Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi met Li Jinyu outside the Zhaoyang Palace.

Li Jinyu has obviously lost weight, and her originally white face has a layer of yellowish gray.

Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi saluted him, he just nodded with a smile, and hurried to Zhaoyang Hall without speaking.

He didn't even dare to look into the eyes of Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi.

On the carriage back, Mei Xue said lightly:

"His condition has worsened again, and he should not have been able to sleep peacefully for a long time."

Li Jinzhi naturally knew who Mei Xue was referring to by "he", so he asked silently:

"Is there a cure for this disease?"

"No, he only has the road of sudden death, and the death will be very miserable, bleeding from his mouth and nose, and the pain is abnormal."

"How much time is there?"

"No more than two years, provided that no one wants him to die sooner."

After Mei Xue finished speaking, she glanced at Li Jinzhi, and silently lowered her eyes and stopped talking.

Since there was an abnormality in the East Palace to the present, especially the news of the "untimely death" of the emperor's grandson Li Mingze, and the collapse of Emperor Mingde's body at a speed visible to the naked eye, several concubines with princes in the palace have begun to become restless.

Although their sons are still young, they are also princes after all.

What kind of person Empress Shen is, they know better than anyone else.

It's not just about self-preservation, some people have bigger ambitions.

Among the news that Song Zhijie got, there is one about this: Liu Zhaoyi has secretly taken refuge in the biological mother of the fourth prince, Concubine Shu, and now a singer in Liu Zhaoyi's palace is quite popular with Emperor Mingde, and this singer is from Concubine Shu's hometown Yunnan.

The second prince and the fourth prince both died at birth, and the fourth prince Li Jinhong is the second oldest prince after Li Jinyu, and he is fifteen years old this year.

Concubine Shu and Liu Zhaoyi were already very cautious, but they still missed a trace.

What Song Zhijie can find, Queen Shen can naturally find out, but it only took a few days of hard work.

"Slut, you are not small, you dare to play tricks with this palace."

Empress Shen received a report from Aunt He, and smashed the cup in her hand on the spot.

Concubine Shu was born in a humble background, and she is the most good at low and small, otherwise Empress Shen would not allow her to keep the prince first and climb to the concubine position.

Aunt He hurriedly knelt down and continued:

"Niangniang, Concubine Shu's slut is extremely cunning, she actually found a woman with a different appearance, and she was born quite charming......"

Aunt He was obviously very anxious, and changed the topic again:

"Anjiang's old eunuch, he didn't even have a hint of tone, the slave maid still asked from the small group of people in Zhaoyang Palace, Your Majesty has seen the four princes several times in Liu Zhaoyi."

Xiao Qunzi is also An Jiang's apprentice, and he is a very smart and clever person.

"Since that little group is sensible, you should hold him well. As for An Jiang, he is so loyal, then the palace will definitely fulfill him. ”

Empress Shen spoke slowly, and the armor on her hand made a few deep marks on the armrests of the rosewood round chair.

The treatment of Li Mingze did not go well, the child was too young to cooperate at all, and it was not suitable for sedative drugs.

Li Jin spent a lot of time in the bamboo garden, accompanying Mei Xue to treat Li Mingze.

The little children often cried heartbreakingly, and they were only willing to let Li Jin hug them.

In his eyes, Mei Xue is just a person who always him with needles.

Mei Xue often feels distressed, this poor child, he actually knows what he is afraid of, and he knows who can protect him.

In order not to delay Li Mingze's treatment, Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi didn't even consider Emperor Mingde's suggestion to go to the palace.

Because it takes at least ten days to toss a trip.

Not to mention sending Mrs. Mei's bones back to Qiantang.

Even her own courtesy, Mei Xue was unwilling to do it.

In her heart, this kind of formal thing is far less important than treating Li Mingze's illness.

Li Jin was very guilty in his heart, on the day of the winter solstice, he did not go to the palace to attend the banquet, but accompanied Mei Xue to the suburbs to pay tribute to Mrs. Mei, and after coming back, he began to quietly prepare Mei Xue's ceremony.

The crown princess was left in Anguo Temple by the queen mother, and she herself took Princess Chenyang and the county lord of Changle back to the palace.

On the day of Mei Xue and Lu Li, she and Princess Chenyang prepared gifts, and the lord of Changle County led the inner servants to the Shu Palace.

Xiao Yan also came to the palace to celebrate Mei Xue, accompanied by Liang Jinsong, who brought a heavy gift from Wu Anhou and his wife.

The banquet was arranged in the Plum Garden, and the lord of Changle finally persevered until the end of the banquet, and finally couldn't help but say to Mei Xue:

"Just let me see that kid, I asked my cousin to apologize for me, I didn't mean to discriminate against him."

Mei Xue glanced at her and still didn't speak, Xiao Yan laughed and said to the county lord of Changle:

"I'll go and bring peace to you, but you have to remember that peace is precious to all of us."

Seeing that Mei Xue did not object, Xiao Yan happily went to the bamboo garden.

When he came back with Ping'an, Xiao Yan was a little restless, he kept secretly looking at Li Jinzhi and Mei Xue, but after all, he didn't ask in front of everyone.

Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi knew that they couldn't hide it from Xiao Yan, and he would come to the palace to hang out as long as he was free.

But Xiao Yan has always been a reliable one.

The county lord of Changle fell in love with him at the first sight of Ping'an, and said to Mei Xue with a smile:

"It can be seen that the rumors cannot be believed, this child looks as cute as a snow doll, what's so scary?"

After saying that, she actually snatched peace from Xiao Yan's arms, and went to play in the plum forest with her arms.

Jiu'er hurriedly followed behind, for fear that the county lord of Changle would not be able to take care of it.

Xiao Yan smiled and said:

"You don't know yet, do you? Shen Qingyang can be regarded as a nemesis this time. The county lord is now going to trouble him twice in three days, his injuries are not good, and he is unable to move, and the old servants in the house dare not stop the county lord. ”

Mei Xue pursed her lips after hearing this, went to see Li Jinzhi, and saw him laughing happily.

Before leaving the palace, the county lord of Changle gave his horse whip inlaid with gold and jade to Ping'an as a gift, and said to Mei Xue:

"You're really a stinky temper, but I'm just like you now, and I like peace, and you are not allowed to hold grudges about this matter in the future."

Mei Xue didn't answer her words, and only asked Jiu'er to take two bottles of medicinal ointment she made with her own hands and give them to the county lord of Changle.

The county lord of Changle left very happily, and pinched Chang'an's little face before leaving.

Xiao Yan walked with Liang Jinsong, but he ran back in less than an hour.

Li Jinzhi asked people to welcome him into the bamboo garden.

Xiao Yan looked at Li Mingze in Li Jinzhi's arms, and said for a long time:

"You guys are too bold, I finally understand why Shen Qingyang was injured so badly."

Xiao Yan naturally knew the news of the emperor's eldest grandson's death, and others might not have thought of it, but as soon as he saw Li Mingze, he understood what was going on.

Although he had never seen the child before.

Mei Xue held the small bowl that Li Mingze used to drink water, she handed the spoon to Li Jinzhi, and looked at Xiao Yan without speaking.

Li Jinzhi calmly said to Xiao Yan:

"This is an ordinary child I adopted, and you will have to say this in the future, even from my grandmother."

Xiao Yan nodded again and again, and when he left, he frequently looked back at Li Mingze.

The child was clearly in trouble, either crying or unresponsive, and his hands and feet were shaking.

In the evening, Li Jinzhi came to Zhuyuan again and brought a gift from Shen Qingyang to Mei Xue.

A white jade plum blossom hairpin is placed in a brocade box carved with plum patterns.

Li Jinzhi handed the box to Mei Xue and said softly:

"Take it, Lord Shen is open-minded, otherwise he won't let people send the gift to me first."

Mei Xue nodded, lowering her eyes and gently stroking the plum pattern on the box.

She and Li Jinzhi both regard Shen Qingyang as close friends, and look forward to the day when Shen Qingyang can see them the same.

Li Jinzhi shook Mei Xue's hand lightly and said:

"You have been busy for Mingze these days, and you have never rested.

The flowers in the plum garden are blooming just right, Ming Ze is also asleep at this time, I will accompany you to the plum garden! ”

Mei Xue nodded, put on her cloak and went out with Li Jinzhi.

The branches of the treetops are still hung with residual snow, and some plum blossoms are wrapped in ice, which is crystal clear.

The setting sun hung half-behind the distant mountains, and the golden light spread over the entire Merlin.

The two men walked through the woods and finally stopped at the end of the path.

Li Jinzhi put on Mei Xue's cloak and said to her:

"It has been found out, the reason why Concubine Shu dares to make a move is because King Lu supports her behind her back."

Mei Xue raised her head, looked at Li Jinzhi and nodded silently.

It seems that Emperor Mingde's illness is not only seen by her, some people are afraid that they know more than she and Li Jinzhi.

There are also some people who may be the initiators.