Chapter 65 "The old man doesn't keep his word!"
Hao Wenjie looked back at the imperial doctors behind him and saw that they all had serious expressions. He knew that this disease was not easy to cure.
In fact, Hao Wenjie was not good at typhoid fever. But he was the director of the Imperial Hospital, so he was the only one who could handle such matters.
This is the responsibility of the chief officer. If there is merit, the chief officer will get the biggest share; if there is trouble, the chief officer must be the first to go.
"Your Majesty, according to the opinions of our Imperial Hospital, the most urgent task now is to help His Royal Highness Prince Jin reduce his fever. If the fever is not reduced, other medicines will hardly be effective..."
What Hao Wenjie said was somewhat irresponsible.
High fever is a symptom of typhoid fever, and he also said that the fever must be reduced before treatment can be started. This is obviously an attempt to shirk responsibility.
"Then why are you still standing there? Hurry up and reduce our prince's fever!"
"Your Majesty, this fever is not so easy to reduce. Now the Prince of Jin has a lot of internal heat, and there is also a cold air blocking it, which makes water and fire incompatible, and the five elements conflicting..."
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he knew that Hao Wenjie was fooling people, and maybe he himself didn't even know what he was talking about.
In fact, Hao Wenjie really didn't know that he had heard these words from others.
"Ordinary medicines are already ineffective. Our Imperial Hospital has tried many methods, but still cannot reduce His Highness's fever..."
Old Zhu didn't listen to their nonsense at all, he just kept asking questions.
"Just tell me, when will the fever go away?"
When Hao Wenjie heard this, he knew that His Majesty was angry, and the next sentence might be to drag the man out and behead him.
But typhoid fever is difficult to treat and the causes are complicated, otherwise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not have died young.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is blessed by heaven..."
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he exclaimed in his heart, "Wow, he is putting the blame entirely on God!"
Sure enough, when Lao Zhu heard this, he became furious.
"We've raised so many of you, and this is how you treat our son?"
"If we can't cure the third brother today, none of you will survive!"
When the imperial doctors in the room heard this, they all fell to their knees, shouting at their Majesty to calm down and spare their lives, but no one dared to stand up and say that they could cure the Prince of Jin.
In fact, it’s not their fault that their medical skills are poor, but some diseases are indeed difficult to treat.
Even in later generations, hundreds of thousands of people die from influenza every year, let alone in ancient times when there was a lack of antibiotics?
Zhu Yunhuan had a good impression of Hao Wenjie. During this period, he went to his place often to drink rock sugar and snow pear drinks and enjoy massages from everyone in the Imperial Hospital.
Therefore, after seeing Lao Zhu angry, he immediately offered his prescription.
"Doctor Hao, I have a way to reduce the fever."
"Just boil the willow bark and give it to my uncle!"
When Old Zhu heard this, he immediately became excited and asked quickly.
"Yeah!"
"Have you ever heard that willow bark can heal diseases?"
When Hao Wenjie heard this, his eyes lit up and he thought, Your Majesty, if you say so, then even if we have to make up some ancient books for you.
"Your Majesty, willow bark can indeed cure diseases. I remember it is recorded in ancient books..."
Hao Wenjie just started it, and others will follow suit.
"As the old saying goes, willow trees are full of treasures. They can soothe the nerves during labor pains and nourish the brain..."
"I have also heard from my grandfather that willow bark can cure fever and other symptoms, but I forgot about it in my haste just now. I only remembered it after your reminder!"
Those who can work in the Imperial Medical Service are all shrewd people. When they see Zhu Yunhuan jumping out to take the blame, why don’t they quickly put the blame on him?
It is hard to say whether willow bark can cure diseases, but it is definitely not poisonous and it is true that it will not kill people if eaten.
Moreover, now that the emperor's grandson is involved, even if the disease is not cured in the end, Your Majesty can't blame them entirely, right?
When Old Zhu saw that all the imperial doctors said that willow twigs could cure diseases, he began to believe it a little.
"In that case, why are you still standing there? Go and make the medicine!"
"Yes, yes, I will go and make the medicine right away!"
When Old Zhu was driving away a group of imperial doctors, he saw Zhu Yunhuan hanging around in front of him and immediately scolded him angrily.
"Go over to the side and kneel down!"
"When your uncle wakes up, you will wake us up!"
"I……"
When Zhu Yunhuan thought of the old man's unreasonableness, he was too lazy to argue with him. He could only find a corner against the wall to kneel down, then lean his head against the wall and take a nap in a daze.
When Old Zhu saw that there was no one around, he sat down at the head of Zhu Gang's bed, grabbed his third son's hand and cried emotionally.
"My dear, please don't get into any trouble!"
"You are the only loyal and righteous person in our Zhu family. If something happens to you, what will we do a hundred years later? Woo woo woo..."
Old Zhu cried for a while, and suddenly heard a slight snoring sound. He looked at Zhu Yunhuan who was kneeling in the corner, only to see that this rebellious grandson had fallen asleep leaning against the wall!
Does this rebellious grandson still have any conscience?
His third uncle was so sick after attending his father's funeral, but he still had the mood to sleep!
Just when Lao Zhu was about to kick Ni Sun awake, Hao Wenjie walked in with a bowl of medicine.
"Your Majesty, according to the instructions of the Emperor's grandson, the willow branch water is ready!"
When Old Zhu saw the medicine, he hurriedly took it, then blew on it while feeding it to his unconscious third son.
Although Zhu Gang was unconscious, he still had the instinctive swallowing reflex. He just didn't drink that fast, so some of the liquid always came out from the corners of his mouth.
Old Zhu fed the baby while wiping his cheeks with a loving father's heart.
Even an outsider like Hao Wenjie was moved to tears when he saw His Majesty like this.
After being fed a bowl of medicine, Zhu Gang responded quickly, with beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead.
Hao Wenjie, who was standing nearby, shouted in surprise upon seeing this.
"Your Majesty, look! His Royal Highness Prince Jin is sweating!"
Old Zhu also noticed this detail. He stared at the bowl of medicine in his hand with disbelief on his face.
“This medicine works!”
"Quick, quickly serve another bowl and let our prince drink it!"
There were already several imperial doctors waiting outside the door with bowls of medicine. Upon hearing this, they immediately rushed in and offered the medicine.
Old Zhu took it and fed it to him. Seeing that the medicine in the bowl was not as hot as before, he was too lazy to feed him mouthful by mouthful with a small spoon. He directly asked Doctor Hao to hold Zhu Gang's mouth and pry open the medicine to pour it in.
After drinking this bowl of medicine, Zhu Gang began to sweat and his face looked more flushed.
When Hao Wenjie, who was standing by, saw this scene, he immediately cried for joy.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Jin has been saved!"
"Once you sweat, your Highness's illness will be mostly cured!"
When Old Zhu heard this, his heart was filled with joy. He looked at his rebellious grandson kneeling in the corner with surprise in his eyes.
This rebellious grandson didn't lie to us, he really was collecting herbs for his uncle!
But how did he know that this willow branch could have miraculous effect in reducing fever?
Just as Old Zhu was about to order someone to wake up Zhu Yunhuan, he heard a weak voice coming from the bed.
"Father?"
When Old Zhu heard the voice, he turned around in surprise and saw that Prince Jin was able to open his eyes and speak.
"My dear, you are finally awake!"
"Do you feel better? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Zhu Gang struggled to pay his respects to his father, but was held down by Old Zhu.
"My son, just rest assured and take care of yourself. Don't worry about the empty formalities!"
"Father, I am an unfilial son and have caused you to worry..."
When Old Zhu heard this, tears fell again.
When he thought about how he almost lost his son, he felt a pang of fear in his heart.
"I'm glad you're okay!"
"Please get well soon. We still have many important things to entrust to you..."
When Old Zhu said this, he couldn't help but glance at his rebellious grandson kneeling in the corner.
"Third brother, you were able to wake up so quickly, all thanks to your nephew!"
"he?"
"You don't know, when you just fainted, the imperial doctors were helpless, but they listened to this grandson and boiled willow branches in water and fed it to you, which was how your fever subsided!"
"Then I would like to thank my nephew."
"By the way, where is my eldest nephew?"
Upon hearing this, Old Zhu smiled and looked towards the corner, then shouted at the rebellious little grandson.
"Zhu Yunxun!"
"ah?"
"what!"
"Your Third Uncle is awake and wants to say something to you!"
“Ahaha!”
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he immediately jumped up from the ground and ran to the head of the bed. Seeing that the big enemy was able to stand up, he was immediately overjoyed.
"Wow!"
" Awake so soon?"
"Grandpa Emperor, what did I say? I was really picking herbs just now, but you just didn't believe me!"
In fact, Zhu Yunhuan didn't know whether this thing was really effective, but he did read a report in his previous life that the main ingredient of aspirin was salicylic acid. The easiest way to obtain salicylic acid is to boil willow bark.
Old Zhu looked at his eldest grandson lovingly and spoke in agreement with him.
"Believe it, this time we believe it. Our eldest grandson is indeed looking for medicine, hahahaha!"
"Then what did you promise me?"
When Old Zhu heard this, his eyes widened and he said unhappily.
"What good is that!"
"Respecting your uncle, isn't that what you should do? How dare you ask for benefits?"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, he felt numb all over and looked at Old Zhu in disbelief.
"You lied to me?"
"Didn't we just agree on this? How can you, an old man, go back on your word?"
When Old Zhu saw that his grandson didn't even call him "Grandpa Emperor", his face immediately fell.
"Little rebellious grandson, are you asking for a beating again?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunhuan immediately shut his mouth, snorted coldly and ran away.
No matter how much you cry or make a fuss, this old man is unreasonable. It’s better to leave!
Zhu Gang saw Zhu Yunhuan running out with an unhappy face and asked in confusion.
"Father, what did you promise this child?"
Old Zhu smiled bitterly when he heard this.
"Nothing."
"On the way here just now, we told him that if he could cure you, we would reward him with a house!"
Zhu Gang said indifferently upon hearing this.
"Hi!"
"I thought it was nothing, but my palace is empty all year round, so just let him move in!"
When Old Zhu heard this, he became angry.
"What are you talking about? Do we need a house from him?"
"We are afraid that he will go out and cause trouble, so we plan to keep him by our side and train him for a few more years!"
When Zhu Gang heard his father say this, he was shocked.
It seems that my guess was correct, my father really values Zhu Yunhuan!
When Zhu Gang thought of this, he became eager again. He asked a tentative question and then nervously paid attention to his father's movements.
"Father!"
"I would like to ask you, are you interested in Zhu Yunhuan?"
