Compared to the hustle and bustle of the Imperial Concubine's Palace, the Queen Mother's Palace is quiet and peaceful.
When he heard the Queen Mother snoring slightly while sleeping, the emperor who was kneeling beside him finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's it..." he said, and when he looked up, he saw that the queen beside her was also asleep on her bed, holding her head in her hands and slightly messing up her hair, looking even more haggard.
The emperor stopped talking, with pity in his eyes.
This queen, who had been silently ill for so many years, was forgotten by everyone in the palace, and even he himself was forgotten. The queen who was never remembered when she was peaceful and happy, was in chaos and anxious.
All the time, I comforted you all the time without making a sound.
Some people are like this. They are dispensable when they are happy, but when they are in trouble, he is the only one who can accompany them and help them.
The emperor stretched out his hand and pushed gently.
"Jingrong, don't sleep here." He called in a low voice.
The queen woke up suddenly.
"Your Majesty, I'm rude..." she said hurriedly, then lowered her voice when she saw the sleeping Queen Mother.
The emperor waved his hand at her.
"I'm sorry, you should go back and have a rest. You've been through a long night." He whispered.
The queen smiled and nodded.
"Yes, then I won't hold on any longer. My body really can't bear it," she said.
Either she said firmly with tears in her eyes that she would endure it, her body was nothing like other concubines, or she would immediately die for the emperor and the queen mother without blinking an eye, but the queen responded calmly and clearly said that she could not endure it.
But it made the emperor feel caring and real.
This is the sincerity.
"What will your Majesty do if I lie down again?" the Queen said, getting up and helping the Queen Mother put down the curtain.
Seeing her taking care of herself in front of the Queen Mother, the emperor nodded.
"But I'm not going back. I'm resting in the Queen Mother's Palace. This way I can take care of her more conveniently." The Queen said. As she got up to see the emperor out, she also told her, "Your Majesty, why don't you go to the Queen Mother's Palace to rest for a while."
In Concubine An's palace.
The emperor's steps paused.
"Your Majesty, I know that Concubine An is crying a lot now, and Your Majesty feels uncomfortable after hearing too much." The Queen said softly, "It's just not a good idea if the Emperor doesn't go. It's better to do this. Your Majesty, listen to me and go."
After that, take a rest directly. This way, although no words are needed, it is enough to let Concubine An understand your concern. Your Majesty, if you take a rest, Concubine An will naturally stop crying to you."
When she said this, she pulled the emperor's arm.
"At this time, I am unwilling and unwilling to leave you alone, Your Majesty."
Yes, people are more afraid of loneliness when they are sad.
The emperor looked at her and nodded with a smile, then reached out and patted her hand.
"I understand." He said.
As he turned to leave, the queen thought of something and stopped him.
"Your Majesty, please ask the Imperial City Secretary to guard the palace gate," she said.
There are almost no secrets in the palace, and the emperor naturally knows this.
"Whether this incident is an accident or not, it is not a glorious thing." The Queen said, "It's better not to let people laugh at us."
laugh at…
Laughing at him, the old emperor who was half buried in the earth, and laughing at him for still wanting to grow old and gain new hair, and still want to win the prince...
Look, it's better now, it's just a waste of joy, it's embarrassing...
The emperor's body stiffened slightly, and he clenched his hands hanging by his sides.
"The Queen has taken the trouble. I know about this matter and I have my own arrangements," he said.
The queen nodded with some relief and stood in front of the palace gate watching the emperor walk away.
"Your Majesty, please take a rest." The person on the side said respectfully.
Chen Shao said as he returned from the court, taking the tea brought by the maid.
"What's the wrong guess?" Mrs. Chen asked, waving her hand.
The maids in the room hurriedly left.
"I guess the emperor's mood will be greatly affected." Chen Shao continued, "It seems that the emperor is in good spirits, at least he is not in a trance like the previous times."
He paused here.
"Maybe I'm used to it."
Mrs. Chen smiled, with a bit of anger.
"No one can get used to this." She said, "No matter how sad you are, you will still be sad."
Chen Shao also realized that he had made a mistake, so he took up his tea bowl and drank tea to cover it up.
"The Eighteenth Mother said that someone was responsible for the prince's death this time." Mrs. Chen said in a low voice.
Chen Shao's tea was a bit choking.
"Eighteenth Mother? When did she come?" he asked, raising his eyebrows, "You can't say this kind of nonsense. It's okay for others to say it. She is walking in the palace now."
"You're not talking nonsense. You just told me." Mrs. Chen said hurriedly.
Chen Shiba Niang, who was talking to her sisters at home, was called over.
"Father, how could I be talking nonsense?" Chen Shiba Niang said, "This matter is very clear. If it weren't for someone's trouble, why would martial law suddenly be imposed in the palace? Why are the three of them, Queen Mother An, the noble concubine, sick and invisible?
Well, father, even if I don’t tell you, you know it in your heart, and so do the people in the world.”
Yes, when the palace suddenly moves like this, even if nothing happens, people will still guess that something is wrong.
No wonder the emperor's mood was not strange, it was because he had found a replacement.
This was not an accident, nor did he deserve the guilt that God had given him, but someone had done something wrong. If he found and punished the person who caused the trouble, he would be able to replace his anger, grievance, restlessness, and disappointment, and he would be able to face the unfortunate prince with relief.
, face this unfortunate fact.
This is not his fault, this is all the fault of the perpetrators. This is not God's will, this is a man-made disaster.
"Then the emperor will not give up until the results come out this time." He said slowly.
"That's natural. Using such a clumsy trick, using the little prince's life to blackmail the emperor and frame the imperial concubine, how can we let this kind of thing go?" Chen Shiba said.
Chen Shao looked at her.
"You mean, it's Concubine An?" He frowned and said.
"Father, do you still need to say it?" Chen Shiba Niang said.
Chen Shao shook his head.
"Not necessarily everyone thinks that way," he said.
"Father, if you don't think so, you would be too stupid." Chen Shiba Niang said, "This kind of trick is too clumsy."
Chen Shao nodded.
"Yeah, just because this trick is so clumsy."
What does this mean?
Chen Shiba Niang frowned and was about to speak. A servant hurried in from outside the door and whispered a few words into Chen Shao's ear. Chen Shao's expression changed.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Chen asked hurriedly.
"Gao Lingbo asks to see the emperor." Chen Shao said.
"Master Gao, you should see that your concubine has been framed by such slander." Chen Shiba Niang nodded and said.
Chen Shao smiled.
"Gao Lingbo is not asking for an audience because the imperial concubine has been slandered and framed in this way, but because this trick is too clumsy," he said.
"Father..." Chen Shiba Niang shouted.
Chen Shao interrupted her first.
"The emperor allowed him to have an audience, and..." he said, looking at Mrs. Chen.
When her husband saw her, Mrs. Chen's heart skipped a beat, vaguely anticipating something.
No way…..
"And the emperor summoned Mrs. Cheng at the same time." Chen Shao said.
Lady Cheng!
Chen Shiba Niang sat up straight.
"What was she summoned for?" she asked in surprise, "Does this matter have anything to do with her?"
"What does this have to do with her?" Mrs. Chen said hurriedly, "There are so many people sick in the palace, so let her diagnose them."
That's true...
The room became quiet, but everyone was still a little uneasy.
No matter what the reason is, this matter still has something to do with Mrs. Cheng...
This is really….
Mrs. Chen couldn't help but raise her hand and slap her mouth lightly.
Gao Lingbo, who got off the carriage and walked into the palace gate, stopped for a moment and looked at the woman who was being inspected by the Imperial City's imperial guards being led by a young chamberlain in front of him.
"Ms. Cheng."
He called out and quickened his pace to follow.
Cheng Jiaoniang turned around and looked at Gao Lingbo.
"Ms. Cheng, I came back to Beijing specifically to see you, but I didn't expect that I would meet you here due to this delay." Gao Lingbo smiled and raised his hand to salute.
Cheng Jiaoniang bowed and returned the courtesy.
"Although it's not solemn enough, I still apologize sincerely." Gao Lingbo said, saluting again.
"I don't dare, and I haven't done it before, so why apologize." Cheng Jiaoniang said, smiled slightly, and returned the favor again.
Because Gao Lingbo and Mrs. Cheng were not ordinary people, the servant who led the way did not dare to scold them not to speak, but reminded them politely with a smile and a bit of flattery.
"Master Gao, Madam Cheng, Your Majesty is still waiting."
Gao Lingbo smiled and nodded.
"Ms. Cheng, I will come to visit you some other day," he said.
Cheng Jiaoniang responded, and the two of them continued to move forward, one behind the other.
Soon after arriving in front of the Qinzheng Hall, Gao Lingbo couldn't help but turn around again, and frowned slightly when he saw Mrs. Cheng standing behind him.
Didn’t Mrs. Cheng come to the harem to diagnose the diseases of those women? Why are you here too?
"Ms. Cheng, you..." Before he opened his mouth to ask, the palace door here opened.
"Master Gao, Your Majesty has invited you."
The chamberlain came out and saluted and said.
Gao Lingbo had no choice but to withdraw his words and go in.
Perhaps, we should wait for the emperor to go to the harem together, so that the emperor can see the diagnosis in person and feel more at ease.
Entering the Qinzheng Hall, Gao Lingbo glanced at the corner of his eyes. He had only been away from this place for a few months, but he already felt a little strange.
It can be seen that people are very forgetful.
This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Things in the world are inherently interdependent, and it all depends on your own choices.
Gao Lingbo looked at the emperor sitting on him and saluted him.
"Your Majesty, I shouldn't have come."
Gao Lingbo sighed and said.
Yes, such a clumsy trick, such an obvious method of frame-up, if he still came to the emperor to cry out his grievances in panic, it would be an insult to the emperor.
However, the news coming from the palace became increasingly wrong.
As expected, the imperial concubine was locked up, the emperor still slept in Concubine An's palace, the queen mother did not see outsiders, and the news in the palace was cut off from inside and outside.
The most important thing is that people from the Imperial City Division are still moving around.
It seemed that the emperor was determined to handle this clumsy matter as a serious matter.
The emperor doted on the unborn prince too much. Rather than doting on the prince, he doted on himself. What was gestating in Concubine An's belly was not just a prince, but the hope of the emperor.
Everyone has one, and an emperor has a more urgent hope.
Good health and long life.
This trick is so clumsy, so clumsy that it is so clumsy that it seems to treat everyone in the world as blind fools, relying on the emperor's hope.
"...Your Majesty, it is your fault for having a jade in your possession. Your Majesty is too kind to the little prince." Gao Lingbo said.
As soon as these words came out, the waiters on the side looked over in surprise.
Is Mr. Gao crazy?
How dare you speak like this.
The emperor looked at Gao Lingbo, obviously surprised.
"According to what Mr. Gao said, I actually killed the little prince." He said with a half-smile.
Ever since Gao Lingbo came in, he had confirmed what he heard. The emperor was indeed very calm and calm, unlike a normal father who lost his son.
This kind of calmness is not a good thing. Gao Lingbo doesn't want to see a calm emperor. He wants to see an angry emperor. At least anger can make the emperor's thinking more active, instead of just following the path set by others.
With.
"Could it be that relying on my favor, Concubine An would sacrifice a prince to frame the imperial concubine? What does she want?" The emperor sneered, "Can she get a more noble status by harming the imperial concubine? She can get a more noble status without the prince.
What's the use! With this prince here, she will be honorable and worry-free in the palace all her life. Without this prince, what will happen to her in the palace in the end? Isn't she as clear as you, a man outside the palace?"
The emperor became more and more excited as he spoke. He stretched out his hands to touch the cases in front of him and almost stood up.
This is not enough.
Gao Lingbo kowtowed.
"Your Majesty, it really shouldn't be the case. No matter how deep the hatred is between Concubine An and the empress, she will not risk her life and property to do such a stupid thing. That's why this thing is strange." He said, and after a pause he raised his head, "Your Majesty.
, how many imperial doctors confirmed that Concubine An was pregnant with the prince?"
As soon as he said this, the waiter on the side looked no longer surprised, but horrified.
Master Gao is so crazy!
There was a snap, and the emperor stood up, patting a few cases.
"Gao Lingbo, are you saying that I can't give birth to a son at all, are all this a trick played by Concubine An in collusion with others?" He pointed at Gao Lingbo and yelled.
He knew, he knew, that these people were laughing at him, waiting to see his jokes, saying that he could not give birth to a son.
Did you see it? Did you see it? They were no longer talking about it in their hearts, but they said it confidently to their faces.
Gao Lingbo leaned over without any fear.
"Your Majesty, I am saying that the crime of having a jade is because the superiors have good intentions and the inferiors must be very serious. I am just afraid that someone will guess your majesty's intentions and use tricks to deliberately deceive your majesty." He said loudly, raising his head again and looking at the emperor with a burning expression.
"Your Majesty, how many people checked the pulse and said he was a prince? Which ones? What did the other doctors say?"
How many imperial physicians checked the pulse and said he was a prince?
The emperor couldn't help but think about it, how many people are there? There is only one...
The concubines in the palace were very cautious and had their own regular doctors...
Once the doctor confirms the diagnosis, they will not change it easily...
"Your Majesty, what are the imperial doctors saying? Is there any verification and inspection at the imperial hospital? Is there any inspection of the pulse records?"
Gao Lingbo's voice sounded again, his questions became more aggressive, and he struck the emperor's ears again and again.
Several imperial doctors said? One imperial doctor said...
Does the Taiyuan Hospital have an inspection and demonstration? No, he was very happy when he heard that, and he was not doing any inspection at all...
Could it be….
No, no, what is he thinking! What is he thinking!
"Nonsense, nonsense!" The emperor was so excited that he stepped down the steps and pointed at Gao Lingbo and shouted.
This was the first time for the emperor's servants to see such an angry person, and they were so frightened that they all froze.
So what if it's nonsense? He didn't come to see the emperor to explain and intercede to get away from guilt. It's a joke. There is no need for the imperial concubine to explain or intercede, let alone to offend.
He just came to make the emperor sober up, and to stir up some doubts, even a little bit of doubts, that's enough.
Gao Lingbo smiled in his heart, not showing the slightest fear when he saw the furious emperor losing his composure.
What's there to be afraid of?
Such a stupid and clumsy trick can be carried out with such solemnity. It seems that Your Majesty is really confused and needs to wake up.
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Four thousand and five updates first. There will be two updates today, but they will be a little later. (To be continued)
