The news of the Empress Dowager's critical illness reached Emperor Zongwen as soon as possible. He did not bother to discuss state affairs with the internal ministers. As a filial son, Emperor Zongwen immediately drove to Cining Palace and met the Queen who was rushing over halfway. , Emperor Zongwen did not care that while the queen was still being reprimanded, the emperor and the queen entered the Cining Palace together.
Seeing the emperor and empress entering the palace together, the eunuch guarding the door was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and knelt down to receive him.
Emperor Zongwen got off the chariot and hurriedly walked inside and asked, "The Queen Mother was fine last night. Why did she suddenly..."
Seeing the gloomy and angry look on Emperor Zongwen's face, the eunuch dared not hesitate, and trotted behind him, wiping his sweat and replying: "Returning to the emperor, the queen mother was fine when she went to bed yesterday, and she ate more than half a bowl of rice at night. , the servants saw that the Queen Mother had nothing serious to do, so they kept a few people, for fear of disturbing the Queen Mother, and they did not expect to find out that the Queen Mother was not well this early in the morning. "
The eunuch was so nervous that he could only tremble. The emperor was famous for his filial piety and concern for the queen mother. If anything happened to the queen mother, no one in the palace would be able to please her.
"Useless slaves, if anything happens to the Queen Mother, you all won't have to live anymore." Emperor Zongwen said coldly, with a deep chill flashing in his eyes. The eunuchs and maids standing aside were so frightened that they bowed their heads and knelt on the ground. .
Speaking of which, they felt extremely wronged. When they went to bed last night, the Queen Mother was in very good health. She even used a little more dinner than usual, so she asked them to go back and have an early rest. The Queen Mother was not in good health these days. , I went to bed very early at night. This was considered normal, so no one cared about it.
The candlelight specially ordered by the Queen Mother was left behind. Only Eunuch Yu, the confidant of the Queen Mother, stayed behind. They were speechless all night. Unexpectedly, she said something bad about the Queen Mother this morning. The whole Cining Palace was frightened and trembling, for fear of accidentally making a mistake. My own head is not safe.
Several imperial doctors in the outer hall were sitting together and summarizing the prescriptions. When they saw Emperor Zongwen coming in, they knelt down and kowtowed.
"How is the Queen Mother's health?" Emperor Zongwen stopped and asked, his face gloomy.
"The Queen Mother was frightened last time, and she is still not fully recovered. She is also very old, and she suddenly encountered a cold, so..." The doctors didn't dare to hide it, so they said clearly.
It was spring when the flowers were in full bloom, and the Cining Palace was in the deep palace. How could so many people not take care of the sick Queen Mother, and besides, she was not a child. How could she be infected with cold? Zong Emperor Wen's eyes darkened, and the corners of his lips pursed slightly, showing a bit of sharpness. His eyes turned from the first imperial physician to the last imperial physician, and then from the last imperial physician to the first.
After looking around, the air was so cold that it made people feel stagnant. Several imperial doctors felt cold sweat breaking out from their backs, and they couldn't even speak.
"Is the Queen Mother in danger?" he asked coldly.
"The Empress Dowager is in frail health and has been suffering from cold. The ministers and others are planning the materials for the medicine box and dare not..." The imperial doctors were in trouble. The Empress Dowager's illness seemed dangerous, but in fact it was nothing. It was just because the Empress Dowager He is a bit old and has not recovered from his previous illness, so he is afraid of any accidents.
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None of the imperial doctors dared to take responsibility, so they regarded an ordinary serious cold as a critical illness. At this time, being stared at so coldly by Emperor Zongwen, they were frightened and expressed their meaning vaguely.
"If you can't cure the Queen Mother, please raise your head and come to see her." Emperor Zongwen tossed his robe, turned around and strode inside, saying something coldly.
Several imperial doctors were so frightened that the two elders fell to the ground on the spot, trembling for a while and unable to get up.
Several young people stood up and helped the elderly people sit on the edge.
The queen, surrounded by many maids and eunuchs, also hurried over.
The imperial doctors just sat down and wanted to be polite. The queen waved her hand and exempted them from the courtesy. Gu Zi hurriedly led others into the inner hall.
"Mr. Wang, you are the oldest one here, don't you think?" Seeing that the emperor and the empress were in a hurry, one of the doctors wiped the cold sweat from his head and asked the oldest doctor Wang. They were still hesitating before. Is it necessary to use strong medicine? I am afraid of hurting the foundation of the Queen Mother. At this time, I thought that the emperor said that if the cure could not be cured, they would die, so I changed my mind.
The focus of this discussion has shifted from treating the root cause to treating the symptoms. No matter what, we just need to cure the Queen Mother's illness. We will talk about anything in the future. We must first get over the current hurdle. At most, we can find a solution after the Queen Mother's illness is cured. Resigning from office was the idea of all the imperial doctors.
"Okay, let's use the third prescription we agreed upon. What do you think?" Doctor Wang gritted his teeth and stamped his feet to make up his mind. He was already old anyway, and after treating the Queen Mother's illness, he would retire and return to his hometown.
This is no longer a question of who takes responsibility or not. If it cannot be cured, it will die, so who dares to mess around.
But this is the best way. Only if the Queen Mother cures them can they survive!
"I second the motion!"
"I second the proposal!" Several imperial doctors spoke out one after another.
The third prescription was the one they had the most controversy about just now. It seemed to be very effective and could even cure the Empress Dowager with just a few patches of medicine. After all, the Empress Dowager's disease looked dangerous, but in fact it was nothing. It was just the Cining Palace. There was such a big commotion, they didn't dare not run over.
But this recipe has one biggest shortcoming, which is that it hurts the roots!
It's a medicine that contains three parts of poison, and the medicine they used in the third prescription has a great tonic effect. It seems harmless. If the elderly are too weak to take the medicine, they will inevitably suffer from it in the future. If the Queen Mother gets sick again, she will need to take more medicine. Only the right medicine will work. If too much medicine accumulates in a person's body, he will relapse afterwards. A minor illness in the future may even be life-threatening.
But now the imperial doctors can no longer take care of this in order to save their lives.
Several people checked the prescription a few more times and then handed it over.
Emperor Zongwen hurriedly entered the inner hall, and the eldest princess and Duke Dingguo who were guarding the queen mother's bed knelt down to say hello.
A eunuch had already raised the palace tent, revealing the face of the queen mother who was sleeping drowsily inside.
The Queen Mother looked haggard, with an unusual blush on her face, her lips were chapped, and her eyes were closed tightly. She looked drowsy and unconscious, which indeed meant she was critically ill.
"Who served the Queen Mother to sleep last night?" Emperor Zongwen stood in front of the bed, his eyes passed over a group of kneeling eunuchs and maids, and he asked Mrs. Dingguo Gong who was secretly observing his color to also fixate. Lower your head firmly.
"Your Majesty, I was a slave last night..." Eunuch Jade, who was kneeling at the head of the bed, took two steps forward and cried: "Last night when the Queen Mother was going to bed, she was still fine. She told a few jokes to the slave. After going to bed, the servant waited for the Queen Mother to fall asleep, and then stayed at the door to watch the night. Nothing happened all night. This morning, the servant came in to wake up the Queen Mother, but she couldn't wake up. The servant panicked, and the emperor's chariot was alerted. "
Although Eunuch Yu was crying, he spoke eloquently and told the whole story in detail.
A night without words? Emperor Zongwen's eyes flashed sharply, and he stared at Eunuch Jade coldly. The hall immediately became quiet, and the air was so heavy that it seemed as if a person couldn't breathe. The queen who arrived later immediately waved her hand back, signaling behind her. The people silenced themselves, and then stood at the door of the hall with lowered eyebrows, looking respectful.
The corners of his lips were slightly raised, revealing a faint sneer.
I wonder if this old woman who has been pretending to be sick for a long time is causing trouble again today.
"Come here, pull this useless slave down and kill him with a cane." After a long time, Emperor Zongwen said coldly.
Eunuch Yu was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he was grabbed by the two guards who came up, one on the left and one on the right, and dragged him down mercilessly. He was so anxious that he screamed: "Your Majesty, please spare your life, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare your life." !”
At this time, he didn't care about the Queen Mother's concern and wanted to re-examine the seriousness of the Queen Mother's illness. The Emperor wanted to beat himself to death without saying a word. This was something that neither he nor the Queen Mother had thought of before. At this time, they were already confused and rushed forward. The Queen Mother, who was lying on the bed pretending to be unconscious, screamed urgently.
He screamed and struggled to get away from the two guards, but the guards around the emperor were very skilled, which could only be escaped by an old eunuch. Mrs. Dingguo, who was kneeling on the side, moved her feet and raised her head to say something for Eunuch Yu. After saying a few words, he looked up and saw the queen's cold eyes turning towards him.
It was cold without a trace of warmth, as if it was shining with cold stars. I couldn't help but shiver in fear. I lowered my head and pretended not to hear.
The Queen and the Queen Mother had a dispute. They were the most difficult people in Dingguo Palace. The two palaces were at odds, and the natal families of the two palaces were both Dingguo Palace. Not a human being. Duke Dingguo had complained to Duke Dingguo's wife countless times in private. He only hoped that both of them would leave each other a way out for the sake of being part of the Duke Dingguo's family.
Of course, compared to the Queen Mother, Ding Guogong believed that it was his own sister, the Queen. After all, in terms of blood relationship, the Queen was always closer to the Queen Mother than the Queen Mother. I only hope that the Queen Mother would take it for the sake of the same blood, so as not to make everyone unable to win. Taiwan, it’s so embarrassing, but it’s the Queen who’s angry now…
Now it seems that the rift between the Queen and the Queen Mother is getting bigger. Not only does the Queen Mother dislike the Queen, but the Queen is also extremely unhappy with the Queen Mother. Mrs. Ding Guogong doesn't dare to touch the Queen's troubles at this time, so she immediately becomes honest.
"Your Majesty..." Just when Eunuch Yu was about to be dragged out of the palace door, there was a slight movement on the bed. The Queen Mother took a big breath, slowly opened her eyes, and screamed with difficulty. She held the edge of the bed with one hand and unexpectedly He meant to get up, but because he was seriously ill, his hands softened and his body fell heavily on the bed.
The eldest princess, who was kneeling beside the bed, gave her a quick hand to prevent her from falling and being unable to get up.
"Your Majesty, let that slave go... It's not because of him." The Queen Mother lay half in the arms of the eldest princess and took a few breaths before speaking in a low voice with difficulty.
"The Queen Mother." Hearing the Queen Mother's voice, Emperor Zongwen hurriedly knelt down, stretched out his hand for the eldest princess, and supported the Queen Mother: "It's all these dead slaves who didn't work hard that made the Queen Mother sick. I must deal with these dead slaves. .”
"Your Majesty, it's the Ai family... I was greedy for cold, so I caught it... Fenghan... don't blame them..." Seeing Emperor Zongwen's reluctance, the Queen Mother pulled his sleeve and said urgently, her breath almost got stuck in her throat, no He couldn't get up. After saying that, Ji Yao couldn't breathe and started coughing violently, but he still didn't let go and pointed in the direction where Eunuch Yu was pulled out.
This was her confidant, how could she let Emperor Zong Wen really deal with him.
Those words for acting, coupled with her illness, were all premeditated.
"Come here, you can't escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the living crime. I'll give you twenty hard blows." Emperor Zongwen gently patted the Queen Mother on the back to help her relax, but he didn't relax at all, even though he said that he would be killed with a stick. , but it is still twenty-big board. Although twenty-big board will not die, an old eunuch will lose his skin even if he does not die.
The Queen Mother regained her composure and took a deep breath. A hint of coldness flashed through her hazy eyes, but her face remained calm. She weakly held Emperor Zongwen's hand and said, "Your Majesty, it is also true that the Ai family can enjoy these many years of blessings." What I asked for in my previous life, I have a house full of children and grandchildren, all under my knees, even if I die, it will be a blessing, and the emperor will not have to worry about the Ai family."
She had a smile on her face and looked very calm, but there was a hint of sadness at the corners of her lips, and she opened her mouth as if she was still wanting to look at her.
"Why did the Queen Mother say such a thing? The Queen Mother is in good health. I just asked the doctors. They all said that she is fine. The Queen Mother just needs to take a good rest." Emperor Zongwen comforted him with a smile.
The doctors presented them with prescriptions. He looked at them for a moment and then nodded. The doctors withdrew and went to prepare the medicines themselves.
"The Emperor is really filial, and Pearl is also filial." The Queen Mother's dim eyes slowly turned from Emperor Zongwen's face to the face of the eldest princess, and then she sighed happily, and suddenly took Emperor Zongwen's hand and said: "If the Ai family dies, let Zhen'er come back and offer me incense sticks. He is far away in Yan country alone, and the Ai family is always worried."
It turned out that this was the reason for the fuss. The queen stood not far away, with a trace of ridicule flashing in her eyes.
"Queen Mother, don't be anxious. I will send an order to Prince Ning to return to the country soon. All you need to do is recuperate." Emperor Zongwen said immediately. In the name of filial piety, his mother's illness would naturally not go against her wishes, so he immediately The decree was issued to send people to the State of Yan quickly and bring Prince Ning back to the State of Qin to appease the Queen Mother. (To be continued)