Mrs. Hu immediately said: "If you want to pray for blessings, just find a place to settle her. Why do you want to take her as your concubine?"
"This... I can't figure it out, but there must be a connection between the two." As she said that, she said with some worry: "Looking at what the Queen said before, it seems that she has begun to doubt us."
"I have also noticed this. No matter what, I must not tell her about the twelfth prince."
"Of course this concubine knows, but based on my mother's thoughts, even if we don't tell her, she will investigate from other places. I am worried that this matter will not be hidden for long."
Mrs. Hu sighed and said: "How long can I keep it secret? Your Majesty should have the same idea. Besides, the most urgent task right now is to deal with Wei Jingxuan. I hope she won't be allowed to escape this time."
Mentioning Wei Jingxuan, Xia Qing's eyes showed pure hatred, and she gritted her teeth and said: "The empress has set up a dragnet, and she will never have another chance to escape. After waiting for so many years, she has finally waited for this day!"
The night passed quietly, and the next day, everything was calm as if nothing had happened. Only a few people knew that a violent storm was brewing.
Another day passed, in the afternoon, it was Li Jifeng's turn to lead people to inspect the palace. As he passed the periphery of the West Sixth Palace, he took a silent look. Yesterday, he had received a letter from Wei's father, informing him that someone in the palace was investigating him.
, asked him to be careful and not to let others take advantage of him.
Jingxuan... He would think of her every day. Even when he was lingering with Lan Yi and his wife, Wei Jingxuan's figure came to mind. He really wanted to see her, but for her safety, he could only endure it.
If you continue to be patient, I hope... this storm will pass quickly so that he can have a chance to meet again.
Li Jifeng withdrew his gaze and continued to walk forward. After walking a few steps, he saw two people walking hurriedly one after the other. The man walking in front kept his head down and did not notice them and almost bumped into Manhuai.
When the young eunuch carrying the medicine box behind him saw this, he quickly came up, supported the former and said: "Mr. Wang, please slow down, don't be too anxious."
This person was Wang Yuanping. He wiped his sweat and said, "My concubine suddenly got a strange disease. Do you think I can stop being anxious? Hurry up and leave!"
Hearing this, Li Jifeng became anxious and quickly stopped Wang Yuanping, pretending to be casual: "Mr. Wang, you said that your concubine has a strange disease. What kind of strange disease is it?"
"I don't know much about it, but I only know that my concubine has been experiencing chills and fever since last night. After seeing it, Dr. Chen thought that she was suffering from wind-cold syndrome, so she prescribed the right medicine, but she didn't know that she had taken it.
after,
Not only did the condition not get better, but it became more and more serious. Several imperial doctors were invited one after another, but they were unable to do anything, saying that they could not diagnose the disease that the empress had. At this time, the emperor ordered all the imperial doctors to enter the palace to diagnose and treat the concubine.
"
The little eunuch next to her interjected: "I saw your concubine early this morning. She was obviously ill, but she was extremely energetic. She kept talking and laughed inexplicably, which made people feel chilly."
Wang Yuanping sighed and said to Li Jifeng: "I am in a hurry to go to Yongshou Palace, so I won't talk to Guard Li any more."
Li Jifeng quickly cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Wang, go slowly!"
After Wang Yuanping left, Li Jifeng had been absent-minded, thinking about Wei Jingxuan. He wanted to find out more, but was afraid of arousing others' suspicion. After all, Wei's father had just told him not to have anything to do with Wei Jingxuan or the Wei family during this period.
Any contact will be avoided to avoid being taken advantage of.
But... how could he relax with Jingxuan like this? After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to take the risk and meet her. He had sneaked into the inner palace several times before, and except for the last time he accidentally bumped into Yongxuan, he had never been seen again.
People have discovered it before, and I believe we can return safely this time.
Li Jifeng endured the worry in his heart and waited until dark. Taking advantage of the convenience of going outside, he quietly walked to the inner palace. He knew that there was a road leading to the West Sixth Palace. Very few people passed by on weekdays.
He had come and gone from this road every time, and it was the same this time. He didn't meet anyone all the way to Yongshou Palace.
Because there were palace guards guarding the entrance of Yongshou Palace, he climbed over the wall every time he came. The palace wall, which was more than two feet tall, was insurmountable for ordinary people. For Li Jifeng, who had practiced martial arts since childhood, it was not
What a big problem, it was quickly solved.
It was getting late now, and except for the night watchman, the rest of the people had gone to rest. However, he was still very careful and walked carefully in the shadows to avoid leaving any traces.
All the way to the palace where Wei Jingxuan was resting, there was a slight light inside. It was obvious that Wei Jingxuan had rested. He looked around and quietly opened the door and walked in.
Wei Jingxuan was not sleeping. When she heard someone pushing the door open, she thought it was Qiaoyu and asked, "What are you doing here again?" As soon as she finished speaking, the curtain in front of the bed was lifted. With the faint light in the room, Wei Jingxuan could see clearly.
When someone came, her expression changed with horror. The next moment, she tightly covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming.
"Jingxuan, you..." Before Li Jifeng finished speaking, Wei Jingxuan said with an ugly face: "Didn't I ask my father to send you a message, telling you not to have contact with them in the recent days, let alone break into the inner palace privately? Didn't my father
Didn’t tell you?”
"Mr. Wei came to tell me early yesterday morning that it was Concubine Hui who was checking us." As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Jingxuan lowered her voice and shouted: "Since you already know, why do you come here? You want to kill me.
Isn’t it possible for me to succeed?”
"I didn't want to come, but this afternoon, I heard that you were suffering from a strange illness. You had hot and cold spells, and you were very excited and even talking nonsense. I couldn't feel relieved, so I came to see you." Without waiting for Wei Jingxuan to say anything, he
Then he said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I was very careful all the way here and no one saw me! By the way, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"
Wei Jingxuan was confused by what he said, "What kind of strange disease? When did I get sick? Who did you hear that?"
Li Jifeng said in astonishment: "I overheard Dr. Wang talking about it when I met him on patrol today."
Wei Jingxuan immediately said: "Impossible, I am not sick at all, and Dr. Wang has not been summoned today!"
Li Jifeng was afraid that she would think he was lying, so he hurriedly said: "I didn't lie to you. It was indeed the doctor Wang himself who said it, otherwise I wouldn't have come here quietly to see you at this time." As he said that, he looked Wei Jingxuan up and down.
He asked tentatively: "Are you really not sick?"
Wei Jingxuan said angrily: "Don't I know whether you are sick or not?"
Li Jifeng said doubtfully: "So, Doctor Wang is lying, but why would he lie if he is so good?"
"Wang Yuanping..." Wei Jingxuan's mind raced, and she quickly thought about this seemingly strange thing. At this moment, noisy footsteps sounded outside, and the voices of the palace people were faintly mixed in the middle, because they were still a little far away.
, so it was vaguely unclear, but Wei Jingxuan heard a few words that made her color change with horror - Queen!