In Fengyi Palace, Emperor Xihe sat in front of Queen Xu's bed with a sad face.
He asked the imperial doctor who was diagnosing the pulse: "Yesterday the queen went to Changding Hall to deliver medicine to me. How come she can't wake up today?"
The imperial doctor's forehead was covered with sweat: "When I return to the emperor, I'll look at the pulse of the empress. It's a case of stagnant energy and poor emotions..."
Hearing this, Emperor Xihe was stunned, and waved his hand for the imperial doctor to continue. He came out of the inner room with his hands behind his back.
In today's situation, what else deserves Queen Xu to be like this? It's nothing more than Yan Xianzhi.
Emperor Xihe did not stay in Fengyi Palace for long and quickly returned to Changding Palace.
The door opened and closed, the cold wind was blocked out, and a hurried guard came in. He raised his red hands and placed an envelope in the hand of Emperor Xihe's personal eunuch.
"Your Majesty, this is an urgent message from Xili City. Please take a look at it."
The letter was sent urgently, and Emperor Xihe immediately sensed the seriousness of the matter. He quickly opened the envelope and read it. After seeing clearly the situation described by Yan Fuguang, Emperor Xihe clenched his fist and slammed it on the desk.
"Absurd! Really absurd!"
The eunuch was startled and knelt down with his neck curled up: "Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty, calm down!"
Xihe Di was so angry that he couldn't listen to anything. He waved his hand and smashed everything on the table.
Pens, inks, papers, inkstones, and piles of memorials fell to the ground in a mess. Tea cups were broken and water stains spread.
"How could this happen! Who gave them the courage!"
Before this, he had never felt that he had failed as an emperor. But in this letter from Yan Fuguang, he clearly told him that because of your negligence, our officials in Dayan had committed treason, and not just one or two, but many.
For a moment, frustration, annoyance, shame, and hatred all mixed together, filling his chest with chaos.
"Ahem—" Emperor Xihe coughed hoarsely, and suddenly his vision went dark, and his fat body was about to fall back.
"Your Majesty—" The eunuch quickly caught him with quick eyes and hands, and shouted loudly with a sharp voice, "Send to the imperial physician! Pass to the imperial physician!"
Changding Hall was in chaos.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Qing and others entered the palace early, but were told that Emperor Xihe was also ill.
This is a tricky situation. Both masters in the palace are sick.
Ning Huayue had a foresight and whispered to Lu Qing and Chen Qingzi behind her: "Go to the emperor first and show your face."
Therefore, they temporarily changed their route and went to Changding Hall.
Fortunately, Yan Changfeng was left in the capital, so there would not be anyone left to take charge of the situation after Emperor Xihe fell.
Lu Qing and others did not enter the room. Yan Changfeng told them: "Father, the emperor is so anxious that it will be fine after a while. Now that he is awake, you can go to Fengyi Palace to visit the Queen."
Ning Huayue's eyes glanced back and forth on Yan Changfeng's face, and finally she looked away lightly and gave a simple salute: "Yes."
She used to like Yan Changfeng's gentle and jade-like appearance, but now it seems that a man's ability is to be able to shoulder the responsibilities of the family and the country, so be fierce.
On the way to Fengyi Palace, Ning Huayue asked the eunuch leading the way: "The emperor is fine, why is he so angry all of a sudden?"
The eunuch was very strict and would not reveal any information.
Lu Qing's thoughts instantly drifted to Yan Fuguang, who was thousands of miles away. She wondered, could something happen on the border?
"We're here, I won't go in this slave, please invite some masters."
Fengyi Palace is much deserted than Changding Palace.
Queen Xu woke up and leaned on the bed with a pale face. When she saw Lu Qing and others entering the room, she didn't say anything.
Jiang Mihe came in with the medicine and nodded gently to Lu Qing.
"Queen, your medicine is here."
Jiang Mihe handed the medicine to Queen Xu's nanny, not intending to do it himself.
Empress Xu tilted her head and refused: "I'll drink it later. Where is the Emperor?"
If Emperor Xihe didn't come, wouldn't her illness be in vain?
Jiang Mihe smiled secretly in his heart, but pretended to be embarrassed and persuaded: "The emperor is also ill. I'm afraid he won't be able to see you for a while. You'd better take medicine and get well."
Queen Xu was stunned: "The emperor is ill? When did it happen?"
She went to deliver medicine the day before yesterday. Wasn't she fine?
"It happened yesterday afternoon." Jiang Mihe motioned to his mother, "Hurry up and feed the Queen the medicine. The medicine won't be effective when it gets cold. If it hurts the body, you are the only one to ask."
Ning Huayue also joined in: "Aunt, you'd better drink the medicine first."
Queen Xu glanced at her one more time and said calmly: "Princess Jin is here too."
"Yue'er heard that my aunt was ill, so she came to see you specially. She also brought two concubines from the house to take care of you."
Lu Qing: "..." It turns out that this is what Ning Huayue had in mind.
Leave her and Chen Qingzi in the palace to wait for their illness, so Ning Huayue can do whatever he wants in the palace?
She thought beautifully.
"Attendance? Before I entered the palace, I did hear the princess say that she would personally come to attend to the queen. The princess missed the queen very much and said that she would not trust her if she was left to someone else. Did I remember it wrong? Isn't that what she said? "
Lu Qing turned her head and blinked at Chen Qingzi without leaving any trace.
Chen Qingzi quickly answered: "I remember correctly, but I don't know why the princess changed her plan temporarily. There is nothing important in the palace. I want to tell you that there is nothing more important than the queen's phoenix body now, but since the princess has arranged it , I and Wei’s concubine will..."
Jiang Mihe didn't want to see Ning Huayue either, and said helpfully: "Princess Jin is the niece of the Empress, and they have always had a good relationship. How come she has two concubines to serve her?"
Ning Huayue was being roasted on the fire. She didn't even dare to look into Empress Xu's eyes, "My aunt is sick, so Yue'er naturally wants to come and take care of you. But the prince is not in the palace, and if Yue'er doesn't stay in charge, I'm afraid..."
Jiang Mihe interrupted her again: "But I heard that most of the affairs of Prince Jin's palace are handled by the two side concubines, and they must be inseparable from the two side concubines. But this is just right, and Princess Jin can leave opened."
Ning Huayue still wanted to refuse, but unexpectedly Queen Xu also wanted to spend a few days with her, taking the opportunity to brainwash Ning Huayue again.
"Then it's best. Yue'er should stay with me."
Ning Huayue's face was stiff: "...Yes."
Lu Qing held back her laughter, stayed for a while, and left without any regrets.
Stepping into Jinxi Courtyard and taking off his cloak, Lu Qing told Ji Qin: "Prepare hot water, I want to take a bath first."
After entering the palace and coming into contact with patients, she was afraid that she would come back with illness and pass it on to her children.
"Yes, slave, go right away." Ji Qin was about to go out and instruct the maids when he suddenly remembered something, "Master, today the prince has sent a letter back."
"Where? Bring it to me quickly."
Lu Qing stood outside and read a letter.
Yan Fuguang didn't say anything about the imperial court. Most of the letter was concerned about her and her children's life in the palace.
However, he said that his return to Beijing would be postponed.
Lu Qing was keenly aware that he might be in big trouble there.
