《Story of Yanxi Palace》E19
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The emperor felt sorry for the imperial concubine and promised her to stay at Chuxiu Palace that night.The queen was waiting for the emperor at the gate of Changchun Palace, but unexpectedly she failed, and she felt disappointed.The next day, Yingluo was taking flowers and plants to vent her anger in the imperial garden. She happened to be met by Fu Heng, who told him that Yubi and Fifth Brother paid the price with their lives to bring down Concubine Gao, and how long it took for her to recover. She also told Empress Fu Heng and others.The emperor stayed for an hour.Fu Heng asked Yingluo if she thought the emperor was a lecher. She knew that as the king of a country, the emperor had many options, so the hasty behavior of the fifth elder brother seemed a bit deliberate.In fact, the emperor knew that someone was setting the blame, and he wanted to teach Concubine Gao a lesson because of her domineering behavior, but for Gao Bin's sake, he had to tolerate Concubine Gao.Yingluo asked Fu Heng about the investigation. Fu Heng said that the guards of Qianqing Palace had not found anything here, so Yingluo wanted to start with the emperor's cronies.The emperor had scabies. Zhang Yuan judged that scabies was rare in the Forbidden City and asked the queen if the emperor had come into contact with foreign ministers.The emperor was allergic to scabies, which caused measles. He couldn't resist scratching, and it was easy to scratch all over his body, causing the infection to get out of hand.The queen asked him what to do, and Zhang Yuan ordered him to apply sulfur ointment externally, take fire-clearing medicine internally, and to put down everything and rest for a hundred days.This disease is highly contagious, but the queen insisted on staying to take care of the emperor.Mingyu was worried that she would be infected and found Yingluo. Yingluo happened to be going to check on the emperor's cronies, so she agreed.Erqing's lesson to Mingyu was to push away the trust given by the queen step by step, so that everyone would not be convinced again in the future.The imperial concubine, Xian concubine and Chun concubine came to visit the emperor, but the queen declined, saying that the emperor had ordered the cancellation of the service.Concubine Xian said that it was the duty of concubines to serve the emperor, so there was no reason for the queen to worry about it.The queen said that she wanted to move to the Yangxin Hall because she had suffered from scabies, so she naturally knew how to deal with the disease, so that everyone would not have to worry and no one would blame her.Yingluo applied ointment to the emperor, but was asked to leave.Yingluo asked Eunuch Li to come, but was scolded by the emperor.Yingluo explained that most of the people in Yangxin Palace had withdrawn, and most of the remaining people were eunuchs. The queen asked her to come because she was afraid of their clumsiness. The emperor didn't want to trouble the queen, so he had to let Yingluo come.The queen served the emperor and asked the emperor why he didn't like Yingluo. You should know that Yingluo was considerate and capable. The emperor said that he didn't know the reason.Yingluo felt a little touched when she saw that it was almost dawn and the queen was still with the emperor.Yingluo spoke to Manager Li alone and asked him about the Qing palace banquet on the tenth day of the first lunar month.Manager Li was sure that no one left the scene, so Yingluo had no choice but to find another clue.The emperor woke up and found Yingluo throwing a tantrum.Yingluo uses aloe vera juice to relieve the emperor's itching, and the emperor asks her if this is how she pleases the queen.Yingluo said that the queen treats her sincerely, and she should treat her sincerely.The emperor asked her if he didn't hate himself to death because he was so cruel to her. Yingluo felt that it was natural.Yingluo told the emperor that the queen had been fanning beside the bed yesterday and asked the queen to go back to rest, but she refused.There were many charming women in the Forbidden City, but only the queen insisted on coming to treat her illness even though she knew she would be infected.In fact, the queen did not have scabies and she did not hesitate to lie. Such true feelings will never be seen in the world, but the emperor was furious and told Yingluo to go away.Yingluo saw the queen's hands shaking and asked the queen to serve tea to the emperor and show him the shaking. Only in this way would the emperor understand the queen's efforts.The queen told Yingluo that in the vast Forbidden City, the emperor had countless concubines, and she was the only one who was the emperor's married wife. She did not expect to be repaid for everything she had done, and she only wanted the emperor to be safe and healthy, and Yingluo had nothing to do.The emperor had been ill for a long time. Ye Tianshi came to check and said that the emperor's scabies might not be transmitted from person to person.The emperor felt unbearable itching all over his body, and he accidentally pushed the queen because of his irritability.Yingluo angrily accused the emperor of being so angry at others, which was not done by Mingjun. She also said that since the return of Concubine Gao, rewards have flowed into Chuxiu Palace like water, but Changchun Palace has not seen anything.The queen stopped her, but the emperor asked Yingluo to continue.Yingluo said that everyone said that the emperor suddenly lifted the ban on Concubine Gao because of Gao Bin's face.The emperor devoted all his efforts to doting on a noble concubine because of the acquisition of a minister. The king of a country would be so trivial to please a woman. What is the difference between a brothel girl trying to please a man.The emperor was so angry with Yingluo that he vomited blood. Ye Tianshi came to congratulate the emperor that his illness would be cured.Yingluo said that she spoke arrogantly for the sake of the emperor and hoped that the emperor would forgive her.It turned out that Ye Tianshi looked through the medical records and found that the emperor was suffering from unclear blood and phlegm, so he asked Yingluo for help so that the patient could recover.The emperor was still angry because of what Yingluo said, so Yingluo had to pretend to be faint and fall back.The emperor came to Yingluo as soon as he woke up and said that he would skin her with his own hands. The queen spoke for Yingluo.The emperor said that Yingluo was lent to him to treat his illness and to vent his anger in another way.The queen said that the emperor could not find anyone to settle the score now, because Yingluo had a high fever as soon as she returned. Taking care of the emperor caused a large rash on her body.The queen advised her that even though there was something wrong with Yingluo, she took good care of her and contracted a serious illness.The sick maids had to move to the palace, but the emperor allowed Yingluo to be treated in the Yangxin Hall.
