Chapter 452 Hu Shanxiang 43
"Oh right, Dad's place!"
"I've already given Dad the medicine, but the doctor said it won't have any effect yet."
Zhu Zhanji carried her into the inner room, walked around the screen, looked at the slightly shabby room, and slowly put her on the bed with reluctance, then pulled the quilt over her.
Hu Shanxiang obediently let him wrap her up like a dumpling. After he finished, she stretched out a hand from under the quilt and said, "Just feed the medicine. Don't worry, the medicine will definitely cure Dad."
Zhu Zhanji held her hand back and simply sat on the footstool beside the bed. After listening to Shanxiang's confident words, he knew what the story behind this medicine was, but he didn't want to explore it at all at the moment.
Holding Shanxiang's warm hand, he felt at peace. All the terror and torture along the way vanished in that moment.
Zhu Zhanji lay on the bed and looked at her quietly. Suddenly he said, "Shanxiang...thank you very much."
Thank you for not leaving me and not making me make that difficult choice.
He never said this out loud, but he knew that Shanxiang could understand.
"On the day of delivery, I fainted from the pain and had a dream. In the dream, I saw you on the battlefield, covered in blood. I was terrified..." Hu Shanxiang reached out to touch his tired eyes. "Then, I heard you shout, 'The Ming army is mighty!' And I felt relieved. Then I woke up and heard the two children crying."
Zhu Zhanji placed his head against her forehead, listened quietly, and suddenly laughed: "I had a dream yesterday too. I dreamed that you knew I was coming back, and you ran all the way out. The moon outside was big and round, and I saw you crying and couldn't find me anywhere."
He lowered his head, their eyes locked, and in the silence of the room, only a vague murmur remained: "I will never leave you again..."
Sun Ruowei stood guard outside to make sure that no strange noises were coming from inside. Although she knew that Zhu Zhanji was not such a beast, she still felt relieved.
She had originally planned to keep watch outside, but she didn't expect that Zhu Zhanji would come out of the house in less than half an hour.
"Don't you want to take a break?"
The man smiled and waved his hand: "Go in and be quiet. Don't disturb Shanxiang. I'll stay with Dad."
Sun Ruowei looked at his straight back and finally realized that the rebellious and youthful Crown Prince had become a thing of the past, floating in another world for half a year. Now that they suddenly met, she dared not look him in the eye.
The efficacy of the pills produced by the system is naturally guaranteed, not to mention that Hu Shanxiang has wrapped the medicine with a layer of herbs watered with spiritual spring water.
Zhu Zhanji had just visited his mother in the side hall and confirmed that her condition had stabilized when he heard a palace servant come to report that the prince had woken up.
He hurried to the bedroom and just as he stepped in, he saw his father half leaning on the bed, weakly holding the medicine bowl and drinking it all in one gulp.
"Dad, you finally woke up!"
Zhu Zhanji rushed to the prince's bed, his tense heart suddenly relaxed, and tears immediately burst out.
The prince put the medicine bowl aside and saw his son buried in his bedding, his voice choked with sobs. He reached out and gently patted his son's shoulder, a relieved smile on his face: "Good boy, you have worked hard these days."
"It's not hard, son. It's not hard at all. I just hate that I can't fulfill my filial duty to my father, and that I've exhausted mother and Shanxiang..."
"Family members shouldn't say such things. Your mother and your wife will be upset if they hear them." Zhu Gaochi laughed. "Okay, wipe your tears. How come fighting with your grandfather outside has made you so sentimental? You wouldn't say such things before."
"Before, it was because my son was ignorant that he made grandpa and dad worry for so many years."
"Well, you really understand the painstaking efforts of your grandfather and me, son. Our efforts have not been in vain." Zhu Gaochi tried to comfort him. The father and son exchanged a few words of gossip. The prince couldn't help but ask, "I've been awake for so long, why hasn't your mother come to see me yet?"
"Dad...it's late now, Mom has already gone to bed, and you just woke up, so you need to get some rest too. Let me help you go to bed first."
Zhu Zhanji stretched out his hand halfway when the prince grabbed it. After being married for decades, how could he not understand Zhang's temperament? Seeing Zhu Zhanji avoiding the topic, he panicked:
"Don't hide it from me. What happened to your mother? And your wife, are she and your two children safe? If you don't tell me the truth, I will be uneasy!"
Seeing Zhu Zhanji's hesitation, the prince simply waved his hand to call for help and wanted to go and see it in person. Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to push the help back and said slowly:
"You must not be anxious. After you fell ill that day, Shanxiang also gave birth prematurely. Mother was the only one who supported the family. Who knew that a traitor would appear in the family later? You know Mother's temper best. The imperial physician said that she was acting out of anger. The fever has subsided now, but she still needs to stay in bed to recuperate. She can't waste her energy or be overly happy or sad."
"She needs to stay in bed and recuperate... Alas, your mother has been with me for so many years and has never had a peaceful life. Her temper requires her to stay in bed and recuperate. It's really hard for her."
Zhu Gaochi sighed at first, then asked with concern: "Where is my daughter-in-law?"
"She was pregnant with twins, and this premature birth was extremely dangerous. Fortunately, she and her two children are safe, but the imperial physician said she needs two more years of recuperation."
"Okay, okay, as long as mother and child are safe... You just said a pair of children? Twins, a boy and a girl?"
"Yes, the girl who was born a moment early is the older sister, and the boy is the younger brother. I've seen the sons, and they're all healthy, but they look red and small, and, cough, they look ugly."
"You're talking nonsense, you little brat! The baby looks like this right after birth. Your daughter-in-law looks great, and you... aren't ugly either. The two kids won't look much alike."
Zhu Gaochi smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed. If he hadn't been unable to get out of bed, he would have gone to see the two children in person.
Zhu Pangpang, who finally felt relieved, finally felt the belated tiredness and fell into a deep sleep.
In the next half month, all the prince's political affairs were handed over to the crown prince.
At the strong request of the Crown Princess and Ruo Wei, Hu Shanxiang resumed the confinement period that she had previously abandoned halfway.
The dark clouds covering the palace finally dissipated completely with the emperor's return.
But the end of the road for some people has just begun.
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