Funing Hall

When he came out of Funing Palace, Zhao Shishi's left hand was still trembling, that hand was just held by Zhao Cong.

Zhao Cong's palm was very cold, very cold.

Regardless of the surprise of the maids and eunuchs outside the hall, he strode towards the side hall and the veranda. He gradually slowed down as he got farther and farther away from the main hall.

"Lang Jun?" Ji Xiang finally dared to speak.

"I don't know what Queen Mother Sun said, but Zhao Cong cried like that."

"At that time, only Rantao, Fulu, Qingming and the imperial doctor should be in the inner room. I'm afraid it's hard to find out."

"The imperial doctor surnamed Deng."

"Little one, remember, I showed you the last time."

"That's also a weed, and he happened to be there today."

"Your Majesty wants to learn something from him? But he is an imperial doctor, so it's not easy to get in touch with him."

Zhao Shishi sneered: "It's too late to ask him. The more sloppy he is, the more timid and fearful he is, and he thinks a lot. The benefits given to Liu Xian these days should be taken back."

"Your Majesty, do you want it?"

"He just happens to be tending flowers and plants now. People from outside often come to the palace with flowers and plants. It doesn't matter if he goes to chat with them."

Jixiang saluted: "I understand, little one."

"Find out who is in the Deng family." Deng is timid and timid, but it also has advantages. He is not from the Empress Dowager Sun.He doesn't mind taking it.For such people, as long as you grasp the weakness, you can use it with confidence.Originally, he had no intention of getting involved with anyone in the palace, and in the future he would arrange someone who belonged to him alone in the palace.

But Zhao Cong was supposed to die after his 16th birthday, and he couldn't let Zhao Cong die before that.

He has to defend himself.

"Yes."

"Aunt Wang will come to look for you in a few days."

"Little one, I would like to obey what your lord says, just listen to her as you please."

"Do not."

"Lang Jun?"

"Go look for her tomorrow. She often goes to the Liushang Bureau. If you go around the Xuanyou Gate more often, you can 'run into' her. At that time, you will say that you are not good at serving me, a fool, Xiaolang. Aunt Wang likes to be flattered the most, and she likes to see Zhao Cong demoted the most. She is very proud of you if you go to her. You should find a way to get her words out of her mouth. It is urgent. I want to know what Queen Mother Sun said to offend Zhao Cong. cry."

Ji Xiang was startled, he was sent to the palace by his adoptive father when he was young, and he always knew what he was going to do, and he was always waiting for Mr. Lang to enter the palace.But he couldn't help being surprised at the moment, why did Lang Jun know these people so clearly?Clearly, it seems that Mr. Lang has known them for a long time.

But it is obviously the first time for Mr. Lang to enter the palace, and he was so unsuccessful in the palace before.

He vaguely felt that his adoptive father had something to hide from him, but he didn't force it, he just said: "The little ones remember everything."

Only then did Zhao Shixi continue to walk forward, and Chaxi also caught up behind him: "Little Lang, what did you do just now?"

Cha Xi also knew that he would not speak, sighed and said: "Your Majesty has fallen asleep, he is extremely tired."

Zhao Shishi raised his foot and stepped over the threshold of the side hall, heading straight for the study.

"Xiao Lang-jun?"

Zhao Shishi was a little bored, so he started painting after sitting down.

When Cha Xi saw him painting, she didn't bother him, she just said: "My maidservant goes outside and guards."

Zhao Shixi nodded.

After Chaxi left, he originally wanted to continue drawing the picture of the pavilion that was going to be Zhao Cong's birthday present, but his hands stopped again.He took out a new scroll, looked at the blank paper for a while, raised his hand on the paper and drew the bed, the curtains, and a hand protruding from the quilt.

That hand was very cold, yet very soft, the coolness and softness that he could not draw.

He frowned and drew, but he was not satisfied at all.

"Xiao Langjun, it's time for you to rest." Chaxi said outside.

He just came back to his senses and looked at the scroll in front of him. With a cold face, he crumpled the paper up and threw it into the brush washer.The ink bleeds quickly, and the clear water turns black.

He didn't look at it again, just got up and left.

Zhao Cong woke up early in the morning and touched the curtain with his hand.

The bright yellow cloth trembled, revealing a stream of light. Rantao and the two little maids who had been guarding by the bed immediately stood up.

Rantao walked closer, leaned forward and asked, "Your Majesty?"

"Get up." Zhao Cong's voice was hoarse.

Rantao frowned slightly, and quickly opened it again, stretched out his hand to pull the curtain, and two young maids hung the curtain on the jade hook.

She looked at Zhao Cong worriedly: "Your Majesty, did you sleep well? Do you want some water?"

Zhao Cong nodded.

The little maid went to pour water, Rantao wanted the imperial doctor to come in and check His Majesty's pulse, but Zhao Cong had already propped up the bed and was going to sit up.Ran Tao immediately stepped forward to help him up, Zhao Cong leaned on the bed, took the teacup handed over by the maid, drank half a glass of water, and said, "I'm fine." His voice became much clearer.

"Your Majesty, your voice is hoarse!"

"No problem."

"The servant girl asked someone to stew some pear juice for you, and then let the imperial doctor come in to have a look?"

Zhao Cong nodded, fell asleep, and felt better, but his throat was a little uncomfortable.

The imperial doctor came in, examined his pulse, and after further discussion, said: "Your Majesty is fine, but still a little weak. Today, Your Majesty should lie down and rest more. Please add some clothes to your Majesty for the next few days." , it is the time when the seasons change, so you can’t catch cold.”

Zhao Cong nodded.

"I'm going to boil medicine for Your Majesty."

Zhao Cong frowned.

Rantao persuaded softly: "Your Majesty, you have to take medicine for your voice."

Medicine is not a good thing, if you want to poison him to death, the best way is to use these decoctions.In the past, when he was not enthroned, there was the first emperor, he was not afraid that someone would harm him, and he never left his mouth for soup and medicine.After ascending the throne, he tried his best to avoid drinking soup and medicine, and has been working hard to maintain his body to prevent illness.

But right now his throat does feel a little sore, and he also knows that this is mostly a sign of a cold.

He sighed, he really had a cold, he had a headache and a fever, and he needed more medicine.

I am afraid that Sun Zetian sees him suffering from illness and imagines that he is going to die, and he is too lazy to harm him, so just drink it.

He nodded in response.

The imperial doctors retreated cautiously, and after walking out of the main hall, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The three of them looked at each other in twos, and one of the imperial physicians surnamed Lu said: "I'll go to the imperial pharmacy to make medicine for your majesty." After that, he ran away directly.

"Hi! This man!" Doctor Bai pointed at him, and his beard almost turned out of breath.

"Doctor Baohe, after all, you have deep qualifications. You still have to tell the queen mother about your majesty's condition, and then go down to help Doctor Lu!" Doctor Li did not hesitate, and then slipped away immediately.

Doctor Bai's beard is really puffed up, leave all the bad things to him, and let him do all the bad guys!

Doctor Lu successfully escaped and was humming a little song proudly when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps behind him. He looked back and saw that it was an eunuch in green clothes who came out of Funing Hall. He didn't dare to be careless and said with a smile: " This cabinet minister, but His Majesty has something to do?"

The person who came was Ji Xiang, he immediately said: "Don't dare to be the one, I will accompany the doctor to the Imperial Pharmacy."

Physician Lu thought to himself, there are eunuchs in the imperial pharmacy, and usually the medicines are sent to the nobleman, and then the nobleman's eunuch will try it again. To watch them.

His Majesty is not as stupid as the rumors said, even if His Majesty is really stupid, the people around His Majesty are not.Fortunately, he escaped successfully and did not go to Queen Mother Sun.

He also has to think more about the future.After all, Empress Dowager Sun is just a queen mother.Today His Majesty's pulse was diagnosed by him, his bones are indeed weak, but he is really not seriously ill, he is raised with gold and jade, and he can live another 20 years without any problem.

As long as His Majesty lives, he will always be Emperor.

How long can the Empress Dowager Sun be in court?

After thinking about it, he said with a smile, "It's hard work, Chief."

"Don't dare." Jixiang saluted politely, and went to the Imperial Pharmacy with his own eyes. He saw that they prepared the medicine, weighed it, boiled it in a small pot, and the eunuch specially tested the medicine. .A quarter of an hour later, they returned to Funing Hall together.

Rantao was also taken aback when he saw that Lu Yuyi, who came to deliver the medicine, followed Jixiang behind him.

When it was time to test the medicine, Fu Lu was about to go, and Ji Xiang had already glanced at her first.Rantao grabs Fulu and asks Jixiang to test the medicine.

Ji Xiang calmly drank half a bowl of decoction, and the medicine was delivered to the inner room only after making sure it was safe.

Zhao Cong drank the bowl of decoction, and he frowned because of the bitterness. Rantao handed the honey water to his mouth distressedly, and when he finished drinking, he was just about to persuade him to lie down and have a rest.

Zhao Cong said: "Let Chaxi come in, I will ask her something."

"Your Majesty, your body—"

"Go ahead and call her. I'm fine."

Rantao had no choice but to nod, and asked the little maid to call Chaxi in, and she brought Jixiang to the corridor for questioning.

Her black and white eyes stared at Jixiang, probably for a long time, but Jixiang was calm, always closed her eyelids, very calm.

Rantao had never doubted this little eunuch before, but just now he suddenly appeared, which made her feel a little weird.But she looked at it like this for a long time, Jixiang was still so calm, she thought that Jixiang was really fine.

She asked directly: "Why did you follow Royal Physician Lu to the Imperial Medicine Bureau? There has never been such a tradition in our palace. The doctors in the Imperial Medicine Bureau are all selected from among the imperial medical officials."

Auspiciousness is more straightforward: "Back to Sister Rantao's words, when I first entered the palace, the little eunuch who lived in the same room was very clever and well-born. At that time, the three princesses came to pick someone from the palace. The third princess's female officer I fell in love with him immediately, and went to him. But the little eunuch died the night before going to the third princess's place. We are only seven or eight-year-old little eunuchs, and that person can't go to the third princess's palace. It's a small yellow door, but someone has such thoughts.

Mr. Xiao Lang has always been worried about His Majesty's health, so he ordered him to wait outside the palace early in order to know if His Majesty is better.It just so happened that Lu Yuyi was going to the Imperial Pharmacy, Xiao Xiao couldn't help thinking of the past, and followed him unknowingly, that's why it happened. "

Rantao frowned.

The meaning of these words is to prevent someone from poisoning His Majesty.

She entered the palace as a good family, and lived with maids of the same status as her. There were not many people, and she was taught by the aunt of the Shangyi Bureau. She was trained to be a female official, and everyone got along peacefully. through such a scene.And not long after she entered the palace, she went to take care of His Majesty.Your Majesty was loved by the late Emperor when he was young, how could anyone do such nasty things?When His Majesty grew up, his body was very weak, and he was taken care of carefully.

And when His Majesty was about to ascend the throne, Liao and Xixia were at war, which spread to the northern part of the Song Dynasty, and the King of Anding County was on that expedition.

At this juncture where both inside and outside are chaotic, even if the Empress Dowager Sun wanted to poison His Majesty, she would not have the guts to do so.

Once His Majesty passes away and the country has no heirs, the Liao and Xixia can enter directly, and the dynasty can change their surnames.

Empress Dowager Sun dares to bear this charge?

She dare not.

Although Rantao knew that there was always some filth in the palace, she had never encountered it before.

What's more, the palace is no better than some unruly back houses. There are rules everywhere in the palace. Who would dare to do such a cruel thing?Who has the ability to withstand such a murderous hand?For example, the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medicine Bureau, who are not from innocent families, are hired after careful investigation. Whoever dares to do something wrong, even if there has never been such an example, and their nine clans are also indispensable.

It's also like what she said to Fu Lu before, His Majesty is the prince who was proclaimed by the first emperor, and the throne passed on by him is the Empress Dowager Sun. How dare you harm His Majesty?They expected that Queen Mother Sun would stop His Majesty in various ways, and Queen Mother Sun did so, but they never thought that Queen Mother Sun would directly kill Her Majesty.

Now hearing Jixiang's words, she broke out in a cold sweat.

For the sake of the throne, Empress Dowager Sun might really go crazy to this point.

What ancestral rules, what laws and regulations, would she pay attention to?

If she really cared about her, she wouldn't occupy the government for six years.

What's more, what Empress Dowager Sun planned was contrary to the rules.

His Majesty's meals are all made in the separate dining room set up by Funing Hall, and she goes to check it out personally every day.In the past, she always felt that the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau was a safe place, after all, there were always eunuchs testing medicines, and there were two eunuchs testing medicines separately, one of them was Fu Lu, which was enough to reassure her.

But poison is not always fatal in one blow, and sometimes it accumulates day by day.

Rantao frowned and thought for a moment, then said to Ji Xiang: "In the future, whenever Your Majesty wants to use medicine, you should go to the Imperial Medicine Bureau to watch, and you must not make mistakes in every link. The palace often prepares some medicinal meals for His Majesty. You also go to see them choose with your own eyes. When your majesty recovers in the next few days, I will tell your majesty about it."

"Little understands."

"Auspicious, you are ambitious, I can see that. People are not afraid of not being ambitious, but they are afraid that with ambition, there will be more bad intentions. What about you?" Rantao squinted his eyes while talking.

"Small ones are more ambitious and more loyal."

"Then you will remember what you said today."

"Yes."

Rantao turned and walked out of the veranda, and walked towards the main hall.

Jixiang exhaled, straightened his back, and thought to himself, Mr. Lang was right.

Rantao really did that.In the future, he will be able to go to the Imperial Pharmacy more often.He can also deal with Imperial Physician Deng, and it is better to "encounter" Aunt Wang.

He is ambitious and loyal.It's just that the ambition is born of the man, and all the loyalty is devoted to the man.