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The courtiers' attacks came to an end for the time being. We began to discuss how to deal with the plague. The medical officers of the Imperial Medical Department were busy all day long, just to develop a 'medicine' to relieve the plague. Qiheng couldn't sleep even more at night, and when I went to see him in Yanying Palace, I was surprised to find the white hair growing from his temples.

My hand on his sideburns paused there, my heart became dull, and I hesitated for a moment, and pressed my fingers on his temples, massaging them gently.

After a while, he opened his eyes and sighed, "I've snubbed you these days. ”

I smiled mildly: "The court is busy, and the emperor is diligent, which is the blessing of the people and the concubines." It's just that the emperor is busy with political affairs, and he also has to take care of his body!"

He sighed: "Today, Jing Zhaoyin made an excerpt, saying that thousands of victims from the suburbs of Beijing poured into the city, but in order not to add more burden to the people in the capital, Jing Zhaoyin had to order the city 'gate' to be closed. ”

I also sighed: "As soon as this incident comes out, people must be panicked!"

"yes, I'm ...... these days. He took my hand, rubbing his thumb against the back of my hand, and I felt the calluses on his fingers, and I felt really uncomfortable.

But I had no other way but to force a laugh and said: "Baoyue hasn't seen my father these days, I miss it very much, why don't you invite the emperor to go to Chenghuan Hall for dinner in the evening? ”

"It's okay," he patted my hand, "I miss Baoyue too." ”

I gladly went back to the temple to prepare, but even if I prepared a lot of delicacies, eating them in my mouth would taste the same as chewing wax! Qiheng just sat down for a while and left, I looked at his back and sighed helplessly.

Turned around and informed the 'spring equinox': "Shen Qi, tell him to bother more and develop a 'medicine' prescription as soon as possible!"

'Chun' said: "Yes, Imperial Doctor Shen is now in the 'medicine' garden, and there are several patients there, if a 'medicine' prescription is developed, he must tell Niangniang as soon as possible." ”

"Let him be careful himself, don't be infected, if he falls, it's really useless!"

"Don't worry, it's going to be fine. ”

However, perhaps it really responded to the old saying that the house leak coincided with the overnight rain, and the epidemic here has not yet eased, and news came from the border pass, saying that the two princes of the Eastern Turks rebelled against each other, colluded with the Western Turks, and the army pressed the border, and it had reached the outside of the Yan'men' Pass.

The emperor quickly activated Huo Qing and asked him to lead his troops to the Eastern Turkic border to restrain the forces of Eastern Turkistan. He also sent an order to Ziling, asking him to mobilize a large army and 'exchange' troops with the Western Turks. In this way, the soldiers are divided into two ways, hoping to control the situation.

Qiheng does not go to Yanying Hall every day since His Royal Highness Xuanzheng Palace, and directly meets the ministers in the side hall of Xuanzheng Palace, which can save time, and he will not come to the harem.

The harem has also become panicked, and when the concubines gather here with me, they will inevitably talk about it.

"It's really an internal and external trouble! It's a big army and a plague, what can I do?"

"Hey, when the previous dynasty was in power, the East Turkistan and the Western Turkistan were attacked before they were divided, and they were 'forced' to move the capital at that time! This time, it won't be ......."

"Move the capital, won't you? Don't scare me!"

"It's okay to move to accompany the capital, it's almost hot here!"

I saw that they were becoming more and more disagreeable, so I couldn't help frowning and coughing, glanced around majestically, and said: "I don't ask you to help the emperor, and don't chew the root of your tongue here! Everyone go back! Take care of the 'doors' of each palace, don't casually visit the 'doors', and don't talk nonsense! If people's hearts start to 'mess' from you, don't blame this palace for being unkind!"

The concubines said goodbye, and I called Concubine Yade: "I heard that it was your second brother who rebelled against the 'rebellion' this time, and I also heard that he grew up in Xijing and was very 'proficient' in Han culture, so when did he return to East Turkistan? When did he become rebellious? Also, after the plague broke out in the capital, he rebelled, is it a bit of a coincidence?"

"The Queen's Mother......"

She looked anxious and wanted to defend herself, but I raised my hand and said, "Needless to say, you can go back and think about it." ”

Concubine Yade's lips moved, but I didn't want to listen to her explanation, she is now in danger, the emperor is busy with the affairs of the court and will not judge her for the time being, but as long as the affairs of the court are eased, the first person to open the knife is Concubine Yade!

I sat on the bamboo couch, brought a bowl of rock sugar lotus seed soup at the 'spring' equinox, and said, "Niangniang is also tired these days, eat something to relieve the heat!"

I sighed and said, "Why am I tired? The emperor is really tired! It's not easy to be an emperor! Remember to bring a bowl of lotus seed soup to the emperor in the afternoon!"

"Yes, the slave will let Shun Xi'er send it over. But mother, is the plague a natural disaster or a **?"

"Whether it's a natural disaster or a **, this is an opportunity for us. "I held the 'flower' bird-patterned gilded silver bowl in my hand, used a small spoon to pluck the lotus seeds in the bowl, and whispered, "Let's just wait, wait for Huo Qing's news, he now wants to pick the skin of King Qi more than anyone else!"

In July, Huo Qing sent back the war report, the content of the war report is unknown, but what came to me was the collusion between the King of Qi and the East Turkistan 'traitors', intending to subvert our king, and the king of Qi should ascend the throne as soon as possible!

This is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, no, it is a capital crime of stealing the country!

The emperor's suspicion is already serious, not to mention that the emperor ruthlessly sent his rest of his sons for the sake of the emperor of Qi, such a clear revelation, to say that the king of Qi has no intention of ascending the throne as soon as possible, even if I believe it, the civil and military officials will not believe it!

Only then did Huo Qing's letterhead be burned, and Cao Hong came to deliver the decree, saying that the emperor wanted to see me.

It was the first time I entered the Seonjeongjeon Hall, and it was a place that only men could enter in the Chuchao in the entire Todai. I walked slowly into the temple with a cautious attitude, and entered the side hall, holding my breath and contemplating, not daring to slack off at all, for fear of desecrating this sacred place.

Qi Heng was the only one in the side hall, holding his head and not knowing what to think.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" I walked over worriedly and held his hand, which was cold.

Qi Heng withdrew his hand, as if he didn't want to touch me, and didn't look at me, but handed over a letter and said, "Look at it." ”

I pretended to be puzzled and took a look at it, and I was immediately shocked: "This ......" I was really surprised! Although it was written on the fold that it was also a matter of East Turkistan 'traitor', it was completely different that the person who colluded with this fold was the right minister, not the king of Qi!

How could Huo Qing send two different battle reports? Moreover, how could he let go of the opportunity to deal with the King of Qi and slander the right minister!

My first reaction was that this battle report was changed!

"It is said that the right minister is in collusion with the East Turkistan 'traitors', and intends to coerce the Son of Heaven with the outside to order the princes! Hmph, queen, do you say, is this battle report credible?" Qi Heng's words seemed to hide something, which made me uneasy.

I was silent for a long time, and then said honestly: "The concubine doesn't understand this. ”

"That's it," he waved his hand, "I knew I called you, and you didn't have much to say." It's just that I have one more thing to tell you, now that the epidemic continues to spread, there is a song and ballad recited in the streets and alleys, 'Disaster will fall from heaven, and if you don't get rid of it, the people will die'!"

I was stunned and said, "The concubine really doesn't know. ”

He snorted coldly, looked at me indifferently, and waved his hand, "You go down!"

I gritted a mouthful of silver teeth, and as soon as I got out of the Xuanzheng Palace, I parted ways to 'Chun': "Let King Langya come to see me!"