An hour later, the eldest lady respectfully came out of the Luanyan Palace, and it was not until she left the palace gate and got into the carriage of the Xiao family that a cold and smug smile bloomed on the corner of her mouth. Things went as smoothly as she imagined, although Concubine Qi showed a lonely and indifferent look, she still knew in her heart, knew how to weigh the pros and cons, and agreed to do it. As long as there are a few words from her, Xiao Lingxiao will definitely die!

At night, Concubine Qi specially sent her henchmen to bring a message to the eunuch who was waiting for the emperor, the eunuch was extremely clever and knew the depths, so she found an opportunity to mention a sentence, and the emperor remembered Luanyan Palace. After dealing with the matter in hand, the emperor really drove to Luanyan Palace, and Concubine Qi welcomed the emperor to the inner room and served the tea brewed by herself.

The emperor took a sip of fragrant tea, and his heart was extremely comfortable. This Concubine Qi has nothing new to him, but every time the emperor comes here, he always thinks that maybe those middle-aged couples from small families are like this, and they are plain. As a Ninety-Five, it is really rare to have such a feeling.

"Kang'er's illness, is it cured?" The Kang'er in the emperor's mouth is Li Yukang, the son of the emperor's eldest son Li Jinghui. Although Li Jinghui is the eldest son, he is not from the queen, so although the eldest son has been appointed as the crown prince in the past dynasties, but when Li Jinghui came here, the emperor has not opened his mouth to establish this prince. Later, the queen also came out and gave birth to the third prince Li Jingnan, so it is even more difficult for outsiders to figure out who the crown prince will fall into.

However, there is one thing that makes Li Jinghui, the eldest son of the emperor, have an advantage over other brothers, that is, his concubine Zhao gave birth to a smart and clever son to him eight years ago, that is, Li Yukang, the eldest grandson of the emperor. This eldest grandson of the emperor is very much loved by the emperor, even if there are other emperors and grandsons later, the emperor still holds Li Yukang in the palm of his hand as a treasure. The emperor's love for this grandson is far greater than that of any of his sons, so there is also speculation that the emperor may also pass on the throne from generation to generation, and directly pass the throne to the emperor's eldest grandson Li Yukang after a hundred years.

Concubine Qi and the eldest prince both saw this, so they wholeheartedly wanted to turn Li Yuyang into the material of the emperor.

Everything went smoothly until Li Yukang suddenly fell ill this time......

Qi Guifei said softly while peeling dried fruits for the emperor. "How can a child not get sick, Kang'er usually has a master to practice martial arts, and her body is very good, and now she is guarded by the imperial doctor, and she will be cured soon."

The emperor smiled and nodded, "Indeed, the last time Kang'er entered the palace, he also played a set of punches and kicks for me, and he looked good, and he could see that the master's intentions were not showy." It's just ......" Speaking of this, the emperor sighed lightly and said, "I heard that the youngest son of Mao Danrong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is also in the same condition as Kang'er, but the child will not be able to die within seven days." ”

Hearing this, Concubine Qi hurriedly stopped the emperor's words, "Your Majesty, Mao Shilang lost his beloved son, and the concubine shouldn't say this, but the little son of the Mao family hasn't been weak since he was a child." ”

Seeing that Concubine Qi was anxious, the emperor stretched out his hand and gently took her into his arms, and said with a smile, "I shouldn't say this, wait for Kang'er to get better, and then let him accompany me." ”

After a moment of silence, Concubine Qi looked up at the emperor and whispered, "I heard that the emperor is going to have a big sacrifice this year?" ”

During the Chinese New Year, people usually have ancestors to worship the New Year, and this kind of ritual in the palace is more cumbersome, but in ordinary years, many rituals can be reduced, which can be regarded as ordinary small sacrifices. Most of this kind of big festival is because of natural disasters and other things in the previous year, and the emperor led the civil and military officials and the people in the harem to pray that God would change the fortune of the coming year.

Seeing that the New Year is coming, although the emperor only revealed some meanings, the entire harem already knows that this year's big festival is coming.

In this year, six cities in the east were flooded, four cities in the west were plagued by locusts, and nearly one-fifth of the fields in the entire country were not harvested. In addition, the border of Xuehan Kingdom in the east is unstable, and the Wuchi State has strengthened its border guards, and the treasury has spent huge amounts. Although this country has some chaos every year, this year is obviously a little more chaotic than in previous years. Some courtiers invited the emperor to make a big sacrifice, and the emperor had such a thought. It's just that the emperor is worried about the major affairs of the country, while others are speculating about other trivial matters.

Seeing that the emperor just nodded, Qi Guifei hesitated, and finally said softly with some grievances, "There are indeed more strange things in this imperial city this year, so there are rumors that shouldn't be there......"

"Oh?" The emperor let go of his hand and took a sip of tea, "What gossip?" ”

Qi Guifei smiled indifferently and pushed the peeled dried fruit in front of the emperor, "If the concubine says it, the emperor will only listen to it as a story." Yesterday, the daughter-in-law Zhao specially came to the palace, saying that someone had come to the house to offer medicine, and that person knew where the root of the disease was. ”

"And such a thing?" The emperor cared about the eldest grandson of the emperor, and when he heard this, he immediately became interested.

Qi Guifei shook her head, "The concubine asked carefully, and the concubine didn't let the Zhao family use the medicine that person brought. The person who brought the medicine said that the number of people infected with this disease in the imperial city was increasing day by day, because the root of the disease was still causing chaos in the imperial city. The root of the disease is a monster, not only does it make people sick, but it also does other bad things. Didn't I lose something in the palace recently, and somehow I heard about it by that person, and the man said that the things in the palace were also stolen by monsters, in order to ......"

Without waiting for Concubine Qi to finish speaking, she saw the emperor smile and wave his hand, and said, "This is obviously a charlatan, if he is caught in the future, he should be dealt with strictly." ”

"Your Majesty."

After noon the next day, the emperor just sent someone out to call the monk Xuan who had entered the palace the day before to play a game of chess, and saw the eunuch running in in a panic, kneeling and saying, "Your Majesty, Your Highness has entered the palace to say that the emperor's eldest grandson is critically ill, and he wants to invite all the imperial doctors of the Imperial Doctor's Mansion to see the emperor's eldest grandson." ”

"What?" The emperor frowned when he heard this, thinking that he had talked to Concubine Qi about the child's illness yesterday, why was he critically ill today? "The people who served the Queen Mother stayed, and the rest of the imperial doctors above the third grade of the Imperial Doctor's Mansion all went over. The eldest grandson's illness must be cured. ”

The eunuch flew to deliver the holy decree, and Xuan was then invited into the imperial study.

As soon as Xuan saw the emperor's eyebrows, he knew that something was wrong. Yesterday, after he entered the palace, he immediately started to inquire about the news, but unfortunately he only knew that the eldest lady of the Xiao family had come to see Qi Guifei, and Qi Guifei had met the emperor again, as for what kind of conspiracy there was, no one knew.

Xuan is glad that he is here, and it seems that things have just begun.

"Why is Your Majesty worried?" Liao Xuan had a faint smile on his face, and his robe seemed to have a shimmering glow.

The emperor trusted Xuan very much, sighed lightly, and told the emperor that the eldest grandson was seriously ill.

Xuan Wenyan put his hands together and recited the Buddha's name, "Your Royal Highness, the auspicious person, will survive this catastrophe." ”

The emperor glanced at Xuan and smiled bitterly, "Will the monk also say such comforting words?" I knew that the illness in the imperial city this time was very serious, and the eyes of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites were red and swollen like peaches in the early days, and he stood there with a soulless soul, and I saw it in my eyes. If the Imperial Doctor's Mansion can cure Kang'er, this evil disease can also be expelled in the imperial city. If not, I don't know what will happen...... The disease is merciless......"

After sighing this, the emperor suddenly remembered what Qi Guifei said last night, and he turned to ask Xuan, "There are rumors that this evil disease originates from demons, what can the monks think of?" ”

Xuan frowned when he heard this, thinking that these words had really reached the emperor's ears.

"People are born with dark ghosts, and when they encounter this kind of powerless thing, there will always be evil sayings. The emperor doesn't have to believe in this......"

Liao Xuan accompanied the emperor to chat, and after about an hour, another eunuch came to report, saying that the imperial doctor's mansion was helpless, and the emperor's eldest grandson's condition became more and more serious.

The emperor issued another holy decree, asking the Imperial Physician's Mansion to find another way, and he made an angry appearance, but Liao Xuan found that the emperor was not as anxious as he appeared.

Outsiders say that the emperor loves the emperor's eldest grandson very much, but Liao Xuan can see that the emperor is making a gesture of love, he doesn't like his son, and he doesn't like his grandson. He is used to being a lonely man and an emperor.

Another half an hour passed, and this time the eunuch was present, and Concubine Qi came in person.

Concubine Qi still looked solemn, but there was already a sad look between her eyebrows. She knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is guilty." ”

The emperor waved his hand and asked the eunuch to help her up, and only after hearing her get up and stand firm did he say, "The concubine has the courage to ask the emperor to allow the great prince's palace to offer a reward for medical treatment for the emperor's eldest grandson." ”

The emperor thought for a moment and nodded in response.

Qi Guifei received the order to leave, and Xuan vaguely felt that there was something strange in this matter, and he accompanied the emperor to say a few words, and also wanted to leave, but the emperor did not have the slightest intention of letting him go, just said with a smile, "I am anxious for Kang'er, if the monk leaves, I am afraid that I will be angry for no reason." The monk should stay here and accompany me, and when there is news from there, it should be decided whether he is alive or dead. ”

Xuan had no choice but to stay and continue to accompany the emperor.

When she was about to take charge of the lamp, Concubine Qi came again, and this time she also brought an old man in a Taoist robe.

After bowing down, Concubine Qi told the emperor with a bitter face that this old way was the person who had come to the Great Prince's Mansion to offer medicine before, and he also said that there was a way to eradicate this evil disease in the imperial city.

The emperor sat there expressionlessly, listening to the old Taoist who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, this year, this year, this flood and locust plague, as well as the evil diseases in the imperial city, and the theft of forbidden treasures in the harem, are all led out by a monster, and if the monster is not removed, the country is uneasy." ”

"Oh? So where is the monster you are talking about now? The emperor asked coldly.

Lao Dao didn't dare to raise his head, but he was very confident when he spoke, "Your Majesty, Poor Dao has already pinched his fingers, and that monster is the eldest lady in the Prime Minister's Mansion who came back from the dead, Xiao Lingxiao!" ”