Deep ice

The next day, when Xilian arrived at Huayu Palace to announce the decree, Huaihuai was seriously ill.

Even though she spent the night on the kang last night and shouldn't have suffered from the cold, Huaihuai still caught cold, and developed a high fever near noon.

At this time, I was dazed on the kang, without a drop of water.

Chun Bao, who was sleeping in the back room, had a good complexion, was snoring, and still had the old habit of chewing with his empty mouth.

Although Lianzhu had come over in the morning to untie her, Huaihuai's hands and feet were still numb after being tied up overnight.

Huai Huai curled up on the heated Kang, sweating profusely on his forehead.

The breakfast on the dining table was no longer warm, Huaihuai glanced at it, but he didn't see the old concoction anymore.

Xi Lian pushed the door and entered, looked at the people on the kang, then turned to scold Lian Zhu who was following him, "Why are people like this, why don't you call the imperial doctor over?"

Lianzhu's eyes were full of grievances after being scolded, but she didn't dare to talk back, she just murmured: "Back to Eunuch, the servant girl came to invite me early in the morning, but the imperial doctor refused to come here, and the servant girl can't do anything..."

Xi Lian snorted coldly, "It's really a stupid thing. Imperial physician Xu is the head of imperial physicians in the imperial hospital. Without the emperor's order, how can anyone invite him to do it? Why not ask someone else to come over?"

Lianzhu heard the words with tears in his eyes, "I know I was wrong, I will invite you now."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

Xi Lian put his hand on Huai Huai's forehead, frowned and said: "It was burned like this so early in the morning, how can it be good at night..."

Huai Huai leaned on the soft pillow, as if he didn't see Xi Lian, but squinted at the other side of the dining table, as if there was someone sitting there too.

The eunuch beside him said, "Grandpa Xi, you are so sick, should you move?"

Xi Lian withdrew his hands and looked calm, "Is there any reason to disrespect the oracle? Besides, high fever is not a serious illness, and Weiyang Palace is much better than here. There is nothing to take care of. Just ask two people to come in and take them away." Get on the sedan chair and carry it over."

The eunuch responded and went out to call someone in.

Xi Lian sighed, turned around and left the room, but he heard the man on the kang say,

"It's ridiculous, I'm just sad, and it's not because I believed what you said..."

"I'm just suffering from a high fever."

"I don't want to hate him. It's useless for you to talk more."

-

The silver spoon in Concubine Ning's hand suddenly shook and fell into the soup bowl.

"What? The emperor wants to investigate!"

Zi Zhu's face was as white as paper, and her pupils were anxious, "Isn't it just... Your Majesty, what should I do..."

The blue-glazed soup bowl was placed on the table with a bang, and a little transparent soup splashed out.

Concubine Ning frowned, "You dog slave, it's not good for you to do things, such a simple matter can give you away..."

Zizhu hurriedly stepped forward to give Concubine Ning his heart, but her hands were shaking, "Your Majesty, don't get angry, be careful that you will burn yourself out..."

While persuading him, he thought that if Xiu Xiuzhen was found out by the emperor, the eunuch would have no roots and no spine, and he would confess Concubine Ning, and then he would inevitably be implicated. Thinking of this, his hands trembled Even more powerful.

Concubine Ning pushed Zizhu away, "Call Xiao Lizi over."

"Miss?"

Concubine Ning glared, "What are you doing in a daze? Call him over if you don't want to die."

Hearing this, Zizhu turned around in a panic and ran out, just as she was out the door, she bumped into a little maid, who was holding a cup of anti-fetal medicine, when Zizhu bumped into it, the medicine cup was overturned. On the ground, it was smashed into pieces.

Concubine Ning's heart tightened when she heard this movement, she pointed at the little maid and began to scold,

"Things without eyes, bad luck!"

The little maid knelt on the ground in fright, "My lord, please forgive me."

Concubine Ning waved her hand, "Drag out and slap your mouth."

After she finished speaking, the little maid was dragged out of the palace by an older maid, weeping.

Concubine Ning stretched out a pair of slender white jade hands and lightly touched her head, Fu Rong's face was full of anger.

The palms and mouths outside were crisp and continuous, and the maid's cry begging for mercy became more and more annoying.

The sky is getting more cloudy, like it will snow.

Counting the days, the emperor has not shown up for a whole month.

The lowered corners of the concubines' eyes in the room moved slightly, and another crystal teardrop rolled down.

Concubine Ning let out a long sigh of relief, and sobbed uncontrollably.

Zizhu brought Xiao Lizi into the room, and seeing Concubine Ning's appearance, they all knelt on the ground in fright.

"Your Majesty, it's important to have a dragon fetus."

Hearing this, Concubine Ning's tears were like beads with a broken thread, she raised her eyes to look at Xiao Lizi, and said word by word, "Xiao Lizi, if something happens to my palace, you all have to do with each other."

Xiao Lizi knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously, "As long as the mother has a word, Xiao Lizi will die."

Zizhu's eyes also turned red, but she didn't forget to wink with the person next to her, and restrained her to back off.

After all the idlers in the Nuan Pavilion had retreated, Concubine Ning spoke again,

"Xiao Lizi, there is still the last bit of nux in the palace. You boiled it all and fed it to that dog slave in Huayu Palace. If it doesn't work, you don't have to come back."

Xiao Lizi's face was pale, and the two sides were fighting, "I know this, so I will do it now."

-

The sky was dark and the clouds were low, and before nightfall, Huayu Palace was already lit with candles.

When Xiuxiu woke up, half a red candle was lit on the wooden table beside her.

Because the house I live in faces east and faces west, when the sun sets on the west side, it is much darker than other houses.

The door panel creaked, and the steps were light and shallow, cat-like, and cautious.

Xiuxiu lay on the bed, unable to turn her head back, she just said one thing,

"Who?"

The people behind looked outside and found no one, so they hurriedly closed the door.

Xiuxiu's eyes widened, she was very vigilant, "Who is it?"

But the man still didn't respond, he just walked closer and blew out the candle.

Xiuxiu was so terrified that she endured the pain and braced herself up, turning her head to look.

Xiao Lizi's face was deadly, frighteningly white, he leaned forward and smiled sadly, like a little ghost who the king of Hades wanted to kill.

"Li Desheng..." Xiuxiu's lips trembled, "You...you...what are you doing here?"

Xiao Lizi put the food box in his hand on the wooden table next to him, squeezed the half of the unburned candle to the ground, rolled into the darkness under the bed board, and couldn't find it anymore.

"Eunuch Xiu, I heard that you were beaten, let's come to see you..."

Xiuxiu stared at Xiao Lizi's withered hands and took out a porcelain bottle with a thin neck and wide body from the food box, her face was frozen, "...this is...this..."

Xiao Lizi pulled out the red tassel on the bottle mouth with a smile, the medicinal liquid inside was still warm, exuding a faint bitterness, "This is the medicine that your mother gave you, drink it, father-in-law will recover soon some…"

Having been a slave in the palace for these years, Xiuxiu naturally knew what was going on at such a critical moment.

Not caring about the pain, Xiuxiu struggled to get off the ground, but Xiao Lizi held her down, "Eunuch Xiu, your injury is so serious, our family thinks you'd better rest..."

Xiuxiu's lips were dark purple, her voice was trembling, "Eunuch Li... our family treats you well..."

Xiao Lizi squeezed Xiuxiu's jaw, the veins on her head were exposed, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Xiuxiu's eyes were protruding, and she struggled desperately, her fingernails dug into Li Desheng's hands, bleeding from digging.

The thick black concoction dripped from the corner of the mouth, and more of it flowed into the throat and penetrated into the lungs.

The people in the darkness fought for a while, and finally fell into dead silence with one hand hanging down weakly. Xiao Lizi put down the convulsed man, found a cloth to wipe off the medicinal liquid on the hideous face, and took advantage of the sky In the dark, leave quietly.

Outside the wind is shaking, the shadows are moving, and the clouds and snow are misty.

It was getting darker.

-

After working in Weiyang Palace for a long time, Huaihuai was settled, Xilian took a breath and rushed to the imperial study.

After entering the hall, it happened that Yuan Jing's memorials were almost approved as well.

There were only the last few papers left on the dragon case, and Yuan Jing seemed to be in a good mood, with a pleasant face and a more handsome appearance.

Xi Lian bowed and stood aside, took the teacup from the eunuch's tray and put it in Yuan Jing's hand.

Yuan Jing turned over the memorial in his hand, without raising his head,

"Moved?"

Xi Lian said: "Go back to the emperor, the person has already passed away.

After thinking for a moment, he said again: "It's just that I'm not in good health."

Yuan Jing raised his eyelashes slightly, "Why not?"

Xi Lian lowered his eyes and said: "I caught a cold last night, and developed a high fever early in the morning. The slave servant sent someone to call the imperial doctor to have a look. He said that there is nothing serious, and he will be fine after taking some decoction."

Yuan Jing put down his pen, "Is he alright?"

Xi Lian paused, "Go back to the emperor, not yet."

Yuan Jing got up, and the dragon pattern on the bright yellow uniform was faintly visible, and it moved slightly, like ripples.

"I'm going to see him."

Xi Lian said respectfully: "Your servant, let's get ready."

Yuan Jing walked out of the hall slowly, "No need, just walk over."

Xi Lian responded without saying a word, followed the emperor, and left the imperial study.

Let's talk about Weiyang Palace, when it was built, it was extremely gorgeous and resplendent.

There are three times more people in the palace than in ordinary palaces, so they can take care of them.

However, Huaihuai has no grades and no grades, and the number of divisions is much less than those of the concubines, so there are not many people who are assigned to serve the palace. This Weiyang Palace is unexpectedly extremely empty like never before.

There is no need to make a sedan chair in the imperial study room of the Weiyang Palace, and you can arrive at the hour with only a cup of tea.

But just for a while, when the emperor arrived at Weiyang Palace, it was already completely dark.

The pleated skirt of the palace maid holding the lamp in Weiyang Palace is graceful and graceful.

Hearing that the emperor was coming, he hurriedly kowtowed.

The accompanying guards stayed outside the hall and waited tactfully, and all the palace servants of Weiyang Palace also knelt at the entrance of the hall.

Wei Xilian followed Yuan Jing into the hall.

There are so many brocade tents, and there is no one in the huge palace, it is empty.

Yuan Jing stopped at the edge of the partition, and picked up the tightly closed snow-white curtain with his fingertips. The quilt on the wide dragon bed was lifted, but there was no one there.

The tall shadow moved out from the curtain beside the dragon-painted red pillar, stared at the back of Yubai's neck in front of him, and suddenly stretched out his hand.

Yuan Jing's waist tightened, his face turned pale, and his body stiffened.

Someone came up from behind and hugged her tightly, vigorously but tenderly.

Yuan Jing's eyes were cold, and he was about to explode, but the man's voice was hoarse.

Huai Huai was so burnt, his hot face was pressed against the back of Yuan Jing's neck, his ten fingers overlapped Yuan Jing's waist, "...I was just looking forward to your coming..."

Xi Lian's eyes widened on one side, "Irregular things...you are so courageous..."

There was a faint scent of sandalwood in his nostrils, Huai Huai sniffed and smiled unconsciously, "...I know you treat me well, what He Yan told me was all lying to me."

Yuan Jing suddenly changed his attention.

The finger that was about to tear Huai Huai apart fell, and it actually covered the hot hands on the waist.

Huaihuai felt dazedly that the tentacles were cold, and reflexively held them in his palms.

"Huaijin..."

Xi Lian watched helplessly as the angry-looking Son of Heaven was dragged into the carved partition, turned around, and put down the tent, fearing that he had disappeared.

Red candles hang high, the moonlight is like silver.

Between the light and shadow, the Weiyang Palace is reflected extremely beautifully.

From the beginning to the end, Yuan Jing didn't say a word, and Xi Lian didn't dare to stop him, thinking of the complicated anger on the emperor's face, he seemed to acquiesce but was unwilling, it was really something he had never seen in his life.

Xi Lian was stunned in the inner hall, neither to leave nor to stay. After standing still for half an hour, she seemed to want to leave, turned around and waited outside the hall, and did not forget to blow out the dancing candles when it was time to finish.

The Chief Internal Supervisor waiting outside the door saw that the hall went dark, and only Xi Lian emerged from the night.

Hastily bowed and stepped forward, "Grandpa Xi...this..."

Xi Lian looked down at the sign on the hand of the Chief Internal Supervisor, "Take it back, tonight...someone will attend to bed."

The inner hall is quiet, there is no other sound except for the even breathing in the ears.

The people on the bed, lying in their clothes, are like glue.

The porcelain that Yuan Jing hugged Huai Huai opened his eyes in horror, without sleepiness at all.

But the sleeping person behind him was different from before, he was very quiet, and when he moved occasionally, he would hold his fingers tightly, for fear of escaping himself.