The emperor looked at the queen for a long time, and the queen seemed to feel something and woke up.
She quickly straightened up her appearance and stood up, saying in surprise: "Your Majesty, you are finally awake."
The emperor smiled, looked at the dark circles under the queen's eyes, nodded, struggled to sit up, "How long have I been sleeping?"
The queen stretched out her hand to help him, "Your Majesty has been sleeping for two days and nights."
"Have you been taking care of me?"
The queen said: "I don't worry about others taking care of me. After all, my father-in-law was here before and he was a considerate person. I don't worry about him not being able to take care of Your Majesty. Now that he's gone, I don't worry about it, so I can only do it myself."
The emperor held her hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, nothing happens."
She asked: "Your Majesty, please drink some water first? The royal kitchen has always prepared medicinal food. I will order someone to bring it."
The emperor nodded.
After Yan Huisheng entered the inner hall, the emperor had something private to say to him, so he said to the queen: "Queen, you are tired too. Go and have a rest. I don't need you to guard here anymore. I want to talk to the prince."
Yan Lin was extremely panicked, "Excuse me, father-in-law, please tell me that we all miss our father."
The emperor knew that his son was capable. With Yan Huisheng here, the government would not be in chaos. He said: "I heard from your mother that you haven't slept a wink for two days? Is it because of the matter in northern Hebei?"
Yan Huisheng stepped forward and patted the emperor's back. Although his face was pale, he still said warmly: "Father, take care of the dragon body. The matter has come to this. No matter how angry you are, you are only angry at yourself. It is better to calm down and think of something." ."
Yan Hui nodded, "The things that precious concubine revealed are too big. I really can't feel at ease. I'm thinking of a way."
The servants who were serving him were very discerning and retreated outside the door. Only the emperor and Yan Huisheng were left in the palace.
The emperor asked Yan Hui: "Will the court be peaceful these two days?"
The imperial doctor was guarding the side hall and came as quickly as possible. After feeling the emperor's pulse, he breathed a sigh of relief and advised the emperor, "Your Majesty, you have been furious and hurt your heart. Although you are no longer in serious trouble now, you still have to wait and see. Take good care of it."
The father-in-law nodded.
The emperor was touched by Yan Huishei's concern. He nodded, gradually calmed down and stopped coughing. He asked him, "Who is out there?"
The father-in-law shook his head, "Your Majesty did not say that he wanted to meet with your highnesses. He only told the prince that he wanted to see you."
The imperial doctor hesitated, "I can't say for sure. As long as your majesty doesn't get angry anymore, he should be able to grow up faster." After saying that, he advised again, "In the end, your majesty should love the heavy dragon body and be calm, otherwise it will harm the dragon body. ."
Yan Hui replied: "It's the second brother, the fourth brother and all the brothers and sisters."
Yan Lin felt jealous and grabbed his father-in-law, "Where are we? Can your father see us?"
Yan Huisheng's face was obviously tired, but fortunately he was young and the dark circles under his eyes were not as heavy as the queen's. But this was enough for the emperor to understand that the queen was not lying. His son was indeed exhausted these past two days.
The emperor knew that he was in the wrong. If he had not doted on Zhang Ping and doted on his precious concubine, he would not have been in this situation. He was faced with internal worries. If foreign troubles came again, he would probably become a sinner for the ages.
The emperor thought of the testimony that Yan Huisheng had shown her about the precious concubine. His face darkened and he said to the queen, "Let the prince come to see me."
The emperor heard this and asked: "How long do I need to raise him?"
The emperor nodded, waved his hand, and asked the imperial physician to retreat.
His mind was raging, his blood was hard to calm down, and he coughed violently.
Yan's echo came very quickly. He was not the only one who came. The second prince Yan Lin heard that the emperor was awake and hurried into the palace without being summoned. There were also other princes and princesses who came to Yangxin Hall after receiving the news.
Yan Hui shook his head, "Not yet. We need to discuss it carefully when my father wakes up. After all, I don't know how many soldiers and horses General Pingxi keeps privately. I dare not make a decision easily. My father still needs to decide."
Don't blame him for being anxious, he hasn't seen the emperor for many days.
The queen nodded and sent someone to the East Palace to deliver the message.
Yan Lin and Yan Huishei arrived at almost the same time. He glanced at Yan Huisheng and cupped his hands, "Prince."
Yan Hui nodded, "My father is in ill health, and the courtiers are very worried, but it is still safe, so my father can rest assured."
Hearing the commotion outside, a father-in-law came out to welcome him. He glanced at the people who were coming, and bowed his hands to Yan Huihui, "His Royal Highness, are you here? Your Majesty, please come in."
The emperor's face looked a little ugly, "I don't know either. I have underestimated that piece of shit Zhang Ping all these years and was fooled by him."
The emperor seemed to have no appetite. After eating less than half a bowl of porridge, he shook his head and stopped eating. He asked the queen, "Where is the prince?"
Yan nodded in response, "Second brother."
The people in the imperial dining room quickly brought the medicinal food, and the queen served the emperor to eat it.
Yan Huisheng did not accept the words.
"Have you figured it out yet?" the emperor asked.
The queen was indeed tired. The emperor woke up and summoned her son immediately. Naturally, she no longer had to guard the emperor, so she nodded and retreated.
The queen sighed, "The prince has been very busy with court affairs these past two days. Since His Majesty fell into a coma, the prince has not slept for two days. In the morning, the prince came over once. Seeing that his majesty was not awake, he went to work again. "
The queen personally poured water for the emperor, fed him to drink, and ordered people to go to the imperial kitchen immediately, and then hurriedly called the imperial doctor.
Yan Hui nodded and entered the Yangxin Hall.
The emperor nodded, without saying goodbye, and said to him: "Regarding Northern Hebei, you should have a charter in your mind. Tell me your thoughts."
Yan Hui said: "My son has sent secret guards to Northern Hebei to investigate the details of General Pingxi's mansion. In addition, he has blocked the news that the precious concubine has been sent to the sky prison. However, there are many people in the capital, and I am afraid that there are also people in the court. Zhang Ping's people and Er Chen are not sure how long the news about the exposure of the precious concubine can be kept secret. Therefore, for General Ping Xi's Mansion, there is no long-term plan and can only be done quickly. In addition to the secret guards being sent to find out the news, Er Chen I plan to send another person to the officialdom in northern Hebei, and then order the soldiers and horses of the Protector's Palace to sneak into northern Hebei to prevent Zhang Ping from rebelling. He will drive straight into the capital and attack the capital without preparation. If you can fight without blood, it is best to get rid of Zhang Ping. , if we can’t eliminate them without bloodshed, we have no choice but to use troops.”
The emperor said: "Since Zhang Ping had ambitions as early as ten years ago, he should have already controlled the officialdom in northern Hebei. If you send people to the officialdom in northern Hebei, you may be a sheep in the tiger's mouth."
"You have to go, then." Yan Hui said: "It's the big exam this year. Now that the list has been released, we are waiting for the imperial examination for my father. After my father appoints officials, a new batch of officials will naturally be assigned to various places. , it is normal for there to be officials released from the capital in northern Hebei."
"Who to send? Do you have someone selected?" The emperor thought that none of the current officials in the court could be used. No one could shoulder the heavy responsibility of northern Hebei. The new batch of candidates, including the top ones, were not available. After experience and training, there is only one Zhou Gu, who has been studying in the East Palace for many years, should Zhou Gu be sent?
