Why are you so anxious?

Jun Shaoyou entered the bedroom without a word all the way, only to feel that the originally bright and wide sky suddenly darkened. Because it was the cold winter of Lajiu, silver carbon charcoal was lit everywhere in the hall to keep warm. In the center of the hall stood a three-legged bronze statue. Nine Dragons Ding, the extremely strong aroma emanates from the tripod, and the whole inner hall is warm and fragrant.It's just that Jun Shaoyou has never smelled this spice well, so he frowned, only feeling a gloomy and lingering breath rushing towards him, after staying for a long time, he didn't feel the fragrance, but felt a dizzy feeling of weightlessness.

There are palace eunuchs standing beside the pillars and in various corners in the dormitory, all of them with lowered eyebrows, expressionless faces, standing with their hands tied, as if crushed to death without making a sound.The bright yellow veil danced with the wind, and the voice of a woman crying faintly came from inside. The voice was very soft and thin, as if she was holding back the sadness that she was afraid of waking someone up, but couldn't help it.

Jun Shaoyou was in it, and suddenly there was a kind of horror standing on the ground.

Standing quietly on the spot for a moment, Jun Shaoyou gently clenched his hands hidden under the wide sleeves.Stepping forward slowly across the fluttering gauze curtain, I saw a group of plainly dressed low-class concubines kneeling in the outer dormitory, with black hair cloud temples, jingling rings, even though they were all plain and elegant, they tried their best to dress up more clearly and pitifully.The young concubines held the silk handkerchiefs in their hands and touched their eyes, sobbing extremely devotedly.Hearing Jun Shaoyou's footsteps coming from behind, some concubines with sharp ears looked back subconsciously.After greeting each other, Jun Shaoyou walked through the group of low-ranking concubines, smelling all kinds of scallions, ginger, spicy and spices, and entered the inner bedroom.

The form of the inner bedroom hall is very clear. Concubine Chen, Concubine Xian, and Jun Rouran, who is now Zhaoyuan, are standing in front of the dragon couch on the left side, while Empress Yan and Princess Pingyang are standing on the right side of the dragon couch. , the rest of Concubine De, Concubine Shu and the other Zhaoyuan retreated to the ground, standing at the bottom and waiting silently.In addition, the princess and concubine who came to attend to the illness stood in twos and threes, and several imperial doctors were kneeling in front of the dragon couch, sweating profusely to diagnose the pulse of Emperor Yongqian.

The bitter taste of soup and medicine juice permeated the hall quietly, making people frown.

Different from the sadness in the outer bedroom hall, the quietness of the inner bedroom hall can be heard, there is a kind of calm before the storm, and a more tense atmosphere overflows from the almost confrontational situation between the two sides.Jun Shaoyou grinned in his heart, and went forward to greet the concubines.

Before the queen could speak, Concubine Chen turned her head first, embraced Zhuang Yusu in Jun Shaoyou's arms, and said, "It's so cold today, and Yu'er is so young, I shouldn't have tormented the child. It's just that I feel that Yu'er This child is a blessed one, since he is blessed by the royal spirit, it is also his loyalty and filial piety to come here to serve His Majesty."

Jun Shaoyou bowed and said yes.

Princess Pingyang curled her lips, and murmured disapprovingly: "It's not His Majesty's own grandson, Babaer came here to pretend to be a filial son and grandson."

Although the sound was small, it was clearly audible in this quiet inner bedroom.

Concubine Chen's eyes flashed, she glanced at the queen, and said in a deep voice: "The eldest princess's words are wrong. If it is based on blood, then Zhuang Hui is undoubtedly the heir of the second prince. But no one can deny that this Zhuang Hui His biological mother is a remnant of the previous dynasty. I have established the dynasty for more than [-] years. I have always been tolerant and kind to the elders of the previous dynasty. Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and has always treated the royal family members of the previous dynasty with great honor. But I didn't expect that His Majesty's good looks would be exchanged for these remnants of evil intentions. Now His Majesty's dragon body is in trouble, but Shen Cairen confessed that this matter has a lot to do with the remnants of the previous dynasty. My palace cares about His Majesty's safety, and How dare you let that woman's flesh and blood come here to serve His Majesty. If the Eldest Princess really doesn't know right from wrong, if you want to complain about this matter, you don't have to be angry in front of this palace. You only need to wait for Your Majesty's dragon body to be healthy before making a decision. It's just Your Majesty She is resolute by nature, and has always been jealous of evil. At that time, the princess had better pray that His Majesty really believes what you said, and what the remnants of the Chen family have done has nothing to do with you."

Princess Pingyang lowered her eyelids slightly when she heard the words, and said: "What the concubine Chen said is true. What is the cause and effect of this matter is naturally determined by His Majesty's holy ruling. This princess believes that His Majesty is wise and wise, and will be able to distinguish that this matter is caused by someone. It is only because of selfish desires that I intentionally framed my second brother."

Concubine Chen sneered, and said indifferently: "Princess has such a sharp tongue. Unfortunately, no matter how eloquent the princess is, she still can't turn black and white. The ironclad evidence is under the mountain. I want to see how you can argue."

After saying that, she ignored the Queen and Princess Pingyang, Concubine Chen turned her head and said to Jun Shaoyou: "Let Yu'er wait here for the sick. I will stay in Changji Palace at night. As for you..."

Concubine Chen thought for a while and said, "Let's go to Zhaoming Palace with Lin'er to rest later."

Zhaoming Hall is the sleeping hall of the eldest prince Zhuang Lin.Originally called Huahui Hall, it was later given to Zhuang Lin by Emperor Yongqian. In order to express his respect and favor for Zhuang Lin, it was renamed Zhaoming Hall directly after Zhuang Lin.Its location is just to the east of Taiji Palace, known as the East Palace.It's just that since Zhuang Lin was named queen and went out of the palace to build a mansion, he never went back to live there.One is that Zhuang Lin has been fighting outside all year round and rarely returns to Beijing, and the other is because he avoids his edge.

Now that Emperor Yongqian was unconscious, Concubine Chen clearly asked Zhuang Lin and his wife to come back to live in the East Palace again. Although it was justified, it might also have the meaning of stealing people's attention.The empress's face darkened, and she quietly clenched the silk handkerchief in her hand.Her eyes fell on the unconscious Emperor Yonggan on the dragon couch, both fearful and expectant.I am afraid that Emperor Yongqian will take Chen Yuexi's anger on the second prince and Jiaofangdian when he is angry, but he also hopes that Emperor Yonggan will be on guard against Zhuang Lin, and he will respond to Zhuang Lin's return to Zhaoming Palace. Thunder.

Concubine Chen has been fighting with the empress for most of her life, and the concubine Chen's carelessness is almost obvious at a glance. She immediately sneered and turned to question Zhang Ming, the medical administrator of the Imperial Hospital. "When will His Majesty wake up?"

Hearing this, Zhang Ming stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat stains on his forehead, Zhan Zhanwei bowed and replied: "Returning to your mother, your majesty's coma this time is really caused by the deficiency of kidney water and the imbalance of the five internal organs. I think that as long as you can properly Take care of your majesty's body, and your majesty will definitely wake up."

"Nursing and recuperating. You have been recuperating for so long, and your majesty's condition has not changed. How can I trust you quack doctors?" Before Concubine Chen could speak, the queen interrupted coldly: "Zhang Ming, this As the palace knows, your son is serving in the army now, you are not procrastinating on purpose for the sake of your son's future, right?"

Zhang Ming's expression became tense, and he quickly knelt down and said: "I also ask the empress to learn from you, I am absolutely loyal to your majesty, and I absolutely dare not have any—"

"Okay." Concubine Chen casually interrupted Zhang Ming's words, turned her head and said to the queen, "The queen is so nonsense, she can't cover up the fact that the concubine in the second prince's mansion has a secret identity and murdered your majesty. The reason why this palace treats the queen at this moment To make an opening with the second prince is just because of the seriousness of the matter, and I don't want to expose my family's ugliness to the outside world, which will attract criticism from the government and the public. If the empress is not satisfied, then don't blame me for not thinking about the old sisterhood. Enforce the law impartially.”

The queen's face turned cold, and her thoughts turned back and forth. In the end, she still didn't dare to confront Concubine Chen and the military power behind Concubine Chen, so she had to endure it for the time being.

But even though Concubine Chen and the First Prince had the military power in their hands, they didn't dare to make a big move.After all, the empress lineage has always been on good terms with the aristocratic family, and the world's literati have the most tongue-tied tongues, as long as the eldest prince Zhuang Lin still wants to justify his claim to the throne of God.At this moment, she would not harm Zhuang Zhou at the risk of killing her father and younger brother, so the queen felt at ease about her own safety.

The only thing she was worried about was His Majesty's attitude after waking up.Now Concubine Chen is doing things rampantly, too high-profile, and the limelight is firmly suppressing Jiaofangdian, which of course makes Jiaofangdian lose face.But it is also a good thing.As long as His Majesty sees the disobedience of Changji Hall with his own eyes, then...

Seeing this, Concubine Chen took the time to wipe the corners of her lips with a silk handkerchief. Since she can do these things, she is not afraid of being found fault afterwards.The queen has been fighting with her for so long, but she has never understood her methods.This made Concubine Chen somewhat dispirited while being complacent.If this stupid person who pretends to be smart, had not had Emperor Yongqian backing her up, how could he have confronted her tit for tat for so long.So the fights over the years are not so much about her jealousy with the empress, but about her temptation and mediation with Emperor Yongqian.The more careful and calculated every step is, the more frivolous and frivolous the warmth and kindness of meeting at the beginning of the year will be.In the blink of an eye, today... the turmoil of these years is finally coming to an end.

Concubine Chen secretly sighed, hiding all the thoughts in her heart, and said: "But what the empress said is true. Although the imperial doctors in this imperial hospital are superb in medical skills, but the world is so big, there are countless strange people. Among the Xinglin, the most popular It is the God of Medicine Sun Yaowang who is admired. The eldest prince Zhuang Lin was fortunate to have a good relationship with this genius doctor Sun. Now that His Majesty is in poor health, I have asked the eldest prince to send someone to find the God of Medicine. So the queen also invited Don't worry, as long as Miracle Doctor Sun arrives in Beijing, His Majesty will be able to wake up safely."

It's just that at that time, one son was thinking of harming him, but the other son was desperate to find someone to save him...

Concubine Chen glanced at the queen with a half-smile and stopped talking.

After a while, a palace servant tiptoed into the inner bedroom with soup and medicine, and stood in front of the dragon couch.The Empress stepped forward, just about to take the decoction on the tea tray.But seeing Concubine Chen took the medicine bowl in her hand first, and said to the queen: "After tossing around for a long time, the queen must have been tired long ago. The queen has always been weak and sick, so she doesn't need her sister to come from a family of generals, so she is in good health. I think Tonight, my younger sister will stay in the palace to serve the sick, please go back to the palace to rest?"

"Sister Concubine Chen is joking." The queen stared straight at Concubine Chen, and said, "This palace is the queen that His Majesty is marrying, and is His Majesty's first wife. How can there be any reason why the husband is seriously ill and his wife is not around to take care of him? My sister has been too tense these days, wasting my mind and mind. It's better for my sister to go back to the palace to rest."

"My sister's words are wrong." Concubine Chen raised her eyebrows and said, "Your majesty's temperament, I think my sister will know it. If the concubine in the second prince's mansion did such a scandal, if your majesty wakes up, I'm afraid he won't forgive her. At that time, sister Staying by His Majesty's side, the first thing His Majesty sees when he wakes up is his sister, and he will definitely think of the second prince's disloyalty and unfilial piety at the first time. How can His Majesty feel so embarrassed? Therefore, in terms of her beauty, it's better for her to stay away for the time being? "

The queen sneered, and said: "I am afraid that someone will turn black and white in front of Your Majesty, and pour sewage on my Jiaofang Palace and the second prince. You don't have to be proud of the concubine Chen. At this moment, you are so beautiful, as if everything is in your hands. It's under control. But it's just a mirror image. Sister Concubine Chen really doesn't have to be so aggressive. You should know that although my Yan family is not as powerful as the General Zhen Guo's mansion, I am not a person who is manipulated and framed by others. Right and wrong are known to everyone in the world. , and when His Majesty wakes up, he will be able to make decisions and see through your various ambitions."

"Since the empress is so eloquent, I can't tell the difference. But right and wrong, everyone knows what is right and wrong, and the empress is not allowed to confuse right and wrong. Since the empress is oppressing people in the name of the royal family, this palace has always It's not easy to win the empress's face by obeying the rules and etiquette. Then today the queen will serve your majesty. Tomorrow, the palace will come again, and the day after tomorrow will be concubine Xian. After that, the four concubines and nine concubines will rotate until your majesty wakes up. Whoever he wants to see, let's come here. What does the queen think?"

This is an act of sharing the rain and dew, even if the queen is unwilling, she still generously agrees at this moment.Seeing this, Concubine Chen ordered the imperial physician to gossip about treating His Majesty well, and then left the Tai Chi Palace first.Seeing this, the other concubines also retreated in file, returning to the palace without mentioning it.

There was nothing to say all night, and each rested.Jun Shaoyou thought that there would be no more trouble after this.After chatting with Zhuang Lin for a few words, he also took a rest early.Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, the imperial physician who was staying at the Tai Chi Palace sent a servant to the Changji Palace to deliver a message, but said that His Majesty had taken the decoction fed by the Queen herself.He vomited blood.The empress is at a loss. If the palace servants around His Majesty hadn't discovered it early, I'm afraid His Majesty would have...

Hearing this, Jun Shaoyou was surprised.Immediately dressed and washed with Zhuang Lin, and went to Tai Chi Palace.At that time, many concubines, princes and princesses almost all arrived, and the empress looked panic-stricken, and was knelt down in the hall under the pressure of several palace nuns.Concubine Chen's face is upright, her hair is disheveled, and she looks like she was woken up in the middle of her sleep, and even rushed over to visit His Majesty before she had time to dress up, which is the same as the empress's appearance, which is neatly made up and beautiful even though she is flustered. sharp contrast.

Due to the sudden occurrence of the incident and the seriousness of the relationship, no one in the palace dared to do it without authorization, so the concubine Chen took the initiative to inform the royal families who were serving the sick in the outer palace, their civil and military meritorious service and so on.Now all the ministers entered the Taiji Palace one after another, seeing His Majesty dying, unconscious, and the women in the harem turning pale, they were astonished beyond words.The queen's eyes were red, and she struggled with a ferocious face, scolding the concubine Chen for being scheming, and even murdered her majesty to frame her.

The concubine Chen's eyes were red, she was at a loss, and she said with a slightly crying voice: "The empress is right, if the concubine hadn't hastily arranged for my sister to serve the sick in the palace, your majesty would not have made such a mistake. It is the minister Concubine's fault, the concubine clearly knew that the second prince ordered the side concubine to murder His Majesty, but naively believed that the Empress and His Majesty were deeply in love and would not harm His Majesty. I never thought that the Empress would be so cruel... If His Majesty really has My sister is really to blame for what happened, and I can only die to make amends to His Majesty."

"You temptress, you dare to be so eloquent and turn the truth upside down. It is obvious that you colluded with the imperial physician to murder His Majesty. Do you think it will be your son's turn to be the emperor after His Majesty's death? You are trying to usurp the throne, I I won't let you go."

The queen struggled desperately, but was held tightly by several strong nuns.After a while, her hair became disheveled and her clothes were disheveled. Coupled with her hysterical screaming and cursing, she really looked insane.

Concubine Chen was so frightened that she took several steps back, with a look of shock on her face.But he ignored the queen who was full of slander, turned around and said to the clan princes and meritorious ministers: "I originally thought that the matter in the harem should not disturb the previous court. But your majesty belongs to my family, and it is really unusual to treat it normally. We Women, when they encounter problems, they will only bicker and cry, it is really difficult to take on a big responsibility, which makes you laugh at me. It’s just that today’s matter, I really can’t solve it. I also ask you clansmen to be the masters of this palace.”

As soon as this statement came out.Before others could speak, Chang Le, the most prestigious eldest princess who came quickly, frowned and said: "This is a big matter, and we can't make a conclusion based on the one-sided words of the empress or the concubine Chen. If the concubine Chen does not object, I will The princess wants the Criminal Department to intervene in this matter."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen bowed and said, "But it's up to the Eldest Princess to decide."

Changle heard the words.Then he asked the members of the royal family behind him for half a day, before he turned around and said: "Brother Huang vomited blood after taking the decoction fed by the Empress herself, and the Empress can't get rid of it anyway. Therefore, the Palace is in charge and the Empress is confined to the pepper room Hall. All the imperial physicians who have checked the pulse of the emperor's brother and the palace eunuchs who have been in contact with the decoction are taken to the prison for strict torture. As for the concubine Chen... the harem cannot be left without a master for a day, and the concubine Chen should take the empress to deal with it temporarily Things in the palace are."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused fierce opposition from the ministers who were biased towards Jiaofangdian.It's just that the queen keeps saying that concubine Chen framed her, but now she wants concubine Chen to handle the affairs of the sixth palace on behalf of the queen, which is really hard to convince everyone.To put it bluntly, Princess Changle is suspected of being biased towards Changji Palace.

Hearing this, Princess Changle sneered, and said, "What the queen said is nothing but lies, without any evidence. But your majesty vomited blood after taking the medicine brought by the queen, but there is solid evidence. Chen Guogong said that the palace is biased. , I dare not deny it. However, Chen Guogong blamed me regardless of the severity, isn't it biased towards the Queen? Could it be that the Queen gave Her Majesty medicine that caused His Majesty to vomit blood, Chen Guogong—”

"The old minister secretly thought that what the eldest princess said was true." Before the eldest princess of Changle finished her speech, the prime minister Xiao Qingjue immediately cut in and said: "Whether your majesty's dragon body is healthy or not is the fundamental thing that shakes our country and society. The matter is so important that it cannot be ignored. What the empress has done is solid evidence, beyond doubt. However, the matter of the empress’s slander of the concubine Chen is nothing but emotional nonsense. , I am afraid that I was greatly stimulated, and what I said excitedly at this time may not come true. Why don't you just follow what the eldest princess said, temporarily confine the empress to the Jiaofang Hall, and wait until the empress calms down, and then ask the empress Regarding the matter of Concubine Chen, let's see if the empress can produce conclusive evidence, what does Duke Chen think?"

Chen Guogong said something just now, but he felt that Chang Le's actions were slightly biased, but Chang Le bit back. Although he knew that Chang Le's words were not sincere, but it was related to His Majesty's life and death, it was enough for him to be shocked.Now that he heard Prime Minister Xiao's words to mediate, how dare he criticize him again, and immediately nodded in agreement with Xiao Qingjue's suggestion.