This disease cannot be cured, it must be cured

The capital, the imperial palace.

After the spring rain, the sky finally warmed up, and the frozen tree buds sprouted out again, and there was a long and fresh green everywhere.

The queen stood in front of the window, leaning on the high table with flower pots on it, her cold and gorgeous armor clasped tightly on the corner of the table, "Then Chen Huan, are you out of town?"

Cheng Yun stood not far behind, looked at the Queen's back, and replied, "Out."

"Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, it must be a touching scene." The queen still stood where she was, looking out the window at the fresh branches.

The thick clothes were taken off, but the spring shirts did not look thin. It should be densely embroidered all over the clothes, so it still looked thick and stable.

Cheng Yun stood not far away, silent and dared not speak.

After a while, the corners of the Queen's mouth relaxed and drooped slightly, "Back then, it was my first mistake to leave that pot-bellied palace lady alive, and it was my second mistake to leave that little bastard behind. It was the third mistake that Song Chunjing came to turn around in front of the palace, today, that bastard is going to the northwest to practice..."

The queen paused for a moment, then finally turned around and asked:

"The sky in the northwest is high and cloudy. Once released, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch it back in the cage. Do you think this is my fourth mistake?"

"Your Majesty," Cheng Yun's eyes flickered a few times, she gritted her teeth, and blurted out: "The maid in the past was just a cowardly maid, and she couldn't stand being bullied at the Clothes Bureau. On the side of the road, you boldly grabbed the corner of your clothes, and rolled up your sleeves on purpose, revealing new scars and old wounds, you see how pitiful she is, she is admitted to Hancui Palace, and she is allowed to serve you personally..."

The queen waved her hand and interrupted her.

Cheng Yun paused for a while, but still couldn't swallow it, and cursed: "She doesn't know what to do, and after a few months of coming in, she showed her charming appearance. Taking advantage of the fact that someone from your natal family needs to accompany her, she is often away, so she took the opportunity to seduce the emperor..."

"Shut up!" cried the Queen.

Cheng Yun looked away, very annoyed.

"No matter how bad her background is, she has been named a noble person." The empress scolded, "You are also someone who is called aunt by others, how can you say such careless words? Let people hear it, thinking that this palace can't tolerate others."

"Slave, slave..." Cheng Yun knelt on the ground and dried the hot tears in his eyes, "...I feel sorry for your empress."

The queen sighed, and Cheng Yun wiped her eyes to remove the moisture.

"Get up," said the queen.

Cheng Yun stood up and stood aside dejectedly.

The queen looked away and stood erect by the window.

She was motionless, like a picture of a harem beauty.

After a long time, she said: "I don't know when the crown prince will return. Just a few days after he left, the general moved, and so did King Li. The emperor quietly summoned the general to meet Shen Huan and his son in secret... I have to doubt it. It is the emperor's intention to ask the prince to go south."

"Your Majesty, regarding Shen Huan's matter, I think I can wait a little longer." Cheng Yun said while thinking.

The queen was silent.

"That Concubine Shu is domineering, and the imperial physician Song advised you to wait until she dies?" Cheng Yun lowered his voice and said softly, "It's true that the sky in the northwest is high and the clouds are vast, and it's true that the sword has no eyes. Sixty percent, Shen Huan can't carry his shoulders or lift his hands, how can he survive?"

The queen remained silent.

Cheng Yun thought for a while, "I heard that Kan Molan is about to make a move, and he wandered around the border a few times to test it out. There will be a big battle in the near future. Let's wait and see, before it's too late."

The queen let go of the armrest and sneered.

Cheng Yun stepped forward to support him, "His Royal Highness hasn't returned for a long time, Prince Li and his son are just about to move, and His Highness Shangzuo has more and more extravagant speech officials in the south. It is unknown whether Prince Li and his son have instigated him."

The queen took a few steps and sat on the couch.

The time was just right, and someone outside the door communicated, "The imperial hospital invites the imperial doctor Liu from Pinganmai to come."

Cheng Yun glanced at the queen, the corners of the queen's lips were slightly flattened, and she had returned to her usual appearance.

Cheng Yun took a few steps back, and went out to lead her.

Liu Zixian and Xu Zhuo came in together.

The two saluted, Xu Zhuo stood aside and waited.

Liu Zixian knelt on the ground, put the pulse pillow on the small table, and made a gesture of invitation.

The Queen put her hand up.

Liu Zixian went to check his pulse, and after a while, he said, "Your Majesty is healthy."

The Queen smiled and nodded.

Liu Zixian got up to leave, and the queen called him slowly: "Physician Liu."

He stood still, bent his straight waist a little, and made a posture of listening attentively.

"I'm tired, but you say I'm healthy, so I'm tired, is there any medicine to cure it?"

"Maybe it's because you're tired, just rest more and worry less." Liu Zixian bowed and replied, "If you're extremely tired, I'll prescribe two prescriptions for you."

Cheng Yun asked: "It can only be adjusted, can't it be relieved immediately?"

Liu Zixian hesitated, and Cheng Yun hurriedly said, "Prince doctor, please speak directly."

"The faster the effect of the medicine, the higher the dose will be, and the more it will hurt the body," Liu Zixian advised, "The gain is not worth the loss. Your wife really doesn't have to gain one thing and lose the other. Long-term recuperation is beneficial to the body."

The queen glanced at him, nodded with a smile, "Well, let me rest for a few days and have a look."

With a kind smile on his whole face, Liu Zixian took his leave respectfully.

Xu Zhuo by the door rolled his eyes and retreated behind him.

When the two went out, Xu Zhuo asked: "The empress didn't ask for any precious prescription, why didn't you give it to her?"

Liu Zixian glared at him, "The empress has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the most important thing she lacks is time. What do you need the medicine that works so quickly? There must be other uses."

"Whatever her use is, just give it to her." Xu Zhuo said.

Liu Zixian frowned at him, Xu Zhuo let him watch indifferently.

The two looked at each other for a moment, Liu Zixian flicked his sleeves in disgust, "It's too much to say!"

"Hey," Xu Zhuo called him twice, "Doctor Liu?"

was completely ignored.

Liu Zixian's robe was blowing in the wind, and his sleeves were falling down as he walked back to the Imperial Hospital. His figure was straight, and he disappeared after a while.

Xu Zhuo stood at the intersection of the palace, staring at the street where the palace people came and went for a while, thinking upside down in his mind.

After a while, the wind dried his sweat again, he straightened his slightly wrinkled sleeve robe, smoothed the front of his chest, turned around and entered Hancui Palace again.

Xu Zhuo went back and forth, knelt on the ground as soon as he entered, the queen looked at him suspiciously.

Xu Zhuo respectfully said: "The next official is willing to serve your empress."

The queen said "Oh?"

Xu Zhuo said firmly: "There are many medicinal materials that can improve people's spirits overnight. If you want to have quick results, you must have many side effects, and often the greater the side effects, the more life-threatening you are... Your Majesty, I wish to relieve your mother's troubles." , at your service."

The queen looked at him and smiled.

Cheng Yun stepped forward to help him up, and the queen said, "Sit."

Xu Zhuo took advantage of the situation and sat down, facing the queen sideways, lowering his head slightly, "The first time I entered the imperial hospital, I ran into concubine Shu. The imperial hospital is a pit of weeds. They bully me as a newcomer, and there is no noble person behind me to rely on. Make embarrassing faces everywhere, if you can do things for the empress, 1 lower officials are willing to do it, and you can also save your own face."

These words are both true and sincere.

There is also a bit of frustration and depression, which is simply a typical example of following the trend.

"You dare to say anything," said the queen.

"I hope that the empress can give this official a chance. The official must obey her orders, dare not disobey at all, and serve Hancui Palace wholeheartedly!" Xu Zhuo stood up and knelt down on the ground again.

He lowered his head, so he couldn't see the queen squinting at Cheng Yun.

Cheng Yun understood, and stepped forward to help him, "Doctor Xu please get up quickly."

Xu Zhuo lay on the ground, raised his head and looked at the harem master expectantly.

The queen supported her head with her hands, and pressed it gently.

Xu Zhuo looked closely at her face from the corner of his eye: "Xiaguan's mother also suffers from head disease, and it will recur after a little exertion, and she can't worry about it for a moment."

"Xiaguan has developed a blind medicine, which is designed to treat headaches. My mother tried it, and her condition improved greatly. If you don't mind, you can try it." Xu Zhuo said cautiously.

"It's rare for you to be filial." The queen supported her head and looked at him appreciatively.

"Cheng Yun," she said calmly and slowly, "Find someone to accompany Imperial Physician Xu to the imperial hospital and bring back some medicine."

Xu Zhuo broke away from Cheng Yun's hand, kowtowed excitedly, "Thank you for your promotion! Thank you, lady!"

With a smile on the corners of the queen's lips and eyes, her makeup was decent, and she looked at him kindly.

Xu Zhuo finally got up and took the maid back to Tai Hospital.

He finally found the opportunity, and Fang stepped into the vortex of power in the harem.

He was in a great mood, and his face couldn't hide the joy.

After he left, the Queen smiled at Cheng Yun: "Face is a deceptive poison, the more beautiful you are, the more ruthless you are."

Cheng Yun thought of Song Chunjing.

Sure enough, the queen said next: "Song Chunjing is like this, and this Xu Zhuo is also like this."

The sun shone into the room, and it was not as cool as it was in the early morning. Someone gently opened the door, and poured two trays of ice cubes into the eight-treasure copper sparrow tripod in the inner room.

After a while, the room became cool again, smelling the needles on the ground, only the Babaoding cauldron gave off a slight cool air, and made a slight "click" sound of crushing ice cubes from time to time.

"Is this Xu Zhuo credible?" Cheng Yun asked in the silence.

The queen rested her forehead in a daze.

After a while, she finally made up her mind. The dark lipstick made her look much better, and also a little more ruthless.

With a movement of her red lips, she asked Cheng Yun: "Where did the emperor go most recently?"

Cheng Yun immediately replied: "Come to our office the most, and then to review papers in the Palace of Qinzheng."

The empress wears a phoenix hairpin with golden dots and emerald heads, her neck is long and slender, and her head is steady and motionless: "I'm looking for someone to go to the Duke's mansion, and invite my brother to come."

Cheng Yun was startled, looked at her stern face, "Yes."

She walked lightly to the door and ordered someone to invite her.

After about a quarter of an hour, the queen lifted her chin slightly and looked out at the tired and hot sky, "Go and wait in front later, the emperor will invite you over as soon as he goes to court, and he said that the newcomer from Tai Hospital is good, please invite him." Look at the body."

"Yes." Cheng Yun agreed and went in person.

Today's weather is really hot, and at noon, everything is still as if acupuncture points have been tapped, and there is no wind at all.

There is no spring in the north, and people often take off their cotton-padded clothes and wear thin shirts, as if summer has passed all of a sudden.

The general and his party set off before dawn and headed northwest.

After walking profusely all morning, I found a shady place in the afternoon to change into thin clothes before continuing on.

After walking for about a whole day, when it was dark, I found an inn to stay in, and prepared to start again the next day.

At about midnight, when everything was silent, the accompanying guards knocked on the door of the general's bedroom.

The voice seemed to carry the coldness of the spring that had just passed away, and the temperature of his mouth was as cold as ice: "General! The letter from Beijing, the housekeeper told you to deliver it to you personally, please open it immediately!"

Holding the letter in his hand, with his arms outstretched, he handed it to the general.

There were traces of sweat stains on the cover, it must have been delivered in a hurry.

The general slowed down for a while, his mind became clearer, and he took the letter and tore it open in a hurry:

General, there are changes in Beijing, hurry back!

He has lived with the housekeeper for decades, and he will never admit that it is his own handwriting.

These eight short words sum up a storm that is about to arrive.

The general immediately got up, got up violently, and immediately supported the door frame top-heavy.

Shen Huan was still awake from the next door, when he heard the sound, he hurried over fully dressed and supported him.

"Father," he frowned, commanded in a hoarse voice, "water."

The guard quickly poured water, Shen Huan took it, fed him, and couldn't help getting angry: "How old are you, and you still sit up and down, how many times have I told you, do you still think you are young and strong?"

As he said that, he carefully helped him to sit on the bed while moving, and climbed his hand to the corner of his forehead, rubbing him gently.

The general got over the dizziness and held the letter tightly in his hands.

When Shen Huan saw it, he snatched it several times before taking it back, "What's the big deal..."

After reading it, there was no tone at the end.

The father and son looked at each other, their frowning brows were exactly the same, and they both saw the urgency of the situation in their eyes.

The general stretched out his hand and grabbed the gently moving fingers on his head, "Son, Dad has to go back."

Shen Huan stared at him.

His eyes were very tangled, as if he was asking: Beijing and China are intertwined, you are old, and your real power has been stripped, what are you going to do at this critical moment?

The general squeezed his fingers hard, like holding his own precious treasure.

"Once the capital is in turmoil, the most likely thing is that Li Wang and his son can't sit still. Taking advantage of the prince's absence, you go far away and want to turn the world over."

"The steward sent this letter at this moment. Beijing must have reached a very critical juncture." He seemed to be very reluctant, but he still said firmly: "Your Majesty... your father is a good brother with me. I have to go back and accompany me." By his side."

The general pushed him to the head of the guard, "You escort the young master to continue westward, set off immediately, hurry up and don't stop for a moment!"

"I'll go back to Beijing with you!" Shen Huan said anxiously.

The general ignored his words, touched his forehead, and found that there was still some residual heat.

So he hurriedly explained: "Drink more water and eat more liquid food on the way."

He turned around to put on his clothes, and kept saying: "When you go there, don't rush in, don't be arrogant. Dad will go back to Beijing, and he will go to you immediately after finishing the matter. During this period, don't have any conflicts with others. The Imperial Forest Army are all officials from the outside world, they have a big temper, and they have all had lives on their hands, so remember, don't act rashly."

Shen Huan frowned and looked at him, the guard tugged at him, but he only hugged half of the general's sleeve and did not let go.

"General," the guard asked: "All the people will be divided into two, escort the young master all the way, and follow you all the way back to Beijing?"

The general waved his hand, "All follow the young master."

"No!" Shen Huan said: "Leaving you alone, what will happen to you?"

"Meet a corrupt official or a bandit?" The general asked coolly, and tightened his belt, revealing his thick back, which vaguely showed his high spirits at the time. "The big knife in my waist is not a vegetarian."

He pulled back his sleeve, and the other end was tightly held in Shen Huan's hand, and he couldn't pull it out no matter what.

"Shen Huan!" The general scolded: "Once something happens, no matter if it is King Li, Empress, or Crown Prince, the first thing they want is your head! Go away!"

Shen Huan stared at him blankly.

He seldom reprimands him, but he has been praised since he was a child, and he is obedient in everything, asking the stars for the stars, and asking the moon to pick the moon.

Shen Huan only remembers these harsh words twice, the first time was when he was apprenticed to Song Chunjing, and this is the second time.

The general stretched out his slightly trembling hand again, touched his thin and thin wrist, and couldn't help but feel a sore nose, "After father returns, he will first write a letter and send it to the northwest to Lin Jian, the chief guard of the Royal Forest Army. I'll take care of it for you. Don't be afraid, huh?"

He was really old, and his hair was no longer smooth and shiny, and it was mottled. From that night, the whiteness suddenly increased, surpassing the black color.

The general looked at his stubborn face, his eyes flickered a few times, and he said in a daze, "Huan, don't make Dad worry, okay?"

Shen Huan's eyes became hot and he almost cried.

He gritted his teeth, pursed his lips tightly, and nodded.

The general patted his hand in relief, Shen Huan let go of his hand, and the guards immediately dragged him out, the general stared at his figure, stood up and took two steps forward to grab Shen Huan's hand, "The border is difficult, don't take it easy Afraid of heavy, high-sighted and low-handed."

He instructed: "Don't just rush forward with all your enthusiasm, the most important thing is to save your life."

In the end, with the holding hand, he pushed hard, and the guard took advantage of his strength to carry him away.

The general put away the letter paper, unable to let the wrinkles on his face unfold for a moment, and finally went back to the bed and put on his boots.

In the middle of the night, a young and strong horse with strong thighs galloped along the flat official road, carrying an old man with mottled hair on his back, all the way to the east of Beijing.