The female officer's attitude towards Lao Zhu was even worse than Empress Ma's attitude towards Lao Zhu. The female officer seemed to be trying to die in front of Lao Zhu, but Lao Zhu couldn't do anything to her, and he wouldn't even say a harsh word. Although he always looked down on the female officer, he also knew that the female officer was interested in him. Ever since the female officer decided to follow Empress Ma for the rest of her life, Lao Zhu felt that the sin of wasting the female officer's prime youth was being shouldered on him.
Lao Zhu's complicated mood is actually easy to understand. This is just like some people can get angry or even quarrel with their wives, but they will never say a harsh word to their sister-in-law. Not only can't she say it, but she also doesn't allow others to say it, even if the two of them have a normal relationship of sister-in-law and brother-in-law.
When the female officer Xiaocui walked to Queen Ma, Queen Ma was still looking at the empty brocade box in a daze.
"Mother, it's time to go to bed." Xiao Cui said softly.
Queen Ma finally came back to her senses, glanced at Xiaocui, and moved her lips a few times to speak, but when the words finally reached her lips, they were swallowed again.
Inside the palace, there was only a helpless sigh!
The next day, Lao Zhu summoned Han Du to the palace again, retreated to the imperial study room, and received Han Du.
Even if you want to reward based on merit, it can't be so fast. Although Lao Zhu has always been arbitrary, he still has to discuss it with the ministers, right?
Han Du came to see Lao Zhu with doubts, and as expected, Lao Zhu handed him a prescription as soon as he met him.
"What do you think of this recipe?"
Han Du looked at the old paper in his hand and didn't know how to answer. He opened it and saw the two colorful names of ginseng and astragalus, which were at the front of the prescription.
Han Du didn't know what was going on. Although he knew it was a prescription, Han Du had never heard of some of the names of the medicines in it. What should he say?
He put the prescription on the coffee table and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I really don't know anything about medical skills. Not to mention understanding this prescription, I have never even heard of some of the medicinal materials in it. I don't know what this prescription is. ..."
Lao Zhu nodded and said directly: "This is the queen's recipe for treating heartache."
When Han Du heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he secretly thought that this was indeed the case. From the bottom of his heart, Han Du didn't want to be involved in this matter at all, let alone participate in it. Judging from the age of this recipe, I don’t know how many years ago it was. And when it comes to Queen Ma's illness, even if it doesn't break to pieces, it's not a big deal. But wanting to get away now was probably wishful thinking. Han Du quietly glanced at Lao Zhu who was sitting on the chair with a calm face, and cursed in his heart that he shouldn't be arrogant in front of Lao Zhu.
Okay now, let yourself in.
Lao Zhu saw all Han Du's actions and said sternly: "Tell me, what do you think of this recipe." After saying that, seeing Han Du's expression of constipation, before Han Du could speak, he spoke again He added, "If you dare to tell a lie, you will try to live."
Han Du was forced to have no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, I really don't understand pharmacology, but I know that the Queen's illness cannot be treated with ginseng and astragalus. Not only does this prescription contain both, but the dosage is so big......"
"So, is there really something wrong with this recipe?" Lao Zhu stared at Han Du closely and asked calmly.
Han Du nodded helplessly and replied: "It should be."
Feeling that what he said was vague, Han Du was afraid of irritating Lao Zhu, so he quickly explained: "Ordinary heartache is not a serious disease at all, and it is not life-threatening at all. Heartache only occurs when it is very serious. It will become very dangerous if you eat less. As long as you pay attention to eating lightly and not eating greasy things, the symptoms of ordinary heartache will not worsen even if you don’t take medicine, and will even get better slowly. If the empress’ If the condition continues to get worse..."
"Are you serious?" Lao Zhu's face was livid, and the hand holding the tea cup couldn't help but squeeze hard, causing blue veins to pop out.
Although Han Du only mentioned a possibility, he was right about Queen Ma's situation. Queen Ma's condition was exactly as Han Du said. Lao Zhu clearly remembered that Queen Ma's condition was not serious at first, but she only suffered from severe pain occasionally. In line with the principle that a disease must be treated, Lao Zhu had already achieved some success at that time, so he naturally would not leave Empress Ma's condition alone, so he summoned famous doctors to diagnose and treat Empress Ma. However, there has never been any good treatment for this disease. All doctors say that "heart disease requires heart medicine," and it can only be carefully nursed back to health.
It just so happened that at this time, the man said that he had a prescription for recuperation. Lao Zhu didn't think much about it, so he showed it to the doctor. After there was no problem, he kept giving it to Queen Ma.
Even as time passed and Queen Ma's condition became worse and worse, no one suspected that it was this recipe that was the problem. Lao Zhu thought it was because Queen Ma's illness had been delayed for too long, turning a minor illness into a serious one.
But now I heard Han Du say that as long as you pay attention to a light diet, the disease will not get worse even if you don't take medicine. Lao Zhu immediately understood that the reason why Queen Ma had become worse and worse over the years was not for any other reason, but because of this recipe.
Lao Zhu's anger rose in his heart, and his eyes became redder and redder. He waved his hand and smashed the teacup to the ground, "Damn it!"
Lao Zhu was so angry that he couldn't sit still anymore, so he got up and walked around the study.
Han Du watched Lao Zhu wandering around in front of him and shrank back, hoping that Lao Zhu would regard him as a little transparent and not notice him.
Unfortunately, things always go against expectations. Lao Zhu vented for a while, then calmed down helplessly and turned to look at Han Du.
Han Du looked at Lao Zhu, whose eyes were red, wishing that he would wave him back.
"I want to ask you, do you think there are really people in this world who can predict things? To be honest, as long as you tell the truth, no matter what you say today, I will not blame you."
Lao Zhu had a serious face and a low voice. After finishing speaking, his eyes stared at Han Du closely, and his fingers couldn't help but clenched.
Um?
The jump in Lao Zhu's question was too big, and Han Du didn't react at once.
But after Han Du reacted, he couldn't help but sneered, shook his head and sighed: "If anyone says in front of the emperor that he can predict things, he must be a liar. No matter how conclusive his words are, no matter how he acts, it will not be believed. Doubtful. He is all a liar."
