"Shao Ge'er, Shao Ge'er," Fu Shi called silently in her heart. She heard the voices in the yard clearly. She didn't know what others thought, but to Fu Shi, every word sounded like a vow of love. She felt less scared and kept repeating his name.
There was a chill on my neck, and my tears had soaked the pillow. I probably shed more tears in just a short while than I have in the past twenty years combined. Fu Shi had never suffered any injustice, nor was she a sentimental person. She had hardly cried twice since she could remember. In one day, would I have to shed all my tears in my lifetime before I could stop crying
Suddenly, there was a sound of the curtains being drawn open, and a beam of sunlight suddenly brightened the room. The darkness about death and the underworld was also dispelled.
Fu still didn't feel that she could be saved by the elixir, but her heart seemed to feel much better all of a sudden, and she felt warm.
How she wanted to see him again, to take a closer look at him in the last moments, to remember carefully that maybe there really is an underworld and an afterlife. She wanted to find Shao Ge'er again in the crowd.
Fu no longer asked for help, complained, or cried. She suddenly became very quiet, trying to find the right time to see him.
The palace lady said: It is windy outside, can the Queen bear the cold
A young girl said in a clear voice: All of them must be opened, including the doors. If the air cannot flow, the spiritual energy will be blocked.
Cao Tai's voice said: Just listen to her, the imperial doctors outside can't save the Queen.
Everyone responded: Yes.
Then the girl said cheerfully: No more mosquito nets, the gauze is too dense and blocks the airflow. Let's go find a more breathable gauze cupboard, and move all the hemp ropes, straw mats and cupboards onto the bed.
The young lady spoke very briskly, neither nervous nor respectful, as if she knew nothing about the highs and lows of the world, but she was also full of natural vitality. The doors and windows were opened, people were busy, and the atmosphere in the house suddenly became lively, no longer as dead as before.
At this time, the young lady took out a booklet and a strange compass from the bag on her back. The floor was covered with wooden boards, but she didn't mind the dirt. She sat on the floor, holding the compass and staring at it intently. After a while, she turned the pages of the book, just like a half-baked scholar writing an article while turning the pages and trying to find words.
Let her sit up, and let her take the medicine I gave to the old man with water, the young lady said.
Cao Tai shook his head slightly. It was the first time that someone called him grandpa. He carefully opened a wooden box and saw a purple and red crystal clear pill inside. Everyone's eyes were attracted. It was so beautiful, round and brightly colored, like a gem.
Cao Tai said cautiously: This thing is for the Queen to eat. Are you sure you want us to feed it? Do you want to ask the imperial doctors to identify it? Then you won't have to bear the responsibility alone.
I didn't give you the things. If you want to find it, you can go to Guo Dushi. I made this elixir from an immortal. I don't know what kind of elixir it is. The lady said it very straightforwardly. You can do whatever you want. Anyway, the doctor is not very effective. If you catch a cold and have a stomachache, the doctor can't cure it. I have seen you come to me before. Isn't it because the doctor can't cure your queen's illness? Otherwise, why ask the Taoist priest? We are not here to treat diseases.
When the young lady is silent, she is very dull and quiet, but when she speaks, her voice is light and quick.
When the palace woman heard her say that she was dead, she hurriedly said: Young lady, please speak nicely.
It was as big as a quail egg and had to be swallowed whole. Everyone took great effort to get the queen to swallow it, and then hurriedly fed her some warm water.
After a lot of fiddling, they moved the cabinet onto the bed as the young lady wanted, removed the felt and blanket underneath, and laid a straw mat on top. Then the queen had to helplessly help her sit up, and it took several people holding her to keep her seated.
The young lady took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed without caring about her dirty socks. She held a hemp rope in her hand and without saying a word, she used the rope to cover the queen. Cao Tai was shocked: What are you doing? This is disrespectful to the queen.
The young lady said: She can't even sit steadily. You plan to support her like this for two days and two nights. This set of breathing techniques will take twenty-four hours to work. It will take two days and two nights.
Cao Tai was extremely helpless and said: "The Queen is the mother of the country, and she is honorable and unrivaled. If you can cure her, it will be fine. If you can't cure her and let her suffer humiliation like this, let's see how you can excuse it then."
The young lady's eyes turned and she said quickly and innocently: It was Envoy Guo who taught me to do this. If you want to punish me, I won't dare to do it.
“Forget it, forget it,” Cao Tai sighed.
At this time, Fu's voice was so weak and intermittent that everyone had to hold their breath to hear it clearly: Don't say too much. No matter what happens, I will forgive them. When I have some strength in a while, I will write it down as evidence to prevent the ministers from making things difficult for him.
So it was left to the young lady Qingxu to do the work. Qingxu skillfully made the queen lean her back against the cabinet, and then tied her up with ropes, which was quite firm. She was afraid that the queen would move in the wrong direction. Anyway, that's what the book said, and there were detailed explanations for each direction.
After a while, the honorable queen was so tortured that she couldn't bear to look directly at it. She was tied to the cabinet on the bed. It was summer, and everyone was afraid that the queen would catch a cold, so they covered her with a thin quilt. She was wearing thin clothes, only a thin white cotton undershirt. Fortunately, the young lady was considerate and didn't want to make the queen uncomfortable. The rope deliberately avoided the chest, but tied the clothes around, making it tight, highlighting the outline of her body lines. The shape of the inverted bowl was very beautiful and smooth, and there was a kind of beauty that made people blush. Most of the people present were palace maids, and Cao Tai was also an old eunuch, but the queen looked really unmannerly and humiliating to her.
The young lady Qingxu actually stared at the queen's body, curled her lips and murmured softly: It's really annoying, how can yours grow so big, and you are so thin
Qingxu pretended to be profound, shaking her head and sighing like an old man, probably something she learned from her master.
She set up the compass and asked everyone to help move the cabinet slightly, so that the queen's body could turn. After working for a long time, Qingxu wiped his sweat and sighed: "Okay, you all go out. I will teach the queen how to breathe. It's very simple. Well, what do you usually let her eat?"
Cao Tai quickly replied: Your Majesty can only drink some white porridge made from the refined rice tribute from Jinghai Town and Vietnam.
Qingxu said: It is best to keep an empty stomach all the time. White rice porridge is good, just add some salt. But can you prepare something delicious for me? I am not picky.
Everyone agreed. It was absolutely no problem to eat anything. If Qingxu could really be cured, let alone eat delicious food, even eating delicacies from land and sea every day would be a piece of cake for Cao Tai.
Wait two days, it's afternoon now. Qingxu counted on his fingers and knew the result would be known in the evening of the day after tomorrow. If there is no improvement, then there is nothing I can do. I will check again, there should be nothing wrong.
Cao Tai went out and saw Guo Shao still in the courtyard with the imperial doctors. The emperor had already left, and there was urgent news from the Huainan front. The emperor was restless and left Chenzhou in a hurry.
Cao Tai looked at Guo Shao and said: There is an inn in the city, Guo Dushi should go wash up and change clothes before coming back. It's okay to take a break. The Queen can't be disturbed by anyone now. The result will be known in the evening of the day after tomorrow.
Guo Shao hurriedly bowed and said: Thanks to Eunuch Cao.
Miscellaneous people have no idea what to do, but Envoy Guo can't say that, Cao Tai said.
Guo Shao glanced at the setting sun, and white clouds floated in the blue sky. The environment in this era was really good. Now, he had done everything he could, and all he could do was to resign himself to fate and wait for the result.
He then said goodbye to Cao Tai and left the yard.
He was still anxious and eager to know whether the pill would work, but after some trouble, Guo Shao gradually calmed down.
He heaved a long sigh, and then recalled the situation just now. It seemed that he had gone a little too far in front of the emperor. He was eager to show his loyalty, but it seemed like a confession. What about the queen? She was Chai Rong's wife. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. After all, in this centralized era where the monarchy is supreme, it is not easy to anger the emperor.
Men are aggressive and often have inexplicably deformed self-esteem. Chai Rong might be unhappy if he really cared about Empress Fu. Guo Shao remembered that he almost couldn't even offer the elixir, and he was also very unhappy; if the queen didn't hear the conversation and send someone out to ask for favor, the elixir would definitely not be offered.
But whether you are happy or not, what's the point? Who cares
Guo Shao felt tired and powerless. When he went out and saw Jingniang, Yang Luo and others waiting eagerly, he couldn't help but say: Thank you for your hard work.
Everyone didn't care. Luo Mengzi said: "Big brother's business is our business. Big brother is so anxious, and the brothers are also anxious."
Guo Shao waved his hand: Let’s find an inn to stay in and take a shower and change clothes.
Yang Biao asked: How is the queen
Guo Shaodao: I heard that the illness is very serious. We don’t know whether the medicine will work yet. They said we have to wait until the evening of the day after tomorrow. You just need to have a good sleep and we’ll talk about it the day after tomorrow.
Everyone nodded thoughtfully.
The group walked slowly along the street, and passers-by along the way often talked about the Huainan War. Everyone was concerned about this war. But Guo Shao was not very interested in it now.
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