Empress Wu saw Qu Ping and Qin Hui leave, and said to Empress Dowager Wei: "Empress Dowager, Lord Qu is not bad for the emperor, so don't take it to heart." ”

Empress Dowager Wei said: "What is his identity now, can he enter the palace casually?" You don't want to think about it, either! You, the queen, are good at everything, but you are too soft-hearted and too benevolent! ”

Empress Wu listened to her mother-in-law's teachings and did not dare to reply. The other concubines were also silent, such a big thing happened, and it was natural for the Queen Mother to be angry, and everyone must follow the Queen Mother's temper.

The chamberlain helped the two heads of the courtyard to change the sheets and bedding for the emperor, and the effect of the emperor's hemp boiling powder was also over, and he woke up quietly, looked at everyone's concerned eyes, and said: "I slept and felt much better." ”

"Is the emperor still in pain now? What else is uncomfortable? Empress Wu asked, while testing the temperature of the emperor's forehead with the back of her hand, it was not so hot than before, it should be running in a good direction.

"There is still a little dull pain, hurry up and pull something in the lower right abdomen." The emperor said.

Li Gang said: "Your Majesty, with your consent before, Lord Qu helped you operate and took out the lesion. ”

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Oh, yes, that's what happened, I almost forgot." ”

The head of the courtyard came over with a basin containing the emperor's appendix and asked the emperor to take a look.

After reading it, the emperor and everyone in the harem felt a little disgusted. But this is taken out of the emperor's body, it is something in the dragon's body, and no one dares to show disrespect.

"This is something in the body of the dragon, so let's send it to the Imperial Tomb first, haha!" Zhao Gou smiled, laughing so hard that his stomach hurt, and he didn't dare to laugh anymore.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said: "Yes, Your Majesty." Do I need to prepare for any rituals? ”

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Everything is simple, put it in secret." ”

Li Gang said: "The emperor is fine, I will retire first, and come to visit the emperor another day." ”

The emperor said: "Okay, if I am not here, the affairs of the court will be more troubled by the ministers." ”

Li Gang took the five major Shangshu and said goodbye, and left with the emperor's appendix.

The queen mother also didn't close her eyes for a day and a night, and the queen asked the queen mother to go back to the palace to rest first, and she and several other concubines took turns to take care of the emperor.

Qu Ping was sent back to the prison of the Criminal Department by Qin Hui, and it was already the third watch. Almost all the people in the cells slept. Qin Hui ordered the cell boss to keep Qu Ping Haosheng alone and interrogate him tomorrow.

Qu Ping was locked in a separate cell, with no fellow inmates around, and he was alone in the dark and quiet.

The cell guards didn't buy Qu Ping's account this time, because the top boss Qin Hui sent a message to keep Qu Ping under close control.

The cell boss locked the door, confessed to Qu Ping, and took the jailer to sleep.

Qu Ping will definitely not be angry with these low-level jailers, they are just small chess pieces.

The next morning, Qin Hui slept until he woke up naturally, and then called his good assistant Zeng Biao to get into a carriage and go to the prison of the Criminal Department.

"It seems that the emperor and Qu Ping have released their previous suspicions, now is the time to wait, we must seize the last opportunity to bring down Qu Ping before the emperor recovers!" Qin Hui said in his heart.

Zeng Biao asked, "Sir, what happened yesterday?" ”

Qin Hui said: "Qu Ping sneaked into the palace at night and caused the emperor to be seriously ill and almost ......"

"Isn't that a capital offense?"

"Whether it is breaking into the palace at night or assassinating the emperor, any one of them is a capital crime. It's just that the emperor doesn't seem to blame him! ”

"Why is that?"

"It is divine will."

"Then why was he imprisoned in the Criminal Department again?"

"This is the Empress Dowager's decree."

Zeng Biao suddenly thought about it and said in a low voice: "If the emperor doesn't get better for a while, is it still up to the queen mother to decide?" ”

"Of course! The Queen Mother is the top figure in the harem. Qin Hui looked at Zeng Biao, "What do you want to say?" ”

"Sir, if the emperor does not ask Qu Ping to blame, it means that all the previous control over Qu Ping will be overthrown. Isn't that gentleman's efforts in vain? ”

Qin Hui said: "Bastard, everything this official does is for the court!" ”

"Sir, Xiaguan is your student, you are both prosperous and lost, what can you say to me?"

All along, Zeng Biao has indeed been loyal and diligent to Qin Hui, and he is indeed a good dog.

Qin Hui chose to accept Zeng Biao completely and asked, "What plan do you have?" ”

Zeng Biao first analyzed: "If Qu Ping makes a comeback, the first thing to deal with must be his husband and students. At that time, you and I will have to peel off the skin if I don't die! ”

Qin Hui thought about what he had secretly done to Qu Ping before, as well as his attitude towards Qu Ping in the past two days, all of which had made Qu Ping hate himself to the core. Now that I am with Qu Ping, it is a situation where water and fire are incompatible, and you are in a situation of life and death!

Qin Hui nodded and said, "Now that the emperor is sick in bed, the queen mother has the right to decide, and Qu Ping is in the prison of the Criminal Department, it is our last chance to strike a fatal blow!" ”

"That's right! According to the student's humble opinion, the emperor's operation was done by Qu Ping, and whether the result was good or bad decided Qu Ping's fate. ”

Qin Hui seemed to understand or not, and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Zeng Biao's eyes were gloomy and said: "If the emperor doesn't get better, with the queen mother's temperament, coupled with the friendship between Mr. and the queen mother, how do you think the queen mother will deal with Qu Ping?" ”

Qin Hui thought about what Zeng Biao said carefully, and there was indeed some truth, and asked: "The basis of these inferences must not be good for the emperor." How to make the emperor not get better? ”

"Only by some means!"

Qin Hui was a little nervous, and if he wanted to secretly attack the emperor, it would really be a capital crime.

Zeng Biao said: "Sir, what do you think, with the emperor's current change in attitude towards Qu Ping, when the emperor gets better, then it's not good, I'm afraid it will be your turn, sir!" ”

Zeng Biao is right, Qin Hui will not say anything for the time being, see what Zeng Biao will say. Ground floor

"If the emperor is not good, or...... Broken? Zeng Biao looked at Qin Hui's expression, saw that he did not resist, and then said, "When the time comes, the new monarch will take the throne and the queen will still be young, and the queen mother will definitely meddle in the affairs of the court, and even listen to the government." At that time, Mr. will be the Queen Mother and the former celebrity, one person above and below ten thousand people, that is Mr. You! ”

Qin Hui said softly: "You don't want to talk nonsense. ”

Zeng Biao saw that Qin Hui was not reprimanding himself with strict words, and Qin Hui was already tempted, so he took it a step further and said: "Instead of knowing that you are dead, why don't you give it a fight in order to survive?" ”

Qin Hui was ruthless and said: "If you plead with the emperor, the emperor may not be open." ”

"My lord, framing King Xiang, unjustly killing Zhang Xian, blaming Yue Fei, plus Manichaeism, isn't it enough to die once?" Zeng Biao said.

Qin Hui looked at Zeng Biao coldly: "What did you say!?" ”

"My lord, I'm not blind."

"Then why are you following me?"

"Isn't it for the sake of soaring? Now that the situation is critical, you and I have to plan for the future! ”

"What if I say no?" Qin Hui said.

"I guess it's hard for adults to say no."

"Let me think again."

Zeng Biao said: "Adults should seize the opportunity!" ”

The carriage was about to arrive at the prison of the criminal department, and the two of them stopped talking, and each was full of thoughts.

When he arrived at the prison, Qin Hui temporarily pressed what he had just thought, and went to interrogate Qu Ping first to see if he could find evidence of the crime.

When Qin Hui saw Qu Ping, Qu Ping was meditating peacefully in his cell.

Qin Hui said: "Lord Qu is so Yaxing, and he still has the heart to meditate here." ”

Qu Ping opened his eyes: "Lord Shangshu didn't go to visit the emperor early in the morning, but came to visit me first, a bit of putting the cart before the horse!" ”

"This official advises you to recruit from the truth, did you break into the palace late at night and use improper means to instruct the emperor to fall ill?"

"You don't need to worry about this, the emperor knows everything about it, so he will naturally give me an explanation."

Qin Hui said angrily: "You are now a suspect in custody, this official advises you to have a correct attitude!" ”

Qu Ping got up and patted his clothes and said: "I forgot to tell you that the emperor abolished my knighthood, but I am still the deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, so when you see this handsome, you still have to hold the courtesy of an official!" ”

Qin Hui was stunned for a moment, this logic is correct. But Qin Hui has other ways.

"You are now guilty of a crime, and this official will strictly investigate and interrogate you on the orders of the Queen Mother. If you dare to quibble, the Queen Mother, it is estimated that you will not be able to please good fruit to eat! Qin Hui said.

Qu Ping lay back on the bed, crossed Erlang's legs and swayed, and said, "Please." Before I meet the emperor, I won't waste saliva with you! ”

Qu Ping is now clearly leaning against the big tree of the emperor, putting on a posture that a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, even if you Qin Hui takes out the queen mother's honor, Qu Ping will not buy your account.

"You ......" Qin Hui clenched his fists angrily, but he couldn't help Qu Ping.

Zeng Biao grabbed Qin Hui and whispered, "My lord, let's go." ”

Qin Hui was stupid and walked out of prison with Zeng Biao, and scolded: "It's really unreasonable, I'm so angry!" ”

"Now that the adults and him are already in a clear situation, you are in a situation where you are dead, don't hesitate, do it as soon as possible!" After Zeng Biao finished speaking, he quietly stuffed a packet of medicinal powder into Qin Hui's hand.

Qin Hui glanced at it and said, "What?" ”

Zeng Biao whispered: "The emperor's decoction must be tried by someone, and we can't do it." But the dressing that bandages the wound should be able to be tried! ”

After hearing this, Qin Hui's hand holding the medicinal powder trembled, and he said in his heart: "Is it really only the killing of kings?" He carefully tucked the powder into the gap of his belt, his lips trembling with excitement.

"What does this medicine do?" Qin Hui asked.

"Flesh and bones!"

Qin Hui gritted his teeth and made a decision, and instructed Zeng Biao: "Be optimistic about Qu Ping, this official will visit the emperor." ”

Zeng Biao knew that Qin Hui had already made up his mind, so he nodded and said, "I wish you success!" ”

Qin Hui entered the palace and was about to arrive at the emperor's bedroom, when he saw an assistant from the imperial hospital rushing to the dormitory with a plate of things, on that plate, a silver plate with a lid, about the length of a palm, and a wine bottle that seemed to be half a catty.

The silver plate is filled with high-temperature sterilized gauze, and the bottle is of course a slightly higher concentration of wine for sterilization.

Qin Hui stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, how is the emperor?" ”

Seeing that it was Lord Qin Hui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, the little imperial physician didn't dare to be rude, he replied: "If you return to your lordship, the emperor's wound is oozing blood, and the hospital will first change the emperor's medicine." ”

Qin Hui thought for a while: "Change the dressing? Isn't this a godsend? ”

Qin Hui and the little imperial doctor asked as they walked, "Is the emperor awake?" ”

"I woke up last night, but it's just inconvenient to go to the ground for the time being."

"Oh!" Qin Hui glanced at the little imperial doctor's belt and reminded, "Ah! Your belt is crooked. It's rude to go in like that! ”

The little imperial doctor looked down at his belt, it was really crooked!

If a gentleman is rude, don't look at others. What can I do?

The head of the hospital explained that these things cannot be landed, let alone handed over to others. But entering the palace like this, if it is really as Lord Qin Hui said, wouldn't it be rude to the emperor and the queen mother.

Qin Hui looked at the little imperial doctor's panic in his heart, and secretly smug, and said, "The old man can help you get it." ”