sick princess

Since the fifth princess was imprisoned in the clan mansion, Concubine Zhou has been haunted by a feeling of uneasiness.

This uneasiness was not due to the matter of the fifth princess—since Concubine Zhou found out that the fifth princess had done such a good thing, and the old Princess Rong came to the door not long after, she already understood that this matter could not be done well.

Concubine Zhou clutched her chest that was throbbing uneasily, feeling vaguely that there seemed to be something more serious than this that she had forgotten was happening.But what is it?

Seeing Concubine Zhou fidgeting, the Seventh Prince naturally guessed what she was thinking, the smile on his lips disappeared for a moment, and immediately changed into a worried expression: "Mother, concubine, is Father very ill? Otherwise, why didn’t he show up when such a serious matter happened? If we don’t see the father, how can we intercede for the fifth emperor? If the father doesn’t speak, the fifth emperor will always be imprisoned in the clan Mansion? Hey, that clan mansion is Prince Rong's domain after all, and Fifth Sister has offended Prince Rong's mansion again, which is really worrying..."

After hearing what the Seventh Prince said, Concubine Zhou finally remembered something was wrong—Emperor Zhaode!

Ever since the imperial court started the war with the King of Yunnan, Emperor Zhaode has been complaining of illness. Even though the situation is critical and Emperor Zhaode needs to come out to preside over the overall situation, Emperor Zhaode still has no intention of showing up.Even if the important affairs of the court are like this, it seems reasonable that the sixth princess plotted against the fifth princess to murder Princess Pingning, and he has no intention to come forward.

But is this normal?No, not at all normal.

Logically speaking, even if Emperor Zhaode was ill, he should not ignore these two matters, unless——Emperor Zhaode was already so ill that he was unconscious, or...he was not in the capital at all!

Thinking of these two possibilities, Concubine Zhou couldn't sit still any longer: "Quickly bring me the chicken soup that has been simmering in the small kitchen, and I will serve it to the emperor myself!"

"But, master..." Mo Qin hesitated and said, "The last few times you went to Qianyuan Palace, you were stopped by the Empress and Princess Changshou... The Empress and Princess Changshou made it clear that they didn't want you to see the emperor. , this time, I'm afraid it's also..."

"I told you to go, so you go. What are you talking about so much nonsense? I don't know, when will you become my master!" Concubine Zhou's voice changed a little due to emotion.

Hearing this, Mo Qin lowered her head aggrievedly, she also didn't want Concubine Zhou to go to Qianyuan Palace but return without success, instead it would be embarrassing.

The Seventh Prince shook his head at Mo Qin: "Since Mother Concubine let you go, you can go."

"Yes, slaves obey."

Concubine Zhou suppressed the impatience in her heart, and looked at her young son with a face of relief: "Fortunately, you reminded my concubine that you are really a good child of my concubine..."

As she said that, she thought of the fifth princess who was currently locked up in the clan's mansion, and the second prince who was outside the palace, her dignified and beautiful face sank again.She is not the only child like the Seventh Prince, but now, the only one who can be trusted is the Seventh Prince.The fifth princess and the second prince, one caused troubles all day long, the other married a wife and forgot her mother, they didn't even know to come to the palace to ask about such a big thing, they were really unreliable white-eyed wolves!

The Seventh Prince lowered his eyes: "My concubine treats me so attentively, so I naturally have to take good care of my concubine."

Concubine Zhou Gui didn't hear the strangeness in his words, and gently rubbed his head: "Good boy."

Not long after, the chicken soup was brought up, and Concubine Zhou hurriedly carried the chicken soup to Qianyuan Palace...

Ever since the defeat in the Yunnan Battle, Empress Xu and Baoluo knew that the news that Emperor Zhaode was not in the palace might not be kept secret for long.

Sure enough, as urgent battle reports were sent to the capital, the ministers in the court begged to see Emperor Zhaode one after another, and wanted Emperor Zhaode to come out and preside over the overall situation.At the same time, some people in the harem had doubts about Emperor Zhaode's condition.Concubine Zhou, Concubine Feng De, Concubine Hui, and Concubine Zhuang came to see Emperor Zhaode one after another, and bluntly said that they hoped to serve Emperor Zhaode...

"Empress, announce the news that Emperor Father has gone to Yunnan." In Fengyi Palace, Baoluo said to Empress Xu.

"However, if this happens, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the court and the harem..." Queen Xu hesitated.

No matter how insensitive her political sense is, she still understands what it means to have no one in charge in the palace when the war is unfavorable.

Originally, if the war went well, the announcement that Emperor Zhaode was on the battlefield would only boost the morale of the frontline soldiers, and Emperor Zhaode himself would gain greater glory, but now...

"If this matter can be concealed, it is better to continue to conceal it. But Queen Mother, we can no longer hide it." Baoluo looked at Queen Xu firmly, and there seemed to be a calming feeling in her words. Power, calmed Empress Xu's emotions a little: "Now, more and more people have doubted the 'illness' of the father. At this time, if you continue to hide the truth, I am afraid that those courtiers will As well as those concubines in the harem, they must think that the queen mother imprisoned the emperor father."

"Fortunately, no one knows about Father's critical illness at the border. Even if those courtiers know that Father is not in the palace, nothing will happen for a while."

Empress Xu didn't say anything, she acquiesced to Baoluo's statement.After a long time, she sighed: "If something happens to your royal father in Yunnan... your brother is fighting alone, what can you do! The Zhou family has killed thousands of knives, and the emperor treats their family so gracefully. Do something so ungrateful to the Lord!"

"Thinking about it, the Zhou family probably didn't know that the emperor was also in Yunnan, so they delayed the army's food and medicinal materials. The Zhou family has been targeting the prince's elder brother from the beginning to the end."

I just don't know how Concubine Zhou would react if she found out that it was not the prince who was almost killed by her, but Emperor Zhaode.

"Mother, don't worry, as early as when I got the battle report, I sent someone to ask the national teacher for medicine, and sent it to Yunnan as soon as possible. You also know the national teacher's ability. If he is willing to take action, the father will definitely recover. .”

Although Baoluo hoped that Emperor Zhaode would die as soon as possible, in this way, the sharp sword hanging over the heads of their mother and son would be completely removed.But Baoluo understood that Emperor Zhaode could not die at such a time.Otherwise, there would be the king of Yunnan staring at her outside, and all kinds of princes and concubines with ulterior motives inside, and the prince would not be able to come back for a while, and their mother and daughter would be in an extremely dangerous situation immediately.

Therefore, Baoluo was more anxious and more attentive than anyone else in rescuing Emperor Zhaode.

As Baoluo expected, after everyone learned that Emperor Zhaode was in Yunnan, there was an uproar in the court.

None of the courtiers thought that Emperor Zhaode would do such a thing.Followed the army secretly to the border?Forget it, the question is, why did Emperor Zhaode conduct this war in such an ugly way?If it is said that the prince commanded this war and lost to the king of Yunnan for a while, it can also be said that the prince has no experience, but can be replaced by Emperor Zhaode. Can't take it off?

Unknowingly, Emperor Zhaode's prestige in the hearts of courtiers has dropped a lot.

At the same time, in the harem, Concubine Zhou Guifei, who learned the news, collapsed on the collapsed floor, sweating profusely, her eyes glazed over, and she couldn't stop muttering: "It's over, it's over...how can the emperor be in Yunnan? ? If the emperor finds out what my brother has done, our Zhou family will be completely ruined, and the emperor will definitely not tolerate us..."

Mo Zhu looked at Concubine Zhou worriedly: "Master, what's wrong with you? You need to cheer up!"

Concubine Zhou couldn't listen to a word of these words of comfort.A great sense of despair and fear enveloped her.

"No, I can't just sit and wait for death." After a while, Concubine Zhou finally came to her senses, stood up, and walked to the desk: "I want to write a letter to my brother to inform him of the situation. .Since our Zhou family is already wrong..."

She was ruthless: "It's better to make mistakes and make mistakes!"

Mo Zhu covered his mouth: "Master, do you want to..."

Concubine Zhou made a "shh" gesture to her: "Don't say anything, just understand in your heart. Now, I have no way out."

……

Emperor Zhaode, who was far away at the border, didn't know that his beloved concubine was already planning to take his life.

At this time, he took the medicine prepared by the national teacher himself, and finally woke up, but his body was still very weak.

"Now...how is the battle going?"

"Reporting to my father, the king of Yunnan colluded with the thieves and blocked my Daxia's food, grass and medicinal materials. Fortunately, my minister has transferred another batch of food and medicinal materials. Marquis Wu'an, who was on standby at the border of Yunnan, intercepted a batch of blood. Sealing the throat with bows and arrows, and taking the token bestowed by the emperor, we dispatched reinforcements from neighboring provinces. Soon, we will be able to fight back!"

"Okay! The king of Yunnan is ambitious, and I will never spare him! Cough cough cough cough!"

It was supposed to be a powerful sentence, but Emperor Zhaode said it weakly.

The prince patted Emperor Zhaode on the back, while serving Emperor Zhaode to drink the concoction: "Father, don't worry. The king of Yunnan dared to plot against you so much. If I can't report this for you Enemy, you are in vain as a son of man!"

"Just now you said that my Daxia's food, grass and medicinal materials were blocked by someone, ahem,?" Emperor Zhaode did not ignore what the crown prince said even though he was not in good health at the moment.

"Yes..." The prince hesitated and said, "Master Zhou, who is in charge of escorting the grain, grass and medicinal materials, has not been able to deliver the grain, grass and medicinal materials for some reason, which makes my army fall into such a passive situation. There are no medicinal materials available either. If my sister hadn't sent someone to ask for medicine from the Imperial Teacher urgently after learning about the father's situation, I'm afraid the father would not be able to wake up now..."

"Trash! Cough cough! Zhou Yusheng is such a trash, I want to remove him from his post!"

At this moment, a scout came to report: "Report to the emperor, His Royal Highness, just now, the general intercepted a letter sent by Master Zhou to the King of Yunnan, please have a look at it!"

Emperor Zhaode's pupils shrank, and he stepped forward with trembling hands. He tried several times, but he couldn't hold the letter firmly, so he had to ask the prince for help.

After reading the letter, Emperor Zhaode's forehead was tinged with blue veins, and his whole body carried a strong hostility: "Zhou, Yu, Sheng! I treated the Zhou family well, but Zhou Yusheng actually betrayed the enemy behind my back, Want my life! Ha, ha ha ha! This is my good subject!"