Outside the palace gate, there were full carriages.

Towards the end of the year, the snow was falling heavily, and as soon as I got out of the carriage, I felt a cold to the bone.

Dengzhi hurriedly put a big coat on Xu's family, and wrapped the little lady in another layer.

The ladies of all the houses were a little worried, and they had no intention of inquiring about the news with the ladies around them.

Today, His Majesty is the mother dowager's own child, and the most filial piety is known to the world.

"It's cold." A few old men sniffed, they were already old, and it was even more difficult to stand in this cold and snowy place.

"Madam, bring a soup woman." Yingxue handed over a warm water bag, which could be hidden under her sleeve.

At this moment, the palace door was wide open.

The women are sorted according to their status.

Don't look at the high ranking of the Xu family, but the Xu family has married the wife of the Lu family, and the Lu family is only in the middle of the court, which is nothing.

As soon as the palace door opened, an old woman walked out with a smile.

This is the grandmother next to the eldest princess, quite embarrassed.

She jumped over all the wives step by step and walked to Xu's side: "Mrs. Xu, the dynasty is young, and it coincides with heavy snow, the eldest princess specially asked her to enter the palace in a sedan chair. Sure enough, he was followed by the eldest princess's guard of honor.

Everyone was stunned, and the eldest princess was the most respectful.

At this moment, he actually broke the rules and invited Xu to take his sedan chair?

Xu Shi looked down at Lu Chaochao, who was snorting his fingers, and got the girl's light.

She and the eldest princess have been friends for twenty years, and the eldest princess has never broken the rules.

"Then thank Mama, bother the eldest princess." Xu Shi gave a thank-you salute, and then hugged Chaochao and got on the sedan chair.

There are constantly palace people clearing snow in the palace, but there is still a thin layer of snow.

The further he went, the cooler Xu's heart became.

Many palace people coughed lightly and had a bad complexion.

She chuckled in her heart.

Passing through the palace wall, I came to Kunning Palace, and before I entered the main hall, I smelled a strong smell of medicine.

"How is the Queen Mother?" Xu Shi hugged Chao Chao down the sedan chair.

Mama had red eyes: "The Queen Mother was originally in good health, but she rarely had a cold this year." But at the end of the year, it may be that the snow has cooled down, and there is a serious illness. So far, the high fever has not subsided, the cough has not stopped, and this morning, I can't breathe. ”

"Your Majesty even stopped the early dynasty and stayed by the side of the Queen Mother."

"The Imperial Doctor's Office has all arrived at Kunning Palace, but the fever still does not go away."

If it weren't for His Majesty's sanity, I'm afraid that the head of the Imperial Doctor Department would not be able to save it.

[It's lung disease, it's lung disease!] It is contagious, the symptoms are like wind and cold, but it gradually worsens in the later stage, the cough does not stop, the high fever does not go away, and then the organ fails and dies. 】

Lu Chaochao was lying in Dengzhi's arms, his eyes shining.

Xu's heart was chilling.

"Your Majesty is still in Kunning Palace?"

Mama nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty has never left." ”

Xu's face sank like water.

"What about the eldest princess?" Xu Shi thought of the eldest princess and couldn't help but worry.

"The eldest princess was originally going to come, but when the Queen Mother was not in a coma, she made a decree. The eldest princess's birth was extremely difficult, and she was not allowed to enter the palace. "She has been waiting for this baby for more than ten years, where dare she enter the palace.

Xu Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Go...... Go ......" Lu Chaochao knew what her mother was thinking, and she made a fuss.

Xu Shi was helpless, knowing that there was something strange about her, but he was worried and uneasy.

If something happens to His Majesty and the Prince, I am afraid that the family and country will be in chaos.

She made up her mind and personally carried Chao Chao into Kunning Palace.

The door was closed, and when the door was opened, there was a strong smell of medicine in the house.

It's even more inexhaustible.

The emperor frowned, his eyes were red, and he knelt in front of the bed, glaring at everyone.

"The entire Imperial Medical Department, can't even the wind and cold be cured? What's the use of raising you?! The Emperor trembled with anger.

The queen mother was not from a high background, and after giving birth to him, the two of them had an extremely difficult life in the palace.

The two depended on each other, and the emperor valued his mother very much.

The Imperial Physician fell to his knees and shivered.

There were already a few women standing in the room, and Xu Shi stood beside them after saluting.

These are all people who have come to serve the sick.

"Ahem......" The Queen Mother has fallen into a semi-coma, with a high fever and a red face, but she still coughs badly.

The emperor was overwhelmed when he saw it.

Tightly grasped the hand of the Queen Mother and refused to let go.

The room was filled with the smell of sickness.

From time to time, a shallow cough could be heard.

Xu's heart was pounding.

[Oops, it's really lung disease. 】

[The southern country next door has been in war for a long time, with countless casualties, corpses piled up, bacteria breeding, and some people burned the corpses. Heavy rain after the burn polluted the water source, causing many people in the south to suffer from lung disease.

[But because of the blockade of the southern court, there is no news from the outside world now. 】

Lu Chaochao hugged his mother's neck, thinking about how to remind his mother.

But when I heard my mother, she took a deep breath and stood up and knelt in the center: "Your Majesty, the courtiers have something to do." It's about the Queen Mother, and please ...... Your Majesty" She looked around.

At this moment, the courtiers also knelt outside the temple gate.

Xu Yiting frowned fiercely and looked at his sister worriedly.

The Emperor looked at her deeply.

He had an impression of Xu.

Xu Shiyun, the daughter of the Xu family. More than ten years ago, he married Lu Yuanze, the Marquis of Zhongyong.

Some time ago, because of Lord Chen, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who raised the outer room, he easily checked the Zhongyong Marquis.

This investigation also found a lot of things.

Lu Yuanze is known for his dedication in Beijing, and his investigation actually found out that Lu Yuanze had another home and deep affection for another woman.

In his eyes, Xu was confused.

Blinded by men for nearly twenty years, ignorant and stupid.

The emperor waved his hand, and everyone slowly retreated.

Even Lu Chaochao was carried out.

Only the emperor and the Xu family were left in the house.

Xu Shi took a deep breath, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is only afraid that it is an epidemic." ”

"The southern country has been fighting for a long time, with countless dead and wounded, corpses piling up, and the epidemic has become widespread in the southern country."

"But the South Nation blocked the news. If Your Majesty sends someone to investigate, you will know. ”

When the emperor heard about the epidemic, his heart sank.

But when I thought about it, I was a little suspicious, how could the women's Taoist family who did not leave the door of the Xu family know about the epidemic in the southern country?

Cold sweat broke out in Xu's palms, and she didn't know how to explain to the emperor.

But the emperor didn't ask anything.

only beckoned, and came in the great eunuch Wang Gonggong.

"Defend the country."

"Yes." The prince summoned Lord Li, the protector of the country, outside the palace gate.

"Lord Protector, is there any change in the southern country??" The atmosphere in the hall was solemn, and a trace of cold sweat had already broken out on Xu's forehead, and he even trembled slightly.

The Protector is already old, but he has been fighting for many years, and he looks energetic and extraordinary.

"Back to Your Majesty, the last battle in the South was three months ago. But lately it's been too much of a separation. The gates of the cities were closed, and our spies did not come out after they had entered. Lord Li, the Protector of the Kingdom, replied.

The emperor's eyelids jumped slightly.

"Maybe it's because of the winter, they are out to store food and medicinal materials, just afraid that they will have to recuperate."

The Emperor stood up abruptly, dizzy in front of him.