When Taohua arrived at Fengyi Palace, all the imperial doctors had already gathered here, and a group of people were discussing, and there were even two people arguing. However, these voices could not drown out the movement coming from the inner sanctum, where the queen was singing.

The Queen Mother sat on top with a frown, and was losing her temper at the imperial doctors: "After talking about it for so long, has anyone come up with a prescription?" ”

Today's envoy is not on duty, and he also has to announce it from home, so it has not yet arrived, and the deputy envoy has to go up hard: "Back to the queen mother, the queen mother is not allowed to wait for the ministers to diagnose the pulse, so ......" The queen sang so eloquently in it that she couldn't stop at all, and of course she wouldn't sit honestly and let them diagnose the pulse.

This deputy envoy is the queen's person, and he can only sit in this position by relying on the Yu family, and when the envoy is old, he is the first person in the hospital, but when it comes to medical skills, to be honest, it is still a little bit worse. Usually he relies on the power of the queen, and no one dares to question his medical skills, but today it is the queen who is sick, but he can't come up with a way, and the queen mother doesn't leave him any face: "It is said that doctors have four diagnoses, look and hear, and the pulse diagnosis is only the last diagnosis." Now that you can't diagnose the pulse, you can't even see a disease? ”

The deputy hospital envoy was scolded with a red face, and when he saw Taohua coming in, he hurriedly said: "The princess of the county has excellent medical skills, and I also ask the princess of the county to diagnose the mother." ”

"Everything has to be done by the princess of the county, what do you want!" The Queen Mother can't trust Taohua now, if she doesn't want to announce Taohua at all according to her intentions, she was even more annoyed when she heard the words of the deputy envoy, and immediately charged him with an unbearable charge, "I think your deputy envoy is also a misnomer, so you don't have to do it!" ”

With one sentence, the deputy court envoy was dismissed, not only the deputy court envoy was dumbfounded, but the imperial doctors below were also silent-although he was a little gloating in his heart, he didn't dare to show it at this time.

"Queen Mother, let's let the Jiang family take a look." The emperor was also in the hall, listening to the voice inside for a long time, he didn't mean to stop at all, and said with a frown, "The envoy of the Zheng Yuan hasn't come here yet, let the Jiang family take a look first." ”

As soon as he said that, the envoy of Zheng Yuan ran in out of breath. The poor old man even had his hair a little messy, panting like a bellows, and was just about to kneel down and salute when he was stopped by the emperor waving his hand: "No need to salute, go in with the princess of the county to see the queen, and consider making a way to come out." ”

With the envoy of Zheng Yuan present, the Queen Mother did not speak, which can be regarded as acquiescence.

The furnishings of the inner sanctum were moved to the corners of the temple, leaving a large space to be spared. The queen wore a big red robe and danced and sang in the hall. Taohua doesn't know anything about opera, and the pronunciation of opera is very different from daily speech, so it took a long time to barely understand that the queen may be singing "The Palace of Eternal Life", because there are words such as "I am willing to be a winged bird in heaven, and I am willing to be a branch in the ground", and the rest is completely unknown.

However, I have to say that the queen's voice is really good, her singing is clear and bright, her voice is full of emotion, and her body sleeves are actually very similar to that. It seems that she probably liked this when she was at home, but the hobby of singing was a very good specialty in Taohua's era, and it was too frivolous in this era, not to mention that after becoming a queen, she had to be cautious in her words and deeds, and the good of silk and bamboo should not be too heavy, let alone singing in person. It is estimated that it has been held for so long, and it is really going to be a joy to sing when it is released at this time.

The expressions of the palace people around were simply indescribable, it seemed that some people wanted to laugh, but they knew that laughing would be death, so they desperately held back. However, more people were frightened, especially the queen who sang to the point of forgetfulness, half-closed eyes and twisted her sleeves to dance, almost everyone was afraid that she would step on her skirt and fall, and they all opened their hands to protect it. However, if you get too close, it will affect the queen's dance, so it is really difficult to stay away.

Of course, it is impossible to diagnose the pulse in this situation, and Taohua and Zheng Yuan's envoys can only observe the queen while calling the palace people who were accompanying them at that time to ask.

Although she was slapped at the Qianqiu banquet that day, the queen immediately gave her a plaster to reduce swelling and stasis, and rewarded her with clothing and jewelry, clearly showing everyone that she had not fallen out of favor, so this slap was immediately forgotten, and she was only used as a pretext to accuse Yuan Zhao of the second concubine.

"Niangniang didn't feel comfortable after lunch, so she went to Tonghuatai to enjoy the chrysanthemums, who knew that when she came down, she fell and fell down, and she woke up like this...... "The henchmen are simply sad to death, and they let the queen fall, which is a serious dereliction of duty for their subordinates." At this time, the queen is sick, and the queen mother hasn't bothered to clean them up, if the queen is so crazy, they all have to die!

However, the queen's temper has become worse and worse recently, and she does not listen to anyone's persuasion at all. For example, today's lunch, the queen ate more, at that time she persuaded that she was afraid that she would accumulate food if she used too much, but the queen just ignored it, so that after eating, she felt full, and she had to go out and walk around to eat.

If you want to eat, just take a walk in Fengyi Palace, and the queen wants to go up to Tonghuatai, saying that the terrain is high, and she is also open-minded when she goes up to see it. The master has said this, what else can be done as a slave and maid, but he has to go to the service. But the queen rewarded the chrysanthemums, and when she wanted to come down, she was not allowed to be supported, saying that she was not old enough to walk, and the result was ......

In short, the queen is qualified to be capricious, but once something happens, it is these palace people who are unlucky.

"Princess-" After listening to the palace people's narration, the envoy of the Zheng Yuan turned his head and whispered to Taohua, "Do you know about the famous doctor Ji Peng in the "Miscellaneous Records of the Ming Emperor"? ”

As soon as Taohua heard it, she knew what he was talking about: "The envoy wants to use mica soup?" ”

"The princess is really well-informed!" Zheng Yuan's envoy couldn't help but praise.

What he is talking about is a doctor named Ji Peng during the Tang Kaiyuan period, who was once summoned to the court to treat a palace person. The people of this palace sang a big song after eating the pig's trotter soup, and fell from the platform, and when they woke up, they laughed and sang like they had a mad disease. Ji Peng concluded that this person suddenly fell down and fell ill after eating enough, and prescribed mica soup, and after drinking it, he was cured as usual.

The name of Ji Peng is rarely seen in the scriptures, but there is this article in the "Miscellaneous Records of the Ming Emperor", and most of them are regarded as wild history gossip. At this age, Zheng Yuan has naturally read a lot of books, so he can only remember it at this moment. I thought that the princess of the county was young and might not have read this book, so I asked carefully, but I didn't expect the princess of the county to immediately say the words of mica soup, which made the envoy of the Zheng Yuan admire - you must know that people's energy is limited, and the envoy of the Zheng court lived for sixty years to read these many books, and how old is the princess of the county, she knows so much, I have to say that she is talented.

Taohua didn't know that Zheng Yuanzhi had thought so much, she had lived two lives, and in her previous life, it was the era of the information explosion, and it was much more convenient to study than Zheng Yuanyuan, so she didn't think she was anything great, so she just said: "You might as well try." ”

The mica has a sweet and flat taste, and has the effect of dispelling wind evil and nourishing the five internal organs. However, Taohua has other ideas - the queen's current illness may be due to falling from a height, but it may also have a lot to do with her madness. Because of Ji Peng's case, the patient exerted too much force after eating, and suddenly fell and became ill, and his condition could not land on his feet except for laughing and singing, which was not exactly the same as the queen.

The two withdrew from the inner hall, and the envoy of the Zheng Yuan replied to the empress dowager and the emperor: "...... In the opinion of the minister, and take a dose of mica decoction first......"

"Then prescribe medicine." Seeing that Taohua didn't speak, the Queen Mother nodded, she still trusted the envoy of the Zheng Academy.

Although the medicine was prescribed, it took a lot of trouble to get the queen to take the medicine, but when the queen was thirsty, the henchmen and palace people went in as tea. After the queen took it, she gradually showed some tiredness, and her singing and dancing slowed down. After a full hour, the palace came out trembling and reported: "Niangniang has rested ......"

Zheng Yuan's envoy sighed slightly: "When Niangniang wakes up, it will be fine." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was also slightly relieved. No matter which dynasty or generation, there can be a childless queen, but there can be no crazy queen, and when she saw the queen singing and dancing just now, turning a deaf ear to everything around her, she was also frightened.

Despite this, the Queen Mother couldn't let the envoy of Zheng Yuan go: "Lord Zheng is waiting here, if the queen wakes up and has any discomfort, you will have to treat it." ”

Since the envoy of the Zheng Yuan stayed, Taohua could leave. She was not far from Fengyi Palace, and Du Neijian rushed up: "Princess, please come here." ”

"Here" is of course not the direction of leaving the palace, but in the pavilion of the imperial garden, the emperor is looking at a few wood hibiscus trees beside the pavilion with his negative hand: "What did the envoy of the Zheng Yuan say, what do you think?" ”

"What the envoy said has a certain truth." Taohua briefly said a few words about the record in "Miscellaneous Records of the Ming Emperor", "However, according to the courtiers, the queen is only afraid of a sign of madness." ”

"Insane?" Although the emperor also felt that the change in the queen's temper was not normal, he never thought that Taohua was crazy when he opened his mouth, and he couldn't help but be taken aback, "Are you sure?" "It's not trivial to say that the mother of a nation is insane.

Taohua talked about her doubts and inferences: "At present, there are only some signs, and the courtiers dare not say that they are very sure, but they are suspicious. "Mental problems are not as easy to judge as physical ailments, unless the queen has obvious insanity.

The emperor was silent for a moment before he said, "You mean that the queen has this disease because she has no children?" ”

"Not all of that." The queen's psychological problems are complicated, such as the pressure on her from the family, such as the gap between her married life and her pre-marital expectations, such as the jealousy of other concubines, especially this jealousy cannot be expressed...... To be honest, if the queen hadn't had a holiday with her, Taohua might have to sympathize, any woman in this position, it is not easy to have no psychological problems at all, but the queen's ability to withstand pressure is obviously far inferior to the queen mother, so that the queen mother has lived a good life, but the queen has become a precursor to madness.

The emperor listened and was silent for a while. Taohua didn't hear his movement for a long time, and couldn't help but quietly raise her eyes to take a look. The emperor was still wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, but somehow, the figure standing there seemed to be a little different from usual, as if it was a little overwhelmed.

Tao Hua just wanted to take another look, but the emperor suddenly turned his head, and his face was as usual: "In this case, can mica soup cure for madness?" ”

Taohua thought for a moment and shook her head: "There won't be any curative effect." "It's not a cure for this disease at all.

The emperor nodded, and then stopped talking about this topic: "What is happening to Zhao Chongyi now, I heard that there is no need for medicine?" ”

"Zhao Chongyi is young, and the poison in it is mainly concentrated on the fetus, and there is no big problem in itself, but now most of the residual poison has been cleared, and it is no longer harmful to the body." The human body itself also has the effect of metabolism to excrete toxins, Zhao Chongyi is young, and the recovery is much stronger than Yuan Shufei, "However, this poison cannot be completely removed, and it is difficult to determine whether there will be some impact in the future." "Just like Shen Shu's eyes, although most of them have been cured, if they want to be exactly the same as normal people, I'm afraid it's impossible.

"In this way, can it be inferred that the poison in the original concubine is exactly the same as the poison in the Yuan clan of the Zhao family?"

"That's fine. But if there is no □□...... "catch thieves and catch stolen goods, although three people were poisoned, but □□ did not find out, it cannot be judged that the queen mother and queen were drugged."

"I know." The emperor said simply, and then asked Brother Xu, "When can I bring it into the palace for me to see?" ”

This, Taohua really didn't dare to agree. After all, the child is too fragile, and if something happens to him in the palace, it will be too late to regret it. The emperor naturally understood this truth, and smiled a little self-deprecatingly after only asking: "That's it, let's wait for him to be older." ”

"The emperor thinks about him, which is his blessing." Taohua didn't say this exactly as a sycophant. The emperor really cares enough about Brother Xu, not to mention that he is the emperor, even the relatives of the Jiang family, and there are still people who have never cared so much about it.

The emperor smiled: "It's my nephew, so I naturally think about him." In the future, it's better to be a companion with Brother Hui. The so-called tiger brothers, although the two of them are not brothers, cousins are better. "Brothers still have to compete for the position, and cousins don't have anything to fight for, maybe they will be closer.

Taohua's heart moved: "Thank you, Your Majesty." When the emperor said this, he actually gave her a guarantee in disguise - the Anjun Mansion will still be safe and sound in the future.

"Hmm." The emperor nodded and waved his hand, "There are still children at home, I won't keep you much, go out of the palace." ”

The queen woke up three hours later, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a circle of people surrounding her, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised: "What's the matter?" Looking left and right, he was even more confused, "Isn't the main palace in Tonghuatai?" ”

She spoke so clearly, and the palace people in the hall were relieved at the same time, and they only felt ecstatic for the rest of their lives. The henchman almost burst into tears: "Niangniang fell down the stairs and lost her mind, and the slaves and maids were almost frightened......"

"Lost your mind?" The queen didn't remember it at all, but she felt a pain in her body, as if she had been tired from a hard day.

The confidant palace people pondered and said: "Niangniang, Niangniang has sung and danced...... dignified queen has been singing like a drama in the palace for a long time, how can I say this."

The queen was stunned for a moment, and her face darkened: "Nonsense! ”

The confidant palace people hurriedly knelt down: "There is the Queen Mother in charge, and no one dares to ......" No one dares to spread it out indiscriminately.

The queen's face was gloomy, and her eyes swept over the palace people in the hall one by one. Of course, the Queen Mother will order everyone to silence, but can this really stop these people's mouths? You must know that only the dead are the best at keeping secrets, and the living are worse after all.

"Let them all go out." The queen made up her mind, but instead smiled pleasantly, "Tell me about this palace, what's going on?" ”

The palace people hurriedly retreated as if they had been amnestied, and each of them had a little bit of a hand in celebration. Only the queen's henchmen seemed to have thought of something, and their faces were a little difficult to look at, but the queen asked her again and again, and asked for a medical case to see, and it was clearly recorded that "the queen sang and laughed", and she couldn't hide it if she wanted to.

The queen saw the medical case to the end, and when she saw the mica soup written below, she said, "What is this mica soup?" ”

When the envoy wrote the prescription, the confidants and palace people were also listening to it, and finally this question could be answered: "Mica has the effect of dispelling wind evil......

"Did the imperial doctor say that there was evil in this palace?" The dignified queen is evil, doesn't this mean that her body is not upright and is not enough to defeat the evil spirit?

The confidant palace man was so frightened that he immediately knelt down again: "The imperial doctor said that it was a disease of wind evil, not an evil spirit." "The wind evil is a disease, and the evil is weird, of course the imperial doctor will not say that, who knows how the queen will understand it. With her current temper, it is not far from being evil.

The queen's face was cloudy, and she said after a while: "This recipe was opened by Zheng Yuan?" ”

"Yes." The confidant only felt some chills on his back. She understands the queen's temper better than others, so singing and dancing gaffes, the queen woke up and didn't lose her temper, which not only did not make her relieved, but made her even more afraid. "First drag the princess of Anjun out and talk about hatred, maybe the queen will not be able to take care of them when she is annoyed.

Sure enough, the queen's face suddenly changed: "The emperor even summoned her?" "Is this for fear that others will not see her ugly?

The confidant palace people breathed a sigh of relief: "The emperor is also worried about the ...... of the mother"

"What worry about this palace!" The queen grabbed the jade pillow on the bed and fell, "He's just-" I just want to take the opportunity to see Jiang a few more times!

The confidant palace people spied on her face and said cautiously: "The emperor is indeed worried about Niangniang, and after Niangniang took the medicine, he also asked the princess of the county in the garden about Niangniang's condition, and talked for a while." ”

The queen sneered. Go to the garden and ask about her condition? The devil will believe it! The garden is a good place to ask questions, and it is clearly a good place to talk about love.

It seems that it is impossible to completely hide the ugliness of today. The doctors know the rules, so they shouldn't dare to spread it at will. These palace people are also easy to clean up, only the princess of the Jiang family, one has a noble status, and the other is far away outside the palace, which makes her out of reach. What's more, the idiot of King Anjun loves her very much, but he can't try to stuff someone to deal with her. What is the way to rectify her?

Seeing that the queen frowned and thought hard, the confidant palace people secretly exhaled - they had turned the queen's anger to Princess Anjun, maybe they could be safer?

Who knew that the queen thought for a while, and then turned her head to her: "You know what to do today's affairs, right?" ”

The henchmen in the palace had a chill behind them, and hurriedly lowered their heads: "The slave maid has already warned them that if half a word spreads, they will all die and have no place to be buried!" ”

The queen smiled: "When it gets out, what's the use of crushing their bones and scattering ashes?" ”

Cold sweat flowed down the backs of the confidants and palace people, and they said in a low voice: "They have all served Niangniang for many years, and they rely on Niangniang for life and death, honor and disgrace, and they don't dare to spread it or anything." ”

The queen still had a smile on her face: "Then where is Chunbing now?" ”

Chunbing, of course, has no news. There is neither news of being alive nor of being dead.

"There's no news, it's just not dead." The queen said slowly, "If you are not dead, it means that you can still speak." If he was really loyal, he should have committed suicide at that time, so why let this palace hang his heart. ”

The confidant palace man was speechless. Speaking of which, if Chun Bing committed suicide at that time, he would certainly be the safest. But people who are not afraid of death, as long as there is a glimmer of hope to live, of course they want to hold on to it.

"Since she wants to live, maybe one day she will tell the secrets of this palace." The queen stared at her confidants, "Then these people, how can you guarantee that they won't speak?" "It's still the safest thing to do with the dead.

The henchmen sweated like rain. The people in this Fengyi Palace are all selected, some have been serving for more than ten years, not to mention loyal to the queen, and there are several who have a good relationship with her. Now listening to the queen's meaning, she plans to leave no one?

"Go ahead." The queen said lightly, "Deal with the new ones for me first." "These people who have just entered Fengyi Palace are not loyal enough to her, of course they have to deal with it first.

"Don't show any traces, lest anyone find out." It is impossible for all the people in the palace to be disposed of overnight, they must always come step by step, but if anyone knows that she is gradually eliminating the palace people, maybe there will be someone who rebels first.

The confidant palace people were drenched in cold sweat, and under the queen's gaze, they could only agree, and they served the queen to rest, and then withdrew from the inner hall.

The outer hall was quiet, and the palace people were afraid of making the queen angry, so they were waiting outside the hall, and the huge outer hall was empty.

The confidant palace man stood still in the empty hall and looked around a little blankly. At this moment, the sky has already darkened, and the hall has not yet been illuminated, but there is a gloomy atmosphere, and there is suddenly a bit of the meaning of the Yama Palace. The henchmen shivered smartly, and stood still not knowing what to do......