As soon as the news came out, the people in the palace of the Great Xia Kingdom were panicked.

Everyone said that this was the plague, and in April this year, Prince Min hanged himself in his bedroom, which is really bless Daxia.

However, Yun Xiao felt that it was too far-fetched to talk about the plague.

First of all, if it is really the plague that comes, why is the first person to get sick will be the emperor, you must know that the emperor is the most noble person in the entire Great Xia Kingdom.

Secondly, the palace of the Great Xia Kingdom is heavily guarded, and all the people who enter and exit are checked by special people, and people who do not have a certain identity cannot enter the palace at all, and among the courtiers, there is no one who has the same symptoms as the emperor. The palace maids and chamberlains who serve in the harem must all be registered in the internal affairs office, and if they want to enter and leave the palace, they not only need the warrant of the concubine, but also need to register in the internal affairs office, and the procedures are very cumbersome.

However, Yun Xiao has looked through the register of the Ministry of Affairs in the past ten days, and has not found any records of palace people entering and leaving the palace, that is to say, this disease cannot be brought into the palace from the outside, so if it is really a plague, how can it be transmitted to the emperor?

Therefore, Yun Xiao felt that the emperor was not suffering from the plague, strictly speaking, the emperor couldn't even talk about being sick, the emperor was actually ...... Poisoned. He was infected with a very contagious poison, so people mistook it for the plague.

However, in the palace of the Great Xia Kingdom, where rumors were rampant and people were crowded, even if Yun Xiao was very sure of her judgment, she didn't dare to say it easily, not to mention, she was neither an imperial doctor, nor did she have any evidence in her hand.

In order to prove her idea, she must approach the emperor.

However, when she told Xia Rui that she wanted to go to the Chengqian Palace to assist the queen in serving the emperor and take medicine, hoping that he could arrange it, Xia Rui not only did not agree, but also yelled at her unprecedentedly, and repeatedly warned her not to go to the Chengqian Palace without permission.

Yun Xiao understands Xia Rui's mood, he is afraid that he will be infected, and he will "get the plague" like the emperor, it is only strange that he did not inform him in advance of his "inviolability against poison", even if he tells him the truth now, he will only think that he deliberately deceived him in order to fight for the name of "virtuous".

Yes, Xia Rui felt that the reason why Yun Xiao had such a bold idea was to fight for the name of "virtuous".

Yun Xiao couldn't resist Xia Rui, and he couldn't help but have a headache.

After thinking about it a few times, Yun Xiao decided to write a letter to his father Yun Hanshan, asking him to find a way to ask Master Dugu Yexue to go down the mountain and enter the palace to save the emperor.

In order to move the master to go down the mountain, Yun Xiao wrote her guess in detail in another letter, put it in a red envelope, and explained to Qianyue that this letter was very important, only her master could read it, even his father could not open it, and it was important for his father to send this letter to the master's hands.

The stakes are very high, and after Yun Xiao wrote these two letters, he asked Qianyue to send them out of the palace immediately, hoping that the master could go down the mountain as soon as possible.

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However, things always happen faster than planned.

On the night when these two letters were sent out of the palace, the news came from the Chengqian Palace that the emperor's condition had further deteriorated and that he was no longer able to take the decoction independently, and the palace people who had been serving in the Chengqian Palace were all infected and had all been sent to Le'an Hall, and the queen urgently summoned all the concubines and imperial heirs to enter the Chengqian Palace.

Yun Xiao, Xia Rui, and Hua Tianruo came to the Chengqian Hall together, and when all the people arrived, the Jade Concubine came out with the queen who was a little haggard.

After everyone greeted her, the queen looked "righteous and awe-inspiring" and said to everyone:

"What is the emperor's situation now, everyone has seen it, these days, the palace is guarding the Chengqian Hall day and night, and they don't dare to leave a step, the imperial doctors are also accompanying the palace, and they have been guarding the emperor, and no one has left because of cowardice, everyone has been doing their best, the palace is watching, very moved, but ...... The emperor's situation is getting worse and worse, now, it is the time to sleep, far more than the time to be awake, even drinking medicine has become a big problem, and the palace people who have been serving the emperor in the Chengqian Palace have all been sent to Le'an Hall, the emperor's side, and now, there are no familiar people to serve......"

Speaking of this, the queen deliberately stopped, sighed long, and in a mournful voice, continued,

"Although, the palace has transferred new palace people from the internal affairs office to serve in the Chengqian Palace, but they are either clumsy and can't serve the emperor well at all, or they are timid and don't want to serve the emperor at all...... Hongu ...... Hongu ......"

As she spoke, she actually cried in public.

Seeing this, Concubine Yu hurriedly handed over a handkerchief and persuaded: "Sister, the minions below are not sensible, just send them to the Severe Punishment Division, you must not blame yourself, it's not your fault, during this time, you worked hard and served the emperor in front of the bed, all of us have seen it, who dares to say that your credit is greater than that of the queen?" Aren't you afraid of thunder and thunder?! ”

As soon as the queen grabbed Concubine Yu's wrist, she said eagerly: "But...... The emperor's side must have a competent person to serve, otherwise, it will only delay the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor! ”

As she spoke, she looked at the people below again, continuing the "righteousness and awe-inspiring" just now,

"There is really no way to do this, so I have to invite everyone to discuss countermeasures, in order to make the emperor get better as soon as possible, the emperor must be served by someone who is close to the emperor, because only such a person is sincere! Now, the people in this palace are undoubtedly the closest people around the emperor, and besides that, the palace can't think of anyone else! As the master of the harem, this palace should set an example, so this palace has decided to personally serve the emperor's decoction and meals from tomorrow onwards......"

However, before she could finish her words, Concubine Yu immediately knelt down and said loudly:

"Sister, I can't help it...... You can't touch all the things used by the emperor, otherwise, you will be infected by the emperor like those palace people! The emperor has fallen, and if you fall with him, what will we do? Who else can come out and preside over the big picture? ”

"But ......"

"Don't be, sister, sister knows you're sad, but you can't be stupid! This kind of close service can be done by someone else! After Concubine Yu finished saying this, she suddenly stood up, looked down with a solemn face, and asked very majestically, "Everyone has seen it, the queen is sad and confused, and there is no way to serve the emperor closely, so ...... Who wants to volunteer to take on this? ”

There was silence below.

Everyone watched the two Gao sisters acting motionlessly, looking surprised.

If the queen really wanted to personally serve the emperor's decoction in close quarters, what would she call them to do? Wouldn't it be over if you went straight by yourself?

Now that they have all been called and acted so realistically, they will definitely not be let go back if such a person is not selected tonight.

However, everyone knew the seriousness of the matter, and everyone was afraid, and no one came out to "volunteer" at all.

Yun Xiao originally wanted to take this opportunity to "volunteer", but Xia Rui kept holding her hand tightly below, and warned Yun Xiao not to speak in a voice that only the two of them could hear, so Yun Xiao had to shut up.

On the other side, Concubine Yu waited for a long time, and when she saw that no one came out to say a word, her face couldn't help but be as black as the bottom of a pot.

Concubine Yu couldn't help but reprimand angrily: "Didn't any of you come out to bear it? Is it true that you shout long live my emperor every day? What a disappointment for Hongu...... Prince, the most distressed person for the emperor is you, and now, you don't even care about your father? ”

Concubine Yu was originally reprimanding everyone, but suddenly shouted Xia Rui, and Xia Rui couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing this, Yun Xiao immediately shook off Xia Rui's hand, quickly walked to the front of everyone, grabbed in front of Xia Rui and said: "Jade Concubine Niangniang, the prince is the prince of the country, now, the emperor can't come to the court, no one presides over state affairs, the emperor said before that the prince will be the temporary regent, therefore, you must not let His Royal Highness the prince serve the emperor closely!" ”

When Concubine Yu heard this, she curled the corners of her lips very gracefully and said, "Since the prince can't serve the emperor closely, it's better to ...... The princess will serve you closely, princess, are you willing? ”

Yun Xiao didn't think about it, and immediately replied: "The concubine obeys the order!" ”

Concubine Yu didn't expect Yun Xiao to agree so quickly, her face turned green in an instant, and she didn't know what she should say next for a long time.

In the end, the queen was calm and patted Concubine Yu behind her, and Concubine Jade came back to her senses and stepped aside.

The queen looked at Yun Xiao, and said with emotion and relief: "Crown princess, this palace and the emperor really didn't misunderstand you, this palace knows that marrying you to the prince is a correct choice, I don't want to ...... You are so sensible at a young age, as long as you serve the emperor well, this palace will be rewarded! ”

Yun Xiao hurriedly accompanied the queen to finish the scene: "After thanking the mother, the queen mother can rest assured, the concubine will definitely go all out and do her best!" ”

The queen is very satisfied with Yun Xiao's performance, she can't move Xia Rui today, and it is not too much of a loss to be able to move the daughter of the Yun family.

She glanced at Concubine Yu, Concubine Yu understood, and hurriedly helped the queen up, the queen breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Yun Xiao: "This matter, today, this is so decided, without further ado, princess, you will go into the inner hall with the palace!" ”

"The concubine obeys!" After Yun Xiao finished speaking, she followed the queen and the jade concubine into the inner hall, and she didn't dare to turn her head to look behind her from beginning to end, because she knew that Xia Rui now even had the intention to kill.

(PS: I'm sorry for the late update...... ）