The death of Emperor Zhaode was not a surprise to those familiar with the matter. After all, the old emperor had been paralyzed on his bed a few days after the death of Empress Tao.
But for those who don’t know, this is a bolt from the blue!
When the old emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, the most direct and acute question is: the urgency of determining the candidate for the grandson!
Because the prince was only the heir apparent before, although everyone knew about the dispute between the prince and his grandson, there had been plans to establish a prince since ancient times, and there was no talk of establishing a grandson, so it was not urgent enough to decide.
But now, the prince has become the new king - although he has a new name, how old is the new king
He is also about to be old enough to have his great-grandson. How can he not establish a prince? !
If Emperor Zhaode hadn't gone there, he would have immediately proposed the appointment of a heir apparent at this juncture, which was clearly causing trouble for the new king. This would have been the first thing that all the ministers had to report!
Even so, civil and military officials also reached a private agreement: "After the national mourning is over, let's mention this together at the court meeting!"
The battle between the Huijun royal party and the Chongjun royal party became more and more intense.
At this moment, Qiu Yilan couldn't spare any time to pay attention to it - her mother-in-law was seriously injured and she couldn't afford it, and her two sisters-in-law had both recently passed away. As the only remaining daughter-in-law of the new emperor, her duties as the tombmaker's wife during the national mourning period were basically fulfilled. fell on her.
Even so, rumors can still be heard everywhere: "Prince Chongjun's Palace is lucky, but because of the bad health of the Crown Princess, something happened to Princess Huijun and Princess Jingjun again. Not only were they lifted from the ban, but now they are still Princess Chongjun comes out and shows her face!"
"You'd better keep your voice down. Princess Chongjun is not a good-natured person. If I hear you chewing your tongue here, I may not give you a good look!"
"Do I have to look at my face? The emperor has become famous, and the new monarch has ascended the throne. From now on, the new monarch has the final say. As for the status of Chongjun Prince's Palace in front of the new monarch, how dare he be arrogant?! She needs to be smarter. It’s okay if you don’t show off to me, but if you dare to show off to me, if I don’t take the opportunity to make trouble for her, I’ll give Prince Hui a helping hand!”
"It's a national mourning now, so you'd better calm down! If we really make trouble, do you really think you can afford it?"
"The Chongjun Prince's Palace has only a few good days to live, so what did you say it was going to do? Princess Huijun and Princess Jingjun are both gone. These two princes have children who are underage and need their mother's care. What do you think..."
"The wife of Prince Hui will be honored as a mother in the world, which is not something ordinary people can have! On the other hand, Prince Jing will definitely be crowned a prince soon. It will be very honorable to have a princess in the family!"
"Speaking of which, your sister-in-law's direct niece is so handsome! Her father's official position is also in the third rank. The promise to Prince Hui may not be accurate, but the promise to Prince Jing is very promising, right?"
"I don't dare to talk about relatives who have gone around the corner, but that girl is really good! After the national funeral is over, if there is a chance to pay respects to the Crown Princess, her family will definitely bring it to the Crown Princess to see... By then, if If you have the chance, I hope you can help me and say a few kind words..."
Several noble ladies were talking happily when a lukewarm voice suddenly interrupted: "The emperor's grandfather has passed away, and the bones of the two sisters-in-law are still cold. You are here discussing the marriage of the two brothers so happily. This is What do you think I am, Jiang?"
The ladies were startled. They looked around and saw that it was Qiu Yilan. Although they were frightened, they felt a little confident: "Did Princess Chongjun do something wrong? Didn't we say anything about marriage or not? We were just talking about the prince. The concubine is such a good person, but she is injured and cannot take charge of the overall situation!"
Qiu Yilan had already seen clearly that these people in front of her were all family members of Huijun Prince's party. It was no wonder that the people who looked at the Chongjun Prince's Palace and didn't say anything at first were eager to cause trouble for her.
Now the person who answered the question did not admit that he discussed the marriage of royal family members at the national funeral. He even clearly mocked Qiu Yilan for taking the opportunity of the Crown Princess's poor health to get her current job. He was quite mocking her for holding chicken feathers. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone else's faces showed a joking look. They were obviously planning to form a group to give Qiu Yilan a blow!
It's a pity that Qiu Yilan was the last one to accept this trick. When he saw this, he ordered the people around him without saying a word: "The king's father passed away, and he went to the palace to express his condolences, but his face showed no sadness. Instead, he gathered together to whisper and talk about the clan. He was Even after being reminded, such a person is qualified to cry for the imperial grandfather! I will strip them of their mourning clothes and drive them out of the palace!"
Seeing the joking expressions on the faces of these ladies, Qiu Yilan ordered again, "Write down the names and official positions of their fathers, brothers and husbands, and make two copies at a time, one for the imperial censor and one for their father." in front of!"
"You are so slanderous!" The lady who had been most hostile to Prince Chongjun screamed in shock and panic, "We didn't say anything! You are using private information..."
"Pah!" Before he finished speaking, Hibiscus had already caught up and slapped the lady so hard that she fell into her companion's arms and said sternly: "How can I allow you to make such a noise in front of the Emperor Daxing?! You don't know the rules! Thing! I really don’t know who is blind enough to ask for a royal title for someone like you!”
Then he urged the palace man coldly, "Why are you still standing there?! Didn't you hear what my mother-in-law said?!"
... Several noble ladies from Huijun's royal party were thrown outside the palace gate in disheveled clothes. They were so ashamed and angry that they also hated Qiu Yilan deeply.
It's just that this matter was reported one after another. When King Yongyi came to him, King Yongyi did not immediately go to the palace to complain to the new king. Instead, he scolded the complainants: " This is so stupid! Who else can act as the tomb wife for the Crown Princess now? Who dares to pick on her at this time? What else is this?"
The subordinate said awkwardly: "But you can't ignore it, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the people below?"
"Who told those stupid women to talk about the re-engagement of Prince Hui and Prince Jing at the funeral of Emperor Daxing?! Not to mention that the two princesses had only been away for a few days. How could it be that my grandfather had passed away? Why did the condolence guests say that their grandson’s marriage should not be punished?” King Yongyi said coldly, “They deserve to be kicked out of the palace! Besides, now that they are going to tell the new king, do they need another person?” Are you going to host it? Who should I ask to come out
"..." The subordinate then thought that the missing Princess Huijun was the biological daughter of King Yongyi. Just after her daughter left, someone was trying to take her place. It's strange that King Yongyi was in a good mood! No wonder they felt that those noble ladies brought it upon themselves, and were too lazy to trouble them with Princess Chongjun!
Under the calm attitude of King Yongyi, the matter was left alone - and Qiu Yilan's simple and rough style of doing things was also seen by the wives inside and outside. For a time, there were many fewer people who provoked trouble. .
But she finally mastered the funeral arrangements, but someone came from the East Palace: "The Crown Princess, please come over and say a few words!"
According to the principle that a country cannot live without a king for a day, and the prince is the legally recognized heir, so as soon as Emperor Zhaode was confirmed to have passed away, the prince succeeded him in front of his soul.
But the first priority now is to deal with the funeral arrangements for Emperor Zhaode, and there is no time to register the Crown Princess as the Queen. Even if there is time, the Crown Princess's current health condition will not be able to complete the ceremony, so she can only be called the Crown Princess.
The reason why it was not moved to Zishen Palace is naturally because firstly, the princess's current condition is that she should be quiet and not move; secondly, Zishen Palace has been closed for a few days, and even if it is cleaned out in a hurry, it is not suitable for recuperation.
When she heard that her mother-in-law was summoned, Qiu Yilan did not dare to neglect her. She was still a little happy at this time: "Is mother awake?"
But the person who heard the call did not answer directly, but just urged: "Please come immediately!" She felt a little suspicious in her heart - sure enough, she hurriedly handed over the matters in her hands to her left and right, rushed to the East Palace and took a look, and suddenly gasped!
"How could this happen?!" The day after the Crown Princess was assassinated, Qiu Yilan invited her sister-in-law Jiang Qizheng to visit the East Palace again. Although the Crown Princess was still unconscious and feverish at that time, she Jiang Qizheng, the deputy general manager of Tai Hospital who is best at treating trauma, assured Jiang Qizheng that the Crown Princess was completely out of danger and it was only a matter of time before she fully recovered.
The next news that came to them from the East Palace was that there was no need to worry about their lives. They were only worried that the scars would cause the Crown Princess to be unhappy afterwards.
So Qiu Yilan has always been optimistic about her mother-in-law's injury - but now after a few days, she saw that the princess in the brocade tent had a sallow complexion and was tinged with deathly gray. Apparently, she had changed into her clothes not long before Qiu Yilan came in. The bandage filled the tent with a strong medicinal smell. But even though the smell of the medicine was very strong, it still couldn't suppress the fishy smell of the festering wound!
"When my mother was assassinated, didn't Dr. Xu treat the wound on the spot?!" Qiu Yilan couldn't hold back her anger and asked in a low voice, "After that, the chief and deputy judges were also immediately..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw people hurriedly gesturing to her to silence her!
Before Qiu Yilan could react, she found that the Crown Princess who was lying on her back suddenly opened her eyes!
Then she fucked like a bow stretched to its limit!
Looking at this scene in disbelief, Qiu Yilan's heart suddenly went cold. She was dragged out of the dormitory by the palace servants before she murmured: "That is...?"
"The imperial doctor said it was a spasm!" The palace man said those two words with great difficulty. Before he could finish the words, he was already bursting into tears!
The spasm is tetanus...
In Qiu Yilan's previous life, it was easy to die from this disease if he didn't seek medical treatment in time, let alone now
If the pills that Concubine Lian prepared for her son to go to war were still there, there might still be hope - but since both Concubine Lian and Qiu Zhongyan passed away, no one knows whose hand those pills came from. , even Ren Ziyong doesn’t know it yet!
And all those pills had been exhausted when Qiu Jinglan took revenge!
In other words, the only way to heal now is to completely incise the original deep wound and clean the entire wound - and then, the main thing is that the princess's own constitution can survive it!
But how could a lady who was born into an official family and had been pampered since childhood, and who was almost the age of a great-grandmother, really be able to withstand this kind of infection that many men in their prime could not withstand
Qiu Yilan's mind was in chaos!
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?" I don't know how long it took. When Qiu Yilan woke up, she found that her face was already full of tears. Only then did she realize that a palace attendant not far away was calling her softly.
She raised her sleeves and wiped them randomly before asking in a hoarse voice: "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty's oral message!" The palace man lowered his head and said cautiously, "Not long after the death of the two princesses, the late emperor has already made great achievements. It is really inappropriate for the royal family to spread bad news now. I hope the princess can keep the princess's injury a secret! "
"and… "
"When we return to the Emperor Daxing's presence later, please look more relaxed. To Princess Fuling and others, we can reveal that the Crown Princess's injuries are stable. She only needs a lot of rest, and she will be fully recovered in the near future!"
"You can also briefly reveal the relationship between Prince Hui and Prince Jing. The Crown Princess will personally investigate! To avoid suspicion from everyone!"
Qiu Yilan listened blankly, and after a while she said in despair: "I will obey the order!"
[Note] The author is medically illiterate. The description of tetanus was based on a brief chat with Mrs. Du. Please don’t take it too seriously!