After the end of spring, the air gradually becomes more dry, but the weather is the most fickle, occasionally drizzling, and the meaning of cool and heat is intertwined, and it is most easy to get sick.

However, this kind of illness will never be able to find the cultivator's body, unless the practitioner is seriously injured and his physique is the weakest, and the disease will take advantage of the weakness.

Therefore, the existence of a medicine practitioner is not only to solve the hidden diseases accumulated by the practitioner for many years, or the physical injury caused by problems in the practice, when the practitioner is at his weakest, he is entangled in illness, and in ordinary times, he can recover, but if he is unlucky, it may also be fatal, which is equivalent to an ordinary person suffering from an incurable disease.

Illness can disturb the cultivator's qi sea, making it impossible for the practitioner to heal himself, although this situation is very rare, but it does exist, so the Medicine King Valley is very respected by the practitioners.

The queen mother fell ill.

Ordinary people and even some cultivators don't know about it, but in fact, the queen mother is also a cultivator.

But only a few people know the specific realm of the queen's mother.

The affection of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress is known to the whole country, although the concubine is something that every emperor cannot avoid, but His Majesty the Emperor has only one person in his eyes from beginning to end, so although there are harem beauties, the royal heirs are very scarce.

So far, the position of the crown prince of the East Palace is vacant.

The queen's illness is a big thing, and the medicine king Chenru hurried to the capital in the early morning to enter the palace to face the saint.

No one knows what happened in the palace, but since even the Medicine King is here in person, there will be nothing wrong with the queen mother.

Medicine King Chenru is the number one pharmacist in the world, and he is also a great monk who has crossed the threshold of the Five Realms.

It wasn't until sunset that His Majesty the Emperor had the opportunity to talk alone with the Medicine King Chenru in the imperial study.

"How is Ling'er, how can she suddenly get sick?"

His Majesty the Emperor's face was very unsightly, and he stayed with the queen mother on the sickbed step by step, the so-called care was chaotic, and he was already physically and mentally exhausted at the moment.

Medicine King Chenru was silent for a moment, thought about the wording, and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the queen mother's health is very good, but there are some minor problems." ”

"Originally, with the cultivation of the queen mother, unless it is in the twilight of life, it is impossible to get sick, but the strange thing is that the queen mother is suffering from a cold, this kind of illness is not a cultivator, even if it is not a serious illness among ordinary people, as long as it is not a quack doctor, there will be no danger of life. But because of this, this situation is quite unusual. ”

His Majesty the Emperor looked at Yao Wang Chenru very dissatisfied, and said: "You said that it was just a small problem, and that this situation is very rare, what is Ling'er's condition, is it serious or light, is there a solution?"

With the identity of the medicine king Chen Ru and the cultivation of the Five Realms, even His Majesty the Emperor is very fond of him in ordinary times, but when it comes to the matter of the queen's mother, His Majesty the Emperor's tone has become unkind.

Medicine King Chenru naturally did not complain about this, but pondered for a while, and said with a somewhat solemn face: "There has been a precedent for this situation, and Wei Chen also suspected it for a while, but with further observation, it became more and more certain that although the queen mother herself was only a minor illness, if it was related to those things, this matter would become extraordinary." ”

He stepped forward and whispered to His Majesty the Emperor, and then saw His Majesty's face change suddenly.

He looked straight at the Medicine King Chenru, and said with a gloomy face, "Are you probably sure?"

Medicine King Chenru nodded and said, "Weichen doesn't dare to speak out, but eight or nine are not far from ten. ”

Hearing this, His Majesty the Emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said: "How did Ling'er get it, why is it okay?"

Medicine King Chen Ru pondered: "If someone wants to be unfavorable to the royal family, and deliberately chooses His Majesty's most cherished queen mother, its sinister heart is clearly revealed, just the completion of the steps is not easy to do, this kind of thing should need a lot of auxiliary factors, the weather is hot and cold, so that the queen mother is infected with wind cold, just the cause of its outbreak." ”

"And the palace is heavily defended, and can hide the perception of the queen's mother, and do this step silently, if the enemy is either strong enough to ignore the rules of the world, or he is extremely cautious, it must not be an overnight thing, but a premeditated one. ”

The thought of a mysterious person hidden in the palace, maybe months, maybe years, all the time against the empress, His Majesty the Emperor had a feeling of tingling in his spine.

The main thing that happened was the queen, and His Majesty the Emperor couldn't maintain his usual majesty, and even his mood was a little messy, so how could he not feel afraid.

If it weren't for the fact that Medicine King Chenru happened to be not in the Medicine King Valley, and it was very close to the capital, the secret agents of the Heavenly Council would have notified him as soon as possible, and the queen mother might have died in Huangquan at this time.

"If it's really people from outside the mountains who are doing it, how did they come to the capital of our country, and even lurk around me, are those spies in the Heavenly Council eating?"

His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help but burst into foul language.

He immediately announced the decree and summoned Jiang to listen to the rain and enter the palace.

At this time, in Tongming Alley, Jiang Tingyu was staring at Li Mengzhou in front of him with wide eyes.

"I said that I wanted you to take at least one second place in the Dragon Banquet, but you really only won the second place. ”

Just a few days after the end of the Panlong Banquet, this was the first time Jiang Tingyu saw Li Mengzhou again, and the words that he had held back in his heart finally came out. Li Mengzhou said very sincerely: "The head of the Jiang Academy did not bluntly say that I had to win the first place, but I strictly abided by my promise, why should the head of the hospital bother with this." ”

Jiang Tingyu glared at him angrily and said, "You are already standing in front of the threshold of the Four Realms, so let's practice hard and strive to cross that threshold as soon as possible, otherwise you are destined to be a small person." At the moment, the so-called fame will only become a stumbling block for you, so don't get carried away because of it. ”

Li Mengzhou shook his head and said very firmly: "Although I am very grateful for the instructions of the head of the hospital, I will not get carried away because of this matter. ”

The threshold of the four realms is the obstacle that must be crossed in front of him at present, and only by crossing that threshold can he truly have the qualifications to stand in this world, and the road he wants to take is far more than this threshold is in the way.

He was desperate more than anyone else to cross that threshold.

But he knew very well that this matter could not be rushed.

The only thing you can do is to calm your mind and do your best.

"Xu Hexian may still find trouble for you, you be careful yourself, I can't stand behind you all the time. ”

Jiang Tingyu was very satisfied with Li Mengzhou's attitude, he didn't want Li Mengzhou to die halfway, although it was only because of suspicion, and he had evidence that he could be sure of, but it was not the truth after all, and he never gave up the investigation on the issue of Li Mengzhou's identity.

The reason why he didn't ask Li Mengzhou directly was that he still believed that Li Mengzhou's identity was what he thought in his heart, so based on this, it would be better to follow the original state of affairs, otherwise Li Mengzhou would have a lot of trouble.

Jiang Tingyu only needs to be sure by himself, and he doesn't have to get Li Mengzhou's confirmation.

Li Mengzhou remembered that Xu Hexian deliberately targeted him on the fifth floor, although because there were many big people present, Xu Hexian couldn't do anything at all, but Rao was like this, he still used a not very good way to make things difficult, which has clearly proved Xu Hexian's attitude towards him.

Although he is a disciple of the inner courtyard of the palace, he is only a small sword cultivator of the Three Realms after all, and it is impossible to wrestle with the head of the dignified Xuanzheng Division.

Li Mengzhou didn't ask Jiang Tingyu why he was so good to him, because he had asked once, Jiang Tingyu's answer was like no answer, obviously there was no way to get an accurate answer, even if Li Mengzhou had some doubts, but the facts have proved many times that Jiang Tingyu really didn't have any bad intentions for him.

He didn't want to worry about these things anymore, as long as he kept a clear mind in his heart.

The closer he got to the threshold of the Four Realms, the clearer the appearance of Qin Chengyi that appeared in his mind.

It was the clearest face to see in the sea of fire covered with snow back then, although he was very young at that time, and many times he forgot the appearance of that face, but at some point he would jump out on its own, until he was sure of the identity of that face, the fusion of the two pictures was even more difficult to forget.

Qin Chengyi is not only the most powerful person in Jiang Guo except for His Majesty the Emperor, but he is also a very strong cultivator, even if he crosses the threshold of the Four Realms, he is still not qualified to go toe-to-toe with Qin Chengyi, he can only continue to be cautious, and silently strengthen himself when Qin Chengyi has not yet noticed.

When Li Mengzhou and Jiang Tingyu were watching the fish drinking in Tongming Lane, the courtyard door was suddenly knocked on, and the knock was very urgent.

As Jiang Tingyu's hand was raised, the courtyard door was opened, and a number of soldiers poured in, the first of which was the palace attendant who came with anxious steps, "Head of Jiang Yuan, Your Majesty is urgently calling!"

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Li Mengzhou sat on the edge of the pond and watched silently as Jiang Tingyu hurriedly left with the attendant and guard, a hint of incomprehension appeared in his eyes.

Qing Yi pushed the door out of the hall, held a few plates of side dishes in his hand, put them on the stone table in front of Li Mengzhou, and said, "I haven't eaten yet, let's go together." ”

Li Mengzhou looked at him strangely and said, "Why didn't you come out to eat just now?"

Qing Yi said lightly: "That's because the head of the courtyard is here, and I am not qualified to sit next to the head of the courtyard and eat together." ”

Li Mengzhou thought that he was quite honored.

"Your Majesty urgently summoned the head of the courtyard into the palace, do you know what is going on?"

Li Mengzhou looked at Qingyi, who was pouring wine, and asked curiously.

Qing Yi's movements paused slightly, took the newly brought wine cup and drank it down, and said: "Maybe there are some problems in the Heavenly Academy, although Your Majesty and the head of the court have always gotten along very well, but this time the situation is a little different, and the head of the court may be punished for entering the palace." ”

Li Mengzhou looked at him in surprise and said, "What problems can arise in the Heavenly Academy?"

Qing Yi looked back at him lightly and said: "The Heavenly Council was established by His Majesty and the head of the House of Heaven, and the members of the Heavenly Council will always be loyal to His Majesty alone, and the existence of the head of the House is just that there will be no problem in managing the Heavenly Council, in fact, the power in his hands is not as good as those ministers in the court, but over time, whether the Heavenly Council is loyal to His Majesty or the head of the House can no longer be verified." ”

"But the head of the court is very loyal to His Majesty, and His Majesty also believes in the head of the court, even if there were ministers who made some moves because of this matter, they could not make Your Majesty and the head of the house waver, that is because the Heavenly Council will never have problems, and it is the sharpest sword in your majesty's hands. ”

"But now that there is a problem with this sword, even if Your Majesty is willing to forgive the head of the court, those ministers in the court will not let go of this opportunity, especially those led by Xu Hexian. ”

Li Mengzhou didn't know much about things in the court, but he could also understand the meaning of Qing Yi's words, Jiang Tingyu's status in the court completely depended on whether His Majesty the Emperor trusted him as always, once there was a rift, even if there was only a hint of signs, Jiang Tingyu would be in a very embarrassing situation.

He didn't expect that a character like Jiang Tingyu would also be struggling in the court, and he might fall into a place of no return at any time.

Cultivators who are at ease in the rivers and lakes are indeed much more comfortable than in the temple.

However, although the rivers and lakes are happy, they are also facing the danger of fate at any time, and the temple is no different, in fact, there is not much difference between the two, both are trying to survive in the deceit.

But the rules in the temple do have more constraints and are more difficult.

"What's wrong with the Heavenly Council?"

Qing Yi's words never got to the real point, and the reason why His Majesty the Emperor would not trust Jiang Tingyu must be enough to disintegrate the trust between them, otherwise it would be a matter of who the Heavenly Council is loyal to, and the danger of this distrust should have erupted early.

Although there have always been some doubts about Jiang Tingyu, Li Mengzhou can't deny Jiang Tingyu's help to him, and he can't be completely indifferent when he learns that Jiang Tingyu may have difficulties.

Qingyi was silent for a moment and said, "You should have heard about the queen's illness, right?"

The queen's illness was not known all over the city, but because of the excessive care of His Majesty the Emperor, and the fact that the palace guards escorted the medicine king Chenru into the palace, it was also seen by many people, Li Mengzhou naturally heard about it, but he didn't care too much.

"Could it be that this matter has something to do with the Queen's illness? But what does this matter have to do with the Heavenly Council?"

Li Mengzhou became more and more puzzled.

It is difficult for normal people to involve these two things, even if the queen's status is noble, but because of illness, you can't take away a major institution in the court, this kind of thing is rarely done even if it is a faint monarch.

Besides, even if His Majesty the Emperor is not a Ming Jun, he has nothing to do with the Faint Jun.

Qingyi said: "The queen mother is not born with an ordinary disease, but there is an external force that sneaks into the body of the queen mother, and then penetrates the sea of qi, and rejects the aura of heaven and earth. ”

"The intelligence of the Heavenly Council is the most powerful in the Jiang Kingdom, and it is second to none in the entire worldly dynasty, the queen's illness must be caused by man, but the Heavenly Council did not perceive any problems, it is a great dereliction of duty, and this is the biggest problem for the Heavenly Council. ”

To be able to quietly infect the queen's qi must be the person who follows the queen's mother, or the person who can easily approach the queen's mother, but no matter who does it, there is a problem with who in the palace, the Heavenly Council has not accurately captured it, and this problem is very serious.

Although the main courtyard of the Heavenly Privy Council is outside the palace, and except for His Majesty the Emperor, no one knows where the Heavenly Privy Council is in the capital, but of course there will be spies of the Heavenly Privy Court in the palace, the purpose is to protect the nobles in the palace, and the details of the medicine king Chenru's treatment of the queen mother were all known by the secret agents for the first time, and His Majesty the Emperor would summon Jiang Tingyu has long known.

But they didn't find out the problems of the people around the queen, which has to be said to be the biggest blow to their self-confidence.

The existence of the Heavenly Council is extremely important.

If there is no accurate source of information, it will be a tragic situation when the enemy hits the front of the house.

Imagine that if someone could hide the eyes of all the secret agents of the Heavenly Council and carry out assassinations in the palace at will, then the dynasty would also face destruction.

The dereliction of duty of the Heavenly Council is definitely not a trivial matter.

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There are a lot more guards patrolling the palace than usual, the atmosphere has become very tense, those chamberlains and palace maids are all afraid to come out, except for those guards in the entire palace, all the chamberlains and palace maids have been grounded, even those guards who once guarded the harem were also imprisoned, His Majesty the Emperor did not kill them all in a fit of anger, it was already a wide and external kindness.

However, the actions of the various divisions are already in full swing, and the Xuanzheng Division is fully investigating all the guards or palace maids who may have problems, and the guards who patrol have also been completely replaced, replaced by the armor soldiers who were once brought back from the frontier by Liu Feiyu, the god of the military department.

The most important thing now is to find out who is persecuting the queen's mother, so Xu Hexian didn't have the heart to deliberately target Jiang Tingyu, but did his job seriously.

Qin Chengyi, the prince of Lu, also entered the palace, and almost came to the imperial study with Jiang Tingyu.

"Brother Huang, what's wrong with your sister-in-law?"

From Qin Chengyi's address to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress, you can also see their relationship, even if there is nothing wrong with this in itself, but they are monarchs and ministers after all, and it is a rare thing to be able to call them in the most cordial way.

His Majesty the Emperor had a calm face, just waved his hand at Qin Chengyi, then stared at Jiang Tingyu directly, and said, "I handed over the Heavenly Council to you, and that's how you did this?"

Jiang Tingyu was very calm on the surface, and he arched his hand slightly and said: "Wei Chen didn't notice the problem in advance and was willing to be punished, but in other words, the murderer can hide from all the secret agents' eyes, and he must be very human." ”

"The secret agents in the palace are just a layer of protection, those guards are on the bright side, and the secret agents are on the dark side, but there are also many powerful monks in the palace hall, and the fundamental problem is not entirely in the Heavenly Council, but Wei Chen is by no means trying to shirk responsibility, but because of this, he is sure that the murderer may be a great monk who has stepped into the five realms, otherwise it will never be possible to do this. ”