That bitch Concubine Xian forced my mother to death, and even dreamed of sitting on the throne of Queen that belonged to my mother. I will never tolerate this!
I said hurriedly, "Brother, I don't want that woman to be the queen. The queen position will always belong to mother."
My brother told me not to be impatient. He said, "Don't be impatient. Father favors Consort Xian the most and will not make another woman the Empress. As long as Consort Xian cannot become Empress, the position of Empress will always belong to Mother."
My father was afraid of astrology, and with the help of my brother, the Astronomical Bureau said that if Concubine Xian became the empress, it would harm the Purple Star. So the matter of making Concubine Xian the empress was shelved. However, Concubine Xian was still the apple of my father's eye and the most favored woman in the harem.
My father did not appoint any other concubines, and the position of empress still belonged to my mother, but my father let Concubine Xian hold the phoenix seal and act as empress.
None of this matters. Even if Concubine Xian holds the Phoenix Seal, she will never be able to sit on the throne of Queen.
The winter when I was twelve was particularly cold. Heavy snow fell in the capital for several days in a row. The virtuous concubine ordered people to take away my brother's and my winter clothes. My brother gave me all the warm clothes, and he himself wore thin autumn clothes to cover his body.
My brother was struck by cold and soon fell ill.
I asked the imperial physician to see my brother, and the physician said that the Second Prince only had a minor illness and would recover without taking any medicine.
The imperial physician refused to accompany me to treat my brother, and I knew it was the virtuous concubine who was interfering.
She is the only person in the palace who wishes my brother and I to die.
The first one is my father.
I told my brother what happened at the Imperial Hospital, and that night he poured a bucket of ice water on himself.
The next day, my brother developed a high fever, his body was burning hot and he fell into a coma.
I went to the Imperial Hospital to find the imperial physician, but still no one was willing to treat my brother. I had no choice but to kneel down in the Imperial Hospital and beg the imperial physician to treat my brother. Almost everyone in the Imperial Hospital came to watch, but still no one was willing to go.
The Imperial Medical Bureau was fed up with me, so one of the doctors volunteered to send me away.
The imperial physician half-knelt in front of me. His tall body blocked my tiny self, so I couldn’t see those who were laughing at me.
The doctor stuffed a few paper-wrapped Bupleurum pills into my hand and said in a voice that only I could hear, "Keep it."
The imperial physician signaled me with his eyes to keep quiet. I didn't dare make a sound and quickly hid the Chaihu pills in my sleeve.
He looked at me with helpless eyes, "Fourth Prince, please leave quickly and stop kneeling. No one will pay attention to you even if you scream to the sky."
Because I was a prince, the imperial physician did not dare to drag me out even if I was no longer favored by my father.
I didn't want to embarrass him, so I was about to get up and leave. The Imperial Hospital official impatiently said, "Ouyang Yi, send the Fourth Prince out."
The imperial physician named Ouyang Yi didn't want to offend me or the director of the hospital, so he sent me out of the Imperial Hospital.
Doctor Ouyang escorted me to the gate of the Imperial Hospital. Seeing me in my thin clothes and frail figure, he whispered to me, "Young Prince, find a way to find General Ye Gucheng. Don't say anything else, just say that the Second Prince is dying. For Lord Meng's sake, he will help you."
I nodded and said thank you.
I know General Ye Gucheng. He is a famous military commander and also famous for his integrity. He is a comrade of my grandfather.
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