After Lu Fang left Yan's Mansion, he rushed to the Forbidden City without stopping. He wanted to inform Yu Jiajing of the news.
Forbidden City, Hall of Nourishing Heart.
I saw Lu Fang entering the Heart Cultivation Hall with silent steps.
Perhaps due to being too eager, Lu Fang's forehead was covered with a layer of fine sweat at some point.
When Jiajing saw Lu Fang returning, he immediately asked.
"How is Yan Song's condition? Is he in any serious condition?"
Seeing this, Lu Fang quickly responded respectfully.
"Your Majesty, according to Dr. Li, Mr. Yan Ge only fainted because of overwork. He only needs a period of rest."
After Jiajing learned the news from Lu Fang, he felt relieved and said slowly.
"Well, as long as Yan Song is fine, I still count on him to get things done for me!"
"By the way, if Yan Shifan makes any request, try your best to satisfy him!"
Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember, and then added.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Lu Fang heard what Jiajing said and responded respectfully.
"In addition, you go and call Xu Jie over. Yan Song is ill now. Let Xu Jie handle his work for the time being!"
Jiajing turned his gaze to Lu Fang and gave the order.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After receiving specific instructions from Jiajing, Lu Fang left the Yangxin Hall.
At the same time, Lu Fang couldn't help but stir up trouble in her heart: "Will Xu Jie take this opportunity to do something?"
With such doubts in mind, Lu Fang embarked on the road to inform Xu Jie.
…
There is no airtight wall in the world. Soon, the news about Yan Song's illness spread, and many ministers in the court smelled something unusual.
"Is it time to start shuffling the cards?"
At this moment, Xu Jie was in the room, studying an unknown book.
It can be seen from the expression on Xu Jie's face that the content of this book is extremely obscure. He has been thinking about it for a long time and still has not got a definite answer.
Just when he had some clues, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Seeing that his thoughts were interrupted, Xu Jie couldn't help but frowned and immediately gave instructions.
Just with a "squeak" sound, the door to the room was pushed open, and Xu Jie's cronies pushed the door in.
As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down on the ground with a plop, his face full of excitement, and he said in a deep voice.
"Mr. Ge, good news, great news!"
Seeing this, Xu Jie couldn't help but become interested. He immediately put the book in his hand aside and asked.
"What good news?"
The confidant looked around and then lowered his voice.
"Mr. Ge, Yan Song is sick!"
"Yan Song suddenly fainted when he was at home today, and His Majesty has sent a doctor from the Imperial Hospital to diagnose and treat him!"
"At this time, the specific situation is unclear."
After Xu Jie learned the news from his confidant, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. He took three steps and two steps at a time, came to the confidant and confirmed again.
"Are all these things you said true?"
"Yes, Mr. Ge, this news is absolutely true, many people have seen it!"
After confirming the news from his confidants, Xu Jie slowly returned to his seat and sat down, murmuring incessantly.
"Haha, God is really helping me, God is really helping me!"
"Yan Song, you can't stand it anymore!"
Then, Xu Jie came to his senses and gave the order.
"Go to the wine cellar and take out those jars of Jiajing first year wine!"
Seeing Xu Jie being so happy, the confidant responded in a deep voice.
"Yes, Mr. Ge!"
Soon, several plates of side dishes, along with several jars of aged wine from the first year of Jiajing, were placed in front of Xu Jie.
The servant opened the seal of the wine jar, and instantly, a strong aroma of wine filled the room, which made people unable to extricate themselves.
Immediately, these slaves poured the wine from the wine jar into the wine jug in front of Xu Jie.
After doing all this, these slaves left the room and closed the door with them.
Xu Jie picked up the wine bottle, poured himself a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Haha, good wine, really good wine!"
Xu Jie put down the wine glass, his face was rosy, and he praised.
Immediately, Xu Jie picked up the wine bottle again, filled himself a glass, and drank all the wine in the glass as before.
Xu Jie put down his wine glass, began to think about it, and sighed.
"Yan Song, Yan Song, you have today too!"
"After so many years, it's time for me to take the position of chief minister of the cabinet!"
"When I take the position of chief minister of the cabinet, do you think you can escape? I will clean up all of you and let you know the consequences of opposing me!"
At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside.
Xu Jie poured himself another glass of wine and then spoke.
"Come in!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the servant showed his figure. While kneeling on the ground, he turned his gaze to Xu Jie and said respectfully.
"Master, someone from the palace has come and asked you to go there!"
Xu Jie waved his hand impatiently and ordered like this.
"Well, I understand. I'll be there right away."
After the slave left, Xu Jie held his chin with one hand and fell into deep thought.
"Why did someone come from the palace at this time? Could it be that..."
"Could it be that His Majesty wants me to temporarily take over Yan Song's responsibilities?"
For some reason, such an idea suddenly appeared in Xu Jie's mind.
"Yes, Yan Song is seriously ill at the moment. Apart from me, who else in the court can stand up and take charge of the overall situation!"
After figuring out the reason behind this, Xu Jie slapped his thigh suddenly and felt annoyed for his slowness.
"By the way, we can't let people wait too long, I have to go there quickly!"
With this idea in mind, Xu Jie stepped forward to the waiting room.
When Xu Jie walked up to the waiting room, he suddenly discovered that Lu Fang was leisurely tasting the tea in the cup.
Seeing Xu Jie appear, Lu Fang quickly put the tea cup aside and said with a smile on her face.
"Mr. Xu Ge, please come with us to His Majesty's side!"
"Your Majesty has something important to explain."
After Lu Fang finished speaking, he added another sentence.
When Xu Jie saw this, his face was full of respect, he bowed his hands to Lu Fang and said.
"Excuse me, Eunuch Lu!"
Lu Fang waved her hand and said casually.
"No, no, I'm just doing something for your majesty. Mr. Xu Ge, please come!"
"Um."
After Xu Jie responded, he followed Lu Fang's footsteps and embarked on the road to the Forbidden City.
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Capital City, Yan Mansion.
After a long discussion, the group of doctors from the Imperial Hospital finally finalized the prescription.
Dr. Li solemnly took the prescription from his colleague and carefully browsed every medicine required.
"Six qian of deer antler, three qian of Codonopsis pilosula, two qian of astragalus, one qian of yam..."
Time passed like this minute by minute. I don’t know how long it took before Doctor Li put down the prescription in his hand and said in a deep voice.
"Well, just use this recipe. I will tell Mr. Xiao Ge about this recipe right away. You are responsible for frying the medicine!"
"Well, I'm done."
Seeing this, the remaining doctors in the room quickly stood up from their seats and said in unison.
After all, everyone owed Doctor Li a favor for today's errand.
Later, Dr. Li came to Yan Song's room, handed the prescription to Yan Shifan, and gave instructions.
"Put the prescription away, it will be ready soon!"
"Remember, fry it three times a day for a quarter of an hour and it will be ready."
"In addition, you must pay more attention to rest and avoid overexertion. In terms of diet, you must also pay attention to a light diet."
After hearing this, Yan Shifan put the prescription away solemnly and said gratefully.
"Thank you so much, Doctor Li. This kindness will be remembered by my Yan family!"
Seeing this, Dr. Li stroked his gray beard and responded with a smile.
"No, no, Xiao Ge's old words are serious, I'm just doing my duty!"
(End of chapter)
