Chapter 2 The Pretty Concubine Fights the Eunuch and Escapes into the Deep Valley (5)
He Zhihan didn't expect that the eunuch sent by the Empress Dowager to monitor her had such a good attitude, and could think about her and put forward positive suggestions for her, which He Zhihan was surprised by, usually, the concubine fell out of favor and was degraded, and she would be despised by the eunuchs.
He Zhihan was puzzled, he asked the eunuch who was watching her, and said: "Father-in-law, you were sent by the Queen Mother to monitor the concubine, not only did you not get along with the concubine, but you also proposed to the concubine that should not have been proposed, why did you do this? Aren't you afraid that the Queen Mother will blame you?"
"Please rest assured that Concubine De Niangniang, the slave is sincere to the mother, and has no other thoughts, the slave's surname is Wu, the name is noble, the reason why he proposed to you is because the slave wants to repay your father's great kindness, before, the slave had been seriously ill, at that time the slave was already hanging by a thread, it was your father who saved the slave, your father was kind to the slave, and the slave should be repaid. Moreover, the slave understands in his heart that Concubine De Niangniang is a good person, and a good person deserves a good reward, and the slave is willing to help Niangniang, please get an idea quickly, it will be dangerous if it is late!" Wu Degui said.
"Thank you Gonggong Wu for your kindness, I listened to your advice just now, Concubine Ben thought about it carefully, and felt that your construction was very reasonable, now, Concubine Wu has thought of a plan, I wonder if Gonggong Wu is really willing to help Concubine Ben with all his might?" He Zhihan asked.
"Concubine De's kindness and kindness are well known in the harem, and the slave admires Niangniang very much! Those gossips about you in the palace, the slave doesn't believe it, you are wronged, the slave really wants to help you, what does Niangniang have to say, the slave should do his best to do things for Niangniang, please rest assured!" Wu Degui said sincerely.
"Okay. Concubine Ben believes you, Gonggong Wu, think about it, right now, my father unfortunately passed away, the queen's illness is still very strict, in the opinion of this concubine, the imperial doctors in the Tai Hospital have no way to cure the queen's illness, and now, the queen mother and the emperor are very concerned about the queen's condition. The imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital were anxious. There is no effective way to cure the queen's illness, at present, curing the queen's illness has become the top priority in the palace, if the queen mother knows that the concubine has a way to cure the queen's illness. What do you think. Will the Queen Mother let the concubine out?" He Zhihan said to Wu Degui.
"Is there really a way for the concubine to cure the queen's illness? If you really have a good way to cure the queen, the queen mother will let you out!" Wu Degui said.
"Right now, there is no one in the Tai Hospital who can cure the queen's illness. Only this concubine may still have a way to save the queen, to tell you the truth, this concubine has been paying attention to the queen's illness when she is sick, and the concubine already knows a little about the queen's illness, in fact, if my father was not framed, he would definitely be able to cure the queen's illness, and now, to cure the queen's illness, only rely on this concubine. He Zhihan said.
"Is this true? If you can cure the queen's illness, the queen mother and the emperor will be very happy, they will definitely let you leave this laundry room, let you continue to be a concubine, and maybe even let you be the imperial concubine, this is really good!" Wu Degui said happily.
"The concubine knows the queen's basic condition, and there is still a certain certainty of curing the queen's illness, however, there must be your help, the concubine will also have the opportunity to treat the queen, please go to the queen mother to report, saying that the concubine heard her father talk about the queen's illness, and she is sure to cure the queen's illness, and the He family has a secret recipe, which is specifically designed to cure the queen's disease, as long as the concubine can go back to He Mansion to find the secret recipe, the queen will definitely be saved. Concubine De said to Wu Degui.
"Concubine De, the Queen Mother has always suspected that your father prescribed the wrong prescription to harm the queen, and now, you are also involved, the queen mother is very distrustful of you, how can she let you go back to Hefu? Wu Degui said.
"Gonggong Wu's opinion has some truth, but you have to notice that the current situation has changed, the queen's condition is very strict, the hospital is helpless, the queen is the granddaughter of the queen mother, the queen mother loves her granddaughter very much, the queen mother's heart is most anxious to cure the queen's illness, in order to cure the queen's illness, the queen mother can only believe in this concubine! The Queen Mother is a smart person, she will definitely understand that only the He family has a way to cure the queen's illness, she will definitely believe that the concubine really has a secret recipe, of course, in order to reassure the Queen Mother, Gonggong Wu can build a yì to the Queen Mother, when the concubine goes back to He Mansion to get the secret recipe, please send someone she trusts to follow closely, after the secret recipe is taken, you can also hand the secret recipe to the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital to see if the prescription is harmful, at the same time, according to its prescription decoction, the concubine is willing to taste the medicine first, in order to prove the safety of the medicine, in this way, you can rest assured that the queen can take the medicine, as long as you carefully explain it to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will definitely let the concubine go to Hefu to get the prescription, Wu Gonggong, this is the only way for this concubine to 'come back to life', you go and do it, the future of the concubine depends on you!" He Zhihan said the plan, she believed that Wu Degui could handle things well.
Wu Degui listened to Concubine De talk about her strategy, suddenly felt very surprised, he originally thought that Concubine De was a quiet and gentle, not a woman who knew about political affairs, he didn't expect that in fact, Concubine De knew the situation in the harem very well, and she was very resourceful, after listening to Concubine De's plan, Wu Degui was very confident, he said: "Niangniang's plan is very good, the slave also thinks that the Queen Mother will agree to your request, you will definitely be able to leave the laundry room, the slave will go to report to the Queen Mother, please rest assured!" Wu Degui said.
After listening to Wu Degui's report, the Empress Dowager did not agree to Concubine De's departure from the laundry room at first, but after Wu Degui's repeated explanations, the Empress Dowager finally agreed to let Concubine De go back to He Mansion to get the secret recipe.
For Concubine De to return to Hefu, the Empress Dowager specially issued an edict, ordering Wu Degui to supervise Concubine De to go back to Hefu to get the prescription, and go back quickly; after the prescription was retrieved and the medicine was taken according to the prescription and boiled, Concubine De first drank the medicine and confirmed that the decoction was harmless before the queen could take it; if the queen's condition improved after taking the medicine, Concubine De could go back to her dormitory and did not have to go to the laundry room, but she still could not enter and leave the dormitory freely; if the queen's illness was completely cured, Concubine De could regain the power and treatment of the concubine because of her atonement, and she could serve the emperor.
After Wu Degui received the Empress Dowager's decree, he happily ran to the laundry room and conveyed the Empress Dowager's decree to Concubine De. Concubine De knelt down to accept Yi's decree, and a smile appeared on her face.
Wu Degui was also smiling, and he shouted loudly: "Please take a ride from Concubine De and leave the laundry room!"
On the way out of the laundry room, He Zhihan whispered to Wu Degui: "This concubine will try her best to cure the queen's illness, and Gonggong Wu has to do Concubine Ben another favor, please go to the eunuch Zhang Lianying, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, and ask Gonggong Zhang to help find out the real cause of my father's death. Poisoned my father. If I can find out the true circumstances of my father's death, it will also be very beneficial to my father-in-law. ”
"Please rest assured, the slave will definitely go to Grandpa Zhang and pass on your words to him. Right now. You go back to the dormitory and rest. Two hours later, the slave will come to you and accompany you to Hefu. Wu Degui said.
"Okay, please Gonggong Wu must do a good job of the things that the concubine has explained. If I can ask Gonggong Zhang to help with the investigation, it will make the people who framed my father afraid, which is very beneficial to the improvement of the situation of this concubine, you can do it quickly!" He Zhihan said.
In fact, He Zhihan was very clear before, Zhang Lianying, the eunuch in charge of the seal, and Shen Deyi, the eunuch in charge of the seal, had a long-term discord, Shen Deyi wanted to expand the power of the eunuch and snatch some of the power of the eunuch, Zhang Lianying was very angry at Shen Deyi's wolf ambitions, He Zhihan believed that she asked Wu Degui to ask Zhang Lianying to help investigate, Zhang Lianying must be very happy, he was trying to seize Shen Deyi's handle.
He Zhihan's speculation is that Shen Deyi must have played an important role in the sudden aggravation of the queen's condition, and this is exactly what Zhang Lianying wants to know.
He Zhihan knew very well in her heart that she and her father were framed, it must be related to Concubine Xian and Shen Deyi, and at the same time, she also understood that she could not fight with Concubine Xian and Shen Deyi alone, she could not fight them, she had to borrow external force, and Zhang Lianying's power was the most suitable for her to borrow, using Zhang Lianying's power could distract Shen Deyi and Concubine Xian, so that she could implement her plan more effectively.
He Zhihan knew in her heart that now she, Concubine Xian, and Shen Deyi had become life-and-death opponents, no matter whether she could cure the queen's illness or not, Concubine Xian and Shen Deyi would not let her go, she must act cautiously and try to get out of danger.
The Empress Dowager sent someone to pass the news that Concubine De had a way to cure the queen's illness to the emperor, the emperor was very happy to know, he had already believed in the He family's brilliant medical skills, and he now regretted the negligent action of ordering the Imperial Doctor He to be imprisoned, but as the emperor, he was unwilling to admit his mistakes, historically, the emperor would not be wrong, the wrong must be the minister, but the emperor had already understood in his heart at this time that Imperial Doctor He would not harm the queen, the queen's condition suddenly worsened, someone must have made trouble from it, he was worried that Concubine De would treat the queen, and there would still be people who made trouble, so he issued an order to the celebrant and asked Zhang Lianying to send Concubine De back to her parents' house, at the same time, He also issued an order that the Tai Hospital send a skilled imperial doctor to accompany Concubine De to Hefu.
After Jiang Dexing received the order, he chose the imperial doctor Lin Zhonghe to accompany Concubine De to Hefu, Jiang Dexing believed that Lin Zhonghe was He Junren's protégé with excellent medical skills, and it was most suitable for him to accompany Concubine De back to Hefu.
Two hours later, Concubine De left the palace and went to Hefu, behind Concubine De, followed by many people, among which there were two eunuchs who were quite conspicuous, one was Wu Degui sent by the Queen Mother, who was responsible for monitoring Concubine De's return to the house, and the other was a eunuch surnamed Wan sent by Zhang Lianying, who was responsible for protecting Concubine De.
The imperial physician Lin Zhonghe followed behind, he knew that although He Zhihan was accompanied by two eunuchs with a very high status, she was still in danger, and along the way, Lin Zhonghe had been thinking about how to help He Zhihan.
The news of Concubine De's return to He Mansion reached the inner palace, and Concubine Xian was very worried when she knew it, she was worried that Concubine De had really cured the queen's illness, which would be a great disadvantage to her, and Concubine Xian would face two strong competitors from the queen and Concubine De, and the queen and Concubine De who came back to life were even more terrible than the original.
Concubine Xian believes that if Concubine De cures the queen's illness, Concubine De will have a life-saving grace for the queen, and the relationship between the queen and Concubine De is bound to be closer, so that Concubine Xian's status in the palace will be in jeopardy.
The news of Concubine De's return to Hefu reached the governor's prison, Shen Deyi was also very worried when he knew it, he felt that if Concubine De really cured the queen's illness, it would be a terrible threat to him, Concubine De brought the emperor back to life, and it was very likely that she would gain the emperor's favor from the new, and if Concubine De proposed to the emperor to thoroughly investigate the cause of her father's death, Shen Deyi would be in big trouble.
In addition, the news of Concubine De's return to He Mansion reached the Tai Hospital, which also made Jiang Dexing feel very worried, and he felt panic all day long because he was afraid that the poisoning of He Junren would be exposed.
Concubine De soon arrived outside the gate of He's mansion, she hadn't entered the mansion yet, she already felt that the mansion was full of sadness, Concubine De's mother was waiting at the door to greet her, and when Concubine De saw her mother, she couldn't help but rush over and hug her mother and cry bitterly, crying very sadly.
He Fu already knew about the death of Imperial Physician He, and everyone in He Mansion knew in their hearts that the death of Imperial Physician He must be an unjust case, but no one could say that Imperial Physician He was imprisoned by the emperor's decree, and no one dared to say anything.
At this time, Eunuch Wan sent by Zhang Lianying stepped forward and said to Concubine De's mother: "Mrs. He, the celebrant Grandpa Zhang asked the servants to say hello to you, ask your whole family to be good! This is a little bit of Grandpa Zhang's heart, please Mrs. He accept it!"
Concubine De saw it and introduced: "This is Gonggong Wan, he was specially sent by Gonggong Zhang, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, to protect his daughter's return home, we have to thank Gonggong Wan!"
Mrs. He understood, and she asked the housekeeper of the He Mansion to take the silver to thank Father-in-law Wan.
Concubine De saw that Eunuch Wan had brought gifts, and she knew that Eunuch Wu's words to Zhang Lianying had worked, and Concubine De thought: "Since Zhang Lianying asked Eunuch Wan to bring gifts to my mother, it means that he has expressed his willingness to investigate my father's mysterious death, which is good news." ”
Eunuch Wan and Eunuch Wu accompanied Concubine De into He's Mansion, the two eunuchs politely greeted the elders in He's Mansion, after that, Concubine De went to her father's study, looked for a while, Concubine De came out with an old book, saying that she had found the secret recipe, she said goodbye to her mother, accompanied by the two eunuchs Wan and Wu and Lin Zhonghe, left He's Mansion and went to the palace.
In fact, He Zhihan's return to He Mansion to get the secret recipe was just an excuse, she already had a prescription for governing the queen in her mind, and the real reason why she went back to He Mansion was to see her mother, and she felt that she might never be able to meet her mother again in the future.
Lin Zhonghe silently followed He Zhihan, and he already had a plan in his heart to completely rescue He Zhihan from danger. (To be continued......)