The feelings for Empress Cao and Emperor Qinglong are quite complicated.

From the very beginning, I had to abolish Jiang Bingwei's anger to marry her, to the later respect and family affection that has been with us for many years. There was a little bit of gratitude, and there were some likes that even he didn't know.

But all this is by no means love.

Emperor Qinglong listened to her anxious voice, and his heart lit up like a mirror. Maybe it's because he knows that his time is running out, and he has a kind of realization before he dies.

It was precisely because of this subconscious that he put down the butcher's knife to the Cao family and protected the century-old wealth of the Dingguo Mansion.

He smiled and bowed his head, "Okay, I promise you that it is." ”

Just as he could speak, the Imperial Doctor hurried in. The envoy of Zhao Yuan took Imperial Physician Hu and Imperial Physician Wang into the imperial study and bowed to the ground.

There was such a big thing going on in the imperial study, and when they heard about it, they were so frightened that they lost half their lives.

"Flatten down. Empress Cao called out on behalf of Emperor Qinglong and asked the imperial doctor to come forward to diagnose and treat.

Jiang Bingwei was wearing a gray monk's robe, and her appearance here was very abrupt. But the emperor didn't speak, and no one dared to ask. People who come and go pretend that they don't see this woman, and so does the doctor.

The envoy of the Zhao Yuan stepped forward to check the pulse of Emperor Qinglong, and his beard trembled in fright.

"How is Your Majesty's condition?" asked Empress Cao anxiously.

The envoy of the Zhao Yuan hesitated for a long time and did not dare to speak, so the other two imperial doctors also stepped forward to check the pulse. After diagnosing the pulse, the three doctors all had a difficult face.

Envoy Zhao said stubbornly: "Queen Mother, please take a step to speak." ”

Emperor Qinglong, who was leaning on the back of the chair, opened his eyes and said, "Just say it here." "He has to be aware of what to do in order to calmly arrange the future.

In the imperial study, Wu Sheng and the others took the order and retreated, and Feng Mingxian also bet down. As soon as the crisis is resolved, the shadow guard returns to darkness. Except for the attendants and palace people who came in to serve, there was no one else.

Empress Cao waved them all down, leaving only the Imperial Doctor and Wu Guangqi. The emperor's condition is a secret, and the less people know about it, the better.

"Your Majesty. Zhao Yuan's envoy arched his hand and said: "The poison in your house is lingering and extremely harmful to the body. If there is no antidote, there is only this longevity. ”

He shuddered and gestured out three fingers.

Empress Cao asked in surprise, "Three years?"

Envoy Zhao shook his head slowly, and his voice was very low: "Three days." ”

"What?" Empress Cao took a step back in shock, and Wu Guangqi paused for Emperor Qinglong's hand to wipe his sweat.

Emperor Qinglong and Jiang Bingwei looked at each other and smiled, it is not bad that the two of them can die on the same day, the same month, and the same year.

Holding the hand of the son, life and death are broad. How many people have made this promise, and how many have fulfilled it? Under the circumstances, it is also a blessing that the two of them can fulfill the promise they once made.

Emperor Qinglong can see it, but Empress Cao can't.

It was her inaction that led to the situation in front of her. She didn't expect that the prince would be so ruthless and use such a violent poison.

Wu Guang activated a tray, carefully swept Jiang Bingwei's torn piece into it, loaded it, and sent it to the envoy of the Zhao Academy.

"Lord Zhao, the poison is in this chapter. Please be sure to develop an antidote. "Feng Mingxian, it is best to ask for an antidote, if not, you can only count on the imperial doctor here.

Zhao Yuan's envoy took it cautiously, "Your Majesty, Weichen will do his best to develop an antidote." ”

Turning his head to think of something, he said to Queen Cao: "Niangniang, Weichen first prescribes a prescription to protect His Majesty's heart and relieve toxicity." In addition, I don't know if Chunhe and the horse who left Beijing are on the way back to Beijing. Please send someone to find it quickly. ”

The people in the Tai Hospital have excellent medical skills, but after all, they have been in the capital for many years and lack some knowledge. He needed Su Liangzhi's vision to distinguish poison.

"Good. "Empress Cao should go down.

Knowing the worst outcome, Emperor Qinglong was not in a hurry. There are still three days to do, which can allow him to do a lot of things and prepare for King Qi's accession to the throne.

Wu Guangqi arranged for the shoulder to carry Emperor Qinglong back to the dormitory to rest.

"She's with her, too. ”

Wu Guangqi thought that he had misheard, and looked back at Empress Cao in surprise. I saw that she lowered her eyes slightly, and her expression was indistinguishable from joy and anger, as if she hadn't said this sentence just now.

Seeing Wu Guangqi looking over, Empress Cao raised her head and said, "Carry her to the dormitory together." ”

Emperor Qinglong's lifespan is limited, and the crown prince of King Qi is a foregone conclusion. Perhaps, in a few days, he will ascend the throne and inherit the throne.

At this time, what is there to fight about?

Empress Cao sighed slightly in her heart and looked at Jiang Bingwei, who was in gray monk clothes and had an undiminished face.

When Emperor Qinglong was still the crown prince, the two met on various occasions. At that time, Jiang Bingwei was the high-ranking crown princess, and the two said a few words, and she also greeted her politely.

At that time, who would have thought that there would be a later incident? Jiang Bingwei was abolished, sent to the Taimiao, and never showed up again. And she became the queen of the world.

On the day the two saw each other again, it turned out to be such a situation. Since she tried the poison herself, she forced Feng Mingxian to hand over the antidote. It's better to let her stay with the emperor and take care of her at the same time.

Emperor Qinglong smiled, very satisfied with Empress Cao's arrangement.

In this life, he was destined to be sorry for a woman, and in his last days, he wanted to be willful once.

……

The king of Qi received the holy decree and hurried into the palace.

He knew there would be a change, but he didn't expect it to be so big. All the way in, everywhere you look, there is residual blood. On the pillars and stone walls, there were gaps left by swords.

The palace people were silently busy, cleaning these traces.

Walking further in, there was a river of blood flowing in front of the noon gate. On one side were the decapitated corpses, and on the other side were the trembling rebels waiting for the execution.

The executioner's nine-ring broadsword was cut out, and the discarded broadsword was thrown on the ground.

The noon gate, which is usually dignified and solemn, has become a bloody execution ground at this time, bubbling with a ferocious atmosphere like hell. The heads of hundreds of people fell to the ground, and the palace people and the inner servants did not dare to approach, and it was the elite veterans of the Beiya who carried out the order.

King Qi's face was also a little pale. It wasn't that he hadn't seen a dead man before, but the scene still made him feel sick and sick.

Most of these rebellious parties are soldiers who have been ordered by the chaos. They are wronged, but they are not innocent. Even if it is a mistake, such a rebellious sin cannot be spared.

Otherwise, they can save their lives if they plot rebellion and cause chaos, and wouldn't everyone dare to take advantage of it? Failure to investigate and implicate their family members is already a great grace of the emperor.

After noon, Wu Sheng greeted him, and the two quickly talked a few words, and then separated.

Wu Sheng received news from King Qi and Empress Cao successively, and under full vigilance, the rebel party had no chance of winning. Watching Neiying, he opened the palace door and let the chaotic party in, only to catch them all.

King Qi hurriedly walked in his footsteps, thinking about what Wu Sheng had just told him.

It turns out that in Beijing, there is still such a force that has been neglected for a long time.

He thought in his heart, this loophole that was exposed by Feng Mingxian's rebellion this time, this army must be reorganized. Otherwise, it will still be easy to be exploited next time.