Funing Hall

In Baoci Hall, the inner room was silent.

Empress Dowager Sun closed her eyes and lay on the bed, Aunt Wang and Qing Ming were standing by the bed, and Doctor Bai was kneeling on the ground.

The quieter this was, the more flustered Doctor Bai became.Recently, he didn't want to come to Baoci Hall at all.But he is still the head of the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau, if he doesn't come, he has to come.

The Empress Dowager is still young, and her bones are good, but she is a little weak and has suffered from the cold.You don't even need to drink decoction, just diet.He had already had his pulse checked, so he expected Queen Mother Sun to let him go back, but Queen Mother Sun closed her eyes and did not speak.He was standing at first, but he knelt down while standing.

A man can bend and stretch, not to mention this is the queen mother.No matter what he did wrong, he knelt down first before speaking.

He knelt for a while, and finally there was some movement on the bed.

"Ma'am." Aunt Wang called softly.

Empress Dowager Sun opened her eyes, as if she had just seen Doctor Bai on the ground, and lightly said, "Doctor Bai is still here."

Doctor Bai hurriedly kowtowed again: "When the empress wakes up, I will have another pulse check before I can go home with peace of mind."

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome." After all, the Empress Dowager Sun was ill, and she said this softly, but she changed the subject, "Recently, you have really worked hard."

"It's not hard, it's not hard!"

Empress Dowager Sun laughed: "It's not hard work, Your Majesty has made new rules for the palace. From where the princesses and concubines are, people often go to the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau to get some medicinal materials. There are not many people in the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau, and the place is also small. Nowadays The little eunuchs everywhere are going to stare at you, can you still be busy?"

That "staring" is very important.

Doctor Bai is miserable, so what does it matter to them? !Your Majesty has grown up and knows how to protect himself. If he changes the palace rules, can he object?

Empress Dowager Sun was silent for a moment, then asked again: "Have you gone to feel His Majesty's pulse?"

Doctor Bai respectfully said: "The Ping An pulse every five days, I and the people in the Imperial Medicine Bureau will never forget it."

"How is Your Majesty's health recently?"

"Your Majesty's body is still weak, but there is no serious problem."

"That's good. That's His Majesty, you all have to take good care of him."

"Yes, follow your mother's will!"

Empress Dowager Sun smiled: "I didn't give you a will." After she finished speaking, she also felt that Doctor Bai was annoying and too clever, but what he said made her unhappy.She is ill at this time, she would rather speak stupidly to please her.She didn't want to see him, so she wanted to make him go down.

Just as she was about to speak, a little palace maid came outside and saluted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here."

Doctor Bai was overjoyed, he was finally able to escape!Your Majesty, that's an easy talker!

As soon as Zhao Cong entered the inner room, disregarding that Doctor Bai was still there, his eyes were reddened, and he said softly, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and asked Doctor Bai again, "My Lady, what's the matter!"

Doctor Bai hurriedly said: "Because of the cold weather, the empress is a little weak."

Zhao Cong was a little angry, although his eye circles were still red, his voice was full of anger from worry: "This is what you people from the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau do! Your lady is always in good health, how can you poop well? Embarrassed?!"

Doctor Bai was stunned, why did His Majesty, who is the most talkative, also train him!

He had no choice but to continue to kowtow and take the initiative to admit his mistake: "It's all the fault of the lower officials, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Cong wanted to say more, but Empress Dowager Sun said, "Cong'er."

"Ma'am?" Zhao Cong turned to look at her.

Empress Dowager Sun carefully looked at Zhao Cong's face.

She felt that Zhao Cong had changed.

Suddenly, she couldn't remember exactly when Zhao Cong began to change.She thought about it carefully, even the last time Zhao Cong came back from Wei County Prince's Mansion, he still cried hard in front of her, obviously he looked dependent on her, and it was only half a month so far.

Even when he went to see the envoy a few days ago, he came back and told her about what he had seen and heard in Zichen Palace.

Zhao Cong is obviously still the same Zhao Cong from before, relying on and trusting her, he is as timid as a mouse.

But at this moment, Zhao Cong reprimanded an imperial doctor in front of him, Zhao Cong would actually feel angry.

She had never thought about this before, and she had never seen it before.

But she looked carefully at Zhao Cong's face, Zhao Cong was clearly the same Zhao Cong from before, with trust in her and some dodges born of cowardice in his eyes.

She couldn't see clearly.

She said softly: "Don't blame him, Cong'er, the people in the Imperial Medicine Bureau are very polite, but people always have a headache."

Zhao Cong blinked his eyes, and the circles of his eyes became redder: "Cong'er only wishes that the mother will always be healthy."

In the past, Empress Dowager Sun loved to hear these words.Zhao Cong said that today, but Empress Dowager Sun always felt something was wrong.

She glanced at Doctor Bai and said, "You go."

Doctor Bai carefully looked at Zhao Cong again, and Zhao Cong nodded: "Since the empress is lenient, you can go. Next time, I want you to look good."

"Yes! I know, I don't dare to have a next time!"

"Go down."

Doctor Bai hurriedly retreated out of the Hall of Baoci, only to feel chilled by the autumn wind outside the hall.

He secretly said: Obediently!With just a few words, it can be heard that the Queen Mother and His Majesty are fighting against each other. This palace is really going to be lively!It is the palace maids and eunuchs who have suffered, and those who walk in the harem!I don't know how many people will die in the palace when the day comes.

Zhao Cong has always been conscientious in acting, he actually wanted to talk to Queen Mother Sun about the Mid-Autumn Festival today.But Empress Dowager Sun didn't know if it was because she was ill, her reaction was much slower than before, and she was much gentler.Although he wants to rise, he still wants to rise peacefully at this time. He doesn't want to die too many people.He also didn't want to irritate the Queen Mother too much, so he planned to delay it for a few more days.

After the play, he left with red eyes again.

As soon as he left, Empress Dowager Sun leaned on the bed again and remained silent.

Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet, so where is the wind blowing in the palace, and who is the prophet?

Naturally, those who stay in the palace all day, when did it start that even the people in the Royal Medicine Bureau have to watch Zhao Cong's words and actions?

Empress Dowager Sun is an impatient person. In the past, she would have smashed things in such a situation.

But at this moment, due to illness, she was lying on her back, not wanting to move.

Qingming wants to persuade her, according to Qingming's thinking, since the people in the palace have begun to agree with His Majesty, it is better for the empress to hand over the imperial treasure, which will make the majesty grateful to her, and the empress can live a better life.Why do you have to be so persistent about government affairs?

Before Qingming could speak, Aunt Wang said first, "Go to the dining room and have a look, the lady hasn't eaten anything."

"...Yes." Qing Ming gritted her teeth secretly, turned and walked out of the inner room.

As soon as she left, Aunt Wang sat on the side of the bed and said softly, "Miss."

Empress Dowager Sun came back to her senses and smiled weakly: "Who taught him? King Wei? Zhao Zongning? Who else? When did it start? Even the imperial doctor is afraid of him."

"Ma'am, that's the way people are. In the past, His Majesty didn't see officials, and he didn't go to the front hall, so he couldn't taste the sweetness. Now he saw the envoys, and he sat in the Zichen Hall, and he tasted the fun. That day, the envoy shouted 'Long live Your Majesty heard the voice. Your Majesty thinks His Majesty is willing to let go? After all, Your Majesty is so clever that even the late Emperor praised him."

When Zhao Cong was just acting, Empress Dowager Sun's eye circles were not red, but now they are red.

She said softly: "Auntie, I don't want to harm him. It's against the rules, and it's hard for me to accept it."

"Mistress, think about that Empress Wu."

"Zhao Cong has a very good character. Even at this moment, I can see that he is really worried about me. He has no intentions. The big heart is always the people around him. Even if he sends envoys to the Liao Kingdom, I'm afraid it's Liu Youqin's trick. Liu Youqin has always been cunning, wishing that I could not get along with Zhao Cong, look at the way he came into the palace to see me that day. And why Zhao Cong didn't send anyone else, but sent the Xie family Liulang. Xie Jiading can't get away with it."

Their mother always thinks Zhao Cong is too stupid!Aunt Wang said helplessly: "Your Majesty, no matter who is pushing him, how long will the Imperial Treasure stay in your hands if it goes on like this day after day? Your Majesty is pure-tempered. Instead of letting him be someone else's puppet, let him be someone else's puppet." To continue suffering, it is better to—"

Empress Dowager Sun closed her eyes in pain.

Doctor Bai returned to the Imperial Medicine Bureau and was about to go back to his room when he saw a familiar young eunuch coming out of Mr. Deng's room.

"Hey, wait a minute." He immediately stopped the little eunuch.

Jixiang turned around and saw that it was him, although he was holding medicinal materials in his arms, he still saluted politely: "Young one has met Doctor Bai."

"Get up, get up." Doctor Bai knew he was the eunuch of Funing Hall, so he was polite, "Are you going to get the medicinal materials again?"

"Yes, autumn has come, and there are a lot of medicinal materials."

How dare Doctor Bai control how much Chinese medicinal materials are used in Funing Hall?He smiled and said: "If you have something to do in the future, you can come to me directly." His Majesty is about to take charge of the government, so he has to plan for himself.Deng Xian can catch up with the eunuch of Funing Palace, why can't he?

Jixiang smiled: "I know, I will tell Sister Rantao when I get back."

"Okay, okay!" Doctor Bai said yes three times before letting him go.

In the Palace of Funing, when Jixiang came back, he showed the medicinal materials in his bosom to Rantao once, and told Doctor Bai's wishes before sending the medicinal materials to the warehouse.

Ji Li is a simple and big guy, and usually has nothing to do except keep vigil for Xiao Langjun, so Chaxi asked him to raise Xiao Langjun's pigeons.It's not difficult at all, as long as you remember to feed the pigeons every day and count the number every day, this job is just right for him.

At this moment, he was standing in the yard feeding the young gentleman's pigeons. He saw Jixiang go to the private treasury, took a jar full of bird food in his arms, turned around and walked to their little eunuch's residence.

Zhao Cong was lying on the couch, Rantao put a cold towel on his eyes distressedly.

In fact, he didn't cry very hard in Baoci Hall. Today, Empress Dowager Sun is weak, and Zhao Cong couldn't cry too much.If Empress Dowager Sun and him were not in such an antagonistic relationship, and would not do nasty things to him, then Zhao Cong felt that Empress Dowager Sun was not bad.

Ke Rantao felt distressed when he saw it, and carefully rubbed his eyes.

Zhao Cong's fingers tapped unconsciously on the couch, Ran Tao smiled and asked, "Is Your Majesty free? Do you want someone to come and sing for Your Majesty?"

Naturally, there are singers and dancers in the palace, and ordinary people outside the palace often go to the Goulan of Washe to listen to ditties.It's just that in the past few years, the atmosphere in the palace has always been a bit delicate, and dancing and music are rarely played.These days, Empress Dowager Sun and His Majesty are also secretly fighting each other, and Rantao feels that they have gained the upper hand.

Zhao Cong sensed the meaning of Rantao, and said with a smile, "Rantao, don't be impetuous."

Rantao blushed: "Your Majesty..."

Zhao Cong's eyes were still covered by the cold handkerchief, and he said calmly: "This is the beginning, there will be a big drama behind."

"It's the servant girl who is stupid."

Zhao Cong smiled, and stopped tapping with his fingers.

Today, Empress Dowager Sun is afraid that she will be so angry that her heart and lungs will hurt. I don't know what Empress Dowager Sun wants?In fact, his anger in the Baoci Palace is also a temptation, he wants to see how the current attitude of the people in the palace is towards him.

To accomplish anything, you need the right time, place and people.

Just now, he saw that the imperial doctor's performance made him very satisfied, and he is not far away from reconciliation.

As for the right time and place?

He thought his 16th birthday would be a good day.And his Funing Palace has its own blessings, and the game with Queen Mother Sun has just begun.Empress Sun treated him like a fool for so many years, and he didn't want to let her go easily.

It is to take her time and let her wander between gain and loss, yes and no, understanding and confusion every day, which is torture and fun.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, a little bit confident, and a little bit like a child who made a bad heart.

Seeing His Majesty like this, Rantao had already made up his mind.

Fu Lu walked in at this time and said: "Your Majesty, someone from the princess's mansion is here."

"What's the matter?"

"The princess will come into the palace tomorrow."

"understood."

Zhao Cong waited in the palace for a few days, and even Liu Youqin came to play tricks, but he did not wait for the envoy from Xixia.

It seems that Xixia's envoys are careful in their actions, and they are afraid that they will find the princess's mansion.This made him even more happy, showing that the Xixia envoy and Li Liangcheng behind him sincerely wanted to cooperate with him.