The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 164 Relapse
In the first month of the 11th year of Kangxi, because the empress dowager's headache became more and more severe, the emperor accompanied her to Tangquan in Chicheng to recuperate.

The 24th day of the first lunar month was the day when Yu Jia left the palace. The empress had been busy all day, and only returned to the palace at dusk to rest.

Qingyue saw that the queen was covered in snow, she hurriedly used a duster to flick the snow off for her, then changed into the yellow Luanfeng court dress, and took a loose plain cloak to change into.

The queen held a hollow bird-cage-shaped heater in her hand, looked out the window at the sky full of snow, and said without hesitation: "I don't know what the weather is like this year, it's almost February, and it's still snowing every day. stop."

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. It is said that it is dusk, but in fact the sun has disappeared outside, and the bright moon has replaced it.

The moonlight is misty, dim like a layer of veil, and it is very conspicuous against the white snow.

Qingyue took off the bottom of the flower pot for the empress, and put on a pair of comfortable Shu brocade satin-faced soft cloth flat shoes, and said with a smile on her face: "People say that the auspicious snow is a good sign for a good year, and the servant girl looks at the empress and does not like this?" The weather is always snowing, our elder brother can't run around and play around, can't he?"

The queen nodded and smiled calmly: "You know what I'm thinking best, alas, it will take at least half a year before the emperor leaves the palace. Without Cheng Hu's company, I really don't know how to survive this day. She looked around, saw that the hall was extremely quiet today, and felt that something was missing. After a long while, she said 'huh', and hurriedly said: "Where is Cheng Hu, this hour is not the time for him to rest."

Qingyue replied: "Perhaps the wet nurses took them to play around in the apse?"

"I'm going to enter the Shang's study next month. Now that I can read a few words, I have to review the past and learn the new, so that the emperor can know whether he, the eldest son of the emperor, is smart?" The queen shook her head helplessly, and Qingyue said: "You That's right, don't spoil him all the time. He is the eldest son, and he is the one who will inherit the throne in the future, so he will be able to endure more hardships than other children." He raised his hand again and ordered Qingyue to hug Chenghu .

Just as she was saying this, there was a flurry of hurried footsteps in the apse, and the empress was frowning in displeasure, wanting to reprimand who was so ignorant of the rules, it can be seen that it was Cheng Hu's nurse who stumbled to the front.

She seemed to have been greatly frightened, her facial features were twisted and crowded together, knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Empress Empress, second elder brother, second elder brother, he has a high fever, and his whole body is convulsing violently, please go and see !"

After hearing this, the queen got up in a panic, nearly tripped and fell to the ground, and then entered the apse with Qingyue's support all the way.

Seeing Chenghu lying on the imperial couch, three or five slaves surrounded him and wiped his body with steps soaked in cold water.The queen pushed one person away and squeezed in front of Cheng Hu: "Son, son, wake up!" She lost her mind and couldn't stop patting Cheng Hu's flushed cheeks, his whole body twitched, and white foam overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

The queen stroked his hot body, she was so frightened that she lost her soul, it was better for Qingyue and Kang Fushou to wake up, and hurried out to announce the imperial physician.

When Fu Zhuo came, Cheng Hu was pacing in the palace in the arms of the queen.

Seeing him coming, the queen hurried forward and said anxiously: "Physician Fu, take a quick look, what's wrong with Cheng Hu?"

Fu Zhuo took Chenghu from her arms, and after saying a word to Madam, don't be impatient, he took Chenghu back into the apse. The queen followed closely behind. When he saw Fu Zhuo's pulse detection, his expression became more condensed, and his heart became more serious. It's apprehensive.

After a long time, Fu Zhuo let go in panic, and hurriedly rushed to Qingyue and Kang Fushou and said, "Hurry up, hurry up and send the empress out of the palace, this Kunning Palace can't wait for anyone!"

The queen's bloodshot eyes widened, and she yelled and questioned, regardless of her demeanor, "What do you mean by that?"

Fu Zhuo knelt down and kowtowed, with sobs in his mouth, he said urgently: "Madam, the second elder brother has contracted the disease, you can avoid it first!"

"What!?" The queen gasped heavily, and rushed towards Chenghu who was lying on the couch, but was stopped by Qingyue and Kang Fushou brute force, and Qingyue cried even more: "Mother, you have to protect yourself first." Only by killing yourself can you save the second elder brother's life!"

The queen cried like a madman, struggled twice and passed out.

First, there was the death of Chengqing, Chengxiang and several wet nurses as an example, everyone in the palace knew the severity of this plague.After this incident, the palace servant beside Chenghu unconsciously covered his mouth and nose, stepped back a few steps, and stayed away from the imperial couch.

The news of Cheng Hu's illness had already spread throughout the palace before the key was released.

The queen was also moved to the side hall of the Qianqing Palace to live temporarily. The Empress Dowager Renxian was already asleep, but when she got the news, she hurried to visit the queen in the Qianqing Palace.

When I came here, the concubines of the six palaces had already gathered here, and the gelled anger in the air was almost suffocating.

In front of the queen's couch, several imperial physicians were doing acupuncture for her. The queen mother was furious, and she glanced at everyone and asked, "How is Cheng Hu doing now?"

All the imperial doctors didn't dare to answer, they just knelt together and remained silent.The Empress Dowager Renxian was even more angry, pointing at the crowd and scolding: "There are many epidemics in the palace, and every time the people who get sick are princes, are you incompetent imperial physicians? Anzhi Empress Dowager's headache has intensified. The death of a prince has nothing to do with it!? The Ai family told you that if Cheng Hu’s illness cannot be cured, the Ai family will have to bury the entire imperial hospital with them!"

The imperial physician kowtowed to the Empress Dowager Renxian in tears, and the Empress Dowager Renxian flicked her sleeves in anger, her eyes fixed on Kang Fushou: "Why are you still kneeling here, you slave? Why don't you invite the emperor back? Chenghu is the son of the emperor after he ascended the throne. The first son-in-law, if something happens to him, do you servants who take care of him think he can still survive?"

Kang Fushou didn't dare to say anything, wiped away his tears and ran out.

Yunshan was standing at the end of the concubine, which was the most inconspicuous position. Seeing Kang Fushou leaving the palace, she quietly followed out while no one was paying attention.

She followed Kang Fushou in two steps, calling his name.

Kang Fushou was already terrified, but when he was suddenly called out like this, he froze and stood still.

Looking back, seeing Yunshan chasing up, she asked suspiciously: "If Yun Chang is not serving the queen, what is he doing looking for a servant?" He was about to leave after speaking, but Yunshan grabbed his arm: "Kang Father-in-law, are you really looking for someone to call the emperor back to the palace?"

Kang Fushou shook off Yunshan's hand, and said coldly: "Now our second elder brother is seriously ill, the queen mother is furious and the queen faints, and the harem is in chaos. How can there be no emperor to make decisions?"

Seeing his arrogance, Yunshan sneered and glanced at him sideways: "Then you go quickly, the second elder brother is suffering from typhoid disease, I don't know how he contracted this disease, but Chengxiang and Chengxiang were in the past. How Cheng Qing contracted the disease is very clear to me. Guess, if the emperor knew that the second elder brother who was nursing day and night in Kunning Palace had also changed into that disease, would he think of the old days? The root cause of Chengxiang and Chengqing's disease also came from Kunning Palace?"

(End of this chapter)