medical law
Chapter 496
Empress Dowager Xiao used to say this kind of thing often, but she didn't speak up or intervene in government affairs, but someone else spoke up for her and handled things for her.When she said this, Yingzong only thought that she was the same as usual and didn't take it to heart.
The wind and cold last time seemed to be just an inducement. After that, Empress Dowager Xiao's body gradually gave rise to various alarms, and a faint, ominous feeling rose in her heart.
The feeling of fatigue made her unable to use her strength, and Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly realized that even if she controlled the power and most of the Yin Dynasty, she could not control her own life.Over the years, for the strength of her mother clan and for the court to be able to stand against the Xue family, she has spared no effort to promote the Xiao family. Gradually, she raised a wolf with her own hands. This wolf may help her and the Xue family. Tigers fight each other, but without their own control, without their own control and beating, can Yingzong's strength alone be able to control it?
She once considered that King Hui would inherit the great power in the future. Those with great talents in the Xiao family could be worthy of great support and assistance, and half of King Hui's blood was from the Xiao family.But now that King Hui has become a useless person, it is impossible for the Xiao family to be willing to withdraw from the battle for the crown prince. If they have other ideas, once the situation gets out of control and the internal affairs are in turmoil, it will be another bloody storm.
After all, this world belongs to the Long family. Even if the Empress Dowager Xiao uplifts the Xiao family and her natal family, she will not let the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Dayin Dynasty change hands.
The mother and son talked for a while, and Empress Dowager Xiao's expression became a little weary.She waved her hand and said to Yingzong: "Your Majesty, let's get down to business. Aijia is tired. I want to rest for a while!"
Yingzong helped Queen Mother Xiao to lie down, opened the thin blanket beside the couch, shook it off to cover the queen mother, and said: "The queen mother should take a good rest. Did you hear what the imperial doctor said just now? You are not feeling well, so , don’t worry about it!”
Empress Dowager Xiao chuckled and said hello.
How can she not worry about it?
Between Yingzong and Xiao.The two sides are like a tug-of-war, a contest between the aristocratic family and the imperial power. If the balance cannot be maintained, one side will definitely lose.If Yingzong made a move on the Xiao family first, then the court would become the Xue family's dominance, and wait for Yingzong to relax.It will be even more difficult to uproot Xue's party.
Empress Dowager Xiao opened her eyes, looking at the Xiang-colored dragon and phoenix brocade curtain above her head, and sighed silently.
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The next morning, the Empress Dowager woke up with a flushed face.A mouthful of thick phlegm was choking on his throat, and he couldn't swallow.
She struggled to get up.Leaning half of his body, he called weakly: "Come here..."
After hearing the sound, Eunuch Chen hurriedly opened the door and entered the hall.
"Queen Mother, what's the matter with you?" Eunuch Chen hurried to the side of the couch, supported Queen Mother Xiao, with a worried look on his face.
Empress Dowager Xiao pointed to her throat, signaling him to bring the spittoon over quickly.
Eunuch Chen bumped a pillow to the back of Empress Dowager Xiao.Get up and go to the ear room to fetch the spittoon.
Empress Dowager Xiao was lying on the side of the couch, trying to spit out the thick phlegm in her throat.There was a muffled cough in the throat, but only a small piece of blood-stained yellow phlegm spit out.
Eunuch Chen called out to the queen mother in surprise, but the queen mother Xiao ignored him and coughed vigorously, trying to spit out the stuck piece, but after all, she couldn't.
She lay down exhausted.
Eunuch Chen called his maidservant to come in, brought water for rinsing mouth, brocade handkerchief and other things to wash Empress Dowager Xiao.
"Empress Dowager, I'm going to ask Court Envoy Zhang to come and have a look!" Eunuch Chen said.
Empress Dowager Xiao did not respond to him, she pondered for a while, then said to Eunuch Chen in a hoarse voice: "Go and call Concubine Rong to come over, just say that Ai's family is ill, and let her come over to serve the sick."
Eunuch Chen was taken aback for a moment.
The Empress Dowager didn't like Concubine Rong very much, she always said that Concubine Rong was a bit petty, and she couldn't get on the stage. Her favorite was Concubine Xiao, she was always her niece, so it was natural to favor her.But the Empress Dowager was sick, so she didn't let Concubine Xiao come over to serve her illness, why did she let Concubine Rong come instead?
Eunuch Chen didn't understand it for a moment, but the queen mother spoke, he didn't dare to ask more questions, he just said yes, then went to the outer hall, and ordered a servant girl to pass on the words of the queen mother Xiao.
At noon, the news that Empress Dowager Xiao summoned Concubine Rong to Ninghe Palace to serve the illness spread throughout the harem.
Everyone was privately speculating about the intention of the Empress Dowager Xiao's move, even Concubine Xiao was trembling, wondering if the Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with herself.
She asked a clever little eunuch beside her to inquire about the situation at Ninghe Palace.
Half an hour later, the little eunuch came back and said that the door of the Empress Dowager's palace was closed, Eunuch Chen and all the maidservants were guarding outside, and only Concubine Rong was serving the Empress Dowager in the hall, Concubine Rong did not come out for a long time.
Concubine Xiao Gui was beating drums in her heart. The last time Hui Wang Long Tingshi heard that the queen mother had a cold and entered the palace to pay her respects, but was turned away by the queen mother.But this time she was sick, but she asked Concubine Rong to serve her. What does this mean?
Concubine Xiao recalled that the Xiaoyao King Long Tingxuan was now under the command of King Hui. In just a few months, he had gained the trust of everyone in the Xiao family. Such ability should not be underestimated.Her mind was in a mess, she had a lot of wild thoughts, and for a while, she wondered if the Queen Mother saw that King Hui was disabled, and wanted to replace King Hui with Long Tingxuan?
Xiaoyao Queen Mother and Concubine Rong's family background is mediocre, and she doesn't have a strong mother clan to support him. If the Empress Dowager thinks this way, won't all the painstaking efforts of their Xiaoyao King Xiaoyao be in vain?What will Shi'er do after that?
Concubine Xiao suddenly felt cold all over, she tried her best to comfort herself, this was just her own wild guess, maybe the Empress Dowager didn't intend it like this.Maybe, the reason why the Empress Dowager summoned Concubine Rong to serve at this moment was to push Concubine Rong out and make her and King Xiaoyao the targets of Queen Xue and the prince.As long as the prince changed his target, the situation would change accordingly, and the prince would fight with King Xiaoyao, while King Hui would reap the benefits.
Concubine Xiao Gui believed that Long Tingxuan was not a cheap lamp, and it was not difficult to see that he was able to gain the trust of everyone in the Xiao family in a short period of time.
When the crown prince and King Xiaoyao were exhausted from fighting, Shi'er would be able to free up his hands and clean them up...
Well, maybe.That's what the Queen Mother planned!
Concubine Xiao spent the whole afternoon in a mood of joy and sorrow.
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After dinner, Concubine Rong finished serving Empress Dowager Xiao's food and medicine, then knelt down and left the Ninghe Palace.
She dragged her weary steps back to her bedroom, and before she had time to wash up, she heard the report from the maid outside the palace, saying that Concubine Xiao Gui had arrived.
A hint of impatience flashed in Concubine Rong's eyes, but she didn't dare to shirk, and hurriedly came out from the inner hall to greet her.He said with a smile: "Please come in quickly!"
Concubine Xiao is wearing a honey-colored palace dress, with a light long gauze skirt covering the weft, and a silver-red gauze half-arm, with a wide skirt winding behind her, elegant and luxurious.Three thousand blue silks are tied into a high bun, with a few plump pearls dotted in the hair.Shining with soft, bright and lustrous fluorescence, a sunburst phoenix hangs obliquely on the sideburns, and the slender tassels hang upside down, shining golden light while walking, shining brightly.
Concubine Xiao's eyebrows and eyes look exactly like Empress Dowager Xiao, but she is not as shrewd as Empress Dowager Xiao.The eyes are a little softer, and the voice is sweet and soft.If you don't look closely at the age marks left on her face, she looks like a lady in her twenties.
"I heard that Sister Rong went to Ninghe Palace today to take care of my mother's sickness. I am also worried about my mother's health, so I had to come here and ask my sister!" Concubine Xiao laughed.
Concubine Rong went over to salute, then supported Concubine Xiao's hand and walked towards the inner hall together.
"The empress dowager's health is not very good, but she is a lucky person to be taken care of by the imperial physician. She will definitely be very happy!" Concubine Rong responded with a faint smile.
Concubine Xiao Gui was a little worried when she heard that the Queen Mother was not in good health.Quickly asked: "What did the imperial doctor say?"
Concubine Rong was stunned. In fact, she went there today and did not meet the imperial physician, and the Empress Dowager did not tell her about her illness. She only asked Long Tingxuan what he was doing recently and how his marriage preparations with Mrs. Liu were going. .Concubine Rong said that the Empress Dowager is not in good health, she can tell from her complexion.
Concubine Rong felt that she had made a slip of the tongue, she blushed slightly, and said with some embarrassment: "My sister didn't meet the imperial physician when I went there, why don't I go over tomorrow and ask her personally!"
Concubine Xiao smiled and said it was fine, and asked Concubine Rong what the Empress Dowager said when she passed today.
Concubine Rong knew what Concubine Xiao Guiwan wanted to ask, so she didn't think too much, she just ignored the part of asking Long Tingxuan, saying that she was waiting by the couch all day, serving tea and water for the empress, serving meals and drinking Afterwards, the queen mother only asked about the marriage between Xuan'er and the wife of the Liu family.
Concubine Xiao Guifei thought about it, and felt that it was a bit strange how the Empress Dowager would care about Long Tingxuan's marriage while she was ill.
She took a deep look at Concubine Rong, saw that her face was calm and there was no trace of concealment, so she believed it.
The two chatted for a while, Seeing Concubine Rong's tired expression, Concubine Xiao thought that maybe she was really exhausted after serving the Queen Mother all day.With a little peace of mind, she asked her to wash up quickly, rested earlier, and led her back to the bedroom.
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On the eleventh morning of June, Chen Yixue accompanied Prince Duansu to the outskirts of the city for a mountain hike.
Chen Jing went out to inspect the shop as usual. The head office of Yuxiu Village is going to launch a new clothing exhibition recently. A lot of ready-made clothing styles have been sent from Taoyuan County. Keep your feet off the ground.
Princess Huilan took care of the huge Prince Duansu's mansion, and she couldn't take it easy. Fortunately, after Jin Zi passed through the door, she could help her share some of the burden.
The mother in charge sent the account books over, Princess Huilan came back from Mrs. Chen, Jin Zi had already made tea, and was waiting for her to come back and learn how to reconcile accounts with the princess.
Jin Zi is very talented, Princess Huilan is also very happy to teach, she said that if Jin Zi and Chen Yixue return to Xianju Mansion, Jin Zi will be in charge of the Chen Mansion.
Jin Zi humbly shirks, saying that his exercise is not enough, and he still needs to study hard with his mother.
Princess Huilan was very happy, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat together. Princess Huilan said, listen to Jin, and the whole morning passed.
At lunch time, Princess Huilan was about to order the meal pass when Chang Fu from the outer courtyard ran in and said that someone had come to the palace and that the Empress Dowager was not in good health and invited the Princess to enter the palace.
Princess Huilan's expression changed slightly, she hurriedly got up and asked Chang Fu to prepare the carriage quickly.
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Princess Huilan returned to Prince Duansu's mansion at the end of Haishi.
Jin Zi heard from the servant of the second gate that after the princess came back, he hurriedly put on his silk shoes, and took Chen Yixue to the Chuihua Gate to meet her.
Princess Huilan took Zhilan's hand and came out of the carriage.The orange halo of the horn lamp sprinkled on her face, casting a faint shadow, making her expression look gloomy.
"Mother......"
Chen Yixue and Jin Zi called out in unison.
Princess Huilan raised her eyes and looked up, with a smile on her face.Said: "Why do you still come out to meet me? It's late at night, go back and rest quickly, I have Mama Zhang and Zhilan here to serve me!"
Jin Zi stepped forward, holding Princess Huilan's other arm, and said with a smile, "Mother went to the palace to serve the sick, but my son hid in the mansion instead, how could he sleep peacefully?"
Princess Huilan felt comforted by these words, she smiled softly, thinking of Empress Dowager Xiao's condition.Fu suppressed his smile again.
"Is the Empress Dowager's illness very serious?" Jin Zi asked in a low voice, so he had never heard of the Empress Dowager's phoenix being ill before.
"The empress dowager woke up with a sore throat in the morning. She couldn't get any water or medicine. Her face and body were swollen. She couldn't breathe well, and her throat seemed to be sealed. Her life...is in danger!" Princess Huilan said finally , slowly lowered his voice.
Jin Zi was shocked, she recognized this symptom, her father was a Chinese medicine practitioner in his previous life.He had been treated for such a disease, which came on very quickly.Before the onset of the symptoms, the symptoms are not obvious, and it is very serious all of a sudden. It is a kind of malignant disease, called sore throat syndrome.
Dad said that sore throat is an attack of heat and poison in the body.The empress dowager's illness is so severe, it should be a type of late poisoning, and it is also the most intense.The diagnosis and treatment plan for sore throat was invented by a doctor named Lei during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.Those who contracted sore throat before were all diagnosed as fatal by the doctor.
The historical dynasty where the Dayin Dynasty was located was different from what Jin Zi knew.She also didn't know if the imperial doctor could treat the empress dowager's sore throat, if not, then the empress dowager would die.
Jin Zi has heard about the legend of Empress Dowager Xiao. She has gone through two dynasties, assisted two generations of emperors to succeed to the throne, strategized, and decisively killed. She is a woman with very strong political skills.Did such a person die of throat paralysis in the end?
"What do people from Tai Hospital say?" Jin Jin asked.
"If you can't feed the medicine, the imperial physicians are also helpless!" Princess Huilan said, and let out a long breath of foul air.
Jin Zi had seen her father's treatment plan for sore throat, she hesitated, and told Princess Huilan that she might be able to save the Queen Mother's life.
Princess Huilan was stunned for a moment, then reconfirmed in disbelief: "Yingluo, can you treat the Queen Mother's illness?"
Jin Zi nodded and replied: "My mother just mentioned about the empress dowager's condition. My son has read it in a medical record. It is a sore throat caused by heat and poison in the body, not a fatal disease!"
Princess Huilan heard that Jin Zi said that the queen mother's illness was caused by heat poison in her body, which was basically the same as what the imperial physicians said, and she half believed it in her heart. Yingluo said that the disease can be cured...
She raised her eyes to look at Jin Zi, and seeing her determined expression, she understood that Yingluo could indeed cure this disease.
Countless complex emotions welled up in my heart, intertwined and intertwined.Thinking of Empress Dowager Xiao's unfeeling and cold heart in the past, Princess Huilan's eyes became gloomy.
Princess Huilan thought of the court meeting at the end of May, and the Tatar Credentials sent together with the Yinshan Memorial.Xianzong was imprisoned for 19 years, waiting endlessly, and finally saw a glimmer of light, but the cruel-hearted mother refused to say a word for the benefit of another son.
Princess Huilan knew how important Empress Dowager Xiao was in Yingzong's heart, but she snuffed out that glimmer of hope and ray of dawn on the grounds that the Empress Dowager was not allowed to interfere in politics...
Such a harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!
Empress Dowager Xiao has meddled in the affairs of the court in recent years, isn't it rare?
What kind of bullshit is this?
Princess Huilan sneered in her heart, she pursed her lips, and said in a low voice, "Let's not interfere with the royal affairs. Besides, Yingluo, you are not a doctor, so you have no such obligation."
Seeing what she said, Jin Zi had no choice but to say yes in a low voice.
Princess Huilan then told Jin Zi and Chen Yixue that the wedding ceremony of King Xiaoyao might be postponed, but there is still no conclusion as to when it will be postponed.The Empress Dowager's emergency has made His Majesty very worried, and all his thoughts are on it. If the Empress Dowager's condition changes, King Xiaoyao's wedding may be postponed for more than a year.
Jin Jin listened quietly without expressing any opinion.If the grandmother died of illness, the grandchildren would have to observe filial piety for a year before getting rid of their clothes. It was reasonable for Long Tingxuan's wedding ceremony to be postponed for one year.
Princess Huilan thought that if Empress Dowager Xiao died of illness, as a member of the royal family, she would have to stay to observe her filial piety.But she didn't want Chen Yixue and Jin Zi to stay.Shangjingcheng is a place of right and wrong, and Xue Geer's identity is sensitive, if something goes wrong if he stays.The consequences could be disastrous.
Sitting down in the inner compartment, Princess Huilan took the hot tea from Jin Zi, took a sip, looked up at Chen Yixue and Jin Zi and said: "Yingluo, you have packed all the boxes and cages for the past two days. Brother, arrange for people to go to Luoyang City to book a boat tomorrow. Xuaner and Hanhan's marriage may be postponed, so you don't have to wait any longer, just set off for Xianju mansion the day after tomorrow!"
Jin Jin nodded hurriedly. She didn't know why Lord Huilan was so nervous to send them away.But the days in Shangjing were really boring, so Jin Zi didn't ask much.
Although Chen Yixue is not keen on political affairs, his political sense is extremely sensitive.In the past half a year, the imperial capital seemed to be calm, but in fact, the situation was treacherous and the dark tide was turbulent.The court was divided into two factions, and the political parties were competing. If Yingzong could not maintain the balance on the surface, a coup would be inevitable.
Mother didn't want people from the Prince's Mansion and Chen's family to get involved in court battles. This was one of the reasons why she wanted to stay away from the imperial capital and the circle of powerful people.And another one.As smart as he was, he roughly guessed that his identity had something to do with the palace.Therefore, Princess Huilan did not want him to become an official, nor did he want him to come to the imperial capital.After several sleepless nights of struggling, he finally gave up the obsession in his heart. Sometimes he thought of heaven and hell, he didn't want to harm the one he cared about because of his obsession.
Chen Yixue asked Zhilan and Zhang's mother to come in to serve her mother, and took Jin Zi back to the yard.
Jin Jin was silent all the way.But Chen Yixue knew what she was thinking, and only held her hand tightly.Indifferently said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are the natural laws of life, everyone will have such a day, sooner or later!"
Jin Jin looked sideways at him and nodded.
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Princess Huilan arranged for Jin Zi and Chen Yixue to leave on June [-]th.The time was already very rushed, but I didn't expect that Empress Dowager Xiao's illness would be rushed even further.
After being diagnosed with sore throat on June [-], Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't drink any water, her whole body was swollen, and she lost consciousness. She died at three o'clock in the evening on June [-].
From the onset of illness to death, there was only a short period of four days, and after the onset of illness, the queen mother could not speak and did not leave any last words.
Concubine Rong became the last person summoned by Empress Dowager Xiao.
Empress Dowager Xiao died suddenly, making Concubine Rong the target of all the concubine.
Empress Xue took the opportunity to speak to Yingzong that Concubine Rong might murder the Empress Dowager's life, and demanded that Concubine Rong be strictly investigated.
The sudden death of the Empress Dowager brought Yingzong grief beyond description.
He couldn't believe that this was the truth, but Empress Xue was targeting Concubine Rong every word, and every word was based on filial piety, so Yingzong could only hand Concubine Rong to Empress Xue for review.
Yingzong considered himself a dutiful son, so how can there be any reason why a son would not cry bitterly when his mother died?
When Zhou Boxuan and other courtiers arrived at Ninghe Palace, Yingzong was almost unconscious from crying.He suddenly seemed to have been taken out of a pillar. The Empress Dowager Xiao was the pillar behind him. Although the Empress Dowager loves power over the years, and the mother and son sometimes have political disagreements, Yingzong knew that the world would not harm him. Only his mother, Empress Dowager Xiao.
Yingzong held the supreme imperial power, but felt so powerless for the first time, his imperial power could not protect the life of his mother!
Although Zhou Boxuan and the others wanted to cry aloud to express their grief, but he was the prime minister of the court, and he had to take care of the funeral of Empress Dowager Xiao, so he couldn't let the emperor cry endlessly like this.The people who saw the hall were all crying, no matter if they were real or not, whether they had tears or not.He immediately made a decision, and at the same time ordered the eunuchs to help the emperor up and forcefully press him on the throne.Shouting "Stop mourning!" to the crowd, this suppressed the chaotic energy.
Yingzong wiped his face with a hot towel, and said with a tired face, "I'm already in a mess, and I don't want to say anything. Boxuan, you can discuss with them and do what you want. I will just listen to you."
Zhou Boxuan is the right chancellor, and now that His Majesty has given the order, he will naturally take up this burden.
He hastily answered yes, advised Yingzong to go back to the palace to rest, and recruited the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the supervisor of ceremonies to discuss the funeral ceremony of Empress Dowager Xiao.
At the hour of Haishi, the obituary came out from the palace.
Princess Huilan sat up from the couch after hearing the news.
Her first reaction was: it's too late...
Brother Xue and Yingluo, it's too late to leave...
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In the early morning of the next day, the wives of first-rank to third-rank officials and first-rank to fifth-rank military officials went to the Hall of Longevity in plain clothes to cry.
Princess Huilan and Jin Zi are also listed here.
The sound of crying spirits was like a tide, with one wave rising and another rising again.There is still the sound of bang bang wooden fish lingering in my ears, making my eardrums buzz.
Jin Zi didn't understand these rules, so she could only follow Princess Huilan's step by step. When everyone cried, she cried, and when everyone went to the side hall to rest, she followed Princess Huilan and served tea.
Jin Zi's aunt Gu Shi and grandmother Weng Shi are also life wives.When we were crying in the Hall of Eternal Life just now, everyone knelt down and cried, but they didn't notice it. It wasn't until they entered the side hall to rest that they discovered each other's existence.
Seeing Princess Huilan, Mrs. Gu whispered something to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Weng, who was beside her.Weng Shi looked over and nodded with a smile.The Queen Mother passed away, and the whole world mourned. Weng and Gu didn't dare to show happy expressions.
Mrs. Gu came over, and greeted Princess Huilan first, and Jin Zi also hurriedly said hello to Mrs. Gu.
"The princess seems to be less clear recently!" Mrs. Gu was at a loss for words.
Princess Huilan's face was exhausted, and she had to worry about everything in Shangjing, not as leisurely as in Xianju Mansion.As the saying goes, if you have a broad mind and a fat body, if you worry too much, if you are mentally weak, your body will naturally need to be lighter.
"It's hot in summer, and I don't have a good appetite. It's because I have lost my appetite. Mrs. Liu has good eyesight!" Princess Huilan also responded kindly.
Mrs. Gu replied yes, and came over to chat with the Princess and Jin Jin, and soon there was going to be a second round of crying, everyone took a sip of the tea soup, and then left the side hall one after another, heading for the Hall of Eternal Life .
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The wind and cold last time seemed to be just an inducement. After that, Empress Dowager Xiao's body gradually gave rise to various alarms, and a faint, ominous feeling rose in her heart.
The feeling of fatigue made her unable to use her strength, and Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly realized that even if she controlled the power and most of the Yin Dynasty, she could not control her own life.Over the years, for the strength of her mother clan and for the court to be able to stand against the Xue family, she has spared no effort to promote the Xiao family. Gradually, she raised a wolf with her own hands. This wolf may help her and the Xue family. Tigers fight each other, but without their own control, without their own control and beating, can Yingzong's strength alone be able to control it?
She once considered that King Hui would inherit the great power in the future. Those with great talents in the Xiao family could be worthy of great support and assistance, and half of King Hui's blood was from the Xiao family.But now that King Hui has become a useless person, it is impossible for the Xiao family to be willing to withdraw from the battle for the crown prince. If they have other ideas, once the situation gets out of control and the internal affairs are in turmoil, it will be another bloody storm.
After all, this world belongs to the Long family. Even if the Empress Dowager Xiao uplifts the Xiao family and her natal family, she will not let the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Dayin Dynasty change hands.
The mother and son talked for a while, and Empress Dowager Xiao's expression became a little weary.She waved her hand and said to Yingzong: "Your Majesty, let's get down to business. Aijia is tired. I want to rest for a while!"
Yingzong helped Queen Mother Xiao to lie down, opened the thin blanket beside the couch, shook it off to cover the queen mother, and said: "The queen mother should take a good rest. Did you hear what the imperial doctor said just now? You are not feeling well, so , don’t worry about it!”
Empress Dowager Xiao chuckled and said hello.
How can she not worry about it?
Between Yingzong and Xiao.The two sides are like a tug-of-war, a contest between the aristocratic family and the imperial power. If the balance cannot be maintained, one side will definitely lose.If Yingzong made a move on the Xiao family first, then the court would become the Xue family's dominance, and wait for Yingzong to relax.It will be even more difficult to uproot Xue's party.
Empress Dowager Xiao opened her eyes, looking at the Xiang-colored dragon and phoenix brocade curtain above her head, and sighed silently.
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The next morning, the Empress Dowager woke up with a flushed face.A mouthful of thick phlegm was choking on his throat, and he couldn't swallow.
She struggled to get up.Leaning half of his body, he called weakly: "Come here..."
After hearing the sound, Eunuch Chen hurriedly opened the door and entered the hall.
"Queen Mother, what's the matter with you?" Eunuch Chen hurried to the side of the couch, supported Queen Mother Xiao, with a worried look on his face.
Empress Dowager Xiao pointed to her throat, signaling him to bring the spittoon over quickly.
Eunuch Chen bumped a pillow to the back of Empress Dowager Xiao.Get up and go to the ear room to fetch the spittoon.
Empress Dowager Xiao was lying on the side of the couch, trying to spit out the thick phlegm in her throat.There was a muffled cough in the throat, but only a small piece of blood-stained yellow phlegm spit out.
Eunuch Chen called out to the queen mother in surprise, but the queen mother Xiao ignored him and coughed vigorously, trying to spit out the stuck piece, but after all, she couldn't.
She lay down exhausted.
Eunuch Chen called his maidservant to come in, brought water for rinsing mouth, brocade handkerchief and other things to wash Empress Dowager Xiao.
"Empress Dowager, I'm going to ask Court Envoy Zhang to come and have a look!" Eunuch Chen said.
Empress Dowager Xiao did not respond to him, she pondered for a while, then said to Eunuch Chen in a hoarse voice: "Go and call Concubine Rong to come over, just say that Ai's family is ill, and let her come over to serve the sick."
Eunuch Chen was taken aback for a moment.
The Empress Dowager didn't like Concubine Rong very much, she always said that Concubine Rong was a bit petty, and she couldn't get on the stage. Her favorite was Concubine Xiao, she was always her niece, so it was natural to favor her.But the Empress Dowager was sick, so she didn't let Concubine Xiao come over to serve her illness, why did she let Concubine Rong come instead?
Eunuch Chen didn't understand it for a moment, but the queen mother spoke, he didn't dare to ask more questions, he just said yes, then went to the outer hall, and ordered a servant girl to pass on the words of the queen mother Xiao.
At noon, the news that Empress Dowager Xiao summoned Concubine Rong to Ninghe Palace to serve the illness spread throughout the harem.
Everyone was privately speculating about the intention of the Empress Dowager Xiao's move, even Concubine Xiao was trembling, wondering if the Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with herself.
She asked a clever little eunuch beside her to inquire about the situation at Ninghe Palace.
Half an hour later, the little eunuch came back and said that the door of the Empress Dowager's palace was closed, Eunuch Chen and all the maidservants were guarding outside, and only Concubine Rong was serving the Empress Dowager in the hall, Concubine Rong did not come out for a long time.
Concubine Xiao Gui was beating drums in her heart. The last time Hui Wang Long Tingshi heard that the queen mother had a cold and entered the palace to pay her respects, but was turned away by the queen mother.But this time she was sick, but she asked Concubine Rong to serve her. What does this mean?
Concubine Xiao recalled that the Xiaoyao King Long Tingxuan was now under the command of King Hui. In just a few months, he had gained the trust of everyone in the Xiao family. Such ability should not be underestimated.Her mind was in a mess, she had a lot of wild thoughts, and for a while, she wondered if the Queen Mother saw that King Hui was disabled, and wanted to replace King Hui with Long Tingxuan?
Xiaoyao Queen Mother and Concubine Rong's family background is mediocre, and she doesn't have a strong mother clan to support him. If the Empress Dowager thinks this way, won't all the painstaking efforts of their Xiaoyao King Xiaoyao be in vain?What will Shi'er do after that?
Concubine Xiao suddenly felt cold all over, she tried her best to comfort herself, this was just her own wild guess, maybe the Empress Dowager didn't intend it like this.Maybe, the reason why the Empress Dowager summoned Concubine Rong to serve at this moment was to push Concubine Rong out and make her and King Xiaoyao the targets of Queen Xue and the prince.As long as the prince changed his target, the situation would change accordingly, and the prince would fight with King Xiaoyao, while King Hui would reap the benefits.
Concubine Xiao Gui believed that Long Tingxuan was not a cheap lamp, and it was not difficult to see that he was able to gain the trust of everyone in the Xiao family in a short period of time.
When the crown prince and King Xiaoyao were exhausted from fighting, Shi'er would be able to free up his hands and clean them up...
Well, maybe.That's what the Queen Mother planned!
Concubine Xiao spent the whole afternoon in a mood of joy and sorrow.
... ...
After dinner, Concubine Rong finished serving Empress Dowager Xiao's food and medicine, then knelt down and left the Ninghe Palace.
She dragged her weary steps back to her bedroom, and before she had time to wash up, she heard the report from the maid outside the palace, saying that Concubine Xiao Gui had arrived.
A hint of impatience flashed in Concubine Rong's eyes, but she didn't dare to shirk, and hurriedly came out from the inner hall to greet her.He said with a smile: "Please come in quickly!"
Concubine Xiao is wearing a honey-colored palace dress, with a light long gauze skirt covering the weft, and a silver-red gauze half-arm, with a wide skirt winding behind her, elegant and luxurious.Three thousand blue silks are tied into a high bun, with a few plump pearls dotted in the hair.Shining with soft, bright and lustrous fluorescence, a sunburst phoenix hangs obliquely on the sideburns, and the slender tassels hang upside down, shining golden light while walking, shining brightly.
Concubine Xiao's eyebrows and eyes look exactly like Empress Dowager Xiao, but she is not as shrewd as Empress Dowager Xiao.The eyes are a little softer, and the voice is sweet and soft.If you don't look closely at the age marks left on her face, she looks like a lady in her twenties.
"I heard that Sister Rong went to Ninghe Palace today to take care of my mother's sickness. I am also worried about my mother's health, so I had to come here and ask my sister!" Concubine Xiao laughed.
Concubine Rong went over to salute, then supported Concubine Xiao's hand and walked towards the inner hall together.
"The empress dowager's health is not very good, but she is a lucky person to be taken care of by the imperial physician. She will definitely be very happy!" Concubine Rong responded with a faint smile.
Concubine Xiao Gui was a little worried when she heard that the Queen Mother was not in good health.Quickly asked: "What did the imperial doctor say?"
Concubine Rong was stunned. In fact, she went there today and did not meet the imperial physician, and the Empress Dowager did not tell her about her illness. She only asked Long Tingxuan what he was doing recently and how his marriage preparations with Mrs. Liu were going. .Concubine Rong said that the Empress Dowager is not in good health, she can tell from her complexion.
Concubine Rong felt that she had made a slip of the tongue, she blushed slightly, and said with some embarrassment: "My sister didn't meet the imperial physician when I went there, why don't I go over tomorrow and ask her personally!"
Concubine Xiao smiled and said it was fine, and asked Concubine Rong what the Empress Dowager said when she passed today.
Concubine Rong knew what Concubine Xiao Guiwan wanted to ask, so she didn't think too much, she just ignored the part of asking Long Tingxuan, saying that she was waiting by the couch all day, serving tea and water for the empress, serving meals and drinking Afterwards, the queen mother only asked about the marriage between Xuan'er and the wife of the Liu family.
Concubine Xiao Guifei thought about it, and felt that it was a bit strange how the Empress Dowager would care about Long Tingxuan's marriage while she was ill.
She took a deep look at Concubine Rong, saw that her face was calm and there was no trace of concealment, so she believed it.
The two chatted for a while, Seeing Concubine Rong's tired expression, Concubine Xiao thought that maybe she was really exhausted after serving the Queen Mother all day.With a little peace of mind, she asked her to wash up quickly, rested earlier, and led her back to the bedroom.
******
On the eleventh morning of June, Chen Yixue accompanied Prince Duansu to the outskirts of the city for a mountain hike.
Chen Jing went out to inspect the shop as usual. The head office of Yuxiu Village is going to launch a new clothing exhibition recently. A lot of ready-made clothing styles have been sent from Taoyuan County. Keep your feet off the ground.
Princess Huilan took care of the huge Prince Duansu's mansion, and she couldn't take it easy. Fortunately, after Jin Zi passed through the door, she could help her share some of the burden.
The mother in charge sent the account books over, Princess Huilan came back from Mrs. Chen, Jin Zi had already made tea, and was waiting for her to come back and learn how to reconcile accounts with the princess.
Jin Zi is very talented, Princess Huilan is also very happy to teach, she said that if Jin Zi and Chen Yixue return to Xianju Mansion, Jin Zi will be in charge of the Chen Mansion.
Jin Zi humbly shirks, saying that his exercise is not enough, and he still needs to study hard with his mother.
Princess Huilan was very happy, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat together. Princess Huilan said, listen to Jin, and the whole morning passed.
At lunch time, Princess Huilan was about to order the meal pass when Chang Fu from the outer courtyard ran in and said that someone had come to the palace and that the Empress Dowager was not in good health and invited the Princess to enter the palace.
Princess Huilan's expression changed slightly, she hurriedly got up and asked Chang Fu to prepare the carriage quickly.
... ...
Princess Huilan returned to Prince Duansu's mansion at the end of Haishi.
Jin Zi heard from the servant of the second gate that after the princess came back, he hurriedly put on his silk shoes, and took Chen Yixue to the Chuihua Gate to meet her.
Princess Huilan took Zhilan's hand and came out of the carriage.The orange halo of the horn lamp sprinkled on her face, casting a faint shadow, making her expression look gloomy.
"Mother......"
Chen Yixue and Jin Zi called out in unison.
Princess Huilan raised her eyes and looked up, with a smile on her face.Said: "Why do you still come out to meet me? It's late at night, go back and rest quickly, I have Mama Zhang and Zhilan here to serve me!"
Jin Zi stepped forward, holding Princess Huilan's other arm, and said with a smile, "Mother went to the palace to serve the sick, but my son hid in the mansion instead, how could he sleep peacefully?"
Princess Huilan felt comforted by these words, she smiled softly, thinking of Empress Dowager Xiao's condition.Fu suppressed his smile again.
"Is the Empress Dowager's illness very serious?" Jin Zi asked in a low voice, so he had never heard of the Empress Dowager's phoenix being ill before.
"The empress dowager woke up with a sore throat in the morning. She couldn't get any water or medicine. Her face and body were swollen. She couldn't breathe well, and her throat seemed to be sealed. Her life...is in danger!" Princess Huilan said finally , slowly lowered his voice.
Jin Zi was shocked, she recognized this symptom, her father was a Chinese medicine practitioner in his previous life.He had been treated for such a disease, which came on very quickly.Before the onset of the symptoms, the symptoms are not obvious, and it is very serious all of a sudden. It is a kind of malignant disease, called sore throat syndrome.
Dad said that sore throat is an attack of heat and poison in the body.The empress dowager's illness is so severe, it should be a type of late poisoning, and it is also the most intense.The diagnosis and treatment plan for sore throat was invented by a doctor named Lei during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.Those who contracted sore throat before were all diagnosed as fatal by the doctor.
The historical dynasty where the Dayin Dynasty was located was different from what Jin Zi knew.She also didn't know if the imperial doctor could treat the empress dowager's sore throat, if not, then the empress dowager would die.
Jin Zi has heard about the legend of Empress Dowager Xiao. She has gone through two dynasties, assisted two generations of emperors to succeed to the throne, strategized, and decisively killed. She is a woman with very strong political skills.Did such a person die of throat paralysis in the end?
"What do people from Tai Hospital say?" Jin Jin asked.
"If you can't feed the medicine, the imperial physicians are also helpless!" Princess Huilan said, and let out a long breath of foul air.
Jin Zi had seen her father's treatment plan for sore throat, she hesitated, and told Princess Huilan that she might be able to save the Queen Mother's life.
Princess Huilan was stunned for a moment, then reconfirmed in disbelief: "Yingluo, can you treat the Queen Mother's illness?"
Jin Zi nodded and replied: "My mother just mentioned about the empress dowager's condition. My son has read it in a medical record. It is a sore throat caused by heat and poison in the body, not a fatal disease!"
Princess Huilan heard that Jin Zi said that the queen mother's illness was caused by heat poison in her body, which was basically the same as what the imperial physicians said, and she half believed it in her heart. Yingluo said that the disease can be cured...
She raised her eyes to look at Jin Zi, and seeing her determined expression, she understood that Yingluo could indeed cure this disease.
Countless complex emotions welled up in my heart, intertwined and intertwined.Thinking of Empress Dowager Xiao's unfeeling and cold heart in the past, Princess Huilan's eyes became gloomy.
Princess Huilan thought of the court meeting at the end of May, and the Tatar Credentials sent together with the Yinshan Memorial.Xianzong was imprisoned for 19 years, waiting endlessly, and finally saw a glimmer of light, but the cruel-hearted mother refused to say a word for the benefit of another son.
Princess Huilan knew how important Empress Dowager Xiao was in Yingzong's heart, but she snuffed out that glimmer of hope and ray of dawn on the grounds that the Empress Dowager was not allowed to interfere in politics...
Such a harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!
Empress Dowager Xiao has meddled in the affairs of the court in recent years, isn't it rare?
What kind of bullshit is this?
Princess Huilan sneered in her heart, she pursed her lips, and said in a low voice, "Let's not interfere with the royal affairs. Besides, Yingluo, you are not a doctor, so you have no such obligation."
Seeing what she said, Jin Zi had no choice but to say yes in a low voice.
Princess Huilan then told Jin Zi and Chen Yixue that the wedding ceremony of King Xiaoyao might be postponed, but there is still no conclusion as to when it will be postponed.The Empress Dowager's emergency has made His Majesty very worried, and all his thoughts are on it. If the Empress Dowager's condition changes, King Xiaoyao's wedding may be postponed for more than a year.
Jin Jin listened quietly without expressing any opinion.If the grandmother died of illness, the grandchildren would have to observe filial piety for a year before getting rid of their clothes. It was reasonable for Long Tingxuan's wedding ceremony to be postponed for one year.
Princess Huilan thought that if Empress Dowager Xiao died of illness, as a member of the royal family, she would have to stay to observe her filial piety.But she didn't want Chen Yixue and Jin Zi to stay.Shangjingcheng is a place of right and wrong, and Xue Geer's identity is sensitive, if something goes wrong if he stays.The consequences could be disastrous.
Sitting down in the inner compartment, Princess Huilan took the hot tea from Jin Zi, took a sip, looked up at Chen Yixue and Jin Zi and said: "Yingluo, you have packed all the boxes and cages for the past two days. Brother, arrange for people to go to Luoyang City to book a boat tomorrow. Xuaner and Hanhan's marriage may be postponed, so you don't have to wait any longer, just set off for Xianju mansion the day after tomorrow!"
Jin Jin nodded hurriedly. She didn't know why Lord Huilan was so nervous to send them away.But the days in Shangjing were really boring, so Jin Zi didn't ask much.
Although Chen Yixue is not keen on political affairs, his political sense is extremely sensitive.In the past half a year, the imperial capital seemed to be calm, but in fact, the situation was treacherous and the dark tide was turbulent.The court was divided into two factions, and the political parties were competing. If Yingzong could not maintain the balance on the surface, a coup would be inevitable.
Mother didn't want people from the Prince's Mansion and Chen's family to get involved in court battles. This was one of the reasons why she wanted to stay away from the imperial capital and the circle of powerful people.And another one.As smart as he was, he roughly guessed that his identity had something to do with the palace.Therefore, Princess Huilan did not want him to become an official, nor did he want him to come to the imperial capital.After several sleepless nights of struggling, he finally gave up the obsession in his heart. Sometimes he thought of heaven and hell, he didn't want to harm the one he cared about because of his obsession.
Chen Yixue asked Zhilan and Zhang's mother to come in to serve her mother, and took Jin Zi back to the yard.
Jin Jin was silent all the way.But Chen Yixue knew what she was thinking, and only held her hand tightly.Indifferently said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are the natural laws of life, everyone will have such a day, sooner or later!"
Jin Jin looked sideways at him and nodded.
******
Princess Huilan arranged for Jin Zi and Chen Yixue to leave on June [-]th.The time was already very rushed, but I didn't expect that Empress Dowager Xiao's illness would be rushed even further.
After being diagnosed with sore throat on June [-], Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't drink any water, her whole body was swollen, and she lost consciousness. She died at three o'clock in the evening on June [-].
From the onset of illness to death, there was only a short period of four days, and after the onset of illness, the queen mother could not speak and did not leave any last words.
Concubine Rong became the last person summoned by Empress Dowager Xiao.
Empress Dowager Xiao died suddenly, making Concubine Rong the target of all the concubine.
Empress Xue took the opportunity to speak to Yingzong that Concubine Rong might murder the Empress Dowager's life, and demanded that Concubine Rong be strictly investigated.
The sudden death of the Empress Dowager brought Yingzong grief beyond description.
He couldn't believe that this was the truth, but Empress Xue was targeting Concubine Rong every word, and every word was based on filial piety, so Yingzong could only hand Concubine Rong to Empress Xue for review.
Yingzong considered himself a dutiful son, so how can there be any reason why a son would not cry bitterly when his mother died?
When Zhou Boxuan and other courtiers arrived at Ninghe Palace, Yingzong was almost unconscious from crying.He suddenly seemed to have been taken out of a pillar. The Empress Dowager Xiao was the pillar behind him. Although the Empress Dowager loves power over the years, and the mother and son sometimes have political disagreements, Yingzong knew that the world would not harm him. Only his mother, Empress Dowager Xiao.
Yingzong held the supreme imperial power, but felt so powerless for the first time, his imperial power could not protect the life of his mother!
Although Zhou Boxuan and the others wanted to cry aloud to express their grief, but he was the prime minister of the court, and he had to take care of the funeral of Empress Dowager Xiao, so he couldn't let the emperor cry endlessly like this.The people who saw the hall were all crying, no matter if they were real or not, whether they had tears or not.He immediately made a decision, and at the same time ordered the eunuchs to help the emperor up and forcefully press him on the throne.Shouting "Stop mourning!" to the crowd, this suppressed the chaotic energy.
Yingzong wiped his face with a hot towel, and said with a tired face, "I'm already in a mess, and I don't want to say anything. Boxuan, you can discuss with them and do what you want. I will just listen to you."
Zhou Boxuan is the right chancellor, and now that His Majesty has given the order, he will naturally take up this burden.
He hastily answered yes, advised Yingzong to go back to the palace to rest, and recruited the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the supervisor of ceremonies to discuss the funeral ceremony of Empress Dowager Xiao.
At the hour of Haishi, the obituary came out from the palace.
Princess Huilan sat up from the couch after hearing the news.
Her first reaction was: it's too late...
Brother Xue and Yingluo, it's too late to leave...
... ...
In the early morning of the next day, the wives of first-rank to third-rank officials and first-rank to fifth-rank military officials went to the Hall of Longevity in plain clothes to cry.
Princess Huilan and Jin Zi are also listed here.
The sound of crying spirits was like a tide, with one wave rising and another rising again.There is still the sound of bang bang wooden fish lingering in my ears, making my eardrums buzz.
Jin Zi didn't understand these rules, so she could only follow Princess Huilan's step by step. When everyone cried, she cried, and when everyone went to the side hall to rest, she followed Princess Huilan and served tea.
Jin Zi's aunt Gu Shi and grandmother Weng Shi are also life wives.When we were crying in the Hall of Eternal Life just now, everyone knelt down and cried, but they didn't notice it. It wasn't until they entered the side hall to rest that they discovered each other's existence.
Seeing Princess Huilan, Mrs. Gu whispered something to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Weng, who was beside her.Weng Shi looked over and nodded with a smile.The Queen Mother passed away, and the whole world mourned. Weng and Gu didn't dare to show happy expressions.
Mrs. Gu came over, and greeted Princess Huilan first, and Jin Zi also hurriedly said hello to Mrs. Gu.
"The princess seems to be less clear recently!" Mrs. Gu was at a loss for words.
Princess Huilan's face was exhausted, and she had to worry about everything in Shangjing, not as leisurely as in Xianju Mansion.As the saying goes, if you have a broad mind and a fat body, if you worry too much, if you are mentally weak, your body will naturally need to be lighter.
"It's hot in summer, and I don't have a good appetite. It's because I have lost my appetite. Mrs. Liu has good eyesight!" Princess Huilan also responded kindly.
Mrs. Gu replied yes, and came over to chat with the Princess and Jin Jin, and soon there was going to be a second round of crying, everyone took a sip of the tea soup, and then left the side hall one after another, heading for the Hall of Eternal Life .
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