Chapter 1464 Serious Illness

Unfortunately, before Lord Yu could take his day off to visit and thank Zhou Shuren, Shuren fell ill that night. This time he was not pretending to be sick in order to take his annual leave early, but was really sick.

The illness came suddenly. Zhulan touched a boiling kettle in her dream in the middle of the night and woke up with a start. She found that the forehead of the person next to her was hot. When she touched the neck, it was also hot. Zhulan panicked for a moment and quickly called the maid who was on night watch and asked her to find the housekeeper to invite the imperial physician.

There was an imperial physician on duty at the Imperial Hospital, and the Zhou family did not dare to delay in asking for the imperial physician. When the imperial physician arrived, Zhulan was doing physical cooling for Zhou Shuren, and Zhou Shuren woke up during the process.

Zhou Shuren was dizzy from the fever, and when he woke up from the heat, he cooperated with the cooling measures weakly until the imperial physician arrived.

The imperial physician said a lot, but Zhulan didn't remember much. She only knew that Zhou Shuren's illness was serious and he needed good care, so she was worried the whole time.

Zhulan and Shuren took the medicine and went back to sleep, their eyes filled with heartache. This year, there was first a flood and then a war, and in the winter they had to worry about food. Even the strongest man could not bear it. This illness was purely due to exhaustion.

Just because Shu Ren didn't tell her doesn't mean she didn't know. There were several times when the food and fodder were almost not prepared properly. Shu Ren wasted a lot of effort for the food and fodder.

It's almost the end of the year, and my body can't take it anymore as soon as I relax my mind.

In the morning, Zhou Laoda and the others stood by the bed without moving until Dad fell asleep again and Mom took them out of the bedroom. Then Zhou Laoda spoke, "Mom, did the doctor say when Dad would be well?"

Zhulan was also mentally exhausted. She didn't dare to close her eyes after staying up all night. She sat down and leaned against the cushion. "The doctor didn't say a specific date, but only said that I need to rest well."

She had not read medical books for so many years in vain. She knew a lot about medicinal materials. The dosage of medicine prescribed by the imperial physician was usually not too heavy, but the dosage was increased in last night's prescription.

Now her hands seemed to be able to feel Shu Ren's body temperature, which was high in fever.

The doctor was frightened last night, but I didn't dare to delay and had to write a prescription. Fortunately, the fever went down a little after taking the medicine.

Boss Zhou and Changzhi didn't say anything. Mingyun, the eldest grandson, was also silent. Both Changzhi and Mingyun had taken leave today.

Mingteng was in Pinggang, and the other grandchildren were in the hall.

Zhulan asked the eldest brother: "Have you written your father's sick leave letter?"

"My son wrote it."

Zhou Shuren didn't come to the morning court, he was still on sick leave. He was arguing with Lord Wen yesterday, so how come he is sick?

Qiu Yan was attending the morning court today, and he was worried. He wondered if he was pretending to be sick and wanted to take an early leave. The Shangshu would do such a thing.

Wang Ju thought so too. Well, the few people who were familiar with Zhou Shuren didn't think he was really sick.

Only the emperor knew the truth. Zhou Shuren was ill and his condition was quite serious. The imperial physician reported it before dawn. The emperor was very worried and planned to let the prince go to see him in person.

After hearing the imperial physician's diagnosis, the emperor felt that Zhou Shuren had indeed worked hard and that the burden on him this year was too heavy.

There was nothing important today and the morning court ended very quickly.

Then the ministers saw that the prince did not follow the emperor, but left the palace with the guards and eunuchs waiting outside. They looked at each other and wondered whether Zhou Shuren was really sick?

Qiu Yan shuddered, thinking that maybe the Shangshu was really sick.

Wang Ju wanted to go over at noon, but now he couldn't leave.

When the prince arrived at Zhou's house, the news that Zhou Shuren was seriously ill spread. Many people were happy, but also worried.

Zhou Shuren was hated by some, but some also admired him, especially the adults who came from poor families.

Zhulan and Zhou Laoda had met the prince before. When Zhulan saw the prince was about to go in, she quickly stopped him and said, "Prince, please stay. The old man is seriously ill and is afraid of infection. Please take care of your health."

Don’t let the disease get out of hand and then blame the Zhou family. It’s better to be careful.

The prince paused, "I didn't think it through."

Then the prince brought in the imperial physician. Zhulan asked Zhou Lao and a few others to accompany the prince, and she followed the imperial physician into the bedroom.

Two imperial physicians came this time, and their diagnosis was the same as last night's. They also looked at the prescription. The one who came today was the hospital director, who took the pen and made some changes to a few places.

After Zhulan looked at it carefully, she realized that the dosage of the medicine had been increased, so the imperial physician last night had done nothing to prescribe medicine.

Zhou Shuren fell asleep in a daze, his face flushed, and his temperature, which had dropped, rose again. Zhulan watched over him worriedly.

The prince kept the two imperial doctors and brought some medicinal herbs, but left after a short while.

As soon as the prince went out, he met the emperor. He was stunned for a moment, "Emperor, why are you here in person?"

Emperor, "I want to see it myself."

The prince frowned, "You were sick in the winter, this."

The emperor waved his hand, "I know what I am doing."

Just because he had been ill again, he had a deep understanding of how old one gets and how one's health deteriorates after an illness. He and Zhou Shuren were not only king and subject, but he also treated Zhou Shuren as a friend, so he had to see it with his own eyes.

Then the prince came back. Zhulan didn't stop the emperor from going in, but the prince couldn't let the emperor go in alone so he followed him in.

Zhulan, "......"

She has done her best. If something really happens, I hope the emperor won't blame the Zhou family.

The emperor was sitting on a chair. It was the first time in these years that he saw Zhou Shuren so fragile. Looking at the white hair on Zhou Shuren's head, he was even more moved. The emperor sighed and said, "Shuren has given too much for the people and the court."

Thanks to Shu Ren’s plan, the supply of grain this year was very timely and rapid, which was a great achievement. There were also ways to solve the food problem for the people, such as fish cakes.

The emperor's tone became more emotional. "Shu Ren, I know you are tired and want to have a good rest, but you can't. Your achievements will be praised by future generations. You must get better soon."

He wrote a lot about Zhou Shuren in his autobiography. He was his lucky general, a lucky general for the royal family, and a good official for the people.

Zhulan changed Shuren's handkerchief, touched his neck and other parts, and the temperature of her breath dropped a little.

When the emperor looked at this scene, he thought of his sick wife who was by his side. This is what a couple should be like.

Xue Han learned the news quite late. Rong Chuan was not in the capital, and her elder brothers did not inform her. By the time she arrived, the retired emperor and the crown prince had already left.

Xue Han cried as she spoke, "Mom, how is Dad? Why didn't you tell me that he was sick?"

Zhulan patted the girl's hand and said, "I didn't let your elder brother tell you that your body cannot get angry. Not only did I not tell you, I also didn't tell your elder sister."

Xue Han sniffed, "The news of my father's illness has spread all over the capital, I can't keep it a secret."

So mom, what are you hiding?

Zhu Lan slapped her forehead. She was so anxious that she forgot that this was the capital. Zhou Shuren's serious illness was a big deal. "I'm anxious too."

After saying this, Zhulan pressed her brows. She was old and needed rest. She was worried and anxious and could hardly bear it any longer.