Mama Lin stepped forward to exchange glances with the little eunuch, muttered a few words quietly, and then walked into the Empress Dowager's bedroom with the food box.

The door of the temple immediately closed behind her.

The food box was opened, the meals were laid out the same, the food was good, and Mo Guhan did not treat them harshly.

At the end, the food box was empty, and Mama Lin took out a note from the bottom of the basket like a trick, unfolded it and looked at it.

"What is it?"

Mama Lin didn't hide it: "The queen is happy." ”

The Empress Dowager was stunned: "Happy?" ”

"Yes."

"Hehe, God really cares for her."

"Who says it's not, Concubine Ling and her few people have served the emperor for so many years, and they have not moved. She is pregnant, and the queen's position is basically secure. ”

"Over the years, there have been happy events in the palace one after another, but in the end, they often become funerals, blessings, and misfortunes, and nothing can be said for sure."

Mama Lin tried the meals one by one with a silver needle, then wiped off the chopsticks and handed them to the Empress Dowager.

"Your old man's words are really insightful. Seeing that the queen is pregnant, the queen mother's party must gradually stop and no longer impeach and advise, but the queen is even more at the forefront of the storm now. There are not many people in the harem, and there are a lot of calculations. When Miss Lingyan was pregnant, it was protected by your old man, and it was inevitable that there would be omissions, so that they had a chance to take advantage of it, and I don't know how long the queen could last alone. ”

The Empress Dowager took the chopsticks, but she had no appetite, and picked a few boiled vegetable leaves and barely swallowed them.

"Ling Yan's matter, after mourning the family, I thought about it again, and it was obvious that the girl who was doing it right. However, Cui Zhaoyi, Juncairen, and the virtuous concubines are behind the scenes, and they are doing it perfectly, and even the mourning family can't guess it. It can be seen that in this Forbidden City, in addition to the queen, there should be a powerful character, who has not appeared so far. ”

"Huh?" Mama Lin was taken aback: "There are only so many concubines in the palace in total, who else can there be?" Doesn't it look like a character with some kind of means? ”

"It doesn't necessarily have to be a concubine, maybe it's a character with ulterior motives who can't be revealed."

"If it's not a concubine, she can't take such a risk? What's in it for her? ”

"Maybe it's just to let the Mo family cut off their children and grandchildren."

Mama Lin was dumbfounded and said, "Can't you see the clues of your old man?" ”

The Empress Dowager smiled coldly: "It has nothing to do with us who it is." This time Chu Yuehua is pregnant, this person should always make another move. ”

Mama Lin sighed: "The emperor has also suffered a lot, so many heirs have not been born safely, even Miss Ling Yan's pregnancy for several months is good, and she is ......."

"How could the emperor let Chang Lingyan give birth to the evil seed in his belly? It's just a matter of time. ”

Mama Lin let out a soft "um".

"She Chu Yuehua hurt her mourning family so badly, and she didn't want to get her wish. Mama Lin, the mourning family remembers that there are still our people in the hospital, right? ”

Mama Lin was stunned, and then shook her head gloomily: "It's gone." ”

"Gone?"

Mama Lin knew that she couldn't hide it sooner or later, and said sadly: "Some time ago, the Queen Mother reorganized the harem, and there are not many people left behind. Now it's hard to even sound like this news, and the general trend is gone. The old slave saw that you have always been unable to sleep these days, so he didn't dare to tell you. ”

After a long time, I didn't hear any movement, I raised my face and saw the Queen Mother sitting there in a daze, her hand still holding the chopsticks, but the chopsticks could no longer be held, crumbling, and were about to fall.

"The Empress Dowager!" Mama Lin exclaimed, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"It's over......"

The corners of the Empress Dowager's lips twitched twice, and then a line of turbid saliva dripped down.

"The Empress Dowager!"

The news that the Empress Dowager had suffered a stroke and was paralyzed was quickly reported to the Qingqiu Palace, saying that the Empress Dowager was now paralyzed with more than half of her body on the right side, her speech was slurred, and she couldn't even speak clearly, and she was confused.

The Empress Dowager has always had an old headache, and everyone in the palace knows it. Pingsuli's diet is also light, because the imperial doctor said that her body is in danger of stroke hemiplegia.

Shui Yao said suspiciously: "The Empress Dowager is not an ordinary person, her will is so firm, I am afraid that there is fraud, maybe it is just a trick to confuse the enemy, I want you to relax your vigilance." ”

Yuehua lowered her head and muttered for a moment: "This palace also feels extremely surprised. ”

It happened that Zhou Yuan came over to ask Yuehua for peace, and Yuehua sent him to follow him over to see the Queen Mother carefully.

Now everyone knows that Zhou Yuan is a big celebrity in front of the emperor and the queen. Therefore, the guards opened the door of the palace and respectfully invited him into the Ci'an Palace.

The Empress Dowager was lying in the tent, and when she saw someone coming in, she turned her head and screamed "woo-woo", her mouth was crooked, her eyes were slanted, and saliva was dripping all over her pillow.

There was a strange smell in the room, and a thick incense was lit, which could not be concealed, but also smelled more and more unpleasant.

Mama Lin said embarrassedly: "The Empress Dowager seems to be confused now, and she can't even control the size and convenience. Thanks to the service of these many people, it was cleaned up in time, otherwise there would be no one in the house at all. ”

Xu is the Empress Dowager is afraid of the cold, so the doors and windows in the house are closed, and they are not transparent at all, no wonder the fishy smell is so heavy.

If it was left in the past, Zhou Yuan would never dare to show the slightest disrespect, but now that the Empress Dowager has fallen down, there is nothing to be afraid of, so he covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, a little disgusted.

Mama Lin stepped forward to open the tent and took out the empress dowager's thin wrist from under the quilt.

Zhou Yuan sat in front of the bed tent, looking at the hand that was originally extremely warm, but now the green tendons were exposed, and a layer of chickenskin-like skin was loosely drooping down, like dry tree bark. Her fingernails were still stuffed with yellow dirt, and she didn't know what it was.

Such a hand made Zhou Yuan a little nauseated, especially when she waved her arm excitedly, a pungent stench came out of the quilt, and Zhou Yuan had no intention of seeing a doctor.

The once high-spirited Empress Dowager ended up in such a miserable evening, Zhou Yuan really didn't expect it.

He rolled up his sleeves and stretched out one of his middle fingers, all the other fingertips raised high above the withered wrist of the Empress Dowager.

The withered branch-like hand turned around and grabbed the back of his hand tightly, and the Empress Dowager screamed "whining", as if she had something to say.

Her expression was a little hideous and terrifying, and Zhou Yuan was cold all over her body, and she struggled to pull out her hand.

Mama Lin smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, her old man may be a little excited." ”

Mama Lin stepped forward to appease the Queen Mother, and it took her emotions to calm down after a while.

"Imperial Doctor Zhou, excuse me, show her again?"

Zhou Yuan stretched out his hand, and there were a few yellow stains on the back of his hand, which were left between the Empress Dowager's fingernails.

Mama Lin looked down and saw it, hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe him, and then directly threw the handkerchief, smiling a little panickedly.

Zhou Yuan understood what kind of dirt this was, and almost spit it out on the spot.

"No need, Shicai has already cut the pulse." Zhou Yuan stood up and took three steps back: "I'll prescribe a prescription for the Empress Dowager, and you can give her medicine on time." ”

"Then look at her old man's body......"

"Her blood flow is not smooth, her pulse is thin and weak, probably due to the blockage of blood in her brain, and now that she is old, it is impossible to completely recover. With proper care, the most you can do is be able to waddle and walk. ”

Mama Lin suddenly had a sad face, and pleaded two more words, and Zhou Yuan was already busy withdrawing.

The rough envoys in the Ci'an Palace were all sent out, and the palace people Lu Zheng, as the palace maids who had the original face, still stayed here to serve.

She hadn't been able to see Zhou Yuan for many days, and suddenly heard that he came to see the Empress Dowager, and was immediately ecstatic, and immediately found a way to dangle from head to front, guarding the door of the Empress Dowager's dormitory, and when she saw Zhou Yuan go out, she was overjoyed and excitedly shouted: "Brother Zhou."

Zhou Yuan didn't squint, and walked past her with his head held high.

Lu Raid saw that there was no one left and right, and grabbed his sleeve: "Zhou Yuan, I'm Lu Raid." ”

Zhou Yuan impatiently brushed her away and reprimanded in a low voice: "You are crazy, in broad daylight, if others see the two of us pulling and pulling, teach each other privately, be careful of losing your life." ”

Lu Xun raised his eyes and looked at him pitifully: "Brother Zhou, I really can't stand it, I don't want to stay here, I don't have freedom every day, I have to serve the Empress Dowager, take and urine, and pickle it like that." You beg the queen to get me out. ”

Zhou Yuan snorted coldly from the end of his nose: "Do you think this Forbidden City is my home?" I can do what I want? ”

"I heard that you are now a deputy court judge, even if you don't intercede with the queen, you will definitely be able to speak, who dares not to give you face?"

Zhou Yuan didn't look at Lu Xian from beginning to end, and saw that she had been pestering herself, and looked around in panic. Seeing around the corner, a gray-haired mother-in-law was squinting at himself and Lu Xian, and that mother-in-law he knew was the Wei Mama who everyone in the palace was scolding at now.

He suddenly turned cold and scolded the landing attack: "What nonsense! If I go around pleading for you, will I not arouse suspicion? ”

Lu Xun was suddenly a little aggrieved: "Your current identity is unusual, you can openly ask my mother to go to me, and still cover it up?" ”

"I warn you!" Zhou Yuan's voice suddenly became cold: "Now is the critical time for me to soar, don't go around talking nonsense and ruin my good deeds." ”

Lu Xun heard him speak so ruthlessly, and suddenly burst into tears: "You, you, have you forgotten what you once said to me?" Forget that you can be where you are today, whose credit is it? ”

Zhou Yuan was anxious to get out, lest she make a noise again and attract the attention of others, so he softened his tone and comforted: "You bear with it for the time being, and I'll find a way to go back." ”

"I ......"

As soon as Lu Xun spoke, Zhou Yuan had already passed her and walked straight out of Ci'an Palace without looking back.