Pingjun Palace, the main house of the inner courtyard.

The maids and mothers-in-law all withdrew, and only the king and his wife were there. With a little worry in his eyes, Cao Jiashi asked, "Hao'er is really fine?" ”

"Naturally, it's okay, my good fortune is all discussed by me and my brother, and it's just pretending to be shown to outsiders!" Pingjun Wang Nersu smiled and said to his wife: "I'm afraid that you will be worried and don't want to tell you." I'm afraid that you will hear the wind and think wildly. ”

After Cao Jiashi knew that Cao Hao's body was fine, although he was no longer worried, he was very angry when he thought that he was beaten and bullied. Although the Cao family is not a big family, this younger brother was also raised by the whole family as a baby, how can he be willing to swallow this breath: "That Guishan, it's too much, Lord Wang, we can't just forget it, we have to take this bad breath for Hao'er!" ”

Nersu stretched out his hand and nodded Cao Jia's nose: "It's a matter of being angry, you don't have to be a sister, you really think that our younger brother is a vegetarian." Hao'er was forced to be angry by several princes, and Guishan was unlucky to meet him. It's still light to break a leg, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit in the future! ”

Cao Jiashi glared at her husband: "Your brother-in-law is doing a good job, accompany him to mess around!" No, I don't worry about it, I still have to go over and see how I can feel at ease. Although Cao Hao was fine in Naersu's words, his eyes were red, and Cao Jiashi was a little worried.

"I knew you would!" Narsu was not surprised: "But don't forget this! As he spoke, he took out a silk handkerchief and handed it to Cao Jiashi.

Cao Jiashi took it in his hand, a little curious: "What to do with it, wipe your tears in front of outsiders?" ”

Nersu nodded: "Brother Yin's life and death don't know, our sister and brother-in-law are naturally sad, with ginger juice on it, you rub your eyes, and tears will come out!" ”

Only then did Cao Jiashi know that her husband was red-eyed, holding a handkerchief, crying and laughing.

Nersu gently supported his wife's back: "Let's go to the guest room and guard the younger brother, a few imperial doctors take a sedan chair, although it is not faster than me to ride a horse, but it should be there now!" ”

*

Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Today, the minister of the guard who was on duty in the palace was Fu Erdan, the Mongolian capital of the White Banner, was summoned and waited for the instructions of Emperor Kangxi.

"You go to Shuntianfu to spread my message, and the attack on Cao Hao, the third-class guard, is filed for investigation. From the time he left the palace gate to the time he fainted in the Pingjun Palace, every detail of this period had to be investigated in detail. Kangxi said.

Fu Erdan saw Cao Hao at the guards a few hours ago, but he didn't expect such an accident to happen now, and he said that "the slave obeys the order", but his face was already indignant. The Mongolian man didn't have any scheming, just thinking that although Cao Hao was not under his name, he was also a member of the guard camp, and now he was being bullied like this, how could it be tolerated.

Kangxi stopped, and said: "Where did the king of Pingjun detain a group of murderers who beat Cao Hao, get it to Shuntian Mansion!" Don't try it in public first, interrogate it in private, and report it to me as soon as possible! ”

"Wow!" Fu Dan replied loudly and withdrew.

Kangxi sighed: "I just hope those rebels know what to do, don't get involved." ”

*

Pingjun Palace, southwest room.

Cao Hao's face was pale, his eyes were closed, and he was lying on the bed, beads of sweat the size of beans covered his head. The originally fair face was beaten to red, swollen and black, and there were faint blood stains at the corners of the mouth that had not been wiped clean.

Cao Jiashi saw his brother like this, where did he still think about the real injury and fake injury, and the tears had already come out. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, but she was stimulated by ginger juice to tears more and more, and then she remembered what her husband had just said.

When Wang Wenqi, the envoy of the Tai Hospital, was welcomed in, he saw this scene.

The old man was in his sixties, his hair and beard were gray, but there was a difference between respect and inferiority, and the etiquette could not be abolished, so he still knelt down slowly: "The ministers have seen the prince, Fujin!" ”

Nersu stepped forward to help Wang Wenqi: "Where can you still take care of these false courtesies, Lord Wang, let's get up and see the patient quickly!" ”

Wang Wenqi said: "The ministers obey the order!" As he spoke, he got up slowly, walked to the side of the bed, and looked at Cao Hao carefully.

Nersu motioned to the little maid to send a small stool to Wang Wenqi, Wang Wenqi sat down, first looked at Cao Hao's arm in the bed, and then put his right hand on Cao Hao's wrist exposed outside the quilt, and began to check the pulse, and the more he diagnosed, the tighter his brows wrinkled.

After a while, Wang Wenqi put down his hand, got up, and said to the four imperial doctors who came with him: "You guys also come forward to take a look!" ”

The four imperial doctors took turns to step forward, and after the diagnosis, without exception, their faces were all heavy.

Seeing this, Cao Jiashi knew that Cao Hao's illness must be not light, where did he still think about the true and false, and couldn't help crying.

Nersu's face was full of grief, and he instructed the maid behind Cao Jia's mother-in-law: "Fujin still has a body, it is not appropriate to be tired and injured, you quickly help the master to go to the backyard to rest." ”

Where is Cao Jiashi willing to go, and he was persuaded again and again before leaving with red eyes.

Nersu invited several imperial doctors to serve tea outside, and because he was worried about Cao Hao's condition, he couldn't wait to ask: "Lord Wang, what is the condition of this brother-in-law of the king, and I want to tell him the truth!" ”

Wang Wenqi touched his beard: "Lord Wang, I seemed to have an inconvenience in the patient's left arm just now, could it be that he had just broken his bone?" ”

Nersu nodded: "Well, he was broken by someone, but fortunately it was just a dislocation, and it was picked up by a few doctors in my house, saying that this place is fine." ”

Wang Wenqi shook his head: "These colleagues in the prince's mansion must be masters who are proficient in internal diseases, but they are not good at this external disease. ”

Nersu looked anxious: "What does Lord Wang mean?" ”

"If it is according to the current way of continuation, I am afraid that the left arm of the prince's brother-in-law will be wasted!" Peers are jealous of each other, even the old lady Wang, who has lived for most of his life, is no exception. Think about it, since the emperor has personally asked the people from the Tai Hospital to treat the patients, you people in the palace should have a good rest, and come in with a stick, what is this. Therefore, after Wang Wenqi discovered the previous mistake, he pointed it out without hesitation.

"Ahh Nersu asked: "Then what can I do, which adult in the Tai Hospital is proficient in foreign diseases, and ask Lord Wang to tell him quickly, and this king will immediately send someone to ask." ”

Wang Wenqi pointed to a middle-aged imperial doctor who came with him, and Nersu was overjoyed, and the two turned back to the inner room to give Cao Hao a bone.

*

Outside, several imperial doctors frowned.

"The complexion is not flashy, the spirit is tired, the sweats are self-perspiring, the pulse is weak and weak, this is the appearance of the abundance of evil qi and the weakness of yang qi." Wang Wenqi said with a heavy face.

Several other imperial doctors responded, and everyone stepped forward to check the pulse, and came to the same conclusion. "Yang Qi Deficiency", when it comes to "exhaustion", it is the key to life, so several imperial doctors find it tricky.

"I can't complain that the doctor of the palace said that he did his best and obeyed the destiny of heaven!" A Tai Doctor said.

Wang Wenqi glared at the imperial doctor: "How can those quacks be compared with us, not to mention that we are under the emperor's order, even if we meet by chance, the doctor should try his best to diagnose and treat." ”

While speaking, Nersu had already come out with the imperial doctor: "How many adults, do you have a good prescription?" ”

Wang Wenqi picked up the paper and pen that had been prepared on the table, opened the prescription for calming the nerves, handed it to Nersu, and at the same time instructed: "There is no significant pain on the body of the prince's brother-in-law, but because of the 'invasion of external evils', the 'yang qi is weakened', but these are difficult times. Please order the prince to prohibit sound in this ten zhang, except for the people waiting around me and me, outsiders should not disturb here. After surviving three days, if the patient is unharmed, it will be considered a big deal! ”

Nersu nodded in response, and at the same time called someone to go out to give an order, asking the chief of the guard in the palace to bring a team of guards to surround the guest courtyard in the southwest of the palace, and no one was allowed to enter or leave, and no one was allowed to speak.

*

On March 26, the 48th year of Kangxi, Cao Hao was sick and retired. Detehei and Naranfuson were surprised, they looked fine yesterday, but why are they sick today, and the two discussed whether to visit after being on duty. Only Nalan Chengping, in the end, has a ghost in his heart, and his expression is difficult to hide his fear.

Not long after it was the turn of the Detehei group to be on duty, Wei Zhu, the little eunuch who came to summon Cao Hao yesterday, came to Taihemen again, but his face was not as kind as yesterday, and he said with a cold face: "Spread the word of the long-lived lord, summon the third-class guard Nalan Chengping to meet him!" ”

If "Seeing the Driver" was placed in the past, Nalan Chengping would probably jump up happily, but now he was worried in his heart, and followed behind Wei Zhu with a pale face. He trembled and took out half a tael of silver from his arms and stuffed it to Wei Zhu: "This is to invite my father-in-law to drink tea, don't shirk my father-in-law!" ”

Wei Zhu swept the fluttering half and two pieces of silver, looked at Nalan Chengping's expression of reward, and felt more and more that the Cao guard from yesterday was amiable and respectable. Where did you have the heart to mention Nalan Chengping, and thanked him very insincerely.

*

Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Kangxi sat behind the imperial case, listened to Wang Wenqi report Cao Hao's illness in detail, and led the Minister of the Guard, Fu Erdan, to wait beside him. Although Cao Hao is still in danger at the moment, his condition has improved by the time of the consultation this morning.

Kangxi listened and felt a little relieved: "No matter what, Cao Hao's surname must be saved, all kinds of medicinal materials, if the palace does not have them, you can use the inner library!" ”

Wang Wenqi responded to the order and went down to return to the Pingjun Palace.

"Long live Lord Qiyu, the third-class guard Nalan Chengping should be summoned to drive." Liang Jiugong came in and played.

"Biography!" There was a bit of majesty in Kangxi's voice.

After a while, Nalan Chengping bowed down and walked in, didn't dare to look up, flicked his sleeves, and knelt down: "The slave has seen the Lord Long Live, Long Live!" ”

Kangxi didn't speak, but nodded to Fu Erdan.

Fu Erdan took a step forward and said in a loud voice: "Nalan Chengping, this official asks questions on behalf of the sky, and you can't be deceived at all." ”

Nalan Chengping hurriedly kowtowed: "The slave obeys the order!" ”

"Long live Lord asked you, yesterday at two o'clock, you were waiting for Cao Hao outside the carriage and horse room of the Donghua Gate guard camp, is there such a thing?" Voerdan asked.

Nalan Chengping bowed his head and responded: "If the slave returns to the Long Live Lord, there is indeed such a thing!" ”

"Long live Lord asked you, after waiting for Cao Hao yesterday, he was attacked by Guishan and others in Lumi Hutong with him, is there such a thing?" Voerdan continued to ask.

Nalan Chengping replied: "If the slave returns to the Long Live Lord, there is indeed such a thing!" ”

Fu Erdan said: "Long live the Lord also asked you, since Guishan and others came for you, why did Cao Hao not know whether he was alive or dead, but he was unharmed?" ”

Nalan Chengping sweated like rain, and said tremblingly: "If the slave returns to the Long Live Lord, the slave doesn't know!" ”

Fu Erdan glanced at Nalan Chengping contemptuously: "Long live the Lord asked you, 'Just cause chaos, let Guishan attack Cao Hao, life or death, and then offer a hundred taels of silver as a reward', but what did you say yesterday?" ”