Not to mention the crown prince, the crown prince himself is almost dying.
He sat weakly beside the prince's bed, leaning against the bedpost. He held his father's hand and looked at him desperately. He had been talking to the prince, telling him everything from childhood to adulthood. Now, he had nothing to say...
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed in, whispered something to him, and he nodded.
Not long after, Qi Wu came in and said, "Your Highness," and took out the paper.
"What's this?"
"This is the medicine Wen Yu found. We want His Highness to take a look..."
Li Qihuan took it, his heart skipping a beat, and put it under the light, reading it carefully, then turned to ask Qi Wu: "What do you think?"
"If the prince is really like what the imperial physician said, we might as well take a risk. Wen Yu and Song Shang have already gone to the other courtyard to prepare. She said: No matter what decision you make in this matter, it makes sense. No matter what choice you make, it is not wrong, and there is no need to regret it."
Li Qihuan closed his eyes and said, "Okay! I'll carry him on my back, and we'll go..."
"You don't look well. Let me do it so you don't fall again."
The two men moved immediately. They wrapped the prince in a quilt and covered him tightly. Li Qihuan came out first and ordered his subordinates to close the door tightly and not let anyone go out! After getting on the carriage, Li Qihuan quickly opened the quilt and put his nose close to the prince. Seeing that he was still breathing slightly, he felt relieved.
That night, there was no one on the street. Neither of them spoke along the way. It didn't take long for them to arrive. Qi Wu carried the prince on his back and hurried in.
Wen Yu and Song Shang were waiting outside the prince's palace. "Your Highness!" They both saluted.
Li Qihuan looked at Wen Yu: "Wen Yu...you are very good. No matter what, I will accept your kindness."
"Wen Yu only hopes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can survive this disaster." Wen Yu said.
The room was warm. Qi Wu put the prince on the bed and opened the quilt.
The prince lay there motionless with his eyes closed, looking thin and pale.
Doctor Huang was not polite and took the patient's pulse. He frowned for a long time. The prince handed him the pulse record from the imperial physician. Doctor Huang read it and nodded, "Your Highness, this pulse record is correct."
"This medicine and treatment method, are they yours?"
Doctor Huang shook his head: "No, this belongs to Uncle Song."
Song Shang stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Song Shang's great-grandfather loved to travel when he was young and saved a family from a flood. It is said that his family has been engaged in medicine for more than ten generations. When his great-grandfather sent them home, the elder among them gave them this set of medicine from his family. He said that it can save lives at critical moments.
Song Shang doesn’t know medicine, so he doesn’t know how useful it is. It has been passed down for generations and finally came into Song Shang’s hands. He treasures it and keeps it just for the sake of family inheritance. This medicine has been around for hundreds of years, so I really don’t know how useful it is. ”
"I understand..." Li Qihuan turned to look at the prince, "There is no other way now. Let's give it a try! Whether it succeeds or not, it's all my decision."
Doctor Huang was beside him, melting the auxiliary pills and warming them on the fire. "Your Highness, I'm sure you've seen the procedure, take a medicinal bath, and then take the pills. The water for the medicinal bath is very hot. I just took your pulse and I'm afraid that your Highness hasn't eaten anything for a few days and he might not be able to bear it.
So you have to take this auxiliary medicine in advance, it has been dissolved... However, there are only two pills of this medicine. You have to use it before and after. You can only taste it a little, there is no extra, you can test the poison or adverse consequences. "
Everyone was very troubled when they heard this. Even if it wasn't poisonous, the medicine had been stored for so long, what if it went bad? Others would have let it go, but the prince was so weak.
Li Qihuan sat there, covering his face, not daring to make a decision easily: "Let alone poison, he can't stand even a little adverse reaction."
Wen Yu said, "Your Highness, how about this? My husband and I will share this pill. It will be fine. Then let Your Highness take the other pill. As for after taking the medicine... Doctor Huang, if we don't use this as an auxiliary and use ginseng soup instead, will it conflict with the effect of the medicine?"
Doctor Huang said: "I can't recognize the ingredients of the medicine at the moment, so I'm not sure if they conflict with each other. But from my experience, as long as you stick to the medicinal bath, the pills will work and there won't be any problems later."
The prince said, "Let me take a look at the medicinal bath first."
Entering the bathroom next door, the faint fragrance just now became stronger. Taisun felt the steaming fragrance, inhaled it, and the dizziness and swelling in his head in the past few days were relieved.
The bath water was medicinal in color and smelled like medicine, but it didn't have the smell that made one feel sick and sick from taking medicine for years. He put his hand in...
It’s hot and slippery...it must be very comfortable to soak in it.
No matter what! If God doesn't give you a way to go, it's useless to be careful.
"Hey!"
But how to feed it in? There is only so little, and it cannot be wasted.
"I'll give it to father." The prince rinsed his mouth with wine and then fed the auxiliary medicine down in small sips, taking great effort.
Li Qihuan, Qi Wu, and Song Shang took off their clothes and only wore their inner clothes. They carried the prince to the bathtub in the inner room. When he was put into the water, the prince moved, perhaps because the water was a little hot.
"Father?" The Crown Prince thought a miracle had happened and shouted in surprise.
The prince didn't respond again.
Doctor Huang said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. It won't be that fast. You guys hold His Highness the Crown Prince while I make the medicine."
After that, he carefully took the medicine box and opened it. There was a wax seal inside. He carefully broke it and a wooden box appeared. He opened it again and found a wax pill inside. He gently squeezed it and revealed a black and gold pill.
Doctor Huang carefully picked it up with a silver clip, placed it on a silver tray, held it in both hands, and handed it to the Crown Prince.
The grandson looked at it excitedly. He had a hunch: This thing is not bad! Song Shang also looked at it blankly, "Your Highness, this is the first time I have seen it too! I have never seen my great-grandfather..." His eyes were red.
The prince ignored him and leaned over to sniff. A strange fragrance entered his nose. The smell excited him all of a sudden.
"Let's take the chemical medicine!"
Doctor Huang skillfully began to mix the medicine in a black pottery bowl.
After the prince had soaked enough, he was carried out, wiped clean, and covered, and the crown prince personally fed him the medicine.
Then, everyone stared at each other.
Even Qi Wu, who usually didn't have any strong emotional reactions, felt his muscles stiff and painful at this moment.
I wish I could soak in the prince's bathtub...
I guess Dr. Huang felt the same way. He said, "The medicinal soup in this tub cannot be moved. Re-boil it tomorrow and soak again. Soak for three days in a row."
At this moment, everyone was a little tired, especially the crown prince.
Qi Wu had a few quilts brought in and spread them on the floor. The grandson fell on them. He didn't want to sleep, and he didn't dare to sleep, but his eyelids kept drooping...
I don’t know how long it took, but the prince started to move. Hum… Everyone looked over and saw movement?! They jumped up and rushed to the bed.
"Father..." Li Qihuan just called out.
The prince began to howl, perhaps in pain or perhaps because he had a mental problem. He suddenly opened his eyes and tried to get up.
"Father! Don't move!" Li Qihuan pounced on him and pressed him down.
Qi Wu asked anxiously: "Is this symptom normal?"
Li Qihuan said: "When my father was sick before, he would also go crazy like this. If you say he can go crazy, it should be better than before. But, he will be seriously injured if he does this!"
The prince opened his eyes, his eyes were red, he looked at the few people fiercely, and shouted hoarsely: "How dare you suppress this prince!? This prince will kill you! I will exterminate all nine of your clans! Ah!"
“……”Everyone was stunned.
What's going on? He just woke up and wanted to abuse his power as the crown prince? After a moment of hesitation, the crown prince freed one hand and grabbed Song Shang, who was the most convenient person for him.
That is to say, he had not eaten for many days and lacked strength. Although he scratched Song Shang's face and left five red marks, only a slight amount of bleeding occurred.
Song Shang was helpless. Your son is the closest, isn't he? "Your Highness is so powerful. How can you be so strong? You have disfigured me..."
The prince began to howl crazily again...
Li Qihuan begged: "Father! Dad! Don't be afraid, it's your son. Your son is helping you heal your illness! I know you are in pain, it will be fine in a while..."
The prince ignored him, staring with red eyes, struggling hard...
Wen Yu heard it in the outer room. After thinking for a moment, she quickly ordered people to bring Yi Bai over quickly and let him take the zither! The prince struggled desperately, but his strength was limited and he couldn't move. However, his eyes were crazy, and it was obvious that he was in chaos and madness.
"Father, you're fine! Wake up. As long as you wake up, I'll drink with you, okay?" Li Qihuan coaxed him softly. "Any kind of wine is fine, rice wine, osmanthus wine, Taibai..."
But the prince refused to listen and continued to howl like a wolf...
Suddenly, a piano sounded from the outer room, ding dong...