Yafu insisted on returning to Cining Palace, but Lan Xin's repeated persuasion still couldn't persuade her. Knowing that Yafu was afraid that things would affect the emperor and herself, Lan Xin was not easy to insist, but she was always the emperor's aunt......

Jinlan sent Yafu out of Changchun Palace, and saw that the queen's face had not been very good, so she only brought a bowl of red date tea: "During the days when the emperor left Beijing, Niangniang has been sleeping restlessly, and there are many things one after another. The slave is only afraid that your body will not be able to endure it. ”

Lan Xin looked out of the window lattice and took a sip of red date tea: "The body of this palace is indeed unbearable, but if this palace collapses, this harem may become something." Early in the morning, the court will come to ask for a pulse from the palace. Thinking of Concubine Chun's words, Lan Xin had a trace of doubt in her heart.

"In the past, I always thought of people so well that I always believed others in a daze. It shouldn't be in the future......" As if muttering to himself, Lan Xin silently took a few more sips. "After a day of tossing and turning, this palace is really tired. Is there a message from the Queen Mother? ”

"But Concubine Fang Cai asked people to pass it on, saying that the Queen Mother slept peacefully and her pain was relieved. And Concubine Yu, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Yi also went to Cining Palace to serve the sick. Please rest well, don't worry. Jinlan obediently detoured behind Lan Xin and slowly rubbed her temples for her. Niangniang has drunk tea, let's rest early. ”

"It's okay, Hongu is really sleepy." Lan Xin smiled slightly: "You can change clothes for the palace and go to bed." ”

"Yes." Jinlan said softly.

Sure enough, this night, Lan Xin slept very deeply, although his mind was full of all kinds of suspicions before going to bed, but as soon as he closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually sank, but he fell asleep soundly and slept until dawn.

It was Xue Guining who got the letter from the emperor to return to Luan, which allowed Suo Lan to wake up the queen.

In the haze, Lan Xin only thought that he was dreaming: "How long has the emperor been away from Beijing, why is he coming back so soon?" ”

Suo Lan said slowly while grooming the queen: "I heard that Concubine Hui was injured and it was inconvenient to treat outside the palace, so the emperor hastily hunted in the paddock for two days and returned. I guess it's tomorrow. ”

Lan Xin rubbed his eyes, and suddenly remembered about Yafu: "Is there any news from Cining Palace?" ”

"The slave maid heard that the Queen Mother has not woken up yet." Suo Lan gently pinned a peony silk palace flower for the queen, and the color of carmine was eye-catching and beautiful.

"Have you gone to ask the Cao Yuan to judge?" Lan Xin looked at his slightly pale face: "This palace still feels weak at this time, so I must let the Cao Yuan judge take a good look." ”

"Xue Guining went to invite it early in the morning, he should have come back by this time, the slave went out to take a look." Suo Lan put down the small makeup mirror, and quickly turned around and retreated. Lan Xin glanced at the palace maids waiting indoors, and said slowly: "You all go down, don't wait for the time being." ”

When the people retreated, it happened that Suo Lan also led Cao Yuan to come in.

Lan Xin casually picked up a golden hairpin with flying phoenixes from the dressing table, and looked at the mirror of the phoenix perched on the sycamore: "Cao Yuan was sentenced early, and the palace is very weak. ”

"The queen's mother and phoenix body are not in harmony, you might as well ask the minister to ask for the pulse first and then explain the reason in detail." Cao Qinchuan put aside the medicine box in his hand, took out the pulse pillow rest, and took two steps forward to rest on the queen's dressing table.

"You don't have to ask for a pulse, you often feel unwell, and it is the Cao Yuan who tells you what discomfort there is in the palace. This time it was different, Bengong knew why he was not happy, but asked the court to listen to Bengong in detail. Lan Xin held the hairpin handle tightly and smiled slowly.

In the past, if no one else was present, the queen would inevitably call herself a Shibo, in the end more intimate. But since the death of the crown prince Duanhui, the queen has become more and more estranged from the Cao family. How could Cao Qinchuan not see the queen's face, he only held the pulse pillow in his hand and did not put it down, respectfully.

"The diseases on this palace are all accumulated over the years, and they may not be able to see immediate results for a while. It's very cold, as if I'm wearing an ice lump in my arms, and the longer it lasts, the more uncomfortable it becomes. Lan Xin slowly stood up, his eyes calming down: "The Cao family and my Fucha family have been friends for generations, and the Cao Yuan sentenced you to be a friend of the palace Amma."

It's a pity that people go to tea and cool, and their affection is not there, otherwise why would Cao Yuan judge that he would be loyal to the Queen Mother in everything, and he would ignore the love between the two families for many years, which is the reason why the palace is unhappy. ”

Lan Xin threw it lightly, and the golden hairpin in his hand fell at Cao Yuan's feet with a "click".

Cao Qinchuan's face changed greatly, and he knelt down with a puff: "Is there any misunderstanding between the queen mother, the old minister has always been loyal to the emperor and queen." I didn't take care of the queen mother's body, and I really didn't understand what the queen mother meant. ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand this, I hope that the Cao Yuan will understand what this palace means by giving you this golden hairpin." Lan Xin's pale cheeks slowly smiled: "I remember that the last time Yonglian passed away, the palace also rewarded Cao Xuyan with a golden hairpin." It was given to the palace by the Queen Mother, and it was stabbed into his chest and he could still pick up a life. This one is different, it was specially built by the servants of the Internal Affairs Office in this palace. ”

The smile gradually thickened a little, and Lan Xin said unhurriedly: "The court judge may also know that this palace doesn't like gold and silver on weekdays. To create this golden hairpin, I originally wanted to put it on the table, or reward it to the concubines of which palace, but I didn't want the court to judge you to have this blessing. But I don't know if I will be as lucky as Cao Xuyan and be able to pick up a life. ”

"Queen Mother......" Cao Qinchuan was frightened with a little guilt: "The minister is also unexpected." The minister is only a imperial doctor, and what he does and says depends on the orders of his master. Let alone...... What's more, even if the ministers obeyed the orders of the queen mother, they didn't do anything to hurt the heavens and reason, and they were always respectful and diligent to the emperor and queen, and they didn't dare to be ......sloppy at all."

Lan Xin sighed, his face was no longer as good-looking as Fang Cai: "Don't talk nonsense, if the court judges that if you want to show your determination, you will stab a hairpin into your heart." If you can pick up this life, like Cao Xuyan, this palace will spare you. Whether or not he can survive is not in this palace, but in the providence. Leave it to yourself. ”

"The Queen's Mother...... The old minister ...... "Cao Qinchuan trembled with his hands and went to pick up the golden hairpin dropped by the queen, and he felt that this golden hairpin weighed tens of millions of catties, and it was very difficult to hold it in his hand.

"You are also an old minister who has served two dynasties, why are you so irresponsible." Lan Xin was interested: "This palace remembers that Cao Xuyan was extremely happy that day, just because he felt guilty. Didn't the court sentence you that you didn't feel the slightest guilt about this palace? In fact, if it weren't for Concubine Chun's deliberate reminder yesterday, Lan Xin wouldn't have known that the uncle he had always trusted was actually the Queen Mother.

Although it is difficult to say what the motive of Concubine Chun is, Lan Xin knows Cao Qinchuan's temper, and knows that with a little temptation, he can gain insight into his true heart, and sure enough, between life and death, people are always weak and powerless. Even if it is an old minister of the two dynasties, he can't escape a word after all. "Why, can't the court make a decision? So someone from this palace can help you, okay? ”

"Don't, the queen mother......" Cao Qinchuan hurriedly picked up the golden hairpin.

"This palace will reward you with a decent, graceful burial of you in a place where you can overlook the imperial tomb from afar, you go down to Jiuquan or have an explanation to the first emperor. Even if he dies, he must be a loyal servant of the first emperor. Lan Xin turned around, unwilling to look at him again.

Cao Qinchuan held the hairpin tail with both hands, pointed the sharp end at his chest, and approached closer and closer. The cold sweat on his forehead crackled down, but his hand refused to stab it as if it was not his own. "The queen, although the old minister does things for the queen mother, his mind has never changed. Relying solely on the orders of the queen's mother, the old minister will never dare to disobey the yang and the yin, and will serve the mother. ”

He threw the hairpin on the ground suddenly, and kept kowtowing: "Ask Niangniang to remember the old love, just spare the old minister this time." ”

"Don't be unfaithful a hundred times at a time." Lan Xin said calmly: "You are also the uncle of this palace, why do you want to abuse yourself like this." It's better to die, and this palace will naturally take care of your face. ”

"The old minister didn't mean to disobey the queen, the old minister just added cold medicine to your medicinal diet and tonics according to the instructions of the queen mother, so that you could ...... It's not easy to get pregnant again, that's all. The queen mother, the old minister is also forced to do so, if not, how can the queen mother give the old minister a way to live. In fact, Lao Chen never really thought of harming you...... "Cao Qinchuan has lost his manners, he refuses to be, one is unwilling, and the other is that he has not done anything heinous in the end.

Lan Xin exhaled slowly, trying his best to calm himself down: "The son of the imperial physician Sun Yonglai molested the young woman of the good family in public, forcing the family to commit suicide by hanging the beam, and the officials of the Shuntian Mansion actually concealed the matter. Thanks to this palace's insight, he has solid evidence of the crime, but do you know why his son was just sent to the border to be a guard guarding the territory? ”

Cao Qinchuan's eyes widened, and it took a long time before he said, "The minister understands." ”

"So are you." Lan Xin smiled and bent his eyebrows: "Shibo was originally childless under his knees, so he passed on his medical skills to his nephew Cao Xuyan. But it's really different lately, I heard that Shibo's Ninth Aunt gave birth to a boy for you. When you are old, it's no wonder that you are so desperate for your life. ”

Admittedly, Cao Qinchuan nodded again and again: "The old minister is blessed with the fate of the heir, but fortunately, God has mercy, so that the old minister will not die without children." Wiping a handful of tears, Cao Qinchuan's old cheeks showed a sense of perseverance: "I just ask the queen to have mercy and give the old minister a chance to atone for his sins." ”

Lan Xin stretched out his hand to help him: "I don't dare to poison the Queen Mother's palace, blindly sootheming the Queen Mother, and the palace only feels tasteless." Is there any medicine that can allow the Queen Mother to spend the rest of her life in peace and stability, and no longer cause trouble, so I ask Shibo to consider it for the palace. ”