The Road to Fame as an Imperial Physician

Xie Lingbai was looking for Wen Changheng. He searched for two days, but he still couldn't find him. Since he just woke up a few days ago when he hesitated to speak, he never saw Wen Changheng again.

He couldn't help being a little upset, he wanted to go out of the palace to find another hospital, but was told he couldn't leave the palace, he felt like a prisoner, but the treatment here was much better than the sky prison.

After calming down, I couldn't help thinking over and over again, why didn't Wen Changheng come to see him?Was it blocked from entering the palace, or...

"Your Highness, it's time to drink the medicine."

The court lady Qiu'er brought the decoction, Xie Lingbai had been drinking it three times a day for the past few days, and now she felt like vomiting when she smelled it.

"How long do I have to drink? I feel that there is nothing wrong with my body."

"If you go back to His Highness, this servant will not know."

Xie Lingbai was a little discouraged. He had only spent two days in this so-called royal family life, but he felt like two years, it was too difficult.

"Qiu'er, have you inquired about what I asked you to inquire about?"

"The servant has already inquired, and Imperial Physician Wen has not been on duty at the Imperial Hospital for the past two days."

Wen Changheng is still an imperial physician now, but he has been visiting the imperial hospital for two consecutive days. Could it be that some accident happened?No, I really can't wait for a moment.

Xie Lingbai drank the bitter concoction in the bowl in one breath, then walked outside, Qiu'er followed behind and shouted: "Your Highness, where are you going?"

"Get out of the palace!"

"But the empress ordered..."

"My lady, my lady, why does she restrict my freedom of life? Is the price of becoming a prince is to be trapped in this palace for the rest of my life? I don't even have the right to go out of the palace to breathe?"

When Zhao Lingrui was the crown prince, didn't he often go out of the palace? !And Zhao Linglan, how come he can't do anything when he's here!

Xie Lingbai was agitated in his heart, so his tone was naturally a little aggressive. The little maid's eyes were red from being yelled at by him. He sighed helplessly, and then kicked over the flowerpot next to him.

"Your Highness, what kind of temper is this? Who offended you?"

Eunuch Lin beside the emperor stood at the gate of the courtyard knowingly asked, Xie Lingbai didn't bother to pay attention to him, but he said again: "This old servant has seen His Highness Fourth, and His Majesty asked His Highness to go to the Shang Study Room."

"Don't go! Didn't you stop me? I'm not going anywhere!" Xie Lingbai seemed to remember something after shouting, and changed his mind after hesitating: "Lead the way..."

Eunuch Lin didn't know what His Highness the Prince was up to, but he was willing to obediently go to the Shang's study to save him from wasting words.

Xie Lingbai followed him out of the Zehua Hall where he lived. There was a chariot at the entrance of the hall. Xie Lingbai didn't feel like sitting on it and swaying slowly, so he chose to walk directly.

In the end, Eunuch Lin, the leader, almost couldn't catch up with him.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has arrived."

"Let him in."

Xie Lingbai walked into the Shang's study after hearing the words, and was a little surprised to find that Zhao Lingrui was also there. To be honest, he hadn't seen Zhao Lingrui since the last time the queen forced the palace.

I was still worried about his state before, but now he looks a little depressed, but he seems to be okay.

Xie Lingbai nodded towards him, and Zhao Lingrui smiled back. The emperor was also relieved to see that the relationship between the two brothers seemed to be quite good.

"Weichen... Erchen..."

When saluting, Xie Lingbai was in a bit of trouble, stammering and not knowing what to say, the emperor saw his embarrassment and did not force him, saying: "There is no need to be too polite, I am looking for you two brothers today Come, just to talk about something between father and son."

Eunuch Lin retreated with the servants who were waiting on him, and there were only three of them, father and son, left in Shangshu's room.

"You two are my favorite sons, and I won't hide it from you. Although I haven't been poisoned before, I'm afraid this body won't last long."

"Father..."

Zhao Lingrui wanted to say something, but was stopped by the emperor waving his hand.

"Father knows what you want to say. I have heard too many consolation words. Every concubine is saying it, which is meaningless. Father knows best about his own body. Now, the most worrying thing is that there is no arrangement yet. Good candidate for the crown prince, my father wants to know what you two think."

"Father said at the beginning that the prince who was born first is the crown prince. You are not joking, the fourth brother was born before the son, so the position of crown prince is naturally his."

The emperor nodded: "It's best if you think so."

Xie Lingbai was a little anxious, and said, "Your Majesty...I object!"

"What are you against?"

"Although you did say this at the beginning, there have been too many changes in the middle. I grew up outside the palace, and I don't know anything about the affairs in the palace, and I don't know anything about the affairs above the court. , and Ling...

Five, the fifth prince, he has been the prince for so many years, and he has always performed very well, so I think he is more suitable for this position than me. "

"Brother Four Emperors, the crown prince is yours."

"But I don't want to be it. If you force it to me, I will be very painful. Ling Rui, let you do it. I'm really not suitable."

"The reason why I have worked hard for so many years is to help you hold this seat before returning it to you. Now that I have finally got my wish, naturally I will not take over again."

"But the problem is..."

"Okay." Seeing the two of them arguing, the emperor couldn't help interrupting their conversation. Xie Lingbai and Zhao Lingrui hurriedly looked at the emperor.

"Xiaobai, your eldest sister, second brother and third brother all died young. Although you are ranked fourth, you are now the eldest son. You should shoulder some burdens."

"But I... I can't be a prince, I have no interest in those."

"There is no interest that can be cultivated. Sometimes you are born in this position, so you won't be able to talk about any interest."

"Your Majesty, didn't you say you wanted to make up for me?"

"You have been living abroad for so many years, so I naturally want to make up for you."

"Since you want to make amends, then please don't force me. I promise to be the fourth prince well, and I will try my best to get along with you and Concubine Liu Gui. However, I can't live in the palace all the time. I want to go back to Xi Ya city."

"presumptuous!"

The emperor's tone was a bit harsh, but now Xie Lingbai didn't want to compromise at all, because in this matter, once compromised, it would really be over.

"I love a man, Your Majesty, do you think the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will accept a prince who likes men?"

"If you are willing to be the crown prince, I will allow you to retain this power, and I will also promise you that I will not hinder the affairs between you and Wen Xun, how about it?"

Xie Lingbai met the emperor's gaze, and said firmly: "Then if I say, I only want him in this life?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"If I become a prince and want to establish a princess, it can only be Wen Changheng. If I inherit the throne after a hundred years and want to establish a queen, then it can only be Wen Changheng. There will be no one else except him."

"Do you know what you are talking about?"

"I know it very well, so I want to know, will the civil and military officials and the people of this Xi Kingdom accept a prince like me?"

Xie Lingbai was betting that the emperor would be shaken by these words. To put it bluntly, even if the civil and military officials and the people of the world were willing to accept it, he still didn't want to be the emperor.

But if he directly said that it was inappropriate but couldn't give a reasonable reason, then if the emperor came down with an imperial decree, he would have no way out.

"Is that why you don't want to sit in this seat?"

"My son... I don't have this ambition. Instead of being a prince, I would rather be an imperial doctor and ask my father to help me."

Xie Lingbai took a step back, calling himself his son-in-law, and called his father the emperor. This meant that he hoped that the emperor could also take a step back. The emperor naturally understood the meaning of this and sighed helplessly.

"Xie Yang taught you how to teach you on weekdays. If you are not a prince, you are still a prince. The matter with Wen Xun is impossible. Let's end it as soon as possible."

Xie Lingbai did not respond, and determined to ignore these words. The emperor looked at Zhao Lingrui and said, "Rui'er, although your mother and the Xiao family have made mistakes, the emperor has always been very optimistic about you. so……"

"Father, my son said just now that he will no longer be the crown prince."

"Are you two trying to rebel?!"

"I will not rebel, because I don't like this position."

The emperor felt that he was not dying of illness but was about to die of anger. He said angrily, "What's your reason? It's just that it doesn't work if you don't like it."

"Just now the Fourth Emperor said that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world may not be willing to accept a prince like him, so I also..."

"You like men too?"

"No, I want to say that it is an unforgivable crime for the mother to transfer the prince to deceive the emperor, and then force the palace to attempt rebellion. Although the son did not participate, but he did not expose it anyway, and he should be questioned together. Father, please be kind. On the one hand, Ke Erchen no longer has the qualifications to fight for anything."

Xie Lingbai's reasons are high-sounding, and Zhao Lingrui's reasons are also well-founded. They all say that mothers are more expensive than their children, but the reverse is also true. This is why concubines born in humble birth in the palace dare not easily fight for the seat even if they have princes for the sake.

"You guys, if you don't want to be, and the emperor doesn't want to force you, go down first, this matter ends here."

"My son retire."

Xie Lingbai and Zhao Lingrui exited the Shang study, and Eunuch Lin came in, went to the emperor and poured him a cup of tea.

"This one is really worrying."

"Is the emperor still unable to make a choice?"

"I couldn't make a choice before because I felt that I personally promised the prince who was born first to be the prince, so I thought the prince should be the fourth son, but I also felt that the fifth son has always been very good and has great talent in governing the country. "

"The emperor chooses according to his own will."

"Oh, my own mind, I have been entangled with it for so many days, but the two of them are fine, and they avoid each of them like tigers."

Eunuch Lin: "..."

"The two of them don't want to be the crown prince, so in the next turn, it will be the eighth son, the eighth son... Sigh, it's really not suitable!"

The emperor had a headache here, but Xie Lingbai and Zhao Lingrui both heaved a sigh of relief and walked slowly in the imperial garden.

"are you OK?"

The two people asked this question at the same time, and then they looked at each other with a smile, Xie Lingbai said: "I'm fine, no, it's very bad, although the poison has been cured, but there are too many troubles to face, you Woolen cloth?"

"I'm fine. I'm less troubled now than before. Xiaobai, tell me the truth, do you really don't want to be a prince?"

"Of course, what about you?"

Zhao Lingrui shook his head seriously: "I don't want to either."

Then the maids and eunuchs saw the two princes looking at each other and smiling again, and this time they were smiling happily. They watched from a distance in a daze, not knowing what they were happy about.

On the other hand, after listening to the little eunuch's report, Concubine Luo laughed from ear to ear.

"Did you actually hear them say that?"

"Ms. Hui, it's true. The emperor summoned the fourth and fifth princes, but neither of the two princes wants to be the prince."

"Hahaha, I thought the situation was at an end, but I didn't expect it to be bright. It seems that God is going to help me. The two of them refused. Then it will be Xi'er's turn. Now the Xiao family has nothing to do. Get angry, wait for Xi'er to become the crown prince, inherit the throne in the future, and then deal with the Liu family, then the whole world should belong to our Luo family!"

Concubine Luo's eyes are bright, she is planning quickly in her mind, now she is waiting for the imperial decree of the crown prince, Xiao Eryue has spent so much thought, but she is the winner in the end, she really has to thank Xiao Eryue !