Chapter 319 Treatment
Chen Afu came to the door of Zhuxuan, and the sedan chair also arrived. Princess Rui led a little boy of three or four years old out of the sedan chair. The little boy looked very much like Prince Rui, but his face was pale and he didn't have much energy. He looked different from a healthy child.
Chen Afu went forward to greet him and bowed, smiling, "I'm sorry for not welcoming you."
Princess Rui smiled, "I'm sorry to bother you so early in the morning. I'm sorry to make Grandma Chu laugh." She lowered her head and said to the little boy, "Xuan'er, call me aunt."
After hearing what Princess Rui said, Li Xuan looked up and called Chen Afu, "Aunt, aunt."
He spoke slowly, his eyes were clear, without joy or sadness, and as clear as a newborn baby.
Chen Afu knew that this child had some intellectual problems, but it was much better than Chu Hanyan at the beginning. The Rui King and his wife showed their kindness to them, perhaps because they saw that the legendary Chu Hanyan had become smarter, and hoped that they would help this child?
Chu Lingxuan told Chen Afu more than once that he wanted to be friends with Princess Rui. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Chen Afu guessed that the Chu family might also ask for help from the King Rui or the Princess Rui.
Having dealt with Miss Chu for so long, Chen Afu naturally knew how to get along with such a child. Moreover, such a young child became like this, and most likely it was a victim of palace fighting. Her heart was extremely soft. She squatted down and put a thumb-sized jade pendant of a small horse in her palm. This was the gift she prepared to give to Li Xuan.
She smiled at Li Xuan, "Xuan'er, look at this little horse..." She rubbed her hands together twice, and then spread her hands. The jade pendant on her hand was gone, and she said, "Hey, it's gone."
There was a change in Li Xuan's eyes, and he wondered, "Little horse, go, go, where did you go?"
Chen Afu picked her up and smiled, "Let's go, auntie will take you to find little horse."
Princess Rui was still a little stunned. This son didn't want anyone except her and the wet nurse, but now he was taken away by Chen Afu, who met him for the first time. Perhaps, this time the temple gate was found correctly.
They came to the east room and asked Princess Rui to sit on the kang, and the maid served tea.
Chen Afu also sat on the kang, holding Li Xuan on his lap, rubbing his hands again, and spreading them, the pony pendant suddenly appeared in his palms again, and he smiled, "Ah, it's back again."
Li Xuan laughed out loud.
Chen Afu put the pony in his little hand and said, "Auntie will give this pony that can hide and seek to Xuan'er."
Li Xuan played with the pony.
Chen Afu asked the maid to take out the remaining egg tarts to entertain the guests. Li Xuan was immediately attracted by the egg tarts again and ate two in a row.
Chen Afu saw that Princess Rui seemed to have something to say, so he asked the servants to leave.
Princess Rui then explained the reason, "Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, this is a scandal in our palace..."
King Rui has many women, but he has few children. He is 27 years old this year, but he has only two sons and no daughter. The eldest son is Li Chao, born to Concubine Jiang, who is already 11 years old. The second son is this Li Xuan, who is four years old this year.
When Li Xuan was two years old, the Seventh Prince had not yet been named King Rui, and they were still living in the palace. Li Xuan suddenly became stupid one night.
After investigation, it was found that he was frightened by a little eunuch pretending to be a ghost, or that Concubine Jiang was the mastermind behind the scenes. Because the Seventh Prince's Concubine had never been pregnant before, the imperial physician said that the Seventh Prince favored women too early and too frequently, which hurt the foundation and it was not easy to have an heir. Concubine Jiang felt that her son would definitely be the only son of the Seventh Prince and inherit everything from him in the future. But who knew that when Li Chao was seven years old, the Seventh Prince's Concubine gave birth to another son.
Concubine Jiang was afraid that her son's position would be taken away, so she bribed the little eunuch.
After the investigation, the Seventh Prince was furious and ordered Concubine Jiang to be executed. But he was afraid that Li Xuan's illness would not be cured, and Li Chao would be his only normal child, and his title would still be passed on to him in the future. He was afraid of revenge from the Seventh Prince's Consort, so he sent Li Chao to his mother, Consort Zhou Defei, where he is still...
After many treatments, Li Xuan has gotten much better, but he is still stupider and thinner than normal children. If the child continues to be like this, he will definitely not be able to inherit the title of King Rui.
Princess Rui certainly did not want to give the son of Consort Jiang a chance, so she kept looking for various ways to cure the child, but with little success.
She wiped her tears and said, "I heard from my grandfather that you are particularly good at taking care of children. Even the eldest sister of the Chu family, who is so stupid...oh, such a serious illness has been cured. My Xuan'er..." She gritted her teeth and said, "Grandma Chu will take him to your home. You should take care of Xuan'er the same way you took care of the eldest sister of the Chu family. Please." Then, she looked at Chen Afu with full expectation.
Chen Afu was a little embarrassed. How could she dare to take this child to Tangyuan. Not to mention that he was the baby of Princess Rui, there was also a big treasure that she wanted to hide in the cellar. She thought about it and realized that the child was not born mentally retarded. She was much better than Miss Chu at that time. If the medicine and correction were appropriate, she should be able to be cured.
She whispered, "I got a secret recipe. I heard that green leaf agarwood is helpful for this disease. At that time, I got one by chance and gave it to Yan'er. I was reluctant to light it at first, so I took it out little by little for her to smell, and only lit it when there was no smell. I used it sparingly, and one stick of incense lasted for more than two months. Of course, I still have to continue taking the doctor's medicine..."
She was not lying. Green leaf agarwood contains the leaves of the Yan agarwood tree. At the beginning, Miss Chu smelled the fragrance of the leaves every night, and with her correct guidance, she came out of her own world.
She also talked about how to enter the child's inner world, how to make friends with the child, and so on. But she didn't dare to give the green leaf agarwood to Princess Rui again, nor did she dare to say that she was familiar with Master Wuzhi.
Princess Rui cried with joy after hearing this, and said full of hope, "I know that the emperor and the queen mother have green-leaf agarwood in their hands. I asked my prince to ask for one."
Chen Afu added, "I heard that the Queen Mother gave one to my third aunt. I will ask her. If she hasn't used it yet, I will shamelessly ask her for it."
Mrs. Chu San first gave the green-leaf agarwood stick given to her by Chen Afu to the Queen Mother as a filial piety. Later, Master Wu Zhi gave a few to the emperor, and the emperor honored the Queen Mother with three more, and the Queen Mother returned the previous one to the third lady.
Let's get the third lady's piece over as a favor first, and then she can give the third lady Chu's piece later.
Princess Rui was even more grateful to Chen Afu. She held her hand and said, "Thank you, Grandma Chu. If my Xuan'er's illness can be completely cured, I will let him accept you as his adoptive mother. No, I will accept you today, and I will Taking him to your house to play is also a visit to a relative."
Chen Afu quickly refused and said, "Thank you, Princess, for looking up to me. The second young master is of royal blood, how dare I trust such a great person."
Just kidding, how could it be that both uncle and nephew recognized her as their adoptive mother?