"How about..." Xia Qing said hesitantly: "Let's ask a shaman to come to the palace to exorcise evil spirits. If we are really possessed by evil spirits, it might be of some use."
"We can't just invite the shaman. The emperor has to nod." With that said, Hu said, "Let's go back, let's go back and discuss it slowly."
In Qinxin Hall, Hongli's reaction was the same as Xia Qing's. After repeated inquiries and confirming that Xianyue was not sick, he frowned and said, "So, the Queen's abnormality is not related to illness?"
"Yes, I have treated several cases of people whose temperament changed drastically due to illness. These were all shown in the pulse, but the Queen has no symptoms."
His words made Hongli frown even more tightly. After signaling Fang Jian to get down, he sat in the chair without saying a word until a plate of pea cake was placed in his hand. Only then did he come back to his senses and look up.
But it was Qiao Yan'er, who timidly said: "I saw that the emperor has not eaten anything all afternoon, and I was afraid that you would be hungry, so I made some cakes and brought them in. You can eat some."
"I'm not hungry." Hongli rubbed his temples vigorously and said tiredly: "Go and do your own thing."
His words made Qiao Yan'er's eyes flash with disappointment. After responding, she took a deep breath and said softly: "Your Majesty, I want to return to my master."
Hongli looked at her in surprise and said, "The Queen treated you like that before. Now that you go back, aren't you afraid of being punished again?"
Qiao Yan'er bit her lip and said: "Actually, the master has always been very good to the slave. Apart from his parents, the emperor and the master treat the slave the best. It is all thanks to you and the master that the slave can escape from the world. I believe that before
It was just a misunderstanding, and now...it should be fine."
Hongli sighed and said: "I hope so too. I can't figure out why the queen suddenly became so unreasonable and unreasonable, as if she had changed into a different person." After a moment of pause, he said: "You'd better not give up for now.
I’m going back and let’s talk about it after the incident has passed, in case anything happens.”
After sending Qiao Yan'er down, Hongli came to Xianyue again with Sixi. Although they broke up on bad terms before, which made Hongli very unhappy, he was more worried.
When Hongli arrived, the broken things had been put away. Qi Kuan was persuading Xianyue to have a meal. When he saw Hongli coming in, he quickly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please advise me."
Master, she won’t even take a bite."
Hongli nodded, sat down next to Xianyue, then handed a piece of fresh fish meat to Xianyue's mouth, and said softly: "Although the seabass in this season is not as plump as in autumn, it is even more delicious. Try it.
look."
Xianyue stared at Hongli expressionlessly and said, "Where is Qiao Yan'er?"
Hongli said patiently: "Please tell her carefully what to do, and try the fish first. If you like it, I will ask the imperial kitchen to deliver it to you every day."
Xianyue turned away and said, "If I don't kill Qiao Yan'er, I will lose my appetite for anything."
Hongli put down his aching hands and said helplessly: "Why do you have to kill Yan'er? What did she do wrong?"
Xianyue said in a cold voice: "She is a disaster star and a vixen. Unless she dies, the Emperor and the Qing Dynasty will never have peace for a day."
"Yan'er is just a helpless orphan. How could she be a disaster star? A vixen. I said those are just your dreams, not reality. The two cannot be confused. Why can't you listen to me?"
Xianyue sneered and said: "The emperor said that I can't listen to my concubine. Why is it not the emperor? You always believe in my concubine's words, but this time, you have to protect the Qiao family. Is her weight in the emperor's heart?
More important than my concubine?"
"Where did you go?!" Hongli said with some displeasure: "Don't you know how I treat you?"
"I knew it before, but now..." Xianyue slowly shook her head and said indifferently: "I don't know."
"You!" Hongli was so angry that her chest felt tight, he clenched the silver chopsticks he had been holding in his hand, and said angrily: "In short, you can't kill Mrs. Qiao without definite evidence!"
Xianyue stared at him and said in a cold tone: "If I insist on killing my concubine, how will the emperor treat me?"
Hongli put down his chopsticks heavily and said sternly: "In short, I won't do it if I say no. You are the queen, and you are the mother of the world. How can you kill innocent people like this?"
"She is not innocent, she is a disaster star!" Before Xianyue finished her words, Hongli said: "There is no disaster star in this world. If there were, I would have listened to the officials and killed you!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Hongli regretted them, but the words he said were like water thrown out and could not be taken back.
Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Xianyue's face suddenly turned extremely pale, and she said in a trembling voice: "Ms. Qiao has only been here for more than half a month. In the heart of the emperor, can she already be compared with my concubines?"
"That's not what I meant, it's just..." Hongli didn't know what to say, and after a long time he said in a deep voice: "I just don't want your hands to be stained with the blood of innocent people. If so, wouldn't you become like Yehenala?"
The family name is the same as the Kelliet family?" After a pause, he continued: "Yan'er... was born in a pitiable background, and it took a lot of effort to regain a stable life, so why do you have to push me so hard just for a dream?
"
Xianyue looked excited and said: "Why do I say so many things? The emperor still doesn't understand. It's not a dream, it's reality. She will ruin everything now. You must kill her! Kill her!" she repeated.
After saying this, Hongli stood up and walked out. Seeing that something was wrong, Hongli quickly grabbed her and said, "What are you going to do?"
Xianyue looked at him with blank eyes and murmured: "Concubine, go kill that cheap maid!"
"Are you crazy, you..." Hongli wanted to scold Xianyue, but finally stopped because he couldn't bear it. Qi Kuan interjected from the side: "Your Majesty, my master has been very weird today, always saying something.
The Imperial Concubine and Hui Concubine both came to persuade me to kill Yan'er, but the master couldn't listen to me; the slave looked like he was ill, but Doctor Fang said that the master was fine, but he was a little weak."
Before Hongli could speak, Xianyue who was held by him suddenly fell to the ground. Hongli was shocked and quickly held her up. Xianyue's eyes were closed tightly and her breath was weak. No matter how he called her, she never opened her eyes.
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While Hongli picked up Xianyue, he ordered Qi Kuan to quickly call for the imperial doctor. Not long after, Fang Jian, Song Zihua and others arrived. After taking turns to diagnose Xianyue's pulse, everyone looked strange.
"What disease did the queen have? Why did she faint suddenly?" Faced with Hongli's questioning, Fang Jian cupped his hands and said: "To inform the emperor, the queen does not have any illness, but her qi and blood are extremely weak, like...like...
"
Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, Hongli urged: "What is it like? Tell me quickly."
Fang Jian gritted his teeth and said: "The queen's energy and blood are as weak as those of a person in her fifties or sixties. It is really...unbelievable!"