Cuicui's crying pear blossom brought rain, moved her lips, and the appearance of wanting to speak and stopping really made Tang Yining a little anxious, if it weren't for this Cuicui serving by Tang Yining's side for a while, Tang Yining would have wanted to have a regular meeting.

"What's the use of crying? You just say it, this princess will never blame you. ”

"If the slave says that all this is just because the slave wants to make a close friend, will you believe the slave?"

Since Cuicui became her maid, she has always acted cautiously and humbly, and will hardly do anything beyond the rules, perhaps there is really something unspeakable.

Cuicui is only twenty-eight years old this year, most women at this age are soft-hearted, and because she is a maid serving in her inner hall, it should be very common for her to be used, if you really want to talk about it, it also has something to do with her Tang Yining.

"It's not a day or two for you to serve by the side of this princess, and this princess naturally believes in you more than others, you just have to say it. has been serving by the princess's side for so long, has the princess ever spoken? You can rest assured that as long as you tell the truth, this princess will believe that what you say is true. Tang Yining said without thinking.

Seeing this, Cuicui began to talk bit by bit.

At this time, inside the East Warm Pavilion.

However, just entering the autumn, Concubine Xian's tuberculosis has become more and more serious, and the cough symptoms have become more and more severe in the past few days, and the prescriptions prescribed by the imperial doctor in the palace have not improved much. The emperor was merciful, so he recruited doctors from outside the palace to enter the palace to see a doctor for the virtuous concubine, and now even a famous prescription prescribed in the Beicheng pharmacy before is becoming more and more ineffective.

A cold and pale face could be seen with a faint hint of exhaustion and sickness between her eyebrows, and no matter how thick the rouge powder the palace maid put on her, she couldn't hide her deteriorating complexion.

"Master, it's autumn now, why did you get out of bed without even putting on a cloak?"

It was Qingqing, the favored palace maid in Concubine Xian's house, who spoke and Concubine Xian didn't like to be called Niangniang, and always felt that it was too far away from others when she called it like this. She is also a person who likes to be lively very much, so these palace maids still call her master as before.

After putting on the shawl for the mother, Qingqing ordered the small kitchen to heat two cups of tea. After only a short while, the tea was served, and the palace maid carefully presented it.

"The master is slow to ......"

Concubine Xian took a sip of tea, and before Qingqing could say "Master drink slowly", Concubine Xian accidentally choked.

After another toss, Concubine Xian relented.

After she breathed a sigh of relief, she saw Qingqing looking at her worriedly, and smiled helplessly: "What's wrong with you?" Why do you look at Hongu like this? ”

Qingqing hesitated for a long time before she asked unhurriedly: "Niangniang, your tuberculosis seems to be getting more and more serious, do you really plan to let the slave and maid hide it from the emperor and the queen mother all the time?" ”

Actually, Qingqing didn't tell Concubine Xian, she almost said that she had leaked her mouth once. Niangniang, although I have been taking a special prescription recently, every time I eat it, I will not cough for half an hour, but it will become more and more powerful after that. After all, this treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, but hurts the body even more.

But Niangniang didn't seem to think so, and asked her to hide it from the emperor and the queen mother, so that they thought that Niangniang's tuberculosis had begun to be cured gradually, but this hurt Niangniang's body very much!

In the past, the mother's tuberculosis was not so serious. It's just that every time the queen has to obstruct it, if it weren't for the queen, Niangniang's condition would not have evolved to what it is today.

The most important thing is that she wants to tell the emperor, but the mother doesn't allow it, so she can only let the queen do this. Now fortunately, the queen was stripped of her title by the emperor, demoted to a noble, and relegated to the cold palace. Niangniang's condition has only been slightly treated by the imperial doctor and the outside doctor, but after all, the best time for treatment has been missed, and there is no sign of improvement now.

She also tried to dissuade the mother, but the mother's temper was too twisted. She is also a slave, and she has no right to say such things in front of her master, let alone want to change her master's mind.

In this way, she avoided medical treatment, and after coming and going, Concubine Xian's illness became more and more serious.

Concubine Xian covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times, and after a while, she said weakly: "I am old, and my health is bad, and I heard that I am restless outside, and now is the time when the military situation is tense, and the emperor must have a headache." The palace cannot be a burden to him, let alone affect the festive atmosphere of the entire palace at this juncture. ”

Qingqing's eyes widened, did Niangniang want to say this: She will die soon......

How is this possible!

No matter what, Concubine Xian has also done so many things for the emperor, and now that Concubine Xian is seriously ill, Niangniang also specially instructed that those people in her palace are not allowed to speak out, so everyone, including her, is tight-lipped one by one.

Niangniang also instructed them not to reveal it to the emperor and the queen mother no matter what, if they accidentally revealed it, they would definitely be sent to the Shen Criminal Division.

Where there are many people, the mouth is broken, this virtuous concubine has issued such a ban, and all trivial things have to be managed, either taking two heads of garlic or pulling two bundles of thread, but I didn't expect that it really didn't come out of this Dongnuan Pavilion.

Niangniang has lived a hard life in this life, and she is a good-hearted person, she has never treated these palace maids as people, and even treated her Qingqing as if she were her own daughter, and she has never been treated badly.

In this regard, Qingqing, who was sold into the palace as a palace maid after her parents died when she was a child, is naturally grateful to Concubine Xian and has been serving her wholeheartedly. It is precisely because Concubine Xian treats her as a daughter that she can't stand her mother's suffering from illness like this, and even the emperor and the queen mother are unwilling to tell her.

"Master, you are the pillar of our palace, if we don't have you in our palace, how can we do it! Besides, now that your tuberculosis is so serious, how can you hide it from the emperor! ”

Qingqing also let go, she really can't let the mother who has worked for the harem for most of her life become like this now, the emperor and the queen mother thought that the mother's illness was better. Now that Niangniang is so seriously ill, even the husbands and mothers-in-law of ordinary families have to take care of them, not to mention the royal family and nobles.

Concubine Xian wanted to say something, but it seemed that she was suddenly angry, and she accidentally coughed several times, and Qingqing hurriedly went over to give her comfort on her back.

"Master, slave and maid, you should still tell the emperor about this, tuberculosis is not a trivial matter, and it cannot be cured with one stone and one medicine......"

Qingqing said, at this time, she actually saw the emperor watching at the door, and quickly closed her mouth. Just as he was about to kneel down, he saw the emperor's gesture and did not move for the time being.

"Huh? Weren't you still very dissatisfied? Why did you suddenly stop talking? Concubine Xian frowned, "What's the matter?" ”

Qingqing couldn't hold it back, and hurriedly saluted: "Slaves and maids see the emperor, the emperor is blessed with gold!" ”

Qingqing, who knew that he was in trouble, smacked his stupidity, and then diligently brought a stool to the emperor and put it next to the bed of Concubine Xian, and wanted to retreat with interest.

"Wait! You stay first. The emperor said very majestically.

Since the emperor asked her to stay, Qingqing stopped here, although she was nervous and wanted to play the drums, she still smiled on the surface, turned around and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you command?" If there is no other command, the slave and maid go down first. ”

It was rare for the emperor to come over, and Qingqing knew that Concubine Xian had been looking forward to the emperor for a long time. Naturally, I wanted to leave some space for the two of them, and the left and right concubines had just drunk the medicine, and the emperor must not be able to see it. It's just that I don't know if the emperor heard what she said just now.

Probably not, right? If the emperor knows, he should send someone to pass on the imperial doctor now.

The emperor stared at her sharply, and there was a half-meanness in his eyes: "What you said just now, is it true?" What is Concubine Xian's condition now? ”

Qingqing couldn't answer for a long time, so she could only look at her master Concubine Xian helplessly.

Concubine Xian didn't talk all the time, Qingqing knew what Concubine Xian meant, and just as she was about to deny it, she heard Concubine Xian say: "It was the concubine who asked her to say this." ”

"Concubine Xian, you!"

The emperor didn't expect that the virtuous concubine, who had always been virtuous, would hide it and not report it on this issue, and suddenly stood up excitedly!

He wanted to say Concubine Xian, why don't you take care of your body like this, but the words can't be said anymore.

Concubine Xian had tuberculosis before, and he knew it. But he didn't know that Concubine Xian's tuberculosis was so serious, at first he thought that Concubine Xian's tuberculosis had been completely cured, but he didn't even know how serious the tuberculosis had developed now.

He's really, unworthy of a husband!

"Someone! Pass the Imperial Doctor, call me to the Imperial Hospital's Judgment Zhang Zhi! ”

"Yes!"

The imperial physician with white sideburns knelt down, and after carefully checking the pulse of Concubine Xian, he frowned slightly, and then pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

Seeing that the imperial doctor's face was so ugly, it must have been a result of the consultation for so long, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Imperial doctor, how is my virtuous concubine doing now?" Be sure to answer truthfully! There is no room for concealment. ”

The old lady sighed, lowered her eyelids and said, "Your Majesty, can you take a step to speak?" ”

The emperor immediately chuckled in his heart, who doesn't know the meaning of these words? If Concubine Xian really reached that level, then for him, I'm afraid the sky is really going to fall.

In fact, no one knows that Concubine Xian's status in the emperor's heart is actually very high. On weekdays, no matter how busy he is with state affairs, he will definitely come to sit here with Concubine Xian.

I don't know why, whenever he is in an impetuous mood, he comes here to sit and sit, and he can always calm down. Especially when he feels very confused, Concubine Xian can always make him feel like he is suddenly opened.