Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 543 What does the Queen Mother think?

Changle Palace.

In the open space in front of the palace, a small piece of complete tiles and no bricks were exposed, and it was a mess. The two side halls hugging the palace on the right and left also collapsed.

As for the courtyard behind the palace gate, there were already crowds of palace maids and concubines in colorful embroidered clothes, and there were even small yellow gates and the groans of pain from the inner prison, making the scene a mess.

"The queen has arrived."

Chunhe shouted lowly,

Seeing the Queen arriving, people in front of the palace were in panic.

"Hulala..."

A group of palace maids and eunuchs knelt down, and they dared to raise their heads.

Empress Jiang Yuqing, surrounded by the Imperial Guards and Imperial City Guards who came to protect her, entered the back of the palace, looked up at the small hall that had not collapsed, and asked:

"Where is the Great Emperor?"

When asking questions,

A middle-aged supervisor in the crowd who was kneeling on the ground replied hesitantly:

"It's still over there in the palace dormitory... Manager Xia and his people are guarding there,"

It turned out that when the earth dragon turned over, the Emperor was in a good mood and was practicing writing in the study. Originally, a group of eunuchs and palace maids were waiting there, but one of the Emperor's concubines in Xinna came in and asked for some help from the Emperor. While drinking the ginseng soup, unexpectedly there was an earthquake. The tiles fell down and the sound was very loud. The emperor was shocked. He was drinking the soup again. When he got excited, his blood surged up and he fainted.

Xia Shouzhong, the general manager of Changle Palace, had already led the eunuch Jing to rescue the Supreme Emperor when the earthquake occurred. As soon as the earthquake stopped, he first led people to carry the Supreme Emperor to the bed, and then pinched and beat him. back,

The Supreme Emperor just woke up, and for some reason, he couldn't catch his breath and fainted again.

When the concubine saw it, she was so frightened that she cried and didn't know what to do.

The queen stood there for a long time without moving, feeling angry and ashamed at the same time. How could this happen? Before, she had never heard the queen mother say that the emperor was so promiscuous with women. How could there be a young concubine here? How could this happen?

Calming his mind, he asked,

"Now that the Supreme Emperor is safe, where is the concubine?"

"Go back to your Majesty, the Emperor is still in a coma, but he is already dressed and lying on the couch. The imperial doctor is also treating her, but his blood is rising and he has not woken up even after being pinched. As for the concubine, Mr. Xia They were sent back, but there were also people watching, and although there were tiles falling down in the hall, it was still safe and you could go in."

The eunuch was kneeling there and replying. There were people kneeling all around, silent. Chunhe leaned over from behind and asked in a low voice,

"Mother, can't you get in yet?"

Queen Jiang's mind changed. How could this be such a coincidence? Something happened at this time. She didn't know whether it was true or not. But looking at the slave kneeling below, it didn't look like he was lying. She still needed to confirm.

"Come in, make sure to see if your father is okay. Someone, go to the Imperial Medical Office and call all the imperial doctors over."

"Yes, your Majesty, my servant has sent someone a long time ago. I think they should be here by now."

The steward quickly replied.

Then he looked at the imperial guards and imperial guards who came with them, and ordered,

"You guys, come in with me."

"Yes, ma'am."

All the soldiers around responded, and then Empress Jiang winked at Chunhe. Chunhe understood and took the people into Changle Palace first. At this moment, in the luxuriously decorated palace, there were copper tripods, jades, and all kinds of extravagant things. It had been scattered on the ground, swaying here and there on the carpet, and then turned around the beams covered by the yellow curtains, and walked around a fallen bamboo tree. It was a dragon bed, where the imperial doctors and palace maids and eunuchs had long been waiting.

When Chunhe saw Eunuch Yun of Yangxin Palace here, he understood that the Supreme Emperor was there at this moment. He walked over and saw that the Supreme Emperor had put on his clothes, closed his eyes tightly, frowned, and looked lifeless, while Xia Shouzhong was kneeling on the bed. With his head constantly helping the doctor to press his arms and philtrum, Xiao Yunzi saw Chunhe and knew that the empress was here, so she nodded to him,

"Eunuch Yun, thank you for your hard work. Your Majesty is right outside."

Eunuch Yun agreed and replied,

"The Emperor is not awake yet. Your Majesty can come in."

Chunhe didn't dare to delay, so he turned around and returned to Queen Jiang.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has not woken up yet. Eunuch Yun is also there. You can go in."

"I know."

After saying that, Queen Jiang led everyone into Changle Palace. When they arrived at the palace, looking at the messy things scattered on the ground, Jiang Yuqing couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. She turned around a few corridors, entered the main entrance and inner hall, and arrived at the palace of the Supreme Emperor. In the bedroom, the medicine has been boiled in the room, and there is a strong smell of Chinese medicine.

Looking towards the dragon couch, he saw the dragon couch covered with bright yellow silk cloth. The curtains were raised, and several eunuchs were surrounding the Crown Prince. Instead, he saw a man wearing clothes lying on the dragon couch. , but his hair and hair were messy, and there were some serving eunuchs and maids kneeling on the ground. The imperial doctor had been changing the brocade cloth and applying it on the forehead of the Supreme Emperor. He didn’t know what to do. The Supreme Emperor’s face was actually calmer at this time. , but there are still some bruises between the eyebrows, I don’t know why it is like this, and asked,

"Xia Shouzhong, how is the Emperor doing?"

Manager Xia, who was waiting on the bed, looked ashen with fright. Seeing that the Queen was coming, he quickly came over to salute.

"I have seen my empress. The Emperor has not woken up yet. He has pinched someone and is still fainting. I have used everything that should be used."

After saying that, she still started sobbing. Her crying made the queen upset.

"Okay, the imperial doctor will be here soon. Go and take care of you first."

"It's your Majesty, I'll go right away."

Xia Shouzhong didn't know whether he was frightened or really felt sorry for the Emperor. After bowing, he climbed to the bed and continued to change the brocade cloth and wipe the Emperor.

While he was talking, the surprised voice of the inner prisoner came from outside the hall:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the doctors are here,"

In a moment,

Amidst a series of hurried footsteps, seven or eight imperial doctors from the imperial hospital rushed into the hall, carrying medicine boxes on their backs, and ran over one after another.

"I have met the Queen,"

A group of imperial doctors knelt down to pay homage to the empress behind the bed.

Queen Jiang said slowly:

"Without courtesy, come here to diagnose and treat the Supreme Emperor as soon as possible."

"Yes, madam!"

Several imperial doctors got up quickly and gathered around the dragon bed. They took the pulse and checked their eyelids. After a while, the imperial doctor ordered acupuncture to be administered. For a while, several people were in a hurry, doing a lot of work. group.

The Queen stood aside and watched anxiously. As for the Forbidden Army and the Royal City Guards, they were waiting outside the blocking screen. They were silent. Only the Forbidden Army guarding the city gate was looking at Ding Zhi. His face was ashen. I shouldn't have seen this person today. Seeing this, I wondered what to do. I took a peek at the soldiers around me, and their faces turned pale.

But when Jiang Yuqing saw that scene, he felt strange in his heart. How could this happen? Could it be that God's warning was because of the Supreme Emperor? Maybe he couldn't stand it this time.

Are you thinking that the Supreme Emperor will not just die? If this is the case, it may not be a good thing, and Your Majesty does not need to be careful everywhere.

But it's impossible. The Supreme Emperor is very cautious, so how could it be possible?

For a moment, the palace was extremely quiet.

But over at His Majesty's side, after the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital were busy, the person on the bed suddenly coughed violently, a long cough sound came out of his mouth, and then a thick phlegm was coughed out, and his breathing gradually became more even. , but his eyes were closed tightly and he did not wake up.

After hearing the sound,

A group of internal prisoners gathered around and called the emperor, but they still didn't wake up. Chunhe immediately shouted,

"Shut up, don't delay the diagnosis and treatment,"

The kneeling eunuch immediately stopped talking and looked anxiously at the person on the bed.

Queen Jiang asked,

"Is the Imperial Physician's Order that the Emperor is safe?"

"Reply, Your Majesty, the Emperor's energy and blood are welling up. He drank a lot of tonic and was frightened. Phlegm is in his heart. Now that the phlegm has come out, he hasn't woken up yet. We can only wait and see."

There was nothing the imperial doctor could do at this time. After all, the emperor was old and had now reached the age where he knew his destiny. He was startled and took a lot of tonic. It was really harmful to the body if he was not able to replenish his body.

"The Queen Mother is here!"

"The princess is here!"

Following two announcements, Empress Dowager Lu walked in with her old nanny and several old eunuchs. Not far behind her, the old concubine followed. The two of them had expressionless faces. After they came in, they looked at each other in front of the bed. The Supreme Emperor remained silent with his eyes tightly closed.

Queen Jiang led everyone to salute the Queen Mother and the Dowager Princess.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother and the Dowager Princess."

"Okay, it's hard for you now."

Empress Dowager Lu waved her hand to let him get up, and then asked the imperial doctor, "How is the emperor doing?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, the Supreme Emperor was frightened. He was not in good health. His heart palpitated, he was dizzy, and his energy and blood were rising. Now that the injection has been administered, the phlegm in his heart has come out. It's okay to think about it. But, after all, the Supreme Emperor has grown up, so he still thinks Moderation is.”

The imperial doctor didn't want to say anything at first, but the empress dowager and concubine had been in the harem for decades and couldn't hide anything, so they answered truthfully.

But everyone present heard the implication. In fact, after all the troubles, the physical condition of the Supreme Emperor had gone downhill. The Queen also felt complicated, and the Supreme Emperor was going to the end.

The Queen Mother's face also changed, suppressing some of the messy thoughts in her heart, she looked at it coldly, but this was a bit strange. When the old Queen Mother saw the Queen Mother, she didn't ask, so she took the lead and asked,

"What do you think, Queen Mother?"

"What else can I do? I can only take care of myself and let the imperial doctors prescribe medicine."

Several imperial doctors hurriedly took out paper and prescribed medicine.

After everything is over,

The old concubine spoke again,

"Is that flattering concubine still there? Have you checked? Why did you send me some ginseng soup today!"

Xia Shouzhong quickly replied,

"Back to the old concubine, she is a palace maid who has been admitted to the palace a long time ago. There is no problem."

"Since there is no problem, it's easy to deal with it. Put that concubine in the cold palace. What do you think, sister?"

The old concubine directly dealt with the concubine without thinking. After speaking, she asked Empress Dowager Lu who was standing in front,

"Let's do it this way, Yuqing, how is your majesty?"

Empress Dowager Lu glanced around the palace and saw the messy beds. She felt angry. At this age, she was still thinking about those foxy girls. She didn't know if what she was drinking was ginseng soup.

"After returning to your mother, your majesty suffered a skin injury and took medicine to recover in the Yangxin Palace. My daughter-in-law was left to take care of her."

Empress Jiang told the situation according to Emperor Wu's instructions. The expressions of the old concubine and the empress dowager changed at the same time, and they suddenly thought, how could it be such a coincidence.

And outside the palace,

Beijing,

Beijing Palace,

Wang Shuirong of Beijing was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, sipping tea, looking at the mess in the courtyard, and suddenly smiled,

"Haha, the King of Japan has really opened his eyes today. He can see the great changes in the world. Mr. Leng, what do you think is going on?"

Leng Shiwen, the scribe who was drinking tea together, squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the palace.

"Your Majesty, whenever there is a big change in the sky, something big must happen. In the capital, the so-called big events naturally refer to the palace. I want to come to the Supreme Emperor."

Leng Lao spoke and nodded, Shuirong's face straightened, he put down the tea bowl, and asked meaningfully,

"Old Leng, what are the chances of you telling me?"

Leng Shiwen picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, and replied politely,

"Wait a moment, Your Majesty, my spies have been sent out a long time ago. They will surely have an answer."

"Report. Your Majesty, spies from the east gate of the capital have come to report that more than 10,000 cavalrymen led by Marquis Luo Yun are swarming into the city, looking towards the direction of the palace."

Before the two of them finished talking, they heard a secret agent from the shadow guard of the North Palace coming to report outside the courtyard.

King Beijing was shocked.

"What, Luo Yunhou's soldiers have entered the city."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Shadow Guard agent has seen it with his own eyes. It's very fast."

Listening to his men's decisive answers, Shui Rong immediately thought that the Dongcheng guard was Zuo Anhe, the military commander. Didn't this person say that he had a rift with Luo Yunhou? Wasn't his son humiliated by Luo Yunhou in public? What's going on?

"How did Marquis Luo Yun enter the city?"

"Back to your lord, it is said that Marquis Luo Yun entered the city after taking out the golden order given by His Majesty."

King Beijing was even more puzzled. How could this happen? It shouldn't be.

"Old Leng, what do you think?"

Leng Shiwen was silent, lowering his head and thinking. Logically speaking, the most likely person to have trouble at this time should be the Supreme Emperor, but Marquis Luo Yun was in a hurry to enter the city, and he was someone your Majesty relied on. Could it be that something happened to His Majesty?

"Your Majesty, please be patient. We are waiting for news from the palace. If Marquis Luo Yun enters the capital, Your Majesty will come."

Leng Lao hesitated to speak, which made King Beijing Shuirong even more confused. If something happened to His Majesty, the three princes would be the key. But if the other vassal kings had no thoughts, they should have made preparations in advance.

"Report, Your Majesty, there is news from the palace. The palace is closed and no one is allowed to enter. There are already many civil servants wearing court uniforms, as if they want to lock the door and enter the palace."

Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and Old Leng suddenly spoke,

"My lord, continue to send people to find out what happened in the palace and the movements of Marquis Luo Yun. Make plans in advance."

"Okay, come here, send all the shadow guards in the house to keep an eye on Marquis Luo Yun."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Dongwangfu,

now,

Prince Dong actually ate in Dong Nuan Pavilion, and he enjoyed the delicacies with Princess Dong without paying any attention to the situation outside.

At this time, outside the door,

Yang Cheng, the commander of the royal secret guard, walked hurriedly, holding the long knife on his waist with one hand and a letter sealed with red paint in the other. He arrived at the door of the prince's palace, knocked hard and said,

"Your Majesty, the master in the palace has sent someone to deliver the message. It's urgent."

"Oh, it's an urgent letter from the teacher. Bring it in and tell me what it means?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yang Cheng pushed the door open and entered the room, quickly turned around and closed the palace door, and stood respectfully not far from the door, waiting for the prince's instructions.

Mu Shi, the king of Dongping County, calmly reached out and took a mouthful of food and chewed it carefully. Then he put down the bowl and chopsticks and wiped his hands with a brocade cloth. The more this happened, the more uncomfortable Yang Cheng was who was waiting for instructions. Dare to raise your head, lower your head and reply,

"Lao Qiu sent someone to tell him that there has been a change in the palace. Make plans in advance. In addition, Luo Yunhou's soldiers, about ten thousand cavalry, entered from the east city gate, and they used the golden order given by the emperor."

"Haha, you are worthy of being a teacher. You can know this kind of news. Luo Yunhou, it is really not easy. It is time to prepare early. Send an order. All the secret guards in the capital will be dispatched. I want to know what is happening in the capital. One word. Pass it to me without missing a beat.”

Dong Wang Mu Shi's face looked a little ferocious at the moment, not at all like the gentle young master just now. He was completely different from the other two people. Only Dong Wang Concubine sitting opposite, the women of the Zhen family were not surprised at all.

But Yang Cheng was so frightened that he quickly responded,

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take the order."

Then she didn't dare to stay here for a moment, and went out after receiving the order. Princess Dong looked at the anxious prince, stretched out her hand to hold Mu Shi's hand, and asked worriedly,

"My lord, why bother?"

"I only have the Dongwang Palace in this life, and I can never let it go. It belongs to me, and no one can take it away. Otherwise, I will be uneasy in this life. Don't worry, my beloved, I will be careful."

"Hey"

(End of this chapter)