Long Harem Road

Chapter 86

The sun rises and the moon sets, time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the eve of "Christmas". According to the imperial decree issued by the emperor, more than ten days have passed, and all the concubines are busy preparing for the emperor. Depressed people panic.

The emperor lived a life of three points and one line, Qianqing Palace, Jinluan Palace, and Qingfeng Palace. For more than ten days, everyone vaguely noticed a clue.

Instead of letting them believe that the emperor will give up the whole forest and hang himself on a "crooked neck tree", they would rather believe that the emperor has the intention of abolishing the empress. Didn't you see an imperial decree directly hit the empress in the face?
Don't you see that the Empress Dowager has been silent except for sending her confidants to comfort her that day?However, they didn't know that the scheming and far-sighted empress dowager could not protect herself at this moment.

In Yongshou Palace, the Empress Dowager leaned on the rusty couch and was drowsy, pale and yawning with tears and snot flowing from her nose, which was far from her usual noble and graceful image.

At this time, the Empress Dowager only felt weak all over, her headache was about to split, and an unknown fire was rushing back and forth in her heart, and all her internal organs seemed to explode. A court lady knelt on the ground and gently kneaded her head.

Nanny Sun stood at the lower head respectfully, nodding her head with downcast eyes, her eyes full of vicissitudes were shrewd and sharp, occasionally looking at the empress dowager's eyes with worry condensed.

During this period of time, the queen mother became more and more depressed, often drowsy, and had an extremely irritable temper. If something happened to her, she would throw a tantrum and fly into a rage. Everyone in the palace was in danger and kept quiet, but the imperial physician could not find any abnormalities.

Grandma Sun sighed imperceptibly. The emperor has not come to Yongshou Palace for half a month to pay his respects. The queen mother blindly favors the queen and the Li family, and goes her own way against the emperor's favorite concubine De, which has caused the emperor's backlash. The relationship between the master's abnormality during this period and the emperor Not too big.

"Go away!", with a sudden rage, the queen mother kicked away the little maid beside her, her face was ferocious and panting, she raised her hand to her forehead, and her veins throbbed, "this little thing can't be done well, if you have What's the use, come here, drag it down."

This scene happened from time to time, the little palace maid stood up tremblingly with cold sweat, not daring to make a sound, and kowtowed 'bang bang bang', Sun Nanny gave a wink, and the palace maid and eunuch behind her brought the kneeling little The maid dragged it down.

The coldness returned to the hall, and only the heavy breathing of the queen mother remained. Seeing the increasingly deteriorating expression of the queen mother, Nanny Sun couldn't help repeating the old story, "Master, are you feeling unwell? Do you need to call the imperial doctor?"

"No, I can't die!" The Queen Mother flicked her sleeves angrily, her face was full of anxiety and mania, and she also noticed her abnormality during this period.

However, with thirty years of experience in the ups and downs of the harem and the most honored status now, she has relaxed her vigilance and blind self-confidence. If she is said to have been calculated by someone, she will be the first to not believe it. She blames it all on the attitude of the emperor. .

"Master? Arrange for the imperial physician to ask for a safe pulse? Tomorrow is the 'Christmas', even for the sake of the emperor, you have to take care of your health." Nanny Sun was even more worried in her heart, and tried her best to comfort her. The queen mother has changed a lot recently. , Could it be...?
"Your Majesty, hmph, why does Aijia have any eyes in his eyes now? He was so obsessed with that little fox in Qingfeng Palace, Aijia really regrets not doing it sooner." The Queen Mother gritted her teeth, revealing her suppressed anger and viciousness unscrupulously.

"Master, the emperor has always valued filial piety, but he was temporarily confused. Please relax, your body is important." Sun Nanny continued to comfort her, but the queen mother was immersed in her own anger, turning a blind eye to Sun Nanny's concern, and said viciously, "What happened to that bitch? Any news?"

Grandma Sun sighed helplessly. The Empress Dowager shunned illnesses and avoided medical treatment, but her physical condition was not optimistic.

"Returning to the master, the emperor canceled Concubine De's attendance at the family banquet on the grounds of physical discomfort. The emperor has frequently been in and out of the Qingfeng Palace during this period, and the imperial physician asked for pulse every now and then. This old slave guessed that Concubine De had been tricked. Master, please relax!"

Grandma Sun's eyes flickered slightly. Given the importance the emperor attached to Concubine De, would the Empress Dowager's plan really go well?

The Empress Dowager seemed to be in a daze during this time, she was focused on getting rid of Concubine De and supporting the Empress, but she forgot that the world belongs to the Emperor, and all the women in the harem depend on the Emperor to exist, even if she is the Empress Dowager, if she loses the support of the Emperor, it will be like The tiger whose teeth have been pulled out is fierce and soft-hearted.

"Hmph, Concubine Yang of the former emperor crowned the harem, but in the end, her family was ruined and she spent the rest of her life coldly in the cold palace. Her only son never saw each other until his death? Ai's family is the most honorable empress dowager, mother in the world. ?

Humph, if it wasn't for the face of the Fourth Prince, Concubine De, hum! ", the Empress Dowager's face turned slightly cruel, evoking a cruel sneer.

Grandma Sun couldn't help shivering, remembering that Concubine Yang Gui was imprisoned in the cold palace, but she could not survive, until the new emperor ascended the throne, she was so angry that she vomited blood and felt ashamed that she was given to death by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother wanted this former concubine Enemies, watching her ascend to a high position and thousands of people worshiping her, the heart is satisfied.

A little eunuch who was panting and flustered came running outside the Yongshou Palace. While running, he lifted up his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, but he kept walking until he was outside the main hall, holding on to the door of the main hall, panting heavily, pulling anxiously. The gatekeeper eunuch was speechless.

"What kind of dignity! You have disturbed the queen mother, be careful!" Sun Nanny heard the panicked footsteps outside the hall, and seeing the gloomy face of the queen mother, she hurriedly got up and opened the door of the hall, looking at the flustered little eunuch in front of her, There was a cold light in his eyes.

The little eunuch's face turned pale, and he knelt down with a 'plop', with beads of sweat dripping down his cheeks, and the maid and eunuch guarding the gate fell to his knees, and the little eunuch said in a trembling voice, "Mother, please forgive me, the servant has something important to report! "

"What's the matter? Get in here!" Suddenly, the queen mother's furious voice came from the hall. Accompanied by the sound of the teacup falling to the ground, Nanny Sun glanced sympathetically at the little eunuch behind her, and turned around to lead people into the hall.

The little eunuch entered the main hall tremblingly with his hands and feet, his body was shaking like chaff, he almost tripped over the threshold, he knelt down in a panic, bent down and buried his head, "See the empress dowager! The slave is by the side of the princess, the princess , she, she, something happened."

"What?" The queen mother stood up suddenly, her body swayed, and she staggered back two steps. The eldest princess has been raised in the Yongshou Palace for the past two years, and accompanied the queen mother. Suddenly hearing that something happened to the eldest princess, the queen mother raised her whole heart to her throat.

"Does the person matter?" The queen mother's face became paler, her eyes were cold and fierce, she stared sharply at the little eunuch in front of her, the little eunuch trembled even more, her face was ashen and she dared not answer.

The queen mother's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and her whole body was limp and crumbling. She raised her hands trembling, pointed at the kneeling eunuch, and said sharply, "Where is the man!"

The little eunuch was sweating profusely and trembling. He had already been terrified by the queen mother's sudden domineering aura. He barely managed to maintain his rationality.

The Princess House, well known by its name, is the place where the princesses over ten years old live in the harem. It is far away from the Prince's House in the south and north. It is currently vacant, and no princess lives in it.

The Empress Dowager didn't have the energy to think about why the Eldest Princess went to the Princess's house right now, and she walked like the wind outside the hall. Nanny Sun hurriedly followed, arranged the palace people to prepare the chariot, and comforted the anxious Empress Dowager as she walked.

"Master, don't be too anxious. The eldest princess has a good fortune. The little eunuch was frightened when he didn't see the big scene. The eldest princess will be fine. Just relax!"

Nanny Sun knew that the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess had an unusual relationship. In the past two years, the Eldest Princess accompanied the Empress Dowager every day and often made the Empress Dowager happy. However, the Empress Dowager placed all her love on the Eldest Princess because the Empress had no children. .

Grandma Sun glanced at the anxious looking Empress Dowager on the chariot, holding her hand on her forehead and urging her constantly. A terrible thought crossed her mind. If the Eldest Princess declared her dying, would the Empress Dowager's weak body be able to bear it? coincide?
When the Empress Dowager arrived, she saw the Empress standing in the inner hall like a statue. She seemed to be ten years old at once, with disheveled hair and dull eyes looking at the dormitory. The vermilion wooden door of the sleeping hall.

The queen mother didn't mind, and went straight to the queen's side, grabbing the empress' thin shoulders, "Where's Leer? What happened?"

The queen didn't answer, her eyes turned coldly over the queen mother, and looked at the thin little person behind her. If eyes can kill, then the child in front of her must have been executed by a thousand swords.

Only then did the queen mother find the child standing behind her, her eyes narrowed and her brows slightly frowned, "Why is Ke'er here?" Yes, this child is Zhao Zhen's eldest prince, Zhao Ke who is only seven years old.

Zhao Ke looked a little thin and thin, with a pale face, but he clenched his fists tightly, his dark eyes flashed with stubbornness, he lowered his head when he heard the empress dowager's unkind question, a tear flashed in his eyes, but he stretched out his fist and wiped it away vigorously. , does not answer.

The Empress Dowager's face was gloomy and furious, but because Zhao Ke's identity was not too harsh, she gritted her teeth and pointed at Dongmei, the eldest palace maid next to the Empress, and said gloomyly, "You, tell Aijia, what's going on?"

Dongmei was suddenly pointed out by the queen mother, her heart skipped a beat, she quietly raised her eyes and stared at Zhao Ke for a moment, and the queen, who ignored the queen mother's question, had no choice but to bite the bullet and say tremblingly:
"Back to the Empress Dowager, the Eldest Princess and the Eldest Prince met by chance near the Princess's place today, and they quarreled for some reason, the Eldest Prince pushed the Eldest Princess in a fit of anger, the Eldest Princess fell to the ground unsteadily, and as a result... "

Dongmei felt the cold air permeating the queen's body, and her voice became smaller and smaller, until finally she fell to her knees with a 'plop', trembling and speechless.

The eldest prince stared at Dongmei viciously, pursed his lips, and shouted loudly, "You are lying, obviously she bullied me first, I just fought back, you are all bad people, bad people..., I want to tell father."

The eldest prince yelled loudly, the more he said, the more wronged he was, with tears and snot running down his nose, he pushed the queen mother away and wanted to run out of the hall, but the queen mother staggered and almost fell to the ground, trembling all over, with anger jumping in her eyes .

The queen took the opportunity to miss the queen mother and stepped forward, grabbing Zhao Ke's arm, ignoring his punches and kicks, new hatred and old hatred burst out at the same time, her right hand was raised high, and two loud "slaps" slapped Zhao Ke's small face.

The chaotic scene came to an abrupt end. Zhao Ke writhed and struggled, tearing the queen's dress and crying loudly. There were two clear red and swollen palm marks on his fair little face, and blood stains oozed from the corner of his mouth.

The Empress Dowager leaned her whole body weight on Nanny Sun, her whole body trembled, her eyes widened, watching the farce in front of her, her headache was splitting, she was so angry that she couldn't speak, she wished she could just close her eyes, Never have to suffer from this again.

The maids and eunuchs stood dumbly and did not dare to move forward. No matter if the queen or the eldest prince made a slight mistake, they could not bear it.

The queen's eyes were red, and she pulled Zhao Ke fiercely, tearing them together. There was only one thought left in her heart. Her joy was about to be ruined by this little devil in front of her. She must not let him go. Because of the hesitation in Wuzi's heart, scenes passed before his eyes, and the empress' eyes were even more cruel.

"Stop!", suddenly there was a furious voice, the emperor strode into the inner hall with a black face, and slowly walked towards the crowd step by step, the heavy footsteps knocked on the hearts of the crowd, trembling with the emperor's footsteps , couldn't help but take two steps back.

In just a dozen or so steps, everyone experienced a long period of suffering. Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, trembling in both sides, and they fell to their knees thumping.

Zhao Zhen's face was so gloomy that ink dripped out, his eyes gleamed coldly, sweeping across the empress and the mess in the palace, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and his fists were clenched.

Zhao Ke took the opportunity to struggle to break free from the queen's restraints, sobbing and ran behind the emperor, tightly holding on to the emperor's dragon robe. Zhao Zhen looked at the red and swollen palm prints on Zhao Ke's face and the messy robe, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

After all, he is his first son. Although he has been extremely disappointed in his stupidity these years, but because of the deep love and responsibility, he coldly glanced at the shrew-like queen, let out a cold snort, and quickly stepped forward to help him. The empress dowager with a pale face said, "The empress is shocked!"

The Empress Dowager did not try to be brave, although she really wanted to ask the Emperor if she still exists in his heart, but she also knew that this moment was not the best time, so she waved her hand feebly and let the Emperor support her to sit on the Grand Master's chair in the main hall.

After the empress dowager was settled, the emperor stared down at the empress with messy bun and dress, and a ferocious face. For the first time, he had the idea of ​​abolishing the empress. How could there be any image of an empress in the world?The folk shrews are probably even worse.

"Empress, you, what else can you say?" The emperor's expression has returned to calm, just like a normal conversation between two people, with an understatement, the empress dowager leaned on the grand master's chair, holding the back of the chair tightly.

The queen's heart was shocked, thinking of what she had done just now, she couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and then she raised her eyes and burst into tears, "Your Majesty, Leer, her face is ruined, she is your most beloved princess, You are in charge of her."

The queen changed the topic without a trace, and the emperor's attention was focused on the eldest princess. After all, the eldest princess was the fuse of all the accidents today. The emperor rushed over immediately when he got the news, and he was also not very clear about the actual situation.

Zhao Zhen suddenly heard that the eldest princess's face was destroyed, and couldn't help but glanced at Zhao Ke who was shivering behind him. The queen mother exclaimed and almost passed out.
"Father, it was the eldest sister who bullied Ke'er first, saying that Ke'er's mother and concubine deserved to die for her sinful heart. Ke'er got angry and pushed her lightly. Father, I didn't mean it, woo."

Zhao Ke grabbed the emperor's sleeves, and tears rolled in his big eyes. He looked pitiful and helpless, but he was just a child who longed to be protected. There was a gleam in Zhao Zhen's eyes. It seemed that the eldest prince It's not as dull as it usually appears.

Zhao Zhen didn't express his opinion. He looked at his wife and children in front of him with a complicated expression. Is this the royal family?A home is not like a home, a wife does not have the duty to be a wife, and a son does not have the self-consciousness to be a son. Everyone is calculating, haha, is this the royal family that everyone envies?
"What's the matter with Le'er? Where's the imperial physician?" After all, it was the eldest princess whom he loved since childhood, the emperor sternly said.

"The imperial doctor is cleaning up Le'er's wound, Your Majesty, poor Le'er." The queen burst into tears and cried miserably. Zhao Zhen was worried about the eldest princess at the moment. disgust.

The condition of the daughter inside is unknown. As the queen mother, she got into a fight with a child without accompanying her daughter. Aren't you afraid of disturbing the imperial physician?How authentic is the queen's love for her daughter?

"We will discuss this matter later, and make plans after the results of the imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment come out!" Zhao Zhen made a final decision, turned around and sat down on the empress dowager's head, nodded, and the maid behind him helped the empress and the first prince to sit down and wait .

After an unknown amount of time, the door of the sleeping hall finally opened, and the three imperial physicians came out with exhausted expressions. The eldest princess was suddenly pushed down by the eldest prince, and she was very unlucky to hit a pointed stone. Eye.

Once it is not handled properly, she will be the only "one-eyed dragon" princess in the century of the Tianqi Dynasty. Although the emperor's daughter is not worried about marrying, who wants to marry a one-eyed princess?Her life was completely over.

The emperor, empress dowager, and empress stared at the imperial physician with green eyes. The three imperial physicians couldn't help but secretly complained and saluted hurriedly.

"No need to talk nonsense, how about the eldest princess?" Zhao Zhen waved his hand in annoyance.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." The three imperial physicians looked at each other, and said with a cold sweat, "The veterans can only temporarily control the wounds to prevent other symptoms. As for the further step, it is possible to observe for a period of time. The eyes are fine."

Although the imperial doctor said it was optimistic, the emperor knew that this was the most optimistic situation. The atmosphere was dignified. The empress dowager looked dazed and sat blankly. Son!"

Zhao Zhen's face became more and more ugly, "Send the queen mother and queen down to rest, send the eldest prince back to the prince's residence, and take me to see the eldest princess." After warning, he glanced at the grief-stricken queen mother and queen, crying The First Prince, got up and walked towards the bedroom.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside the hall, Li Mingzhong walked into the main hall quickly, troublesome, felt the coldness on the emperor, his scalp tingled for a while, but saving people is like putting out a fire, if there is any delay in this matter, his own life will be at stake finished:

"Your majesty, you are the chief eunuch in the imperial concubine's palace. I came to see the emperor and Imperial Physician Zhang. The third prince is suspected of being poisoned. He is vomiting and diarrhea, and his body is scorching hot!"

Zhao Zhen paused when he raised his legs, and a storm was brewing in his eyes, "Doctor Zhang will go quickly, I," Zhao Zhen glanced at the bedroom that was close at hand, with a slight struggle in his eyes, "I will arrive soon .”, got up and quickly walked into the bedroom.

No one noticed, Dongmei, the palace maid supporting the queen, glanced at the queen with a complicated expression, while the queen was immersed in the grief of her daughter's destruction, walking mechanically.

Qingfeng Palace, Huanxi walked into the inner room and whispered in Baozhu's ear.

Baozhu leaned leisurely on the imperial concubine's couch, her eyes darkened, "Wang Zhaoyuan has made some progress in the past few years, and even joined hands with Concubine Le? Even involving the eldest prince is an extra gain, but it's not wronged." Liu Xiurong.

The empress has made a big mistake this time, karma is not due to the time of failure. When she was plotting against the third prince, she might not have imagined that others were also plotting against the eldest princess. The queen lost her wife and lost her army this time. As soon as what the princess said, the emperor might be extremely disappointed in her! "

"Master, the queen empress actually fought the eldest prince this time, it's really..." Her happy eyes flickered slightly, and she hesitated to speak.

"Hehe, the heavenly secret must not be leaked. This time, one arrow kills two birds with one stone. As expected of a concubine Xian, she is really smart!" Baozhu's vermilion lips curled up, empress, empress dowager, are there more exciting things waiting for you?I wonder if your heart can bear it?

(End of this chapter)