Cheng He wiped the tears on his face, this is not the time for him to cry, the emperor's last last death said that the second prince Huan Sheng, but does this mean that he wants him to succeed to the throne?

Cheng He walked to the side of the desk, picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the white cloth, and quickly went out.

In the Taiwei Mansion, Zihua had not rested yet, she looked at the rain curtain in the sky, and thought to Uncle Yang a little: "I don't know where my husband is today?" Is everything alright? ”

Zihua sighed silently, and was about to turn around and go back to the room, when suddenly there was a sharp knock on the door. Zihua was taken aback, who would come this night? Besides, the Manchu Dynasty knows that Uncle Yang is not in the house, and now she is the only woman left in the house, who will not come to avoid the wind and rumors?

Zihua hesitated to open the door, and the knock on the door seemed to be more urgent than just now, even alarming Uncle Ying, the old housekeeper who was resting in the side courtyard.

Uncle Ying walked out and saw Zihua, looked up and asked with his eyes if he wanted to open the door, Zihua nodded. Uncle Ying opened the door of the mansion and saw Cheng He standing by the door, with rain flowing down his head.

"Come in, Father!" Zihua greeted loudly.

Chenghe walked into the house, he was covered in rain, I don't know if it was because he was in a hurry or cold, his body trembled slightly.

Zihua brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to Chenghe: "Father, what happened, why did you come to the house tonight?" ”

Zihua knew that the eldest father would not come to the house easily, firstly, in order to avoid suspicion, the whole dynasty knew that Zihua called him the eldest father, and now Zihua married Uncle Yang as his wife, in order not to let everyone say that they were actively supporting Uncle Yang's change of law out of personal feelings. The second is that at this time, the eldest father should stay by the emperor's side, help him pack up the books, and add oil to the oil lamp.

"Zihua, remember, this matter must be conservative, otherwise I am afraid that Mr. will be in danger."

Zihua suddenly understood, turned his head and said to the old housekeeper who was still guarding beside him: "Uncle Ying, you go and rest, I will accompany my eldest father to talk about homely things, and my eldest father finally came to the house for a trip." ”

The old butler answered, turned around and staggered out.

"Father, what do you ......say" Zihua's voice was a little dry, looking at the expression of the eldest father, he could already guess some, the eldest father has always been alert, if it wasn't a big deal, he wouldn't be so alarmed.

Cheng He nodded: "The emperor has died." ”

Zihua shook suddenly, stretched out his hand to hold the ground, so that he didn't fall: "How come?" Father, how is it possible? How could it be that without warning, those imperial doctors did not diagnose and treat it! ”

Chenghe told everything that happened in a day in detail, Zihua cried and said, "Father, my husband has just left, he hasn't gotten the news, and he can't control the overall situation, Father." ”

"I know, so I came to the Taiwei Mansion as soon as possible, isn't there a forbidden army left by the emperor's personal order in the house, I have already written a letter, and quickly sent someone to deliver it to Mr., I think he should not go far in a day, as long as he is fast, he will be able to catch up soon."

"Father, what about tomorrow morning? The ministers will ask. ”

"I've already thought about it, tomorrow I will tell the ministers, just say that the emperor occasionally feels cold and unwell, and he will be fine after a day of rest. Prevaricating for the time being, I just hope that Mr. can come back soon. I have already discussed with Imperial Physician Mao, and tomorrow I will only say that Imperial Physician Mao has entered the palace to diagnose the emperor, and no one should be suspicious. ”

"Okay, everything will be done according to the Father's will. Father, then this crown prince ......" Zihua didn't ask, after all, privately inquiring about the crown prince can sometimes even be counted as rebellion.

Cheng He pondered for a moment and said: "When the emperor was sober, he called the name of the second prince twice, I don't know what it means, I guess it should be the emperor who wants to make him the new emperor, and then talk about the eldest prince...... Cheng He didn't say any more, and privately talked about the prince to be killed.

Zihua suddenly shouted: "It's broken." Father, when you come, I'm afraid that someone will enter the study, and it will be bad! ”

Cheng He waved his hand: "With the help of the Tiger Talisman, I privately transferred a team of forbidden troops to surround the study and told them that no one should be allowed to enter without a summons." You quickly find a confidant and send the secret letter to Mr. quickly, and there is no delay for a moment! ”

Zihua sent Chenghe away, then put on a brocade robe, put on a cloak, hurriedly got into the rain, and walked towards the side courtyard behind.

In the courtyard behind lived a team of forbidden troops from the Emperor's Imperial Guard's Mansion, and the people here should be reliable, so Zihua asked them to send a letter to Uncle Yang.

Zihua stood outside the courtyard, and after a while, footsteps sounded in the courtyard, the door opened gently, and a young man with dark skin and about twenty people walked out, and he bowed and saluted: "I've seen Madame." ”

The young man's name is Deng Xian, Zihua knows him quite well, this person was born in a poor child, the emperor met in Jiaozhou when he went on patrol, saw that he was extraordinary, so he took it with him, and later put him into the forbidden army to be a small leader, and then the law changed, his team of forbidden troops was assigned to the Taiwei Mansion to protect the Taiwei Yang Shuzi, this time Yang Shuzi patrolled, because he didn't want to be too eye-catching, he only brought Pu Xianyu with him, and the forbidden army stayed in the house to protect Zihua.

Zihua took out the secret letter that Cheng He gave her from her arms, handed it to Deng Xian, and said, "General Deng, this secret letter is very important, and it must be handed over to Lord Taiwei." You went out of the city overnight, this is a letter of order, it can ensure that you go all the way unimpeded, remember to remember. You have been traveling westward, and Lord Taiwei should go to Mianzhou. ”

"Yes, ma'am, I'll go and get ready to go." Deng Xian hurried back to the courtyard, simply packed his bags, brought a little dry biscuits, poured a bag of cold water, went to the stable to lead a horse, turned over, and set off straight.

Zihua returned to her room, a pair of jade hands were held and released, released and held, a layer of sweat appeared in her palms, and she silently recited in her heart: "General Deng, you must deliver the letter to your husband safely, God, bless your husband to come back in time." ”

Zihua didn't sleep all night, this time it was much more difficult than when she went to Mobei City alone. Zihua was a little relieved, and found someone to find out the news.

On the morning of the second day, the hundred officials came to the Zhaohua Hall as usual, they waited quietly, and many ministers were a little absent-minded, although they were important ministers of various ministries, but now the major affairs in the court are in the hands of Uncle Yang, and the emperor also supports them, so they basically have nothing to do.

It's just that what puzzles them is why they haven't seen the emperor come out today, and the emperor sits on it early and waits for them on weekdays.

The time passed slowly, a group of courtiers finally couldn't bear it anymore, and began to commotion, Uncle Yang was not there, Huang Gongfu was the prince and young master, and he was the first minister in the previous court, everyone couldn't help but look at him, but Huang Gongfu didn't seem to have seen it, and actually closed his eyes and raised his nerves.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and all the ministers looked at the palace door, it turned out to be the old servant Chenghe and the imperial doctor Mao, only to hear Chenghe say: "The emperor occasionally feels cold and unwell, if you have something to play, please ask the emperor, you can directly hand over the music, if there is nothing to play, you can disperse the court by yourself." ”

"How is the emperor's dragon body, is it serious?" Yan Yifan asked loudly.

"The emperor is fine, and there is a royal doctor who has already diagnosed the pulse." Chenghe looked at Imperial Doctor Mao, Imperial Doctor Mao stepped forward and arched his hand and said, "Your Excellency, rest assured, the emperor is in good health, as long as he recuperates a little." ”

"That's good, that's good." The ministers nodded their heads in response.

Chenghe and Imperial Physician Mao took the lead in walking out of the palace gate, and a group of ministers left one by one, leaving only Yan Yifan and Huang Gongfu.

Yan Yifan walked quickly to Huang Gongfu's side, Huang Gongfu lowered his head and leaned into Yan Yifan's ear, whispered a few words, and Yan Yifan left quickly. Huang Gongfu looked up at the sky, the sky that had just rained was as smooth as being washed, there were no clouds at all, and there was still some stagnant water on the ground, Huang Gongfu stepped on it, and the water seeped into the cloth boots, but he didn't seem to notice it, and slowly walked towards the palace gate.

Zihua sat in the room, a little uneasy, although the people sent out to inquire about the news came back and said that everything was as usual, without a little wave, but she didn't know what was wrong, she just felt as if something big was about to happen. Her eyes were deep-set, and while she was sad about the emperor's death, she was worried about her husband, and she didn't sleep all night, and she suddenly felt exhausted.

Besides, after Cheng He left the Zhaohua Palace, he asked Imperial Doctor Mao to go back, he only told Imperial Doctor Mao that the emperor was sober, but his spirit was not good, and he needed to be well regulated.

Cheng He returned to the study, asked the maid to grab a few doses of medicine according to the prescription prescribed by Imperial Doctor Mao, fried it, took it at the door, and handed it out after a while, making the impression that the emperor had already taken the medicine.

He knew that this was just an expedient measure, the emperor's dragon body was slowly rotting, and the incense in the house was afraid that it would not be able to cover up the smell, but now that Uncle Yang is not coming back, he can only hold on like this, the emperor respects him very much, and he can only carry the rest of the stall alone, otherwise I don't know what will happen.

Fortunately, no one came to this study, and there were ministers who came to meet the emperor in the past, until Uncle Yang Qushui Execution Ground beheaded the Marquis of Yinping and the assassin of Hezhou, and saw that the emperor not only punished Uncle Yang, but gave him Jiuxi, and everyone woke up to it, Uncle Yang's decision was the emperor's decision, and the emperor was bent on changing the law, so they began to stop going to the emperor to discuss matters, and of course no one was looking for Uncle Yang to discuss matters, because Uncle Yang only recognized the law, never recognized human feelings.

Cheng He could only silently read in his heart: "Mr. come back as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that I will give up all my efforts." ”

It's just that Chenghe doesn't have the energy to care about other things, but there is already an undercurrent outside the palace, someone went to visit the Mao Imperial Doctor, that person is a young man in brocade clothes, but no one knows him, they will meet very secretly, and no one knows what they talked about.