The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 146: Kangxi's Lungs

Doctor Tian prescribed a "lung-nourishing soup" on the spot, with the dosage of the corresponding medicinal materials increased or decreased.

After the medicine was boiled, Yinyou personally fed Wang Xiyue a bowl of medicine soup.

Yinyou had some knowledge of modern medicine and knew that Wang Xiyue did not have tuberculosis but most likely pneumonia.

In the Qing Dynasty, pneumonia was a very serious disease. If you were not careful, you could lose your life.

After Doctor Tian left, Yinyou asked Wulin to take out the dandelions that were kept at home, grind them into a small bowl of juice using a copper mortar, and feed it to Wang Xiyue.

At this time, in order to maintain his personal authority, the imperial physician or medical doctor was not allowed to use any other prescriptions or methods except the ones he prescribed.

Many times, you can't even mention it. If you mention it, just turn around and leave!

Even with Yinyou's power and status, he did not want to cause trouble, so he simply waited until Doctor Tian left before using dandelions.

Because Yinyou knew very well that dandelion had a certain inhibitory effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Wang Xiyue was lucky. With the combined treatment of Doctor Tian and Dandelion, she miraculously recovered after half a month.

That day, when Yinyou came to visit Wang Xiyue, she was already able to get up and go out of bed.

"Thank you, cousin, for saving my life." Wang Xiyue deliberately did not call him "grandfather" but called him "cousin".

Yinyu nodded. Wang Xiyue looked very good. Moreover, she had neither fever nor cough, which showed that her condition had improved.

Because there is no modern testing method, Yinyu didn't know which one played the main role, Tian Taiyi's lung-nourishing soup or dandelion juice? Or did they work together?

"From now on, don't stay in the house all day. Go out more often, take a look, and get more sun!"

Yinyou specifically reminded Wang Xiyue because Streptococcus pneumoniae particularly likes a dark and humid breeding environment.

"Cousin..." Wang Xiyue suddenly stretched out her hand to Yinyou, "Please take me out!" She twisted her waist and acted coquettishly.

Alas, Yinyou has always been a person who responds to soft words and not to hard ones. After all, she is his cousin, so he took her little hand and went out for a walk to bask in the sun.

The Han women of this era were particular about not going out of the front door or the back door, and they moved very little.

What's more, among the scholars' families from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital, foot binding was considered beautiful.

Fortunately, Wang Guozheng was semi-illiterate, so Wang Xiyue and her sisters were lucky enough to escape the fate of foot binding.

It is natural that modern people cannot stand foot binding and find it extremely ugly!

However, in the homes of Han officials in the Qing Dynasty, foot binding had become a fashion that everyone pursued.

In contrast, Cuiqing and Huixiang, who were born into Manchu aristocratic families, not only had natural feet, but also knew how to ride horses and drink. Their bold and aggressive style as Manchu aunts was dazzling.

Yinyou held Wang Xiyue's hand and walked around the back garden of the Prince's Mansion!
On the way, when they sat down on the corridor to rest, Wang Xiyue didn't care that Wulin was right next to them, and simply bravely sat on Yinyu's lap.

"Cousin..." Wang Xiyue whispered, "I'm so panicked..."

To Yinyu's surprise, Wang Xiyue actually held his hand...

Well, marry a virtuous wife and don’t consider her virtue when taking a concubine!

The phrase "not considering one's virtue" here does not only refer to being beautiful, but also has the profound connotation of being good at winning favor.

Although Wu Lin was not a real man, he was afraid of embarrassment after all, so he simply lowered his head and started pretending to be dead.

In fact, when Wang Xiyue had a high fever, she had already been seen naked by Yinyou.

How should I put it? Just considering appearance, out of 10 points, Wang Xiyue is only about 7.5 points, which is far behind Cui Qing who scored 9.5 points.

However, Wang Xiyue's capital is really thick.

In the back garden, the sunshine is warm, the climate is pleasant, and there are birds singing and flowers blooming everywhere.

Since Wang Xiyue was very sensible, Yinyou didn't mind enjoying her delicate and beautiful body.

So Yinyou took Wang Xiyue to the pleasure boat on the lake and turned her from a virgin into a young woman.

After suffering two consecutive defeats, Yinyou, who refused to believe in evil, had no choice but to admit that even the tightness of a clam shell was far from comparable.

Wu Lin, who was guarding outside the cabin door, knew clearly that Lin Qianqian and Nian Guanyin had a powerful enemy from then on.

Wang Xiyue's status was too humble and had no impact on Cuiqing and Huixiang's status.

However, Lin Qianqian and Nian Guanyin, who were worse than concubines, were in real trouble.

A month is just thirty days.

On the first and fifteenth day of every month, no matter how tired Yinyou was, he had to rest in Cuiqing's room to respect the noble status of his wife.

On the tenth and twentieth days, Huixiang, the concubine, also had to prepare a bed for the guests.

In the remaining time, excluding the menstrual period, the only thing Lin Qianqian and Nian Guanyin could compete with Wang Xiyue for was the opportunity to sleep with her for about three days.

Unfortunately, when Yinyu was holding Wang Xiyue and breathing heavily, Wei Zhu suddenly came. "Fifteenth Master, Prince Yang and Baobei were fighting over a coquettish little actor in the theater... His Majesty said, please go over and take a look!"

If a Beizi beats a Beile, shouldn't the clan affairs office be in charge?
Yinyu was in high spirits and didn't want to go out and meddle in other people's business, so he said across the pleasure boat: "Old Wei, I'm very busy, you go find Yaerjianga!"

Wei Zhu thought, this could only be Yinyou. If someone else dared to disobey the order, wouldn’t he be afraid that the Emperor would skin him alive?
"My fifteenth master, please be kind. Yang Beizi is Yaerjiang'a's half-brother, and it is not convenient for Yaerjiang'a to come forward to administer justice."

"I don't want to go!" Yinyu wanted to figure out the mystery of why the clam shell was so tight and didn't want to leave the houseboat at all.

When Wei Zhu went back to report, he didn't dare to tell the truth.

If Kangxi was really pissed off, Yinyou would at most be scolded, but Wei Zhu herself would most likely be the scapegoat.

To be frank, Wei Zhu is not that stupid!

"Yinyou said he was very tired?" Kangxi looked at Wei Zhu suspiciously.

Since Wei Zhu had chosen to cover up for Yin Yu, he had to stick to it to the end. He quickly bent his waist and said, "Your Majesty, I did hear the Fifteenth Master's panting."

Kangxi sneered, "Humph, he probably wants to die of exhaustion on a woman's belly, right?"

Wei Zhu thought to himself, My Lord, you are so wise!
"Forget it, let the third brother handle it!" Kangxi also knew that Yinyou had too many part-time jobs and was very busy on duty every day.

When Wei Zhu went out, she was secretly glad that she could not say anything bad about Yinyou even if she was beaten to death!
Now, in Wei Zhu's eyes, the relationship between Yinyou and Kangxi should be that of father and son, monarch and subject, rather than monarch and subject, father and son.

Just four words, but even though their positions have been changed, the connotations behind them are completely different.

With father and son in front and monarch and ministers behind, Yinyou dared to occasionally get angry and speak out, making Kangxi so angry that he rolled his eyes.

Kangxi, who had been in power for more than 40 years, was not at all interested in the chasm between the monarch and his subjects, but he had an extraordinary demand for the noisy nature of father and son.

In the morning, Yinyou brought a request for money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Qianqing Palace to meet Kangxi.

As soon as they met, Kangxi said sarcastically: "Oh, you are so busy, how can you find time to see me?"

As the saying goes, how can we get along without coaxing the old and the young?

All the princes, including the crown prince, were bound by the strict palace rules. Whenever they saw Kangxi, they were like mice seeing a cat, and they didn't dare to say or move anything, let alone joke.

"Khan Father, look at what you said. No matter how tired I am, I have to get the job done in broad daylight!" Yinyou was not afraid of Kangxi's anger. Instead, he acted like a rogue with a grin on his face.

"Oh, you still know how to do work for the court in broad daylight?" As soon as Kangxi said this, Yinyou knew what was going on. Kangxi must have guessed what he had done with the silver in broad daylight yesterday.

I guessed it, I guessed it. Dare to do it and take responsibility for it. What is there to be afraid of?

"Khan Father, I really don't want to get involved in the mess of the clan house." Yinyou said this, and Liang Jiugong on the side quickly shrank behind the pillar, fearing that he would be caught by sparks and be dragged to bear the brunt of the consequences.

"Alas, Yarjiang'e is still too young and cannot control the situation!" When Kangxi said this, he seemed to be blaming Yarjiang'e.

In fact, the royal family of the Qing Dynasty did not follow the rule of establishing the eldest son as the heir. Instead, Shunzhi or Kangxi made unique arrangements based on their own interests.

That year, after Prince Jian Jidu passed away, the title of prince was almost inherited by his eldest son Mo Mei.

Before Yarjiang'a inherited the title, his younger brother Azalan was very dissatisfied, and the two brothers had a fierce argument.

In the end, because Yarjiang'a had served as the first-class guard in front of the emperor, he had the last laugh.

Objectively speaking, for a hereditary title, as long as one fails to inherit the title, his or her social class will inevitably decline rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Qing Dynasty fully learned the lesson of the former Ming Dynasty where princes were everywhere, and unless there was a special decree, the system of hereditary titles with demotions from generation to generation was adopted.

Yinyou hung his head pretending to be dead and deliberately kept silent.

Whoever Kangxi wants to blame is his business, and Yinyou cannot join in the blame.

Emperor Wu of Han scolded Liu Ju every day. Jiang Chong thought that his chance had come and deliberately framed Liu Ju for witchcraft.

After Liu Ju was defeated and committed suicide, Emperor Wu of Han came to his senses. Jiang Chong's entire family also died with him!
As the saying goes, your heart is like water!

The emperor is a creature that has to stick to his position, but he can't stick to it too closely!

If you follow too closely, you will be dragged out as a scapegoat sooner or later!
Because, how could the emperor be wrong? The ones who were wrong were the treacherous ministers who deceived him!
Kangxi complained to Yarjiang'a for a long time, but Yinyou refused to say a word.

How could Yinyou not understand Kangxi's thoughts? He wanted him to help deal with the affairs of the clan house.

However, is it really appropriate to stretch your hands too far?

Faced with Yinyu's turtle magic, Kangxi was helpless and could only wave his hands and said, "Kneel down!"

After Yinyu left, Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong nonchalantly, "Why doesn't your fifteenth master look like a young man in his teens?"

Liang Jiugong bent over and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, being steady in doing things is actually a good thing." He didn't dare to say a word against Yinyou.

PS: The next update will be around 23pm.

(End of this chapter)