Did the emperor take Wuhe ointment? !
In Yongle Palace, there was silence again, even the sound of breathing and heartbeat could be heard clearly.
The queen sitting on a rosewood grand master's chair subconsciously clenched her fists, her face sank and her expression was complicated.
Wuhe ointment is a secret of the Dayu royal family, and only a few people know about it. Cheng Dongyang and a few cabinet ministers had never heard of it before, and their faces were blank, but they also keenly felt that the queen mother and queen seemed to know this. Wuhe ointment.
The Empress Dowager took a deep breath, and asked the Imperial Physician Wang: "Tell me, where did the Emperor take the Wuhe Ointment? Is there a record in the Imperial Hospital?"
Under the coercion of the Empress Dowager, Imperial Physician Wang couldn't help but wiped the cold sweat from his forehead again. Several imperial physicians in the imperial hospital had different views on Wuhe ointment. Some people thought Wuhe ointment was a miracle medicine. It can be seen, but some people think that the addiction to Wuhe ointment is not a drug...
On the day of the emperor's funeral, when he inspected the emperor's body, he smelled Wuhe ointment from the emperor's saliva, he also hesitated for a while, but finally did not say anything. After all, Wuhe ointment had nothing to do with the emperor's death, and the emperor was taking an addictive drug, which was offered by the Baiyue people. If these things spread, it would only be detrimental to the emperor's reputation...
Adhering to the principle that one thing more is worse than one thing less, Imperial Physician Wang didn't say anything at first, until the Empress Dowager approached him for questioning, he said everything about Wuhe Gao.
Imperial physician Wang felt uneasy for a while, swallowed his saliva, and continued to speak bravely: "Go back to the empress dowager, the imperial hospital has not given Wuhe ointment to the emperor." After a pause, imperial physician Wang bowed his head even lower, He said with difficulty, "All the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital know that in Dayu, only the empress and the fifth prince have Wuhe ointment in their hands..."
The shirt behind Imperial Physician Wang was already soaked with sweat, how could he not know that the queen mother was suspicious of the queen and the prince. Thinking about it, Imperial Physician Wang was terrified, and he didn't dare to look at the queen's expression at all.
Doctor Wang did not dare, but the Queen Mother did. She shot her gaze at the Queen like an arrow, her falcon-like eyes were full of suspicion.
At this time, the queen mother was irritable and suspicious, like a female animal protecting a calf.
Several ministers also looked at the queen, with a trace of scrutiny in their eyes, and a certain idea emerged in their hearts.
The Queen's heart skipped a beat when she was watched by the Queen Mother, and she quickly said: "The Queen Mother and the daughter-in-law don't know about it, and the Prince hasn't taken Wuhe ointment for a long time."
The queen's explanation did not relieve the doubts in the queen mother's heart, and even the suspicion and hostility in the queen mother's eyes became stronger.
The queen mother stared at the queen without blinking, her eyes were sharp, and she said aggressively: "Queen, since the prince hasn't taken Wuhe ointment for a long time, doesn't it mean that there is still a lot of Wuhe ointment sent from Baiyue before?" ?!"
"The Queen Mother..."
The empress felt something was wrong from the empress dowager's tone, her hands clenched tightly into fists in her sleeves, as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart: Fan'er is really ill-fated, I thought everything would be fine after Fan'er was crowned prince ,did not expect…
The queen still wanted to say something, but the queen mother already had her own answer in her heart, and her voice became colder and sharper: "It is not the emperor's wish to establish a prince, maybe the prince is afraid of being deposed, so he joined forces with Yong Yang The eldest princess killed the king?!"
The more the Empress Dowager talked, the more she felt that this was the case, or in other words, this was the only way to explain the cause and effect of the matter!
The empress dowager's eyes were all red, and she stared fiercely at the empress. She had already determined in her heart that both the empress and the prince were inseparable from the emperor's death. After all, the emperor's death, the biggest beneficiary was of course the prince!
And only the prince!
Thinking about it, the queen mother clenched her fists tightly, her nails sank deeply into her palms, almost bleeding.
At this time, the queen mother is just an ordinary woman who lost her son, and she does everything she can to make the murderer who killed her son pay the price!
The queen mother took a deep breath, calmed down a little, looked at several ministers again, and said forcefully: "Anyway, as long as the cause of the emperor's death is not found out for a day, the new emperor will not be able to ascend the throne!" She wanted to see if she disagreed , who among them dares to let the prince ascend the throne!
Several cabinet ministers almost had a headache, and secretly exchanged a look. At first glance, what the Empress Dowager said made some sense, but when you think about it carefully, there are many loopholes.
"Empress Dowager, today the King of Zhennan sent an envoy to congratulate the crown prince who is about to ascend the throne." Cheng Dongyang reminded the Empress Dowager implicitly.
Throughout history, it is not uncommon for the crown prince to be abolished, but the current situation is that even if the emperor is still alive and proposes to abolish the crown prince, will the Zhennan Palace agree? !
It doesn't matter whether the prince is established or the prince is abolished, it is no longer the emperor Daxing or the courtiers who have the final say!
Cheng Dongyang's eyes were extremely complicated.
The queen mother sneered, she understood what Cheng Dongyang meant, but she didn't believe that if the crown prince was abolished, the Zhennan Palace would lead the army to fight it? ! Isn't their Zhennan Prince's Mansion afraid of being criticized by the world and leaving a bad reputation for thousands of years? !
These ministers, every day, they keep saying that the country is the most important thing. She, a woman, can't care about these things. She is so old, and she wants white-haired people to give black-haired people. Who knows the pain in her heart? !
The emperor is her son, just a piece of flesh that fell from her body. As a mother, she will never let her son die for no reason!
"Either abolish the crown prince, or find the real culprit who murdered the emperor, otherwise Aijia will never give up!" The queen mother slapped the case fiercely, and even the tea cup on the case table trembled.
The queen mother's few words made Cheng Dongyang sweat profusely, but he was helpless with the messy queen mother for a while.
Hey, even apart from the Zhennan Palace, how could it be so easy to abolish the crown prince? !
The crown prince has issued an edict to the world. Unless the crown prince is punished for his rebellion, the new emperor must be the crown prince. Taking a step back, there are many princes in history who ascended the throne after being forced into the palace. History is written by the victors.
Furthermore, the emperor's death is full of doubts, and there is no direct evidence to prove that Yong Yang or the prince is the murderer. It is impossible to convict the prince with Wuhe ointment alone!
If the prince said that the emperor asked him for Wuhe ointment, then what is the crime? !
Now that the people in the court are in turmoil, the new emperor can stabilize the court and people's hearts as soon as possible, otherwise it will only arouse the speculation of the officials and the people, and make people's hearts scatter...
For the great Yu Jiangshan, the prince had better ascend the throne immediately!
Cheng Dongyang was full of things to say in his heart, but he couldn't say any more when he met the queen mother's eyes that seemed to be possessed by a demon...
The current queen mother can't listen to it at all...
Why!
Cheng Dongyang sighed in his heart, but because Princess Yongyang was imprisoned in the princess mansion because of her involvement in it, she couldn't come out to preside over the overall situation, and there was no one in the ruling and opposition parties who could control the situation!
Thinking about it, Cheng Dongyang felt heavy in his heart.
If this continues, Dayu may be in chaos!
In Yongle Palace, the air seemed to be condensed. On this day, the crown prince's ascension to the throne was temporarily fruitless, and no one was able to convince anyone.
Obviously, this battle for the new emperor will be another protracted battle.
The news of the emperor's death was soon announced to the world, spreading from the capital to every corner of Dayu, a layer of dark clouds shrouded Dayu's sky, and the whole country mourned together...
However, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai, who were hundreds of miles away, continued to embark on the return journey. This time, they did not stop and went all the way south. At the end of September, they entered the border of the southern border. As if they had returned home, these young soldiers were refreshed, and the atmosphere in the team was much lighter.
A group of people escorted the coffin to the Great Buddha Temple outside Luoyue City.
The entire Great Buddha Temple was shaken, and many pilgrims and tourists flocked to watch. The presiding master brought a group of monks to personally welcome Guan Yubai and the others into the temple. As for the Three Thousand Youqi Battalion, they naturally returned to the Luoyue City Camp after completing this errand.
The coffins of Guan Ruyan and others were carried one by one to the Biyun Hall in the northeast corner of the Great Buddha Temple, where they were placed together with the coffin of the official wife.
Guan Yubai looked at his parents' coffin with deep eyes, and clenched his left hand into a fist in his sleeve.
Ten years later, his parents are finally reunited!
At this time, Feng Xing and Xiao Si placed the last coffin, and they looked at Guan Yubai in unison, both of them felt a little heavy in their hearts.
The air in Biyun Hall was solemn.
Guan Yubai quickly withdrew his gaze, bowed to the host master, and said solemnly: "Master host, please choose a day for your temple to preside over the ritual for my father, mother, uncle, and the officers and men of our official army. , supersede the undead."
"Your Majesty, you are welcome." The presiding master recited a Buddhist name and performed a Buddhist ceremony with one palm, "Officials and generals guard the frontiers, protect the country and the people, and the poor monks are also very admired. This is the honor of our temple."
"Thank you Master, I have troubled your temple for the past few days."
During the speech, Guan Yubai stepped out of the Biyun Hall with the host master, outside, the incense was wafting, and the smoke was hazy, making his face even more dusty, like an exiled fairy who had fallen into the mortal world.
Several monks guarding outside the hall secretly exchanged glances. It seemed that Marquis An Yi was going to stay permanently in southern Xinjiang, and even the remains of his parents and relatives were moved to southern Xinjiang.
Guan Yubai raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yi who was standing outside the courtyard, and the two smiled at each other. In this solemn temple, Guan Yubai's heart was surprisingly calm.
Like the Xiao family, his official family also started at the end of Qingping. He fought with Gao Zu on the battlefield and made contributions step by step. Cao Mang, even his father, Guan Ruyan, doesn't know where the official family's hometown is, and naturally there are no ancestral graves. Now that his parents, uncles, and others are buried in Southern Xinjiang, it can be regarded as a family reunion. I can sleep peacefully...
The light cigarettes blew in with the cool autumn wind, which made Guan Yubai almost unable to open his eyes, the eye sockets were a little dry and a little sore.
He raised his eyes and looked at the blue sky. From then on, they have a bright future!
Cigarettes are curling up, and the sound of chanting Buddha lingers around, endlessly...
Afterwards, Guan Yubai and Xiao Yi left the Great Buddha Temple and returned to Zhennan Prince's Mansion, one returned to Qingyunwu, and the other returned to Bixiaotang.
As soon as he returned to Bixiao Hall, Xiao Yi keenly felt that the atmosphere around him was a bit weird. The servants all looked at him with strange hesitant expressions. One ran away in fright like a frightened rabbit.
Something is wrong!
Xiao Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but think of Nangong Yue's poisoning that year.
His expression froze, his breath turned cold in an instant, and he rushed towards their yard with big strides, walked along a few bluestone roads, and passed through several months of cave doors... He didn't even bother to pay attention to the maid who came out of the hospital to greet him, so he just It rushed straight into the house like a gust of wind.
"Ah Yue!"
Xiao Yi instinctively raised the curtain and entered the inner room, but found that the inner room was empty and there was no one there.
Nangong Yue was not inside.
Xiao Yi "violently" looked at "what kind of bird" who was running behind him with an inquiring look, and Huamei hurriedly said helplessly: "Master Shizi, concubine Shizi is in Dongci..."
Before the words fell, another gust of wind blew by...
Huamei and Ying'er looked at each other suspiciously, always feeling that the prince's appearance is a bit weird...
Xiao Yi rudely opened the curtain leading to the east room, and saw Nangong Yue sitting at a round table in the room at a glance, with a gloomy expression and gloomy eyes.
His Ah Yue has lost weight! Xiao Yi's pupils shrank slightly, and his heart tightened.
Naturally, Nangong Yue also heard the movement, and looked up intuitively, but saw Xiao Yi striding in, she stood up overjoyed, and blurted out:
"Ayi..." You are back!
Before Nangong Yue could say the rest, Xiao Yi had already rushed to her side, carefully supporting her waist.
"Ah Yue, don't get up!" As he said, Xiao Yi carefully supported Nangong Yue to sit back, and looked at her almost in fear. His slender fingers brushed her cheeks, and there was distress and worry in his eyes. .
Ah Yue was so thin that her cheeks were sunken...
Seeing Xiao Yi's expression was different, Nangong Yue only thought that he had learned the news of her pregnancy from the maid, so she smiled shyly.
"Ayi, I'm fine." Nangong Yue said hastily, she just had a body, and she couldn't stand where Jingui arrived.
Nangong Yue pulled Xiao Yi's sleeve to signal him to sit down, "A Yi, are you hungry? Sit down and eat something..."
It was only then that Xiao Yi noticed that there were several exquisite side dishes and a bowl of vegetable porridge with minced meat on the table, which seemed to have not been touched much.
Something is really wrong with Ah Yue! Xiao Yi thought in his heart, took one of her plain hands, and said seriously: "Ah Yue, what's wrong with you, don't hide it from me?"
Nangong Yue was even more embarrassed by him, but fortunately the maids had retreated tactfully, she held his hand instead, and said softly, "Ah Yi, I'm fine, it's just that I don't have a good appetite..."
In the past two months, she has been eating and vomiting, and eating after vomiting, she has lost a lot of weight, but because of this annoying little guy in her stomach, she can only continue to eat hard.
"Ayi, eat something quickly and go to rest. This journey... vomit!"
Before she could finish her sentence, a feeling of nausea surged up again, and she hurriedly bent over to the copper basin placed aside.
Fortunately, it was only a retch, and he calmed down.
Nangong Yue wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, but Xiao Yi stood up and shouted: "Come here, please call for a good doctor..." He was very anxious, and he didn't know if Lin's grandfather had returned!
"Ah Yi, there's no need, the good doctor just checked my pulse this morning!" Nangong Yue hurriedly said, reaching out and grabbing his sleeve.
When the young couple's eyes met, they both blinked. At this moment, the two finally had a tacit understanding, and they both vaguely felt that something was wrong.
"Ah Yue," Xiao Yi squatted in front of her, looked at her deeply, and asked solemnly, "What's the matter with you?"
Nangong Yue's cheeks were stained with a layer of blush like flying clouds, and she was a little embarrassed to say it, so she simply grabbed his right palm and pressed it directly against her lower abdomen.
The child's upper body is only about three months old, and Nangong Yue's abdomen is as flat as before, and there is no difference at all, but her movement itself is a hint.
For a moment, Xiao Yi looked at Nangong Yue blankly as if he was being struck by lightning, and his right hand subconsciously pressed closer to her abdomen...
Ah Yue didn't mean what he wanted, did he
He blinked slowly, questioningly.
Nangong Yue also blinked cooperatively to show her confirmation.
Then, the silence continued to spread, and time seemed to stand still.
After a while, Xiao Yi's face finally changed, his handsome face was wrinkled together, and he finally remembered the homework he did when Nangong Yue was pregnant with her first child. At this moment, these abnormalities on Nangong Yue's body have an explanation .
It turned out that Ah Yue wasn't sick, but had it again!
Doesn't that mean that another brat wants to rob Ah Yue from him? !