Purple Terrace Changji Hall.

The chamberlain cleaned the emperor's face on the side of the couch, and the sick king opened and closed his mouth in a daze, as if he had something to say. At this time, Empress Xu would gently lean down to listen.

During this period of sleep, the emperor always recited "Broken Intestine Grass" repeatedly.

Broken intestine grass, Changshan King. The people of the palace are no strangers to this special title.

Emperor Yuanyou did not mention the origin of the said "broken intestine grass", but in these years, the emperor's heart has only been revealed to himself, there is no palace concubine next to him, husband and wife for more than 20 years, she has been respected by the emperor, although not loved by the emperor, it is also a king's honor.

Unprecedented, there were two concubines in the Jin Palace, the emperor's favorite in life was the Shi Guifei, who was good at playing Ya Se and singing Mulan words, known as "Mrs. Mulan", but unfortunately, thirteen years ago, Mrs. Mulan from China and the DPRK died in a nameless fire in the Tianhu Villa, and the soul passed away forever, along with the death of the full-term heir in the womb. Her death is very strange, and there is no clue to check, it is a headless murder case in the Jin Palace.

The death of Lady Mulan is a testament to the unknown fate of the palace dependents. Every woman who wants to fight for a position in the harem has her own way of survival, the emperor's favor is heavy and depressed, the person who gets it is glorious, and the eternal trust and respect of the emperor is the only magic weapon for the palace people to save their lives and continue, fortunately, in addition to these Queen Xu, there is also a princess as a supporter, and the Xu family is the backing, her position has been as stable as a rock and indestructible. This is a great gift for the people in the palace, people must not be too greedy, otherwise the disasters caused are endless, not to mention, the living will never be able to fight the dead.

Empress Xu took off the crested hairpin and stirred the wick of the candle, and the fireworks were raised, and she thought to herself: Now that the emperor is sick, the princess is in charge of the country, and she is only one step away from the Spiegel Palace, and she can't have any changes, otherwise, ......

Thinking of this, Queen Xu exclaimed bitterly. The crested hairpin in his hand slammed down, and the pain in his fingertips that were scorched by the flames was unbearable.

"The Middle Palace, Your Majesty...... It's Majesty Xià who woke up! The maid who came looking at the queen in confusion.

It was dark outside, and the wind was blowing, and the brass bells on the cornices were blowing, and a heavy rain was coming.

In the long nine-curved corridor, the palace dependents with big sleeves fluttering also hurried under the leadership of the princess, their steps were messy, and their expressions were unprecedentedly panicked.

Since the emperor was sick, the medical officers of the Imperial Medical Department served in the side hall in shifts, and after learning the news of the emperor's awakening, they all rushed over in time.

The concubines and princesses entered the palace one after another to wait, Huo Guifei, Yan Jieyu and others knelt outside the screen in turn, after the princess Yuanying entered the screen, she gave her father a salute on the front cushion, and then, the three half-sisters also sat down behind the princess.

Emperor Yuanyou, who had woken up, had already leaned back on the couch with the help of his chamberlain. His eyes were gray and dull, his lips were pale, and even so, he did not lose the majesty of an emperor.

Seeing Emperor Yuanyou looking around, Empress Xu knew that he was looking for King Changshan: "His Royal Highness is staying in the annex outside the palace, and he won't be able to catch up for a while." ”

Emperor Yuanyou opened his mouth, finally retracted his gaze, and nodded slightly.

The imperial physician stepped forward to check the emperor's pulse, and only a clear dripping sound was heard in the entire inner room. Everyone rushed over after receiving the queen's order, not knowing what was happening, one by one holding their breath and looking at the screen with solemn expressions.

After several experienced imperial physicians took turns to diagnose and inform the empress that the emperor's illness was gone, there was no major problem.

Hearing this, the concubines and princesses in the palace all breathed a sigh of relief, and some even raised their sleeves to wipe the sweat beads on their foreheads.

Later, the imperial physician repeatedly told the female official in charge of the diet that she must pay attention to His Majesty's diet. Emperor Yuan You was spicy and drank like water, which was really not a good habit. After that, he glanced at the airtight hall, looked at the black crowd, and frowned: "People are mixed and turbid, which is not conducive to His Majesty's recuperation, and I also ask the princess to come back another day to see the disease." ”

Everyone looked at each other, as if they had a trade-off, and they didn't leave first.

What does this mean? It means that as daughters, they hinder their father's recuperation. Princess Tao's fair and delicate face suddenly turned red, and she was about to refute a few words, when there was a noise of pushing and shoving outside the hall. It seemed to be raining, and the sound of the crowd was gradually drowned out by the sound of the rain.

"Okay, wait and retreat first, and then enter Zitai when Your Majesty summons you. The princess—" Empress Xu nodded to the princess.

After instructing the princess to withdraw with everyone, the concubines also said goodbye and returned to the palace one by one.

The princess led her uneasy sisters out of the palace, and Princess Tongqing cried in the palace for a while, her eyes were red when she came out of the Changji Palace, and her hands kept tugging on her sleeves.

"Sister, is my father really fine?" The trembling voice was even weaker in the pouring rain.

The sister's helpless eyes made the princess feel pity, and she gently held Tongqing's hand. At this moment, only by passing on the only warmth she has to this youngest sister can she feel the care of other relatives.

Princess Tongqing is really pitiful. Her biological mother Huo Guiji suffered from a serious illness and was forced to move out of the harem, and took the practice in Yaoguang Temple, although people are alive, they are no different from the living dead, this time I heard that Emperor Yuanyou was seriously ill, and Princess Tongqing, who served her sick mother in the temple, immediately went back to Beijing on the road, almost all the way back to the palace crying.

It is true that the princess is the pride of the sky, but without her mother to rely on, the future of the princess is more worrying than that of the common people.

The princesses were thinking about their own thoughts, the rain had been pouring down, the gurgling rain had soaked the court steps, the trees stood more tenaciously under the ravages of the storm, the nearby stone bridge loomed in the vast rain and mist, and some people walked on it with large umbrellas, hurriedly running, and quickly passed through the flower beds and peach trees, and gradually disappeared in the direction of the palace gate.

"Look at that, could it be Liudi coming?" Princess Cao said. She has been living in the princess's mansion since she got married, and recently stayed in Houfu because of illness. Among the princesses, she has the most gentle and apologetic temperament, and she is also the most cold.

"It's her." Princess Tao hated that person so much, she gritted her teeth with a calm face, and said angrily, "The imperial mother really summoned her back to the palace." My biological mother is sick and my biological father is unknown, how can I let this kind of person with an unknown background come back, I should let her and the Fan family die alone in Changshan and never return to Beijing, so as to relieve the hatred in my heart. ”

Princess Tao's voice brought out a trace of crying, and the princess was disgusted: "Hugh has to talk nonsense! ”

The lady looked left and right for a while, and saw that her henchman was a few steps away, and then she breathed a sigh of relief: "The matter has come to this, why should Ba Di bring up the old things again and make people unhappy." I must not let my father hear such words. ”

The suspicion of the princess's background has made the emperor lose face, and the bloodline of the Jin family cannot be confused. The lady knows this. Emperor Yuanyou has lost all his sons, and there are six daughters left under his knees, King Changshan is sixth, Princess Tao is eighth, the age difference is only two months, but the relationship is the same, when they are still young children, as long as the two meet, the nose and face are swollen. The reason for this is not only the incompatibility of personalities, but also a royal secret, involving an old grudge between their biological mothers.

Court taboos are intertwined with love and hate, morality, and endless political struggles, which some use as after-dinner conversations, while those in the center of the vortex of events do not get a moment of peace.

Princess Tao has a grudge against King Changshan and Princess Yongguo because of her biological mother, and now she can retreat and endure, it is the queen who admonishes her, and persuades her to endure it for the time being in order not to shake the status of the princess. It can be said that Princess Tao's treatment of the princess is not ordinary, she regards her eldest sister as a mother, depends on everything, obeys everything, and the queen loves the house and Wu, and also loves her very much.

The disputes and increasingly bizarre behaviors of the year gave countless enemies under the tree of King Changshan.

The festival between Feng Shuyuan and Tao Jieyu, King Changshan did not know the grievances of the previous generation, after being kicked out of Lin'an three years ago, the people had a very bad impression of her, and later heard that she made all kinds of absurd behaviors, "heartless unfilial daughter", "iron heart", "big straw bale queen", "illiterate Jin family strange princess", these gossips are like seeds scattered in the wind, taking root in the corners of the world, and even the entire southern kingdom knows that the six daughters of the king of Jin are simple-minded and do not want to forge ahead.

And in the direction of the palace gate where the rain was boundless, Yuan Lingjun, who had been cursed by her sister to never appear, was running out of the palace gate, and pounced on her guards with joy on her face.

Jiuwan didn't understand where the lord's joy came from, her sleeves and hair were already wet, and there were drops of water on her forehead, and she was obviously holding an umbrella, but her face was covered with water stains.

Jiuwan couldn't help but be surprised: "What's wrong with you, lord?" ”

"The rain is too heavy, ninety thousand, I'll live quickly." Yuan Lingjun laughed and hugged Jiu Wan violently.

The umbrella touched Jiuwan's forehead and fell at the feet of the two, and the rain splashed their shoes, socks and clothes. Who cares?