After this day, Hongli began to deal with the people Hongzhou told him, all of whom were Yingge's cronies. To completely disintegrate the Nala clan, they must uproot the foundations accumulated by them over the years.
, otherwise it will just pry one corner, which is useless.
However, in order to prevent Yingge from suspecting Hong Zhou, he did not take action in a hurry. He just secretly communicated with Li Wei and asked him to keep an eye on those people carefully. As for himself, he also used his position in the official department to find out those people every day over the years.
An assessment record, reviewed in detail.
On the other side, a plan against Hongli was also taking shape. In early July, when Yinzhen asked the court about the candidate for Qiu Wei's examination, an official, under the instruction of Yingge, proposed that Si Age should be the examiner. After some discussion, Yinzhen
After thinking about it, he said: "Hongli, would you like to be the examiner for this autumn taboo?"
Hongli hesitated for a moment and said: "Autumn is held once every three years, and the purpose is to select available talents for the imperial court. Although these people will not definitely become Jinshi in the coming year or enter the imperial court as officials, they are all the foundation of the imperial court and can become
It is my great fortune to have Qiu Wei take charge of the examination."
"So, you agreed?" Facing Yinzhen's inquiry, Hongli nodded and said, "Yes, I am willing to take the exam."
"Okay, if that's the case, I will later select two officials from the Hanlin Academy as deputy chief examiners to preside over this autumn ceremony with you." When Yinzhen was talking, Hong Zhou wanted to open his mouth several times, but he held it back.
, He endured this until the next court. After getting rid of Yingge and others, he drove his horse to Hongli's side and whispered: "Fourth brother, do you really plan to be the examiner?"
Hongli turned around and said with a smile: "I have already agreed in front of Emperor Ama, will there be any lies?"
"But...but I always feel that something is not right about this matter. There has never been anything about my elder brother being the examiner. Those officials recommended you to do something for no reason. It feels to me like they recommended you to Fuzhou before. It's nothing.
Good thing."
Hongli heard the worry in his words and said, "Are you afraid that someone is obviously recommending you, but actually wants to use this matter to harm me?"
Hong Zhou frowned and said, "Well, I do have this feeling. Just now in Chao Shang, I always wanted to persuade the fourth brother to turn down this job, but the second brother and Yingge were both there at the time, so it was not convenient to speak directly."
Hongli looked at the rising sun and said, "Then do you think it will be fine if I don't take this job?"
"Isn't it?" Faced with Hong Zhou's rhetorical question, Hong Li chuckled and said: "If they really do it, even if they avoid it this time, there will be a second or third time. Do you think you can keep avoiding it?
Seeing that Hong Zhou was silent, he added: "If you can't hide, why bother to hide?"
Hongzhan still couldn't hide his worry and said: "But Yingge is a cunning and cunning person. I'm really afraid that once I step in, I won't be able to get out."
Hongli still looked calm and calm, "Isn't there still you? Fourth brother believes that if that day comes, you will be able to pull fourth brother out of the swamp."
Hong Zhou was startled, then smiled bitterly and said: "Fourth brother really thinks highly of me. If I fail to pull him up by then, I will become a sinner for the ages!"
Hongli patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen." At this point, his eyes turned cold and he said, "I want to see what tricks they have up to."
Since July, the weather has been getting hotter and hotter. I don’t know whether it’s due to the weather or something else, but Mrs. Xu has been feeling upset and sick recently.
When Zirong came in with the wolfberry tea, she saw Mrs. Xu lying on the bed and vomiting. The ground was covered with vomited yellow water. She quickly put the tea aside, came over to support her and said: "Master, are you again?"
Feeling uncomfortable?"
Mrs. Xu vomited and was speechless. After the nausea disappeared, she endured the bitterness in her mouth and said, "I don't know what's going on. I seem to be getting more and more uncomfortable these days. It almost seems like I'm going to die."
It’s like vomiting out all the internal organs.”
Zirong supported her back and said, "What should I do? Should I ask the imperial doctor to come over and take a look?"
"I said no, why are you talking so much?" For some reason, every time Zi Rong asked for an imperial doctor, Mrs. Xu refused. Even though it was clear that she was about to die from pain, she still refused to let go.
"This servant knows that the master is afraid that he will sleep with him after he recovers from the illness, but it is not a solution for you to stay like this. If you really hurt yourself, it will be too late." Zi Rong's earnest advice did not achieve any effect, and Mrs. Xu was determined.
He refused to see an imperial doctor.
"Master, you..." Zi Rong didn't know how to persuade her. She was silent for a long time. She picked up the wolfberry tea that had been set aside and said, "You drink tea first, and I will ask someone to pick up the things on the floor."
Mrs. Xu nodded, but she didn't drink. She just held the tea cup and was lost in thought. As for Zi Rong, she went out to call a palace servant and said: "Master vomited on the floor, hurry in and clean up."
"Yes." The palace man lowered his head and agreed, but his movements were slow. Zirong was not very happy at first. Seeing her like this, he became even more angry and said: "What are you doing so slowly? I'll clean it up if you don't."
Do you want some filth? It won’t kill you, so go quickly!”
Seeing this, the palace man quickly explained: "Sister Zirong, you have misunderstood. It's not that I refuse to deal with it, but I just had my period today and my lower abdomen hurts so much that I walked slower."
Hearing this, Zi Rong took a look at her and found that her complexion did not look very good, and there was sweat on her forehead. Her face softened a little, and she said: "In that case, you can go and have a rest. I will just let others clean it."
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After the palace people thanked her profusely, Zi Rong was going to find other palace people. Suddenly a flash of light flashed in her mind, making her whole body feel like being struck by lightning. She stood there unable to move for an unknown amount of time.
She walked towards the house with somewhat stiff legs.
Mrs. Xu had come to her senses and saw Zi Rong coming in alone, and said, "What's wrong? No one is here?"
Zi Rong seemed not to hear, but looked straight at Mrs. Xu, who seemed confused, "What's wrong with you?"
Zi Rong slowly clasped her hands in her sleeves and said something that frightened Mrs. Xu, "Master, I remember that you haven't had your menstrual period since you returned to Beijing. Counting the time, you already have one more month."
It’s a month.”
Xu's face turned pale, and she turned away and said, "What's so strange about this? I must have been sick during this period, so my menstruation came late."
"No, it's not like that." Zi Rong said a little uncontrollably, "I remember that it was May 15th before, but now it's July. No matter how late it is, it's time to come."
Mrs. Xu said uncomfortably: "This kind of thing doesn't just happen when you say it should happen."
Seeing that Mrs. Xu didn't dare to look at her when she was talking, Zi Rong became more and more sure of her guess and said: "It's not a big deal if you don't come here all the time. I will go and ask the imperial doctor to come over and ask the imperial doctor to open your menstruation and activate blood circulation for you."