As a result, even the Queen Mother was in a hurry, and she came to visit several times a day, but was stopped by Qilu outside the emperor's bedroom. Qi Lu said worriedly: "The emperor's illness began with scabies, which was the most common disease in spring and summer, but for some reason it began to attack in early spring. ”

The Queen Mother held the queen's hand and said hurriedly: "What is the symptom, does it matter?" ”

Qi Lu hurriedly said: "The emperor is afraid that he has come into contact with scabies, and he feels the evil of dampness and heat, and his tongue is red, yellow and greasy, and his pulse is slippery as a sign of damp heat and poison." Damp heat poison gathers and sees pustules stacked and broken lipids. Wechen has worked with his colleagues in the Tai Hospital to draw up a prescription, but the emperor has been hiding from the doctor before, and he has been holding back, but today, this disease is a little serious. ”

The Queen Mother suddenly changed color and said sternly: "Who is sleeping these days?" Take the file of the worship room! ”

The queen hurriedly replied: "Queen Mother, the concubines have already seen the records, except for the pure concubine and Shu concubine each drove once, but the pure concubine has just been pregnant, and then they are all Xian concubines." ”

The Queen Mother snorted slightly, and said sharply: "What about the concubine? ”

Li Yu observed his words and looked at his expression, and said busily: "The emperor refused to ask the imperial doctor to inspect before, but the concubine was taking care of her, and the little concubine worked hard day and night, and now she has the same symptoms as the emperor, and she is raising it in the apse of the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

The Queen Mother was a little relieved: "Even if she is still serving well." It's just that Concubine Xian has the same disease as the emperor, didn't she pass it on to the emperor? ”

Li Yu hurriedly said: "The symptoms of the emperor's illness only began half a month after the emperor's illness should not be like this. ”

The queen looked at Qi Lu and said, "You just said that the emperor's illness was caused by scabies, what is scabies?" Could it be that Yikun Palace is not very clean, so that the emperor can get this disease? ”

Qi Lu bowed and said: "Scabies can transmit scabies, or it may be that the things used by people with scabies have been touched by the emperor, or the emperor has directly touched people with scabies." As for whether there is such a thing in Yikun Palace, it stands to reason that only the emperor and Concubine Xian are sick, so Yikun Palace should be clean. ”

The Queen Mother said in a deep voice: "Okay." Since everyone else is fine, Empress, let's go see the emperor first. ”

Qi Lu hurriedly said: "The queen mother and queen beware." The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are the bodies of ten thousand gold, and this pathogen is contagious, so you have to be careful. After that, he reminded the little eunuch to put on gauze gloves for the queen mother and the queen, and covered the mouth and nose with a gauze scarf, so Li Yu led him in, and said: "The queen mother, the queen mother, don't touch the things that the emperor has touched, all the servants can do it." ”

The Queen Mother saw that Li Yu and the imperial doctor were so solemn, and she also knew that the emperor's illness was not very good, so she took Li Yu in with a calm face.

In the dormitory, a bright yellow red dragon auspicious cloud curtain that reached the sky hung low, enveloping the day like dusk. The purple bronze beast stove in front of the emperor's bed slowly spit out white curling cigarettes, which further aggravated the gloomy and quiet atmosphere in the hall. Occasionally, the Emperor let out a groan or two, and then fell silent.

The two maids knelt in front of the emperor's couch, wearing heavy white silk gloves, and gently scratched the itch for the emperor. Seeing that the emperor was asleep, the queen mother motioned to Li Yu to lift the quilt and lift the clothes on the emperor's arms and legs. The Emperor groaned indistinctly, "Itchy...... Itchy ......"

The queen couldn't help herself, and tears fell. The Queen Mother was a little distressed, and called a few words softly: "Emperor, Emperor!" ”

The emperor didn't respond soberly, but just murmured groggyly: "E-niang, E-niang, itchy ......"

The Queen Mother's face sank slightly: "Empress, did you hear what the emperor said?" ”

The queen knew that the emperor's call had violated the taboo of the queen mother, and the word "Eniang" did not necessarily refer to the queen mother who was nursing in Cining Palace. However, she also knew that she couldn't say this, and reluctantly smiled: "The emperor has always called you the emperor's mother, but now that you are sick and weak, I miss the queen mother to visit in person, so I am very affectionate, and I only call you Eniang." ”

The smile on the Queen Mother's lips was as thin as the ethereal mountains in the distance: "It's hard to be the emperor's filial piety." Her tone was no longer as eager as Fang Cai, "Qilu, what kind of medicine is used for the emperor and Xian Guifei?" Can there be improvement? ”

Qi Lu hurriedly said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Weichen used the Huanglian detoxification soup to clear heat and dampness every day, and wiped the whole body with coriander, purslane, dandelion, ruyi grass and alum boiled potions. In the diet, fresh vegetables and fruits are mostly used, supplemented by white pigeon stewed mung beans, and astragalus raw pot lean meat soup for the emperor's treatment. Xian Guifei's illness was late, although there was more fever, but it was not as serious as the emperor, and these medicines were already effective when applied externally and internally. ”

The Queen Mother helped Yao Chiqing on the sideburns to offer sideburns, and said: "You are the head of the Tai Hospital, the medicine is prudent and proper, the mourning family is very relieved, so treat the emperor well." When it comes to the decoction, you must watch it for yourself. Qilu agreed to go out. The Queen Mother turned her head and saw that the queen was just crying silently, and frowned unconsciously and said: "Queen, you are the master of the six palaces, you should know that it is useless to shed tears at this time." If you cry, the emperor will be cured, and the mourning family will sit down and cry with you. ”

The queen hurriedly held back her tears and said, "Yes." ”

The Queen Mother frowned and said: "The emperor's illness is not a major symptom, tears are falling so worthlessly, is it unlucky?" If Concubine Xian is like you, can she still serve the emperor until she is sick? Morning crying and fainting. ”

When the queen mother saw her say this, she had to wipe her tears: "The sons and daughters are ordered by the emperor's mother." ”

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "You have such a gentle and gentle temperament, you have to be ordered by the mourning family." Now that Concubine Xian is already sick, the other concubines in the palace can take turns to serve, Concubine Chun has just become pregnant, and Concubine Jia doesn't have to come over if she wants to raise the prince. The rest of the concubines and concubines Shu are the emperor's favorites and can serve more, and Concubine Yu, Qing Changzai, and Xiu can also serve them. You are the queen, so be careful in scheduling. ”

After the queen mother gave instructions one by one, the queen knelt down and said: "The emperor's mother is shengming, the concubine should not refute the emperor's words, but the emperor's illness will be contagious. If the emperor thinks that the retainers are still proper, the retainers will take care of the emperor by themselves, and they will serve day and night, without leaving half a step. ”

The Queen Mother's eyes opened slightly, and the bottom of her eyes was clear: "Really? The queen and the emperor are so affectionate, how can the mourning family bear to be separated. Let it be up to the Queen. It's just the queen, you are also a human being, if you can't support it, the mourning family will allow someone to help you. After that, the Queen Mother instructed Li Yu a few more words before going outside the hall.

Because the emperor was ill, the dormitory was already suffocated, and the queen mother sat in a sedan chair all the way, until she arrived in front of Cining Palace, she took a deep breath, rubbed her forehead and said: "Fujia, the mourning family feels depressed, go back and call the imperial doctor to take a look." ”

Fu Jia was agreeing, and when he turned his head and saw Qi Lu standing behind the pillar under the corridor, he smiled unconsciously and said, "Just talking about the Imperial Doctor, but the Imperial Doctor Qi will come here with you." ”

When the Queen Mother heard the prestige, she saw Qi Lu Yili asking for peace, but she looked panicked, and couldn't help frowning: "What's wrong?" The emperor is sick, your face is flustered, and you are not afraid of breaking taboos? ”

Only then did Qilu come back to his senses, and he was busy wiping his face with his sleeve and said, "Weichen is guilty." Wechen is guilty. ”

There was no reason for this accusation, the Queen Mother and Fujia glanced at each other, and immediately understood, and said, "Get up." The mourning family is about to ask you about the emperor's illness again. ”

Qilu took a few steps forward and followed the Queen Mother into the warm pavilion, and saw that there were no outsiders waiting for him on the left and right, so he eased his expression. The Queen Mother took Fujia's hand and sat down, smiled steadily, stared at him and said, "The three souls lost two souls, do you know that Emperor Huixian and Concubine Huixian sued you before she died?" ”

Qilu hurriedly knelt down: "Back to the Queen Mother's words, Weichen is on an errand in the palace, and the master's orders are all done with all his heart, I really don't dare to offend anyone!" ”

Fujia poured tea for the Queen Mother, looked at Qi Lu and pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Imperial Doctor Qi has been in the palace for a long time, left and right, it's not that he doesn't dare to offend anyone, it's that he is too able to distinguish who can offend and who can't." Are you afraid that Emperor Huixian will know what you have done to her, and the Pope will blame you for being careless? That's really not the case. You are the most powerful person in the emperor, the emperor has a place to use you, what is so terrible, you have a bright future. ”

Qi Lu waved his hand in a panic and said: "Auntie's praise, Weichen is ashamed." ”

The Queen Mother sneered lightly, took a scroll of Buddhist scriptures in her hand and flipped through it, and said casually: "You have to be careful, if the emperor wants to blame you in the future, it will not be because of the things you did for him, but because he knows that you are also doing things for the mourning family." ”

Qilu was so frightened that his face was pale, and he kowtowed: "The queen mother, the emperor, and the queen are all the masters of Weichen, Weichen don't dare, Weichen doesn't dare!" ”

It was quiet all around, only the Boshan furnace on the red sandalwood table slowly spit out the curling light smoke like wisps, the light milky white, reflecting the queen mother's face and incomparably kind: "The queen only wants to have a child, the emperor values your talents, and the mourning family only takes a little of your past filial piety, and lends your hand to make the harem more peaceful." The people whom the emperor married clearly relied on their mothers. The Wulanala clan is just that, it has long been a plate of loose sand, and the Gao clan can go from Gege to the side Fujin, and then become a noble concubine, and she is good at the pepper house, which is also borrowed from her father Gao Bin. There was a hint of hatred in the queen mother's eyes, "Duan Shuyuan of the mourning family was married, one was for the peace of the court and had to marry, and the other was that He Zeng was not promoted by Gao Bin." As the queen mother, the mourning family can't help but think about the court, but as a mother, the mourning family can't help but remember this incident. The queen was born in a noble family, and Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi echoed each other in the previous dynasty, that is, after Ma Qi's death, her younger brother Fu Heng also entered the court as an official and rose to prominence. If the mourning family wants to balance the queen, it takes some effort. If there is a person like the Gao family who is desperate for the queen to rely on an heir, wouldn't it be even more laborious. ”

Qi Luno said: "Yes, yes." The Queen Mother's original intention was not to hurt anyone's life, and it was also the life of Emperor Huixian. ”

The Queen Mother smiled elegantly and kindly, and said leisurely: "Her life may not be like this, but her father sent away the daughter of the mourning family, and the mourning family does not allow her daughter to be so happy." It's just that the mourning family ordered you to do it, and found that the emperor also knew that she was weak and bloody, and it was not easy to get pregnant, and the mourning family just let you push the boat down the river, telling the emperor that she was not easy to get pregnant. That's why the emperor doesn't know what you've done. Rest assured, since the Emperor knows your loyalty, no one will be able to touch you. ”

Qi Lu was a little relieved, thought about it and said, "Then the little master of Shu Concubine ......"

The Queen Mother lowered her eyelids and interrupted him lightly: "Everyone has their own fate, you can do what you are told to do, and you don't have to pay attention to it." ”

Qilu then retired. When Fujia saw Qilu go out, she slapped her shoulders for the Queen Mother and said tentatively: "Does the Queen Mother really ignore the matter of Concubine Shu's little master?" ”

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, sighed, and said, "Concubine Shu is an infatuated person, and she is obsessed with the emperor. In addition to being able to fulfill her infatuation, the mourning family can't do anything else. ”

Fujia seemed to be unbearable, and said in a deep voice: "Pity Concubine Shu is infatuated." But think about it, many times the deeper the fetters, the more unable to extricate themselves, if the heart is really on the emperor, it will be in vain for the queen mother's training. ”

When the emperor fell ill like this, the queen settled down next to the dormitory of the Palace of Nourishing Heart. The queen served the emperor herself, and she would bow down to everything and not untie her clothes, but whenever the emperor was the slightest unwell, she would half-squat in front of the emperor and wipe the potion repeatedly, until the itching gradually stopped. The emperor's illness often flares up in the dead of night, and he often can't sleep peacefully, so the queen doesn't sleep endlessly, waiting aside.

When Ruyi's health improved slightly, she went to visit the emperor in the dormitory of the Heart Cultivation Palace, but when the curtain was lifted, Li Yu had already rushed out, and waved her hand in silence: "The queen mother is inside." ”

Ruyi was groggy and vague under her feet, so she leaned on her arms and said, "Is only the queen there?" ”

Li Yu nodded and said: "The queen mother does not allow the six palaces to come to serve in order to prevent the spread of the disease, so the mother has always been alone." ”

Ruyi said: "It's hard to be the queen's hard work." The emperor's illness can't help but see her. ”

Li Yu lowered his eyebrows and bowed: "The queen is the lord of the six palaces." ”

Ruyi stretched out her hand to lower the curtain and stopped going in. Back in the apse, he was a little uneasy: "The queen mother accompanies her day and night, and when she meets, the little lord has to guard against it!" ”

"Defense?" Ruyi smiled faintly and lay down again, "The queen can serve the sick alone, naturally the queen mother allows it." Gao Xiyue is dead, and the queen has been neglected for a long time. The emperor has always been in my palace, and the queen mother will naturally be uneasy. The queen mother doesn't like that there are people in the palace who are dominant, so the palace just obeys her wishes. ”

I covered the brocade quilt for her, and said in a low voice: "That little master is not afraid of ......"

"Afraid? Gao Xiyue's words before her death must not have been said in vain, the heart knot has been planted, and it will be difficult to remove it in the future. I have something to be afraid of. Ruyi's voice was warm and soft, "I've taken care of my body, it's more important than anything else." ”

At first, when the emperor woke up in a blindfold, he saw that the woman was dressed plainly, covering her face with a scarf, and always thought that Ruyi was on her side. It wasn't until a few days later that the fever gradually subsided, he gradually woke up, and when he saw the woman sleeping next to the bed, he struggled to say to Li Yu: "Concubine Xian is so tired, why don't you help her to rest?" ”

Seeing that the emperor was getting better, Li Yu couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't you recognize it?" This is the Queen's Mother. ”

The emperor let out an "oh" and said weakly: "Why is the queen here?" ”

Li Yu said: "Your Majesty, since Concubine Xian fell ill, it has always been the queen's mother who has served you with illness, and she has lost a lot of weight. ”

The emperor was a little moved, coughed a few times, and reached out to brush off the light veil on the queen's cheeks. He was a sick person, and his hand was very light, but he didn't want the queen to sit up immediately, and the person had not fully woken up, so he said in a daze: "What does the emperor want?" The concubine is here. ”

Seeing her so eager, the emperor's heart softened, and he felt warm: "Empress, you have worked hard." He nodded slightly, "Li Yu, the queen is tired, help her down to rest, and let others take care of it." ”

Seeing that the emperor didn't want her in front of her, the queen was in a hurry, and hurriedly knelt down and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, the concubine knows that you don't want to see the concubine, but you are sick, and the concubine is your wife, how can you not take care of it in front of the bed." The emperor's illness is contagious, Xian Guifei is careless for a while, she is already sick, if there is anything wrong in the six palaces, affecting the children, isn't it the fault of the concubine? ”

The emperor's tone softened a little: "Empress, get up, don't kneel at every turn." ”

Seeing that the emperor's tone was slightly loosened, the queen said with tears: "The concubines know that they are rude, and the emperor does not want to see the concubines, so she covers her face with a scarf, but I beg the emperor not to be disgusted, and let the concubines serve by the side like palace people." ”

The emperor glanced at her, with the warmth of the veins, and sighed: "Empress, you have lost weight." ”

The queen has worked hard for a long time, and when she heard the emperor's concern, she couldn't help but cry: "As long as you can serve the emperor and recover, what are the concubines afraid of." ”

The emperor coughed a few words, and his body was a little itchy, so he lazily spoke, and lay down sideways again. The queen hurriedly walked to the emperor, took a soft white towel dipped in the potion and wiped it for the emperor little by little, and every time she wiped it, she blew gently to add some coolness to the itch. When the emperor saw that she was meticulous, he did not speak, and let her serve.

In a blink of an eye, it was dinner time, and the queen went out for an hour of incense, and Fang came in with a meal. Because the emperor was sick, all the diet was refreshing, but a bowl of white porridge, a dish of boiled fresh mushrooms and a white pigeon mung bean soup. The emperor was helped by Li Yu and Jin Zhong to sit up, and the queen refused to fake others, and personally fed the emperor food.

The emperor tasted two bites, pursed his lips and said, "Didn't you make it from the imperial dining room?" ”

Su Xin was overjoyed: "The emperor is much better, I can taste this." These emperors' meals are all made by the queen's mother, and I don't dare to let others interfere with half a point, but I am afraid that it will not be done well. ”

There was a crystal bright color in the emperor's eyes, and he finished the meal silently, and there was nothing else to say. When it came time to drink the medicine, the queen also tasted everything first, and then fed it to the emperor's mouth.

The emperor said gently: "The medicine prescribed by the Tai Hospital, why should the queen be so cautious?" ”

The queen's eyes were hot, she lowered her eyelids, and she was very sincere: "The concubines should be careful in everything, because it is the emperor who is sick and the husband of the concubines." She stared at the emperor boldly, and said earnestly, "The emperor is sick these days, he rarely speaks, the concubines are by the emperor's side, where the emperor is unwell, what he wants to do, the concubines speculate one by one, but I feel that I have never been so close to the emperor." ”

The emperor was silent for a moment, reached out and patted the queen's hand, and said gently: "The queen has a heart." ”

After taking the medicine, the emperor fell asleep again. The queen was busy for most of the day and was about to take a break, but when she saw Lianxin coming in, she whispered a few words in a low voice, then she got up and walked outside the hall.

Under the corridor are the paulownia trees of Xingong, which are planted on both sides in a giant vat with blue and white lotus patterns. The tung blossoms are dense and full of trees, purple and slightly white, like a fan. Wherever the wind passes, there is an elegant fragrance in the nose. The queen smelled the medicine for a long time, and suddenly felt refreshed. In the turn of his eyes, in the hazy moonlight, he saw a woman in palace clothes kneeling in front of the palace, raising her beautiful and cold face, and said loudly: "The emperor is sick, why doesn't the queen mother allow her concubines to ask the emperor for peace?" ”

The queen held Su Xin's hand and said with a pleasant face: "Concubine Shu, the emperor's illness is easily contagious, and the palace is also worried about you." Instead of everyone coming to visit and serve, which one of the weaker ones is sick, how can they live in peace in the six houses. ”

Yi Huan was unmoved, just looked at the queen and said: "The queen mother works so hard, guarding the emperor alone, but forgetting that you still have the princess to take care of, it is no more convenient to serve the emperor than a concubine who has no children and no daughters and no worries." ”

The queen stood under the clear moonlight, and she had an awe-inspiring refusal to invade: "You have no children and no daughters, but you are still young, if you are infected with scabies and hurt your flower-like appearance, how will you serve the emperor in the future?" It's Concubine Yu, and the palace didn't let her come over. ”

Yi Huan is already as cold as frost, his skin is whiter than snow, and under a smile, he is even more like a gorgeous flower blooming on the ice and snow, and the light is blurred. She Shi Shiran stood up, the wind blew her skirt, fluttering: "The queen is really virtuous, she serves the emperor alone, she works hard, and the concubines and others can't see each other if they want to." That's it, it's just that the concubine has made a blessing bag for the emperor herself, and she has asked the master of Baohua Hall to open the light, can you ask the queen to hand it over? ”

When the queen heard her speak like this, she didn't move at all, she just smiled: "The blessing bag is very good, but it is better to wait for Shu Concubine to hand it over to the emperor in person in the future." The dew and cold came at night, and I was afraid that my sister would be hurt. Bengong thinks that after the emperor recovers from his illness, he must hope to see his sister and your face, so my sister should go back to the palace to rest. After that, the queen ignored her again, and only whispered, "Suxin, it's still the old rule, no one is allowed to come and disturb the emperor's recuperation." She thought about it for a while, and said, "The fetal medicine that Qilu prepared for the palace, you must remember to send it to the palace on time to drink." ”

Su Xin agreed crisply: "Actually, the emperor is sick, why is Niangniang so anxious?" ”

The queen lowered her voice and said: "Compared to before, when the emperor ignored the palace, it is much better now." If you don't take advantage of the emperor's illness to get pregnant with a dragon fetus when he has some pity for the palace, when will he wait? ”

Su Xin had no choice but to be silent, so he stayed outside the door again. Seeing that the queen was like this, Yi Huan had no choice but to rub his knees that were kneeling sore, and said stupidly: "I regret, accompany the palace to Baohua Palace." ”

He Xi said worriedly: "Little master, since the emperor is sick, you have been praying for the emperor in the Baohua Palace, constantly weaving blessing bags and drawing prayer flags, and the slave is really worried about your body." What's more, the Queen Mother didn't explain like this. ”

Yi Huan glanced at her shallowly, and already had a little displeasure: "This palace cares about the emperor, why do you need the queen mother to explain." If you are tired, go to the palace by yourself. ”

He Xi hurriedly said: "The slave is not tired. It's just that if you do this, the emperor can't see it, and you have worked hard in vain. ”

Yi Huan looked up at the moonlight and sighed gloomily: "What if the emperor can't see it?" I'm just doing what I want. ”