Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 82 Willow Bark

Zhu Su was naturally not awake.The imperial physicians tried their best, but Zhu Su still had a high fever.Lao Zhu and Empress Ma watched over his son by the couch for a whole day, until evening, when Lao Zhu Fang was persuaded by Empress Ma to go to the outer hall to rest.

The second day was cloudy and rainy.In the Qianqing Palace, because layers of curtains were pulled up, looking from the outside to the inside, one could only feel the layers of mountains, and one could not see through the figures inside.At the gate, Muying was still wearing his helmet and armor, and guarded the gate of the palace with the two tigers. He didn't rest for two full days, and he didn't listen to him when he was asked to go back.Outside, Zhu Xun and Zhu Xun also arrived.Seeing that Lao Zhu was awake, Mu Ying hurriedly bowed to salute, but was helped by Lao Zhu: "How is it? How is Lao Wu now?"

"Although it hasn't gotten worse, the high fever still hasn't subsided, and he's talking nonsense." Mu Ying looked sad, and he couldn't think of this inexplicable, his little brother just went out for a while, and came back like this.

"The fifth child is weak in the first place. Being so excited by the water, I think it's a relapse of the old illness..." Zhu Yan shook his head.Zhu Xi even said angrily: "It's all Zhu Tiezhu's fault! If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have this kind of trouble today!"

"If you hadn't encouraged Lao Wu to go out, would Lao Wu have become like this?" Seeing Zhu Xing put all the blame on Zhu Shouqian, Lao Zhu couldn't help being sullen.Although he also blamed Zhu Shouqian for his lonely temperament, so he was taken advantage of by the wicked, and Zhu Su, who was indirectly harmed, went into the water.But Zhu Shouqian is also of the Zhu family's blood, and Zhu Wenzhengzhi is such a son, how can he bear to watch him hate and kill his own son.

"Shouqian seems to be sick recently. The child is stubborn, but he doesn't want to go to the palace to be seen by the imperial physician. He just seeks medicine from the people." Mu Ying told Lao Zhu.Zhu Yan also remembered: "By the way, that liar back then pretended to cure Tie Zhu's illness!"

"You can still set up tents and open altars outside the city, so there is no serious problem," said Old Zhu.Let's put this child first.The Arch Guard Division has notified the Jingjiang Palace about the assassin, even if the child is abducted by himself, he should know how to be afraid.

After speaking, he opened the curtain and went inside to visit Zhu Su.Behind him Zhu Yan snorted, and wanted to ask Zhu Di when he would be able to come out of the ancestral hall, but seeing his father's irritated face, he didn't dare to ask in detail.

Hey... Let the boy later, bring some food to the fourth child.It is estimated that in a while, Dad will not let him go.

I don't know why the fourth child angered my father.Asked him, he didn't say anything.

In addition, Lao Wu said earlier that he found a strange book from the Dabentang... I searched the Dabentang yesterday, but I didn't find any old Western books.I always feel that the old five words are not true.

In addition, after the fifth fell into the water, the fourth was inexplicably imprisoned in the ancestral hall... These two brothers seemed to have a big secret from him and the second who were older brothers.

Zhu Fen felt a sense of being excluded.

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In the inner room, the imperial physicians were surrounding Zhu Su administering needles. The silver needles on Zhu Su's body were densely inserted, and every time he twitched, there would be a piece of silver shining.Empress Ma's eyes were red from long ago, but she was still clinging to Zhu Su's hand, and couldn't bear to let go every second.Lao Zhu felt pain in his heart when he saw it, took Empress Ma's hand, and said emotionally: "Sister, you can go and rest for a while! Lao Wu is most worried about you on weekdays. If something happens to you, teach us father and son how to bear it." ?”

"Chongba, how can I sleep..." Empress Ma just shook her head. "Even though Xiao Wu'er is confused, she still kept calling me by Biao'er's name yesterday. But today she can't even speak. How can I sleep?"

Lao Zhu's heart was even heavier.He became more and more certain that the fifth child kept calling because he cared about these two people the most.He said "don't die" not just because of the nightmare in his dream, but because, in the history he knew, these two people would die before him!
The matter has not been settled yet, and he couldn't bear to tell his wife.But the fifth child is not awake, how does he know why his wife and eldest son died, so as to prevent it before it happens?

"Princess Li, when will Su'er wake up?" Old Zhu was really troubled, seeing that the imperial doctors stopped their hands and whispered in panic, he asked Li Yuanzheng beside him.

"...Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent. Although His Highness the Fifth Highness is not in danger like the previous night, the high fever has never subsided."

"I have tried everything, but I still can't..."

"If this goes on like this, even if His Highness the Fifth Highness can wake up, I am afraid that the brain will not be able to withstand the high temperature for a long time..."

After speaking, he knelt down on the ground.

After saying these words, Lao Zhu couldn't help being furious.It's just that no matter how Lao Zhu threatened the nine clans, even kicked him, Li Yuanzheng and the imperial doctors still knelt down on the ground and let him beat and scold him.

This is, really trying.

"Chongba, don't blame Li Yuanzheng." At this time, it was Empress Ma who was crying all the time, holding the furious Lao Zhu back.She wiped away her tears, her face had regained her usual calmness as an empress of the Eastern Palace.But there is still an unconcealable sadness on his face: "Su'er should not have survived five years ago. He must be reluctant to part with his parents, so he borrowed these five years from the sky."

"This is the end of the matter. It's the eighth thing. You must not kill Su'er again, and let him bear the karma and not be at peace. Li Yuanzheng and others are so old, but they have guarded Su'er's bed every day for the past two days. They have never left for a moment." Go. Instead of being punished, you should be rewarded."

"Your Majesty...the ministers are incompetent." The imperial physicians were greatly moved, they couldn't help crying loudly, and kowtowed to Empress Ma. "The ministers are incompetent, unable to help the empress save the Fifth Highness..."

Li Yuanzheng burst into tears: "Little friend, you are an expensive prince, but you don't think the old man like me is contemptible. You have to pay attention to every detail. The old man has learned all the medical skills in vain, but... can't save you!"

The crowd cried as if Zhu Su had died.Surprised, Mu Ying, Zhu Xi and others from the outer room also broke in.

They didn't know why, seeing these imperial doctors crying together, they cried together with their heads in their hands.

……

"There's...Old Li..."

"I think... I can save it again..."

There was an extremely weak voice, barely audible, even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was close by the couch, didn't hear it.Empress Ma, whose heart was all tied to Zhu Su, heard it, and hurriedly squatted down and lay next to Zhu Su's ear: "Su'er, Su'er, did you speak?"

The whole audience fell silent for a moment, and the several imperial physicians stopped talking, and they were almost thrown out of their wits by Lao Zhu's stare.Old Zhu also quickly got down on his stomach, and the husband and wife approached Zhu Su's face. "Fifth, what are you talking about? Can you hear Dad?"

"Father... call old Li... come here..." Zhu Su felt as if he had had a long, long dream, his eyelids were extremely heavy, he barely raised his eyes, and then closed them again.Thinking back on how he fell into the water, he couldn't help but want to find a stone and hit him directly to death.

The assassin made a dying blow and pushed Zhu Biao into the water. His own hands and feet were already weak, but when he stood still, he was so frightened that he lost his balance and fell into the water.

Originally, it would not be a serious problem if he fell into the water. I was a swimming enthusiast in my previous life, so this shallow river and dry water is not easy to catch.But at this time, he forgot that his current body is more than ten years old, and he has not been exercising for a long time.

He wanted to give Zhu Biao a hand, but he lost his strength after swimming two steps, and finally almost drowned in the water.I will never say such embarrassing things in my life, it is simply a shame for the time traveler.

As for the plot of Zhu Biao's old Zhu Ma empress thinking about diving to save her brother... it doesn't exist.It's just that my legs are weak from being scared...

Seeing Zhu Su move his eyelids, this made Lao Zhu ecstatic. Even if it was bad, at least he could ask about the sister and Biaoer!Just when he was about to speak, he was pushed aside by his shrewd wife.Empress Ma pulled Li Yuanzheng directly and said, "Yuanzheng is coming soon! Su'er is calling you!"

Li Yuan was busy squatting down to listen carefully, only to hear Zhu Su ask him: "What is the cause of me?"

"Your Highness Fifth, you are cold due to falling into the water, and your high fever persists..." Li Yuanzheng hurriedly said succinctly.

"... just reduce the fever?"

"Willow bark...juice..."

After speaking, he fainted again.

Zhu Su said with difficulty.In order to prevent the deaths of Empress Ma and Zhu Biao, he secretly manufactured medicines for various diseases in the palace.It was when Li Yuanzheng saw him secretly treating the princess that he got a folk prescription for alcohol to reduce fever.When it comes to antipyretics, aspirin is the most famous in later generations.Salicylic acid, the main ingredient in aspirin, comes from willow bark.

In his West Courtyard warehouse, there is a corner hiding all kinds of medicinal materials that he extracted with great difficulty.Among them is the antipyretic medicine extracted from willow bark.

It's a pity that before he finished speaking, he passed out again due to a high fever.Li Yuanzheng looked puzzled: "Willow bark? Juice? For thousands of years, there is no record of willow bark being used as medicine in medical books. Could it be that willow bark can cure fever?"

Zhu Fen and Zhu Fen in the back were also puzzled, Zhu Fen just thought it was the fifth younger brother who was confused, so he was talking nonsense, feeling sad in his heart, but he didn't think that Lao Zhu was shaken all over, as if his soul had returned to his place suddenly. Without the slightest doubt, he ordered loudly: "Go! Find willow bark and squeeze it into juice, hurry up!"

Having just seen Lao Wu's knowledge enough to establish a sect, how could Lao Zhu doubt now whether willow bark can be used as medicine or not.

Mu Ying also looked excited.He knew very well that his fifth younger brother was actually a pedant of heaven and man, he could even play with firecrackers, so what's the point of knowing medicine that ordinary people don't?
"I'll go in person!" Mu Ying jumped up, wearing armor aggressively, and went to cut willow trees.It seems that there is some deep hatred with the willow tree.

(End of this chapter)