Hearing this, the palace officials did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly went to ask the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor heard that such a big thing had happened and did not dare to be negligent and hurried to Zhaoyang Palace.
On the other side, Zhaohui also hurried to the Wanxiang Palace, but as soon as he arrived outside the palace, he was stopped by someone, "The emperor is resting in the palace, no one is allowed to disturb him."
Zhaohui said eagerly: "I have important matters and I must meet with Your Majesty immediately."
The eunuch said firmly: "No, unless there is an urgent matter, the emperor must not be disturbed to rest."
"You!" Zhaohui was angry and anxious. Before he could continue, the internal prison officer had already made a gesture, "General, please come back."
Zhao Hui barely suppressed the anger in her heart and said: "Yongqing Temple was attacked by assassins. Empress Li and Liang were killed, the queen fainted, and several concubines were injured. I wonder if this is an emergency in my father-in-law's opinion."
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Hearing this, the eunuch's face turned pale, and he immediately looked at Zhaohui with some suspicion, "General... are you joking with your slave?"
"This matter is absolutely true, and there is no falsehood." Seeing that Zhaohui's expression was serious and not a joke, the internal prisoner did not dare to neglect and hurried over. After a while, he came out and said: "Your Majesty, please come in, general."
Zhaohui came to the palace quickly, and Hongli sat in a chair with a serious expression. Without waiting for Zhaohui to salute, he said solemnly: "Liang Concubine and Liang Concubine are really dead?"
Seeing that Hongli's first question was not Xianyue, Zhaohui was slightly startled. He and Hongli had known each other for playing ice games when they were teenagers. It can be said that they had accompanied Hongli all the way to this day. In the past, Hongli had
He knew very well how much he cared about Xianyue, but right now... he seemed to care more about Libi and the others.
Zhaohui suppressed the doubts in her heart and said: "Yes, both empresses were stabbed in the middle of the back by the assassin's knife. When I went to check, the two empresses had already died."
After listening to Zhaohui's detailed explanation of what happened at Yongqing Temple, Hongli slapped the armrest heavily and said in a cold voice: "A bunch of useless things let assassins sneak in without knowing it. It's really..." before he finished speaking.
, Hongli started coughing violently, Xiao Wu quickly took out the handkerchief and handed it over, and patted his back gently to help him breathe.
When the coughing stopped, Xiao Wu noticed with sharp eyes that there was a touch of bright red on the handkerchief. He immediately panicked, "Your Majesty... you are coughing up blood. I will send the doctor to you immediately!"
"No need." Hongli threw the handkerchief casually and said, "I'm in good health. I'm just a little angry. It's not a problem."
"But..." Xiaowu was about to say more, but Hongli already scolded: "I told you it's okay, stop talking nonsense!"
Xiao Wu shut his mouth helplessly. Zhao Hui looked at the small piece of blood on the handkerchief and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, why don't you send the imperial doctor to take a look?"
"When did you become like this slave? Mother-in-law and mother-in-law, if you say it's okay, it'll be okay." Although he coughed up blood, Hongli seemed to be in good spirits. "Except for the beautiful concubine and the good concubine, how are the others?
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"When I return to the emperor, in addition to the queen who was frightened and fainted, there are also concubines Yi and Guiren Lan who have been injured, but their lives should not be in danger."
Hongli nodded and said, "Have you caught the assassin?"
Zhaohui nodded and said: "There are six assassins in total, two were killed and four were captured, but..." he said helplessly; "These assassins all have poison sacs in their tooth sockets, and they bite them open after they are caught.
The poison bag is dead."
This statement made Hongli frown greatly, "So, you didn't ask anything, you don't even know their origins?"
Zhaohui did not answer immediately, but said: "Vacuum hometown, no living mother; this is the slogan of the White Lotus Sect, and they have been chanting this sentence since they were captured."
Hongli frowned and said, "You mean... they are from the White Lotus Sect?"
"Yes, the White Lotus Sect, which has been dormant for many years, has reappeared in the world." Zhaohui said solemnly: "According to what they mean, their target is the emperor and the empress. The reason why they ambush in Yongqing Temple is to assassinate the empress.
Madam, you accidentally killed the beautiful concubine and the good concubine; what happened today should be just the beginning."
Hongli said in a dark voice: "What a White Lotus cult. How dare you make trouble under my nose and kill my beloved concubine? How capable!" He paused for a moment and said: "Zhaohui, from today on, I want you to do your best.
Capture the White Lotus traitors, find their lair, and wipe them all out, leaving no one behind."
"I obey the decree!" Even if Hongli didn't say it, Zhaohui would still propose to exterminate the White Lotus Sect. This sect is extremely evil and once it develops, the consequences will be disastrous.
After talking about this, Hongli said: "By the way, why are you at Yongqing Temple? I remember that I did not entrust you with the security matter."
"Returning to the emperor, yesterday I accompanied my wife to Yongqing Temple to offer incense. I saw two people acting suspiciously outside the temple. I know that today the Queen will lead all the concubines to Yongqing Temple to pray for the Queen Mother. I am worried about these two people.
There will be some conspiracy, so I keep secretly
Following the trace, it turned out that early this morning, they were still wandering outside the temple, and their number had become four. However, I did not expect that they also arranged people in the temple. If I had discovered it earlier, the two empresses would not have died.
I am incompetent, so I ask the emperor to punish you."
"It's none of your business. If it weren't for you today, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as simple as two people dying." After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go trace the White Lotus Sect."
After Zhaohui left, Hongli also got up and went out. Xiaowu opened the palace door and said, "The emperor is going to Zhaoyang Palace to visit the Queen?"
Hongli asked doubtfully: "Why should I go to visit the queen?"
This question made Xiao Wuyi startled, and he said cautiously: "Just now, General Zhaohui said that the Queen was frightened and fainted, so I was wondering...if you want to visit her."
When he said this, Hongli also thought about it, "Yes, I almost forgot." After a pause, he said: "The queen just fainted. I don't think it's anything serious. You can just go and visit on my behalf."
Xiao Wu responded and said tentatively: "Then, Your Majesty..."
Hongli knew what he was going to ask and said, "I'm going to take a look at Jiangxian." With that, he strode out of the Wanxiang Hall, leaving Xiao Wu shaking his head secretly.
During these days, the Emperor's memory was not only getting worse day by day, but he was also becoming less and less concerned about the Queen. After such a big thing happened, he only remembered Lan Guiren and did not even look at the Queen.
At this time, in the Zhaoyang Palace, the imperial physician who was hastily summoned by the palace officials was diagnosing Xianyue's pulse. After he took back his hand, Mrs. Hu nervously said: "Imperial physician, how is the Queen? Is it okay?"
The imperial doctor cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, the imperial concubine. The empress's pulse is calm and there is nothing serious. It should be just a temporary fainting caused by fright. I will prescribe a few doses of decoction to calm the nerves and calm the fright. Give it to the empress on time and rest for two days."
It’ll be fine.”
Mrs. Hu breathed a sigh of relief, stroked her chest and said, "It's okay. I was really scared to death just now." After saying that, she said to Jinping, "Take the imperial doctor down to prescribe a prescription."