In the seventeenth year of Chongning, on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, no one thought that there would be a coup d'état in the capital that had been quiet for many years, and Emperor Chongning, who had been sitting on the dragon chair for seventeen years, still did not sit firmly on the dragon chair.

Everything came so suddenly, just like the sudden death of Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Chongning, who occasionally felt a cold, thought it was a minor illness, but the next day the hospital diagnosed it as a stroke.

Emperor Chongning, who was conscious but could not speak smoothly, guessed his end, he waited for that moment with a peaceful expression, perhaps, he had expected this day, yes, even the ministers felt that Emperor Chongning was extraordinarily calm.

It was as if his sudden stroke was just a joke with the courtiers, but someone knew that it wasn't.

In the Taiji Palace, the Duke of Cheng and the Duke of England asked the prince to be appointed to the queen mother who sat at the top, saying that the border is unstable now, and the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and the heir needs to be determined early.

The people who supported Emperor Chongning's party immediately opposed it in the palace, but it was a pity that the people who were loyal to the monarch were taken down by the people of the imperial city defense camp before they could say a few words.

Many people understand in their hearts that the palace is about to change......

Cheng Guogong's voice was sincere and his attitude was respectful, and he once again asked the Queen Mother to make the prince early.

The queen mother looked at the side hall, looked very sad, several shirks, said to wait for Emperor Chongning to be good before setting up the prince, the two high-ranking and powerful princes knelt down and requested, the queen mother reluctantly should consider the prince candidate.

Before the crown prince was established, the queen mother, who had not been stained with government for many years, once again listened to the government.

Just after noon, secret orders poured out from the palace in all directions, and for a while, the wind was loud.

For the sake of the dignity of the royal family, Emperor Chongning still stayed in the Taiji Hall to recuperate, and the Queen Mother was invited to the Qianyuan Hall to deal with government affairs.

In the past, the Taiji Palace, which was almost surrounded by palace guards, was deserted today, there were only a few people outside the hall, and there was only Zheng Leng in the side hall, a chief eunuch.

Zheng Leng has not changed his clothes for two days, if it was in the past, he would have been guilty of losing his honor in front of the palace, but no one will be held accountable, he took the medicine bowl from the hands of the people in the outer palace, walked to the side of the dragon couch, and was as respectful as before.

"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready, and the slave maid will serve you to drink the medicine."

Emperor Chongning slowly opened his eyes and met Zheng Leng's red eyes, his gaze was still calm, Zheng Leng, who had been with him for many years, knew what this son of heaven was thinking at this time.

Zheng Leng saw that he refused to drink the medicine and knelt on the ground.

"The slave and maid have been following Your Majesty for fifteen years, and to put it mildly, if Your Majesty returns to heaven one day, even if the slave and maid do not follow to wait, others will not let the slave and maid live."

He poured some of the medicine out of an empty bowl beside him, and drank it, signaling that it was not poisonous.

The vigilance in Emperor Chongning's eyes dissipated little by little.

Zheng Leng knelt on the edge of the couch, and while feeding Emperor Chongning medicine little by little with a spoon, he comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the slave maid has already sent people to Lord Xunyun, and also sent a message to the prince in the north." ”

"I just don't know...... Can the prince receive the letter to the prince? Your Majesty's illness came suddenly, and the prince will definitely be suspicious, and he will definitely come back to see His Majesty's ......"

Emperor Chongning suddenly didn't know where to get the strength, grabbed Zheng Leng's wrist, and clenched it vigorously, as if he wanted to pinch his fingertips into his flesh, his eyes stared at him deadly, and he wanted to say something but couldn't say it clearly.

"No...... Don't...... Return...... Don't ......"

Zheng Leng didn't dare to cry out in pain, but he understood what Emperor Chongning meant, "Your Majesty doesn't allow the prince to return to Beijing?" ”

No back, no back! Ah Ci! And Ah Ci!

Emperor Chongning slowly let go of Zheng Leng's wrist, shook his hand and drew a few words on his hand, and then lay back on the couch like a loss of strength.

Zheng Leng saw that Emperor Chongning mentioned Xiao Qi, thinking that he wanted Xiao Qi to bring that divine doctor into the palace.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, although the slave and maid can't leave the palace now, the slave and maid will let people pass the word to the prince of Lingyang, and Imperial Doctor Zhang and others are all locked up in the palace and are not allowed to go out, I don't know if the divine doctor in the prince's mansion can ......"

With disapproval in Emperor Chongning's eyes, Zheng Leng guessed his thoughts and asked tentatively; "Could it be that Your Majesty wants the prince to leave Beijing?"

Seeing Emperor Chongning nodding, Zheng Leng said; "But Your Majesty's illness ......"

"Let's go...... Pander to...... Resignation ...... Let him...... Walk! ”

They won't let him go!

Zheng Leng saw that the green tendons on Emperor Chongning's forehead were in a hurry, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the slave and maid will spread the word desperately......"

Suddenly, the voice of the palace people came from outside, "Meet the queen's mother......"

Zheng Leng hurriedly wiped the medicine stains on Emperor Chongning's mouth with a handkerchief, and then knelt aside.

The queen came slowly, glanced at the side hall, her eyes fell on the calm face of Emperor Chongning, who had recovered, and spoke; "Let's all go down, Your Majesty has this palace here."

The palace people who came with him and Zheng Leng in the hall bowed and retreated.

The queen approached Emperor Chongning step by step, and a smile appeared on her still beautiful face, which did not reach the bottom of her eyes, which made people frightened, "Your Majesty doesn't seem to be so happy to see the concubine coming?" ”

Emperor Chongning had no relationship with this wife, he had always disliked it, but he had to give her the dignity of the queen, because she was born in a British mansion.

In the past, Emperor Chongning would rather pamper a palace maid than step into the queen's Fengyi Palace, before he didn't understand why he disliked the queen so much, at this time, Emperor Chongning understood.

Some people are born with madness in their bones, just like that.

The queen stretched out her hand and rubbed it on Emperor Chongning's face, with an expectant look in her eyes, she said; "Your Majesty thinks the Queen Mother will choose which prince to be the crown prince?"

"Is it the obedient second prince, or the stupid third prince you love the most, or the seventh prince who doesn't understand anything?"

"But whoever the Queen Mother chooses is the same, no matter who it is, I will be his mother-in-law, and I will be the Queen Mother, Your Majesty said yes?"

Emperor Chongning's eyes crossed with disgust, and the queen smiled again when she caught a glimpse of the disgust.

"The person Your Majesty hates shouldn't be a concubine, the initiator is not a concubine, the concubine is just pushing the boat down the river and conforming to the will of heaven."

After all, there is still a big difference between being a queen and being a queen mother.

Emperor Chongning's eyes welled up with ruthlessness, "...... Kill...... Kill ...... I ......"

Instead of living in such a humiliating way, it is better to go underground and ask the ancestors for their sins.

The queen raised her hand and stroked the corner of his forehead, and said gently: "What nonsense is Your Majesty talking about, who dares to kill Your Majesty?" ”

Emperor Chongning only felt a chill only drill into the back of his neck, the queen stared at him, the smile in her eyes became more and more uncomfortable, she slowly approached Emperor Chongning, and whispered in his ear.

"Your Majesty, but I wonder in my heart, why is my British Mansion also holding heavy troops but willing to bow down to the Queen Mother?"

She chuckled lowly, "We also know how uncomfortable it feels to be inferior, but ah, the queen mother is old after all, but the concubines are still young, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, feng shui takes turns......"

"The concubine has no heirs, but the concubine is His Majesty's queen and the mother of the princes, and there will be time in the future for my British Mansion to stabilize the glory and wealth ......"

The queen raised her head, changed her previous dignifiedness, picked up Emperor Chongning's chin with her fingertips, and looked at Chongning's calm face, as if she was looking at another person.

There was a trace of affection in her eyes, and the corners of her lips raised slightly, "Isn't Your Majesty surprised that the concubine made such a bold remark?" ”