Chapter 63: Waiting

Chen Shao got out of the car in front of the palace gate.

The imperial city under the cover of night became darker and darker, and the lights dotted in it flickered on and off, with a little weirdness, Chen Shao's eyes swept over, and saw that there were many more guards in front of the palace gate, and the bright swords and axes were shining under the lanterns.

Chen Shao lowered his gaze and walked into the palace under the guidance of the chamberlain, and the palace gate slowly closed like a tiger's mouth.

Gao Lingbo was already waiting in the Queen Mother's bedroom, and when he saw Chen Shao coming in, his expression was heavy.

"What the hell is going on?" Chen Shao asked.

"The prince is critically ill." Gao Lingbo said.

Chen Shao didn't wait for him to speak again, raised his feet and walked to the inner room, looking at the prince who was exhaling more and inhaling less on the couch, and his nose couldn't help but be sour.

The bright child who used to be has finally come to this day.

"Why are you critically ill?" Chen Shao said, his eyes fell on Gao Lingbo, and then looked at the Queen Mother who was sitting on the side wiping her tears.

Gao Lingbo sneered.

"Master Chen, you don't have to look at me like this, the last thing in the world that wants the prince to have an accident is me." He said.

Chen Shao was silent.

A physician knelt down.

"Nowadays, the weather is hot and cold, the weather is dry and dry, His Royal Highness is fat and weak, the qi and blood are surging, and before going to bed, he used a decoction to calm the nerves, and as a result, the stagnation of essence and blood cannot be alleviated, so the meridians are disrupted..."He bowed his head and said.

"Haven't you been conditioning his body? How did you not know about such a dangerous disease? It's not a day or two when the weather is dry, and it's not a few days for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be fat! Chen Shao shouted.

"My lord, this disease is ferocious, and we are prescribing good decoctions. Just adults. Sometimes good can turn bad into good. "The doctor is in a hurry." In the end, it's because of the patient's body, and it's really not something we can control. ”

Anyway, it was an accident.

This damn accident, an accident that is too late to say anything now.

There was silence in the hall.

"Is there any salvation?" Chen Shao asked.

The doctors hung their heads.

"The ministers have no power to return to heaven." They said, "Your Highness is mortal." ”

Mortal disease?

Chen Shao was taken aback.

"Quickly summon Mrs. Cheng, the princess of Jin'an County." He said.

"Are you crazy?" The Queen Mother stopped crying and said, "What did you call her for?" ”

"She can save lives." Chen Shao said, "Niangniang, please send an edict quickly." ”

"The mourning family has already issued an edict for a day the day before yesterday. Those two rebels were disrespectful. The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and shouted, "Can she save her life?" If she could save her life, Her Majesty would have woken up a long time ago, and if she could save her life, where would there be today! ”

Crying as he spoke.

"Mother, you have to give it a try." Chen Shao said, "You can't look at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince like this..."

He looked back at the couch.

The young man was like a fish thrown ashore.

Just watched him gasp alive.

This poor child might as well fall from Meishan and die, and now he suffers this crime.

"Edict." Gao Lingbo said suddenly.

The Queen Mother was stunned.

"You can't just watch Your Highness like this." Gao Lingbo said, "It doesn't matter if she can be cured this time." We're going to try. ”

He looked at the Queen Mother as he spoke.

"Niangniang, summon the princess of Jin'an County into the palace."

He accentuated his tone on the five words of the princess of Jin'an County.

If it can be cured. That's naturally the best, if it can't be cured, and you can't wait for Your Majesty to let this woman be buried with you, then let her bury the prince.

The Queen Mother waved her hand, and the attendants on the side were busy writing the edict.

"It will take a day to go back and forth, who knows if His Highness will survive until he arrives." She said as she wiped away tears.

Chen Shao looked at the Imperial Doctor.

The doctors looked at each other.

"The ministers don't dare to take any more medicine." One said, "Your Highness's body can't stand it. ”

In other words, he can only survive on his own, as for how long......

The Queen Mother cried even louder.

"Open the palace door and summon the auxiliary ministers into the palace." Chen Shao said.

Gao Lingbo stretched out his hand to stop it.

"Nope." He said.

Chen Shao raised his eyebrows.

"What do you want to do?" He shouted.

Gao Lingbo looked at him.

"Tomorrow is the prince's wedding." He said.

Chen Shao's face suddenly turned stunned.

"Do you want to get married like this?" He said.

It's just enough to let her daughter marry a stupid prince, but do you want to marry a dead prince?

"Lord Chen." Gao Lingbo held his arm, his expression was solemn, and he lowered his voice, "There are a lot of people sleeping in the Taiwo these days, maybe they are pregnant." ”

Chen Shao was stunned and immediately became furious, and grabbed him with his backhand.

"Gao Lingbo!" He shouted, "What medicine did you give the prince?" ”

What is dry and dry, what qi and blood are gushing and not dissipating, what spraying is thin and messing up the meridians, what a good decoction!

I said that it is impossible to suddenly become like this for no reason!

Gao Lingbo also reached out and grabbed him.

"What medicine? As long as he is the crown prince, he will use the medicine sooner or later. He exclaimed, "What's the use of talking this nonsense now!" Concealing the prince's illness, the wedding went on as usual, the princess entered the palace, the prince's concubine was pregnant, the prince died, and there was a grandson, and the princess was also the queen! ”

"What if the concubine isn't pregnant?" Chen Shao raised his eyebrows and shouted, his body trembling.

"None? If not, take one from the clan! is still the queen, and will be the queen mother in the future! Gao Lingbo gritted his teeth and shouted, "It's better than being busy making wedding dresses for others!" Chen Shao, there is no way back now! ”

Chen Shao's face changed, and the hand holding Gao Lingbo gradually let go.

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With a tilt of her head, Concubine An woke up suddenly, only to feel a bright light in front of her, and she couldn't help but stand up.

"Knives, knives." She shouted.

"What are you talking about?" The queen said, looking at her from the couch, "God, huh? ”

Concubine An patted her heart, touched her neck again, and looked around. The lights are still on. The maid of the palace stands around. There was no influx of guards, no swords.

"Great, I'm not dead yet."

She muttered, looking at the Queen.

"Niangniang, is there any news?"

The queen put down the scroll in her hand.

"There was a false alarm, the prince just got a cold." She said.

Concubine An's eyes widened, the wind was cold!

"Oh, it's just a wind chill, it's scared to death." She shouted.

The queen looked at her.

"yes. It's okay, you go back. She said.

Concubine An smiled and replied, sure enough, she picked up her baggage, just turned around and walked a few steps, and then thought of something to hurry back.

"Mother, do you believe this news?" She asked.

"Does anyone believe this news?" The queen asked rhetorically.

Concubine An immediately understood.

"Mother." She came back and knelt in front of the queen, tugging at her sleeves with an anxious face, "Then what should I do?" ”

"It depends on what they want to do." The queen said. Sit upright and look at the queen jade seal on the desk.

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The night is getting deeper. Many houses in the capital are slowly lit up, but outside the maintenance of the tall city walls, it is still pitch black, which is the most sleepy moment for people, and the world is quiet.

The sound of horses' hooves broke the silence, and a group of forbidden troops with torches walked slowly over the city.

"Lord Xiao Zhou, it's not good for you to stay up all night like this." A patrol armor said, looking at Zhou Zhen, who was walking at the forefront, "If you really can't push it, take a leave of absence for two days." ”

"I'm not tired." Zhou Zhen said, "What kind of tiredness is this, it is common for a few days and nights in the northwest to be unsightly." ”

Zhou Ji is Zhong Chengbu's favorite general, it is said that when he wanted to stay, General Zhong was angry, and beat him, saying that he was not a weapon and should go to see the city gate, but before leaving, he still arranged Zhou Zhen to the imperial forbidden military camp, although it is no different from watching the city gate, but the identity is glorious enough.

The soldiers were a little curious, if Zhou Zhen was greedy for life and afraid of death, it would not be possible for him to be so loved by General Zhong, but if he said that he was not afraid of death, why did he have to stay in the capital?

Although Zhou Ji doesn't talk much, he talks most about the things in the northwest every day, which shows that he is very worried about it.

Several soldiers were discussing, and suddenly saw Zhou Ji stop suddenly.

"Take a break." He said.

It's the North City Gate again, and every time Zhou Ji patrols the night, he will eventually stop at the North City Gate, and the soldiers are already familiar with Zhou Ji's habits, and they don't speak, and they dismount one after another.

The sound of their horses' hooves died down, and the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance.

The soldier was stunned, and before he could react, he felt that Zhou Ji beside him instantly tensed up and looked at the place where the voice came from.

The centaur was getting closer, it was a horse and a carriage.

How could anyone be in a hurry at this time in the middle of the night?

Zhou Zhen frowned and looked, the people on the horse were covered in a big cloak, only to see a black mass, and when they saw Zhou Zhen and others standing by the city gate, the people who came were obviously stunned and restrained their horses.

"Saturday."

The person who came said, while lifting the hood, the torch was reflected, revealing Qin Arc's face.

"You?" Zhou Zhen was obviously surprised.

Qin Arc smiled at him and frowned again.

"Are you patrolling the city?" He said.

Zhou Ji looked at him and didn't speak, his eyes fell on the carriage behind him.

"Pick up a relative." Qin Arc said, ignoring him anymore and calling the door loudly.

Someone on the city gate looked down, and Qin Arc waved a seal letter in his hand high.

The gates creaked open.

"The gates of the capital are really open." Zhou Zheng said, "I've been here for several days, and I almost saw that the city gate was more lively in the middle of the night than during the day. ”

Qin Arc smiled at him.

"Are you talking to me?" He asked.

Zhou Zhen's face tensed.

"Pick up a relative? In the middle of the night, it must look very close, right? He said, his gaze still falling on the carriage behind Qin Arc.

The carriage was simple, even inconspicuous, except for a coachman sitting in front of it, the curtain hanging tightly, and the night breeze could not blow it for half a minute.

Qin Arc smiled.

"Do you want to check it out?" He said, without waiting for Zhou Ji to speak, he raised his hand.

The coachman understood, turned around and lifted the curtain.

Zhou Zhen was not polite, and stepped forward.

There was a woman sitting inside, holding a six- or seven-year-old boy who was asleep in her arms, and was startled by the sudden lifting of the curtain.

"Do you want to get them out of the car?" Qin Arc asked.

Zhou Zhen sneered, retracted his gaze and looked at Qin Arc.

"I don't know about you yet." He said.

If you don't make a thorough arrangement, you won't do anything, and since you let it check, you will definitely be able to check it with confidence.

Qin Arc smiled.

"So you remember me." He said, not waiting for Zhou Ji to speak again, and urged the horse, "In the middle of the night, don't delay, I'll come to talk to you again, I'll go first." ”

Zhou Zhen got out of the way and watched Qin Arc ride over.

The carriage followed, and the guards at the gate did not even bother to check it, but watched them enter, and the gate slowly closed.

Qin Arc walked through the city gate, and the smile on his face had not yet dissipated.

What a coincidence, I actually met him.

This kid heard that he was ostracized in the forbidden army, and was arranged to patrol the city at night every day.

It's also a shame that his temper can endure it.

Endure ......

The smile on Qin Arc's face froze, and he reined in the horse suddenly.

The carriage that followed was caught off guard and almost crashed.

"Childe?" The coachman asked in a low voice.

Qin Arc turned his head to look behind, the city gate had been closed, isolating the inside and outside, and his eyes were gradually gloomy under the reflection of the torches on the car and the city gate.

Skillful?

There is no such thing as a coincidence.

The soldiers outside the city gate also began to prepare to mount their horses, and suddenly someone sighed and stretched out their hands to the road.

"What a coincidence." "Looks like another guy is coming." ”

Zhou Zhen squinted at the past, and the sound of horses' hooves became louder and louder.

"There are quite a few people coming." The soldier said.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the lighted torches grew brighter and brighter in sight, revealing the approaching seven horsemen, led by a long distance from those behind them, their cloaks fluttering, and their hoods lifted in the night wind to reveal their faces.

"Hey, it's a woman."

The soldiers' voices of surprise rang in their ears.

Zhou Zhen's eyes also widened at this time, and the hand holding the horse's reins clenched instantly.

Here it comes!

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Today's second watch (*^__^*) hee hee ...... (To be continued......)