Tianwu's brain was very good. He immediately understood what Feng Yu Heng meant. He looked at Concubine Liu on the sickbed and thought about the Liu family. Thus, he nodded, "Then let's do it this way! We feel that whether it is for Concubine Liu or the Liu family, we have done everything we can. Now, we will see how the Liu family chooses. " After he finished speaking, he stood up. He didn't give Concubine Liu another glance. With a tired expression, he took Zhang Yuan's hand and said, "Let's go back! Heng, you should also go back! You will leave with us. The matter of treating Concubine Liu will officially begin tomorrow. "
Feng Yu Heng made a sound of agreement and followed Tianwu out. She didn't even leave a single piece of medicine for Concubine Liu on the sickbed.
Tianwu wanted to return to Zhao He Hall. Feng Yu Heng accompanied him the entire way. She and Zhang Yuan supported each other on either side. As they walked, she explained Concubine Liu's illness, but it was different from before. She said, "Father Emperor, Concubine Liu's illness is chronic. Based on my judgment, it has persisted for at least five or six years. However, the recent development has been a bit too fast. It's not normal. "
She spoke in a relatively tactful manner, but once the words "not normal" left her mouth, Emperor Tianwu immediately understood what was going on. He gave a muffled groan and his body trembled. In the end, it turned into a long sigh. He then said, "Since ancient times, it has always been like this. For the sake of fighting for power, people can do anything. However, it is not enough for one person to do these things. They have to privately form cliques and have more people help them do it. When the Liu family took the initiative to have you enter the palace to treat Concubine Liu's illness, we felt that something was wrong. However, when we saw Concubine Liu's illness, we agreed in a moment of hot-headedness. Heng, pay more attention. You must not fall into their trap. We are old, and at this age, we always cause trouble for our children and grandchildren. It's also our fault that we gave birth to so many sons. If only there were a few more princesses, then the palace wouldn't be so desolate. "
Every time Tianwu brought up this topic, his heart was filled with emotion. Even the two people supporting him on his left and right could clearly feel a sense of sadness surrounding him. In fact, Tianwu was only in his early sixties. In the future, he wasn't considered old, but in this era, he was truly an old man. In addition, he had been on the battlefield when he was young and had fallen ill. After being the Emperor for several decades, he had an endless amount of work to do every day. His body had long been hollowed out. Every year he lived, his old age would become more obvious. This was something that could not be helped.
Feng Yu Heng wanted to help Tianwu recuperate his body, but this old emperor was rather stubborn. He refused to take the tonics given to him on time. Sometimes, he was willful. He even thought that he was a young man and should practice a little in the palace. As a result, after several attempts to recuperate his body, she gave up on the idea and let nature take its course.
She personally sent Tianwu back to Zhao He Hall and personally brewed a calming tea. Zhang Yuan fed it to Tianwu and watched him fall asleep. Only then did he send Feng Yu Heng out of the palace. When they left the hall, he asked the question he had been wanting to ask: "Does wang fei not want to look at the prescription that Concubine Liu has always taken? Just now, you said that there was a problem with the rapid progression of the illness. Could the problem be in the medicine? "
Feng Yu Heng shrugged and smiled lightly, "It is very likely that the problem is in the medicine, but looking at the prescription is useless. Only an idiot would do something to something that is out in the open. If there really is a problem, why don't we check the medicine that Concubine Liu takes every day, as well as the personal attendants by her side? " After she finished speaking, she waved her hand: "But there is no meaning. The Liu family only wants me to officially take over treating Concubine Liu's illness. Now that I have taken over, I believe that in a few days, the other party will make a further move. It would be better for us to wait and see."
As she spoke, she raised her head and saw that on the small path towards Winter Moon Palace, Xuan Tianming was walking towards her. She exchanged a few more words with Zhang Yuan before telling him to hurry back to take care of Tianwu. She then went to greet her husband. The two of them left the palace side by side to return to the fu. Afterwards, they talked about what had happened in Anju Palace. Xuan Tianming only told her: "The Seventh Brother and I are secretly investigating a group of people under the Eighth Brother's faction. We already have some progress. In the next few days, we will be pressuring them in court. However, this does not include the Liu family. The Liu family has hidden themselves extremely well. Or perhaps it could be said that in all these years, they have not participated in anything at all. They can be considered a relatively honest and moderate group because they cannot be implicated. However, this does not mean that the Liu family does not have wild ambitions. Just based on the fact that they took the initiative to ask you to treat Concubine Liu's illness, and that there is something wrong with Concubine Liu's illness as you said, it means that the Liu family will definitely use this matter to make a fuss. You have to be careful. If you can treat that illness, then treat it. If you can't, then just wash your hands of it. In any case, the Imperial Academy of Medicine can't do anything about it. You are not a living immortal. How can you rely on your own strength to bring back a person who has been sentenced to death by all the imperial doctors? Think more about what happened to the Yao family back then. At a time like this, you cannot allow that kind of thing to happen again. "
Feng Yu Heng frowned as she listened. The Yao family back then. Yes, the Yao family back then had treated a concubine. In the end, that concubine died. That was why the Third Prince's faction did not let them go. In the end, if it was not for Emperor Tianwu banishing the Yao family to Huang Zhou, perhaps the Yao family would have already withered away.
But aside from her and her grandfather, who else knew that even with Tianwu's protection, the real Yao Xian still lost his life? But things were different now. The current her was not the real Feng Yu Heng. How could she have fallen for this sort of trick? Thus she smiled, and the evil aura that appeared on her lips was very similar to Xuan Tianming's usual demeanor. Even Xuan Tianming could not help but sigh when he saw it: "Dear wife, you really are becoming more and more compatible with husband."
She had no intention of discussing whether or not they were compatible because Wang Chuan reminded her in a timely manner: "Princess, should we still send yellow joss paper to the Liu family?"
Feng Yu Heng slapped her forehead and remembered, thus she quickly said: "We should! That Liu Huai has so many things that he wants to say to Feng Jin Yuan. If we don't send him joss paper, how should he say it? Quickly go and send more. If there's not enough, it won't be enough for him to write. "
Wang Chuan covered his mouth and chuckled. Turning around, he left the room. Only then did Xuan Tianming raise an eyebrow in confusion. Feng Yu Heng had no intention of saying that Liu Huai had quarreled with her because he was unhappy with what he had said. This was to prevent him from going crazy and rushing to her door to silence her. She only said: "In An Ju Palace, I had a bit of an argument with Liu Huai. You know that I have never had a good attitude towards people that I look down on. I insulted him a bit, and he said that I had no upbringing. I thought about it, but the problem of upbringing was not something that could be brought up with me! That would have to be brought up with my father, thus I thought of having Wang Chuan send some joss paper to the Liu manor. I would have Liu Huai write down everything that he wanted to say to Feng Jin Yuan then burn it. Only like this could he communicate with the Feng family. "
Xuan Tianming nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, repeatedly praising his wife's idea. There were times when this little girl's mind was better than his! She was even able to think of this sort of idea. Thinking about it, when the joss paper was sent to the Liu manor, the people in that manor would vomit half to death, right?
Xuan Tianming's guess was correct. Liu Huai had indeed nearly coughed up blood because of the ten bundles of joss paper. But he did not dare act out because the people that had come to send the joss paper were not just Feng Yu Heng's personal Wang Chuan. There was actually also Imperial Palace Yu's Lady Zhou. This matriarch was a first-rank noble lady. When she was young, she had saved the Ninth Prince's life. She had also personally raised the Ninth Prince. In the afternoon, he had been impulsive and had offended Feng Yu Heng because of a few words that Xuan Tianming had said. As a result, he had been caught and refused to let go. The Emperor had nearly had his head cut off. Now that the people from Imperial Palace Yu had come to his door, how could he say anything else? Even if he was not happy, he still had to obediently accept the ten bundles of joss paper. He also had to respectfully say to Lady Zhou: "Thank you for making this trip, Lady Zhou. Please sit in the manor and drink some hot tea!"
Lady Zhou shook her head and said: "Many thanks for Assistant Minister Liu's kindness, but I won't drink the tea. I don't want to disturb Assistant Minister Liu's conversation with the late Master of the Feng family." When she said this, her head was still slightly raised. She did not look directly at Liu Huai, who was half bowing. Thinking back to when she had gone to the Prime Minister's Mansion of Zuo to deliver the betrothal gifts, she did not even care about the first-rank prime minister! How could an insignificant third-rank assistant minister be worthy of Lady Zhou's attention?
Only after she had gone far away did Liu Huai return to his courtyard. He then ordered the servants to close the manor's gates. Only then did he angrily kick the joss paper that had been tied up high. He had originally wanted to vent his emotions, but this kick was a little too forceful, and the paper was not tied up very tightly. As a result, when he kicked down, the joss paper flew everywhere. The Autumn wind blew, causing the entire front yard of the Liu manor to be filled with joss paper. It looked no different from a funeral inside the manor.
Liu Huai nearly coughed up blood from vomiting, as he quickly ordered the servants to pick up the joss paper. But what should he do with it after picking it up? He could not throw it away, nor could he not throw it away. He could not really write a letter to Feng Jin Yuan on the joss paper then burn it in the middle of the night, right? Would that not be crazy! Liu Huai thought long and hard and finally thought of a good solution. He ordered the servants: "Send them all to the kitchen. Stuff them into the stove and burn them to ashes. Burn them all to ashes!"
The servants carried the joss paper to the stove. At this time, dinner was being prepared. The female cook in charge of the fire saw that so much paper had been sent over and decided not to use firewood. Instead, she used the joss paper to light the fire. It burned a little faster than firewood.
While Liu Huai was eating dinner, the head madam accompanied him. She watched as the servants brought dish after dish to the table, but after Liu Huai took a few bites, he furrowed his brow and put down his bowl and chopsticks.
Madam Li shi was puzzled: "Husband, what's wrong? Could it be that the food is not to your taste? "
Liu Huai shook his head and grabbed a servant that was bringing the food and asked: "How was this food made?"
The servant was puzzled: "Was it cooked by the kitchen?"
"What was cooked with? I'm asking about what was used to make the fire. Was it chopped firewood? "
The servant was stunned for a moment before he shook his head, "There's no need to chop firewood today. Didn't Master order people to stuff the yellow paper into the stove and burn it? The kitchen is using the yellow paper to stir-fry the dishes. The fire is quite strong!"
Once these words were said, Liu Huai suddenly stood up and rushed out of the room to vomit. He vomited until there was nothing left in his stomach. Only then did he receive water from a servant to rinse his mouth and wash his face. But when he raised his face, it was filled with bitterness. He felt that he was on the verge of collapse. And he was still eating! This food was made with joss paper! Who in the world could eat this sort of food? How could this be food for the living?
It was not just Liu Huai that was on the verge of collapse. Madam Li shi was even more on the verge of collapse. She angrily flipped the table and rushed to the door, pointing at Liu Huai and cursing: "What sort of sin did you commit in court?"
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