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It looks like the New Year is coming in a few days, but there is no half of the New Year's atmosphere in the palace, dull and depressing, as if the tens of thousands of people in the imperial palace seem to be wandering between the underworld.

In the past month, more than a dozen imperial doctors in the palace have been waiting in the side hall outside the Qianqing Palace every day, waiting for the summons at any time.

I don't know when the emperor's limit will come, but now this day, no matter what day it is, this year will not be able to pass.

Luo Xin, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and the left and right lieutenant generals had been recruited to the palace half a month ago, and they were not allowed to leave the palace gate without the emperor's order. There were also several generals of the Beijing army stationed in the outer capital, who were also temporarily deposed. Now, it is about to be a big New Year, but the total of 30,000 troops inside and outside the capital is in the embarrassment of having no leader.

In addition, all officials in Beijing also received an edict from the palace in the same month: the palace is guarded, and no one is allowed to go out without an edict from the palace.

It turns out that not only the imperial city is like an underworld, but even the entire capital outside the imperial city is like a drunken capital.

However, no matter what the situation inside and outside the imperial city is, in the Prince's East Palace, Qin Siyang's lazy life continues as always.

The more recent the year, the heavier the snow becomes. Looking at the sky, the wind stirred the snow, and the snow wrapped in the wind, tearing each other apart, setting off bursts of wildness.

"Officials of all sizes in the capital have been confined to their feet, so what about outside the capital?" In the inner hall of the East Palace, Qin Siyang asked his personal eunuch Su Fang very casually.

"I don't know about the affairs of the local officials, but I have heard that in the second half of this year and the beginning of next spring, all foreign officials who are going to go to Beijing to report on their work will be suspended from entering Beijing. Su Fang replied.

Qin Siyang looked out of the window where the snow was falling, and said casually: "So, in the past two months, won't all the official affairs of the imperial court have to be stopped? I heard that the northwestern provinces have been in a severe drought for the past two years, and the tax burden of Jiangsu and Zhejiang has been reduced by 20 percent this year. Isn't that true?"

Su Fang nodded: "What His Highness said is true." ”

"Which one is?"

Su Fang was stunned, paused for a long time before nodding again, and said, "What His Highness said is true." ”

"Hehe," Qin Siyang smiled casually and withdrew his gaze looking out of the window, "Then Su Fang also thinks that his father is doing this to stop the official affairs of the court." ”

Su Fang was stunned again, and replied with a panic: "Your Highness can torture the slave, and the slave doesn't dare to say that." ”

Qin Siyang smiled: "But you just said yes." ”

Su Fang knelt down: "Master, you are doing well, don't put a trap on the slave, the slave is the subordinate of the inner palace, even if you have the courage to discuss the government." ”

Qin Siyang raised his head and breathed a sigh: "I'll just talk about it, and it will scare you, it's really boring." ”

Su Fang kowtowed repeatedly: "My master, you can't say such things casually." You just say it casually, it's fun, but if you accidentally let people listen to it, and spread it, the little life of the slave can be done, but it won't be guaranteed. ”

Qin Siyang waved his hand, stood up, and said, "Okay, I know, I won't make such jokes with you in the future, okay, you get up." Hey, the officials were forbidden to enter the palace in their houses, and my classes were stopped. It's been a few days, and the teacher can't come. There are also those officials, who used to come here every day to talk about things, but now none of them can enter the palace, hey, it's really boring. ”

Su Fang thanked him and said with a smile: "It's just a moment of stuffiness, Your Highness will endure it, and it's over." ”

"What's the matter?" Qin Siyang's face sank, and he glanced at Su Fang coldly and asked.

Su Fang's heart was shocked again, and he could see that his Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very unusual today, and he spoke in a roundabout way, which really made him very uncomfortable, and he couldn't guess what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was thinking in his heart.

Since the current saint fell ill, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never asked the saint more than once for his daily greetings. No one can guess whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hopes that the current saint will die soon, or ......

Looking at the indifferent gaze of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there was a faint strange light, Su Fang secretly complained in her heart, and was stunned for a while before deciding to bypass the saint's illness, and reluctantly replied: "The slave doesn't know how to live, but the slave has heard a common saying from the common people, and everything has not crossed the threshold." Your Highness is sincerely seeking blessings, and you will be able to move the heavens and let this matter pass. ”

Qin Siyang smiled coldly: "What happened?"

Su Fang lowered his hand and replied, "What Your Highness is worried about. ”

Qin Siyang's eyes flashed, staring at the minion in front of him. He knew that this eunuch in charge of the Bapin East Palace was actually someone sent by the queen to monitor him, no matter what he did or said, this eunuch would report to the queen in the blink of an eye. Not only this Su Fang, but also the eunuchs and palace maids in his palace, to be honest, are all the queen's people. Even if he pretended to like the white-faced male head before, and deliberately changed a group of small eunuchs, most of the people in exchange were still subject to the queen and the eunuch Su Fang, the chief eunuch of the East Palace.

Most of these words are deliberately said today out of temptation. Because, anyone with a discerning eye can see that his father has no days to live. The queen has no other candidates to be elected to the throne, and he, the crown prince, is imperative.

Today's emperor Chengzong, although he was vigorous and resolute when he ascended the throne, his methods were ruthless, and his power was extraordinary, but in his later years, he was intoxicated with pleasure, panicked about government affairs, and the power in his hands gradually declined. Up to now, in the entire imperial city, most of the power is in the hands of the queen mother.

Since the queen is in power, of course she will not want an emperor who she can't control.

Qin Siyang had been following the advice given to him by Han Qihai when he first returned to the palace, not caring about everything in the palace, being cautious in his words and deeds, guarding the truth and waiting for the future. But at this time, seeing that the emperor has only a few days to live, does he have to blindly disguise himself to be cowardly?

He didn't want to, at this last moment, the stubborn Qin Siyang didn't want to endure it anymore, he didn't want to ignore it completely, he wanted to give it a try and see how the queen would treat him after hearing his words.

So, after Su Fang finished answering. Qin Siyang immediately smiled again, and said slowly: "What am I worried about?

Su Fang was stunned for a moment, and didn't know what the prince meant by this, so he could only reply perfunctorily: "The emperor's holy body is not safe, please don't worry too much." ”

Qin Siyang's gaze fell on the snowflakes flying outside the window again, and he said after a long time: "You say, how many days can my father's body last?"

"This-" Su Fang's face changed greatly, he didn't expect the prince to ask this in front of him, he was terrified for a long time, and he still couldn't answer after all.

Qin Siyang glared at Su Fang: "Don't the imperial doctors have an explanation?"

"Your Highness—" Su Fang exclaimed, "The imperial doctors are treating the emperor, and the servants are a little eunuch of the eighth grade, how can they tell the slaves." ”

"Hmph," Qin Siyang snorted coldly, "It seems that you, the chief eunuch, are also good enough, you don't know anything, and you can't ask anything." ”

"Yes, it's the incompetence of the minions. Su Fang replied repeatedly, bowed, and most of her body hung down, but she almost didn't kneel.

The snow outside seemed to never stop, white, shiny, and overwhelming, stirring the earth into chaos.

It's really not strange to ask anything, Qin Siyang didn't want to ask anymore, and waved his hand: "I'm sleepy, you can retreat." ”

When Su Fang heard this, she hurriedly retreated and withdrew from the inner hall of the East Palace.

Qin Siyang stretched his waist, swept around with a sloppy gaze, and sat back at the table. After being stunned for a while, the two palace maids invited An to enter, and after giving a pot of tea, they were waved away by him.

Qin Siyang took the pot and cup in a muffled voice, picked up the teacup, and poured himself a few cups. However, when the tea was in his stomach, he still felt extremely sleepy. After yawning heavily, he got up and went to the bedroom, undressed and went to sleep.

There is no need to ask about the matter for the time being, everything is waiting for Su Fang to pass his question back to the queen, just wait for nothing to happen later.

Qin Siyang just wanted to wait and see if he, the current crown prince and the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, would be put under house arrest because of this?

Only half an hour passed, and Su Fang, the eunuch in charge of the East Palace, let him go to the inner hall of Kunning Palace, and truthfully replied to the queen mother what he had just said.

"You said that the crown prince can still suffer from the emperor's illness for a few days?" the queen raised her eyebrows and asked in a cold voice.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the minion so. Su Fang replied.

Queen Wang was pondering, and the female official on the side couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't wait." ”

Queen Wang stood up, paced back and forth in the hall for a few steps, suddenly turned around, and waved away the eunuchs and palace maids, including Su Fang, leaving only Fang Xinyi and her henchman eunuch Gao Yueming.

"The Queen's Mother. When everyone retreated, Fang Xinyi called softly.

Queen Wang sat back in her seat with low eyebrows, and said coldly after a while: "Now that the emperor's illness is only a matter of these two days, it is impossible for the prince to change." Hmph, a thirteen-year-old baby, even if you have a heart, what can you do. ”

Saying that, Queen Wang raised her head, and her eyes swept towards her two henchmen: "Listen, let people keep an eye on the prince's movements in the past few days." As soon as the emperor dies, you will send the prince to the Qianqing Palace, and he will not be allowed to meet with the ministers of the six ministries of the cabinet. In the future, even if the crown prince becomes the emperor, you will pay close attention to every step of his move, do you hear? ”

"Yes. The two henchmen bowed and replied.

Queen Wang gritted her teeth and showed a fierce glint in her eyes: "Those hateful old ministers, this palace will definitely get them all out of the capital at that time, and no one will be left." ”

At this time, Gao Yueming stepped forward and said: "Niangniang, I heard that Luo Xin has been sending people out of the palace in the past few days, and on the pretext of purchasing food, he has been contacting Zhong Xuanchong and Tan Jilun. ”

When the queen heard this, she was even more angry: "It's time for them to stop, what do they want to do?

Fang Xinyi said: "Niangniang, please relax, the prince is in the palace, and there are no other princes outside the palace, no matter how they can, there is no reason to rebel." ”

"Then what do they want to do?" said the queen angrily.

Fang Xinyi sneered: "I want to snatch the prince, but the palace is full of our people, where did they start." ”

Queen Wang's eyes lit up here: "Wait, not all of us in the palace." (To be continued.) )