After saying this, Mei Changsu closed his eyes and leaned against the siding of the carriage, resting quietly. Meng Zhi knew his temperament very well. Although it was necessary to take this step, although he did not regret it, his heart was always bitter. I didn't dare to say more at the moment, I just accompany him silently, all the way into Su's house silently.
"You ask Dr. Yan for a consultation. If you have nothing to do, rest early." Before leaving, Meng Zhi whispered.
Mei Changsu seemed not to be listening to him, his eyes flashed, not knowing what he was thinking. Meng Zhi was afraid of interrupting his train of thought, so he turned around slowly, preparing to leave quietly. Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, Mei Changsu stopped him.
"Brother Meng, in the Jinxie paddock the day after tomorrow, have you arranged a hunting meeting?"
"Yes. It's the last spring hunt this year."
Mei Changsu squinted his eyes, and said in a cold voice, "Your Majesty will definitely invite the Great Chu embassy to participate in this hunting meeting. You can arrange it with King Jing and find a chance to suppress Yu Wenxuan, lest he think that I am a big beam. The military generals in the court are all people like Xie Yu who have the power to give birth to wolf ambitions for no reason."
Meng Zhi's heart trembled slightly, and answered "yes" in a low voice, but after being silent for a while, he still couldn't help but persuade: "Xiaoshu, you are lamp oil, and you don't cook like this. Even Yuwenxuan, you care, care. Do you have to come?"
Mei Changsu shook his head gently, "If it wasn't for me, Yu Wenxuan wouldn't have had a chance to see me fighting in the middle. If I don't deal with him, I feel uneasy."
"You can't say that," Meng Zhi disagreed. "The prince and Prince Yu have been fighting like black-eyed chickens for a long time. Who in the world doesn't know? Isn't there such a thing in Da Chu?"
"At least they haven't been in the past few years." Mei Changsu's eyes showed a hint of worry, "Emperor Chu is in his prime, and he has achieved good political performance in the five years since he ascended the throne. It's a big trouble. But if I continue to fight internally like this, once the threat to strong neighbors weakens, I'm afraid that one day I will inevitably attract people."
"You..." Although Meng Zhi sighed helplessly at him, he was moved in his heart, patted Mei Changsu's shoulder vigorously, and assuredly assured, "Don't worry, with me and King Jing on the hunting ground, it will definitely show The military might let Yu Wenxuan open his eyes and go back to the south to stay there for a few years. Besides, there is still the town of Nihuang County in the south."
"It's always good to plan ahead and not leave hidden thorns. Let Da Chu feel a little more fearful, and Nihuang can relieve a little pressure. I'll ask you guys the day after tomorrow." Mei Changsu smiled, his expression relaxed, " Come on now, I'm really cold."
Meng Zhi looked at Mei Changsu's face in the moonlight, didn't dare to stay any longer, cupped his hands and quickly disappeared into the night. Li Gang had prepared hot water and waited for a long time. He immediately came over and served Mei Changsu in the medicinal bath. He also invited Dr. Yan for a detailed diagnosis and treatment. Just relieved.
Mei Changsu didn't sleep peacefully that night, and it was difficult for him to fall asleep. For fear of Fei Liu's worry, he did not dare to toss and turn on the bed. When he got up the next day, he had a headache. Li Gang was frightened by the old doctor's face, so he blocked Tong Lu, who came to report the matter, for two hours, so as not to let him in to disturb the rest of the sect master. As a result, after Mei Changsu found out in the afternoon, he rarely got angry once, and scared Fei Liu to the point of hiding on the beam and not dare to come down.
Li Gang knew that he had overstepped his authority and had been kneeling in the courtyard to deal with the crime. Mei Changsu ignored him, sitting in the room and listening to Tong Lu reporting on today's important developments such as Prince Yu's Mansion and the Princess' Mansion, Fang's expression turned slightly sullen.
It was almost dusk, when Li Gang had been kneeling for three hours, Mei Changsu walked to the courtyard and asked him indifferently, "Why did I make you kneel for so long, have you figured it out?"
Li Gang bowed his body and said, "My subordinates are not good at specialization, please punish the suzerain."
"You're doing it for my own good, why don't I know?" Mei Changsu looked at him, his eyes were still severe, but his tone had become peaceful, "If you persuade me or stop me, I won't be annoyed, but I can't tolerate you. Hide me! I entrust this Su mansion to you, you are my eyes and my ears, if you are covered in the middle, wouldn't I be blind and deaf, what can I do? I told you that unless I am really sick and delirious, there are several people, you must tell me whenever you come, and Tong Lu is one of them. Could it be that this command, you are in the left ear and the right ear out, completely Don't you remember it?"
Li Gang's face was full of shame, with tears in his eyes, and he said: "I have been entrusted by the sect master and are willing to be severely punished. I also ask the sect master to take care of himself and not to get angry."
Mei Changsu stared at him for a while, shook his head, and said, "There are some mistakes, you can't make them once. You can go back to Langzhou and call Zhen Ping to come."
Li Gang turned pale in shock, jumped forward, grabbed Mei Changsu's sleeve, and begged: "Sect Master, Sect Master, this subordinate has really made a mistake, the Sect Master drives his subordinates back to Langzhou, it is better to kill them first. Subordinates…”
Mei Changsu looked at him wearily, but his voice became softer: "I came to this capital, and I have to face too many enemies and too many conspiracies, so the people around me must completely obey and understand everything I have. It means, help me, support me, and I don't need to spend any more energy to take care of my own internals, you understand?"
Li Gang sobbed hard to say, such a big man, at this moment he was so ashamed that he couldn't speak.
"Go, send a letter to call Zhen Ping to come."
"Sect Master..." Li Gang was extremely desperate in his heart, but he didn't dare to intercede any more. He clenched his hands tightly, his fingernails were sinking into the flesh and blood oozing out.
"You... stay, too. I've been more diligent with my illnesses recently, so it's no wonder you're under a lot of pressure. Think about how you take care of the entire Su mansion by yourself, your back is too heavy, the strings are always too tight, and you haven't relaxed at all. Time will inevitably lead to business trips. I should have realized this earlier, but I neglected it because my mind was outside. You and Zhen Ping have always cooperated tacitly. When he comes, you can share with each other. I am even more at ease with the person who consulted.”
Li Gang raised his head, his mouth was half-open, but he didn't react at first. After a long while, he gradually understood what Mei Changsu meant, and suddenly burst into ecstasy in his heart, and said loudly, "Yes!"
Mei Changsu said no more, turned around and went back to his room. Dr. Yan followed behind, brought a bowl of medicinal juice and forced him to drink it, saying that it was to clear the fire, so he forced him to drink it. Fei Liu floated out from nowhere at this moment, leaned on Mei Changsu's lap, and said with a flat mouth, "Angry!"
"Okay, Brother Su is not angry anymore." Mei Changsu rubbed his hair, "Fei Liu scared?"
"Scared..."
Mei Changsu smiled slightly, patted Feiliu's shoulder slowly, patted, his eyes gradually blurred, leaned back on the pillow, and his body gradually relaxed. Dr. Yan pulled the cushion to let him sleep, and took a blanket to cover him thinly. Fei Liu insisted on continuing to lie on Brother Su's lap, buried his face in the soft and dense short hair, and rubbed gently.
"Don't be noisy." Dr. Yan lowered his voice and instructed the young man, quietly exited, and just walked down the corridor, when he saw Li Gang hurried in again, he couldn't help frowning.
"How is the Sect Master?"
"Just fell asleep..."
Li Gang's footsteps were stagnant, but he quickly passed Doctor Yan and entered the room. Mei Changsu was lying on the long soft couch, the exposed half of his face was no more colourful than the snow-white blanket that covered him, his head drooped beside the pillow, his breath was light, obviously he had fallen asleep. Li Gang hesitated for a while beside his couch, and finally squatted down and called softly twice, "Sect Master, Sect Master..."
Mei Changsu moved, closed his eyes and asked in a vague tone, "What's the matter?"
"Tong Lu is back again." Li Gang stretched out his hand and helped Mei Changsu, who got up after hearing the words, to sit on the head of the bed, "He said... I just got the news from the eldest princess' mansion, the eldest lady of the Xie family, Xie Qi, is giving birth today, and she is in good condition. The elephant is not very good…”
Mei Changsu's eyes jumped: "Is it a dystocia?"
"Yes, I heard that the fetal position is not correct, and the child will show his feet first... Five imperial doctors have been called in..."
"Does it matter?"
Li Gang didn't know how to answer him and was stunned. Dr. Yan, who came back with him, said: "If the child who exposed his feet first had not been helped by a midwife with superb techniques, eight out of ten cases would not have given birth. Besides, the woman who was born was the young lady of an official's family, and her physical strength would not have been possible. Insufficient, I am afraid that one corpse and two lives will inevitably be avoided."
Mei Changsu's face turned pale: "Can't you keep one of them?"
"It's hard to say what the specific situation is." Dr. Yan shook his head and sighed, "But if the woman had a difficult childbirth, she almost followed up with the gate of hell."
"The eldest princess called the imperial doctor, there must be some way, right?"
Dr. Yan raised his gray eyebrows, "If you can become an imperial physician, your medical skills will of course not be bad, but midwifery mostly depends on experience. How many children have these imperial physicians delivered? It's not as useful as a good midwife."
Mei Changsu couldn't help but stood up and took two steps in the room: "I think the midwife hired by the eldest princess should be the best in the capital... I hope Xie Qi can survive this difficult time..."
Dr. Yan knew the horror of dystocia better than he did, and did not speak with his beard. Li Gang thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Sect Master, do you remember Xiao Ding'er? When his mother gave birth to him, he was also foot first, and they all said that there was no way to save him. Later, what kind of rubbing technique did Aunt Ji use, Adjust the fetal position through the abdomen, and then it will land safely..."
Mei Changsu immediately said, "Call Aunt Ji quickly!"
Li Gang turned around and ran out of the hospital, and soon came with Aunt Ji, Mei Changsu quickly asked, and heard that it was a method of straight tires handed down from generation to generation in the countryside, which was very effective, so he ordered the car to be ready immediately He led Aunt Ji and hurried to the Princess Chang's residence.
When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, the inside was probably in a mess. The guard, who had been strictly guarded, just heard Mei Changsu say "Come and help deliver the birth", and then repeatedly said "Sir, please," and in a panic, he went straight to the door. Referring to the house, it could be seen that the imperial physicians were helpless, and the inner hospital began to invite private doctors everywhere, and Mei Changsu was obviously mistaken for one of the invited doctors.
After passing through the triple courtyard gate, you will find a courtyard with shaded flowers and trees. Entering the main hall, Princess Liyang was sitting on an armchair on the left with her hair scattered on the temples, her eyes were dull, and her face was covered in tears. Mei Changsu hurriedly stepped forward, bent down and said, "Princess eldest, I heard that the young lady is not going well. Su brought a stable woman with excellent techniques. Can you give her a try?"
Princess Liyang was horrified, raised her head to look at Mei Changsu, and rolled her eyes very slowly, as if she didn't understand what he said.
"Eldest Princess..." Mei Changsu was about to speak again, when a wailing suddenly came from outside the hospital: "Qi'er! Qi'er!" A young man with a gaunt face, Zhuo Qingyao, followed behind him. The two guards, probably hailing the king as being generous, sent someone to send him here.
"Mother-in-law, how is Qi'er?" Zhuo Qingyao saw Princess Liyang at a glance, and knelt down in front of her with a pale face, "How is she? How is the child?"
Princess Liyang's lips trembled violently, and big teardrops gushed from her already red and swollen eyes, her tone was even more broken: "Qingyao...you...you are here...it's late..."
This sentence was like a thunderbolt in the sky, making Zhuo Qingyao dizzy, kneeling for a while, suddenly not knowing where he was. Mei Changsu also felt miserable, turned his head and sighed. Aunt Ji leaned over and said in a low voice, "Sect Master, may I go in and take a look?"
Mei Changsu didn't know what to look at when everyone died, so there was no response for a while, Aunt Ji acquiesced to him, and quickly turned around the curtain and went into the inner room.
Almost in the next instant, there were several exclamations in a row.
"Who are you?!"
"what are you doing?"
"Come on someone..."
The shouting woke Zhuo Qingyao, he immediately jumped up, and rushed in full of grief and indignation. At the same time, Aunt Ji's loud voice rang out: "Sect Master, the child can still be saved!"
The trust in his subordinates made Mei Changsu stand in front of Zhuo Qingyao without any hesitation, trying to stop him, but the young man who had been dazed by the chaotic emotions didn't even think about it, he slashed with a palm. come over.
"Fei Liu, don't hurt him!" In the chaos, Mei Changsu only had time to shout this sentence. After a few tricks, Zhuo Qingyao's body flew backwards, hitting the pillar until it stopped, but judging from his momentum of rushing forward again, Fei Liu was indeed obedient and did not hurt him.
Mei Changsu was about to explain aloud, but Zhuo Qingyao, who had rushed halfway, stopped by himself.
The faint sound of the baby crying came out from the inner room. It was not loud at first, and it was not continuous. After crying twice, it would take a break, but when crying, the sound became increasingly louder. bigger.
As if all the strength of Zhuo Qingyao's body was taken away by the baby's cry, he suddenly fell to his knees, one hand resting on the terrazzo surface, the other covering his eyes, and his shoulders kept twitching. The sobbing sound he tried to endure was leaking from the gap between his teeth, the sound was intermittent, and the tone was extremely low. Although it was not a bitter cry, it made those who heard it even more sad.
Princess Liyang had already rushed into the inner room at this time, and after about a quarter of an hour, she slowly walked out with a baby in her arms. Aunt Ji followed behind her, quickly flashed back to Mei Changsu, and said, "Sect Master, when I went in, the mother was fake, but now... it's really hopeless, she gave birth to a boy."
Mei Changsu nodded, his heart dazed, either happy or sad. He basically had no contact with Xie Qi, but seeing yesterday's rosy young woman, today is a cold ghost, she couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.
"Come on... this is your son, give it a hug." Princess Liyang endured her choking and put the weak baby in her arms in Zhuo Qingyao's arms. The young father only glanced down, then looked up hurriedly, his eyes full of anticipation: "Where's Qi'er? After the child is born, she should be fine, right?"
Princess Liyang's eyes were sad, and her tears seemed to have dried up, leaving only a blood-red color, "Qingyao, take the child away and raise it well... If Qi'er is alive, she will definitely hope that the child can be by her father's side... "
Zhuo Qingyao's eyes were fixed, as if passing through Princess Liyang in front of him and landing somewhere far away. The wind from the outside blew in, and the drape floated, bringing a bloody smell. He tightened his arms, pressed the child to his chest, and staggered to his feet.
"Qi'er is my wife, I shouldn't have left her..." Zhuo Qingyao took two steps forward, suddenly turned around, her eyes became very clear, "I want to take Qi'er with me, whether it is life or death , we should all be together."
Princess Liyang's body swayed, her complexion pale and withered. The grace and beauty that should have remained at her age were gone at this time, leaving only an old mother who was unable to bear but had to bear the sadness that had come before her.
Mei Changsu did not continue to watch, but quietly turned around and walked outside the courtyard. The entire eldest princess' mansion was like a dead cemetery at the moment, only weeping and no one said a word.
Just like when he came, no one came to interrogate him on the way. Mei Changsu followed the main road paved with blue bricks, passed through the gates of the heavy hanging garden, and walked outside the mansion. The faster he walked, the faster he walked, until the breath could no longer enter his lungs, and just now he was forced to stop, and a black mist filled his eyes.
Close your eyes and calm your breath. Feeling that someone was holding his swaying body tightly, the boy's voice screamed in panic: "Brother Su!"
Mei Changsu raised his head, the twilight wind was warm, and the strands of hair fluttered non-directionally. In the re-opened eyes, there was a cold pool of still water, indifferent, cold, stable and deep, as if all emotions had been covered up, and it seemed as if there was no emotion at all.
"Fei Liu," he clenched the boy's hand and murmured, "A person's heart can be hardened, you know?"