After a few years in the Taiyi Bureau, Taiyi Liu is no longer the first brother of the past, the heroic spirit between his eyebrows must have been consumed by time, when Xu Xun looked at him through the tulle screen, he also felt a little emotional: just from his gait, he can really see the change in a person's mood. If he is now consulting the former Jingci Immortal Master, I am afraid that at that time, Jingci Immortal Master may not be able to save his life.

However, sophistication also has the benefits of sophistication, at least the current Imperial Physician Liu knows how to deal with the harem concubines very well, when Xu Xun called someone to invite him over, he only said that he was a little uncomfortable, so when Imperial Physician Liu helped the pulse, it was obvious that he didn't pay much attention, his fingers were weakly stained with the pulse, and he didn't press it anymore, and after a while, he asked, "I don't know where the mother is uncomfortable, how many days has the symptom lasted?" ”

When the rules were the strictest, the concubines couldn't even talk to the imperial doctor directly - at least the palace rules required it, but in fact, everyone just continued to maintain the rules of the screen, as far as Xu Xun knew, He Xianxian sometimes didn't even want the screen, so he directly discussed the condition of the imperial doctor with the imperial doctor, and no one blamed her.

At the moment, there are at least ten people around him, and there is no danger of avoiding suspicion, and Xu Xun is not a person who is putting up a fight, so he replied in person, "It seems to be a little coughing." ”

Her voice was full of energy, she was not hoarse at all, her pulse was strong and powerful, and the distance from 'it seemed to be a little far away', but Imperial Doctor Liu coughed, "It is also common for Niangniang to work hard every day and occasionally feel cold." If you stay in bed for a few days, Weichen will prescribe a prescription, you can eat a few stickers, and you will definitely be cured. ”

"I wonder if this disease requires absolute recuperation, and those housework chores can't bother my heart?" Xu Xun asked completely directly, she never pursued delicacy in this kind of thing.

Mrs. Liu said humbly, "Niangniang said yes." ”

"Then please ask the doctor to transcribe it clearly on the medical case." Xu Xun gave an order, and didn't explain much-she estimated that she was going to say that Imperial Doctor Liu would also cover her ears and walk away. "I'm sorry doctor."

"This is the duty of the subordinates, and the mother has won the award." It can be seen that Imperial Physician Liu breathed a sigh of relief: opening a fake sick note was originally his forte, and it was opened at the request of the concubine, and the possibility of this matter causing him trouble was very small, and it also made him feel relieved, knelt down to salute Xu Xun, and then withdrew from the house.

As for the reward or something, there is absolutely no such thing, and even if there is, it is impossible for Imperial Doctor Liu to accept it. Xu Xun wants to be rewarded, and he can only be rewarded through the official way of the New Year's Festival, and any other possibility will be regarded as a private gift, even if it is only silver, it is also an extremely taboo and dishonorable thing. Besides, this little thing, it can't be rewarded, when the wee is not good, several imperial doctors take shifts on duty, to this point, He Xianxian and Xu Xun made a payment, Xu Xun discussed with the Shanggong Bureau in Layue, and rewarded those imperial doctors with a few hundred taels of silver. ――As for the origin of the children and the like, He Xianxian's energy has not yet reached this point.

In the afternoon, the Shanggong Bureau sent a transcription of Imperial Physician Liu's medical case to Xu Xun, and the two Shanggong came together to ask Xu Xun to visit the patient.

"Niangniang ......" are all characters on the table after all, although Xu Xun doesn't know which link went wrong, but a glance at the expressions of the two Shang Gong is clear: I definitely know it, maybe I know the movements of Qingning Palace better than her, if they even heard the expression of the Queen Mother at that time, she would not be surprised at all.

Although she did these things not for anyone's gratitude, but seeing the two grandmothers with a professional smile on their faces, now they have changed their attitudes, all of them want to speak and stop, and their eyes reveal a thousand words, Xu Xun also used a warmth in her heart, she spread her hands at the two Shang Palaces, and said, "No need to say more, you wait a while, I will write a letter to the old lady, and the eldest brother will come to discuss it with him in the next few days...... In my opinion, this palace affairs are only afraid that they will be taken back by the old lady. ”

Liu Shanggong pulled up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes, although Xu Xun felt that she had no tears, but this had already indicated his attitude, "Niangniang, please take care of your delicate body-"

She has always wanted to leave the palace, Xu Xun can feel this, and now her attitude is more straightforward than Zheng Shanggong, but she just didn't say 'the enemy is old and you are young, and the future will be long'. However, Zheng Shanggong's attitude towards Xu Xun was much friendlier, she first pressed Liu Shanggong's arm before she comforted Xu Xun, "Niangniang, please rest assured to recuperate, if there is anything missing, you say a word, the slaves and maids will go to the soup and die." ”

"I'm naturally relieved, so I feel hard for you." Xu Xun also said some kind words, but it was sincere, the two Shang Palaces were not difficult to get along with, at least they didn't hold her back, "How many things have happened with me in the past few months, not to mention that they have worked harder than in previous years, and there are not many rewards." I mean to say it, but I don't want to hurt you. ”

The three of them exchanged a few glances and tacitly understood each other, but the feeling that this kind of words could not be said through was not very good, plus Xu Xun had to write a letter, the two Shang Gong sat down slightly, and bowed and retired. After walking out of the road, they glanced at each other, and they all sighed: this time I came to visit, which can be regarded as a brick and nail for my guess. angered the old lady, so much so that they fell from the position of the palace, which seems to be an irreparable fact.

"In the end, it's favored." Zheng Shanggong suddenly said thoughtlessly, "If it were those people, this matter would be enough for them to drink a pot, and the concubine would be like no one." ”

"That's a stupid and bold ......" Liu Shanggong couldn't help but sigh and said melancholy, "It's a pity, looking at the appearance of the concubine, it seems that the emperor doesn't mean to meddle in things." ”

"That's his own mother after all." Zheng Shanggong saw it more clearly than Liu Shanggong, "The one in Kunning Palace is not favored?" Don't get on with the old lady, these years are not as good as before. How could the emperor act against the old lady's wishes? ”

Don't look at the old lady who lost once, but she is still the biggest winner in the entire harem, and no one can compete with her. Don't think that have resisted her cow, they really suppressed her, Layue didn't care about that time, but now this time, just send a basket of pears, will immediately get sick, and it's not so easy to take medicine. All this shows that Qingning Palace is still the number one in Tianzi, and no one can overpower it.

Liu Shanggong has been a female official for decades, and she naturally has a lot of contacts with Qingning Palace, and it can't be said that she has no affection - it's a very simple thing, without the support of the concubine, or if she can't satisfy them, how can she sit in the position of Shanggong? It's just that when she thinks of the authority of Qingning Palace today, she loses the vague pride she had in the past, and instead of it, she has a faint sense of resentment and injustice.

It's just that this emotion can't be vented even to Zheng Shanggong, or in other words, it can't be vented especially to Zheng Shanggong. She shook her head, sighed melancholy, shook her head and said, "Boil, just stay up, when you close your eyes, it will be clean." ”

Zheng Shanggong was thoughtful, "It's not necessarily the same as before......

"You mean—" Liu Shanggong's heart moved.

Zheng Shanggong asked rhetorically, "What kind of personality do you think of this?" ”

The two of them are walking towards the Sixth Bureau and the First Division, which is located in the middle of nowhere, and has always been rarely visited, and it is a place to talk casually, and it is not afraid of being heard. Liu Shanggong was also a little bolder, she was puzzled, "What kind of character do you mean?" ”

"Let's just say that she is a person...... Just now you said that she was stupid and bold, and this is true. Last year, I didn't give the Queen Mother face at all, why didn't I even fight this year, I didn't see the face, so I accepted the basket of pears so happily? ”

Liu Shanggong is not a stupid person, Zheng Shanggong understands her as soon as she breaks it. "Is this a sky-high asking price, landing to pay back? ――But why should be so radical, can't they act slowly? With her relationship with the old lady, she begged in private, and she may not be able to change it little by little. ”

"Old lady's temperament, don't you understand?" Zheng Shanggong was bolder than Liu Shanggong, she sighed, "Besides, if you think about it all these years, Qingning Palace has taken good care of, but when have ever been tired of Qingning Palace?" ”

Whether it is not the roundworm in Xu Xun's stomach, the two Shang Palaces can only boldly speculate, the two of them talked in a low voice while walking, although they also deduced a lot of possibilities, and the result of pointing was that Xu Guifei was not a big defeat in this turmoil, but when they walked to the front of the Shang Palace Bureau, the two glanced at each other, but they also felt heavy.

No matter how you speculate, now that the transfer of power is already an established fact, as soon as the old lady is reinstated, the court, which has only set off a little new wind, will soon be silent again.

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The fake note was sent to Qingning Palace, and the Queen Mother's anger calmed down a little, and she held the fake note and said to the Jingci Immortal Master, "It's a shame that she's a little shameful." ”

Next, as soon as the fake note is lost, there should be no Xu Xun, who should eat and drink, anyway, there is Jingci Immortal Master and a few old sisters, she is not worried about no one to accompany her, she only asks people to send a message to the Qianqing Palace, so that the emperor can come to ask her for peace, so that she can discuss the next person to manage the palace.

However, the emperor did not come to the Qianqing Palace, and on the second day he sent Zhang Liujiu to say, "Today's state affairs are busy, and I really can't spare time, but the palace affairs cannot be left without an owner for a day, and I ask my mother to worry more." If you can work, you can take care of it yourself, and if you can't, you can choose someone to take care of things. ”

The attitude was obvious, so he threw everything directly to the Queen Mother......

"Are you really so busy with state affairs lately?" The Queen Mother is getting older, and the emperor is gradually maturing. She hadn't been involved in political affairs for several years, and she really didn't know what major events had happened in the DPRK and China recently.

"Recently, there was water in Jiangnan." Zhang Liujiu said softly, "The emperor hasn't traveled to the south for a few days. ”

Nannei is now the base camp of the emperor to eat, drink and have fun, what kind of horse running, hunting, and the ministers chant poems, paint with the painters, enjoy the flowers and pour wine, splash ink and gamble tea, such things he basically does in the south. If you don't go to Nannei, you're going to work.

The Queen Mother relieved her doubts, although she still felt that something was wrong in her heart, but she expected that the emperor could not do anything, so she temporarily waved Zhang Liujiu away and discussed with Jingci Immortal Master. "Who should I hand over this palace affairs to?"

Providence is unfortunate, Yuan Concubine was red for a while when she first entered the palace, and now she has completely fallen out of favor, the only one who is still a favored concubine, and she is a wooden melon, the Queen Mother has also called her to accompany her several times since last year, and she can't stand her stupidity.

The most suitable concubine Luo is a mud who can't support the wall, and she is determined to take the queen's route, so what's the use of wanting to be promoted again? It's nothing more than to make her sick again. After thinking about it, the most suitable person for talent is Jingci Immortal Master, but due to the limitations of her identity, it is impossible for her to manage the palace.

"I'm the table, you're the inside." The Queen Mother was impatient to take care of those trivial matters, so she casually instructed Jingci Immortal Master, "Take care of it for a while, and then see how the situation develops." ”

Even if Immortal Master Jingci had an opinion, he couldn't say it, so he had to answer with a wry smile.

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It is a matter of course that the power is returned to Qingning Palace, and everything in the palace is very quiet, and there is no turmoil because of this. However, although Kunning Palace was sick himself, he also sent someone to Yong'an Palace to send something, and Yong'an Palace was there, but the gift was accepted, but the concubine Niangniang couldn't see it. This somewhat made the Queen Mother, who was secretly concerned about Yong'an Palace, feel a little more angry.

As for palace affairs, she and Jingci Immortal Master have both been in charge of the palace, and the two of them cooperate, what else can't you do? The only thing that worries is the matter of the inner peace hall. Every time the Queen Mother, who is a little calm towards Xu Xun, is even more angry when she disturbs the affairs of Nei Anle Hall, so so far, her perception of Xu Xun is still straight Xiangxia. -- The matter of the Inner Peace Hall is really too tricky.

"It's only been ten days, and it's spread all over the palace?" When he first found out, the old man was a little incredulous, and first thought of the conspiracy, "Are you sure that no one is interfering in the back?" ”

Aunt Qiao was embarrassed in this matter and had no right to speak, and it was Qi Erya, a close confidant of Qingning Palace, who replied, he bent over and replied very conservatively, "With the attention of the slave maid, the two palaces are recuperating with peace of mind today, and there is no change." ”

Jingci Immortal Master sighed secretly: Xu Xun's notebook has been sent in two copies, and this matter is closely related to the fate of the people, so it's no wonder that it is not passed on quickly. It took more than ten days to spread throughout the palace, and it was already considered a strict palace rule. This is not bad, if there is a eunuch who has no rules to spread the word to the outer court, and then meets a Taoist official who wants to climb up the name and wants to go crazy, then the fun is great...... The royal family is a model in the world, and this layer of skin always has to be supported, if she thinks about it, let alone wait for it to spread and then deal with it, as soon as she sees it, she has to think about it. Ignore it and stop it? There is no such cheap thing in the world. What is tied up in the Epilogue is the system of letting people out of the palace, and falling into the palace is like boiling water falling into boiling oil, how can it be stopped?

The Queen Mother may not be as thorough as Jingci Immortal Master, but the situation is like this, and it is impossible to continue to think about suppressing it strongly, after all, she is only a not too strong Queen Mother, and there is a queen behind her who is eyeing her - in this matter, she chose to suppress it, then it is unreasonable, who knows if the son will be bewitched by the queen or the concubine, and what will happen.

If you want to solve it, how can you solve it? Jin Gui, a person who wants to study medicine, doesn't worry about having nothing to eat wherever he goes, and I haven't heard that he will be willing to emasculate himself into the palace to serve. As for the doctor, it is even more difficult to find, how many are indiscriminate and full of generations, the southern doctor is considered to be the best among the doctors, the teacher is still a famous doctor, in the Zhou Wangfu is also well-informed, personally participated in the compilation of "Saving the Famine Materia Medica" by King Zhou, how her medical skills are, the Queen Mother herself knows. If this clever woman is unable to solve the problem of no rice, the problem of the inner peace hall will not be solved in one day.

Of course, sending sick people out of the palace for treatment, or even giving silver to the palace, is also a way to solve the problem. But here's the problem: the palace has not let go of people for at least more than 20 years, and there has always been a shortage of people, because when Emperor Wen stepped into Nanjing, he basically cut down all the people left in the Nanjing Palace, and the worst thing was to disperse. The current palace population has developed in the past twenty or thirty years, and it is not enough to just enter or leave, let alone release people. Before Xu Guifei's new policy, no matter how faceful the palace maids were, the chances of leaving the palace were rare.

Not to mention all the people, it is the Queen Mother herself, who has been stuffed in the palace for a long time, and wants to go out for a walk, and the palace people will only get worse. The Queen Mother has no doubt that if she has an incurable disease in the palace, she can be sent home, and the first batch of people who can't hold it back must be the current middle and high-level palace maids and female officials. Years of decent life in the palace have made them all have a lot of savings, if the family has something to rely on, at this age, who doesn't want to go out of the palace to enjoy happiness? The excuses are ready-made, and people who are over the age of 30 are already prone to problems......

Even if you are still faithful now, what about a year or two from now? People's hearts can't afford to be tested!

There was already a shortage of people to call, and as soon as this opening was opened, there was a shortage of people even more. And all the people who go are talents, what should I do in this palace in the future? This road is not going to go at all.

It can't be blocked, and it can't be dredged, and the only way seems to be the only way to rectify the system left by Xu Xun. - But how could the Queen Mother pull down her face and adopt her plan? Not to mention, from the bottom of her heart, she also hates this style of completely overthrowing the laws of her ancestors. When Emperor Taizu Gao, there was no rule for releasing people regularly, what did Xu Xun want to do? She refuses to respect the rules of her ancestors, will she still grow up in her eyes?

This third way can be walked but cannot be walked...... Seeing that the rumors in the palace were boiling, the first division of the sixth bureau could only remain silent, revealing such mediocrity and incompetence, that even the Qianqing Palace began to inquire about the matter. Can the Queen Mother feel better? It was obviously a cool weather, and there was a dense row of small bubbles in her mouth, and her anger towards Xu Xun did not subside with time, but became more and more smoldering.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and at this moment, there were more white things in the Qingning Palace - the concubine of the Confucian Temple had been ill for many years, and her life was at the end, and she slept one day and never got up.