Chapter 138 Taking turns to supervise the country

"Empress, the female official in charge of incense is responsible for the preparation of incense. The incense prepared is the spices that the Empress likes on a daily basis. Only the spices you have used recently were donated by the Emperor's family. He also uses them himself. He checked and found no problems before using them on you."

Huizhi said in a low voice.

"No matter how stupid they are, they won't tamper with the spices. The fact that the emperor himself is using them proves that there is nothing wrong with the spices."

Lianyi was not surprised at all. If the emperor dared to take action, he would definitely get her out.

"Where's the incense burner?"

"I've asked Mei Yuanzheng to check it out. He should have news by now."

As soon as Huizhi finished speaking, a voice like a silver bell came from outside the door:

"Lady official of great virtue, bells are here to answer the call."

"Come in!"

Huizhi raised her voice and asked the maid who rang the bell outside the bedroom to come in.

“Lingdang is an orphan I adopted outside the palace. She has a clean background. When her parents brought her to Fengdu, they were killed by robbers. She was the only one who survived because she went to the toilet.

Later, it was the Fengdu prefect who caught the robbers. The child identified the three perpetrators on the spot and accurately described the characteristics of the robbers. I saw that he was well-behaved and smart, so I adopted him and raised him as my apprentice. "

Huizhi explained quickly and quietly. She originally wanted to teach the child for a while, but today's matter was of great importance and required an unfamiliar face, so she let Lingling go directly.

Lingling was a little nervous. After entering the bedroom, she didn't dare to look around. She lowered her head and walked towards the bed respectfully, then knelt down and saluted three meters away from the bed.

"Stand up and talk. There's no need to be so restrained."

Lianyi was not used to kneeling, so she simply waived Lingdang's courtesy. Lingdang thanked her before she stood up and said in a low voice:

"Empress, Meiyuan asked me to tell you that there is nothing wrong with the incense burner itself. It's just that when the incense in the burner burns and produces smoke, it will produce a colorless and odorless white smoke after passing through the top of the incense burner. It is mixed with the smell of the spices and cannot be detected by others. Smelling it for a long time will cause physical weakness and poor sleep."

"Ask Mei Yuanzheng to come over tomorrow to check my pulse."

"yes!"

Lingling responded immediately and then backed out of the bedroom.

"Huizhi, change the cover of the incense burner and bring it back to my bedroom tomorrow. Keep the incense burning and monitor the female official who is in charge of the incense burner to see who she is in contact with."

Lian Yi ordered calmly.

"Yes, I know what to do."

"Where's the ginseng soup?"

"The ginseng soup sent by the emperor is fine."

"Then you and Lan Xin don't waste it, drink it for me."

Ripple said generously.

The original owner's body was so weak that it couldn't be replenished.

"Thank you for the reward, Queen."

"After three days of suspension of court, how do they react?"

"No, they all said they would write well."

“This is because I really feel that I am useless.”

"Queen, you are in your prime. If it weren't for us..."

Lan Xin responded with a sense of self-blame, but was stopped by Lian Yi before she could finish the rest of her words.

"Don't worry, after I fainted, I've understood that some things should be let go when they should be let go, and it's not a good thing to hold on to them for a long time."

Lianyi's voice was calm, but it made Huizhi and Lanxin feel inexplicably sad. Which mother would not feel uncomfortable if her own daughter schemed against her, especially when her own queen was such a strong-willed person.

"You are the elders around me, you have to stay calm. Only if you stay calm, they won't be able to find out my specific situation. I have already made plans for the next step, you just follow them."

"Yes, Queen."

In the next three days, Lian Yi did not summon anyone. The emperor's husband and Rong Shijun both came to pay their respects to her, but unfortunately she did not see anyone. The three princesses wanted to show their filial piety, but Lian Yi declined due to poor health.

While Lianyi was recuperating lazily, Mei Yuanzheng came to take Lianyi's pulse in person. Combined with her previous inspection of the incense burner, she already had some guesses in her mind, and after taking Lianyi's pulse, she already had a plan in mind.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will go back and prescribe a prescription. After you take it for three days, I will come back to check your pulse."

Mei Yuanzheng has silver hair but not a single wrinkle on his face. Although he is nearly 70 years old, he looks younger and stronger than the empress who is 50 years old. He speaks slowly and calmly, and he is well versed in the art of health preservation.

"You don't need to record the prescription. Just bring the prepared medicine in pill form to me directly."

"This is made into pills for easier consumption, but the efficacy will be weakened by two points."

Meiyuan is very rigorous.

"It's okay. After I have arranged the affairs in the court, you can make the medicine for me."

"Yes, I understand."

Mei Yuanzheng never took sides and never participated in court struggles, so he was trusted by the Empress. He was also a master in medicine, specializing in gynecology and physical conditioning, and was well-versed in the art of health preservation. The Empress had three daughters and their figures did not change, all thanks to Mei Yuanzheng.

On the fourth day, Lianyi felt that her physical condition had improved a lot. During the past three days, except for eating and resting, she had been drawing energy into her body. She absorbed at least a dozen spiritual energy points, which helped her expel some toxins from her body.

So when Lianyi wore the heavy court robes to court, she didn't feel top-heavy as before.

The three princesses and ministers were a little surprised to see the empress who had not appeared for three days, especially because she looked much better.

"I have read the memorials from all the ministers, and they are basically about the eldest and second princesses. As their mother, it is difficult for me to choose."

Lian Yi paused here, glanced at everyone's expressions, and continued:

"However, as I grow older, I will eventually have to give up my power. Both of my daughters are my daughters and have received the best education. In this case, let these two take turns to supervise the country for a period of one year. When one of them supervises the country, the other will not participate in government affairs or court meetings. She will accompany me to Zhuo Xiu Garden to recuperate, so that I can also enjoy the happiness of family life. What do you think?"

All the ministers and the three princesses were surprised. They didn't expect that the empress would come up with such an idea after avoiding them for three days.

"However, let me be frank. Whoever can take over the throne from me will be determined by political achievements. If I find out that you two are trying to trip each other up in order to seize the throne and do not care about the lives of the people of Liming, you will get out of Fengdu immediately."

There was a hint of solemnity in Lianyi's voice.

"Yes, I understand!"

The eldest princess immediately knelt down and saluted. She was the first one, which meant she had seized the initiative.

"I have no objection!"

The second princess also knelt down and saluted.

The third princess thought it would be more interesting to follow her mother to Zhuo Xiuyuan, so she happily agreed.

Lian Yi was very straightforward. She handed all government affairs to the eldest princess, then left the palace with the father of the three princesses and the second and third princesses. Anyway, she held the military power and the Eagle Token in her hands, and only those with absolute military power had a veto power, so she left without any burden.

(End of this chapter)