The late emperor had said before that Song Ruiyang would be a good emperor in the future, but not necessarily a good politician, nor an ambitious person. Therefore, he married Zhuangzhuang to Song Ruiyang to consolidate the friendly diplomatic relations between the two countries and to make the two countries more harmonious in trade.
Song Ruiyang's way of doing things is indeed people-friendly. During his time in Daliang, he visited knowledgeable people everywhere and listened to their talks on how to govern the country.
Such an upright person is not good at scheming, so he and his advisers often have disagreements. The envoy Gongsun Yan was previously the prince's tutor, and has been following him ever since.
However, Gongsun Yan was good at scheming and always had a sense of crisis. He believed that Song Ruiyang's position was unstable, so he always gave advice to him to win over more court officials and interact with talented and powerful people in neighboring countries.
Before coming, Gongsun Yan repeatedly advised him to maintain close contact with Crown Prince Murong Qiao and Taifu Liang, because the Emperor of the Great Zhou was now seriously ill and Murong Jie was only the temporary regent. Once the emperor passed away and the crown prince ascended the throne, Taifu, as an auxiliary minister, would also have supreme power, which would also be helpful for him to ascend the throne and govern the country in the future.
He was very opposed to Song Ruiyang's contacts with Murong Jie, King Liang and others. This was naturally because the two forces formed in the Great Zhou were now hostile. Being close to Murong Jie and King Liang would mean alienating the Crown Prince and the Grand Tutor, which would not be worth the loss.
Therefore, when Song Ruiyang proposed to visit Prince Liang, he opposed it and advised: "Your Highness, Prince Liang was punished by the Queen, and he had previously injured the Crown Prince. It is somewhat inappropriate for you to visit him."
Song Ruiyang ignored what Gongsun Yan said and said, "Don't worry about it. I admire Murong Xin and we can be friends in the future. He is injured, so it's okay for me to go visit him."
After saying that, he walked out.
Seeing that he would not listen to her persuasion, Gongsun Yan shook her head and followed him.
Honghua went to report to the Queen. When the Queen heard the seriousness of the situation, she panicked, "How is this possible? He has always practiced martial arts. How could he be injured like this after only sixty strokes of the board?"
Honghua said: "The princess is very angry. She threw this servant out. It seems that the situation is indeed serious."
The Queen shook her head. "It can't be that serious. I have also asked the imperial physician, and he said that at most a pair of legs would be crippled."
"It is indeed strange. He was still conscious when he was in the palace. If the situation was so serious, the Queen Mother would not have sent His Highness out of the palace."
The Queen thought for a moment and said, "No, I have to go out and take a look. I am very worried about Xia Zian now. Will she deliberately aggravate the injury of Prince Liang?"
Honghua said, "That shouldn't happen. The prince is also there. He won't allow her to do that."
"Do you believe in Murong Jie's character? He is just pretending to be nice to Xin'er." The queen said coldly.
"I don't know about this. If Your Majesty wants to leave the palace, I will ask someone to make preparations." Honghua said.
The Queen said, "Go ahead. Since it is said that Xia Zian will not enter the palace, I will go to see her in person."
After the hour of Chen, King Liang's high fever gradually subsided. The subsidence of the fever was a good progress. At least, it proved that it was under control.
Zi'an considered the prescription and increased the dosage of Panax notoginseng and white medicine. Although this would damage the foundation, he had to seize the opportunity to control the infection.
Anti-inflammation is the most important step. A wound of such a large area cannot be bandaged and can only be covered with gauze. It needs to be disinfected every day. So, after the fever subsided a little, Zi'an began to disinfect the wound.
Zi'an asked Yi'er and the others to go out first, but Yi'er insisted on staying here to help. Zi'an couldn't persuade her, so he had to let her stay in the room while the rest of them went out.
Liu Yue took Siyan to sit in front of the corridor, feeling a little bored.
Prince Li was very interested in her wolf and started chatting with her.
"Feed raw meat or cooked meat?" asked Prince Li.
"Hey Zhai!" Liu Yue said as he turned the Buddhist beads on his wrist.
"Ah?" Prince Li was surprised. "It's a wolf. It eats vegetarian food?"
"I feed Zhai, but he will steal the meat." Liu Yue looked at him sideways, "Do you like him very much?"
"I have a dog named Dajin, which is stronger than it." Prince Li said proudly, "But I also like wolves."
"Take it away if you like it." Liu Yue said.
"Really?" Prince Li was stunned for a moment, "You are trying to coax me, right?"
"I can't coax it, I can't afford to raise it, and it always steals food. But you can't take it away either, it sticks to me and Yi'er." Liu Yue said honestly.
"I can afford to raise it. If you like, you can live in the palace, and I will provide you with food and drink. Wait until it becomes familiar with me, then you can leave." Prince Li was delighted.
Princess A'man coughed, with a hint of warning.
Prince Li looked back at her and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" He naturally knew that she was unhappy because she coughed like this, but why was she unhappy
"Your nephew is still lying in there, his life or death unknown, and you are thinking about raising dogs and wolves?" Ah Man said coldly.
"There is no conflict." said Prince Li.
Ah Man rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, as long as you are happy."
Prince Li really ignored her and continued to ask: "Why is it called Four Eyes?"
"There are two circles of white hair on its eyes, so it looks like four eyes from a distance, so we call it Four-Eyed Boy." Liu Yue said perfunctorily. She sighed and seemed to be worried.
Of course she was worried about a lot of things. Originally, she just wanted to avoid Zi'an and forget about that problem. But now when she saw Zi'an inside, she remembered what she said. Song Ruiyang had someone he had loved deeply for many years, so who was this stinky cousin
He still doesn't have a crown princess, so why does he like this woman but not marry her
These two days, she has been scratching her head but can't figure it out.
Her defenses were loosening little by little, and if she couldn't think of anything else, she would probably compromise.
"Your Highness, you are a man, let me ask you a question." Liu Yue asked simply.
Prince Li's heart was focused on Siyan, so he said, "Speak."
"Would you like someone for more than ten years and then not marry her?"
Prince Li thought about it seriously and said, "I don't know. I don't have anyone I like."
Ah Man kicked him from behind and said, "Speak clearly."
Liu Yue stood up and glared at Ah Man, "Who are you? Why are you hitting someone?"
She was asking, what's wrong with this woman? She kept interrupting.
Ah Man gasped, "You ask who I am? I am his princess."
Liu Yue groaned, "You are his princess? I thought you were his sister. You look old and not as pretty as him."
Ah Man was furious and said to Prince Li angrily: "Did you hear what she said? She slandered me."
Prince Li was a little confused, "When did she slander you?"
"She said I was ugly and looked old." Ah Man was so angry that his mouth was crooked.
Prince Li was silent for a moment. "This... This is not slander. She is telling the truth. You were not like this before. Can't you listen to the truth?"
Ah Man was so angry that she grabbed Liu Yue. Liu Yue turned around and tried to throw her out. This was her instinctive reaction. Although Ah Man knew some martial arts, how could she be a match for the leader of the Salt Gang
Just when Liu Yue was about to throw her out, he saw a man walking in with his hands behind his back.
Liu Yue will never forget this person in his entire life.
Damn it, run!
(End of this chapter)