Chapter 20: The Devil in the Queen's Heart
The Imperial Study
The emperor sat on the dragon chair, and above the hall, Zuo Taifu and several ministers stood under the hall, reporting things respectfully.
"Your Majesty, the old minister just received a letter from the prefect of Yundu, the letter said that there was a plague in Yundu, and according to the experience of the plague five years ago, the entire Yundu was blocked, and most of the local doctors were mobilized to control the outbreak of the plague, but it was just ...... This Yundu is located in a remote area, and the medicinal herbs available in the local area are limited, so I specially issued an approval document asking the emperor to allocate some medicines and talents to the local area for treatment......"
It turned out that Mrs. Zuo was in a hurry to see the emperor, and this was what he wanted to say!
The Emperor asked, "How is the plague under control now, and how many people are infected?" ”
Mrs. Zuo said: "Back to Your Majesty, the letter said that the number of confirmed cases of the plague is about 30 people, as for the ...... after that."
At that time, the father-in-law outside the hall walked in with his head bowed: "Your Majesty, the Northern Divine Doctor has arrived, and he is waiting outside the hall to meet the saint." ”
The emperor said: "Zuo Aiqing, the matter of the plague in Yundu will be handed over to the prefect of Yundu to deal with, you have full supervision, if you want to use the medicine in the treasury, just ask the Internal Affairs Office to get it, it happens that the northern divine doctor has arrived, maybe you can help." ”
For the prefect of Yundu, the emperor is not impressed, but he still trusts Zuo Taifu.
The emperor handed over the matter of the plague to Zuo Taifu to deal with, and he also valued him very much, and if he got the merit, he would definitely be rewarded.
Mrs. Zuo was overjoyed for a while, and hurriedly said: "Thank you to the emperor for your attention, the old minister will definitely live up to his entrustment." ”
Zuo Taifu has not yet exited the main hall, at that time, Beichen Xing came from outside the hall, and he has not seen him for a few years, and Beichen Xing's face after marriage is obviously a little blessed.
"The grass people see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live."
"The Northern Divine Doctor doesn't need to be polite, I am looking for the purpose of your coming to the palace, you should understand."
"Your Majesty, General Bai has already explained to the grass people."
The emperor said earnestly: "The queen is now frail and sickly, often feels dizzy, often needs bed rest, the most powerful imperial doctors in the palace are helpless, I will invite you to come to the queen to see how she should recuperate." ”
Beichen Xing said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the grass people will do their best." ”
"Okay, let's go."
Beichenxing retreated and walked in the direction of the harem under the guidance of the guards.
On the other side, Mrs. Zuo said: "Your Majesty, the queen's mother is in poor health, can you ask this folk doctor to see why she can come out?" ”
"Zuo Aiqing doesn't know, the Northern Divine Doctor has a far-reaching reputation and a good reputation, and this medical skill is not inferior to the imperial doctor of the imperial pharmacy."
Mrs. Zuo nodded clearly, and asked tentatively: "The queen mother has only the direction of heaven, and she will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune......"
As Taifu Zuo said this, the emperor also nodded with a heavy face.
Yes, I hope she can turn evil into good fortune and accompany him healthily......
Seeing that the emperor was deep in thought, Mrs. Zuo continued to probe and said, "Your Majesty, forgive the old minister for talking too much...... The old minister knows that the emperor has a deep affection for the queen, but after all, it is related to national affairs, and the royal family still needs more heirs to inherit the unification, and the emperor still has to let go of his preference and be wet in this harem. ”
As soon as he said this, the emperor couldn't help but feel a headache.
The emperor held his forehead with a headache and sighed: "If Taifu Zuo has nothing else to do, let's step back first." ”
"Your Majesty, your loyalty is against your ears, and the old minister is thinking about the royal family...... The little girl has been married into this harem for some years, and she has not received the favor of the emperor until now, so the old minister advised the emperor not to be too obsessed, and to spread out more for the royal family...... I believe that the queen mother can also be considerate. ”
"Enough!"
The emperor was slightly angry, but because after all, the other party was a court prince and still wanted to give some face, so he was somewhat angry.
Zuo Taifu was not stiff, he stopped his mouth in time, and said respectfully and fearfully: "The emperor is angry, and the old minister should die." ”
The emperor endured the anger in his heart, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly with anger. He pointed to the Zuo Taifu under the hall and said: "Zuo Aiqing has helped me a lot in the court, I am sincerely grateful, but this matter in the harem, please don't overstep the rules, you can manage what should be managed, and don't care about what shouldn't be managed!" ”
"What the emperor said is that the old minister is overstepping, but the old minister has to say a word before leaving."
Mrs. Zuo said sonorously: "Speaking of what should happen to the harem, the old minister really doesn't have the qualifications to care, but after all, the most distressed daughter of the old minister has been married to the emperor for many years but is fortunate to be favored, the old minister feels very sad and indignant in his heart, if the emperor doesn't like the little girl, he can blast her out of the palace to marry someone else, if the emperor feels that the little girl is still pleasing to the eye...... The little girl is already on her way back to the palace, and she will be able to arrive before tonight, and the emperor will be invited to ...... Think! ”
This Zuo Taifu is also stubborn enough.
The emperor listened to this, and his forehead burst with bruises.
"Mrs. Zuo, pay attention to your words!"
Mrs. Zuo said disapprenously: "Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't think that there is anything wrong with the old minister's words, as a courtier, the old minister is willing to take the lead for you." As a father, the old minister naturally hopes that his children will be happy, the emperor attaches great importance to love and righteousness, although it is good, this great country is under the governance of the emperor, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and it is also a generation of Ming Jun who is praised by everyone, but unfortunately there are still few heirs, how to inherit the country in the future? The emperor still listened to the advice of the old minister......"
"That's enough, come on, please go back to the house."
Mrs. Zuo said cracklingly, the more the emperor listened, the colder his face became, and he drank coldly, obviously not wanting to hold back his anger, and hurriedly ordered the expulsion of guests, which was also to give him the last bit of face.
Mrs. Zuo sighed faintly, and under the leadership of Gonggong De, he withdrew from the imperial study.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair, holding his forehead with a headache, and his face was not very good.
After Gonggong De led Zuo Taifu to retreat, he turned around and brought a cup of hot tea: "The emperor is angry, drink some tea to quench his anger." ”
The emperor picked up the teacup as he said, took a sip of tea, and muttered: "This Zuo Taifu is becoming more and more unruly." ”
Father-in-law De is a person who knows how to observe words and feelings, he clinged to the side and said: "No, I didn't play this robbery, and I don't know how to restrain myself, look at the emperor, the emperor, it's not early, do you want to go back to the middle palace, or go to another palace?" ”
What the German Gong means is that he has to flop.
When the emperor heard this, he wrinkled his eyebrows and said: "Didn't I say that from now on there is no flop, and the rules of the flop have been withdrawn." ”
"Hey, okay."
"Get up and go back to the Middle Palace."
"Yes."
Duke De summoned the dragon, the emperor moved, and along the way, the emperor fell into deep thought.
What Mrs. Zuo said was right, he was just confronting him according to the attitude of a father who felt sorry for his daughter, if he didn't like others, he could have released her out of the palace, so delaying others was indeed a bit too much......
"Little Dezi."
"Your Majesty, the minions are here."
"Concubine Yi will return to the palace tonight?"
"Back to the emperor, yes."
"Which palace does Concubine Yi live in?"
"Back to the emperor, Concubine Yi lives in the Ruyi Palace."
"Okay, pass the word, and tonight will hold the lamp Ruyi Palace."
"Yes."
Although everyone persuaded the emperor to get the rain and dew even, the emperor turned away other women many times because of his love for the queen. It really makes people envious of the queen, but they feel pity......
It's just that one second ago he was still saying that he only loved the queen, and the next second he changed his mind and wanted to go to another palace to rest......
Is the emperor empathetic and don't fall in love, or is the emperor explained by Mrs. Zuo?
Gonggong De thought about it left and right, but he couldn't think of a reason, but he felt it; Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, the emperor's mind is really difficult to understand!
Middle Palace
After Lu Pianpian and Xiao Ziming came back from visiting the imperial garden, Xiao Ziming was tired and hungry, and after eating a snack, he went to the palace to rest.
Just put him to sleep, Lu Pianpian covered the quilt for him, and at that time, the palace maid Xiaobi came to report: "Queen Qiqi, the common people Beichen Xing begged to see." ”
"Big brother?!"
Lu Pianpian was ecstatic: "Hurry up and invite him in." ”
Lu Pianpian got up, tidied up his clothes, and walked out of the screen happily.
In the hall of the dormitory, Beichen Xing stood in the hall with his back to his eyes, his head tilted, as if he was looking at the beautiful pictures hanging in the main hall.
"Big brother."
Lu Pianpian changed her sentence.
Beichen Xing turned around, smiled at Lu Pianpian, and was about to bow his hand, when Lu Pianpian stepped forward and stopped: "You and I are both family, why do you need to be so polite, senior brother, sit down." ”
In front of her senior brother, she doesn't put on the queen's shelf.
Beichenxing and Lu Pianpian haven't seen each other for many years, and when they see each other again, they both look at each other, but they laugh at the same time with a very tacit understanding.
"Senior brother, what are you laughing at?"
"I haven't seen you for many years, look at you wearing this phoenix robe and phoenix crown, I'm really not used to it."
"I haven't seen you for many years, I see that my eldest brother has also made a lot of fortunes, could it be that my sister-in-law is too good to you and has made you fat."
Beichenxing said with a smile: "No, three meals a day, the meals are delicious, and if you don't pay attention to this, you will gain a lot of weight." ”
Looking at his happy face, Lu Pianpian felt very relieved.
"The emperor asked me to take your pulse."
"Okay, let's get started."
Beichenxing took out the medicine box, Lu Pianpian stretched out his hand, and Beichenxing carefully studied her pulse.
At that time, the palace maid Xiaobi suddenly walked into the main hall, and after saluting the two, she walked to the queen's side and said something in her ear.
The queen was originally in a happy mood, because she was happy, her pale face was somewhat ruddy, and Xiaobi didn't know what to tell her, but she saw that a trace of unhappiness flashed in the queen's eyes, her heartbeat was violent, and her pulse was not very stable.
She swallowed the grievances in her heart, and the other hand under the big-sleeved shirt was clenched into a fist, until the nails were just in her palm, and there was a tingling sensation, and she was able to calm down on the surface.
Lu Pianpian endured her emotions and pretended to be relaxed: "I know, step down." ”
The palace maid Xiaobi saluted, then bowed her head and retreated.
For some reason, as long as Lu Pianpian felt angry in her heart, there seemed to be a black and red flame in her body, and that flame would gradually expand due to her anger, jealousy, and sadness......
Even, in her ears, she heard some kind of wonderful, strange voice: 'It's not fair, he was originally mine, but now someone wants to fight with me, kill them, he can continue to be yours, kill them'......
An obvious expression of astonishment and horror flashed on Lu Pianpian's face!
She looked left and right, and found that there was no one else in the hall except her and Beichenxing, and Beichenxing was seriously checking her pulse.
What was the sound just now?!
He even asked her to kill people......
Lu Pianpian closed her eyes with a headache and couldn't help but hold her forehead.
Beichenxing took the pulse while observing her emotions.
They grew up together since childhood and understood each other's personalities, and the emotions in Lu Pianpian's eyes did not escape the eyes of Beichen Xing.
Beichenxing let go of the hand that was holding the pulse, and asked with a faint sigh: "Senior sister, I see that your pulse rises and falls, you are so impetuous, what's wrong?" ”
Lu Pianpian shook her head: "I'm sorry, maybe I'm tired, but I heard some illusions." ”
Illusions?
Beichen Xing twisted his eyebrows: "What happened, I just checked your pulse, and found that your pulse is not stable enough, although the body weakness can be regulated with medicine, but how do I think your mood is wrong." ”
Lu Pianpian's face turned pale and said, "I don't know either...... Xiaobi just told me that the emperor was going to spend the night in the Ruyi Palace tonight, and as soon as I heard it, I felt injustice in my heart, and I felt like a demon living in my heart, and even heard that someone was urging me to kill people......"
"You ......" Beichenxing's face was a little hesitant: "Maybe I'm too tired, or you can rest for a while, and after your mood stabilizes tomorrow, I'll come for a follow-up visit." ”
That being said, Beichen Xing thought to himself; Could it be that the junior sister is not sick, but what trick has been cast?
"It's hard to meet you, I still have a lot to say to you, senior brother, tell me about my father's current condition."
"Okay."
The brother and sister began to talk in the dormitory......
At that time, the evil man suddenly appeared on a hillside!
He took a deep breath.
"That's right, it's the smell of confused children, confused children, my husband actually smelled your breath, where are you, my father must find you!"
"Why, why is the breath suddenly gone!"
In a hurry, he was busy looking around, and finally fixed his eyes on the palace.
This hillside happens to be opposite the palace, this is a forbidden area, and the bottom of the mountain is full of patrolling guards, and outsiders can't go up the mountain at all, except for these gods and demons......
The evil man fixed his gaze on the palace, and suddenly the evil laughed and said, "The palace? Confused, you are in the palace on earth! Wait for me, and I'll come to you......"