Chapter 441 Returning Hometown
At this moment, it started raining heavily outside and it continued all night.
On the second day, the weather cleared up and the servants of the Wei family were cleaning up the water in the courtyard.
Suddenly, two chamberlains wearing palace attire came to the Wei family and read the holy decree to Yingbao, asking her to enter the palace immediately to meet the holy king.
Ying Bao didn't know why, but she still got on the carriage and took the two maids into the palace.
The chamberlain took her to a palace called Zichen Palace.
There were several imperial doctors standing in the palace, as well as the imperial concubine Lu who was crying like a person in tears, and the emperor Zhou Wuchang.
"Your Majesty, the Lord of Qinchuan County is here." The chamberlain reminded the emperor in a low voice who was sitting on the chair with his eyebrows pinched.
Zhou Wuchang opened his eyes, saw Ying Bao, and waved all the imperial doctors and palace attendants to go out.
Concubine Lu was also helped to the side hall.
Now only Zhou Wuchang and Ying Bao were left in the palace, and of course, there was the baby lying on the crib.
Zhou Wuchang then said to Ying Bao: "Go and see my son. He has been poisoned by a strange poison. Even the antidote you gave him cannot take effect."
Ying Bao walked over as told and was a little surprised when she saw the dying baby with a blue complexion.
"What kind of poison did he have?"
"I don't know." Zhou Wuchang said with a frustrated look: "The imperial doctors have different opinions, and I don't know who to listen to. Just help me take a look."
Ying Bao frowned, stretched out her hand to pull down the baby's eyelids, and then pressed her fingers on his neck to try.
Then hold the index finger of the baby's left hand at the tiger's mouth, and then use your thumb to push the finger from the end of the baby's index finger toward the tiger's mouth to observe the color depth and extension of the fingerprint.
This child is indeed seriously ill and is on the verge of death.
"Your Majesty, King Chu is indeed deeply poisoned. Will you give him an antidote?" Ying Bao asked.
Zhou Wuchang: "If I didn't give him your antidote, I'm afraid he would be dead now. But he kept repeating it and his body became weaker and weaker. Yingbao, see if there is any way to save him."
So far, he has only given birth to a son, and other concubines have also given birth to daughters one after another.
Now the daughter is safe and sound, but the only son has frequent problems. Anyone with a discerning eye will know there is something fishy at a glance.
But after he killed a group of palace people, the child would still be plotted against.
This made Zhou Wuchang very angry.
But even if he kills all the suspicious people or cleans the entire palace, he still won't prevent such things from happening.
The enemy is hiding in the dark, and you can't defend yourself.
Moreover, the child is so young, even if she is held in her mother's arms all day long, she cannot prevent herself from being assassinated.
Ying Bao: "How about giving him some antidote? I think it's not that the antidote doesn't work, but that King Chu has been poisoned frequently and has damaged his internal organs."
Zhou Wuchang nodded and watched Ying Bao take out a small bottle of liquid from her bag and pour it into the baby's mouth.
The little baby subconsciously moved its little mouth, showing a strong desire to survive.
Zhou Wuchang looked at it for a while, sighed, and said helplessly: "I have supervised all the drinking water in Zichen Palace, and there is no need to use any spices. There is someone at the nanny's place to look after you twelve hours a day." But. Still can't eliminate the hidden murderous intention.
Yingbao wiped the baby's mouth and said, "If you use poison, it may not be used directly on the child. It may be applied to other places and then poisoned by the media."
This range is a bit large.
There are so many people in the palace, the floors, walls, furniture, and children's toys may be poisoned, and then someone may inadvertently bring those things in front of the children.
For example, just like the handkerchief in your hand, if it is contaminated with a little poison, just wipe it with the poisonous corner on the child, which is enough to make the weak baby feel uncomfortable again.
Moreover, the person hiding in the dark does not want the child to live and will continue to poison him until the child dies.
Zhou Wuchang had already thought of this, but it was impossible for him to kill all the palace residents.
Maybe one batch will be killed and another batch will come.
By then, I won’t have to deal with state affairs anymore, and I won’t be able to cope with the affairs of the harem every day.
Zhou Wuchang closed his eyes tiredly, thought for a while and suddenly said: "Yingbao, I will give this child to you, and you will raise him."
When Ying Bao heard this, her eyes widened and she quickly refused: "Master, Your Majesty, I can't stay in the palace."
Just kidding, once you enter the palace, don't even think about getting out. If something happens to the child again one day, all the fingers will be pointed at you.
Zhou Wuchang waved his hand: "Instead of letting you stay in the palace, I hope you will take the child out of the palace and let him grow up outside the palace walls."
"Isn't this more dangerous?" Ying Bao was puzzled.
Zhou Wuchang: "I have my own arrangements. Just wait for the news at home. Remember, don't tell anyone about this, including your husband."
After a pause, he added: "I will give you both Zhouhe County and Qinchuan County as fiefs. From now on, the tax property of Zhouhe County will be used as Chen'er's food ration."
Ying Bao wanted to argue again, but when she saw that her master had already picked up a pen to write something, she had no choice but to shut up.
After returning home from the palace, Wei Zhan asked her why she was going to the palace. Yingbao said feebly: "Your Majesty asked us to go to Qinchuan County in a few days, and also gave me Zhouhe County as a fief."
Wei Zhan was surprised: "Why, why is this?" How can a county owner have two fiefs? Even a princess wouldn't be treated like this.
Ying Bao blinked and thought about things, and said casually: "Maybe he wants to accept me as his goddaughter."
"Accept you as my goddaughter?" Wei Zhan breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.
After thinking for a while, he asked: "Shall I go to Qinchuan County with you too?"
Yingbao nodded: "Of course."
Wei Zhan grinned and said, "That's very good." In this way, he and his wife would not have to separate.
A few days later, the imperial edict came down, conferring the title of Princess of Qinchuan County on her and asking her to move to the fiefdom within ten days.
Wei Zhan was also granted the title of guest of honor in the Princess's Mansion, and was granted the title of General Fengguo, a second-rank official.
At this time, the Wei family was in a state of excitement, and the head of the Wei family was even more happy.
He immediately ordered his servants to return to Qinchuan County with his son.
Mrs. Wang said coldly: "What are you doing in Qinchuan County?"
It was the daughter-in-law's fiefdom, and it was only natural that his son should follow his daughter-in-law back, because Wei Zhan was now equivalent to the son-in-law of the princess's palace.
The head of the Wei family coughed lightly: "I want to build a mansion for Qi Lang. The couple can't live in the countryside when they go back, right?"
"You don't need to worry about this. There are officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who are responsible for building the mansion, and it has nothing to do with you." Mrs. Wang said calmly: "You should take care of your concubines and concubines first."
The head of the Wei family frowned and sat down on the chair next to him: "How about I build you a big house? It's hard for you to live in your daughter-in-law's house when you go back."
Mrs. Wang ignored him and ordered her maid to pack her things.
She went back to Qinchuan County to live alone, so she wanted to go with him. One day the couple had a child, so she could take care of them.
When the head of the Wei family saw that his wife was ignoring her, he was not angry and said with a smile: "Ajin, I will rest here with you tonight."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she frowned and said in disgust: "You'd better go elsewhere, don't disturb others' purity."