Three days later, King Xiao went to court instead, while Chu Yunning and a group of imperial doctors studied the antidote.
There is no airtight wall in the world. Emperor Mingwen did not show up for several days, and news began to leak out of the palace that Emperor Mingwen was seriously ill.
"Chu Shang Palace, the Queen and Concubine Xia are here to visit." Eunuch Mo was anxious. These two masters came together and were not easy to fool.
Especially the Queen, who came here dragging her sick body. Eunuch Mo had already been slapped by the Queen at the door just now, so he had to make an excuse to come in and report it before he could escape.
Chu Yunning frowned. The Queen Mother had not rested for several days. She had just returned to Cihe Palace to take medicine and rest, but she couldn't come back as fast as she could.
"Don't stop me, I must come and see what happened to the emperor!" The queen's voice lingered outside the door, with such a posture that she would never give up if she didn't come in.
Chu Yunning took a deep breath and had no choice but to bite the bullet. She opened the door and stood on the threshold, taking a step forward to salute the queen.
"The queen is safe, the noble concubine is safe."
"Pa!" The Queen raised her hand high and without hesitation aimed at Chu Yunning's little face and slapped her hard.
The force of this slap was quite strong. Chu Yunning's face was swollen and his ears were buzzing. It took him a long time to recover.
"How dare you. I am the mother of a country. If you want to meet the emperor, you can't easily block it. If you are wise, why don't you get out of my way!" The Queen got angry.
Chu Yunning touched the corners of her mouth, and it hurt.
"Chu Shanggong, you'd better get out of the way. I'm also worried about the emperor. After all, I haven't seen the emperor for several days. I also heard that the emperor is ill, so I'm very anxious." Concubine Xia's attitude was gentle, but she was also a bit anxious.
A must-do attitude.
"Your Majesty has an order, no outsiders." Eunuch Mo walked out, straightened his back and said in a deep voice.
Chu Yunning moved away and pointed to the inside: "You two ladies can meet if you want, but don't blame me for not reminding you. The emperor is furious. If we pursue it..."
The Queen was dubious, while Concubine Xia took two steps back. She had given up her mind and went to see the Emperor. She smiled and said, "Since the Emperor is fine, I can rest assured."
Concubine Xia saw that something was wrong, so she turned around and left, fearing that she would be tainted with some responsibility and end up being disgusted by the emperor. However, the empress of the palace angrily scolded her, "coward."
"I haven't seen the emperor for a long time. I came to say hello and then leave." The empress raised her foot and stepped across the threshold, frightening Eunuch Mo to the point where his heart almost rose to his throat.
"Tsk, tsk!" Chu Yunning shook his head and sighed.
The Queen of the Palace turned her head and looked at Chu Yunning displeasedly: "What's so weird about Chu Shang Palace?"
"I'm just grieving for the queen. No wonder the emperor doesn't like the queen and took away the phoenix seal." Chu Yunning smiled sarcastically: "The queen has repeatedly disobeyed the emperor's wishes and dragged her sick body to cause trouble. How can the emperor like you?
That’s weird.”
"Chu Yunning!" The queen's teeth were itching. She took medicine before coming out and gritted her teeth before coming to the political hall. Her head still hurt so badly that she would have been unable to stand still if the palace maid hadn't supported her.
Chu Yunning looked at the Queen without scruples and sneered: "There are rumors in the harem. Who would have thought that the first one to be upset would be the Queen. Sometimes being too caring is not always a good thing. Who knows if there are ulterior motives?
.”
"Chu Yunning, what nonsense are you talking about!" Queen Gong was so angry that Chu Yunning lost her mind. She took back her feet, walked towards Chu Yunning, raised her hand and wanted to hit him again.
After suffering a loss once, Chu Yunning directly grabbed the hand of Queen Gong and slapped the maid next to Queen Gong unceremoniously with her backhand.
"Idiot, you don't take good care of the queen in the palace and let the queen do whatever you want. How did you do your job!"
Chu Yunning's explosive momentum shocked the queen for a moment. The little palace maid was beaten and covered her face as she looked at the queen with a look of grievance.
"Chu Yunning, when you beat a dog, it depends on the owner. You actually dare to hit the people next to me. You have the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard!"
The Empress of the Palace withdrew her arm from Chu Yunning, and stared at her with a pair of phoenix eyes, wanting to cut the opponent into pieces with a thousand knives to relieve her anger.
"If the Queen is not convinced, you can go to the Emperor to make the decision." Chu Yunning looked like he didn't take the Queen seriously at all. Instead, he encouraged the Queen: "The Phoenix Seal is in my hand. If the Queen has this ability,
Just take it back!"
After saying that, regardless of the queen's expression, Chu Yunning walked away, leaving the queen standing there angrily cursing.
Eunuch Mo on the side was almost frightened to death by Chu Yunning. He swallowed nervously, really worried that the queen would rush in to find the emperor regardless.
Fortunately, the queen no longer had any thoughts to go to the emperor. Before leaving, she did not forget to stare at Eunuch Mo closely: "I will give the emperor a message for you. You must pay attention to rest even if you are busy with state affairs."
"Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely speak for you."
Eunuch Mo watched the queen walk away with a sigh of relief, and fell directly to the ground. It was a real surprise.
In the afternoon, Chu Yunning asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a few green-headed cards and picked a brave and timid one to serve him.
"Chu Yunning, you are crazy. I am just replacing my brother. How can you let a beautiful girl serve me?"
When King Xiao was reviewing the memorial, the young eunuch came to report that he would favor the concubine that night. King Xiao asked who arranged it and learned that it was Chu Yunning who did it. King Xiao immediately couldn't sit still.
Chu Yunning looked at the angry Prince Xiao, dumbfounded: "I am doing this to deceive others. After all, the emperor often recruits concubines to sleep with him during this period. If it goes on for a long time and no one is recruited, I am worried that I will be suspected."
"Ha, you know the emperor brother well." Prince Xiao sneered: "No wonder the emperor puts you in such a high position. Why didn't I realize that you are thoughtful and considerate in everything before?"
She no longer expects Xiao Wang to be a normal person. She goes off track while chatting, and sarcastically talks to you from time to time. If she didn't have a strong psychological quality, she would definitely be pissed to death.
"There is no other way. In order to protect myself, I can only endure the humiliation and find a suitable backer, otherwise I will be killed without even knowing it." Chu Yunning said.
Prince Xiao hummed: "Sharp teeth, Chu Yunning, no matter what you say, I can't do this to favor the concubine!"
"Your Majesty, when did I ask you to favor your concubine? You may not need to favor your concubine if you summon someone." Chu Yunning looked like you were thinking too much.
After Prince Xiao reacted, his face became hot and a little unnatural.
"The prince only needs to focus on the front court, and I will handle the affairs of the harem." Chu Yunning said, fearing that Prince Xiao would misunderstand again, so he explained it thoroughly.
Prince Xiao said: "No wonder you look down on Prince Xiao's Mansion. You have so much power in the harem that even the queen has to stay away. Everyone wants to look at your face. You are used to being the master of the harem, so what does the small Prince Xiao's Mansion mean?"
Woolen cloth."
Too lazy to listen to Prince Xiao mentioning these messy things, Chu Yunning added, "My lord, please remember your identity at all times."
"What is your identity? I am now handling government affairs on behalf of my brother, and you are my princess. You are now in charge of the harem, and the two of us will cooperate in the palace..."
After King Xiao finished speaking, Chu Yunning's face changed slightly and she hurriedly interrupted: "Your Majesty, please be careful with such disrespectful words. If spread, these words will be evidence of treason."
At the mention of the word "treason", Prince Xiao's expression also changed. He glanced at Chu Yunning with a dark expression and left Qingluan Hall without saying anything more.
Although the person left, Chu Yunning was still uneasy. Even Bixiu sensed that something was wrong and quietly stepped forward: "Miss, may the prince have some thoughts that he shouldn't have?"
"This..." It's hard to say, she can't figure out Prince Xiao's thoughts. If he is pushed into a hurry, he can do anything.
Human nature is the least able to withstand temptation. After all, King Xiao has already tasted the taste of power. If Emperor Mingwen really has something, there is no little prince in the palace, Emperor Mingwen has no successor, and King Xiao is the biological son of the Queen Mother, really
When that time comes, the Queen Mother will definitely give her full support to Prince Xiao.
Chu Yunning's fingertips trembled slightly.
"Miss, can the emperor's illness really be cured?" Bi Xiu asked.
Emperor Mingwen's condition was a bit complicated, good and bad sometimes, and the blood on his ten fingers was only relieved.
There haven't been any substantial changes.
After practicing medicine for many years, this was the first time she encountered such a difficult poison.
…
The back door of the Assembly Hall was quietly opened, and a small figure walked in, lying on the dragon bed softly.
Skillfully, he took out a pill from his arms and stuffed it into Emperor Mingwen's mouth. After a while, Emperor Mingwen opened his eyes. His eyes were clear and he didn't seem to be sick at all.
"Uncle Huang, when will you wake up?" Beibei whispered. If the people in Qingluan Hall hadn't been busy, maybe he would have been discovered. It was too dangerous.
Emperor Mingwen rubbed Bei Bei's black hair with his palms; "Then do you still want to be with your mother for the rest of your life?"
"Of course I have!" Beibei nodded heavily,
"Not everything you ask others will yield results. Sometimes you need to exchange it for equal value, or rely on your own ability to do it, you know?"
These words were a bit profound. Beibei thought for a while before digesting them, and nodded obediently: "Then can I really be with my mother all the time from now on?"
"Um!"
Beibei gritted his teeth and decided to take risks in order to be with his mother. It was better than being separated from his mother.
"Uncle Huang, you have lost a lot of weight." Beibei touched Emperor Mingwen's thin face, put his little head on Emperor Mingwen's shoulder, yawned sleepily, and muttered in a low voice: "Master, I'm going to teach you the lesson."
Some of them still didn’t understand. Master was too strict and punished me with a slap on the board.”
Emperor Mingwen laughed and held his body with one hand: "Study hard and practice hard, no one can help you."
"Uncle Huang, when will you get better?"
"Uncle Huang."
Beibei stayed with Emperor Mingwen for half an hour. Emperor Mingwen suddenly asked: "Beibei, if one day King Xiao takes the position of Uncle Huang and replaces Uncle Huang, and your mother and King Xiao are reconciled as before, will you do it?"
Happy?"
Beibei raised his head and asked, "What about Uncle Huang?"
"Uncle Huang will go to a place far, far away." Emperor Mingwen asked with a smile, as if he was talking about a very easy matter.
Hearing this, Beibei hugged Emperor Mingwen's neck tightly: "If Prince Xiao becomes emperor, Beibei will not be happy, my mother will not be happy, and the people of the world will not be happy."
"Why?" Emperor Mingwen was very surprised that Beibei could say these words. Beibei thought for a moment and then said: "Prince Xiao is not a virtuous king. The people who suffered when he became emperor are the people. My mother often said that Prince Xiao was spoiled since he was a child.
"The best thing is what you can't get. Once you get it, you won't cherish it. You have a bad temper and can easily be taken advantage of."
These words were even more unexpected, and Emperor Mingwen asked again: "Did your mother really say that?"
"yes."
Looking at Beibei's sincere and innocent eyes, Emperor Mingwen smiled again and asked: "Uncle Huang believes what you say, so your mother usually talks about Uncle Huang?"
"My mother said that the emperor wanted to save face. He was a wise king and lived a very hard life. My mother also said that being an emperor is not a job for humans. He looks great on the surface but is actually very hard and has no freedom at all."
Emperor Mingwen looked at Beibei saying these words without hesitation, and raised a bitter smile on his lips. These words definitely seemed to be spoken by Chu Yunning.
"My mother also said that there is no difference between being an emperor and being in jail. You don't have the opportunity to see the beautiful mountains and rivers. Since ancient times, no one who has been an emperor has a long life. Wise kings are exhausted to death, and the fate of a weak king is to destroy the country."
Beibei blinked his smart eyes and looked directly at Emperor Mingwen. These words made Emperor Mingwen's face darken: "Beibei, your mother..."
Emperor Mingwen suddenly didn't know how to argue. Is it really good to be an emperor?
There are unshirkable responsibilities and burdens on his shoulders, so many pairs of eyes are staring at him, and everyone's hopes are pinned on him. The people live happily and there are no enemies to invade the borders. This is his greatest wish.
"Uncle Huang." Beibei looked at Emperor Mingwen doubtfully.
Emperor Mingwen cleared his throat. He did not expect that Chu Yunning would be so repulsive to the position of emperor in private.
"Your mother has never read any books and doesn't understand the hardships of being an emperor here. Although being an emperor is hard, it can make more people happy, so there is nothing wrong with it." Emperor Mingwen comforted Beibei, but did not say anything about Chu.
Yun Ning’s is not.
After all, she was my biological mother.
I have to say that Chu Yunning's thoughts impressed Emperor Mingwen with admiration. Very few women could have such an awareness.
Who doesn’t work hard for power and will do anything for their own selfishness?
"Beibei, sometimes you can't help but find that if you don't have the right, you can only let others bully you." Emperor Mingwen looked at the time and touched Beibei's head: "Anyway, what your mother said
That's right, everyone has his own ambitions, they just have different ambitions, so go back quickly and don't let anyone find out."
"Okay!" Beibei touched his arms, took out a pill and handed it to Emperor Mingwen. Emperor Mingwen took it without hesitation and gradually fell asleep again.
In order not to arouse suspicion, Beibei deliberately adjusted Emperor Mingwen's pulse to be exactly the same as before he arrived.