"Uncle Li, I see that the wing room, the courtyard, and the living room... are clean and tidy. It doesn't look like they haven't lived there for a long time. It looks like someone often comes to clean it. So..." Zhu Wanqing said, "My eldest brother also knows you. The secret?"
Li Qing smiled and said: "You can guess it, why can't he?"
"That's right," Zhu Wanqing nodded slightly, "Is it the original book "I Live in the Ming Dynasty for a Long Time"?"
Li Qing looked at her sideways and said, "You are itchy, right?"
"I'm just saying, look, why are you so anxious?" Zhu Wanqing said with a stern look on her face, "By the way, what's the name of that book?"
"Ask your brother, the emperor." Li Qing rolled his eyes at her, lowered his head to drink tea, and stopped talking to her.
Zhu Wanching paused and asked, "Uncle Li, will the emperor come today?"
"Probably." Li Qing wasn't too sure, "Don't worry, if he doesn't come, I'll go find him tonight."
"Oh." Zhu Wanqing nodded, hesitated, and asked, "Uncle Li, is my dad okay?"
"This..." Li Qing put down the tea cup and sighed: "It's not good, he is old and confused, but... he is not completely stunned yet."
Zhu Wanqing's face changed, and she asked in surprise: "How could this happen? My father is only in his sixties, so why is he... confused?"
Li Qing was silent for a moment and said quietly: "My heart is gone. Your mother's death has been a huge blow to him. And after leaving for decades, when he comes back, things have changed, and there is no one around him who can confide in him." nothing;
Being alone all day long can cause even a strong man to suffer from boredom, not to mention he is not young anymore. "
After a pause, "I'll tell you the truth, your father is very close to his end, so you should be mentally prepared."
"ah?"
Zhu Wanqing exclaimed, her eyes widened, and she was stunned for a moment.
"Plop!" She knelt down, tears falling from her eyes, "Uncle Li, Uncle Li, please save my father, please."
Li Qing was helpless: "Why are you doing this? How can you just stand by and watch if you can save me? It's really..."
He smiled bitterly and said: "The current situation is that it is better not to receive treatment. He can live a little longer if he is so confused. If we really want him to wake up, it will be detrimental to him."
Zhu Wanqing's face turned pale, and she said with a cry: "Uncle Li, you are a being comparable to a god, can't you even do anything about it?"
"You overestimate me," Li Qing laughed at himself and said lonely: "Aside from living a long time and being a good fighter, I am just like a normal person. What kind of god... If I were a god, I would There won’t be so many regrets.”
Zhu Wanqing opened her mouth, but stopped talking and shed tears sadly.
After a long while, she said: "Then let's keep the status quo."
"No, for him, living like this is no different from a walking zombie." Li Qing shook his head, "After your mother leaves, you will be the most important person in his heart. For him, if he can even recognize his most beloved daughter, No, then what’s the point of living a little longer?”
Li Qing sighed: "Actually...his heart has died a long time ago, and he can only live for another month or two. It would be better for him to wake up in the last period of his life. Uncle Li knows that you are filial, but...
With this little time left, wouldn't it be better to let him go with dignity and see the daughter he cherishes before his death? "
Zhu Wanqing was silent.
After a long while, she wiped away her tears and asked, "How long will daddy have left?"
"This...it's hard to say." Li Qing sighed. Since the incident with Queen Ma, he no longer makes guarantees easily, because...everything in the world is full of too many uncertainties.
"Can you survive this new year?" Zhu Wanqing prayed with pear blossoms and rain on her face.
"I try my best."
"Uncle Li..."
"Birth, old age, illness and death are normal for people. He just wants to go find your mother." Li Qing comforted, "Okay, go and wash your face. Maybe your eldest brother will be here soon. We have to enter the palace, so it's not good to look like this. "
"Yeah, okay." Zhu Wanqing nodded hoarsely and stood up wiping her tears.
She is no longer a little girl, she is in her thirties, and in a few years she will have a grandson and become a grandmother.
Although my heart was wrenching and painful, I did not suffer a mental breakdown.
Over the years, she has managed the family business of the Yongqing Marquis Mansion, taken charge of all matters, and developed a big heart.
Not long after, she came back, her face still pale and ugly, but she was no longer crying.
"Uncle Li..."
"Don't be sad, look forward to everything." Li Qing said softly.
"Yes." Zhu Wanqing nodded vigorously. She knew that Uncle Li's experience was far more difficult than hers...
The uncle and nephew were in a low mood and looked at each other in silence.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Qing broke the silence:
"coming."
Zhu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, and then heard a knock on the door.
"Niece, go open the door."
She took a deep breath, stood up and walked out.
'Squeak~' Zhu Wanqing opened the door and saw the emperor's elder brother who had been away for a long time.
After not seeing each other for many years, the emperor's eldest brother had a longer beard and was more mature... to be precise, he was older. His haggard face looked even more aged than her brother Hong.
Zhu Wanqing didn't know how to say hello, because the emperor's eldest brother was dressed in casual clothes and did not wear bright yellow uniforms.
Zhu Jianshen did not put her in trouble. He was just stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to the guard commander on the side: "Wait here. No royal orders or orders are allowed to come in."
"Yes." The guard commander glanced at Zhu Wanqing and quickly looked away, not daring to ask any more questions.
He had some vague guesses...
However, his guess was far from the real situation.
Zhu Wanqing originally had resentment against the emperor's eldest brother, feeling that he had not taken good care of her father, but now that she saw him in this state, she could no longer think of blaming him.
She forced a smile and said, "Come in."
"Yes." Zhu Jianshen stepped into the courtyard.
The leader of the guards stretched his neck to look in, but saw the door closing mercilessly. He quickly retracted his neck, almost missing his head.
"Li Qing brought you here?"
"Yes." Zhu Wanqing nodded, "Uncle Li is in the living room."
"It's good that you're here." Zhu Jian sighed deeply and walked quickly to the living room...
"Li Qing, are you able to sneak into the palace quietly?"
Li Qing didn't raise his eyelids and turned to ask: "How long has it been? Do you still care about these details?"
Is this a detail? You feel like walking on flat ground when you enter the palace. I can still sleep? Zhu Jianshen snorted, but didn't dwell on the matter.
"You brought my sister here to let her enter the palace to accompany the Supreme Emperor?"
"That's right," Li Qing nodded, "Your father's time is limited, so you won't refuse, right?"
Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "That's not true. It's just that if she wants to enter the palace, there must be a suitable reason..."
"I've thought about this for you." Li Qing said: "I entered the palace as a miracle doctor to diagnose and treat the Supreme Emperor. As for her... she is my apprentice."
"Can your medical skills... be done?"
Who are you looking down on? I was... Li Qing didn't refute in the end. He had treated many people, but none of them had really been cured.
Unless his medical skills are poor, he can cure diseases, but cannot cure lives.
Li Qing asked, "Is it good to be an imperial physician?"
Zhu Jianshen was silent.
After a while, he smiled bitterly and nodded: "Then it will be as you say."
Zhu Jianshen pinched his brows with a headache and said feebly: "Sir, you are really going to create problems for me. I said before that you were a personal soldier of Navy Commander Li Hong, but now... Well, I'll go deal with those guards first. Please tell me, wait a moment."
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Jianshen left and came back again, saying: "Okay, follow me into the palace."
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Changle Palace.
Zhu Qizhen waited anxiously. He didn't know what he was waiting for. He only knew that someone important to him would come today.
It was three o'clock in the morning, but still no one came. He became anxious and clamored to go out and take a look.
The slaves had a headache. Although it was not yet thirty-nine days ago, it was still very cold. If the Emperor's body caught the wind and cold... they would definitely not be able to eat and walk around.
But at this moment, when they saw the emperor coming with his people, all the slaves, as if they saw a savior, hurriedly threw the hot potato to him.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is going out. It's such a cold day..."
"Everyone, get out. Don't come in without my order."
"Yes." The slaves, as if they had been pardoned, hurriedly saluted and left in a hurry.
Zhu Qizhen stopped making trouble. He kept staring at Zhu Wanqing behind Zhu Jianshen, feeling happy but also confused.
He knew that the person he was waiting for had arrived, but he couldn't remember who this person was.
"Daddy..." Zhu Wanqing called, tears welling up in her eyes. She cried and ran forward, arranging her father's messy gray beard and hair, "Daddy... I am Wanqing, your daughter."
"Dad, do you disown your daughter?"
"Wanqing...Wanqing..." Zhu Qizhen murmured, his cloudy eyes flashed with clarity, and then became cloudier, "Girl, my precious girl is here, don't cry..."
He raised his hand tremblingly and wiped his daughter's tears, but he didn't realize that he was constantly crying.
"When did you come here? Are you exhausted from the journey? Are you hungry..." He worked hard to wipe away his daughter's tears, but he couldn't wipe them away. The more he wiped away, the more...
Li Qing turned sideways and looked up at the top of the beam.
Zhu Jianshen was also in tears, speechless and choked.
"Good girl, don't cry, don't cry anymore~"
"Dad, my daughter is unfilial..." Zhu Wanqing cried, out of breath.
"What do you say? My Wanqing is very filial, be good, don't cry anymore." Zhu Qizhen's old hands caressed her face, her eyebrows, her black hair, her face was full of love and pampering, "Don't cry, don't cry anymore."
"Yeah..." Zhu Wanqing nodded fiercely and smiled sadly, but she only held on for a moment, crying...
The deep love between father and daughter is touching.
To Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Qizhen was not a good father, but to Zhu Wanqing, Zhu Qizhen was the best father in the world.
After a long time, Zhu Wanqing's mood finally stabilized. Her shoulders were still twitching, but she was able to speak normally.
"Dad, Uncle Li has great medical skills. He will definitely be able to cure you."
"Well, Daddy knows." Zhu Qizhen nodded with a smile, "So, you can't cry anymore. Daddy's heart will hurt when you cry."
"Don't cry, my daughter won't cry anymore." Zhu Wanqing raised her sleeves and wiped her face, showing a bright smile. óΠъ.oяＧ
"They've all become little kittens." Zhu Qizhen wiped her nose and tears, and muttered: "Why are you still like a child, crying all the time, little Wanqing never grows up..."
