The matter was really similar to what Jiang Ye had guessed. Eunuch Mu listened to his tone and really thought it was Cen Lixuan's advice, so he agreed. In the end, whether it was in the palace or the council hall, the eunuchs served in several palaces where the emperor frequented were all under the control of Eunuch Mu, and Jiang also came in to serve, it was not a big deal.
Jiang Ye didn't really have any plans in his heart. If he insisted, he didn't have a chance to thank Taiyi Li for the emperor's decree to save him. If he was the "Seventh Master", Jiang might have found a chance to say it. .
But as the emperor, he really has no chance to talk to the emperor like before.
That being the case, now the emperor is seriously ill, and he came to take care of one or two, it is not bad for his conscience.
Imperial Physician Li was busy inside, the emperor was unconscious, his face was as pale as paper, and he looked very bad.
Jiang was also standing next to him, not knowing what he could do. Imperial Physician Li suddenly said without seeing the outside world: "The medicine I gave the emperor before, I will fry it and add this." He said, from the medicine He took out a bottle of something from the box and handed it to Jiang Ye, then said, "Two drops are enough."
"Okay." Jiang Ye put the medicine bottle into his sleeve properly, and Eunuch Mu called the little eunuch who was in charge of decoction before, and went with Jiang Ye.
The emperor was in a hurry, and Imperial Physician Li was so nervous that he was sweating profusely. He kept applying needles at various points on the emperor's body, and then sent the life-saving pills into the emperor's mouth.
Even so, the emperor didn't wake up for a long time, he took the emperor's pulse, and he didn't dare to let out the air.
Until Jiang also hurried over with the freshly fried medicine, Imperial Physician Li hurriedly commanded: "Hurry up and serve the emperor and take it."
Eunuch Mu stepped forward to help the emperor's limp body, Jiang also didn't even think about it, he took a small spoon and blew on his mouth, feeding it into the emperor's mouth one by one.
About four spoonfuls, the emperor suddenly coughed violently, looking terribly uncomfortable. Imperial Physician Li waved his hand, motioning them to step back, and then pulled out the needle that had been stabbed earlier from the emperor's body. The emperor was only awake now. He raised his heavy eyelids and looked at Imperial Physician Li's face, looking relieved, and said, "I..."
"Your Majesty, you lie down first, have a good rest, and don't work hard." Li Taiyi said.
The emperor shook his head and continued: "I, how much time is left?"
"This..." Imperial Physician Li looked embarrassed, obviously it was difficult to say these words.
"But it doesn't matter."
"Even if the ministers serve on the side every day, the emperor is the most..." Imperial Physician Li hesitated for a while, and said with difficulty the final time limit, "One month."
"One month..." The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and lay down, "One month is enough, one month is enough for Qin Mu to come back."
Imperial Physician Li didn't say anything, but Eunuch Mu spoke up and reminded: "Yesterday, General Qin sent a letter to the palace, and he will be able to reach the capital in a few days."
"That's very good." The emperor said, glanced around the temple, and asked, "Have you gone?"
Jiang Ye replied: "The ninth prince was afraid of disturbing the emperor's rest, so he specially ordered the servants to wait. He returned to the real platform and waited for the emperor's summons at any time." This is the first time Jiang Ye has said such a long sentence to the emperor. He was so nervous that he couldn't understand what he said, and he didn't know if he had said anything wrong. After he finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and waited for the emperor's words.
"It's you..." The emperor only said indifferently when he saw Jiang Ye.
Due to his serious illness, the emperor's voice was very weak. It didn't sound like his voice when he was discussing politics with the courtiers in front of him. Instead, he sounded like a lonely old man who needed the care of his children very much. Jiang also thought so in his heart, and the nervousness in his heart was miraculously relieved.
"I want to rest, you all retreat." The emperor turned.
Eunuch Mu and Imperial Physician Li looked at each other, even if he wanted to serve here, he knew that he shouldn't go against the emperor's mind now. The two hesitated and didn't speak for a long time, and the emperor said weakly: "Just let Xiaojiang stay and serve, it is also a piece of Lao Jiu's heart."
"Yes."
Jiang Ye lay on the ground and was slightly startled, completely ignorant of what the emperor meant by this. After all the people in the inner room retreated, only Jiang Ye, who was kneeling on the ground, and the emperor lying on the couch, the emperor coughed weakly, and said quietly, "Are you still kneeling? Get up."
"Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty."
Jiang Ye stood up trembling slightly, and the emperor said again, "Come here and help me sit up."
"Yes." Jiang also buried his head. As he said, he carefully lifted the emperor up, carefully raised the soft pillow behind him with one hand, and then let the emperor lean on it.
The emperor looked at Jiang Ye with satisfaction, and suddenly asked, "Is that really what Lao Jiu means?"
"Well, yes." Jiang also stood aside with his head lowered.
"I don't think so," said the emperor.
Jiang was also shocked immediately, he really didn't expect the emperor to say such a thing.
"I see, you have something you want to talk to... cough... cough..." The emperor was about to say something, but he was about to get angry and started coughing again. Jiang was also busy trying to go up to him, and he was afraid that he would act like this. It will offend Tianwei, so I can only stretch out my hand empty, neither advancing nor retreating.
"Your Majesty, you still..." "Cough, it's okay." Jiang couldn't help but want to say something, but was interrupted by the emperor. After a while, the emperor calmed down and continued to speak just now: "Do you have something to say to me?"
Jiang had no choice but to nod.
When he first met him, he felt that this aloof emperor always seemed to be able to read the words in people's hearts. But after thinking about it, this is normal, anyway, it is the emperor, listening to the words of the ministers, you can understand why he is so good at reading minds. If the emperor can't even see through such a stunned young man, he will be played by the minister.
"You were not so restrained before." The emperor said, "Now there is no one else, so you can pretend that I am the seventh master."
Jiang also hummed in a low voice, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Seventh Master can't call himself "I..."
"I want you to be, so be it." The emperor was amused by his complaints and his mood improved.
Having been alone in the deep palace for a long time, I was used to seeing intrigues, and I also figured out that no matter how close or distant we are, everyone has their own goals. Suddenly seeing Jiang is also a slightly innocent person is really novel. In addition to the novelty, there are also some long-lost comforts that the emperor himself has not noticed.
Facing the emperor's words, Jiang also suddenly took a deep breath, as if gathering all his courage, and said to the emperor, "I just wanted to thank you for saving your life last time! I heard that it was the emperor... It was the seventh master who asked Imperial Physician Li saved my life, I don't know what I can do if I don't repay my kindness! At least..."
Jiang also wanted to say, "At least until you die, I can take care of one or two," but he felt like he was waiting for the emperor to die with his fingers on his back, so he had to stop before he finished speaking.
Looking at him, the emperor regained his previous "Seven Master" demeanor, and said softly, "The last time I was in Huishan Tower, I was rescued by you once, so I think it's just that we don't owe each other."
Jiang also shook his head and said, "I'm just doing it by hand."
"But I, you don't have to do it yourself." The emperor said and laughed.
But the relaxed atmosphere disappeared in just a moment, and the emperor turned to ask about Cen Lixuan: "You are the person next to Yao'er, so I'm afraid your 'entrusted' is Shou Yao'er?"
Jiang also shook his head: "No, but I really can't say."
"Why not?" The emperor laughed, "You just think I'm an elderly father and want to know what the youngest son is thinking. Isn't that too much?"
"No..." Jiang also quickly denied.
The emperor coughed again, and then Chongjiang also beckoned: "Don't hold back, come and sit next to me."
Jiang didn't dare to move, only to hear the emperor continue to say: "I should be about the same age as your father."
"Yes." Jiang also nodded, but he still didn't move a step.
"Look at this body, you are standing so far away, and it's hard for you to gossip with you, but you won't sit down?" The emperor said, and looked meaningfully at Jiang Ye's crotch, "Mr. You don't want me to threaten you with your identity, do you?"
Jiang Ye was really overwhelmed by the prince's leaky words, so he said honestly, "I... If I sit here, as a commoner, wouldn't I offend Tianwei?"
"But if you don't come, you will be disrespectful."
"… "
After hesitating for a while, the emperor's words were a dead end for Jiang Ye, and he finally sat on the side of the emperor according to the words. Anyway, if the emperor really wanted to kill him, he was afraid that there would be a thousand words to cure his sins. Thinking of this, Jiang was also a little broken, so he just obeyed.
After he sat next to the emperor, the emperor said again: "You are rash."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation."
"I want to ask you, if you were me, who would you pass the throne to?" The emperor said abruptly.
This sentence scared Jiang Ye's ass to the ground. Jiang was never the type to recoil, but he was still too frightened by this question to sit there any longer. He rolled and crawled from the couch and knelt back to the ground, his voice trembling slightly: "Your Majesty..."
"Why do you need to be so afraid?" The emperor sighed softly, "I originally valued your frankness, but you are no different from ordinary palace servants."
"I..." Jiang also opened his mouth and said only one word, suddenly forgetting what to say next.
The emperor didn't force him to say more, but instead read to himself: "Originally, Shang'er was my favorite candidate, but it's a pity... Maybe it was the sin I did when I was young, but I didn't expect it to be reported to Shang'er. on the head."
The emperor said, his voice was slightly choked, as if to mention that the eldest prince died a little sad.
Jiang also raised his head tentatively, only to see that the emperor's eyes were empty, and the expression on his face was genuine grief.
"The Xue family has been full of glory for so many years. I thought they would be satisfied, but I didn't expect..." The emperor continued, "Hey, it hurt Shang'er. If Wei Yuanting had followed, maybe Shang'er wouldn't have left like this."
Jiang also listened, and doubts arose in his heart.
The death of the eldest prince has been clearly stated to the outside world as the act of Shang Xu, a traitorous collaborator. Although Jiang also knew that Shang Xu was innocent, others must think so. Especially since Shang Xu had already been put to death, it stands to reason that the emperor should have believed those words. But right now, the emperor's remarks point between the lines that the Xue family murdered the prince, as if the Xue family put the blame on Shang Xu.
If so, why did the emperor punish Shang Xu
Jiang also couldn't understand, he said dumbly: "Since you know it's not what the businessman did, why did the emperor punish him?"
The emperor came back to his senses and said sternly: "Even if it wasn't Shang Xu's actions, but Shang Xu's cooperation with the enemy betrays the country, and the evidence is conclusive."
"But the murder of the eldest prince was not done by the Xue family." Jiang Ye said.
It was talking about Shangxu, and Jiang couldn't help but think of Guo Linchong, who died in vain and took the blame. As a result, he didn't have time to think about what to say and what not to say. His mouth was already open, and the words came out.
Hearing this, the emperor's eyes returned to him, and he asked in a deep voice, "Do you know the inside story?"
"I..." Jiang also began to hesitate again.
If he suddenly explained everything to the emperor, would there be an accident in the Xue family? He thought so, and turned the conversation abruptly: "I just think that there is no need for the Xue family to do something on their own territory. Isn't this waiting to be suspected?"
The emperor looked at him thoughtfully, but did not speak again.
After a long while, just when Jiang also thought that he must have said something wrong and was about to be sanctioned, the emperor said solemnly: "You should stay in the Anshang Hall to serve you."
"what?"
"Go and call Mu Qing over here."
"Yes." Jiang also lowered his head, then got up from the ground, subconsciously rubbed his knees that had been knocked for a long time, and walked out of the inner room with light steps.