Facing his father's exposure, Zhu Biao's reaction was calm...well, maybe he was also dumbfounded.
He just repeated, "I beg my father to pardon the imperial hospital."
Lao Zhu's eyes widened instantly, he pointed at Zhu Biao with trembling hands and shouted: "Get out of here!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Queen Ma quickly comforted Lao Zhu, and kept winking at Zhu Biao, asking him to leave first.
Zhu Biao looked a little dull and bowed, "My son, please leave."
After Zhu Biao left, Lao Zhu was still gasping for breath, and finally calmed down with Queen Ma's soft words of comfort.
But no one expected that Zhu Biao came again the next day.
Lao Zhu looked at him with an unkind expression, and before he could speak, he asked sharply: "What are you doing here?"
"My son, I pay homage to my father, and I pay homage to my mother." Zhu Biao did not answer his father first, but greeted him respectfully.
Seeing that he was so abiding by etiquette, Lao Zhu's anger calmed down a little, and he continued to ask: "What are you doing here?"
Zhu Biao still bowed and said: "I beg my father to pardon Taiyuan."
Exactly the same words, exactly the same tone... Lao Zhu's anger that had just calmed down suddenly surged, even more than before.
"You bastard!" Old Zhu's teeth chattered in anger, he pointed at Zhu Biao and said with fire in his eyes: "Who do you think you are? You have been against me over and over again. Do you think you have already sat on the throne? Now you dare to force me, You dare to force me into the palace, don’t you?”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Queen Ma quickly hugged the furious Lao Zhu and comforted him one after another. While constantly winking at Zhu Biao, asking him to leave quickly.
Zhu Biao glanced at his mother expressionlessly, lowered his head and replied softly: "My son, please leave..."
Seeing that Zhu Biao wanted to say something else, Lao Zhu became furious and said: "Get out, get out of here!"
After Zhu Biao left, Lao Zhu's anger was still hard to calm down, and he said with a serious face: "Does he think that I have a son like him, and that the Ming Dynasty only has a prince like him, so he dares to be so unscrupulous?"
"Your Majesty, calm down, Biao'er definitely didn't mean this. Biao'er has always been kind, how could he have such an idea?" Queen Ma quickly comforted her.
Lao Zhu waved his hand suddenly, broke away from Queen Ma's hand, and cursed angrily: "Then what does he mean?"
Queen Ma's eyes were red with tears in her eyes, and she looked at Lao Zhu with aggrieved eyes.
Lao Zhu glanced sideways at Queen Ma and stopped cursing, but the fierce light in his eyes did not weaken at all.
"A few imperial doctors turned my Forbidden City upside down, causing Biao'er, who has always been benevolent and filial, to alienate me. Just for this one thing, you deserve death." Old Zhu Hu's eyes widened, and he shouted with an eyebrow raised: "Come here! Pass my decree and all the imperial doctors will be executed immediately. I'll see how he can plead for mercy."
Queen Ma was so frightened that she quickly held down Lao Zhu's arm and shouted in panic: "No!"
"Huh?" Lao Zhu turned to look at Queen Ma, his face was hideous and terrifying, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Sister, even you want to disobey me?
"Your Majesty, I am not disobeying you, but..." Empress Ma quickly explained, grabbing Lao Zhu's arm with some trembling, "Your Majesty, have you noticed that there is something wrong with Biao'er's expression? Just now he When I came in, I looked at the way he was talking and suddenly felt a little scared. Looking back now, Biao'er's expression had been a bit wrong since the first time he begged the emperor. What do you think happened to Biao'er? "
Lao Zhu's anger quickly subsided. He carefully recalled Zhu Biao's expression after he came in just now, and felt that something was wrong with him. How should I put it, Zhu Biao's performance just now was very dull and a little dull.
"When you say that, I feel something is wrong..."
Seeing that the emperor also began to hesitate, Empress Ma suddenly asked with a bit of surprise: "Does the emperor also feel this way?"
Lao Zhu nodded slowly, and then said: "However, this is not the reason why Biao'er can contradict me again and again. I must kill those imperial doctors."
Queen Ma quickly grabbed the emperor and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't kill the imperial doctor yet. Now that Biao'er is like this, let's see what's going on with him first, right?"
Lao Zhu scolded Zhu Biao harshly, but he still put him in the most important position in his heart. After all, this is the heir he personally selected, and he has spent decades of hard work cultivating him until today. How can he just give up?
Even if Lao Zhu gives up himself, he will not give up Zhu Biao.
Nodding, Lao Zhu sighed and said: "Okay, but Biao'er is like this, who should I look for to see him? The imperial doctor?"
What a fucking doctor... Now all the imperial doctors at the imperial hospital are imprisoned by Jiang Wei, and only Tan Song is left. But Tan Song had been taking care of Zhu Biao in the East Palace until he recovered. If he had this ability, wouldn't he have been able to see it long ago?
"Summon Han Du into the palace." Queen Ma thought for a while and sighed helplessly.
...
Han Du was in the machine shop, talking to Sun Xian about something. He was found by the eunuch sent by Queen Ma, and before Han Du could react, he was dragged alive into the palace.
After listening to the descriptions of Lao Zhu and Empress Ma, Han Du faced their eyes with disbelief and said with a puzzled smile: "The emperor is not as scary as you said, is he? I just met the prince a few days ago. Your Highness, is there no problem?"
Empress Ma wanted to explain to Han Du, but Lao Zhu became a little impatient and waved his hand directly, "Isn't that right? You can see for yourself. Come and send the prince to see you."
"It is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an audience~"
Since Lao Zhu was going to call the prince, Han Du was also ready to take a closer look to see what was going on and whether it was what the two of them said.
As soon as Zhu Biao walked in, Han Du quickly bowed and saluted: "I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Biao's reaction seemed to be half a beat too slow. He waited until Han Du had straightened up before he said with a slow smile: "Oh, so you are here too."
Then, Zhu Biao turned around and saluted his father, the emperor and his mother.
"My son, please pay homage to your father and your mother."
When he didn't think there was anything unusual about Zhu Biao, Lao Zhu didn't find anything strange at all. But now, the more he looked at Zhu Biao, the more he felt that something was wrong.
He said casually, "Get up."
Then, Lao Zhu turned his attention to Han Du.
Han Du now no longer had the indifferent look he had before meeting Zhu Biao. Instead, his face was solemn and his eyes were staring at Zhu Biao without blinking.
"When Father summoned his ministers, did he agree to pardon Taiyin Hospital?" Zhu Biao still asked this question.
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du several times, but unfortunately Han Du was so attracted by Zhu Biao's look that he didn't see it at all.
Seeing this, Lao Zhu had no choice but to respond: "If I'm not prepared to forgive them, what are you going to do?"
"My son, I beg my father to pardon the imperial hospital. After all, it was only a few hospital envoys who murdered my son, and the others are innocent." Zhu Biao even knelt on the ground and begged.
Lao Zhu sneered a few times and shook his head: "Innocent? The Imperial Hospital was originally a place to treat diseases and save people, but now it has become bold to assassinate the current prince. If they are not severely punished, will they dare to assassinate me tomorrow?"
Empress Ma also gave words of advice: "Yes, Biao'er. Something like this happened in the Imperial Hospital. If we don't kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, how can we completely curb their disobedience?"
Conspiracy against the royal family, no matter where it is, is a capital crime as long as there is even the slightest hint of involvement. Although Lao Zhu took over the entire Taiyuan Hospital in one go, which was indeed a bit extreme, there was nothing wrong with it in essence.
For this kind of thing, I would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go!
However, Zhu Biao didn't think so, "Father..."
Seeing that Zhu Biao still wanted to speak, Lao Zhu suppressed the anger in his chest, raised his hand and interrupted: "Okay, I still need to think about this matter carefully, you can go back first."
When Zhu Biao saw that his father finally let go, he suddenly became happy, nodded repeatedly and said: "My son, I will go back now, I will go back now, my father will think about it carefully."
Seeing Zhu Biao's submissive look, Lao Zhu felt angry. With nowhere to vent his anger, he suddenly turned his head to look at Han Du, "Tell me, what is going on?"
After he finished speaking, Lao Zhu noticed that Han Du looked solemn and his face was as sinking as water, and he couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.
Han Du turned back to look at Lao Zhu, and after pondering for a while, he said: "I can't decide yet whether I can summon the princess. I want to ask her something."
Lao Zhu nodded and said, "Summon the Crown Princess for an audience."
Others asked to see the Crown Princess, but of course it was not that simple. Many people even did not dare to make such a request at all. Unless, he wants his head to fall to the ground.
Fortunately, Handuti was fine. After all, they were brothers and sisters, so nothing could happen to them once they met.
Soon, Han Jingyun arrived.
"My sons and ministers pay homage to their father and the queen."
As soon as Han Jingyun arrived, smiles suddenly appeared on the faces of Lao Zhu and Queen Ma. They were very satisfied with Han Jingyun, the princess.
"Get down quickly."
"Thank you, father and mother." After Han Jingyun got up, he smiled immediately when he saw Han Du, "Eldest brother is here too?"
Han Du forced a smile, nodded, and asked directly in a low voice: "It was my idea to call you here this time."
Han Jingyun's beautiful eyes glanced at the emperor and the empress, then fell on Han Du to wait for his next words.
Han Du did not hesitate and asked directly: "I want to ask you, have you noticed anything unusual about the prince in the past few days?"
"Abnormal?" Han Jingyun asked strangely, his eyes full of doubts.
"Yes." Han Du nodded, then gestured with his hands and explained: "It's the kind of very common abnormality that will be ignored if you don't pay attention. It's just something different from the past, even just a little bit. Calculate."
Han Jingyun lowered his head after hearing this and bit his lip gently. Then he raised his head and said, "These days, the prince is really a little different from before."
"Oh? Tell me more specifically." Han Du immediately stared at his sister closely, as if he wanted to get some answer from his mouth.
Seeing Han Du's behavior, Lao Zhu and Queen Ma also looked at Han Jingyun.
Han Jingyun pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness is indeed a little different recently."
"Tell me carefully." As soon as Han Jingyun opened his mouth, Han Du said impatiently.
Han Jingyun took a breath and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be in a low mood recently, and it is difficult for anything to make him happy. Originally, it was a very happy thing for him to recover from a serious illness, but even if I take Yun Ye to accompany the Crown Prince Just kidding, it’s hard to have a smile on his face.”
Han Du's eyes suddenly widened, his body tilted a little towards Han Jingyun, and he said in a heavy tone: "Continue talking."
Han Jingyun nodded and continued: "The prince does not work as vigorously as before, he becomes very slow, and he doesn't want to do things. Sometimes when I call him, he hears it the first time, but he doesn't react at all. He has to wait for me to shout a few times before he responds. He also likes to sit on the bed alone all day long, or rest in bed. Otherwise, he will be restless and walk around the room."
Han Du listened carefully, but instead of feeling relieved, his expression became more solemn. Without waiting for Han Jingyun to elaborate, he quickly asked: "Did the prince show that he didn't want to talk to others or go out?"
Han Jingyun nodded and replied: "Yes, the prince and I have rarely talked these days. And he only likes to take people around the house. There were times when I thought that the prince was recovering from a serious illness and wanted to accompany him for a walk. , were all rejected.”
"Brother, what's wrong with the prince? Don't scare me."
Han Du turned to Lao Zhu and nodded, indicating that he was successful. If you don't want Han Jingyun to listen, you can let Han Jingyun go out.
Lao Zhu got Han Du's hint, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Just tell me what's going on with Biao'er. Since it concerns the prince, Han Jingyun might as well listen here."
Well...since Lao Zhu has no objection, Han Du has nothing to say.
He said with a heavy expression: "From my observation and what the Crown Princess told me, in my opinion, the Crown Prince is suffering from a kind of hysteria."
Hysteria? After hearing Han Du's words, the three of them felt their hearts sinking.
Although hysteria is not terrible, it is extremely troublesome. This is a disease of the human brain that is almost incurable.
"Is it difficult to cure with medicine and stone?" Lao Zhu's face suddenly fell.
Facing the grief-stricken eyes of Lao Zhu, Queen Ma, and Han Jingyun, how could Han Du open his mouth at this time?
"Medicinal stones are indeed of no use. And His Highness, this is different from ordinary hysteria."
Lao Zhu's eyes narrowed, "What is that?"
Han Du looked at Lao Zhu and explained: "Ordinary hysteria, even if it is not cured, will only become slower in reaction and stupid. But if it becomes serious, like the prince, he will even commit suicide. idea.”
Han Du has discovered that Zhu Biao seems to be a sign of depression.
"Kill yourself? This..." Queen Ma suddenly became nervous and looked at Lao Zhu quickly, "This, what should I do?"
Lao Zhu remained silent and did not speak, but it could be seen from his face that he must be in a turmoil in his heart now.
Seeing that everyone looked bad, Han Du had no choice but to comfort him: "Of course, these are all my speculations, and I am not sure that His Highness the Prince has this disease."
Lao Zhu has a strong character. When he saw Han Du comforting him, he waved his hand and said: "I would rather believe that it exists than that it does not exist. I only ask you, how to cure this hysteria?"
Han Jingyun also looked crying, "Brother, you must help the prince."
Han Du glanced at Lao Zhu and Han Jingyun respectively, paused for a few breaths, and gritted his teeth and said: "Fortunately, it was discovered early, so there is nothing we can do."
"What method?" Lao Zhu immediately ignored his identity, stepped forward and grabbed Han Du's hand, and said in a pleading tone: "Come on, no matter what you do, as long as you have a way to cure Biao'er, I am willing to do anything. "
Han Du was startled by Lao Zhu's actions, and quickly supported Lao Zhu, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, don't be anxious, please speak slowly."
"Okay, tell me." Lao Zhu took a deep breath to calm down the turmoil in his heart.
Han Du then continued: "First, we must comply with His Highness the Crown Prince's wishes. His Highness's current situation must not irritate him any more."
Seeing that Lao Zhu was still hesitant, Queen Ma quickly grabbed his arm and shook it a few times, "Your Majesty..."
After thinking over and over again, Lao Zhu finally made up his mind, "Okay, I agree. Now I will issue an order to release the other people in Tai Hospital."
However, Lao Zhu still looked at Han Du with burning eyes and said in a deep voice: "I hope you didn't say that deliberately just to save those people. If you dare to lie to me, I want you to look good!"
"Your Majesty, I don't care if I have such thoughts." Han Du quickly explained, "Actually, this disease occurs when people are excessively sad, have low self-confidence, are excessively worried, and have irrational cognitions, such as thinking that they are Incompetence, always blaming yourself, falling into despair, etc. are closely related.”
With this explanation, Lao Zhu suddenly understood. Zhu Biao had just recovered from his illness and wanted to save the people in Tai Hospital. However, he begged several times but I scolded him back. If this leads to him losing information, starting to feel that he is incompetent, and always blaming himself, that is very possible.
"Since you know the cause of the disease, can Biao'er be able to recover as long as I promise to spare those people from Tai Hospital?" Lao Zhu asked anxiously.
Han Du shook his head, "It's not that simple. This is just not to irritate His Highness the Crown Prince. It may make His Highness' condition improve. I'm not sure whether he can fully recover."
Lao Zhu's face suddenly darkened, and he said dissatisfiedly: "What I want is a completely good mark."
It was really unreasonable, but considering that Lao Zhu had the ability to be unreasonable, Han Du had no choice but to endure it.
He said: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, may just be too tired, and he should get better after taking a rest. However, the Crown Prince values benevolence too much, and it may be that there is something wrong with his cognition, which is a bit more troublesome."
"What can you do?" Lao Zhu didn't care what went wrong with Zhu Biao. Anyway, no matter what went wrong with Zhu Biao, Han Du was responsible for curing Zhu Biao.
Han Du quickly replied: "If there is a problem with cognition, then find a way to break the prince's cognition, and then let him reconstruct a positive idea. The most terrifying thing about this disease is that it makes people It's getting lower and lower. As long as it can cheer people up again, then this disease has no impact."
"Why don't you go quickly and treat the prince?" Lao Zhu roared at Han Du, "I immediately issued an order to let those in the Tai Hospital go."
"Yes, yes, yes, I will go now." Han Du quickly bowed and replied, "But I have a suggestion. It is best to let His Highness the Crown Prince do the work of leaving those people in the Taiyuan Hospital alone. In this way, it can be done Deepening the impression on His Highness the Crown Prince may help him recover a little."
Lao Zhu pondered for a moment, "That's right."
Then Lao Zhu wrote the imperial edict directly in his own hand, sent eunuchs to the East Palace to deliver the edict, and asked Zhu Biao to handle the matter.
Han Du and Han Jingyun closely followed the eunuch who delivered the order to the East Palace.
The eunuch came to the East Palace and found no trace of Zhu Biao. After asking Wang Yue, he found Zhu Biao hiding in the room again.
The eunuch had no choice but to go to the prince's bedroom to deliver the order.
Han Du and Han Jingyun went to Zhu Biao one step ahead and said, "I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Biao raised his head and glanced at Han Du when he heard the sound, and said with a low expression: "It's Han Du, are you here?"
Han Du looked at Zhu Biao in surprise, knowing that he had a problem, but he didn't expect the problem to be so serious.
Han Jingyun quickly stepped forward and approached Zhu Biao, took his hand and asked with concern: "Does Your Highness feel any discomfort?"
"No." Zhu Biao shook his head and replied simply.
It was clear that what Zhu Biao said was okay, but both Han Du and Han Jingyun could hear bursts of weirdness in Zhu Biao's tone.
Han Jingyun raised his eyes and looked at Han Du, his eyes full of prayer.
Han Du signaled her to calm down, smiled heartily, and said to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, I am so happy."
Zhu Biao immediately raised his head and looked at Han Du.
Seeing that there was some movement in his eyes, Han Du said directly: "The emperor has issued a decree to pardon everyone in the Taiyuan Hospital. Now His Highness's worries should be gone, right?"
"What? You said that my father has issued a decree to pardon everyone in Taiyuan Hospital?" Zhu Biao was suddenly pleasantly surprised.
"Yes, Prince, I heard it too." Han Jingyun said quickly when he saw Zhu Biao's rare happy smile.
At this moment, the eunuch also walked in and shouted: "The imperial decree has arrived!"
Even if it was too late to prepare the incense case, the eunuch didn't care. Anyway, many of the gifts the emperor gave to the prince didn't even have an incense case.
Open the imperial edict directly and sing: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says..."
I heard that my father really pardoned the people in Taiyuan Hospital and asked him to go and declare the decree in person. Zhu Biao immediately knelt down happily and replied sincerely: "I thank my father for his grace."
After Zhu Biao received the imperial edict, he stood up and opened it in disbelief, and read it carefully. Zhu Biao was also a little surprised. He had obviously asked his father for something that he had refused just now, so why did he suddenly agree to it again? After confirming that his father had really pardoned the people in Taiyuan Hospital, he really felt relieved.
Han Du felt relieved when he saw Zhu Biao became happy and his gloomy expression disappeared. He stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, can you rest assured now?"
"Yes," Zhu Biao nodded subconsciously, turned to look at Han Du and said with a smile, "without further ado, let's go and release them now."
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