In the palace, the pepper room hall.

The new emperor was in a good mood today, and came back early to accompany the queen and her children to dinner.

The dinner in the palace is very rich, with eight cold and eight stir-fried dishes plus eight steamed and braised dishes, and all kinds of exquisite noodles do not need to be counted. Ah Chun, who is still breastfeeding, is not counted, the husband and wife with a pair of children, where can they eat so much, and most of the seats are left.

Gu Guanning rewarded the rest of the dishes to the people around him, and then whispered to the new emperor: "The rules in the palace can also be changed." It's just three meals a day, so why waste it like this. ”

Most of them are putting on a show, how many can you really eat in your mouth?

Now the treasury is not abundant, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not sufficient. It should not be so extravagant.

Xiao Xu didn't like to waste either, and nodded when he heard this: "You just have to make up your mind about this matter." ”

Gu Guanning snorted: "I will order tomorrow to halve the daily meals in the imperial dining room." First of all, start from the Jiaofang Palace, and the same is true for the palaces. ”

With her as the queen taking the lead, no one in the other palaces dared to complain nonsense.

Xiao Xu looked at Gu Wanning with a smile and didn't speak.

Gu Wanning glanced at him: "What are you looking at me like this?"

Xiao Xu smiled and said: "I am very relieved to have such a good wife as my director. ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and held Gu Wanning's slender hand in his hand.

The husband and wife looked at each other and smiled.

Gu Guanning opened his mouth and asked, "Today, you sent King Wei and King Han out of Beijing, how did the two of them behave?"

Xiao Xu raised his eyebrows: "The two imperial uncles are very moved. He almost promised to pay the annual tax to the state treasury. After a pause, he sighed with a smile: "I didn't have the heart to go this far." ”

He had the intention of weakening the power of the vassal king, but he didn't want to go too far, and it would be not beautiful to provoke the two vassal kings to turn against him. Among them, the subtlety is all about grasping.

Gu Wanning heard the meaning of Xiao Xu's words, pursed his lips and chuckled: "The two of them, their courage is far less than that of King Qi, you don't have to worry." ”

King Wei and King Han are fearless.

With the experience of King Qi, after weighing the two of them, they chose to forbearance and retreat. A vassal king who has no sharpness is like a beast that has cut off its minions, so there is no need to worry about it.

Xiao Xu nodded: "I know it in my heart." ”

The intention of the prince of Wei and the prince of Han to stay in the capital, Xiao Xu knew it even more. However, it is also a good thing for him. King Wei and King Han left a proton in the capital, and he did not dare to act rashly.

Gillian Yi, who was completely ignored, was very dissatisfied and squeezed into the middle of the husband and wife.

Xiao Xu was helpless and funny, lowered his head, and was about to speak, Linlang had hurriedly walked over, and his expression was a little frightened: "Queen Mother, there are palace people who come to deliver a letter, and the concubine is infected with a bad disease." ”

The concubine in Linlang's mouth is Gu Wanqi.

Xiao Xu was startled at first, then reacted immediately and looked at Gu Wanning.

I saw Gu Wanning frowning, and said in a deep voice: "Go and call Xu Cang, and go to Caifeng Palace with the main palace." ”

Gillian and Ayi like Gu Wanqi very much, and when she heard that she was sick, she said in unison: "Mother, we also have to see the fourth aunt." ”

Gu Wanning sank his face: "She is suffering from a vicious disease, I don't know what the situation is." You two are too young to go. ”

Gillian Ayi is not afraid of the ground on weekdays, she is not afraid of her grandmother, she is not afraid of her father, but she is afraid of her mother. Gu Wanning's face sank, and the two didn't dare to make trouble. Nodded honestly together.

Soon, Xu Cang came over.

Gu Wanning led Xu Cang to Caifeng Palace.

Xiao Xu did not follow, but stayed in the Jiaofang Palace, telling stories to the two children and coaxing them to sleep by the way.

……

Cai Feng Palace.

The pretty and lively Gu Wanqi was lying on the bed with a sad expression at this time, her face was flushed with a strange flush, and she coughed from time to time.

After Xu Cang's pulse was diagnosed, he reported with a solemn expression: "The noble concubine is suffering from tuberculosis in the lungs, and this disease is contagious. From today onwards, the Caifeng Palace will be sealed down, and this disease must not be allowed to spread in the palace. The queen also asked to leave immediately, and after returning to the Jiaofang Palace, she immediately bathed and changed her clothes. ”

The palace maids who were waiting on the side were all frightened.

Tuberculosis of the lungs!

It's a contagious disease!

If you have this condition, there is almost no chance of cure.

Gu Wanning's expression also changed, and he asked eagerly, "Is Doctor Xu sure to cure her illness?"

Xu Cang said solemnly: "The grass people do their best. ”

Then, he persuaded Gu Wanning to leave early.

Gu Guanning had no choice but to open his mouth to comfort Gu Wanqi for a few words, and then left Caifeng Palace.

At the same time, the news that Gu Wanqi was suffering from a serious illness also spread quickly in the palace. While everyone was sorry, they secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, the sick person is not himself.

This disease is contagious, and no one dares to visit the palace.

The palace gate was soon blocked.

……

When the news reached the Dingbei Hou Mansion, Mrs. Tai was worried and needless to say, Gu Hai frowned, and the Fang family cried several times. begged Mrs. Tai and wanted to enter the palace to visit Gu Wanqi.

Mrs. Tai couldn't bear it, so she responded.

It is never easy to enter the palace. Mrs. Tai ordered someone to send the news into the Jiaofang Palace, and the next day, Queen Gu personally issued an edict and ordered someone to take Mrs. Tai Fang into the palace together.

Mrs. Tai is old and frail, so it is not suitable to be close to Caifeng Palace. Fang ignored the dissuasion and insisted on entering the Cai Feng Palace.

Gu Wanning was helpless, and nodded in agreement.

After Fang Shi visited Gu Wanqi, he cried so much that he almost fainted.

Mrs. Gu Guanning and the Fang family stayed in the palace for a few days.

After a few days, Gu Guanqi's condition did not improve, but became more and more serious. The palace people in Caifeng Palace listened to Gu Wanqi's cough all day long, and they were terrified.

The two maids who entered the palace with Gu Wanqi were infected with a vicious disease because they couldn't untie their clothes and waited day and night.

When the master is sick, he can stay in the palace to recuperate. The palace people did not have such preferential treatment, and they were immediately sent out of the palace.

The Dingbei Hou Mansion did not dare to leave these two maids in the mansion, and sent them to a very remote grange. He said that he was recuperating from illness, but in fact he was waiting for death.

After that, Caifeng Palace has become a place that everyone avoids.

Empress Gu has a deep affection for her cousin and has come to visit her several times in person. The new emperor has never set foot in the Caifeng Palace. The other three concubines who were looking forward to it also felt cold in their hearts.

Seeing that Gu Wanqi couldn't live happily, even for the sake of the queen's face, the new emperor should also visit. Unexpectedly, the gentle and affectionate Son of Heaven was so ruthless.

How affectionate the new emperor is to Queen Gu, how ruthless he is to other concubines.

Another month passed, spring had passed, the weather was getting hotter, and Gu Guanqi's tuberculosis was as aggravated as the hot weather. I don't know when I close my eyes and die.

Gu Hai finally couldn't help it, and personally entered the palace to see Queen Gu, begging to bring his daughter back to the Dingbei Hou Mansion: "...... The concubine will die soon, and I implore the queen to take the concubine back home. ”