As the saying goes, if there is something, it will be long, and if there is nothing, it will be short, and the days of peace and leisure, time seems to pass very fast, almost a blink of an eye, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming.

Originally, there would be a family banquet in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Queen Mother was sick.

Taohua was inevitably called to the palace, and together with the envoy of the Tai Hospital and several judges, she consulted the Queen Mother.

"Niangniang's heart is rushing, and it is advisable to recuperate." The envoy was also very distressed after diagnosing the pulse of the Queen Mother. He has been talking about this quiet recuperation for half a year, and a bunch of various methods for cultivating the mind and calming the mind have been opened, but the Queen Mother is not good. It's not that his medical skills are not good, but the Queen Mother can't calm down at all, so what's the use of taking the medicine?

The queen was a little anxious: "I always say that I will recuperate and recuperate, and the queen mother has done her best to do it, and she doesn't even go out of the palace gate, why can't she see it?" ”

Resting doesn't make you sit still...... The court envoy really has nowhere to complain. Speaking of which, he is old, and it is time to say goodbye. The work of this imperial doctor looks glamorous, and he has status and rich rewards for doing this, but this burden is not something ordinary people can bear. Now that his son has been admitted to the Jinshi, he asked someone to put the county order of a big county outside the doorway, and he can also retire successfully, what will happen in the future, let his son earn his own future.

"The minister means that the queen mother can't work anymore...... "Rest, the most important thing is not to worry, you lie there every day, but your mind doesn't stop for a moment, so what kind of retreat is it?" That's called overthinking!

The Queen Mother waved her hand and motioned to the Queen Mother to stop talking: "Let's open a prescription." She knew in her heart that she couldn't calm down at all these days, and was full of thoughts about why the queen couldn't give birth to children, but she couldn't find a way to verify whether the emperor had done anything or not, so she was irritable and couldn't sleep at night, and it was strange that her body was good.

The envoy sighed secretly and went down to open a prescription to calm the nerves and help them sleep.

Taohua has been listening to the side, although she has also diagnosed the pulse of the Queen Mother, but she has not opened her mouth.

In her opinion, the Queen Mother has high blood pressure and has caused heart disease. The prescription prescribed by the hospital envoy is not wrong, that is, a decoction to lower blood pressure, and whoever prescribes it is like this. The problem is that the Queen Mother herself has emotional problems, which cannot be treated by taking medicine.

The Queen Mother looks irritable, why?

Taohua traced the recent events in her heart.

The little prince did not fall into the hands of the queen, but Concubine Yuan Shu did not catch it either, it was a tie, and the queen still relied on the position of the middle palace to gain the upper hand. To be realistic, if the emperor dies now, the queen is the queen mother, and Concubine Yuan Shu is a concubine, and she has to see if she can survive.

The pox thing is still in full swing, but because the work in the capital has been finished and the surrounding areas have begun to advance, there are not too many things to do, and those local officials have their own plans to carry it out, and there are many of these officials in the party, and their merits are not able to run, and they have not let the Jiang family specialize in the front.

And then there's the Northwest. To say this, the Yu family should be even happier. Several local generals in the Northwest Army have been removed and replaced with officials sent by the imperial court, and they are making a big deal in the Northwest Army, which makes Beihou have a bit of a headache.

The only thing that may make the Yu family feel frustrated is probably the southeast. General Lu annihilated six Japanese ships at sea, killed and wounded hundreds of enemies, not to mention the return of victory, at least it was a crime, and the court argued for several months, but in the end he did not move his position, and only replaced a few people under him, which did not affect the overall situation.

General Lu is also tricky, and Yu Rui was promoted from the guard and placed next to him as a deputy. Speaking of which, the grade has been promoted, but there is no real power, it is better to be in the lower guard, and you can still hold a few soldiers in your hands. However, this position is good because it is only one step away from real power, and if the person above vacates the position, Yu Rui is the best candidate to take over.

Using carrots to hang donkeys has always been very effective. General Lu is said to have suffered internal injuries in the naval battle, and is calling for famous doctors from Fujian to treat him. The specific condition is still unclear, the Lu family said that it was a minor injury, but they are still looking for a doctor for several months, so it can be seen that it is not so easy as said. Therefore, Yu Rui was also very enthusiastic and settled down in the southeast.

To sum up, the Yu family shouldn't have anything particularly annoying about recently, why is the Queen Mother so emotionally unstable?

This idea, Taohua turned around in her mind and threw it aside. She didn't know about the affairs in the palace, she just had to mention it to the emperor, and if the emperor felt the need, he would naturally check it.

"What does Princess Anjun think? Since it's here, why don't you prescribe a prescription? Taohua didn't speak, and the queen wouldn't let her go, so when she caught a glimpse, she immediately spoke.

"The Queen Mother is to recuperate. There is nothing wrong with the envoy's prescription, and there is no need to draw it up. In fact, she just prescribed a prescription, and the queen mother and queen will not use it when they want to come here, but they still have to ask such a sentence, it can be seen that the queen is really looking for trouble.

"A few days ago, you checked Concubine Shu's pulse, but you can prescribe a prescription? No matter how you look at Concubine Shu, it doesn't seem to have any improvement. The queen snorted softly, and did not stop.

It turned out to be for Yuan Shufei. In fact, Taohua didn't give Concubine Yuan Shufei a prescription, it is impossible for the queen not to know, this is still to ask again, it can be seen that there is nothing to do in the palace for a long time, and the queen has nothing to do.

"Concubine Shu is just a small birth injury, and the prescription of the imperial doctor is safe, and there is no need to prescribe another prescription."

"Really? So when will the concubine be able to take care of her body and then spread out for the emperor? ”

Tao Hua felt a little speechless. The queen is sarcastic, Concubine Yuan Shufei is no longer pregnant, but why do you want to say it in front of her? Shouldn't these words be said to Concubine Yuan Shu, and by the way, stab her in the heart? What's the use of telling her.

"Heirs are also fate, and they will naturally come when they should come."

"Oh-," the queen dragged out her voice slightly, "no wonder you're not in a hurry these days. It's just that King Anjun is not young anymore, isn't the fate of this heir yet? In my opinion, you should be on your own. ”

Do you want to stuff the side concubine again? Taohua suddenly became vigilant.

"Old Madam Yu Ge has arrived." The people in the palace outside whispered, and a young girl by the side of the old lady Yu Ge walked in from outside the palace.

Taohua swept the girl with her eyes, a white full moon face with big eyes on the apricot, fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a new lake blue long jacket, plump figure, but there was always a little timidity between the eyebrows and eyes, obviously the first time to enter the palace.

In the past, Mrs. Yu Ge brought her daughter-in-law into the palace, but now she brought a girl who has not left the cabinet, which is not too obvious. Sure enough, before she had done the salute, the queen beckoned the girl to her side: "Let me see, this is Lin'er?" ”

The old lady of Yu Ge owed and said: "If you go back to Niangniang, this is Lin'er, the third girl in the fifth room." ”

Taohua didn't know which room the Yu family's five rooms were, but she remembered that there were few brothers in Yu Ge's family, and this Yu Lin was obviously a sidebranch. It seems that the Cui family was not stuffed in last time, and the queen mother and queen were unwilling.

In fact, this time, Taohua really blamed the Queen Mother. At this time, the Queen Mother was also pressing her temples over there and had a secret headache. She summoned Mrs. Yu Ge into the palace today for an important matter, as for this Yu Lin, she didn't let people bring her into the palace, obviously, this is the queen's own idea.

However, everyone came, and the queen mother couldn't tear down the queen's platform, so she coughed and stood by.

Yu Lin's heart was pounding, and she cautiously walked to the queen's side and bowed again. The Yu family lives in a small county near the capital, that is, they go to Yufu to pay a New Year's visit during the New Year's holidays, and they belong to the kind of person who can't see the old lady of Yu Ge, and can only be entertained by the housekeeper's mother who has a head and a face, and now she suddenly has to enter the palace to see the queen, and she is so nervous that she can't go.

The queen looked her up and down, nodded, and wiped a jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on her: "It's delicate, and it's also good to look at." As he spoke, he turned to Momoka and smiled malicefully, "What does Princess Anjun think?" ”

Yu Lin half-turned around with the queen's words, hanging her head slightly, but her eyes quietly looked at the person opposite. When she was received into Yufu, she had already been hinted that taking her into the palace was to determine her family affairs, with her background, she couldn't marry a good family in the main room, it was better to be a concubine, and she could enter a high gate.

Being a concubine is not a good thing, but the five rooms of the Yu family can be attached to the old mansion of the Shangge is already overjoyed, so what does it matter what is right. Yu Lin was also worried when she came, but at this time, she heard that the queen called the person opposite Princess Anjun, is this - to let her enter the Anjun Palace?

Anjun Palace, that's a — well, complicated place. Speaking of which, there is no side concubine in the county king's mansion so far, if you can get in, there is a grade, to say the least. However, Princess Anjun heard that she was jealous and fierce, but it was not easy to serve. Yu Lin secretly glanced at the person opposite: he is about the same age as himself, and he is born brightly, so it is no wonder that he can be favored by King Anjun, but he doesn't look particularly fierce.

Taohua looked at Yu Lin expressionlessly, and suddenly asked, "Did Miss Yu fall in the autumn and winter season a few years ago?" ”

"How does the princess know?" Yu Lin raised her head in surprise and blurted out.

She had indeed fallen into the water in the early winter three years ago. It was the birthday of a close friend, and when she came back, it was a little late, so she took a shortcut and crossed a single-plank bridge over a creek.

Although she is the daughter of the Yu family, how can the side branches in a small county town compare with the old mansion of Yu Ge? Yu Lin went out with just a little maid, if the person who went was not far away, most of them walked over, and there was no carriage and sedan chair at all.

In fact, Yu Lin walked this single-plank bridge in the summer, but she was in a hurry that day, and she slipped her foot and fell into the stream.

The stream was not too deep, only up to her waist, and the little maid even pulled the person ashore, except that the clothes were wet, but she did not drown, but when she went home, she had to be scolded and poured a bowl of ginger soup. Yu Lin is in good health, and she doesn't have a cold or fever, so this matter will naturally be revealed, if it weren't for Taohua suddenly talking about it, even she would have forgotten about it.

Taohua said lightly: "At that time, the cold air entered the body, and I didn't use medicine well, so I was a little depressed." Is the period of dehydration uncertain for the girl? ”

Yu Lin's face turned red, and she couldn't say a few words in her mouth. She did not have an accurate menstrual period, and often had to delay it for a few days, just because there was no discomfort, and even her mother didn't take it seriously, just saying that it would be natural to marry someone in the future. In the end, the little girl's house, who has not been out of the cabinet, is naturally red-faced when this kind of thing is mentioned in person.

Old Madam Yu Ge hurriedly said: "This is also a common thing in my daughter's family——"

Taohua snorted lightly: "Menstrual water disorder, this is not a small symptom." If Miss Yu doesn't recuperate quickly, I'm afraid that if it drags on for a long time in the future, it will become seriously ill, and it will be inconvenient for the heirs. ”

Yu Lin's head was already about to be lowered into her arms, and the old lady Yu Ge opened her mouth, but she could only smile dryly: "The princess of the county has not yet diagnosed the pulse, how can she ......" opened her mouth to talk about the heir, which is obviously to block the queen's mouth and prevent Yu Lin from entering the county palace. This Princess Anjun is really too difficult.

The queen's face was even more ugly: "This heir is a big deal, you can't talk nonsense." ”

"It is precisely because of the heir that I have to remind Miss Yu." Taohua raised her hand and nodded at Yu Lin, "Miss Yu's face is pale, and she often rubs her hands when she enters the palace, showing that her hands and feet are easy to be cold, and she is slightly blessed - you don't need to diagnose the pulse, you can also know that it is a disease of palace cold." ”

Yu Lin's face turned even redder. It is true that her hands and feet are easy to be cold in winter, and although it is only mid-autumn, the weather is also cold. And she is a little fatter than her sisters in the family, and she wears a little thinner clothes in order to look good, and she feels even more chilled when she comes over this way, and when she enters the palace, she can't help but rub her hands quietly, who knows that she was seen by Princess Anjun.

This time it was the turn of Mrs. Yu Ge to be embarrassed. The queen instructed her to choose a good child among the daughters of the family - according to the current customs, a girl like Yu Lin with a face like a silver basin and a plump body is recognized as a good child - so she specially brought it, but she didn't expect that in the mouth of Princess Anjun, this fair-skinned and plump body has become a sign of palace cold?

How could Old Madam Yu Ge admit it? Immediately, his face also hung up: "The princess of the county has outstanding medical skills, but this is a matter of judging the disease without diagnosing the pulse...... I have never heard of it since ancient times. ”

This is the denial of her diagnosis. Taohua smiled: "The doctor has four diagnoses, and he looks at and hears and asks." Pulse diagnosis is the last step, but visual diagnosis is the first step. Yu girl's illness, from the face and posture of the child, you can see that the old lady does not believe it, just ask the imperial doctor to come to diagnose the pulse. ”

At this time, the hospital envoy and the others had not left, so they discussed a prescription for nourishing blood and calming the mind, and they were called in again to diagnose the pulse of a strange girl. The envoy was also confused, so he diagnosed one hand, and then heard the queen ask: "Envoy Zheng, what is the obstacle to this girl's heir?" ”

Yu Lin's face almost burned. After all, she is a girl who has not left the cabinet, and when it comes to the heirs, all the women in the palace are good, but now these imperial doctors are men, teach her how to be embarrassed?

Helplessly, the queen is by no means a person who will take care of other people's feelings, especially Yu Lin is nothing in her eyes, a daughter of a side branch, she has never even seen her face before, so she can't even say anything about incense, it is already her blessing to be able to use her, how can she pay attention to what Yu Lin is thinking in her heart, just ask the envoy.

Although the hospital envoy didn't know who this girl was, he also knew that this matter had to be cautious, and Yu Lin had both hands on both sides and asked about menstruation. Yu Lin's tears were about to hang on to her eyes, and she reluctantly replied a few words, although it was like a mosquito humming, but she finally made it clear. The envoy took his hand and said: "If you go back to your mother, this girl is a little cold in the palace, and she needs to recuperate." ”

The queen choked stiffly, and only said after a while: "At a young age, why is the palace cold?" Can you diagnose accurately? ”

The envoy was also choked by her, and lowered his hand and said: "Although the minister's medical skills are low, the disease of palace cold is a common disease, and he will not make a mistake." This girl thought that she had suffered from the cold, but she had not driven the cold out and knotted in her body at that time, so she had symptoms such as irregular menstruation and cold hands and feet, which needed to be treated with medicine. ”

This is the same as what Taohua said. The queen gritted her teeth with hatred secretly, but she had nothing to say, and reluctantly said: "In this case, you can open a prescription." Suddenly I lost interest in Lin, and I just felt unlucky.

Old Madam Yu Ge secretly complained in her heart. She has a stepfamily, and she is not confident in front of the queen, so she dare not fail to do what the queen has explained. However, the matter of the concubine was not done last time, and this time the queen had to do it again, and the queen mother had not spoken yet, and the old lady of Yu Ge did not dare to take it too seriously, so she never went to see it in person, only relying on the impression of the daughters-in-law in charge of the house, Yu Lin picked it up.

Originally, looking at Yu Lin's appearance, all the conditions should be in line, and the old lady Yu Ge felt that she could make a difference. Who would have thought it would end up like this? The queen can't refute Princess Anjun, and I'm afraid this tone will be remembered on her.

The Queen Mother also felt embarrassed, but she didn't summon Mrs. Yuge into the palace today for this kind of thing, so she immediately coughed and said, "I'm also tired......"

This means that the crowd can retire. Of course, Taohua will not stay long, and will be the first to get up. The imperial doctors prescribed prescriptions, so they naturally followed. The queen mother glanced at Yu Lin, and the palace people took her to the side hall to rest, and then said to the queen: "You have also been with you for a long time, go back to the palace to rest." ”

The queen was angry, and she didn't want to stay in Shouxian Palace, so she pushed the boat down the river and left, and she didn't even return to the old lady of Yu Ge to salute her. The Queen Mother waited for her to leave before she sighed, and said to the old lady of Yu Ge: "The queen is also tired of taking care of me these days, and it is inevitable that there will be some negligence in etiquette. ”

Although the queen is the mother of a country, Mrs. Yu Ge is also her stepmother, and according to the national courtesy, Mrs. Yu Ge should salute her, but she should at least respond, and she can't leave with her head raised like this. However, how dare Mrs. Yu Ge worry about the queen, she was already flattered when she heard the queen mother's gentle words, and responded in a loud voice: "The queen is filial to the queen mother, and it can be seen that she knows the courtesy." ”

Over the years, Mrs. Yu Ge has a good impression in the heart of the Queen Mother, although her background is lower, but she is better informed and interesting, and she does not cause any trouble to the Yu family, so she speaks more kindly: "The queen is also a little willful, that child, you can take it back and arrange it." ”

Old Madam Yu Ge smiled bitterly: "This matter is all the courtiers are confused...... "You can't say that the queen is confused, you can only say that she is confused." But she really can't get rid of this confused crime - asked you to pick a good birth, and you actually picked a cold palace and difficult to get pregnant, isn't it confused?

The Queen Mother actually has this idea in her heart. After all, if you can stuff yourself into the Anjun Palace, there will only be benefits and no harms. It's just that her wishful thinking on the Cui family was smashed, and now the Cui family has returned to their hometowns in disgrace, and they can't find a suitable candidate for a while. Today, the queen summoned Yu Lin, and she is happy to see it happen. As a result, it turned out to be like this, but the Yu family had no face, but fortunately, the queen hadn't said anything about giving people to Shen Shu, otherwise she wouldn't be able to get off the stage.

This is naturally the reason why the old lady Yu Ge is ineffective, but at this time, it is impossible to say, the queen mother has to say: "You don't know medical skills, it's no wonder that ......" She herself looked at Yu Lin like a good child, who knew that the Jiang family was so distracted.

"That's it, let's not mention it, I have a letter here, you must bring it back." The Queen Mother usually does not write letters, and asks Mrs. Yu Ge to relay whatever she says, so as not to fall into the trap if she is discovered. However, this matter is so important that the Queen Mother doesn't even dare to tell the queen, let alone tell Mrs. Yu Ge.

It was said to be a letter, but it was a very thin piece of paper, rolled into a thin roll, and sealed it. The Empress Dowager did not dare to fake this letter, but wrote it herself, because she had to squeeze enough words on as small a piece of paper as possible, so it was very hard to write. Today's headache and discomfort are half pretended, and half is also due to the overwork of writing letters.

Old Mrs. Yu Ge took it and carefully hid it in the belt: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother, I will present it to the old man when I go back." "She has been in the palace more than ten times, and this is the first time she has received a letter, so abnormal, it must be an extremely important thing.

"That's good." The Queen Mother sighed, "I won't keep you anymore, go back early." ”

When Mrs. Yu Ge heard this, she hurriedly got up and took Yu Lin out. When I got out of the main hall of Shouxian Palace, I saw a bright yellow figure shaking in front of me, and it was the emperor who came.

"Since Mrs. Ge is here, why don't you spend more time with your mother?" The emperor has always been kind and pleasant to the old lady of the pavilion, and when he saw her saluting, he asked the palace people to pick her up.

"The queen mother has a headache, and the imperial doctor instructed her to recuperate, and the courtiers didn't dare to disturb the queen mother." Old Madam Yu Ge hurriedly replied, but her heart was pounding. She got the letter here, and the emperor came, could it be......

There are some things that people can't think about too much, and the more they think about it, the easier it is to show traces. Old Madam Yu Ge was too nervous in her heart, and her hand subconsciously touched her waist, although this action was slight, but it still fell into the eyes of others, she herself was still unconscious, seeing the emperor nodded, she hurriedly saluted, and took Yu Lin away in a hurry.

"She's out with something." The emperor looked at the back of the old lady Yu Ge and said lightly. The action just now was very secretive, if he hadn't taken Taohua's biography and paid extra attention to it, he might have ignored it.

Du Neijian bowed his head beside him and said, "If it is hidden in the belt of the clothes, it must be a letter." ”

The emperor smiled: "What is so important that the queen mother wants to write a letter?" "The Queen Mother used to pass on all the messages.

Du Neijian quietly glanced up at the emperor, and said in a voice like a gnat: "It must be a very important matter......

The emperor smiled meaningfully: "It must be a big deal to let the queen mother toss and turn these days, and now she has written a letter to send it out." "What else could be bigger than the emperor not wanting the middle palace to have a son? At least for home, there won't be anything bigger.