In Beijing, the sun shines on the earth after the rain. Spring has already entered, which should be a colorful season, but it has been eclipsed by the long and amazingly heavy rain. The rain didn't seem to wash everything away. Instead, it brought countless evil consequences.
The gate of the city was tightly closed, and mourning was everywhere outside the city, shrouded in a gloomy mist. The corpses carried out from the refugee camp below the city every day made the soldiers guarding the city numb from unbearable to numb, and even they became a little Desperate.
If no effective way to treat this plague is found, death will fall on them at any time.
The palace was also filled with solemnity. Without singing and dancing, there is only a palpitating silence.
A crisp sound of "Boom" broke the tranquility of the South Study Room, and many palace people shrank their necks in fear, fearing that whoever made a noise accidentally would become a scapegoat and be dragged to resist His Majesty's wrath.
"What's the use of raising your idiots!" Emperor Jing took out the paperweight on the table with a flick of his sleeves, and threw it out vigorously. He has been so angry that his demeanor has disappeared.
Each of the books from various ministries asked him for money and food, and each of the letters from various places asked him for help.
It is good that he is the Son of Heaven, but he is not a god! Where can I find so much money and food now? Where to find a prescription!
"Sun Yizheng, tell me! Isn't your Tai Hospital working day and night to develop a good prescription? Has it been developed?" Emperor Jing asked, pointing at the head of one of the many ministers kneeling in front of him.
Dr. Sun, who was named, was so frightened that he almost threw himself on the ground. He replied in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I am already developing it. Your Majesty, please give me some time."
"Do you want more grace?" Emperor Jing stood up with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in front of the dragon chair, "How do you want me to forgive you! It has been nearly twenty days since the plague was discovered, and countless deaths have occurred! Are you You don’t want all my subjects to die before you can research it. Even if you do it by then, what’s the use of it!”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll go right away." Doctor Sun's face turned pale after being yelled at, he kowtowed his head tremblingly, and prostrated himself on the ground, never daring to raise his head again.
"Hurry up and get out!" Emperor Jing roared.
"Yes, yes, I'm going now." Dr. Sun was so frightened that he kowtowed and was about to leave. Before he got up, he saw a young eunuch walking in quickly, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King An came from Jiangxia City. Baili expedited delivery."
"Jiangxia City?" Emperor Jing frowned. "Xiaoqi's? What's the content?"
The little eunuch hurriedly handed over the letter in his hand and handed it to the eunuch in charge. After the eunuch in charge took it over, he did not directly hand it over to Emperor Jing. Instead, he took a general look at it according to Emperor Jing's instructions, and then said to Emperor Jing with a smile, "Your Majesty is overjoyed! His Highness King An has sent a prescription for curing the disease." , Even His Royal Highness King An's own illness was cured by this prescription."
"Fangzi!" Emperor Jing still frowned at the beginning, but when he heard the last word, his eyes lit up, "Quickly, call Dr. Sun back! Let him see this prescription."
Dr. Sun was carried back halfway, and when he heard the prescription from Jiangxia City, he hurriedly ran towards the study, almost tripped himself when he crossed the threshold, and stumbled to the door of the eunuch in charge. In front of him, he took the prescription attached to the letter.
"Look quickly." Emperor Jing finally sat down on the dragon chair again. For so many days, his ears were still buzzing with bad news, and today Xiaoqi finally gave him a sigh of relief. He also looked at Sun Yizheng eagerly, just looking at him to confirm the effect of this prescription.
Doctor Sun took the prescription and looked at it carefully. In fact, most of the medicinal materials were similar to those studied by the Tai Hospital, except for the dead leaves in it, which the Tai Hospital did not expect.
As if he had just woken up from a dream, as if he had been enlightened by someone, he patted his thigh, "Wonderful! Why didn't we think that this is what we lacked before!" He didn't realize his gaffe after the filming, and hurriedly He bowed deeply to the high and mighty Emperor Jing, "Your Majesty, this prescription should be feasible!" His old face was filled with joy, "Your Majesty, I'm going to try it now."
"Hurry up." Emperor Jing waved his hand again. In fact, this prescription has been tested by King An himself, and Emperor Jing's heart has been relieved. As long as it is verified by the Tai Hospital, everything will be fine.
A smile appeared on Emperor Jing's tense face, "Xiaoqi did a good job this time, it's hard for him to catch the disease. He has been tossing in such a place for so long. When Xiaoqi comes back, I will reward him a lot!"
As soon as he said this, Yun Yi heaved a sigh of relief. He couldn't help feeling a little bit mixed in his heart. He was happy that Xiao Qi didn't die. Not only did he survive, but he also found a cure for the disease. When he was sick, he didn't even have a single greeting, maybe it would chill his heart, but after he thought about it, it wasn't really important, he just added it now.
"By the way, did King An tell you how he found this prescription?" Emperor Jing asked curiously, why did Xiao Qi get something that the entire Tai Hospital hadn't researched day and night? ? It was not easy for this child. A person trapped in an epidemic area and infected with an epidemic disease could turn danger into good luck. It seemed that he was a sign of wealth.
"Return to Your Highness, it was discovered by a woman." The eunuch in charge looked a little strange. Zhuang
"Woman?" Emperor Jing laughed, "There is such a strange woman in the world, let me hear it, what is it called?"
"Return to Your Majesty, a girl named Gu Yuqi discovered it while looking up ancient books." The eunuch in charge said with a bow.
As soon as Gu Yuqi's name came out, some of the ministers present felt familiar, while others looked strangely at Gu Huaizhong, who was kneeling among the generals. Even Gu Huaizhong's heart trembled, he raised his face in a daze, did he hear correctly, it was this rebellious girl!
"Gu Yuqi?" Emperor Jing frowned when he heard this, the name is so familiar, where did he hear it? "I want to reward her well."
Gu Huaizhong was shocked, but he didn't dare to speak, so he could only hang his head lower.
It's too bad, this rebellious girl ran away from her well, why did she want to put a stick here, this girl didn't go to Jiangnan, but went north to Jiangxia? The people sent by Gu Huaizhong all went in the wrong direction. No wonder they couldn't find the whereabouts of their mother and daughter after so many days.
There are many people with the same name and surname in the world, but it can't be such a coincidence.
"By the way, who is this Gu Yuqi? Does King An mention anything?" Emperor Jing asked again.
"Return to Your Majesty, Your Majesty actually knows about Gu Yuqi." The eunuch in charge continued. A few days ago, Gu Yuqi's name spread almost all over the capital, up and down, up to the palace, down to the wine shop, everyone knew about it.
Emperor Jing was at a loss, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, "Could it be that Gu Yuqi!" He asked in astonishment.
"Return to Your Majesty, that's right." The eunuch in charge nodded, "His Royal Highness Wang An made it clear in his letter that this lady from the Gu family took her mother to the north and was blocked in Jiangxia City. After the outbreak of the plague, she took good care of His Royal Highness An , not afraid of the epidemic, she also checked ancient books and various medical techniques all night, and finally she found a prescription. Not only saved the life of His Royal Highness An Wang, but also saved the lives of thousands of people in Daqi."
The corner of Emperor Jing's mouth twitched when the eunuch in charge said something, why is it that Gu Yuqi again...
He had tried to kill her before. This... just now he also said that he would reward the person who found the prescription heavily. He is the emperor, and he can't break his promise. But wait, what happened to her taking her mother north? Isn't her mother the missing wife of Marquis Dingyuan? Didn't it mean that Gu Yuqi had been burned to death in the Hou Mansion? Where did she get her second mother? Emperor Jing was not too old to be confused. He remembered that Hou Dingyuan Gu Huaizhong cried in front of him with snot and tears about how unfilial his daughter was. A fire would not only destroy the Hou's mansion, but also burn her mother to death.
"Her mother...?" Emperor Jing looked suspiciously at Gu Huaizhong, Marquis of Dingyuan, "Gu Aiqing, didn't you say that your wife died in the fire?" His voice sank, and so did his face. what is going on
Gu Huai's heart skipped a beat, he was most afraid of mentioning that stupid thing, and now he was taken to the South Study Room to talk about it in front of civil and military officials.
His face turned red and then black. Fortunately, he was kneeling with his head lowered, so not many people could see the unpredictable colors on his face.
"Returning to Your Majesty, the minister's wife was indeed missing that day, and the minister was furious for a moment, thinking that she died in the fire." Gu Huaizhong tried his best to calm his words.
"Nonsense!" Emperor Jing was also a little dissatisfied, "When a person dies, he must see the corpse. You haven't even seen your wife's body, so you made a random assertion. It's really a mess! Go back, and put away all the shit in your mansion. Come to see me when you understand. Is your wife reconciled with you, or is she dead? After thinking about it, you can answer me, and your daughter, did you set fire to your biological mother? You also let me figure it out. !"
Gu Huaizhong was already in a cold sweat, he hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor for his kindness, and left the South Study Room.
When the wind outside fell, Gu Huaizhong felt his whole body was icy cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
He walked out of the palace in a daze, but he hated Gu Yuqi in his heart. He only hated that Gu Yuqi was too cunning and took Liang Huaiyu all the way north. What was she going north for? Don't they, mother and daughter, not go back to Jiangnan
In his impression, Liang Huaiyu, who is the daughter of the Liang family, would definitely take Gu Yuqi back to her hometown in Jiangnan, otherwise, where would the two female streamers go to settle down
So he sent his men to search all the way south, and after so many years, it turned out to be nothing.
Yes, he was heartbroken. If Liang Huaiyu didn't die, how could he be relieved of the humiliation he suffered that day! As for the Heli book, he had already thought of a way to burn Jing Zhaoyin's warehouse while in chaos. Once the contents of the Heli book were exposed, what would be the honor of Marquis Dingyuan? Don't talk about face, if His Majesty orders an investigation, I'm afraid his title of Marquis of Dingyuan will be lost. So that copy of He Li Shu must be burned, Jing Zhaoyin must die, and Liang Huaiyu has another copy, which must also be found and burned, and Liang Huaiyu must also be silenced by the way.
Anyway, he has already released the news that Liang Huaiyu was burned to death in that fire, since this kind of news is released, let her fake death become real death.
If it was said that he still had a little bit of kindness towards Liang Huaiyu at the beginning, now it has all turned into resentment.
He didn't catch Liang Huaiyu at the time, and after returning to the capital, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. If Gu Yuqi and Liang Huaiyu really ran away, what would he do in the future? He took a concubine in front of the battle and concealed the things about his father-in-law and his wife that no one knew about. After he entered the capital as a Marquis, he brought Liu Yue from the border. Others only regarded Liu Yue as an aunt who was recognized by the Liang family and General Liang. Originally, it was indeed a felony to take a concubine, but it was fine if the commander recognized it.
However, Gu Huaizhong and Liang Huaiyu's reconciliation letter stated that he had concealed General Liang and Liang Huaiyu at that time. If it is obtained by a caring person, he is afraid that a copy will be presented in front of His Majesty, and he will not be able to bear it.
Jing Zhaoyin has contracted the plague because he resettled refugees and contacted many common people in the past few days. Even Gu Huaizhong felt that God was pitying him. He didn't need to think of a way to get rid of Jing Zhaoyin, so he just gave him a big gift.
After all, Jing Zhaoyin is still an official, and it is not so easy to get out.
As soon as Jing Zhaoyin dies, he will send someone to find the copy of He Li Shu on Liang Huaiyu's body, and if he is killed, he can sit back and relax.
But Gu Yuqi was killed halfway, and she also found a cure for the plague, but she showed her face in front of His Majesty and made great contributions. This time, Gu Huaizhong's breath was stuck in his chest and he couldn't swallow it no matter how hard he tried.
Returning home in a daze, Liu Yue greeted him with a smile all over his face, "Master Hou is back?" She greeted him attentively and said with a smile.
Gu Huaizhong took a deep look at her, until Liu Yue's whole body was chilled, and the smile froze on her face.
"What's the matter? Master Hou, but what's bothering you in court?" Liu Yue hurriedly asked softly.
"It's fine if the affairs in the court annoy Benhou." Gu Huaizhong sneered, "I'm afraid it's the affairs of this family that annoy Benhou!"
Liu Yue was taken aback, there was nothing going on at home recently, except that there was not enough food, and there was also a plague outside, besides, every household was short of food now, and the plague outside was not only caused by the Dingyuan Houfu's family. What's wrong? Or is there something wrong with her... Liu Yue's heart sank, maybe he noticed something about that incident...