freenovelworld Chapter 599: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
Chapter 599: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
Before the next morning, Xiao Yun was soundly sleeping when he was woken up by Yue Gui in the middle of the night. She came to report that Fengyi Palace had called many imperial doctors, saying that the queen had suddenly fallen ill for some unknown reason and was now in a coma.
Xiao Yun went to bed late to begin with, and was a little grumpy when he woke up because he didn't sleep well. But when he heard the news, his anger immediately subsided.
However, I also admire the alertness of Qiao Wan's men. They are so loyal that they discovered it immediately. If they were more careless, they would not have discovered it until tomorrow morning. By then, Qiao Wan's body would probably have been cold.
But she was soon slapped in the face. Yue Gui said, "It was the Emperor who discovered it, so he quickly summoned all the doctors on duty to come and treat the Empress."
Xiao Yun:……
Well, she forgot that they were truly in love in the early days. That bastard Chu Mingyi stayed in Fengyi Palace for twenty days a month.
Could it be that he discovered it when he was about to have sex in the middle of the night? That would be terrifying... Thinking of this, Xiao Yun's mood might have improved a little.
The reason she got the news so quickly was not because she had placed spies in Fengyi Palace, but because the commotion there was so loud that it was estimated that not only her side, but the entire harem should have known about it.
It is impossible to visit the patient now, and other people probably won't go there late at night to bring bad luck, so we can go tomorrow morning.
Thinking about having to get up early tomorrow morning, Xiao Yun's mood became depressed again. She decided to kill them all quickly. She didn't want to get up early in the morning to greet anyone.
After letting Yuegui leave, she ran again and delivered the second dream seed to the empress dowager, and then went to Qiao Wan to take back the ox-hair needle in the chaos, and of course, gave her another prick by the way.
After coming back, Xiao Yun fell asleep again. He didn't sleep for long. He slept for less than two hours before being woken up by Yue Gui again. It was time for the daily greetings.
As usual, after washing up, he went to take a look at the little fat boy and asked the wet nurse and Jiang Lin to take good care of him. He didn't take the little fat boy to pay his respects yesterday, so he would not take him today.
When she arrived at Fengyi Palace, she was stopped outside. It was said that the imperial doctors were still inside. The queen had not woken up and the cause of her illness had not been found.
There has been no result for such a long time, it seems that the medical skills of these imperial doctors are not very good.
After looking at each other with the concubines who were also standing outside, they reached a consensus and turned to head towards the Empress Dowager Ci'an Palace.
Since the queen is sick, there is no point in standing outside like an idiot, but they can't go back directly, so they might as well go to the empress dowager and pretend to be sick.
But when they arrived at Ci'an Palace, they were stopped outside again. It was said that the Empress Dowager did not get a good rest at night and felt uncomfortable in the morning, so there was no need to pay respects today and they were asked to return to the palace.
Xiao Yun was eager to do so and went back to Liuyun Palace with brisk steps.
There was no news from Prime Minister Qiao yet, but she was in the harem, so even if it came out, it wouldn't reach here for a while. By the time it reached the harem, it would probably be known to everyone.
But there was no need to wait. Before noon, Xiao Yunzheng and the little fat boy were feeding each other fruits and snacks, when Jiang Lin ran in and said that the eunuchs from Fengyi Palace had come to report the death of the queen.
Xiao Yun nodded to indicate that he understood. He lowered his eyes and saw the little fat man with a puzzled look on his face. He couldn't help but smack him on the forehead, and then asked Yuegui to change both himself and the little fat man into plain clothes.
At the same time, I gave myself a thumbs up in my heart. Who else is doing this at this speed?
When she arrived at Fengyi Palace carrying the fat boy and the concubines, it was already in chaos.
Xiao Yun frowned. It was fine if the mourning hall hadn't even been built yet, but what was the point of all those imperial doctors howling like ghosts and wolves? If you didn't know better, you'd think their parents had died.
After asking people who were there, we found out that it was the bastard Emperor Yongkang who had gone mad in there and wanted these imperial doctors to be buried with the empress.
Xiao Yun directly stopped the guards who were about to carry out the execution and asked them to wait. He walked in directly and saw Emperor Yongkang holding Qiao Wan and crying with tears and snot on his face. He looked away with disgust.
Fortunately, there was no one else in the room. I guess they were driven out by Emperor Yongkang.
At the moment when the other party wanted to scold her, she stepped forward and hypnotized him, then pretended to say loudly: "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. The dead cannot be resurrected. I am sure the Queen would not want to see you so sad. And the eldest princess has lost her mother and needs your comfort.
Also, I dare to ask for mercy from those imperial doctors. The Queen Mother is also ill. Your Majesty, please give them a chance to redeem themselves and treat the Queen Mother..."
As he spoke, he hinted at him. Chu Mingyi, who was already overly sad, was mentally fragile at this time and soon fell into a deep sleep. He nodded with a dazed look in his eyes and said, "Then spare their lives for now. If you can't cure the Queen Mother, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will be leaving now. You still need to take care of the Queen's funeral. Please don't be too sad."
"Since Mother is ill, you will be the one to assist with the Queen's funeral. I'll also teach you about palace affairs for now..."
Xiao Yun curled her lips, "Thanks to your majesty's trust, I will do my best to ensure that the Empress is buried with honor."
"Well, let's go down."
After Xiao Yun came out, the guards released the doctors without her even saying anything. More than a dozen doctors knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiao Yun, thanking the emperor for not killing them.
At this time, people from Prime Minister Qiao's residence also went to the palace to ask the imperial physician to see the Prime Minister. Then in the afternoon, the news that the Prime Minister had suffered a stroke spread.
Now everyone thought that Prime Minister Qiao had a stroke because of his daughter's sudden death and couldn't accept the blow. See, now it's all settled.
After that, Emperor Yongkang stopped attending court for three days and stayed by Qiao Wan's body, hardly eating or drinking, and his body was extremely weak.
The Queen Mother should have come out to take charge of the situation at this time, but she had not had a good rest for three consecutive days, had nightmares every day, and dared not close her eyes at all.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she saw the people she had killed coming to seek revenge on her. She became visibly haggard and actually fell ill.
Even a good person can't survive three days without sleep, let alone a woman who has been exhausted in the harem for many years.
Now that the emperor is not going to the front court, there is no one in charge of the front court. The queen in the harem is dead, and the queen mother is sick. The person with the highest status is Xiao Yun. In addition, the emperor had asked her to take charge temporarily, so she took over the affairs of the harem directly.
Although she had people to rely on and was not constrained in every way, there were still some problems that were difficult to solve, such as the fact that the imperial tomb of Emperor Yongkang had not yet been built.
First, the construction of the previous emperor's imperial mausoleum began as soon as he ascended the throne, but Emperor Yongkang had only been on the throne for less than a year. No one would start building the imperial mausoleum when he was the crown prince, so there was no place to bury Qiao Wan's coffin.