I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 572: The Heartbroken Zhu Houzhao
Zhu Houxuan naturally heard what the imperial physician said, but he had no intention of explaining anything.

He had also heard about the disputes between Chinese and Western medicine in later generations. He did not want to get involved or take sides, but he believed that one important reason why Chinese and Western medicine were so contradictory was the problem of translation.

Dividing anything into "Chinese" and "Western" will cause opposition, because it will naturally bring in national emotions. If Western medicine is translated into modern medicine, there may not be so many opposition issues.
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was gradually getting better, Zhu Houxuan still did not dare to relax and gave Zhu Houzhao allicin on time.

For this reason, he always had many distillation teams ready to produce the freshest allicin for Zhu Houzhao at any time, and the extra allicin would not be wasted. The demand for antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs was extremely huge in this era.
Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao's illness did not recur. After the fever subsided, his physical condition improved and he soon woke up.
Zhu Houzhao was right beside him when he woke up. The first thing he said was, "What a strong smell of garlic! It's killing me."

Naturally, no one dared to bathe Zhu Houzhao in his weak state.

Zhu Houxuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Brother, are you awake? Don't move, take a good rest. Are you hungry? Come and eat something."

As soon as Zhu Houzhao saw Zhu Houxun, he immediately struggled to sit up, but he couldn't do it at all. He gasped and said, "Brother, you are back. I am afraid I can't make it anymore. If I can't make it anymore, it's up to you."

Zhu Houxuan quickly stopped Zhu Houxuan's action and said softly: "Brother, don't worry, don't say such discouraging words, don't worry, you will get better"

"Brother, did you save me? While I was in a coma, I kept hearing someone say that you were coming to save me," Zhu Houzhao continued.

"Royal brother, don't think about these things for now, relax, everything is fine, your health is important," Zhu Houxuan said with a gentle smile on his face.

At this time, the food that had been prepared long ago was quickly served, mainly porridge and milk that were easy to digest. Zhu Houxuan carefully served Zhu Houzhao to eat the food. After Zhu Houzhao woke up, with his cooperation, the food was easy to feed.
Zhu Houzhao, who had eaten a lot of food, recovered faster. Half a day later, he was able to sit up with the help of a pillow.
He began to have a simple conversation with Zhu Houxuan. Zhu Houxuan was concerned about Zhu Houzhao's health and did not dare to talk too much or too deeply with him, lest his emotional fluctuations affect his physical recovery.
However, Zhang Yong burst into tears immediately after seeing Zhu Houzhao wake up. "Your Majesty, you are awake. It must be that His Royal Highness Prince Wu has been guarding and taking care of you for the past two days without taking off his clothes or sleeping at night. God has been moved."

"Brother, you," Zhu Houzhao said with emotion. Zhang Yong's words were sincere and flattering, but Zhu Houxuan didn't want him to say more, so as not to affect Zhu Houzhao's recovery.
Zhu Houxuan was about to say something when someone suddenly came to report to him. He hurried over to greet him.
"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager's carriage has arrived at the door of the Leopard Room and is trying to force its way into the room. The guards dare not stop the Empress Dowager's carriage," the attendant said quickly.

"Empress Dowager? Why did she break into the Leopard Room?" Zhu Houxun said with a frown.

"Your Highness, didn't Your Highness order us last time to find a chance to capture Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning, and Zhang Yanling, Marquis of Jianchang, from the Empress Dowager's Palace? Even tigers take naps, let alone humans. This morning we seized an opportunity to capture the two princes-in-law from the Empress Dowager's Palace, and then, in accordance with Your Highness's order, immediately escorted them out of the city and prepared to exile them overseas. The Empress Dowager probably came to the Leopard Room now because of this matter," Chen Hong said quickly.

Zhu Houxuan thought about it carefully and found that he had indeed issued this order two days ago.
But thinking about the Empress Dowager Zhang who came to his door, he felt a headache and didn't know how to deal with this matter.
"What's going on?" Zhu Houzhao asked curiously after seeing Zhu Houxun talking at the door for a long time.

Zhu Houxuan was a little hesitant about whether to tell Zhu Houzhao about the arrival of Empress Dowager Zhang. He was really afraid that Empress Dowager Zhang would affect Zhu Houxuan's recovery.
During the short moment he hesitated, he could already hear the voice of Empress Dowager Zhang scolding the guards outside. It seemed that the guards really could not stop Empress Dowager Zhang.
Although Zhang Yong was 66 years old this year, he was still sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. He also heard the voice of Empress Dowager Zhang outside and recognized it at once. He had no idea what was going on, so he immediately said to Zhu Houzhao with a look of joy: "Your Majesty, I heard the Empress Dowager's voice. It's the Empress Dowager who wants to see you."

"Really?" A hint of joy flashed across Zhu Houzhao's thin face.

Zhu Houxuan looked at Zhu Houzhao and nodded hesitantly.
"Zhang Banban, help me up." Zhu Houzhao showed a hint of expectation on his face, and his eyes became brighter. He called Zhang Yong and asked him to help him sit up straighter.
When Zhu Houxuan saw this scene, he hesitated to speak.
He whispered to a servant to stop trying to stop Empress Dowager Zhang.
Soon, the footsteps of Empress Dowager Zhang and her followers were heard outside the door.
The door of the bedroom was suddenly pushed open, and a gust of cold wind immediately blew in. Even colder than the wind was the gloomy face of Empress Dowager Zhang.
As soon as she entered the room, Empress Dowager Zhang shouted angrily, "Zhu-Hou-Xun! Where did you take our two brothers? Hand them over to me immediately!"

No one responded to her. Everyone in the palace looked at Empress Dowager Zhang in surprise.
After seeing the layout of the palace, Empress Dowager Zhang immediately walked to the side hall on the left, where she thought Zhu Houxuan was hiding.
When she entered the side hall, she saw Zhu Houzhao sitting on the bed.
Zhu Houzhao was quietly looking at Empress Dowager Zhang who had barged in.
After seeing Zhu Houzhao, Empress Dowager Zhang's mind went blank. She didn't expect Zhu Houzhao was still awake. She was so shocked that she almost forgot the purpose of her visit.
"My son, why have you become so thin?" Empress Dowager Zhang said subconsciously.

When Zhu Houxuan heard Empress Dowager Zhang's thoughtless words, he was so embarrassed that he almost reached out to hold his forehead.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes wavered for a moment, and he continued to look at Empress Dowager Zhang quietly.
Empress Dowager Zhang also reacted and felt very embarrassed. She remembered what she had just said when she entered the room, which made her even more embarrassed. She hurriedly tried to make amends, "Mother didn't know you were recuperating here, so just now..."

She was halfway through her words when she realized something was wrong and quickly covered her mouth.
The silence in the hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, and the awkward atmosphere was as real as a physical object.
Zhu Houzhao was lying on the hospital bed. His frail body seemed to have been drained of all vitality. His bright eyes were now dim.
(End of this chapter)