Emperor Hongwen brought the milk, took a clean cotton cloth, moistened it, and put it to her lips again and again. Hong'er kept watching: "Father, when will the Queen Mother wake up next?"
He smiled brightly: "Aren't you already awake? When you wake up this time, you are really alive."
While he was talking, he heard a voice coming from outside: "Your Majesty, the Taoist Priest is here."
"come in."
As soon as the Taoist priest came in, he saw Emperor Hongwen dipping milk to feed Queen Mother Feng. He immediately asked: "The Queen Mother is awake?"
Hong'er couldn't wait to answer: "Grandpa Taoist priest, the Queen Mother just woke up for a while. She called me Hong'er, and the Queen Mother called me... Did you know? The Queen Mother called me..."
The Taoist priest was relieved.
Emperor Hongwen raised his head, his eyes filled with sincere gratitude: "Taoist Priest, I really don't know how to thank you."
At every critical moment, the Taoist priest tried his best to save me.
"Taoist Priest, you are truly worthy of being the great master of our Northern Kingdom."
The Taoist Master solemnly said: "Your Majesty, you have given me the reward. This is the duty of an experienced Taoist."
"Taoist Master, I will definitely vigorously promote Taoism across the country."
The Taoist Master slowly said: "Your Majesty, this is not necessary. As long as your Majesty vigorously adheres to the reforms of the past and consolidates the results."
Emperor Hongwen solemnly said: "The Taoist priest reminded me that over the years, I have been committed to the prosperity of the Northern Kingdom, but I feel that in many aspects, I am always not as good as the Queen Mother. In the future, I will carefully listen to the Queen Mother's opinions on all policies and plans."
"Your Majesty is wise."
When the Taoist priest retreated, he walked to the door and looked back at Emperor Hongwen.
Continuous waiting and worrying made him very haggard. He seemed to be ten years older, and the corners of his brows and eyes were a little gray.
Only today, Fang was filled with joy, and his whole body was recovering rapidly. No matter what he had done before, no matter what unbearable evil he had been speculated about - at least, at this moment, he was sincere.
He sincerely hoped that Queen Mother Feng would live.
At this moment, the Taoist priest suddenly felt a little sympathy for Emperor Hongwen.
But now, who can sympathize with whom?
The Taoist priest went out and closed the door again.
The newly delivered concoction has been placed just right. Emperor Hongwen picked up Fang Fei, and Hong'er handed him the medicine bowl. He held the bowl and supported Fang Fei to drink it.
She drank smoothly and drank most of it in a gulp.
He put down the medicine bowl, but she still didn't wake up, her eyes were closed tightly.
But he was very happy. He touched her withered fingers and said softly: "Fangfei, don't you open your eyes and take a look? It's Hong'er and me... It's Hong'er and Hong... We are all with you, and we will be with you every day from now on."
Accompany..."
Hong'er was also very happy. He leaned against her ear and whispered: "Queen Mother, my father said that he will stay with us every day from now on. Also, my father will not quarrel with you..."
Emperor Hongwen felt very sour in his heart.
At this time, I don't know why, but I remembered a lot of past events, political differences, emotional differences... The many differences between myself and Empress Dowager Feng, in the final analysis, stem from my own jealousy - yes, it is jealousy.
At this moment, he suddenly became energetic. He took all the memorials that had accumulated these days and put them on the blanket. He called to his son: "Hong'er, come and help your father read them together."
The child sat down happily. Emperor Hongwen gave him a scroll and said, "Read it to your father."
The child started to read it, and after half a minute, he frowned: "Father, I don't know this word..."
Emperor Hongwen laughed loudly, read it to him, and patted his face: "Hong'er, when the Queen Mother wakes up, we will read it with the Queen Mother. She will know every word."
The child was surprised and delighted: "Really? Are you all with the Queen Mother?"
"Yes, I will eat, rest, and go to court together with the Queen Mother."
Nothing can stop his determination anymore.
From the Queen Mother to the Empress - I already have such a strong protection as the young prince, isn't it enough?
I have been afraid my whole life, but now, what else is there to be afraid of?
He was suddenly fearless, full of confidence, and full of joy.
In the Taoist temple, it rained all day long.
Luojia stood in the corridor and watched the raindrops strung together like beads, covering the sky and the sun endlessly.
"My Lord, the Queen Mother is awake."
He smiled, his face full of invisible joy and comfort: "I know. I knew she would definitely wake up."
The Taoist priest glanced at him and lowered his head. In just a few days, he grew old and haggard quickly, as if he had struggled through great disappointment and had exhausted all his energy and effort.
The hair has also become even more sad.
It turns out that it only takes a few days to go from hope to disappointment or even despair.
Only at this moment did Fang cheer up again, as if he had heard great good news, as if the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes had completely relaxed in an instant.
The Taoist priest did not hide anything from him: "These days, Your Majesty has stayed in Cining Palace and never left."
He paused, he knew, he knew everything. He had seen it with his own eyes. He had seen it with his own eyes these nights.
Just because he heard the sentence "If she dies, I will give her this life!"
It was this sentence, a powerful weapon full of destructiveness - he could only retreat. Step by step, he was truly like a dead man - he could never covet too much.
No, a father can never really watch his son die in front of his eyes.
Son, he holds the most powerful weapon - because he also has his son as a helper.
Poor Hong'er, how he longed for the reconciliation between his father and the Queen Mother.
It was a tragedy for three people.
Fang Fei's, Hong'er's, son's... No, it can't be like this.
Therefore, he would rather bear it alone.
He smiled so bitterly, his eyes were sore, and said lightly: "It'll be fine as long as she gets better."
"However, the Queen Mother is very weak and has been in a state of confusion. It is estimated that she will not be able to fully recover in a short time."
How many times can a person who has had his hard work emptied out and experience such losses endure?
She is also old, aging faster than the years.
He even ages faster than himself.
He was very interested at this time. Next to him was a copy of the "Huangdi Neijing". He had been reading it over the years, and he seemed to be more powerful than a famous doctor.
"Taoist Priest, just wait until she wakes up and take a good rest. Give her these medicines and take a look."
The Taoist Master took the order, looked at it carefully, and then sighed: "My lord, this supplement of yours is impeccable."
"That's good. Let's cook it and send it to her."
The Taoist priest wanted to ask him what to do next. However, he did not say anything after all.
No one knows what to do next. Not even Luojia. Where is his son? What kind of plans and tough measures will he take?
Will you continue to be tough?
Or compromise?
My son is also exhausted.
After ten or twenty years of hard work, everyone is exhausted.
This is the pain of being in the royal family, love and hate are so difficult to choose.
Luo Jia felt vaguely uneasy in her heart - as if a powerful storm was coming, but it was actually still behind.
Everyone actually knows that the death of Empress Dowager Feng is not the end. Empress Dowager Feng's resurrection is the beginning of the real earth-shaking.
Luo Jia was worried about the signs of such a storm, and even felt unable to grasp it. Saving her at a critical moment, and detecting the conspiracy to kill her - these were actually not difficult. What was difficult was her original intention - everyone died once.
What more could a person ask for from her?
The news that Queen Mother Feng had woken up was quickly reported to the waiting ministers in Beiwudang.
Some are happy and some are sad.
The most worried person is Lu Tai.
He summoned his advisers and several old Xianbei nobles who also hated Empress Dowager Feng to plot together.
"Hey, why is that woman so lucky? She can't die like this?"
"I heard that His Majesty personally takes care of her all day long..."
"This is nothing. She has died once. Maybe she won't be so arrogant in the future, right?"
…
Lu Tai sneered: "You all underestimate this woman."
"Lu Tai, why do you talk like this?"
Lu Tai asked back: "Do you still remember when she died in the fire for the late emperor?"
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
"I always had a hunch that the poisoning this time might have been planned by the woman herself. Think about it, if Li Xin and Zhu Jun were really going to poison her, how could she escape with her life? But, she actually came back to life. Think about it.
, back then she performed a performance of martyrdom of the late emperor, and as a result, she won a good reputation from both the government and the public, and won the custody of the prince; this time she survived the poisoning, wouldn't it mean that your majesty would have to give in to her again with such a temperament?"
A minister disagreed: "No way, your Majesty and her have fallen out with each other a long time ago. Taking care of her now is not just out of filial piety. You can't ignore your reputation."
"You are really stupid. If His Majesty was purely out of filial piety, how could he take care of her day and night? Even not going back to Pingcheng? He must be afraid. After all, that woman is the Queen Mother... His Majesty's eunuch poisoned the Queen Mother.
How to explain it to the world? Empress Dowager Feng must have seized this opportunity to threaten him..."
In these years of competition with Empress Dowager Feng, they have fully understood that as long as there is a glimmer of hope, Empress Dowager Feng will turn defeat into victory.
This time when she woke up after being poisoned, wouldn't she be asking Emperor Hongwen for anything he wanted?
Everyone became nervous: "What should we do?"
Lu Tai rolled his eyes: "We must now place his most trusted people beside His Majesty to comfort him..."
"Who is your Majesty's most trusted person?"
"Empress Mi Guifei."
When everyone heard this, it made sense. Concubine Mi was the longest-lasting concubine by His Majesty's side, and her son had just been named Prince Rui. "But didn't Concubine Mi and her son return to Beijing?"
"Because something happened on the way, and the continuous rain blocked the trip, Concubine Mi and her son couldn't make it."
Everyone was overjoyed: "Then please first ask Concubine Mi to find out what His Majesty has to say?"
Lu Tai was very proud. He knew that his effort to leave Concubine Mi and her son in Bei Wudang was not in vain.
Almost everyone pinned their hopes on Concubine Mi.
That morning, Concubine Mi asked to see her.
At that time, Emperor Hongwen was playing chess with his son. The Taoist priest brought medicine, and Emperor Hongwen personally took it and fed it to Fang Fei with his son. Although Fang Fei was still semi-conscious, her overall condition was much better.
Emperor Hongwen was about to continue playing with his son when he heard the announcement outside.
Hong'er had gradually ignored it these days, but when he suddenly heard the announcement: "Concubine Mi and Prince Rui came to visit the Queen Mother," his expression changed slightly.
The chess piece in his hand slid quietly in his hand, and he looked at his father slightly uneasily.