The king is not the king, the minister is not the minister

It seemed that overnight, the menacing epidemic made people panic. The Tai Hospital asked someone to test the medicine, but even after prescribing several prescriptions, it didn't work.

Qi Ruo also went to investigate many people who bought from medicinal material merchants, and finally found some clues, so he went to look for Yu Zhuo at night.

"Your Majesty Yu is really in a good mood, are you still admiring the moon at this time?" Qi Ruo said, jumping off the courtyard wall.

Yu Zhuo was suddenly taken aback from his contemplation, and said angrily: "Leave the front door open, tell me, what's the matter."

"It's nothing, the main thing is that His Majesty asked his ministers to investigate the people who hoarded the medicinal materials. Guess who I found?" Qi Ruo glanced at the white paper on the stone table, on which he sketched with ink. portrait.

I thought I would get Yu Zhuo's eyes, but unexpectedly he said with certainty: "It's Han Fu."

"How did you know it was him?"

"There are a lot of medicinal materials among the major merchants, and they must be purchased with a large sum of money. Recently, His Majesty told me that a large amount of silver taels has been withdrawn from the treasury. The only one who can move is Da Si Nong Han Fu." .”

Yu Zhuo thought that Han Fu probably wanted to use the money from the national treasury to sell medicinal materials, and then return them to the national treasury after they were sold.It's a pity that he never thought that Xia Houzhan would send another person to count the treasury.

"On the day he sells medicinal materials, His Majesty will teach him well, what is a tiger's butt that cannot be touched."

"I can't touch it—how can I not touch it? Don't you just want to touch it!" Qi Ruo quickly pulled out the paper on the table, "hehe" smiled, "Not only do you want to touch it, but you also want to..."

Yu Zhuo's expression changed, he quickly took back the scroll, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Shall I just tell you who the person in this painting is?"

"Believe it or not, I'll beat you up first!"

Knowing that he couldn't beat him, Qi Ruo hurriedly said, "Don't bully the small with your big ones!"

"Childish." Yu Zhuo was ghostly and wanted to snatch the scroll from Qi Ruo, but the paper was so fragile that it was torn in two. Yu Zhuo took the candlestick and burned it.

The candle flames danced, making that face extremely obscure, Qi Ruo hurriedly said: "Hey, don't be angry."

"I am not angry."

It's just that others can see it, but Xia Houzhan is still calm and calm, which inevitably makes him feel disappointed.The wedding day is approaching, but he still can't let it go.

"Are you going to get married at the end of this month?"

Nodding lightly, Yu Zhuo said, "It's late at night, I'm going to sleep." After all, Qi Ruo understood him and knew that he was uncomfortable.

Qi Ruo said helplessly: "Men, three wives, four concubines, and out-of-home lovers. In Lanyue Pavilion, which one is not like this? You want to be a lover."

He doesn't know if he can do it or not, but Jiang Yuli's affairs naturally have to be taken care of.

"Then Miss Jiang's family lives in a deep boudoir, so why did she get the disease for no reason? Go and find out for me." Yu Zhuo said.

"You haven't become a queen yet, why did you trick the person who awakened the emperor?" Qi Ruo stretched her waist, and quickly disappeared from Yu Zhuo's sight before she got angry.

Sure enough, when the whole capital began to panic, there were vendors selling anti-epidemic medicinal materials at high prices in the morning.However, less than an hour after they sold it, the terrified crowd began to snatch the medicinal materials.

Many people want money or life, so they take risks.

"Imperial Guards, disperse." Su Shixue led a group of people to disperse the crowd, and put up many notices.

The deputy commander read at the top of his voice: "There are medicinal materials sold at low prices outside the Forbidden City, go there and get them."

"Really?" Some people don't believe that there is such a good thing, but the majestic official uniform cannot be faked.

Most of the medicinal materials came to seize high-priced merchants, so there were so many people bustling inside and outside the palace gate.

Among the crowd, Yu Zhuo saw Xia Houzhan in casual clothes at a glance, and approached involuntarily.Then he said: "Your Majesty, is this the way you want?"

Xia Houzhan was startled when he heard this, and nodded when he saw that it was Yu Zhuo.

As a result, Han Fu does not have enough money to recover the cost, and the national treasury has such a shortfall, and he may lose his fortune and cannot fill it.

"Is there a cure for the epidemic?" Yu Zhuo asked.

"The Tai hospital said that using Artemisia annua as a primer can temporarily reduce the high fever, but it will take more than half a month to eat and drink well before it can be cured."

Epidemics often occur among people who often go out to work, and weaker children, who are the breadwinners of the family. Poor families, I am afraid that the livelihood of the whole family will be even more difficult.

"Your Majesty, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family is also suffering from the epidemic. Can you see if I can come from the Imperial Hospital..."

"Really?" Xia Houzhan frowned and said with some hesitation, "Hengqing, you should live in the palace today. In fact, the Queen Mother also..."

Yu Zhuo didn't expect the Queen Mother to be sick too.

To avoid suspicion, Yu Zhuo just waited at the door.

The Queen Mother also covered her face with a white gauze. She saw Xia Houzhan and told the others to retreat before saying, "Zhan'er, there are people who want to harm Aijia. How could Aijia be easily provoked by the epidemic at this time!"

"Why did the queen mother say that?"

"The first person to get sick was actually Aijia. However, Aijia had a red rash on his face when he touched some gorgeous flowers since he was a child, so he didn't pay attention to it until the high fever persisted a few days ago. Now, although his life is fatal, it's okay, I think But it's not that simple." The Empress Dowager Yan said.

"The queen mother is not feeling well, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The Empress Dowager Yan's hand rested on the veil for a moment before she said: "The matter of high fever has often occurred since the birth of Your Majesty. There is nothing worth disturbing Your Majesty."

Xia Houzhan felt guilty after hearing this, and asked tentatively: "Mother, do you still have scars on your face?"

"The Tai Hospital gave Aijia a scar to remove, and it will disappear in a few days."

"Mother, don't worry, let Leng Yue and Huazhu pay attention to the movements of the people in the palace, and I will definitely investigate this matter." Xia Houzhan frowned, and hit his family with his thoughts. Who would dare to do this? Big guts.

If it was like this in the palace, the Queen Mother Yan would not be so easy to encounter the epidemic. Xia Houzhan and Yu Zhuo explained the cause, and the latter was also a little confused.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, after all, all the people who come and go in the palace are recorded, and it will not be difficult to check." Yu Zhuo comforted him.

Who will the Empress Dowager Yan offend, and she will use this method to assassinate her.If I had known earlier, even if I didn't succeed, I'm afraid it would be extremely sad to have countless scars on the face I care about the most.

"Heng Qing said so."

"I still have one thing to ask, can you give me the ointment for removing scars from the Tai Hospital?"

Xia Houzhan guessed that the plaster for removing scars was for the young lady of the Jiang family, nodded, and said, "I will ask the imperial physician to bring it here tomorrow morning, and I will also ask the imperial physician Liu to go to the Jiang family together."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yu Zhuo thought that Jiang Yuli's illness could not be delayed.

Qianyuan Palace.

The quilt on the dragon couch was still the same, and Xia Houzhan didn't let him change it, which meant that he could continue to sleep in the emperor's bedroom today. Thinking of Yu Zhuo, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

It would be great if Xia Houzhan was also interested in him——Yu Zhuo just thought about it.

The two men are both monarchs and ministers. It would be inconceivable if Xia Houzhan could please him.Yu Zhuo stared at the folding fan in his hand, wondering if Xia Houzhan knew what he did secretly at night, would he feel disgusted?

"Hengqing, I'm going to take a bath first." Xia Houzhan rubbed the center of his brows, spread out a booklet, and pressed it with a paperweight.Very tired.

"Do you need a servant?" Yu Zhuo felt like patting himself on the head as soon as he said it.

Xia Houzhan was only a little surprised. He didn't expect Yu Zhuo to ask about this idea, and then said: "If Hengqing is willing, he will come and serve me."

Yu Zhuo: "..."

Unexpectedly, the emperor agreed.

Eunuch Zhao ordered someone to bring in a lot of hot water. Yu Zhuo adjusted the water temperature and asked, "Your Majesty, is this appropriate?"

"Cold." Xia Houzhan took off all his clothes and only put on a cloth towel to keep warm.Yu Zhuo tried hard to control his eyes not to wander around, but the ball of white flowers attracted him too much.

After adding a lot of hot water, Xia Houzhan entered the barrel. He handed the cloth towel on his back to Yu Zhuo and said, "Wipe gently."

There are several scars on his shoulders, some are deep-rooted, and some are just shallow.Yu Zhuo couldn't help stroking the last one with his fingertips, and asked: "I remember that your majesty fought on the battlefield in the past, starting as a centurion."

Although he was the former prime minister, his name was not right and his words were not right, and he was often looked down upon since he was a child.

"Hengqing, don't bring up the past again."

Yu Zhuo hurriedly concentrated on wiping his back.

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