No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 186 Happy? !
Master Mingguang?

Luo Junyao was a little surprised. She thought that Master Mingguang had such a relationship with Xie Yan because he didn't want outsiders to know about it. How could he come to Xie Yan openly?
But after thinking about it, Master Mingguang is the abbot of the Huguo Temple, and the name of the Huguo Temple was bestowed by the late emperor after he became the abbot. How could Master Mingguang not deal with the royal family?
Therefore, either no one in the royal family could recognize Master Mingguang's identity before he became a monk, or the Empress Dowager and the first emperor themselves knew the identity of Master Mingguang, but they didn't publicize it.

Yao's family was originally a nobleman of Shangyong, so it is impossible that no one knows him.

Perhaps, the original Yao Zhong and the current Master Ming Guang do not have the same face.

Xie Yan stood up and told the servant at the door: "Master Shu and Master Mingguang please come in."

Xie Yan pulled Luo Junyao to the main seat in the main hall and sat down. After a while, he saw a thin official in his early fifties in court clothes and Master Mingguang walking in one after the other.

Master Mingguang was not as casual as he was at the back of the Huguo Temple that day. He was wearing a formal temple abbot robe, with a bodhi rosary hanging on his chest. Monk style.

"I greet His Royal Highness the Regent." The official bowed and saluted, and Master Mingguang also put his palms together in salute.

Xie Yan glanced at the two of them, and frowned slightly, "How could Master Shu and Master Mingguang enter the palace together at this time?"

This is also a question that Luo Junyao wants to know. The Lord Qin Tianjian and the abbot of the Huguo Temple have no relationship at all.

How could they happen to enter the palace together at this time?
Lord Shu looked sideways at Master Mingguang, seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he had to say to himself: "Reporting to the lord, I specially invited Master Mingguang to take this trip together. A few days ago, the empress dowager sent the lord and Miss Luo separately. The Geng posts were sent to Qin Tianjian and Huguo Temple, and ordered Xiaguan and the eminent monks of Huguo Temple to choose a few auspicious days for the two to get married in the near future."

Master Mingguang lowered his eyes and said, "The envoy sent by the Empress Dowager really meant that."

Master Shu saw that Xie Yan was silent, and quickly said: "The lower official also asked, although the prince and Miss Luo are engaged, but it will take at least half a year to arrange the marriage, so it is a bit hasty to choose the near future. But the emperor The Queen Mother said..."

"What did the Empress Dowager say?"

Lord Shu hesitated for a moment and said: "The Empress Dowager said that she... I'm afraid she won't be able to wait for half a year, if she goes to meet Gao Zu and the late Emperor during this time, the prince's marriage will take another three years or even longer. "

Luo Junyao and Xie Yan looked at each other, and they both understood Master Shu's meaning.

The Empress Dowager wanted them to get married as soon as possible, so that if the Empress Dowager passed away before the wedding, the marriage would not be delayed until.

The empress dowager was the first empress of Dasheng, and she made great contributions to assisting Gaozu in establishing Dasheng.After her death, according to the rules, the government and the public are not allowed to have fun within one year of Dasheng, and they are not allowed to use foreign troops unless necessary.In the royal family, the emperor mourned for 27 days with the day instead of the moon, and all the princes and princesses of the ancestors had to mourn for 27 months.

Although Xie Yan is not the prince, but he was raised by the Empress Dowager, and I am afraid that he will also be in mourning like the two princesses and King Ping.

Three years later, not to mention that Xie Yan is already in his thirties, and the second daughter of the Luo family is also in her twenties.

The empress dowager obviously didn't want her nephew's wedding to be delayed by her funeral.

Xie Yan raised his hand to stop Lord Shu from saying what he wanted to say later, and said in a deep voice, "Now the Empress Dowager is seriously ill, so there is no need to mention this matter for the time being."

Lord Shu was a little anxious, and said: "My lord, it's impossible not to mention it."

"When the empress dowager sent two Geng invitations, she also sent a decree." Lord Shu took out a roll of bright yellow silk from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands, "The decree of the empress dowager said that Qin Tianjian and the guardian The Guochan Temple has negotiated a suitable date and needs to report it to her immediately. If her old man is not in good health, it will be ordered..."

Master Shu gritted his teeth and said, "Ling Wang Ye and Miss Luo Er will get married immediately, and congratulate her!"

Xie Yan's face darkened slightly, and he stretched out his hand to take the silk from Mr. Shu's hand.

When I opened it, I found that it was indeed the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager Seal.

Master Shu looked at the Prince Regent's face, and said in a low voice: "The empress dowager is most concerned about the prince's marriage. Before the prince returned to Beijing, the empress dowager called the ministers from time to time to calculate a suitable date for the wedding."

The regent's Geng post was not sent to Qin Tianjian just now, but at that time there was not even a candidate for a princess, so what can be calculated?Their Qin Tianjian is only responsible for calculating the suitable days, and they are not magic sticks, and they can't calculate when the prince will have a concubine.

So every time I can only comfort the Empress Dowager, the prince is wise and powerful, why worry about not having the concubine as his companion?

The so-called Chongxi, don't say that Xie Yan and Luo Junyao don't believe it, even Lord Shu, who is the supervisor of Qin Tianjian, doesn't believe it either.

This is just an excuse for the empress dowager to let the prince get married before she passed away.

On the contrary, Master Ming Guang said: "My lord, the method of rejoicing may not be impossible."

Xie Yan looked up at Master Mingguang, and Luo Junyao also stared at him in disbelief.

He already knew that this monk was not a serious monk, yet he still wanted to fool his own nephew?

Master Mingguang was very helpless in his heart, but his face was full of awe, "The poor monk's words are not some ghosts and gods. It's just that the Empress Dowager has always been most worried about the prince's marriage. If she can see the prince's wedding, maybe her spirit will be better. And Or... after the big wedding, the Empress Dowager is still looking forward to the little prince of Chu Palace."

Normally, Luo Junyao would have complained about this monk's indecency, but now he has no such intentions.

Even the belief of watching her grandson grow up and take charge of the government can't make the Empress Dowager survive, let alone the little prince of Chu Palace?

Xie Yan rubbed his eyebrows and said: "We will discuss this matter later, I know the meaning of Lord Shu and Master Mingguang."

Master Shu also knew that it was not suitable to say anything at this time, he was only responsible for conveying the meaning of the Empress Dowager, as for what to do, it was the regent's own choice.

Master Shu and Master Mingguang said nothing more, and resolutely resigned.

After seeing off these two people, Eunuch Huang came out of the bedroom, "My lord, Miss Luo."

Xie Yan nodded, "Huang Gong, thank you for your hard work."

Eunuch Huang hurriedly said: "My lord is serious, it's all the old slave's job, how can it be hard work?"

Xie Yan said: "Auntie has to trouble Mr. Huang to worry about it."

Eunuch Huang responded in a low voice, hesitated for a while before saying: "I have heard the words of Lord Shu and Master Mingguang just now, please forgive me for talking too much. There are three things that the Empress Dowager can't let go of. The eldest princess, the third is the prince. The empress dowager often said that her majesty and the eldest princess are taken care of by the prince, and she doesn't have much to worry about, except for the prince...the royal family put all the burdens on the prince, but they don't Do you know who will take care of the prince?"

Eunuch Huang followed the Empress Dowager for most of his life, I am afraid that no one knows the Empress Dowager's mind better than him.

Why is the Empress Dowager so active in coordinating the marriage between the Prince Regent and the girl from the Luo family?In addition to trusting the behavior of the Prince Regent and General Luo, he also hoped that the Luo family could share some of the pressure for the Prince Regent.

Back then, Gao Zu and the Empress Dowager brought their nephew into the palace to be raised in a moment of soft heart. At that time, they just thought that after all, it was their own nephew who wanted the child to live better.In the future, if he becomes a talent, he can naturally become the arm of the late emperor, but he didn't expect him to really make contributions.

Even when Gao Zu was alive, he never imagined that one day the future of the entire Dasheng and the royal family would be borne by this nephew.

Their momentary sympathy back then may have been a blessing to Dasheng as a whole, but it was too heavy for the regent.

Xie Yan held Luo Junyao's slender plain hand a little tighter, closed his eyes and quickly opened them again, and said in a deep voice: "This king knows, Huang Gong doesn't need to say more."

Looking sideways at the girl beside him, he said softly: "The king now has someone who can be with him for the rest of his life, so Auntie doesn't have to worry about it anymore."

Eunuch Huang sighed, and said: "How can the Empress Dowager feel relieved if she hasn't seen the prince's wedding with her own eyes?"

When the palace gate was about to be locked, Xie Yan personally sent Luo Junyao out. Xie Yan was instructing Die Ying to take Luo Junyao home when he saw a carriage parked outside the palace gate.

"It's Big Brother!" Luo Junyao also saw it. Luo Jinyan was sitting outside the carriage, leaning against the carriage, thinking of something.

"Brother!" Luo Jun shook a few steps and ran out, "Brother, why are you here?"

Luo Jinyan looked at her carefully, and said, "Of course I'm here to pick you up, are you okay?"

Luo Jun shook his head, "I'm fine, it's just the Empress Dowager..."

Luo Jinyan sighed softly, stretched out his hand to push away her hair tie that was blown to the front by the evening wind, stood up, looked at Xie Yan who was walking towards them, and said, "My lord, if there is anything the Luo family can help, please send someone Come pass the message."

He didn't ask the Empress Dowager if she was alright, so how could the situation be so good?
The Empress Dowager also took good care of the Luo family back then, both Luo Yun and Luo Jinyan respected this old man very much.

Xie Yan said in a low voice: "Thank you. This king brought you into the palace without permission. Please come and pick me up in person. Please forgive me."

Luo Jinyan shook his head and said: "Since the Luo family is a subject, Yao Yao is also a junior of the Empress Dowager, so he should enter the palace to pay homage to him. What's wrong?"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and took out a simple and elegant box from the carriage and said, "This is the Snow Jade King Ginseng that my father accidentally obtained at the border many years ago. The doctor in the army said it was at least seven or eight hundred years old. Four years ago, my father was seriously injured. Relying on it saved a life, although I don't know if it is right or wrong, the prince might as well show it to the doctor in the palace."

Xie Yan did not refuse, took the box with both hands and said solemnly: "Thank you."

"My lord, you're welcome. I'll take Yaoyao home first."

Xie Yan nodded and bid farewell to Luo Junyao, and watched the Luo family's carriage leave before turning around and stepping into the palace gate again.

After entering the palace gate, Die Ying couldn't help but look at the box in Xie Yan's hand and said in a low voice: "My lord, do you want to let Miracle Doctor Xue come into the palace to have a look? I heard that General Luo was accidentally ambushed four years ago, and he was seriously injured. He was seriously injured and almost died. If it is true what Mr. Luo said, General Luo saved his life by this, maybe the Empress Dowager..."

Xie Yan said: "Please ask Miracle Doctor Xue to enter the palace again."

Miracle doctor Xue was invited back into the palace soon, looking at the small piece of snow jade king ginseng in the box, even Miracle doctor Xue, who had kept countless precious medicinal materials in the door, couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

"Good stuff, where did it come from?"

Xie Yan didn't answer this question, but just asked: "Is this useful for Aunt Huang?"

The smile on Miracle Doctor Xue's face faded slightly, he shook his head and said, "Whimsical."

The atmosphere in the hall was condensed again.

Doctor Xue looked at Xie Yan seriously and said: "My lord, you are not a person who escapes from reality, so I will tell you the truth. The empress dowager's illness...unless you can find the elixir that can bring the dead back to life and bring people back to life, who else? There is no other way. I advise you not to have delusional thoughts, this idea of ​​King Xueyu's thinking is indeed useful to the Empress Dowager, but it is a waste of money!"

"Presumptuous!" Eunuch Huang, who was standing by, couldn't help but angrily scolded.

As long as it is useful to the Empress Dowager, no matter how precious the medicine is, it is worth it.

This quack doctor dared to say anything reckless!
Divine doctor Xue glanced at him indifferently, and said: "I'm just telling the truth, snow jade ginseng that is nearly a thousand years old is hard to come by. Only this small piece, if used in the right place, can save several lives. But When it is used here by the Empress Dowager, it is not bad if the supplement can leave half of the medicinal effect. Besides, although the snow jade ginseng is milder than other medicines, it is still too strong for the Empress Dowager. Deployment. If you use it too much, you still can’t stand it.”

Eunuch Huang murmured: "Could it be true... that there is nothing to do?"

Divine doctor Xue secretly rolled his eyes. As a doctor, he has long been used to seeing birth, old age, sickness and death, and he really doesn't have that much compassion to comfort the patient's family.

If the disease can be cured, the life cannot be cured.

When the fate is over, how can manpower save it?
Xie Yan stretched out his hand and pushed the box containing Xueyu King Ginseng to Divine Doctor Xue, saying, "Since it can be used, I will help Mr. Xue to make the medicine."

Divine doctor Xue looked at the box in front of him, sighed and said, "I don't know if you are so persistent, whether you want to make her well or make her suffer."

He was groggy every day, and he was only awake for an hour or two.If he didn't take the medicine as a meal every day, he wouldn't even be able to stay awake for those two hours.

Although there is no very unbearable pain, only the patient can feel the feeling that he is weak and decaying, and every organ in his body seems to gradually not belong to him.

There is also the feeling of being dragged back again and again from critical illness, and the feeling of not knowing whether I can wake up before falling asleep every time, I am afraid that it is not good for a woman like the Empress Dowager who has been tough and self-controlled all her life.

Xie Yan remained silent.

He didn't know if it would be hard for the imperial aunt like this, but...he couldn't just watch her die and do nothing.

Divine doctor Xue put away the Xueyu King Ginseng, and said to Huang Gonggong who was standing by the side: "You go out, the old man still has something to say to the prince."

Eunuch Huang seemed to be so shocked by Doctor Xue's words that he didn't recover, and retreated silently without saying anything.

Xie Yan waved the others to retreat, and the hall returned to tranquility.

"What does Mr. Xue want to say to this king?"

Divine doctor Xue said: "I went back and thought about it carefully. The medicine I gave the empress dowager before should not expire so quickly, and...it is really strange that the empress dowager vomited blood today. There should be no such thing as the empress dowager. The disease of vomiting blood."

Xie Yan's breath became condensed in an instant, "Did someone tamper with the medicine?"

Divine doctor Xue shook his head and said: "No, neither I nor the imperial physician have found out that the Empress Dowager has any signs of poisoning. In this world, there are probably not many poisons that can be hidden from the old man."

Xie Yan frowned, "Since Doctor Xue only said it at this time, he must have guessed it already?"

Divine doctor Xue said: "I took the pulse before, and found that the empress dowager's heart fluctuated violently earlier, and she would suddenly vomit blood. If it was not emotionally stimulated, it was something that stimulated the heart. It is not poison, and it can even be regarded as It's a tonic. The Empress Dowager has taken too many tonics during this time, so it's not surprising that the imperial doctor couldn't tell the difference."

Xie Yan said coldly: "The Empress Dowager's daily medicine and diet are strictly controlled." It was the medicine and food that were tampered with.

If it is said that he was stimulated by something, since Huang Gong stayed with the Empress Dowager all day long, it is impossible not to tell him.

Divine doctor Xue said: "I only have these two guesses, what is going on can only be investigated by yourself."

, Xie Yan said: "This is natural, thank you, Mr. Xue, for reminding me."

Divine doctor Xue snorted softly, stood up and said: "The old man is going to dispense the medicine. This medicine is a bit troublesome. It is best to prepare it before the Empress Dowager wakes up."

Xie Yan also got up and walked out with Miracle Doctor Xue.

Walking outside the hall, Xie Yan summoned Xiying to send him to send Miracle Doctor Xue to the imperial hospital, but he himself stood outside the hall door looking up at the stars in the night sky with a stern expression.

"My lord." Die Ying came out of the palace and said in a low voice, "The chef in the Empress Dowager's small kitchen and the maid in charge of food inspection are dead."

Xie Yan remained silent, and Die Ying was a little worried, "My lord?"

Xie Yan said in a deep voice: "Understood. Before this king ordered people to guard them, why did people still die?"

Dou Ying lowered her head a little ashamedly, "The room where those people were imprisoned was put with poisonous incense in advance, and everyone who entered was poisoned, but... only those three people died."

Xie Yan lowered his eyes and said: "The combination of two poisons can kill people. This is not a common method in the palace, is it familiar?"

Duoying nodded and said: "Yes, Qi clan, poisonous scorpion."

　Well, today is a chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)