Chapter 485: Dragon Is Ill
In the next few days, the atmosphere in the palace was obviously not right.
First, there was news that Her Majesty the Queen was in poor health and needed to rest in the palace, and then the decrees were issued one after another. She was exempted from court for three days. Government affairs were temporarily decided by Prince Rong and the cabinet ministers. Important matters can be sent to Changming Palace. The decision is made by the Queen.
Her Majesty the Queen's personal bodyguard Fucang is responsible for conveying the decree.
The ministers couldn't help but be in an uproar.
Your Majesty suddenly feels unwell?
Weren't you fine the past few days? Why do you need to be in seclusion all of a sudden?
The personal bodyguard is responsible for conveying the message?
Why isn't the personal eunuch Yuan Bao in charge of this matter?
What made them even more uneasy was that when the ministers wanted to go to Changming Palace to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen, they found that there were heavy guards inside and outside Changming Palace, and they could not see Her Majesty the Queen at all.
As we all know, the Imperial Army only listens to orders from Chu Xuanyi.
"Chu Shizi, we are asking to see Her Majesty the Queen to confirm that Her Majesty is safe. We also hope that Chu Shizi will let Yuan Bao go in and pass the news."
"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen is suddenly ill, and the ministers are inevitably a little worried. If they can see Her Majesty's face, they can also feel at ease."
Chu Xuanyi's attitude was firm: "Your Majesty has decreed that no one will be seen during the rest period. Sirs, please come back."
The expressions of the ministers changed slightly.
"Chu Shizi, a country cannot live without a king for a day. You should be able to understand the worries of us veterans. Even if His Majesty is ill, we should at least let us in for a look, or just let His Majesty say a word."
Chu Xuanyi still had a cold and hard attitude: "I'm sorry."
The ministers who came to pay their respects looked at each other in confusion and could not help but have various speculations in their minds. However, Chu Xuanyi's attitude was very determined. It was obviously extremely difficult for them to see the Queen today.
So they had no way of knowing the reason for the Queen's illness. Is there any hidden secret in it?
Chu Xuanyi led the imperial army to set up defenses outside the Changming Palace. The defenses were like copper and iron walls. Are they protecting His Majesty's safety, or are they directly imprisoning Her Majesty the Queen?
King Rong was ordered to temporarily regent the government, and the imperial army was under the control of Chu Xuanyi. If the father and son had different intentions...
"Your Majesty has a purpose." Fucang walked out of the palace and looked at the important ministers of the court with an expressionless face. His voice was cold and calm, "The affairs of the court are jointly presided over by King Rong and the four cabinet ministers. Urgent matters are planned." Please deliver the document to Changming Palace. Other ministers are not allowed to enter Changming Palace without being summoned by His Majesty!"
After saying this, he ignored the reactions of the ministers and ordered Jinlan and Mingyue to fetch some hot water, then turned and entered the palace.
Chu Xuanyi said: "My lords, please come back."
The ministers stared in the direction of the palace door with solemn expressions and deep frowns. However, they were destined to be rejected today, so they had to temporarily give up the idea of meeting the Queen and turned around to leave.
Fucang returned to the inner hall, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at the sleeping Chu Qinghuang quietly. After a moment, he raised his hand to caress her face, and said in a low voice with deep tenderness: "Nuan Nuan..."
Chu Qinghuang lay quietly on the bed, her beautiful features and eyes had lost their usual coldness and alienation, now she looked like a beautiful and peaceful woman.
Jinlan and Mingyue quickly brought warm water in and stood waiting in the outer hall. They helped Cang get up and walked out, took the basin, returned to the inner hall, and began to wipe Chu Qinghuang's face and hands with their own hands.
"Master loves to be clean." Fucang's voice was low, and he bent down and kissed her on the forehead, "I serve the master, and I will take care of the master neatly every day."
Naturally, Chu Qinghuang would not reply to him. The only thing that responded to him was the silence of the palace.
Yuanbao was responsible for bringing in the dinner. It was for two people, and Fucang ate it all, just like the day before yesterday.
Yuan Bao stood outside the palace waiting, and he couldn't help but wonder, even if Her Majesty is tired, she can't go out for three days in a row, right? Is Fucang arrogant because of his favor, or is he planning to seize the opportunity to seize power?
For three consecutive days, he only heard the sound of Fu Cang. Although every time the meal was brought in and brought out, it was finished, but he never heard Her Majesty the Queen make a sound... What on earth is going on?
In the evening, Fucang would sit in the inner hall and read memorials. A small table was placed in front of the bed, with pens, inks, paper and inkstones on it. Some important memorials were piled on the table. Fucang would sit on the edge of the bed, reading and reading them to Chu Qing. Huang Ting, it sounded like the two of them were discussing government affairs.
It’s him who grinds, he’s the one who criticizes, and he’s the one who serves Chu Qinghuang.