Mrs. Zhuang hurriedly took Xu Wanzhen and left the table to get up to salute: "The courtier/courtiers have seen the queen's mother." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Empress Cao smiled brightly and said, "No need to be polite, please get up quickly." ”

"I heard that the queen mother had a guest here, so I hurried to take a look. Sure enough, the queen mother's banquet was different, just looking at it, the sons and daughters were full of mouth. ”

"You talk a lot," Empress Dowager Xiao said with a smile: "Sit down, you can't sit down if you don't sit." ”

The atmosphere between the two is casual and comfortable, and it is a little more harmonious than ordinary people's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Seeing the opportunity, Liuli put up the chopsticks dedicated to Queen Cao.

Empress Dowager Xiao picked up chopsticks, and several people silently started dinner.

Empress Cao looked at Xu Wanzhen opposite with her spare eyes, because of Wu Zhengxiang, she was also a little more curious about this woman who was about to become his wife. The main purpose of coming suddenly is to see what kind of woman she is.

If her guess is true, then Wu Zhengxiang is the "shadow" of Emperor Qinglong. She didn't believe it, this Xu Wan was really the Chen family's decision to marry him, and it must be his own will.

In the afternoon, when she was in Changle Palace, she heard that Mrs. Zhuang took Xu Wanzhen to Yanqing Palace. I didn't care about it at first, but I thought it was just the Queen Mother who spoke, and the two took the opportunity to get close. Then came the news that Xu Wanzhen presented a set of epidemic prevention strategies to the Queen Mother.

This made her have to think about it a little more, did Xu Wanzhen think about this strategy, or did Wu Zhengxiang borrow her hand?

After dinner, Empress Dowager Xiao sent Mrs. Zhuang and Xu Wanzhen out of the palace gate with glass.

Su Liangzhi had a fierce dispute with Zhao Yuan's envoy and Hu Taiyi, and Empress Dowager Xiao asked him to stay in Tai Hospital and continue to discuss.

At first, Imperial Physician Hu saw that Su Liangzhi was young and didn't care. After arguing, I realized that he was well-informed, and he had never heard of some of the diseases he said. At the moment, he put away his contempt and discussed it seriously.

Envoy Zhao focused on the epidemic experienced by Su Liangzhi when he was in Yingzhou. Compare the methods used in the epidemic with his own experience. Sometimes frowning, sometimes laughing, sometimes pondering, fascinated.

……

As the night deepened, there were suddenly more government affairs to deal with due to the flooding.

Closing the last book, Emperor Qinglong yawned, and a wave of fatigue welled up.

Seeing that Emperor Qinglong had finished handling the matter, Wu Guangqi respectfully presented a bundled paper scroll, which was sealed with vermilion fire paint and covered with a small seal with the word "rain", indicating that this was a secret fold presented by the Shadow Guard Yu Group.

Emperor Qinglong stretched out his hand to take it and unfolded it on the bookcase.

After a moment, he burst out laughing, "Good! Very good! ”

Recently, there have been troubles one after another, first the prince lost his morality, and then the Yellow River burst its embankment, Wu Guangqi has not seen Emperor Qinglong so happy for a long time.

Emperor Qinglong beckoned to him and said, "Come and see." ”

Wu Guangqi has followed him for many years, and he is not only a monarch and a minister, but also a master and servant, and knows Emperor Qinglong better than Empress Cao. Between the two, there are no secrets. Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics, but since Emperor Qinglong let him see it, he can see it.

"Epidemic prevention strategy?" Wu Guangqi exhaled in a low voice.

Emperor Qinglong stretched his waist and said with a smile: "That's right, it's still a young lady in the boudoir." ”

That's what he's happy about. Regardless of the content first, just look at this matter, which shows that under his own rule, politics is harmonious, and his words are open, and even the women in the boudoir can worry about the world.

"Xu Wanzhen? Why do I think this name sounds familiar? ”

Wu Guangqi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "A few days ago, the Queen Mother just gave her a marriage. Right now, she is the wife of the second son of the martial family. The Queen Mother was afraid that she would be bullied by the Duchess of Zhongguo, so she deliberately sealed the five pleasant products in advance. ”

"When you say that, I remember." Emperor Qinglong said with a smile: "On the day of the queen mother's birthday, I also asked me to find Wu Zhengxiang. ”

"Your Majesty, do you want to meet the Queen Mother?"

Emperor Qinglong waved his hand and said, "It's rare for the queen mother to have such an interest, so let her take care of it." ”

For this set of epidemic prevention strategies, Emperor Qinglong did not place too much hope. Where is the epidemic so easy to deal with?

It's just that the queen mother is lonely in the deep palace. In order to avoid suspicion, she doesn't interfere in government affairs and the harem, and there is a rare thing that can keep her busy.

……

A few days later, a few clouds hung in the sky, motionless. The sun was shining hot, and the bluestone-paved streets were hot.

Behind Nantong Alley, in a dilapidated tile house, there was a sudden sound of a crockpot breaking, followed by an exclamation.

"Brother Erson! What's wrong with you, wake up! "A girl of about seven or eight years old was lying on top ......of a teenager, whining and crying. A missing crockpot had broken into several pieces, and the water that had just been brought back was flowing all over the ground.

Her hair was messy and braided at the back of her head, and her clothes were noticeably shorter, revealing a large section of her wrist.

The young man lay on the straw mat, his eyes closed and unconscious, his face like gold paper. There were a few bubbles on his mouth, and he twitched from time to time.

"Brother, don't scare Ling'er, what can you do if you let Ling'er?" The girl was clearly frightened and sobbed, two lines of tears flowing black on her face.

"Ling'er, what's wrong?" A gruff voice sounded outside the door.

"Uncle, come and see."

A stocky man in his fifties, dressed in a short shirt with his sleeves rolled up high, dressed as a coolie on the docks. When he entered the door, he frowned and said, "Little girl Ling'er, the second son must be sick, you hurry up and find Lang Zhong to take a look." Looking at this situation, he couldn't go to the hospital himself. ”

The short man hesitated for a moment, took out ten big coins, and handed them to Ling'er: "Take it, hurry up and invite Langzhong, you can't delay." ”

Ling'er stopped sobbing, but reflexively retracted her hand and said, "Uncle, my brother said that you want to support your family and can't take your money anymore." ”

"Take it, it's different. I see that the second son's illness is fierce, don't delay. Ask Lang Zhong to come to the door, and you have to pay for the consultation, where do you have the money? ”

Ling'er's gaze kept going back and forth between the unconscious brother and the silver money in the palm of the man's hand. In the end, worried about her brother's emotions prevailed, she grabbed the big money in the man's hand, knelt down and kowtowed: "Ling'er, thank you, uncle." ”

The short man had a sincere smile on his face, and went out with her: "Go quickly, don't delay." ”

Halfway through, I smelled a strong smell of meat. When I looked at it, I saw half a pig's head on the stove under the eaves. In the iron pot, there is also a half-pot of simmered pig's head meat, exuding aroma.

The short man couldn't help but shrug his nose, it was so fragrant, he hadn't known the smell of meat for half a month.

Ling'er is a clever child, she looked at him with a clear gaze, and hurriedly said, "Uncle, take this half of the pig's head." My brother is sick and can't eat, Ling'er has half a pot here, enough to eat for a few days! ”