Kou Ji whispered with his eyes glowing red.

Zhao Zhen's face was full of tears, but he said nothing. He just looked at Empress Dowager Li who was sleeping soundly on the dirty bed.

Behind the two of them, the eunuch and the palace concubine were kneeling on the ground.

Zhao Zhen did not dare to disturb Empress Dowager Li, and the same was true for Kou Ji.

Kou Ji waved his hand to the eunuchs and maids behind him.

The eunuchs and concubines looked hesitant, and after much hesitation, they withdrew from the cold palace.

In the end, only Kou Ji, Zhao Zhen and Empress Dowager Li, who was already asleep, were left in the cold palace.

Zhao Zhen suddenly withdrew his gaze from Queen Mother Li and glanced at Kou Ji.

Kou Ji was stunned, sighed inwardly, cupped his hands, and left the cold palace.

After leaving the entrance of Leng Palace, they saw Empress Cao and Prince Zhao Run rushing to the entrance of Leng Palace.

Concubine Zhang Guifei, Concubine Zhang Xian, Concubine He De, and Concubine Zhou Shu also rushed here with the palace people.

Kou Ji stopped them.

"The official wants to be alone with the Queen Mother for a while."

When Queen Cao and others heard this, their faces were full of worry. They did not embarrass Kou Ji based on their status.

Empress Cao asked worriedly: "How is the Queen Mother's health?"

Kou Ji glanced back at the Leng Palace behind him and said bluntly: "I dare not say for sure. The official family is not letting anyone in at the moment. A few nobles can stay here.

It would be best to call the imperial doctor to wait here.

After daybreak, the officials may summon you."

Empress Cao nodded solemnly and said: "I will send someone immediately to summon the imperial doctor."

Kou Ji cupped his hands and said, "Lao Lao is here. I want to go to the Chui Gong Hall to see the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. It is not appropriate for officials to go to court today, so I will go and talk to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty."

Empress Cao nodded and said, "Then there is Lao Kouqing's family."

"Don't dare..."

Kou Ji handed over his hand again and left Leng Gong.

After walking all the way out of Leng Gong's place, Kou Ji let out a long sigh.

Although Kou Ji didn't understand medical skills, he could still feel that Queen Mother Li's life had come to an end.

Human life is like an oil lamp. When Empress Dowager Li was in the cold palace in her early years, she had already consumed seven or eighty-eight percent of the oil in the lamp.

After coming out of the cold palace, I have enjoyed happiness for almost twenty years, and I have already earned it.

He lived more than ten years longer than in the history books.

The only pity is that after she left.

There will no longer be anyone in the world who cares for Zhao Zhen selflessly.

Zhao Zhen has lived in a royal family that lacked family ties since he was a child. Every family relationship is extremely precious to him.

Every time less, he becomes more lonely.

"An ordinary woman, an ordinary woman from a humble background...and a selfless mother..."

When Kou Ji left Leng Gong's location, he gave Empress Dowager Li a very pertinent evaluation.

In terms of tactics, means, talent, appearance, etc., Empress Dowager Li is undoubtedly an ordinary person.

In the palace, a land of tigers and wolves, there are a lot of people like her.

She can survive to this day not because the people in the palace pity her.

But she made two right choices.

The first is that she followed a powerful enough nobleman, that is, Liu E.

The second is that she obediently handed over her son to Liu E at the most critical moment.

It is precisely because of this that she can survive.

If not, she might have become fertilizer in the Imperial Garden.

So Kou Ji commented that she is an ordinary person.

But her selfless and pure motherly love is unforgettable for a long time.

After Kou Ji left Leng Palace, he went straight to Chui Gong Palace.

When they arrived at the Chui Gong Hall, all civil and military officials from the entire dynasty had already gathered in the Chui Gong Hall.

Seeing Kou Ji appear, they all saluted.

Kou Ji stood in the middle of the Chui Gong Hall and said calmly: "The Queen Mother is ill, and the officials must fulfill their filial piety by her side. So I have to stay away from court for the day.

If you have any important political matters, just submit the memorial to the council hall.

I will deal with it later."

When the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty heard this, you looked at me and I looked at you.

After a while.

Fan Zhongyan raised his hands and asked, "Can the official and others know the details?"

Kou Ji shook his head, "No!"

Fan Zhongyan shut his mouth, and none of the other civil and military ministers spoke again.

Kou Ji shook his sleeves and said, "Let's go."

"Here..."

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty responded and left the Chui Gong Hall in twos and threes.

Only three officials, Yang Wenguang, Fan Zhongyan and Ouyang Xiu, remained.

After the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had almost left, Fan Zhongyan stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "How is the Queen Mother's body and bones?"

Kou Ji sighed and said: "The imperial doctor said that medicine and stones are useless."

The expressions of Fan Zhongyan and the three of them suddenly changed.

Kou Ji continued: "No matter how healthy the Queen Mother is, I am afraid that the officials have no interest in government affairs. The government affairs will be left to the three of you for the time being.

Government affairs that cannot be handled will be sent to the Council Hall, and I will be sitting in the Council Hall in the next few days."

Fan Zhongyan and the other three nodded without saying another word.

The three of them bowed their hands to Koji and left the Chui Gong Hall.

Kou Ji just gave them a little hint, but he didn't mean to tell them the details, and it was hard for them to ask further questions.

After the three people left Chui Gong Hall, Kou Ji also left Chui Gong Hall.

Kou Ji returned to the Leng Palace again and saw that there were only five people left at the entrance of the Leng Palace: Queen Cao, Concubine Zhang Guifei, Concubine Zhang Xian, Concubine He De, and Concubine Zhou Shu.

After Kou Ji stepped forward to salute, before they could speak, he took the lead and said, "The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have made arrangements."

Queen Cao nodded and said, "Thank you, Kou Qing's family."

Kou Ji took a look into the cold palace and asked, "What's the situation inside?"

Empress Cao sighed and said: "The officials came out and let the imperial doctor in. They asked the others to go back, leaving only the five of us sisters."

When Kou Ji heard this, he nodded slightly.

He bowed his hands to Concubine Zhang Xian and said, "I have something to ask Concubine Xian. I wonder if Concubine Xian can move her."

Concubine Zhang Xian was stunned for a moment and nodded.

Concubine Zhang frowned slightly.

Kou Ji took Concubine Zhang Xian to not far from the entrance of Leng Palace. After passing her hands again, he asked, "Concubine Xian, do you remember a man named Zhang Bing?"

Concubine Zhang Xian said softly: "My dear brother, there is no need to be so polite..."

Kou Ji said seriously: "The etiquette cannot be discarded."

Concubine Zhang Xian smiled bitterly and said: "I remember Zhang Bing. An old acquaintance of Fang Meiren, through Fang Meiren's relationship, came to me and begged me to give him a heads up.

I originally didn't want to talk to him, but he prepared a generous gift and sent it to my natal family.

My uncle accepted the gift.

I couldn't force my uncle to return the gift, so I could only help him to support him."

Kou Ji said with emotion: "With this promotion, there will be an additional fourth-rank official in the court. The fourth-rank official in Bianjing City can already be regarded as an important minister."

The smile on Concubine Zhang Xian's face became even bitterer, "The fact that he can serve as the head of a department under the Military Division has nothing to do with me. He is the disciple of the father-in-law, and he can't stand the pedantic veterans in the court, as well as the promotion of Lu Yijian

The person who came up, so he was placed in the position of the main headquarters of the military department.

Although he is not talented, he is still your disciple.
To be continued...