Chapter 48, The Prince went south to fight against the epidemic
Concubine Qin had a bad feeling in her heart. "Yuan'er, go and find out what happened?" The incident in Jizhou didn't reach Shengjing so quickly, so something else must have happened.
Today she deliberately mentioned Bai Ji to pave the way for the subsequent plan.
Bei Hengyuan was also very confused and was about to send someone to investigate, but unexpectedly, the old wizard came in a hurry. He glanced at Concubine Qin and hesitated to speak.
Concubine Qin no doubt knew that was the case. Although it was half a month ahead of schedule, but considering that Baiji had just been mentioned in front of Emperor Yu, the rest of the matter would proceed as planned.
Bei Hengyuan frowned severely after looking at the looks exchanged between the two.
At Xuanji, Concubine Qin said, "Yuan'er, please come and listen too!" After saying that, she took the lead and walked towards Jinhua Palace.
Bei Hengyuan followed Concubine Qin all the way to the secret room of Jinhua Palace, feeling a very bad feeling in his heart.
As soon as you entered the secret room, you heard the old wizard’s voice:
“Mother, the epidemic in Jizhou was discovered by Imperial Physician Mu and Lord Ji in advance, and Yin Zheng was ordered to hurry up and send the news back to Shengjing.”
"There's an epidemic in Jizhou? What's going on? Mother concubine, what did you do with your child on your back?" Bei Hengyuan couldn't calm down after thinking of a terrible possibility.
Concubine Qin signaled Bei Hengyuan to be calm and asked the old wizard: "Did you see anything?"
"I don't know yet," said the old man truthfully.
Concubine Qin thought that it would be fine even if Dr. Mu discovered it in advance, but he did not have the ability to make an antidote.
After thinking about it, Concubine Qin said to Bei Hengyuan in a friendly manner: "Yuan'er, the reason why Concubine Cai mentioned Bai Ji in front of Your Majesty just now is to pave the way for this matter. Whether Bai Ji's medical skills are good or not cannot be said by anyone alone. After all, it takes thousands of people to approve it before you and I can be cleared of suspicion."
After hearing this, Bei Hengyuan frowned coldly: "So, you took it upon yourself to let people do something in Jizhou, and then recommended Bai Ji to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment to make his name known?"
“My son is smart.” Concubine Qin looked pleased. However, Bei Hengyuan's face was horrifyingly cruel.
His sickly face was frighteningly pale. He gritted his teeth and asked Mr. Wu, "Tell me the truth, Mr. Wu, are there any casualties from the Jizhou epidemic?"
"Yuan'er, if an epidemic does not kill people, how can we call it an epidemic? How can we show that Bai Ji is a miraculous doctor?" Concubine Qin saw that Bei Hengyuan was crumbling and wanted to help him.
His words were completely arrogant and did not take the lives of the people into consideration, and his face did not change even when he was vicious.
The third prince lifted the hand extended by Concubine Qin and heard him growl: "Concubine, even if I want that position, I don't want to step on the bones of the common people. You have let me down so much. "
The old wizard was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and put his forehead to the ground.
Concubine Qin was frightened when she saw Bei Hengyuan was so angry that she said, "Yuan'er, don't be like this. My concubine is doing this for your own good. She doesn't want to see you enduring the pain every day, so you should force the poison out of your body as soon as possible. Concubine is also happy! "If it's too late, that position will really be missed.
Bei Hengyuan fainted from the anger.
Concubine Qin hurriedly summoned Baiji, and she woke up half an hour later.
Concubine Qin stepped back, took Bei Hengyuan's hand and cried: "Yuan'er, it's all my mother's fault. I made the decision without consulting you. If you want to blame, blame my mother and concubine. Don't take your own body. Just kidding. My mother-in-law feels sorry for me!”
Concubine Qin cried so sadly that she confessed that she was wrong.
To move with emotion, to understand with reason.
After all, she was still his mother-in-law, so how could Bei Hengyuan watch her beheaded. Once this is exposed, he will become further and further away from that position.
Now that the matter has come to this, Bai Ji can only be allowed to rush to Jizhou without stopping to prepare an antidote to treat the people. In this way, the sins in the heart can be alleviated. At the same time, I hope everything goes as planned, but nothing goes wrong.
Seeing Bei Hengyuan cheer up, Concubine Qin looked happy. He repeatedly promised to listen to him in everything he did in the future.
"It's good for the mother and concubine to think so. Without further ado, the child will bring Baiji to meet his father now. He can rush to Jizhou as early as possible to save more people. In this way, the child's guilt can be alleviated. "
“Go, go, my concubine knows that she was wrong, so let your uncle prepare some medicinal materials to make up for her fault.”
When Bei Hengyuan left Jinhua Palace, Concubine Qin's face was filled with pride. He sighed and said, "Yuan'er is still too kind after all." He turned to Elder Wu and said, "This matter cannot be leaked. The only way is to get rid of the Yin and Yang elders."
“You should handle this matter yourself.”
“Yes, empress.” The old wizard responded and left.
After taking two steps, the old man Wu suddenly turned around and said, "My dear, over there is Doctor Mu." "No defense, even if Doctor Mu has superb medical skills, he won't be able to develop an antidote in a short while, so proceed as planned. "
"yes."
Bei Hengyuan dragged the sick body and Bai Ji anxiously to the Zhengde Hall, "Father, I learned that something happened in Jizhou, and I am willing to do my best for the people. Mr. Bai has superb medical skills and can go to Jizhou to fight the epidemic."
When Bei Hengyuan came, Emperor Yu and all the civil and military officials had been discussing matters for two hours. The plague in Jizhou has long spread.
It was rare for Bei Hengyuan to show such filial piety. Emperor Yu felt comforted and agreed: "Then let's go south with the prince to fight the epidemic. Since Imperial Physician Mu has already prepared a prescription for dealing with it, the Prime Minister immediately went down to prepare the necessary medicinal materials. The prince will take it with him. If the money is not enough, the treasury will be used. In short, the Jizhou epidemic will be settled at all costs. "
Bei Hengyuan was confused. He still had a lot of things to say to relieve Emperor Yu's worries, so Emperor Yu agreed without thinking. Seeing that the expression on Emperor Yu's face was not as worried as he imagined, he felt suspicious in his heart.
Suddenly I heard that Imperial Physician Mu had already prepared a solution, and my heart suddenly trembled.
"Brother, can you let Mr. Bai take a look at the prescription? Mr. Bai has a lot of research on difficult and complicated diseases." Outside the palace, Bei Hengyuan stopped the prince who was about to leave in a hurry.
When he arrived, he learned from Bai Ji that the antidote had been prepared and he just had to wait to go to Jizhou. Now that I heard that Imperial Physician Mu had a plan to deal with it, I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
After his New Year's Eve plan failed, he had a bad feeling. I just wanted to be quiet for a few days, but I didn't expect that my mother would be able to make decisions.
“Okay, let’s take a look!” The prince felt sympathy for this third brother, thinking that he had been depleted by poison over the years. I felt very sorry for him. Then I was extra concerned about him.
Seeing that he was rarely sick but still concerned about the safety of the people, I couldn't help but feel a little more relieved. Without thinking, he handed the prescription to Bai Ji next to him.
Bai Ji didn't speak during the whole process. After reading the contents on the prescription, his brows almost jumped. Bao Bao said: "This prescription is indeed effective in curing epidemic diseases. Imperial Doctor Mu is worthy of being the head of the Imperial Hospital. The common people admire him."
After saying that, he returned the prescription to the prince.
After the prince left, Bei Hengyuan couldn't wait to ask: "How?" At the same time, the uneasy feeling in his heart became stronger.
Bai Ji's words gave him a blow: "It's strange that the prescription given by Imperial Physician Mu is exactly the same as the antidote."
Hearing this, Bei Hengyuan swayed unsteadily.
His mother-in-law seems to have made wedding clothes for others.
Why? Why?
When did Imperial Physician Mu's medical skills reach such a terrifying level that he could try out the antidote so quickly?
If he is so powerful, why can't he cure the poison in his body?
At this time, the third prince was frightened, and there seemed to be a pair of big hands stopping him from climbing to the top.
Soon, the third prince got the answer. This prescription was not thought up by Imperial Physician Mu, but by Mrs. Hou who once brought Zhao Xue back to life with one injection.
This Mrs. Hou seems to be a little different.
Bei Hengyuan brought the news back to Jinhua Palace. Concubine Qin felt like she was struck by thunder after hearing it.
"Yuan'er, this matter cannot be exposed, you have to help the mother and concubine." At this time, Qin Guifei realized that she was afraid, and her face was full of worry and panic.
Emperor Mu was able to detoxify and naturally realized that something was wrong. If investigated, the consequences would be disastrous.
Of course Bei Hengyuan also thought of this, "Don't worry, concubine, let me think about it."
"How can we not be anxious? If Ji Xiaoshan finds out the clues, we, we..." Qin Guifei was anxious.
"Yuan'er, please think of a solution quickly. It's all mother's fault. Mother didn't know when Imperial Physician Mu's medical skills became so superb. I thought that by sending Bai Ji there, this plan would be a sure thing. How could I have thought that anyone would know the solution? prescription."
Concubine Qin shook Beihengyuan, going crazy with anxiety.
"That's enough." Bei Hengyuan suddenly roared, interrupting Concubine Qin's chatter. The latter was so frightened that he stared blankly at Bei Hengyuan with a white face.
"Yuan'er, you, are you trying to kill Concubine Mother? Concubine Mother did all this because of you. Concubine Mother knows that you are born to be kind and righteous, but, you can't do it without resorting to some means to get that position. You can't go down. Let the mother-in-law take care of everything, and the mother-in-law is willing to be a bad person for you, okay?"
Concubine Qin said it emotionally and humbly. She knew Bei Hengyuan was doing this.
Sure enough, the warmth and anger on Bei Hengyuan's face dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye. She said patiently: "I'm sorry, concubine, but the child is too impatient. It's your fault that the child is too impatient. I also hope that concubine will stop being so self-righteous in the future and discuss everything with the child."
“Yes, yes, yes, concubine, please remember this.” Concubine Qin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Her children are kind-hearted but clever. I'll definitely find a way.
(End of this chapter)