Xie Xiang

The little emperor cried, his eyes and nose were red from crying, and his face was full of tears.

Xie Yi opened her mouth, her throat was so dry that it was difficult to utter a sound.Liu Zao bent down and said, "Auntie is at ease to recover from her wounds, there will be no chaos in court."

Xie Yi's eyeballs moved, and his eyes fell on Liu Zao's face.Liu Zao hastily wiped away tears with the back of his hand, not wanting to thank her for seeing her fragile appearance, turned his back, then took the warm soup from the palace man to calm down his emotions.

Turning around again, Liu Zao's tears were wiped dry, she leaned over to support Xie Yi a little bit, Xie Yi moved, pulled the wound, "hissed", cold sweat rolled down his forehead.She hurt my aunt.Liu Zao's breathing stagnated, and his movements became more stable, letting Xie Yi pillow in her arms, and when she eased off the pain, he brought the ear cup to her lips, and fed her water.

Xie Yi drank the water, barely able to speak, and said in a hoarse voice, "Go get busy."

Liu Zao said, "Okay."

She resettled her and walked outside the hall, where several medical officers were already waiting.

"How could it be so painful?" Liu Zao asked.Anxiety and gloom were suppressed in the voice.

The military doctor sighed: "The knife wound alone would not cause such pain. What matters is that the poison, like thousands of worms, forcibly penetrated into the prime minister's bones and gnawed at her bone marrow."

On weekdays, some injuries to the skin and flesh are excruciatingly painful, not to mention that the prime minister has been poisoned by such a vicious poison.

Liu Zao was silent for a moment, and asked, "When will the wound be healed?"

"The sooner the better." The Imperial Physician Order replied.

The military doctor went on to say: "But if the prime minister is mentally weak and can't bear it, I'm afraid there will be more than good."

Liu Zao took a deep breath and looked back at the palace door.

An eunuch came in a hurry and told her that the ministers had been waiting for His Majesty in the announcement room for a long time.

Liu Zao waved his hand, signaling them to back down, without even changing the crown, and rushed to the announcement room without stopping.

The hall of Xuanshi is full of her humerus, and everyone has their own opinions on the assassination of the prime minister.Liu Zao had to pull himself together, try not to think about Xie Yi who was lying on the bed, and concentrate on discussing with them how to deal with the next thing.

Who is the mastermind is obvious. The most important thing is not to find evidence, but how to bring down the Queen Mother.Xie Xiang was injured, and the situation was completely reversed. Today, the upward trend is barely stable, but it may not be stable tomorrow. Liang Ji is rare in this golden opportunity, and he will definitely use his best.

Liu Zao looked at Li Wen: "The evidence must also be investigated."

Li Wen said: "I understand. Xie Dang has a lot of concerns, but the dragons have no leader, and they may fall apart." He paused, raised his sleeves and asked respectfully, "I don't know what the situation is at Xie Xiang's place?"

As soon as Xie Yi entered Weiyang Palace, she was protected by Wanquan.From last night to today, many ministers tried their best to inquire in the palace, wanting to know how Xie Xiang was, but the little emperor was closely guarded, so no news could get out.

At this time, Prime Minister Xie's situation is the key, if she recovers immediately, she can meet with ministers in three to five days, and Liang Ji doesn't have to jump up and down, so he can sit at home and wait for Prime Minister Xie's anger.Conversely, if Xie Xiang is more vicious than good, the next one may be a deadly battle.

Liu Zao sized Li Wen's eyes, and Li Wen quickly lowered his head, not daring to meet her eyes.

Liu Zao looked around at the others.The palace is full of her confidants, if she tells the truth, the army's morale may be in turmoil, but if you keep it from them, you will have to rely on them for everything that will happen next.

Wherever the emperor glanced, the ministers all bowed their heads and dared not speak.

It can be seen that the morale of the army has begun to waver.The fledgling little emperor, how can he fight against the wily and calculating Liang Cheqi, and the queen mother who is determined to be the second Emperor Lu.

In the face of a great enemy, the morale of the army cannot be disturbed. Once the morale of the army is disturbed, it will collapse without fighting.

Liu Zao looked at the expressions of every minister, her gloomy face suddenly relaxed, and she smiled.

The ministers looked at each other, wondering why His Majesty laughed at such a critical juncture.

"Is it good or bad that you hope to thank the Prime Minister?"

Li Wen didn't understand what he meant, they naturally hope that Prime Minister Xie will be safe and sound, so that they can continue to contend with the Queen Mother, maintain a stable situation in the court, and buy time for His Majesty to seize power.

But since the emperor asked, Li Wen thought about it seriously.The rest of the ministers also followed suit.

During the two days, all they thought was that there would be no thank you, the Queen Mother would directly attack His Majesty, His Majesty would be invincible, and the sky would change.But I didn't think that Xie Xiang was seriously injured, and it would be of any benefit.

Li Wen thought for a while, but didn't come up with any benefits. The little emperor's dragon claws were too tender, and he couldn't control the overall situation. He exchanged glances with his colleagues, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please make it clear."

Liu Zao said: "Thanks to the party without a leader, isn't it the time when you are doing a lot?"

Li Wen was startled, took the opportunity to recruit Xie Dang?He also thought about it, but Xie Xiangyu is well-mannered, and Xie Dang has never had a traitor. What's more, even if he wants to change sides, why is there any reason to choose His Majesty instead of a more powerful Queen Mother?

A minister tactfully said: "I'm afraid it's not easy to lobby."

Liu Zao said with a half-smile, "Qing, have you tried it?"

The minister immediately blushed, held back for a long time, and said, "I have never tried it before."

Liu Zao restrained her smile, and her clear eyes showed cruelty and ambition: "It's not a bad thing for Mr. Xie to be fierce, but it's just that I will take down the two parties in one fell swoop!" She looked at Li Wen, and said a name, "Sun Ciqing."

Li Wen immediately swept away the haze, and said: "Exactly, Prime Minister Xie died of serious injuries, the Xie party will fall apart, the general cannot vote for the queen mother, he and the queen mother are old enemies."

It's only because the general has kept a low profile since the incident happened, as if he didn't exist, and didn't make any moves.Let them forget him.

When Liu Zao heard the words "severely injured and died", she pulled her heart hard, and the pain was so painful, but she still didn't change her face: "The centipede is dead but not stiff. The general has been dormant in Xiexiang for two years, but his heart You may not be convinced by her. Who can recruit this person for me?"

Sun Ciqing had always been Xie Dang's weakness, and with Xie Xiang pressing him down, Xie Xiang fell, and he was immediately out of place in Xie Dang.When Liu Zao mentioned this person, the ministers were immediately invigorated, and the fact that Xie Xiang was able to overwhelm the Queen Mother was originally due to the defection of the general.

Immediately, a minister was willing to receive this credit, and took over the important task of lobbying.

The morale of the army has been stabilized, and there are practical ways.The ministers were full of fighting spirit and stepped back when satisfied.

Liu Zao stood up and went to the greenhouse hall.

She passed a palace alley with high palace walls on both sides. Walking through this palace alley, turning a corner was the greenhouse.The emperor walked very fast, but suddenly stopped when he stepped into the palace alley, raised his right hand, waved it, and signaled the palace people behind him to back down.

Hu Ao didn't know what was wrong with her, he quickly glanced at her cold face, bowed, and led the palace people back to the corner of the palace alley.

Liu Zao's icy face instantly distorted, tears rolled down like water, she bent down, crying heartbreakingly, but did not let out a sound, lest people listen to her and find her fragility, fear, self-blame and self-loathing .

She even said that it is not a bad thing for Xie Xiang to be more fierce than good.

Xie Xiang did everything for her, and gave his life without hesitation.But she was incompetent enough to say such a thing so that she could stabilize the minister and clean up the mess.

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely crushing Liu Zao.

She squatted on the ground, crying without dignity.

When Liu Zao came to Xie Yi's side, no one could see that she had just burst into tears.As a king, she even avoids others to vent her anger.

Xie Yi fell asleep again, but Liu Zao had discussed with the minister for too long, when she came back, Xie Yi had already woken up.

Liu Zao took off the crown, handed it to the palace servants, went to the bed, and asked, "Is aunt feeling better?"

Xie Yi nodded, looked at her, and said slowly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Zao smiled obediently and said, "It's not hard, the most important thing is that my aunt will get better soon." Her smile was not cloudy, bright and obedient, with the unique brilliance of a teenager.

But Xie Yi could still see fear and worry in her eyes, she raised her left hand, and Liu Zao leaned over to let her touch her face.

Even if the brazier was burning in the hall, it was as warm as a spring day, even if Xie Yi was covered with a thick brocade quilt, her hands were still cold.But Liu Zao felt so relieved. She covered the back of Xie Yi's hand, rubbed her cheek against her palm, and said, "Auntie, I'm not afraid, and you don't need to be afraid either. Get better. I have a lot to say to you .”

The affection in her eyes was too much to hide, Xie Yi looked at her, nodded slowly, and she withdrew her hand, not knowing whether it was because she was tired or for other reasons.

Liu Zao covered her quilt and used medicine for her.

When feeding water at noon, she helped Xiang Xie to get up and even pulled her wound. Now she is very proficient, and she won't let Xiang Xie get hurt at all.

Medicine is used to replenish the body, but also to gather energy.The medical officers all agreed that bone scraping should be done as soon as possible, preferably within three days.After three days, the toxin is uncontrollable.

No one has talked to Xie Yi about how to treat him, so this matter naturally fell on Liu Zao.

Liu Zao fed Xie Xiang medicine, and then fed her some food, and then changed the medicine for her wound before talking to her about it.

Xie Yi heard the words and remained silent for a long time.

Liu Zao looked at her profile, and couldn't say any words of comfort, that her aunt was hurt because of her, this alone was enough to make her feel ashamed, not to mention, she thought she was incompetent and despised herself.

Xie Yi noticed her silence, and said, "I'm thinking, the pain of scratching the bone must be unforgettable?"

Liu Zao nodded, and her self-loathing deepened. She suddenly felt that she could only continue to drag Xie Xiang down in life. If Xie Xiang hadn't saved her 16 years ago, would her life be much better?

Xie Yi smiled, her voice was a little hoarse and weak, and she tried her best to speak out: "It's presumptuous to say, I treat your majesty like a parent and child, and my love for your majesty is far more than unforgettable. Think about it, the pain of bone scraping is nothing."