When talking about the Crown Prince's illness that day, Xiye Qionghua mentioned that although the Crown Prince was mostly pretending to cough, his lungs were actually in trouble, which was one of the most serious injuries from the poison.
Fine-leaved magnolia can remove toxins and moisten the lungs at the same time, which is of great benefit to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. However, fine-leaved magnolia is very rare, and it is difficult to collect magnolias at the moment of blooming. If they are picked before they are fully bloomed, the effect will be greatly reduced. If they are picked after they begin to wither, it is difficult to grasp the scale.
No one in this world knows the habits of flowers better than Shen Xihe, not even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. There are many exotic flowers and plants in the East Palace, but obviously there are more plants. Moreover, the Crown Prince has been crowned, and he is different from before. He can't just hide in the East Palace.
For many things, even if they know clearly that the Crown Prince does not have the energy to handle or the ability to resolve them, officials of the Eastern Palace still have to get the approval of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This is the rule. Otherwise, the Censor is watching and no one dares to act on their own.
This resulted in Xiao Huayong having to meet with officials in charge of various matters almost every day. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could not leave the palace easily, so Shen Xihe did not let Sui Axi inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of this matter.
Sui A Xi knew about this flower, but he had never touched it. Moreover, he had to go to the palace every few days to treat the Crown Prince's eyes. During this period, the Crown Prince's eyesight had improved a little. He still saw five colors, but he could see more clearly.
Two days later, Emperor Youning indeed issued a secret decree to Bu Shulin to leave the capital to investigate the tomb robbery case. On the surface, she was ill and had received His Majesty's permission to recuperate in Bu Mansion. The imperial physician would follow His Majesty's instructions and visit her regularly every day to go through the formalities.
Shen Xihe waited until three days after Bu Shulin left Kyoto before entering the palace. This time, she did not go to pay her respects to the empress dowager first, but went to ask for an audience with His Majesty. When Emperor Youning heard that Shen Xihe wanted to see him, his eyelids jumped.
This girl had no problems except for the time she came to pay her respects to him on the second day after arriving in Beijing. After that, every time she asked to see him, nothing good happened.
"What difficulties did Zhaoning encounter today?" Emperor Youning asked directly.
"Your Majesty, Zhaoning wants to ask for permission to go to Linchuan. Zhaoning's cousin is getting married. When in Linchuan, the cousin saved Zhaoning's life. Zhaoning also promised to attend the ceremony in person." Shen Xihe said slowly.
This was not an excuse, but the second cousin's wedding, which was decided last year. When Shen Xihe was at her uncle's house in Linchuan, she did agree to stay in Linchuan to watch the ceremony. However, she didn't expect that Emperor Youning would suddenly issue an imperial decree, forcing her to go to the capital.
Emperor Youning frowned after hearing this: "From here, even if the road is unobstructed, it will take half a month to arrive in Linchuan. It will take you at least a month to go there and back. You will come of age before the end of the year. I promised your father that I would hold a grand coming of age ceremony for you in Kyoto."
"Zhaoning thanks Your Majesty for your love. Zhaoning still has a month and a half to go before she reaches the age of marriage. Zhaoning will return within a month." Shen Xihe's tone was stubborn.
"Zhaoning, it's winter now, it's very cold and snowy, and you're weak. I'll send a eunuch to Linchuan to bring you a gift, and personally give the newlyweds some rewards, saying that you asked for them." Emperor Youning didn't want Shen Xihe to leave Beijing, especially at this juncture.
"Your Majesty's gift is of course the greatest honor, but Zhaoning can go in person to fulfill her promise. Zhaoning does not want to be a person who goes back on his word." Shen Xihe insisted, "If Your Majesty does not allow, Zhaoning will have to run away secretly."