Chapter 346 So what if this lousy county magistrate is a little richer than me! I'm not angry.
Helpless, Doctor Song could only raise his eyes to look at the emperor and say, "Your Majesty, this is an ectopic pregnancy."
The emperor frowned slightly and looked at Doctor Song, asking, "What is the explanation?"
Doctor Song had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Zhu Danxi once said in 'On the Conception of the Body' that when yin and yang unite, the fetus is conceived. The place where it is stored is called the uterus. One branch is below, and two branches are above, one leading to the left and the other to the right."
"Get to the point. We don't understand any of this. Tell me, what exactly is the Empress's situation?"
The emperor frowned, his eyes filled with irritation.
Doctor Song could only say in the simplest terms: "A woman's pregnancy should take place in the uterus, but the fetus in Her Majesty's womb is in the intestines. Because it is close to the stomach, Her Majesty has been experiencing stomach discomfort recently."
"Fortunately, it was discovered early. If it had been any later... Her Highness's intestines might have ruptured, which could have endangered her life!" Doctor Song lay on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Physician Sun turned deathly pale; he had genuinely not noticed anything amiss before.
Even today, I only sensed something was amiss.
"You wretched creature! How could that wretched creature be inside my intestines!" The emperor was about to slam his fist against the wall.
Ling Buqi reacted quickly, rushing over and grabbing the emperor's waist.
The second prince trembled and immediately asked, "Is there any way to get rid of that...thing!"
The emperor also looked at the three of them, his eyes filled with earnestness.
His eyes were bloodshot, and it was clear that he wasn't in good condition.
After a moment of silence, Physician Sun said, "Your Majesty, I can prescribe blood-activating medicine, but it will still harm Your Majesty's body!"
The emperor looked at Doctor Song. In his opinion, Doctor Song's medical skills were quite good, after all, he looked older than Doctor Sun...
Doctor Song paused for a moment, then pursed his lips and said, "If you want me to handle this, I can use acupuncture combined with medicine to remove the residue more thoroughly."
"However, it requires a hundred-year-old ginseng, and also..."
Doctor Song solemnly explained the dangers inside.
The emperor listened, his brows relaxing slightly.
It's just ginseng; let alone a hundred-year-old one, he even has a thousand-year-old one.
"I'll send someone back to the palace to fetch it right away. They'll be back in half a month, on the fastest horse!" the emperor said immediately.
Doctor Song shook his head, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, no, the Empress's period has been going on for some time now. We can't wait. It must be finished within five days, otherwise, the longer it goes on, the more dangerous it will become!" Doctor Song said to the Emperor with a solemn expression.
The emperor's face darkened. Where could he find such a century-old ginseng?
On the other side, Little Su Bao was held in the Empress's arms.
The Empress looked at the little dumpling and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? You seem a little unhappy?"
Little Su Bao curled up in the Empress's arms, her little hands gently touching the Empress's belly.
This intimate manner startled the Empress for a moment, but she quickly recovered.
She turned around and hugged the little bundle of flesh even tighter.
Tang Bugui's eyes flickered slightly as he watched this scene. He didn't go to find the emperor; there was no one here, and he still had to protect the empress.
Just then, a sound finally came from the dark room.
Tang Bugui stood in front of the Empress and Su Bao, protecting them.
Then, Su Liang walked out with a soldier in tow. He frowned slightly, and there was a strange look in his eyes.
"Lord Su, you've been down there for so long, have you discovered anything?" Tang Bugui asked Su Liang.
Su Liang shook his head and said, "This dark room is very deep, but there is nothing inside."
This is quite surprising, since most people wouldn't create a darkroom this deep.
Besides, it's too clean inside!
Su Liang felt that something was wrong, but after searching three times with his men, inside and out, they still couldn't find anything.
"Has the surrounding area been searched?" The Empress asked Su Liang, frowning.
Hearing this, Xiao Su Bao couldn't help but look up.
The Empress thought she had spoken too loudly and frightened Xiao Su Bao, so she lowered her voice and said, "No other silver was found in Wang Tong's house, which is not right, and..."
The Queen glanced at the entrance to the secret chamber and said in a calm voice, "They must frequently come and go from here. Although there is some dust on the ground, the bottle is spotless!"
Little Su Bao looked at the Empress with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
The Empress was truly the most extraordinary woman she had ever met.
"Your Majesty is so amazing..." Little Su Bao murmured subconsciously.
Realizing that his voice was quite loud, he immediately covered his mouth, his face showing panic.
The Empress was taken aback, then lowered her eyes to look at Little Su Bao, a soft, fluffy little dumpling.
Su Liang also looked at Xiao Su Bao and suddenly remembered what his daughter had said.
His eyes lit up, and he leaned closer, saying, "Su Bao, do you want to go play in the darkroom with Uncle?"
Little Su Bao had been covering her mouth tightly, but upon hearing Su Liang's words, she immediately raised her eyes and secretly glanced at him.
Su Liang's eyes were pleading; his daughter had said that Xiao Su Bao was very capable!
This dark room might just be connected to the little girl...
"Play? Where to play?" Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside.
The emperor had returned, and he still had a slightly cheerful look on his face.
He was startled to see Little Su Bao in the Empress's arms, but his expression remained unchanged; he simply quickened his pace.
The empress seemed to sense something, and she looked up at the emperor.
"His Majesty!"
"I'm here!" the emperor said, walking up to the empress and Xiao Su Bao. He reached out and scooped Xiao Su Bao out of the empress's arms.
The Empress paused slightly, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
"What are you doing?" the Empress asked the Emperor, somewhat helplessly.
"Hehe, you've worked hard these past few days. I'll hold this little girl; I can't let you get tired!"
The emperor chuckled and said to the empress, then, as if remembering something, he added, "By the way, Bugui, I've heard that your place is famous for its delicious food. My wife always spoils you the most, so hurry up and take the second son to find some good food!"
Tang Bugui...
How did it end up here?
However, he also sensed something in the emperor's smiling eyes.
He did not refute, but simply clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, "It is Your Majesty!"
The Second Prince did not come in; at this moment, Physician Sun was holding his waist, and Ling Buqi was holding his legs.
Doctor Song was old and an ordinary citizen, so he could only kneel there.
Inside the room, the Empress listened to the Emperor's words, speechless.
"I don't have a strong appetite, but you have been suffering from internal heat these past few days. You should eat less of those heaty foods!" The Empress stood up and straightened the Emperor's clothes.
She touched the emperor's sleeve and found it slightly damp, causing her to pause.
The empress looked up at the emperor, but found that he did not seem to find anything strange.
"My wife is right. If you don't let me eat, I won't eat!" the emperor said with a smile, stroking the little baby's head as if petting a cat.
Little Su Bao tilted her head, and her little hand unconsciously touched her own head as well...
Is it really that nice to touch?
They're all fluffy, and they really do look a bit like Xiao Diao Diao and the others!
When Xiao Su Bao was thinking about this, she heard the Empress say, "Alright, you're all grown up, why are you still acting like a child?"
Standing to the side, Su Liang kept his eyes down, pretending not to see anything.
The emperor wasn't angry; on the contrary, he was even happier.
Tang Bugui took advantage of this time to walk out of the house.
As soon as he came out, he saw the Second Prince staring at him with a depressed look on his face. Ling Buqi squatted on the ground and drew circles.
"General, I accidentally silenced the Second Prince. Is he alright?"
Ling Buqi secretly glanced at the Second Prince, then looked at Tang Bugui.
The second prince turned his head and glared at Ling Buqi. This guy had just bullied him like that!
It makes me angry just thinking about it; he was only worried about his mother!
"Ahhh..." The Second Prince let out a wronged sigh, and Tang Bugui came over and untied the Second Prince's acupoint.
I took him a little further away.
"I want century-old ginseng, fresh ginseng, and... within three days!" The second prince rattled off a string of medicinal names.
Doctor Song was slightly taken aback. He had only said it once, yet the Second Prince remembered it immediately.
Is it a photographic memory?
Tang Bugui frowned slightly upon hearing this: "I'll go think of a way!"
Upon hearing Tang Bugui's promise, the Second Prince breathed a slight sigh of relief and then immediately tried to hug Tang Bugui!
Tang Bugui instantly pulled Ling Buqi over and stood between the two of them.
The second prince hugged Ling Buqi tightly, and said with a wronged tone, "Brother Tang, my mother can't be hurt. What will I do if something happens to her?"
“My father is so stubborn, he’ll definitely come out and kill me three or five times over for no reason. And my mother is the best mother in the world. She can’t be harmed. If something happens to her, I won’t live either. I’ll be motherless…”
Tang Bugui stood far away, and judging from his appearance, he guessed that this matter was quite troublesome.
Otherwise, Xiao Su Bao wouldn't have had such a serious expression when she was talking to me before.
Tang Bugui was worried about the Empress, but after thinking for a moment, he decided to show concern for the Second Prince and comfort him: "It's alright, Her Majesty the Empress is blessed by the heavens!"
The second prince noticed something was off about the voice and looked up to see Ling Buqi's somewhat hateful face.
"roll!"
The second prince shoved Ling Buqi aside before rushing towards Tang Bugui again.
"If you come any closer, I'll beat you up!" Tang Bugui couldn't help but frown and say.
The second prince paused in his rush, looking at Tang Bugui with a wronged expression: "I'm scared..."
"I...I'm scared too!" After a pause, Tang Bugui looked at the Second Prince with sympathy and said.
The empress is the emperor's shackles and also half of his life. Without the empress, the emperor would definitely go crazy.
Besides, the Empress treated him very well, and he didn't want anything to happen to her, as she was one of his few remaining relatives.
He pursed his lips and decided to stay away from the Empress and the others from now on, so as not to affect them!
"What exactly is wrong with Her Majesty's health?" Tang Bugui couldn't help but ask.
"My mother is like this and that!" After this outburst, the Second Prince's condition finally improved considerably.
He has already sent people out to find those medicinal herbs.
The emperor also sent his secret guards out; all that was left was to wait.
Tang Bugui frowned. He looked at Doctor Song, and then, as if thinking of something, asked, "If Doctor Song's master were here, what would be the chances of successfully treating this illness?"
Doctor Song paused, then looked up at Tang Bugui, his junior sister's father, who was also his elder.
"In response to Uncle's question, if Master were here, he would be absolutely certain of success. However, Master travels to various places and we don't know where he is traveling now." Doctor Song's face was full of helplessness, and his eyes were filled with a bit of melancholy.
My master is used to a life of leisure and doesn't like the constraints of the palace. Even if he knew about the Empress's affairs, he probably wouldn't interfere!
Tang Bugui paused for a moment before pulling himself out of that "uncle" address.
He looked at Doctor Song and said, "Does Doctor Song have a portrait of your esteemed teacher? If so, could you please give it to me so I can send someone to find it?"
Doctor Song took out many small portraits he had prepared from his bosom and handed them to Tang Bugui.
Tang Bugui's eyelids twitched as he looked at the dozen small portraits.
"That will be troublesome!" Doctor Song had originally planned to ask his master for help, since his junior sister had already found someone on her own.
Tang Bugui didn't say anything, just nodded, and turned to leave.
The second prince followed closely behind.
At that very moment, the emperor carried Xiao Su Bao into the dark room.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me hold Su Bao?" Su Liang said, seeing the emperor standing beside him.
"No need!" The emperor waved his hand. He was feeling annoyed, but for some reason, holding the little baby made him feel a little better.
The Empress's affair had actually caused the Emperor to break down, but he endured it with great difficulty so that she wouldn't notice.
The Empress stood outside, her eyes darting around.
She gently placed her hand on her stomach, her brows slightly furrowed.
The emperor was her husband, and after so many years of marriage, how could she not know his temperament!
The Empress sighed, feeling helpless.
Without me, I don't know if he could survive!
I hope you're doing well!
She spoke in a low voice, it was unclear who she was referring to.
On the other side, Xiao Su Bao and the others had reached the middle, where they could feel a slightly stuffy atmosphere.
Xiao Su Bao always felt inexplicably disgusted by this place.
Suddenly, she seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye. Little Su Bao turned her head and looked over. The torchlight flickered slightly, and on a wall, there were scratch marks!
The memory of what happened in that village immediately flashed through Xiao Su Bao's mind.
"Huh?" At this moment, Su Liang also looked over. They had been so focused on what was inside that they hadn't really paid much attention to the details on the wall.
Xiao Su Bao's gaze made him pay more attention as well.
A look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
There were scratch marks here, which looked quite gruesome. Even after cleaning, there were still some black marks inside.
The emperor frowned slightly as he looked at these.
"Search it! Search it thoroughly! Dig every inch of this place!"
The emperor also thought of what had happened at Wangjiazhuang.
So many children were snatched away by kidnappers, including children of officials, which shows how serious this matter was.
Moreover, unbeknownst to others, in neighboring countries, some people openly sell the children of officials from their great Shang Dynasty.
Upon seeing these, the emperor immediately thought of this matter.
"Su Bao is really great. No wonder I personally bestowed upon you the title of County Princess. When I return to the palace, how about I give you a title of Princess to play with?"
The emperor's family didn't have many daughters, and as for princesses, there were only a handful in the entire Shang Dynasty.
Little Su Bao also knew how powerful the princess was; back then, Lan Xin'er was a candidate to be made a princess.
Later, something happened that delayed things, but Lan Xin'er had boasted about it to Xiao Su Bao quite a bit back then.
Little Su Bao also realized how powerful the princess was!
Little Su Bao looked at the Emperor, then at Su Liang, blinked, and suddenly thought of something!
"Your Majesty, may I ask you for a favor?" Little Su Bao suddenly asked.
The emperor was taken aback, looked down at Xiao Su Bao, and was curious about what the little girl was going to say.
However, the emperor was quite generous, and he said to Xiao Su Bao, "Tell me what you have to say!"
Little Su Bao took a deep breath, then said to the emperor, "Could you please not make me a princess?"
Upon hearing this, even Su Liang, who was standing to the side, was taken aback. What was going on?
She actually doesn't want to be a princess!
You know, there are just too many people in this world who want to be a princess!
Su Liang even wanted to go over and give this little girl a good talking-to!
But Xiao Su Bao looked at the emperor, her clear, innocent eyes revealing nothing of what she was thinking.
"Your Majesty, I want to be Su Bao, not a princess!"
Because Lan Xin'er is also a princess, she dislikes Lan Xin'er, she dislikes her very much!
"Um, can you tell me why?"
Xiao Su Bao pursed her lips and didn't say anything. Her hand unconsciously touched the wall!
Then the wall moved slightly!
Then, the previously tightly closed wall slowly opened!
Little Su Bao was terrified and quickly withdrew her hand.
"I... Waaah... Su Bao really didn't mean it!" Oh no, she's too strong, she pushed the wall back down again!
Little Su Bao was about to cry, but the emperor was overjoyed and picked her up to go inside.
"Your Majesty, this humble general will go first!"
Su Liang dared not let the emperor take any risks, so he quickly pushed the wall first...
It won't budge!
He then looked at Xiao Su Bao, and the little dumpling was also stunned. Her little hands were hidden behind her back, and she dared not show them.
The little head nestled in the emperor's arms like a little quail.
Su Liang's lips twitched, but he couldn't say anything. He used his strength to push the rest of the wall away.
At that moment, everyone's eyes lit up!
"You corrupt official! You corrupt official! I'll kill him!" the emperor roared angrily, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets!
Can you believe it? This secret room is filled with all kinds of gold!
Calling it a golden house wouldn't be an exaggeration; there's a bed made of gold, pillows made of gold, and more gold...
The emperor took a deep breath and told himself not to get angry!
You're so angry at yourself, but others are better off!
No, no, I'm still so angry!
"Su Liang, get out here and bring Wang Tong here!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the emperor angrily added, "Forget it, don't go!"
The emperor was furious, holding the little baby in one arm and clenching his fist in the other.
The national treasury is empty; he's practically starving!
To fund the disaster relief funds for Tang Bugui, the emperor had to supplement his own private coffers quite a bit!
But here!
He's just a minor county magistrate!
Little Su Bao also looked out, her little eyes filled with shock.
There's so much gold!
emperor……
No, he wanted to beat Wang Tong to death a hundred times over!
"Are you... alright?" Little Su Bao looked nervously at the emperor, whose face was gradually becoming somewhat ferocious, and was a little scared!
"It's nothing, what could possibly happen to me!"
"So what if this lousy county magistrate is a little richer than me! I'm not angry!"
"Hehe, I'm not angry, I'm really not angry, Su Bao, do you think Grandpa looks angry?"
The emperor stared wide-eyed, his lips twitching upwards, but his nostrils were practically steaming!
Little Su Bao carefully patted the emperor's back: "Your Majesty, please calm down, Little Su Bao will pat you!"
The emperor paused, and seeing Xiao Su Bao's appearance, he finally felt a little better.
Su Liang lowered his head, trying hard not to laugh. This emperor was really different from what he had imagined!
"By the way, Su Liang, you're really useless. Look at my Su Bao, she found this right away. Look at you, you're so strong, but you're not as good as a child!" The emperor turned his head and glanced at Su Liang indifferently.
Su Liang...
He immediately wiped the smile off his face and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, this humble general knows his mistake!"
The emperor reached out and pushed the door...
He then silently withdrew his hand and looked in the direction Xiao Su Bao was pointing: "Be careful, let's go in and check the situation first!"
Su Liang immediately responded.
"Grandpa Emperor, what's that over there?" Little Su Bao suddenly pointed in a direction and said to the Emperor.
The emperor calmed himself down and followed Xiao Su Bao's gaze.
In the corner of that golden house, there was a hidden door!
Before the emperor could speak, Su Liang said, "Your Majesty, this humble general will take some men to take a look first!"
"Hmm, be careful, don't hurt yourself!" The emperor took a step back after holding the little baby, his eyes filled with a strange look.
Su Liang nodded in agreement and then went over with a guard.
At that moment, on the other side, a carriage slowly drove in through the gate.
A young man sat in the carriage, his brows furrowed and his face showing a hint of ferocity.
"Little village chief, we've arrived in Lan County!" Zhao Sanpao shouted into the village.
Zhao Ziyun came to the curtain first, his face looking rather grim.
He's not feeling well; he's had a fever for the past few days...
Thinking of something, he said, "Be careful, first find someone to inquire about what's happening in the city!"
Zhao Sanpao nodded. He glanced back at the other drunkard in the carriage and couldn't understand why the village chief had made a special trip to An County to bring this drunkard along!
"Young village chief, would you like something to eat?" he couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Ziyun waved his hand, but he didn't have much of an appetite at the moment.
Seemingly remembering something, Zhao Ziyun said, "Go and find out what's going on!"
"Ouch, which little bastard hit me on the head with his club!" A voice rang out from beside Zhao Ziyun.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiao Su Bao was looking at the small door with a slightly nervous expression when she suddenly seemed to sense something.
The little girl raised her head and looked outside.
The old man seemed to sense something and opened his eyes, which were surprisingly red!
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