Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Queen Mother is Poisoned
"Hahaha, it doesn't matter if I keep my name or not, as long as I'm alive, it doesn't matter if I'm alive." Zhao Qiujin said with a smile.
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of cut pastry and handed it to Ling'er, "Come, Ling'er, taste whether it's delicious." ”
Ling'er took it and took a bite, "Wow, Niangniang is really amazing, this red bean mille-feuille cake is soft and glutinous, sweet but not greasy, cool and relieves the heat, it's really delicious." Ling'er said happily, eating with relish.
"Hahaha, it's delicious, come, another piece." Zhao Qiujin handed Ling'er another piece.
"This is for the Queen Mother, it's not good for the slave to eat too much, just taste it."
"Things are made for people to eat, what is this, come, eat, eat, and I will make it for you later." Zhao Qiujin handed it to Ling'er.
Ling'er didn't refuse, took it and tasted it.
Zhao Qiujin set the plate, patted the food residue on his hand, and looked at the pastries he made with satisfaction, "Okay, it's noon, just take it to the Queen Mother." ”
"The mother makes it so delicious, the Queen Mother will definitely praise it." Ling'er said with a smile.
"Hahahaha, anyway, I'm really attentive, look at the Queen Mother's own thoughts."
Zhao Qiujin took the pastries and went to the Queen Mother's Palace, and when he went in, he found that Yue Muqian was also there, and the two were chatting.
"Say hello to the Queen Mother." Zhao Qiujin saluted.
When the Queen Mother saw that Shangguan Xin'er was coming, she said: "The queen is here, get up quickly, you don't have to be formal." Then he said to the maid next to him, "Give the queen a seat."
Zhao Qiujin got up, thinking that Leng Lingzhe's words were quite useful, the Queen Mother really had a better attitude towards herself, and it seemed that she would definitely get along well in the future.
"Queen Mother, this is the red bean mille-feuille cake made by the concubine today, and I specially sent it to you to taste." Zhao Qiujin said and took out the pastry.
"Look, it's good, come and bring it up." The Queen Mother said.
"Wow, the queen mother is really ingenious, this red bean mille-feuille cake makes people appetizing when they look at it." Yue Muqian agreed, "Come, I'll go get it." The Queen Mother nodded.
Yue Muqian got up from the chair in the hall, walked to Zhao Qiujin, picked up the pastry and handed it to the Queen Mother. The movements were dignified and elegant, but as soon as Zhao Qiujin saw Yue Muqian's bewitching figure, he remembered the scratches on Leng Lingzhe's chest that night, and didn't want to look at her more.
The Queen Mother looked at the pastry and nodded, "The queen is really a good craft, and this pastry looks very exquisite." Immediately the imperial dining room will pass the meal, why don't the queen stay and dine with us? ”
Zhao Qiujin wanted to eat at the same table with Yue Muqian, and she also had to test her vocabulary, no, no, she didn't want to do this boastful group leader immediately, so let the two of them play by themselves. "The concubine just accidentally touched her arm on the road, this will be a little painful, and the concubine wants to go back to the palace to have a look." Zhao Qiujin thought to himself, what would he eat if his arm was injured.
"Why are you so careless, then the queen will hurry back to the palace to find the imperial doctor to take a look." The Queen Mother frowned and said.
"Empress Dowager Xie cares, so the concubine will retreat first." Zhao Qiujin bowed and retired.
Out of the Empress Dowager's Palace, Zhao Qiujin went back to Fengyi Palace to prepare to dine with Leng Lingzhe, if you want to eat together, you still have to be with the person you like, whether it is talking and laughing or quiet, it is very comfortable.
"Where has the queen been?" Leng Lingzhe said when he saw Zhao Qiujin coming in from outside Fengyi Palace.
"I made some pastries for the Queen Mother, I just came back." Zhao Qiujin saw that Leng Lingzhe had returned early today, so he said happily.
"Went to the Queen Mother's Palace again? Then the queen mother didn't embarrass you. Leng Lingzhe knew that his words might have been heavier yesterday, and he was afraid that the Queen Mother would embarrass Shangguan'er.
"No, the Queen Mother's attitude today is very good and gentle." Zhao Qiujin smiled.
"That's fine, let's have dinner." Leng Lingzhe had already called the imperial dining room to pass the meal, and he just sat on the chair and waited for Shangguan Xin'er to come back.
"Okay, why did you come so early today?"
"There is nothing important in the court today, come back to accompany you." Although Leng Lingzhe has money and power, he just has no leisure, so since he and Zhao Qiujin got along, he will seize the time to deal with government affairs so as to make time to accompany her.
"Oh, that's fine." Zhao Qiujin nodded.
Leng Lingzhe got up and took Zhao Qiujin's hand and walked to the dining table, Zhao Qiujin followed Leng Lingzhe, feeling extremely sweet, he was with him every meal, and he was very satisfied. The two were having a meal, when someone suddenly shouted outside, "Your Majesty, it's a big deal, the Queen Mother... Something went wrong. ”
Leng Lingzhe immediately sank his face, "What's wrong with the Queen Mother?" ”
"The Queen Mother sent someone over, saying that the Queen Mother had a sudden illness, and the Imperial Doctor had rushed over, I don't know what the situation is now?"
Leng Lingzhe hurriedly got up, and said to Zhao Qiujin as he walked, "I go to the Empress Dowager's palace, you eat first." ”
Zhao Qiujin still had food to eat, and followed Leng Lingzhe out of Fengyi Palace, and hurriedly rushed to the Queen Mother.
In the Empress Dowager's palace, the pear blossoms of the moon Muqian's crying brought rain, "Auntie, you will definitely be fine, Mu Qian still has to wait for you to see my father together... Aunt..."
After Leng Lingzhe came in, Yue Muqian cried more seriously. Leng Lingzhe felt irritable in his heart, so he said, "The Queen Mother hasn't done anything yet, what are you crying about!"
Yue Muqian immediately sobbed and shut up.
Zhao Qiujin followed behind Leng Lingzhe, knowing that Leng Lingzhe was in a bad mood now, so he didn't speak.
"The old minister greets the emperor." The gray-haired old lady knelt down and saluted.
"Imperial Doctor Li, how is the Queen Mother now? Why is this the case at the end of the market? Leng Lingzhe stepped forward to check the Queen Mother's condition, his face was heavy, and he asked in a deep voice.
"According to Weichen, the Queen Mother is poisoned, but what poison Weichen has not found out."
"When was the poison? Why is it poisoned? Leng Lingzhe continued to ask.
The Queen Mother's personal maid stepped forward, bowed her head and said, "The Queen Mother had dinner with Miss Yue at noon, and after a while, she said that she was uncomfortable, saying that the abdominal pain was unbearable. The moon girl helped the queen mother to lie down, and the slave maid quickly called someone to invite the imperial doctor. ”
"That is a problem with the diet, and someone will take everything the Queen Mother ate today to test!" Leng Lingzhe asked the eunuchs to take it for drug testing, while he stayed by the queen mother's side, not saying a word, and his face was anxious.
The Queen Mother's breathing has weakened, her face is pale, and even her lips have turned white, and the imperial doctors are busy sending people to hurry up and boil the medicine.
A slightly younger imperial physician came in with a bowl of soup and medicine, "Master, the ginseng soup is ready." ”
Then Imperial Physician Li brought it over, sniffed it, and said with a solemn face: "Whether the Queen Mother can wake up depends on this bowl of soup medicine." ”
"Let me come." Leng Lingzhe took the decoction and fed the Queen Mother to drink the medicine, but he couldn't feed it, and the Queen Mother had lost her ability to swallow. Although Leng Lingzhe was anxious in his heart, he still asked calmly: "How is Imperial Doctor Li good?" ”
"It's... Wechen can only try to try it with a silver needle. Imperial Physician Li thought for a moment, then took out a few slender silver needles from the medical box and applied needles to the Queen Mother's neck and face.
Not long after the needle was placed, when Leng Lingzhe fed it again, he seemed to have a little complexion, and the Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes and called softly: "Zhe'er." Then he closed his eyes, and Leng Lingzhe held the Queen Mother's hand in surprise, "Queen Mother." ”