was relieved.
Zhao Heng could endure this little pain. He frowned because of his brother's illness.
Will my brother return to normal? If it is restored, will the father's attitude towards his elder brother change? Will the elder brother have a grudge against the emperor because of his uncle's death? If you complain, you may resent everything about the other party, don't care about the country in the hands of the father, or you may complain that you want to grab the power into your own hands.
Everything has variables.
When Brother Sheng was taken into the palace by Queen Li, he stood outside the main hall. He used to yearn for the supremacy of the emperor. Only by sitting in that position, the princes could truly protect the people around them and would not be reduced to the separation of their children. But after the emperor's uncle was demoted, Zhao Heng and his brother were boating on the lake. At that time, he thought that as long as his brother wanted the country, he would not fight with his brother.
The elder brother is in good health, the father emperor will definitely pass the throne to the elder brother, and now...
Zhao Heng had a headache.
Song Jianing just wiped it into the middle of his "bun face". Seeing that the prince's brows were wrinkled into Sichuan characters, Song Jianing was so frightened that he hurriedly shrank his hands, and said anxiously, "Does it hurt a lot?"
His thoughts were interrupted, Zhao Heng opened his eyes and met her worried and nervous little face. Her face was fair and her almond eyes were slightly swollen, obviously crying. Only then did Zhao Heng remember that she also hadn't slept all night, he only had to worry about her brother, she also had to worry about her brother and sister-in-law, but also about him, he could rest on his back when he was busy, and she had to serve him with water and medicine.
"Tired?" Zhao Heng grabbed her wrist and pulled him into his arms.
Song Jianing was stunned, his body froze, he quickly relaxed, hugging his waist tightly, leaning his head against his firm chest: "I'm not tired, I just feel sorry for the prince." Watching him rush over to subdue the King of Chu, watching him With a swollen face and pressing down on King Chu's head just to make his elder brother take medicine, Song Jianing felt that he was useless and could not help anything except worry.
She thought so in her heart, but she didn't say it, Zhao Heng didn't know, but when she hugged her gentle and considerate little princess and heard that she felt sorry for him, Zhao Heng's exhaustion from staying up all night seemed to have disappeared. At least, there is someone who has been caring for him behind him. He has done his best to his brother. If he can recover, he will continue to help him. It doesn't matter if his brother can't recover, as well as him.
"It will be fine tomorrow, don't worry." Zhao Heng kissed the top of her head and whispered.
He was not prepared today, and told her to see his embarrassment. From tomorrow, he will not let the princess worry about him again.
Song Jianing raised his head.
Zhao Heng smiled at her: "Let's go, go look over there."
The prince was able to laugh, but Song Jianing put his mind at ease for the time being, looked at his face, and reminded, "It's still a little off."
Zhao Heng looked at the porcelain vase.
There was still a little pill left on his forehead, Song Jianing wiped it all off, and then tapped lightly on his face. This time, Zhao Heng looked at her with a smile, without frowning once. Song Jianing couldn't help but be grateful to the imperial doctor outside, and the method taught her really worked.
After taking the medicine, the couple walked out of the wing, and happened to see Prince Rui and Prince Gong walking side by side. There was an accident in the Chu palace last night, and the two princes were not informed. Emperor Xuande abandoned the early dynasty, and the two brothers came to visit together. Seeing Zhao Heng's swollen face, Prince Rui was startled. His first thought was, the face of the third child was beaten by the royal father
From Prince Rui's point of view, only the royal father could slap their brothers in the face.
"Third brother, you..." King Gong asked directly in shock.
Zhao Heng ignored it and walked towards the upper room with a blank expression. Song Jianing was a little worried that his prince would be embarrassed just now. Now, seeing that he has regained his usual calmness and calmness, his face is half swollen, but he is still full of momentum, and his majesty cannot be underestimated. Song Jianing became more and more at ease and nodded to the two princes. turned away.
Prince Rui looked at Prince Gong, and Prince Gong also looked at him, and the two brothers looked at each other.
Go to the room.
Emperor Xuande and the imperial physicians were still waiting outside. Emperor Xuande hid behind the door curtain and peered inside alone. Feng Zheng had already helped the King of Chu untie the rope, and helped the King of Chu to lie down on the bed. The King of Chu drank the decoction that calmed the nerves and clearing the fire. Hearing Feng Zheng's gentle coaxing, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he gradually fell asleep.
The whole process took about two quarters of an hour.
Emperor Xuande took his three sons and stayed outside for a quarter of an hour.
Seeing that his son was asleep, Emperor Xuande was about to lead the crowd in, but Feng Zheng shook his head to stop him. After coming out, Feng Zheng looked at the two imperial doctors, then lowered his head and said to Emperor Xuande: "Father, my son is familiar with medical books, like a prince. This kind of madness needs to be calm and recuperate. When the lord recovers from his illness, let the lord go to the father and emperor to ask for his sins and filial piety."
After speaking, Feng Zheng knelt down.
The emperor may not like to hear this, but Feng Zheng has no choice. The emperor is worried that his son wants to stay by the side day and night, but the emperor's illness is because of the emperor's attack. What if he wakes up and sees that the emperor's condition worsens? Feng Zheng didn't dare to gamble, she would rather offend the emperor than stimulate her husband.
Emperor Xuande was silent.
When Prince Rui saw him, he didn't witness the madness of King Chu. He rebuked Feng Zheng politely and said, "My eldest brother is ill, so I should ask an imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and my sister-in-law should take good care of my brother. The father and the emperor stayed with the eldest brother for one night. , Big Brother wakes up and sees the father, he will be grateful, maybe he will be cured, why can't we meet?"
Feng Zheng pursed his lips.
Zhao Heng asked the envoy Du of the Imperial Hospital: "Master envoy?"
Du Yuan's eyelids twitched. The violent disease mainly depends on support. He agrees with Princess Chu's words, but on the one hand, he does not dare to prevent Emperor Xuande from seeing King Chu, and on the other hand, he does not want to offend Prince Rui for supporting Princess Chu, so he can't help but hesitate. Emperor Xuande's brows deepened, and he said unhappily: "If you have something to say directly, how should the King of Chu deal with it, you must not deceive."
The envoy Du hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Chen, I agree with what the princess said."
That is to say, when his father went to see his son, he harmed his son instead. Emperor Xuande could not be happy, but recalling the obedience and honesty of the King of Chu in front of his daughter-in-law, Emperor Xuande had to admit that his daughter-in-law was indeed the best person to take care of his son. The most important thing for his son to recover is that Emperor Xuande glanced around for a week, and suddenly ordered Feng Zheng to treat the King of Chu with all his heart.
"My son obeys the order." Zhao Heng, Prince Rui, and Prince Gong respectfully commanded the order.
Emperor Xuande was tired. He looked at the king of Chu who was sleeping on the bed through the curtain, and he left with a complicated mood.
Everyone went out to see each other, watching the emperor Luan drive farther and farther, Feng Zheng quietly clenched his hand, just now, she did not dare to ask the emperor to send brother Sheng back...
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In the palace, as soon as Emperor Xuande came back, he was alone in the Chongzheng Hall, and no one was seen.
When the news reached the Central Palace, Queen Li didn't care about the emperor's mood for the time being, and only asked the little eunuch about the king of Chu. worry about her situation. She raised Brother Sheng so that she could rely on the King of Chu in the future. Now...
The king of Chu was so crazy that he didn't even know the emperor, and even his own younger brother, King Shou, punched him.
Queen Li's heart sank.
She knew that the emperor favored the king of Chu the most, and that he favored the other three princes more than the other three princes combined, so she was sure that the king of Chu would ascend the throne. The last time the King of Chu angered the Emperor because his uncle was demoted, it was nothing, she secretly used some means to help the King of Chu resolve, but in the final analysis, the King wanted to forgive the King of Chu.
This time, it's not a question of whether the emperor should forgive, it's the king of Chu who is crazy.
King Chu, is there still a chance
Empress Li loses confidence, even if the King of Chu can recover, a son who resents his father because of his uncle vomiting blood, will the emperor willingly leave the throne to him? It is unlikely, then there are three remaining princes, King Shou stutters, and will never get the throne, and Prince Rui or Prince Gong, whoever ascends the throne, will be wary of her because she has raised a brother.
Empress Li broke out in a cold sweat. Yesterday, she also took care of Brother Sheng's baby. Now she feels that Brother Sheng is a hot potato.
Since it's hot, it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible.
In an instant, Queen Li had a decision.
After waiting for three days, Queen Li hinted that the people around her could reveal the news of King Chu's madness to Brother Sheng. Brother Sheng is five years old, because he left the palace early to be raised in the palace, the boy is more sensible than ordinary five-year-old children, knowing that being crazy is a serious illness, when he heard that the father is crazy, Brother Sheng cried on the spot, ignoring Li The queen objected and insisted on returning to the palace.
Empress Li could not dissuade her, so she sent someone to inform the emperor.
Emperor Xuande went to the early court for two days, because he was worried about his eldest son, and remembering the haggard appearance of his uncle also seemed affectionate, which moved the courtiers. When he heard that the eldest grandson had an accident, Emperor Xuande's heart jumped, he put down his memorial and hurried to the middle palace. Brother Sheng was crying in Empress Li's arms. When he saw the grandfather, he pushed Empress Li away and ran to Emperor Xuande crying, begging the grandfather to send him back to the palace.
The boy cried hoarsely, Emperor Xuande was heartbroken when he heard it, and the grandson knew how to care about his father, why did his son only see the uncle in his eyes
"Come here, send the eldest grandson of the emperor back to the palace of the king of Chu." Exhausted, Emperor Xuande picked up Brother Sheng, ignored Queen Li, and took his grandson away in person.
Queen Li was relieved, knowing that the emperor was only because of the heartbreak of King Chu, not that he hated her. After a while, the emperor was in a better mood. She served her gently and carefully, and the emperor would continue to pamper her. Next, she only had one thing to worry about.
Empress Li looked out the window. One Prince Rui and one Prince Gong began to hesitate again.