Chapter 80 The evil woman's misfortune (smile)

An hour later, the eldest lady respectfully came out of Luanyan Palace. It was not until she went out of the palace gate and got into the Xiao family's carriage that a cold and proud smile bloomed at the corners of her mouth. Things went as smoothly as she imagined. Although Qi Guifei showed a lonely and indifferent look, she still knew it in her heart. She knew how to weigh the pros and cons and agreed to do it. As long as she has a few words, Xiao Lingxiao will definitely die!

At night, the noble concubine Qi specially sent her confidant to bring a message to the eunuch who was serving the emperor. The eunuch was extremely clever and knew the depth. She found an opportunity to say something, and the emperor remembered the Luanyan Palace. After dealing with the things at hand, the emperor really drove to the Luanyan Palace. The noble concubine Qi welcomed the emperor to the inner room and served the tea made by herself.

The emperor drank a sip of fragrant tea, and his heart was extremely comfortable. This noble concubine Qi has no sense of freshness for him, but every time the emperor comes here, he always thinks that maybe the middle-aged couple in those small families are like this, insipid. As the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, it is really rare to have such a feeling.

"Is Kang'er's illness recovered?" Kang'er in the emperor's mouth is Li Yukang, the son of the emperor's eldest son, Li Jinghui. Although Li Jinghui is the eldest son, he is not the queen, so although the eldest son has been appointed as the crown prince in all dynasties, when it comes to Li Jinghui, the emperor has not opened his mouth to establish this prince for a long time. Later, the queen also gave birth to the third prince Li Jingnan, so it was difficult for outsiders to figure out whose hand the crown prince would fall into.

However, one thing that makes Li Jinghui, the eldest son of the emperor, have an advantage over other brothers, that is, his concubine Zhao gave birth to a smart and clever son as early as eight years ago, that is, Li Yukang, the eldest grandson of the emperor. This eldest grandson is very popular with the emperor. Even if there are other grandchildren later, the emperor still holds Li Yukang in his hand as a treasure. The emperor's love for this grandson far exceeds that of any of his sons, so there is also speculation that the emperor may also pass on the throne from generation to generation. A hundred years later, he will directly pass on the throne to the emperor's eldest grandson Li Yukang, so that he will not abolish the eldest son, but also fulfill his will.

Both the noble concubine Qi and the eldest prince saw this, so they wholeheartedly wanted to cultivate Li Yukang as the emperor's material.

Everything went smoothly until Li Yukang suddenly fell ill this time...

Concubine Qi whispered while peeling dried fruits for the emperor. There is no way for a child to get sick. Kanger usually has a master to practice martial arts, and he is in good health. Now there is a royal doctor guarding him, and he will soon recover.

The emperor nodded with a smile, "Indeed, the last time Kang'er came to the palace, she also gave me a set of fists and feet. It looks decent. I can see that the master's intention is not a fancy. It's just..." Speaking of this, the emperor sighed and said, "I heard that the youngest son of Mao Danrong, the servant of the Ministry of Ceremonies, is also the same as Kang'er's disease, but the child will not be able to get sick for less than seven days."

When Qi Guifei heard the words, she hurriedly stopped the emperor's words, "Your Majesty, Mao Shilang lost his beloved son. I shouldn't have said this, but the little prince of the Mao family has been weak since he was a child."

The emperor looked at the anxious look of the noble concubine Qi, stretched out his hand and gently took her into his arms. He smiled and said, "It's me who shouldn't have said this. When Kang'er is well, let him accompany me."

After a moment of silence, the noble concubine Qi looked up at the emperor and whispered, "I heard that the emperor is going to sacrifice this year?"

During the Spring Festival, people usually have to sacrifice their ancestors to guard the New Year, and this kind of ceremony in the palace is more cumbersome. However, in ordinary years, many etiquette can be reduced, which can be regarded as ordinary small sacrifices. Only when a special year comes, will the emperor make a great sacrifice. Most of this kind of sacrifice is because of natural disasters and other things in the previous year. The emperor led the civil and military officials and the harem to pray for God to change the fortune of the coming year.

Seeing that the Spring Festival is coming, although the emperor has only revealed some meaning, the whole harem has already known that there will be a big festival this year.

In this year, six cities in the east and four cities in the west were flooded by locusts. Nearly one-fifth of the fields in the whole country were harvested. In addition, the border of Xuehan in the east is unstable, Wuqian has strengthened border defense, and the treasury expenditure is huge. Although this country is a little messy every year, this year is obviously a little more chaotic than in previous years. There was a minister who asked the emperor for a great sacrifice, and the emperor had such a thought. However, the emperor is worried about the major events in the country, while others are guessing other trivial things.

When Qi Guifei saw that the emperor just nodded and hesitated, she finally whispered with some sadness, "There are indeed more strange things in the imperial city this year, so there are rumors that should not exist..."

"Oh?" The emperor let go of his hand and took a sip of tea. "What rumor?"

Qi Guifei smiled indifferently and pushed the peeled dried fruit in front of the emperor. "My concubine said it, and the emperor only listened to it as a story. Yesterday, Zhao, her daughter-in-law, came to the palace specially, saying that someone went to the house to donate medicine, and also said that the person knew the root cause of the disease.

"Is there such a thing?" The emperor cared about the emperor's eldest grandson, and he suddenly became interested when he heard this.

Qi Guifei shook her head, "I asked carefully. The man brought the medicine, but I didn't let Zhao give it to the child. The person who sent the medicine said that the increasing number of people infected with this disease in the imperial city was because the root of the disease was still in chaos in the imperial city. The root of the disease is a monster, which will not only make people sick, but also do other bad things. Didn't you lose something in the palace recently? Somehow, the man heard about it. The man said that the things in the palace were also stolen by monsters, in order to..."

Before the noble concubine Qi finished speaking, she saw the emperor wave his hand with a smile and said, "This is obviously a charlatan. If you catch it in the future, you should deal with it strictly."

"Your Majesty."

This night, the emperor did not spend the night in Luanyan Palace after going to see the noble concubine Qi. The next afternoon, the emperor just sent someone out to call the Xuan monk who had entered the palace the day before to play a game of chess. He saw the eunuch running in in panic and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness entered the palace and said that the emperor's eldest grandson was critically ill and wanted to take the imperial doctor's office. The imperial doctors are invited to see the emperor's grandson.

"What?" The emperor frowned when he heard the words and thought that he talked to Qi Guifei about the child's illness yesterday. Why was he critically ill today?" The people who served the empress dowager stayed, and the rest of the imperial doctors with more than three grades of imperial medical office all went over. The emperor's eldest grandson's illness must be cured.

The eunuch flew to preach the imperial edict, and Xuan was then invited into the imperial study.

As soon as Xuan looked at the emperor's eyebrows, he knew that something had happened. Yesterday, after he entered the palace, he immediately began to inquire about the news. Unfortunately, he only knew that the eldest wife of the Xiao family came to meet the noble concubine Qi, and the noble concubine of Qi met the emperor again. As for what kind of conspiracy there was, no one knew.

Xuanqing is glad that he came. It seems that things have just begun.

"Why is your majesty sad?" There was a faint smile on his face, and his jacket seemed to have a faint light.

The emperor trusted Xuan very much, sighed softly, and said that the emperor's eldest grandson was seriously ill.

Xuan Wenyan put his hands together and recited the Buddha's name, "Your Highness, you will get through this disaster."

The emperor took a look at Xuan and smiled bitterly, "Will the monk also say such comforting words? I know that the disease in the imperial city this time is very serious. The ceremonial servant's eyes were as red and swollen as peaches in the early morning, and I stood there with no soul, and I saw it in my eyes. If the imperial medical office can cure Kang'er, this evil disease can also be eliminated in the imperial city. If not, I don't know what will happen... The evil disease is ruthless..."

After sighing this, the emperor suddenly remembered what Qi Guifei said last night. He turned to ask Xuan, "There are rumors that this evil disease originated from demons. What does the monk think of it?"

When Xuan heard the words, he frowned and thought that the words had really reached the emperor's ears.

"People's hearts are dark ghosts. When they encounter this kind of powerless thing, there will always be evil rumors. The emperor doesn't have to believe this..."

Xuan accompanied the emperor to talk about the world. After about an hour, another eunuch came to report that the imperial doctor's office was helpless, and the emperor's eldest grandson's condition became more and more serious.

The emperor issued another imperial edict, asking the imperial doctor's office to find another way. He looked angry, but Xuan found that the emperor was actually not as anxious as he showed.

Foreigners said that the emperor loved the emperor's eldest grandson very much, but Xuan could see that the emperor made a favorite gesture. He didn't like his son or his grandson. He is used to being alone and being a monarch.

Another half hour later, this time the eunuch reported that Qi Guifei came in person.

Qi Guifei still looks solemn, but there is already a sadness between her eyebrows. She knelt to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty."

The emperor waved his hand and asked the eunuch to help her up. Then he heard her get up and stand firm before saying, "I dare to ask the emperor to ask the emperor to offer a reward for medical treatment for the emperor's eldest grandson."

The emperor thought for a moment and nodded.

Qi Guifei left with the order, and Xuan vaguely felt that there was something wrong in this matter. He said a few words with the emperor and wanted to say goodbye, but the emperor did not mean to let him go at all. He just said with a smile, "I am anxious for Kang'er. If the monk leaves, I'm afraid that I will be angry for no reason. The monk should stay here with me. When the news comes back from there, it should be a conclusion whether it is life or death.

Xuan had no choice but to stay and continue to accompany the emperor.

When she was about to hold the lamp, Qi Guifei came again. This time, she also brought an old man in a Taoist robe.

After kneeling down, the noble concubine Qi told the emperor with a bitter face that this old way was the person who had offered medicine to the great prince's mansion before. He also said that there was a way to eradicate this evil disease in the imperial city.

The emperor sat there expressionlessly and listened to the old man kneeling on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, this year, this year, this flood locust, as well as the evil disease of the imperial city, and the theft of forbidden treasures in the harem are all drawn by a monster. The demon is not removed, and the country of Wuqi is uneasy."

"Oh? So where is the monster you mentioned now? The emperor asked coldly.

The old man did not dare to look up, but he spoke with great confidence. "Your Majesty, the poor Tao has already pinched it. The monster is the young lady who came back to life in the Prime Minister's mansion, Xiao Lingxiao!"