Chapter 138 Recovery◇
◎Jinjiang exclusive◎
Emperor Cheng Qian felt like he had a very long dream. In the dream, his parents, brothers, wife, eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law, and eldest grandson were all alive and well...
He was no longer an emperor, but just an ordinary landlord... His family owned two hundred acres of land, which was more than the land of the richest landlord Liu in their village!
There is also a cow and a donkey in the barn, and the backyard is full of chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, etc.... Their life is envied by everyone in the village!
They worked together to cultivate the land, water and fertilize it. Every day they had enough to eat and warm clothes, and they lived a happy life.
Because the harvest was very good this year, his wife stewed a big pot of meat for the whole family and baked his favorite pancakes. Then, she filled a pancake with meat and held it hot in front of him... asking him to eat it while it was hot!
That pancake filled with stewed meat smelled so good! It made Emperor Chengqian salivate, and he quickly took it from his wife...
I thought, if I take a bite of this, my tongue will be filled with fragrance...
As a result, just as I opened my mouth to bite...
Then he heard his five grandsons calling him...
"Grandfather! Grandfather! Wake up... wake up!..."
Then, the whole dream was gone!!!
Emperor Cheng Qian opened his eyes, and what caught his eye was his fifth grandson's beautiful, baby-like face! He was puzzled. Wasn't his fifth grandson only two years old, still being held and fed by his mother?! How had he grown so big in the blink of an eye?
When he regained some consciousness, he suddenly realized that...his fifth grandson was the right one, and what he had just seen was just a dream!
"Grandpa, how are you feeling?!"
Seeing that Emperor Chengqian had woken up, Zhu Xi hurriedly asked in a gentle voice.
"I'm a little cold!" Even covered with a quilt, I'm still a little cold!
"It's okay. Ayu said it's normal to feel a little cold afterwards. It will be fine soon. I'll ask Uncle Lu to get you a bed and quilt..."
After hearing this, Zhu Xi hurried out to ask Eunuch Lu for a quilt!
"Am I really cured?!"
Emperor Cheng Qian asked Zhou Yu in astonishment. He just felt cold now, but he didn't feel the unbearable abdominal pain at all...
"Well, it's basically healed, but you can't move yet. You need to lie flat for a few hours.
And you are taking painkillers now, so you don’t feel any pain. After the effect of the medicine wears off, you may still feel some pain, but it will be much lighter than before!
And don't worry, Zhu Xi and I will stay and take care of you. As long as you are fine for the next three days, you will be fine in the future!"
Zhou Yu said with a smile.
Emperor Chengqian...
Did he really escape death?! Who would have thought that it was really as this girl said, that he would be cured after a good night's sleep?!
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Over the next few days, the task of taking care of Emperor Chengqian fell entirely on Zhou Yu and Zhu Xi, while Eunuch Lu was sidelined...
In order to better take care of his grandfather, Zhu Xi even made a bed on the floor of Emperor Chengqian's sedan chair and lived there...
Because he couldn't receive an IV drip, Zhou Yu would give Emperor Cheng Qian an anti-inflammatory injection every three hours... Of course, every time he did that, Zhu Xi would send the person away and then cover his grandfather's eyes!
Emperor Cheng Qian did not resist this time, but cooperated very well and let Zhu Xi cover his eyes.
The main reason was that he felt extremely embarrassed to be pricked by his grandson's wife during the Bigu period! Even if his grandson didn't cover his eyes, he would have wanted to cover his head with the quilt, so that he could hide his mind from the sight.
He also couldn't understand why they had to use acupuncture on his stomach to treat his intestinal problems! Just like he couldn't understand why his granddaughter-in-law had a finger-long wound on his stomach after treating his illness!
His grandson smiled and told him that the wound was caused by a cut in his stomach made by his granddaughter-in-law who wanted to cut out the painful part of his intestine!
But Emperor Cheng Qian didn't believe it at all, thinking that his grandson must be fooling him again. If he really had his intestines gouged out, how could he still be alive? ! !
"Since you don't believe it, then don't ask! You won't understand even if Ayu tells you anyway!
Furthermore, A-Yu said that this treatment method is extremely dangerous, and the medicine that allows you to sleep without feeling the pain is extremely difficult to find, only available far, far away overseas. She only got a few pills by chance, and gave them all to you...
I'm afraid you won't get it again! So if you ever get sick like this again, Ayu won't be able to cure you! So when you get better, don't tell anyone that it was Ayu who cured you!
You can make up any monk or Taoist priest you want, just don't mention it's our A-Yu!"
Zhu Xi was secretly delighted to find that his grandfather didn't believe him even when he told the truth, so he made up another story.
However, he was not lying completely. He and Ayu had indeed discussed it and decided not to use such methods to save people in the future if possible!
It’s not that they are reluctant to give up those precious medicines, but he feels very worried!
He was worried that even if Ayu took out all her medicines and used this method to save people, there would be people who would not appreciate her kindness and would regard her as an evil spirit or a monster!
Not everyone would be like him, believing she was saving someone when she ripped open their belly! Most people would think it was witchcraft!
Even he, who watched the entire operation from beginning to end, still couldn't understand how his grandfather, who was missing a section of intestine, could still be alive...
Zhu Xi felt that the things his Ayu knew were too strange and were definitely not something that people in their area could accept and believe!
After hearing what Zhu Xi said, Emperor Chengqian wondered if he had been blessed by heaven. God knew this and sent his fifth grandson's wife to save him. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that such a rare medicine was found by his grandson's wife and saved him?
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Thanks to Zhu Xi and his wife's careful care, Emperor Chengqian recovered well. On the day of surgery, he passed gas smoothly and was able to eat some liquid food. By the evening, he was able to get up with Zhu Xi's support and walk around in the imperial sedan chair a few times...
The next day, except for some pain in the incision on my stomach, the abdominal pain was gone!
On the third day, when they returned to Kyoto, Emperor Cheng Qian was already able to circle the imperial sedan chair several times by himself without anyone's help!
However, in order to prevent him from moving too much and accidentally stretching the wound, Zhou Yu had someone carry him into the bedroom when he got off the car!
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"Yu girl, how long will it take before I can eat normally?!"
After Emperor Cheng Qian returned to the palace, he slept for another half day. When he woke up, he once again saw a small bowl of noodles in clear soup, as expected. Next to him, his grandson was gnawing on a large bowl of pork ribs...
Emperor Chengqian was immediately furious when he saw it! He couldn't help but ask.
Perhaps it was because he was always hungry when he was a child, and rarely had a full stomach, let alone meat! So, until now, Emperor Cheng Qian still thinks that meat is the most delicious thing in the world! He has even reached the point where he can't live without meat!
"It'll take at least three or four days. During these few days, you can only eat semi-liquid food. For a month, you must eat mainly soft and rotten food. Avoid spicy and greasy food... And considering your age, even if you recover, you need to eat a lighter diet from now on. Eat more vegetables and less meat!"
Zhou Yu gave instructions while watching them eat.
After hearing this, Emperor Cheng Qian felt that the bowl of rotten noodles in his hand was even more unpalatable...
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Two days later...
The fourth prince, Zhu Lin, secretly entered Kyoto at full speed and hid in a house in the capital...
At this moment, I am listening to my subordinates report...
"Since returning to the palace, the emperor has issued an edict, saying he was exhausted from hunting and needed to rest for a few days before attending court, leaving all government affairs to the ministers...
As for his bedroom, only a few senior ministers and Prince Rui and his wife were allowed to enter, and no one else was allowed in... I feel... Your Majesty is about to..."
"Are you sure that father is really terminally ill? This is no small matter, it is very important to be careful!" Zhu Lin interrupted.
"Yes! Our people in the Guard Battalion have already contacted Medical Officer Li, and they can confirm that His Majesty does have an intestinal abscess, and it's very serious. Medical Officer Li said that at most he has five or six days left..."
And from the time he sent the news until now, five and a half days have passed…"
The subordinate immediately reported back.
"Hmph! It seems that father has really lost his mind! He really wants to pass the throne to that brat Zhu Xi! No wonder, since he was young, in his eyes, only my eldest brother is his good son. The rest of us are only worthy of being slaves to them!"
Zhu Lin said hatefully after hearing this.
A staff-like subordinate took the opportunity to step forward and advised:
"Your Highness! At this point, you must act decisively!"
Zhu Lin did not respond, and then asked the first subordinate,
"How's things going with Duke Su?!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. He will do whatever we ask him to do now!"
Zhu Lin's frown finally relaxed after hearing this, and he began to walk around the room with his hands behind his back. His subordinates all knew that whenever their Highness had to make a major decision, he would do the same, so they didn't dare to speak anymore and waited quietly...
After a while, Zhu Lin stopped and said to them:
"Done! Notify everyone and proceed according to the plan tomorrow morning!"
He also instructed the staff-like subordinate beside him,
"Go handle Xu'er yourself. That kid is stubborn, don't tell him directly!"
"Yes!" the staff member responded quickly.
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This day was the sixth day after Emperor Chengqian had undergone surgery. Compared to the previous two days, Emperor Chengqian's condition had improved a lot and he no longer needed anti-inflammatory injections. Zhou Yu was very satisfied after checking his wounds.
"The wound is healing well, and the stitches should be removed tomorrow!"
"Then Ayu, will everything be fine after the stitches are removed?!" Zhu Xi asked after hearing this.
"Well, as long as you don't pull the wound hard, it will basically be fine. After recuperating for a month or so, you will be no different from ordinary people!" Zhou Yu said with a smile.
Everyone was delighted when they heard this...
Emperor Chengqian saw that Zhu Xi had grown stubble on his face from taking care of him these past few days. Since he had nothing else to do, he told him to go back to his bedroom to wash up and have a good rest, and then come back for dinner...
Seeing that his grandfather was indeed much better, and with Eunuch Lu and others watching over him, Zhu Xi did not object. He took his wife and strolled back to his own palace...
After washing up, he was just about to spend some quality time with his wife when he heard someone outside the door announce that the twelfth prince and the eighth grandson had arrived, inviting him to go see the horses...
Zhu Xi didn't want to go, he just wanted to stay with his wife, so after inviting them in, he wanted to find an excuse to leave...
"I have to go play chess with my grandfather later, you guys go by yourselves..."
"Come on! If you don't want to give me face, just say you don't want to give me face! What kind of lies are you telling? How could the emperor ask you to play chess with such a bad chess player like you?! He is not stupid, why would he make himself unhappy like this?!" The eighth grandson Zhu Xu immediately sneered after hearing this.
"Haha, that's right, Xi'er. These horses were obtained with the help of Old Eight, who went through untold hardships with his father. I specially gave one to you and your wife as an apology for looking down on my niece-in-law at the hunting grounds! Don't be ungrateful. You have to give Old Eight this honor!"
The twelfth prince Zhu Shan, who was standing by, pretended to be a senior and advised Zhu Xi.
Early this morning, Zhu Xu found him and asked him to help act as a peacemaker, hoping to use the matter of sending the horse to clear up the past grudges with Zhu Xi!
Zhu Shan was naturally very happy to hear this. In his opinion, they were all brothers and sisters from the same family, so the more united they were, the better!
So he happily accompanied Zhu Xu here!
"Well then! Since Old Eighth has sincerely repented, and Uncle Twelve is here, as his older brother, I'll give him some face!"
Seeing that his twelfth uncle had said so and Zhu Xu had taken the initiative to give in, Zhu Xi thought that it was just a matter of picking two horses and would not take much time, so he agreed.
Seeing his smug look, Zhu Xu immediately regretted coming here. He wondered why he thought this guy was okay when he was still so annoying!
I couldn't help but said again:
"I sincerely apologize to you?! Are you dreaming?! Don't forget, I kowtowed to you and admitted defeat the last time you beat me! We're even now!
I came back this time because my fifth sister-in-law beat me and didn't let me fulfill the bet, so I thought of giving her a horse as a token of my appreciation. Since I gave my fifth sister-in-law a horse, it wouldn't be a bad idea not to give you one too. You're just taking advantage of your wife's influence!"
"Haha! Since you are benefiting from my wife, I don't need to know your kindness. When I get the horse later, I will just thank my wife!" Zhu Xi immediately sneered at him shamelessly.
Zhu Xu...
"Alright, alright! Let's go! It just so happens that your twelfth uncle is in need of a good horse! This time I'll take advantage of my nephew's wife and pick out a good one too!"
Seeing that the two brothers were about to start fighting again after just a few words, Zhu Shan hurriedly tried to interrupt them while holding one of them in each hand and walked out...
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