The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

Because of the empress dowager's sudden fainting, the entire Compassionate Ning Palace was completely sealed off by the empress' orders, and no one was allowed to enter or leave until the emperor arrived.

Those low-ranking concubines were directly sent to the side hall by force, and they were called to pray for the empress dowager, and they were asked to kneel down and count Buddha beans one by one. In another room, and directly let the guards guard the door, absolutely not allowing them to take a step.

Even Concubine Zhen, this time the empress showed no mercy, and also invited her to a side room and put her under house arrest. Although the empress didn't find anything wrong at the time, she smelled that strange fragrance when passing by Concubine Zhen It made her feel a little weird, but she couldn't figure it out for a while.

Concubine De, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Shu were also busy running around. Concubine Shu was in charge of guarding the Empress Dowager's side, keeping an eye on changes in her physical condition and waiting for the arrival of the imperial doctor.

Concubine Rong went to the small kitchen of the Compassionate Ning Palace to guard, especially to take care of everything inside, to ensure that no one could step in there again, and only waited for the investigators to arrive later. A cough pill drank a bowl of water from the kitchenette.

As for Concubine De, she was sent by the empress to check the pharmacy of the Compassionate Ning Palace where the cough pills were stored, first to control all the servants there, and then the emperor came to interrogate her in detail.

The Empress stood in the main hall, busily controlling all matters big and small. The outside of the Palace of Compassion and Peace had already been guarded by her temporarily dispatched guards on the inner three floors and the outer three floors. Can't easily get in and out.

"The emperor is here!" With the sharp voice of the little eunuch piercing through the dignified and suppressed anger of the Compassionate Palace, Situ Qing had already strode in. If it wasn't for the purpose of maintaining the emperor's demeanor, he would definitely be It's time to run.

"Your majesty..." Before the queen knelt down, the emperor directly supported her and asked, "Has the imperial doctor arrived yet? How is the queen mother?"

"Back to the emperor, the imperial doctor has arrived, and he is treating the queen mother inside now!" The queen looked around and saw that there were no outsiders except herself and the emperor's confidants, so she lowered her voice and said:

"The concubine thinks this is very strange! The empress dowager has always been in good health. Although she occasionally suffers from a cough, such a thing has never happened before. The concubine feels that this matter must have nothing to do with the imperial concubine Zhen!"

"Then what did you find?" The emperor knew that the imperial doctor had already been there for diagnosis and treatment, so he was not in a hurry to go in to see the empress dowager, and instead discussed with the empress in a low voice in the hall.

"I didn't find anything, but when I passed by Concubine Zhen just now, my concubine smelled a special fragrance on her body, but I don't know what kind of spice it is!" The queen said, her face pale. Seriously, said:

"Those kings with different surnames are not stable again! The three nobles from their families suddenly instigated the low-ranking concubines below to come to this Palace of Compassion and Ning to make trouble. In fact, it is definitely aimed at you, the emperor!

They are anxious to find that they have not been promoted yet!The concubine feels that there must be other bigger conspiracy behind them, but now they have not found anything, so they can only passively follow the tricks, which is very unfavorable to us! "

"Queen, don't worry! If it's just the women in the harem, I don't think they can make any big waves. Now I'm afraid they're colluding with the officials of the previous dynasty and working together! The harem matter is just a small incident." The introduction, the real trouble is still in the previous court!" The emperor said, and his tone became dignified.

"It must be that what Xiao Shiwu has done these years has already made them feel heartache, and made several kings with different surnames hate him so much that they want to get rid of him quickly! However, whether it is assassination or other insidious means, there is no harm. The method succeeded, so I thought of starting from my mother!

After all, this dynasty rules the world with filial piety, and even I will be constrained because of my mother, let alone Xiao Shiwu!I have a very strong premonition that the capital and even the world will not be peaceful again!And Xiao Shiwu is probably the unlucky guy who was put on the cusp of the storm! "

When the emperor said this, he couldn't help showing a wry smile, and said: "For so many years, he has done so many things that others don't know for the sake of the court. sprint!

As everyone knows, without Xiao Shiwu's efforts, this country, which was already in dire straits in the hands of the father, might have fallen apart long ago, so people like them could still have a happy life!I really thought that those kings with different surnames were all vegetarians, and they were just like them! "

Speaking of this, the emperor's eyes flickered with coldness, and he said: "Queen, I have entrusted you with everything in this harem! Those concubines, no matter who they are, I will give you the right now. If you encounter any special All uncontrollable situations can be dealt with first!

Everything must be based on ensuring the safety and stability of the harem, and there must be no further problems!Especially about the fainting of the queen mother, absolutely no rumors that are harmful to Lin Yatou and Xiao Shiwu are allowed to spread! "

Before the emperor could finish his words, the maid beside the empress rushed in. When she saw that the emperor and the empress hadn't had time to salute, she was out of breath and said:

"Your Majesty, the empress is not good. Now there are rumors in the palace that Concubine Zhongshun is the reincarnation of a monster. She has been fascinated by Prince Zhongshun since she was young. Mad!

Others said that it was because Princess Zhongshun was determined to restrain her elders, so she restrained her parents to death when she was young, and then killed the Supreme Emperor after she got engaged. Now that the marriage has just been decided, she will kill the Empress Dowager again... "

"What?" After the emperor and the queen heard the news, their faces changed drastically, they stared at the maid, and asked: "Who is spreading such nonsense! Have you checked it out? And , Is this just circulating in the palace, or has it spread outside the palace?"

"Your Majesty, the palace workers and eunuchs in this palace are all going crazy!" Panting heavily, the eldest palace maid said anxiously: "Just now there were a few concubines who came in to visit the concubine, so the news may be out soon. It will spread throughout the capital!"

"What the hell is going on? When did this rumor come out? How come I never heard you say it? Could it be that you have been hiding it from me?" The queen's face is no longer just ugly. It can be described, at this moment she is like a female tyrannosaurus that is about to go crazy.

"No, no, how dare the slaves lie to the empress! Not only the slaves, but our people have never heard of it before! It was just when you sent the slaves back to the palace to pick up things, the slaves heard it all the way. Several groups of eunuchs and maids are talking about it! The slaves have already asked the guards to arrest them all, but, but, the news may have already spread!" The maids were anxious and lost their words.

"Okay, you go down first!" The emperor coldly ordered: "Come on, go to Prince Xuan Zhongshun and the princess to enter the palace immediately, come here! From now on, the palace gate will be keyed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The chief eunuch took the order and immediately went down to make arrangements.

"It seems that this is really the worst situation!" The emperor glanced at the queen, and said: "This is just the beginning, tomorrow morning may be the key to everything!"

"Your majesty, I blame my concubines for being bad, or else, or..." The queen rubbed the handkerchief in her hand angrily, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"It's not your fault, it's all arranged by them long ago! After all, there are still half of the palace where those concubines live! It seems that they should move their nests. After all, the royal father It's been a long time, we can't let them occupy the place that belongs to me!"

The emperor's eyes revealed a gloomyness that had never been seen before, and he murmured: "Princess Zhen, the Zhen family! Situ Yong, you are looking for death on your own, you can't blame me for being sorry for the promise you made to the emperor!"

At this time, many imperial physicians who examined the Empress Dowager came out and came to the main hall. The old imperial physician in the lead frowned and looked serious.

"How is the Empress Dowager?" the emperor asked anxiously.

"Back to the emperor, the situation of the empress dowager is not optimistic!" the old imperial doctor said in a low voice.

"What's the matter? Didn't you ask the Queen Mother for a Ping An pulse every three days? How could there be such a big mistake, why did the Queen Mother faint suddenly?" The emperor asked: "Hurry up and explain the situation of your inspection clearly. .”

"Return to the emperor, the empress dowager is not sick, but has taken a kind of medicine!" The voice of the old imperial doctor was still very low.

"What, poisoning?" The emperor was shocked.

"No, it's not poisoning!" The old imperial doctor shook his head quickly, then said in a slightly louder voice, "The empress dowager is not poisoned, she just took a kind of medicine!"

"Is there any difference between the two?" The emperor was puzzled by what he said. In his opinion, Chinese medicine for coma should be poison. How could it be different?

"No, the medicine in the Empress Dowager's medicine is called Drunken Beauty. It is not a poison itself, but a holy product that can make people look young after taking it. Women are flocking to it." The old imperial doctor explained.

"Ah?" The emperor was taken aback when he heard that, and then continued to ask: "You don't look old? How is this possible! How can there be such a thing in this world? Besides, although the queen mother looks younger than her peers, But it definitely didn't reach the exaggerated level of youthful appearance!"

"Because the Empress Dowager didn't get and take this medicine when she was young, so..." the old imperial doctor explained.

"Wait, I'm a little confused! You should explain it to me from the beginning!" The emperor said seriously.

"Yes!" The old imperial doctor stroked his beard and said, "This drunken beauty is said to be a kind of holy medicine from Miaojiang. As for the specific production method and origin, etc., the old minister is not clear! After taking this medicine, time will freeze on this person, in simple terms, from now on, his appearance will not grow old..."

"What about the lifespan?" the emperor asked subconsciously.

"Hehe, of course lifespan won't be extended! Otherwise, it's not a holy medicine but a magic medicine! According to legend, this is something that a woman from Miaojiang researched to keep her youthful forever, so it has only one effect , it means not looking old." The old imperial doctor explained.