Zhu Su was naturally not awake. The imperial doctors tried their best, but Zhu Su still had a high fever. Lao Zhu and Queen Ma took care of their son by the couch for a whole day. Until evening, Lao Zhu was persuaded by Queen Ma to rest in the outer hall.
The next day, it was rainy. In the Palace of Qianqing, layers of curtains were drawn up, and when looking in from the outside, one could only feel the layers of mountains, making it impossible to see through the figures of the people inside. At the door, Mu Ying still wore her helmet and armor, and guarded the palace gate with Erhu in a strong spirit. She didn't rest for two full days, and she didn't listen to her orders to go back. Outside, Zhu Fang and Zhu Fan also arrived. Seeing that Lao Zhu had woken up, Mu Ying was about to bow and salute, but Lao Zhu helped her up: "How is it? How is Lao Wu doing now?"
"Although it has not gotten worse, the fever has not gone away, and he is talking nonsense." Mu Ying looked sad. He could not have imagined that his little adopted brother just went out for a trip and came back like this.
"Lao Wu's body is already weak. Being so agitated by the water probably means that his old illness has relapsed..." Zhu Fan shook his head. Zhu Feng even said with hatred: "It's all Zhu Tiezhu's fault! If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be in this situation today!"
"If you hadn't encouraged Lao Wu to go out, how could Lao Wu be like this?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel sullen when he saw Zhu Fang placing all the blame on Zhu Shouqian. Although he also blamed Zhu Shouqian in his heart for being a loner, so he was taken advantage of by evil people and indirectly harmed Zhu Su. But Zhu Shouqian was also of the Zhu family's blood, and Zhu Wenzheng had such a son, how could he bear to watch him hate and kill his own son.
"Shou Qian seems to have been ill recently. The child is stubborn, but he is unwilling to go to the palace to be looked at by the imperial doctor. He just looks for medicine among the people." Mu Ying told Lao Zhu. Zhu Fan also remembered: "By the way, that liar at that time pretended to be doing Tiezhu's treatment to cure diseases!"
"We can still set up a tent and open an altar outside the city, so it's no big deal." Lao Zhu said. Let's put this boy away first. The Imperial Guard has informed the Jingjiang Palace of the assassination. Even if the child is alone again, he should know how to be afraid.
After saying that, he opened the curtain and went inside to visit Zhu Su. Zhu Fan grunted behind him. He wanted to ask Zhu Di when he would come out of the ancestral hall, but seeing his father's irritated face, he didn't dare to ask in detail.
Hey... let the boy bring some food to the fourth child later. It is estimated that Dad will not let him go for a while.
I don’t know why the fourth child made his father angry. Asked him, he wouldn't tell.
In addition, Lao Wu said before that he found a strange book from the main hall... I searched all over the main hall yesterday, but I didn't find any ancient Thai and Western books. I always feel that what Lao Wu said is completely untrue.
In addition, after the fifth brother fell into the water, the fourth brother was inexplicably imprisoned in the ancestral hall... These two brothers seemed to have some big secrets that he and the second brother were hiding from their elder brothers.
Zhu Fan felt a sense of loss and rejection.
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In the inner room, the imperial doctors were surrounding Zhu Su, administering acupuncture. The silver needles on Zhu Su's body were densely inserted, and when he occasionally twitched, a piece of silver would gleam. Queen Ma's eyes were already red from the heat, but she still held on to Zhu Su's hand and couldn't bear to let go. Lao Zhu felt pain in his heart. He took Queen Ma's hand and said emotionally: "Sister, please go and rest for a while! Lao Wu is most worried about you on weekdays. If something happens to you, teach us father and son how to be patient." ?”
"Chongba, how can I sleep..." Queen Ma only shook her head. "Even though Xiao Wu'er was confused, he was still calling me and calling Biao'er's name yesterday. But today he can't even speak. How can I sleep?"
Lao Zhu's heart was even heavier. He became more and more certain that Lao Wu kept calling because these two people were the ones he cared about the most. What he said "don't die" was not just because of the nightmare in his dream, but because, from the history he knew, these two people would die before him!
The matter was not settled yet, and he couldn't bear to tell his wife. But if Lao Wu doesn't wake up, how can he know why his wife and eldest son died, so he can take precautions in the bud?
"Doctor Li, when will Su'er wake up?" Lao Zhu was really worried. Seeing the doctors stopping their hands and whispering in fear, he asked Li Yuanzheng who was standing aside.
"...Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Although Your Highness is no longer in danger like the night before, your high fever has not gone away."
"I have tried every method, but I still can't..."
"If this continues, even if the Fifth Prince can wake up, his brain will not be able to withstand the high temperature for a long time..."
After saying that, he knelt down on the ground.
These words made Lao Zhu furious. No matter how much Lao Zhu threatened the nine clans and even kicked him, Li Yuanzheng and the imperial doctors still knelt on the ground in submission and allowed him to beat and scold him.
This is really my best effort.
"Chongba, don't blame Li Yuanzheng." At this moment, it was Empress Ma who had been crying and held back the furious Lao Zhu. She wiped away her tears and her face returned to her usual calmness as the empress of the East Palace. But there was still sadness that could not be concealed on his face: "Su'er should have been unable to survive five years ago. It must be that he couldn't let go of his parents, so he borrowed these five years from heaven."
"The matter has come to this, Chongba. We must not cause any more sins of killing for Su'er, and let him have no peace of mind with his karma. Li Yuanzheng and others are so old, but they have been guarding Su'er's bed every day for the past two days, never leaving for a moment. Go. Not only should you not be punished, but you should be rewarded."
"Your Majesty... I am incompetent." The doctors were so moved that they burst into tears and kowtowed to Queen Ma. "I am incompetent and failed to help the empress rescue the Fifth Highness..."
Li Yuanzheng cried loudly: "My little friend, you are a prince, but you don't think that an old man like me is despicable. You have to hand over every detail. The old man has learned medical skills in vain, but... he can't save you!"
This group of people crying seemed as if Zhu Su was dead. In shock, Muying, Zhu Xi and others from outside also broke in.
They didn't know why, but when they saw these imperial doctors crying together, they started crying together with their heads in their hands.
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"Lao Litou..."
"I think... I can still save more..."
There was an extremely weak sound, almost inaudible, and even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was close to the couch, did not hear it. But Queen Ma, whose heart was tied to Zhu Su, heard it and hurriedly knelt down and lay next to Zhu Su's ear: "Su'er, Su'er, have you spoken?"
The whole place fell silent for a moment, and several imperial doctors silenced themselves. They were almost stunned by Lao Zhu's glance. Lao Zhu also quickly lay down, and the couple got close to Zhu Su's face. "Lao Wu, what did you say? Can you hear dad?"
"Dad...call Lao Litou...come here..." Zhu Su felt as if he had had a long, long dream. His eyelids were extremely heavy. He reluctantly raised his eyes and then closed them again. Thinking back on how he fell into the water, I couldn't help but want to find a stone and hit him directly.
The assassin gave Zhu Biao a dying blow and pushed Zhu Biao into the water. His hands and feet were already weak. As soon as he stood firm, his heart was so frightened that he lost his balance and fell into the water.
It wouldn't be a big deal if he fell into the water. I was a swimming enthusiast in my previous life, so I couldn't catch the dry water in the shallow river. But at this time, I forgot that my current body is only more than ten years old, and it has not been exercised for a long time and is not as good as in the previous life.
He wanted to grab Zhu Biao's hand, but after only two steps, he lost strength and almost drowned in the water. I will never say such embarrassing things in my life. It is simply a shame for a time traveler.
As for the plot that Zhu Biao, Lao Zhuma, and Queen Zhu Ma thought about diving to save her brother...it doesn't exist. I was just scared and my legs were weak...
Seeing Zhu Su move his eyelids, Lao Zhu was overjoyed. Even if it didn't work, he could at least ask about his sister and Biao'er! Just as he was about to speak, he was pushed aside by his fierce wife. Empress Ma directly pulled Li Yuanzheng and said: "Yuanzheng, come quickly! Su'er is calling you!"
Li Yuan was squatting down and listening attentively, when Zhu Su asked him: "What is the cause of my... disease?"
"Your Highness, you are cold because you fell into the water, and your fever persists..." Li Yuanzheng said quickly and concisely.
"...The fever will go away?"
"Willow bark...juice..."
After saying that, he fainted again.
Zhu Su said with difficulty. In order to prepare for the deaths of Queen Ma and Zhu Biao, he secretly manufactured medicines for various diseases in the palace. It was when Li Yuanzheng saw him secretly treating the princess that he got the folk prescription of alcohol to reduce fever. When it comes to antipyretics, the most famous one in later generations is aspirin. The main component of aspirin, salicylic acid, comes from willow bark.
In his warehouse in the West courtyard, there is a corner where he hides various medicinal materials that he extracted with difficulty. Among them is a fever-reducing medicine extracted from willow bark.
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, he fainted again due to high fever. Li Yuanzheng looked confused: "Willow bark? Juice? There are no records of willow bark being used as medicine in medical books for thousands of years. Could it be that willow bark can treat fever?"
Behind him, Zhu Fan and Zhu Xi were also confused. Zhu Fan thought it was his fifth brother who was confused by the fever, so he was talking nonsense. He was feeling sad in his heart, but Lao Zhu was shocked all over, as if his soul suddenly returned to its place. Without any doubt, he shouted loudly: "Go quickly! Find willow bark and squeeze it into juice. Hurry!"
Having just witnessed Lao Wu's knowledge of starting a sect, Lao Zhu would now doubt whether willow bark could be used as medicine.
Mu Ying also looked excited. He knew very well that his fifth brother was actually a scholar of heaven and could even handle firecrackers. What was the point of knowing medicine that ordinary people didn't understand?
"I'll go there myself!" Mu Ying jumped up and went to chop down the willow tree while wearing armor. It was as if he had some deep grudge against the willow tree.
