Long Harem Road

Chapter 91

Qingfeng Palace, Baozhu had dinner, leaned comfortably on the imperial concubine's couch, smiled and caressed her slightly raised belly, the fourth prince, Zhao Hao, lay on the side of the couch and stared at his mother and concubine, with his little head tilted, a pair of big black eyes dripping Spinning around, full of curiosity.

Baozhu's complexion was gentle, exuding the radiance of maternal love, she couldn't help reaching out and pinching Zhao Hao's chubby and tender face, "What are you looking at, baby?"

Zhao Mao spoke eloquently, pouted his small mouth, his bright eyes were full of hope, and said in a baby voice, "Mother Concubine, where is little sister? When can she play with Maoer?"

Baozhu looked at her two or three-year-old son's cute and cute appearance, her whole heart was about to melt, she cupped Zhao Mao's face and kissed her, and said with a smile, "Does the baby like my sister?"

Zhao Hao didn't think about it, "I like it. Father said that Mao'er is a man and wants to protect his sister." After speaking, he raised his eyes and glanced at his mother and concubine. He was entangled. Father said that his mother and concubine should be protected by him, but Mao'er also wanted to protect her. Mother and concubine, stay with mother and concubine all the time, don't let mother and concubine be snatched away by father and emperor.

"Oh, the baby is only protecting the younger sister, not the concubine mother?" Bao Zhu didn't know Zhao Mao's entanglement, and sighed slightly, pretending to be depressed.

"Mao'er wants to protect mother and concubine!" Zhao Hao waved his small fist, the little man was full of domineering, a warm current flowed through the orb, he stretched out his arms to hug Zhao Hao and leaned in his arms, kissing his forehead, contented.

Nanny Li stayed in the hall, watching the warm scene of mother and child in front of her, took out a brocade handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, showing a gratified smile.

Huanxi stood at the door for a long time, unable to bear to disturb the mother and son. The fourth prince was at an active age, saw Joy with his sharp eyes, and waved his arms excitedly, "Auntie Huanxi, where is Maoer's windmill?"

"Your Highness, the windmill is ready, you can play it tomorrow." Huanxie smiled and bowed, and said to the fourth prince.

"Mother Concubine, Mao'er wants to play?" Zhao Mao's eyes flickered, crystal clear and full of hope, making it impossible to refuse, "Go, it's only half an hour."

"En." Zhao Mao hastily replied, he had already bounced and ran away, followed by court ladies and eunuchs, Bao Zhu watched his son run away with a smile, Fang looked away, "Any new news?"

"Returning to Master, something happened in Yongshou Palace. The Empress Dowager suddenly passed out. The Emperor and Concubine Xian rushed over directly from Changle Palace. The concubines who have received the news have already got up and went."

"Painted out?" Baozhu smiled coldly when she heard the words, "Huh, the show has just begun! Wait and see what happens, will there be any results in Changle Palace?"

"Returning to the master, the Commander Wang of the imperial guards has controlled the entire Changle Palace. Our people dare not act rashly and have not learned the specific news. However, the queen was 'escorted' back to Kunning Palace by the Commander Wang. The news is at this time. I'm afraid it has spread throughout the harem!" Joyfully mentioned the queen's situation, and couldn't hide her excitement.

"Oh?" Baozhu's eyes flickered slightly, and she whispered softly, "Queen, I want to see who can save you this time."

The concubines who went to Yongshou Palace to visit were dismissed by the emperor without entering the palace. Annoyed, they went back to the palace, and their desire to perform in front of the emperor was shattered.

But then, the news that the queen was imprisoned in the Kunning Palace made them excited like chicken blood. They kept a close eye on the Kunning Palace and used various means to send news outside the palace, but they didn't know Hitting the gun, a few days later, when they learned that their news network had been uprooted, they regretted it too much.

In Yongshou Palace, Zhao Zhen leaned weakly on the Grand Master's chair, stretched out his hand and squeezed his forehead, his deep eyes were bloodshot, tomorrow will be 'Christmas', but today the harem is in constant condition, with accidents happening one after another.

The eldest princess, the third prince, and then the empress dowager, seemed to have an invisible hand manipulating everything behind the scenes, which made people overwhelmed.

Wise as an emperor but always being led by the nose, physically and mentally exhausted, it is indeed something to be proud of for this high-ranking, strategizing Ninth-Five Lord to have such a sense of powerlessness and fear!
Doctor Zhang walked out of the inner hall, and couldn't help feeling his scalp tingling. Could it be that the old man didn't read the almanac when he went out today?This one after another, do you want the old life of the old man!Glancing at the several imperial physicians following behind, there was a hint of subtle fluctuation in their eyes.

Zhao Zhen was sitting upright, looking a little tired but unabated, and said in a hoarse voice, "How is the Queen Mother?"

Doctor Zhang's heart tightened, and he saluted respectfully, "Go back to the emperor, the queen mother is already awake after the old minister gave her an injection, but..." Doctor Zhang cautiously raised her head to glance at the livid-faced emperor, and hurriedly knelt down.

"Say!" Zhao Zhen clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

The queen mother fainted suddenly and he already had a bad premonition, because he was angry with the queen mother for attacking the concubine De. During this period of time, he deliberately avoided the queen mother, but the mother and son are connected, the mother who has been teaching him and supporting him to ascend to a high position has collapsed today. down.

Doctor Zhang shivered under the emperor's roar, tried the cold sweat on his forehead, and said tremblingly, "Back to the emperor, the empress dowager has been too worried and weak recently, and today she was stimulated one after another. Stroke and passed out."

"Stroke?" Zhao Zhen stared at Doctor Zhang with dangerous eyes, and said nervously, "How is the Queen Mother now?"

"Back to the emperor, the empress dowager will wake up soon, but it is very likely that she will be paralyzed, and she will not be able to speak." Doctor Zhang bit the bullet and said the final result, already dripping with cold sweat and heart pounding Plopping wildly, absolutely not daring to express my speculation:
The Empress Dowager has always been in good health and pays attention to maintenance, so how could she lose her body so much in a short period of time?The queen mother is afraid that she has touched something that should not be touched.

However, this so-called truth can only be rotten in the bottom of my heart. Once it is revealed, not only himself, but the entire Tai Hospital will be involved, and he will inevitably die.

Now the only way to save is to insist that the Queen Mother suffered a stroke due to stimulation, so as to save dozens of lives in the Tai Hospital. After all, nothing wrong with the safety pulse once every ten days was found, so I can only keep silent at this time.

"What did you say?" Zhao Zhen got up and stood condescendingly in front of Doctor Zhang, his face tensed, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and his white fists under his sleeves trembled slightly.

Physician Zhang prostrated himself on the ground and did not dare to answer. The needles could be heard in the hall, and the maids and eunuchs shrank their necks, suppressing the shock and fear in their hearts, trying to minimize their sense of existence.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is awake." At this moment, the maid beside the Empress Dowager opened the palace door with a sad expression, breaking the atmosphere in the palace.

The emperor let out a cold snort, spared the imperial physician Zhang, and hurried into the inner hall. Several imperial physicians survived the catastrophe, looked at each other, and saw the joy and lingering fear in each other's eyes.

However, in just one day, the former noble and elegant queen mother was already old, lying on the bed decadently, staring at the door of the palace with her cloudy eyes, seeing the figure of the emperor coming in a hurry, her eyes lit up, and she raised her left hand with difficulty. , making an 'ahah' sound.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly knelt by the bed, grabbed the Queen Mother's hand, and said, "Mother Queen!" How could he accept that the Queen Mother, who was still standing in front of him in the morning, was suddenly paralyzed on the bed, unable to speak?

"Ahhh." The queen mother waved her arms hysterically, trying to speak, but only a vague "ahhh" sound came out, but the queen mother was tireless, screaming and waving "ahhh".

Zhao Zhen helplessly pressed the empress dowager's left arm, his eyes were red, he gritted his teeth, and finally said: "Mother, son, I promise you, I will not abolish the empress!"

The Empress Dowager gave up struggling, her arms were weak, and a line of tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. She had been competitive all her life, and now she was lying on the hospital bed like a living dead. It was completely over, and the queen was afraid that she would not be able to keep it.

Zhao Zhen watched the queen mother give up struggling and lay quietly on the hospital bed, feeling more and more heavy, and he was so congested that he couldn't breathe. Even at this moment, what the queen mother thinks in her heart is still the Li family and the queen!
"Take good care of the queen mother!" Zhao Zhen let go of the queen mother's hand, stood up and said to the maids in the queen mother's hall.

"Yes, slaves (only) obey the holy order!" The maids and eunuchs panicked and knelt down, fearing that they would be punished for their negligence.

Zhao Zhen turned around and left the inner hall with an even more gloomy expression, "Li Mingzhong, you can find out why the Queen Mother suddenly fainted!"

"Going back to the emperor, it was Madam Zhang from Kunning Palace who asked to see her, and begged the queen mother to save the queen, so..." Li Mingzhong bowed and said in a low voice.

"Hmph! Drag it on, and die!
The empress will move to Yongshou Palace from now on, take care of the empress dowager, pray for me, and do not go out without an edict! ", Zhao Zhen said gloomyly, waved his sleeves and got up to leave.

The night was deep and the autumn was as cool as water. Zhao Zhen walked out of the Yongshou Palace and stepped on the dragon that represented the noble status of the emperor.

Zhao Zhen closed his sour eyes, the identity of the prince and emperor destined him to be ruthless all his life, but at this moment, his heart was throbbing, he was lonely like this moment, longing for warmth.

"Show Qingfeng Palace!" A hoarse voice came from Long Yu, and Li Mingzhong subconsciously bowed to respond, "Yes, Your Majesty!" He glanced in the direction of Kunning Palace with a complicated expression, this harem has changed!

"Your Majesty, please eat first." Baozhu looked at the haggard Zhao Zhen with a smile on her face, and ordered her servants to present the supper that had been prepared, and stood beside Zhao Zhen, looking at him tenderly, "Your Majesty , No matter how busy you are, you should pay attention to your body, sit down and eat quickly!"

Zhao Zhen's sudden arrival was both expected and unexpected by Baozhu, so she didn't panic, everything was orderly, warm and comfortable.

Today's Zhao Zhen is physically and mentally exhausted. Looking at the delicious snack in front of him and the woman whispering next to him, his depressed nerves suddenly collapsed. He reached out and hugged the woman in front of him, turned around and entered the inner hall, lying on the bed, He hugged the woman in his arms tightly.

The faint fragrance of the woman made him relax, his eyelids were heavy, and he murmured softly, "Bao'er, let me hug you for a while." Soon he fell asleep.

The "Birthday" in the sixth year of Yuan and Qing came as scheduled, and the whole country celebrated with joy. Subordinate countries came to congratulate one after another, and presented all kinds of rare and exotic animals and beauties, but they still failed to win the emperor's heart.

The queen's absence was a cause for joy and sorrow for several families. The families were not vegetarians. They had already known what happened in the harem the day before, and they all looked at the Li family with a little more caution and gloating.

Due to the serious illness of the Empress Dowager, the emperor temporarily canceled this year's birthday banquet and various activities. Not only did the family and envoys who were about to show off sigh with regret, but the emperor's 30-year-old life ended hastily in such a heavy atmosphere.

After the 'Christmas', the empress moved into the Yongshou Palace. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that although the emperor has not explicitly abolished the empress, the empress has already existed in name only. The concubine takes care of it together.

Concubine De lives in the Qingfeng Palace to pray for blessings, but she only hears her name but does not see her person. Concubine Wei lost her family backing and pinned all her hopes on the third prince who was weak due to poisoning. hands.

A few days later, the emperor dealt with a large number of court ladies and eunuchs in the harem with thunderous means, and the concubines suffered heavy losses. Everyone couldn't help but think of the bloody clean-up two years ago. The harem was clouded and everyone was in danger.

It was rare for the harem to be peaceful. All the concubines gritted their teeth and watched the emperor turn over the signboard of Qingfeng Palace day after day, but they could only vent in their hearts.

They knew that the 'accident' on the eve of 'Christmas' could not be accomplished by a few court ladies and eunuchs.

(End of this chapter)