I run a newspaper in ancient times

Although Zhou Min'er has been reduced to a beauty, she still lives alone in Changqiu Palace.

In the past few days, she couldn't sleep at night and was worried all day long. She wanted to send someone to Qingchun Palace to inquire about it, but she was afraid of alarming the enemy.

In such contradictory thoughts, she finally heard the sound of hurried footsteps approaching from far to near in a dazed and sleepy morning, and she woke up with a jerk, only to see the maid next to her panting excitedly, saying to her: " Empress, Qingchun Palace announced the Imperial Physician, and the entire Imperial Hospital has gone!"

At that moment, Zhou Min'er grasped the thin quilt tightly and said, "Help me up."

In the process of washing up, she looked at her still beautiful face in the mirror. For some reason, tears fell from her eyes, and her face was wet.

"Your Majesty?" the maid who combed her hair called out in surprise.

Zhou Meiren wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and said with downcast eyes: "I'm fine, I had a nightmare yesterday."

The court lady didn't ask any more questions, and quickly combed her hair. Zhou Meiren didn't let Dai wear the beautiful beaded hair, but just adorned a few elegantly on her hair. She thought for a while and said, "Go to Chunhua Palace. "

Compared with her, the imperial concubine's news is obviously better.

The imperial concubine was not at all surprised to see her visit, instead her gaze paused on her plain head and body, and she smiled and said, "Have you had breakfast?"

Zhou Meiren shook her head and sighed softly, "I can't eat it."

"This is just the beginning. If you are so restless, even if you weren't suspicious at first, you can't help being suspicious." The concubine said, Shi Shiran had to sit down at the table, "Come here, accompany me Even if you can't eat the meal, sit down for me, and we will greet the Queen Mother later."

Zhou Meiren sat down obediently, and the maid brought her a bowl of refreshing porridge. She scooped it up one bite at a time. Seeing that the imperial concubine had almost finished eating, she asked, "Is it appropriate to go to Cishou Palace at this moment? The Empress Dowager You must be angry and angry, and you will be suspicious of everyone, and you may think that we are going to inquire about information, and there are ulterior motives."

The imperial concubine wiped the corners of her mouth gracefully, bent her lips slightly and said: "It's because I don't know what happened, so I went to see the clues. We didn't deal with Qingchun Palace at all, and it would be more suspicious if we didn't go. Have you finished eating? After eating, we will be more suspicious." let's go."

At this time, the palace servant who went to inquire about the news came back and reported: "Your Majesty, the court has stopped earlier, and the emperor is rushing to the harem."

"Let's go, let's go quickly, go and see the excitement." The imperial concubine's eyes lit up, and she urged Zhou Meiren to set off with the intention of watching a theater for fear that the world would not be chaotic.

Li Li, who was in the middle of the morning court, let others stare at his feet, and he sat safely in the wheelchair.

The Prime Minister on the left at the side finally couldn't help but sneered: "My lord's foot recovers slower than people in their seventies and eighties."

Li Li sat in a wheelchair calmly, without any embarrassment, and replied: "The ancients said that it takes a hundred days to hurt the muscles and bones, and another hundred days if one is not good. People will walk on these feet for the rest of their lives. If they are not properly raised, they will be able to do it." ?"

The left minister smirked: "Your Highness is careful, those who don't know think it's because they are greedy for comfort and deliberately disrespecting the Emperor."

Hearing this, Li Li glanced leisurely at the Emperor Yan above him, as if he didn't see the emperor's sneer, he turned his head to look at the left minister, opened his eyes and said nonsense: "Brother Emperor has always been sympathetic to his subjects, and treats this king with respect." Be more considerate, he didn't say anything, isn't it redundant for you to jump out all the time?"

Emperor Yan did not accuse him, but his dissatisfaction had long been stuck on his face, so bright that even the shaking crown on his forehead could not cover it.

"The prince's eyes don't seem to be very good either."

"Working hard for the country, exhausted physically and mentally, and all of them are full of moths. I take good care of my eyes if they are not blind."

Gu Rushi, who was pointing further back, couldn't help but chuckled, raised his hand and said, "My lord has worked hard."

Li Li waved his hand humbly: "It should be, it should be set off by the left side. Someone like Xiangye will be full of energy and sharp ears in another hundred or eighty years. Fortunately, I am young, or else, let alone two feet, ten feet My life is in your hands. Speaking of which, do you still have to pay for my feet?"

In terms of the ability to satirize and slander, a dude like Li Li would not give in too much.

As soon as this remark came out, the tittering in the hall became more intense.Zuo Xiang's face was not good-looking, he stretched his face and stopped talking.

Today is different from the past, the heads of hundreds of officials who once responded to everyone have been beheaded one by one without supporters.

In the end, it was Emperor Yan who smoothed things over and exposed the matter.

However, this kind of drama would happen once every three days. Zuo Xiangming knew that he couldn't beat Li Li, but he would always block him from time to time and tirelessly provoke him.

It looked as if it was the last unwillingness, with a sense of powerlessness that was over.

This kind of scene is really easy to make people lose their vigilance.

Li Li squinted his eyes, with a half-smile on his face, as if he was a little proud, but only he knew that there was a dark turbulence under the peaceful water surface, and when there would be a surging wave, he would head down!

But it's still early, Fan Zhiyuan's army may not have reached the frontier yet, the two sides have not fought hand-to-hand, it is a bit far away from "Tong Thief", this kind of big move has to be used at the critical moment when the fight is in dire straits and the outcome is determined , in order to achieve the expected killing effect.

now...

Outside the backlit hall door, a guard trotted in and interrupted the proposal in the court hall. He knelt on one knee and said to Emperor Yan: "Your Majesty, smallpox has appeared in the harem!"

The main hall where the discussion was held was high and empty, and the voices of the guards were not loud but could still be understood by all civil and military officials, and a needle could be heard in the hall.

Emperor Yan stood up from the dragon chair in astonishment: "Smallpox?"

"Yes, the imperial physician has confirmed the diagnosis."

After the silence, upon hearing this, there was an uproar.

Smallpox did not have a good treatment plan in later generations, and the only way to eradicate the disease was to vaccinate from the source. However, in this era, it is a frightening epidemic.

"Smallpox... how did it appear in the palace?"

"Who brought this into the palace?"

"Some time ago, there was an outbreak in Qingzhou, but now it has been brought under control. Is it possible that the capital city is about to start?"

"We need to investigate as soon as possible! If you come into contact with people, it is very easy to flood, and then you will suffer!"

"And appearing in the harem, isn't this..." The courtier couldn't help looking at Emperor Yan.

Emperor Yan panicked, managed to calm down, and asked, "Where is the harem, which palace?"

The guard said: "Qingchun Palace."

Hearing this answer, Emperor Yan immediately relaxed, and couldn't help but be thankful that he didn't go to Qingchun Palace at all during this time.

However, the next moment, he suddenly realized Shi Yu, and couldn't help but worry again.

Zhang Banban sang for a long time: "Back to court——"

Emperor Yan immediately stepped down from Danbi, regardless of the reaction of civil and military officials, he strode away immediately.

All of this fell into Li Li's eyes, and his expression became extremely complicated for a while.

He pushed the wheelchair and walked out, but after only moving a few times, he disliked the slowness, so he just landed on his feet and walked straight out, and walked faster and faster. , leaving only the wheelchair alone in the temple.

Zuo Xiang snorted ironically, and said in his heart: Just be in a hurry.

When Yu Jia arrived at the Qingchun Palace, he found that the palace gate was closed tightly, and the guards were holding the handle, so there was no way to see inside or outside.

Emperor Yan took a deep look and went to Cishou Palace.

At this time, the Cishou Palace was full of concubines from various palaces, all of them showed anxiety on their faces and twisted their handkerchiefs, it was obvious that they were a little panicked, but at the same time they couldn't help revealing a trace of gloating.

Shi Yu's ability to become the lord of the harem really surprised too many people. There are many people who are obedient on the surface but dissatisfied on the bottom of their hearts. It is a joy to see her suffering misfortune.

On the contrary, some people glanced at the concubine and sisters, but the concubine sat quietly beside the empress dowager, without any expression on her face, but she saw all the people below clearly.

And Zhou Meiren stood silently behind her sister in a daze. At this point, she was no longer under their control, and instead she calmed down.Only the few beauties who had just attached themselves to the Qingchun Palace were flustered, but they couldn't speak here.

The Empress Dowager sat on the high seat sinking like water, fiddling with Buddhist beads in her hands, as if she was begging for the blessing of the Buddha.

The sound of "the emperor is here" was not over yet, Emperor Yan had strode into the Cishou Palace, and after saluting the Queen Mother, he asked anxiously: "Queen Mother, what is going on now, who can tell me that this is smallpox and how did it happen? of?"

The Empress Dowager was about to speak, when she called out "Prince Yi is here—" and Li Li chased after her.

Just in time, both brothers have arrived.

The Queen Mother glanced at Funing, and Funing said: "Your Majesty, my lord, the Imperial Physician was invited to Qingchun Palace early this morning, and found that the maid Xiaoyun had acne on her body. , it is indeed smallpox, and the two eunuchs and maids who befriended her in the Palace of Youth also showed this condition, in order to prevent the spread, the Empress Dowager ordered that Qingchun Palace be banned from entering and leaving."

The Empress Dowager said: "Don't worry, the emperor has already sent someone to investigate. It's not from inside the palace, it's from outside the palace."

"What about Ah Yu, did she..." The anxiety in Emperor Yan's eyes was not fake, no matter what, Shi Yu was his most beloved woman.

Li Li also pursed her lips and looked at the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager didn't say anything, but Funing replied and sighed: "Doctor Fang said that Concubine Yu is fine for the time being, but it cannot be ruled out that she may be infected."

When Emperor Yan heard the news, his pupils shrank involuntarily, and he murmured: "Then what should we do?"

The Empress Dowager said: "In the Imperial Hospital, Imperial Physician Fang suffered from smallpox many years ago, so he stayed in the Qingchun Palace to treat him. If the situation gets worse..." When she said this, she couldn't help but paused, and she couldn't bear to say, "For The rest of the harem, for the sake of the emperor, can only move the Qingchun Palace outside the palace."

At that moment, Li Li saw Emperor Yan's body swaying slightly.

No matter how big the rift between him and Shi Yu was, after all, this was the only woman whom Emperor Yan had liked for so many years, and who had been silently waiting for so many years, who wished to die together.

Shi Yu's beauty was once a ray of light that illuminated the darkness in his heart and was pursued all his life.

If it's gone, it's gone...

Seeing Emperor Yan's grief, Li Li who was beside him couldn't bear to know the truth, and was about to help her, but heard Emperor Yan say: "I want to go and see her."

"Emperor!" The Empress Dowager's eyes suddenly became serious, "The disease of smallpox is so terrible, even if you are the king of a country, you cannot avoid it. Don't be willful! You have never had smallpox. What to do with this harem, this Great Yan Empire? Could it be that the safety of so many people is not worth a Concubine Yu?"

The queen mother questioned, but seeing the deep sadness in Emperor Yan's eyes, she couldn't help softening her heart, and persuaded her gently: "Relax, Aijia will let the harem pray for blessings together, so that the poison of smallpox will dissipate as soon as possible, Concubine Yu I have survived that kind of suffering, and I will definitely not fall this time, Emperor, when she recovers, you can comfort her well and just pamper her."

But is there really a chance?

For some reason, Emperor Yan had a hunch that if he didn't see Shi Yu this time, he would lose her forever.

"Mother..."

"Mother, let the emperor meet." At this moment, Li Li suddenly pleaded.

"A Li!" The queen mother gave Li Li a warning look and told him to shut up.

However, Li Li continued: "Let the emperor be fully armed, just take a look at it from a distance, don't touch it, don't even say a word, just meet each other. Then take a bath and change clothes, it shouldn't be infected."

What Li Li said was sincere, Emperor Yan obviously had the same intention, and couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother.

However, at this time, a calm and clear voice came from the side.

"I don't know how many lovers and men and women have this kind of thinking. They ignored the dissuasion of others and ended up making a pair of desperate mandarin ducks." Everyone listened to the voice and looked, but it was the imperial concubine. There was not much smile, "People have feelings, but this smallpox doesn't care whether they are feelings or not. I never knew that the prince is such a gentle person. As a minister of the court, shouldn't I dissuade the emperor from standing under the fence?"

Emperor Yan's heart was startled by the imperial concubine's words, the impulsiveness and agitation cooled down, and instead he looked back at Li Li with a different kind of inquiry.

"If you don't even dare to take the risk of seeing your loved one for the last time, you just feel that this relationship is too fragile to withstand a single blow." Li Li didn't argue too much, but met Emperor Yan's eyes, "What's more, it's just far away. See you from afar, Brother Huang, what do you think?"

After all, he understood Shi Yu, he couldn't let go of this person, even if he made up his mind to leave, he still hoped to leave a touch of emotion at this last moment.

Tell yourself it's just inappropriate, not a wrong payment.

But Emperor Yan was shaken, there was no longer the sense of urgency to meet in his eyes, but he became thoughtful.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager said: "Your concubine is right, there can be no luck at this time! Come, pass on the decree of Ai's family, no matter who it is, you are not allowed to visit Qingchun Palace, and you are not even allowed to step into it unless Ai's family allows it." Fifty paces away. All the food and drink expenses of the Qingchun Palace will be sent in by special personnel. Once they come out, they must change clothes and take a bath. In addition, from today onwards, all palaces and courtyards are not allowed to come and go, and report any sickness immediately. Anyone who dares to hide it in private , once found..." The Empress Dowager's eyes slowly swept across everyone in the palace, and finally landed on the noble concubine, "No matter who it is, the concubine will live in the cold palace forever, and the slave will be killed! Concubine Yu, concubine Yu can't take care of herself, you should shoulder the burden Come."

The noble concubine brought all the concubines to salute: "The concubine obeys the order."

The queen mother nodded, then turned her eyes to look at the two brothers, and warned: "If you don't listen to the persuasion, then never come to see Ai's family!"

In the end, Emperor Yan fell silent, Li Li exhaled heavily, turned around and left.

"Ari." The Queen Mother called out.

Li Li stopped, turned around, and said coldly, "Son, go and find out, how did the smallpox come about!"