Song Yi

Chapter 253 The first clue

Lin Jieyu returned to the palace, using the method taught by Du Wenhao, dipped cotton in burning knife wine, and gently wiped Feng's forehead, behind the ears and two armpits to reduce the fever.

That night, Song Shenzong stayed at Concubine De's place.

Chen Meiren didn't sleep well all night.

Before dawn, Chen Meiren was already fully dressed and waited at the gate of Yueqing Palace. She didn't dare to call the door. She understood this rule. She didn't want to annoy Song Shenzong, but she couldn't sleep. She didn't expect that Concubine De to openly He found Lin Jieyu to fight against him.Thinking of this, Chen Meiren seemed to hear the crunching of her bones when she clenched her hands into fists.

In Yueqing Palace, Concubine De was talking to Song Shenzong.

A eunuch stood at the door and said softly: "Your Majesty, Madam Chen has come and said that she has something urgent to see you. She is waiting outside the door."

Concubine De intentionally said loudly: "Then let her in quickly!"

The eunuch agreed and was about to step back when Song Shenzong waved his hand: "No, let her go back. I'm going to court soon, so I don't have time. Let's talk about it later."

Concubine De didn't say anything, thinking that since Song Shenzong didn't want you to come in, then it has nothing to do with me, but she was still a little proud.

After tidying up properly, Song Shenzong said to Concubine De in a low voice, "I'm still here tonight."

Concubine De was overjoyed and was about to say something when Song Shenzong waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything, wait for me to come."

De Fei nodded happily.

After sending the emperor away, Concubine De was worried about Lin Jieyu's mother's illness, and hurried to Lin Jieyu's Yueqing Palace in a sedan chair.

When I came outside the door, I didn't hear the sound of crying, so I was overjoyed, and called the maid who guarded the door over and asked, "Did Mrs. Du from Tai Hospital come to see the old lady last night?"

The palace maid knelt down to greet her and replied: "Responding to the words of Empress Concubine De, Master Du has come! The prescription has been prescribed, and the decoction has been given to the old lady. The old lady feels much better and can already drink some gruel."

Concubine De was very relieved, yesterday the two of them tried their best to persuade the emperor to let Du Wenhao see Feng's doctor, the effort was not in vain.

The Chamber of Tai Hospital.

Du Wenhao called the imperial physician Wu Qiming, and the attendant made tea and left.

Du Wenhao looked at him up and down for a long time, and Wu Qiming's hair was bristling when he looked at him, and then he asked: "Physician Wu, have you been practicing medicine for a long time?"

Wu Qiming leaned forward and said: "My lord, this old man studied medicine at the age of ten, started consulting with his teacher at the age of 20, and left the teacher at the age of 25. It has been more than 30 years."

"That can be regarded as an old doctor. I have a question that I would like to ask for advice. I also ask Imperial Physician Wu to give me some advice."

Wu Qiming was a little apprehensive, and hurriedly stood up and bowed to salute: "I dare not be an old man."

Du Wenhao beckoned him to sit down, and asked, "I heard that Imperial Physician Wu is good at treating diseases of the spleen and stomach, so I would like to ask Imperial Physician Wu how to treat 'spleen and stomach deficiency'."

Wu Qiming stroked his white beard and smiled slightly: "Master Du, this deficiency of the spleen and stomach is not difficult to treat, and there are many classic prescriptions that can be used. For the treatment of this disease, the old man prefers to use Maimendong Decoction, and the specific combination is Golden Dendrobium Three qian, Beisha Shen [-] qian, Ophiopogon japonicus [-] qian, Polygonatum odoratum [-] qian, Shengdi [-] qian, Poria cocos [-] qian, fried yam [-] qian, lotus meat [-] qian, Qingzhi grass [-] qian. Money. Decoction with slow fire."

Du Wenhao smiled lightly: "Prince Wu's prescription is indeed very good. But I wonder if Doctor Wu has used this prescription to treat people?

Wu Qiming was even more proud, stroking his beard and laughing: "That's natural. This prescription was cut out by my mentor from the "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" Maimendong Decoction. Losses lead to various diseases, this old man has used this recipe to cure many people. It is quite effective!"

Du Wenhao smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Imperial Physician Wu, for your kind teaching."

"It's easy to talk about." Wu Qiming was very proud of being able to ask him for medical advice from the dignified imperial hospital. It's quite effective, if adults are interested, I can tell you for your advice." Picking up the tea bowl on the coffee table next to him, he looked at Du Wenhao with a smile.

"I want to ask for advice!" Du Wenhao withdrew his smile, and said coldly: "Since Imperial Physician Wu has a lot of experience in treating spleen and stomach deficiency, why did he treat Lin Jieyu's adoptive mother, Shiping County Lord Feng Niangniang, when treating spleen and stomach deficiency?" , but didn’t use your proven prescription?”

Wu Qiming was holding the tea bowl, and was about to drink the floating tea by gently blowing away. Hearing this, he was shocked, and the tea bowl fell to the ground with a bang.

Du Wenhao sneered: "Imperial Physician Wu, my words are not as shocking as a thunderbolt in the clear sky. Yesterday, I was ordered to treat Niangniang Feng. In order to understand the former medical prescription, I had the honor to read the prescription of Imperial Physician Wu. Hehe, The prescription seems to be quite different from what Imperial Physician Wu said today. Please let Imperial Physician Wu tell me about the reason."

"This..." Wu Qiming's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, his gray beard was shaking slightly, and he lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

He knew that the person in front of him was judged by the imperial hospital, who was good at Hua Tuo's magic skills. After arriving at the imperial hospital, he cured the empress dowager and empress's persistent abdominal pain and metrorrhagia for many years.He also cured the illness of Empress Defei, who was helpless by many doctors, and pulled back Princess Kang, who was bleeding profusely due to a misdiagnosis, from the life and death line. It is unreasonable to talk nonsense and make excuses in front of him.

Wu Qiming regretted it very much, but he never thought that Du Wenhao would pretend to ask medical advice to get his words out, and then use these words to question why he knowingly committed a crime and let Feng Niangniang mess around.

Wu Qiming was trapped by his own trap, and he wanted to change his words, but he couldn't.I had no choice but to bow deeply: "Master Du, this old man..., this old man is not using the right prescription. Thank you Mr. Du for your advice. This old man will change the prescription immediately. Make sure to cure Niangniang Feng's illness."

"No need, Mrs. Feng's illness has been diagnosed and treated by the official. Now I just need you to explain clearly, why did you treat Mrs. Feng like this? If you can't tell the reason, this officer can only When you kill people for the sake of a doctor, report it."

Wu Qiming's knees softened, he knelt down on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed: "My lord, please forgive me! I really didn't do it on purpose, it's just that I was old and comatose, and I used it without careful inspection."

When the overwhelming evidence can prove that Wu Qiming's side is not correct, Wu Qiming's only choice is to avoid the serious and take the light, admitting that he has a weak sense of responsibility and has not had a good medical examination. Such a punishment is much lighter than deliberately using the wrong medicine.

Du Wenhao thought for a while, his tense face relaxed, and he reprimanded him a few words without pain, telling him to take precautions in the future and treat patients carefully.

Wu Qiming was so grateful, he kowtowed to apologize, and vowed never to do it again.Only then did Du Wenhao wave his hand to make him retreat.

After Wu Qiming left, Du Wenhao took the prescription Wu Qiming had prescribed to Lady Feng, and came to the empress dowager's bedroom in a sedan chair.

After the notification went in, he was quickly summoned to meet.

Du Wenhao entered the main hall and saw the Empress Dowager still sitting on the soft couch behind the gauze tent, she couldn't see clearly, hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to salute: "I pay homage to the Empress Dowager Lafayette, I wish you all the best! Buddha, your body is healthy."

Buddhism was very popular in the Song Dynasty, and the Empress Dowager also believed in Buddhism. Every time she heard him call herself that, she felt very comfortable and couldn't help smiling: "That's all, give me a seat!"

The maid at the side brought a stool, Du Wenhao thanked him, and sat on the stool with his buttocks tilted up.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand, and the left and right attendants all retreated.

The Empress Dowager said: "Lord Du, it's been almost a month, have you found anything?"

Du Wenhao bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Reporting to Lafayette, I have discovered something, so I came here to report to Lafayette."

"Oh? There are so many strange diseases in the concubines in the harem. Is it because Chen Meiren is a capable fox?"

"This..., the time is too short to draw such a conclusion. However, I found some clues and came here to report to Lafayette."

"What have you found, tell me!"

Du Wenhao agreed, and told about Wu Qiming deliberately using the wrong medicine to treat Feng.

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager stretched out her hand and patted the armrest heavily: "Okay, it really turned the world upside down! They actually took the concubines of the former court! Do they still take Aijia seriously?"

Du Wenhao didn't know why the empress dowager was so angry, so he didn't dare to ask further questions. Fortunately, the empress dowager explained: "Ms. Feng is the widow of the former emperor, and she is kind. They treated her like this, obviously because of Lin Jieyu. !"

Du Wenhao didn't understand, and looked at her with an open face.

The Empress Dowager said: "Chen Meiren, the coquettish fox, is a jealous vat. He used to find fault with the concubines in the harem. The emperor liked Lin Jieyu very much. Before this Chen beauty, the coquettish fox, was the emperor's favorite. Lin Jieyu is gone. Chen Meiren was favored because she used means to drive a wedge between the emperor and Lin Jieyu. This mourner knows it. Who would have thought that she has been guarding against Lin Jieyu for so many years and never misses any opportunity to attack her? Lin Jieyu, to the point of disregarding the old man's life and death! Hmph! Do you really not care about Aijia?"

This involves the fight between concubines and concubines in the harem. Du Wenhao still followed the established policy, only with his ears but not his mouth, making a fortune in silence.

The Empress Dowager said: "This Wu Qiming is just a small character, there must be someone behind the scenes, and I can be sure that the person behind the scenes is Chen Meiren! To beat a snake, we need to hit seven inches. If we don't do it, we will kill her." I can't turn over!"

Du Wenhao felt chills in his heart when he heard this, this old woman is really cruel.

The Empress Dowager said to Du Wenhao: "You are very vigilant, very good. Remember, don't startle the enemy, but wait and see what happens! Pay attention to collecting evidence that Chen Meiren instigated and harmed the harem, and find out the inside story of their clique. When the time comes, they will be wiped out!" "

Du Wenhao bowed and agreed.

Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager stopped, and after a while, she slowly said: "I heard that Beauty Chen gave you her maid as a concubine?"

Because the concubine engagement ceremony is public and many people are invited, so it is impossible for the empress dowager not to know about this news. However, Du Wenhao was still shocked and hurriedly said:

"I didn't want it at first, but I was worried that turning against her at this time would affect the investigation of her conspiracy and delay Lafayette's plan, so I pretended to agree. But Lafayette, please rest assured, the humble official knows that this is her play On the one hand, he wanted to please me, and on the other hand, he planted a spy by my side. I would not be fooled. Moreover, I used this concubine to spy on the inside story of many Chen beauties forming a party. Wu Qiming and Chen The beauty's relationship is what she told me, so I discovered the problem from it."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager continued coldly: "The Ai family also heard that you also told Chen Meiren all kinds of interesting things about your previous practice of medicine, which made her laugh so hard. It seems that you have a very happy conversation. Harmony."

Du Wenhao could hear the sternness in her words, but he was still calm as if the mountain had collapsed before him:
"I know that the Empress Dowager has someone with Chen Meiren, and my every move is within the sight of the empress. This minister is the monkey grandson, and the empress dowager is the Tathagata. Buddha's Wuzhi Mountain. Therefore, I dare not have any thoughts of disobedience to Lafayette. Everything I do is to serve Lafayette better. Only when Chen Meiren recognizes me, can I find out more Useful news. Please also ask Lafayette to check it out."

The Empress Dowager nodded: "It's good to know, Aijia just reminds you to let you know that you can't escape the eyes of Aijia, you must keep this in mind. As for you to do things for Aijia, Aijia I will never treat you badly, but if you have any selfish thoughts, don't blame Aijia for being ruthless, do you understand?"

"Yes, I will keep it in mind. Even if I have a hundred guts, I will not dare to disobey Lafayette in the slightest."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager slowed down her tone: "Well, Aijia believes that you are a sensible person. Your report of this matter today is enough to prove your loyalty to Aijia. That's the same sentence, you take care of yourself. The Ai family does business, and the Ai family cannot do without your benefits."

"Yes! Lafayette, please rest assured. For Lafayette, I will go through fire and water, and I will never say anything, and I will never change my mind!"

"En!" The Empress Dowager stood up, walked to the side coffee table, took out a small brocade box, returned to the soft couch, took out a thin black waistcoat and put it on his shoulders, "Take this Put on the waistcoat and see if it fits."

This really surprised Du Wenhao, after a long time, the old lady actually gave him a waistcoat and asked him to take off the robe and try it on to see if it fits.

Du Wenhao quickly put on the waistcoat, hey, the size, length, fat and thin fit just right.Suddenly remembering Wei Xiaobao's precious vest in "The Deer and Ding Tale", he grinned and said, "Just right, Lafayette, your vest is not invulnerable, right?"

"You are very smart!" The Empress Dowager smiled, looked up, down, left, and right like a mother seeing a child wearing new clothes, and said, "This waistcoat is called 'Soft Hog Armor', and it is..."

"What? Soft hedgehog?" Du Wenhao yelled in shock.

The Empress Dowager scolded angrily, "Why are you shouting!"

"This..., this waistcoat is really called the soft armor?"

"Yeah, is there anything wrong?"

Du Wenhao's thoughts are like lightning. Huang Rong's precious "soft hedgehog armor" in Jin Yong's novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" actually existed in history, and it also appeared in the Song Dynasty. I really wonder if I have traveled to Jin Yong's martial arts novels inside.Du Wenhao touched the baby with his hand: "Does this thing have thorns?"

The Empress Dowager asked in surprise, "Have you seen this precious garment?"

"No, where do I have the good fortune to see such a baby? I guessed it from the name, 'soft hedgehog', of course hedgehogs have spines."

The Empress Dowager smiled: "You are right, this vest has thorns, not only invulnerable, but also counterattack with sharp thorns."

"Where is the thorn?"

The Empress Dowager lifted the hem of the right side of the soft hedgehog armor, found a small button on the inner layer, grabbed it and pulled it down, and said: "Now you can touch it."

Du Wenhao raised his hand to touch his chest, he let out a cry, as if he had touched a lump of prickly pear, he quickly raised his hand to have a look, his palm had already been pierced a few small eyes, and a few thin drops of blood came out , Fortunately, I was prepared first, and I didn't press hard, otherwise, it would definitely be worse.He panicked and said: "Lafayette, this..., is there no poison on this soft hedgehog armor?"

"Don't worry, I didn't feed poison now, you can apply poison if you need it in the future." The Empress Dowager giggled and said, grabbed the button and pulled it again: "Touch it again, it's all right now."

Du Wenhao touched it, and it became very smooth again. He said happily: "This thing is really good. The button is just at the opening of the robe, where the hand hangs down. It is very concealed to touch and pull. It will pay attention, and it is convenient and fast. Once you pull it, the thorns will appear, and the thorns will disappear when you pull it again. Hehe, what a treasure!"

The Empress Dowager smiled and sat back on the soft couch: "The things you do for Aijia are dangerous. Once these people's conspiracy is revealed, they will jump the wall in a hurry, and they can't let a group of guards follow you. Aijia has long been I was worried about this problem, so I decided to give this treasure to you. This soft hedgehog armor was given by the first emperor. It is useless for the Ai family to keep it, so I gave it to you. There are still many things that the Ai family will ask you to do in the future, and there are many dangers in it. It’s a matter of self-defense.”

Du Wenhao was overjoyed, bowed and said: "Thank you for the gift of Lafayette. With this thing, even though you can't take the initiative to attack, it is more suitable to run for your life. You can put oil on your feet, so you don't have to worry about fighting! If you stay in the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood! hehe.

"Exactly! If you need to arrest people in the future, you can find Xiao Jiaozi. He can mobilize his servants to assist you."

Little Jiaozi is the nickname of the Empress Dowager Jiao's father-in-law.The servants mentioned by the Empress Dowager are a thug organization organized by the Empress Dowager in the harem. It is composed of a number of strong eunuchs and stout maids, and is responsible for arresting and punishing eunuchs who violate the rules.This internal servant team was led by Eunuch Jiao, the empress dowager's confidant eunuch.

At that moment, the Empress Dowager called Eunuch Jiao in and asked him to assist Du Wenhao in the future.Eunuch Jiao and Du Wenhao had a good personal relationship, but now with their working relationship, they are even closer.

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The next day, Du Wenhao was going to the palace to see the empress dowager. The empress dowager's menstrual period was coming soon. According to the predetermined treatment plan, acupuncture and moxibustion were required before menstruation to prevent pain.

He entered the harem, and a young eunuch at the door accompanied him to the empress dowager's bedroom.

On the way, I saw a court lady not far away lowering her head, and was scolded loudly by an old eunuch in the Empress Dowager's palace.This made Du Wenhao very curious, and asked the accompanying eunuch who this person was in a low voice, and the young eunuch whispered that the maid was dumb.

Du Wenhao knew that there were too many strange things in the palace, and it was not convenient for him to inquire, so he said casually: "It looks pitiful."

The little eunuch looked around, and hurriedly said in a low voice: "My lord, don't say that, do you know who cut off the tongue of this court lady?"

Seeing the nervous look on the little eunuch's face, Du Wenhao knew that there must be a secret behind it that could not be revealed casually, so he said, "Since I can't tell it, I won't ask who cut her tongue, thank you father-in-law for reminding me."

The little eunuch smiled, and said softly: "Your Excellency, you are welcome, but it's okay for you to know about this matter, just don't talk nonsense, because it has something to do with the emperor."

Du Wenhao nodded.

The little eunuch said: "This woman once secretly joked about the name of the emperor's beloved Empress Jieyu, and the emperor ordered her to cut off her tongue. At that time, this incident caused a sensation in the harem. But such a thing Everyone doesn't mention it."

Du Wenhao wondered: "What's the name of the lady Jieyu? What's the name of this Jieyu?"

"This Jieyu's lady's surname is Wu, and her name is Lidong. She may have been born on Lidong's day. However, the emperor likes to call her 'Dong'er'."

"It's okay to be named 'Lidong'. There's nothing ridiculous about it."

"The court lady said: 'Winter, the end! The life of the empress is not long!'"

"Hey! The end also means that all things are stored, that is to say, all the autumn crops have been harvested and dried, stored in storage, and animals have been hidden for hibernation to avoid the cold. This court lady misinterpreted the meaning of Lidong and made fun of the empress. That's right. However, I got my tongue cut out because of this, which also..."

The little eunuch hurriedly interrupted him: "Lord Du has a kind heart, but there are ears everywhere in this palace, and there are many people who climb up on other people's shoulders, so you should be careful. Don't let these people I used the words of an adult without any intention, sued the higher authorities, and suffered injustice."

"What the father-in-law said is true, I remember it." Du Wenhao cupped his hands.

Seeing the entrance of the empress dowager's bedroom from a distance, Du Wenhao felt a little urgent to urinate, fearing that it would be inconvenient to go to the toilet after a while, so he asked the little eunuch not to accompany him, and the little eunuch left and went back.

After the little eunuch walked away, Du Wenhao looked left and right to see if there was no one there, walked down the stone path, turned to the back of a rockery, pulled off his pants and urinated.

He had just adjusted his trousers and turned to leave, when he suddenly saw a person coming out of the rockery not far behind, which shocked him suddenly.Before Du Wenhao could take a closer look, the man knelt down in front of Du Wenhao with a thud: "Lord Du, help!"

(End of this chapter)