Unfortunately, before Lord Yu could take his day off to visit and thank Zhou Shuren, Shuren fell ill that night. This time he was not pretending to be sick in order to take his annual leave early, but he was really sick.
The illness came suddenly. Zhulan dreamed of touching a boiling kettle in the middle of the night and woke up with a start. She found that the forehead of the person next to her was hot, and when she touched his neck, it was also hot. Zhulan panicked for a moment and quickly called the maid who was on guard, asking her to find the housekeeper to ask for the imperial physician.
There was an imperial physician on duty in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and the Zhou family did not dare to delay in inviting the imperial physician. When the imperial physician arrived, Zhulan was doing physical cooling for Zhou Shuren, during which Zhou Shuren woke up.
Zhou Shuren was disoriented due to fever, and woke up from a cold. He was too weak to cooperate with the temperature reduction treatment until the imperial physician arrived.
The imperial physician said a lot, but Zhulan didn't remember much. She only knew that Zhou Shuren's illness was serious and he needed to take good care of himself, so she was very worried.
Zhulan and Shuren took the medicine and went back to sleep, their eyes full of heartache. This year first there was a flood and then a war, and in the winter they had to worry about food. Even the strongest man could not bear it. This illness was purely due to exhaustion.
Just because Shu Ren didn't tell her doesn't mean she didn't know. There were several times when the food and fodder were almost not prepared, and Shu Ren spent a lot of effort for them.
It's almost the end of the year, and my body can't take it anymore if I relax my mind.
In the morning, Zhou Laoda and the others stood by the bed without moving until Dad fell asleep again and Mom led them out of the bedroom. Then Zhou Laoda spoke, "Mom, did the imperial doctor say when Dad would get better?"
Zhulan was also mentally exhausted. She didn't dare to close her eyes after staying awake all night. She sat down and leaned against the cushion. "The imperial physician didn't say a specific date, he just said I need to rest well."
She had not read medical books for so many years in vain. She knew a lot about medicinal materials. Generally, the dosage of medicine prescribed by the imperial physician was not too heavy, but the dosage was increased in last night's prescription.
Now her hands seemed to be able to feel Shu Ren's body temperature, he had a high fever.
The imperial physician was frightened last night, but he didn't dare to delay and had to write the prescription. Fortunately, the fever went down a little after taking the medicine.
Boss Zhou and Changzhi didn't say anything. Mingyun, the eldest grandson, was also silent. Changzhi and Mingyun both took leave today.
Mingteng is in Pinggang, and the other grandchildren are in the hall.
Zhulan asked the eldest brother: "Have you written your father's sick leave letter?"
"My son wrote it."
Zhou Shuren didn't come to the morning court, he was still on sick leave. He was arguing with Lord Wen yesterday, so how come he is sick
Qiu Yan was attending the morning court today, and he was worried. Could he be pretending to be sick in order to take an early leave? The Shangshu was capable of doing this.
Wang Ju thought so too. Well, the few people who were familiar with Zhou Shuren didn't think he was really sick.
Only the emperor knew the truth. Zhou Shuren was seriously ill. The imperial physician reported the condition before dawn. The emperor was very worried and planned to let the prince go and see him in person.
After hearing the imperial physician's diagnosis, the emperor felt that Zhou Shuren had indeed worked hard and the burden on him this year was too heavy.
There was nothing important happening today, and the morning court ended quickly.
Then the ministers saw that the prince did not follow the emperor, but left the palace with the guards and eunuchs waiting outside. They looked at each other and wondered whether Zhou Shuren was really sick
Qiu Yan shuddered, thinking that maybe the Shangshu was really sick.
Wang Ju wanted to go over and take a look at noon, but now he couldn't leave.
When the prince arrived at Zhou Mansion, the news that Zhou Shuren was seriously ill spread. At the same time, many people were happy, but also many were worried.
Zhou Shuren was hated by some people, but some also admired him, especially the adults who came from poor families.
Zhulan and Zhou Laoda met the prince. When Zhulan saw the prince was about to go in, she hurriedly stopped him and said, "Prince, please stay. The master is seriously ill and may be infected. Please take care of your health."
Don’t let the disease get to you and then blame the Zhou family. It’s better to be careful.
The prince paused, "I haven't thought this through."
Then the prince brought in the imperial physician. Zhulan asked Zhou Lao and others to accompany the prince, and she followed the imperial physician into the bedroom.
Two imperial physicians came this time, and their diagnosis was the same as last night's. They also looked at the prescription. The one who came today was the hospital director, who took a pen and made some changes to a few places.
After Zhulan looked at it carefully, she found that the dosage of the medicine had been increased, so the imperial physician last night did not use any medicine.
Zhou Shuren fell asleep in a daze, his face flushed, and his temperature, which had dropped, rose again. Zhulan watched over him worriedly.
The prince kept the two imperial doctors and brought some medicinal herbs with them. He left after sitting for a while.
As soon as the prince went out, he met the emperor grandfather. He was stunned for a moment, "Emperor grandfather, why are you here in person?"
The Emperor said, "I want to see it for myself."
The prince frowned, "You were also ill in the winter, this."
The emperor waved his hand, "I know what's going on."
Just because he had fallen ill again, he deeply felt that as he got older, his health would be much worse than before after an illness. He and Zhou Shuren were not only the king and his subject, but he also regarded Zhou Shuren as a friend, so he had to see it with his own eyes.
Then the prince came back again. Zhulan didn't stop the emperor from going in, but the prince couldn't let the emperor go in alone, so he followed him in.
Bamboo orchid, "... "
She has tried her best. If something really happens, I hope the emperor will not blame the Zhou family.
The emperor was sitting on a chair. It was the first time in these years that he saw Zhou Shuren so fragile. Looking at the white hair on Zhou Shuren's head, he was even more touched. The emperor sighed and said, "Shuren has given too much for the people and the court."
Thanks to Shu Ren's plan, the allocation of food and fodder this year was very timely and rapid, which was a great achievement. There were also fish cakes and other methods to solve the food problem for the people.
The emperor's tone became more emotional. "Shu Ren, I know you are tired and want to have a good rest, but you can't. Your achievements will be praised by future generations. You must get better soon."
He wrote a lot about Zhou Shuren in his autobiography. He was his lucky general, a lucky general for the royal family, and a good official for the people.
Zhulan changed Shuren's handkerchief, touched Shuren's neck and other parts of his body, and exhaled to lower his temperature a little.
When the emperor looked at this scene, he thought of his sick wife who was by his side. This is what a couple should be like.
Xue Han learned the news quite late. Rongchuan was not in the capital, and her elder brothers did not inform her. When she arrived, the emperor and the prince had already left.
Xue Han cried as she spoke, "Mom, how is Dad? Why didn't you tell your daughter that Dad was sick?"
Zhulan patted her daughter's hand and said, "I didn't let your elder brother tell you that your body cannot get angry. Not only did I not tell you, I also didn't tell your elder sister."
Xue Han sniffed, "The news of Dad's illness has spread all over the capital. I can't hide it from you."
So, what are you hiding
Zhu Lan slapped her forehead. She was so anxious that she forgot that this was the capital. Zhou Shuren's serious illness was a big deal. "I'm anxious too."
After saying this, Zhulan pressed her eyebrows. She was old and needed rest. She was worried and anxious and could hardly bear it anymore.