Queen Sun

Chapter 47
When the people of Quanchang'an were still talking about the grand and luxurious wedding ceremony of Princess Changle at the end of the year, and when some interested people in the court were still dissatisfied with the double happiness of the eldest grandson's family, the Taiji Palace began to circulate A piece of disturbing news came, His Majesty's body, which had always been healthy, suddenly became slightly ill.

The illness came really strangely, Ruoshui rubbed his sore eyebrows, feeling panicked for no reason, at first, he just had some cough, but Li Shimin didn't take it to heart, relying on his usual tough body.Unexpectedly, after sleeping in the middle of the night, Ruoshui suddenly felt that something was wrong. When she woke up and lit a candle, the man beside her was flushed and his forehead was hot. She hurriedly sent Guangyue to call the imperial doctor, and she whispered "Second Brother ", but apart from a few vague murmurs, there was no sign of sobriety.

All the imperial physicians have arrived, and after the first diagnosis, it is nothing more than common sayings like cold air entering the body.But until the hot soup and medicine were force-fed, Ruoshui still didn't let go of his heart, and sat on the side of the couch to wipe his heat from time to time, so that until dawn, Li Shimin finally opened his eyes.

"Second brother." Ruoshui called out with surprise in deep tiredness, "What do you think?"

Li Shimin seemed to be still a little awake, opened his eyes slightly, and said weakly: "Ruoshui? What time is it now? Why didn't Zheng Ji come to call me early?"

Ruoshui lightly pressed Li Shimin's movement when he was about to get up, and said softly: "Second brother, you suddenly developed a high fever at night, and you have already taken medicine. I have already asked Zheng Ji to announce the decree."

Li Shimin raised his hand and pressed his acupoints, mocking himself: "After all, he is not the age for bloody battles 20 years ago, but he has suffered from a bit of cold, and he can't even get up in bed."

Ruoshui tucked the quilt up for him: "Second brother, the imperial doctor has been waiting outside all night, I'll let them come in and have a look."

Li Shimin looked at his wife's tired eyes, hurriedly held the hand she was about to leave and said, "You haven't slept all night?"

Ruoshui looked back and smiled with relief: "Don't worry, it's only one night, I'm fine."

The imperial doctor's diagnosis is quite reassuring, at least the high fever has subsided, and the rest is just a matter of recuperating slowly.

But just when everyone thought that His Majesty was only suffering from the cold occasionally, another high fever caught off guard and knocked out Li Shimin's consciousness. He was in a coma for a long time, and no matter how much medicine or even needles were used, he could only wake up occasionally.Although the heat on his forehead had receded a lot, the fact that he had been absent from court for five whole days still alarmed both inside and outside the court.

Although the lifespan of the Li family has always been long, although His Majesty's age is in its prime, and although His Majesty's body has been strong for a long time due to martial arts since childhood, this time, it seems that it is no longer as simple as the violation of the Eucharist.

Zhongshuling Wen Yanbo, Zhongshu's servant Wei Zheng, Shangshusheng's left and right servants Fang Xuanling and Li Jing, and Sikong Changsun Wuji all wanted to see the queen, but after returning from the imperial doctor's disappointment again and again, the queen finally I couldn't help but reprimanded Shang Guanping slightly: "Have you guys come up with any solution? It's not a solution to drag it on like this day after day."

Shangguan Ping knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty, only to see the queen waved her hands and said: "You get up first, after a while, the ministers in the court will also come to the Lizheng Hall, you are responsible for explaining to them clearly."

"Empress, Your Majesty is awake." The medical officer who was guarding in the inner room hurried out to report, Ruoshui immediately turned around and went in after hearing this, leaving Shangguanping to wipe the sweat from his head, thinking about how to deal with those important officials Ladies and gentlemen, if you tell the worst possibility, hey, he didn't even dare to face the queen just now.

Ruoshui looked at Li Shimin who had obviously lost a lot of weight, and suddenly felt a slight soreness in his nose.In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong was seriously ill. This is a history I already knew, but now... why can't I accept it.He will be fine, because this is also part of history.

"Ruoshui." Li Shimin slightly opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth seemed to try to pull out a smile, but he couldn't form it. "Why are you crying? I'm fine."

The tears flowed fiercely as if the gate had been opened: "Second brother...Of course not...something..." The words he said were broken into pieces, and at the end, he finally thought of saying, "Fang Xuanling and brother and the others outside……"

Before she could speak, she was interrupted by Li Shimin hastily: "Quick, let them in." Then there was a burst of violent coughing and panting.

Ruoshui wiped away the tears on his face, and forced himself to be calm: "Just talk for a while, I will watch the time."

A trace of distress flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he held Ruoshui's hand tightly: "You sit next to me."

The dialogue between the monarch and his ministers did not last long, not because of Ruoshui's obstruction, but because Li Shimin's breathing became heavier, and even speaking became difficult.

When Ruoshui sent these famous ministers of Zhenguan out, their heavy and worried expressions seemed to indicate a fact that everyone was avoiding.In the end, Fang Xuanling, who has always been prudent and cautious, had no choice but to say something like that: "Empress Empress, please stay in the Lizheng Hall recently, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Ruoshui clearly understood what he meant, but he just said with a stern face: "Your Majesty is auspicious, nothing will happen, you don't need to worry too much."

Changsun Wuji glanced worriedly at his haggard younger sister, and said, "Now, I only hope that the empress will also take care of her body."

On the [-]th and [-]th, Li Shimin's condition still didn't improve. The time of waking up became shorter and shorter, while the time of coma became more frequent.Ruoshui gently stroked his thin face, and whispered softly, "Second brother, I have already sent someone to look for Sun Simiao, you must hold on until then."

As if hearing his wife's call, Li Shimin woke up again from his lethargy: "You have lost a lot of weight, Ruoshui."

Ruoshui's eyes became hot and he was about to speak when he heard Guangyue's voice outside: "Miss, Concubine Gui, Concubine Xian, Concubine De, Concubine Shu want to see Your Majesty."

Li Shimin forced a smile, and said: "You have been tired for several days, go down and rest for a while, and let them come in."

Ruoshui nodded, got up and went out of the inner room, waved to the fourth lady who was already kneeling outside: "Go in and keep your voice down, Your Majesty just woke up, so you don't have much to say."

The four of them seemed to have never seen the empress so physically and mentally exhausted, and they knew in their hearts that His Majesty's condition must be worse than what was rumored outside.Immediately, I didn't know whether it was sadness or fear on my face, and I walked in cautiously.

Ruoshui sat down on the soft couch, took a sip of hot tea, and said to Guangyue, "Where is Miss Su now?"

"Miss Su and Danyun are at the princess and prince's place together."

Ruoshui said lightly: "Let Wei Xi go to the East Palace and tell Cheng Qian that without my orders recently, tell him not to go anywhere except the East Palace, Ma Zhou and Li Jing."

Although Guangyue felt sorry for Miss for several days, she didn't dare to say much, and she backed off after saluting.

After a while, only two figures came out of the inner room. Concubine Wei explained to the queen with a strange expression: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu said that there is a life-and-death matter that needs to be reported to His Majesty, so there is still some delay." time."

Ruoshui suddenly felt uneasy, put down the teacup heavily, and said coldly: "Confused, what time is it now, they still have such thoughts."

Concubine Wei Gui looked at the Queen's frown, and recalled Yang Rui's desperate expression just now, and asked tentatively: "My Empress, do you want to call them out now?"

Ruoshui glanced over Concubine Wei and Concubine Yan lightly, making sure that they really didn't know anything, and then glanced at the door of the inner room: "Forget it, let's talk about it when they come out."

In the inner room, Yang Rui and Yang Qian both knelt down in front of the couch, Li Shimin forced himself up and asked, "What are you doing, didn't you say you have something to tell me?"

Yang Qian raised her eyes full of tears and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for the crime of death. If that day really comes, please allow me and Sister Xianfei to go with you."

"Why?" Li Shimin asked directly.

"Empress," Yang Qian seemed to have spent a lot of effort to say those two words, and said in a sad tone, "Empress must not tolerate me."

After being silent for a moment, Li Shimin turned his gaze to Yang Rui: "What about you? Could it be the same petition and reason, Rui'er, the Queen has always treated you well."

Yang Rui said with reddened eyes: "Your Majesty, the queen treats me like my own sister, but your majesty is even more kind to me. Sister Concubine Shu told me something not long ago. After thinking about it, if I don't say it, I will be guilty. As for you, it can be said that I must be sorry for the Queen, but if we really do not have His Majesty's protection, we will definitely be suspected by the Queen if we know this, and even..."

She didn't finish her words, but the unfinished meaning was already beyond words.

Li Shimin's voice was slightly hoarse: "Xian'er, tell me."

Yang Qian regained her composure, took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, and carefully placed it in Li Shimin's hand: "Your Majesty, this is Li Yuanji's personal belongings during his lifetime."

As soon as the words fell, Li Shimin coughed heavily, and looked around suspiciously. For a moment, the whole person froze in place, motionless.Then, he held the paper tightly in front of his eyes: "This, when is this..."

Yang Qian suppressed the horror in her heart: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it should be before Wude."

"Before Wude..." Li Shimin's sick face seemed distorted, he muttered to himself, "So long ago... no wonder, no wonder..."

Yang Rui glanced at Li Shimin uneasily, and said timidly: "Your Majesty, the Empress has always seen Concubine Shu as a thorn in her flesh. If you are no longer here, then..."

"Get out." Li Shimin's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, he tore the paper in his hands into pieces, and squeezed his hands tightly, "Remember, you never knew what happened just now, get out now. "

The two looked in horror at Li Shimin's pale face showing a strange red, his expression was unprecedentedly ferocious, which made them tremble all over and retreated involuntarily. "Queen... Empress Empress." Yang Rui called out loudly, "Your Majesty, he..."

Ruoshui suddenly opened her dozing eyes, ignoring the others present, and pushed away the two people who were blocking the door, and what she saw was Li Shimin's body lying on the couch, she was very angry, and said to the outside: "Come here, take Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu back to their palace, and they are not allowed to leave without my palace's permission."

Concubine Wei looked at Yang Rui and the others who were sobbing, sighed and said to Concubine Yan: "Let's go, the queen can't care about anything now, let's at least ease her worries and take these two away. "

The imperial doctors were hastily called together again, they were almost powerless in the face of the unconscious emperor, Ruoshui's lips twitched slightly: "Do your best, what happens, I will take care of it for you."

Shangguan Ping bent down and said cautiously: "Empress Empress, please wait outside."

Ruoshui lowered his eyelids and walked straight to the eaves of the outer hall without even looking at the panic-stricken palace people around him. It had been raining outside for an unknown amount of time, and Ruoshui stretched out his hand to catch the raindrops, feeling icy cold to the bones.She looked back, facing the dark night sky, clasped her hands together, and closed her eyes piously, no matter which god it is, please use your lifespan in exchange for the recovery and health of the emperor of Tang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)