Mingzhu lay down for a while, but couldn't sleep, and Su Lan, who was sleeping on her foot, heard her tossing and turning, so she said, "Is the princess worried about the queen mother?" ”

Mingzhu couldn't say that he was worried about both the Empress Dowager and Yu Wenchu, so he said: "Go and see, is there still a light in the Empress Dowager's bedroom?" ”

Su Lan got up to look at it and came back and said, "It's on." ”

I can't sleep left and right, so it's better to accompany the Queen Mother, I am already married, and there are fewer and fewer opportunities like this. Mingzhu got up and put on her clothes and shoes, and quietly went out of the door, but saw that the lights in the Empress Dowager's bedroom happened to go out, only when the Empress Dowager was asleep, and was about to turn back, she saw a faint light in the dormitory lit up, and then the palace door was opened, and two people walked out in turn.

Although both of them were wrapped in wide cloaks, Mingzhu still recognized at a glance that they were the Empress Dowager and Aunt Mu. At this time, he had to go out quietly, of course, it would not be for the sake of family and country affairs, thinking of the body of Eunuch Rong who was still parked in the court, Mingzhu groaned slightly, and quietly retracted into the door. The Empress Dowager probably went to say goodbye to Eunuch Rong, so she didn't go to join in the fun.

Su Lan saw her go and returned, and said strangely: "Isn't the princess going?" ”

Mingzhu shook her head: "The Empress Dowager is sleeping, let's sleep too." ”

The next day, Mingzhu got up early in the morning, ran to the front to wait, heard the high-fives inside, and knew that the Empress Dowager had gotten up, so she took the hot water held by the palace people and followed the palace people who waited for the Empress Dowager to get up.

The Empress Dowager was already dressed neatly, sitting in front of the dressing table with her eyes closed, waiting for the palace people to wash her face and make up. Mingzhu saw that she looked haggard and her eyes were red and swollen, so she twisted a hot handkerchief and put it on her face, she wanted to be careful and gentle, but she was not used to doing this kind of thing, her hands and feet were inevitably a little stupid, and her tail finger accidentally hooked the chin of the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager's two eyebrows rose suddenly, Mingzhu knew that she was a precursor to imminent anger, and hurriedly rushed forward and whispered: "Auntie, I always clumsily do bad things. ”

When the Empress Dowager heard her voice, she retracted her anger, opened her eyes and looked at her, saying, "It's you." Not only was his voice hoarse, but even his eyes, which had always been radiant, suddenly lost their brilliance, and they looked old.

Mingzhu felt sour, and continued to cover her face quietly, and said with a smile: "Yes, my mother has never been served like this." ”

The Empress Dowager smiled: "Your mother is joking with me, always saying that your daughter was born for me." ”

Mingzhu added: "People say that I look like you when I was young." ”

"Niece Aunt Xiao, common things." The Empress Dowager was dressed up by the palace people, her expression was faint, and she returned to the calm and calm that she had in her control.

Suddenly, packed up, Mulberry came in and invited the Queen Mother to breakfast, the Queen Mother stood up, and was about to take a step out, when she suddenly raised her hand and touched her forehead, and fell down softly.

Mingzhu was startled, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to support the empress dowager, and the palace people were about to scream, but Mulberry glared at the palace people fiercely and said viciously: "Don't scream!" ”

Aunt Mu walked in quickly and helped Mingzhu to help the Queen Mother to lie down on the couch. Mingzhu was very scared in her heart, among the people who learned to pinch the Queen Mother like Mama Hai pinched her, she remembered that the Queen Mother's first illness started with this vertigo, because she didn't pay attention to it, she gradually added other symptoms, and finally it became more and more out of control, and she couldn't even get out of bed.

"If it doesn't work, you need medicine." Aunt Mu took out a pill the size of a soybean from the brocade box she carried, melted it and fed it into the mouth of the Empress Dowager, after about half a burnt of incense, the Empress Dowager finally let out a long breath, woke up, first glanced at a few palace people waiting in the room, and said softly: "You all go outside, Mulberry and Ah Yu stay." ”

Mingzhu said anxiously: "Summoning the imperial doctor to come over and ask for a pulse, right?" ”

The Empress Dowager shook her head firmly: "No, I'm fine, it's just that I haven't rested well in the past few days." Then he smiled coldly: "How many people wish I was sick, I don't!" Ah Yu, the few people who served just now should be dealt with first, especially the one who lost his honor just now, and he must not be spared. ”

Aunt Mu calmly bowed slightly to the Empress Dowager, and walked out steadily, Mulberry was as if she hadn't heard it, what should she be doing.

Is that all there is to it? Mingzhu understood what this treatment meant, in order to prevent leakage, so she either monitored it, or poured dumb medicine, or took people's lives. But the Empress Dowager is just sick, is there any need for this? Suddenly, the Empress Dowager grabbed her hand, looked directly at her and said word by word: "You are not allowed to tell the sixth child about this matter, otherwise the political situation will be chaotic immediately, understand?" ”

Mingzhu saw her stern expression, thinking of Aunt Mu and Mulberry's usual appearance, she guessed that the Empress Dowager's illness should have been around for a while, but for some reason, it has never been spread outside, and no one else is allowed to know.

Although she didn't understand how an early episode of vertigo could affect the political situation, Mingzhu nodded and promised: "I will definitely not tell him." But since you're not feeling well, don't look ahead this morning, right? ”

"Help me up." The Empress Dowager sat up with her strength, leaned on her and gasped slightly, and said quietly: "No, I can be lazy whenever I want, but not these days!" After speaking, he stood up vigorously, his back straightened, and his eyes walked out resolutely.

Aunt Mu stood outside the curtain and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, the Queen Mother and Her Majesty came to greet you together." ”

The corners of the Empress Dowager's mouth were slightly hooked, condensing into a condensed sarcasm: "They came to see if I was angry to death, right?" Missing. ”

Aunt Mu answered and went back to pass the word.

The Empress Dowager sat down at the dining table and began to eat, and when she saw Mingzhu standing aside and serving, she smiled: "I can't eat, I can eat more if someone accompanies me, and the princess can accompany me to use a little." ”

Mingzhu didn't twist it, and poured herself a bowl of milk.

There was a commotion outside, and the cry of the Empress Dowager Min was miserable and sad, so loud that she could send seventeen or eighteen miles with the wind: "Queen Mother, do you resent us in your old man?" It's all because the daughter-in-law is unfilial, and he didn't teach His Majesty well, so that he will be ignorant and anger you. It's all our fault, why don't you let us come in and kowtow to you. ”

The Empress Dowager didn't hear it, drank a small half bowl of porridge slowly, ate a goose fat roll before putting down the chopsticks, and commanded Mulberry in a loud voice: "Mulberry, you go and pass on my words, since the Empress Dowager knows that she is not competent for the position of upbringing, she will not meddle in the affairs of the emperor in the future." ”