Chapter 027: The Queen Questioned
When Xiao Qi entered the main hall, the queen was reprimanding Mei Ji. Glancing at Xiao Qi, the queen continued.
"The first day you entered the palace, the palace told you that as a concubine in the harem, it is not just as simple as pleasing the king, but also sharing worries for the king and taking care of the king's body. You have repeatedly made all the concubines unconvinced, and the palace is talking for you, but now that the king is seriously ill, the imperial doctor said that it is all because of bathing, and the palace can no longer tolerate you. You know that the king has been seriously injured, and you do not dissuade him, and let the king do his willfulness, and this is your fault. The Queen Mother punished you, that is also so that you will not make mistakes in the future, how can Wang Ji and others make up a few sentences, you have to say that the Queen Mother is not. ”
It turned out that when Fang Cai was in the morning, Wang Ji mentioned this matter again, and Mei Ji said a word, but it was even connected to the Queen Mother, which made the concubines seize the shortcomings.
It was because of this that the queen left Mei Ji to speak alone.
"The queen has a clear understanding that the concubines have already known that they are wrong, and they are willing to be punished. It's just that the concubines really don't understand medical science, and they don't know that the king has arrow poison on his body, and he doesn't know that the arrow poison will spread due to bathing and aggravate the condition. Every time the king came to Fengtian Pavilion, he wanted to go to Tangquan Palace to take a bath, and the concubines ......"
"Hey, speaking of which, the king is really seriously ill and can't be blamed on you. However, now that the big mistake has been made, Imperial Doctor Sun is helpless, so he can only invite a senior imperial doctor from Dachu to diagnose and treat him. It's just that the Great Chu Duanguo has traveled thousands of miles back and forth, and when the imperial doctor arrives, will the king's situation be more serious. ”
Mei Ji cried: "Niangniang, the concubine hasn't seen the king for a long time, it's better to let the concubine go and serve closely, it's better than letting the clumsy palace maid serve her with all her heart." ”
"This palace knows that you miss the king, and you want to take turns to serve the sick like other concubines, but the queen mother thinks that you made the king seriously ill, and you go now, in case the king is sick again, it will be a big crime. ”
The queen sighed and continued: "The king is now in a difficult situation in the court, and the name of the reward ceremony has been suddenly removed. This should have been a low-key time...... The front foot of the saint just picked the name of the king, and now the king is sick and important to go to Kyoto City to ask for a doctor, if the heart of the person to add oil and vinegar to the saint will be wrong, let the saint think, the king is pretending to be sick to show dissatisfaction, that will definitely cause trouble to the country. At that time, it will not be enough to simply copy the female rule. ”
The queen's words surprised Xiao Qi.
When she saw Xiao Yi that day, she didn't think that he was injured, how could he be so sick that she had to go to Dachu to ask for an imperial doctor.
Xiao Yi has been strong since he was a child, and he has been hit by several arrows on the battlefield, but he has never fallen.
Somehow, Xiao Qi always felt that there were other articles in this.
"The concubine is really wronged, the concubine knows that she is from a humble background and cannot be on an equal footing with the sisters. But the concubines don't ask for this, they just want to be with the king all the time, even if it's a slave. This time, the concubines were speechless, even if they risked death to forgive their sins, they also hoped to take care of the king in person. I also hope that the queen will be fulfilled. ”
The queen slapped the tea table angrily, and her tone became stern: "This palace keeps you down, just hoping that you can be sensible and keep to yourself." Anyway, you didn't listen to a word. In this case, letting you copy the girl is the punishment of the queen mother's mother, and the palace will punish you for not being allowed to serve the king, and those jobs will be handed over to Wang Ji and Xiao Ji. The king needs to recuperate these days, and it's not good if there are many people who go, so don't go and make trouble. ”
"Niangniang......" Mei Ji raised her head and wanted to defend herself, but the queen looked like she couldn't talk about it, so she could only give up.
Xiao Qi thought quickly in his mind.
Assuming that this is a means for the queen to suppress Mei Ji, it will not make trouble to the point where Da Chu is looking for an imperial doctor.
In fact, Xiao Qi secretly asked the master about the king's condition, and said that he did have arrow poison, but after a few days of high fever, the hospital no longer used antipyretic medicine, which can be seen to be better.
But why can't the queen say it again?
At this moment, he went to Dachu to summon the imperial doctor, and let the civil and military officials of Dachu know that he had made great achievements for the battle of Chuxiang and was seriously injured, but he did not have the opportunity to participate in the reward ceremony, which was to express his dissatisfaction with the saint with his actions.
Come to think of it, Xiao Yi would not take such a risk unless it was absolutely necessary.
Mei Ji was punished and left crying, but Xiao Qi was left in the palace by the queen.
Mei Ji glanced at Xiao Qi and walked out of the Kun Ling Hall with her head down.
The floor of the temple was freshly wiped and there was not a speck of dust on it. Mama Cui has always been very strict and meticulous in dealing with these trivial things.
Every day before the queen gets up, Mama Cui will order the slaves to clean the inside and outside of the palace, and the floor must be scraped with beeswax.
Xiao Qi looked at the mirror-like floor, and his humble reflection on the floor.
I heard the queen's cold voice overhead.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, you're having a good time. The queen looked at Xiao Qi coldly: "I just don't know, have you forgotten why this palace sent you to Mei Ji in the first place." ”
Xiao Qi knew all the purpose of the queen, and the queen no longer disguised herself hypocritically as before, and spoke straightforwardly.
"I've heard that Mei Ji never leaves a slave to serve by her side, but you are the only one who is very different. ”
Xiao Qi pinched the corners of his sleeves and watched the tips of the queen's shoes slowly stop in front of her head.
"Is it because she trusts you too much, or do you think Mei Ji is a better master and are eager to ask her for credit?"
Mei Ji came with Xiao Qi on the surface to express her love and gratitude to the queen, but in fact, she was telling the queen that the people of Kunling Hall were now people from Fengtian Pavilion.
Everyone knows that in order to avoid suspicion, Mei Ji never leaves a slave to serve by her side. Now taking advantage of the morning province to swagger through the market, let everyone see that she is very different from Xiao Qi, which is to show in disguise that the relationship between Mei Ji and Xiao Qi is extraordinary.
It's just an ordinary reward slave, Xiao Qi was originally a cronie sent by the queen.
Now, even if Xiao Qi has a hundred mouths, it is difficult for the queen to calm down her suspicions.
The queen's question made everyone's hearts tremble.
The eyes of Mama Cui and the other palace people all fell on Xiao Qi's body.
The queen will ask questions, and Xiao Qi has been prepared. She slowly straightened her knees, her face calm.
"The queen asked the slave maid to take care of Mei Ji Niangniang, and the slave and maid obeyed the will and did not dare to disobey it. ”
The queen narrowed her eyes: "This palace can see that you are taking care of her very well now." ”
"The slave maid does this for the sake of the mother. Even if you are broken bones, you will not hesitate. ”
"For the sake of this palace?" The queen raised her eyebrows: "Don't fool this palace with these high-sounding words, have you forgotten what this palace let you do?! ”
"Niangniang is the master of slaves, and she has been the master of slaves and maids all her life. If the slave and maid claim to be loyal servants, they will not see the mother go the wrong way. Slave maid, I hope Niang Niang can listen to the slave maid. ”