The First Empress - Chapter 308

Chapter 308 I Can’t Stay

Huiqi’s expression sank. Linglong couldn’t help but smile. She watched as Xi and the Crown Prince walked in. After entering, she looked straight to the side of the cloud couch. Huiqi played with a jade ruyi in his hand and said, “Are you here to see if I’m alright? I’m not going to die so quickly. You just have to wait.” Xi and the Crown Prince hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed heavily three times on the ground. Then, they kowtowed three times to Linglong, “It’s my fault. This child was obsessed for a moment.” It’s good that Huiqi didn’t mention it, Her entire body trembled when she lifted it up, She threw Yu Ruyi over and smashed it on the head of the Crown Prince of Xi He. Immediately, a scar appeared on her face. Linglong walked to Huiqi’s side in panic. However, her fingers were extremely powerful. The wind in the Crown Prince’s eyes was also a little sharp. “You go out. Your father is in a bad mood today. Eunuch Lu, come over and take medicine for His Majesty.”

Linglong glanced at the Crown Prince of Xi He and said with an angry expression, “Let’s go down.”

“I still have one more thing to tell the emperor. Father Emperor must listen to me before I can do so.” Xi He and the Crown Prince glanced at Linglong and said, “Father Emperor, I saw a few suspicious people in the palace. I’m afraid that these people will covet the throne of father Emperor, so I’ve already found someone to follow them up.”

“It’s a coincidence,” he said with an elegant smile. “The place where these people often come from is the Spring Wave Bridge.”

“What exactly are you going to say?” Huiqi was furious. The raging flames in his eyes had already become even more intense. His pair of red eyes were like charcoal as he looked at Xi He and the Crown Prince. Linglong naturally knew what Xi and the Crown Prince were going to say, so she should stop them at this time. She immediately smiled and said, “No matter what, please take the Emperor’s medicine first and then listen. Crown Prince, you can also get up. We will wait on the Emperor and take the medicine.”

Huiqi nodded. Xihe was already impatient to say something to the Emperor. At this time, he saw that the bowl of medicine had already been passed over from outside. He quickly reached out to catch it. He walked to Huiqi’s side and was about to give Huiqi medicine. Linglong was quick-witted and said, “Let me do it.” As he blew the medicine on his mouth, he poured a little into a white jade bowl and said, “Your Majesty, this concubine will have a taste first.” Linglong poured the medicine into the bowl, blew it gently, and tasted it twice. After a while, she said, “It’s fine, Your Majesty can use it now.”

Just as he was about to give the Emperor medicine, Suddenly, his nose felt hot. Linglong hurriedly handed the bowl of medicine to the Crown Prince beside her. She reached out and wiped it. It was actually blood. Linglong did not know what was wrong with her, but her abdomen twisted like a knife. The pain became more and more severe. Soon, her head was covered in sweat. Seeing that the Crown Prince was going to feed medicine to the Emperor, she hurriedly reached out to stop it. “Protect … protect … protect … the Emperor …”

Everyone had already protected Huiqi, and Linglong felt her eyes turn dark and she was unconscious.

When the Crown Prince was about to walk over to take a look at Linglong, Huiqi shouted, “Step down–” The Crown Prince hurriedly walked away. This happened unexpectedly. Linglong had always tasted the medicine for Huiqi, and she had never encountered a single danger. What exactly was the meaning of today? Huiqi saw Linglong’s head full of sweat rolling on the ground. He was unconscious for a while. He hurriedly walked over and hugged Linglong and said, “Quickly call the imperial physician.”

The old imperial physician walked over. He first looked into Linglong’s eyes, then into Linglong’s tongue. Then, he looked at the blood stains in Linglong’s nostrils and immediately knelt on the ground. “Your Majesty, it’s Heart Severing Grass.”

“What is Heart Severing Grass?” Huiqi asked.

The old doctor did not dare to speak rashly and said, “It’s just a poison. I’ll slowly tell the Emperor after I save the life of the Empress.” As she spoke, she hurriedly opened her medicine chest and took out a small porcelain bottle. Then, she carefully poured some powder into Linglong’s mouth. Only then did she gently massage it over her head and wait.

Huiqi was impatient. There was room for such a slow rescue. Perhaps the King of Hell had already taken Linglong away before he could save her. “Is Your Highness in danger?”

‘”No problem, no problem–” The old doctor did not look at Linglong, but gently grabbed his gray beard. This Taoist seemed to have a good heart, and Huiqi said, “How did this Heart Severing Grass get into my medicine?” When the old doctor saw Huiqi ask, he hurriedly said, “This old minister wants to see if the Emperor’s medicine has been swapped.” Eunuch Lu had already walked over and brought over Huiqi’s medicine. After looking for a while, he scooped up a spoonful of it and tasted it himself. Only then did he become puzzled, “Your Majesty, there are some things that this old official does not dare to say.”

“You can just say it. Don’t say such nonsense. This place is filled with mirrors. Just who is it that wants to kill me?” Huiqi’s tone was very calm. This was not the first time such a thing had happened in the palace, but Huiqi knew that it was definitely not the last time. Looking at Linglong’s pale cheeks, Huiqi couldn’t help but feel a slight pain in his heart. He gritted his teeth and said, “Just tell me the truth. I will handle it fairly.”

The old doctor kowtowed on the ground and said, “Your Majesty, the Crown Prince took the Heart Severing Grass from the Imperial Hospital the day before yesterday.” Before the Crown Prince of Xi He left, he couldn’t help but be moved when he heard this. He was about to make a move when he walked over. Huiqi smiled coldly, “Is this the place where you act so presumptuously?” Yu Lin Lang has already walked over to control the Crown Prince.

Huiqi said, “Tell me, I will listen.”

When the Crown Prince saw that someone was slandering him, he couldn’t help but be a little angry. He pointed at the old doctor and said, “Do you think the Emperor would believe you like this?” The old doctor kowtowed trembling. At this time, Linglong woke up. Seeing the noise in the inner hall, she couldn’t help but feel a headache. After looking around, she said, “Your Majesty, isn’t this concubine in a dream?”

Huiqi gripped Linglong’s hand in pain and gently put his face on Linglong’s face. He said, “It’s not in a dream. You’re fine, you’re fine.” Linglong looked at Huiqi and licked her dry lips. “How long can this concubine live?” She said.

“You can live as long as I can. You and I will leave on the same day. Don’t worry, I…” Huiqi didn’t know why he saw such a woman without any resistance. The harem had three thousand beauties and three thousand dotes on her.

He reached out to stroke Linglong’s maidservant mist temples and gently touched Linglong Fu Rong’s delicate face, saying, “It’s good that you’re fine. My heart is in chaos. I’m afraid that something happened to you that frightened me just now.” When Linglong heard that, she noticed that Huiqi’s expression had changed. Her weak body was about to stand up. Huiqi gently patted her shoulder and said, “Just lie here.” “Your Majesty, what happened just now? Your Majesty, what happened just now? Your Majesty’s stomach was like a knife twisted. Your Majesty’s concubine lost her manners. Your Majesty’s concubine …” Huiqi covered Linglong’s lips and said, “I didn’t notice that someone poisoned my medicine bowl just now. We are interrogating you.”

Linglong nodded, “As long as the Emperor is fine, everything will be fine.”

Huiqi nodded and immediately changed his indifferent face. “Tell me, I will naturally handle things impartially. I won’t let anyone be wronged here.” The matriarch hurriedly said, “I still need to go to the Crown Prince of Xi He to smell it. As long as there is a little bit of the scent of the Heartbreak Grass, I will smell it.” The Crown Prince glared at him angrily. Seeing the old doctor walk over, he immediately became vigilant. As long as this old man was close to him, he would definitely not show mercy. The old doctor obviously knew about it. He couldn’t help but feel a little scared when he looked at Xi He and the Crown Prince’s shining eyes. “This …”

He muttered.

“You guys look after Xi He and the Crown Prince. I want the imperial physician to see if Xi He and the Crown Prince want to kill me.” As she spoke, she saw that Xi He and the Crown Prince were subdued. She hurriedly approached the Crown Prince and sniffed like a dog. She suddenly stopped at the crown prince’s right cuff and said, “Your Majesty, I …”

“Speak.”

“I …”

‘”Say,” Huiqi’s face stiffened like a rock. His face was tense as he gritted his teeth and said, “Do you also want to kill me?” The old doctor hurriedly kowtowed. The funny scene just now had disappeared. After kowtowing, Huiqi said, “What exactly are you trying to say? Hesitate?” The old doctor said, “Your Majesty, Xi He and the Crown Prince have the Heart Severing Grass hidden in their sleeves.”

Huiqi sneered, “Indeed, I gave you a chance. You are very good at giving me such a trick. I should have thought of it a long time ago. I shouldn’t be soft-hearted.” I didn’t show any mercy when I decided to compete for the throne with Emperor Er Niang. I killed seven brothers before and after, ‘”I’m a man who can kill each other, but I didn’t expect that one day I would almost be killed by my good son. If it weren’t for Linglong …” Huiqi glanced at Linglong. Linglong’s eyes were wide open, obviously incredibly fierce. Huiqi said, “This time, I’ve been beaten by an eagle for a lifetime. I’ve been pecked by an eagle-”

Prince Xi He said coldly, “Father Emperor, this is only one side of the story. This son has not taken any medicine from the Taiyuan Hospital, let alone the Heart Severing Grass. This son will not harm Father Emperor.” After Xi and the Crown Prince finished speaking, they began to curse loudly. The people who twisted him also suffered deeply. They could not be too light and could only let him punch and kick. Huiqi angrily said, “What else do you have to say?” Xi He hurriedly began to defend himself, but before he could speak, the matriarch was already standing in front of him. She reached out and took out a paper bag from the crown prince’s sleeve and went straight to the emperor’s side.

Huiqi held the paper bag. She sniffed gently at the tip of her nose. It was completely impossible to smell anything unusual. He saw a blue and white porcelain fish tank with a cloud dragon pattern next to him and poured all the powder into it. In less than a moment, all the koi inside had died. Huiqi’s hand lightly trembled and he tossed the apricot-yellow paper into the fish tank along with the apricot-yellow finger. Very quickly, the apricot-yellow paper had turned black.

Huiqi fell backwards and almost fell. Linglong wanted to support Huiqi, but she couldn’t. Huiqi had already fallen backwards. Eunuch Lu hurriedly supported her. Huiqi stood up and pointed at the Crown Prince Xi He behind him. “What else do you have to say?”

“If you want to commit a crime, there’s no need to worry. It was Bu Linglong who did it.” After Xi and the Crown Prince finished speaking, she pointed at Linglong. Linglong felt wronged in her heart. A row of clear tears had already blurred her eyes, but Linglong did not speak. She only bit her thin lips. After a while, the old doctor stepped forward and kowtowed beside Huiqi, saying, “Your Majesty, this official wants to tell Your Majesty that Royal servant, who came to the Taiyuan Hospital the day before yesterday to collect medicine, is my countryman. This official knows him, so I can talk to this official face to face. This is not to the point of wrongly accusing the Crown Prince.”

Actually, a person could already tell that the Crown Prince was the culprit. But Huiqi still said, “Go, find that person.” “I want to write an imperial edict, Eunuch Lu” Eunuch Lu handed over the imperial edict. Huiqi sat down at his desk and wrote a few lines. He rolled it up and did not put a jade seal on it.

Not long after, a white-skinned Royal servant followed him into the yimen and kowtowed on the ground. After he finished kowtowing, he said, “This servant deserves to die. This servant was afraid that the Crown Prince would cause trouble because he had already told imperial physician Li.” Huiqi said, “Tell me honestly, did you take the Heart Severing Grass from the Imperial Hospital?”

‘”Yes-this servant personally took it. In order not to get it wrong, this servant even tried. Sure enough, it could poison a little squirrel to death, so this servant …” Huiqi heard this and said, “Alright, I know. You are plotting against me. Killing you a thousand times is not enough to relieve your hatred. Would you be willing if I told you to break your sins?”

‘”Yes, yes–” Royal servant hurriedly kowtowed, and Huiqi said, “Wait outside. We still have things to do.” Knowing that the Emperor would not kill him, Royal servant slipped outside.

Huiqi looked at Xi He and the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince’s expression was as stiff as a stone as he coldly looked at Linglong.