Liu Xiu looked at her grandma and said in a deep voice: "Speak!"
Mammy whispered: "The second prince's illness was too sudden and strange this time. My maid...my maid suspects that someone in the palace may be secretly using witchcraft to murder the second prince."
Hearing this, the expressions of Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong changed. Guo Shengtong subconsciously looked at Liu Xiu, and seeing the latter's gloomy face, she said angrily: "Mother Feng, you are not allowed to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty!"
The grandma surnamed Feng knelt on the ground with a bang and said in a trembling voice: "The Queen knows that the second prince has always been healthy and stronger than other children of the same age. This time he suddenly became seriously ill. My maid, my maid felt that it was definitely...
There’s something fishy!”
Hearing what she said, Guo Shengtong also had a thoughtful look on his face. Liu Xiu frowned and said, "The imperial doctor has already said that Fu'er just suffered from wind and cold. The wind evil entered the body and caused the disease, which is related to the witchcraft."
What does the art have to do with it?"
Nanny Feng knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "The slaves have always taken good care of the second prince. How could the second prince suddenly catch the cold? Your Majesty, please be aware of everything!"
Just as Liu Xiu was about to speak, Guo Shengtong pulled his sleeve with a suspicious look on his face. Apparently, she had been moved by Nanny Feng's words and doubted whether someone in the palace was really using witchcraft.
At this time, the imperial doctor just finished writing the prescription and came over. Liu Xiu asked: "Li Imperial Doctor."
"Wei Chen is here!"
"Mother Feng suspects that someone in the palace is using witchcraft to murder the second prince. What do you think?"
When Dr. Li heard this, his expression changed drastically. He hurriedly knelt down and said with a trembling voice: "Wei Chen... Wei Chen doesn't know!"
There was a witchcraft disaster in the previous dynasty. Even the wise and powerful Emperor Wu made a big mistake in this matter and forced the prince to rebel. Later, the prince committed suicide and died. The concubines in the palace were affected by the witchcraft.
Ministers of the DPRK, I don’t know how many people died unjustly, and their blood flowed like rivers.
Now His Majesty asks him if someone is using witchcraft to harm the second prince. How can he not be afraid? No matter who it is, as long as they are exposed to the word witchcraft, they will die.
"I only... only know the medical skills and not the art of witchcraft. Please give me your Majesty's advice!"
Seeing that Dr. Li was trembling with fear, Liu Xiu smiled, waved his hand and said, "Doctor Li, please come. I'm just asking casually. Dr. Li doesn't need to panic."
"Thank you... thank you, Your Majesty!" Dr. Li stood up tremblingly, bowed and said, "Wei Chen... Wei Chen is going to prepare medicine for the second prince."
Hearing Liu Xiu's hum, Doctor Li exited the inner room step by step. Liu Xiu looked at Aunt Feng and said with a cold face: "Such monstrous words are not allowed to be said again in the future."
"His Majesty……"
"If you talk about witchcraft again, no matter who it is, you will be killed with a stick." When Liu Xiu's eyes swept over Feng, the latter felt as if a knife had been cut across her face. She hurriedly kowtowed forward.
, with his forehead on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
"Back off!" When Aunt Feng left the inner room, Liu Xiu waved to everyone present. After retreating, he took Guo Shengtong's hand and said, "I think this Aunt Feng has a bad intention."
Guo Shengtong was startled at first, and then he couldn't help but chuckle, and said: "Your Majesty, I have been watched by Aunt Feng for a long time. How can I not know who she is? I must not know who from the palace is under Feng's care.
Aunt Feng became so suspicious because of her nonsense."
Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and did not continue to answer. Liu Xiu was a person who loved reading history books and was very familiar with the history of previous dynasties. Many of his governing policies were based on history.
The death of the former Han Dynasty and the excessive power of his relatives eventually led to Wang Mang usurping the throne.
Since he became emperor, he has attached great importance to the power of his relatives. If you count Liu Xiu's concubines in detail, it is not difficult to find that none of them have a strong family background.
Yin Lihua comes from the Yin family, a wealthy family in Nanyang. However, the Yin family is a famous family at best and has a lot of wealth, but it has basically nothing to do with power.
Guo Shengtong's background is quite prominent. He came from Prince Zhending's palace, but Prince Zhending had already died due to rebellion, and Prince Zhending's palace also lost its power. The successor King Zhending was just a king and no longer had military power in his hands.
As for Xu Xiling's Xu family, let alone having nothing to do with power, it is not even a famous family. Her background will not even be recorded in history books.
Liu Xiu attaches great importance to the family background of his concubines, and he also attaches great importance to the selection of marriage partners for his children.
When Jia Fu went to Zhending to pacify the army of the Five Schools, during the battle, Jia Fu was seriously injured and his life was on the line. At that time, Jia Fu's wife was pregnant, so Liu Xiu sent a letter to Jia Fu, saying that if Mrs. Jia gave birth,
If he gives birth to a child, his daughter will marry him. Liu Xiu has always been a person who values promises, but whatever he says, he will basically keep it, especially to his close ministers.
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But only on this matter, Liu Xiu broke his promise. It was a bit serious to say that Liu Xiu broke his promise, but after that, Liu Xiu did not mention a word about this matter.
Jia Fu is also a smart man. His Majesty did not mention this matter, and he pretended to have forgotten it. There was a tacit understanding between him and his ministers, and they tacitly did not talk about it.
Let it go.
As the emperor, Liu Xiu had to consider that Jia Fu was loyal to himself, but could he also be loyal to his descendants?
Once Jia Fu became a relative of the emperor and took control of power, with Jia Fu's ability to lead troops and fight, who could stop him?
It wasn't that Liu Xiu doubted Jia Fu's character, but that he knew very well how powerful power was and how tempting it was to tempt people. In order to prevent this from happening, he simply didn't give him the chance to control power. In this way, he was right
The Han Dynasty was good to the country, and it was also good to Jia Fu.
The calamity of witchcraft during Emperor Wu's period, even Liu Xiu now feels frightened when he looks at this period of history, and his spine goes cold. He will never tolerate the appearance of witchcraft in his palace, nor can he tolerate the spread of witchcraft.
rumor.
While the two of them were talking, a palace maid walked in, saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen, Miss Xu and Miss Xi are here to visit the second prince."
Hearing that Xu Xiling had arrived, Guo Shengtong's face suddenly showed disgust, and he whispered in a low voice: "If someone is practicing witchcraft, it must be related to her."
Liu Xiu glanced at Guo Shengtong and said with some displeasure: "Don't talk nonsense. Xi Ling comes from Taoism and is not evil." Although Mr. Yichen is quite evil, she is indeed a Taoist and disdains the sorcery of witchcraft.
set.
He waved his hand to the palace maid and said, "Please."
The palace maid gave a salute and exited the hall. Not long after, Xu Xiling and Xi Cheying walked in from the outside. They saluted Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong, who glanced at them, waved his sleeves, and said: "Everyone
Get up!"
Xu Xiling said: "I heard that the second prince is ill, and I came here to visit him."
Guo Shengtong snorted in his heart, "Visiting? You really wish that my son would die early! With Liu Xiu present, Guo Shengtong did not dare to act too much, and said expressionlessly: "Xu Meiren is interested."
Xu Xiling bowed to Guo Shengtong, walked to the small bed, and looked at Liu Fu who was sleeping. She was about to touch Liu Fu's forehead when Guo Shengtong grabbed her arm and asked nervously: "Xu Meiren
What to do?”
Seeing this, Liu Xiu frowned secretly and said, "Zitong, Xiling is just checking on Fu'er's condition."
Guo Shengtong grabbed Xu Xiling's hand and slowly released it, but he still stood beside the crib, staring at Xu Xiling intently, as if she might kill her young son at any time.
Liu Xiu sighed softly and said to Xu Xiling: "Doctor Li said that Fu'er has suffered from wind and cold. If he takes a few medicines, he should be fine."
Xu Xiling murmured: "You are so good, how can you catch the cold?"
The young prince, the young princess, the maids, and the chamberlains are not very cautious. The second prince suddenly caught a cold this time, which seemed a little abnormal to Xu Xiling.
Xi Cheying consoled him: "Your Majesty, Queen, the second prince has his own destiny, and any minor illness or disaster will be over soon."
Guo Shengtong glanced at Xi Cheying and said nothing. She hated Xu Xiling, and she didn't like Xu Xiling, nor did she like Xu Xiling's senior sister Xi Cheying.
In her opinion, the two of them were of the same species, living in the palace shamelessly with no name or distinction. What she wanted in her heart was that one day she could climb onto the dragon's bed and gain divine favor?!
She covered the baby with the quilt and said: "Of course my child will be fine, but if I find out who is causing trouble secretly and wants to harm my child, I will never let her go!"
When speaking, her eyes naturally fell on Xu Xiling, as if these words were spoken to Xu Xiling.
Xu Xiling looked sad and aggrieved, and looked at Liu Xiu for help.
Liu Xiu was indeed not very good at handling the trivial matters of the harem and regulating the relationship between the latter and the concubines. He cleared his throat and said, "Fu'er is asleep, let's go out and talk!"
Liu Xiu walked out of the inner room, and Guo Shengtong, Xu Xiling, and Xi Cheying also followed.
When they got outside, Guo Shengtong called Aunt Feng and asked her to keep an eye on the little prince. Xu Xiling asked about Liu Fu's condition. It sounded like Dr. Li's diagnosis was correct. He did seem to be suffering from cold.
At this time, the imperial doctor Li had already supervised the palace maid to boil the medicine and bring it into the hall. Guo Shengtong immediately got up and went to watch the imperial doctor give the medicine to the child.
Taking this opportunity, Xu Xiling said: "Your Majesty, it is really inconvenient for senior sister to live in the palace now."
Xi Cheying sat beside him on his knees, lowered his head and said nothing.
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was true that Xi Cheying had no name and no status. Living in the palace, he would inevitably be criticized. He thought for a while and said: "Yeting ordered to be punished and imprisoned some time ago. Che Ying
How about Ren Ye Tingling?"
Before Xi Cheying could say anything, Guo Shengtong suddenly walked out of the inner room and said, "Your Majesty, the Order of Ye Ting is a matter for the harem."
The implication is that it is not the emperor who decides who will appoint Ye Tingling, but she, the mother of the harem, decides.
In the past, Xu Xiling used Ye Tingling as a springboard to climb onto the dragon's bed and became one of the concubines. Now Xu Xiling shamelessly wants to repeat the same trick. Do you really think that she, the queen, is dead?
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly, Ye Ting Ling was indeed under the control of the Changqiu Palace, and whoever was appointed as Ye Ting Ling was indeed the Queen's responsibility, and it was indeed inconvenient for him to interfere. He pondered for a moment and asked: "How about Che Ying imitating Fei Yan?
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What he meant was that Xi Cheying and Hua Feiyan were both known as beauties but not actually beautiful.
Hearing this, Guo Shengtong's expression suddenly changed. Before she could object, Xi Cheying had already bowed forward and saluted, saying, "I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" As she spoke, she raised her head and looked again.
Guo Shengtong said with a smile: "I would like to thank the Queen for your kindness."
Her gratitude and attitude were normal in Liu Xiu's eyes, but in Guo Shengtong's eyes, they were simply a mockery of herself.
She was so angry that her face was livid, and her eyes were about to burst into flames when she glared at Xi Cheying. Upon seeing this, Liu Xiu felt helpless and said: "The queen is worried about Fu'er's condition and is in a bad mood. It is inevitable that she will lose her temper.