Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 104 Stupid woman

Zhu Changluo suddenly fainted in the harem. Upon learning of this, Zhu Youxiao was shocked and hurried to the Qianqing Palace.

When they arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Li Xianshi, who had just entered the palace and was in a panic, came up to Zhu Youxiao crying, and kept asking what to do.

"Your Majesty, what happened to our father? Why did he suddenly faint? Have you called the imperial physician? What did he say?" Zhu Youxiao asked Li Xianshi.

Li Xianshi wiped her tears and told Zhu Youxiao that Emperor Taichang had been indulging in excessive drinking and sex in recent days. He had been playing with women too much and his health was a little weak. In order to arouse his interest, he secretly used some strong and dangerous drugs. Who would have thought that although he "regrouped" after taking the drugs, how could he endure such torture as he was already in poor health?
This time he fainted suddenly, and the imperial physician had come to see him. After examining his pulse, he said that the emperor had too much internal heat and his body was weak. Now the emperor has woken up and seems to be feeling better.

"Your son will go and see father first..." After hearing what Li Xianshi said, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief and immediately wanted to go in to check on his father.

But before he was ready to take a step, he was grabbed by Consort Li again.

"Several gentlemen are inside now, so you'd better go in later."

"Sir? What sir?" Zhu Youxiao was stunned.

Li Xianshi whispered a few words to Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youxiao realized that the gentlemen she was talking about were several ministers in the court. In addition to the chief minister Fang Congzhe, there were also new cabinet ministers such as Sun Ruyou and Liu Yirong, as well as several other ministers such as the Imperial Secretary Yang Lian and the Imperial Censor Zuo Guangdou.

Zhu Youxiao frowned. There wasn't much time between the time his father fell ill and the time he rushed over. But when he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, not only had his father seen the imperial physician, but how come even the ministers had arrived before him?
How come these ministers came so quickly? They were more informed than me? Besides Fang Congzhe and other cabinet ministers, why did Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and the others come? Yang Lian was only a secretary, and Zuo Guangdou was only a censor. How could they be qualified to go directly to the palace to see the emperor?

"Your Majesty, was it you who asked the gentlemen to come?" Zhu Youxiao asked Li Xianshi in a low voice.

Li Xianshi shook her head blankly: "It's not me, I don't know. After the emperor fainted, I only asked people to call the imperial physician. Not long after the imperial physician arrived, the gentlemen arrived..."

As she spoke, Consort Li said anxiously, "Will the emperor be alright? By the way, when you meet the emperor later, remember to mention this to him. Don't forget to do the canonization. He promised to make me the queen, but now he hasn't even officially issued an order to make me a concubine. How can this be done in practice?"

At this point, Li Xianshi seemed to feel that it was inappropriate to only talk about her own affairs, so she quickly added another sentence, specifically mentioning Zhu Youxiao's position as the crown prince. She said that these were all major matters related to them, the mother and son, and that the emperor was now ill, and this matter could not be delayed, so it would be better to settle the status as soon as possible. If it could be settled one day earlier, both she and Zhu Youxiao would be relieved.

Looking at Concubine Li in front of him, Zhu Youxiao didn't know what to say.

In fact, Li Xuanshi was not that old. Zhu Youxiao was a 16-year-old boy, and Li Xuanshi was only 25 years old. His adoptive mother was only nine years older than Zhu Youxiao, and they looked more like siblings in terms of age.

But compared to the calm Zhu Youxiao, although Li Xianshi is Zhu Changluo's favorite concubine, she is a stupid woman who can't hide her thoughts and has no brains. It has come to this point, she doesn't think about her father's body, but is still thinking about her position as queen. Is it interesting to think about these things now? As her father's favorite concubine, Li Xianshi's wealth and glory all come from her father. Only when her father is good can she be good. Doesn't she understand such a simple truth?

And is now a good time to talk about this? Shouldn't we think more about how to make our father healthy? As for dragging him into the position of crown prince, Zhu Youxiao was even more amused. He was the eldest son of the emperor and the only adult prince among his father's two sons. His half-brother Zhu Youjian was still young. After his father ascended the throne, who else could he make the crown prince if not himself?
If the fourth prince born to Li Xianshi was still alive, he might pose some threat to him, but the fourth prince was long gone. Now besides himself, Li Xianshi only has her eighth sister who is still breastfeeding. Besides, he is Li Xianshi's adopted son, so he doesn't need to fight for the position of crown prince, it is his.

However, Zhu Youxiao also knew what kind of person Li Xuanshi was, and she didn't think about what she said. Zhu Youxiao agreed immediately, nodded, and waited patiently with Li Xuanshi. After a long time, they saw several ministers who went in before them came out. When they came out and saw Zhu Youxiao and Li Xuanshi, their attitude towards Zhu Youxiao was good. They came forward to greet him and then left.

As for Concubine Li, these ministers didn't pay any attention to her at all, especially Yang Lian, who just glanced coldly at Concubine Li and then walked away with a swagger.

Zhu Changluo had been ill for several days. Not only did the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician not help, but he also had diarrhea.

The Imperial Hospital diagnosed Zhu Changluo as having consumed too much Tiger and Wolf Medicine and had excessive internal heat, and needed to detoxify immediately. Since it was for detoxification, they prescribed him a laxative. He had a lot of diarrhea after taking the laxative, and he was either lying or sitting on the toilet in the harem, and he was so thin and pale that he cried out in pain.

The emperor was able to defecate completely, but his illness did not improve. At this time, Li Kezhuo, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, presented the emperor with a red pill, saying that the red pill was an elixir that he had obtained for the emperor and could cure his illness.

Zhu Changluo, who was desperate to find a cure for his illness, didn't care about all these things at this time. In addition, he trusted Li Kezhuo, so he decided to give the red pill a try.

Just like that, Zhu Changluo took the red pill in the morning of that day. Not long after taking it, he started to feel better. He felt more energetic and his stomachache stopped. The situation seemed to be developing in a good direction.

In the afternoon, Zhu Changluo thought that since the red pills were so effective, if he took more of them, would he be cured immediately? I don't know where Zhu Changluo got this idea. Let's not talk about whether the red pills Li Kezhuo offered were elixirs. Even if they were, he couldn't take too many of them. Medicines are three-point poisons. Zhu Changluo didn't know such a simple truth? But then again, if Zhu Changluo had this brain, he wouldn't have taken those toxic drugs for women, and he wouldn't have fallen ill in such a short time because of excessive internal heat.

Just like that, Zhu Changluo, a smart and imaginative man, decided to intensify the treatment and take another red pill. Perhaps after taking this red pill, he would be full of blood and full of energy immediately.

Zhu Changluo did it right away. He asked someone to bring the red pill and asked him to swallow it with wine. After swallowing the red pill, his stomach instantly felt warm, which made Zhu Changluo happy.

If nothing unexpected happens, I will recover soon.

But as expected, the accident happened. When Zhu Changluo expected the medicine to cure his illness, his body soon began to become restless due to the effect of the red pill. This restlessness was serious. In less than an hour, Zhu Changluo was dying, and he began to breathe out more than breathe in.

At this time, Zhu Changluo felt that he was about to die, so he summoned his ministers into the palace and also called his eldest son Zhu Youxiao to come.

After the arrival of the emperor, Zhu Changluo pointed at the eldest son Zhu Youxiao and said a few words to the ministers, which implied that he was entrusted with the care of the emperor. Seeing the emperor in this state, the ministers did not know what to do, and could only comfort the emperor and ask the imperial physician to find a way to treat him.

After the ministers left, Zhu Youxiao looked at his father who was dying and sleeping on the sickbed, and he couldn't help feeling sad.

He never expected that his father would be like this just one month after he ascended the throne. Thinking back to a month ago, when he learned that his grandfather Wanli had passed away and the news had just reached the East Palace, the scene where his father was stunned at first, and then hugged Zhu Youxiao and cried seemed still vivid in his mind.

At that time, Zhu Changluo was not only crying for his grandfather, the Emperor Wanli, but also for himself.

It is not easy for him as the crown prince. He has been walking on thin ice for so many years, and has lived in fear and humiliation for so many days. Finally, everything has come to this day. With the passing of Wanli, he, the crown prince, is about to become the next emperor. All the dark clouds have finally dissipated.

With the death of Emperor Wanli, all the hardships came to an end. On the night before the coronation ceremony, Zhu Changluo held the hand of his eldest son Zhu Youxiao and chattered for a long time, talking about how difficult his life was and how lucky he was.

In addition, Zhu Changluo happily told his son that the hard times were over and good times would come. Now that he was the emperor, he no longer had to worry about anything. After the late emperor's funeral was completed, he would appoint Zhu Youxiao as the crown prince, establish the East Palace, and then find a great scholar to be his teacher.

A hundred years after his death, the throne would definitely be passed to Zhu Youxiao. He hoped that Zhu Youxiao would not disappoint his expectations and would not learn from his grandfather Wanli and become a capable and wise ruler.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but shed tears as his father's instructions echoed in his ears. But he didn't dare to cry out loud, after all, his father was still there. What if he disturbed his father? That would be bad!
Zhu Youxiao could only hope that his father could survive the disaster and pray to the gods and Buddhas for his father to get better as soon as possible. At this time, Li Xianshi also came. Seeing Zhu Changluo lying like this, Li Xianshi couldn't help but burst into tears.

Afraid that Li Xianshi's crying would frighten her father, Zhu Youxiao hurriedly pulled Li Xianshi out and comforted her for a long time before she stopped crying.

"Son! If something happens to your father, what will we mother and I do?"

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to talk about this." Zhu Youxiao reminded.

Li Xianshi had never experienced such a thing before, and her heart was already in turmoil. She wiped her tears and said to Zhu Youxiao: "Now is not the right time, then when is the right time? What if your father can't make it this time? What should I do?"

At this time, Li Xianshi was still only thinking about herself, which made Zhu Youxiao very dissatisfied, but he still patiently comforted her to avoid any more trouble.

After finally calming him down, Li Xianshi suddenly remembered something. She told Zhu Youxiao that Emperor Taichang was not in a good condition now and it would be better to prepare for some things early. He was the eldest son of the emperor, and although he had not yet been appointed as the crown prince, he was the future heir to the throne in every way.

In this case, for the sake of their mother and son, he should live in the Qianqing Palace from today on, and no longer have to live in the Ciqing Palace. This way, he can not only take care of the seriously ill emperor, but also respond as soon as possible when necessary.

Zhu Youxiao felt that this suggestion was reliable, and he immediately nodded and agreed.

Seeing that he agreed, Li Xianshi was overjoyed, and quickly found Li Jinzhong and asked him to arrange for Zhu Youxiao to live in the Qianqing Palace. As long as Zhu Youxiao could be with her, even if Emperor Taichang really couldn't get over this hurdle, with this future heir to the throne in his hands, even if Li Xianshi couldn't become the queen, she could at least become a queen mother in the future.

(End of this chapter)