The palace was brightly lit, and the palace attendants carried basins of cold well water that had just been dug out of the well, going back and forth between the dormitory and the well. Pieces of handkerchiefs soaked in well water passed from hand to hand in the maidservant's hand. The handmaidens' fingers were already numb from cold, but the cold handkerchiefs were on the foreheads of the princesses, and they became warm in a few moments. The queen mother and the others hurriedly exchanged the towels on the princesses, just because the coolness of that moment could make the princesses feel comfortable.

The eldest grandson queen raised her head and breathed a sigh of relief in her busyness, and the maidservant next to her hurriedly stepped forward to wipe the sweat from the queen's face with a handkerchief. Empress Eldest Sun shook her head, stared at the palace maid and asked, "Haven't Taichang Zhen and the imperial doctors discussed a solution yet?" ”

The palace maid shook her head nervously and explained, "Your Majesty and Mrs. Zhen have just come out of Concubine Wei's palace and are going to Concubine Yang to see King Zhao. ”

Empress Changsun shook her head helplessly, looked at the three daughters lying side by side on the couch, and prayed for Sanqing's blessing. The little princess suddenly cried, the queen was startled, hurriedly bypassed the couch, picked up the little princess and patted gently, the nurse came over to check, opened the brocade quilt on the little princess's leg, reached in and touched it, and hurriedly retracted her hand as if she was burned, and said to the queen in a panic: "Niangniang, the little princess is hotter!" ”

When Empress Eldest Sun heard this, she lowered her head and wanted to resist, but she was also about to open at the touch of a button, and her voice was already uncontrollably flustered: "Quick!" Fast! Take a handkerchief! Gently put the little princess on the couch, hurriedly lifted the wrapped brocade quilt, no longer cared about the cold and wind, grabbed the handkerchief and wiped it on the little princess's red body. As soon as she changed two handkerchiefs, the little princess suddenly stopped crying and lost her life. The eldest grandson queen, who has always been calm and calm, couldn't hold back it anymore, tears rolled in her eyes, she lay down on the couch lightly, and trembled in the ear of the little princess and called: "Son, son, open your eyes and look at your mother, little son, ......"

The nurse couldn't help choking, and the palace maid shouted in panic: "Imperial Doctor! Call the Imperial Doctor! ”

An old lady ran in with a medicine box in a panic, didn't care about saluting, knelt beside the couch and stretched out her hand to hold the little princess's wrist, carefully checking the pulse. After a few breaths, he stretched out his finger to probe the little princess's snort, checked her eyes, and then raised her head and reported to the queen: "Niangniang is a little better, the little princess still has a pulse, and her life is okay for the time being, but she has a high fever and is in a coma." ”

Where can Empress Eldest Sun feel at ease, and asked anxiously, "Isn't there a way to reduce the fever?" The tone was already very dissatisfied.

The imperial doctor bowed down and said in fear: "The minister is incompetent, and the minister has tried several prescriptions, but they are all ineffective." The ministers are incompetent, and now they can only wait for Zhen Taichang to come back from the inspection of the princes in the hospital, and then discuss what else can be done. Now...... At the moment, I can only try to control the temperature of the little princess and not raise it again......"

Empress Eldest Sun shook her head wordlessly, ignoring the imperial doctor. Lowering his head and seeing the little son's hand unconsciously grasping, he held his hot little hand and put it on his cheek in distress, and tears fell on the little son's face, and before the tears slipped down, they had turned into tears and condensed on the side of his face. Empress Eldest Sun stared at the tear stain stupidly, but the heat on her cheeks made her heart colder and colder, revealing powerlessness and despair.

"Mother...... Mother...... Kiss...... Lil...... It's so hot......" Changle groaned weakly. The eldest grandson queen woke up, handed over the little son to the nurse and went to see Changle again. Li Li's little face was also red, her eyelids were slightly raised, and she was open without focus. Empress Changsun took a cool handkerchief and rubbed it on Changle's face, and after wiping it, the strange flushing could fade a little. "Lizhi, Lizhi, you have to hold on!"

But Li Lizhi only moaned a few times unconsciously and occasionally, but she couldn't respond to her worried mother at all. Empress Eldest Sun was heartbroken and looked at her daughter with pity. The only thing who can take some comfort now is that his sons are not yet ill. The maid saw that the hand of the eldest grandson queen twisting the handkerchief was trembling and weak, so she hurriedly took the handkerchief and replaced the queen. Empress Eldest Sun sat on the ground weakly and took a few deep breaths. turned his head to look at Gao Yang's situation again, but found that Gao Yang was curled up in the corner, not lying with his body stretched like Changle. Several palace maids only changed the cold handkerchief on their foreheads, and did not wipe their bodies, subconsciously thinking that the palace maids were slack, frowned unhappily, and got up on the couch and walked over.

"What's wrong with Gao Yang?"

The palace maid leaned over nervously: "Niangniang, the princess's body temperature has not changed." ”

"No change?!" Empress Eldest Sun was stunned when she heard this, and hurriedly bent down to check. I saw Gao Yang's thin body curled up like a cat, and although his face was flushed, Gao Yang's breathing was still steady and unusual. Empress Eldest Sun was surprised, and then felt comforted, and stretched out her hand to straighten Gao Yang's body. found that Gao Yang was tightly tensed and very resistant. Seeing this, the palace maid hurriedly explained: "Niangniang, the princess holds the gourd and refuses to let go, and the slave and maid have no choice." ”

"Hulu?" Empress Changsun was stunned for a moment, remembered something in an instant, turned her head to look at the couch, and sure enough, she found that the green jade gourd she had personally put away was gone. Looking at Gao Yang's arms again, it was the green jade gourd that was revealed in the tight embrace between the arms! Empress Changsun was shocked and then rejoiced, and she touched the gourd with a finger in the depths. The tentacles felt cold, not as warm as when she held them. Empress Eldest Sun thought for a moment, and then understood. This precious gourd was used to hold the miraculous medicinal wine, and it was indeed extraordinary. She was weak and cold, and her hands and feet were often cold, so she was warm to the touch. But His Majesty said that it was like jade to the touch, and Gao Yang's body was hot but cold to the touch. I think that no matter how cold or hot it is outside, it will change and adjust accordingly, and it will not affect the medicinal wine contained in the gourd at all.

If there is still medicinal wine, maybe there will be miraculous effects, but it's a pity...... Empress Eldest Sun shook her head regretfully, and then thought of Li Luoyun. After a while, he shook his head and said to himself: "He has been imprisoned for a few days, and no one has seen him with a gourd, and he didn't bring it with him...... It's a pity ......"

"! Oh no! The little princess is not good! The frightened cry of the nurse interrupted the thoughts of the eldest grandson queen, and she immediately ran over quickly after a little regained her senses. I saw a strand of yellow hair lying flat on the nurse's spread palm. Empress Changsun looked at the strand of hair and was stunned for a long time before she reacted, and hurriedly squatted down to look at the little son, only to see that the originally tender strands of hair on the little son's head had turned yellow, and with a slight touch of her fingers, they broke off and floated down.

Empress Eldest Sun trembled with her hands and wanted to touch but didn't dare to touch it, she could only watch her daughter slowly wither, her life had just begun! Empress Changsun couldn't hold on any longer, and collapsed and cried on the little son. The nurse and the palace maid were even more panicked when they saw the queen like this, and they tied their hands aside, not knowing what to do.

Empress Changsun cried a few times and woke up suddenly, didn't care about getting up, knelt on the couch, crawled to Gao Yang's side with her hands and feet, and wanted to pull out the green jade gourd with her hands. Princess Gaoyang subconsciously resisted, hugged the gourd tightly, and struggled left and right. Empress Eldest Sun couldn't pull it out after a few tugging, and couldn't help but add a little strength, how could Gao Yang's weak body in the unconsciousness withstand the strength of an adult. The arm was ripped open, and the green jade gourd was pulled out.

The eldest grandson queen held the cold green jade gourd, and was so happy that she wanted to turn around and give it to the little son. Suddenly I heard the crying, and in a blink of an eye, I saw that Gao Yang had come to his senses after the struggle just now, like a child who had been robbed of his beloved, looking at the eldest grandson queen with tears in his eyes, and calling his mother stupidly. Empress Eldest Sun looked at Gao Yang's pitiful little face, and her tears couldn't stop flowing. The left and right are her flesh and blood, which one can make her willing to give up! But there is only one gourd, what should I do? How do I choose? Heaven, if you have any punishment, please do it to me, and spare my child.

"Mother-"

"Queen, little princess—"

"Mother-"

Empress Changsun was at a loss for what to do now, among the three daughters, helpless fear enveloped her, and the anxious shouts of the palace servants made her have a splitting headache, her body trembled uncontrollably, and she seemed to fall down at any time. "I'm going to hold on! There is hope if you hold on! Secretly biting the tip of her tongue, the pain made her sober up. When His Majesty was out on the battlefield, she raised her children at home alone, and she survived all the difficult times! Now that she is the queen of the Tang Dynasty, she will definitely be able to save her three children!

Swallowing the salty blood in her mouth, Empress Eldest Sun lifted her spirits, wiped away her tears, leaned over and stuffed the green jade gourd back into Gao Yang's arms, and said with a gentle smile: "Gao Yang is good, don't cry, it'll be fine." My mother assures you that it will be fine! Sleep, just get some sleep. Sister Lizhi is also very uncomfortable, Gao Yang, can you sleep with your sister in your arms? ”

Princess Gaoyang had tears on her little face, hugged the gourd tightly, and nodded pitifully. Empress Eldest Sun smiled with relief, leaned over to pick up Gao Yang, and slowly moved to Changle's side. Xiao Gaoyang looked at his sister's uncomfortable appearance and couldn't help but reach out to touch Changle. Empress Changsun put down Gao Yang, untied Changle's obscene clothes, helped him turn over, and held Gao Yang in her arms. Gao Yang sensibly held the green jade gourd in front of him and tried his best to get close to his sister.

Empress Eldest Sun looked at the two sisters hugging each other and smiled with relief. gently patted Gao Yang and coaxed her to close her eyes and sleep. After Gao Yang's eyes were closed, Empress Changsun gently got up and left the bed, turned around and ran with her skirt lifted. snatched the little son from the nurse's hand, pulled a brocade quilt and wrapped it in her arms, and left before she could tell her to pull her legs. While trotting out of the hall, he ordered urgently: "Chuan Yuan! Immediately! Right away! ”

"Mother, where are you going?!"

"You take care of the two princesses, you don't have to follow! If Your Majesty comes, he will say that I have gone to the West Inner Garden! ”

Before the words fell, the eldest grandson queen had already run out of the palace, and the palace maid was in a state of confusion, and she didn't even keep up with the maid who was in charge of the lamp. The stewardess hurriedly ordered the two maidservants to carry lanterns to chase after them. Bu Yuan had not been prepared in advance, and it would take a while for the middle of the night to be carried out, and the queen mother obviously couldn't wait for a moment.

On the other side of the palace, the emperor's imperial chariot was on the shoulders of eight wrestlers, and he quickly shuttled through the inner palace forest. Although the design of the eight lifts of the chariot itself is very stable, it can't help but the eight wrestlers walking like flying, and the chariots with them also tremble. Mrs. Zhen, who was sitting on it, had to hold on to the handrail tightly, cautiously worried that she would wander around. It's the first time I've enjoyed this kind of treatment, but it's not a good experience. Helplessly, the emperor himself strode in front of the meteor's head to open the way, how could the eight wrestlers not chase hard. Looking at the panting doctors running behind the chariot, Zhen Taichang could only say ashamed. But in his heart, he kept pondering the strange illnesses of the princes. But my thoughts always can't help but think of what Yuan Tiangang said when he met Yuan Tiangang when he entered the palace:

"Sickness comes from heaven, and evil comes out of the palace. Sun Daoyou entered the mountain and did not return, if Zhen Taichang protected Mingzhe, he should not resign. However, the poor Dao knows that he is too often benevolent, and he will definitely come. Zhen often tried hard. By the way, there are a lot of jade stones paid tribute by all parties in the palace, so let's take them out when it's time to use them......"

is also a cultivator, although Zhen Tai is often obsessed with medical skills, in Fangshu, physiognomy is only slightly involved. But he had already heard of Yuan Tiangang's ability in physiognomy, astrology, and wind review. To say such extraordinary words at this extraordinary time will certainly not be without purpose. Jade? How do I use it? Medication or ......

"Who just passed?" The procession came to an abrupt halt, and the Emperor frowned as he watched the chariot disappear around the corner, wondering who was traveling late at night. Hearing the emperor's question, one of the accompanying guards immediately chased after him, and returned a moment later to report: "Your Majesty, that is the empress's chariot." They were chasing the queen mother, and it is said that the queen mother went to the west inner garden. ”

"Nishinaien?" Li Erlang frowned and nodded, and the doubts in his heart couldn't be stopped. But he heard the guard continue, "Nalux still said...... said that the mother was carrying the little princess and walked together. ”

"Little princess? Son?! Li Erlang immediately realized that something was wrong, Mingda must have had an accident, otherwise the queen would never have lost the West Inner Garden so anxiously and recklessly. Although he is very worried about the situation of the little son, he can't help but favor one over the other at the moment!

"Uncle Bao!"

"The last general!" A general on Li Erlang's side surrendered his hand.

"Take my hand and lead the way for the queen! Escort her back. Remember! Put the Queen's safety first! ”

"No! The last general commands! Qin Shubao left the team with two subordinates. Li Erlang clenched his fists, pinched his nails into his flesh, tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, turned his head and continued to move forward, to visit his next son.