Chapter 5 Retreat
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Concubine An's voice sounded in the Son of Heaven's bedroom.
The queen was feeding the emperor a bowl of tea and soup, and took the handkerchief brought by the palace maid to carefully wipe the emperor's face.
"Don't wipe it, mother." Concubine An said hurriedly, turned around the couch and grabbed the queen's sleeve, "Something happened to the king of Jin'an." β
"What's wrong?" The queen asked.
"The palace came to report that it was poisoned." Concubine An said with a white face, "The Queen Mother cried at the time, saying that Her Royal Highness couldn't think about it, and she knew that she wouldn't say those words yesterday." β
The queen looked stunned.
"I really didn't expect this old woman to be so ruthless." She muttered.
"Niangniang, is it really the Queen Mother?" Concubine An asked in a trembling voice.
"Who can harm that child but her now." The queen said, with a mocking smile, "Most of the people who can harm us are those close to us. β
"Your Highness, heβ" Concubine An asked.
"Yesterday's incident, I didn't come to tell it until this time, so it can be seen that my life is not in danger." The queen said, exhaling and sitting down on the couch.
"But in this way, the clans are only afraid, and no one dares to mention yì with Niangniang." Concubine An said timidly.
The queen laughed.
"That's not necessarily, there is no shortage of people in the world who are not afraid of death, it depends on whether the benefits are tempting or not." She said, "Without the King of Jin'an, wouldn't everyone have a better chance?" β
"Nothing is necessary until the end."
In King Qing's Mansion, the room where the tent was put down looked a little gloomy.
"The Queen Mother..."
The weak voice of the king of Jin'an on the couch sounded.
"Is that what you said?"
The chamberlain bowed his head in response.
"The slaves and maids haven't said anything yet, and the Queen Mother has said this conclusion first." He said with his head bowed.
yes, or else? Track down the poisoner?
Because of weakness, he could not see the light and the wind. The King of Jin'an, who was lying in the shadows in the depths of the couch, seemed to laugh.
"Since Niangniang wants this king to be the king of Yanyi. And the king did as she wished. He said.
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"Not dead?"
Although the door of the Qingwang Mansion was opened. The news finally spread.
Gao Lingbo knew the result as soon as possible, and immediately took a few cases with some annoyance.
"That's it again!"
"I knew that I wouldn't have stared at that Cheng Niangzi, Li Sishen who should be eliminated." A Qingke frowned and said, "I didn't expect our medicine to increase, and this Li Sishen's medical skills have also increased." β
"What's the use of talking about this now?" Gao Lingbo said.
"But my lord, although the king of Jin'an County is not dead, it is almost like death." He hurriedly said, "Half a life is gone." Whether you can get out of bed and get up in this life is not certain. β
"Really?" Gao Lingbo asked with a frown.
"Yes, the little one personally followed the people sent by the Queen Mother to see it." He said, "It's really..."
He said that the young man lying on the couch was weak, almost lifeless, and appeared in front of him.
"In this way, they are all crippled people, no one should laugh at King Qing." Gao Lingbo said, "Even if he doesn't die this time, if he dares to move again, if he can kill him once, he can kill him twice." β
The people in the house responded.
"Now it's time to talk about King Qing." Gao Lingbo said. Raise your feet to go, and think of something. "Also, keep an eye on those clans and see which one still wants to be King Yanyi."
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After the Empress Dowager's people left, the Qingwang Mansion refused any visits, and the room finally became quiet.
ββ¦ Imperial Doctor Li, go and rest for a while. β
"How is Your Highness?"
"The pill has been fed, and His Highness has just slept..."
Imperial Physician Li carefully opened the curtain, lifted the quilt at the same time, pulled out the hand of the king of Jin'an, turned it over to probe the pulse, but saw the hand of the king of Jin'an holding it.
What is it?
He stopped reaching for the pulse and moved over to take it out.
King Jin'an's hand moved and retracted.
Imperial Physician Li was startled, looked up, and the king of Jin'an County on the couch opened his eyes.
"Disturb Your Highness." He hurriedly said, with a little joy.
"Saved by you again." King Jin'an said.
"It's the king of the county, and God also has eyes." Imperial Physician Li said in a trembling voice, stretching out his hand again, "Come, let the minister see the pulse." β
The king of Jin'an reached out and slowly spread his hand.
Imperial Physician Li looked at the wooden bark he was holding the palm of his hand and was slightly stunned.
yes, this...
"No, I'm going to wait, I'm going to wait for her..."
The hand that was clutching at the door frame reappeared.
Imperial Physician Li lowered his gaze and reached out to probe his pulse.
"Your Highness was so dangerous yesterday, and this morning he stopped the medicine again, and sealed the meridians with a needle, can you stand it?" The waiter on the side said worriedly.
"If you can't stand it, you have to take it." The staff said, "Otherwise, I can't stand it." β
Imperial Physician Li withdrew his hand and got up.
The two stopped talking and looked at him.
"It's better to invite Mrs. Cheng to take a look." Imperial Physician Li said.
The faces of the staff and chamberlains changed drastically.
"Could it beβ" the chamberlain couldn't help but shout.
"It's okay, it's okay." Imperial Physician Li hurriedly waved his hand, "It's just more secure." β
Hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief.
"If she's safe, she won't have to be tired, you Imperial Doctor Li, you'll be in a coma for a night." The staff snorted and said, "Without her, Your Highness is not the same as the one who can be cured, and you will not be arrogant." β
The chamberlain coughed.
"Let His Highness rest." He said, bowing down to the king of Jin'an County.
The king of Jin'an, who was hidden in the couch, couldn't see his expression clearly.
The curtain was lowered again.
ββ¦β¦ Don't always mention her, mention her..."
ββ¦ Her medical skills are really amazing..."
"....How good is it? No matter how powerful they are, they are not our people! She has already said that she will not give treatment to His Highness, why bother begging her for nothing! Now without her, His Highness can be cured. β
A whispered argument in the outer room came through the curtains.
The unfolded hands of the King of Jin'an County slowly closed them again. Feel the prickly pricking of the piece of wood in the palm of your hand.
She said....Is it incurable?
"....Mr. Gu. That's not right. If it weren't for her, His Highness wouldn't have been able to cure her. β
King Jin'an's hand clenched again, wanting to raise his head, so that it could be more real.
She...
ββ¦ I still learned this acupuncture method from her, and when Mrs. Chen was seriously ill, I watched her learn from acupuncture. β
ββ¦ That's what you learned, it's you, if you rely on her. His Highness has long since died. β
Imperial Physician Li's face pulled down.
"Mr. Gu, it's right if you want to say that, if it weren't for her, His Highness would have died five years ago." He said.
The staff and chamberlains were stunned.
"We craftsmen, pay attention to respecting the teacher, the teacher of a needle is also a teacher, what you think in your heart, I don't care, but you better not say in front of me that she is not." Imperial Physician Li flicked his sleeves and walked away.
The staff and chamberlain looked at each other.
"Anything is good. It's a roundabout. The staff shook their heads and laughed.
The chamberlain hesitated.
"Or, please take a look?" He said. looked at the door of the inner room, with a worried face, "Your Highness's body is too bad this time. β
"Yes, Your Highness's body can't withstand a little toss." "So, I don't dare take that risk." β
The chamberlain was silent for a moment.
"Did Mrs. Cheng sit outside the door all night yesterday?" He said.
"Yes, the guards said that they would only leave when they went to the palace to report the news...", the staff said, and before he could finish speaking, he heard a bang in the room.
The chamberlain rushed in with a single arrow step, and the staff followed closely behind, seeing that the two maids were already kneeling in front of the couch, supporting the king of Jin'an who was struggling to get up.
"Are you going to throw up?" The chamberlain shouted with a frightened face.
The king of Jin'an County had no strength in the end, so he fell back and lay back.
"She, she's coming?" He asked.
Who?
The chamberlain was stunned.
"Mrs. Cheng, she came last night?" King Jin'an asked with a force to make his voice louder.
The staff glared at the attendant, leaned forward and nodded.
"Yes." He said.
King Jin'an gasped and laughed, the hand on his side was clenched tightly, and then he stopped laughing again.
"I just said wait... Didn't wait for her... I broke my word," he said, "is she angry?" β
"Your Highness!" The staff said unhappily, "She didn't believe it, and Her Highness naturally didn't lose her trust." β
King Jin'an smiled.
"Nonsense, if there is still a trustworthy person left in this world, it must be her." He gasped and said.
"Your Highness, she didn't even look at it yesterday, so she refused to treat you." The staff said with a frown.
"Then she must have a reason to die." King Jin'an said immediately.
The staff stared.
The chamberlain knelt down on the edge of the couch and took the handkerchief held by the maid to wipe the sweat of the king of Jin'an.
This short brace and a few words made his forehead covered with fine sweat.
"You didn't let her in last night?" King Jin'an asked.
"I don't know friends and foes, the little ones don't dare to be careless, yesterday was too dangerous." Said the staff.
She sat outside the door all night....
She sat outside the door all night...
"I want to see her." King Jin'an said.
"Your Highness! At this time, how can it! The staff said urgently.
The King of Jin'an looked at him.
"I want to see her." Again, he said without any other words.
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"How?"
Standing in front of Cheng's house, the man stopped and frowned, looking at the white paper pasted on the house in front of him, and the bright red peach charm was also covered.
This is a funeral.
"You want to see me?"
Standing under the porch, looking at the woman coming out of the house, the man was busy saluting.
"The small one is the one who is the king of Jin'an County." He whispered, while he couldn't help but look up, he didn't dare to stare at this woman, his eyes swept over the maid standing on the side.
The eyes were red and swollen and frightening, and there were tears in the eyes.
Sure enough, it's going to be a funeral?
Qingwang's Mansion was closed and waited all night, and everyone was staring at the movements of several important ministers and generals in the court and the soldiers and horses of the forbidden army, but they didn't know any other news.
"What's the matter?" Cheng Jianniang asked.
The man hurriedly put away his cranky thoughts and saluted again.
"Your Highness wants to see the lady." He said.
"I'm sorry." Cheng Jianniang said, "There is a funeral at home, and the parents are not there, and Cheng's filial piety is sent, so it is inconvenient to see guests." β
The man looked up in amazement.
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