The Lady's Code for Raising Her Husband

"Shh, keep your voice down." Ouyang Sheng raised his index finger, "The emperor is seriously ill and is about to die. I'm planning to send someone to pick you up. Change your clothes quickly. Wear red and green to enter the palace now, no? It’s so suitable.”

"Your Majesty?" Ye Yuxiao calmed down, "It's a few days earlier than I expected. It seems that he has been taking longevity pills a lot these days."

Expected? Had she expected it? Ouyang Sheng was extremely surprised and quickly asked the wet nurse to take the children out before asking her, "What's going on?"

Ye Yuxiao said: "The longevity pill will be poisonous if taken for a long time. Last time we entered the palace, I saw that the emperor's face looked like he was going to be poisoned, so I endured it and did not expose Zhu Xianren immediately. "

Ouyang Sheng finally understood what she meant by her puzzling words last time: "The emperor was poisoned, but you didn't tell him in time. Is this intentional? Do you think that if you take the initiative to remind him, he may not necessarily I appreciate it, so you wait until the poison is released?"

Fortunately, he is her husband-in-law, and he understands it as soon as he talks about it. Ye Yuxiao nodded and said: "If I don't let him suffer a little, how will he know that I am good? Anyway, he has been poisoned for a long time. Treat him early and treat him late. If it takes a few days, I will not violate medical ethics." "

What else can you tell the emperor about medical ethics? Has he ever talked about "virtue"? Ouyang Sheng patted her shoulder and asked, "So, can you cure the emperor's disease? We don't have to wear plain clothes to enter the palace?"

"Yes." Ye Yuxiao said.

Ouyang Sheng immediately called someone in to change his clothes, and asked the wet nurse to change clothes for the children as well.

Ye Yuxiao said: "Don't bring the children into the palace. After entering the palace this time, I have to treat the emperor, and you have other things to be busy with."

"What's the matter?" Ouyang Sheng asked curiously.

Ye Yuxiao smiled slightly: "This is a plan to kill three birds with one stone. How can I do it alone? Naturally, I need your help."

Kill three birds with one stone? What is she going to do? Ouyang Sheng became even more curious.

The couple entered the palace and went to the Yangxin Hall. Ye Yuxiao originally thought that in front of the emperor's bed, there must be a scene of the palace concubines and ministers weeping and mourning, but he did not expect that they were quarreling back and forth, their faces were red and their necks were thick, and it was very lively.

She pulled Ouyang Sheng to stand at the end and listened. It turned out that what they were arguing about was an issue that many emperors would touch upon before their death, the appointment of a heir apparent. The emperor only had two sons, one was the adult Prince Rong, and the other was the young prince raised by Concubine Shu. The two factions refused to give in to each other and were at loggerheads.

"Let them fight over it. Let's go check on the emperor's illness first." Ouyang Sheng held Ye Yuxiao's hand and walked through the crowd to the sick bed.

Concubine Shu looked at Ouyang Sheng and Ye Yuxiao for a few times, and said in a strange way: "No wonder King Rong behaves without rules. He learned it from King Yingchuan and Princess Yingchuan. You see, they knew that the emperor was seriously ill, but they still wore the clothes Yi Xindi entered the palace without any trace of sadness. Could it be that he was sure that King Rong would be crowned the great treasure, so he celebrated in advance?"

Isn't it the day when the King of Honor ascends to the throne and the day when the Emperor dies? Is she hinting to everyone that they are looking forward to the emperor's death? This idea is a bit poisonous. Ye Yuxiao immediately stopped and said: "Mother, the emperor is seriously ill and has not passed away. Why can't my prince and I enter the palace dressed as usual? You are in mourning clothes. People who don't know this would think that the emperor is the emperor." Already gone."

Concubine Shu was defeated by an entire army, and it was difficult to say that the emperor was indeed dying, so her face turned red from holding back.

Ye Yuxiao's purpose today was not to quarrel with her, but to fight back along the way. After saying that, he continued to move forward until he reached the emperor's bedside.

Beside the hospital bed stood Eunuch Wei, Dong Yi, and Zhu Xianren holding a box of longevity pills in their hands.

The emperor was half sitting on the bed and seemed to be in good spirits.

Didn’t it say that the emperor was critically ill? How could he still sit up on his own? Ye Yuxiao was just wondering when Concubine Shu brought Hanlin and brought them pens, ink, paper and inkstones and laid them out in front of the emperor's bed.

Concubine Shu stepped forward and bent down, and said softly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, while you are still in good spirits, let's write the edict of establishing the crown prince. Mr. Liu of Hanlin Chengzhi has already laid out the pen and ink, just waiting for You have announced your choice for the crown prince."

Just as the emperor was about to speak, several old ministers rushed to the bedside and accused Concubine Shu - "Concubine Shu, you should know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. It is not your turn to speak out about which prince the emperor appoints as his heir!"

"Concubine Shu, don't think that just because you used the resurrecting lozenges on the emperor and made great achievements, you can influence the choice of the prince!"

When Ye Yuxiao heard this, he pulled Eunuch Wei aside and asked, "Eunuch, what is this resurrection lozenge?"

Eunuch Wei took out a small box from his arms, opened it and showed it to her: "That is the magic medicine that Concubine Shu offered just now. It is said that one piece in your mouth can make the emperor energetic for two hours. The emperor was wondering whether he would survive anyway. As it grew, I took a piece of it in my mouth. Unexpectedly, it had a miraculous effect. I could sit up as soon as I took it in my mouth."

The resurrecting lozenges in the small box are a bit like ginseng slices, thin and about the size of a fingernail. Ye Yuxiao picked it up and smelled it, then pinched off a little bit with her fingernails and put it in her mouth for a taste.

Seeing her like this, Eunuch Wei asked in a low voice: "Princess, is there something wrong with this lozenge?"

What if there are problems? What if there are no problems? Does the truth matter? She didn't care much anymore anyway. Ye Yuxiao smiled inwardly, but frowned on his face: "Eunuch, I have to go out and think about the emperor's illness. I will be back soon."

Eunuch Wei responded repeatedly.

Ye Yuxiao said goodbye to Eunuch Wei, pulled Ouyang Sheng outside the palace, and said: "Before entering the palace, I told you that you would have something to do after entering the palace. Do you still remember? Now I have to ask you to go inside. Hold Concubine Shu back, and don’t let her coax the emperor into establishing a crown prince.”

"Even if you don't explain this matter, I will still handle it." Ouyang Sheng said, "But why did you come out without consulting the emperor?"

"Because I have to do something first." Ye Yuxiao said and asked, "Why didn't I see King Rong inside? Where are the others?"

"I must be kneeling in the small Buddhist hall at the back, praying for the emperor." Ouyang Sheng hated iron for not becoming steel. "He only knows pure filial piety, but he has forgotten that this is the most sinister and complicated harem and court."

"Then what can we do? The Emperor only has two princes, and we can only choose the general from the shortest. You saw Concubine Shu's attitude just now. You can't let the little prince she raised become the prince, otherwise you and I will have hard times ahead. ." After Ye Yuxiao finished speaking, he asked a young eunuch to lead the way to the small Buddhist hall at the back.

The small Buddhist hall was quiet. Only King Rong was kneeling in front of the Buddha statue. There was no one waiting on him.

No one is nice, no one is nice to talk to. Ye Yuxiao went to close the door himself.

When King Rong heard the noise, he turned around and saw Ye Yuxiao alone. He couldn't help being extremely surprised: "Princess, why is it you?"