The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 56: One Mistake Again, Between Life and Death

There was a biting chill in the winter morning on Gaozong's body. It seemed as if he got up from the bed and ran directly over. His hair was disheveled and he was randomly wrapped in a large cloak. His face was slightly pale, but there were two smudges on his cheekbones. The strange red color, when he saw Yiyi sitting there, he immediately asked, "How is Zhaoyi?" The voice was harsher than ever before.

Yiyi was about to stand up and salute, but suddenly she was shouted at. Her legs went weak and she sat down again. She was speechless for a moment. Ayu on the side quickly bowed his head and saluted, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Zhaoyi has just given birth." A little princess, mother and daughter are safe.”

Gaozong closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath while stroking his chest, and walked quickly to the door. His voice was extremely soft, "Meiniang, are you okay?"

Wu Zetian did not answer. Gao Zong couldn't help but be startled, but he saw Yu Liu hurriedly opened the door and came out. He bowed and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Zhaoyi has fallen asleep."

Gaozong's expression immediately became tense again, "Is it important for her? What happened yesterday? Didn't it say that it would take half a month?"

Yuliu shook her head sadly, "I don't know why Zhaoyi had an early attack yesterday. It's very dangerous this time. Zhaoyi is exhausted now. He can give birth to the princess safely, thanks to This royal doctor."

Gaozong then saw Dr. Jiang standing aside, and his face suddenly showed a bit of surprise, "Who are you?"

Doctor Jiang saluted and said solemnly, "My minister Jiang Xiaozhang is the chief physician of Shang Pharmacy Bureau. For some reason, he missed the night limit last night and could only stay in the bureau. When the king's servant came to pass the news, the attendant on duty Both the doctor and the chief doctor went to the Li Zheng Palace, so I sent my ministers to come and take orders."

The more Gaozong listened, the uglier his face became, and he said in a deep voice, "How was Zhaoyi's situation last night?"

Jiang Xiaozhang did not hesitate and told the story again, and finally said, "Situations like this are the most likely to cause hemorrhagic collapse. If Zhaoyi is in poor health or panicked... I will never be able to atone for my sin even if I die!" Gao Xiaozhang said. After Zong heard this, his face turned pale and he said nothing.

Amid the oppressive silence, the delivery room door creaked, and a tall, plump woman came out holding a small swaddling clothes and bowed to Emperor Gaozong first. Of course, there was a newly born little princess in the swaddling clothes. She had cried a few times just now, but now she was silent. She must have fallen asleep.

Gaozong glanced down at the swaddling baby for a few times, with a look of pity on his face. He sighed, waved his hand, and the woman quietly retreated. After a short while, the door of the delivery room opened wide. First, several female doctors came out. They looked at all the doors and windows outside and found that everything was closed tightly. Then several palace servants carefully carried a soft couch and walked out, followed by Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Wu both looked exhausted.

Gaozong rushed forward and called out "Meiniang" in a low voice. He received no response. He paused for a moment before getting out of the way and followed the soft couch towards the palace. Doctor Jiang and others also followed. Behind them were the palace servants guarding the door. After a while, the place that was originally full of people became empty.

Liuli had already climbed up without anyone noticing, and followed behind with Arling. Seeing that the soft couch in front of her had entered the bedroom, she stood in an inconspicuous place outside the house. After a while, Yuliu came out and ordered that everyone who was not on duty should disperse first, and assigned people to go to various places to report the news. Suddenly seeing Liuli behind him, he smiled and said, "Did Painter Kudi stay up all night too? Zhaoyi has gone to bed. Madam will go back in a while, so you should go and rest. "

Liuli nodded with a smile, said thank you for your hard work, and then walked back with Arling. Then she felt that her hands and feet were sore and weak, and she finally walked to the house, went to bed and fell asleep in the dark.

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In Wu Zhaoyi's palace, the valerian gauze curtain that originally hung on the screen bed has been removed and replaced with a light yellow Ruyi curtain. The gauze curtain hangs slightly, and a gold and silver staggered Boshan furnace in the corner is exuding peace of mind. The faint smell of fragrance.

Gaozong sat silently in front of the bed, looking at the pale face in front of him, with guilt all over his face. He was not with Mei Niang when she gave birth to Hong'er. At that time, the eldest princess Honghua came to court from Tuyuhun. He welcomed her in the Forbidden Garden, made her husband the consort, and gave them the marriage to the head of Jincheng County. His eldest son, he celebrated for three days in a row. Only when he returned to the palace did he find out that Mei Niang had given him a son, and the queen actually only sent a female doctor to deal with the problem. From that time on, he realized Mei Niang’s The situation was so difficult that they simply named their child "Li Hong". "The old man should rule, and Li Hong should come forward." Only this name is worthy of the son of Li Zhi and Mei Niang.

This time, he had already thought about how to compensate Mei Niang well and let her mother move in early in the morning. Unexpectedly, after yesterday's twelfth lunar month banquet, he went to the Lizheng Palace to give twelfth lunar month rewards to the concubines in the harem. , but met Concubine Shu. I haven't seen her for more than three months. She has become much thinner and dressed lightly. She looks a bit like she did when she first became the crown prince Liangdi. The arrogance is gone. The queen begged for her love for a long time, and she Then he went to Shujing Hall, drank, sang and danced, and became very drunk without knowing it. When he woke up in the morning and heard the news, Mei Niang had already given him another daughter. According to what the doctor said, it was more dangerous than last time, but he broke his promise again and let her suffer such fright and pain alone.

 Why is it that every time she is at a critical moment of life or death, she is always laughing and drinking somewhere else? This was clearly not his intention! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead and sighed.

Hearing this sigh, Yuliu couldn't help but turn around. She had just exhausted her words to persuade Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Wu to go back. Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she saw the emperor with such a depressed face. She thought for a while, walked up and whispered, "Zhaoyi is afraid that he will have to sleep for a while. Your Majesty, why not go and freshen up first, eat something, and come back later. Zhaoyi is fine now, Your Majesty." It’s important to take care of the dragon body, otherwise Zhaoyi will blame herself again when she wakes up.”

Gaozong was shaken and nodded slowly, "You guys stay on guard first. If anything happens, report it immediately. I'll come over later." Seeing the yellow robe disappear outside the door, Yuliu sent him away again. Several little palace maids walked to the couch and knelt down, carefully tucked the corners of the quilt, and whispered, "Zhaoyi, His Majesty has gone out."

Wu Zetian's eyelashes trembled for a moment, but she did not open her eyes. After a while, she asked softly, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

Yuliu had already inquired and understood, and hurriedly replied, "The doctor said that Zhaoyi may have been too hot in food and drink in the past few months, and now there are some signs of blood fever. This time, he activated it too urgently, which is a shame. Zhaoyi has a good foundation and a strong will, so he can survive safely. Now the most dangerous situation is over, and he will be fine after a month or two of good care. He is a slave, and he has neglected his duty..."

Wu Zetian shook his head slightly, "I don't blame you, I was careless. I didn't expect them to make such progress, but have you checked the food and drink last night?"

Yuliu thought for a while before replying, "It's no different from usual times. I'll check it carefully later." She was responsible for Zhaoyi's meals. She originally paid attention to everything, but in retrospect, in the past two months, Shang Food Bureau The ingredients distributed to Xianchi Palace were indeed excellent. It was said that it was His Majesty's order to keep good things here first. There were even fresh deer blood sausages. She was a little happy at first, but she didn't expect that a problem would arise. Above the word "good". But what we ate last night was indeed ordinary food. What could be the problem?

Wu Zetian asked again, "Little princess, what's wrong?"

Yuliu hurriedly said, "Little princess, she is very good..."

Wu Zetian uttered two words softly and decisively, "Truth!"

Yuliu was stunned, and then said after a while, "I heard from the female doctor who delivered the baby that the little princess's body bones are a bit weak, so everything needs to be done more carefully." He added hurriedly, "The slave sent the selected people according to Zhaoyi's instructions. They are all suitable people, but I am afraid it will take half an hour for the wet nurse to arrive. Four of them will be sent over there. Does Zhaoyi want to choose them herself? "

Wu Zetian was silent for a long time. Yu Liu thought she had fallen asleep and was about to quietly retreat when she heard her whisper, "No need. When mother wakes up, let her pick. Ask her to pick more." After a moment of silence. Then he said, "I'd like to report back to Your Majesty and ask Dr. Huang to diagnose my pulse."

Yuliu couldn't help being surprised and confused. Why should Mrs. Yang do such an important thing as choosing a wet nurse? How many more picks are needed? The imperial doctor Huang was the most timid and cautious, and even if he had a three-point disease, he would be considered a very sensible person. Although his temper was a little weird, he seemed to be quite good. Since Zhaoyi believed in him at the moment of life and death After leaving him, why did he switch to Dr. Huang now?

She didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she had to answer yes, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Lizheng Palace, Shujing Palace, and Chengchun Palace have all sent people over now. Shouldn't the rewards be bigger as usual?"

Wu Zetian said calmly, "No need to reward me. Just go out and thank me casually, say you're safe and come back quickly."

Yuliu was startled, then listened to Wu Zetian's words, "There is no need to pay out the reward in Xianchi Palace. I have to recuperate these days. It doesn't matter if the affairs in the palace are a little messy. You just need to keep a close eye on the medicine and food." , I don’t allow outsiders to come in here. Don’t mention the previous food and drink matters to others. If the Holy Master asks, just give a vague answer, but Yiyi can be more detailed. "

Yuliu gradually understood at this time and whispered, "I understand! Zhaoyi has a good rest, and I will make arrangements now!"

When Yuliu walked out of the house briskly, Wu Zetian slowly opened his eyes, with an emotion in his eyes that no one could see clearly. Yu Liu understands? No, she doesn't understand! Just like that night just now, everyone thought it was a near miss, but only she knew that she had gone back and forth between life and death. When those silver needles were inserted one by one, and when the female doctor's hands rubbed them down so hard, the temptation to give up, the feeling that her life was hanging in the hands of others, was not the first time in her life that she had tasted it. But no matter what, she should never try it again!

When Yuliu hurriedly walked in again, Wu Zetian was really confused. However, she was restless and had very light sleep. Yuliu's movement suddenly woke her up. When Yuliu saw that she had been awakened, she was so frightened that she knelt down. Wu Zetian frowned slightly, "What happened?"

Yuliu said, "It's not a big deal. His Majesty was scalding the porridge just now, and he suddenly became furious. He wanted to drag Wang Fusheng and several others down and beat him fifty times, and let everyone in the palace go to watch the execution. He said it was a matter of priority. It’s all gone, what’s the use of keeping it.”

She couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Zhaoyi, that's all for others. Ah Sheng was also running forward and backward last night, with both credit and hard work... But Zhaoyi was startled, pondered for a moment, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face. .

  p.s. Many thanks to Tang Guanlizi and classmate Jiajia for their pink votes and classmate Le Youyang for the reward. I will add more if there are three more votes...

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