Spring is far away, and as the cicadas on the trees become more noisy, the heat is getting stronger. The green shade in the Weiyang Palace shades the sun, the pomegranates bloom all over, and sometimes the warbler sounds, and the afternoon is far away and leisurely.

Although it is in summer, the cool hall in the north of Weiyang Palace is as cool as frost, the stone is painted in the hall as a bed, a Ziyao tent is set up, and the ice stored in winter is held with jade crystal as a plate, and there is no heat at all in the meantime, and a conversation comes from the cool hall.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to crown the Xiongnu prince Yu Dan as the marquis? The Huns and my Han have a deep blood feud, and Yu Dan just switched to my Han because he couldn't protect himself because of his civil strife, and he has nothing to do, please think twice! ”

"What Qing said, I understand that it is precisely because Yu Dan is the prince of Shan Yu, a minister of the Xiongnu army, that I named him the Marquis of She'an. My move is intended to warn the Hu people, now that the Xiongnu princes have surrendered to my Han and have been named marquis, other small kings are not a problem! Thinking about the bitter cold land in the north, the Hu people must live by water and grass if they want to survive, and I am a big man who is fertile for thousands of miles, how rich? If I can also surrender to my Han like the prince Yu Dan, I will treat me well. ”

"It's the ministers who are ignorant, but Your Majesty is wise!"

Outside the hall, a figure came in a hurry, and said to the small yellow door outside the hall: "Tell Your Majesty quickly, the Queen Mother is afraid that it will not be good!" ”

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The queen mother in the Changle Palace was lying on the couch with a haggard face, and after suffering from the cold on the winter night a year ago, her body deteriorated, and the cough disease occurred from time to time, and the old disease recurred. I thought that after the weather warmed up, it would get better day by day, but I didn't expect that it had been good and bad for more than a year, and it didn't heal.

I remembered that a few days ago, the Queen Mother seemed to know that this day was coming, and she held his hand and babbled many old things, "When my mother dreamed of embracing the sun in her arms, she soon became pregnant with you, and then my mother knew that my son must be extraordinary..."

The Queen Mother recalled his past events from the King of Jiaodong to the Prince to the Emperor, and always had a soft smile on her face, until she said that Tian Wei was frightened to death and forced him to kill Han Yan, her expression was a little more apologetic, "Che'er, my mother knows that I forced you to kill Han Yan, you feel aggrieved, you blame your mother and hate your mother, but your mother has no choice, if you don't kill Han Yan, your mother can't stand your uncle!" You have to forgive Mother for this..."

Thinking of these Liu Che's tears, he fell uncontrollably, and when he arrived at Changle Palace, the imperial physician Ling Feng Xin was already standing aside and bowing his head silently. "The Queen Mother! Queen mother! Liu Che rushed forward, "Queen Mother, Erchen is here!" ”

When the Queen Mother heard the shout, she opened her eyes slightly, and her lips moved: "Che'er! Liu Che held the hand of the Queen Mother and sobbed: "Queen Mother, the sons are here, the sons are here!" ”

"The Queen Mother... I'm afraid the Queen Mother is going—" The Queen Mother said slowly, tears streaming from her eyes.

"The Queen Mother... No, with Erchen here, I will definitely find the best doctor for you..."Liu Che wiped away his tears and turned his head and shouted, "Feng Xin! I haven't been in this situation since the day before yesterday, why did the Queen Mother's body turn so sharply just two days later? ”

Feng Xin replied in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's old illness has not healed for a long time, the kidney yin has been lost for a long time, and the pulse has been floating and scattering for a long time, and the disease has already penetrated into the body, and it is only a matter of time before today..."

"Don't talk to me about these useless things!" Liu Che shouted categorically, "You are a divine doctor, proficient in medicine and the five diagnosis techniques, if you can't cure a cough disease, what use do I want you!" ”

"Che'er, mourning... The mourning family knows that your own body, you don't have to embarrass the imperial doctor's order..."The queen mother's eyes tried to find the figure of Princess Pingyang, and she was unable to speak: "What about your sister?" ”

"Go and invite Princess Pingyang into the palace! Just go! Liu Che almost straightened up and shouted. The palace people hurriedly ran out of the promise, and Liu Che held the queen mother's hand and said, "Queen Mother, my sister is coming soon!" You've got to hold on! ”

"Hold on! The mourning family can hold on! The Queen Mother fainted while speaking, Feng Xin hurriedly stepped forward to diagnose and treat, and Liu Che asked urgently, "What's wrong?" Feng Xin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's body is too weak..."

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zifu hurried over when he heard the news, "How is the Queen Mother?" Wei Zifu asked worriedly.

Liu Che shook his head with tears in his eyes and said, "It's not good..."

Wei Zifu also burst into tears, clasped his palms together and prayed: "The Queen Mother is benevolent, please bless the Queen Mother!" ”

"Imperial Doctor's Order, is there no other way?" Wei Zifu asked with hope.

Feng Xin shook his head and said in a low voice, "Minister... Impotent. ”

Wei Zifu nodded gloomily and held Liu Che speechlessly. After more than an hour, I heard hurried footsteps in the distance, "Queen Mother!" Queen mother! Princess Pingyang's eyes were red and she rushed over.

"Sister!" Liu Che cried, "The queen mother misses my sister very much, it's good that my sister is here." ”

"Your Majesty!" Princess Pingyang didn't care about giving courtesy, and when she saw that the Queen Mother was unconscious, she hurriedly asked, "Imperial Doctor's Order, how is the Queen Mother?" ”

Feng Xin whispered: "Princess, Queen Mother... Sick into the torso, minister... Impotent! ”

"Quick!" Princess Pingyang hurriedly took out a human-shaped red ginseng and said: "This red ginseng is a gem among ginseng, it is said to be thousands of years old, and it has the effect of resurrecting the dead. ”

Liu Che was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly said, "Feng Xin, don't take it quickly!" ”

"No!" Feng Xin was skeptical, but still respectfully took the red ginseng and retreated.

After the ginseng soup was boiled and served to the Queen Mother, it was a miracle effect, and it didn't take long for the Queen Mother to slowly open her eyes, and when she saw Princess Pingyang by her side, she was overjoyed and said: "Pingyang, you are finally here!" ”

Princess Pingyang helped the Queen Mother sit up slightly on the soft pillow, and said movingly: "Queen Mother, Pingyang is here, Pingyang is here to accompany you, and you won't go anywhere." ”

"Well... Cough... Good! The Queen Mother coughed and nodded, "It's good if you're here, it's good if you're here!" ”

Feng Xin couldn't believe it when he saw this, and hurriedly said: "The princess has opened the eyes of the minister!" ”

Liu Che also said happily: "Sister, this thing is really magical, and the queen mother is getting better, and I am relieved." ”

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, Wei Zifu said to Liu Che: "Your Majesty, now that the Queen Mother's condition is improving, there are concubines and princesses to take care of here. ”

"What the queen said is that there are me and the queen here, Your Majesty should go and rest first!" Princess Pingyang also persuaded.

Liu Che looked at the Queen Mother in the sickbed, as if she was reluctant, and the Queen Mother squeezed out a smile and said: "Che'er, the Queen Mother is fine, with your sister and son-in-law, you can go back!" ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother's spirit was much better, Liu Che relieved himself, nodded and said, "Okay, the Queen Mother, you are resting, and the sons will come to see you tomorrow." ”

"I'm tired of my sister!" Liu Che said to Princess Pingyang, and instructed Wei Zifu: "Queen, you take care of the queen mother for me." ”

"No!" Wei Zifu owed a debt and said, "Your Majesty rest assured. ”

It was already the second watch, the queen mother and Princess Pingyang gossiped a few words and then looked tired, Wei Zifu thoughtfully persuaded: "Princess, the night is deep, why don't you let the queen mother rest sooner and talk about it tomorrow." ”

Princess Pingyang nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, just talking to the queen mother, it's the second watch." Queen Mother, you rest in peace early, and your sons will stay in Changle Palace tonight, and come back to accompany you tomorrow morning. ”

The Queen Mother patted Princess Pingyang's hand and smiled kindly: "Okay! Good! ”

Wei Zifu carefully served the queen mother to sleep, and gently put down the curtain, and when everything was taken care of, Princess Pingyang opened her mouth and thanked: "The queen takes care of the queen mother so carefully, it is really heartfelt!" ”

"The princess is serious, it's all her duty." Wei Zifu asked carefully, "The princess is staying in the palace tonight, but do you want to send someone to inform the palace so that the Marquis of Ruyin will not worry?" ”

"No need." Princess Pingyang's expression turned cold when she heard this, and she hid it and said with a smile: "Marquis Ruyin went to the fief to collect rent a few days ago, and he hasn't returned yet. ”

Wei Zifu bowed slightly, and said to Princess Pingyang: "Rest early, princess, I will take care of the queen mother's side, princess rest assured!" ”

"Good!" Princess Pingyang smiled, "With the queen here, I can rest assured." ”

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The east wants to know, the morning breeze is up, and the incense in the Changle Palace is not exhausted after one night, and a few wisps of residual incense are left in the hall, which seems to be nothing. The brocade tent hung low, with a bit of laziness, sleeping in this excellent early morning.

Wei Zifu didn't sleep all night, and at this time, listening to the sound of the queen mother's even breathing in the brocade tent, his heart was a lot more steady. Since Cai Xi got married, Yun Niang, who has been following Cai Xi, has been waiting in close quarters, seeing Wei Zifu's eyes red, she couldn't help but feel distressed: "The queen has worked hard all night, the queen mother has settled down, there are slaves and maids watching here, the queen should rest first!" ”

Wei Zifu stopped and said in a low voice: "It's okay, the Queen Mother is sick, and the palace has no intention of sleeping peacefully, so it is more stable to accompany the Queen Mother." ”

"It's hard work!" Princess Pingyang had quietly walked into the inner room, and when she heard the words, she thanked Wei Zifu, and then approached and asked softly, "How is the queen mother?" ”

"The queen mother is stable overnight, and the princess can rest assured." Wei Zifu said with a smile, "The Queen Mother woke up for a while and fell asleep again, did the princess sleep well last night?" ”

Princess Pingyang shook her head slightly and said, "The queen mother is sick, and I can't sleep well." ”

Wei Zifu nodded sympathetically, and said thoughtfully: "Don't worry too much about the princess, the queen mother is still asleep, why don't you have some breakfast first?" ”

Princess Pingyang looked at the sky, and when it was over, she also nodded and said, "It's okay, the queen mother sleeps peacefully, and the queen will come over again after breakfast." ”

Wei Zifu looked at the brocade tent, bowed his head slightly, and instructed Yun Niang: "You carefully guard the Queen Mother." ”

Before the early meal, it was already dark, the birds were chirping outside the window, Wei Zifu saw that there was still no movement in the brocade tent, and couldn't help but ask softly: "Is the Queen Mother still asleep?" ”

Yun Niang said in a low voice: "Back to the queen, the Queen Mother has some dreams, and the slave maid has seen nothing wrong." ”

Wei Zifu nodded lightly, and suddenly listened to it for a while, his face changed suddenly, and he immediately stepped forward to open the brocade tent, only to see that the queen mother looked peaceful, as if falling into a deep sleep, Wei Zifu called softly: "Queen Mother!" Dowager! After a few sounds, there was still silence.

"What's the matter with the Queen Mother?" Princess Pingyang saw Wei Zifu's face heavy, and suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart. Wei Zifu bit her lips tightly, and gently reached out to put her hand under the Queen Mother's nose, for a moment her face turned pale, and she only slowly lowered her hand, and tears burst out of her eyes, "The Queen Mother... Swarming! ”

"Huh?" Princess Pingyang took a few steps back in a daze, she couldn't believe it, tears flowed down immediately, "Queen Mother..."'s hoarse voice made Wei Zifu cry even more, she hugged the heartbroken Princess Pingyang, and said powerlessly to Yun Niang: "Go and please Your Majesty!" ”

"Queen Mother!" There was a cry in the Changle Palace. "Boom!" The death knell sounded, resounding throughout the palace, and the hundred officials in the front hall of Weiyang Palace were in the early court, and they knelt on the ground and cried bitterly when they heard the sound. "Queen Mother!" Liu Che was shocked when he heard this, and the tears were already flowing for a long time.