Chapter 129 The Old Man in the Palace
Chapter 129 The Old Man in the Palace
For a moment, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Nanny Zhao's face was full of excitement.
She walked quickly to Su Tang and whispered, "I have a request, Miss Su, can you agree to it?"
"Tell me."
"Old slave, I want to see behind your ears."
"Tell me the reason first."
"The son of an old friend of mine has a red mole behind his ear." As Zhao Ma Ma spoke, tears had already welled up in her eyes, filling her eye sockets but she was trying hard not to let them fall.
"Oh, then you take a look." Su Tang turned her head to show it to Madam Zhao.
Seeing how excited Zhao Ma was, her old friend shouldn't be her enemy.
"Wuwuwu... Master, I am the old slave. In my lifetime, I have finally met the young master. Your spirit in heaven can rest in peace..."
Nanny Zhao tried her best to suppress her emotions, but she still burst into tears with excitement. Fortunately, she had spoken in advance and no one was eavesdropping near the house.
Although those people were driven into the yard, the yard was very large and unless one was an expert, one would not be able to hear the deliberately suppressed sounds inside the house.
After a long while, Nanny Zhao stopped crying and knelt in front of Su Tang with a kind smile on her face.
"Look, I am so busy enjoying myself that I have scared the young master." Madam Zhao raised her hand and wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, then she looked at Su Tang's appearance carefully again.
"Like, really too much like, it's like they were made from the same mold as the master. The eyebrows, nose, and mouth are the same as the master's when he was young."
"If the master were here, he would think you were sisters if you didn't tell me."
"Um, who is the master you are talking about?"
When Su Tang heard Nanny Zhao crying just now, she had actually guessed it roughly, but she wanted to hear if it was the same as what she thought.
For some reason, she felt a little sour in her heart.
My eyes also became moist.
Su Tang knew that this was not caused by her emotions. After all, she had no feelings for her original family.
"It was the late Concubine Su, your biological mother. You should be the baby that was taken away by Imperial Doctor Zhao."
This area should be very safe, so Nanny Zhao dared to recognize Su Tang after sending away the people in the house and told her everything that had happened in the past.
"Are Imperial Physician Zhao and the others all okay?" Nanny Zhao looked at Su Tang.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm in good health."
"That's good, that's good. He left in a hurry. I was so caught up in the affairs of the palace that I didn't even have time to remind him. He took you away with him."
In fact, it was all thanks to Nanny Zhao that she did not meet Old Man Su again, otherwise Old Man Su would not have been able to leave Kyoto.
He left in a hurry but did not attract other people's attention, which allowed him to escape from Kyoto with his two children and Su Tang.
"By the way, Aunt Zhao, based on this birthmark behind my ear, my identity as a princess can be confirmed. Is there anyone who doesn't believe this?"
"The emperor also saw your birthmark back then, so no one can help but believe it." Nanny Zhao's tone was unusually serious and steady, with unquestionable confidence.
After hearing this, Su Tang felt relieved.
Just don't accuse her of being an imposter princess in the future.
"By the way, I'm here to treat the noble man today. Why don't we go see the patient first?"
Su Tang has a strong sense of responsibility and she has not forgotten the purpose of going to Beijing.
However, this time when she was treating the nobleman, she was unexpectedly recognized by the old nanny beside her original mother. Su Tang never expected that the recognition scene would appear so early.
"Oh, by the way, you are the Doctor Su they are talking about, right? That noble man is your brother, the Second Prince of the dynasty. Please follow me first. The Second Prince's illness..."
It turned out that the second prince had no major health problems since he was young.
After all, this was the first child of the emperor's favorite concubine. She had been using various supplements since she became pregnant. The imperial doctors took turns to take Concubine Su's pulse, which also ruled out the possibility that some imperial doctor had colluded with others to murder the royal heir.
Therefore, when the little prince was born, he was in good health, and until he was five years old, he was extremely smart and clever, and was loved by the emperor.
But it was precisely because one prince was too favored by the emperor that the queen could no longer sit still and began to extend her evil hands to Concubine Su and the second prince.
At that time, the emperor received news that Concubine Su was pregnant, which made her very happy.
For seven consecutive days, all kinds of rare treasures were sent to Concubine Su's palace every day, which shows how much the emperor values Concubine Su.
This also accelerated the death of Concubine Su.
The Queen not only took action against Concubine Su, but also took action against the Second Prince who was a threat to her son's chance of succession.
However, the second prince was already over five years old at this time. Not only was he smart and able to speak, he was also often taken by the emperor to be taught personally.
The queen knew that she couldn't poison the second prince directly because it would be too obvious and would easily arouse suspicion.
So she came up with a more covert method - putting some incompatible foods in the second prince's diet.
These foods are not toxic in themselves, but if consumed together, they can cause adverse reactions and lead to physical weakness.
The queen secretly ordered the chefs and palace maids in the kitchen to secretly add these conflicting ingredients when preparing meals for the second prince.
Since these ingredients are common, it is difficult to detect the tricks.
As time went by, the second prince's health began to deteriorate. He became thinner and thinner, and his spirits were not as good as before.
The emperor also noticed the changes in the second prince and summoned the imperial doctors to treat him. However, after the examination, the imperial doctors could not find the cause of the disease and could only prescribe some nourishing medicine.
Despite this, the second prince's condition did not improve, but became more and more serious.
"Does the Emperor know about this?"
"We arrested several young eunuchs and palace maids, but they were all very stubborn and no one gave up the queen. However, the emperor knew the truth, otherwise he would not have sent the second prince to be raised outside the palace." Nanny Zhao lifted a door curtain, revealing a small door behind it.
She pushed open the wooden door and waved to Su Tang, "Go this way, and then go through another room, and that's where the second prince lives."
Su Tang nodded and followed.
Nanny Zhao was walking slowly in front, and she would glance at Su Tang from time to time.
However, Su Tang knew that her eyes did not seem to be looking at her, but at another person through her.
"We're here." Nanny Zhao's voice rang out, and she said to the inside of the door, "Second Prince, this old servant is coming in."
"Madam Zhao, please come in." A slightly weak male voice sounded from inside the door.
Nanny Zhao turned around, smiled at Su Tang, opened the door and walked in.
Perhaps because the doors and windows were closed, the room felt a bit stuffy.
However, there was no smell of incense or watercolor in the house, so it was not uninhabitable.
"Madam Zhao, who is this?"
The man who was reading on the bed on the east side looked over and found that Nanny Zhao had brought a stranger into the room and asked a question.
After all, what Su Tang was wearing was not the clothes of the palace maids in his courtyard.
"Master, who does this person look like?"
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