I am a cat in the palace

The reason why I went to Jinglan Court was to ask Concubine Yuan if they knew about Daiyuelin. I didn’t expect to save Concubine Yuan, but I also got the information I needed. This trip was really good. worth.

When I came out of Jinglan Garden, I saw that it was still early in the sky, so I reckoned that it would be too late to take a trip to Zining Palace.

I seldom go to Zining Palace, and only go in when I make regular inspections.Although I didn't go often, I still have a clear view of the layout inside. After all, this is my palace.The Queen's Changxin Palace is located in the center of Zining Palace, without even thinking about it, I went straight to Changxin Palace after entering Zining Palace.

I carefully stepped on the unmelted ice and snow, slipped on the soles of my feet, and found a gap to get in from the second floor of the top of Xieshan Mountain. As a result, I hadn't fully stood on the beam arch, when I heard "" Bang" There was a crackling sound of porcelain hitting the ground.I was taken aback, but I pricked up my ears to listen again, but I didn't hear any other sounds, and there was a dead silence underneath.This made me feel a little strange. Generally speaking, in the palace, broken things are often accompanied by severe scolding or pitiful begging, but after this sound, there is no sound at all, which is really a bit abnormal.

So—my curiosity flared up again.

I walked all the way over the beams and pillars and touched the inner hall where the sound of porcelain breaking came out. As soon as I saw the scene inside clearly, I felt a burst of joy in my heart, ha!Not only the queen is there, but the second prince is also there, but——the atmosphere in this palace seems to be a little strange.

There were not many people in the palace, except for the empress and the second prince, there were only a few palace servants standing by, they should be the most confidantes of the empress and the second prince.On the seat, the empress sat on the main seat with a gloomy face, and impatiently waved away a new cup of tea handed by the maid next to her.And not far in front of her, there was a splash of broken porcelain and a large piece of tea water stains all over the floor. Standing among the broken porcelain was the second prince. The tea even splashed on the hem of the second prince's clothes. There was only a mess on the brocade robe.

"Why don't you want to take the medicine again?" the queen asked in a low voice, suppressing her anger, while twisting the beads in her hands a little irritably.

The second prince raised his head timidly, but quickly lowered it again.

The queen's exquisite brows almost twisted into a knot, "Do you just want to lie on the bed forever, looking at that bitch's son, or is that coffin snatching everything that should belong to you?" Seeing the second prince talking to himself There was no response to the words, the queen suddenly picked up the hem of her skirt, walked up to the second prince, and angrily reprimanded: "Raise your head!"

"Mother, my son, my son is afraid!" The second prince suddenly raised his head, and hugged the queen with a crying voice, "Mother, my son doesn't want to drink that medicine anymore, my son is afraid!" This second prince, I always feel that there is something different from the second prince who stretched out his hand to me in the imperial study, but it is difficult to say exactly what is different, which makes me puzzled, what is going on ?

"What are you afraid of? What are you afraid of? If it weren't for the medicine, you would still be a useless person lying on the bed and unable to sit up. Even if it is poison, as long as it can make you live well, you have to give it to me." I'll drink it!" The queen pushed the second prince away, hating iron and steel.

The second prince had an aggrieved face, but his face was flushed from holding back, and he didn't dare to say anything.

"And you, Liu Neng! Are you a wooden man? That's how you serve the second prince? You can't even serve His Highness to take a medicine on time. What use does this palace want you for?"

Hearing the Queen's stern reprimand, standing behind the second prince, a eunuch leader who looked 35 or [-] didn't care about the broken porcelain all over the floor. The servant realizes his mistake, and asks the empress to forgive her."

"Mengdang!" The queen walked back to her seat with her hands shaken, calling out a name loudly.

A tall and thin eunuch came out from the deeper part of the inner hall slowly, at a leisurely pace, vaguely with a little careless arrogance, he walked up to the queen and saluted: "Your Majesty, the servant is here!"

My eyes were instantly attracted to that eunuch, 40 years old, with a stature like a stick, and the clothes of the second-class eunuch in charge, just like the eunuch Yuan Fei described.I also remembered that I had indeed seen him beside the queen, but because he was not the one closest to the queen, I didn't pay much attention to it.It's just - Mengdang, this name... It's really the first time I've heard the queen call him by that name.

"Is there any more medicine?" The queen didn't seem to notice that there was any problem with the attitude of the eunuch named Mengdang, or even if she found out, she forbears it for some reason. She just anxiously asked the question she was concerned about. .

"Yes, but not many. Madam, you know, this medicine is extremely difficult to prepare." After finishing speaking, Mengdang took out a small gourd the size of a palm from his sleeve, and held it in front of the queen with both hands.

"Okay, you can go to Wanluo's place to pay another 100 taels of silver later." The queen stared at the medicine for a while, but she didn't take it, she just raised her chin slightly to signal him to deliver the medicine to the second prince.

"Your Majesty, it's not about money..." The eunuch named Mengdang was about to say something, but was interrupted by the Queen waving his hand: "Okay, I know, you should hurry up and serve the Second Highness to take medicine."

"Yes, yes, I obey." Hearing the queen's order, Meng Dang didn't bother anymore, turned around and walked in front of the second prince holding the medicine.

He forcefully pulled out the cork wrapped in oiled paper, and handed the gourd to the second prince with a smile: "Your Highness, please use the medicine."

The second prince stared at the swarthy gourd mouth, his already pale face turned blue now, I moved two steps forward to see the expression on his face more clearly, it was absolutely not The disgust of a child who is afraid of drinking the bitter medicine, I think, should be fear, and he has a deep fear of the things in the gourd.

"No! I don't want it!" The second prince took a big step back. He looked at the lofty queen beggingly, almost crying: "Mother, mother, please, don't let my son drink anymore, son Don't drink it, sir."

"Liu Neng! Why are you still in a daze?" The queen frowned, and snapped a few questions.Liu Neng, who had been kneeling on the ground, quickly got up and hugged the second prince, "Your Highness, your highness is obedient, and the medicine tastes bitter. Only after drinking the medicine can your body recover sooner." Liu Neng hugged the second prince tightly. In his arms, Mengdang took the opportunity to stride forward, grabbed the second prince's chin, raised the mouth of the gourd, and poured a thick black liquid into the second prince's mouth, but when the second prince desperately While struggling, a little bit leaked from the corner of his mouth, and dripped down his jaw to the ground.

It seemed that as soon as the medicine entered his throat, the second prince's body immediately softened, and he lost consciousness instantly and passed out in Liu Neng's arms.

"Your Highness? Your Highness?" Liu Neng called out twice, seeing that the second prince didn't respond, he raised his arms and hugged the second prince up.Seeing that everyone in the hall is calm and relaxed, no one expressed surprise at the second prince's sudden fainting. I guess this may be his normal reaction after taking the medicine.

When the queen saw the second prince fainted, a trace of heartache flashed across her face, but she finally let go of her anger.She slowly walked down from the main seat, walked in front of Liu Neng, stretched out her hand and gently stroked the pale and thin cheek of the Second Prince, and said softly with a sense of tiredness: "Take the Second Highness back to rest, wait He will report to me when he wakes up."

"Yes! Your Majesty." Liu Neng bowed his head and nodded, and planned to go out with the second prince in his arms, but before turning around, he was stopped by the queen: "Wait a while, you go back and order Yinzhu to cook a bowl of whitebait soup. Now, he might wake up in the middle of the night, and he will definitely be hungry."

"Yes, Madam, don't worry, we will definitely take good care of His Highness the Second Highness." Liu Neng answered softly.

Liu Neng left with the second prince.My eyes are focused on the eunuch named Mengdang, who is carefully putting the empty gourd into his sleeve pocket.

The queen also turned her head to look at Mengdang: "Mengdang, how long do you have to take this medicine? When will the emperor's illness be eradicated?"

"Your Majesty, the Second Highness is congenitally deficient, and the root of the disease has been carried from the womb. Although this medicine is effective, it is not easy to eradicate it. Besides, this medicine has fierce properties, so you can't use it every time. You can only use it while recuperating. , However, judging from the current situation, as long as you take the medicine regularly, it will definitely clear up after three to five years."

"Three, five years? Is it three years or five years? Didn't you see the pain of the emperor just now? It will take three or five years. Is there no other better way?" The queen heard Mengdang He couldn't help but raise his voice in response.

"No more, ma'am, this prescription is a secret of the Suiyi clan. If there is another way, can the servant helplessly watch the second prince suffer so much? And for so many years, you have also searched for famous doctors all over the world. Has the second prince's illness ever improved? The second prince is still young, so he is naturally afraid of taking medicine, but you have to think about it. Compared with the second prince's eternal life, what are these three or five years? It's over, don't you think?"

Hearing Mengdang's words, the queen sat back on the main seat weakly, and slowly pressed the bright red Kou Dan's fingers on her forehead, "Yes, you are right."

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When I came out of Zining Palace, I realized that it was getting late, it's too bad!There must be chaos in Yongshan Palace. I ran all the way, slipped and fell, and finally rolled into the gate of Yongshan Palace with a whole body of slush before dinner.

"Great Immortal, where have you been? Your Highness is so anxious to find you." As soon as I entered the door, I heard Wei Yuer yelling at the door, and I rolled my eyes at him. If the training is not good, it’s okay to have a loud voice, but the voice is still hoarse, which is even worse than a drake.

My head just jumped over the threshold, and before I could give Wei Yuer any further instructions, I was picked up by a small figure rushing over, and my little hand, which was still a little ink-scented, rubbed my head vigorously. , An angry voice sounded: "I ran around all day, where did I go this day, I am so anxious."

Looking at the anxious little face of Rourou, I suddenly felt a little guilty, and quickly leaned on his arms comfortingly, and rubbed the base of my ear against his little neck.

"Oh, it's so cold! Daxian, where did you go? The hair is full of ice shards, and what's on your paws? It's dark and sticky, where did you get it? It's so dirty. Wei Wei Yu'er, hurry up and get a hot towel!"

"Yes!"