Empress Dowager + Spoiler

Chapter 7

Gu Xizhao, who returned to the bedroom, couldn't fall asleep. As soon as she closed her eyes, the little prince who was crying at every turn appeared in her mind, and she could even imagine the pitiful appearance of the other party curled up in the crevice of the stone and silently wiped her tears.

The next day, at dawn, Concubine Xi, who couldn't sleep all night, woke up by herself before the maid came to serve her.

"Your Majesty, why do you wake up so early today?" Chan'er knocked on the door and came in when she heard the commotion outside. Seeing that Gu Xizhao was already picking up clothes, she ordered Zhu'er to go outside and ask someone to come and deliver things to serve her after washing. Go up again and wait on her to dress.

Before entering the palace, Gu Xizhao was not a pampered lady, but now that she has been a favorite concubine in this palace for several years, she is more and more comfortable enjoying the service of these palace people.As soon as the cicada came up, Gu Xizhao didn't bother to do anything.

"Is your empress going to see the emperor today?" You can wear ordinary clothes in your own palace, and you can be a little more casual about your makeup and hair accessories. If you are going to face the holy, you have to wear palace clothes, and you have to be more particular.

"There was an assassin in the palace last night, so I'm naturally going to see the emperor." Gu Xizhao took advantage of the gap between Chan'er's clothes and sat down in front of the bronze mirror, rubbing the sun xué, "Today's hair accessories , be more concise, and insert two hairpins less, I feel that my head is a bit heavy today."

Hearing this, Chan'er hurriedly stepped forward and touched her forehead, "Didn't your majesty catch a cold in the bath last night? Fortunately, her forehead is not hot. However, it is now a cold spring, so my majesty should be more careful. When breakfast is over, the slave will send someone to go to the imperial hospital."

"That's not necessary, I'm not such a delicate person." Gu Xizhao shook her head, got up again, and asked her to help her get dressed, "I've had dinner earlier, and I'm going to Chengqian Palace."

Chan'er knew her temperament, and it was not something they could persuade, so she didn't say much, and helped her get dressed, and personally combed her hair.

After tidying up, Gu Xizhao didn't have much appetite, so she used a small bowl of bird's nest porridge, and asked Chan'er to inform the concubines in the palaces that she would not come to Changle Palace for tea today, so she went to Zhao Jin's Chengqian Palace.

After the empress dowager died, there were few high-ranking concubines in the harem, and they were not very close to Zhao Jin, so naturally they would not put on airs of elders and let these concubines pay their respects. Therefore, the highest-ranking concubines in the palace today are those of Fengqi Palace. The queen, but the queen's health is not good, except for the first and fifteenth day of each month, these concubines don't have to go to pay their respects.

There are many Yingyingyanyanyan in the palace, and there is no other fun, those concubines who can't be idle usually come to Changle Palace to talk about little things about sesame millet.Over time, everyone has agreed to go to Fengqi Palace to pay their respects on the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and they usually come to Changle Palace to chat.

Gu Xizhao is not bothered at all, it is lonely in the deep palace, she just likes to see the group of women down there looking at her, but her teeth are itchy, and she likes to interject a few words to provoke those brainless women to make trouble Being incompatible with water and fire is also a time-consuming pastime.

However, today's pastime is nothing compared to the poor little one who is still shivering in the crevices of the rocks.

Zhao Jin is seriously ill now, and naturally he had a rest early in the morning. When Gu Xizhao passed by, the imperial physician was taking his pulse.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xi is here."

Zhao Jin's complexion is worse today than yesterday's, and her breathing is heavier. Hearing the announcement from Xiaoliuzi, she covered her mouth and coughed, and her hands turned red. Seeing this, Li Zhongxian quickly took out the handkerchief ,"emperor……"

Compared with Li Zhongxian's excitement as if he was about to die in the next moment, Zhao Jin was very calm when he arrived, and he stretched out his hand to let him wipe his hand, and he was relieved, and did not let the imperial doctor continue to ask for pulse, "You all go down .”

The two imperial physicians who asked for pulse looked at each other, bowed for a while, and retreated. Zhao Jin's illness came on urgently, and he couldn't find the illness for a while. Although they were worried, they were helpless.

After the imperial physician withdrew, Zhao Jin said to the little six sons, "Go and invite the noble concubine to come in."

Outside the palace, Gu Xizhao saw the two imperial physicians. After meeting and saluting, she also expressed the worries that a beloved concubine should have, "Emperor Zhang, the emperor's illness is better today."

Seeing that the two old doctors shook their heads and sighed, Gu Xizhao really became a little worried, "What? Could it be that the emperor is seriously ill again?"

"The emperor is in poor health today. When he asked for the pulse just now, he coughed up blood. The minister and the imperial doctor Lin looked through the medical records of the imperial hospital. Now they have given medicine and needles according to the symptoms, but the emperor's disease... Not only did it not get better, but it got worse, the ministers are really incompetent..."

Zhao Jin had been ill for a few days, and Gu Xizhao came to take care of the sick every day. Although she saw that the man looked bad and coughed continuously, she never took the man's words seriously.

"Doctor Zhang is not dedicated?" If Zhao Jin was dead or alive before last night, she would at most be the reluctance of half a confidant, but today, when she thought of the one who said she wanted a free little fief in the future My little prince, she really didn't want Zhao Jin to die too early.

"I'm terrified." The two imperial physicians hastily bowed and saluted again, "It's not that I'm not doing my best, but that I really have more than enough energy."

Birth, old age, sickness and death are the most difficult to ask for.It's not that Gu Xizhao doesn't understand this truth, but... "The emperor hasn't arrived yet... I'm here to ask you two."

"What are you talking about... the ministers should do their best." The two imperial physicians hurriedly returned the gift.

Little Six came out and saw this scene, feeling very moved, thinking that Concubine Xi and the Emperor are really in love, look at those concubines in the harem, which Concubine Xi cares about the Emperor so much?

After Gu Xizhao finished speaking with the imperial physician, Little Six wiped his tears and asked Gu Xizhao to come in: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is waiting for you inside."

After the imperial physician left, Li Zhongxian was personally serving Zhao Jin to drink the medicine. The smell of the medicine was strong in the hall. When Gu Xizhao entered, she couldn't help but frowned slightly, "My concubine sees the emperor."

Zhao Jin waved her hand, "What day is it today? Why did Concubine Xi come so early?" After finishing speaking, she coughed again.

"Eunuch Li, let me come." Gu Xizhao walked over and took the medicine bowl in Li Zhongxian's hand, "Yesterday, Duan's guards led people to Changle Palace in person. Is this concubine worried about the emperor?"

Zhao Jin glanced at her, then raised her hand to signal Li Zhongxian and Little Six to go out.When everyone retreated, he took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, "Others may not know the truth, but I don't believe that Concubine Xi doesn't."

Gu Xizhao raised her eyebrows, and stopped talking to him, and said straight to the point: "Why, the second prince hasn't been found yet?"

"Li Zhongxian sent someone to guard the Cedar Palace overnight, but no one came back. Guard Duan led people to search for them with great fanfare for so long, but they didn't see anyone..." Zhao Jin coughed again as she said.

Gu Xi looked after him and really struggled with coughing, so she quickly gave him some relief. Seeing that he was coughing up blood again, she froze for a moment. It was one thing to hear someone say it, but another thing to see it with her own eyes, "Your Majesty..."

After a long while, Zhao Jin regained his breath. Seeing Gu Xizhao's anxious face, he suddenly smiled again, "I'm not dead yet, you're pretending to be so mournful."

Now that he is in such a waning state, Gu Xizhao is not in the mood to joke with him anymore, "Zhao Jin, we have known each other for so many years, you trapped me in this deep palace, although it is not voluntary, but I have never complained You. You are really going to die, and you will feel a little bit sad."

"This illness came suddenly and urgently, and I never expected it. I originally wanted to wait until midsummer and take you and the empress to the palace on Jiuchong Mountain to escape the summer heat. Then I let you go there, but I didn't want to..." Zhao Jin He also said it sincerely, thinking of his current body, he couldn't help but smile wryly, "I don't know that people are not as good as heaven. But don't worry, if I can't pass this hurdle, I will definitely not let my brother trap you in this deep place in the future." palace."

Gu Xizhao pursed her lips, and spoke after a while, "Don't be so pessimistic, you are in a healthy year, and you will be fine."

Zhao Jin smiled, not wanting to talk to her about it anymore, and turned her head to look at her, "You said that I searched openly and secretly, but I couldn't find him. Where did this person hide?"

"It's all about being connected by blood. The elder brother, the emperor, can't even sense where his younger brother is, and the concubines can't even guess it." After all, Gu Xizhao calmed down and said, "The emperor sees it like this." Looking at the concubine, don’t you really suspect that the concubine hid him? Yesterday, guard Duan personally took people to Changle Palace to search.”

It is rare for a person who is usually seven points indifferent to everything and three points to watch the excitement be so caring. Zhao Jin is naturally a little suspicious, but then he thinks that there is really no need for these two people to get along well, and he knows This person is not greedy for money and status in the deep palace. Even if he really has something to do with others, there is no need to hide it from him. Thinking of this, Zhao Jin stopped thinking, "I just want to hear your thoughts, Xi The imperial concubine's exquisite thoughts are always better than mine."