"Your Majesty is out of balance with yin and yang, and his qi and blood are reversed, and he is suffering from a stroke—"

He Yuanzhi knelt there tremblingly, burying his head in the shadows so that people could not see his expression, except for the hands on the ground that were trembling, and the more he spoke, the lower his voice became.

Empress Yuan, who was originally sitting in front of the sickbed, suddenly stood up when she heard the sound, held the handkerchief in her right hand, pressed it to her chest, and asked word by word with almost all her strength: "Your Majesty, how long is it left——"

Hearing this, He Yuan's shoulders seemed to shone even more, and in silence, I saw him burying his head heavily on the ground, and said in a hoarse and difficult voice: "Back to the queen's mother's words, the longest is - half a month." ”

When he said the last two words, He Yuanenvoy seemed to struggle for a long time, until the moment he spit it out, his body seemed to be suddenly relaxed, but it was full of desolation.

only heard a hurried sound, and Queen Yuan sat back without warning, causing the crown princess Xu and the princess Gu Yanling to hurriedly step forward to help each other, and the palace instantly fell into a death-like silence, as if it was only for a moment, it was covered with a layer of sadness and defeat.

Lingbao, who was hidden behind the gate, almost used all his strength, covering his mouth with his hands, his eyes were full of horror and disbelief, but he knew that at this time, it was time to fight, gradually, his steps slowly retreated, trying his best to control his trembling body, until he withdrew from the Qianhe Palace, almost rushing away.

After a period of panic, the fainting Empress Yuan finally opened her eyes again, but her face was not much better than that of Emperor Jianheng, who was sleeping on the sickbed, at this moment her eyes were dilated, as if she had lost her mind, and her eyes were filled with too many complex and indescribable emotions, as if she was like layer after layer of impenetrable nets, wrapping her heavily, and she could only be trapped in it.

Gu Yanling knows how painful it is to leave life and death abruptly under the love of husband and wife for many years.

But what she was more worried about was the crisis that followed the pain.

Thinking of this, Gu Yanling silently raised his head, swept towards the people in the hall, and then said without warning: "Your Majesty's illness needs to be taken care of by the envoy of the He Yuan and the judgment of the Wu Yuan, and it is too inconvenient to live outside the palace. ”

As soon as the words fell, the bodies of the envoy of He Yuan and Wu Yuan stiffened slightly, and then they understood the meaning, and did not dare to delay in the slightest, and hurriedly said: "Weichen respectfully obeys the will of the princess." ”

In silence, Gu Yanling nodded slightly, seeing that the envoy of the He Yuan and the Wu Yuan had retreated, then he turned to the side, respectfully and closely knelt under the knee of the Empress Yuan, and his words were low but enough for the Empress Yuan and the Crown Princess Xu to hear.

"Imperial grandmother, Your Majesty is seriously ill, Ah Yi is now far away in Xuanfu, although King Luo in the south has been silent for several years and has not moved, but it is not ruled out that there is a possibility of eyeing the tiger, we have to guard against it. ”

The moment the words fell, Empress Yuan's loose eyes paused inadvertently, and the next moment, Gu Yanling noticed a pair of hands warmly covering hers, wrapping her hands, and looking over, facing Empress Shangyuan's trusting and kind eyes.

"Grandmother is old—"

The hoarse and gloomy voice sounded in his ears, which inexplicably touched Gu Yanling's heart, looking at Queen Yuan, who had gray temples, and now she is also past the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and she has lost the grace of the mother of the country, but she is a little more kind to her elders.

"In this life, for this great prosperity, for this harem, Your Majesty and I know too little, and this last period of time will be left to us. ”

Speaking of this, a hot tear full of too many emotions fell on the back of Empress Yuan's hand wrapped around her, faintly, blurring Gu Yanling's eyes.

"You are a good boy, the Xiao family's country is handed over to Ah Yi and you, Your Majesty and me, and your mother, all rest assured, you, can understand-"

The last sentence seemed to weigh a thousand catties, Gu Yanling looked up, saw the expectations of Queen Yuan, and the trust of the crown princess Xu, and a warmth couldn't help but flow into her internal organs, soothing her unrestless heart.

Gu Yanling understood the heaviness and expectation behind this sentence, Empress Yuan and the Xu family handed over this picture scroll to Xiao Yi and her.

"Ah Jiu lives up to the emperor's grandmother and mother, and is willing to advance and retreat with Daxing and the Xiao family. ”

At this moment, as if a warmth had invaded, Empress Yuan's eyes melted with relief, and the crown princess Xu couldn't help lowering her head and wiping away the tears in her eyes.

When she turned around, the woman kneeling in front of her stood in front of the couch with her back straight, her words were not slow, she was not angry, she was not suppressed, but it was enough to calm people's hearts.

"Pearls. ”

As soon as the words fell, Huaizhu quickly walked out, bowed, and heard a voice from above.

"The people who are waiting in the Qianhe Palace today are all sent to the North Palace for temporary placement. ”

As soon as these words came out, the people in the hall suddenly panicked, their faces turned pale, their legs knelt down weakly, and their cries and begging for mercy gradually rose.

"The meaning of the crown princess is the meaning of the palace, whoever says more will immediately be dragged out and killed with a cane and thrown into a dry well——"

At this moment, Empress Yuan's cold and cold voice was like a sharp blade, cutting off all sounds, and I saw that everyone in front of her was silent, trembling and kneeling there, trembling like chaff.

"You are all the people who serve in front of the emperor, so you naturally know what this kind of placement means. ”

Compared with the strength of Empress Yuan, Gu Yanling at this moment is more like a kind elder, who is kind and persuasive, without persecution, but it is like a requiem spell, which calms people's hearts.

"If you keep your duty, he will be my great hero, and if one of you dares to secretly communicate with you one day, what awaits you will be more than a handful of soil in a dry well. ”

Speaking of this, Gu Yanling's expression was calm, and he could even see the cordiality in his eyes, but the words were touching.

"For merit or for thief, I believe you know how to choose. ”

As soon as the words fell, there was silence in the hall, Gu Yanling did not say anything more, and the people below were no longer frightened and crying, but just looked at each other tentatively, after all, one person walked down respectfully and obediently, and then, the second, the third......

Until the last person walked out of the palace, Gu Yanling and Empress Yuan immediately assigned their henchmen to guard the Qianhe Palace, and they were not allowed to be summoned or enter and leave at will.

And the news that the emperor is seriously ill is so rotten in everyone's stomachs.

……

In the night, as the autumn days are fading away and the early winter is approaching, tonight seems to be much colder, adding a bit of solemnity.

"Concubine Hui, this expedition to Tatars, a total of 200,000 troops, are all elite troops selected from the prefectures and counties around Jingling, and the elite main force of five military battalions, three thousand battalions, and Shenji battalions is extracted. ”

The cold wind outside the window was blowing, and the candle flame was shaking, Gu Yanling looked at the resolute and dignified look of Cui Wencheng, the secretary of the military department in front of him, and couldn't help but pause slightly in his hand, and in silence, he finally raised his eyes and asked slowly: "Once King Luo raises troops, how many more people are available to us?"

Hearing this, Cui Wencheng slowly raised his head, as if he was silent for a moment, before slowly overflowing from his lips and teeth.

"Leaving behind the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are still more than 20,000 people—"

Cui Wencheng's tone was low and heavy, and a light smile suddenly appeared between the eyebrows and eyes of the woman sitting on the couch.

For the royal relatives of the Manchu Dynasty, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and the precarious Beijing Division, more than 20,000 iron-blooded soldiers are the only way to live.