Chapter 217: Clouds Cover the Sun

In less than half an hour, Cining Palace was in chaos again.

"The Queen Mother! Wake up! ”

"Wake up, mother!"

In a panicked cry, I saw the Queen Mother and her clothes lying on the couch, her eyes closed, as if she was asleep. Several imperial doctors took turns to check his pulse, and from time to time they exchanged heads and whispered to each other. The palace maids and eunuchs on the ground knelt in the dark, kowtowing and shouting, crying bitterly as if they had died of their own mothers and sons.

When the emperor who was reviewing the recital heard the news, he hurriedly brought people over, and as soon as he entered the palace, he saw this chaotic scene, and he was even more upset. I only heard him scold as he went inside: "Don't make noise!" If you howl again, you will all drag them out and play twenty boards! ”

As soon as the words fell, the crying stopped abruptly.

"Doctor, what's going on?" The emperor hurried to the bed and asked.

Several imperial doctors exchanged glances, and one of the eldest came out and said, "If you go back to the emperor, the queen mother just accidentally fell in the imperial garden, and I am afraid that she hit her head." The ministers have already seen it, and the mother has no worries about her life for the time being, but she is still in a coma, and as for what can wake up, the ministers dare not assert. ”

Only then did the emperor notice that the Queen Mother's sideburns lying on the couch were slightly messy, there was a lump protruding from the corner of her forehead, and the clothes on her body were also slightly dusty. He couldn't help but have a cloud of doubt in his heart, and turned to ask the palace people who were kneeling on the ground: "How could a good person fall?" How do you all serve this waste? ”

Caiyun, the personal palace maid who had been serving by the Queen Mother's side, hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed in panic and said, "The slave deserves death!" At that time, the Queen Mother said that the weather was good today, and she wanted to take a walk in the garden by herself, so she did not let the slaves and maids support her. Who knew that he had just walked a short distance before he fell...... But there was a big rock on the other side, and the slaves couldn't support it, so the mother bumped into ......"

Since it was wandering around the Imperial Garden in broad daylight, and it was falling in full view of everyone, it was not difficult to verify this matter. The emperor felt a little more steady, and then glanced around the group with that scrutinizing gaze, and said viciously: "If something happens to the Queen Mother, none of you can escape!" ”

When the palace people who were already shrunk and trembling heard this, they couldn't help but shudder again. They are all pregnant with ghosts in their hearts, and this is what they are afraid of. In fact, about the events of the previous hour, everyone's hearts are just a vague shadow, and they don't remember it very well. The emperor really wanted to inquire with great fanfare, and they were really at a loss for words.

At this moment, several imperial doctors suddenly urgently called: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The Queen Mother woke up! ”

The emperor hurriedly turned around and returned to the bed, only to see that the Queen Mother had slowly opened her eyes, her head slightly tilted outward, and she was looking around at everyone in the room.

Seeing that she was still quite conscious, and it was obvious that there was no major problem, the emperor couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, sat on the side and helped the queen mother to sit up slowly, and asked with concern: "Queen Mother...... How are you feeling now? Still have a headache? ”

"Mother...... After? The Queen Mother looked at the middle-aged man in front of her vigilantly, muttered and repeated the word, and a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes.

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At this time, Gu Songyun and Guanfeng had successfully escaped with the assistance of Sheng Xuanyuan and Guanyun and returned to the Lin Mansion smoothly. In the secret room of Lin Mubai's study, the two of them gave Lin Mubai everything in the past few days.

Lin Mubai, who was "sick", looked very good, and I saw him pacing in the secret room, listening to Gu Songyun and Guanfeng's narration, and nodding his head with satisfaction from time to time. At the end, he smiled approvingly and said, "Well done!" These days, you two have been working so hard. ”

"It's not hard! To be able to contribute to the family, the child is already satisfied! Guanfeng, who had changed back into his regular clothes, had not yet recovered from his previous excitement, and his phoenix eyes were shining and radiant, which made his beautiful face even more dazzling.

After all, Gu Songyun was a veteran who had killed people and shed blood, and he quickly regained his calm after the matter was over. I saw him bow to Lin Mubai with his fists and say, "Feng'er's sister once saved my life, and this is also to repay her kindness." ”

Lin Mubai sighed helplessly, shook his head and said, "This girl is not very old, but she is bold. If she hadn't caused such a big disaster, how could there be these things today? ”

"My sister didn't mean it." Guan Feng was afraid that his father would settle accounts after the autumn, so he hurriedly defended Zhilan, "Speaking of which, she still has more merit than demerits in these things." ”

Lin Mubai smiled and waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I won't mention the past anymore." You two are tired too, so let's go back and freshen up and rest. There are still many things in the future, which need to be carefully arranged, and we will discuss them after Yun'er returns. ”

As soon as the three of them walked out of the study, they happened to meet Guanyun who hurried back in the courtyard.

Seeing that Gu Songyun and Guanfeng were both safe and sound, Guanyun couldn't help but stepped forward and patted the shoulders of the two of them one by one, and said in a low voice: "Well done!" Well done! Although his face seemed calm, his deep voice was distinctly excited.

"How's the palace doing now?" Lin Mubai asked in a low voice.

Guanyun also replied in a very low voice: "The old woman is conscious, but she can't remember anything, and the doctors unanimously believe that it was caused by the fall in the garden. ”

"Hmm." Lin Mubai replied lightly, and then asked, "What about the emperor's reaction?" ”

"The emperor only briefly inquired about the situation at that time, but did not investigate deeply, and all the palace maids and eunuchs were not punished, which shows that he did not suspect this matter."

Lin Mubai smiled noncommittally and said, "With my understanding of the emperor, it may not be so simple. ”

Hearing him say this, the other three couldn't help but look at each other, and their expressions were a little surprised.

As if to comfort them, Lin Mubai smiled again and said, "However, there is no need to worry. Because the current situation is exactly what he wants, there is no point in pursuing it further. ”

In the afternoon, when the sun was in full bloom, the four of them stood silently in the courtyard, and the shadows on the ground appeared and disappeared. Lin Mubai looked up at the sky, and saw the clear blue sky with flowing clouds, slowly drifting south along the early spring wind. The glow of the golden sun cast through the clouds was sometimes intense and sometimes faint, because of the floating clouds that flowed from time to time, obscuring part of the daylight.

I saw Lin Mubai's deep eyes narrowed slightly, looking at those floating clouds and whispering: "How many things can there really be in the world that distinguish between right and wrong?" I don't know if he said this to himself, or to the other three.