Chapter 39 There is no proof of death
"The Queen Mother..."The Prime Minister's wife in the Changle Palace burst into tears, "The Prime Minister was frightened for some reason, the medicine stone was spiritual, and the concubine was worried that the Prime Minister would provoke evil spirits, so she invited the mage to do it, but after a few days, the Prime Minister still did not improve..."
The Queen Mother was also anxious when she heard the intermittent crying of the Prime Minister's wife, she and this younger brother have always had a deep relationship, seeing that he was involved in the harem murder case for no reason and caused the evil spirit to possess him, she hated Han Yan more and more in her heart, "If it wasn't for Han Yan killing people in the mourning palace, why would the prime minister be here?" The Queen Mother said hatefully, and sighed again and again.
"The Queen Mother, in the current situation of the Prime Minister, the concubine doesn't know what to do..."
"Don't you want to be like this, don't you still have a mourning family?" The Queen Mother comforted, "When you return home, the mourning family will let the imperial doctor order Feng Xin to go over with you to have a look, Feng Xin is a divine doctor who is pure and proficient in medicine and the five diagnosis techniques, the mourning family believes that with him, the prime minister will be safe!" ”
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" The prime minister's wife wept and thanked, "Fortunately, there is the queen mother, and the concubine is much more stable physically and mentally!" ”
As soon as the prime minister's wife left, the Queen Mother asked, "What time is it?" ”
Lan Ye beside him responded: "Back to the Queen Mother, just after the dawn." ”
"Go and see if Your Majesty has gone down to court, if so, let him come to see the mourning family." The Queen Mother said.
Lan Ye took the order and left, and the Queen Mother rubbed her eyebrows with her hands on her forehead, and closed her eyes slightly.
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During this time, Liu Che's mood was very bad, the Yellow River gourd burst caused a flood, the flood rushed southeast into Juyeze, flooded into Surabaya, Huaishui, flooded 16 counties, the disaster was very serious. Just when he was worried, Yang proudly stepped inside, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, someone from Changle Palace came to say that the Queen Mother wanted to see Your Majesty." ”
Liu Che said impatiently when he heard this: "I know! ”
Yang De's opinion quickly retreated, Liu Che put down the bamboo slip in his hand and sighed softly, the Queen Mother's call must have been for Han Yan's matter, but this Tian Wei bit to death, and now he is also said to be sick, and he is helpless to take him, thinking of this, the already irritable mood is getting worse and worse.
"Queen Mother, Your Majesty has arrived." Lan Ye whispered beside the Queen Mother, and when the Queen Mother heard this, she opened her eyes and saw Liu Che walking up, "Erchen has seen the Queen Mother!" Liu Che said respectfully.
"Che'er, you're here!" The Queen Mother leaned up slightly and said, "Sit down and talk." ”
"No!" Liu Che knelt on the mat as he said, only to hear the Queen Mother say: "Your Majesty, do you know that your uncle is sick?" ”
"Erchen knows." Liu Che said, "Prime Minister Cheng has been ill for several days. ”
"Do you know why the prime minister is sick?" The Queen Mother asked.
A hint of ridicule rose on Liu Che's lips and said, "Maybe it's a shame to do too much!" ”
"Che'er, you are presumptuous!" The Queen Mother said in a daze, "The prime minister is your uncle, how can you talk like this?" ”
Liu Che didn't want to argue when he heard this, so he bowed his head and apologized: "It's all Erchen's, isn't it!" ”
Seeing Liu Che's attitude so negative, the Queen Mother couldn't help but soften her tone a little, and said: "Che'er, your uncle's illness must have been frightened in the Mourning Palace's palace that day, and the Mourning family has asked the imperial doctor to go for diagnosis and treatment, Han Yan has harmed the younger brother of the Mourning family like this, what are you going to do?" ”
"Queen Mother, this matter has nothing to do with Han Yan, the real murderer is still under investigation." Liu Che replied.
"What a murderer! What a murderer! The queen mother couldn't help but say angrily when she heard this, "Look at the mourning family, Han Yan is the real murderer!" He is a good doctor, why did he come to mourn the palace for no reason? If it weren't for the affair with that servant and the eagerness to hide it from others, how could there be murder? ”
"Your Majesty, you promised the mourning family about this matter, and you will not spare Han Yan!" The Queen Mother looked at Liu Che with a suspicious expression, "You have no jokes, you won't regret it, right?" ”
"I will not regret what I have said!" Liu Che said solemnly, "But my original words are that if this matter is really Han Yan's doing, I will not spare it!" But this matter is full of suspicions, Han Yan did not admit his guilt, and I did not believe that Han Yan did it, so how can I regret it? ”
The Queen Mother's face sank, and she said: "The mourning family has long believed that the murderer is Han Yan, if it weren't for Your Majesty's insistence on a detailed investigation, the mourning family would have beheaded that guy that day!" Now that all these days have passed, has Your Majesty found out anything? ”
"At the moment, I don't have full evidence, but this matter is absolutely inseparable from the prime minister!"
The question of Tian Wei was clearly written on Liu Che's face, which couldn't help but make the Queen Mother angry and annoyed, "Who did Your Majesty listen to and be so suspicious of your uncle?" Can such words be conclusive? According to the mourning family, as long as Han Yan is killed, this matter will be over! ”
"Queen Mother, I understand your deep relationship with the Prime Minister's sister and brother, so I have repeatedly tolerated it, but why can't the Queen Mother understand me?" Liu Che finally couldn't help it, and said loudly, "I have been friends with Han Yan since the king of Jiaodong, and I am like a brother, how can the queen mother not know?" Why do you have to keep pushing each other before the matter is decided? ”
The queen mother was shocked when she saw this, Liu Che had always been filial to her, when had she been so rude, and was about to reprimand, but Liu Che got up and said: "There are still some affairs in the former dynasty that have not yet been dealt with, please let Erchen retire first!" He bowed his head and turned to leave, leaving only the Queen Mother to stop talking.
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Since Liu Che came back from Changle Palace, the prepared lunch has not moved, seeing that it is dinner time, seeing that Liu Che is still locked in the palace, Yang Deyi can't help but feel a little anxious, after pacing a few laps outside the hall, he beckoned to the small yellow door on the side, whispered a few words in his ear, and the little yellow door will go.
"Your Majesty, it's time to eat!" Yang proudly pushed open the door of the hall and bowed down into the inner road.
"I don't have an appetite, so I don't have to pass it on." As expected, Liu Che still gave up.
"Your Majesty's lunch has not moved, if you don't need dinner again..."Yang proudly persuaded him, but before he finished speaking, Liu Che interrupted: "Stand down!" ”
Yang De didn't dare to say much, and suddenly a soft voice came from behind him, "Your Majesty!" Yang proudly heard this, and his heart calmed down a little, and he turned around and saluted: "I've seen Mrs. Wei!" ”
Wei Zifu looked at Yang smugly and nodded and smiled, and Yang retreated proudly.
"Why are you here?" Liu Che was surprised. After entering the palace for so many years, if he hadn't summoned him, Wei Zifu would never have set foot in the Chengming Palace, and when he suddenly came here today, Liu Che was naturally surprised.
Wei Zifu smiled: "The concubine has seen Your Majesty!" I didn't dare to hide it from Your Majesty, Your Majesty didn't move for lunch, and I didn't need it for dinner, so Yang Jinzhi was naturally anxious, so he sent someone to find a concubine. ”
"This troubled old slave!" Liu Che scolded.
"Your Majesty, Yang Jinzhi also cares about Your Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty not to punish him." Wei Zifu said in a good voice, slowly approached and looked at the recitals spread out on the long table, and said softly: "Your Majesty is not in a good mood, it is better to watch these recitals later." ”
"Good!" Liu Che was also upset, so he simply threw the bamboo slip in his hand, "Listen to you!" ”
Wei Zifu walked to Liu Che and knelt down, stretched out his hand and gently pressed on Liu Che's shoulder a few times, Liu Che suddenly felt a lot more comfortable, and couldn't help but close his eyes slightly.
"Your Majesty, are you still worried about Lord Han's affairs?" Wei Zifu asked softly in his ear.
"Hmm..."Liu Che bowed slightly.
"Your Majesty has been friends with Lord Han for many years, right?" Wei Zifu's voice floated softly.
"Yes, I became acquainted with him when I was still the king of Jiaodong..."Liu Che's face showed a hint of a smile, and his thoughts slowly drifted away, "At that time, my companion was the grandson of Gong Gaohou, and Han Yan entered the palace as an entourage because he was a concubine, but I just liked him, and soon I asked the first emperor to be his companion." But it was more appropriate to play with him than to accompany him, when he and I secretly climbed up the tree to dig out the bird's nest, and painted on the master's face while he was asleep..."
The smile on Liu Che's face became stronger and stronger, "When he was older, he and I learned to ride and shoot together, and went out hunting together. Although I am not related to him by blood, we are like brothers, and over the years, he has accompanied me through the most difficult times, and he has always reminded me to be patient, until the day when I will return to power..."
Speaking of this, Liu Che's voice slowly dimmed, "What's the use of me regaining control of the world, the queen mother thinks he is guilty, and I have to let me kill him, I once again disobeyed the queen mother's will in Changle Palace today... You say, what should I do? Liu Che pulled Wei Zifu and buried his head in her arms, in pain.
Wei Zifu gently stroked Liu Che, like stroking his own child, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's anger has not subsided, and it will slowly dissipate over time." Your Majesty and the Queen Mother's mother and son are connected, and the Queen Mother will definitely not do anything that makes Her Majesty sad, give the Queen Mother some time, Lord Han will be auspicious, and it will be fine! ”
"Hmm..." Liu Che nodded, looking at the slightly jumping wick on the case, he hoped that as long as the holiday was over, everything could return to peace.
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"Queen Mother, someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion is here!" After lunch, the queen mother was about to take a nap, and the deacon eunuch outside the palace stepped forward to say goodbye.
The Queen Mother was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Xuan! ”
After a while, someone came to the palace with the deacon, and the queen mother hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with the prime minister?" ”
The person said in a trembling voice: "Back to the Queen Mother, Madam asked me to quickly invite the Queen Mother to come over to the house to have a look, Prime Minister... The prime minister doesn't look good..."
"What?" The Queen Mother was shocked, "Isn't it okay for the Imperial Doctor to order the past a few days ago?" ”
"On that day, the imperial doctor ordered him to go to the house to prescribe medicine to the prime minister, although the prime minister fell asleep a lot, but after using the medicine, there was no big problem, but... It's just...", the man said, "Yesterday night, the prime minister suddenly woke up, as if he saw something dirty, and screamed in horror, don't kill me, don't kill me..."
"And then?" The Queen Mother hurriedly said, "Is this still the case today?" ”
The person who came lowered his head and said slowly: "Now the prime minister only has air, no breathin..."
"Quick! Prepare the car! When the Queen Mother heard this, she hurriedly said, "Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion quickly!" ”
When I entered the prime minister's house, I saw Tian Wei's face sallow and her eyes closed, and the prime minister's wife was crying on the side, and when she saw the queen mother, the prime minister's wife seemed to have a backbone, and said busily: "The queen mother, the queen mother, look at the prime minister, what's wrong?" ”
The Queen Mother stepped forward and called softly: "Second brother, second brother..."
"How long has this been going on?" The Queen Mother asked.
The Prime Minister's wife stopped crying and recalled, "This has been the case since today, and the Prime Minister has not entered a drop until now." ”
The Queen Mother frowned when she heard this, and said to Lan Ye: "Has the imperial doctor's order been transmitted?" ”
Lan Ye replied: "The slave maid has been rumored when she left the palace, and it should be almost there." ”
"Good!" The Queen Mother bowed slightly, looked at Tian Wei and sighed.
After a while, the imperial physician Cheng Feng Xin hurriedly came, and when he saw that the queen mother was also there, he hurriedly stepped forward to treat Tian Wei without caring about saluting, "Imperial Doctor Order, how is the prime minister?" Seeing that Feng Xinliang was silent for a long time, the Queen Mother couldn't help but ask worriedly.
Feng Xin shook his head slowly and said, "I'm afraid the prime minister won't be able to pass these few days..."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she stumbled and almost fell, "Prime Minister..."
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The night was deep, the stars were sparse and the moon was hidden, and the sound in the palace was even more leaky from afar, and the queen mother was tossing and turning, sleepy. Lan Ye gently pushed the door in, approached the Queen Mother and whispered: "Queen Mother, there is news from the Prime Minister's Mansion... Prime Minister..."
The Queen Mother sat up in shock, and two lines of tears rolled down, "Second brother..."