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Chapter 59
For an instant there was silence in the hall, and needles dropped.
The clan families almost couldn't believe their ears. What happened to Liu Taibi?
Queen Mother Huo showed a just right surprise and broke the silence: "But the posthumous son of the first emperor?"
God tm the posthumous son of Emperor Xian! Qin Nuo couldn't help but complain, the emperor's father has been dead for almost a year, is Liu Taibi pregnant with Nezha?
No one in the hall answered. The two unlucky doctors wiped off their cold sweat, and the bolder one mustered up the courage to reply: "If you go back to the queen mother. Liu Taibi's pulse condition should not exceed two months of pregnancy..."
Without finishing a sentence, the unlucky imperial doctor was kicked out.
The person who shot, or said that the kick was Qin Xun, he kicked the doctor and couldn't get rid of his hatred, and then threw on the other body, raising his fist and hitting his face.
"You lied! You two traitors! You dare to slander your mother and concubine!"
"You dog thieves!"
Fighting and cursing at the same time. The pale face was flushed, and his eyes burst into flames.
The poor two doctors shrank on the ground and did not dare to fight back. They could only protect the vitals with all their might and retreat again and again.
Qin Xun's madness did not last long, and the Queen Mother Huo frowned, "What's this like?"
The palace people on both sides got orders and immediately rushed to pull Qin Xun away. Looking at the imperial physician on the ground, he has already vented more and less.
Queen Mother Huo glanced at Qin Xun coldly, "You don't need to worry about Lord Shu. Maybe it was a quack doctor who misdiagnosed it, so I immediately summoned the first seat of the Imperial Medicine Court to the hospital."
Immediately someone from the palace went down to pass the order and waited. Everyone looked different.
Qin Xun's expression gradually changed from rage to fear. His gaze swept over Liu Taibi's side. The two close-knit maids who followed Liu Taibi were pale and trembling like chaff. He understood something in an instant, and his heart was dark.
And the clans here exchanged glances.
Finally the oldest prince got up, bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother, and said: "Tell the Queen Mother, the veteran is weak and cannot sit for long, so he asked to leave the table temporarily and go back to rest."
A smile appeared on Queen Mother Huo's face: "The prince is polite. I wonder if the prince is still satisfied with the banquet today?"
"Naturally, the dishes are delicious and the wine is full-bodied. Thank you for the gift of the Queen Mother and the emperor. It has been a long time since I have such a hearty drink." Prince Li smiled contentedly, "It's a pity that my old bones are useless, otherwise I really want to spend the night. Da Dan, have three hundred cups of drinks with you all."
As the Prince Li asked to resign, everyone got up and left the meeting early with various excuses.
The mouth was full of singing and dancing, thanking the emperor for grace, no one word mentioned the change just now, and no one looked at Liu Taibi and Qin Xun in the center of the hall.
Everyone knows that this prince is out!
Walking out of the gate, Qin Nuo couldn't help turning his head to look at the vast hall.
The lights in the hall were bright and radiant, but there was a layer of darkness floating there for no reason. The Queen Mother Huo was still sitting in the hall, and the deep eaves shrouded her white and round face under heavy shadows. Qin Nuo couldn't see her expression clearly, but a chill came up for no reason.
He turned his head and quickened his pace.
There was a faint sound in his ears, turning his head and looking, it was Qin Ze who followed. Looking at the surroundings, many clan and palace people automatically moved away from the two of them, with careful respect. It seemed that there was an invisible barrier between them.
It is respectful and retreat. Although everything is still in the mist, everyone knows that the future emperor should be among the two.
Qin Ze caught up in Qin Nuo's footsteps and asked, "Ninth Brother, what do you think of today's affairs?"
Qin Nuo sighed, and his eyes fell on another corridor, where two seriously injured imperial doctors were being supported by the palace staff.
Qin Nuo looked sad, "The imperial physician is indeed the most dangerous profession in the palace!"
Qin Ze:...
Glancing at him, Qin Ze turned and walked quickly.
Alas, this ten brother, the bigger the less cute. It's not easy to molest.
Out of the palace, sitting on the carriage, this seventh brother of his own is too swagger! Even people whose news is blocked by Qin Nuo know that Qin Xun jumped up and down these days, contacting the officials and the clan. Together with the inner palace, I will offer medicine today and seek medical treatment tomorrow. I am really concerned about Qin Cong's condition. No wonder Queen Mother Huo took his first operation.
Qin Xun's matter passed quickly. In the evening of the next day, Qin Nuo received the news of Liu Taibi's death from a sudden illness. It was said that it was because of gluttony, eating improper fresh water, and diarrhea. The palace mates around him were severely punished for failing to advise the owner in time because of poor service. At the same time, Qin Xun was fined for half a year for failing to perform in the palace.
No one in the palace discussed the matter, and the same was true outside the palace.
Liu Taibi and Qin Xun simply disappeared from everyone's mouth, eyes, and ears.
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In the blink of an eye, the days are getting warmer every day. Qin Nuo returned from Changshui Village and rode his horse on the road beside Taiye Lake.
Passing by that pavilion, couldn't help slowing down.
Thinking back to the last time met Huo Youjuan here, all kinds of ardent conversations, but after a month or so, it was all right in the blink of an eye.
In panic, a figure flashed out from behind the pavilion.
Lan Er bowed and said, "My master, please get on the boat for a while."
Familiar scene, familiar people. Qin Nuo couldn't help laughing, rolled over and got off the horse, throwing off the reins, and said, "Lead the way."
Fang Yuan and other attendants stayed on the shore, Qin Nuo followed Lan'er on the boat alone.
This time Pei Ling did not ride a boat, but a lone boat. A tall boatman was holding a bamboo pole behind him. Hearing the sound of Lan Er bringing people up, he turned his head to look. His face was resolute and mighty, he was the mighty man who mistakenly thought he was General Pei the night Emperor Jingyao died.
Qin Nuo retracted his gaze and bowed into the cabin, where there was only a table and two stools.
Pei Ling wears a green robe and plain clothes, and is pouring and drinking.
Seeing Qin Nuo coming in, he didn't stand up to greet him, but just nodded, "Wang Ye and guests, if you are interested, let's have two glasses together." Maybe he has already drunk a few glasses, his lips are smiling and his eyes are More and more clear and bright.
Qin Nuo was not welcome, and sat directly opposite. Lan Er bowed and walked out.
Only two people sitting opposite each other in the enclosed cabin. Qin Nuo's eyes fell on the water along the window.
The two meetings were on the boating lake. Qin Nuo found that Pei Ling really liked the feeling of floating on the water, north and south.
Pei Ling raised the jug, filled Qin Nuo with a glass, and asked with a smile: "How do you feel about visiting the old place again?"
Is General Pei stabbing a knife in his heart? Qin Nuo's eyebrows twitched: "Things are not humans, I feel emotional."
"When people are young, they are always full of longing for the future, and only feel that everything should be as desired. But the reality is so cold, but they like to break this kind of fantasies." Pei Ling said with a smile, perhaps because of bad drinking. Less, his words today seem to be different, even the tone is slightly loose.
Qin Nuo looked at the other party, was he talking about him, or was he emotional?
I vaguely remember that Pei Ling in front of me was once the proud son of heaven who had everything going well. When he was a boy, he was a genius with both civil and martial arts. He was born in the Pei family of a high-ranking nobleman, so he was conscripted from the age of ten and entered the palace to study with the prince. He didn’t expect that Pei’s family would soon be involved in the battle of the prince to seize the son. He was also implicated.
It seems that when he was his age, he experienced the tragedy of family destruction, he was assigned to the border and became an official slave.
After that, he started from the cheapest slave soldier on the northern border, promoted and climbed all the way, and returned to his current position.
Compared with such a cruel fate, the parting and frustration that I have experienced now is nothing but the love of some young people.
Today's Pei Ling is already a powerful minister with a heavy hand. The power he holds is better than the original Pei clan. At least, he can no longer be implicated and annihilated for the prince's fight for power, or even vice versa. , He already has the ability to influence the inheritance of government and imperial power.
Feeling complicated, Qin Nuo couldn't help holding up the wine glass, and the sweet taste entered his mouth. He was taken aback, as if it was something produced by himself.
"I bought it from Wangye's shop. The taste is indeed more pure and refreshing than the usual wine. It is very curious how to get rid of the astringency. After several attempts, I couldn't succeed."
"Thank you, the general for the compliment." Qin Nuo said casually, suddenly startled, what does it mean to fail after several attempts?
Pei Ling blinked at him, "The last time the prince ordered in the Zhao's shop and the Liuli workshop, Pei was not talented, but also copied a copy. In the past few days, I have more and more fun to play with."
General Pei is really idle at home, he is very boring, right? Should I ask him for copyright?
Pei Ling continued to smile and said: "There is a difference between high and low, wine making and dew and other things are mostly handled by the humble people. The prince has no taboo about this."
"Noble and inferior, but in the hearts of the people. In ancient times, there was an emperor whose greatest hobby in his life was to carve wooden products with his own hands. Although the officials looked at him, no one dared to say that carpenters were also common people.
"Oh, how about the emperor's achievements and government affairs?"
Qin Nuo said solemnly, "Naturally, it's a mess and utterly dull."
Pei Ling couldn't help laughing at the desk, then raised her head and said: "The prince seems to have something to say. The plaything is dejected, it really is not taken by the gentleman."
Qin Nuo said with a smile, "Playing with things to lose one's ambition will naturally delay business matters, but I brew wine for business reasons, so what is the delay?"
"The business of the prince is to make money in business?"
"An idle clan, what else should I worry about besides? Is it necessary to train soldiers or make friends with ministers?" Qin Nuo shrugged, "What's more, this matter is quite good, and it can also help the family. Country world."
Pei Ling was surprised, "Where does this start?"
Qin Nuo held up a glass of wine, "It's just like this wine, where the alcohol concentration reaches a certain level, and it can be used as a medicine. It has... the effect of derotation and anti-virus. It is convenient to use and has good effects." Qin Nuo changed the sterilization and disinfection process. To put it another way, it is difficult for people in this era to understand the existence of bacteria.
Pei Ling immediately corrected her expression after hearing the words: "Is this true?"
"How can you make a joke with the general about this kind of thing?" Qin Nuo said calmly.
"It is so effective, but it can be in the army." Pei Ling said immediately. He was a general in the army. During the two armies of this era, there were many wounded, mainly skin injuries caused by cold weapons, but the mortality rate was extremely high. One of the most important reasons was wound infection. Without anti-inflammatories, we can only rely on physical resistance. Among the low-level soldiers who are not rich in nutrition, and there are few clean water sources, the mortality rate is extremely high. The popularity of alcohol in the military can greatly improve this situation.