In April of the first three years of the Western Han Dynasty, it was warm and cold. On this day, the sand and dust drifting from the northern desert covered the sky, and the entire Chang'an City was shrouded in a thick haze, looking lifeless.

Outside the Shufang Hall of Weiyang Palace, a group of chamberlains and palace maids stood tremblingly.

Suddenly, there was an exclamation from within the hall, followed by panicked footsteps and the clatter of knocking over something. A young palace maid quietly turned her face sideways and glanced towards the main hall, and the slightly older palace maid beside her gently pulled down her shirt and motioned for her not to move.

After a while, a sharp voice shouted with a crying voice: "The queen is dead." ”

The attendants and maids waiting outside the hall couldn't believe their ears, and looked at each other, stunned. After a while, Empress Xu's Da Changqiu ran out in a hurry, seemingly going to the emperor's Xuanshu Hall to report the funeral. The chamberlains and palace maids came back to their senses and knelt down together, and several palace maids couldn't help but sob.

The door of the main hall creaked and was pushed open, and a pale middle-aged woman in a medical robe stepped out of the threshold, stumbled to the pillar, bowed her waist, held the pillar with her right hand trembling, rubbed her neck with her left hand, coughed a few times, and slowly knelt on the ground.

She closed her eyes tightly, raised her hands to cover her face, and muttered something in her mouth, and only opened her eyes after a while, and looked up at the surroundings, with a frightened look on her face.

The attendants and palace maids who were originally standing around her were gone, and they were replaced by a large group of Yulin Army soldiers holding halberds, wearing crimson military uniforms and red tassels on their hats and helmets, surrounding the Shufang Palace.

A young military marquis with a serious expression hurriedly walked up the steps, his right hand resting on the hilt of his saber, his eyes were blazing, he glanced at the crowd, and said loudly: "Your Majesty has an order-" After a pause, he shouted loudly: "The doctors and nurses of the Shufang Palace are not allowed to leave, and they are waiting for orders." ”

The maid shuddered when she heard this, and looked around with a blank expression.

The military marquis turned around and saw her, trotted a few steps in front of her, bowed his hand, and said, "Chun Yu Doctor, please go back to the Shufang Palace." ”

This waitress is called Chun Yuyan, and she is called "Woman Bian Que" because of her excellent medical skills. Xu Pingjun, the empress of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, was pregnant and in labor, and recruited her into the palace to give birth. No one expected that the queen would die.

Her eyes were blank, and she stared at the marquis silently, as if she didn't understand what was going on.

The military marquis straightened his waist, subconsciously held the saber in his right hand, and said, "Chun Yu Doctor, please go back to the Shufang Palace." ”

Chun Yuyan's gaze moved to the hand of the military marquis holding the knife, the corners of his mouth twitched, and a wry smile floated, then turned around, staggered, and walked back to the Shufang Palace.

The marquis stepped forward to close the gate of the palace and stood guard outside.

More than two hours passed, and the sky became darker and darker, and a gust of wind blew, raising dust in the sky, and the surroundings were gray. The military marquis hurriedly raised his sleeves to cover his face, and when the wind stopped, he suddenly found a figure standing in front of him.

He was taken aback and was about to draw his sword, but the man said, "Twelve Lang obeys." ”

The military marquis, who was called Twelve Lang, looked at it and recognized it as Xu Sang, an official beside the emperor, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Xu Sang clasped his hands into fists and hung down on his waist, his face was expressionless, and said: "Your Majesty has a decree to release the Shufang Palace, a group of doctors and nurses, etc." ”

A hint of surprise flashed across Twelve Lang's face, but he quickly arched his hand and said, "The last general is in order." He seemed to hear Xu Sang sigh, and when he raised his head, Xu Sang had already walked away.

When Chun Yuyan returned home, it was already dark, and there was no light, so he sat in front of the window, in a daze.

Empress Xu's haggard face appeared in front of her eyes again, "Chun Yu Doctor, why am I so uncomfortable?" "Am I going to die?" The weak, gentle voice echoed in my ears over and over again.

She couldn't take it anymore and lay on the ground, her hands clasping her ears. At this time, a question came from outside the door: "Is Chun Yu a doctor?" ”

She was slightly startled, then got up and walked outside the house, and not far away stood a richly dressed woman with a veil and hat, behind whom several carriages were parked, surrounded by a group of men dressed as slaves.

When the woman saw her come out, she approached quickly, lifted her veil, and smiled softly: "It is finished?" ”

Chun Yuyan slowly saluted, thinking to himself, you just asked knowingly, so you didn't answer.

The woman looked at him and asked, "What is it?" ”

"Aconite."

"It can be tested for toxicity."

"Aconite is non-toxic, but pregnant women should not use it." The corners of Chun Yuyan's mouth twitched as he spoke.

The woman showed a surprised expression, and immediately praised: "Chun Yu's medical skills are really good. ”

Chun Yuyan's face changed suddenly, his hands clenched his fists inadvertently, as if he was trying his best to control his emotions, and after a while, he said: "Incompetent and virtuous, worthy of being a doctor." ”

The woman was slightly stunned when she heard this, then laughed a few times, turned back to the slave behind her, and ordered, "All move in." ”

The group of men carried heavy clay pots from the cart, rushed in, piled them in the corner of the house, and then retreated to the carriage.

The woman walked into the room slowly, glanced at the dozens of clay pots piled up in the corner, turned to Chun Yuyan who followed and smiled: "Why, I didn't break my promise." ”

Chun Yuyan silently stared at the pile of clay pots, and smiled miserably: "I'm afraid that I have a life to take it, but I don't have a life to spend it." ”

"Do you regret it?" The woman asked, staring at her.

"This is a great crime to exterminate the race."

"Scared?" The woman's tone was full of disdain, and she didn't wait for Chun Yuyan to respond, and said to herself: "Xu Pingjun is dead, my daughter is the queen, and she will give birth to a prince in the future, she will be the prince and the emperor." ”

She put her hands behind her back, wandered around a few times, looked arrogant, and said, "The great crime of extermination? Hmph, whoever destroys whose clan. ”

Chun Yuyan raised his head and glanced at the woman, lowered his eyes again, and said, "I have already done it, so there is nothing to regret or regret." There was a hint of helplessness in his words.

The woman stepped forward, stretched out her white hand and put it on her shoulder, and shook it gently: "Don't worry, the general will take care of all this." Aren't you also being released from the palace? When my daughter becomes queen, I will thank you very much. By the way, what about your nephew? The woman asked, looking around.

"My nephew has nothing to do with this." Chun Yuyan took a step back and watched her warily.

"Don't be so nervous, you and I just know about it." The woman put down her veil, walked out slowly, and when she reached the door, she turned back, glanced at her, pondered for a moment, and said, "Your nephew has no worries in this life." ”

Chun Yuyan bowed his hand deeply.

The woman laughed dryly and said, "We are all thinking about the juniors. ”

Chun Yuyan sent the woman and the others away, returned to the house, and sat silently with his head closed.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a loud bang woke her up. She looked up and saw that a clay pot had slipped off unfolded and smashed to the ground and shattered into a mess. A few copper coins popped out, and the bones rolled to her, and they spun around a few times before they fell to the ground.

She subconsciously stared at these copper coins, sighed, got up and took a long sword from the wall, and danced in the room.

Suddenly, she heard a rush of breathing, and she turned around, pointing her sword there. When he looked up, he saw a young man poking his head out of the door, staring at him in surprise, his lips twitching, but he didn't speak.

Chun Yuyan flipped his wrist, stuck the long sword on the ground, stepped forward quickly, hugged the young man in his arms, and muttered: "Ji'er, don't be afraid, aunt is here, you don't have to be afraid of anything." ”

The young man raised his face, with doubts in his eyes, and did not respond to Chun Yuyan, turned sideways, and looked curiously at the dozens of clay pots piled up in the corner.

At this time, the dark clouds in the sky opened a few cracks, and the sparse moonlight leaked into the house and fell on the copper coins scattered all over the place, refracting a faint light.

A few months later, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun canonized Huo Chengjun, the daughter of the general Huo Guang, as empress.