The style of the Queen Mother in Qing Dynasty is different

The imperial concubine is very ill, and Qiqige, as a queen, should visit her.

She picked out several precious medicinal materials in the storeroom as gifts for visiting patients, and took Aruna to Chengqian Palace.

As soon as she entered the room, a fresh fragrance rushed into Qiqige's nose.There are famous paintings on the wall facing the door, and fresh lilies in the antique vase on the table. Qiqige seldom comes to Chengqian Palace. Seeing the exquisite and elegant decorations in the room, she can't help but look more I took a few glances.

Five imperial physicians stood in the room discussing prescriptions, and when they saw the queen coming, they hurried over to salute.

The queen nodded at them, it is not easy for a group of old doctors in the palace.

According to the rules in the palace, when a concubine is sick, several imperial physicians must jointly diagnose and prescribe a prescription.At this time, the Tai Hospital was divided into eleven departments, including pediatrics, surgery, ophthalmology, oral and dental departments, and so on.I don't know what kind of disease the imperial concubine has. Except for the pediatrician, the imperial physician has never been here, and the rest of the imperial physicians have checked the imperial concubine's pulse.

The prescription was also prescribed, and the medicine was taken, but the concubine's condition did not improve for a long time.The emperor was furious, if the imperial concubine's health still didn't improve, the whole imperial hospital would be in bad luck.

The five imperial physicians currently guarding Chengqian Palace are the best imperial physicians in the palace, and the leading imperial physician Huang Zhiren is dedicated to treating the emperor.

Qiqige asked Aruna to give the medicinal materials she brought to the imperial physicians for identification, "I don't know if these medicines are good for the imperial concubine's body, please open them and have a look."

The medicinal materials are all good, after handing them over to the imperial physician, if the imperial concubine has a problem with the medicine, it will not be blamed on Qi Qige.

This is Qi Qige's careful thinking, it is most suitable to send medicinal materials to visit the sick, it is not necessary for Qi Qige to be another concubine, but the concubine is special, it is better to be more cautious.

The imperial physicians checked and confirmed that there was no problem with the medicinal materials. Qiqige called Huang imperial physician to her side, "What disease did the imperial concubine suffer from? Why hasn't she recovered after so long?"

Imperial Physician Huang replied cautiously: "The imperial concubine's internal organs are all damaged, and the yang energy is insufficient, and the yin and yang are out of harmony..."

Qiqige raised her hand to interrupt him, "Okay, stop talking."

Qiqige: Don’t talk about the theoretical part!Sorry, I forgot that I am illiterate, I can't understand what you said.

The imperial concubine's personal maid led Qiqige into the room, and the imperial concubine was lying on the bed wearing a bright yellow satin inner garment.A young woman with an oval face stood by the bed, she was the sister of the imperial concubine.

The noble concubine struggled to get up and saluted, her clan sister Concubine Dong Eshu hurriedly helped her up.

Qiqige waved her hand at the imperial concubine, "Forget it, lie down!"

Concubine Dong E moved a chair and put it beside the bed, and asked the queen to sit down.She squatted down to salute, and greeted in a tender voice, "Greetings to the empress, the empress is blessed and golden."

Qiqige looked her up and down, smiled lightly and said, "You don't need to be polite, you can sit down too!"

Concubine Dong Eshu sat on the footrest with her legs curled up, her head bowed in a respectful manner.

Qiqige patted the imperial concubine's hand, "You look thin, you have to relax. I heard that there are many famous doctors outside the palace. The emperor has sent someone to inquire, and they can always find a famous doctor to cure your illness."

The noble concubine's cheeks were sunken and her lips were blue. She sighed: "Thank you, Empress, for your comfort. The imperial hospital has gathered the best doctors in the world. They can't treat my concubines well. It's useless for famous doctors from outside the palace to come."

In the beginning, the imperial concubine was just not feeling well, but later she became seriously ill with minor ailments, and no matter how much bitter medicine she drank, it didn't help.Now she often vomits blood, suffers from dizziness and tinnitus, and can only sleep for one or two hours a day, without any energy at all.

When she was not sick, the imperial concubine still wanted to have a child, to live up to the emperor's love and to bring glory to her natal family.Now that she is ill, the imperial concubine's desire to compete for glory and boast has faded, and she just wants to live a good life.

Just as she was talking, the noble concubine's throat tickled, and she pinched the handkerchief to cover her mouth and coughed.Concubine Dong E hurriedly helped her up and patted her back. The imperial concubine had a fishy-sweet taste in her mouth. She took off the handkerchief and saw that it was covered with blood.

Qiqige was taken aback, and hurriedly called the imperial doctor to come in and take a pulse.

Concubine Dong E put down the bed curtain, and the imperial concubine's weak voice came from the tent.

"Empress, I'm sorry to scare you..."

The imperial physicians took turns to check the imperial concubine's pulse, and Qi Qige comforted her patiently.

"When people are sick, they like to think wildly. You have to relax your mind. Although this disease is difficult to cure, there are so many people in the world who can cure you. Maybe it's just that fate is not here. You have to wait patiently. Queen Mother I miss you too, the queen mother always misses you these days when you are sick."

The imperial concubine sighed again, "Empress Empress, please don't tell the Empress Dowager about the concubine's condition in detail, so as not to worry her old man."

Qiqige quickly agreed, the imperial concubine's breathing gradually became lighter, she should have fallen asleep.

The imperial physicians gave acupuncture and moxibustion to the noble concubine, while concubine Dong E served on the sidelines.

Qiqige went outside to wait, and the imperial concubine's personal maid made her a new cup of tea.

Qiqige asked the maid, "Concubine Dong E has been taking care of the concubine?"

The palace lady replied: "It's true, the concubine Dong E is considerate and thoughtful in serving the concubine. The concubine likes the concubine very much. The servant has been with the concubine for many years, but it is not as good as the concubine serving the concubine! Look at the people in Chengqian Palace. The decorations were all arranged by Concubine Dong E."

Qiqige held the teacup and looked up at the maid. This answer is very spiritual!

After a while, several imperial physicians came out with medicine boxes, Qiqige asked Huang imperial physician, "How is it now?"

Imperial Physician Huang whispered: "The ministers are incompetent, they can only temporarily relieve the pain of the imperial concubine..."

He raised his head and glanced at Qiqige again, "Empress Empress, I dare to ask Empress if you have suffered from insomnia and dreaminess recently, and you often wake up with night sweats at night."

Qi Qige smiled and said: "Physician Huang is very powerful. I do have some insomnia. I didn't expect you to see the pulse without having to feel it. How about it! Come with me back to Xian'an Palace and give me a prescription, and you will come back later Chengqian Palace."

Physician Huang quickly agreed, and went to Xian'an Palace with Qi Qige with the medicine box on his back.

Walking on the palace road, Qi Qige talked with Huang Tai doctor in a low voice, "Huang Tai doctor, I have never suffered from insomnia since I was a child. What do you want to do by doing this?"

Doctor Huang hurriedly said: "The empress forgives the sin, the matter is confidential, and I have no choice but to make a bad plan. I found that the imperial concubine seems to be poisoned instead of sick."

Qiqige paused, "What do the other imperial doctors think?"

Imperial Physician Huang said: "I don't know what the other imperial physicians think, but I am [-]% sure."

Doctor Huang is cautious and has superb medical skills. He is [-]% sure that the imperial concubine is poisoned.The other imperial physicians may not be as skilled as Imperial Physician Huang, or they may be afraid to speak up when they realize something is wrong. After all, the poisoning of the imperial concubine involves the private affairs of the royal family, so they dare not talk nonsense.

Qiqige asked: "What kind of poison did the imperial concubine suffer from?"

Imperial Physician Huang: "This... I can't be sure about it, I have to check the things that the imperial concubine usually uses to find out."

"Have you reported it to the emperor?"

Doctor Huang smiled wryly and shook his head, "Every time the emperor comes to Chengqian Palace, he stays with the imperial concubine and empress. I dare not mention poisoning in front of patients. There is no purpose to summon the emperor, and I dare not talk to the emperor." When other people bring up this matter, they can only ask the empress to decide."

Qiqige nodded, she called Aruna and asked her to report to the Compassion Palace.

She took Imperial Physician Huang to Xian'an Palace for a cutscene, and Imperial Physician Huang prescribed a tonic prescription and returned to Qian Palace.

The status of the noble concubine in the palace is second only to the empress dowager and the empress. So many court ladies and eunuchs can poison her. Does it mean that the empress dowager and the emperor have loopholes in their safety?

The emperor often stays at Chengqian Palace at night, so the emperor is also poisoned, right?

The queen mother felt scared when she thought about it, so she quickly ordered Lagu Su Ma to bring someone to clean up the Yongshou Palace, then opened her own private warehouse, moved out all kinds of furniture and decorations, and let the noble concubine live in the Yongshou Palace.

Under the guise of an eminent monk, the queen mother said that the Yongshou Palace sounds good, and that the noble concubine can turn bad luck into good luck if she moves there.He also specially told the noble concubine not to bring the supplies of Chengqian Palace and the maids and eunuchs there.It is enough for her to go to Yongshou Palace alone. Everything in Chengqian Palace is sick, and it is unlucky to bring it to Yongshou Palace.

The noble concubine was ill and refused to move, but this was the Queen Mother's order, so she could only obey.

Yongshou Palace has just been cleaned up, and the furnishings are not as good as Chengqian Palace, and the maids and eunuchs who take care of the concubine are all unfamiliar faces.The imperial concubine was uncomfortable living in Yongshou Palace, and she didn't dare to resist the Queen Mother's will, and her mood was even worse.

Taking advantage of the imperial concubine's absence in Chengqian Palace, the Empress Dowager invited a group of monks and priests to Chengqian Palace to perform ceremonies.The imperial physicians sneaked into Chengqian Palace mixed with monks and Taoists to check various items.

Qi Qige checked with Doctor Huang, and finally found a small box in the dark compartment next to the bed, which contained pearl-like snow-white sugar pills.

Imperial Physician Huang took one, broke it up and tasted it, "Empress, this should be it. There are a lot of cinnabar, realgar, alum and other things in it. Some Taoist priests like to use this for alchemy."

Qiqige sent people to arrest the court ladies and eunuchs next to the imperial concubine, these servants were afraid when they saw the battle.

The imperial concubine's close maid hurriedly excused herself, "Empress Mingjian, this is the beauty and beauty pill that Concubine Dong E Shu gave to the imperial concubine. It is said that a lot of pearl powder is added in it, and eating it can make the skin white. It also adds a lot of body conditioning ingredients. The precious medicinal material, the imperial concubine takes one pill every morning, and she feels refreshed after taking it. The servants dare not give the empress random medicine, and tried to persuade her, but the empress refused to listen. Later, the empress stopped taking this, and the slaves thought that the empress didn’t like it anymore , I didn’t expect the empress to hide the pills.”

The palace maid knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Empress, the slave dare not argue with his guilt, but this pill is really not given to the imperial concubine by the slave!"

The eunuchs and maids of Chengqian Palace cried together, and Qiqige sent someone to lock them up.He quickly called in a group of strong eunuchs and went straight to Concubine Dong E's residence.

At this time, concubine Dong E was staying with the concubine in Yongshou Palace, which made things easier for Qi Qige.When I arrived at Concubine Dong E's place, I found a large bottle of pills, and the evidence was complete. It just depends on how the emperor and the queen mother decide.

In Yongshou Palace, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor sat in the front seats, Qiqige sat on the right, and the imperial concubine sat on the lower head of Qiqige.

Concubine Dong E straightened her body and knelt on the ground, and Aunt Su Ma brought the bottle containing the pills.

"Concubine Dong E, where did these two bottles of pills come from?"

Concubine Dong E's face was full of panic, with tears in her eyes, "I believe in Taoism. This pill was bought from an old fairy outside the palace. The elixir he made is very effective. I have been taking it since I was 12 years old." This. I don’t know what my concubine did wrong, please make it clear to the Queen Mother and the Emperor.”

Aunt Su Ma asked: "Private transmission of things is not allowed in the palace, doesn't Concubine Dong E know?"

Concubine Dong E hurriedly kowtowed to admit her mistake, "I know my mistake, I am used to eating snacks, and thought that there would be no hindrance to passing some pills, so...the concubine is guilty, please punish the empress dowager!"

The noble concubine's body was so weak, she leaned on the chair to excuse her clan sister, "The concubine is also guilty, and the concubine took this pill and thought it was more effective than the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor! The concubine knew it was wrong to pass it on privately, so let the family Secretly sending things into the palace, please ask the queen mother and the emperor to punish the concubine!"

Private transmission is not allowed in the palace, but this kind of thing cannot be banned too cleanly. This kind of thing can be said to be big or small.Relying on the favor of the emperor and the fact that she was seriously ill, the noble concubine deliberately took the blame for the crime. She was sure that the queen mother and the emperor would not punish her.

At this time, the imperial concubine was very dissatisfied, she understood why the queen mother asked her to move out of Chengqian Palace, it turned out that she had sent someone to search her palace.

The emperor felt distressed and angry when he saw the concubine's anger, Qi Qige thought for a while and said: "You should tell the concubine the truth! If you don't say it now, when you deal with Concubine Dong E, the concubine wants to get angry with you of."

The emperor sighed: "I'm worried that her body won't be able to bear it."

Qiqige looked at him calmly. Before coming to Yongshou Palace, Huang Taiyi had already told the emperor that the poison of elixir is the most difficult to cure.The imperial concubine has been deeply poisoned, her internal organs have all decayed, and it is difficult for the immortal Da Luo to save her.

The emperor closed his eyes in pain, and he said to Qiqige: "You tell me!"

Qiqige turned her head to look at the imperial concubine, "The elixir your clan sister gave you contains cinnabar, realgar, alum and other substances. These things are poisonous, and you will feel refreshed and radiant after taking it. Later, the poison accumulates in the five internal organs The six internal organs, the body will decline. The pills found from your bedside are poisonous, and the pills found from your clan sister are just ordinary sugar pills. Concubine, you should understand this time, right?"

The imperial concubine couldn't believe it, she rushed to Aunt Su Ma, snatched Concubine Dong E's medicine bottle and opened a pill, which was white, and she licked it again, only sweet.

She turned her head to look at her clan sister, "You... how could you..."

Concubine Dong E still refused to plead guilty, she kept shouting for grievances, "Sister, I didn't, you have to believe me! We are both the daughters of Dong E, how could I harm you? When I first offered medicine, your Mother had it tested by a famous doctor! Later, the pills we sisters took were all bought by your mother from the old fairy, and my pills were all given by my sister, how could I have a chance to harm my sister?"

She glanced at Qiqige, then moved shyly towards the noble concubine, "Sister, you dote on the harem, you should think about who in the palace wants to harm you the most. When the maids and eunuchs searched the palace, they were instructed to change the medicine It's also unknown!"

Qiqige couldn't help laughing, Concubine Dong Eshu was so good at talking, she pointed the finger at herself in a few words.

She smiled at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I led people to search the palace. Do you think what Concubine Dong Eshu said makes sense?"

The emperor sneered, "Come here! Concubine Dong E concubine disrespected the queen and murdered the noble concubine. Lock her up first and don't give her rice for three days!"

Two eunuchs stepped forward and covered Concubine Dong E's mouth, and dragged her down.

The imperial concubine frowned and shouted: "Your Majesty!"

The emperor felt a severe pain in his heart, "You have been crazy about wanting to have a child for the past two years, I understand you and tolerate you. You let the clan sister enter the palace, I allow it, and you want to promote her, I also allow it. But it's all up to now Now, open your eyes and take a look! She has a heart like a snake and a scorpion, and she imitates your actions in every move. She wants to kill you so that you can be replaced! You want to use her belly to have a baby, but you made a wrong calculation, she Much smarter and more vicious than you! Whose fault is it that you are sick? It's your own stupidity!"

These years the emperor has always been gentle and considerate to the concubine, but today she was scolded by the emperor, the concubine could no longer stand the stimulation and fainted on the ground.

The emperor was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped forward to support the noble concubine. He kept calling for the imperial doctor, and the Yongshou Palace was in chaos.

The queen mother waved at Qiqige, "I'm tired, let's go back!"

Concubine Dong E's affairs cannot be made public. The noble concubine was killed by her clan sister and became extremely ill. It would damage the royal family's face if this matter spread.But keeping quiet doesn't mean not being held accountable, the emperor and the queen mother will not spare Concubine Dong Eshu and her family.

The imperial concubine's health is getting worse and worse. Although the elixir has been stopped, her health is already broken, and no matter how much it can be repaired, it cannot be repaired.

In August 17, Dong E's life came to an end.

Before she died, she said to the emperor: "I have taken over your favor and ruined the lives of other concubines. Maybe I have made others shed too many tears, so now it is my turn to cry. Your majesty, please forget about me and be careful." Live! I'm not worth it!"

After Dong E's death, the emperor was distraught, and the queen mother often comforted him, but with little effect.

The queen mother couldn't help complaining to Qiqige, "How could I have given birth to a son? It was clearly a debt collector! The emperor has never obeyed my wishes in this life, no matter what he has to do against me."

Qiqige persuaded: "There is an old saying in the Han people that sons and daughters are debts. Look at Na Ren, she is not my own, and she makes me angry. Let me teach you a way, the emperor makes you angry , you just recite silently in your heart, this is your own, your own! Is this much better, and do you have the motivation to continue to swallow your anger?"

The queen mother let out a long sigh, thinking that her daughter-in-law can also be quite irritating. "Forget it, you don't need to persuade me anymore, the more you persuade me, the angrier you get. Go and persuade the emperor!"

Qiqi Ge Deling went, "Okay, I promise to persuade the emperor into a rage, and I will vent my anger on you!"

In Chengqian Palace, the emperor sat beside the bed, touching the soft bed curtain.He doesn't shave his hair or beard these days, and his temperament is as desolate as a beggar.

The emperor said softly to Qiqige: "She embroidered this bed curtain for hundreds of sons and grandchildren by herself, and she has been embroidering it for a long time."

Aruna brought the maids to bring food and drinks, and Qiqige sat at the table and called the emperor to come and drink.

"Uncle, I know you feel uncomfortable, I won't persuade others, I can only have a drink with you."

The emperor sat at the table and grabbed the flagon to drink heavily. Qiqige ate food on his own and didn't try to persuade him.

After pouring down a pot of wine, the emperor calmed down a lot.

He asked, "You hate Wan'er, don't you?"

Qiqige shook her head, "I don't hate her, she lives her life, I live my life, why should I hate her? You let go of your stomach to drink today, you are my uncle in my heart, and I, a junior, don't care about the elders' affairs." .I will never stop you from being sad to your heart's content."

The emperor smiled wryly, "You don't care about me."

Qiqige lowered her head and thought for a while, "It can't be said that I don't care at all, it's just that I care too little, and I won't care about you like your old mother and wife."

The emperor grabbed another jug ​​of wine, "It's very good of you, and there will be one less sad person in the palace."

Seeing that he was drinking too much, Qiqige couldn't help persuading him.

"Uncle, do you think you are a lover? Do you think that the relationship between you and the imperial concubine is a peerless love? I advise you not to move yourself!"

The emperor looked at her unkindly, "What do you mean?"

Qi Qige said: "In the beginning, the imperial concubine took this relationship very seriously. She was pure about this relationship, and she could bear the infamy for the relationship. But later this relationship was no longer pure, and a lot of things were added to it. She Wanting a prince, she doesn't just love you, she wants to be a concubine all the time. You should also feel the difference, right? If the concubine is alive, your feelings will be wiped out one day. Now that she is dead, When the relationship is not polished, you forget all her bad things, and only remember her good things in your heart. Is this love? This is not it, this is your imagination. "

The emperor was furious, "You have never liked others, what do you know?"

Qiqige picked up her wine glass and raised her legs, "Look, look, you are in a hurry, you are in a hurry! If you are in a hurry, it means I am right!"

The emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak, Qiqige said again: "Your expression is incompetent and furious now, you know what I said is right, you still can't refute me!"

The emperor overturned the table and went back to the Qianqing Palace angrily, forgetting to remember the noble concubine.

After Qi Qige's gentle reassurance, the emperor's thoughts were diverted from the noble concubine.Because every time he misses the noble concubine, Qiqige's words appear in his mind, and no amount of melancholy is washed away.

He threw himself into the arms of religion to fill the void in his heart.

The queen mother felt that her son's mood was much more stable, and there was nothing wrong with him going to believe in Buddhism, so she left him alone.

In the blink of an eye, it was the 18th year of Shunzhi. Just after the new year, bad news came from the Qianqing Palace. The emperor was infected with smallpox, and the situation was not optimistic.