Chen Shubao lay quietly on the couch, his eyes closed and motionless. If he hadn't had a trace of breath, it would really make people think that he had collapsed. Queen Chen Wuhua sat next to the couch, quietly looking at her husband and this strange relative.

The winter is coming, and the year is about to end. During this year, Chen Wuhua can count the number of times he sees Chen Shubao with both hands. Although she is the queen, she is like a widow. If she wants to see her husband, she will actually lose consciousness before she can do it.

The couple who have been with each other for more than 20 years have had a bad relationship with each other, and this marriage that has long been in name only has become a burden for the two.

The only prince Chen Yin, who can maintain the relationship between the couple, has ceased to exist since he was deposed as a vassal king. Chen Shubao changed the prince as he wished. Next, it was the turn of Chen Wuhua's position as the queen was deposed.

However, Zhang Lihua, the imperial concubine who was about to be replaced by Wuhua, died in the chaos and was dissatisfied with the evil spirits. The other concubines who were favored by Chen Shubao were not qualified to become queens.

Therefore, the marriage between Chen Shubao and Shen Wuhua, which was in name only, continued.

For Chen Wuhua, being neglected has become a habit and it doesn't matter anymore. She thought she would no longer care about Chen Shubao, but today when she learned that something happened to Chen Shubao, her heart jumped up quickly.

If Chen Shubao was awake, he would never be willing to see Chen Wuhua. But now Chen Shubao is in a coma, and the Empress Dowager Liu Jingyan has always sympathized with his daughter-in-law, so Chen Wuhua got his wish and came to Chen Shubao and looked at his husband from such a close distance.

Every time the two of them get close together, they will inevitably end up in a bad mood. But now, the time they spend together is unprecedented.

Chen Wuhua looked at Chen Shubao and felt a little conflicted. On the one hand, she hoped that Chen Shubao would not wake up, so she could stay by the other party for a longer time. However, she was afraid that Chen Shubao would never wake up again after this coma, so she hoped that the other party could open his eyes.

Chen Wuhua finally didn't want Chen Shubao to have something to do, so he hoped that the other party would wake up immediately, but looking at his pale husband and his intermittent breathing, Chen Wuhua's heart was like a knife and tears overflowed from his eyes.

"What's this, what's this..."

Hearing the queen murmur, the eunuch standing beside him whispered: "Report to your highness, the official family went out to the palace to inspect today, and somehow suddenly fell ill and fainted. The imperial doctor said that as long as you take care of it for a period of time, the official family will definitely be cured."

"Is that true?"

"Yes, please be relieved."

Of course, Chen Wuhua knew that the eunuch was comforting her. She didn't know what happened to Chen Shubao today. Even if she knew, she was unable to do something. At this moment, she could only hold Chen Shubao's hand and pray to the Buddha in her heart, hoping that her husband would wake up as soon as possible.

The eunuch saw the queen not talking anymore and stood silently. Although his face was calm, he felt a little anxious. Something happened to the official family. These eunuchs who were trusted by the official family on weekdays could not stay out of the matter.

Today, Cai Tuoer and the official family left the palace. After the official family returned, they were already unconscious. Not many people knew who the woman was "unmatched" from the official family, but it can be guessed that the official family had a problem playing with women.

When the official returned, he was unconscious, but Cai Tuoer was missing. The eunuchs in the palace soon knew that Cai Tuoer had not returned to the palace, and the empress dowager seemed to cover up the matter, so no one dared to inquire, nor did he know what was wrong with Cai Tuoer.

However, eunuchs can guess that Cai Tuoer took the official family out of the palace to play with women today, but something happened to her, so she might have escaped for fear of guilt.

Cai Tuoer is secondly now, both life and death. Everyone is in danger because the empress dowager will inevitably take their anger. Once the official family has a bad fortune, they will be in great trouble.

Even if they escaped this disaster and waited for the prince to succeed to the throne, they should go and drink the northwest wind and never have a glorious life.

As he thought about it, the eunuch couldn't help but curse in his heart: Damn Cai Tuoer!

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"Damn Cai Tuoer made the official family unconscious. He actually fled for fear of his crime and fled into Lifang where the Zhou people gathered!"

"Tell me, how should I catch this eunuch?"

"The Empress Dowager, I think that after all, the court has made a promise that the government will not go to Lifang where the Zhou people gather..."

"Shangshu Kong, according to what you said, let the eunuchs be free from justice? Could it be that the Lifang where the Zhou people gathered is a country in the middle of the country?!"

"No, no... The Empress Dowager, the meaning of a subordinate official is to be careful, after all..."

"What after all? Could it be that the dynasty regards Zhou as the sect leader? If the other party does not allow it, the official army cannot enter Lifang to arrest people? Shangshu Kong! Cai Tuo'er was extremely guilty and if he did not bring him to justice, how could the court have the face!"

In Hongfan Palace, Empress Dowager Liu Jingyan was summoning important officials to discuss matters, but the ministers started arguing soon after, just to capture the eunuch Cai Tuoer.

Today, the emperor left the palace in vain, and Cai Tuoer was with him. The emperor took the elixir that Cai Tuoer got from somewhere, and soon fainted on the ground. As if Zi was unconscious today, Cai Tuoer fled for fear of guilt.

Of course, this is what Liu Jingyan said to the important officials. The truth of the matter is too embarrassing, so she naturally would not say it out, just saying that there was something wrong with the elixir presented by Cai Tuoer to the emperor.

Therefore, the culprit Cai Tuoer had to pay the price. At the beginning, the guards who left the palace with the emperor did not know where Cai Tuoer, who left on excuses, went.

Later, some people reported that they saw Cai Tuoer heading to Lifang where Zhou people gathered near Kekuo, Qinhuai. In this way, although Cai Tuoer's whereabouts were, it was very troublesome.

Because according to the court's promise to the envoys of Zhou, if the Zhou merchants who lived in this lifang had committed anything, the Chen government would not directly send people to arrest them, but would resolve the matter through negotiation between the two sides.

This was the concession made by Chen State to the previous incident of Zhou State's merchant ship being burned at the Qinhuai River estuary. Although it was a bit humiliating, the purpose was to calm down the situation.

Although Zhou did not give a final reply to the points proposed by Chen, in order to show sincerity, Chen had already set up a lifang at the mouth of the Qinhuai River to allow Zhou's merchant ships to berth in Jiankang and merchants to live ashore temporarily.

This lifang has special officials to manage, and some soldiers are stationed to maintain order and serve as guards to avoid accidents again.

Of course, when the Zhou State merchant ship entered the border, the personnel were also registered. There would be no case that the Zhou State's surprise troops easily approached Jiankang.

But now, if the government army enters Lifang to search and capture Cai Tuoer, it is likely that the population will be given to Zhou Guo to find a reason for attacking again. Liu Jingyan is worried about this issue and she can't make any decisions by herself, so she wants to hear the opinions of the ministers.

Kong Fan and others advocated being cautious to prevent the situation from worsening and giving Zhou State an excuse to attack. Yuan Xian and others believed that this case could not be opened. Otherwise, in the future, all those who commit crimes in Health City would be able to go to Lifang where the Zhou people temporarily lived, would they be able to escape the law?

Yuan Xian was a civil servant, so he spoke very tactfully. He originally did not agree to establishing a "Zhoufang" to make it a lawless place, but the officials had already made a decision, so it was difficult to speak too directly at this time.

The military officer led by Xiao Maha directly asked loudly in the face of Kong Fan's statement: The official family was injured and he dared not pursue such a serious crime. Is Chen State already a vassal of Zhou State?

Will any merchant in Zhou State be able to be domineering in Jiankang City in the future? No one dares to take care of it?

Cai Tuoer is a eunuch and a native of Chen. Chen State pursues prisoners on his own territory. Could it be that he still asks Zhou State for advice?

At this point, Xiao Mohe didn't know that his wife had an affair with the emperor, nor did he know that the emperor was "just on the wind" when he was with his wife. He was dissatisfied with Kong Fan's instigation of the emperor to make concessions with the Zhou Kingdom, so he strongly advocated that Cai Tuoer should be arrested immediately, so as not to miss the opportunity and let the other party escape.

If it were on weekdays, Kong Fan could face the questioning of Xiao Moha, Yuan Xian and others calmly, but today, he would soon be defeated.

Not only that, he also sweated like a slurry because he felt the queen mother's obvious dissatisfaction with him and that she was so helpless.

The official family is unconscious, and now the empress dowager has the final say, so as long as the other party says, you will be in trouble.

At this moment, Kong Fan realized in horror that without the support of the official family, he was nothing.

The Empress Dowager only needs one order to give him a prison, and he will be killed by a few slashers and pen officials.

When Kong Fan thought of the liquidation that would come sooner or later, he was scared from the bottom of his heart. He knew that he deserved to die in the eyes of many people. At this moment, although his face was calm, he was just trying to calm down.

He made up his mind secretly, and if the situation was wrong, he would quickly take Jia Xiao to escape.
Chapter completed!