Chapter 153: Serious Condition

The Regent paused when he heard her cry of pain, and subconsciously let go. There was a hint of panic in his cold eyes, but he quickly suppressed it and stared at Su Wan's wrinkled face with a frown.

"My Lord, you are going to break my hand." Su Wan's eyes were squeezed out of a little mist by her. She looked like her mother, and the Regent's tolerance for her was largely due to her face. In order to find out the Regent's physical condition, Su Wan had to shamelessly use her advantage in front of the Regent.

"Look." Su Wan handed over her red wrist with great deliberation.

The Regent's face was tense, his jaw tightened, and he stared at her slender wrist. The circle of red marks was particularly eye-catching.

He moved his eyebrows, wanting to say that she was too useless.

Qi Min had a slender frame, but she could sweep through thousands of troops.

She would not be so vulnerable.

"My hand is not sprained, is it?" Su Wan said this, but this so-called sprained hand quickly grasped the regent's wrist again. The moment he moved, she hissed: "It hurts!"

The veins on the regent's forehead jumped. Anyone who dared to be so presumptuous in front of him had already become fertilizer for the flowers.

He looked at the red marks on her wrist, raised his eyes, touched her misty eyes, and pretended to be pitiful. The regent looked at it and turned his face away. He really couldn't understand why Qi Min would give birth to such a rogue thing.

It must be Su Jihong's blood.

Su Wan got what she wanted, but her eyebrows did not relax, but twisted tighter.

The regent did not cooperate, he interfered with the pulse.

Su Wan retracted her hand and stood beside Gu Huaizhi.

"How is the foster father's health?" Gu Huaizhi saw her solemn expression and couldn't help guessing that the situation was not optimistic.

Su Wan shook her head and said nothing.

The regent slowly straightened his sleeves: "If there is nothing else, you can go back. You don't have to show filial piety in front of me."

"Tingyuan has something to discuss with his adoptive father."

Su Wan retreated with great tact, intending to find Luo Cheng to inquire about the regent's condition.

The door closed, and Gu Huaizhi sat opposite the regent, "Jingyun came to the capital, I plan to ask the old master to teach him."

"Your teacher?" The regent said in an ambiguous way: "You followed me, and he expelled you from the school. If he knew Jingyun's identity, he would definitely not accept you as a student."

The former cabinet chief was extremely stubborn. In order to fight against the regent, he retired and returned home.

The Great Zhou law stipulates that the heir to the throne should be the eldest son, not the legitimate son.

Gu Jingyun wanted to overthrow the prince. With his pedantic stubbornness, how could he be willing to teach?

Gu Huaizhi was silent. At the beginning, his senior brother asked Su Wan to be a lobbyist and attended the teacher's birthday banquet to show his weakness. Su Wan went to the capital in advance, and Gu Huaizhi went alone to celebrate the teacher's birthday.

The senior brother told him with a sad face: "The master left Xihe Town early for an important matter. His only wish is that you take the right path. He was particularly happy to hear that you participated in the provincial examination."

Gu Huaizhi did not speak.

Dean Lin patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Do not let down the teacher's kindness, and do not let yourself down."

Gu Huaizhi broke free from his memories. It was precisely because of Gu Jingyun's special status that he had to be particularly cautious in choosing a master.

The master was his teacher. Even if he accepted Gu Jingyun as his last disciple, even if it attracted the attention of others, with his status, people would not think too much.

If he invited other great scholars, it would inevitably attract attention.

Gu Huaizhi whispered: "The master is not a stubborn person."

The regent was in power and could change the situation. Gu Huaizhi recognized him as his adoptive father. He had already arranged Gu Huaizhi's future.

But Gu Huaizhi participated in the imperial examination. Although the regent could not understand, he vaguely knew why he did this.

To some extent, Gu Huaizhi is similar to Jiang Lao.

Both are stubborn.

"It's up to you. Jingyun will enter the East Palace in early summer next year at the latest." The Regent's throat was itchy and he coughed violently. A sweet and fishy smell surged in his throat. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth and put it into his sleeve: "Go and call Luo Cheng in."

Gu Huaizhi looked stern. He was particularly sensitive to the smell of blood. His eyes swept across the Regent's pale lips and he knew that he was seriously ill, so he was so eager to push Jingyun to that position.

He left the inner room with a heavy heart.

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Su Wan walked out of the house and saw Luo Cheng pacing back and forth at the gate of the courtyard.

She raised her eyebrows and stepped forward: "The Regent King refused to see me? He wants to see Gu Huaizhi?"

Luo Cheng's expression froze, and he smiled awkwardly: "What's the difference between seeing you and seeing Master Gu? You two are husband and wife, is there any problem with seeing your adoptive father together?"

Su Wan choked and wanted to ask about why Gu Huaizhi was the Regent King's adopted son, but after thinking about it, she put aside this idea and decided to settle accounts with Gu Huaizhi in person later.

"How is the Regent King's health?" Su Wan went straight to the point.

Luo Cheng was stunned for a moment, his face solemn, and said: "Not very good, I don't know the specific situation, the imperial physician only told me not to let the prince work hard and stay in bed. The prince is not an obedient person. He goes to the court and the military camp as usual, and he has only stayed at home for the past two days."

Luo Cheng was not happy that the Regent King did not go out, but became more uneasy. This shows that the Regent King's health is getting worse!

"Have you checked the prince's pulse? How is his condition?" Luo Cheng said anxiously.

Su Wan said helplessly, "The prince doesn't seem to want everyone to know about his physical condition. When I took his pulse, he interfered with it, so I asked you about the situation." She bit her lip and thought for a moment, "Show me the medicine the prince took."

Luo Cheng did not dare to delay, and immediately took Su Wan to the kitchen, took out the medicine bag and handed it to her: "All the daily medicines are here, and the imperial physician also prescribed a bottle of medicine, which is in the hands of the prince, not ours."

"Which imperial physician diagnosed the prince?" Su Wan opened the medicine bag and carefully distinguished the medicine inside. The more she looked, the tighter her brows knitted. This prescription was used to regulate the body and nourish the blood.

The regent kept his physical condition very secret, even his confidants were unaware of it.

"Imperial Physician Liu." Luo Cheng was not a stupid person, and immediately said: "I wonder when Miss Su is free? I recommend you to see Imperial Physician Liu."

"Tonight."

Imperial Physician Liu had to be on duty in the palace during the day. If Su Wan went to see him rashly, it would attract the attention of the regent.

"Okay, I'll arrange it!" Luo Cheng was very grateful that Su Wan was so concerned about the regent's affairs.

The two returned to the main courtyard, and Gu Huaizhi happened to come out.

"Luo Cheng, the prince invites you in."

Luo Cheng's scalp numbed, but he didn't dare to dawdle and walked into the house quickly.

Su Wan and Gu Huaizhi returned home, and she said: "According to Luo Cheng, the regent's condition is probably not optimistic. He is keeping it a secret. The decoction is nourishing and used as a decoction. I will go to see Liu Taiyi tonight and get some advice."

"Okay."

Su Wan was silent for a moment, and said calmly: "So, you don't have anything to say to me?"