Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 78

"Your Majesty, Young Madam of the Wei Mansion, please see me." Ruo Min came in from outside with a bowl of dark medicine, stirred it and handed it to Shi Niang.

"I don't see, what is she doing here at this time?" Shi Niang blew the medicine slightly cool, and carefully fed it to the emperor with a spoon. The emperor could swallow it, but he was still unconscious.

"Is the emperor feeling better today?"

"It's still the same. I don't know what's going on with Sister Chen's arrangement?"

"Mistress Zhaoyuan means to wait a little longer, maybe the emperor will wake up."

"What's the use of waking up?" Ten Niang asked, "His wound keeps repeating, and he's always been groggy. Except for the time he was awake for a long time, he never woke up for so long."

That waking up was the day after the arrow was pulled out.When the emperor woke up, Chen Shi and Shi Niang were by the bedside.While he was conscious, he ordered the two of them to help summon the Nanluo Salt Transport Envoy and the accompanying historian.

The emperor first ordered Du Xianyu to start to rectify the Yanzheng, not to slow down because of his assassination.The more this is the case, the more we must intensify our efforts to severely crack down on private boiled salt.

Then the emperor held Shiniang's hand and raised his voice, "The third son of the emperor, Mu Yao, has a noble character, and he is deeply inferior to me. He will surely inherit the great order. After I ascend the throne, that is, the emperor's throne. He will be named the eighth king as the regent uncle, Take pictures of the court affairs. The queen mothers of the two palaces also listen to the government behind the curtain."

The historian who was waiting on the side was busy recording, and it was too late to write the imperial decree, so the emperor directly stamped it.

"Your Majesty!" Ten Niang was startled, and took the Emperor's powerless but persistent hand, "What are you doing? Yao'er is still young, so he can't take on such a heavy responsibility. The empire still needs you!"

"Don't cry, girl, tell me the promise you made at first."

"Shi Niang is willing to assist the lord, make plans, guard the country, and wish the country and the people of Daliang are safe." Shi Niang's hand tightly held the emperor.

"Speak loudly, can it be done?" The emperor's voice was hurried, a little out of breath.

"Sister, agree quickly!" Chen said suddenly, "Do you want to make Master feel uneasy?"

"Yes, Shi Niang is willing to assist the Lord to make Daliang prosperous and strong." Shi Niang let go of her hand, and the emperor quickly stamped it to the historian who was waiting by the side.

Shi Niang saw that the emperor's hand drooped weakly after the seal was placed, and couldn't even hold a small private seal. She couldn't help it anymore, and cried while lying on the emperor's bed.

"Remember your words." The emperor raised his hand and stroked her head with difficulty, "The empire will be handed over to you."

"Don't talk, take a good rest." Ten Niang looked up, "Xiao Ba is still waiting for Dad to hold us, we have another child."

"Okay, little Ba Niang, please be good." The emperor smiled at her, tilted his head, and passed out.

"The slave will send Mrs. Wei away." Ruomin said cautiously as she saw Shi Niang staring at the emperor and the medicine bowl in a daze.

Shiniang woke up from her memories, "Wait, what are you doing to see sister Chen? Please leave her to take care of the emperor for a while. I'll go meet our Mrs. Wei and see what my ninth sister bought in the gourd. medicine!"

As soon as Ruomin went out, Shi Niang clapped her hands three times, and said to the person in front of her, "How about the matter I asked you to investigate?"

"According to the information we have so far, the Wei family seems to be the most suspicious. But there is one thing I don't know about the servant. I didn't know whether I should tell you or not."

"Oh, you can talk now?" Shi Niang said, "What makes it difficult for you to make a choice?"

"The Wei family once handed over a jade tablet to the emperor." Yimao whispered, "The commander's emblem of the Wei family's inner sea caravan."

"It means that the Wei family handed over the business opportunities that Nei Hai gnawed down. Do you think his family will not act impulsively?"

"Yes, the slave thinks so." Yimao said, "The slave also discovered that the head of the Wei family, that is Mrs. Wei's father-in-law, has an outer room, and that outer room has a son."

"It's interesting." Shi Niang asked, "How does this relate to the news we want to investigate?"

"The outer room is surnamed Lu." Yimao said, "She has contacts with people from the Lu family's semicolon."

"Now that something suspicious has been found, continue to investigate along this line. If necessary, tell Hui Zhaoyuan the news. Her skills and methods are much better than Bengong's."

"know."

"It's been hard work these days. When we find out who did it, let's keep an eye on the big salt-cooked people and withdraw."

"Won't the reform of Du Yun's history cause turmoil? Will our people withdraw?"

"No, if he can't even do this last step well, it will be a waste of the trust of the emperor and this palace in him."

"Ms. Zhaoyuan is here, and the slave will leave first." As soon as Yimao finished speaking, he disappeared.

"Sister, go quickly. Leave this to me." While speaking, Chen raised the curtain and entered the room.

"Then I'm going to trouble my sister, I'll come back as soon as my sister goes."

Shi Niang bowed to Mrs. Chen, and Mrs. Chen turned her body halfway to accept it, but she didn't say that she didn't dare to accept her bow.

Since the emperor announced the decision to inherit the throne that day, Mrs. Chen has been more polite to her than before.Shi Niang is not used to it, but she is not forcing her to take care of herself as before.Just do your part.

Just like now, Shi Niang saw that Chen was avoiding her, and she still insisted on performing the salute she should perform before leaving.

Ten Niang walked through the corridor and turned a few turns before entering her room.

Jiuniang, who was waiting for her in the house, hurriedly stood up and saluted her.

"Let's get up, Ninth Sister. I heard that Ninth Sister has returned to her mother's house, so my younger sister will come over to have a look."

"Yeah, I haven't been back to my mother's house for a long time. I found out that it's still easy to stay at my mother's house. No matter how good this in-law's house is, it's not the place where I was born, raised, and pampered."

"Jiu Niang said that Uncle San must be very pleased, I'm afraid that the family will be unhappy." Shi Niang stood beside Jiu Niang, took her hand and said,

"This hand, I haven't done heavy work. It's just a lot rounder. I think brother-in-law has treated you well these days."

"During these days, my mother-in-law has no time to set up rules. My husband's attitude has changed a lot after knowing that you came to visit in person. I also want to thank my sister for making life much easier for the women."

"It should be. It's really good not to have rules. In the palace, I also have to go to the empress and the empress dowager to settle down. Being a daughter-in-law is not an easy task."

"I'm afraid my sister has something to talk about today, so just tell me what you have to say." Shiniang said, "I will definitely help you if you can."

"I beg your mother to spare the Wei family. The Wei family is willing to exchange millions of property for the master's life."

"What's wrong with your master?"

"Master told his outer room about your visit to the house. The outer room is from the Lu family."

"Sister, do you have evidence?"

"My father-in-law said that the residence in the outer room was empty a few days ago. The women's power is limited, and no matter how many people there are, they won't be able to find them. But I think you won't be able to find people."

"My sister is giving me a problem. I can't be the master of what my sister begged. If there is something wrong with my master, your family may be punished with death, but you will be spared a living crime."

"That's right, the arrows used by the Lu family's dead soldiers will always have a sika deer. Do you still remember the secrets of the capital that the gentleman invited by grandma told us?"

"Ruomin, go to Imperial Physician Zheng to see the mark on the arrow." Ten Niang said to Jiu Niang, "Jiu Niang, I hope your words are correct."

"Have you finished what Ninth Sister wants to say?" Ten Niang asked, "If there is nothing to do, I will go back to the Palace. The Emperor cannot do without someone to serve him."

"The housewife resigns." Jiu Niang got up and left.

Shi Niang returned to the emperor's house after Jiu Niang left.Hui Zhaoyuan pulled her aside, "Sister, can I get some useful news from Mrs. Wei Du?"

"There are almost none that are useful. I will not be able to judge one until Ruomin's results come out. I will tell my sister when the time comes."

"That's the way it is. Sister, what is your purpose in asking Ruomin to ask Luanjia about returning to Beijing?" Chen said seriously.

"The emperor's illness has been repeated. If this continues, the danger will be even greater. There should not be many herbal medicines here. In the past few days, I have seen Imperial Physician Zheng leading the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital to find folk remedies. How did Sheng Jia return? How to arrange it depends on how hard you have worked, sister."

"The emperor's condition is better than what Zheng Taiyi thought, and it doesn't matter if you move appropriately. But on the way back to Beijing, you will pass Fengyang. My sister said what should I do?"

"Sister, we can do this... and then..." Ten Niang whispered in Chen's ear.Chen shook her head worriedly and disagreed.

"It can't be like that. You just got pregnant. You're already weak, so you can't put yourself in danger." Chen Shi said, "If you want to go, I will go. You can't show your face."

"Sister, we can't fight each other. In fact, the people who stay will test her mobilization and comprehensive ability. Ten Niang is really not good at this."

"Sister, let me think about it again."

Chen was lost in thought, Shi Niang took the handkerchief from her hand and wiped the emperor's face and hands.

While wiping her hands, Shi Niang noticed a small black spot on the emperor's arm, which kept jumping up as if alive.Shi Niang covered the area near his skin, and the black spot remained still.

Shi Niang didn't dare to say anything, for fear of scaring Mrs. Chen, after several times of clutching and loosening, the little black spot kept moving.Ten Niang's heart trembled, thinking of the curse in the south.

The south is located in the southern border area, and there are some secret things that outsiders don't know.These things are often inseparable from curses such as Gu poison.

"Sister, if you find anything, you must send someone to let me know." Chen got up and changed the water for the emperor to wash and wash, "I'll go back first."

"Congratulations to my sister."

After Shiniang waited for Mrs. Chen to leave, Fang sat silently by the bed.After looking at the emperor for a long time, he whispered, "I think I have found the reason for your repeated injuries."

"If I don't say anything, maybe no one will notice this. Even if I don't say anything, the chances of Yao'er successfully inheriting the throne will increase, and I will become the most powerful woman."

"I thought I would be happy if you went like this. The women in this palace compete for favor and status. As a winner in life, happiness should be inevitable. However, when I think that the empire will no longer be managed by you, when I When I think of my children without your discipline anymore, and when I think of myself without your company, I suddenly feel so sad that I can’t control myself.”

"I've always thought that the two of us are more about mutual benefit and will not involve feelings, but I forgot that people are not sages, who can be ruthless."

"For so many years, even if we are all acting, we will put our true feelings into it, not to mention the promises we made sincerely?!"

"I will go to the imperial physician to discuss how to save you. The empire needs you, the children need you, and I need you even more!"

(End of this chapter)