Emperor Yongqing's condition was severe and did not decrease for several days. The concubines in the harem were worried, but there was nothing they could do.The previous dynasty also had no respite. Due to the aftermath of the emperor's early return to the court, the Xining rebels were so powerful that they conquered two cities within three months, and the front line was really tight.

At this time of crisis, there must be a person acting on behalf of the emperor and leading all the officials to make a decision.Therefore, the king of Beijing County summoned his confidantes to conspire overnight, secretly communicated with the Zhen family of Jiangnan, the king of Nan'an County, etc., to crowd out the king of Lian and the Duke of Fuguo in the court.

People heard that Emperor Yongqing was critically ill, the East Palace was empty, and King Beijing was about to make a move, and he also advised that he should make plans early. Shui Lan was always noncommittal, and often went to Daming Palace to visit patients and ask for medicine.

At the same time, the imperial hospital showed Emperor Yongqing's pulse, and saw that he spread his hands and foamed from his mouth, so he lost his mind and knelt down and said to the queen mother: "The emperor's disease seems to have heat entering the blood chamber. It's hot and cold again, and now it's accompanied by convulsions and shortness of breath, I'm afraid it's not good."

Concubine Zhen listened to it, she was so anxious that she was about to cry, but the Empress Dowager calmed down a lot and shouted: "Don't shed tears, it's not too bad luck! But a little illness, the emperor has the blessings of gods and Buddhas in the sky, so it will naturally turn into a disaster Good luck." Turning around, he said to the imperial physicians: "Don't leak any news, or the Ai family will take your heads to the front of the battle to sacrifice the flag." The imperial physicians hurriedly agreed.

From then on, it is unknown where the king of Beijing got the secret news, and the power of violence became more and more obvious.On the other hand, King Lian, except for the accidents at the front line, was not very careful in his foreign affairs above the court, and he was always worried, as if he gave everything to King Jing of Beijing, which was really unexpected.

Wen Renyu and Chu Chen were secretly anxious, so they covered their eyes and went to visit Prince Lian's mansion.It was night, with two rows of lanterns hanging high, shining brightly like day. When the two of them saw the water in the study, they suddenly fell to the ground and kowtowed, sincerely: "My lord, the emperor is seriously ill now, and the king of Beijing is eager to try. The lord was originally the son of Emperor Taizong." Legitimacy is precious and extraordinary, at this critical moment, I implore the prince to make a decision, and the subordinates are willing to follow you, and you will never hesitate."

Shui Lan listened, pondered for a while, and said, "I understand what you mean, but the timing is wrong now."

Hearing people's words, seeing that he was not angry, he knew that he had the intention to relax, and persuaded: "My lord, it's not us who are sensational. The King of Beijing is now very likely to win people's hearts. My lord is stronger than him in everything. If he is caught first..."

Shui Lan shook his head before he could finish speaking, and then interrupted: "The King of Beijing haste makes waste. Now that the rebels in Xining have not been suppressed, any big move at this time will be criticized by everyone. As long as the emperor is still alive, we will Those who are courtiers should not have such thoughts."

Hearing that people were about to say more, Chu Chen hurriedly winked, took Shui Lan's words together, and asked in his tone: "Chu Chen is bold, can you think that if the emperor encounters an accident, the prince will have his own fate?" determined."

Shui Lan glanced at him and smiled meaningfully: "Chu Chen, why are you so smart? Now everyone is staring at me and King Beijing. Everyone knows that the emperor may make a mistake, and the throne will be between the two. Choose one. The king of Beijing Jing is not a direct branch, and his power is weak, so he hastily joined the Zhen family, but we don't have to do this, it is better to be quiet than to move."

The two of them nodded their heads incessantly when they heard it, and replied with a smile: "This argument is very true, I still can't see it clearly than the prince." After talking about other things in court, they went back separately, not mentioning it for the time being.

When talking about this rhetoric when going to bed, Daiyu was pillowing on Shuilan's arm, and her eyebrows jumped when she heard it: "Could it be that the prince also believes that the emperor must ignore medicine and stone?"

Shui Lan touched the blue hair she dragged out, shook her head and said: "No. He is my nephew, and I am not so cruel that I want to see him die. It's just that the hospital is helpless, and the bad thing is the repeated high fever. Tomorrow The Empress Dowager summoned me into the palace probably because of this."

Daiyu nodded and said nothing, suddenly thought of something, asked Shuilan, "The hospital can't do it, why don't you ask about the western medicine, I heard that some western medicine is very effective, especially for malignant diseases, it can be said to have immediate results."

Shui Lan was stunned, pondered for a while, and then said happily: "I've been busy all day long, but Yan Ruyu is right in front of me. This is a serious idea. I'll make a list tomorrow to find Western priests to come and see."

The next day, Shui Lan went to Shouning Palace according to Yi's decree. The uncle and sister-in-law had a conversation through the curtain. After all, there is a layer of separation. The Ai family heard that he has been walking around frequently with the Zhen family recently, and it is inconvenient for the Ai family to be a woman, and King Lian should take care of the emperor a little bit more." As soon as he mentioned it, he was still lying on the dragon bed and had been in a coma for two or three days Emperor Yongqing, the queen mother couldn't help crying, and said: "The imperial hospital is a bunch of old waste. The emperor lost weight when he saw it, and his body is still feverish. He tried many methods but nothing worked, but what should I do?"

Shui Lan took the opportunity to reply: "Your Majesty has an idea, let me listen to your sister-in-law: Your Majesty's illness is not getting better right now, so why not post an imperial list, not mentioning the Emperor's illness, just hypothesize that a certain prince or minister is hanging in the place where he passes by in the city?" However, if you really have someone who can cure His Majesty, you should not be stingy with money. For example, the group of Western missionaries in the east of the city has many strange medical skills. have to!"

After hearing this, the queen mother was surprised and said, "Is the foreigner's stuff reliable?"

Shui Lan told Daiyu's words quietly, and said in a deep voice: "My minister said something bold, if your majesty continues to burn like this, it will not be good if you are rescued. Your majesty's precious body, the most urgent thing is to cure the heat first, and the future slow Slow theory." The queen mother was also very terrified, but now she was really at a loss what to do, at least she was a dead horse, so she had to spread the word according to the formula, not to mention how to post the imperial list.

After a while, two foreigners opened the post and sent it to the gate of the palace, claiming that they had brought medicine.The palace people rushed inside to snatch the headlines. The Queen Mother heard that she liked it very much, so she sent someone to invite King Lian.Shui Lan personally summoned two missionaries, turned the jade finger on the thumb, and said coldly in foreign language on purpose: "The one who wants to be cured is a senior executive in our country. If you dare to deceive and blackmail, you should first ask about it How many heads have grown on it?"

Hearing his words, the two missionaries were stunned, wiped their brows of sweat and leaned over, saying, "Don't dare to say a word of falsehood. According to the description of the disease on the post, it is called 'malaria' in our place. It is a terrible infectious disease. A malignant disease. Our country has a kind called quinine, eat it and keep it safe. If you don’t believe it, you can have it tested.”

Shui Lan asked more about how to take it, etc. Seeing that the two people's words were clear and their eyes were not hiding anything, even if they brought them into the palace, they returned to the Empress Dowager Ming happily, and everyone in the harem clapped their hands together and recited Buddha happily.

The Empress Dowager was full of anticipation, and hurriedly sent someone to come in front of the emperor's bed, put down the bright yellow gauze curtain first, let one of the foreigners diagnose it for a while, and confirmed that it was malaria. Suffering, tried the prescription for Emperor Yongqing, and it seemed like day by day, he gradually woke up, and the high fever subsided, knowing that he was hungry and thirsty, and everyone was relieved.

The foreign ministers were all listening to the news outside, and when they learned that Emperor Yongqing was finally in peace, some were genuinely happy, and some even scolded King Lian secretly with ulterior motives, even Wen Renyu and Chu Chen couldn't understand what it meant.Only Emperor Yongqing recovered from his cold and fever symptoms after five days of care. When he heard that the person recommended by King Lian offered medicine, he couldn't help being moved, and he held his hand tightly and said, "Uncle Emperor, there have been so many people in the past. There are many things that should have been caused by my nephew who mistrusted people, and now I can see people's hearts when I am in danger."

Shui Lan didn't argue, and patted the back of his hand: "As a subject, this is what should be done; in my heart, as a relative of His Majesty, I should share whichever side is occupied." After finishing speaking, Fu again Sighing: "If that one knows what is good and what is bad, he shouldn't have other thoughts."

Seeing that Emperor Yongqing was thoughtful, Shui Lan talked to him about trivial matters, and only brought up the matter of the Xining rebels. Emperor Yongqing only said: "My nephew's body has not yet Great, but the military situation is urgent, and please discuss with the emperor and the Prime Minister's office, all military progress and stop must be reported to you, there is no need to specialize in it."

Shui Lan gave way for a while, but Emperor Yongqing was very persistent and had no choice but to accept it.At this point, Emperor Yongqing personally issued an edict, ordering Lian Wang Shuilan to take charge of the military and state affairs, and all the affairs were in charge.

That day was busy until midnight, and she only took a nap in the study, and came to the door of the bedroom early in the morning, Daiyu was sitting on the bed stretching, her cheeks were rosy and dizzy, Shui Lan looked at it and said with a smile: "My lady sleeps well, and sleeps well on a lonely pillow. It seems that she doesn't miss me at all."

Daiyu raised her hands to straighten her temple hair, and spat at him with a smile: "What did the prince say, is there still a day to see you seriously? I heard it all. The study in our palace is about to catch up with the emperor's imperial study." Well, it’s all night long, the prince still has half of his property and will move it into the Daming Palace sooner or later, so as not to run back and forth.”

Shui Lan came up and tickled her creaking nest with her hand. Daiyu laughed so hard that she couldn't dodge in time, and shouted: "Look, it's not the little Jiujiu who I told her right, she's really angry from embarrassment!"

After a quarrel, Daiyu didn't realize that her hairpins were faded and her temples were chaotic, and the two were so close that Shuilan was impatient for a while, so she bullied her and lost her soul.When the clouds collected and the rain rested for a while, Daiyu buried her head on the pillow, pretending to be sleepy and not getting up to see him off, Shui Lan kissed the back of her neck, and went away smiling.

Just as I was walking to the corridor, I saw Zicuckoo coming towards me with a bowl of decoction in her hand, and wondered, "Who is this medicine for? Could it be that Madam is ill?" He was vague, saying that it was just to take care of his body.

Shui Lan was still suspicious in his heart, but what kind of city he was, he smiled quietly and said: "What is this kingly way? It turned out to be the medicine that Madam said the day before yesterday. Now you are serving on time every day?"

Zijuan was a bit afraid of water waves at first, but when she thought about Daiyu's worries, she hurriedly smiled and said: "No, it's just right to take it these days. In fact, the princess is selfishly looking forward to a little prince, but she has a thin skin and has never told the prince. , the little princess is of course fine, but if..."

Before the words were finished, Shui Lan had been stunned for a long time, Fang wanted to come over, put down his face and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about! What about the little prince and the little princess, don't mention it in front of the lady in the future! "

After finishing speaking, Shui Lan's complexion changed drastically, and he left in a huff.When Zicuckoo saw it, she panicked and knelt down to plead guilty, but there was still a figure there.

Zijuan couldn't help it for a while, and she couldn't understand it in her heart, thinking: This is a happy event, what is wrong with it, which made the prince angry?

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