Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 45: Rebirth to Protect the King (4)

"Wait!" As soon as he left the palace door, Xuanyuan Ze paused, causing Yun Qing to stop in confusion. He told Ling Ge to have someone carry Feng Yu out, and then he took Yun Qing into Feng Yu. among the public.

“I wonder why the emperor thought of traveling in a carriage today?” In Fengyu, Yun Qing was a little puzzled.

 She had never ridden in a carriage in the palace. Firstly, she felt it was too luxurious, and secondly, she felt that riding in a carriage was not as comfortable as walking.

"Your hair is not completely dry. If you catch the cold wind, you will fall ill again!" He responded faintly. Although he didn't say much, Yun Qing's eyes moved, and she didn't dare to look at his bright eyes anymore. A person’s handsome eyes.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the car made Yun Qing a little depressed. The two of them were speechless all the way, and they couldn't find a topic to break the depressing atmosphere.

Fortunately, Zhuhua Palace arrived soon. When the **** loudly announced the arrival of the emperor and the queen, the expression of Concubine Hua in the palace changed, and then she lay weakly on the bed and let the arriving doctor take her pulse.

　　"Minions (servants) see the Emperor and the Queen. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Queen! Thousands of years live the Queen!"

When everyone in the palace saw Xuanyuan Ze and Yun Qing entering the palace at the same time, they knelt down one after another. At this time, the middle-aged imperial doctor from the imperial hospital also immediately stood up and saluted the two of them, saying respectfully: "Your Excellency, Liu Quan, comes to see you, Your Majesty. My Queen! Long live your Majesty! May your Majesty be blessed!”

"I've met the emperor! I've met the queen sister!" He Ruowan, who was on the bed, saw Xuanyuan Ze and Yun Qing. She also struggled to get up and salute them. The pale and weak look on her face made Xuanyuan Ze feel pity and hurriedly stepped forward. He took one step to help her lie down and said softly: "Wan'er is not feeling well, so there is no need to salute!"

 “Thank you, Your Majesty!” He Ruowan’s eyes turned red. Seeing the tenderness in his eyes, her voice was slightly choked up, which made Xuanyuan Ze feel shuddering in his heart. After not seeing her for a few days, she looked quite haggard. No wonder she fainted. It was really heartbreaking to see her like this.

"Liu Quan, what's going on with Concubine Hua?" Xuanyuan Ze turned to look at Dr. Liu who was standing respectfully, and asked in a deep voice with his handsome eyebrows raised.

Liu Quanquan panicked and responded hurriedly: "Back to the emperor, the official has just arrived at the empress's palace. Please wait a moment while the official diagnoses the empress's pulse!"

Ning'er saw this and stepped forward quickly and alertly. She took the gold thread from Liu Quan and tied it to He Ruowan's right wrist. Xuanyuan Ze stood sideways and waited quietly for Liu Quan to diagnose He Ruowan's pulse.

Yun Qing looked at He Ruowan on the bed, and saw that her bloodless face had a sick air, and her eyes seemed to be slightly swollen, which would be difficult to detect unless you looked closely.

"Oh, congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to Concubine Hua!" From time to time, Liu Quan suddenly looked happy, put away the golden thread and gave a big gift to Xuanyuan Ze and He Ruowan on the bed, which made Xuanyuan Ze's handsome eyebrows couldn't help but raise their eyebrows. He stood up and said displeasedly: "What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty has a happy pulse! The official has determined that your Majesty has been pregnant for nearly a month, which is really gratifying!" Liu Quan smiled brightly, and the excitement in his voice made Yun Qing raise his head and saw the **** the bed. He Ruowan's face lit up at the imperial doctor's words, and her beautiful eyes immediately brightened.

"His pulse?" Xuanyuan Ze's expression froze, and his voice was full of shock, and he said again: "Then why did Wan'er faint suddenly?"

 He never thought that Wan'er would be pregnant and have his child!

"Back to the emperor, it may be that the queen has not slept well these days, and people in the first trimester are extremely tired. If they are not taken care of well, they are prone to haggard and accidental fainting." Liu Quanggong lowered his hands and said in a steady voice, comforting: "As long as the mother takes good care of the fetus in the future, ensures food and rest, and does not overwork or stress too much, the fetus in the belly will grow up healthily!"

"Your Majesty..." He Ruowan cried with joy. She stretched out her hand to pull Xuanyuan Ze who was standing in front of the bed, her voice trembled slightly, "Your Majesty... Wan'er has your flesh and blood! Wan'er actually has the emperor's child in her belly. Is this true? ?”

At this moment, her face was gradually filled with a trace of blood due to excitement, and her whole person was a little more lively and more lovable than before.

 “Wan’er!” Xuanyuan Ze also felt warm in his heart. Looking at her with a gentle smile, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

　　I have really ignored her these days. If she hadn't fainted, I might not have even seen her. Thinking about it, she must have been very sad these days!

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, sister!" Yun Qing looked at the pair of loving imperial concubines in front of him, and realized once again that he really shouldn't have appeared in front of them.

Just like on the wedding day, she was just an unexpected intruder. Without her appearance, maybe they would have been this warm forever; and He Ruowan would not have secretly harmed her again and again, let alone one after another. people lost their lives as a result.

Now Yunqing only hopes that after she has a child, she can take care of her baby with peace of mind.

So, she smiled at Xuanyuan Ze who turned around after hearing the sound, and said softly, "Since my sister is fine, I can rest assured. It's getting late, so Yun Qing will take his leave first!"

Then, she said to He Ruowan who had a slight smile on her face: "Sister, please take good care of your baby and don't be too tired. I'll come see you tomorrow!"

With that said, he turned around and left.

"I'll give it to you!" Xuanyuan Ze's eyes narrowed, and he was about to stand up. He Ruowan, who was beside him, already looked sad. She gently held the corner of his clothes and said quietly: "Your Majesty..."

"No need, Your Majesty! Yun Qing has Feng Yu outside, so Your Majesty should stay and spend more time with Concubine Hua!" Yun Qing smiled lightly, looking at the flash of hatred on He Ruowan's face, she stopped staying. , turned around and exited the inner hall.

Xuanyuanze actually offered to send him as a gift, which surprised Yunqing.

However, if he really lets her go, I'm afraid there will be more troubles in the future.

 “I will also retire first!” Liu Quan also sharply left space for the two emperors and concubines. The other palace people had already wisely exited the dormitory, leaving only Xuanyuan Ze and He Ruowan in Ruoda’s palace for a while!

"Can the emperor spend more time with Wan'er? The emperor has not come to see Wan'er these days. Do you know how sad Wan'er is?" Holding the man's clothes tightly, He Ruowan felt both hatred and sadness in her heart.

Thinking that now that he has his flesh and blood, he actually wants to send that woman back to the palace!

Your Majesty, does he really not love himself? Could it be that in his heart, that woman has surpassed him?

"Don't be sad, Wan'er. I have been busy with state affairs recently, so I haven't had time to come and see you. Now that you are pregnant, you can no longer think about it and just take good care of the baby!" Watching Yun Qing's slender figure disappear. In front of him, Xuanyuan Ze's eyes also dimmed slightly.

　　There was not even a trace of care on her face just now! Even when she heard that Wan'er was pregnant, her reaction was so dull that he was disappointed.

Yunqing…

 It seems that in her heart, she still has no weight. He thought that after these days of contact, she would have some feelings for him, but...

"As long as the emperor often comes to see Wan'er, Wan'er won't think too much about anything. But besides being busy with state affairs these days, Wan'er also heard that the emperor will often visit the queen's sister..." The voice was sad, He Ruowan said Seeing the loss of concentration on his face, my heart ached.

Since when, his love for her has faded to the point where there is no trace at all. Even when he heard that she had his flesh and blood, there was no surprise in his eyes that made her heart beat.

"Wan'er is really worried. I only went to see her because of state affairs!" His voice suddenly dropped, and he looked at her coldly, suddenly feeling a little annoyed.

Now that Wan'er is pregnant, how will he fulfill his promise to Yun Qing?

Wan'er, is she really that vicious person that he can't even see through? Or is it all just because of my own worries?

"Oh, Wan'er understands!" He Ruowan was startled. Under his cold eyes, she couldn't help but loosen her hand. She no longer dared to pull the corner of his clothes unscrupulously and act coquettishly like before.

　　It’s just that after letting go, the hand didn’t know what to do, so it could only be tightened tightly. The face was still gentle and considerate, but the heart was sinking deeper and deeper...

Since Concubine Hua's wedding, new ladies have been rushing to Zhuhua Palace to pay their respects every day, even more frequently than to the Queen's Jinfeng Palace. They all hope to take the opportunity to meet the emperor.

The Queen Mother also exempted Fang Fei from paying Concubine Hua's daily greetings, and ordered her to stay in the palace to take good care of the fetus, and constantly sent people to Zhu Hua Palace to deliver some fetal nourishing products.

A few days later, news came back from the southeast, saying that after the edict arrived in the disaster area, although a small number of victims insisted on burying the dead, after hearing the empress dowager's order to appease them, all the victims reported the names of their deceased family members to the local officials, hoping that In the future, you can get a plaque from the emperor to build a temple for all future generations to worship.

The minister who went to provide disaster relief was Li Qinglan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. The day before yesterday, the court received news from him that Yi County and Lingshou County, the hardest-hit areas, had gathered all the poultry, humans and animals that died of the epidemic into one area. Burning in the vast fields laid waste by the plague. Although the scene at that time made many people cry, they did not encounter any obstruction as imagined.

The imperial doctors from several imperial hospitals who were sent together also reported that the main source of infection of the plague had been found, and they were working on developing a new type of drug to specifically treat patients with infectious diseases.

Li Qinglan mentioned in his letter: The plague was mainly spread from sheep raised by local people, and then gradually spread, once infecting poultry and other animals. As a result, unsuspecting local people also began to be infected with the plague, resulting in More and more people are getting infected.

This kind of plague has never happened before, and some local people commonly call it life-threatening ulcer. When people and animals are infected for the first time, they will have inconspicuous red rashes and blisters on their bodies, which gradually begin to increase in size and then turn into purple-red blood blisters or pustules; the base is a dark red sore with obvious redness and swelling around it, but it is not painful. , only slightly itchy. When the disease is first contracted, people don't care at all, especially the people who are born simple, and they don't know that early treatment is needed to control the disease.

However, when the disease becomes severe, these people already have diffuse edema in their eyelids, necks and other loose skin areas. Gradually, these people will have symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, general malaise, and symptoms similar to systemic poisoning. will die.

If someone could wisely clean up the plague sheep and diseased poultry at that time, even if a small number of people would be infected, it would not become such a large-scale plague that killed people, and thus there would be no such thing as the epidemic today. Terrible plague.

Now Li Qinglan first solves the most fundamental source of infection, gathering all uninfected people and lightly infected people in the disease area, and isolating them separately. He also advocates that the people spontaneously form a rescue team, with people in good physical condition under the orders of the imperial physician. Wearing gauze and hand protection soaked in medicine to help take care of the infected, just waiting for several imperial physicians headed by Imperial Physician Fu to develop a targeted prescription, they can introduce large quantities of drugs and go to provide disaster relief.

Yunqing knew the source of these messages because Xuanyuan Ze told her personally.

He seems to be in a good mood these two days, perhaps because Concubine Hua is pregnant and the epidemic in Southeast China has been initially controlled. The look of worry in his brows has disappeared, replaced by a kind of excitement that makes people's hearts beat!

 He said that Yunqing played a major role in controlling the disaster this time!

Although the prescription has not yet been developed, he believes that the plague will soon be completely controlled, and people all over the world will be able to live a normal life.

In the past few days, the Queen Mother often chatted with Yun Qing about daily life, saying that since Concubine Hua became pregnant, the plague in the southeast has been initially controlled. This is really the auspiciousness brought by the child in Concubine Hua's belly, and it is also the relationship between Tianque Kingdom and Concubine Hua. The emperor's blessing. And the emperor has worked hard these days, and it's time to relax. She asked Yunqing to pick a good day and let the emperor hold a fragrant selection banquet. After that, she would set a date to go to Huangjue Temple to offer incense and pray for the country and the people!

 The Queen Mother mentioned the selection banquet again, Yun Qing nodded in agreement, and after coming out of the Queen Mother's palace, he planned to go to the imperial study room to mention this matter to the emperor.

 (End of this chapter)