The Qianqing Palace is in the middle of the harem, and the Yongning Palace and the Zhongcui Palace are the two closest places to the Qianqing Palace in the East Sixth Palace, so Li Guifei and the crown prince were the first to learn the news, followed by the queen who temporarily lived in the Xianfu Palace.

Of course, the queen should live in Kunning Palace, which is in the north of Qianqing Palace, and there is a hall in it, which is called Jiaotai Palace. The dry one is also the sky, and the kun is also the earth, taking the meaning of the emperor and queen heaven and earth. However, two years ago, the queen invited herself to live in seclusion due to illness and moved to Xianfu Palace, because of this matter, even the emperor was criticized by the officials for a while.

Xianfu Palace is one of the six palaces in the west, located in the northwest corner of the six palaces, but did not reach the edge of the Forbidden City, and further west there are the main hall, Xian'an Palace, etc. to the palace wall.

When Huang Mengyu arrived at Xianfu Palace, the palace was as quiet as ever. It's not that the emperor really abused the queen, and even the palace maids and eunuchs didn't make arrangements, but the queen was originally quiet, and after she got sick, she didn't like to be noisy more and more, so the palace people waiting in Xianfu Palace slowly developed the habit of being light and soft-spoken.

When Huang Mengyu came, the subordinates in Xianfu Palace, whether they were palace maids or eunuchs, all behaved indifferently, just saluted him calmly and whispered greetings. Huang Mengyu didn't seem to regard himself as an outsider, and responded by waving or nodding his head casually.

Walk through the front hall to the backyard, and the plaque on the top of the main hall in the backyard reads three big characters: Tongdaotang.

The name of Tongdaotang must be understood by those who are familiar with the history of the Qing Dynasty in later generations - when Emperor Xianfeng died, because his only son was young, he gave the later Ci'an and Cixi a seal each, temporarily representing the imperial power, Ci'an's one was engraved with "Imperial Reward", and Cixi's one was engraved with "Tongdaotang" [Wufeng note: Cixi's one was theoretically given to his son Tongzhi Emperor, but Cixi was in charge].

Of course, Huang Mengyu obviously didn't know that Tongdaotang had such a glorious day in the original history, and for him, this was the backyard of Xianfu Palace, where the queen lived temporarily.

"Huang Yuma is here again?" A eunuch dressed in a young eunuch costume trotted forward and nodded to see Huang Mengyu.

Since the previous high arch was sparse and divided the power of Feng Bao's chief bingbi, Feng Bao gave up the part-time palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor, and this part-time job was handed over to Huang Mengyu by Meng Chong, on the grounds that Huang Mengyu was originally a eunuch in Datong Town and was familiar with military affairs. Therefore, most of the people in the inner court call Huang Mengyu Huang Yuma - after all, there are five Bingbi, and there is only one eunuch of the imperial horse.

Although Huang Mengyu had a kind attitude, his face was very serious, and he asked him: "Where is the queen mother, the emperor's illness has worsened, and the queen mother is asked to visit the Qianqing Palace immediately." ”

The young man of the Xianfu Palace listened, and couldn't help but be shocked, knowing that the emperor must be critically ill, Huang Mengyu rushed to the apse in such a hurry, and did not dare to slack off at the moment, and hurriedly said: "Please wait for Huang Yuma, the small one will be reported." ”

Huang Mengyu waved his hand, and the eunuch went immediately.

It didn't take long for a sound of footsteps to sound, and a woman in a big red palace costume turned out from behind the screen, her face was a little pale, and she asked Huang Mengyu, "How is the emperor?" ”

Huang Mengyu cried with a sad face and said, "The queen mother, is the imperial doctor...... Please summon the crown prince, cabinet ministers, queens, concubines, etc. to the Qianqing Palace. ”

This palace woman is the current Empress Chen of the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as Empress Chen heard Huang Mengyu's words, she knew that the emperor might not be able to do it - the imperial doctor asked the emperor to summon the crown prince and the cabinet assistants, which was clearly to let the emperor quickly explain the future.

The childless and sickly queen's face turned a little pale, and her shoulders collapsed, as if she was about to fall to the ground. Huang Mengyu and the young eunuch of Xianfu Palace saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward to support her left and right.

Huang Mengyu said hurriedly: "The queen beware...... Niangniang, the matter is urgent, if you have anything to say, let's wait until you see the emperor. ”

Empress Chen's eyes were a little sloppy, but after hearing this, she gradually regained her focus, glanced at Huang Mengyu, nodded, gently pushed away the two people holding her, and said, "Quickly prepare the honor guard and go to the Qianqing Palace." ”

Preparing the guard of honor was the business of the young eunuch of Xianfu Palace, and he hurriedly went down to shout. Huang Mengyu glanced at the two palace maids beside Empress Chen, and stopped talking a little.

Empress Chen understood and ordered, "You guys retreat some." The two palace maids were blessed, and hurriedly retreated, only watching from afar.

"Say whatever you want...... Is it the emperor who intends to depose it first? Empress Chen asked with a calm face.

Huang Mengyu hurriedly said: "The queen is too worried, how can the emperor have such thoughts?" ”

Empress Chen stared at Huang Mengyu's eyes for a while, and then suddenly said, "If I have to abolish the queen, I'm afraid my husband won't let me go to see him." ”

"This ......" Huang Mengyu was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "The emperor really didn't order his ministers to invite the queen. ”

Empress Chen's face remained unchanged, but her pupils shrank suddenly, and she asked, "Sure enough...... So, did you come on your own, or did someone ask you to come? ”

Huang Mengyu said respectfully: "Yes...... Gao Yude has confessed before. ”

"Gao Yude? Highly pragmatic? Empress Chen narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a hint of playfulness, looked at Huang Mengyu and said: "He is the same age as the prince, and he is only ten years old this year, you said that he had such an explanation before, and asked you to invite this palace?" ”

Huang Mengyu didn't show any surprise on his face, he still looked respectful, and replied, "Yes, Niangniang." ”

Empress Chen looked at him again for a while, then suddenly retracted her gaze and said lightly: "If this palace is not bad, presumably he still has something for you to convey?" ”

"Queen Shengming." Huang Mengyu replied.

"Let's talk about it." Empress Chen looked at Huang Mengyu again and said lightly: "What does he want, and what can he give?" ”

Huang Mengyu was silent for a moment and replied: "Gao Yude said that he can guarantee two things: the first thing is that the Empress Dowager will be honored by the Empress Dowager and will be with her in the Xuan Palace in the future. ”

Empress Chen said noncommittally: "Since the emperor has no intention of abolishing the queen, why do you need him to guarantee this?" ”

The truth is indeed this truth, but Huang Mengyu smiled slightly: "The story of the Great Rites Discussion is not far away, and the queen thinks that there is nothing to worry about?" ”

Empress Chen's face changed, she was silent for a moment, and then asked, "What about the second thing?" ”

Huang Mengyu said: "The second thing is that the Chen family in Baotong Prefecture will be rich and worry-free for 50 years. ”

"Fifty years?" Empress Chen sneered: "I thought he was going to say that the Chen family in Tongzhou has been rich and worry-free since then." ”

"Not really." Huang Mengyu said with a straight face: "Gao Yude said that life is endless, and fifty years is what he thinks he can guarantee, but as for what will happen after fifty years, no one can say for sure." ”

Empress Chen glanced at Huang Mengyu with a slight surprise, and seeing that he didn't look like a joke, she thought about it and nodded: "It seems that he is really sincere." ”

Huang Mengyu said: "If the queen has heard the story that Gao Yude's words can be worth 300,000 taels, she should believe that the saying of 'one promise and a thousand gold' is not child's play." ”

"I know about what he did for the old father of the palace before. You've been taking care of me lately, and I don't want to come to Xianfu Palace, and I know that it's not without purpose. Empress Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I believe in his sincerity and am very satisfied, then...... What does he want? ”