Lady of the Lord From the East - Chapter 175

Felix is ​​not Wei Wei, he wants to leave the palace, the king will not stop him.

So after telling the king about this, Felix seemed to instruct Wei Wei to take care of herself, so she left the palace quietly as arranged by the general manager.

The nobles always built various secret passages in the castle in order to secretly meet their lovers, and the palace was no exception, so he left smoothly without anyone finding out.

And when he left, Wei Wei was entertaining the imperial doctor.

The general manager asked the imperial doctor to bring medicinal materials to Wei Wei to investigate. He had heard that the king was a poisoned imperial doctor, so he brought some herbs that he collected that could detoxify and let her choose.

These herbs are basically sun-dried and preserved. People who know herbal medicine can know what they are by smelling and looking at them, but only a few are used together, because at this time, many herbal medicines in the West are still unknown. Here Her doctor didn’t find their use, and she was a little surprised that she could find several of them here.

Moreover, the imperial doctor brought only a small number of herbs that can detoxify. There are many other types of herbs in his residence, which may be used by Wei Wei.

“Can you take my maid over there to choose? She knows a lot about herbs and knows what I need.”

The reason why Wei Wei didn’t give him the medicine directly and let him find all the medicines directly is because the names of many medicinal materials are different in different regions. Many medicine names written by Wei Wei are still the names of later generations. Even if they are given, the other party will see them. do not know.

It is much more convenient for the imperial doctor to take Kama back to find medicine. She is a raw face. After changing her clothes and following the imperial doctor, she can pretend to be his maid and go to the imperial doctor’s pharmacy to get medicine. There is not enough to find there, he can also go out of the palace to collect medicine with the imperial doctor.

Even if someone asks who she is, it is easy to shirk her. After all, the imperial doctor is old, and there will always be someone by his side to take care of him, so the palace has always allowed him to bring his servants in and out. The imperial doctor only needs to say that Kama is With his newly hired maid, no one will doubt her identity.

The imperial doctor was very curious about Wei Wei’s ability to see that the king was not sick, but poisoned. He wanted to discuss with Wei Wei, especially when he found that the countess was more cordial and talkative than all the noble ladies he had ever met. It seems that he does not reject discussing medical skills with him, and he wants to stay even more, but now the king’s situation is more important, so he did not stay here for long, and the imperial doctor took Kama to find medicine.

The herbs in the prescriptions prescribed by Wei Wei are all relatively common herbs, such as those unique to Huaxia, she deliberately did not use them, but used other substitutes that she could find, so Karma really found all of them at the imperial doctor. After all the medicinal materials were packed, they were brought over for Wei Wei to prepare.

There is no way to do this. Chinese and Western medicine treat medicinal materials in different ways. For example, Wei Wei has various methods of processing medicinal materials, while imperial doctors basically only use fresh and sun-dried medicinal materials. Different processing methods will also affect the medicinal materials. It is effective, so Wei Wei needs to carefully consider how much to use.

It didn’t take much time. When Wei Wei got the medicine, the new medicine soup was boiled. Of course, this time, there was no need to go to the queen’s female master bedroom to boil medicine. Guarding the pot by himself.

When the imperial doctor knew that his herbs did not meet Wei Wei’s requirements for use, and the stock was not enough for the king, he took Karma out of the palace to find acquaintances to buy fresh herbs.

Wei Wei was a little surprised when he heard that he was going to buy herbal medicine: “Is there any place to sell herbal medicine in the capital?”

At the same time, I thought that this place is indeed the capital, and there are even herbal merchants. Like their Sardinson, the doctors can only collect their own medicines.

The imperial doctor shook his head and said, “There are indeed shops selling herbal medicines, but I am going to the church in the suburbs.”

Although the Prady Empire had a bad relationship with the church, there were still quite a few churches in the country. Not to mention, the three urban areas in the capital had their own churches, and there was a relatively remote church in the suburbs, but with the largest area.

The imperial doctor told her that because many people in the church work part-time as doctors, and the churches in the Prady Empire are equivalent to hospitals, they will receive and treat patients, so they need to use various herbs, and these herbs It is not enough to send people to collect the herbs in the wild, so the clergy of the church in the suburbs opened up a medicinal field around the church, and hired the surrounding farmers to help grow the medicinal materials for several churches.

The imperial doctor himself was born as a cleric, and many of the herbs he used were bought from churches in the suburbs, so now he is going to take Kama there to have a look.

“They grow herbs that have a lot of effects and are easy to grow, and they often send people to collect wild herbs, so if you want to find fresh herbs, it’s the most convenient to go to them.”

Hearing what he said, Wei Wei wanted to see it in person, but unfortunately she was not suitable for going out now, so she could only regretfully tell them to be careful on the road and send them away.

When the general manager heard that they were going out, he quickly sent guards to follow him. The imperial doctor was used to it. The king’s situation was not very good recently. coercion.

But so far, this kind of thing has never happened. Probably the person behind the poison is very confident in his poison, and the fact that the king has not recovered, also makes them feel that the medical skills of the imperial doctor are insufficient.

Kama went out of the palace with the imperial doctor smoothly, and no one paid attention to her on the way, which made Kama, who was originally nervous, very relieved.

After confirming that they had left safely, Wei Wei went to see the king again. His condition was much better than when he woke up last night. After breakfast, he gained strength, and he was able to sit up without anyone helping him, of course. , It will take some time before you can walk on the ground, and may even require rehabilitation.

Wei Wei came over and planned to discuss with the king and let him try a massage first to relieve his body stiffness caused by staying in bed all the time.

Of course, the massage could not be done by Wei Wei herself. When she was pregnant, the maids around her had learned how to massage her swollen legs, and by the way, she also learned a full set of massage skills, so she meant to let the maids teach the king’s servants , and then let his servant massage him.

Wei Wei is the king’s savior. He will not refuse any attempt to get people to recover quickly. Moreover, when he was training before, he often had people massage himself, but the one who massaged him before was either his mistress or his mistress. Maid, these people are not in the palace now, so I can only let trusted servants do it.

If the steward hadn’t gone to help the king decoct, he might have volunteered to take over the task.

So, soon, the king was lying on the bed and Penny taught the servants how to massage him.

Not to mention, compared to mistresses and maids who always carry special invitations, the massage method taught by Penny is absolutely professional. Although she doesn’t know acupuncture points, she is one by one. When she demonstrates it herself, although she feels It was sore and swollen, and even some places still hurt, but after the pain, it was very comfortable.

Almost, he was pressed and fell asleep again.

Oh, or he really fell asleep, because when the king’s attention was restored, the steward had already delivered today’s freshly brewed soup.

Because of the different processing methods of the medicinal materials, the medicinal herbs obtained from the imperial doctor are much less effective than those prepared by Wei Wei herself, which also led to her having to increase the dosage when dispensing new medicines. Delicious soup has become more difficult to drink.

The king finished drinking with a sullen look on his face, and there was an expression on his face that he wanted to vomit. If it wasn’t for his patience, he would have retched in front of everyone.

After drinking the medicine and finishing the massage, the king should be ready to rest.

Wei Wei got up to leave, but the king stopped him.

He seemed to think for a long time before asking her, “Dear Weiwei, what do you think of Edward’s situation?”

Prince Edward? Wei Wei remembered the thin boy she had met a few times.

She thought that the king wanted her to see a doctor for Crown Prince Edward. After all, the king had always valued this son very much. Wei Wei was not surprised that he would think of this.

But she couldn’t guarantee anything, so she could only say cautiously: “His Royal Highness is indeed in a bad state, but I heard that he has been like this since he was born, so I can’t guarantee that I can help him.”

King: “No, I’m not asking this, although I do want you to see it for him, but now I want to ask you, is it possible that he was poisoned like me?”

Prince Edward was also poisoned?

Wei Wei was really surprised. Not only her, but other people present were shocked. Obviously they didn’t expect this possibility.

But after being shocked, Wei Wei began to think carefully about the king’s words. Crown Prince Edward’s health was really bad. Anyone could see that he didn’t need to know medical skills, just look at his thin body and pale complexion.

Therefore, some people always say that his life is not long. Even if the crown prince has always performed well, in the hearts of other nobles and ministers, his status as the first heir to the throne is not comparable to that of the Duke of Romanov.

If he was in better health and didn’t look like he was going to die at any moment, it might be another situation now.

As if he didn’t notice their expressions, the king said to himself: “Edward was indeed in poor health when he was a child, but in fact he was taken care of by the imperial doctor when he was five or six years old, although he still looks thin and small. , but the doctors said he was healthy at the time.”

It is also because of this that the king dared to make him the crown prince, otherwise he would not have gone to the trouble of knowing that his son might not be well raised.

It’s not that the king is too utilitarian and doesn’t love his children, but he knows very well that if Edward doesn’t have a healthy body, he can’t receive a formal education of the heir to the throne.

So if Prince Edward’s health has been bad, the king will let him be a happy and carefree little prince, instead of putting him in the position of heir and educating him as a future monarch.

From this point, it can be seen that although the king is romantic, he really loves his children very much.

The king continued to recall: “But since a few years ago, his body has suddenly started to deteriorate again, and the doctors have not found the reason, but it has suddenly become so bad, and then it has become like this – I think You have also seen what he looks like now, and anyone who sees him will say that he may not live long.”

No one dared to say such words in front of the king, the father, but it was impossible for him to not know about the private rumors, and even the king and Prince Edward himself thought so.

So the king married the young lady of the Aldrich family to Prince Andrew, and publicly competed with Romanov. What he thought was that if the eldest son really couldn’t hold on, then at least, this strong competitor should be removed. Pave the way for the little son.

As for whether the younger son is suitable to be the king, he thinks there is no problem. The power of the king is not so great, and Andrew, who is not strong and smart enough, may not be able to be a king as wise as his old man, but as long as he teaches well, how much It can still be rescued, and there should be no problem with being a defending king.

What’s more, even if the son is not good, the king feels that with his own body, it is still possible to wait until the grandson is born, and then train and teach him personally.

It’s just that the king didn’t expect that he would suddenly collapse at this time, almost disrupting his plans.

And his weakness after being poisoned also reminded him of Edward’s sudden deterioration in the past few years.

“Now I have to wonder if he, like me, was poisoned or did something else.”

When the king said this, his eyes were full of haze, like clouds about to descend a thunderstorm, depressed and gloomy.

Even Wei Wei, who has always been calm, was startled by the look in his eyes now.

Wei Wei has no doubt that if the situation of Crown Prince Edward is really caused by man, this man who is both a father and a king will mobilize all power to find that person and put him to death.

At this time, she can only say: “I will check for the diagnosis of Crown Prince Edward, but is this time right?”

Although the crown prince is not very suspicious about the king’s poisoning, he is still somewhat suspicious, so Wei Wei is not sure if she is suitable to see the crown prince now.

But the king obviously trusted his son very much, so he just waved his hand and said, “I’ll call Edward over to accompany me to lunch later, and the steward will take him to your place after lunch.”

“Okay, I will be ready to wait for His Royal Highness to arrive.”

The king was sick and bedridden, and most of his official affairs were entrusted to the crown prince and several trusted noble ministers, so Crown Prince Edward was also very busy during this time, and he had not seen the king recently. There was a lot of pressure, it was difficult to sleep and eat, and people became more and more haggard. Everyone thought that he would fall ill soon, but he did not fall down because of his tenacity.

Even after seeing the king last night, Prince Edward rarely got a good night’s sleep. When he woke up today, the dark circles on his face have faded a little. Of course, such a change is not really noticeable. In the eyes of others, he Still pale like a vampire – although there is no vampire in this year, but it is indeed very vivid.

However, Prince Edward did not expect that he would receive an invitation from his father for lunch. You must know that in the past half month, except for the accident last night, the king has not seen anyone other than doctors and servants.

But since he came to invite him, he was naturally ready to go happily.

On the way, he also asked the servant who came to invite him: “Did father invite Andrew?”

“It should be Your Highness who doesn’t have it.”

The servants only received orders to invite the crown prince.

This made Prince Edward a little surprised. When his father had not completely declined to see guests before, if he would have lunch with him, Andrew would also be there.

The excited crown prince forgot that a month ago, the king did not find anyone to accompany him to dinner.

The news that the crown prince was invited to have lunch with the king quickly spread, and even the kitchen was specially instructed to prepare a sumptuous lunch for them.

The king has not been seen for a long time, and he has not even touched the food in the kitchen. This time, when they heard that he was going to have dinner with the crown prince, the chefs in the kitchen cheered up one by one, saying that they would prepare the most delicious food for His Majesty.

The news even alarmed the queen, who ran to the kitchen with her, just in time to meet the headmaster who was staring in the kitchen.

“Has His Majesty only invited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?”

When the manager saw her, he knew that trouble was coming, but he was not arrogant or impetuous, and replied mildly: “Yes, Her Royal Highness, Her Majesty has only invited Her Royal Highness. He has some official matters to ask Her Royal Highness.”

This is the excuse the king asked him to speak to the outside world. In this way, only inviting the crown prince to dine together will not become so conspicuous.

As soon as the queen heard it, she didn’t think much of it. After all, the king has handed over the matter to the crown prince during this period of time. Now it is normal for him to be worried about recruiting people to ask questions.

And Queen Mirabelle’s attention wasn’t here either.

She looked at the manager with excitement and anticipation: “Tell me honestly, is your Majesty’s body about to recover?”

This question was asked in front of everyone in the kitchen, so the general manager glanced around with the corner of his eye, and sure enough, although he didn’t look directly, everyone was eavesdropping on them consciously or not.

Looking back calmly, the manager said helplessly: “Your Majesty’s body is still the same, but the imperial doctor said that his condition has become relatively stable recently, so he has more time to wake up than before.”

Mirabelle carefully looked at the manager’s expression, and always felt that there was a trace of joy that could not be concealed on his face.

She clenched her hands under her sleeves, thinking that the king might not only be more stable, but maybe things were getting better.

This is not good news.

“Really, that’s really great.” The Queen breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on her face, and continued: “Since Your Majesty’s condition has improved, and he is willing to meet people, then I should be able to visit him too. ? Yesterday, I saw that His Majesty’s face was still not very good. Recently, I learned a new soup. I heard that it is very good for patients. I want to give it to His Majesty to taste.”

The queen really knew how to cook a few months ago, and she even used to cook dinner for the king herself in order to compete for favor.

But at this juncture, this idea of ​​hers made the director who was skeptical of everyone couldn’t help but wonder if she had any other plans.

Wei Wei’s reminder yesterday is still vivid in our minds. He and the king also felt that as long as a little bit of news about the king’s health was revealed, it might lead to poisoners. That’s why it took a lot of trouble to prepare this lunch. Now the kitchen is here. Bian didn’t see anything yet, but the Queen’s sudden proposal was a bit intriguing.

So he did not directly refuse, but pretended to say: “Your Majesty’s appetite is not very good recently, if it is the soup you prepared, he may be interested in drinking some, but Your Highness, you also know that His Majesty the King does not want to see people recently. , I have to go back and ask him what he means before I can reply to you.”

“Of course, this is what it should be.” Seeing that he didn’t directly refuse, Mirabelle felt hopeful, but it was rare that she didn’t get angry. Instead, she kindly asked him to convince His Majesty, and there was also a touch of sadness on her beautiful face: “Even if he still doesn’t want to see me, then at least try the soup I prepared.”

Such an expression is always pleasing to the eyes of a beauty, even if the chief has always had a bad impression of the queen, it is inevitable that at this time, he will slow down his expression: “Okay, Your Highness, I will definitely convey your thoughts to Your Majesty. .”

After achieving the goal, Mirabelle didn’t stay in the kitchen for much longer, and left with the maid. The steward watched the cooks prepare the food, and then personally delivered the food to the king’s bedroom, and then the food was not sent directly to the king. In front of him, he went to Wei Wei’s place first, and after confirming that there was no poison in it, one of them was kept as Wei Wei’s lunch, while the other was sent to the bedroom, in front of Prince Edward.

Although it was said that he invited his son to have lunch together, in fact, the king who could not get out of bed still ate on the bed, while Prince Edward sat next to the bed, sitting at the newly moved small table, facing his father.

So Prince Edward soon discovered that his father’s food was different from his own, and there was only a bowl of white porridge in front of him.

The crown prince has never eaten rice, but he knows this and knows that the food cooked with rice is the same as the paste made of flour, and it has no taste.

This wasn’t something the king was willing to eat before.

Seeing him staring at his lunch, the king smiled helplessly: “The doctor said that I can’t eat too hard food now, it will be bad for my stomach, so all I have prepared for me are these soupy things, to be honest , there is no meat at all, it is really unpalatable to death.”

The king is a pure meat eater, and he can’t eat a meal without meat. Even if he was sick and bedridden before, he couldn’t eat barbecue steak every day, and he had to eat it with broth. Like now, even the broth is said to be too greasy and can’t be eaten temporarily.

The Pradi people use flour and wheat as their main food, but rice can still be found in the capital, and even the palace has some reserves, so Wei Wei insisted that the king drink a few meals of rice porridge to nourish his stomach first after knowing that they had rice. Say it again.

Although the king tried to change his diet, Wei Wei was the biggest during the treatment, and even the general manager refused to listen to him. Instead, he persuaded the king to be patient and cooperate with the doctor’s treatment to recover quickly.

Edward looked at the king’s meal, and then looked at the food that was too rich to put in front of him, and felt ashamed.

Father can only eat such simple food, how can he enjoy it in front of him.

“Since I’m having lunch with my father, I should eat the same food as you.” He turned to ask the manager, “Is there any other kind of food? Bring me a bowl too.”

As soon as he said this, the king showed a relieved expression on his face, and he did not stop the steward from serving his son white porridge. In order to make the king eat well today, the steward deliberately said a lot about the benefits of white porridge at breakfast. I feel that this white porridge is not only suitable for drinking, but Edward can also try it.

It’s just that it was his son, and he was reluctant to let him accompany him to drink only porridge. In addition, he also deliberately attracted poisoners, so he let the kitchen prepare lunch.

Now that his son is willing to accompany him through thick and thin, it is too late for him to be happy. Of course, as a father, he will not really let his son drink only white porridge.

“You have lost a lot of weight recently. You should eat more to make up for it, so I can drink white porridge with me, but I also need to use some of those dishes.”

Edward thought of his body, and his heart was blocked for a while, but he didn’t dare to show his face to worry his father. He just smiled and nodded, and ate some other food while drinking porridge with him.

When both sides had almost eaten and the plates were removed, Crown Prince Edward thought that his father would ask him what he had done recently, and he began to sort out the results of his “substitute shift” work during this period of time, preparing for 1510. all told his father.

As a result, the king wiped his mouth and asked him nothing at all, and let him go out with the steward.

“Follow him to see my doctor and let her show you too.”

Prince Edward noticed that the king said “she” and thought he was wrong. After all, none of the king’s doctors were female, and even the entire king did not have a female doctor.

But when he followed the manager through the corridor to a room at the corner, the door opened, and the people inside invited them in, he saw Wei Wei sitting in it, and after receiving her diagnosis, did he know that After realizing it, it wasn’t that his father was wrong, but that his doctor was really a woman.

Looking at the serious diagnosis of the other party, he swore that he would never let this lady know that when he actually saw her, he thought she was his father’s new mistress.