Meng E sat quietly in the dark, motionless, until the door slammed, and then moved her gaze slowly, without her usual agility. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Someone carried a lantern into the floor, the lantern was behind the person in front of him, the dim light was wrapped in cold, and the person's face could not be illuminated, and Meng E could only vaguely see that it was a eunuch.

The eunuch put the lantern on the ground, placed the food box in his other hand on the table, and then turned to look quietly at Meng E in the corner, as if to supervise her to finish the meal.

"I'm not hungry, you can take it." Meng E said.

"If you don't eat, you won't have the strength, how can you go to sea if you don't have the strength?"

"Brother?" Meng E said in surprise.

Meng Che took a few steps forward, with his back to the lantern, Meng E looked carefully, and could already recognize the outline of his brother, and couldn't help but be even more surprised, but didn't get up.

"I'm here to rescue you, let's go, let's go back to the East China Sea."

Meng E stared at her brother and shook her head slowly but firmly.

"Are you worried about the insecurity of the East China Sea? Let's not go back to Yishi Island, nor go to Fuyu Country, take a boat on the sea, take refuge in farther places, and no longer have contact with Dachu. ”

"Brother......" Meng E stood up, she knew how enthusiastic her brother was about restoring Chen Qi, and now he was going to give up all this, which was really unexpected for her.

Meng Che understood what his sister meant, and said: "The restoration of the country is a farce, Yishi Island thinks it is superior, but in the eyes of others, we are just a group of robbers in the East China Sea, not the most powerful group." It is not martial arts that fights for the world, not strange people, they may be able to kill the emperor, but they can't kill Da Chu. Even if Da Chu falls now, it will be the heroes of the world who will rise, and there is no place for Yishi Island at all, and no one will recognize the identity of our brother and sister. ”

From the rebellion of the Qi State to the death of the people everywhere, Meng Che felt a lot, and the illusions he had cultivated on Yishi Island since he was a child were shattered one by one, and now he only cares about one person - his own sister.

"I ...... Can't go. ”

"Why? If you stay here, you are waiting for death, the Queen Mother, the Empress Dowager Shangguan, told me, the Empress Dowager Cining does not understand the rules of the court, she is easily manipulated by the ministers, and no one can persuade her, the emperor will not live long, and you people will be eliminated before the emperor dies. Meng Che paused, "You can't do anything." ”

"At least...... At least I didn't turn around and flee when the Emperor was at his most dangerous. ”

Meng Che knew this sister and knew that she would not change her mind, but he still had to make a final effort, "You told me that you returned to the emperor to learn the art of the emperor, did you lie to me?" ”

You can't learn anything from a dead emperor.

Meng E was silent, like when she was a child, when she was forced to ask by adults but she didn't want to reveal the secret, she remained silent, stubborn and pitiful.

Meng Che really wanted to ask his sister bluntly if there was something wrong with the emperor, but he couldn't help it, this was his sister, and there were some things that he couldn't ask, and he didn't want to know.

So both siblings fell silent.

There was a soft knock on the door outside, which was an urging, telling Meng Che not to stay too long.

Meng Che sighed, "The favor owed to us by the Empress Dowager Shangguan will be repaid here, from now on, our life and death have nothing to do with her, and she will never come to the rescue." ”

"My brother has been guarding the Queen Mother for many years, and I left halfway, the Queen Mother owes you a favor, she doesn't owe me, I didn't count on her help. It's great to see you again, brother, let's go, as you just said, leaving Dachu, the sea is vast, and there is always a place to stay. Leave me alone, there are some things that you can't call the shots, wait for me...... When I regain my grasp of myself, I'll go to you, no matter how far away. ”

Meng Che sighed again, thinking that this would be a farewell, he turned back to the door, lifted the lantern, stretched it forward, illuminated his sister's face, looked at it for a while, and said, "The Queen Mother said that only the pregnant Concubine Tong may be able to say a few words in front of the Empress Dowager Cining." ”

Meng Che pushed the door and left, and Meng E vaguely heard someone outside whispering and complaining, probably because she felt that Meng Che had stayed too long and was too risky.

Of course, Meng E can't go with her brother, she remembers the emperor, and at the same time she doesn't want to add danger to her brother, she is an important fugitive as soon as she leaves, from the capital to the East China Sea across thousands of mountains and rivers, once the government is fully arrested, neither brother and sister can escape.

She had to stay.

But she couldn't do anything, thought for a while, walked to the table, ate a few bites of food in the dark, lost her appetite, put down her chopsticks again, and went back to her original position to sit quietly.

In a room in Cining Palace, Zhang Youcai knelt in front of the emperor's bed, staring intently for a long time, only when the candle was about to be extinguished, did he get up and cut the wick.

Not far away, the imperial physician sat in a chair and fell asleep, making a slight snoring sound.

The emperor's face was even redder than before, but the imperial doctor was helpless, he only said that he would recuperate slowly, and two more imperial doctors were transferred from outside, both of which were the same thing, and the three of them took turns on duty, but they were just for the Empress Dowager Cining to see.

Zhang Youcai had no choice but to stay by the bedside, hoping to see a miracle happen, and unconsciously spent the whole night, not realizing that the sky was bright outside.

The door behind him rang, but the imperial doctor was not awakened, Zhang Youcai hurriedly turned around, kowtowed, and said, "The Queen Mother ......"

The Empress Dowager Cining was alone, without a palace maid, and the imperial doctor who was sleeping on the chair woke up when he heard the voice, and saw that the Empress Dowager was so frightened that she fell to the ground and kept kowtowing.

"Get out." Empress Dowager Cining said coldly.

The Imperial Physician crawled out and closed the door.

Empress Dowager Cining walked to the side of the bed and changed her tone to worry, "Your Majesty's face doesn't seem to be normal. ”

"Half an hour ago, it wasn't as red as it is now."

"You've been here?"

"Yes."

"Alas, there are so many people around the emperor, so you can be trusted."

Zhang Youcai kowtowed again, "It's not just me, but also Cai ......"

Empress Dowager Cining raised her hand lightly, indicating that she didn't want to hear it, and stared at the emperor for a moment, "When you were in the East China Sea Kingdom, did you notice Jing Yao's abnormality?" ”

"Jing Yao?" Zhang Youcai was very surprised, "I only saw him two or three times when I was in the East China Sea, and I didn't even say anything, and I didn't notice anything unusual about him. ”

"You hate Jing Yao, don't you?"

Zhang Youcai's face turned red, knelt on the ground and said: "The Queen Mother asked, I didn't dare not answer, when Jing Yao was still the middle supervisor, he was not very good, and he was ...... to his subordinates He was very strict, not only me, but many people in the palace did not like him. ”

"Especially you 'wretched people'."

The more Zhang Youcai listened, the more frightened he became, kowtowed again, and replied in a panic: "That's just a name that everyone said casually, and it has long ceased to exist." ”

"Why doesn't it exist? Your Majesty and I are also 'miserable people', and we share your sickness and compassion. Moreover, you are the first batch of people to support His Majesty, and even follow him out of the palace, and your loyalty can be seen in the world, I only think that there are too few 'bitter people', and I have never thought of disbanding. ”

Zhang Youcai kowtowed several times, and said with some excitement: "Queen Mother, we ...... We have no second heart for the Emperor. ”

The little eunuch couldn't say gorgeous words, but the Empress Dowager Cining was even more satisfied, and nodded, "Concubine Tong is also one of the 'hard-working people', right?" ”

"Yes, we are all happy for her to be able to serve the emperor, and now that she is pregnant with the dragon seed, it is even more joyful."

Empress Dowager Cining smiled, "Flat." ”

Zhang Youcai hesitated for a while, got up by the edge of the bed, knelt for too long, his legs and feet were numb, and he staggered and couldn't stand steadily.

"Now in the palace, I only believe you, from now on, you don't have to stay by Your Majesty's side, go to protect Concubine Tong, don't let her have any accidents, there are many demons in the palace and outside the palace, you have to be careful."

Zhang Youcai was about to kneel down again, but was stopped by the Empress Dowager Cining, and he asked suspiciously, "What about Jing Yao?" ”

"He's one of the demons I call a demon, don't worry about him."

Zhang Youcai's legs were weak, and he almost fell down, not because of the same scene, but because he felt that things were changing too quickly.

Empress Dowager Cining continued: "You are a weak person, you can find someone to help you, but you must be credible. ”

"Brother Cai." Zhang Youcai blurted out, "Cai Xinghai used to be a eunuch in the palace, and he was also a member of the 'Bitter Man', who once used to fight alone with a sword to protect His Majesty from pursuit, and he was completely trustworthy." ”

Empress Dowager Cining thought for a while, "Don't be busy yet, wait until I find out." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager Cining glanced at the emperor on the bed again, "Go and call the three imperial doctors." ”

"Yes." The numbness on his legs had not disappeared, Zhang Youcai walked out with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and finally did not fall, and quickly called the three imperial doctors who were waiting outside.

The three of them lined up, all trembling, if the emperor could not be cured, if the Empress Dowager Cining felt that they were not dedicated, this would be a disaster.

"Your Majesty's face is getting redder and redder, what the hell is going on? You are the imperial doctor, you eat the country, and you all claim to be able to rejuvenate with wonderful hands, why can't you even find out the cause? ”

The three imperial doctors trembled even more obviously, and one of them boldly replied: "Tell the Queen Mother, we ...... The three of us have a guess, I don't know if to talk about it or not? ”

"Do you want me to beg you?" The Empress Dowager Cining was indeed very angry, she hoped to see a loyal servant like Zhang Youcai who remembered the emperor wholeheartedly, instead of sitting on the side and sleeping soundly and not taking the seriously ill emperor to heart.

The imperial doctor kowtowed and said in a trembling voice: "We...... Guess...... Your Majesty's symptoms may be...... It could be internal confusion. ”

"What is 'inner turmoil'?" Empress Dowager Cining didn't understand.

"We dare to speculate, Your Majesty...... Have you practiced internal skills? ”

"Your Majesty has been by my side since I was a child, what kind of internal skills have you practiced?" The Empress Dowager Cining was furious, thinking that the imperial doctor was talking nonsense, but suddenly remembered something and asked Zhang Youcai: "Has Your Majesty learned any internal skills?" ”

Zhang Youcai looked dazed, "Your Majesty has learned fists and swords for a few days, and the internal strength is ......" He also suddenly remembered something, "Meng E, it must be Meng E who taught His Majesty internal strength!" ”

"It's her again." Empress Dowager Cining turned her head to her son, many doubts were suddenly solved, and muttered, "What is Your Majesty leaving the palace for?" For whom? ”

After a while, she said, "Zhang Youcai, you go and serve Concubine Tong, you don't need you here." ”

Zhang Youcai bowed and retreated.

Empress Dowager Cining looked at the three imperial doctors, "Since you know that it is internal chaos, you will treat it according to the law, and if there is no effect, you will change a batch of imperial doctors, and you can go home by yourself." ”

The imperial doctors kowtowed again and again, and no one dared to say that they couldn't cure the internal breath.

The Empress Dowager Cining planned to meet Meng E, feeling that this was an enemy who had been hidden for a long time and suddenly revealed. (To be continued.) )