Emperor Tianwu tried his best to recall the past. His expression was very serious, but the more serious he was, the more his head hurt. Finally, he let go of Consort Yuanshu's hand and hugged his head as he began to hum softly.
Consort Yuanshu was most afraid of this. Whenever Emperor Tianwu was driven into a dead end, he would always have a headache. This was the aftereffect of her secret actions. It was also a mistake that she hadn't thought of the best solution yet. Seeing that Emperor Tianwu was immersed in his memories of the past, Consort Yuanshu quickly gave the Eighth Prince a look. The Eighth Prince understood tacitly and quickly raised his wine cup to Emperor Tianwu, "Imperial Father, please have a good taste of this wine. This son secretly buried this in the palace when I was ten years old. I was waiting for many years to open the jar and invite Imperial Father to taste it together."
Xuantian Mo successfully used Emperor Tianwu's fondness for wine to draw his attention back. As soon as he heard that it was wine, and that it was buried when Xuantian Mo was ten years old, the person who was desperately trying to recall the past immediately raised his head. He didn't feel any pain and blurted out, "It was buried for more than ten years?"
Xuantian Mo nodded, "Indeed. Although there are even more hidden wines in the palace that are hundreds of years old, this jar of wine was carefully mixed by this son. The taste is pure and the taste is rich. Imperial Father, please have a good taste. "
Emperor Tianwu couldn't resist this temptation. He immediately changed the topic of "how did he celebrate the New Year in the past?" and drank with Xuantian Mo. Consort Yuanshu also let out a sigh of relief. However, she was secretly anxious. She didn't know when she could make Emperor Tianwu completely throw away the past and stop having headaches like this. It made her tremble in fear.
After a few cups of wine, Emperor Tianwu praised the wine. Then he hugged Consort Yuanshu and said, "Tomorrow is the first day of the New Year. There will be a palace banquet in the evening. Zhen will announce you as Gui Fei at the banquet. Beloved concubine has suffered too much in the palace for so many years. Zhen will risk his life to make up for the past twenty years. "As he spoke, he muttered," How could zhen bear not to see you for twenty years? Truly deserves death! "
"Emperor, don't say such things!" Consort Yuanshu quickly covered Emperor Tianwu's mouth and said in a tender voice, "It's fine as long as Emperor remembers chenqie. let's not talk about the past. What's more, His Majesty didn't let this concubine down and at least gave this concubine a son. This concubine has a son and is satisfied with everything. "
"That's right! There's also our son. " Emperor Tianwu looked at Xuantian Mo and said, "In another two years, it'll be time to appoint a crown prince. Zhen is already at this age and probably doesn't have many years left to live. While zhen is still alive, this throne should be rightfully given to our Mo 'er. We can't let the other brothers bully him."
Xuantian Mo said with a moved expression, "Father Emperor, this son doesn't want the throne. As long as Father Emperor is healthy, our family being together is more important than anything else. The throne is just a worldly possession. If obtaining the throne requires losing Father Emperor as the price, this son definitely doesn't want it! "
Emperor Tianwu was moved and sighed, "Truly a good child, truly a good child! If zhen's children were all like Mo 'er, how great would that be! " As he spoke, his expression began to become absent-minded again. He felt like he was missing something, but he couldn't remember what was wrong. Thus, he subconsciously called out, "Xiao Yuan Zhi! Xiao Yuan Zhi, where the hell did you go? "
This call almost made Consort Yuanshu's soul leave her body. Seeing that the person who came forward to reply was Head Eunuch Wu Ying, she started to faintly worry that something was going to happen tonight.
Wu Ying stood beside Emperor Tianwu and responded respectfully. However, Emperor Tianwu looked at him with some unfamiliarity and asked, "Where did you come from, servant? Where's that Xiao Yuan Zhi who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth? "
Wu Ying glanced at Consort Yuanshu. Seeing that Consort Yuanshu didn't have any special indication, he braced himself and told the truth, "Eunuch Zhang Yuan made a mistake and was sent to the Department of Guilty Servants by Your Majesty ten days ago. Has Your Majesty forgotten?"
Emperor Tianwu was stunned, "Zhen sent Xiao Yuan Zhi to the Department of Guilty Servants? Strange, when did zhen send him to the Department of Guilty Servants? How can zhen send him to that kind of place? Didn't you all say that the Department of Guilty Servants can eat people? Then why did zhen send Xiao Yuan Zhi there? "Tianwu was flustered. He even looked at Consort Yuanshu with a questioning gaze.
Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu's heart went "thunk," but she could only grit her teeth and say: "At that time, Eunuch Yuan had indeed caused His Majesty to become angry. This concubine had tried to advise him, but I could not persuade His Majesty. If Your Majesty regrets and wants Eunuch Yuan to come back, then it's easy. Just send someone to call him back. Today is New Year's Eve, Your Majesty shouldn't think about those vexing matters. Only by being happy on New Year's Eve can the weather be smooth in the new year. "
As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers could be heard from outside. Xuantian Mo hurriedly stood up to support Emperor Tianwu, saying at the same time, "The fireworks are going off, Imperial Father, let's go take a look!"
Emperor Tianwu nodded, and walked out of the hall with Xuantian Mo and Consort Yuanshu's support. But as he walked, he mumbled, "Zhen's memory is getting worse and worse recently. When exactly did I send Xiao Yuan Zhi away?"
Hearing Emperor Tianwu's words, Xuantian Mo and Consort Yuanshu both started to worry, but there was nothing they could do right now. They could only try their best to use the matters in front of them to divert his attention. For example, the fireworks, or the beautiful mountains and rivers of Dashun that the Eighth Prince had described to him, as well as his lofty ambitions.
But after watching the fireworks for a while, and hearing the pleasant words for a while, Emperor Tianwu suddenly sneezed a few times. His nose sniffed a few times — — he had caught a cold.
In ancient times, a cold was called a cold, and a more serious one was called typhoid. Seeing Emperor Tianwu sneeze, Consort Yuanshu didn't dare to let him stand in this world of ice and snow for too long. She hurriedly helped Xuantian Mo back into the hall. But Emperor Tianwu's drunkenness had kicked in, and he suddenly caught a cold. His head was throbbing with pain, and he sneezed again and again. Consort Yuanshu saw that this wasn't going to work, so she had no choice but to call for an imperial physician.
The imperial physician came to take his pulse. The diagnosis was nothing more than typhoid, but Emperor Tianwu was old. Every time he fell ill, his body would become weaker. It was as if there was a large hand of illness that hollowed out his body again and again. Adding on the fact that he had drunk wine this time, the imperial physicians all sighed. Someone even suggested: "To treat the Emperor's illness, it would be best to invite Royal Consort Yu or Yao Xian into the palace. If we only use traditional medicine, even if the Emperor was cured, the Emperor's body would be too weak."
But how could Consort Yuanshu and the Eighth Prince be willing to let Feng Yu Heng enter the palace to treat Emperor Tianwu? The imperial physicians could only grit their teeth and do everything possible to make Emperor Tianwu get better as soon as possible.
Tianwu's typhoid was very serious. He took the initiative to have the Empress come to Zhao He Hall to take care of him. Then he said to Consort Yuanshu: "Beloved consort, quickly leave the inner hall. Zhen's illness cannot pass you. The harem and court are counting on you and Mo 'er. Don't worry, zhen will get better. It definitely won't delay tomorrow's banquet, nor will it delay the appointment of you as Gui fei. "
Consort Yuanshu pretended to wipe away her tears, unwilling to leave. She said: "Chenqie isn't afraid of passing the illness. Chenqie also doesn't expect to be Gui fei. It's fine as long as chenqie can stay by the Emperor's side at all times. Chenqie won't go anywhere and will stay here to guard. "
"No." Emperor Tianwu firmly shook his head, "The position of Gui fei is zhen's promise to you. Zhen has been looking forward to this for a long time, so it must be done tomorrow! So beloved consort, you have to be obedient and properly guard the harem for zhen. You can't fall ill, do you understand? Also, Mo 'er, think about him. Mo' er is the best candidate in zhen's heart. You have to look after Mo 'er for zhen! "
With Emperor Tianwu saying this, Consort Yuanshu couldn't say anything else. She could only retreat to the outer hall under Emperor Tianwu's determined gaze. She didn't leave, but stood in the outer hall and waited for a long time. When the Empress came in with a maid, she finally came forward and bowed, saying: "It's cold outside. The Emperor has suddenly caught a cold and personally called for niangniang to take care of him. Then I'll have to trouble niangniang to take care of him."
The Empress looked at her with a cold expression. She slightly raised her head, giving off the aura of the mother of the country. "Ben gong is the Empress. It is my duty to take care of the Emperor. Consort Yuanshu, if there's nothing else, you can return!"
Consort Yuanshu nodded. She then looked at the Empress and said in a small voice: "Niangniang, you have to take care of the Emperor well. Don't disappoint the Emperor's love. Don't forget, there's still a palace banquet tomorrow!"
The Empress never liked talking to Consort Yuanshu. The only person in the harem who dared to threaten her was Consort Yuanshu. Now that Consort Yuanshu was favoured to this extent, she felt that it was unnecessary for her to say anything more. Not only would she not gain any benefits, she would also be threatened and ridiculed by this person. She walked into the inner hall. As she walked, she thought: Looking at Consort Yuanshu's appearance, she wasn't happy that she came to take care of the Emperor. However, the Emperor was listening to Consort Yuanshu's words. If it wasn't Consort Yuanshu who told her to come, who could it be? The Emperor himself?
She walked into the inner hall of Zhao He Hall with all kinds of doubts. When she saw Emperor Tianwu, the Empress' heart skipped a beat. She couldn't help but quicken her steps. She went forward to hold Emperor Tianwu's hand and said in a small voice: "How did the Emperor become so thin?"
She hadn't seen Emperor Tianwu in a long time. Ever since Consort Yuanshu had been favoured, she hadn't seen him again. Even though Emperor Tianwu didn't go to the inner palace in the past, she was the Empress. She still had to meet with the Emperor every now and then. This time, after not seeing him for so long, she suddenly saw that Emperor Tianwu had lost a lot of weight. Not only was he thin, there were dark circles around his eyes. He looked very haggard. This kind of haggard was not something that could be brought about by a single bout of typhoid fever. It was like the body had been hollowed out over a long period of time. She couldn't help but think of Emperor Tianwu and Consort Yuanshu's happy nights in Zhao He Hall.
The Empress' expression wasn't very good. She wanted to say a few words of advice, but she felt that it wasn't appropriate for her to say something like that. It sounded like she, the mother of the country, was jealous of a concubine. Not only would it lose her grace, it would also easily cause Emperor Tianwu to feel annoyed. Therefore, she swallowed the words that reached her mouth and only said: "The Emperor still needs to nourish his body more. Only by replenishing his energy can he strengthen his body."
Emperor Tianwu didn't understand the Empress' words. He didn't even think about it carefully. He just thought that the Empress was just asking about his well-being. Therefore, he waved his hand and said to the Empress: "Zhen is just a bit thin, it's fine. Didn't they say that being thin makes one more energetic? I was a bit too fat before, it's pretty good now. "Finishing, he held the Empress' hand and glanced outside.
The Empress understood his meaning and took the initiative to speak to the eunuch Wu Ying who was standing guard by the dragon bed: "You can all leave! Ben gong has something to say to the Emperor alone. "
Wu Ying looked at Emperor Tianwu. Seeing that Emperor Tianwu didn't object, even though she was unwilling, she had to listen to the Empress' words. Therefore, she led the palace servants out of the inner hall. Fang Yi, who followed behind, closed the door to the inner hall and then stood guard at the door.
The Empress then asked Tianwu: "Does the Emperor want to say something to chenqie?"
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