Chapter Forty-Eight: A Mother's Heart in the World

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, if anyone told Qin Qiong that the eldest grandson empress who compiled the "Female Rules" would wear her hair and bare feet and run wild all night in the palace city, the old general Qin would definitely wave a golden mace and smash the speaker's mouth! It was the tigress of Li Jing's family who ran at night, where would it be what the dignified and virtuous eldest grandson queen would do!

But when she saw the appearance of the eldest grandson running barefoot, Qin Qiong just sighed, and couldn't give birth to a little reverie! "! The queen stays! It's time to go! Go up, and open the way for you in the future! Qin Shubao shouted as he dragged his chariot and hurried forward. It wasn't until the chariot stopped at the side of the eldest grandson that the eldest grandson queen stopped, hugged the little son in her arms tightly, and stepped forward.

"General Qin, go to the West Inner Garden! Hurry, Mingda can't hold it anymore! ”

Qin Shubao escorted the eldest grandson queen to sit down and waved his hand. "Sit tight! Quick, go! Run for me! As soon as he got up, Qin Qiong grabbed a guard behind him and ordered: "You run forward!" Every time I pass through the door, I have four guards waiting for me! Just go! "Push the guards out, and the guards don't stop running away for a moment. Qin Qiong took a palace lamp and trotted away as the leader. Four wrestlers carried the chariot and chased after them quickly.

Tonight's Taiji Palace has quietly increased its security since nightfall. Qin Qiong, the Duke of Yiguo, who was recuperating at home, received the emperor's secret decree and led the troops to lead half of the elite of the left military guard to supplement the guards of Taiji Palace. Qin Qiong, the general of Zuo Wuwei, entered the palace to accompany him and sat in the center. Cheng Zhijie received the Jinwu Guard Talisman and garrisoned the outer city! Just like in the past, when he encountered a crisis, Li Erlang still chose the two gods he trusted the most to guard the inside and outside for him!

Qin Qiong fought in her early years, was scarred, and had a serious deficiency of qi and blood, and in the past few years, she has long been free from state affairs and recuperated at home with peace of mind. Qin Qiong doesn't like to go out and make trouble as much as Cheng Zhijie. His Majesty asked him to take up a post and raise him on a temporary basis, and he closed his door, reading and drinking tea at home to educate his children and grandchildren. So Qin Qiong didn't know anything about the recent troubles in the palace city. I was only ordered to come tonight, and I don't know exactly what happened.

Qin Shubao is loyal and upright, and he will do whatever His Majesty asks him to do. The queen was going to go to the West Inner Garden with the little princess, so he escorted the queen to the West Inner Garden, and did not ask why he went to the West Inner Garden, he just obeyed the order. Due to prior arrangement, there were guards on duty at each small gate alternately carrying their chariots, and they rushed all the way to the front of the Xuanwu Gate.

"Who's coming? Speedpass name! The guards of the city gate saw the fire approaching from afar, and immediately shouted vigilantly.

"Zuo Wuwei General Qin Qiong! The queen of the guard is here, open the door immediately! ”

Hearing Qin Qiong's name, Duan Shou General hurriedly ran out. Taking the torch, he laboriously looked at the lantern, the hazy light reflected the golden armor, and the tiger head and lion pattern on his left shoulder loomed with fangs. "It's General Qin!" Duan Shou hurriedly ran down the city tower and greeted him.

"General Qin." Duan Shou ran in front of Qin Qiong, regardless of his armor, knelt on one leg and clasped his fists in salute.

Qin Qiong put the lantern next to Duan Shoujiang's face and squinted: "Zhiheng? It's you here, open the door, the queen is going over! Qin Qiong recognized this former pioneer lieutenant, but now is not the time to catch up.

"The palace gate is closed......"

"This is Your Majesty's hand, tonight the city defense in the palace will be under the control of this general!" Without waiting for Duan Shou to finish speaking, Qin Qiong had already shown His Majesty's handwriting.

Duan Shou took the edict with both hands, carefully examined it, confirmed that it was correct, and then returned it to Qin Qiong with both hands. Get up and wave a torch at the city: "Open the door!" ”

The eldest grandson queen did not wear a smock, and the night wind was cold, but the little son in her arms was as hot as a stove, mixed with cold and heat, and she ran violently for a while, and she was still a little panting. As soon as the cool breeze blew, Empress Changsun only felt a little dizzy in her head, and urged forcefully: "General, please hurry up." ”

Qin Qiong looked back and immediately found that there was something wrong with the appearance of the eldest grandson queen, and frowned and instructed Duan Shoujun: "Let the boys move quickly!" Grab another cape! ”

"No!" Duan Zhiheng turned around and ordered. Standing aside and watching the palace door slowly open, he couldn't help but peek at the queen and his party. Secretly pondered, since General Cheng left during the day, there was something wrong with the movement in this palace, Li Luoyun was escorted back in the evening, and not long after, Zuo Wuwei entered the palace and stationed. Now it is even more alarming to the queen......

The palace gate has been opened, and the chariot has resumed driving. Duan Zhiheng bowed down and stood by the door to send him off, and when Bu Yuan passed by, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Niangniang, but you want to find that Li Luoyun?" ”

"Wait!" Empress Eldest Sun stopped her steps, turned her head to look at Duan Zhiheng, and asked, "Does the general know where he is?" ”

Duan Zhiheng had heard Cheng Zhijie talk about Li Luoyun earlier, so he paid special attention to it, so he could sell it well in front of the queen at this time: "Back to Niangniang, then Li Luoyun does not live in the miscellaneous room of the palace of the West Inner Garden. The last general is afraid that the mother will run empty, so he ......"

"Zhiheng! The matter is urgent, don't talk nonsense! Qin Qiong interrupted again, frowning and glaring at Duan Zhiheng with displeasure, thinking to himself how this upright and reckless man had been guarding the door in the palace for a few years and had become so much nonsense.

"No." Duan Zhiheng heard the old elder's reprimand, and cold sweat came down from his forehead. Don't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and said bluntly: "As far as the last general knows, Li Luoyun lives alone in the miscellaneous room of the beast garden, and Niangniang walks along the Qingming Canal, and she will soon be able to find it." ”

"Thank you, General." The eldest grandson and queen thanked him. The chariot set off again.

"Congratulations to the Queen!"

Zhen Taichang pondered for a long time and withdrew the hand that was on the wrist of Li Fu, the king of Zhao, and was about to get up, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Fu's clothes on the side, because he was hurriedly untied it, and the jade pendant on his belt was still hanging on it. Seeing the white jade pendant of Liuyun Baifu, Zhen Taichang's mind moved slightly, and he reached out to take it and placed it on Li Fu's open chest. Then he got up and gave way to the side, and motioned for the imperial doctor to come forward to check the pulse. Li Erlang anxiously stepped forward and asked the question he had asked countless times tonight: "How is my child's condition?" ”

"Your Majesty, all the symptoms of His Highness are the same, and the slight differences in pulse physiognomy are just the difference in the original physique of each individual." Zhen Taichang twisted his eyebrows and thought for a while and continued: "The old minister thinks that this disease is caused by external evils, not from within. If it is a wind evil epidemic, the sick should not only be inflicted on young children, Your Majesty, in addition to a few highnesses in the palace, can there be sick people? ”

Li Erlang turned his head to look at the head of the inner court behind him, and the old eunuch bowed down and responded: "Most of the little slaves in each hall and room are sick, and the slaves have ordered someone to gather them together to take care of them. ”

"All young children?"

"Yes, the oldest is only 12 years old."

Mrs. Zhen often frowned and said to herself suspiciously: "What kind of external evil only occurs among children. If you are frail...... Some adults with pre-existing illnesses may not be as physically fit as children. The disease really came from a strange place. ”

At this time, several imperial doctors also finished diagnosing the pulse, and the imperial doctor was also a gray-bearded old minister, who exchanged glances with his colleagues with a frown, and knelt on the ground to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent, and all kinds of methods have been tried, but they have no effect." The old minister can't do anything, please give your majesty the sin. ”

As soon as the words fell, Concubine Yang fell on Li Fu and cried bitterly. Li Erlang glared at Concubine Yang irritably, and asked angrily, "Is there no way at all?!" ”

Mrs. Zhen thought silently for a long time, suddenly turned around and walked back to the couch, and said softly: "Concubine Yang Niangniang, don't be sad for the time being, His Royal Highness King Zhao's life is fine, please give way first, and let Lao Chen take a look." ”

Concubine Yang cried pear blossoms with rain, heard Zhen Taichang's words, hoped to be born, hurriedly got up and stepped aside, gently wiped tears and looked at Zhen Taichang hopefully. I saw that Zhen Taichang bent over, stretched out two fingers and lightly tapped on the jade pendant of Liuyun Baifu on Li Fu's chest, like a pulse, closed his eyes and examined it carefully. Li Erlang and the others didn't know why, so they all waited with bated breath.

But half a pillar of incense, Zhen Taichang opened his eyes, reached out to pick up the jade pendant, and took a closer look at it.

Concubine Yang was worried, and asked speculatively: "This Liuyun Pei is a gift from the Yang family on Fu'er's birthday last year, and the concubine feels that it means auspicious, so she has always let Fu'er take it with her." Is there anything wrong with it? Could it be that this jade caused my son to be sick?? ”

Zhen Taichang shook his head silently, put down the jade pendant, and touched the skin under the jade pendant, and then lifted a cool handkerchief covering Li Fu's body, and then felt the change in his body temperature. Finally, he stood up with his hands in his hands, and hung his head in contemplation.

"Zhen Aiqing?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister has a home remedy here, which can temporarily restrain His Highness's body heat from rising again. But ......," Zhen said with a deep groan.

"Aiqing has no way, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this method can only be suppressed, not eliminated. At the moment, there is no other way but to use this as a stopgap point. Saying that, Mrs. Zhen often picked up Liuyun Baifupei and signaled to the emperor: "Your Majesty, jade is a warm ** thing, its quality is pure, pure and unstained, and it can avoid external evils." Chen tried it just now, and where he covered it with jade, the body heat did not change for a long time. Therefore, the minister thought that wearing jade objects on his body, or placing them around his body, could isolate external evil from continuing to infect. ”

Li Erlang was stunned, and the others were also dazed and pondered, obviously never thinking that jade could be used like this. However, Concubine Yang didn't want to do so much, and when she heard that jade could save Li Fu, she immediately asked urgently: "Is it okay if it's jade?" What about jade bracelets and jade pendants? Is it all possible? ”

Zhen Taichang bowed his head: "It can be jade, according to its size, the scope of dispelling evil is different." ”

As soon as Concubine Yang heard this, she raised her hand and first took off a pair of mutton fat white jade bracelets on her wrists, and threw herself on the couch for Li Fu to put on her hand. immediately ordered the female officer next to him: "Hurry! Bring me my dressing table! The jade fat bottle on the Baoge, as well as the pair of jade rabbit ornaments in the east chamber...... Go and find it! Bring me all the jade! ”

The palace maids moved in response, and in an instant there was chaos in the room. Mrs. Zhen and the doctors hurriedly stepped aside. Li Erlang watched Concubine Yang hang the gold-inlaid jade earrings on Li Fu's ears, the jade pendant was covered on her chest, and the jade wrench fingers were put on her fingers. But in the blink of an eye, Li Fu was already wearing a ring. Looking at Concubine Yang's heartfelt appearance, Li Erlang felt that he still had something to say, and looked down at his body, only the jade belt around his waist was a piece of jade, and then he untied it and handed it to the palace maid.

When the palace maid presented the jade belt to Concubine Yang, Concubine Yang was pleasantly surprised, and thanked her with gratitude. Li Erlang waved his hand and led the ministers out of the bedroom.

"Zhen Aiqing, is this method really effective?" Li Erlang lost his belt and his clothes were half-open. The night breeze was cold, and the old eunuch hurriedly beckoned the slave maid to bring a big hat and put it on the emperor.

"Your Majesty, there is no other way for the old minister to do anything else." Zhen Taichang shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"In that case...... Wang Dezhao. ”

"The old slave is here." The eunuch, the chief eunuch of the inner court, leaned over to obey orders.

"Go to the inner treasury and bring out all the jade items in the collection, divide them into one point, and send them to each hall. I pass on how to use immediately, too. ”

"No! The old slave will arrange it. ”

When Mrs. Zhen heard this, she remembered Yuan Tiangang's words, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and she really didn't escape the deduction of the old way. Just as he was thinking, a palace lamp came hurriedly from outside, and an attendant ran to the emperor and hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, the right servant has an urgent report." Waiting outside the Hall of Manna. ”

Li Erlang's heart tightened, and he said sharply: "Spread my special decree and summon Fang Qing in!" I'm on the road to meet him! Hurry up! After speaking, Li Erlang had already pulled his legs away. The little waiter turned around in a panic and almost fell. Fortunately, the guard next to him gave him a hand, and the inner attendant couldn't thank him, so he hurriedly ran out and crossed the emperor and trotted away.

Mrs. Zhen often frowned, and saw the slave and maid carrying the royal chariot to him again, waving her hand and no longer enjoying this treatment. Raising his legs and chasing after the emperor, he muttered to himself in his heart: "No matter where this wind evil comes from, Brother Yuan Dao, you'd better solve it quickly." And where did Sun Daoyou go...... This wind is evil and poisonous, will you have a way......"

In the Taiji Palace this night, from the emperor of the Ninety-Five Emperor to the most humble slave of sin, the panic caused by the disease is spreading rapidly, and no one can sleep peacefully. However, the West Inner Garden is unique to the west of the capital, and there is a palace gate to block it, and the hustle and bustle of Taiji Palace has not been transmitted here at all. The forest garden is quiet, only the cool breeze is blowing, and the sound of water is murmuring. Qin Qiong walked with the chariot, the lights of the Xuanwu Gate were no longer visible, and Qin Qiong felt as if he was in a different place.

"General Qin."

Qin Qiong heard the queen's call, stopped and looked back: "What does Niangniang command?" ”

"I heard the sound of deer, and in front of me was the animal garden. General Qin will take it here for a while, and I will go over by myself. Saying that, Empress Changsun had already stopped walking.

Qin Qiong frowned and looked at the dark forest, and could vaguely see the outline of a house. "Mother, it's not safe in the woods. The last general will escort you there. ”

"Not necessarily!" The two words were crisp and neat, but the resoluteness revealed made Qin Qiong unable to persuade again. The eldest grandson queen hugged the little son tightly, and when she stepped down, her feet stumbled slightly. Qin Qiong stretched out her hand to help, and when the lantern approached, she was shocked to find that the eldest grandson queen was not wearing shoes at her feet, but only wearing Luo socks!

"!"

Empress Eldest Sun shook her head and resolutely walked into the forest alone.

Li Luoyun has always been able to sleep peacefully as long as he lies comfortably and is neither hot nor cold. I don't have to toss and turn because there are too many worries to go through during the day. Therefore, if it weren't for Xiao You's big head arching him awake, he wouldn't wake up if he was bullied in front of him.

"In the middle of the night, could it be that someone really came to kill me?" Li Luoyun got up in a daze and staggered out of the door. It's not that Li Luoyun is bold, just looking at Xiao You's reaction, he knows that the comer is not malicious, so he greeted him with a big grin.

Outside the door, the night wind whines, and the evening forest is secluded. The clouds seemed to be about to be overwhelmed, and the sky was obscured, and there was no moon or stars. Luo Yun squinted at the woods, a little light, with the sound of small footsteps getting closer and closer.

The bright yellow skirt swayed in the wind, revealing the woman's graceful and graceful curves. Li Luoyun's eyes widened suddenly, looking at a man wearing a palace dress but no coat; Wearing a silk gauze robe, but his sideburns are messy, and his expression is sad. He was also holding something that looked like a baby's baggage in his arms.

Next to it is the murmuring of the Qingming Channel, and the sound of water is particularly clear in the quiet night. Luo Yun trembled violently, and his sleepiness disappeared. I thought, this night is dark and windy, it can't be a nobleman in the palace who died unjustly, and came to him to complain, right? But do ghosts need to be lit too?

However, when the "female ghost" came close and stopped, Li Luoyun saw the loving, concerned, heartache, anxious, and sad eyes under the faint light, as if struck by lightning, he suddenly fell into it, and was stunned.

"You...... But Li Luoyun? ”

Qingli's voice was slightly hoarse, and it was difficult to hide her tiredness. Li Luoyun looked at the woman in front of her in a daze, and suddenly felt blessed to her heart, lifted her clothes and bowed down, and fell to the ground.

"Li Luoyun meets the queen!"

Empress Eldest Sun was stunned for a moment, and the words of introduction she had thought of were blocked in her throat and asked in surprise: "Do you recognize me?" ”

Li Luoyun was stunned and didn't know how to explain it, but Empress Changsun obviously didn't come to know him, the little son in her arms was getting hotter and hotter, and she couldn't think about it anymore, Li Luoyun was already the last straw she could choose.

"Li Gongzi, coming at night, it's rude. But I can't help it! Tonight I beg you as a mother to save my child! Empress Eldest Sun spoke earnestly, and she couldn't help choking up as she spoke, and even bent down to kneel.

Li Luoyun hurriedly rushed over to support the eldest grandson queen, and said in a panic: "Why is Niangniang like this, Luoyun can't afford it!" But as long as there is something Luo Yun can do, Yun will never dare to quit! Li Luoyun's hand touched the brocade quilt in the arms of the eldest grandson queen, like touching the stove, and he was shocked: "Niangniang, this is ......"

Empress Changsun sat down on the ground, and she had already burst into tears in the hazy night. "Little son...... My daughter Mingda, she is infected with external evils, her whole body is hot, the ice water is irrepressible, and the doctors are restrained, I have ...... There's no way around it...... Woohoo......"

"Little princess?" Li Luoyun knelt in front of Empress Eldest Sun and reached out to take the brocade quilt wrapped in the little son. In the heat of his arms, Li Luoyun carefully leaned over and carefully observed the little face revealed by the little son. I saw that the baby's skin, which was supposed to be tender and fair, was already as red as blood, and the skin was even more dry, as if the moisture in the body had been dried up, and the texture at the corners of the eyes was getting deeper and deeper, showing a cracked state.

It turned out that the pink and cute baby turned out to be like this, the eldest grandson queen cried bitterly, Li Luoyun's pupils shrank, and the temperament exuded from his body changed in an instant, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Yonghe's fire poison!" This bastard ......"

Empress Eldest Sun was shocked when she heard this, and then she was overjoyed, and asked hopefully: "Gongzi Li knows this certificate?" Fire poison? Mrs. Zhen also said so. Does Childe have a way to detoxify? ”

Li Luoyun didn't raise his head, and Empress Eldest Sun couldn't see the indifference in her expression after the change in her eyes. "Didn't you try it with monkey wine?"

Empress Eldest Sun looked gloomy, and said with remorse: "I have a little more left after I get well, but ...... Cheng Qian was curious, and secretly drank ......" After speaking, he couldn't help but reach out and grab Li Luoyun's arm, and asked pleadingly, "Is there still wine on Childe?" Please, save my son. ”

Li Luoyun looked sideways at the plain hand that grabbed his arm, and looked up at Empress Changsun who wanted to speak, but when he met Empress Changsun's gaze and saw those eyes that were indescribable in their connotations, Li Luoyun couldn't say anything. I could only sigh in my heart and say firmly: "Yes." ”

Looking at the instant glow in those eyes, all sorrow, despair and exhaustion were dispelled. Luo Yun suddenly missed Aunt Mei a little, and missed her mother who couldn't remember her appearance clearly. Without further delay, Li Luoyun looked back and called into the room: "Xiaoyou, bring the gourd!" ”

Empress Eldest Sun was startled, thinking that there was someone else in the room, and looked up, but she didn't see half a figure walking out of the door. lowered her eyes and saw that Li Luoyun had already looked back at her, and her eyes fell behind her.

"Don't be afraid. You won't be harmed. Li Luoyun said softly, and then beckoned.

Empress Eldest Sun suddenly felt a cold gaze fall on her back, like a piece of snow falling into her collar for thirty-nine days, her back was cold from top to bottom, and she shivered, but her body didn't dare to move. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw only a black figure like a calf, with an indiscernible exhalation sound at his side. Li Luoyun raised his hand and took out a green jade gourd under the 'bull's head' jaw.

Li Luoyun looked at the stiff appearance of Empress Changsun's body, and waved his hand with a gourd to let Xiao You leave. Comforted softly: "Niangniang should have mentioned the matter of my training of the old tigers in the Duchess of Weiguo. Xiao Yu was raised by me, and he is stronger than the average slot player. It's very human, and it won't hurt people at will. ”

"Original...... I see...... "Empress Changsun couldn't believe that it was an ordinary tiger, and she hadn't seen the two tigers in the tiger stream. Feeling the gaze staring at his body disappearing, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Luoyun opened the mouth of the gourd, the aroma of wine overflowed, and when he wanted to feed it to the little princess, he suddenly hesitated.

Empress Changsun looked at the gourd with hope, took a deep breath of the wine, but frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously: "This wine fragrance...... Seem...... Not the kind of ...... I drink."

Li Luoyun nodded silently. Indeed, the original aroma of the wine is fresh and elegant, like the wind of early spring with the smell of plants and trees, which is refreshing and dry. And now this wine, the aroma is soft and mellow, with an indistinguishable floral fragrance, just like the warm breeze of late spring, blowing through the blooming peach blossom forest, making people intoxicated and forgetful.

"This wine...... Can it detoxify fire? ”

When Li Luoyun heard this, he didn't know what to think, so he suddenly swept away his hesitation and said categorically: "The more yin is deficient, it doesn't necessarily have to be warm and hot; To cure fire poison, it doesn't have to be cold medicine! After speaking, the two gourd mouths were close to the little princess's lips, and the small mouth was opened, and the gourd was poured, allowing the wine to flow slowly into the mouth.

It was just a small bite compared to adults, Li Luoyun and Empress Eldest Sun looked at the little son's face tightly without blinking, holding their breath and waiting...... Looking forward to ......