Chapter 190 Father and Son
"emperor!"
“…”
Pei Jingzhou immediately handed Yuan Yao to Nanny Yun beside him, stepped forward and hugged Emperor Hong Qi, shouting, "Imperial Physician! Call the Imperial Physician!"
Imperial Physician Zhen rushed over.
Pei Jingzhou had already placed Emperor Hong Qi on Concubine Hui's bed.
Imperial Physician Zhen hurried forward to take the patient's pulse.
Pei Jingzhou, Concubine Hui and others asked together: "Imperial Physician Zhen, how is it?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Imperial Concubine, don't worry." Imperial Physician Zhen continued to take the patient's pulse.
Jiang Zhaoyue stood by without saying a word, but she had just observed the symptoms that Hong Qidi had before he fainted: crooked mouth, slurred speech, and sudden collapse... It should be a stroke.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, the Emperor is suffering from a stroke. Acupuncture must be performed immediately." Imperial Physician Zhen stood up and said, "Otherwise, his life will be in danger."
Stroke.
It really was a stroke.
Emperor Hong Qi was going to... Before Jiang Zhaoyue could think about it, she heard Pei Jingzhou say, "Acupuncture, acupuncture quickly!"
Imperial Physician Zhen immediately performed acupuncture.
Pei Jingzhou watched anxiously from the side.
After Imperial Physician Zhen pulled out all the needles, Emperor Hong Qi exhaled slowly and opened his eyes.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Hui called softly.
"Father." Princess Duojia and Pei Jingzhou called together.
As soon as Emperor Hong Qi opened his mouth, a "wah" sound came out, which not only scared Pei Jingzhou, Concubine Hui, Princess Duojia and others, but also shocked himself.
"Your Majesty, you fainted suddenly due to anger. You need to rest first." Imperial Physician Zhen said hurriedly.
Concubine Hui said, "Yes, Your Majesty, you should rest first."
"Father, your health is important." Pei Jingzhou said.
Emperor Hong Qi was indeed very tired at the moment, and thought he had suddenly fallen ill, so he didn't think much about it. However, he was concerned about state affairs, so he looked at Eunuch Gao and then at Pei Jingzhou.
Eunuch Gao had served Emperor Hong Qi for many years and was best able to read his intentions. He asked, "Does the Emperor intend that I should inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of what just happened and have him take care of it first?"
Hong Qidi gently closed his eyes and said, "Hmm."
"Then let's go out first." said Concubine Hui.
Jiang Zhaoyue and others followed Concubine Hui out of the bedroom.
Pei Jingzhou, Eunuch Gao and Emperor Hong Qi were discussing something inside.
"Mother, it seems that the emperor is..." Princess Duojia hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "It seems that the emperor is unable to get out of bed."
Concubine Hui had seen people who had suffered a stroke, so she knew Emperor Hong Qi's condition.
After Hong Qidi became emperor, wars, natural disasters, and plagues continued to occur. Then came the death of Empress Yuan, the eldest son's transfer to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, the troublesome other sons, the scheming of court officials, and so on.
After waiting for a long time for his eldest son to return, a war broke out in the border state and his eldest son almost died there. He seemed to have aged ten years overnight, but he still maintained his spirits to deal with state affairs.
The eldest son came back again, and the three kings of the southwest rebelled again. He was so angry that his body couldn't bear it... Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly felt that this emperor was really pitiful.
"Mother, what should we do?" asked Princess Duojia.
Concubine Hui didn't know either, so she said, "Let's take it one step at a time."
Pei Jingzhou came out at this time.
Jiang Zhaoyue asked, "How is Father?"
"He's tired and fell asleep. Eunuch Gao is taking care of him inside." Pei Jingzhou looked at Concubine Hui and said, "Your Highness, my father is not feeling well and will be staying here for the next few days. Please take good care of him."
"Your Highness, I should also take care of the Emperor."
Pei Jingzhou looked at Jiang Zhaoyue: "I need to handle things on behalf of my father, you——"
"I will take Yuan Yao back to the East Palace and come to see my father tomorrow." Jiang Zhaoyue was relieved because Concubine Hui and Princess Duojia were in Yongxiu Palace.
Pei Jingzhou nodded: "I'll take you back."
"Go ahead and do what you want."
Pei Jingzhou still insisted on sending the mother and son back to the East Palace, and then went to get busy.
Jiang Zhaoyue and Yuan Yao were playing in the East Palace, but Pei Jingzhou still hadn't returned in the evening.
Yuan Yao kept looking outside.
"Waiting for your father?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
"Ah." Yuan Yao responded.
"Ah, little Yuanyao can talk to his mother now. Say it again."
"ah."
"Oh, that little voice is so sweet and soft. Which beautiful baby made that sound?"
Yuan Yao understood and shyly snuggled into Jiang Zhaoyue's arms.
Jiang Zhaoyue continued to tease him, making him laugh non-stop. When he was tired of laughing, he fell asleep and no longer looked for his father.
She would then have the wet nurse put him in the cradle.
She waited for a while, but Pei Jingzhou didn't show up. She didn't know when he would come back. She was so sleepy that she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already daybreak. There was no one around her. She called out, "Xiangqiao."
"Crown Princess." Xiangqiao walked in.
"Your Highness didn't come back all night?"
"He came back in the middle of the night, looked after you and the young master for a while, and then left. He said he had something to do and asked this servant to tell you not to worry about him."
As he was speaking, Pei Jingzhou came back.
Seeing that he was still wearing yesterday's clothes, Jiang Zhaoyue asked, "You haven't slept all night? Are you feeling better now?"
"I slept in the Council Hall for two hours."
"It's only been two hours, you—"
"I won't discuss matters with Chen Xuanmo, General Lin, and the others next time. I'm going to take a shower and change clothes. We'll go to Yongxiu Palace to see my father later."
"Is Yuan Yao going too?"
"Go, Father likes him the most."
"Okay." Jiang Zhaoyue nodded.
After the two of them washed up and had breakfast, they brought Yuan Yao to Yongxiu Palace. Just as they reached the bedroom door, they heard crackling sounds from inside, followed by the exclamations of Concubine Hui and Princess Duojia.
Jiang Zhaoyue and Pei Jingzhou felt a tightness in their hearts and hurried in.
Emperor Hong Qi lay on the ground in a mess and stiffness. With his left hand, the only hand he could move, he grabbed the scattered bowls and dishes on the ground and threw them at the feet of Concubine Hui, Princess Duojia and others, making indistinct sounds like a broken bellows.
He looked just like a paralyzed beggar, without any of the nobility and majesty of an emperor.
Concubine Hui, Princess Duojia and others were so frightened that they dared not get close.
"Father!" Pei Jingzhou shouted.
Emperor Hong Qi grabbed the bowls and dishes and threw them at Pei Jingzhou's feet.
Pei Jingzhou did not dodge, but walked straight to Emperor Hong Qi and slowly squatted down.
Emperor Hong Qi's eyes were red, and he yelled at Pei Jingzhou incoherently with a crooked mouth, obviously telling him to get out.
Pei Jingzhou lowered his head to pick up the fragments on the ground to avoid stabbing Emperor Hong Qi.
Emperor Hong Qi waved his hand away.
Pei Jingzhou continued to pick up.
Emperor Hong Qi continued to roar with tears and saliva all over his face.
Pei Jingzhou let him yell and vent his anger.
Emperor Hong Qi was such a proud man, but in the blink of an eye, he became a complete useless person. How could he bear such a gap? It would be better to let him die directly.
"Father, you've worked so hard." Pei Jingzhou suddenly spoke.
Emperor Hong Qi suddenly became quiet.
"God saw that you were too tired and wanted you to stop and rest, but you kept ignoring his words and worrying about your son, the palace, and the Great Jin. So he used this cruel method to let you rest."
Emperor Hong Qi suddenly became excited again and spoke incoherently.
"You are not a useless person, you are your son's father." Pei Jingzhou suddenly understood what Hong Qidi meant and continued, "When my mother was alive, she often said that while the father is the son's father, we should not forget that the father is the current emperor. Only by grasping this balance can we go far.
“But my son always forgets his father’s status as the emperor.
"When I was little, I idolized my father. When I grew up, I respected him. I was never anxious to ascend to the highest position. I already lost my mother, and I don't want to lose my father again.
"My son wishes my father to live long and long.
"Even though Father has suffered a stroke, I hope he will live on. He will stand behind me like a towering mountain, watching me grow stronger. Then I can protect you, just like you did when I was little."
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