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Guangling Palace is not as large as Shuangxue Palace, and the decorations here are very simple and rustic. However, its location is very advantageous, and you only need to bypass a ten-foot corridor to reach Qianqing Palace. After settling his son, Emperor Jing originally intended to call several imperial doctors to take a look at him, but he seemed to have thought of something and changed his mind. He ordered his personal eunuch, “Go to Sakai Alley and bring Deng Chaoshan. Keep it quiet and don’t let others know.”
Deng Chaoshan was the previous head of the imperial hospital, and now he has become an official. Not to mention his outstanding medical skills, his loyalty alone is enough to surpass the exclusive imperial physician of Emperor Jing. If it weren’t for the old age and lack of energy, Emperor Jing would have wanted him to work for another ten years.
Deng Chaoshan came very quickly. After diagnosing the Seventh Prince’s pulse, he shook his head and said solemnly, “It’s too late to cure it. In addition to the poison of the wolfberry grass from back then, he also has a lot of toxins accumulated in his body, which should be included in his daily diet or medicinal soup. Now they have penetrated deep into the bone marrow and are difficult to eradicate.”
“You quack! I told you that he wasn’t poisoned by the wolfberry grass, but by vermillion vine, vermillion vine, don’t you understand human language? With such cheap medical skills, you are still worthy of being called the number one expert in Dayan!” The old ghost tried to pull Deng Chaoshan’s goatee and cursed angrily. Unfortunately, the situation was the same as before, and no one could hear him.
You Shu was lying listlessly in the palm of his master’s hand, but upon seeing this, he got up and barked at Deng Chaoshan.
The Seventh Prince quickly lowered his head to kiss the tip of his pink nose and small mouth, comforting him softly, “Shh, don’t be afraid, You Shu, it will be fine. Everything will be fine.” Apart from this sentence, he had no other words to say. He has given up hope of getting back on his feet again, but before he dies, he will do his best to help You Shu settle down in a good place.
Emperor Jing felt very uncomfortable, but his heart was also filled with endless anger. After enduring it for a while, he couldn’t help but show a distorted expression, “You mean, Lao Qi has continuously been poisoned by people all these years?”
Deng Chaoshan was already in his seventies, and even if he died immediately, he wouldn’t have any regrets, so he wasn’t afraid of telling the truth. He once again checked the pulse of the Seventh Prince and firmly said, “Yes, it is indeed a case of chronic poisoning. This minister can treat His Highness to prolong his life, but when it comes to standing up again, unless the Bodhisattva himself descends…”
“What kind of Bodhisattva would descend? You try your best to cure it, don’t say those empty words.” Emperor Jing thought of Concubine Hui’s declaration that she was willing to sacrifice ten years of her life for her son to stand up again, and his heart was filled with disgust.
Deng Chaoshan repeatedly said yes, and was about to write down the prescription when he heard the Seventh Prince say, “Help father emperor take a look too.”
Emperor Jing’s eyes darkened for a moment, but he didn’t refute. He stretched out his hand for Deng Chaoshan to check his pulse.
After a while, the other party shook his head slightly, indicating that there was no problem. Then he immediately wrote down the prescription, and a palace maid immediately took it to prepare the medicine.
Emperor Jing watched his son drink the medicine, put him on the bed, and ordered him to rest early before leaving in a hurry.
Inside the imperial tent curtain, the Seventh Prince struggled to sleep for a long time. He was still afraid of that terrifying scene, and it was hard to imagine what would happen if that ghost mastiff bit You Shu, and how he would be so miserable. He turned his face and stared at the small snowball lying on his pillow, warning word by word, “You Shu, let’s make a promise. If I encounter danger in the future, you must run away from me.”
You Shu remembered the scene when he was forcefully pushed away by his master when the sky fell and the Milky Way poured in, and his heart couldn’t help but burst into resentment. He got up with a grunt, jumped on his master’s face, nibbling and stomping on it, constantly slapping the side of his face with his front paws.
The Seventh Prince felt extremely itchy due to his fur, and there were several small tooth marks on the tip of his nose. How could he not understand his meaning?
He put his hands under You Shu’s armpits and lifted him up high, saying cautiously, “You Shu, don’t make trouble, I’m doing this for your own good.”
You Shu kicked his four paws wildly, his dark eyes filled with tears, looking extremely aggrieved. The Seventh Prince looked at him, feeling as if his heart was soft as mud. Finally, he let go of him with a deep sigh and tightly pressed him against his chest, preventing him from seeing his suppressed and painful expression. You Shu felt something in his heart and made a grunt of grievance.
The two hugged each other for a long time before falling asleep with their faces pressed against each other. No matter how outstanding and talented the Seventh Prince is, he is only a thirteen-year-old boy. He was frightened during the day and would inevitably have nightmares at night.
In the middle of the night, he woke up and opened his eyes wide to look for You Shu’s figure in the darkness. You Shu quickly stretched out a small paw to pat his cheek. Seeing that he still didn’t want to fall asleep, he licked the other person’s eyelids, emitting a rhythmic low sound from the tip of his nose.
The Seventh Prince slowly regained his composure, held his front paws, and repeatedly kissed his pink fleshy pads before falling asleep peacefully.
After a long time, upon seeing that his master showed no sign of having a nightmare, You Shu climbed down quietly. He hooked his paws around the curtain, and moved to the ground inch by inch.
The old ghost had been waiting for a long time and joked, “Your master really dotes on you. No wonder you don’t want to turn back into a human. Come here, I will treat your wound again. The medicine Xiao Shunzi applied on you is not as effective as mine.” As he spoke, he untied the gauze and cleaned the wound.
“Thank you.”
“Your wound is a bit deep. I don’t know if hair will still grow after it heals. Wouldn’t it look ugly if it didn’t?” The old ghost deliberately tried to frighten him.
“It’s okay, Master will not dislike me.” You Shu said firmly, “Thank you for coming to save me. Let me tell you about a minor medical surgery called ‘skin grafting’…”
The old ghost quickly pricked up his ears to listen, and his face occasionally showed expressions of surprise, longing, and contemplation. He was also a person proficient in medical skills, so he naturally understood that You Shu’s words may seem absurd, but they are highly operational.
He doesn’t know how big You Shu’s head was to explore such a shocking method, but such a method was just a ‘minor surgery’ in his mouth, so what about a ‘major surgery’?
Unconsciously, the colour on the old ghost’s body became even more intense, turning from a grey remnant into a thick black mist.
After You Shu explained the skin grafting technique, he added, “If you are studying medicine, you first need to understand the structure of the human body. In the future, I will draw the diagram of the human body structure for you, and that alone will be enough for you to study for several years. In exchange, you need to teach me some secret traditional Chinese medicine skills.”
The old ghost was already a dead soul, so who cares about the inheritance of his master? For the sake of the diagram of the human body structure, he immediately nodded.
Just like this, one person and one ghost became close friends, and they naturally talked about a lot of things. You Shu sighed and said faintly, “Those who strike first will gain the advantage, and those who strike later will suffer disaster. Since the Eighth Prince and Concubine Hui want to harm the master, I will kill them first!”
“Do you want me to help you? Let me say it first, I’m not a fierce ghost and can’t kill people.” The old ghost quickly waved his hands.
“I’ll do it myself, I don’t need you.”
“You?” The old ghost looked at the round snowball up and down, wanting to laugh.
You Shu looked at his plump and short front paws, his expression somewhat frozen. He remained silent for a long time before saying solemnly, “I think back to the time when I was also a cruel and ruthless master. When the white knife went in and the red knife came out, I don’t even remember how many demons and monsters I have killed, peeling off their skin, pulling out the tendons, and gouging out bones.…”
“Pfft…” —A burst of laughter came out of his mouth. The old ghost quickly covered his mouth and said with trembling shoulders, “I’m sorry, you keep going.”
You Shu silently turned around and faced the old ghost with his round buttocks.
The old ghost was afraid of provoking him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and coaxed him for a while, but he laughed so hard in his heart, thinking that with his dog nature, he is still so cruel and ruthless.
However, he soon realised that he was judging people by their appearance. He only heard You Shu say, “I will lead the Eighth Prince to Cining Palace someday. You just need to use a deception trick for me.”(Cining Palace= where Empress Dowager lives)
The old ghost was shocked, and it was only then that he understood what his plan was.
After discussing with the old ghost, You Shu crawled back to bed along the curtain and stepped on the soft pillow, falling asleep soundly beside his master.
In Ganquan Palace, more than twenty palace attendants were killed with a stick overnight. Immediately afterwards, Concubine Hui lost her Phoenix Seal. The Empress, who had been ill for a long time, proudly sat in Kunning Palace the next day, accepting the obeisances of all the concubines. No one knew how such a significant change occurred. All the concubines were as curious as a cat scratching their heads and sent spies to inquire.
Without the Phoenix Seal and the Emperor’s favour, Concubine Hui’s control over Ganquan Palace was greatly weakened. Soon, rumours spread, and everyone realised that it was the Eighth Prince who wanted to kill the Seventh Prince with a dog, but was caught by the Emperor instead. The emperor was so furious that he not only took away the Seventh Prince, but also confiscated Concubine Hui’s authority and power. He could hold Concubine Hui up high, but he could also step down on her, it’s just a moment of thought.
Since the Seventh Prince left, Concubine Hui, who once controlled the six palaces, hasn’t seen the emperor for a long time. The Eighth Prince went to Qianqing Palace several times to kneel down and apologise, but was kicked out every time, without even being given the chance to explain.
At the same time, news from Dragon City frequently spread back to the capital.
At the suggestion of the Seventh Prince, General Wei Hu quickly built a new city in the north of Dragon City, naming it ‘New Dragon City’.
It is said that the new city would unconditionally accept the displaced and impoverished people, and there would be no taxes for five years. The cultivated wasteland also belonged to the common people, and they could go to the government to apply for land deeds; Merchants are free to enter and exit the city gates for trade, and various exorbitant taxes such as entry fees, transaction funds, total funds, monthly pile funds, and edition account funds are all cancelled, and only legitimate taxes need to be paid.
As soon as this news came out, refugees who had suffered from the war swarmed in, and in the blink of an eye, a small county town expanded into a huge city that could rival the old Dragon City, and it completely dominated the other nine cities in terms of geographical location.
Before Emperor Jing could be happy, he received another urgent battle report. It turned out that the people of the old Dragon City were envious of the various policies that benefited the people of the new Dragon City and wanted to move there.
However, they were arrested or even brutally killed by the city lords, causing civil internal turmoil. General Wei Hu sent troops to rescue people a few months ago, and despite internal and external attacks, he finally managed to capture the ten city lords alive. Now they have been escorted back to the capital to await the Holy Judgment.
On the surface, the ten city lords appeared to be from Dayan, but in fact they had long been bribed by the Zheng Kingdom, becoming a catalyst for inciting civil unrest.
They never expected that they, who intended to take advantage of the civil unrest to return to the Zheng Kingdom, would be overthrown by the people. It was just a New Dragon City, but it caused such a big change and won the hearts of the people in just three months. Compared with Zheng’s sixty-year enslavement policy, it’s really ironic.
Emperor Jing sighed for a long time before handing the battle report to the ministers for circulation, while the Seventh Prince sat at the bottom of the hall, gently stroking the puppy in his arms, with no trace of complacency on his face.
The ministers were naturally amazed by the tactics of His Highness the Seventh Prince. Upon hearing that the emperor intended to confer him the title of Prince Duan, no one stood up to oppose. This was because his legs were already broken, and no matter how high the title was, it wouldn’t have any impact on others.
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