Another winter is approaching, and the palace is getting colder. Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen hurriedly walked through the numerous palaces and finally came to the Baoci Hall where Liu E lived. Chuigong Hall is the place where Liu E handled government affairs, and Baoci Hall is the empress dowager's bedroom. However, Liu E rarely lives here and spends most of her time dealing with government affairs in Chuigong Hall, so she simply rests there.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by the imperial physician?" Li Zhang asked Zhao Zhen while walking. This morning, Li Zhang was about to go to martial arts when he suddenly received news that Liu E was seriously ill, which made him enter the palace immediately. However, the inner palace was not a place where he could enter and exit at will. Fortunately, Zhao Zhen was prepared and sent someone to pick him up to Funing Palace first, and then the two of them rushed to Baoci Palace together.

"It's very serious. The aunt suddenly fell ill last night. Although the imperial doctor tried his best to rescue him, the aunt was still in a coma. I stayed at the aunt for a long time and only returned to the palace to rest for a while this morning." Zhao Zhen said with a tired face at this time.

Li Zhang felt a deep heart when he heard this. Liu E was not young anymore, and she had to deal with a lot of government affairs every day and didn’t even have time to rest, which seriously damaged her health. When she went to Liao Kingdom before, she had been seriously ill once. This time it was likely that the old illness would recur, which would only be even more serious.

After a while, Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen finally arrived at Baoci Hall. Before they could enter, they smelled a strong smell of Chinese medicine. There were also many people waiting in the hall, including Concubine Yang, Queen Zhang and others, and even Miao Yuan was here. However, Li Zhang was not convenient to say hello to these people, so he could only stand behind Zhao Zhen honestly.

"Has the eldest lady woke up?" Zhao Zhen quickly stepped forward and asked Concubine Yang. He wanted to stay here before, but Concubine Yang was afraid that he would get sick if he was too tired, so he asked him to go back and rest for a while. After all, Liu E is sick now. If Zhao Zhen falls ill again, the Song Dynasty will be in chaos.

"Not yet, but the imperial doctor said that the condition had stabilized and my sister might wake up at any time." Concubine Yang replied softly at this time.

When Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen heard the words of Concubine Yang, they both breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the imperial doctor came out from the inside, so the two of them immediately stepped forward to ask about Liu E's illness. As expected, Liu E's relapsed due to her old illness, and it was related to her usual excessive work. In addition, she was in a depressed mood in the end, which led to a relapse of the disease.

After hearing the imperial doctor's introduction, Li Zhang sighed inwardly. Liu E's depression was naturally related to the fire that day. In fact, since that day, Liu E's energy has been reduced by most of the time, and she has become much older. In addition, she has to bear heavy government affairs every day, even young people may not be able to stand it.

"Wake up, the empress dowager is awake!" At this moment, a palace maid suddenly ran out of the room with a happy look on her face, which made Li Zhang and the others look happy. Zhao Zhen was the first to step in. Li Zhang wanted to go in, but in the end he still didn't follow him. After all, it was really inconvenient for him to go in without Liu E's summons.

However, just after Zhao Zhen entered, the eunuch Luo Chongxun came out to invite Li Zhang in. So Li Zhang then stepped into Liu E's bedroom. This was the first time he came here. He had seen Liu E in the Chuigong Hall before. Compared with the large Chuigong Hall, this bedroom was much smaller in scale, but more refined.

After entering the bedroom, Li Zhang soon met Liu E on the hospital bed. However, at this time, Liu E's face was scary and the wrinkles on her face became deeper. At this time, she was half lying on the bed. Zhao Zhen next to her sat on the bed with her hand holding her hand, and a very sad look on her face.

"See the Queen Mother!" Li Zhang immediately saluted Liu E after coming in.

Hearing Li Zhang's voice, Liu E's half-closed eyes slowly opened and looked at him, then said in a faint voice: "No need to be polite, you can sit down too!"

Li Zhang was not polite either. He found a chair and sat next to Zhao Zhen. Liu E took a few breaths at this time, as if he had accumulated some strength before speaking again: "Ji's family has told Your Majesty that he will temporarily take charge of government affairs during this period. Li Zhang, although your position is not high, he is the person you trust the most. If there is anything in the future, you must also help Your Majesty with all your strength!"

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, Li Zhang will definitely not let the Empress Dowager down!" Li Zhang's eyes were red at this time. He knew that Liu E was actually explaining the funeral in advance. Although she was awake now, God knew whether she could withstand it. If she left, Zhao Zhen would naturally take over the imperial power, and Li Zhang was Liu E's helper left to Zhao Zhen.

In fact, Li Zhang also knew that Liu E had been suppressing herself in recent years, and even if she made contributions, she would not have much reward. This was not just because Li Zhang knew about Zhao Zhen’s life experience, but Liu E also planned to leave Li Zhang to Zhao Zhen. After all, if she rewarded Li Zhang too much, Zhao Zhen would probably be rewarded with no rewards to Li Zhang in the future. This is not a good thing for Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Liu E also nodded gently, then looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, the Ai family has been unwilling to return power to you in the past few years. You must be resentful, right?"

"Don't think about it all the time. My son has never resented the aunt!" Zhao Zhen also said with tears at this time. Although there were any differences between him and Liu E, in his opinion, Liu E was his mother after all. Now, when he saw her appearance, Zhao Zhen, who has always valued feelings, felt like a knife.

Hearing Zhao Zhen's words, Liu E showed a weak smile. After a moment, she spoke again: "Your Majesty, you have been kind since childhood. The Ai family believes in you, but it is precisely because of this that the Ai family has always been worried that you will not be able to suppress the ministers in the court, so they have never been willing to let you take over government affairs."

When he said this, Liu E paused for a moment and then said, "But now the Ai family is ineffective, you must also learn to deal with government affairs. If you have any questions, you should discuss with the ministers. But you cannot believe the ministers' words. These people have their own interests behind them. You must learn to distinguish. If you really don't know how to make a decision, just discuss with Zhang'er. He will definitely not deceive you like others!"

"My son knows, please don't say anything more. Take a rest and your illness will definitely be cured." Zhao Zhen advised again with tears in his eyes. Li Zhang next to him felt his nose sore when he heard this, and tears also burst out.
Chapter completed!