Empress Huaishu of the Harem

"Forget it, everyone knows that you imperial physicians are not inferior to the literati in front of you. But today is different, I am impatient to listen, just one sentence, we all know that sister Duan is weak. But in the middle of winter It's been a good time, why is it not good to look at Lichun? Not to mention the Empress Dowager's grace, Duankang Guitai Concubine's pulse is always safe every day, yesterday everyone said it's okay, today they say that the visitor is not kind , the epidemic is not so fast?" Concubine De quickly calmed down and asked one sentence at a time.

I listened to the praise from the secret strike festival, although Concubine Demu is usually gentle, she can catch the idea as soon as she makes a move.No room for confusion.

"Your Majesty, I didn't come to take pulse yesterday." Meng Shixin said with a wry smile, but when he saw Concubine De's eyebrows raised, he hurriedly said, "But the vice minister of Chen Laoyuan also read it, and it is indeed all right. But Did the empress ever notice that every imperial doctor wrote at the end of the pulse case that "the five internal organs are weak, rest is the best." "Gynecology suffered a lot in her early years in gynecology. I don't know why she didn't take good care of it later. There was a problem at the root. So her body is much weaker than ordinary people. When she is young, she can't see much difference. But after middle age However, the exhaustion is severe, and many trivial things in the eyes of ordinary people, such as getting angry or blowing cold wind, may become an opportunity for illness or even death."

When I heard the word "death", I panicked even more, almost lost my composure and said, "Quack doctor, you are talking nonsense."

"Huai Shu, be careful with your words." A majestic and clear voice came from a distance outside, and I dared not speak any more when I heard it.The queen mother walked in with a gilt nanmu crutch.I hurriedly helped Concubine Demu to meet the ceremony together.

The queen mother heard my voice, and suddenly turned her head to look at me, although I lowered my head and did not meet her gaze.However, he could still feel the sharpness of being scrutinized, and his heart tightened. In the ten years under her hands, he had never been watched by her like this.I hurriedly wondered if something had touched her recently, I didn't do my best to find her unhappy.

Not to mention that I was wandering here, the queen mother had already withdrawn her gaze, and asked: "How is the imperial concubine now, is she awake?" Obviously she was talking to Meng Shixin.

Meng Shi said: "The condition of the concubine has initially stabilized, but she is still in a coma."

"When will my sister wake up?"

"Here, if there is no accident, you can be sober within three days."

The Queen Mother slowed down a bit, and was quite satisfied with such an answer.Concubine Demu was a little angry, and she couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, Sister Duan is in such a bad situation, I'd better invite Imperial Physician Wen to come back and take a look. After all, he has also treated my sister for many years."

Wen Shichu, as soon as I heard it, the current mentor of Weilin in Taiyuan Hospital, it is said that in the early years of Qianyuan, he was the chief doctor of the plague that ravaged the whole country.Later, although the harem was involved, Yan Zan retired to guard the spirit of the present mother, Empress Dowager Zhaohui, and no longer set foot in the court.But the Empress Dowager still admired him so much, he must be someone with great abilities.It must be very good to heal Concubine Duanmu.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother shook her head and said: "Master Wen has been guarding the Zi Palace for many years, no matter how good his medical skills are, he must be unfamiliar. What's more, he has a specialization in surgery, and he may not be better than Doctor Meng in Qi Disease."

Since the Empress Dowager objected, it is natural not to mention this incident again.Then the mother and concubine and several old concubines rushed over hand in hand, and there was another small sound when everyone greeted each other.The Queen Mother frowned, and said: "Duangui Concubine should be resting now, so many people crowded here will not disturb my sister. Anyway, she is still asleep, and I won't be seeing you for a while. If you have nothing to do, go back first. Please, Sister De Let's deal with the follow-up matters here, if necessary, let the younger sisters take turns to serve you."

Everyone hurriedly said "yes", the queen mother looked at the sky, and took the lead to help the maid to leave. Before leaving, she glanced at Meng Shixin and said slowly: "The Ai family knows that life and death are fate, and the imperial doctor can't guarantee that the medicine will cure the disease. But it’s a matter of being loyal to the emperor, it’s a matter of being loyal to the emperor. If you blindly seek self-protection and don’t try your best to heal the master, even if you die, you won’t be wronged.”

Meng Shixin was stunned, and quickly agreed.

I don't know what it's like, I'm worried about the Queen Mother's stern scrutiny, and I'm also worried about Concubine Duanmu.Although I don't have the same deep emotion and gratitude as Concubine Demu, but after all, I was an elder who watched me grow up, experienced Xun's affairs together, and understood her profound suffering and misfortune as a woman.I sincerely hope that she can get through it, but after listening to Doctor Meng's half-confessed hints, I feel so hopeless.Even if I am like this, what about Concubine Duan's only adoptive daughter, Sister Wen Yi, have you received the news that her adoptive mother is critically ill?
However, sister Wen Yi has been born nine years ago as the nephew of Concubine Zhao Jie, the eldest son of the Luo family, Yikang, a new Jinshi.The son-in-law was quickly appointed Yuzhang Prefecture Tong, and the elders of the clan mansion and the Ministry of Rites had a lot of debate about whether the princess should follow her husband or stay in the princess mansion.In the end, it was Concubine Duan who felt sorry for her daughter, and said to the Queen Mother that if she wanted wealth and comfort, she would have chosen the nobles of the capital as her son-in-law.The husband and wife have just got married and have no children. If they stick to the rules and separate the two places, it will inevitably waste the princess's youth.Although the royal daughter does not need to look at her husband's face, it is not good for the princess in the future.

Quan Quan's mother's love is beyond words, the Queen Mother naturally sells her face.So the ten-mile long pavilion bid farewell to the mandarin ducks, which really made a good story come true, and some wives praised the empress dowager for her kindness.She didn't want to marry sister Wen Yi to a powerful and powerful family for the sake of fame, but chose a family like the Luo family with a simple population and a decent family style, and a young and promising young man like Luo Yikang.

Concubine Xin often brings her children to see Concubine Duan in the palace these days. Unfortunately, her condition is good and bad, and she is rarely awake, so she can only chatter with Concubine Mu and the others, "Sister Duan, this is a good thing to see." I understand, those of us are all stuffed in the palace, and the child is really comfortable if he lives comfortably. Everything else is false." She also expressed her feelings, her Shu and Di Ji were set by her father when the emperor was present. For the marriage, the eldest son-in-law is the second son-in-law of the hereditary Duke's mansion. Seeing the scenery is close, it is a pity that more than a dozen of the direct descendants of the five generations live together.The trouble with the big family is that the princess can't be alone.For the sake of her daughter's well-being, after observing the national filial piety, she went to the empress dowager and the emperor's brother to move to the princess mansion.

The mother and concubine sighed, and finally couldn't help but said: "But there are two things. Yuzhang is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it will take ten days for the clan's mansion to rush to report. It's freezing, and Wen Yi is a delicate person." Girl, I don't know yet."

Everyone couldn't continue talking about what happened next, and no one could tell that this time Concubine Duanmu might really be at the end of her life.

Concubine Fu avoided the important point and said lightly: "Sister, don't think too much. Sister Duan and Wen Yi have a mother-daughter relationship."

But sometimes fate is too illusory. After half a month of hard work, Concubine Duan did not wait for the daughter she had longed for, and finally passed away on the morning of the fifth day of February.

When she went, she held the queen mother tightly with her skinny hands, uttering two words with difficulty.After listening to it, the queen mother repeated: "Liangyu. It means Wenyi.".

Concubine Duanmu nodded heavily, looked at the queen mother, and exhaled her last breath.

The Queen Mother turned her face away, unable to bear to look any further.

I was the first to hold back and cry out.

On the fifth day of February in the tenth year of Zhengzhang, imperial concubine Huang Kaoduan passed away at the age of 51.

Concubine Duan is too bitter, it's good to leave, don't enter the palace again in the next life