Hu Dehai and Hongmeng hurriedly bowed and went out. Hongmeng and Hu Dehai sat on the steps of the imperial study, Hongmeng is a person who practices martial arts and didn't feel anything, Hu Dehai rubbed the painful place and said, "Your Majesty is still angry." ”

Hongmeng said: "It's rare to see Gonggong Hu acting bravely, thank you." Hu Dehai choked, thinking that he was laughing at something, seeing that he looked ordinary, this rough man has always been straightforward, forget it, he said coldly: "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the commander is polite." ”

They looked at the study and shook their heads.

Zhao Mingsheng looked at his trembling hands, and suddenly felt a little strange at this moment. He has always been confident, and he can handle everything in a matter of order. He is a king, but at this moment he is like a faint king, and he is angry indiscriminately. He thrust his ten fingers into his hair in agony.

After he came back from Yongcheng, he felt as if he had lost something, especially in the dead of night, he felt that his soul was extremely tormented, which made him have to bury his head in government affairs. It was only after he diverted his attention that he had a chance to breathe.

He remembered what the eminent monk Qianzhi of Fusang had said to him that day.

The two of them stood under the thousand-year-old sacred tree of Hu State, and Qianzhi said: "Your Majesty, you seem to be a flying dragon in the sky, but your soul is tormented. Zhao Mingsheng's heart moved and asked, "Master Qianzhi, what is the reason?" ”

Qianzhi recited a Buddhist verse and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, everything has its own Heavenly Dao Destiny, but the time has not yet come." Zhao Mingsheng saw that Qianzhi refused to divulge anything, so he had to give up.

Master Qianzhi turned the Buddha bead and said, "There is a person who has been waiting for Your Majesty. ”

Zhao Mingsheng turned his head to look at Qianzhi and asked suspiciously, "Who?" ”

Qianzhi said: "When the time comes, Your Majesty will naturally see her." ”

Zhao Mingsheng smiled bitterly, this is no different from not saying it, but the person mentioned by Qianzhi made him very concerned.

Zhao Mingsheng held his hand, looked up at the waning moon outside the window and said, "Who are you?" It makes me so tormented. ”

Mu Zhen gave Zhao Mingsheng a few days of Bazhen soup, and at this time she specially studied with the imperial chef for Zhao Mingsheng. Before she got married, her mother, Wang, told her that in order to capture a man's heart, he had to first grasp the man's stomach. But Zhao Mingsheng smiled every time and asked her to put it down, don't be too tired, just have your own palace people to do these things.

What she wants is not gentle perfunctory, all she wants is some pity and love from the emperor, but Zhao Mingsheng refuses to give her even a little love. Xiangcui quietly reminded her: "Queen Mother, it's not a way for you to run to the imperial study all day long. Those palace people have to gossip again, which is not reasonable. The mother of a country always runs to the emperor's imperial study, which will make those princes and ministers dissatisfied. ”

As soon as she was reminded, Mu Zhen also discovered this problem. Her hand grabbed Jinpa, and she said unwillingly: "How is that good?!" Xiangcui smiled and said, "Queen Mother, since you can't go, then the emperor will come to Jinfeng Palace." Mu Zhen looked at her in surprise, and Xiangcui whispered some tricks in her ear, which made Mu Zhen have a look of surprise on her face.

In the dead of night, the palace was already under curfew, and it was raining and snow outside, making it even colder. The imperial study was very warm, and Zhao Mingsheng was sitting at the table drinking strong tea, and was concentrating on reviewing the recitals. There was a sudden noise outside the imperial study, and the zhu pen in Zhao Mingsheng's hand was interrupted. He frowned and asked, "Who is so noisy outside?" ”

Hu Dehai said: "Back to the emperor, it is the queen's personal palace maid Xiangcui, who said that there is something urgent to report." When Zhao Mingsheng heard that it was Mu Zhen's person, his expression softened a little and said, "Xuan her come in." ”

Xiangcui's head was wet, kneeling on the ground and shivering, she said: "Your Majesty, the queen mother was frightened by a nightmare tonight, and she kept thinking that she was worried about the emperor and wanted to come to the emperor, so she walked around the palace barefoot. Xiangcui wiped her tears and choked up: "This ground is full of cold snow water, how can the queen's delicate body withstand it!" ”

Zhao Mingsheng immediately stood up and said, "Drive the Golden Phoenix Palace!" Xiangcui's face showed joy, and when she saw Hu Dehai looking at her thoughtfully, she immediately withdrew her smile.

In the Jinfeng Palace, Mu Zhen, who was wearing long hair, stood barefoot on the ground, her toes were red from the cold, her pale goose egg face had two lines of tears on her face, a pair of eyebrows frowned, and she was only wearing a thin pajamas, which made her extremely weak, even the most hard-hearted people couldn't help but feel pity when they saw it.

The palace maid who knelt on the ground cried and begged her. Zhao Mingsheng rushed to the Golden Phoenix Palace, and when he saw this scene, he also felt a little uncomfortable. Mu Zhen choked on his chest and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine just dreamed of the battle of Yongcheng again, you were injured, and the concubine was very scared, afraid of ......."

She fainted immediately before she finished speaking, Zhao Mingsheng hurriedly hugged her and hugged her into the bed. He said sharply: "Imperial Doctor Xuan! ”

The imperial doctor trembled, for fear of touching the scales of the Son of Heaven, and said: "The queen mother herself is weak, and at this moment she is in a nightmare, frightened and troubled, and the wind and evil have entered the body. ”

Zhao Mingsheng waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and go down to dispense medicine." ”

He straightened out the emanation in Mu Zhen's ears, and at this time Mu Zhen also woke up, her eyes were frightened, and she grabbed Zhao Mingsheng's hand: exclaimed, "Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Mingsheng held her slightly warm hand with his backhand and said, "I'm here, don't be afraid." He turned his head and said sharply: "The people of Jinfeng Palace are not effective in protecting the master, everyone will fight fifty, and one month's silver will be deducted!" ”

Mu Zhen said softly with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, it's just that the concubine has a dream, and she is worried about Your Majesty, so you don't have to harm the innocent." Zhao Mingsheng said: "I know that the queen is benevolent, but the majesty still has to be established, otherwise it will not be a circle!" ”

Cuixiang stepped forward and knelt down and said: "The queen mother was terrified in her dream, and she shouted that it was all the emperor, and the slave begged the emperor to have mercy and accompany the queen tonight." ”

Zhao Mingsheng said: "That's it, I will stay in the Golden Phoenix Palace today." Mu Zhen smiled and wanted to get up to thank her, but was gently stopped by Zhao Mingsheng: "The queen should rest quickly after taking the medicine, I am here tonight to review the recital." ”

On the second day, when it was time to go to the early court, Mu Zhen said to the palace maid beside him: "Come to this palace." Zhao Mingsheng said: "The queen doesn't need to rest for a while? It's still early today. ”

Mu Zhen put on the court clothes for him seriously, and said shyly: "I can serve Your Majesty, and the concubine is very satisfied." Zhao Mingsheng instructed: "Go back to the imperial dining room to offer the first blood bird's nest to the queen's palace." Hu Dehai said: "The slave obeys." ”

Mu Zhen blessed his body and said happily: "Thank you, Emperor." Zhao Mingsheng nodded and went to the morning court.

Xiangcui combed Mu Zhen's hair and said happily: "Congratulations to the queen mother, now the emperor has specially rewarded our palace with the precious blood bird's nest, which shows the weight of the mother in the emperor's heart!" ”

Mu Zhen smiled on her face, and said angrily: "Yesterday was too dangerous, if Your Majesty came a little later, I would really be frozen." Xiangcui said: "Now that you are a queen in the harem, it can be seen that Niangniang has the exclusive favor of the Holy Grace, and Niangniang really doesn't have to worry." ”

Mu Zhen snorted lightly: "Those old stubborns advocate in the court every day that they will accept more concubines into the palace and extend the royal heirs. She bit her lip and said, "Who doesn't know their ghost idea, they all squeeze their heads to stuff their daughters in!" ”

Xiangcui said: "Your Majesty has endured so much criticism, and only married you as the queen, and I see your importance!" Mu Zhen smiled confidently: "That's nature!" Mother said that all those daughters in the capital are not as good as this palace, and this palace is naturally going to be a master! ”

Xiangcui said proudly: "It's not! Niangniang is now the Golden Phoenix! ”

In March, everything recovers, and all living things wake up from the harsh winter, but it is also the time when the crisis is dark. A terrible plague spread across the land of Hu, which spread from the small mountain villages, and the outbreaks were most frequent, especially in the rural areas.

In the past month, there have been more than 30 cases of plague in various places, Zhao Ming threw the song to the ground in anger, pointed to the group of trembling ministers below and said: "What does the court raise you for!" Are all the medical officers sent down dead? ”

Xie Yin, the director of Tai Hospital, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, this plague is extremely ferocious, and there has never been any record. Unfortunately, they all died. ”

Zhao Mingsheng smiled, but there was no smile on his face at all: "Then you can give it to me!" If you can't cure it, get out of here! ”

Xie Yin wiped his cold sweat and had to respond: "Weichen takes the order!" ”

All the officials were very sympathetic when they saw that Xie Yin was leaving the palace with medical supplies and going to Xiaomin Village, the place where the epidemic broke out at the beginning of the Hu Kingdom, but more of them were gloating.

Unexpectedly, Xie Yin spat and said, "I, Xie Yin, am definitely not the last to die!" Wait, all of you! ”

In the medicine valley, the grass grows and the warbler flies, everything is thriving, and the clouds and smoke are picking medicinal herbs. At this moment, a stranger with a terrible white face and a constant cough ran in and fell at the feet of Yunyan.

His lips were dry, his eyes were protruding, and he was very uncomfortable, and he used all his strength to say in a hoarse voice: "Help.... Life, help me," the herb in Yunyan's hand fell to the ground, and she immediately checked his forehead for him, with a serious expression: "Plague?!" ”