Chapter 4 third quarter

Concubine Yi could clearly see the doubts in the queen's mind.She always does not say anything about anything, and once she does, she must succeed. After spending a long time in scheming and talking, she has persuaded the queen, and she seems to be wavering if she doesn't want to.If you lose all your previous efforts by a short distance, it will be even more unsatisfactory.But this shortcoming is of great importance, and a few words must be thought out carefully, and they will penetrate into the Queen's heart at once, and the color will be seen immediately.After a moment of hesitation, the queen will think about the width, and then the wind and clouds will disappear, and there will be no tricks.

Turning her thoughts around like this, she quickly thought of a very powerful move. She deliberately recalled the past more than ten years ago. Broken street, the master is dead and no one will carry her." She has no relatives or friends to take care of her, and she has left a large debt. As the eldest daughter, she finally showed her face and said all kinds of good things to scrape together a sum of money to go back to Beijing.I can't forget the night mooring on the Yangtze River, the cold wave whimpering, sleeping with my younger siblings in the back cabin, listening to the sound of my mother caressing the coffin and crying in the middle cabin.

As long as these memories are touched, Concubine Yi can't help but her eyes turn red, and her nose twitches.The queen, who was in deep thought, turned her face when she heard the sound, and was surprised to see her taking out a handkerchief from her sleeve and quietly wiping away her tears. "What's the matter? You!" It's okay if you don't ask, but when you ask, Concubine Yi's face is full of tears, she slips down to the ground, kneels in front of the queen's kang, choked up and said: "The emperor is 'seeing red' again today! How can this go on like this?"

The emperor's "red phlegm is seen from time to time", and hemoptysis is also common, but it seems that the concubine Yi's condition is particularly serious when she cries and reports like this. The empress was flustered, and only patted her on the shoulder, repeatedly comforting: "Don't cry! Don't cry! "But persuading others verbally like this, my own eye circles are also red. At this time, Concubine Yi recalled the happy days when she was in the Yuanmingyuan "Spring in the Heaven and Earth", with bead lamps on the road and jade chariots traveling in the clear, and she often received the favor of the emperor. Years of painstaking efforts, thousands of households, and the royal garden with golden and green buildings have been destroyed by the fire, and the handsome, elegant, and literary emperor is left with only a disjointed and sick bone. How can he not be heartbroken?Therefore, her tears, which originally came from other people's intestines, indeed shed the true feelings of grief and loss, and moved the most soft-hearted queen even more.

"Queen," Concubine Yi cried and said again, "If something happens to the emperor, elder brother is only six years old, and the power falls into other people's hands, will we orphans and widows still be able to live?" The choked and shrill voice completely controlled the queen's emotions, especially the last sentence, which shocked the queen. She remembered that when she was with the emperor, she always sat and talked politely and calmly. The emperor often told her the stories in the "Compendium of Mirrors". I also know a little about the past of bullying orphans and widows and usurping my own generation.It would be an exaggeration to say that Sushun is a traitorous minister, but his domineering is common to all, and he is only against Concubine Yi in front of him. For the face of the emperor?Thinking of this, I broke out in a cold sweat. I never expected that one day, I would face the threat of this "orphan and widow" being controlled by others!

So, the queen picked up Concubine Li's handkerchief, wiped away her tears, blew her nose, and called Concubine Yi's nickname in a deep voice, "Lan'er! Don't cry! Let's discuss it." Then, she got down from the kang and helped Concubine Yi up. Concubine Yi was still sobbing, but she finally put away her tears and walked into the back room suite with the queen.It was the most secret place in the whole bedroom, it was originally the residence of Shuangxi, the queen's close confidant, and the two of them sat side by side on Shuangxi's bed and talked in secret.

"Look at the emperor's illness, how is it?" the queen asked with her brows furrowed.Concubine Yi thought for a while, and replied in a resolute tone: "I have to go back to Luan before I can get well!" "how?" "Hmph!" Concubine Yi sneered slightly, "Didn't the imperial physician's pulse record say 'pure heart'? Here, there are the three of them, Su Liu, changing their recipes to make fun of the emperor. Can you come down? I heard that the emperor thinks Concubine Li is too honest. They even found a widow Cao outside for the emperor. If they are a bit stronger, they say they are going to go hunting. I see, deer The rabbit didn't catch it, but the vixen was fascinated by it!"

The empress didn't think much of Concubine Yi's sarcastic tone of satirizing the emperor, but what she said was deeply rooted in the emperor's illness.Zaiyuan and Duanhua are two useless people. Their only ability is to guide the emperor to pay attention to sensuality. If there is a so-called Widow Cao, it must be the tricks of these two people. Therefore, even the loyal queen couldn't help gnashing her teeth and scolding: "Zaiyuan and Duanhua are really nothing!" Concubine Yi immediately interjected: "Without Su Liu's idea behind the scenes, they wouldn't dare to be so bold."

"Hey!" The queen sighed, "I really don't know what to do? If I go back to Luan, I don't even need to mention it!" "Then we can only try to make the emperor 'pure heart and few desires'!" "That's right! This is the only way." The queen paused for a while and then said, "I don't know who else is serving the emperor this morning except Concubine Li." "It's easy to handle. Ask to check the diary file of the respect room, and you will understand everything!" "Yeah!" The queen nodded, got up and walked out, reached the window, and shouted: "Come on!"

The maids of honor came in response to the double happiness.The queen ordered Chen Shengwen, the chief eunuch of the Chuanjing Office, to submit the diary file for review.So the court lady passed on to the eunuch, and the eunuch passed on to the Jingshi room. After about two quarters of an hour, Chen Shengwen, the head of the eunuch in the palace, came to see the queen with three diary files recorded from the first day of the first month of this year. The respect room is dedicated to "handling all affairs in the palace in compliance with the imperial edict", and the diary files are the daily notes of the emperor after he retreated to the harem, sleeping and eating, remembering everything.The queen took the file in her hand and turned it from the back. The previous page recorded everything about yesterday. In one day, Concubine Li was summoned twice to serve in the East Nuan Pavilion in the afternoon and in the imperial study in the evening. The most famous is: "Long Live Lord returns to the palace on the second day of the first lunar month, and Concubine Li is with him." Looking forward, the names of Concubine Li are everywhere, and occasionally there are records of concubines Qi, Concubine Wan and others being summoned. Concubine Li's favor from rain and dew is insignificant.

The queen was very calm. After reading the diary, she didn't mention Concubine Li, but only asked Chen Shengwen: "What's the matter with the emperor today? Is it important?" Chen Shengwen knew what he was asking, so he knelt on the ground and answered: "I invite you to drive me at the first moment of the morning. I drank the deer's blood and said that I felt uncomfortable in my chest and wanted to vomit. The little eunuch Jin Huan served the spittoon. Is it important or not, the servant dare not say!" "So, what kind of blood did you vomit?" "Maybe it's deer blood." Concubine Yi stepped in and asked, "What kind of blood is it?" Her voice was very firm, and it was clear that she must ask to understand.The eunuchs in the palace were all afraid of this noble concubine Yi, and Chen Shengwen was a eunuch with a brain, and encountered the most obstacles, so when he heard her tone, he panicked, and stammered: "I really don't know what the concubine Yi said. Did the emperor spit out his own blood or the blood of an animal?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Chen Shengwen realized that he was incoherent. How could he connect "the blood of the emperor" and "the blood of animals" together?As long as Concubine Yi picks her eyes, although she won't move her head, she will be beaten easily, and she will not be able to escape to Fengtian.Just as he was scaring himself and was almost trembling, fortunately the queen diverted the conversation. What the queen asked was, "Have you ever called the imperial physician?" Chen Shengwen hurriedly replied: "At the moment the imperial physician is asking for pulse at Dongnuan Pavilion." "Let's take a look!" the queen said to Concubine Yi. Arriving at Dongnuang Pavilion, peeping quietly behind the heavy curtain, I saw the emperor lying on a soft armchair, stretching out a hand for the kneeling imperial physician to take a pulse. This person wears a dark blue cap, and is Mrs. Luan, the envoy of the imperial hospital with the title of fourth-rank Jingtang.Just look at him kneeling straight on the ground, looking at his nose and heart with his eyes and nose, with a solemn and respectful face, but there is sweat on his forehead, and the three fingers of his right hand resting on the emperor's wrist are also trembling slightly.This made the queen very uneasy, if it wasn't for the bad pulse, Mrs. Luan would not have to be so terrified. Apart from the emperor himself, the imperial ministers, guards and eunuchs who were standing by almost all saw Mrs. Luan's expression, and had the same feeling as the empress.Therefore, the air in the hall seemed strange, everyone did not even dare to breathe, it was so quiet that they seemed to be able to hear their own heartbeats. The tense silence was finally broken, Mrs. Luan shook her head without the crown: "Your Majesty, Wan'an!" These four words are like the spring breeze blowing, which can thaw the glaciers, and the sound of robes and gowns being moved slightly in the hall. First, Sushun came over, looked at Mrs. Luan and said: "The emperor is popular today, what is the reason? You If you don’t bother me, report to the emperor, you can rest assured.” Therefore, Mrs. Luan recited sternly: "Now the Grain Rain has passed, Lixia is coming, and the sun will rise in the earth, and blood will overflow. Carefully examine the holy pulse, both left and right are big, Jin Kui said: 'Men's pulse is big and tired', bothering and hurting." Qi is all because the emperor is vigilant day and night, and the troubles are too much." "So, how to cure it?" "Naturally, recuperation comes first..." "Repose, rest!" The emperor suddenly became angry, "I think you can say these two words!" Mrs. Luan didn't know what she said wrong, she was too frightened to open her mouth, she just lay down on the ground and kept bumping into each other. The power of the sky was unpredictable, the emperor often lost his temper for no reason, and his courtiers often received inexplicable reprimands. At this time, someone had to speak up, so as not to cause a stalemate, so Sushun shouted: "Back off! Hurry up and make a plan." Fang Jincheng." With these words, Mrs. Luan came to an end, knelt down and withdrew, her clothes already drenched in sweat.I had to rush to the House of Internal Affairs to gather my mind, write the pulse case, and draw up the prescription. Another official copied it in regular script, put it in a yellow box, and then sent it to the Internal Affairs Office, and presented it to the imperial court. At this moment, the Military Aircraft Department sent someone to invite Mrs. Luan, saying that she had something to ask.When he arrived at Junji Zhilu at the gate of the palace, he saw his subordinate physicians Yang Chun and Li Deli were already waiting.These two people are also well aware of the emperor's condition, and if they are called at the same time, they will know what the Minister of Military Aircraft will ask! So Mrs. Luan took the lead, went up the stairs and entered the hall, and saw Prince Yi Zaiyuan and Prince Zheng Duanhua sitting on the kang bed in the middle, and the other four military ministers were scattered on both sides, according to their titles and ranks, Mrs. Luan led them His subordinates kowtowed to say hello one by one, and then stood down below with their hands down, watching Prince Yi Zaiyuan, the chief minister of military aircraft, waiting for questioning. Zaigaki slowly took out an emerald snuff bottle from his purse, scooped up two spoons with a small ivory spoon, put them on the back of his hand, then touched them with his fingers and sent them to his nostrils, took two deep breaths, and then looked at his side Duhan said: "Jiyuan, you can ask him!" Du Han nodded, turned to Mrs. Luan and said, "Master Luan! My lord has something to ask you, you have to tell the truth, don't be shy!" "Yes!" Mrs. Luan agreed, but she was muttering in her heart, I'm afraid something might go wrong today! If you want to ask, there is only one sentence: "Can the emperor's illness be cured? If not, how many days will he be alive?" Son of Heaven?It's just that the wording is too vague and implicit, and I'm afraid I won't be able to scratch the itch, and I won't be able to ask the truth.Therefore, Du Han, the son of Du Shoutian, who was posthumously titled "Wen Zheng" because of his meritorious service as Yi Dai's assistant, is quite pondering at this moment. After thinking about it again and again, I really couldn't think of any good words that are tactful and dignified, and that don't make words harmful, so I could only think about it and say slowly: "Sheng Gong has been in breach of peace for a long time, and you are the one who presides over the medical care. Since the spring, rumors have spread in the capital, privately speculating about the emperor's illness! So... in your opinion, what's going on?" Luan Taiyuan had expected this question, but he didn't expect the phrase "Medical recuperation, you are the one who presides over the cooking"!It is unavoidable to feel disgusted by the tone that the "big event" has not yet been announced, and the responsibility has been determined.I was thinking in my heart that the imperial doctor was the most difficult thing to do, luck and fortune all depended on luck, the emperor happened to be born with lingering and intractable tuberculosis, and it was just bad luck that I encountered it, and Prince Yi and Prince Zheng specially catered to the emperor, Entertaining and sensual, his luck is even worse.That's all for nothing, but the emperor didn't listen to the doctor's advice and indulged in self-indulgence, and the two kings Yi and Zheng didn't reflect on themselves, but wanted to pass the responsibility for improper care to others, which was really unwilling. Mrs. Luan thought about it for a while. Anyway, in the future, she will not be able to escape from "removing the crown". In case of further investigation of the responsibility, she must first stand firm before she can keep her head!Thinking of this, I unconsciously straightened my waist. "Returning to Master Du, the emperor's illness has a long history. The source has been lost, and it all depends on taking care of it. Today, when I ask for the pulse, the real yin is withered, and the yang is rising alone. It is a dangerous phenomenon..." "Wait!" A loud Tianjin accent stopped him. It was Jiao Youying, who was called "Jiao Dazi" behind his back—a brave newcomer to the army. He consciously grasped Mrs. Luan's handle, So, why do you ask for your pulse today and say: 'The emperor is safe'?" Mrs. Luan couldn't help being amused when she saw his saber-rattling expression, and calmly replied: "For the sake of forgiveness, it is natural to say this. Since ancient times, doctors have been like this!" Jiao Youying hit a soft nail, and he couldn't get off the stage. His face was swollen, and the hemp seeds were shining. He said angrily, "Master Luan, you don't want to say the same thing as before, and another way behind!" "Master Jiao, please tell me what Mrs. Luan said behind her back?" Seeing that there was going to be a conflict, no matter who was right or wrong, it would be an unseemly joke for a fourth-rank official to contradict the Minister of Military Aircraft. Therefore, Du Han rushed to the front: "There is no need to talk about these idle words. Master Luan, How do you take care of the emperor's illness?" "Cultivating righteousness will eradicate evil. Putting an end to worries and tonifying yin and yang, after a hundred days, you will see great results." Mrs. Luan had reservations about what she said, but the words "If you raise the righteous, you will eradicate the evil" were too harsh, and the faces of the two princes became a little ugly. At this moment, Jiao Youying spoke again: "The emperor personally presides over the affairs of the people, and manages a lot of opportunities every day. Besides, the external aggression and internal worries have not been resolved. I want to ask the emperor to 'put away all worries'. Isn't this just for nothing?" Mrs. Luan was stopped by the question, and froze there, very uncomfortable.So Li Deli, the sixth-rank imperial doctor, took a step to the side in order to understand his situation, and stated more and more. "Lord Jiao sees it very clearly." He said, "These are the places where it is difficult to deal with holy ailments." This statement satisfied all the people sitting there, because he revealed a very good statement, and left room for anyone to shirk responsibility. As a result, the medicine stone has no effect, and it is beyond human power to restore it.If it is really "no", you will die of overwork, which should be the memory of future generations of subjects all over the world.Deriving Jiao Youying and Li Deli's words, even the emperor himself can rest in peace. This Li Deli's name is Zhuoxuan, he has mediocre medical knowledge, but his speech is exquisite and decent, he is good at understanding the psychology of the nobleman, and he likes to use ginseng, cinnamon, pilose antler and other precious medicines in prescriptions to cater to the nobleman's favor.Moreover, he has no pretensions as an imperial doctor, he travels to the rich and powerful, and always greets people with a smile, so he is very popular, and the princes and ministers he knows all regard him as a clean-fellow. He does not use his official name, but only "Zhuo Xuan". "Zhuo Xuan," said Prince Yi, "listen to you!" "The envoy's pulse case is very precise." Li Deli took care of his "official" first, and then said his own experience: "Fortunately, the emperor is quite able to take food, although it is well known that 'medicine is not as good as food'. It is often said that it is true. Now that the season is entering summer, the yang energy is rising, and there is a slight hindrance in the holy body. As long as the worries do not increase and the appetite does not lose, the midsummer will be passed in peace, and when the autumn cools, there will be a great improvement." These words are plain and easy to understand, unlike Mrs. Luan's verbal statement, it is also like writing a pulse case, trying to make use of words from medical books, which makes people half-understand and feel strenuous.So look at each other and express our appreciation unanimously! "Okay!" Prince Yi pointed at the three of them with his black, snuff-smearing fingers, "You should do your best! When the autumn coolness returns, I will guarantee you to change your hats!" "Thank you, my lord, for your cultivation." Mrs. Luan greeted her. "Does the lord have anything else to say?" Du Han asked, "If there is nothing else, let them rest!" "I have nothing to say. Look at the others, there is an adult who has something to ask." Prince Yi looked around for a week, and finally fell on Duanhua, Prince Zheng, raised his face and said, "Old Zheng!" Holding the hookah, Prince Zheng rubbed a piece of paper coal back and forth by himself. After rubbing it for a long time, he took the paper coal and tapped Mrs. Luan and said, "I advise you a word: work hard and keep your mouth shut!" "By the way!" Jiao Youying immediately continued: "Master Luan, you should remember that everything you say here, every single word, has something to do with it, and you can't leak a single word." "Yes!" Mrs. Luan agreed calmly, and led his subordinates back. These three people strictly obeyed the warning, and they dared not say anything when they got out of the military plane and went straight to the Lu.But the news leaked out anyway.With the eyes and ears arranged by Xiao Anzi, the words that Mrs. Luan and Li Deli said in front of the Minister of Military Aircraft were quickly transmitted to the inner palace, and passed into the ears of Concubine Yu Yi. The ears are naturally shocking!Concubine Yi paid special attention to Li Deli's words: "Spend the midsummer in peace, and when the autumn cools, there will be a big improvement." Doesn't this mean that this summer is afraid of being overwhelmed?Sure enough, it was a bit of a surprise! She bit her lip and mused, losing her mind for a moment, wondering if she should tell the queen or not?After thinking and thinking over and over again, I finally decided that it would be beneficial to me not to mention it for the time being.Because, this may be a "unique secret". But other than that, you might as well tell the queen about the rest, and you just happened to go and see what happened in person, so you immediately sent a message to enter the Ye Zhong Palace. After listening to Concubine Yi's slightly exaggerated report, the queen was deeply astonished.There is a big discrepancy between the imperial doctor's face-to-face performance and the statement to the Minister of Military Aircraft.Of course, "for the sake of sanctity", the reason for concealing the disease in front of the emperor is obvious, so the empress firmly believes in Concubine Yi's words. After slowly smoking a bag of cigarettes, the queen finally made up her mind, "Go back first!" She said to Concubine Yi, "I'll do it!" Concubine Yi was inconvenient and inappropriate to ask more questions, so she answered "Yes" and withdrew.Before leaving the palace gate, he knew the queen's method. "Chuanyizhi," was Shuangxi's voice passing the message to the eunuch: "Where is Concubine Li? Coming soon! " Concubine Yi was secretly proud, she had been busy all morning, and finally achieved her goal.But there is hope, it is best to be present in person, watching how the queen reprimands Concubine Li, that would be really enjoyable! However, if she was really present, she might not be happy.The empress is naturally generous and peaceful, and never speaks harshly, so summoning Concubine Li is only to persuade her, if she expects her to put down her face and reprimand Concubine Li, then she must be disappointed. "Do you know what I mean by looking for you?" The queen asked the kneeling Concubine Li. "Please enlighten the queen." "Get up! I have a lot to ask you." When Concubine Li stood up, the empress rejected the maid of honor just like she did to Concubine Yi in the morning, and brought her into the bedroom, but she didn't go to sit on the kang—sit by the dressing table, and let Concubine Li stand and answer. "Yesterday you served the emperor all day?" "Yes." Concubine Li replied: "Last night, the emperor approved Liu Ye's notebook, and I was the one who served the pen and ink." "It is said that the emperor chatted with you for half the night, what did you say?" "The emperor told me about going to the study with Liu Ye back then." "Oh!" The queen paused for a moment, and asked again: "Is the emperor still taking that 'medicine' for a while?" Concubine Li knew what medicine she was referring to, she blushed and forced a smile and said, "Where do I know?" The queen thought to herself: There is absolutely no reason why you don't know!But both of them are still young, so they can't talk about the affairs of the house with a straight face, so they can only ask: "Do you know what the imperial doctor said today?" With this question, Li Fei's eye circles turned red!Biting his lip and shaking his head, he replied, "I know without telling!" "Hello?" Her answer caught the empress's deep attention, she thought for a while, nodded her head and said: "You are often in front of the emperor, you should know the most about the emperor's illness, tell me honestly! " "Your Majesty," Concubine Li looked very embarrassed, as if she was suffering from being unable to talk about it, she finally burst out after a long while, "Your Majesty is so skinny!" The queen's heart sank, she stared blankly at Concubine Li, not knowing what to say.Everyone can see the thinness of the emperor's face, so why use Li Concubine to talk about it?It can be seen from this that her words meant beyond words, referring to the fact that the root of the emperor's illness is too deep! The empress bowed her head sadly, looked at the ground and said: "You should also know something! Always advise the emperor, cherish your body, don't let his temperament make trouble!" There was a sense of reproach in the words, Concubine Li was both terrified and wronged, "The empress is wise!" She knelt down on her knees, "Don't I know that the emperor's health is important? I don't know how many times I have persuaded the emperor, please take care of the emperor. Just listen to persuasion. If you speak more seriously, the emperor becomes anxious, blushing and scolding me thickly, "It's so insensitive! I don't know how troubled I am, and I don't want to find a way to relieve my boredom. I just talk nonsense!" Empress, do you think I dare to offend the Emperor?" As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and covered his sniffling nose. From her handkerchief, the queen's memory was triggered, and by the way, she warned her: "You should also check yourself. Don't throw the things you use around, and let the outside see it. It's not decent." The dressing table drew a bucket, and returned the handkerchief she had lost in Dongnuange. Concubine Li now fully understands that listening to the empress's training at this moment is entirely caused by Concubine Yi.With the emperor in front of me, she is a backer after all, so she won't suffer a big loss. If the backer falls, the mother is more expensive than the son, and she will immediately become the empress dowager. Nothing more than a day of tears!Thinking of it this way, she was so anxious that she fell on the queen's lap, sobbing and crying very sadly. This is the case with Concubine Yi in the morning, and it is the case with Concubine Li in the afternoon!The queen knew in her heart that it was the same tears, which seemed to be sad for the emperor's illness, but in fact she was crying about her own future.How to do it?The queen had nothing to comfort her except to cry with her. While crying, Concubine Li thought, just crying a few bowls of tears won't help, the queen is loyal, she should express it as soon as possible, so she choked up and said: "If something happens to the emperor, I have no choice but to go with the emperor! I beg the queen to make the decision for me." No matter how honest the queen was, she would not believe that Concubine Li would die in the future. Her last words were naturally alluding to Concubine Yi.If there is that unlucky day when the two palaces have the same honor, and he doesn't give all the orders, I'm afraid that he can only protect Concubine Li one point at a time.Therefore, the queen, who felt that she was exhausted, couldn't help but sigh: "Oh! Only blame your own stomach for not living up to expectations! " This said, just hit the saddest part of Concubine Li, she cried more and more.Her pregnancy was still before Concubine Yi, but Xianfeng gave birth to a daughter in the fifth year. If she gave birth to a boy, she would be a big brother. Everything in front of her and in the future will be completely different. The queen was very regretful and should not have touched her hidden pain.Seeing Concubine Li bursting into tears, but she couldn't help persuading her no matter what, I couldn't help feeling anxious and a little annoyed.At this moment, the court lady Shuangxi hurried in to report: "Long live God is here!" This time, Li Fei's tears were immediately blocked back.The queen also stood up, looked at her red and swollen eyes, thought she was not suitable to see her, and said, "Hurry up and avoid it!" Then he went out of the bedroom to meet the emperor.