Chapter 199 The Filial Piety of Three Sons
The power of this smallpox magic medicine was quite great. The next day, Zhao Lingmeng and the three children were unable to get up. They had already reacted, feeling uncomfortable all over and had a low fever.
The three imperial doctors also took turns to look after the four of them.
At first, Zhao Houjing and the other two were very sad because they didn't see their mother coming to see them. Later, they heard from people around them that their mother was also sick and her symptoms were more serious than theirs.
They just wanted to get better quickly, and cooperated with the imperial physician's treatment very actively, such as receiving acupuncture and taking medicine.
Seeing this, Court Judge Cheng felt as if he had eaten a lemon, so sour. The eldest princess actually had three good sons, how enviable.
The virus is related to people's willpower and physical fitness.
Because Zhao Houjing and his two brothers wanted to get better quickly, they cooperated with the imperial physician's treatment and could even eat two bowls of rice. They started to get acne the next day, and were completely cured in less than half a month.
Zhao Lingmeng's condition was more serious. Her physical condition was not as good as that of her three children, so while her three sons were playing around, she was still lying on the bed in the room.
But the three sons were also considerate. Ever since the imperial physician allowed them to play around, they would take turns going inside and outside Zhao Lingmeng's room every day, telling her about things happening outside and about the crops they had planted sprouting.
Of the three of them, Zhao Houyang was the most worried about Zhao Lingmeng. He felt that their illness this time was unusual and might be related to the new incense they had lit that night.
But he was too young, and even when he asked people around him, no one could tell him why. But every day when the imperial physician took his pulse, he would pretend to be in poor spirits.
The imperial physician probably thought he was too young to understand, so they didn't avoid him during discussions. As a result, he figured it out before he recovered. They must have used that so-called miracle cure for smallpox.
He had also heard the imperial physician talk about the risks privately, so he was very worried about his mother.
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming would spend some time outside Zhao Lingmeng's house each day, then go about their own business. They would go out to play nearby, weed the fields they grew crops in, listen carefully to the lessons of their teacher, and do their homework. They packed their schedules every day, not wanting to worry their mother and letting her rest and recuperate. It seemed that they had become more sensible after this experience.
But Zhao Houyang was different. His main focus was to stay with his mother. As long as it wasn't raining, he'd read in the porch outside Zhao Lingmeng's recuperation room. He'd also eat there. Aside from sleeping and tending to his land, he'd spend the rest of his time there.
He even took his small hoe and planted flowers all over the yard outside the corridor. If it weren't for Nanny Sun and the others forbidding him, Zhao Houyang would have even wanted to make a bed and sleep in the corridor.
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming had also tried to persuade him not to worry his mother and to let her recover in peace. But he was stubborn and refused to listen, so they just let him do what he wanted. Mainly because Zhao Houyang relied on his youth and pretended not to understand when others tried to reason with him. No one could blame him.
The three imperial doctors came in and out of here every day, and they all liked this child. They had seen the child reading alone on a chair under the corridor, they had also seen him planting flowers in the yard under the corridor, and they had also seen him eating directly under the corridor.
As time went by, the three doctors all admired the child. They looked at the flowers that gradually grew in number in the yard, and they would feel emotional every time they passed by.
Not to mention the three imperial doctors, even Zhao Houming felt as if his mother was about to be snatched away by someone. Later on, even Zhao Houming felt a sense of crisis, and he also took time to plant flowers, and specially planted flowers different from his brother's.
Zhao Houjing saw that he was the only one who hadn't planted flowers among his three brothers, so he couldn't sit still any longer and joined in. With so many brothers, even planting flowers was difficult.
A month later, when Zhao Lingmeng recovered from her illness, she walked out of the room to see a yard full of flowers and her three sons waiting for her outside.
Zhao Lingmeng felt the happiness at this moment so clearly.
Zhao Lingmeng opened her arms, wanting to hug her three lovely sons.
"Mom, you go over the fire basin first, it's auspicious!" Zhao Houming shouted first.
Qiuyue immediately ordered someone to place the brazier at the door, and Chunshui and the others immediately helped Zhao Lingmeng over. This time, she was indeed a little weak, and Zhao Lingmeng was very willing to cooperate with them.
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng stepped over, Zhao Houjing and the other three brothers threw themselves into her arms. To be more precise, Zhao Lingmeng hugged the two older brothers, while the younger one could only hold onto Zhao Lingmeng's legs.
But Zhao Houyang felt that he was different from his two brothers, so he did not compete with them and just hugged his mother's legs obediently.
"Mom, I miss you so much!" This was said by Zhao Houming, who had never been away from Zhao Lingmeng for such a long time. He really missed his mother, every day, and he was even afraid that something might happen to her.
"Mom, you're finally out!" Zhao Houjing felt that after this experience, he seemed to understand the importance of his mother. As long as his mother was there, there was someone to protect them from the wind and rain, and they were not afraid of anything.
"Mom, you've lost weight..." Zhao Houyang hugged his mother's legs, which were obviously thinner than before, and felt very distressed. This time, his mother did not abandon the three brothers, and he felt that he loved her even more.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, on your recovery!" At this time, everyone in the courtyard knelt down, and they were also happy. As long as this easy-going master was there, they would have someone to protect them and would not be like duckweed without support.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at these people and was also very happy. "Okay, okay, I'm happy today. I'll give everyone two months' allowance. I'll also ask the kitchen to make a few more delicious dishes so that you can all have a good meal."
Everyone was even happier when they heard Zhao Lingmeng say this. They were already very happy about the monthly reward, and they were also given dishes. The dishes His Highness gave were much better than their usual portions. This reward made them even happier than the monthly reward. So everyone immediately bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"
Seeing this, Zhao Lingmeng waved her hand and all the irrelevant people left. Then she listened to her three sons talk about what had happened during this period.
This time she planted a miracle cure for smallpox, and she was very satisfied with the behavior of her three sons, who were all filial and good children. But she was still worried about the third son, wondering if he would become a mama's boy in the future!
She just hopes that her child can live a good life and not have to put her first in everything. He is not her own property. This is what is called a parent's love for their child, and it is a long-term plan!
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