Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 618 Shengmai Powder

Jia Rui looked at his first wife and felt a little sorry for her.

In the end, he could only sigh, personally went forward to help Xue Baochai up, and then held her in his arms and sat on the bed beside him.

"The matter of Jia Xuan has been resolved, but from now on you must discipline him strictly. Otherwise, I can help him once, but I can't help him a second or third time."

Jia Rui finally compromised with Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jia Rui finally let Jia Xuan go. However, she also knew that Jia Rui's patience with Jia Xuan had reached its limit. If Jia Xuan did anything wrong again, Jia Rui would probably not tolerate him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. From now on, I will strictly discipline the prince and will never let him do anything out of line."

Jia Rui shook his head in disbelief, "This kid has been spoiled. I don't think he can change. If you are willing, you might as well teach Jia Yin more."

Xue Baochai was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand what Jia Rui meant. She sighed in her heart and could only nod without saying anything.

Jia Yin is Xue Baochai's second son and also the legitimate son. Jia Rui's hint is already very obvious.

When he said this, Jia Rui also felt a little upset.

Although Jia Rui did not approve of Jia Xuan as a candidate for the crown prince, he was his son after all, and Jia Rui did not want him to end up in a disastrous situation.

I hope he remembers this lesson.

In the middle of the night, Jia Dairu finally woke up again.

Although he woke up, Jia Dairu's health had become worse. He couldn't even sit on the bed. He could only lie on the bed, and someone had to take care of him in all his daily life.

Crown Prince Jia Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and was then ordered by Jia Rui to study hard in the Eastern Palace and not to leave without permission.

This matter seemed to have passed so lightly, but although the news did not spread outside the palace, some news within the palace had reached the ears of the concubines.

All the ladies who have sons' eyes lit up after hearing this.

Now they have seen that the prince's position is not stable, so they have sent people to keep a close eye on Jia Xuan. As long as Jia Xuan makes any mistake, his mistake will be magnified and will be passed to Jia Rui's ears as quickly as possible.

Queen Xue Baochai was naturally well aware of this, but she did not interfere.

Because Queen Xue Baochai knows very well that even though Jia Rui usually doesn't care about things in the palace, in fact, every tree and blade of grass, every movement in the palace cannot escape Jia Rui's eyes and ears.

Now that these people have jumped out, it seems that they are trying to trip up Jia Xuan, but in fact, they are also exposing their own ambitions to Jia Rui's eyes and ears.

Although the prince's position has been shaken, don't forget that Xue Baochai is the queen after all, Jia Rui's legitimate wife, and she has a second son.

In the feudal etiquette, the emphasis is on establishing the eldest son as the legitimate heir. That is to say, if there is a legitimate heir, the eldest son will be the heir; if there is no legitimate heir, the eldest son will be the heir.

In other words, as long as there is a legitimate son, other illegitimate sons will not obtain the right of inheritance, so Xue Baochai has a double insurance.

Now Xue Baochai no longer puts all her hopes on Jia Xuan. She thinks Jia Rui is right. Jia Xuan's character has been formed and he might cause trouble in the future. Therefore, Xue Baochai now focuses her main energy on her second son Jia Yin, who grew up by her side.

What's more, compared with Jia Xuan, this second son is closer to me. After all, I raised him by myself since childhood.

Although the imperial physician tried his best, Jia Dairu's body became weaker and weaker, and he even entered a long period of dying. Jia Rui was mentally prepared for this and asked the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the funeral of Emperor Jia Dairu.

Although Jia Rui and the imperial doctors did not want the emperor Jia Dairu to die so early, but: the King of Hell wants you to die at three o'clock in the morning, who can keep you alive until five o'clock? Jia Dairu's body was still declining day by day, and on this night, his breath had become very weak.

When the imperial doctors saw this, they knew that Jia Dairu would die that evening, so they did not dare to delay and quickly sent someone to report to Jia Rui.

After receiving the news, Jia Rui nodded silently, and then issued an order: all concubines and princes and princesses should go to Longshou Palace immediately.

Jia Rui himself sat in the Yangxin Palace for a long time, and after calming down, he turned around and rode the sedan chair to the Longshou Palace.

When he arrived at the Longshou Palace, he found that his concubines and princes and princesses had already arrived. However, without Jia Rui's order, they did not dare to enter the hall and could only stay outside.

Fortunately, there is Xue Baochai as the leader of the harem, who suppresses everything and makes these concubines and princes and princesses behave themselves and dare not act presumptuously.

Jia Rui nodded to Xue Baochai, then waved his hand and went straight to Jia Dairu's bedroom.

Xue Baochai sighed, gave a few instructions to Ying'er beside her, and followed Jia Rui into the bedroom.

After coming in, he found Jia Rui was already sitting in front of Jia Dairu's bed, holding Jia Dairu's hand and crying silently.

Xue Baochai walked lightly to Jia Rui's side and accompanied him silently.

No one knew how much time had passed, but Jia Dairu, who had fallen into a coma, actually opened his eyes and looked much more energetic.

When Jia Rui saw this, he was overjoyed. Could it be that the old man could hold on for a while longer?
So Jia Rui quickly ordered the imperial physician to come.

Several of the top doctors in the Imperial Hospital came over and took the emperor's pulse. However, their faces did not improve despite the emperor's rosy face and relaxed expression. Instead, they all looked ashen, as if their parents had died.

Jia Rui was not a fool. Looking at the expressions of the old ladies, he knew that things were not as he had imagined.

After taking Jia Rui's pulse, several old ladies gathered together to discuss it, and finally sent Dr. Wang from the Imperial Medical Bureau to give Jia Rui a reply.

This old doctor Wang is an old friend of the Jia family. His nephew, Doctor Wang, often visits Rongguo Mansion, and he has a good relationship with Jia Rui.

It was for this reason that several old doctors handed this difficult matter over to him.

Old Doctor Wang knelt in front of Jia Rui, not daring to raise his head.

"Your Majesty, it's time to give the Emperor Shengmai Powder now."

When Jia Rui heard the words "Shengmai San", he felt dizzy and could not sit steadily. Fortunately, Xue Baochai, who was next to him, took him into her arms, which prevented Jia Rui from collapsing on the bed.

It turns out that Shengmai San, although it can be used in normal situations, is also used as a life-saving prescription when the patient is seriously ill.

"Yi Fang Ji Jie" says: "If a person is about to die and his pulse has stopped, taking this medicine can revive him. Its effect is very great."

Moreover, in the medical records of royal families of all dynasties, the emperors always used Shengmai San with modifications in their dying moments.

However, no one could be saved, so when the royal family heard the three words "Shengmai San", it was almost a death sentence for this person.

Jia Rui gritted his teeth and slumped in Xue Baochai's arms, saying word by word: "Hurry up and prepare the medicine."

After hearing this, several old doctors ran out of the bedroom as if they had been pardoned, and personally prepared Shengmai Powder for the emperor.

(End of this chapter)