NovelsAlex Chapter 605 Faint 【Finished】
Chapter 605 Faint 【Finished】
Chapter 605 Faint 【Finished】
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That night.
Qianqing Palace.
Concubine Rong stood at the front of the concubines, staring straight at the apricot-yellow curtain in front of her, but her eyes had already lost focus.
Since the unconscious emperor was transferred from Jingren Palace Yuyun Garden back to Qianqing Palace, all the concubines in the palace gathered here, but most of them couldn't even enter the palace gate, so they could only pray for the emperor outside.
Most of the people who entered the palace were also blocked by this curtain, and the only ones who could visit with the imperial doctor were Wu Guifei, mother and son, except for the empress.
As for the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun, because the emperor's incident happened in Yuyunyuan, although she was not directly thrown into the cold palace, she was also ordered to be grounded by the empress dowager and left to be dealt with in the future.
When she first heard the news, Concubine Rong was a little gloating, but after being blocked by this curtain for half a day, her gloating thoughts have long since disappeared.
Because at this moment, she really realized that if the emperor really passed away, the apricot-yellow curtain in front of her would separate heaven and hell!
Except for the empress and concubine Wu Guifei who gave birth to the prince—unsurprisingly, she might also be the future emperor, waiting for the others will be endless desolation and silence.
At that time, how much difference will there be between outside the cold palace and inside the cold palace?
This made Concubine Rong beg for gods and Buddhas all over the sky, and prayed that the emperor's stroke was just a moment of carelessness, and he would soon regain his power as before.
It's just the same as praying countless times before, this time she still couldn't wait for any turning point.
It was very quiet inside the curtain, only the occasional whispers of a few imperial physicians and the little prince's childish voice.
I don't know how long it took.
A female official of Chuxiu Palace who was guarding outside the hall entered the door silently, leaned in front of the curtain and reported softly: "Empress Empress, the Supreme Emperor ordered Chief Xia to visit His Majesty."
"Please come in."
Behind the curtain came the queen's hoarse voice.
The court lady bowed in response, turned around and exited the door, and led the eunuch Xia Shouzhong back in a short while.
That Xia Shouzhong is the emperor's confidant, he is over [-] years old, he crossed the threshold with some difficulty, he first bowed to the concubines in the palace, and then, under the guidance of the maid, he opened the curtain and walked away went in.
The moment he saw the Queen and Concubine Wu, his spine bent down, and he showed a sad yet friendly expression to the two, but the corner of his eyes fell on the sitting chair, kicking his legs in boredom on the little prince.
"The Emperor Lao misses you."
After seeing the ceremony, the queen said: "After the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial physicians, the symptoms of convulsions and hesitation have been greatly relieved, but I haven't woken up for a while."
"That's fine, that's fine."
Xia Shouzhong nodded his head with joy on his face, but he knew that this was just a rhetoric to report good news rather than bad news. After all, the current focus is not on the symptoms of convulsions, but on whether the emperor can wake up again.
But he didn't ask any questions about it, after all, his main task when he came back was not like this.
"It's been such an hour..."
Xia Shouzhong's eyes no longer dodged, and he turned directly to the prince beside him: "His Royal Highness should also rest earlier, and only when he has recovered enough energy can he drive forward to honor the filial piety of Lord Long Live."
The queen hurriedly said: "I was just about to ask Concubine Wu to take him back to rest."
"The imperial concubine is not easy to leave."
Xia Shouzhong's posture became more and more humble, but there was no doubt in his words: "The Supreme Emperor is worried that the palace will not be fully taken care of at the moment, so he thought it would be better to send His Highness to Renshou Palace, where the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager will take care of it. Serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly, and you will have no worries."
"This……"
The queen's complexion changed slightly. Ever since the Supreme Emperor lost his eyesight, everyone rejected new things and only cared about the old people and old things in their minds. Therefore, they were not close to the emperor and grandson who had never seen it with their own eyes.
At this time, he suddenly wanted to take his grandson to Renshou Palace, probably because he had the idea of establishing a new monarch.
But is this too eager?
The emperor just had an emergency yesterday, and it's been less than a day...
The queen subconsciously glanced at the unconscious emperor, and immediately gritted her silver teeth and said solemnly: "The emperor's kindness, my palace has taken care of Concubine Wu, but now your majesty suddenly fell ill and couldn't manage the affairs, the emperor is the only sea-settling needle in this palace, I don't know how many big and small things to worry about, so how can I let his old man work hard for Brother Yao? When His Majesty wakes up and knows about this, I'm afraid he will blame me and Sister Wu too."
Xia Shouzhong obviously didn't expect the empress to decline this matter, he raised his eyes unconsciously, then resumed his humble and respectful attitude, cupped his hands and said, "Since the empress said so, the old servant will go back and return first."
As he spoke, he took a few steps back and slammed open the curtain with his back, then turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.
The queen watched him leave until the rippling curtain settled down again, then she sighed slightly and turned to look at Concubine Wu Gui next to her.
Concubine Wu Gui obviously hasn't figured out what happened just now, let alone how the empress dared to contradict the Supreme Emperor's orders at this juncture. Asking.
The queen didn't bother to explain too much, if the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun hadn't been implicated, she could still have a discussion with her, but this Concubine Wu Gui is only as expensive as mother and child, and I'm afraid it may not be enough to have her own. Rong is the eldest concubine Rong.
Immediately, he called his confidant maid to lead Concubine Rong and the prince to find a nearby room to rest.
The concubines inside and outside the palace also arranged a good order to go back to rest in turn.
After everything was arranged, the queen sat down in front of the bed, and first reached out to caress the emperor's face, which was half calm and half ferocious, and then held the emperor's right hand like a chicken paw in her palm, her eyes filled with tears unconsciously.
I don't know whether he felt the warmth of the queen's palm or was moved by the dripping tears, the emperor's tightly closed lips suddenly opened slowly, and spit out two vague notes.
"emperor?!"
The queen's delicate body trembled, she was overjoyed and afraid that she might have read wrongly, so she hurriedly leaned over and put her ear next to the emperor's mouth, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, what do you want to say?"
After a long while, Emperor Longyuan highlighted two vague syllables again.
Even though the queen was close enough, she still couldn't hear clearly, so she could only guess: "Personal conscript? Diligent? Or... pro-government?"
Could it be that the emperor meant to let Brother Yao [Prince] be in charge?
While the queen was wondering, Emperor Longyuan repeated those two syllables again, this time the queen finally heard clearly, it turned out that what the emperor was thinking of was the word 'New Deal'.
Seeing that her husband has fallen into such a situation, yet he has not forgotten his ambition to carry out the New Deal, the queen could no longer hold back and cried out, and at the same time she raised her voice and shouted: "Emperor doctor, hurry up and pass on the imperial doctor, Your Majesty has spoken, Your Majesty has spoken!"
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The words are divided into two parts.
But Xia Shouzhong returned from Qianqing Palace to Renshou Palace and recounted the queen's words.
After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor couldn't help but shook his head and said: "It is said that my daughter-in-law is soft-tempered, but now it seems that she is really a hidden needle."
As he spoke, he waved his hand again and said, "Come on, let's go, since she has such an attitude, the widow has nothing to worry about, so let her go."
Xia Shouzhong bowed in response, and then slowly withdrew from the hall.
The Supreme Emperor sighed softly, and then ordered: "Third brother, please continue to read."
"Yes."
A middle-aged man in his early forties next to him agreed, then unfolded the memorial in his hand, and began to read it in rhythmic rhythms.
But he only read a few words, the Supreme Emperor shook his head and said: "Why is it that Jiao Shun was impeached again? Hey, it's no wonder that the emperor has a headache all day long because he's fighting with his courtiers all day long."
Hearing the words, the middle-aged man hurriedly said: "Your majesty has great foresight and vision, and his magnanimity is unmatched by others. It is inevitable that there are some arbitrary principles in the government. It is also to blame that these civil servants are not sympathetic to the holy meaning, and blindly criticize the New Deal..."
"New policies, new policies, how many of the new policies of the past dynasties have succeeded? What's more, they are so eager for success?" The Supreme Emperor stopped his words and complained: "Let's talk about the reform system, how many can be compared since ancient times?" Past the Taizu of this dynasty? But our family belongs to Sejong's line after all!"
When the middle-aged man heard the words, his complexion changed a few times, and he hurriedly changed his tone: "It's still the emperor, you can shine for thousands of miles. It is really not easy to rush the new policy. If you can appoint ministers with high morals and respect, and follow them slowly, it may not cause such a situation. Lots of criticism."
These words were obviously in line with the Emperor's appetite.
The Supreme Emperor was forced to abdicate due to eye disease, and what he left in his heart was naturally the prosperity of the Great Xia. As soon as the Emperor came to power, he tried his best to promote reforms, and defined the invasion of the sea by the Western Barbarians as a legacy of evil.
Then how did his Taishanghuang's martial arts and martial arts come from? !
Therefore, although he has never intervened, the Supreme Emperor actually has quite a few criticisms about the New Deal.
And after the middle-aged man tried out the Supreme Emperor's attitude, he was about to strike while the iron was hot and bring some private goods, when he suddenly saw Xia Shouzhong coming in from the outside again, holding a memorial in his hands and saying: "Report to the Supreme Emperor, inquire about the memorial of the Rongguo Mansion." The papers are in."
Upon hearing the words, the Supreme Emperor waved his hand at the source of the voice: "Leave it to King Zhongshun."
But it turned out that the one who read the memorial was none other than King Zhongshun, the younger brother of the Supreme Emperor.
After all, the Supreme Emperor has not governed for several years, and now the palace is still blocking news, and it is inconvenient to ask the ministers to help him. After thinking about it, he called his only brother into the palace, thinking that even King Zhongshun would not get much. The idea, at any rate, I can learn some things through him.
King Zhongshun did not dare to neglect the report of Zhen Fusi, so he hurriedly unfolded it and read two pages first. When he saw that Jiao Shun insisted on entering the Rongguo Mansion to welcome his relatives, his eyes rolled a few times, and a sneer appeared on his face unconsciously. .
Although later, in order to compete with King Nan'an, he had to lower his stance to win over someone like Jiao, but King Zhongshun, who always loves to hold grudges, never forgot how relentless Jiao Shun was when he tried to get involved in the tire business. feelings.
In the past, there was an emperor who favored Jiao Shun, and King Zhongshun had nothing to do.
But now...
Isn't this a good opportunity to complain? !
At that moment, Zhongshun Wang Langsheng read this passage to the Supreme Emperor, and deliberately said: "This Jiao Shun really doesn't know how to measure. The Dragon Guards went to investigate according to the emperor's imperial edict, and he dared to trespass -- also came to welcome the relatives. Yes, then why did Vice General Sun obediently retreat?"
The Supreme Emperor closed his eyes in noncommittal.
King Zhongshun didn't give up, and gave him eye drops and said: "I see that most of the recent memorials are impeaching him. As the saying goes, everyone's mouth makes money, so they can't all frame him, right?"
"Ah~"
The Supreme Emperor suddenly sighed, helplessly raised his hand and pointed in the direction of King Zhongshun a few times, then shook his head and said, "You, you, you haven't made much progress after all these years of infatuation. Let's talk, this kid named Jiao is Where did you offend me?"
"This……"
King Zhongshun was taken aback at first, and then said embarrassingly: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Brother Huang. I did have some small disputes with him before, but I didn't make up these memorials."
"The new policy has taken the root of the imperial examination. If they don't participate in the impeachment of Jiao Shun, can't they just impeach your nephew?" The Supreme Emperor shook his head again, but then said: "However, if the matter is so troublesome, Jiao Shun There must be something wrong with it.”
There is a great tendency to set aside the facts in this statement.
King Zhongshun couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, and was about to add fuel and jealousy, when he suddenly heard the Supreme Emperor's order: "What about next, are you just reporting these trivial matters?"
"And, more!"
King Zhongshun hurriedly looked down, then was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but blurted out: "Hey? Jia Amnesty is dead?!"
"Ok?"
The Supreme Emperor, who had been lying sideways on the couch, straightened his back for the first time, and asked suspiciously, "Who?"
"First-class general Jia She, Jia Enhou, is the boss of the Rongguo Mansion and Jia Zheng's elder brother."
The Supreme Emperor frowned: "Of course I know him, but why did he die suddenly?"
"It's not sudden."
Although King Zhongshun looked down on Jia She, he was greedy and lustful after all, so he had many opportunities to get in touch with him on weekdays, not to mention that Jia She had asked the palace to borrow loan sharks again and again, so he had no idea about Jia She's recent situation. Not unfamiliar.
Immediately explained: "Last year, Jia Amnesty fell ill. I heard that he had been cared for for more than half a year and he was not well. Today, his daughter got married. He meant to be happy, but who would have imagined it...Under the great joy and sorrow, he died. It's normal."
After listening to King Zhongshun's explanation, the fear and suspicion in the Taishang Emperor's eyes gradually faded, and he waved his hand to signal King Zhongshun to continue reading.
When King Zhongshun had finished reading, the Supreme Emperor sighed and said, "Actually, this Rongguo Mansion has suffered an indiscriminate disaster. After all, the Emperor suffered a stroke, not poisoning."
Hearing that there seemed to be some looseness in the words of the Supreme Emperor, King Zhongshun was hesitating whether to say something nice or not, when the Supreme Emperor suddenly changed the subject: "Then Jiao Shun is also getting married today?"
King Zhongshun came to his senses immediately, and hurriedly said: "It's just today, everyone said that although he was born as a domestic slave, he is considered uneducated and skilled, so I don't know how much he guessed about today's events."
This is obviously a trap.
If Jiao Shun has already figured out the clue, and still insists on getting married today...
"Humph~"
The Supreme Emperor snorted softly, knocked on the edge of the bed with his fingers, and said suddenly: "Then don't be in a hurry..."
"The emperor, the emperor!"
At this moment, Xia Shouzhong rushed in again, shouting happily: "The emperor has spoken, the emperor has spoken!"
The Supreme Emperor hurriedly asked, "What did you say?!"
"I said the word 'New Deal' not once, but repeatedly!"
The Supreme Emperor was silent when he heard the words, shook his head for a while and said, "That's all, that's all."
(End of this chapter)