Something happened in the peaceful harem of Yaoguo.
Sima Tulan fell ill during Yi Huaiyu's expedition. She was fine a few days ago, but she suddenly started to feel dizzy and weak. At first, everyone thought she was catching a cold and didn't pay attention until Sima Tulan fainted while walking.
This alarmed the civil and military officials of the court and the concubines in the harem. Even Sima Yuan, who had not been in the palace for a long time, hurried to Huanqing Palace to visit.
"We haven't seen each other for only two months, why are you so thin?" Sima Yuan clenched his sister's cold palms distressedly, and turned to a group of palace maids and eunuchs angrily with a pair of burning eyes, "What is the use of raising you? The queen is already so sick.
Did anyone find out? Get out of here, you useless dog slaves!"
Sima Tulan, who was looking haggard on the sick bed, waved her hand to signal others to leave, opened her mouth, and spoke in a weak voice that made Sima Yuan's heart throb again.
"I asked them to stop running into the palace because I was annoyed. Yu'er feels light-headed and will wake up whenever there are footsteps." Sima Duran suddenly grabbed Sima Yuan's wrist with both hands and gasped as he sat up.
Ruo Qi lowered his voice and said, "Brother, there is something wrong with my illness. It comes inexplicably and no cause can be found."
Sima Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then took a breath: "You mean... you suspect someone is harming you?"
"It's not clear yet, but I'm sure that my body is not so delicate. How many times have I had colds since I was a child?" The slight pain in the chest made Sima Duran couldn't help but cough a few times, and his face became increasingly pale.
Haggard, the hand holding Sima Yuan slowly lost strength. Sighing softly and leaning on the bed, Sima Tulan closed her eyes tiredly: "Brother, I need a doctor, don't go to the imperial doctor in the palace, you must be reliable.
Talent can do it. In addition, Yu'er also needs someone to protect her, and I have to trouble my brother to select a few skilled and careful people to enter the palace. Under no circumstances should anyone with evil intentions get close to Yu'er."
Sima originally came to visit the doctor, but unexpectedly he broke out in a cold sweat just after talking to Sima Tulan for a few words. He looked around warily, and involuntarily lowered his voice to the lowest level: "If there is really someone behind the scenes, who could it be?
Do you know what's going on?"
Sima Duran smiled bitterly and shook his head.
She doesn't kill people, doesn't set fires, and doesn't owe anyone money to save her life. Those who attack her are just people with two mentality: "jealousy" and "resentment". There are many concubines in this palace, and there are even more palace maids and eunuchs who have been punished and scolded by her.
, where can I guess who is going?
It would be much easier to ask who doesn't hate her.
Finding reliable people to protect him was not something that could be arranged in a short time. After Sima Yuan sent someone back to the General's Mansion to handle the matter, he insisted on staying in Huanqing Palace. While supervising the palace maids and eunuchs to take care of Sima Tulan, he scolded him from time to time with a stern face.
Two sounds, and the servants of Huanqing Palace were tortured to death.
"The Queen likes to drink half-hot bird's nest soup. If it is so hot, are you going to burn anyone to death? And who peeled these sunflower seeds? If you dare to be so careless, believe me, I will peel your skin? That pot outside the house
Throw the orchid away as soon as possible. The queen is allergic to this flower and gets a rash all over her body at the slightest touch. She has been serving for several years and doesn’t even know this. She is blind, right?!"
Throughout the afternoon, there were scoldings everywhere in Huanqing Palace. It was much livelier than before. Even Yi Chenyu, who had always been sleepy, became energetic and never left his uncle's side.
Time seems to have been stretched and crushed, and spliced back to the time when she was young. Sima Duran was still a poor girl who had just lost her parents. Sima Principle was the strong brother who used his small shoulders to shield his sister from the wind and rain, guarding her and protecting her.
She is always cruel and harsh to others, but she is compassionate and gentle to her.
"Tu'er, sometimes I always wonder, was it wrong to listen to my uncle's words and force you to become the queen? Seeing you living alone in the palace, my heart... If I had known this, it would be better to find someone who knows how to love and cherish you.
When you get married, at least you don't have to be as lonely as you are now."
"Brother, have you regretted it?" He gently smoothed Sima Yuan's frown, and Sima Tulan smiled faintly in his illness, "I have never regretted it. In fact, the emperor has been extremely kind to me. If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid it would have been a long time ago.
The queen was abandoned in the cold palace or died under the sword, instead of being able to call the shots in the palace like me. No one can count how many things my uncle has done to disgrace the emperor over the years. Although those things were not done by me, my uncle would not have done it without me.
As for being so rampant, everything, whether it's the imperial concubine's affairs or Si'er's affairs, has something to do with me. Now I don't have so many extravagant hopes. As long as Yu'er is safe and sound, even if I have to be a prisoner for the rest of my life.
The neglected queen is also willing to do so."
It is said that women are jealous, and jealousy is not common in any wealthy family? But this queen of a country is very open-minded, or in other words, she has already given up.
Sima Yuan held his sister's hand and was silent for a long time. He didn't move until there was a knock on the door outside the house. He turned around and answered, and saw Shen Junfang appearing in front of the slowly opened door.
"General Sima." Shen Junfang raised his head slightly in salute, and spoke carefully and softly, "How is the Queen's illness? Has the imperial doctor prescribed anything?"
Because of Yao Junxian's affairs first, Sima Yuan was very disgusted with the young imperial master who worked with Ou Suiliang to design Yao Junxian. He snorted coldly and did not answer. On the other hand, Sima Tulan, who was sitting on the couch, shook his head and said: "The imperial doctor can't tell.
What kind of disease is it? They just told me to get more rest and not catch a cold. The prescriptions prescribed were all warm and tonic medicines, and they probably won’t be effective even after drinking them.”
"In this way..." Shen Junfang pondered for a while and then asked tentatively, "I have a close relative in my family who is proficient in medical skills. I learned a little bit from him in the past. If the empress doesn't mind, can you let me have a look? Maybe I can discover some tricks.
It can be known.”
"The imperial doctor can't tell, so what can you do? Besides, the person who hates the Queen the most in this palace may be Concubine Jing. As Concubine Jing's cousin, it's very inappropriate for you to treat the Queen. Who knows?
Will he be poisoned secretly?" Sima Yuan said sarcastically.
Ou Suiliang had previously said that Shen Junfang was Su Shiyun's cousin when he lured Yao Junxian into the fire pit. Sima Yuan had no doubt about this, but Sima Tulan understood that the so-called cousin identity was completely false. If Shen Junfang wanted to diagnose her pulse, it must be
I sincerely want to help her.
Gently tugging on Sima Yuan's sleeve to signal him to calm down, Sima Tulan nodded to Shen Junfang: "Thank you, Imperial Master."
Shen Junfang glanced at Sima Dalan gratefully, took out the silk handkerchief and carefully placed it on Sima Dalan's wrist. Then he dared to reach out to check his pulse. After a moment, he retracted his hand, asked about the condition skillfully, and then took a deep breath with a serious look on his face.
"Is there a habit of burning incense in the Queen's palace? Is there any incense-making material including Monroe grass?"
"Yes, yes, but I have been using this fragrance for a long time and have never had any problems." Looking at Shen Junfang's expression, Sima Tulan immediately realized that something was fishy. She raised her head and looked at Sima Yuan, "Master Shen, my illness is
Is it related to that fragrance?”
Shen Junfang nodded heavily: "Half of it is related - the Queen is not sick, but someone is using the toxicity of Monroe grass to secretly harm her!"