Outside the palace, the longer the time went on, the more panicked the ministers became, and some of them had already begun talking in low voices.
Zhou Shuren could hear what Grand Secretary Ding said while he was standing upright. Grand Secretary Ding was puzzled and said, "The Emperor fainted but did not inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Instead, it was the Prince of Qi who was standing guard at the window."
This sentence made all the adults frown. They were afraid that something bad might happen to the emperor. The prince was not around but the Prince of Qi was. If something happened, they became quiet for a while.
Zhou Shuren sighed. The door of the hall was only opened twice. He was just there to watch the show so he kept his eyes on the inside of the hall. Unexpectedly, Lord Ding also took advantage of the few seconds when the door was open to see what was going on inside the hall.
The King of Chu and the King of Liang were standing outside the palace, but the King of Qi was nowhere to be seen.
Zhou Shuren felt his sleeve being pulled a few times and turned his head with a wooden face. He really didn't want to complain. Li Zhao especially liked to use his hands. "Lord Li."
Li Zhao was the emperor's confidant and also the Minister of War. There was no difference at the beginning. He knew about the troop deployment. Otherwise, he would have no need to be the Minister of War.
He also tried to write a memorial, and the emperor approved it with only one word, "know". He then ignored it and even helped cover up the traces.
Li Zhao always felt that something big was going to happen. Today, the emperor fainted, and he needed to find someone to rely on. After turning around, he saw the old man Zhou Shuren with his ears perked up and an expressionless face.
Li Zhao, "Master Zhou, this place is big, I'll come over to accompany you."
Zhou Shuren: "... hm?"
When did he send out the message that he needed company
Li Zhao's heart, which had been fluctuating, calmed down. He hooked his fingertips on the sleeve of his official uniform and said, "I'll block the wind for you now, and I'll block the sun for you when the sun comes out."
Zhou Shuren's face darkened. He felt that someone was implying something. No, it wasn't just feeling, he was implying something!
Xiao Qing was originally looking at the closed palace door nervously, and now looking at Li Zhao, well, there is indeed room for one and a half Zhou Shuren, so he patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder.
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
This silent attack is heartbreaking!
Inside the hall, the imperial doctors gathered in twos and threes, sometimes looking panic-stricken, sometimes as if they were ready to give it all up. After discussing for a long time, they still couldn't write a prescription.
The crown prince was not there at the moment and there was no one to take charge. It was supposed to be the King of Qi who took charge, but unfortunately it was as if his feet were rooted to the head of the bed. He did not move at all, let alone speak.
If the King of Chu didn't know that his father was acting, and the King of Qi knew it too, he would have suspected that the King of Qi was delaying on purpose and looked at Eunuch Liu.
Eunuch Liu kept his head down and didn't notice his hint at all.
Prince Liang was absent-minded and in a trance. He felt that he had never understood his father and his brothers. He felt that he was the most honest among all his brothers. He would rather take action than talk, and he was ruthless. But compared with his brothers, bah, they were black-hearted.
King Liang glared at King Chu. King Qi and King Chu thought they knew everything and he knew nothing. The third brother still wanted to find balance from him. In fact, he knew more than these two. Who told him? The prince!
King Liang got angry whenever he thought of the crown prince. Why was he in such a miserable state? It was all because of the crown prince. He had been assassinated several times, and it was such a coincidence that he could see the crown prince every time he escaped. After so many times, he really had no temper.
As long as he thought about the time when he was in the most embarrassing situation, the prince would definitely walk up to him and say with a smile, "Fourth brother, you are convinced!"
King Liang couldn't think about it anymore, otherwise he would continue to have nightmares.
The sun outside was getting higher and higher, and Zhou Shuren had already huddled behind Lord Li. The temperature had risen, and it was a bit stuffy. He would not be able to stand if he stood for too long, and he did not want to get heatstroke.
Li Zhao's mouth twitched, "I thought you wouldn't hide."
Zhou Shuren, "I'm not stupid."
Only a fool would be hard on himself.
All the ministers were already quite old, and the oldest one fainted from heatstroke.
Someone fainted. At this time, the imperial doctors were treating the emperor. What's more terrible is that there was no news at all, and there were guards with swords all around.
The arrival of the Queen made all the officials excited and they all came to greet her.
The Queen frowned and said, "My Lords, please be patient. I will go in and take a look."
At this time, the palace door was opened, and Eunuch Liu said, "The emperor has ordered that you all can go back."
Lord Zhao hurriedly asked, "Eunuch, is the emperor well?"
Eunuch Liu was delighted. "Good, good, the emperor has woken up. The imperial physician said he will be fine after a few days of rest."
The ministers felt a little relieved, but the emperor's fainting today still made them have a bad feeling, and they all prepared to leave.
The Empress had already walked to the door, but was stopped by Eunuch Liu, "Empress, the Emperor said he doesn't want to see anyone."
The Queen's eyes were sharp, "I am the Queen, I want to see the Emperor."
Eunuch Liu lowered his head and said, "The emperor said he would not see him."
The Queen was furious and signaled the maid to stop Eunuch Liu. "Get out of here! The Emperor fainted but didn't tell me. I think you guys want to kill the Emperor."
The ministers were stunned for a moment, then quickly knelt down. This was a lot of information, and they hadn't even informed the Queen just now. Well, if they had, why would the Queen come just now? Wouldn't that mean no one had told the Crown Prince!
Everyone looked at each other at this guess, and their hearts, which had just calmed down, became uneasy.
The King of Qi finally appeared at this time, lowering his head, and said, "Mother, my father has ordered you to return to the palace to copy scriptures and pray for my father."
The Queen looked at the Prince of Qi coldly, "I want to hear what the Emperor has to say in person."
Zhou Shuren lowered his head. The woman who could accompany the emperor to conquer the world was truly extraordinary.
Only the sound was heard, and the emperor was supported by the King of Chu and walked out slowly, "Return to the palace to copy scriptures and pray for blessings."
The queen knew it was all acting, but her heart ached, as if everything in front of her was not an act. Her face turned pale and her lips trembled. "You don't believe me, you don't believe me, you are on guard against me, haha, I have accompanied you in the battle, all the way to today, you don't believe me now, okay, okay."
The emperor was a little dumbfounded. If he hadn't been holding the third prince's arm tightly, he would have stretched out his hand. His lips moved, and he felt that the queen was so into the play that he could no longer tell what was real or fake. The emperor's breathing stagnated. Therefore, he must have hurt the queen deeply, which made her so into the play.
The King of Chu felt the pain and his father was shaking. He thought his father might be really unwell, but now he doesn't think so. He thinks that with his father's strength, he can live well for another ten years!
The queen's eyes were dim and her body staggered. She had come to her senses and knew that she was too into the role and took the fake as real. It might be because she was afraid of such scenes. Today was fake and she could not control herself. She pushed away the female official who was supporting her, straightened her clothes, turned around, straightened her back, and walked away step by step.
The emperor just watched like this, but the Prince of Chu's face was distorted due to the pain in his arm, but he still tried to hold on.
Zhou Shuren also sighed that the queen's acting skills were amazing, much better than the emperor's. He could feel the endless despair in her questioning just now, the emotions were so full!