Chapter 324 The Angry Lady
Time passed slowly, the sun set, and just when the last bit of sunlight disappeared, Zhu Mingqing came back.
Luo Xiao immediately looked it up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no problem.
"Did he give Mother any trouble?"
Zhu Mingqing shook his head, sat down and drank a few glasses of water in big gulps.
"No, the reason I came back late was because I went to see the eldest lady!"
"Is mother sure?"
Zhu Mingqing sighed, "I didn't see her. The eldest lady has a bad temper. I heard she has been ill for a long time and she doesn't want to see a doctor. The eldest prince and I waited at the door, but she didn't let me in until dark."
Luo Xiao frowned: "Did the eldest prince say anything?"
Zhu Mingqing patted his arm, stood up and said, "Don't worry, there will be a chance. You've been busy all day, you should go back and rest early. Oh, and tell Master Wan not to worry too much."
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On the second day, Zhu Mingqing rested in the room for a long time before the eldest prince sent someone to pick him up again.
She immediately called Fen Tao, and this time they successfully entered the eldest lady's residence.
The eldest lady is an old woman who is over sixty years old. In the northern part of the country where the average age is fifty, sixty is considered a long life.
Perhaps because life in the northern border is difficult, the eldest lady's face is visibly old, like a dying old corpse, and it is difficult for her to even blink.
"Doctor Ming, I leave my mother in your care!" The eldest prince said rudely, "If anything happens to my mother, you won't be able to leave the royal court alive!"
Zhu Mingqing said calmly, "I will do my best. Good herbs are not hard to find. Please, Prince, lift the ban and let me search around!"
The eldest prince naturally agreed. After all, he didn't think the frail doctor in front of him would cause much trouble.
Fen Tao and Luo Xiao were also released from the ban. As Zhu Mingqing's assistants, one of them could take care of the eldest lady while the other went to collect herbs.
Zhu Mingqing took the lady's pulse and found that her pulse was very weak and she had lost her spirit.
She turned around and said, "Prince, please wait outside!"
The eldest prince looked at him straight, thinking that the other party would not dare to do anything to his mother on the royal territory, but he still left a maid to watch over her before leaving.
At this time, Zhu Mingqing was also talking in a low voice with Fen Tao, confirming the eldest lady's symptoms. They were mainly due to depression in her heart, weak spleen and stomach, and she had no intention of living.
If this continues, it will only take one or two months.
The most important thing now is to find out the psychological problems, and the physical problems will naturally be solved.
Leaving Fen Tao to take care of her, Zhu Mingqing and Luo Xiao walked out of the room.
The eldest prince quickly asked, "How?"
Zhu Mingqing asked directly, "Madam, is there anything on your mind?"
The eldest prince frowned: "Never heard of it."
He directly ordered someone to bring his mother's concubine, A Yue, to inquire about the eldest lady's recent situation.
Ah Yue said quickly, "The Madam can't even eat. Her health is getting worse and worse. The Prince knows it!"
The eldest prince said angrily, "Ayue, for the sake of your care for mother, if you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for expelling you from the royal court!"
Ah Yue panicked: "Prince, please spare my life. This is all the order of the Madam. I dare not disobey the Madam's order!"
"Actually, ever since Princess Su Yue passed away, the Madam has been in a bad mood and has lost her appetite, and now it has developed into this situation."
When talking about Princess Su Yue, A Yue's voice became noticeably softer, as it was obviously a taboo.
The eldest prince didn't expect that he was related to his younger sister.
But I should have thought of it earlier. My mother loved Su Yue the most. She has been talking about her often since Su Yue got married. If my father hadn't stopped me, I would have gone to the Western Regions thousands of miles away to visit her.
Some time ago, news of Su Yue's death came again. The cause of death was that the King of the Western Regions played with his beloved concubine and set fire to the palace. They escaped, but Su Yue was burned to death.
When the eldest prince found out, he was also furious and wanted his father Khan to send troops, but in the end he didn't know how to negotiate with the envoys from the Western Regions, and in the end, the matter came to nothing, and the cooperation became even closer.
When Zhu Mingqing heard the secret of the royal court, he was completely shocked!
No wonder the eldest lady was so depressed. Her daughter was murdered, and not only did her husband not ask for an explanation, but he became even more friendly with his enemy.
The eldest lady was unable to avenge her daughter and lived in regret all day long for letting her daughter marry to the Western Regions. No wonder she was so depressed!
"Doctor Ming, I don't want to hear about this from anyone else!" warned the eldest prince.
"Don't worry, my prince. I will keep this a secret." Zhu Mingqing promised, "If there is nothing else, I will go prepare the herbs for the Madam."
The eldest prince waved his hand, watched the two men go away, and ordered his followers: "Send someone to keep an eye on them!"
Looking at the old man lying drowsily on the bed, Zhu Mingqing shook his head and sighed, thinking it was a pity that the eldest lady loved her daughter so much.
The reason why Hu Yan Khan did not pursue the matter was, firstly, that it was too far away from the Western Regions, making marching inconvenient and likely to give other tribes an opportunity to take advantage of it; secondly, he did not take his daughter seriously at all.
Even if one dies, there are still countless others.
It is said that this Great Khan had no less than thirty children.
It is conceivable that for a Khan who is good at fighting and commands hundreds of tribes, his children probably mean less to him than a general under his command!
"Madam, take your medicine!"
Since the ban was lifted on the pretext of treating the eldest lady, we must give the other party some hope of improvement.
The eldest lady didn't make any movement. If it weren't for the rise and fall of her chest, one would have thought she had stopped breathing.
A Yue also served nervously by the side, constantly persuading the eldest lady to take some medicine, otherwise her body would really collapse.
The others also tried to appease her gently, but the eldest lady frowned and said impatiently, "Get out!"
"Madam, calm down!"
Everyone knelt down immediately, not daring to say another word, and left the tent one after another.
Ah Yue also tugged at Zhu Mingqing's sleeve: "Doctor Ming, let's go!"
Zhu Mingqing finally understood why the eldest prince was so worried about the patient and had consulted many doctors, but the patient showed no improvement.
"You get out first!"
Ah Yue had no choice but to whisper: "Don't stay too long."
Zhu Mingqing sighed. Look, he doesn’t even care about his personal maid. No wonder the eldest lady, who was already in a bad mood, is becoming more and more withdrawn.
There is probably no one in the entire royal court who can speak.
The room suddenly felt empty. Zhu Mingqing slowly stepped forward, scooped a spoonful of medicine and handed it to her mouth: "Madam, if you don't want to make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy, you'd better drink it as soon as possible."
The eldest lady was not deaf, her eyelids moved slightly, and she said in a hoarse voice: "You know shit!"
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