When the Empress Dowager woke up, it was pitch black in front of her.

There seemed to be a fire burning in his throat, his head was heavy, his body had no strength, but his stomach was very hungry.

She remembered that she got up in the morning, and she also remembered that she went to the court, and then her memory was a little confused.

It seems that some people are coming, and some people are leaving, and there is some commotion.

"When?"

Her voice was as low as moaning.

"Queen Mother?!"

Immediately, several people rushed to the bed. There were a few voices that were excited, even crying, but no one dared to cry.

"When?"

"It's been four shifts." Several voices answered at the same time.

“…… What's wrong with me? ”

"Several imperial doctors have come to check the pulse. said that he felt the wind and cold, and during this time, he was too tired. ”

“…… Seriously? ”

Immediately knelt down in front of the bed, and a group of people pointed to the sky and swore an oath, "How dare the slave and maid deceive the Queen Mother?" Several imperial doctors said so, and Han Shenzheng also said so. ”

"Oh." Empress Dowager Xiang was relieved, thought about it, and asked, "What about the official family?" ”

"The Queen Mother is relieved, the mother-in-law of the country fell asleep in the West Chamber with the official family."

A footstep went out the door and soon returned.

I heard Yang Jian report outside the bed curtain, "Queen Mother, the official family is still sleeping." ”

"yes, that's good."

Xiang Empress Dowager was relieved.

The maid beside her helped the Queen Mother sit up,

"Queen Mother, Qin He'an is here, and I want to lower the pulse."

Folklore has it that the imperial physician in the palace can diagnose the pulse with a silk to avoid blasphemy of the concubine, but that is just a legend, who can normally

Xiang was lying down, only exposing one wrist, and let the imperial doctor on duty put three fingers on it.

"The pulse is a little better, but I still have to take medicine for two more days."

The doctor's diagnosis was followed by the sound of a paper being touched while writing.

"Queen Mother." Yang Jian asked the Queen Mother in a low voice, "Do you want to inform Su Zhi's father-in-law to come and visit?" ”

"Who's going to stay straight tonight?"

"There are Wang Pingzhang, Han Shenzheng and Guo Shumi."

“…… Never mind. Xiang Empress Dowager thought for a while, "Tell Wang Zhongzheng to come over and let the kind of man guard the palace ban." Tell Han Shenzheng and Wang Pingzhang that I have Da'an, and ask them to come back tomorrow morning. ”

The curtain of the door was lifted, and several people hurried out.

"What else does the Queen Mother command?"

"Who else has been here before?"

The female officials who were accompanying the Queen Mother counted their names one by one, lowered their eyes to the Queen Mother and listened, only when they heard the words Concubine Zhu, they moved their eyes.

Wang Zhongzheng came by order and met with the Queen Mother. After the Queen Mother drank the medicine and fell asleep again, she withdrew. As he walked out the door, he let out a long sigh of relief.

The Queen Mother fell ill suddenly, like a mountain boulder falling into the sea, and the waves set off shook the entire palace and the court.

Wang Zhongzheng himself was also worried, and since the incident, he has been watching every move of the Zai Fu.

However, Han Gang and Wang Anshi still didn't know what to say. He only knew that two quarters of an hour ago, the lights in Wang Anshi's house had not been extinguished.

Wang Zhongzheng instructed his adopted son who was following him, "Second brother, you go to Shengrui Palace and withdraw the people." ”

The boy said...... Father, the Queen Mother is all right?! ”

"Hmm." Wang Zhongzheng nodded, paused, and called his adopted son who was about to leave, "Wait a minute." ”

"What else does my father command?"

"By the way, let Liang Congzheng come to see me."

"The child understands...... What about Lan Congxi? ”

"He's going to have to turn back."

Although he didn't say anything to the Queen Mother, Wang Zhongzheng also knew who to pay attention to in the Lu Dao Palace. After the defeat, the one who led the palace change had no possibility of resurrection. The real threat to the sick Queen Mother is the person who lives in the Shengrui Palace.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother's condition is not serious, otherwise Wang Zhongzheng would not have said it on the surface, but he would have to make some preparations in his heart.

Of course, the object may not necessarily be Concubine Zhu.

…………………………

Li Xin stayed on the tower of Xuande Gate all night.

There are more than 3,000 Shenji sergeants, and one commander is guarding the main gate of the palace.

Eight cannons overlook the city from the tower, and the repurposed chamber of the doorway can fire deadly lead bullets with the Tiger Squat Cannon at any time.

More than a dozen of Li Xin's personal soldiers carried a heavy new firearm on their backs, which they could carry with them and fire lead bullets like artillery. When necessary, a sharp tip is inserted into the barrel mouth, and it is directly used as a long gun, so it is called a musket.

Although the musket is much heavier than the Divine Arm Bow, it is also much more powerful. The lead bullets fired from the musket can kill the running bull and hit the person, and it is basically time to find the coffin.

It's a pity that muskets can't be manufactured in large quantities now, except for a dozen or so that are still being experimented in the Firearms Bureau, and the rest are given to Li Xin's personal soldiers.

Just a reed with a bouncy reed is troublesome enough, and the barrel is even more difficult.

Li Xin heard the news from Han Gang that the design of the musket was introduced together with the artillery. However, the artillery is a little simpler to make, and it was made early, while the musket is much more complicated, and it takes more than half a month of a craftsman to make a barrel of the right size.

Standardization, weights and measures, drawings, after the musket was made, Han Gang once said a lot about the musket. Li Xin didn't understand much, but he had witnessed the improvement in the quality of the weapons in his hands after the establishment of the Ordnance Supervisor, and he could more or less understand what Han Gang meant. Until the mass production of muskets with completely standard scales, such weapons cannot appear on the battlefield, but can only become decorations.

But whether it's a cannon that can go to the battlefield or a musket that can't go to the battlefield, there shouldn't be a time when they will be needed tonight.

Li Xin thought.

Compared with the palace ministers who had different intentions before, the marshals and generals who now command the palace forbidden soldiers and horses are all loyal to the queen mother and will never rebel.

The only thing to worry about is what the Queen Mother should do if something happens?

Tonight, his cousin is in the palace. Li Xin was even more energetic in case of accidents.

Once there is a change, he will not be mistaken about who to listen to.

Li Xin had agreed with Wang Hou before, once there was a change in the palace, he would immediately lead someone to pull Han Gang out of Funing Palace.

Wang Hou has sent people to guard the Funing Palace,

It's already four watches, and you can already see the lights on the east side of the city, where is the location of the ghost market. On the fifth watch day, the ghost market will become brightly lit, buying and selling clothes, pictures, garlands, etc., until dawn is gone.

Li Xin's gaze swept around the city, and then returned to the palace.

Several temples in the palace are the most lit, comparable to the entrance of the city, and the back garden is dark.

Li Xin first looked at the side hall of Funing Palace, then turned to Cishou Palace, and then looked at Shengrui Palace for a while.

This night, he stared back and forth at these three places, and if something happened, it would only happen there.

After looking at it for a while, Li Xin's expression changed suddenly, and he quickly picked up the clairvoyant mirror.

In the clairvoyant mirror, you can see a little spark coming out of Cishou Palace and turning in the direction of Shengrui Palace.

It's the fourth watch! Why shouldn't you go to the palace where the Son of Heaven's biological mother lives at this time.

It's just a lamp, but it has a bit of a sense of brightness.

Li Xin pressed the clairtelescope tightly to his eyes, watched the lantern stop at the side entrance of the Shengrui Palace, and after a while, he followed another lantern coming out of the Shengrui Palace and headed towards the Cishou Palace.

Li Xin's brows furrowed, and he called someone over and asked him to find Wang Zhongzheng.

Not long after the person left, several lights came out of the Cishou Palace. They rushed to the place where the generals of the forbidden army were stationed, and there was a lantern among them, and they were also coming towards the Xuande Gate.

A moment later, Li Xin met Tong Guan.

"The Queen Mother." Tong Guan said.

…………………………

Wang Anshi definitely didn't sleep well.

Han Gang can be sure.

It should be for Hebei's affairs, and Han Gang can basically determine this.

The house where my father-in-law stayed did not turn off the lights all night.

However, Han Gang didn't sleep well either.

At night, he slept with his clothes, and he never fell asleep, until the fourth watch, when he got the news that the queen mother's fever had subsided, and he fell asleep with peace of mind. I went over in the morning to say goodbye, the Queen Mother had already woken up.

After saying a few words and instructing the court, when the Zaifu withdrew, they were all relieved.

Listening to the diagnosis of the imperial doctors, the Queen Mother's condition has improved and will recover in the near future.

In this regard, Han Gang breathed a sigh of relief.

The safety of the Queen Mother determines whether the court can be stable, and Han Gang doesn't want to see the rebirth of the court that has finally settled down no matter what.

Several turmoil in the palace really exhausted his mental strength, and the system of the queen mother's curtains, I don't know how long it can last, always makes people unable to settle down.

In fact, during the day yesterday, Han Gang even had the idea of getting done once and for all. But if you really want to do that idea, there will be support, and there will be a lot of it, but it's not that easy. And after success, it may not be good for him, so it is better to watch it first.

Hiding the rebellious thoughts in his heart, Han Gang greeted Su Song.

"Yukun, you didn't sleep last night?"

Han Gang knew that his eyes were bloodshot, and he did look a little haggard. And Su Song is almost the same, and his eyes are also bloodshot.

"I slept last night, but I didn't sleep well. Worried in the palace...... Wake up at the slightest movement. ”

Su Song shook his head, "It's about the same outside the palace." ”

Among the two mansions, only Guo Kui seems to be undisturbed today, and he will sleep peacefully when he goes back. The other Zaifu were all tired, and they looked no different from Wang Anshi and Han Gang in terms of demeanor.

Su Song sighed, "The Queen Mother is just cold this time, which makes people panic......"

"The Snake Shadow of the Cup." Han Gang said, in the past two years, there have always been incidents, of course, people's hearts are uncertain, "They are all frightened birds, how many can not care about anything?" ”

"It's not good to go on like this."

"It's better than getting used to it." Han Gang said with a smile.

"Yes." Su Song also smiled, and then sighed again, "But the Queen Mother is sick, and the affairs in the north can be delayed for a few more days." ”

"It's a delay, it's true, but not in this matter."

Han Gang didn't intend to hide this from Su Song.