The news that Rui Kangdi fell ill again, although it did not spread out of the palace in the open, but as the courtiers returned home one after another, the news still spread.

It's just that Rui Kangdi has already decided to Zen on Chinese New Year's Eve, and he is not young yet, and he has not been good since he got up a few years ago.

What's more, now Ye Jingxing is also living in the palace, so even if everyone knows that Rui Kangdi is sick, he is not flustered.

After all, the next emperor has been chosen, even if Emperor Ruikang dies now, they will be able to usher in a new saint immediately, and it is estimated that there will be no turmoil.

That's what most people think.

But in addition to most people, there are also some people who are unwilling or plan to take advantage of this opportunity to do something.

Ye Jingche's biological mother, Liu Shi, on Chinese New Year's Eve, after Ye Jingche failed, she was imprisoned in the cold palace by Ruikang Emperor.

But although Emperor Ruikang imprisoned her in the cold palace, he forgot that the Liu family had been in charge of the palace for many years, and he must have his own connections in the palace.

Although most of the connections in Liu's hands were cleared by Empress Hu and Emperor Ruikang, there were still some people who were not noticed by Empress Hu and Emperor Ruikang.

On this day, the news of Ruikangdi's illness reached Liu, but she sat motionless in front of the Buddha statue, motionless.

The palace maid who came to deliver the news waited for a long time, and Liu, who was sitting in front of the Buddha statue, spoke: "My son should be gone, right?" ”

Although it was an inquiring tone, the palace maid heard a positive meaning from Liu's words.

The palace maid was a little worried, she originally planned to hide it from her mother for a few days, but who knows, she actually guessed it.

"Niangniang, the slave didn't mean to hide it from you." The palace maid knelt down, and her eyes instantly turned red because of worry.

Hearing the voice of the palace maid, Liu looked at her sideways, and then sighed: "I know that you are for my good, but my son's temperament, I understand." After saying this, Liu thought for a while, and then looked at the palace maid and continued: "There is one last wish in this palace, are you willing to help this palace?" ”

"Yes! Slave willing! ”

The palace maid has no mother since she was a child, and her stepmother sent her into the palace, she almost went due to illness, and for so many years, the Liu family has secretly protected her.

At the beginning, she was just a little palace maid doing rough work, and for so many years, it was precisely because of Liu's promotion that she could have her current status.

Although the palace maid knew that the Liu family was protecting her, she might have wanted to buy her, but she also understood that if it weren't for the Liu family's original kindness, she would have been gone a long time ago.

What's more, when her younger brother married, Liu secretly gave her silver, so that she could send it out of the palace to her younger brother, and now her younger brother and sister have given birth to a nephew, and her younger brother also left Beijing with his wife and children at the end of last year and I don't know where he went.

She is cheap, and now she just wants to repay Liu's kindness and be a clean person in the next life.

Liu should have guessed the palace maid's thoughts, but she didn't care, as long as she was willing to do things for herself.

"This palace knows that you have connections, and there is a packet of medicine here in this palace, and you can find a way to add it to the spring water that the saint uses every day."

As soon as Liu's words came out, the palace maid who knelt down shook her body.

Liu Shi saw that she was scared, and couldn't help but speak again: "This medicine is just that ordinary people have taken the most stomach discomfort, and the imperial doctor can't find out." ”

She prepared this package of medicine at the end of last year when she knew what her son was going to do.

This medicine is the heirloom of the maiden in her mother's house, and when she was about to enter the palace, her mother gave her the prescription.

It's just that for so many years, she has never used it in the palace, and she thought that she would never use it, but who knows, she still has to use this medicine now.

Because she knew that Rui Kangdi's body was not good, as long as this medicine was used, Rui Kangdi's body would definitely not be able to do it soon.

After hearing Liu's words, the palace maid already understood what Liu meant, and at the same time, the palace maid also understood that at the beginning, she accepted the bowl of medicine sent by Liu, and after saving herself, she had no way out.

The palace maid took the medicine bag and left, and promised that after giving the medicine within three days, she never came here again.

Watching the palace maid leave, Liu suddenly raised his head and smiled at the Buddha statue.

"Don't worry, wait a few days, and my mother will come to accompany you."

Liu's words were very light, and no one heard them except herself.

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Because Ruikandi fell ill, Xu Shiqiu was really tired in the past few days.

In the evening of this day, he was finally able to go home early, and was just about to talk to Dong Shu about Ye Jingxing's ascension to the throne in a while, but who knew that the bell in the palace that had not been ringing for many years suddenly rang.

"This is ......" Dong Shu was also taught by Mama Yan and Mrs. Xu, and as soon as she heard the bell, she immediately sensed that something was wrong.

It's just that before she could finish her guess in her heart, Xu Shiqiu, who didn't have time to change her armor, suddenly turned around and ran out.

But as soon as he ran a few steps, Xu Shiqiu suddenly stopped, turned around and strode towards Dong Shu, hugged her into his arms, and said, "Lady, I'm afraid that my husband won't have time to go home next." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu paused before continuing: "At home, I'll leave it to you!" ”

After saying this, Xu Shiqiu turned around again, this time, he didn't turn around after taking a few steps, but ran directly and briskly outside.

As he ran, he could still hear his voice constantly commanding.

"The house is guarded, and the male servants guard the outer court, and the servants and maidservants guard the inner court."

"Send a signal to the resting Iron Eagle Brigade soldiers to assemble urgently."

"Send ......"

No matter more, Dong Shu couldn't hear it.

That is, at the moment when Xu Shiqiu's voice disappeared, Dong Shu, who was in a daze, suddenly came back to his senses, raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and immediately ordered loudly: "Remove all the red things, rush to the plain clothes, and the whole family is under martial law!" ”

After saying this, Dong Shu also quickly turned around and walked briskly towards the main courtyard.

The death knell was still ringing, and Dong Shu hurried to the main courtyard where Mrs. Xu was.

Even Yan Ye, who didn't care about his identity, came to the main courtyard of Mrs. Xu.

"How can the death knell suddenly ring? Even if he is no longer there, his uncle should not order someone to ring the death knell without notifying the third uncle. ”

As soon as Yan Ye finished saying this, Old Lady Xu sighed and said, "In the palace, I'm afraid something will happen again." ”

As soon as Old Lady Xu said this, Yan Ye immediately stood up nervously, "I want to go into the palace to have a look." ”

Yan Ye would say such a thing, and Mrs. Xu was not surprised, after all, Empress Hu was still in the palace, and he was worried about his grandmother.

And the secret guards who will be responsible for protecting Dong Shu for several months have turned light into darkness, not only protecting Yuan Xi and Yan Mama to the main courtyard, but also guarding the main courtyard tightly.

As soon as Yan Ye's words came out, Yue Rong stepped forward and said, "Escort the son into the palace." ”

Yue Rong and the others were also worried about Queen Hu in the palace, although Niangniang also had someone around to protect them, but they were still not at ease.

Seeing Yue Rong, Yan Ye immediately nodded and said, "You and I entered the palace from the secret passage, and if you want to come to the ancient characters, they will definitely be able to protect the secret passage." ”

Because of Yan Ye's opening, Mrs. Xu and Dong Shu knew that it turned out that in the queen's Fengyi Palace, there was a secret passage leading to the outside.

Another secret passage is in the house where Queen Hu and Yan Ye met last time.

Hearing this, Dong Shu understood why Queen Hu could quietly appear outside the palace last time.

After Yan Ye and Yue Rong left, Dong Shu sat under Mrs. Xu with Yuan Xi in her arms, but the worry on her face did not disappear.

Just when Yan Ye and Yue Rong entered the palace from the secret passage, Xu Shiqiu also rushed to the palace.

King Duan entered the palace one step earlier than Xu Shiqiu, he and Xu Shiqiu have been staying in the palace for the past few days, and today the head of the courtyard just said that Rui Kangdi's body is already better, and he can go to the court tomorrow to meet the officials, so they can go home with confidence.

Who knows, it's just that they go home with their front feet, and they hear the death knell with their back feet.

Duan Wang stretched his face, and he couldn't wait to fly directly to the dormitory, and when he came to the Ruikang Emperor's dormitory out of breath, what he saw was Ye Jingxing and everyone from the Tai Hospital kneeling beside Rui Kangdi's bed.

And his brother, who had a somewhat ruddy face in the morning, was blackened at the moment, and the most terrible thing was that his lips were purple.

"What's going on? What the hell is going on? This king is just away for a while, what the hell is going on? ”

Duan Wang angrily wanted to teach Ye Jingxing a lesson, but thinking that he was also guarding the imperial brother's bed day and night these days, and he had to review the folds, he couldn't help it.

It's just that he can't be angry at Ye Jingxing, but he won't let go of a group of people from the Tai Hospital.

Because the head of the hospital has already obtained the permission of Ruikangdi, he can return to his hometown after the new emperor ascends the throne, so in the past few days, when he treats Ruikangdi, he takes other imperial doctors from the Tai Hospital with him.

Even his heirloom golden acupuncture technique, and a few secret recipes for Ruikang Emperor to recuperate his body, were generously told to the other imperial doctors in the Tai Hospital.

The head of the hospital is generous, and the other imperial doctors want to fight to sit in the position of the head of the hospital after he leaves, and they have really worked hard these days.

But no one thought that just now, Ruikangdi, who had taken a bowl of decoction, quickly lost his breath.

"What about the eunuch who tested the medicine?"

As soon as King Duan's words came out, Ye Jingxing said in a hoarse voice: "Since my father was sick, my nephew arranged five eunuchs to test the medicine. Each time the medicine was boiled, six parts of the same medicine were boiled, and then one copy was left for the emperor at will, and the remaining five parts were taken by the eunuch who tried the medicine. Speaking of this, Ye Jingxing choked up for a moment before continuing: "The same is true tonight, after the five eunuchs are all right, the nephew will personally serve his father and the emperor with medicine, but who ......knows"

Ye Jingxing was really sad, because he watched his father drink the medicine he fed him, and then in a few blinks, he lost his breath.

Hearing Ye Jingxing's words, Duan Wang looked at the head of the Tai Hospital and the others on the side.

After learning that Emperor Ruikang had died, the head of the courtyard knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to live this time, and he would notice King Duan's eyes, so he said bluntly: "The five eunuchs who tried the medicine are all fine, and the medicine taken by the saint and the ministers have also tasted it, and there is no problem." ”

"No problem? If it's okay, how can the imperial brother ......" King Duan raised his finger and pointed at Ruikang Emperor's purple black lips, looked at the head of the courtyard and asked, "You come to tell this king, what the hell is going on?" ”

Ye Jingxing looked at Uncle Wang and was about to persuade him, but before he could speak, Queen Hu appeared at the door of the hall wearing a plain dress.

"This matter has been investigated by this palace."