From the onset of the emperor's illness to the present, there have been more incidents in one morning than in two days, three days, two months and three months. Everyone is a little messed up, the queen mother is lying here, the queen is back to Kunning Palace over there, and Xu Xun is also in a hurry to go to Liushang to do things - now she has no time to call the people of the sixth bureau and one division to Yong'an Palace, she personally went over and ordered it to hurry up. The outbreak of the epidemic in the palace with two heavyweights in a row is a very bad omen, perhaps a harbinger of the resurgence of malaria, and if the palace is full of sick people, the situation will only be worse.

But just out of the hall of the Qianqing Palace, Wang Jin, who came in a hurry, invited her back again, after all, he was a person who had worked on errands in the celebrant supervisor, and the focus of attention was different from Xu Xun's. "Mother, the three scholars have already entered the gate!"

Xu Xun hadn't reacted yet, "I was going to go out from the side door—"

Coming in from the outer court, he entered the palace from the front of the Qianqing Palace, Xu Xun wanted to go to the back court, of course, he went to the back door, and went through the big square in the middle of the Qianqing and Kunning palaces to the female official residence where the Sixth Bureau and the First Division were located.

Wang Jin's voice was also very hurried, "The old lady is lying down now, the queen mother is taking care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Kunning Palace, you-"

Xu Xun suddenly realized: she was going to leave again, and there was no one in the harem at all.

It's like a home, the male owner is sick, there is a protégé or something outside to say hello, there is not even a female dependant who pours tea and water, and the younger generation is not around, the first is not like talking, the second is not in accordance with the rules, and the third is to say that, at this time, the emperor should not leave anyone, who knows which time to wake up will be zuihou once? If the Hadith is heard by the eunuchs, it is not appropriate, and what if he makes it up? What if he forgot?

No matter how loud she usually says, the concubine can't interfere in things outside the palace gate, but now that the emperor has an accident, these women can only be the masters of the family, and it is impossible to hand over some authority to Wenchen, even if it is only symbolic power, this is also an absolute taboo. Xu Xun has been in the palace for many years, although these things can't be sorted out now, but it is the same instinct, she immediately said, "Then I should invite the queen mother back!" ”

"I've already sent someone to invite it, but I'm afraid it's too late this time." Wang Jin said calmly, "Besides, the queen mother still has to take care of the prince......

Now is not the time to argue about these, the queen mother's physical condition, Xu Xun saw it with his own eyes just now. The two bad news that broke out one after another made the old man unable to bear it for a while, especially the news of Luo Concubine was too untimely and suspenseful. Maybe if it is said that it is a malaria bolt, then it is okay, the problem is such a suspenseful situation, which makes people feel more nervous and frightened, and it is estimated that the old man will not be able to recover his spirit without half a day of rest.

As for the queen, she has returned to Kunning Palace, and she must be settling down now, just for the three ministers of the cabinet to visit the sick, and let her come back, she is estimated to be able to turn her face. Xu Xun didn't care much, so he hurriedly turned around and entered the house, and when he was about to find a place to avoid, the three famous Yang adults had already stepped into the back room with their front and back feet. Xu Xun had already hid behind the screen beside the bed and it was useless, none of the three adults was slower than the other, each bowed slightly, and then knelt around to the emperor's bedside, carefully checked his complexion, and didn't care about any evasion or defense.

This is also the first time Xu Xun has met the cabinet Sanyang, over the years, she has heard the emperor talk about their anecdotes, and even in some matters, she has directly or indirectly had a little relationship with them. Even if she was in a very bad mood, she was inevitably a little curious at this time, she looked at the three of them without a trace, and only roughly distinguished the oldest one, which was Lord Xiyang, the first assistant of the cabinet, as for the remaining two, it seems that the aging degree is about the same, and she really can't tell who is who without speaking.

"Not for a good appearance, that is, for a good doctor", the so-called medical Confucianism, and the plague broke out in Beijing, several elders must now know more about malaria, listening to Wang Jin slightly explain the emperor's condition, the three of them unexpectedly showed a sad look on their faces, fortunately no one staged any scenes such as crying bixia - the three elders at this time, after all, all showed their outstanding wisdom in becoming the elder of the pavilion.

Lord Xiyang looked forward to it for a while, but without speaking, another old man asked Wang Jin in a very eager tone, "Where is the Queen Mother?" ”

Wang Jin said truthfully, "The old lady is declining, and when she sees this, she palpitates and rests in another room." ”

"Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" The old man then asked again.

"His Royal Highness the Prince's nanny also suffered a serious illness, and the queen mother returned to the palace to take care of it." Wang Jin said very steadily, but the faces of several ministers couldn't help but sink.

It was the old minister who spoke at this time, and he also stumbled at this time, and then said, "In this way, can the old lady be a director?" The three of them also want to do their best to serve in the Qianqing Palace, but this matter still needs the old lady to decide. ”

This is not a question that Wang Jin can answer, he approached Xu Xun's side in broken steps, and asked in a low voice, "Niangniang, the old lady fell asleep just now, do you want to go over and wake up?" ”

No matter how beautiful it usually is, the eunuch is just a house slave after all, when he encounters such a thing, if there is no master in the house, he will go in and wake up the queen mother according to his words, what dignity does the harem have in front of Wenchen? Xu Xun felt Wang Jin's old way of dealing with things in her heart, she thought about it for a while, and whispered in a consultative tone, "Malaria is also malaria, I don't think it's just half a day, the old lady is too sad, just take the medicine and fall asleep naturally, don't wake up, when she wakes up, we can go back and forth." How do you feel? ”

Wang Jin said softly, "Niangniang thinks about it." ”

Xu Xun also admired these adults, the three of them had obviously seen her, but they had turned a blind eye until just now, as if there was no such person in their eyes. Now that Wang Jin came to ask her, the old minister who spoke suddenly had her in his eyes, and as soon as Wang Jin stepped out of the screen, he was aggressive. "The lower official is presumptuous, dare to ask who is behind the screen?"

In fact, if it weren't for today's special situation, Xu Xun would not be in the same room as Wenchen, and now it would be impossible for her to rashly talk to Wenchen, or Wang Jin replied, "The imperial concubine is also a mother." ”

The speaker's face changed suddenly, although he was still kneeling on the ground, he straightened his upper body, glared at the screen and said, "The imperial concubine knows that Emperor Gao has a saying: palace servants are not allowed to interfere in political affairs?" ”

This sentence is only a little better than scolding, it is basically a slap in the face of Xu Xun, which translates to: The old man is talking about the business outside, what are you a palace girl to mix, we are not here to clean up the palace attendants, can you manage this?

There is nothing wrong with this reason, Xu Xun really can't take care of it, she shouldn't come forward to receive these three people today, no matter how close the treatment of the imperial concubine is to the queen, how many honors she has actually received close to the queen, and even the words 'regarded as the deputy queen' have fallen on the paperwork, but as long as she brings the word concubine, she will never be qualified to represent the royal family. At least when there was a queen above her head, she didn't, if it was the queen mother in this room today, then she had nothing to say, she must be a promise. If it is the queen, there is nothing to say, the emperor is the enemy, the old lady is unwell, she should be the master, but she is the imperial concubine, she does not have this identity to decide on behalf of the queen mother and the queen, whether the minister should enter the Qianqing Palace to serve the sick, this is the rule of the concubine that cannot be confused. No matter how unsatisfactory this queen is in daily life, and how arrogant the favorite concubine is, on such an occasion, there will only be this queen who is orthodox in the eyes of the minister!

But...... This is the reason, it doesn't mean that the attitude of the speaker must be so bad. Xu Xun was almost depressed: everyone was crowded in front of the emperor, and when she and Wang Jin were talking, she didn't lower her voice too much, she didn't believe that these three people couldn't even hear a word. She didn't make the decision to agree or refuse, it just dragged on for a long time, he couldn't even accept this, what do you mean? Could it be that even this decision is not given to the harem, if it is not forced to go in and wake up the queen mother, you will have to wait in this house first, causing the fait accompli of the illness?

When these two people get along, either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind, and although the flow and contrast of the momentum are inexplicable, they are very important. In fact, the life in the harem fully reflects this, the Hu family, the Sun family, or even the queen mother is counted, what they want to grasp is nothing more than this general trend, and now these personal contradictions can be put in the back of their minds, Xu Xun feels that she represents the face of the harem - and although she didn't have the mind and meaning of struggle at all before, but under the stimulation of the boss with such a strong sense of struggle and such a clear intention to seize the high point, the nameless fire couldn't help but burn three feet high.

"Is it Lord Xiyang who is speaking?" She spoke, and asked Wang Jin directly from behind the screen.

Wang Jin didn't seem to know what was going on at all, and replied with a blank expression, "Back to Niangniang, it was Lord Yang Mianren, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, who spoke. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Lord Dongyang......" Xu Xun paused, and then said in harmony, "Can Lord Dongyang's voice be quieter?" The eldest brother is asleep, so he can't be disturbed. ”

In just two sentences, the momentum that Lord Dongyang had just condensed was suddenly a setback: although there was no clear position of the first assistant of the cabinet, Lord Xiyang was the most profound of the three Yangs in terms of fame, authority, and qualifications. On such an occasion, it can also be regarded as the leader of the ministers, and the meaning of Xu Xun's first sentence is to put it bluntly: so chattering, I thought you were the boss.

As for the second sentence, there is no need to say more, the emperor is sleeping, what do you mean by being loud and noisy? Is there any respect and filial piety in your heart? Xu Xun saw through the screen that he had the meaning of speaking, so he repeated his tricks and preemptively said, "The concubine was taking care of the eldest brother in the house, and knew that the three adults were coming, and they also wanted to avoid it, but the adults were too anxious, so they had to temporarily avoid it, if the three adults felt that the concubine was not right, it was better to wait outside for a while, and the concubine sent someone to Kunning Palace to ask her sister to see what her sister said." Only the old lady was sad and anxious, she almost closed her breath just now, the doctor ordered to take medicine to sleep and recuperate, the elders are heavy, if it is not for the queen's life, but no one can be disturbed. What does Lord Yang think? ”

She explained the ins and outs clearly, and her attitude was also very calm-she didn't mean to suppress the queen, if Wang Jin hadn't come to find her, she would have gone far away long ago-there was nothing to find fault with this statement. Lord Dongyang didn't make a sound, but Lord Xiyang said, "Obey the will of Niangniang." ”

As he spoke, he led two more colleagues to make up for her, Xu Xun said, "The boss doesn't have to be like this, you are old, so don't be polite." ”

Lord Xiyang is indeed sixty-nine years old this year, but Dongyang and Nanyang are five or six years younger than him, and there is no special treatment, so he has to bow to Xu Xun in a down-to-earth manner. ”

Xu Xun waved his hand at Wang Jin, Wang Jin pulled out his feet and followed the man from the inner door, several adults saluted and did not move, one by one waiting for the news inside, Xu Xun saw it in his eyes, and sighed in his heart, she has also been in charge of affairs for a few years, how can she not know that this is because she can't control the scene? If the emperor ordered it, I was afraid that they would have already flown out of the house, even if they were called in for a while, if you are allowed to go out now, you should go out and wait, how can you take the words of Shangfeng as a deaf ear?

Fortunately, Wang Jin also returned to the house after a while, and said solemnly, "The old lady summoned the imperial concubine to meet her." ”

Xu Xun immediately pulled out his feet and followed up in the inner room - it is not that the Qianqing Palace is the same as the landlord's compound, just an inner and outer coat room, it is really bad news that came too suddenly, the Queen Mother was simply fainted in this room, and it was not easy to move elsewhere in a hurry, so she simply went through the hall to recuperate in a suite, the Qianqing Palace occupies a large area, and the structure is complicated, and it is very likely that people who do not go often will not be able to figure out the southeast and northwest. The Queen Mother was definitely not woken up, she should have drunk the medicine, the effect of the medicine was divergent, and she woke up after sleeping for a while. At this time, her heart is full of things, how can she sleep soundly?

If it weren't for her sleep, Xu Xun wouldn't have been swept up in this senseless anger, and she didn't feel it easy while walking: these are all seventy-year-old people, and their brains are still spinning so fast, and it's already a drama for the three of them to get out alive. Why did Dongyang jump out so actively, he is famous, although he is a lot worse than Xiyang, but he is much higher than Nanyang, when the second-in-command people want to climb up, now he needs to accumulate fame and meritorious service, if he can suppress the harem at this critical moment when the emperor is critically ill, and hold the throne with one hand or something, the importance will definitely rise. Xiyang doesn't speak, it doesn't mean that he has a generous temperament, at this time, Wenchen must be eager to put aside all the concubines and servants, just look at themselves on the edge of the royal couch, Dongyang is out, he can't object, once he opposes it, he will be scolded by his own people......

That's it, or the three of them have a relatively consistent position, and no one in the harem is already interfering in the government at all, and she, the so-called favorite concubine, doesn't understand what happened in this situation at all. Xu Xun couldn't imagine how the emperor usually dealt with such a situation-

Thinking of this, her heart couldn't help but twitch, and the empty sense of loss was even more serious, Xu Xun shook her head, let herself not think too much, and entered the inner room where the queen mother was, and did not salute, but stepped forward and said with concern, "Old lady, can your body hold up?" ”

"I'm not going out." The Queen Mother may have seen that she had misunderstood, waved her hand, and said first, "Wang Jin told me everything just now......

A thin layer of anger appeared on her face, "The cabinet is too domineering, if I go out at this time, will I not be as good as a pig and dog who is called and drunk by them?" You just got it right, don't leave until the queen comes back, it's up to you to decide what to do outside - be tough when you go out, let them go back to work first, the emperor has malaria, and he will recover naturally in a few days, if something happens, he will call them, who will delay their excitement? ”

The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother after all, how many years have she lived longer than Xu Xun? Xu Xun could feel the suppression, she could only see it more clearly, how could she not be angry at this time? In such a matter, Xu Xun and her position are completely consistent, she knows that she is just a mouthpiece, and there is no room for comment in this matter, so she responded without hesitation. He turned around and went out again, and conveyed the meaning of the Queen Mother, "...... After all, malaria is also malaria, not on this day or two, the three adults will go back to run errands first, and if the eldest brother wakes up and has a call, he should send someone to summon him. ”

Lord Dongyang seemed to have the meaning to speak, but Lord Xiyang didn't give her room to play, so he bowed down cleanly, "Follow the old lady's will, and the ministers will retire." ”

Xu Xun stared at the backs of the three of them, and only retracted her gaze for a while, although she didn't do anything, she still couldn't help but feel tired, and she couldn't help but be very sarcastic in her heart: How long has the emperor been ill? All parties have their own thoughts, if the real one can't afford to get sick, and the prince is really infected with malaria, I don't know how many wonderful things will be staged one by one.

After receiving the orders of the Queen Mother, it was inconvenient for her to leave the Qianqing Palace, so she sent someone to call the six bureaus and the first division and the decent eunuchs of the palaces to the Qianqing Palace, and hurriedly gave an order, ordering everyone to immediately distribute wormwood, smoke it in each house, and pay special attention to it, and immediately send the patient to the inner peace hall. There is also a schedule of the concubines who are sick, and they must be discharged. A few children also have to go over to inform them, and then consolidate the precautions on their side - as for the sick or something, Xu Xun decided that the Queen Mother would not do it without asking her, and if she asked, it would be a big deal to be scolded a few words, but the children are still young, and they should be properly protected now, instead of going to the Qianqing Palace where people come and go.

After arranging all these trivial matters, it was already past noon, and news also came from Kunning Palace: the prince is fine at present, and Concubine Luo has also been sent to live in a side courtyard - the queen is still good to her and did not send her to the inner peace hall.

Luo Concubine naturally has her own dedicated doctor, and she has already been asked to prescribe medicine at this time, and there is nothing to do. Xu Xun was temporarily free, so she was persuaded to eat, and she didn't want to leave the emperor, so she picked up a few bowls of vegetables at random, put them by the window, ate two bites by herself, glanced at the direction of the bed, and lost her appetite, and reluctantly stuffed some, and sighed, "Don't eat, can't eat." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a slight noise on the side of the bed, Xu Xun threw the bowl and ran over quickly, and someone around him was surprised and said, "The emperor is awake!" ”

Xu Xun's tears were about to fall, and he was afraid of scaring the emperor, so he wiped his eyes and tried his best to calm down, "Big brother-"

When she reached the bedside, her heart sank violently—the emperor was awake, but he had not yet regained his senses.

"Hot ......" the emperor frowned, although his eyes were open, but he was blank, "it was very hot......"

Several imperial doctors probably also got the news, and they almost rushed into the house, and they didn't care about etiquette, so they pounced on it and tested the emperor's forehead temperature, and under the touch, their faces changed. Imperial Physician Liu almost shouted, "When did you get a fever, why don't you tell me and wait!" ”

Xu Xun hurriedly said, "It's okay before I eat, I took a look at the ...... who came to eat."

In just one meal, the emperor had already launched a high fever......

Because of the sudden illness of Concubine Luo, the prince was frightened and cried, the queen was still taking care of him in Kunning Palace, the news passed, she also came, and the three female dependents were relatively speechless. In the nearby room, there was already a low cry - the concubines had come to serve the sick, and they were not allowed to enter the house at this time, but were just led to the side room to stay, and a group of people gathered together, can they not cry?

The crying was very disturbing, but the Queen Mother didn't pay attention to it at all - if she didn't cry, how much better could the atmosphere in the room be? Bad malaria is a high fever, this is really a bad omen, who of these three people is not very emaciated now? Speaking of that point, in case of bad luck, the prince also has malaria, if it weren't for the strong son, the emperor's branch would be extinct within a few days!

“…… Or, "Zuihou or the Empress said tentatively," or go to the Wenhua Palace, and let them take turns to find a room in the Qianqing Palace to stay overnight?" ”

The meaning of duty is not to serve the sick, but to listen to the emperor's last words in time, or to get the news of his death. In order to prevent information from being blinded, isolating China and foreign countries, and creating opportunities for traitors. Especially now that the queen mother and the queen in the palace are not compatible, the concubines are even more incompatible, the imperial concubines also have children, and the crown prince also has a biological mother who has been wronged - at such a time, these are very sensitive factors, and the ministers are absolutely not at ease to hand over the emperor to the concubines.

The truth here, if you feel a little taste, you can understand their persistence, and if you feel it thoroughly, you will understand that they will not give in. However, recruiting people in is tantamount to admitting that the emperor is critically ill, and the queen mother's eyes are red again after all, she hesitated, waved her hand, and sighed, "That's it, then call in...... Alas, how could it be all of a sudden—"

"The doctors have already prescribed a new prescription." Xu Xun wiped away his tears and said in a dumb voice, "I've seen it, and the drug is more ferocious than before......"

Fighting poison with poison, mild means do not work, and it is natural to use drastic means. I believe that the Queen Mother's unreasonable killing order is still effective - at least, no one in the Tai Hospital dares to bet on whether she is serious or not, and now it is a reversal of the previous style of medication, and a bold and drastic prescription has been prescribed. The queen said, "It doesn't matter, the eldest brother has a thick foundation, as long as he can get better, even if he damages his vitality, he can make up for it in the future." ”

She couldn't help but sob, and then said, "Mother, the three of us can't all stay in the palace, otherwise there will be no one to do it, but the rest of the palace concubines are useless - Concubine Hui is still sick......

Concubine Hui has been 'sick' since her daughter died, and the emperor's illness has not been able to let her come, Xu Xun doesn't know if she is really sick now or just doesn't want to, but seeing that the Queen Mother has no intention of pursuing anything, of course she will not be stupid enough to remind her, so she diverged and said, "She is not sick and useless, old lady, as seen by the concubine, the eldest brother can't be broken...... The concubine is young and strong, and she is willing to serve the sick at night. ”

Who knows when the patient will wake up and will have to talk if he wakes up in the middle of the night? What if you stay in the middle of the night? Xu Xun is not thinking about the emperor's last words at all, she just wants to stay in the Qianqing Palace as much as possible now, and wants to ...... I want to seize the opportunity, at least say a few more words to the emperor, see him awake again, and hear his voice again......

The Queen Mother also wiped her eyes, "You are right...... That's fine. ”

Seeing that the queen had the meaning to speak, she said, "Queen, you stay by Shu'er's side - Concubine Luo is sick, only if you take care of it personally, I can feel at ease, and if Shu'er has something, I will report it immediately." You have to come, come during the day, you and I will guard in shifts, and at night you will hand it over to the Xu family. We won't go to see the bolt now, and you don't let him go to see Concubine Luo, don't get sick! ”

She told Xu Xun again, "It's the same with Zhuang'er, don't let him go out of the house, there must not be many people coming and going in the yard...... These two kids can't afford to make a mistake right now! ”

The queen did not refute the queen mother's orders, and responded in a low voice with Xu Xun, and went their separate ways to do their own things.

In the following days, dozens of people fell ill in the palace one after another, and a new round of malaria broke out in the city, with symptoms similar to those of the emperor, but malaria. As for the emperor, the high fever rose and fell, because of the effect of the medicine, he was awake by chance, and he couldn't say a few words, so he fell asleep. The Imperial Physician took shifts for twelve hours to administer medicine, and his condition was the same as a high fever, sometimes good and sometimes bad, and no one dared to say whether he was completely hopeless, and whether he would be cured. In the words of Imperial Physician Liu, the emperor is now fighting against the miasma all over his body, and whether he can withstand it depends on how strong his own liliang is and whether he can overcome the disease.

However, although Concubine Luo has a thick body, she is not as good as the emperor's good body, and on the fourth day of the illness, she showed the situation of going to the market.

The author has something to say: the weather in our house is cold again, woo woo, it's only five or six degrees today.

My vitality waned along with the temperature...... I just want to nest in the electric blanket and never get up TOT