The late-night snack was snacks brought from the Chongqing Palace kitchen, and Li Wei slightly ate a little.
Then it’s time to go to bed immediately, and we have to leave before dawn.
She took Shujia with her to sleep with her. When she slept until midnight, Shujia felt hot all over. Li Wei was shocked. The child was fine during the day, but why did she suddenly have a fever. She raised the curtain and called people in: "The Ninth Princess is sick. Go and ask Dr. Lu to take a look at her."
It was Lan Hui who went to deliver the message. There were not many palace maids and chamberlains following him out of the palace. It was late at night, so Lan Hui had to run to the outer courtyard by herself, and happened to bump into Zhao Qian.
Zhao Qian saw that it was the maid next to Li Wei and asked, "Isn't the Queen Mother still asleep?"
Lan Hui said hurriedly: "Back to the prince, the ninth princess is ill. The empress is anxious. She is sending a message to Dr. Lu."
When Zhao Qian heard about it, he raised his eyebrows and said, "I happen to be going over there to see Dr. Lu. I will bring a message to you then. You can go back first."
When Lan Hui heard that the regent was willing to do the job, she was very grateful.
After less than half a quarter of an hour, Zhao Qian took Imperial Physician Lu to the Queen Mother's bedroom. Li Wei was a little surprised when she saw Zhao Qian and Dr. Lu coming together, so she secretly ran into her room in the middle of the night to avoid being seen. But now was not the time to worry about this. She held Shujia in her arms and hurriedly said to Dr. Lu, "Come and see what happened to the Ninth Princess."
After the imperial doctor Lu saluted, he stepped forward and asked the queen mother to lay the child flat on the bed, while a little palace maid held the candlestick. Li Wei stood below and looked in anxiously, will Shujia be okay? Recalling that Shujia didn't seem to be sick before, why did she get sick this time
Just when she was feeling uneasy, someone quietly shook her hand in the darkness. The person's palm was broad and warm. But Li Wei quickly pulled away as if he was electrocuted, then turned around and glared at Zhao Qian fiercely, giving him a warning.
Dr. Lu showed Shujia carefully and then said to Li Wei: "Queen Mother, the Ninth Princess is caused by internal invasion of wind-heat. Gray-white herpes can be seen in the mouth. In the early stage, fever and throat swelling and pain can be seen. Detoxification and soothing are needed to resolve the disease. Moisture relieves fever.”
"Does it matter?"
Imperial Physician Lu said, "The disease is severe, but as long as she is well cared for and treated, she will recover in five or six days. I suggest that the Ninth Princess should return to the palace for proper treatment. During this period, she should not interact with other children for fear of cross infection."
Li Wei thought for a while, then called the Ninth Princess's nanny and said, "You will take the Ninth Princess with you tomorrow morning, and I will send a few more guards. You go back to the palace first and take good care of her."
The wet nurse agreed, and Imperial Physician Lu went to prepare medicine for the Ninth Princess.
Doctor Lu had already gone out, but Zhao Qian still stayed in Li Wei's bedroom. Li Wei urged with a stern face: "The regent is rude, why don't you get out quickly."
Zhao Qian glanced at the people in the room who were all being served by Li Wei. He didn't care much and whispered in Li Wei's ear: "Pay attention to Concubine Qi."
Hearing this, Li Wei looked at Zhao Qian in surprise, but saw that Zhao Qian had already gone out.
Concubine Qi... Concubine Qi, Concubine Qi has always been honest and doesn't talk much. She is close to Concubine Jinggui. She is also an old man before the late emperor. She gave birth to the emperor before Empress Li even entered the palace. Having children. Concubine Qi gave birth to the third son of the emperor, King Shu, so the fiefdom was naturally in Shu. King Shu was only one month younger than King Ping, but he was a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. The late emperor loved this son very much.
Is it because Concubine Qi followed the same path as the prince in order to earn a future for her son
This Zhao Qian is real and he can't explain clearly, but it's always good to be careful.
Shujia still slept next to her, and she fell asleep soon after taking the medicine. Li Wei hugged her, and not long after she fell asleep, Qingxiang came to the bed and called her: "Queen Mother, wake up quickly, the time has come."
Li Wei felt that she had just closed her eyes. She glanced at Shujia, who was sleeping soundly, and then told people: "When the ninth princess is sent back to the palace at dawn, everything must be done carefully."
Then he washed his face and mouth, combed his hair, and put on plain clothes. Li Wei felt hungry, so he had another bowl of bird's nest porridge and two sweet-scented osmanthus stuffed rolls before heading to the main hall.
Other concubines and concubines also arrived one after another. They had to cry before the coffin was raised. Li Wei was not greatly touched by the death of the late emperor. Facing such a scene again, she could not say that she was too sad, but with so many people watching, she also I tried my best to squeeze out a few tears. Among them, Concubine Qi cried the most sadly and even fainted later. Upon seeing this, Li Wei hurriedly asked people to carry Concubine Qi out, and at the same time asked Princess Shu to stay and take care of Concubine Qi. Later, the imperial doctor looked at her and said that Concubine Qi was only getting over her grief, and she was afraid that she would not be able to support her to the imperial mausoleum.
Li Wei immediately ordered: "In that case, let Concubine Qi return to the palace first, and let Concubine Shu accompany her all the way."
The small episode did not affect the progress of the entire ceremony. Needless to say, the scale of Emperor Daxing's funeral was huge. The whole team meandered for two miles, from Maochu to Sizheng before they arrived at the built imperial mausoleum. After opening the underground palace, there were already two coffins waiting inside. The one on the left is Empress Yuan, the one on the right is Empress Li, and the seat in the middle is empty.
Will she still be buried in the same grave as the late emperor a hundred years from now
No, Li Wei didn't want to. It was already crowded enough with one emperor and two queens. She didn't want to be entangled with these people after a hundred years.
All the rituals were very complicated. By the time the door of the underground palace was successfully sealed, it was already noon. After a short rest, we had to return to the palace.
Li Wei was worried about the little emperor, and called the attendants to inquire several times. It was not until Fu Guang came in person that Li Wei felt relieved when he saw that everything was fine with him.
They set off back to the palace early the next day. Along the way, Li Wei was worried about only two things. One was Concubine Qi, whom Zhao Qian asked her to be wary of, and the other was Shujia's illness. Shujia's illness was taken care of by the imperial physician, and there were many wet nurses and nannies taking care of her, so she didn't have to worry too much, but she still felt that there was something fishy about Concubine Qi.
After walking for most of the day, we entered the palace and returned to Chongqing Palace.
Li Wei first went to see Shujia. Shujia was lying on the bed, her face still glowing with an unhealthy red color, and her neck was still very hot when touched. She asked the imperial doctor worriedly: "Why can't the fever go away?"
"Don't worry too much, Queen Mother. Everything has a process. This process is relatively slow. It should be better tomorrow."
Even Taiyuan Hospital, with the best medical skills in this dynasty, could not compare with an ordinary rural hospital in that time and space. She just felt heartbroken when she saw Shujia like this. She hugged Shujia and kissed the child's little face. It would be nice if my second brother was by my side right now.
(End of chapter)