Now that the emperor is seriously ill, although the imperial doctor has said that his life is safe, everyone in the palace is still worried.

Since the draft, the Queen Mother has left the palace to pay homage to Buddha and has not returned yet.

The six palaces above and below looked like a ball of loose sand again.

Queen Xue wanted to leave Kunning Palace in the name of serving the emperor. The guards had already been beaten by Eunuch Tian, ​​so they naturally did not stop her.

Empress Xue entered the small cubicle of Yangxin Palace where the emperor was decocting medicine without any obstruction. One of the two maids in charge of decoction was busy fanning the stove, and the other was staring at the casserole in which the medicine was cooked.

Today, the Imperial Hospital prescribed a lot of medicine. The emperor drank some to induce vomiting, some to detoxify, and some to soothe his nerves. The maids were very tired, but they still followed the prescriptions one after another.

Frying.

Empress Xue stood at the door of the cubicle, looking from the busy maid fanning to the maid staring at the casserole with a serious look on her face, causing her to frown.

We need to send all these maids away.

"Okay, you all go out. I will prepare the medicine for the emperor myself." Queen Xue stepped into the small cubicle and ordered the two of them with a cold face.

The two palace maids were stunned and looked at each other. Why is the Queen here? When will she be lifted from the confinement?

Furthermore, in the past, when the masters said that they cooked medicine with their own hands, didn’t they just stand at the door and take a look? The most sincere ones just watched it from beginning to end. What is the Queen going to do?

"Didn't you hear what I said? Are you deaf?" Queen Xue has been the queen for more than 20 years. Although she was banned, her momentum has not diminished at all. Her face sank and she immediately scolded.

"Your Majesty, a lot of medicine has been boiled in this room today, and there is too much ash. If you squint your eyes again, the imperial doctor has told me..." The palace maid in charge of keeping an eye on the medicine boldly explained.

"Get out!" Empress Xue interrupted the maid impatiently, "I want to make the medicine for the emperor myself."

The two palace maids had a panic look on their faces and hurriedly lowered their hands and stepped back, "My servant is waiting at the door. Your Majesty, the medicine will be cooked soon. Don't burn your Majesty..."

Seeing them exit, Queen Xue squeezed the small bottle hidden in her sleeves, and her mood improved inexplicably, "I have a deep love for the emperor, so there is no need for you to interfere here!"

She looked down at the gently beating flames and the steaming casserole on the flames. The small lid was puffed up and down by the heat, and a strong medicinal fragrance filled the entire compartment.

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Queen Xue's eyes were a little dazed, as if she saw Qin Cang's disgusted and disappointed expression towards her that day.

If she continues to be cruel, and her son will rule the world from now on, she will be the supreme empress dowager. If she continues to be soft-hearted, neither she nor the prince will survive...

Empress Xue was hard-hearted and squatted down, smelling the increasingly strong smell of the medicine. Suddenly she quickly reached out to lift the lid of the casserole, and quickly threw in the powder she had prepared with her other hand.

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"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready." The palace maid's voice sounded at the door. Queen Xue panicked and hurriedly threw away the lid.

When she came to her senses, she noticed a pain in her hand. When she lowered her head, she saw that a large area of ​​her hand was burned, and it turned white, as if it had been cooked.

"My dear, your hands!"

"There is nothing wrong with me. Now that the medicine is ready, please pour out the medicine quickly!" Queen Xue tried her best to stay calm.

At the railing of the verandah facing the compartment door, Youxia had a panoramic view of everything that happened in the room. She slightly curled her lips, turned around and entered the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart without hesitation.

The palace maid poured the soup, and the queen ordered her to carry it and let her walk in front, staring at the steaming bowl of soup, and entered the Hall of Nourishing Heart.

In the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, Emperor Qin Cang closed his eyes weakly. The poison in the wine tortured his internal organs and caused abnormal pain. He could not sleep no matter what. "Xia Bing, hum the song you hummed a few days ago for me again."

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"Your Majesty, it's time to drink medicine."

Empress Xue held the medicine and scooped it into the medicine bowl with the spoon in her hand. She sat on the edge of the couch and advised softly, "I am really worried about your dragon body, so I came to serve you."

"You... Bao Lan..." The emperor seemed to have no strength to be angry with anyone anymore. Even when Queen Xue appeared beside his bed, he was not angry at all.

"Yes, I prepared the medicine myself."

The tip of Queen Xue's nose felt sore, and she suddenly thought of the relationship between husband and wife for more than twenty years. The emperor gave her great dignity and affection, and told her to be the master of the six palaces and make her son the prince...

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Right...Prince...

"You endured it yourself..." Qin Cang's eyes flashed with tenderness, and he looked sideways at her thin figure, "It's hard for you."

Just as he opened his mouth to swallow the decoction fed by Queen Xue, Youxia on the side said in time, "Your Majesty, the medicine has not been tested yet... Let me personally come and taste it for you."

Queen Xue's face suddenly turned pale.

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Concubine Xia bled to death from her seven orifices.

Qin Cang was already fine, but under such stimulation, he had to lie down for more than half a month before he gradually recovered.

The queen was captured by the Imperial Guard and imprisoned in a prison.

The prince has been detained in the palace and knows nothing.

At first, he was a little frightened. Later, when he saw that the emperor had never issued an order to punish him, he gradually felt relieved. He kept thinking that after all, he was his own son. Even if his father blamed him, he would not do anything to him.

of.

On the day the emperor recovered from his illness, he summoned all civil and military officials to attend the morning court.

During these days, the courtiers were all on tenterhooks. Everyone watched the tragedy happen, but they kept silent, treating themselves as deaf, blind and mute. Only he knew how difficult it was.

Qin Cang stepped up the steps step by step and sat on the extremely spacious dragon chair with no support. All the officials kowtowed and looked at the emperor who looked like he had aged ten years. They all sighed in their hearts.

On this morning, no one handed me a note, and no matter how important things were, they were all tucked away in my sleeves.

In the moment of silence after the obeisance, the courtiers felt as if their young and widowed daughter-in-law was suffering through a long night.

With a heavy sigh, the emperor spoke in a low and gentle voice and announced three things: first, the queen was deposed as a commoner and executed by Ling Chi; second, the prince was deposed and a wall was built to confine him in the palace; third, he was granted the title of Xuan.

The king is the regent.

These three things that are meant to be concealed clearly say nothing, but they seem to make everything clear.

After the court was over, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who were shocked to the point of numbness, felt as peaceful as ever and more fearful than ever before.
Chapter completed!