Lady of the Lord From the East - Chapter 168

Not long after leaving Slot, Wei Wei and the others came back here again.

At this time, the Sloth Wharf has been officially put into use. In this era, the traffic is inconvenient, the information transmission is slow, and the wharf after the acceptance has not been specially publicized, so it has not been known by others, and the wharf is naturally not. Very lively, but there are already many ships docked here.

Most of those boats were small fishing boats used by serfs to go out to sea, but some of them stopped at Princia next door. After hearing that the place was built, they deliberately drove the boats over again. It will inevitably be affected, and the dock in Princia is already small. During the peak shipping season, the dock will become crowded, delaying the docking time of ships, so after knowing that Slot can also stop the ship for loading and unloading. , the original planned route did not require a ship doing business in Princia to change the stop, and sailed directly from Princia.

Among them was the ship secretly sent by the king to pick them up.

Because the messenger who came to pick up the person looked very urgent, after meeting in a hurry and saying his intentions, he didn’t even leave them much time to pack their luggage. Wei Wei only had time to ask the maid to prepare a few replacement clothes. After scouring the pharmacy, she hurriedly followed Felix out of the door with the child in her arms. It was not until she got on the boat and the sea boat set off that she had the opportunity to ask what happened and insisted that she go to the capital.

Yes, the person who was secretly summoned by the king this time was Wei Wei, not Felix, and the reason, when the messenger asked someone, was that the king was suddenly seriously ill and asked her to go to see a doctor.

This is really surprising. Although in Sardinson, Wei Wei’s good medical skills are well known by the doctors she has trained, but there are very few cases where she really needs to take action. , so everyone just heard of her, not actually seen her to treat and save people, and many people couldn’t connect the doctor’s identity with Wei Wei, the countess, so they didn’t really believe the rumors of her advanced medical skills.

Even the subjects didn’t know her true abilities, but the king suddenly invited her to the capital for this reason. It was strange to think.

It even makes people wonder if the king is really seriously ill.

“It’s really very sick.” The messenger sent to pick up the person was not a noble, but a personal servant by the king’s side, who was the king’s true confidant.

At this time, the attendant saw that the boat had already sailed, but he was able to answer the doubts of the Count and his wife patiently.

He told Felix and Wei Wei that the king was very ill recently, but not suddenly, but had been unwell two months ago, but at first he was neither sick nor had other symptoms, It’s just that he himself always felt tired and thought he was tired, so he didn’t take any measures other than taking more rest every day.

But then the king’s condition got worse and worse. From exhaustion at the beginning, he easily fell ill and caught a cold if he was not careful. The whole person was inexplicably weak, but the imperial doctor in the palace was asked to see it, except when he fell ill and caught a cold. Apart from the symptoms, the imperial doctor could not see any other problems.

But the king himself did not believe what the imperial doctor said. His age was still young and strong for the nobles. In addition, the king himself liked fencing and often practiced with his subordinate knights. He had always been in good health. Weak, it’s weird to look at.

So after the imperial doctor could not see the problem, the king recruited a lot of doctors, but none of them could explain why he was weak, and soon after that, the king fell ill, and everyone was even more helpless.

The attendant said: “It was also at this time that Your Majesty heard that Madam, your medical skills are very good, so he sent me here to invite you to visit.”

When Felix heard the words, he keenly grasped the key points: “Who did Your Majesty listen to? My wife is not really good at medicine, and she rarely treats patients. How could His Majesty suddenly think of inviting her? “

Wei Wei was also waiting for the attendant to answer. She is very confident in her medical skills, but she has never saved anyone in public. Even if it is touted by Sardinson’s doctor, the king is far away in the capital. , Could it be because of a little rumor that someone specially sent someone to invite her away?

As the king’s confidant, the attendant naturally knew the inside story, and this matter did not need to be kept secret, so he readily revealed the answer: “It’s Cardinal Adrian.”

Cardinal Adrian? Wei Wei thought for a while before she remembered that this unfamiliar name belonged to the cardinal who held the wedding ceremony for her and Felix.

But how could he suddenly recommend her? There shouldn’t be any connection between them.

Felix knew this person better than she did, so he quickly asked: “Didn’t Bishop Adrian leave Prady and go back to the Holy See? Why did he suddenly tell the king about my wife?”

Attendant: “I don’t know that very well, but the bishop returned to the capital this year. He is in charge of the church in the capital as before.”

Although he is the king’s confidant, he is only an attendant. He has no way of knowing this kind of secret inside the church.

Felix asked the attendant a few more questions, such as what is the situation in the palace after the king fell ill, and what are his specific symptoms. Soon Felix couldn’t ask any more questions, and ended the conversation.

This is Wei Wei’s first time going out to sea as a sea boat. Although she is only sailing along the coast, the bumpy feeling different from the land still makes her a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, she is not really seasick. After a while , this discomfort gradually improved.

And her son Anthony, who was held by her all the way, probably regarded this bumpy feeling as a cradle. Not only was he not uncomfortable, but he also seemed to enjoy it very much. He hummed like a pig in her arms, and when he was excited, he would He kicked his legs and jumped a few times, if Wei Wei was not strong, he might not be able to hold him.

She held the child and wanted to talk to Felix, but there were so many eyes around her that she didn’t say anything until she returned to the cabin where they temporarily lived.

Although this ship does not have the flag of the royal family, the interior layout is still very good, and the rooms prepared for them are also the best on the whole ship.

When Wei Wei entered the room, Felix locked the door and sat down with her to discuss the matter.

“Why did Bishop Adrian suddenly recommend you to the king? Could it be the Pope and what did they say?”

Wei Wei teased her son while talking to Felix: “It’s very possible, after all, the Pope and the others know that I cured Raymond, and if I remember correctly, Bishop Adrian should be someone from the Pope. Bar?”

When Pope John walked, Raymond was still bedridden, but the two of them were good friends and they exchanged letters with each other.

Wei Wei will also receive letters from Pope John to discuss medical skills with her, and occasionally hear some things in other churches. She vaguely remembers that the Pope mentioned this Bishop Adrian, and the tone and words are all the same. Very close, so their relationship should be good.

“He is indeed on the Pope’s side.”

Felix has more information on the church than Wei Wei. When the Pope had an accident in Sardinson, they caught the rebellious entourage, and they also asked the person who asked him to do it, although the person did not. Not the real messenger behind the scenes, but as the hawks of the other side, the Pope and Bishop Umberto, together with other doves, followed the clues and found a lot of related people, taking the opportunity to weaken the strength of the hawks. To say that the doves have the upper hand is a close match.

The reason why Bishop Adrian was originally transferred is unknown, but when he was about to be transferred back to the headquarters, Wei Wei was almost kidnapped, and then the kidnappers hid in the monastery. At first, Felix doubted whether he was behind him. But at that time, Bishop Umberto, who helped him find the kidnapper, secretly revealed that the church force he used was this Bishop Adrian.

After proving that the bishop and the Pope have a good relationship, it is not particularly surprising that he would recommend Wei Wei.

The Pope knows that Wei Wei’s medical skills are very good, especially the Pope himself. He often asks Wei Wei some questions related to medical skills, and most people in the church know some medical skills. Although the king does not like them very much, but when he is sick It’s not surprising that people go to the church for help when they’re not.

And if Bishop Adrian is also the one who was invited to see the king, then when he himself does not understand what the king is sick with, and he has doubts, he recommends Wei Wei, who he knows, who has good medical skills. People, it is not surprising.

“We will find time to ask him this question when we arrive in the capital. Now I am more worried about the situation of the king.”

It is not a trivial matter for the king to be sick. Felix still has deep feelings for the master he used to be loyal to. At least his loyalty has not diminished because he is no longer a knight, and the king can be regarded as the backing of their family, both public and private. , he did not want the king to have an accident.

Especially now that the competition for the heir to the throne has been heating up. Crown Prince Edward is weak, Prince Andrew is dull, and after them, there are Duke Romanov and other in-line heirs who are eyeing them. The reason why the two princes can still be Living in peace is because the king protects them. If the king falls at this time, Duke Romanov will never give up. The most likely thing he can do is to solve the two princes before they inherit the throne. became the first heir.

So at this time, he was definitely the one who wanted the king to die the most. Probably the king knew this, so he would secretly summon Wei Wei, lest Duke Romanov send someone to obstruct him.

Of course, I am afraid that the king did this to protect her reputation. If she secretly treated the king, even if Wei Wei did not find out like other doctors in the end, no one would be ignorant of it. reprimanded her.

“The attendant said that the king has been gradually weakened since two months ago, and there is no other illness besides that. What do you think he is sick with?”

Speaking of this question, Wei Wei’s face froze, and she said what she had guessed from just now: “I suspect that he is not sick, but probably poisoned.”