Empress Dowager Pei was ill, groggy, and could not wake up for a long time.
Liu Zhao was worried and angry, if Gu Jiu hadn't persuaded him, he would have vented on the imperial physician.
Liu Yi, Xiao Qin'er, and many grandchildren of emperors and emperors are guarding Weiyang Palace.
Xiao Qin'er was a little flustered, she frequently looked towards the bedroom, her eyes were too complicated.
Liu Yi's face turned pale, he was stunned, his whole body seemed to be frozen.
Liu Zheng asked Xiao Qin'er in a low voice, "Concubine Mother, the body of the imperial grandmother..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Qin'er yelled at Liu Zheng with a suppressed voice.
After a pause, she ordered again: "Tell your wife to take the child back to the mansion first. The palace doesn't need so many people guarding here. If she has the heart, she will come back tomorrow morning."
"Oh!"
Liu Zheng sent his wife and children away and told them to go home first.
Other siblings were also sent out of the palace.
Xiao Qin'er clutched the handkerchief, her mood fluctuated.
Empress Dowager Pei is quite old, and her condition is so serious, this time I am afraid it will be more or less ominous.
Once Empress Dowager Pei passed away, their family lost their greatest support.
Yes, Empress Dowager Pei is the biggest reliance of King Duanjun, and also the biggest reliance of Duanjun Wangfu.
At present, Duan County King Liu Yi and Emperor Liu Zhao seem to be in harmony with each other.
Who can guarantee that after the death of the Empress Dowager Pei, the emperor Liu Zhao will turn his back on him and will no longer tolerate Liu Yi.
There are many examples of parents passing away and brothers being indifferent.
Xiao Qin'er's worry is not unfounded.
More than anyone else, she hoped that the Empress Dowager Pei would live a long life and protect Liu Yi until she died.
She looked at Liu Yi, wondering what was going on in his mind.
But Liu Yi didn't react at all, and didn't notice her gaze.
Xiao Qin'er coughed lightly, and approached Liu Yi, "Cousin, do you want to go in and see the situation?"
"The imperial doctor is checking on the empress, so there shouldn't be too many people around." Liu Yi finally responded.
"If you go in alone, it can't be regarded as a 'surrounding'. Don't you worry about the safety of your mother?" Xiao Qin'er encouraged him.
Prince Duan Liu Yi wiped his face, "You are right."
He got up and walked straight to the bedroom.
The guard at the gate stopped him symbolically. When Liu Yi looked at him fiercely, the servant resolutely gave up.
A window was opened in the bedroom, and a slight breeze came in.
Part of the smell in the sleeping hall dissipated, only a faint smell of medicine.
The emperor and queen stood by the bed.
The Empress has been holding the Empress Dowager Pei's wrist.
"Brother Huang, sister-in-law, is the queen mother better?" Liu Yi asked in a low voice.
Liu Zhao ignored him with a gloomy expression.
Gu Jiu shook his head at Liu Yi, "My mother hasn't woken up yet."
After taking medicine and getting an injection, Empress Dowager Pei remained in a daze.
Nothing happens to the elderly at all.
However, he has been groggy and occasionally talking nonsense, which is worth thinking about.
Liu Yi was anxious, "Then what should I do? When will the mother wake up?"
Gu Jiu's gaze passed through several imperial physicians, and landed on Eunuch Wen in the corner.
Eunuch Wen was very sensitive, being watched by the empress, he trembled all over, and subconsciously knelt down on the ground.
Gu Jiu pointed at him, "What do you want to say? Or I can ask you in another way, what are you hiding? The Empress Dowager suddenly became seriously ill, could it be that she was stimulated by something?"
Everyone stared at Eunuch Wen.
Eunuch Wen was shaking like chaff.
"Say it or not?" Liu Zhao's voice was not loud, but he couldn't hide his killing intent.
Maybe he didn't hide his killing intent at all.
If you don't kill one or two people, you don't know what is good or bad.
Eunuch Wen was frightened half to death, prostrated himself on the ground, and said tremblingly: "I dare not lie to Your Majesty and Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, an old man, once she heard that Master Wuwang passed away, she said she would go to bed for a while. Then she never got up again! This old servant is telling the truth, and there is absolutely no deceit. I beg Your Majesty and Empress to spare their lives!"
"Don't howl in a hurry." Gu Jiu comforted him, "I'm asking you, what else are you hiding?"
Eunuch Wen was dumbfounded, "This old slave will never lie."
"Really? The Empress Dowager and Master Wuwang have never had any contact before. Until Master Wuwang returned to Beijing from Xiliang, the Empress Dowager went to Xiangguo Temple to have a chat with Master Wuwang. Immediately afterwards, Master Wuwang passed away, and the Empress Dowager You are also bedridden. But you told me that there is no deception, do you think that this palace will believe your words?"
Gu Jiu's tone became more and more severe, and if he dared to say a single word, his head would fall to the ground.
Eunuch Wen's face was pale, and his clothes were soaked in cold sweat.
Liu Zhao was too lazy to talk nonsense, "Call Qian Fu over here, and drag this dog slave down for strict interrogation."
"Please Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's not that this old servant is deceiving, but the Empress Dowager has orders, and no one is allowed to tell them. If this old servant dares to utter a single word, the Empress Dowager will definitely not forgive me lightly."
Eunuch Wen was so frightened that his whole body convulsed, and his body twitched non-stop.
Liu Zhao's face was gloomy and cold, "The Queen Mother can't spare you, so will I spare you? Either tell the truth, or let Qian Fu take care of you."
"Please Your Majesty, please forgive me..." Eunuch Wen kowtowed.
"Hey… "
Gu Jiu sighed softly, "The empress dowager's current situation, Eunuch Wen, do you think it's okay to continue to hide it? The empress dowager's illness is severe. I ask you why the empress dowager's body suddenly collapsed upon hearing the news of Master Wuwang's passing away. Just collapsed? Don’t you tell? If you don’t tell, His Majesty and this palace will have a way to investigate it. But in this way, you will be completely dead.”
Eunuch Wen burst into tears, weeping bitterly, "I say, I say everything. I beg your mother to spare the life of this old slave."
"Speak clearly, explain everything in detail." Gu Jiu reminded him.
Eunuch Wen wiped away his tears.
Gu Jiu took the opportunity to order the imperial physician and palace servants to retreat.
If the imperial physician has received amnesty, they don't want to hear any secrets.
The less you know, the longer you live, this is the way of survival for imperial physicians.
Liu Yi wants to stay, he also wants to know the truth.
Gu Jiu glanced at him, but said nothing.
It was up to Liu Zhao to make up his mind whether Liu Yi should stay or not.
Liu Yi said aloud, "I want to know about the condition of my mother."
Liu Zhao snorted, "Don't go out and talk nonsense." It seemed that he agreed with Liu Yi to stay.
Liu Yi nodded again and again, and promised not to go out and talk nonsense.
It's about the secret of the birth mother, how can you speak freely.
"Eunuch Wen, you can speak now!" Gu Jiu reminded him.
Eunuch Wen sobbed twice, still very scared, "Master Wuwang, the empress dowager forced him to death."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Liu Yi was the first to jump up and put his foot on Eunuch Wen.
Eunuch Wen silently admitted, without excuse.
Liu Zhao was annoyed, "Fourth Brother, if you can't control your hands, feet and mouth, get the hell out of here."
Liu Yi was so angry that his chest was about to explode, "Brother Huang, don't you care if this dog slave slanders the queen mother?"
"Listen to him!" Liu Zhao said loudly.
Liu Yi could only shut up.
Eunuch Wen knew very well that his life and death depended on the emperor's thoughts.
He didn't dare to delay, didn't dare to talk about conditions, and continued honestly, "Princess Huyang passed away. At first, the empress dowager was fine. After a while, the empress dowager felt lonely in her heart, and she missed Princess Huyang more and more. She is good. She always said that Princess Huyang left too early, and said that Princess Huyang was too stupid to risk her own life for a monk."
Gu Jiu nodded upon hearing this, "When Aunt Huyang passed away, the Queen Mother's spirit gradually deteriorated. I didn't think about it at the time, but now I realize that it's because of Aunt Huyang. Eunuch Wen, please continue. .”
Gu Jiu's voice was very soft, which made Eunuch Wen's heart, which was so nervous that it was about to jump out of his throat, calm down a lot.
He continued: "Thinking too much, the Empress Dowager and her old man got into a corner and decided that it was Master Wuwang who killed Princess Huyang. The Empress Dowager said that she had the responsibility to seek justice for Princess Huyang."
Gu Jiu asked: "The Empress Dowager, the old man, asked His Majesty to recall Master Wuwang back to the capital under the pretext of needing Master Wuwang to chant scriptures and pray for blessings. The fundamental purpose is to seek justice for Princess Huyang, isn't it?"
Eunuch Wen nodded again and again, "The Empress Dowager is right. The Empress Dowager did not really want Master Wuwang to chant scriptures and pray for blessings, but to avenge Princess Huyang. That day, the Empress Dowager went out of the palace to meet Master Wuwang at Xiangguo Temple. What, the old slave didn't know.
The old slave only knew that the queen mother had brought poison and planned to force the hopeless master to commit suicide. For some reason, I changed my mind in the end. After returning to the palace, the Queen Mother was a little annoyed at her hometown, and even said that she shouldn't be soft-hearted. After learning that Master Wuwang was practicing in seclusion, he scolded him a few more times. Until yesterday, when she learned that Master Wuwang had passed away, the Empress Dowager's expression was not right, she said she wanted to lie down on the bed for a while, but she couldn't get out of bed again. "
"Are you finished?"
"The old servant has told everything he knows, and has absolutely nothing to hide."
Wen Gonggong swears and swears.
In order to save his life, he said everything he should and shouldn't say.
Gu Jiu exchanged glances with Liu Zhao, and then she came forward and asked, "You said that the Queen Mother missed Princess Huyang, and then she wanted to seek justice for Princess Huyang. Do you know why?"
Eunuch Wen pondered for a long time before hesitating, "Maybe it's because of loneliness."
"tell me the story."
"Since Princess Huyang passed away, the Empress Dowager always said that there was no one around to talk. The women of the clan surrounded her and talked funny, but the Empress Dowager always disliked them and said they were flattering. She also said that in this world, only Princess Huyang dared to be Telling the truth to her face, even with sarcasm, is more fun than talking to other people."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, "If I remember correctly, Princess Huyang rarely enters the palace, and even if she does, she rarely chats with the Queen Mother."
Eunuch Wen said cautiously: "The empress dowager said that even if Princess Huyang doesn't enter the palace, she won't see each other for a year. As long as she can hear about Princess Huyang from time to time and knows that Huyang is torturing people again, the queen mother will be happy." I feel happy. I feel that there is still someone in this world who will grow old with her slowly."
Gu Jiu said "oh", she basically figured out the cause of Empress Dowager Pei.
The two brothers Liu Zhao and Liu Yi fell into a big trough.
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I don't need to go to the hospital for the next two days, and I can finally rest well.
Strive to code a few more chapters as a manuscript.