The night was dark, but the Shoukang Palace was still brightly lit. When Yan Huai walked into the Shoukang Palace, he saw the solemn and old face of the Empress Dowager.
Seeing the ceremony, Yan Huai's expression was gentle, "The mother's spirits are a little poor these days?"
The queen mother stared at Yan Huai for a moment, then suddenly sighed, "Huai'er, the queen mother doesn't say anything else to you, the queen mother only asks you, are you planning to abolish Che'er?"
If Yan Huai didn't have this plan, he would laugh and deny when he heard the Queen Mother's words, but at this moment, the gentleness on Yan Huai's face was solemn for a moment. It was just such a moment that the Queen Mother knew that Yan Huai had really moved this Thoughtful.
The empress dowager's restraint disappeared in an instant, she slapped the table, and her tone became a little cold, "Why? Why did you have such thoughts? What did Che'er do wrong? What does Zhang Qide's matter have to do with him? ?Um?"
The Empress Dowager became short of breath. Nanny Chen heard it at the door, but did not dare to go in to comfort her.
Yan Huai looked away from the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, you are not in good health, so don't worry about it."
When the queen mother heard this, her anger surged even more, "Huai'er! The queen mother just wants an explanation. If you can convince the mother, the mother will not stop you. You have been in power for so many years, why has the mother interfered with you? Last year, since you Appointing Che'er as the crown prince means that you affirm him, but now, in just one year, you are going to abolish the crown prince, Huai'er, this is not your style of conduct, what's wrong with you? Or did Che'er do it? What else is there that I don't know?"
Yan Huai's back stiffened slightly, the corners of her lips were pursed tightly, but she didn't speak.
The more he remained silent, the deeper the empress dowager's anger became. She narrowed her eyes and stared at Yan Huai for a moment, her eyes were full of puzzlement and doubts. Now Yan Huai is not like Yan Huai. Yan Huai has been a calm scholar since she was a child. Qi's temperament, he will never do anything that is not sure, and once a decision is made, there must be his reasons. The Queen Mother does not want to fundamentally question Yan Huai's decision from the beginning, even though she supports orthodoxy, even if she loves Yan Che, but if Yan Huai gave a reason today, she would have nothing to say, but now Yan Huai is stubborn and indifferent, like a piece of hard iron, unwilling to confide any reason to her, how can this be Yan Huai? !
In the past, Yan Huai would never show such a side to her. He would explain to her calmly, persuade her frankly, put the overall situation first, and take care of everyone's feelings properly, but now Yan Huai Huai obviously had no intention of doing this.
The Empress Dowager's complexion quickly became ugly, "Huai'er! If you don't have an explanation, the Empress Mother will not let you abolish Che'er like this!"
Yan Huai narrowed his eyes, still not looking at the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, I have my own plans."
The queen mother slammed the arm of the chair, "What's the plan?! Now, haven't you even explained the reason to the queen mother?! Huai'er, Che'er is your legitimate son, the only son of you and the queen. Watching him grow up, there is nothing bad about him. He is exactly the same as you when you were a child. Why did you suddenly change your mind? What are you afraid of? Even if the queen is too strict with Che'er, Che'er never thought about it. What are you dissatisfied with if you exceed your authority?"
The Queen Mother's tone became lower and lower, almost imploring, but Yan Huai's brows were still piercing.
He stood up suddenly, "It's getting late, the queen mother should rest earlier."
After Yan Huai said this, he walked away, and the Queen Mother sat up straight, "Huai'er! What do you mean!"
The empress dowager's stern drink did not leave Yan Huai behind. Yan Huai still strode away without looking back. Nanny Chen lowered her head and felt a cold wind blowing in front of her. When she raised her head again, Yan Huai had already left. Far away, she heard a crackling sound coming from the inner room, and hurriedly went to the inner room with a big change of complexion. As soon as she entered the inner room, Mother Chen saw the queen mother sitting upright, with the paper on the desk. His hands were trembling, and only the saucer was left, and the teacup had fallen to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Nanny Chen's complexion changed slightly, "The Empress Dowager—"
Nanny Chen strode forward, and as soon as she reached the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager fell straight behind her.
"Come on! Call the imperial physician quickly! Call the imperial physician—"
With a loud shout, the Shoukang Palace in the night suddenly became chaotic. The queen mother was sweating profusely, her face was pale, her lips moved slightly, but she couldn't speak at all. Nanny Chen was very anxious, and she subconsciously said, "Madam, The servant girl is going to ask someone to invite the princess into the palace..."
The queen mother was critically ill before, and it was Qin Wan who rescued her. If the queen mother was seriously ill again this time, Mother Chen would naturally think of inviting Qin Wan into the palace immediately. After exhausting all her strength, she turned pale, and Madam Chen's eyes were slightly red, "Okay, I understand, this servant will not invite the Princess."
The queen mother is not in good health these days, and it is nothing to ask for an imperial doctor once in a while, but if you invite Qin Wan into the palace in the middle of the night, you can imagine what kind of rumors will arise outside. After hearing this, the queen mother slowly closed her eyes. He probably didn't want to collapse, so he began to lean on Nanny Chen to catch his breath.
It took a while for the queen mother to regain her strength. Not long after, the imperial doctor arrived, and of course there was another consultation. After the imperial doctor made a diagnosis, she confirmed that the queen mother had a stroke, and she was afraid of accidents, so she wanted to give the queen mother acupuncture. Usually, the queen mother is here. Qin Wan was seeing a doctor, and Nanny Chen was waiting for Qin Wan to enter the palace tomorrow for Qin Wan to administer the needles, but she was afraid that the queen mother would not be able to make it through the night, so she had to ask the imperial doctor to give the queen mother two injections first. It's already past the time to rest.
Although tired and uncomfortable, the Queen Mother didn't feel sleepy at all.
Yan Huai's attitude is really too strange. She is angry and sad at the moment, but she is more at a loss. Yan Huai will not be like this without a reason, and even turn against her. The last time Yan Huai was like this was when he was just injured During the days when she first recovered, but at that time, it was because she wanted to erect a tomb for Yan Han. It has been so many years, so why is Yan Huai doing this now
As the queen mother got older, she cared more about her relationship with the younger generation, because she didn't know how many days she had left to live, and she couldn't accept Yan Huai's changes.
After tossing and turning all night, the Queen Mother did not fall asleep until the second half of the night.
Nanny Chen was very anxious, and when it was dawn, she didn't dare to delay sending people out of the palace to look for Qin Wan.
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The palace attendants arrived too early, Qin Wan had just gotten up when he arrived at the Hou's mansion, and before he had time for breakfast, he hurriedly changed his clothes and packed out of the Songfeng Courtyard. When he arrived at the main courtyard, he saw that the person who came to the Hou's mansion was the steward of Shoukang Palace. , as soon as Qin Wan saw this person, he knew something was wrong.
The mammy also said anxiously, "The princess quickly enters the palace with the slaves, the empress dowager is not good."
Both Hu and Qin Shu were alarmed, and they were both in the main courtyard at the moment. Seeing this, they naturally wanted to ask, but the nanny hesitated to speak, "I don't even know about the inside story..."
Hu Shi and Qin Shu looked at each other, they naturally had their own guesses in their hearts, Qin Wan didn't dare to delay, and immediately went to the palace with the nanny.
As soon as they left, Qin Shu said, "At this juncture, the Empress Dowager is also ill, is this... is it for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Qin Shu's complexion changed slightly, and his palms were sweating uncontrollably.
Mrs. Hu said with a bitter face, "This... I'm afraid we won't know until Guan'er comes back... hey..."
Qin Shu frowned, and shook his head after a while, "What Yan'er said is right, we can't put all our hopes on the prince."
Hu's complexion changed drastically, and he couldn't help shaking his body. If he doesn't put all his hopes on the prince, does this mean that he will give up his own Yu'er too! Mrs. Hu felt a pain in her heart being pulled...
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As soon as Qin Wan arrived at the Shoukang Palace, he found that the atmosphere was not right. The whole Shoukang Palace was extremely quiet, and the maids outside were watching their hearts one by one, and they dared not make a sound. Qin Wan subconsciously felt that the situation was not right. But I couldn't tell what was wrong, so I could only go to see the empress dowager first.
As soon as Mother Chen saw Qin Wan, she felt as if she had seen a life-saving straw. She dragged Qin Wan to the inner room, "The princess is here, the queen mother fell ill last night, it was too late, so I didn't go Please, I called the imperial doctor to come to see it later. They said that the empress dowager had another stroke. At that time, she gave the empress dowager an injection. The empress dowager got better, but you can only rest assured that the empress dowager is still lying down. "
Qin Wan subconsciously said, "Why did the Empress Dowager fall ill? Wasn't she well before?"
Nanny Chen was also hesitant to speak for a moment, but she and Qin Wan were very close, and finally whispered something, "The emperor came here last night because of His Royal Highness's business."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Wan's heart immediately sank, but she was a smart person and knew that she shouldn't ask too much, so she only asked about the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician last night.
While speaking, Qin Wan entered the inner room, the queen mother turned around when she heard the noise, her expression changed slightly when she saw Qin Wan, Qin Wan clearly saw a bit of sadness in her eyes, seeing the expression of the queen mother, Qin Wan could imagine How unhappy it was last night, he hurried forward to salute.
The queen mother said a few words to Qin Wan in a hoarse voice, and Qin Wan hurriedly asked the queen mother for pulse.
After feeling the pulse, Qin Wan sighed, "The weather is getting colder and colder now, and the Queen Mother's health is not good. Now that she is angry and angry, she will naturally bring out the disease of wind evil that was suppressed. You must not be angry. The prescription prescribed by the imperial physician last night is available. I will add two more medicines to it. Today, the Empress Dowager will not give you the injection. I will give you the injection tomorrow. You can drink the medicine today and take care of yourself Spirit."
Listening to Qin Wan's instructions, Nanny Chen felt relieved, and hurriedly brewed the medicine according to the new prescription. The queen mother felt even more sad when she saw Qin Wan's soft-spoken voice. Yan Huai used to be like this, why suddenly changed
"Girl Wan, you say... hey..."
The queen mother wanted to talk to someone, but Qin Wan was too young, so she didn't speak out for a while.
Sitting beside the Queen Mother, Qin Wan held the Queen Mother's hand, rubbed the acupuncture points on her wrist, and said, "No matter what it is for, your body is the most important thing. If this goes on, I won't dare to give you acupuncture. Well, I have spent a hundred thousand effort on you this year, you have to take your body seriously."
The queen mother couldn't help but smile wryly at Qin Wan's plaintive tone, and sighed a long time, "I don't want to be angry either, but... hey..."
Qin Wan couldn't help but said, "Don't get angry with the emperor."
The queen mother was taken aback for a moment, and then she knew that Nanny Chen must have let her breath out. She smiled wryly, and simply said, "It's not that I'm angry with him, it's that he is so unreasonable, he..."
When Yan Che married Qin Chaoyu, the Empress Dowager had some scruples about Qin Wan, but Qin Wan was smart, "Is the Emperor not satisfied with His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Opened the mouth, the queen mother couldn't help it anymore, "Don't tell your uncles these words, the emperor didn't know why he was crazy, but he really moved his mind, although he didn't say it, but I know him, he is true Yes... if the prince is wrong, that's fine, but the prince is right, but he..."
As soon as the queen mother said, she became angry again, and her breathing became difficult at the moment, Qin Wan hurriedly comforted the queen mother, "Okay, don't think about it, the emperor may have something hard to say, don't think about it, you can try it first Trust the emperor..."
The queen mother was not persuaded, but she didn't dare to be careless, so she stopped talking.
But Qin Wan said this, but he was thinking in his heart that all the mistakes the prince could make were found out by King Cheng, so it could only be regarded as negligence and improper employment, but the emperor still wanted to abolish the prince, not only that, but also because The deposed prince and the queen mother had a dispute, and the queen mother fell ill in anger. Why did the emperor insist on this
Qin Wan didn't show any dew on his face, but the uneasiness in his heart grew stronger and stronger.