You Ran immediately understood and promptly exchanged ten more sets of jade mahjong tiles to send to the various palaces. She also had Aunt Ruyi specially train all the palace maids and eunuchs in each palace.
From then on, the palace was peaceful and harmonious, with the sound of mahjong being played constantly.
Occasionally there are arguments about winning or losing, but they are quickly drowned out by the crisp sound of the clapping.
The entire palace was in a state of panic.
Chu Heng was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
Less than a month later, mahjong became popular throughout Kyoto.
Life gradually returned to normal, and Qianqian and Wanwan began their studies. Various prominent families in the capital sent companions of similar age, and they each had their own friends.
After returning from her studies at the Imperial Household Department, Su Yue became a first-class stewardess by the Empress's side. Together with the palace maids originally assigned to Feng'an Palace by the Empress Dowager, she gradually managed all the affairs of the inner palace in an orderly manner.
Following Su Yue's name, she named the other three head palace maids Lian Yue, Xi Yue, and Qing Yue respectively.
With some free time, You Ran started thinking about food again.
It has to be said that in the past few years, while she was away from the capital, the dishes of Fuxilou were copied by chefs and restaurants from all over the country, including the head chefs of the imperial kitchen.
Therefore, although many dishes are not as authentic as those from Fuxilou, they have learned about 80-90% of the taste and color.
In order to enjoy the food in different ways, she directly exchanged two sets of recipes from the notebook, one for children and one for the elderly, and sent them directly to the Imperial Kitchen. She also sent one set to the Yun residence at the same time.
As a result, the imperial kitchen was swamped with work, preparing meals for three age groups every day.
One time when Su Yue came in, she joked that she saw Long Shisan in the back kitchen of the imperial kitchen. He looked like he was drooling, but he was being chased and beaten by an old chef who said that he could steal food, but could he not throw the bones everywhere, which had attracted rats and cockroaches to the back kitchen?
Thinking of Long Da and his Shadow Guards, she recalled the portable and even more convenient hamburgers and fried chicken she had seen in her later life.
So he took out another fried chicken recipe and asked the imperial kitchen to make it especially for the Dragon Shadow Guards.
On that very day, Long Da, representing the Dragon Shadow Guards, knelt down before the Empress to express his gratitude.
He waved his hand dismissively, not caring at all.
Sometimes, on a whim, she would stew some soup and bring it to Chu Heng in the Imperial Study during afternoon tea. Chu Heng was naturally overjoyed, and while he pulled her to slowly drink the soup, he would ask her in detail about her feelings in the palace.
However, one afternoon near the end of the lunar year, when she was carrying ginseng and pigeon soup to the imperial study, she was stopped at the door by Commander Nan Zhuo.
Nan Zhuo said very seriously, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is meeting with his ministers. This is a matter of great importance, and no one is allowed to approach."
She had no doubts, nodded, and returned to Feng'an Palace.
She understood the rule that the empress dowager should not interfere in politics.
When Chu Heng returned for dinner, she asked him about what happened that afternoon.
A hint of unease flashed across Chu Heng's face, but he casually brushed it off.
In the evening, he said he had already soaked in the pool.
She looked at his rosy complexion and felt a strange unease.
Feeling depressed during an audience with a high-ranking official, he deliberately went to soak in a hot spring.
However, this happened three times in a row throughout December.
As the year draws to a close, I haven't heard of any major events like the ice storm or snow disaster, nor have I heard of any instability on the border.
This made her suspicious, so she asked Su Yue to investigate secretly, but she couldn't find anything.
As the year drew to a close and she was about to put down her pen, she was once again barred from entering the Imperial Study, with Nan Zhuo using the same excuse.
However, this time, she caught a glimpse of the imperial physician's robe out of the corner of her eye.
She returned to Feng'an Palace with a calm expression and immediately summoned Long Da.
She showed no further expression. "I will only ask you once: what exactly happened to the Emperor?"
Long Da immediately knelt down.
Thinking of the daily doses of fried chicken and hamburgers, the three thousand taels of silver each, and the bright future after retirement, he gritted his teeth and confessed, "Your Majesty, the Emperor... has fallen seriously ill. I advised the Emperor to let Your Majesty treat him, but the Emperor said that Your Majesty must never know..."
You Ran remained expressionless. "What serious illness?"
Long Dadao said, "The imperial physician said it's due to kidney yin deficiency, urinary retention, and dampness obstruction, which may eventually develop into... black water syndrome..."
You Ran: !!!
Blackwater syndrome is uremia!
Since their marriage, he has always been vigorous and energetic by her side, but he has never shown any signs of kidney failure!
She never thought he had any health problems, so she never took his pulse.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a sense of panic.
She forced herself to remain calm and asked, "When did it start appearing?"
Long Da glanced at the Empress's face, then lowered his head and said, "Three years ago, the Emperor fell into a coma while searching for you. After we sent him back to the capital and revived him, he often experienced dizziness, chills, convulsions, and even coma... The first few times were like this. After the imperial physician gave him acupuncture, we were told to put him in a hot spring for half an hour, and he would slowly recover."
After a long silence, Yu Ran felt even more panicked.
Ultimately, it was because he suffered so much during those years of frantically searching for her that his health was ruined.
Long Da kowtowed on the ground, pleading, "Your Majesty, please save the Emperor! Your medical skills are superb; you must have a way!"
She suddenly realized, "Even Doctor Gu is helpless?"
After she returned to the capital, her master, Doctor Gu, never showed up until she got married. Was he blaming her, or was he afraid to see her?
Long Da stopped abruptly, not daring to speak.
She slowly and gently pulled herself into a chair, forcefully suppressing her panicked emotions.
Su Yue was already pale with fright. "Brother Long, what else is going on? Tell me quickly!"
"The imperial physicians said long ago that His Majesty might only live for three to five years," Long Da said, choking back tears. "His Majesty has been asking those around him to keep this from you, Your Majesty, saying... he doesn't want you to worry unnecessarily... he will do everything he can to stay with you as much as possible..."
You Ran slammed her hand on the table. "Shut up! My man! If I hadn't told him to die, how could he have died so young?!"
Long Da suddenly raised his face, his eyes shining with hope, "Your Majesty, you have a way, don't you?! You must have a way, right?"
He waved his hand leisurely, signaling him to step back.
Her mind was in complete turmoil.
Su Yue poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to her, "Your Majesty, please calm down and have some water first."
You Ran closed her eyes briefly, gripping the cup. "Su Yue, tell them all to leave. I need some peace and quiet."
"yes."
A moment later, as the palace doors closed, the palace fell silent.
Leisurely, he pulled out his notebook and began researching kidney failure and uremia.
In the end, she discovered that even with the advancement of medicine, many diseases can be treated through various means, and kidney failure can be alleviated to varying degrees at different stages. However, there is no cure for uremia; only dialysis is feasible.
Dialysis equipment requires electricity.
In this era, there is no electricity.
She was just an old ghost who had been wandering in the human world for over a thousand years. She had only seen many things, but had never systematically studied the relevant principles.
She had absolutely no idea what electricity or solar energy were.
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