Chapter 763 A Glimmer of Hope

I rode my horse all the way to General Chen's mansion.

It was late at night, and the door of the general's mansion was closed.

Ning Chen tied up his horse and knocked on the door.

The mansion door opened.

The man who opened the door was a sturdy man in his forties.

"Your Highness?"

The man who opened the door was shocked when he saw Ning Chen clearly.

Everyone in the general's mansion knew Ning Chen.

Ning Chen nodded, "Has General Chen rested?"

The man shook his head bitterly, "The old general has been bedridden recently, and there is no rest."

Ning Chen was very familiar with the general's mansion. He came to the old general's bedroom and saw General Chen lying on the bed.

General Chen hadn't slept yet, to be precise, he had just woken up. He had been bedridden recently, and he was sleeping longer than he was awake.

"Ning Chen?" General Chen was surprised to see Ning Chen, "Smelly boy, when did you come back?"

Ning Chen whispered, "Just came back in the afternoon!"

"Have you visited His Majesty?"

Ning Chen nodded slightly, his eyes red.

This old man who had been in the military for his whole life was much thinner than before, with a haggard face and a very bad condition.

General Chen looked at him, "Stinky boy, are you going to cry? Don't cry, I hate crying the most.

We are all soldiers, we shed blood but not tears... I am already in my 80s, and I am the longest-lived general in our Daxuan... But you will definitely live longer than me in the future, if you don't live to be a hundred years old, don't come down to see me."

Ning Chen nodded silently, "Okay, I will try to live to be a hundred years old."

"It's not about striving, it's about living to be a hundred years old... I have been fighting for my whole life, and the thing I am most worried about is that there is no successor. Now you continue to protect Daxuan in my place, and I will die with my eyes closed!"

Ning Chen strengthened his spirit and said with a smile: "In your current state, it will be no problem for you to live another ten or eight years."

General Chen laughed loudly, but his voice was weak and not as loud as before.

"If I live another ten or eight years, I will be immortal, right?"

Ning Chen smiled.

"How is your majesty? Is he feeling better?"

Ning Chen's eyes dimmed a little, and he shook his head slightly.

General Chen sighed deeply, and said with regret: "Your majesty is only fifty years old, in the prime of life... God is jealous of talents, God is jealous of talents!

But birth, aging, sickness and death are common things. If your majesty can't make it through this, don't worry, I'm here... I will definitely protect your majesty when you get to the bottom!"

Ning Chen's voice was hoarse, "Old general, I hope you and your majesty are fine."

General Chen sighed: "The country is constantly changing, not to mention people... Talented people emerge from generation to generation, and each of them leads the trend for hundreds of years. It's time for us old guys to withdraw from the stage of history.

No one can escape birth, aging, sickness and death. My life is worth it! So... brat, don't be sad."

......

Ning Chen stayed in General Chen's mansion until the second half of the night before leaving.

General Chen pulled Ning Chen to talk a lot, from his youth to the present.

The old general fought all his life and saw too many deaths, so he looked at death lightly.

Ning Chen came out of the general's mansion, but did not go home, but rode to the Supervisory Department.

"Your Majesty?"

The people in the Supervisory Department were shocked to see Ning Chen, because everyone knew that Ning Chen had gone to war.

Ning Chen looked at Yin Yi on duty, "Are Meng Jianbai and Meng Jinyi here?"

"Meng Jinyi should be at home now!"

"Go find Meng Jinyi for me, I'll wait for him in Geng Ziyi's room."

"Yes!"

Ning Chen came to Geng Jing's room, Geng Jing was not there, he lit a candle, sat on a chair and waited for Meng Jianbai.

The imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital are highly skilled, but their treatment is too conservative.

The same is true for Zi Su!

But Meng Jianbai is different. This guy likes to study, and his medical practice is somewhat evil.

Your Majesty's illness, maybe Meng Jianbai will have a way.

Ning Chen thought about it, and his head slowly drooped down.

He was so tired that he fell asleep while sitting on the chair!

Until the voice outside asking for an audience woke him up.

Ning Chen opened his eyes and forced himself to be alert, "Come in!"

Meng Jianbai pushed the door open and entered.

Ning Chen waved his hand to stop Meng Jianbai from saluting, and went straight to the point: "Old Meng, I know you like to study those strange diseases... Tell me honestly, can His Majesty's illness be cured?"

Meng Jianbai was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know what His Majesty's condition is now?"

There are imperial doctors and Perilla in the palace... So no one thought of Meng Jianbai.

Ning Chen did not hesitate, "Follow me into the palace!"

Ning Chen stood up as he spoke, but his legs softened, and he staggered a few steps, holding on to the table to stand steady.

Meng Jianbai was startled, "Prince, are you okay?"

"If there is something wrong, please help me apply some medicine!"

Ning Chen said, and took off his pants directly.

The inner thigh was rubbed bloody and it was really painful.

Seeing this, Meng Jianbai's face changed and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please sit down first. I'll go back to the Sixth Office to get some medicine!"

Ning Chen nodded slightly.

Meng Jianbai turned around and walked away quickly. Ning Chen looked down at the wound on the inside of his thigh and said self-deprecatingly, "I have to abstain from sex now, even if I don't want to!"

After a while, Meng Jianbai came back, took out a paste from a jar, and began to help Ning Chen apply the medicine.

Meng Jianbai's hands were heavy, and after the medicine was applied, Ning Chen was in a cold sweat due to the pain.

Soon after, Ning Chen took Meng Jianbai into the palace overnight.

Your Majesty was still in a coma.

Generally, the people who treat Emperor Xuan have to check their ancestors for eighteen generations!

But Meng Jianbai himself is a golden robe, and he was brought by Ning Chen, so no one dared to stop him.

Meng Jianbai stepped forward to check His Majesty!

Ning Chen looked at Meng Jianbai's frown, and his heart was hanging.

After Meng Jianbai finished the examination, Ning Chen signaled him to talk outside and not disturb His Majesty's rest!

After coming out, Ning Chen couldn't wait to ask: "How is it?"

Meng Jianbai looked at him and shook his head gently.

Ning Chen's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

Meng Jianbai said: "Your Majesty's physical foundation is too poor, and the foundation is seriously injured. It's like a plant, the roots are beginning to decay and can no longer absorb nutrients!"

Ning Chen's eyes were filled with hope, "Is there no way?"

Meng Jianbai thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty's body can no longer absorb nutrients by itself... Unless, unless..."

"Unless what? Tell me quickly."

Ning Chen's eyes rekindled hope.

Meng Jianbai said: "Unless you rely on external help, if someone can help your majesty absorb nutrients, and then use some precious herbs to nourish him, there may be a glimmer of hope."

Ning Chen frowned, "What do you mean?"

Meng Jianbai thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty should know that people can survive for several days without eating... That's because although the body cannot obtain nutrients from the outside world, it can consume the nutrients originally stored in the body.

Your Majesty can still eat a little bit now and absorb some nutrients, but this also increases the burden on his internal organs.

If someone can help your majesty absorb nutrients and allow your majesty's internal organs to slowly recover, your majesty will have a glimmer of hope again."