Chapter 14 Little Disease

In the blink of an eye, the sixth year of Yufeng was in the sixth year. The eldest son of the emperor, Feng Haoyang, was already twelve years old. After Feng Wuhen agreed, Feng Haoyang entered the study room to study government affairs at his old age. This made many interested people discuss. However, although the emperor always cared for the eldest son, he did not grant him the title of county prince, which made all the girls in the harem relieved. Feng Wuhen initially considered that there would be changes in the harem, but over time, he forgot Yue Qiyan's strange words before. As if to confirm the custom of Emperor Lingyun, in the past three years, in addition to Concubine Rong and Concubine Zhen each received one son and one daughter, Ru Guifei Hongru also gave birth to another daughter in the fifth year of Yufeng.

Although most princes were tired of illness when they were young, and many princes and daughters died young, Feng Wuhen's many princes and daughters were extremely healthy. Every holiday banquet was given, he felt particularly happy as his group of children grew up. In recent years, in order to prevent the ministers in the court from forming cliques for future crown-making, Feng Wuhen has been hitting each other, which has shocked many officials with ulterior motives. However, people's hearts are unpredictable. Although no one dares to hand over the prince and the concubines in the harem on the surface, each prince has different mother's forces, so the secret fight has already begun.

Although Hai Guanyu had long passed away, due to the emperor's deliberate favor, Hai Congrui had already served as the chief examiner of the Spring Examination again, so he had established the position of head of the Hai family. However, he had a calm nature and had never paid much attention to the affairs of the court. Instead, he returned to Beijing under the order and added the title of Grand Secretary of the Dongge to Weijiang Lianhe, which was particularly dazzling.

Because Yu Xinqi, the former Minister of War, was fugitive due to his mother's death, the Weijiang League made up for the actual fugitive of the Minister of War as soon as he returned to Beijing. This was an exceptional encounter for a civil official. This was not counting. The Weijiang League seemed to be for the resentment he had accumulated back then. As soon as he took office, he wrote letters to rectify the ills of the Ministry of War. From the Wuxuan Department, the Chejia Department, the Office Department to the Arsenal Department, he actually picked out a lot of mistakes. Others also said that he was aggressive when he took office, and only a few veterans knew about it. The rectification of the officials was probably going to start with the Ministry of War.

In April, the Empress Dowager Xiao was sick, and Empress Hai Ruoxin personally served the disease, while Yue Qiyan and others also served the disease day and night. By May, Xiao's illness was cured, and Yue Qiyan and Hongru, who were serving the disease day and night, fell ill one after another, and the harem was in a mess. Fortunately, Chen Lingcheng, who had traveled around the world, had already returned, so Shen Ru breathed a sigh of relief. Although his medical skills were also good, they were much worse than Chen Lingcheng's strange diagnosis and treatment methods. In addition, Ru Guifei Hongru was Chen Lingcheng's daughter, of course he was happy to hand over the hot potatoes.

"Dad, it's good that you'll be back." Hongru leaned on the pillow, her face full of smiles, as if she was not worried about her condition at all. "You have been leaving for nearly three years. If it weren't for letters, I would have thought you wouldn't have planned to ask me as a daughter!" She rarely showed such a coquettish attitude in front of others, so Chen Lingcheng was stunned.

"Little fool, you are the only daughter, how could you bear to leave you in the palace and be bullied by others?" Chen Lingcheng said with a funny look, a hint of love and kindness appeared on his face. "Since your mother passed away, I have never wanted to renew my marriage. Later, I accepted such a well-behaved and sensible daughter as you, and by chance, I became a marquis. I was content in my life." He seemed to remember the changes in this trip to the world, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes, "I have done everything I should do. Don't worry about any more details, you will be relieved in the future." He said while putting down Hongru's hand and said seriously, "Your illness is also a heart disease. The palace is a place to make trouble. Since you don't fight, there is no need to think of so many troubles."

Hong Ru looked at her father thoughtfully, and then sighed deeply after a while. "Dad, these things are hard to explain. If there is a choice, I would rather have a lower rank than to bear those bad eyes. You also know that, two years ago, when the three-year mourning period of the late emperor ended, the empress dowager took the lead in the imperial examination, and there were more than ten concubines in the harem. Because they were all later people, the highest rank was only rewarded with noble people, and most of the other were unsung girls. I don't know who was too much, so someone arranged my fault. Fortunately, the queen was careful and dealt with a few people who took the lead and suppressed it."

It was the first time Chen Lingcheng heard about this, and his brows frowned. The concubines in the deep palace, no matter what the saints are, their family background is the most important. If he had not been able to treat Feng Wuhen himself and put Hongru's name into the genealogy, Hongru would never have been the title of a concubine at that time, at most, just like the current Wanpin Ping. "Hongru, the emperor should have told you that you should not be rude when you should be tough. None of these women are a good-looking lamp. You are the biological mother of the eldest son, so it is difficult to guarantee that others will have any thoughts. So when dealing with them, don't always think about the queen's meaning. Don't forget that you are also a noble concubine, how could you be crawled by those women? Besides, if I guess correctly, the emperor should come here very hard, right?"

Hongru listened seriously at first, but at the last sentence, she couldn't help but spat. "Dad, you are so old, you are still so inappropriate!" She suddenly remembered the lingering relationship with Feng Wuhen these days and his daughter who was born last year, and her face suddenly turned red again. "Let's not talk about it, you should go to Qiyan to take a look. Although Shen Ruhai's medical skills are so skillful, they still can't match yours." She smiled while she was extremely charming.

While packing the medicine box, Chen Lingcheng joked: "Okay, you have a good rest yourself. I'll go to Zhonghegong to have a look first. However, I think Concubine Xun is also a smart person, and her condition should be the same as yours."

As soon as Chen Lingcheng left, Hongru lay down under the service of the palace maid, but she was still thinking deeply. She was not as complicated as Feng Wuhen, so she always remembered the strange words of Yue Qiyan. The two of them fell ill at the same time by chance. This was also a big deal in the palace. Does Yue Qiyan really have any stupid thoughts?

When Chen Lingcheng stepped into the main hall of Zhonghegong, he saw Shen Ruhai sitting in a daze, his face full of helplessness. However, he glanced at Chen Lingcheng's figure at a glance, hurriedly got up to meet him, and then gave a deep salute. "Mr. Chen, you must help this time. Concubine Xun's disease is really strange, and the officials really can't see any clues at all, alas!"

Chen Lingcheng didn't believe it, but when he really took the pulse for Yueqiyan, he felt something strange. If it was the smooth pulse, it was still mixed with many suspicions; if it was because of the accumulation of heart pulse, it was not like it. Chen Lingcheng took turns to cut his left and right hands, and almost suspected that someone was murdering, but he still had no clue. However, he was different from Shen Ruhai, and knew about Yueqiyan's temperament. He had heard his daughter Hongru talk about some complicated trivial matters before, so he couldn't help but observe Qiqiyan's expression through the curtain.

The face that was always quiet moved Chen Lingcheng. When he saw several eunuchs and palace maids standing very far, he whispered: "Concubine Xun, this disease has arisen due to heart disease, and it has only occurred recently?" He saw that Yue Qiyan had no reaction, and continued, "I know the Empress's intentions. However, if you want to take care of your illness, you cannot use this medicine. You can only treat it slowly and live in a side palace to rest. This disease cannot be disturbed, otherwise you will have life worries."

Yue Qiyan didn't care at first, but when he heard it, he felt very thrilled, and then he smiled bitterly. Chen Lingcheng was naturally not as smart as Chen Ruhai, with agility in his mind first, and the second was that the news was vast. If Hong Ru would not say much intimate words to him, even the emperor would not hide it from him. How could he hide these little thoughts from him?

"You all retreat. If I have something to say to Chen Hou, then leave Xian'er." Yue Qiyan ordered weakly. Since she said that, the people inside retreated quietly. Only Xian'er was still standing beside Chen Lingcheng, with indescribable nervousness on her face.

"Mr. Chen, I don't hide it from you. This disease is already like this. What else do you do?" Yue Qiyan said lightly, "There are not many people in the palace, and not many people. Even the emperor cannot favor one or the other. I know that the emperor often wants to take care of more, but he is worried that the palace rules and etiquette cannot exceed the rules. It is really ridiculous to say that today will be all my previous cocoons. Chen, if you really want to give me some spiritual medicine for Sister Hong's sake."

Chen Lingcheng suddenly tightened his heart. He could clearly hear Yue Qiyan's implicit meaning. However, this matter was quite a bit serious. Even if he had made great contributions before, he would not dare to make a decision easily. He pondered for a long time and finally said with difficulty: "Consort Xun, I am sorry for my rudeness. If you really want to withdraw, then it is better to tell the emperor." Seeing Yue Qiyan's face in shock, he continued, "I know that the Empress has been angry with the Emperor before, but have you ever thought about it? If you really angered the Holy Lord, you have already retired, what should the Third Prince do? He is only four years old now. If he is really angry, I am afraid that if I am as a concubine, I am not able to protect him. Empress, I am still saying one thing, you have to think twice about this matter."

Yue Qiyan smiled sadly. She hadn't thought about these things. She was just wishful thinking. Now it seems that it is time to make everything clear. Whether it is to continue this kind of life or to really escape from the world, she must choose one. In any case, Feng Hao is her biological flesh and she will never bear to push it into the fire pit.
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