I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 448 The Second Prince is Critically Ill! Su Liang: Today, my wife is like a saint!

September 12, near dusk.

The autumn wind is getting cooler, and the grass and trees in the city are turning from green to yellow.

The rear garden of the Forbidden City.

A eunuch rushed out from Concubine Zhang's Qixiang Palace and flew towards the Chuigong Palace.

As he ran, he shouted: "It's an important matter at Qixiang Palace, I need to report it to the emperor immediately! It's an important matter at Qixiang Palace, I need to report it to the emperor immediately!"

The eunuchs and palace maids who heard this on the road all moved away.

In the back garden.

The eunuchs and maids in Qixiang Palace have always been ostentatious.

According to the rules of the Song Dynasty's royal back garden: if the concubines have any matters, they should report to the queen first.

But this Concubine Zhang whenever she has something to do.

Regardless of whether Zhao Zhen was busy or not, he would order someone to report to Zhao Zhen as soon as possible, and did not take Queen Cao seriously at all.

At the same time as the eunuch ran towards the Chuigong Hall, Empress Cao naturally also learned the news.

Any movement in the harem could not be hidden from her.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, she will be the first to blame.

Empress Cao was not angry at Concubine Zhang for not reporting problems to her.

In her eyes.

Concubine Zhang was just a poor woman with little power and posed no threat to her at the moment.

The second prince poses no threat to the eldest prince.

If she is narrow-minded.

There are countless ways to make Concubine Zhang treat her with extreme respect, or even torture her to the point of madness.

But Empress Cao was, after all, the daughter of a general, and she was fully aware of her responsibilities as empress.

The first thing she considered was Zhao Zhen's feelings.

She hoped that the harem would be stable and not cause trouble for the emperor, so she was as accommodating to Concubine Zhang as possible.

once.

The censors and the ritual officials impeached Concubine Zhang for being disrespectful to her superiors, but Empress Cao spoke well of Concubine Zhang.

But Empress Cao was not someone who could be manipulated at will.

If Concubine Zhang really touched her reverse scale, such as hurting the eldest prince.

She could definitely send Concubine Zhang to the cold palace.

Empress Cao leaned back on the bench and murmured, "Noble Concubine Zhang urgently called the emperor at this time. It must be because the second prince has caught a cold. But didn't an imperial physician come in the afternoon?"

At this time.

A palace maid walked over quickly.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince suddenly developed a fever after taking medicine in the afternoon and fell into a coma. Concubine Zhang did not want him to take the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician anymore, so she went to ask the emperor for help!"

Queen Cao stood up.

"Quickly call in all the doctors on duty at the Imperial Hospital and have them prepare medicinal materials for treating fever. At the same time, prohibit people from other palaces from going to Qixiang Palace to avoid infection!"

"Let's go to Qixiang Palace!"

Empress Cao took two steps and then stopped again, muttering, "Forget it, forget it! If I go, it will only make her more unhappy. Let the emperor go!"

Concubine Zhang had three daughters, namely Princess Anshou, Princess Baohe and Princess Qi.

All three princesses died young.

This led to Concubine Zhang distrusting the imperial physicians in the palace and always suspecting that Empress Cao wanted to poison the second prince.

She only believed in Zhao Zhen.

If something happened to the second prince, I'm afraid Concubine Zhang would go crazy.

……

Inside the Chui Gong Hall.

When Zhao Zhen learned that the second prince Zhao Han had a fever, he immediately rushed to Qixiang Palace.

at the same time.

The imperial doctors arranged by the queen also followed Zhao Zhen into the palace and began to diagnose patients.

Concubine Zhang cried like a pear blossom in the rain.

"Your Majesty, Han'er was almost recovered, but after drinking the medicine given by Doctor Wang in the afternoon, his body suddenly became hot. It must be...it must be that the Queen wants to harm my son! It must be that the Queen wants to harm my son!"

"Official, if they can't cure Han'er, they must pay with their lives. No, the whole family must pay with their lives!"

……

Concubine Zhang collapsed on the ground and cried, and in the blink of an eye she turned into a tearful person.

"Shut up!"

Zhao Zhen suddenly shouted coldly, which frightened Concubine Zhang so much that she dared not cry anymore.

Zhao Zhen looked at the palace maid beside him and said, "Help the imperial concubine to rest aside. I will watch over you here!"

Concubine Zhang looked straight at Zhao Zhen with an incredible look on her face.

In her heart, Zhao Zhen would never quarrel with her like this.

Zhao Zhen looked at Concubine Zhang's pitiful expression and couldn't help but soften his heart again.

"You take a rest first, I'm here!" Zhao Zhen's voice became gentle again, and then he slowly helped Concubine Zhang up.

Concubine Zhang nodded and went to the side room.

The reason why Concubine Zhang was so willful was actually because she was spoiled by Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen sometimes also liked Concubine Zhang's willful and capricious appearance.

In the entire harem, all the other concubines were like his subjects.

Only Concubine Zhang is his woman.

Just now, the reason why Zhao Zhen was so angry was because Concubine Zhang said that she would make the imperial physician's family pay with their lives.
If the imperial doctors heard such words, they would become even more timid and would not dare to use medicine boldly.

Instead, it will make the Second Prince's illness more difficult to cure.

After a while.

The leading medical officer, Doctor Wang, who had examined the patient at noon, came out.

Zhao Zhen asked anxiously, "Doctor Wang, what's wrong?"

Doctor Wang frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has contracted a common cold, but he has always been weak, and the sudden drop in temperature at dusk caused him to develop a fever. Your servants will prescribe a medicine to suppress the fever. Whether he can get better depends on tonight!"

Zhao Zhen pulled Doctor Wang aside and asked in a low voice, "Is his life not in danger?"

Doctor Wang thought for a moment, then bowed solemnly and said, "I will do my best!"

Hear this.

Zhao Zhen's brows were tightly furrowed, which showed that the Second Prince's fever was very serious.

"Tonight, I will stay with you all and stay with Han'er until her fever subsides!"

Zhao Zhen had to accompany him.

Concubine Zhang did not trust Empress Cao and was prone to beating and scolding these medical officers.

As soon as he leaves, there will be problems.

immediately.

Zhao Zhen said to the eunuch beside him, "Inform the Secretariat that the Second Prince is ill and I need to accompany him. The regular meeting tomorrow morning is cancelled."

After a while.

The imperial doctors prepared the medicine and fed it to the second prince.

Not long after.

The second prince's feverish complexion gradually improved. Although his forehead was still a little hot, it was much better than before he took the medicine.

After Zhao Han woke up, he called out "Daddy" and "Sister" (according to the Song Dynasty system, the prince called his mother who was not the queen "Sister"), and then fell into a deep sleep.

Zhao Zhen and Concubine Zhang were always there to accompany him.

Back then, the consecutive deaths of three daughters left a huge shadow on the two of them.

During this period, Empress Cao sent someone to secretly inquire about Zhao Zhen's attendants, and was relieved when she learned that the second prince's fever was gradually subsiding and he had fallen asleep.

Zhao Han is innocent and cute.

Queen Cao, the eldest prince Zhao Xun, and Su Zimu all liked him very much.

It was only because of the existence of Concubine Zhang that the two sides could not get too close.

……

The next day, it was broad daylight.

On a soft couch in the second prince's bedroom, Concubine Zhang was sleeping soundly in Zhao Zhen's arms.

Zhao Zhen was also very tired and slept very deeply.

And this moment.

All officials in the capital knew that the second prince had contracted a fever last night.

I felt relieved only after learning that his condition had improved.

Concubine Zhang had three daughters who died young, which led many people to call her a son-killer. If anything happened to the second prince again, Concubine Zhang would probably go crazy.

The mood of the government will also be greatly affected.

All the ministers know it.

No matter how important Concubine Zhang and the Second Prince are in Zhao Zhen's heart, the current Song Dynasty should not suffer such a disaster.

……

Empress Cao's bedroom.

The eldest prince Zhao Xun and his study companion Su Zimu, one holding a wooden horse and the other holding a wooden soldier.

Both toys are the size of an adult's palm.

The eldest prince Zhao Yu grabbed Empress Cao's arm and said, "Your Majesty, let us go. Han'er likes these two toys very much. After he gets them, he will be so happy that his illness may be cured!"

Su Zimu on the side said very politely: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we know that the disease may spread, we will go to the gate of Qixiang Palace after delivering the gifts and leave!"

Queen Cao thought about it.

"Okay, the emperor is also in Qixiang Palace, you just need to hand the gifts to the emperor's eunuchs."

"Uh-huh."

After getting their permission, the two ran outside happily.

A moment later, inside Qixiang Palace.

The second prince Zhao Han woke up. His forehead was still a little hot, but he looked much more energetic.

Zhao Zhen and Concubine Zhang fed him porridge together.

at this time.

An eunuch came over with two wooden toys and said, "Sir, these are gifts from the First Prince and Young Master Zimu to the Second Prince."

When the second prince Zhao Han saw the two toys, his eyes immediately lit up.

"I want it! I want it! This was carved by my elder brother and brother Su themselves. I also want to learn, but they don't dare to teach me!"

The second prince called Su Zimu "Brother Su" because Zhao Zhen taught him that. He believed that the world of children should be simpler.

Zhao Zhen smiled and handed the two toys to Zhao Han, saying, "Han'er, when you recover, I will take you to play with them. Let's go to the Hundred Schools Academy, okay?"

"Okay!" Zhao Han was so excited that he almost jumped up.

In the past two years, Su Zimu has been constantly showing off his skills in front of the two princes.

He claimed that his skills in wood carving, ventriloquism, kicking football, tree climbing, mortise and tenon joints, and fishing were all learned at Baijia Academy.

This made Zhao Xun and Zhao Han regard Baijia Academy as a holy place.

In addition, Su Zimu originally did wood carving.

What was carved was not a wooden horse or a wooden man, but a wooden fire gun.

Su Liang once took him to see firearms.

Only watched it once.

Su Zimu remembered the appearance of the Wind and Fire Gun.

After Su Zimu finished carving, he showed off in front of Su Liang.

Su Liang was shocked after seeing it.

Even the external appearance of the Wind and Fire Gun cannot be leaked at present.

Immediately, he beat Su Zimu up.

Then he burned Su Zimu's wooden wind and fire gun in the stove as firewood.

Su Zimu also told this matter to Zhao Xun and Zhao Han. Later, both of them thought that Su Zimu was very capable and would definitely become a general in the future.

……

It's approaching noon.

Just as Zhao Zhen was about to leave Qixiang Palace, Zhao Han's fever worsened again and he fainted from discomfort.

My forehead is very hot.

It's worse than last night.

This time, even Zhao Zhen panicked and summoned the imperial doctors again.

After the imperial doctors made a diagnosis, they fed Zhao Han another dose of medicine.

But this time, the situation did not improve like yesterday.

"Can you cure him or not? If you can't, I will find someone else who can. Can Han'er's body withstand this cycle of sometimes better and sometimes worse?" Zhao Zhen was also furious.

Doctor Wang and others bowed.

"Your Majesty, we have tried our best, but the Second Prince is in such poor health that we dare not use strong medicine. We can only treat him this way. Whether he can make it through depends mainly on the Second Prince himself!"

"At present, I suggest conservative treatment and let the Second Prince drink more ginger sugar water."

Hear this.

Zhao Zhen suddenly collapsed in his chair, and Concubine Zhang beside him burst into tears.

Nowadays, adults who contract fever may die.

Especially a five-year-old child.

Zhao Han's body was weak to begin with, and he was most susceptible to illness during the transition period between summer and autumn when temperatures changed from cold to hot.

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment, then said to the eunuch beside him, "Order the Imperial City Department and Kaifeng Prefecture to immediately post a notice, looking for a good doctor who can treat children's fever. Those who can will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver and can be appointed as an official in the Imperial Medical Bureau!"

Then, Zhao Zhen looked at the imperial doctors again.

"You continue to do your best to treat the patient, find a prescription, and be responsible for selecting the rural doctors who come to treat the patient!"

"I obey your command!" The imperial doctors bowed one after another.

It’s not that they can’t cure the fever, but that they can’t cure the second prince’s fever.

The five-year-old second prince is in poor health.

If the drug was too strong and caused premature death, they would be finished.

No imperial physician would dare to use medicine like this.

Zhao Zhen and Concubine Zhang did not dare to let the imperial doctors take such risks in using medicine.

……

That afternoon.

Notices seeking royal medical treatment were posted all over the city of Bianjing.

There were many medical clinics in Bianjing City.

Many families who have been practicing medicine for generations have their own unique prescriptions, and their medical skills are no worse than those of the imperial doctors in the palace.

There were even some traveling doctors.

He has the ambition to save the world, and although he is not famous, he has superb medical skills.

However, after this notice was posted, no doctor responded.

The reason is also very simple.

First of all, the prince’s order is particularly noble. No doctor would dare to act without absolute certainty. If something unexpected happens, it would be a serious crime.

Even if the government pardons him, his job will be lost. Who would dare to seek medical treatment from him in the future?

Secondly, Concubine Zhang was famous for her fierceness. In addition, she had three daughters who died in succession. Many people thought it was fate. Since even the imperial doctors in the palace could not cure her, they had even less courage.

The next day.

The second prince Zhao Han still has a fever.

Although the symptoms have eased a little, I can only eat liquid food. If I continue like this, I won’t be able to survive for a few days.

Zhao Zhen stayed in Qixiang Palace with a heavy heart.

The court officials were also very frustrated and had no intention of doing their jobs, but they were powerless to do anything.

In the admonition courtyard.

Su Liang sighed helplessly and said, "The emperor is so miserable!"

at this time.

Led by an official, Tang Wanmei actually came over.

Su Liang couldn't help but be stunned.

"Mei'er, why are you here? Is there something wrong at home?" Su Liang walked up to Tang Wanmei and asked with concern.

Generally speaking, officials' family members would not come to the government office.

"Everything is fine at home. I have something to tell you." After saying that, Tang Wanmei closed the door.

Su Liang looked puzzled.

Tang Wanmei said, "At the beginning of this year, when you were on tour, Qin Yi also suffered from a fever. His symptoms were similar to those of the Second Prince and he kept having them. But he was cured by a folk remedy."

"The secret recipe comes from Sun's Pharmacy in Zhouqiao West. I went to Sun's Pharmacy this morning, and the shopkeeper told me that this secret recipe is not his, but was left by a doctor in Jeju. There are only three copies, and now they have all been used up. He took out this secret recipe because he has a good relationship with our father. But he didn't dare to report it to the court, for fear of losing his job or harming other people's lives!"

"He told me that the doctor lived in Yuncheng County, Jeju. Although he was still very young, he was good at treating children's fever. However, he was in the countryside and was not well known to the public."

"What's the doctor's name?"

"Qian Yi."

"Qian Yi?" Su Liang suddenly became excited.

He still had some impression of this founder of pediatrics, the inventor of Liuwei Dihuang Pills.

"Does your husband know him?"

"Oh... I don't know him, but I think I can give it a try!"

"I will immediately send someone to find Sun Sheng and Du Lei and ask them to bring Doctor Qian Yi to Bianjing City as quickly as possible!"

immediately.

Su Liang quickly wrote a letter and asked one of his personal guards to deliver it to the Longyu Army camp.

Yuncheng County is about four hundred miles away from Bianjing City. According to the speed of Sun Sheng and Du Lei, they can return to Bianjing City in less than two days.

After finishing all this, Su Liang looked at Tang Wanmei.

"Mei'er, go home first. I need to meet with the emperor to explain this matter. If...if there is an accident, this responsibility cannot be left to Doctor Qian Yi. We must bear it. Otherwise, I'm afraid that even if Doctor Qian Yi comes, he won't dare to treat him!"

"I won't! I want to go with you to meet the official."

Su Liang was stunned and looked at Tang Wanmei in confusion.

"I know Concubine Zhang's temper better than you do. If we can cure the Second Prince, it will be fine. But if not, Concubine Zhang will definitely call us quacks who were hired to avenge Zimu's slap!"

"When I see the emperor later, I will tell him that all this was my idea. If I am punished, I will be the main culprit!" Tang Wanmei said with her chest puffed out.

Su Liang suddenly became happy.

"Mei'er, are you stupid? Knowing that there are such big risks, why don't we just not do it?"

"No! Our son said that the Second Prince is his friend and must be saved!"

immediately.

Tang Wanmei looked at Su Liang seriously and said, "This time, you must listen to me. My punishment will have no impact on the Song Dynasty, but your punishment will have an impact on the Song Dynasty! You should know clearly which is more important."

At this moment, Su Liang was in awe of Tang Wanmei.

He didn't expect that the person next to him was at such a high level.

These words sound like they came from the mouth of a saint.

Su Liang took Tang Wanmei's hand and said, "If there is any trouble, we will fight together. Let's go and see the official!"

……

Inside Qixiang Palace.

Concubine Zhang sat beside the Second Prince and sobbed, her mind apparently becoming a little blurry.

Zhao Zhen sat not far away with a gloomy look on his face.

at this time.

An eunuch whispered in his ear: Su Liang and his wife wanted to see him, and they came for the second prince.

Zhao Zhen immediately stood up and went outside.

Subsequently.

Su Liang and Tang Wanmei then told them about Qian Yi.

"Your Majesty, I am not completely sure about this matter, but after all, human life is at stake. Since I know there is such a doctor, I still want to give it a try. I hope that Your Majesty can pardon Doctor Qian Yi in advance. If any accident occurs, the blame will be on me and my wife!" Su Liang said seriously.

A touch of emotion welled up on Zhao Zhen's face.

"You are not guilty either. At this moment, the imperial doctors are unable to treat you, and no village doctors dare to treat you. I am very grateful that you can do this!"

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen knew why the couple came together.

These two people saved the Second Prince at the cost of being wronged and hated by Concubine Zhang.

Zhao Zhen would not let them suffer any injustice.

……

Immediately, Su Liang and Tang Wanmei left the palace together.

The two of them had no regrets at all and would bring trouble to the Su family because of this matter.

As soon as he got into the carriage.

Su Liang then hugged Tang Wanmei into his arms and praised her: "Today, my wife is like a saint!"

Tang Wanmei smiled slightly and said, "My husband is also a hero!"

(End of this chapter)