Glory all the way

Chapter 229
"Is the emperor trying to force Aijia to death?"

In the Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager sat on the soft couch with an angry face, looking sadly at the silent Emperor Jiayuan.

"Mother, why did you say that?"

There was a slight displeasure in his eyes, thinking that it was the mother who gave birth to him and raised him, Emperor Jiayuan suppressed his anger again.

"Ai's birthday has passed, let Qingcheng go back to Mobei, you said she is alone, there is no elder to love her in Mobei, and the spirit of the former emperor in heaven will not feel at ease. Okay, then let her settle down in Beijing, but you see Look, what is the rumor going on outside now? Since when did my Princess of the Song Dynasty be so shameless?"

The more she talked, the more angry she became, the Empress Dowager glared at Emperor Jiayuan angrily and said: "If she is the one who is seriously ill, the Emperor will post the imperial list and look for famous doctors for her, and the Ai family will recognize it. After all, it is also the flesh and blood of the late Emperor. But now, Is she the one who got sick? She’s just a pariah with no face to speak of, emperor, aren’t you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?”

Thinking of Princess Qingcheng threatening her with her life and going back to Mobei immediately if she didn't save the man, Emperor Jiayuan felt a little sullen in his heart, but in the end, he still complied.

Now, there are rumors everywhere in the capital, and some people say that the queen mother is suffering from an incurable disease, so the palace posted the imperial list.

Although she was unwell, she was not at the point of being bedridden and had to visit famous doctors. When the Empress Dowager heard the rumors from the maid, her eyes immediately went dark.

The Queen Mother even felt that Princess Qingcheng was her nemesis.

Back then, when Concubine Rou was pregnant with Princess Qingcheng, the first emperor would go to Concubine Rou's bedroom every day to greet her. If she conceived in October and gave birth to a prince, Emperor Jiayuan might not be able to ascend the throne so easily.

However, because of the birth of the princess, Concubine Rou became more and more favored, because she, the queen mother who was the queen back then, felt more bitter than drinking Coptis chinensis.

Later, Princess Qingcheng became more and more like Concubine Rou, and all the hatred in the Queen Mother's heart was transferred to her.

But I don't know what evildoer gave birth to that little girl, she was very defensive at a young age, and all the schemes in the palace, big and small, didn't hurt her in the slightest. The empress dowager was shocked by the insight into the world and the vicissitudes of people's hearts revealed in her eyes.

I originally thought that I had raised her for so many years, and I had the grace of nurturing her without the grace of procreation, but I didn't expect that she was an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf who didn't remember her goodness at all.

On the day she came back from Mobei, she came to see herself in Shoukang Palace, and she was wearing the same clothes that Concubine Rou wore when she entered the palace for the first time.

The queen mother thought that she had long forgotten what happened decades ago, but when she saw Princess Qingcheng walking slowly in a pale pink dress like a flower bone, the queen mother realized that everything was clear visible.

Every time she sees her, the queen mother can recall the old things that she has deliberately forgotten in the past. The past month or so has been the most difficult time for the queen mother, the gentle concubine's frowns and smiles, the late emperor's affectionate gaze at her, and... dying She looked displeased.

Waking up from nightmares several times in the middle of the night, the queen mother felt that there seemed to be a pair of eyes watching her in the darkness.

In the past dynasties, which woman in the post has blood on her hands?In order for her son to become the crown prince, and to ascend to the throne in a logical manner, and to consolidate the power of the mother clan, everything she did was worthy of the sun and the moon, and no one could do anything to win her.

But no matter how she tried to comfort her, there was always so much fear in her heart. She didn't dare to think about how she would go to see the late Emperor after a hundred years. She was even more worried that Concubine Rou would turn into a ghost and come looking for her.

For this reason, the queen mother even invited eminent monks to go to the imperial mausoleum to recite scriptures for ninety-nine and 81 days, and suppress Concubine Rou there forever, even if she turned into a ghost, her soul would not be able to take a step out of the imperial mausoleum.

However, on the day of her birthday, the dance that Princess Qingcheng presented in public made the queen mother lose three souls in shock.

That dance was performed by Concubine Rou in front of the late Emperor before his death.

The first emperor died with a smile on his face, but Concubine Rou naturally did not.

But there were only a handful of people who had seen that dance at that time, and at that time, Princess Qingcheng was only ten years old, how did she know that she danced perfectly?

The more I think about it, the queen mother can't sleep day and night.

The queen mother dared not think about it.

Just like marrying her to Mobei back then, the Queen Mother wanted to send her far away, but Emperor Jiayuan disagreed. The mother and son have been deadlocked for so many days, and the Queen Mother's heart is also as desperate as frozen .

"Don't forget, she is your younger sister, and Aijia is your queen mother."

With a trace of weakness all over her body, the Empress Dowager waved her hands at Emperor Jiayuan, stood up and walked slowly into the inner hall.

The cold wind blew in from outside the hall, and the heavy curtains swayed gently. In front of Emperor Jiayuan, there was nothing. The woman who was also dressed in nothingness clearly had despair in her eyes, but there was a smile on her lips that never appeared. Had a beautiful smile.

After murmuring a few words, she drank the drink handed by Nanny Lu, walked forward tremblingly, and fell in front of the late emperor's coffin.

Everyone said that Imperial Concubine Rou had a deep affection for the late emperor and could not bear the separation between heaven and man, but only he knew how indifferent and resigned to fate was in that woman's eyes.

He likes her, but he can't avenge her, because the person who killed her was his mother.

The Qingcheng who was ridiculed by her sisters as the puppet princess was always cold and cold, and it was extremely difficult to see her smiling face, but as she grew bigger, she became more and more like Concubine Rou. He secretly made up his mind: In this life, No matter what happens, no matter who it is, it cannot hurt her.

But that year, when the Empress Dowager gave her a marriage to the Major General who was said to be irritable and had a habit of breaking sleeves in the Mobei General's Mansion, she cried and begged in front of her, but he couldn't protect her.

That's right, he has just been in power, how can he do what he wants to do as he pleases?

However, now, he is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and he is omnipotent. As long as she wants it, he will give it to her if she wants it.

The sky was getting dark, and in the distant sky, Emperor Jiayuan seemed to see the woman's gratifying smile.

The imperial list on the palace wall, because of the high bounty and the enticing conditions for entering the Imperial Hospital, immediately spread in the capital, and some well-known doctors in those big pharmacies and medical centers are all gearing up Prepared for it, but in the end, there was no news.

Those doctors who returned from defeat had their mouths tight like clamshells, no one could speak out. In the end, no one knew whether it was the Empress Dowager who was ill or which nobleman in the palace had an incurable disease.

In Yixin Garden, Bai Yingluo became more and more determined, Bai Yi was terminally ill.

Not to mention that the imperial doctors in the palace are the best in the world, those doctors who only revealed the imperial list and entered the palace, and were secretly sent from the palace to Princess Qingcheng's mansion are all well-known in the capital.

But even those people have been sent back to their homes. In this world, who else can be cured of such a disease?
Within a few days, the imperial list was hanging there, and no one cared about it anymore.

"Doctor Du, is there any abnormality in the fetus?"

Seeing that Dr. Du was meditating quietly, Bai Yingluo asked a little nervously.

Dr. Du shook his head with a smile, "Madam is overthinking, and she doesn't sleep well, which leads to some deficiencies in the child's body."

As soon as the word "deficiency" was mentioned, Bai Yingluo immediately panicked, "Doctor Du, is there any way to cure it? Tell me, I will never be perfunctory, and I will definitely do what you say."

Seeing Bai Yingluo's nervousness, Dr. Du put the pulse pillow and other things back into the medicine box, and said in a harmonious voice: "Madam, don't worry, the fetus is fine. Madam, please rest well, and it will be fine after a few days, but , if things go on like this for a long time, the child may be weaker after birth."

Breathing out softly, Bai Yingluo nodded, while urging Dr. Du to prescribe the prescription and let Liusu take the medicine.

Fearing that Bai Yingluo would worry too much and it would backfire, Doctor Du patiently persuaded her for a long time. Bai Yingluo finally felt relieved when she knew that Doctor Du didn't intend to comfort her.

After a while, Du Xuan came back.

Asked about Bai Yingluo's situation, Du Xuan sent Dr. Du out, and asked casually: "Although we have known each other for a short time, Dr. Du's ingenious medical skills are obvious to all. I heard that the imperial list was posted in the palace. Why don't you give it a try, doctor? Even if it's not for the bounty, if you can enter the imperial hospital, it will be a good thing to honor your ancestors."

The two drifted away, and Bai Yingluo didn't listen to Doctor Du's answer, but Du Xuan's words moved Bai Yingluo's heart.

In the previous life, the most favored gentleman in the Princess Mansion was said to be the third son, who was probably the current Bai Yi.

Bai Yi died young due to illness, and Princess Qingcheng had no place to resolve the thousands of worries in her heart, so she went to Xiaoshan Temple, and then met Du Xuan who looked exactly like Bai Yi at the foot of the mountain, which led to a tragedy in the small courtyard of Bai's family. .

In this life, seeing that Bai Yi is indeed seriously ill now, but Princess Qingcheng has already known about and met Du Xuan. If Bai Yi dies, will Princess Qingcheng put her mind on Du Xuan?

The answer is unknown.

But Bai Yingluo firmly believed that if Bai Yi didn't die, he would still be the third son most loved by Princess Qingcheng in the Princess Mansion, then Du Xuan would be much safer.

Bai Yingluo already had an idea in her heart.

After sending Dr. Du to the gate and returning, as soon as Du Xuanfu entered, he was questioned by Bai Yingluo.

"He didn't say why he didn't reveal the imperial list, but I guessed that he felt that so many doctors had returned without success, and it would be useless for him to go. However, I still have some expectations when I look at him, and I want to give it a try. Try, but haven't made up your mind yet."

Du Xuan said.

Can understand Dr. Du's thoughts very well, Bai Yingluo said with a smile: "For unknown diseases, as a doctor, you will always want to try it. If not, we recommend Dr. Du to go, the worst is failure, and return without success. That's all. Even so, he is not the first person to fail, and he will not be laughed at."

"Recommendation?"

Du Xuan was somewhat puzzled by Bai Yingluo's enthusiasm.

(End of this chapter)