The dumb maid turned her head again, looking at her in disbelief, but she didn't know what to do, Jiang Ruan asked softly, "Are you going to ask for a doctor?" ”

The mute nodded.

"You don't have to ask for a doctor." Jiang Ruan sneered: "I can't trust the doctor here, you go out, be careful when cooking in the future." "Naturally, you can't let the doctor come, otherwise you will get out of hand, and things will become out of control. This dumb maid doesn't seem to be very bold, and I don't know if it's pretending. Jiang Ruan had to deceive this person first.

The dumb maid opened her mouth, as if she was a little dazed, Jiang Ruan frowned and said, "It's not out yet!" The dumb maid hurriedly retreated. After the dumb maid left, Jiang Ruan rubbed his forehead, it was not a way to go on like this. But now she has no way of knowing what is going on outside. These days, she stayed in the house, and although she couldn't get out, she still saw some clues when she stood in front of the window or walked around the yard every day.

The environment here is quiet, inaccessible, and the meals are very light, if it weren't for Jiang Ruan's dumb maid to make some big fish and meat for the dog every day, I'm afraid that the meal really can't even see the slightest bit of meat. This is no accident, there are a few times at dusk, Jiang Ruan can even hear the faint sound of the bell. She probably guessed that this place was most likely a temple, maybe in the mountains, maybe in the wilderness, but after all, the incense was not prosperous, and the people were scarce. And hiding yourself here is really a bit bold, but when you think about it, it's no wonder that others can't find it.

Jiang Ruan didn't know how far away Lu Dao was from the capital, but it was impossible to escape from Lu Dao now. It's wishful thinking to break through under heavy checks, not to mention that it's really not a way to leave like this before the thing is done. When Xuanli will act, only when Xuanli takes that step, the rest of the things can go smoothly. Jiang Ruan reached out and picked up the small file on the side, and lightly slashed at the head of the bed, where many paths had been drawn horizontally and vertically, which was the day she came here. Now that dozens of days have passed, I think about it, Xuanli should also start to do it.

……

In the evening, a strong wind blew violently, and the dark clouds pressed down, but in a few moments, the raindrops of beans fell from the sky. Pedestrians hurriedly took shelter from the rain, as if the spring light of the past few days had suddenly poured back. At night, it was even more miserable and bitter, and the cold was surprisingly cold.

The main hall in the palace was lonely and tight, and the burning sandalwood slowly emitted green smoke, and the palace people seemed to be accustomed to such a dull atmosphere, and they sat down without saying a word about their own affairs. In the emperor's bedroom, on the huge dragon wound, the man was lying on the bed, no matter how much he was dressed in brocade, he could not hide the color of death on his face.

A pair of hands picked up the handkerchief on the side in a timely manner, carefully wiping the sweat on the emperor's forehead. The hands are slender and white, and the nails are painted with bright kodan, and they are surprisingly beautiful and young. At first glance, people think of spring flowers, which are almost dripping with water, but the difference is the emperor's gray face, as if only the skin and flesh are pasted on the skeleton, old and haggard. Beauty and ugliness, youth and aging are in stark contrast at this moment, and it looks like there is an indescribable sense of beauty.

The woman's face was like a peach blossom, and she pinched the handkerchief back into her hand with her little finger, and observed the person on the bed with great interest, her expression was serious, as if she was watching something interesting. After a while, the woman tilted her head and smiled, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, it's really embarrassing." ”

This person is none other than Dong Ying'er, the palace people who were guarding outside have retreated to the side, leaving only Xiao Chenzi, no, it should be the current Gonggong Chen. Hearing Dong Ying'er's words, Gonggong Chen didn't show any special expression, just stood quietly in the room, as if he was a non-existent person.

Dong Ying'er held her cheeks with one hand and looked carefully at the emperor on the dragon bed, this man is the master of the world under one person and above ten thousand people. One sentence can dominate people's life and death, when she entered the palace because of this man, she also saw this man's majestic and unstoppable appearance. But what about the true dragon emperor? Until now, it is not like a dead dog lying in bed and unable to move, at the mercy of others. Even she can easily kill the master of this world.

"A day husband and wife for a hundred days, now that I think about it, I am really reluctant to do it." Dong Ying'er said with a smile.

"Niangniang, hurry up," Gonggong Chen said expressionlessly: "The miscellaneous family is still waiting to go back and explain to the master." ”

When Dong Ying'er heard this, only a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly smiled again, and said: "Gonggong Chen is just anxious, don't worry, I won't let you come in vain." When she had finished speaking, she took out a vial from her sleeve, uncorked it, and put it under the tip of the emperor's nose and swept it gently—

The emperor's body moved, and after a long time, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Your Majesty is awake?" Dong Ying'er asked softly.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, his expression suddenly became a little hideous, and he looked at Dong Ying'er and shouted, "Are you harmful? He tried his best to express his anger, but his throat seemed to be choked with something, and he could only make a hoarse and muddy sound, and if he did not listen carefully, he could not make out what he was saying.

Dong Ying'er smiled, leaned over and approached the emperor, as if listening carefully to the emperor's words, and said when she heard the words: "Your Majesty has wronged me by saying this, it's not the concubine who wants to harm you, it's your good son." ”

She deliberately did not say which son it was, and saw a trace of anger on the emperor's face, but this anger only seemed weaker and weaker to a dying patient. Seeing this scene, Dong Ying'er seemed to be even more happy, and even said: "Your Majesty, don't you guess, which son is it?" ”

The emperor waited for her deadly, and there was a ho-ho sound in his throat, which was dilapidated into sentences, but he reluctantly called: "Come on, ......." Come! ”

"Who else is Your Majesty to be called?" Dong Ying'er smiled slightly: "Your Majesty has been sick for so long, I'm afraid I don't know what the situation is now." His Majesty is personally taken care of by his concubines every day, and no one next to him can fake his hands. The concubine does her best to take care of His Majesty every day, but His Majesty has to call other people, which is really sad for the concubine. ”

"The witch ....... Enchantress! "The Emperor could only utter simple words.

"I'm a witch? That's right, but Your Majesty looks even worse than me, a witch. Dong Ying'er touched the emperor's cheeks with both hands: "Your Majesty's eyes seem to be thinking about who will help, who is it?" Is it Gonggong Li? A few days after His Majesty fell ill, Gonggong Li was too worried and committed suicide. ”

Dong Ying'er's voice was brisk, and the emperor's eyes suddenly widened, looking at her and trembling, he said, "It's you ......." ”

"It's not me," Dong Ying'er complained a little: "Where does the concubine have such a great ability, and the only one who can have such a great ability in this world is naturally only a good son of His Majesty." Your Majesty can know which son is that? ”

The emperor didn't speak, just stared at Dong Ying'er, his gaze was too terrifying, if it weren't for the fact that he was sick in bed and weak at the moment, he was afraid that he would almost eat Dong Ying'er alive. Like a dying goldfish, its eyeballs almost falling out of its sockets.

"Your Majesty doesn't want to hear it, so the concubine won't say it, but the concubine hates and understands people." Dong Ying'er chuckled, and then said to Chen Gonggong on this side: "Go and bring the medicine, Your Majesty will serve him in person to drink this bowl of medicine." ”

When the emperor heard this, the muscles on his face jumped rapidly, and then he said in a hoarse voice: "..." What the....... ”

"Naturally, I want to feed His Majesty to drink medicine," Dong Ying'er pretended to be surprised: "The concubine is thinking about the little husband and wife relationship with His Majesty, so today she deliberately let Your Majesty sober up for a while, and when she drinks the medicine later, Your Majesty can also be relieved." Master Huijue said well, there are many sufferings in the world, love and hate, and only by getting rid of the world can we achieve a great realm. The concubines are all bent on thinking about His Majesty. Does Your Majesty still want to reward your concubines with any gadgets? ”

What she said was very interesting, as if she was sympathizing with people and being coquettish. It's just that in those words, there was an undisguised murderous intention, killing the king. The Emperor struggled to sit up and yelled vigorously, "Presumptuous. Come....... It's just that his voice is low, and it can't reach the outside at all, and his body can't move, where is there any other way, that is, people are swordsman, I am fish and meat, and I can only be slaughtered by others.

"Don't scream, watch your body, it's not good-looking. The Queen Mother has already rested, and it is getting late at this moment, and His Majesty's side has always been taken care of by the concubines themselves. Today, since our fate is almost over, the concubine will also make it clear, so as not to make His Majesty still have some worries. She looked into the emperor's eyes and said word by word: "Your Highness's holy decree has already been obtained, and naturally it has been destroyed, so I am afraid that Your Majesty's mind will not be able to be completed." It's just that His Royal Highness also asks His Majesty to rest assured that he will sit in that position well and govern the Great Jin Dynasty well. Your Majesty can rest assured. ”

When the emperor heard the word "holy decree" in Dong Ying'er's words, his face was suddenly shocked, and then he said angrily: "Son of ......." The son of evil ....... ”

"Being in the royal family is like this, and you don't have to worry about it." Dong Ying'er seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Then Your Majesty, there is no need to say anything else, it is more profound and heavy, and it is better for Your Majesty to rest earlier." After speaking, he nodded to the other side, and Gonggong Chen bumped into the medicine bowl at the right time to greet him.

Dong Ying'er took the medicine bowl from Gonggong Chen's hand, carefully scooped it with a spoon and put it to his mouth to blow cold, and fed it to the emperor's mouth, where the emperor would drink it, just looked at the medicine bowl, his eyes were full of anger and despair, people's desire to survive has always been very strong, the emperor tilted his head with all his strength, and the decoction in the spoon spilled a pillow. Dong Ying'er sighed softly, as if she had a headache, and sighed: "Your Majesty is really like a child, how can you take a medicine and be so noisy." As he said it, he smiled and looked at Gonggong Chen: "Let's ask my father-in-law to help." ”

The emperor saw this strange manager early in the morning, Gonggong Li has been with him for many years, and there is also affection between master and servant, and now since this strange father-in-law can take the position of Gonggong Li, he probably has a part of his ability to attack Gonggong Li at the beginning. So at this moment, inside and outside this dormitory, all of them have changed, and all of them are not their own people! He looked at Dong Ying'er, this woman is used to being docile, he didn't know that this woman was careful, but he didn't expect her to be so bold and even do the thing of killing the king. It's stupid, does she think that after killing herself, she can still get out of it?

Gonggong Chen "covered" a sound, and walked to the emperor's side, he had a lot of strength, and the emperor was already weak at the moment, almost effortlessly erected the emperor as a whole, the emperor couldn't move, and Dong Ying'er smiled, and fed the decoction into the emperor's mouth one by one.

Unable to move, his whole body was restrained, and the emperor tasted this for the first time. He closed his eyes, he knew better than anyone what was going on in his body, even without this bowl of decoction, he wouldn't be able to support it for long, this bowl of decoction just made that day come early, and he couldn't avoid this ending at all. OK...... Fortunately, things have not yet reached the worst step, and the road he paved earlier has finally come in handy at this moment, that is, death, at least not in vain.

Dong Ying'er looked at the emperor and closed his eyes, she didn't seem to be troublesome, and her voice was eloquent: "Your Majesty has finished drinking this medicine, and you don't have to worry about being lonely in the future, the concubine knows that Your Majesty is most distressed by Mu Zhaoyi, so soon, she will naturally send Mu Zhaoyi to accompany Your Majesty." ”

The emperor opened his eyes abruptly and looked at Dong Ying'er, he didn't say anything, but his eyes were like the anger and gloom of a dying person, and Dong Ying'er, who was entangled, was also a little weak-hearted, but she was bold in the end, and suddenly smiled: "Mu Zhaoyi will also be very happy." After saying this, she fed the medicine into the emperor's mouth faster, that is, the corners of the emperor's mouth began to flow out of the medicine, and her movements became more and more ruthless, with a hint of revenge.

The decoction was fed to the emperor's mouth spoonful by spoonful, it was a deadly decoction, and life was passing by little by little. In fact, after feeding the last spoonful, the emperor didn't know when he had lost his breath, but Dong Ying'er was still serious, and little by little fed the last spoonful to the emperor's mouth. Then he took out the handkerchief, carefully wiped the corners of the emperor's mouth, sent him to his original position to lie down, and covered him with a quilt. It is like the most virtuous wife serving her husband.

After doing all this, Dong Ying'er said to Chen Gonggong: "You go back and report to your master." ”

Gonggong Chen bowed, turned around and walked out of the dormitory. Dong Ying'er sat on the edge of the bed alone, the person on the bed was already a corpse, and there was no longer the vitality of her usual life. The lord of the world, who calls for wind and rain, and is above ten thousand people under one person, is nothing more than a shriveled corpse, and there is no longer any deterrent. It's just that the expression on Dong Ying'er's face is not as calm as Fang Cai at the moment, and her hands are still trembling slightly.

It was only for a moment, and the panic in those eyes was gone, replaced by a profound ruthlessness. She looked at the person on the bed and whispered, "What about the Lord of the world, it's just the same sad name, in that case, let's go to hell together." She sat on the edge of the bed like a statue for a long time, until the oil lamp was about to burn out, and the voice of the little eunuch was heard outside. Dong Ying'er slowly raised her eyes at this time, looking at the hourglass placed on the high shelf with Western tribute, and a strange smile appeared on her face.

The next moment, her expression changed, and a panicked voice came out of her mouth: "Oh no! Something has happened to Your Majesty—"

The emperor's condition suddenly worsened, and the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital could not undo the situation, and when the imperial doctor arrived, the person on the bed had lost all his life.

This is actually something that every imperial doctor has expected, and after Xia Qing, the holy hand of Jinling, personally diagnosed and treated, he said that the medicine stone has no spirit. Since it is a medicine stone without a spirit, but it is also hanging on for life, there will always be a day when the oil runs out and the lamp runs out, but I don't want this day to come so quickly. All the imperial doctors are gathered in one place, and there is a danger that mountain rain is coming.

It was night, the emperor's dormitory was brightly lit, and when the eastern sky broke at dawn, the first rays of daylight broke through the palace walls and shone into the gloomy and dark palace. A eunuch dressed in a tuan-chung dragged voice and screamed, "Your Majesty - died -"

The mourning shook the sky, and the court wept.

And the eighth prince, who arrived after hearing the news, stood in front of the emperor's bed with a sad face, and couldn't help but shed tears. His appearance seems to be very sad, and this sadness has to endure a little bit and can't lose his temper, in the eyes of others, he is indeed a filial son. Gonggong Chen stood behind him, also hooking his head, looking sad.

Xuanli looked at the emperor's face, but what came to mind was what Gonggong Chen had said to him. The emperor's tentative words to Dong Ying'er before his death were indeed no different from what several people expected. It seems that the emperor really made another holy decree, and now that holy decree is in his own hands, naturally he has no worries. In the future, as long as this limelight passes, find Qi Man and completely tear up the holy decree, and he is the only one in the world who is justified as the prince.

Xuan Li thought like this, but he felt that his eyes were falling on him for a while, and he looked over and found that Xuan Pei was looking at him coldly. Xuan Pei's face did not have a sad look, but was very calm. And when he looked at Xuanli, there was a kind of understanding, as if he already knew how all this happened.

Xuan Li himself didn't know how to go, Xuan Pei was just a teenager, how could he have such terrible eyes, as if he could see people's hearts at that glance, and all his thoughts couldn't hide from these eyes. He was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, no matter how terrible it was, after all, in this game, he had already fallen behind, and his life, here, can be over. Now that the emperor has died, it is naturally his turn to do the next.

Among the poignant people in the room, in addition to Xuan Pei, there was another person who also looked very indifferent, and this person was Mu Xirou. Her pretty face was as cold as ice, and she didn't have any special look on it, but Mu Xirou has always been this cold temperament, and everyone didn't think it was strange in their eyes. Just standing with Mu Xirou, Dong Ying'er looked extremely pitiful.

The corners of Dong Ying'er's crying eyes were red, her hair was a little messy, and her face was full of haggardness, as if she didn't care about what she looked like now. Everyone in the palace knows that this Dong Ying'er is a person who values love and righteousness, and after the emperor fell ill, she has always been taken care of by Dong Ying'er, she never felt bored, and she did better than anyone else. Now that the emperor has died, she is extremely sad to look at, and compared with Mu Xirou, who is expressionless on the side, she is also full of sighs.

Mrs. Yide sat in place with a heavy expression, the people around her came and went, but her expression never let go in the slightest. She has always known better than anyone why she is where she is today. It's just that there is still a trace of sadness in the eyes occasionally.

And at this moment, Xia Qing, who was the emperor's most embarrassed and checked his body, stood up with the medicine box on his back, his expression was solemn, although there were many important ministers in the court standing at the moment, but he had always been a straightforward character, so he didn't think of anything to evade, but said directly: "Back to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty is not running out of oil, there is really something strange inside." ”

When the Empress Dowager Yide heard this, she immediately shouted intently: "Xia Qing, do you know what you said in front of the mourning family!" ”

"The grass people didn't dare to deceive the Queen Mother, and when the grass people checked their bodies for His Majesty, they found that His Majesty was poisoned. This poison is not uncommon, but it is mixed with the original illness of His Majesty, and it is not easy to detect. If you take a closer look, you will definitely be able to see the clues. ”

The imperial doctors looked at each other, they really hadn't investigated the emperor's body, how could the dragon body that had already died be touched by everyone. Besides, with Xia Qing's previous words, everyone knows that Emperor Lu Dao is body is not good enough to do this, the imperial doctors have always been conservative in their work, and the most important thing is to protect their bodies, where would they think of this. Empress Dowager Yide's expression moved slightly, and then she touched the ruby armor on her finger and said sharply: "Check!" ”

Several imperial doctors immediately obeyed the order, and after a while, the remaining imperial doctors walked out of the dormitory, their faces were also very ugly, and some sweat even broke out on their foreheads. Looking at the Empress Dowager Yide, she trembled and said: "Back to the Empress Dowager, what Doctor Xia said is right, Your Majesty is indeed poisoned." And this toxicity is still new, it should have just been swallowed, but the toxicity is too strong, so it is ....... ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked! The eyes involuntarily fell on Dong Ying'er, Dong Ying'er was responsible for taking care of the emperor's daily life, and if something went wrong, she was naturally the first to attract everyone's attention. Dong Ying'er was also taken aback and said, "No...." It's not me, the medicine I fed to His Majesty was fried in the medicinal canteen. Her panicked appearance is indeed unlikely, but there are always many people in the palace who are used to acting, who knows if it is true?

"Imperial Grandmother, look at ......." Xuan took a step forward, with a hint of anger in his face: "My father was actually poisoned by this person, this person is extremely evil, we must find out, and we will never tolerate it!" ”

Empress Dowager Yide didn't speak, her eyes stopped on Xuan Pei for a moment, and Xuan Pei's expression was very calm. Empress Dowager Yide slowly withdrew her hand stroking the armor, and said lightly: "Check, thoroughly investigate the whole palace!" ”

……

At the moment when Dongfang Tianzhi was dawning, Xiao Shao stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, lowering his eyes and not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking. Steward Lin silently put on a robe for him, and said in a low voice: "Master, you should also enter the palace." ”

The news of the emperor's death reached the Jinying Mansion almost immediately, but Xiao Shao did not immediately get up and go to the palace. Naturally, many officials up and down in the capital began to worry about the possible situation in the future because of this sudden news in their own homes. There was no carriage at the gate of the Jinying Palace, and there were no guests in the house, the Jinying Palaces were very quiet, and their masters worked all night in the study.

Even if Steward Lin has taken care of Xiao Shao for so many years, there are times when Steward Lin can't see through what Xiao Shao is thinking in his heart. For example, at this moment, is there a trace of sadness in Xiao Shao's heart? He didn't know what to do. There are probably still some, after all, they are relatives who are related by blood. That person has been trying to compensate Xiao Shao for so many years, even if Xiao Shao does something out of the ordinary, he just turns a blind eye.

Xiao Shao didn't know what Butler Daolin was thinking, and at the moment when Emperor Dao died, there was no big wave in his heart. All this had been expected for a long time, and the emperor was just a stranger to him. Xiao Shao has never seen the former Prince Hongxi and Xiang Xiaoyuan, but for the old King Jinying and his wife, Xiao Shao was raised by them since he was a child, and naturally has family affection. All this was ruined by the emperor, and speaking of which, he should be hated.

It's just that Xiao Shao doesn't even have the mood of "hatred", and for Southern Xinjiang, he wants to kill them all. Because that's what he can do. In his life, he doesn't seem to have any purpose, and he doesn't know what the meaning of his solitary journey is. Perhaps accepting Jinyiwei, avenging Prince Hongxi and Xiaoyuan is the meaning of his life. So he did it, regardless of his life and death, indifferent to his own life, and lived alone all his life until he met Jiang Ruan.

That may be another meaning of his life, that woman is alive and different from the others, I don't know when Lu Dao caught his eye. And the most Lu also confirmed that they had seen it in their previous lives, and the fate of God had always been there. Maybe it's a pity that they missed it in their previous life, so they gave Jiang Ruan a chance to start over. He didn't want Jiang Ruan to repeat the mistakes of the past, so he wanted to protect this woman with his life.

And now, everything Jiang Ruan did was only on the basis of anticipating what happened today. Xiao Shao's heart was very calm, his gaze did not even fluctuate at all, and there was no temperature on his face.

"Xuanli is going to do it." Xiao Shao said suddenly. This brainless sentence startled Steward Lin, and looked at his master with some puzzlement. Xiao Shao is certainly cold, but what does it mean to say something that has nothing to do with the emperor's death.

"Soon it will be available." Soon, Jiang Ruan will be able to be received. Xiao Shao didn't continue, and walked out slowly wearing the outside run sent by Steward Lin. The butler stood alone.

Although there is no daylight in the morning, it also reflects Steward Lin's face very clearly, if you look closely, you can find that the traces on the ravine-horizontal face have faded a lot at this moment, and the person's face can change, but when the white hair that proves the years have quietly turned black, and the wrinkles gradually fade, youth makes the whole face look as if it has become another person.

Steward Lin, who had an unfamiliar face, was stunned, shook his head with a smile, and suddenly sighed again, and said, "The veteran will come out, the veteran will come out, and it will be my turn to be a suave veteran." ”

……

The news of the emperor's death spread throughout the capital, and the people were panicked, and in this spring season, the true dragon son of the Great Jin Dynasty returned, leaving the prince who had not yet been decided, and the civil and military officials each had their own plans, betting on their entire worth to gamble on an unknown future.

Zhao Jin looked at his second brother worriedly, and said, "Second brother, Your Majesty is like this, what is the situation in the court now?" "The future prince has always been an unresolved question, the emperor's death came suddenly, and what is even more surprising is that before this, the emperor has not revealed which one to make the crown prince. The crown prince had already been deposed before the emperor fell ill, and he should have made an early decision, but the emperor did not make a move for a long time, as if he was watching something. This is understandable, after all, the eighth prince is excellent, but there is a mother concubine Chen Guifei who is dragging his feet, and the rising star of the thirteenth prince has shown his cleverness, but he suffers from the lack of strong maternal support. These two people's talents and methods of governing the world are not bad, but it is also a little difficult to really pick one out.

It's just that the emperor watched so much, but he probably didn't expect that he would fall ill so quickly. And after falling ill, he never woke up again, and he had no chance to make a candidate for the crown prince again until he died. The seizure of the heir is something that everyone knows will inevitably happen, but without a holy decree, it will only make things more chaotic and the battle more fierce.

"Your Majesty's thoughts, how can you and I guess at will." Second Brother Zhao interrupted his little sister's words: "Don't say these words outside, the province will cause trouble, and there has been a lot of chaos in the capital recently." ”

"Yes," Brother Zhao also walked over when he heard this, and nodded Zhao Jin's head: "You are a straightforward person, I don't know what is wrong with this." I see that it is better to stay in the house obediently these days, so as not to cause trouble. ”

Zhao Jin shook his hand away: "I'm also worried about my father, my father seems to be very anxious these days, and I don't know what Lu Dao can do." His Majesty's death came too suddenly, what will be the future in the capital, who can say? Zhao Jin, who has always been optimistic, also felt a little worried at the moment, the dragons have no leader, and the imperial court without the emperor will really be good? Empress Dowager Yide is old after all. Even if he comes out to preside over the overall situation at this moment, I'm afraid I can't suppress it, and it still makes people worry about it after all.

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The little emperor is about to take the throne~