"Your Majesty!" Everyone was shocked and nearly scared out of their wits.
The Japanese emperor scoffed, "If I can taste a woman, am I inferior to her?"
After an incense stick had burned, it felt as if thousands of ants were burning inside his body, and he was unbearably hot. The Japanese emperor kept drinking tea.
The imperial physician watched the Japanese emperor's condition with trepidation.
The Emperor of Dongying gazed at Linghu Ning, his eyes growing increasingly intense.
Finally, he bent down, scooped the person up, and roared, "Get down!"
The servants inside the hall retreated in a panic.
Until only two people remained.
Linghu Ning had long since lost consciousness. Her mouth was tightly closed, her body was trembling, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. Her fair and delicate face, set against her black hair, looked incredibly fragile and pitiful.
evening
The Emperor of Japan roared, "Imperial Physician!"
The imperial physician tumbled in from outside, staggering forward, and asked, "Your Majesty?"
What's wrong with her?
The Emperor of Dongying pointed to Linghu Ning on the bed. Her face was ashen, her eyes were closed, and she looked like a broken rag doll, barely breathing.
The imperial physician stepped forward, felt Linghu Ning's pulse, and then quickly withdrew his hand: "Your Majesty, Consort Ning has taken too much Hehuan Powder, causing congestion and reverse flow of blood in her internal organs, and damage to her liver. The injury is extremely serious, and I'm afraid... I'm afraid she won't make it."
It wasn't just inside her body; the skin beneath the brocade curtains was covered in mottled purplish-blue marks, as if it had suffered extreme abuse, a sight that would horrify anyone who saw it.
After three whole hours of torture, the imperial physician thought to himself, "Who would torture someone like this?"
"Heal him! Heal him for me! If he dies, I will have your entire clan executed!" the Emperor of Japan roared.
The imperial physician was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground, his body trembling violently, and hurriedly kowtowed.
In the blink of an eye
Five more days passed.
Consort Ning has not yet woken up. The Empress visited her once during this time, stood by the bedside and sighed deeply. She asked the imperial physician, who shook his head and said, "The hope is very slim."
The news reached Northern Chu
Song Yue's face paled slightly, her fists clenched tightly. Yun Dong, standing beside her, instantly reddened her eyes: "The Emperor of Dongying is truly inhuman. How could he torture people like this? Miss Linghu has suffered so much."
Amber glanced at Yun Dong, signaling her not to speak carelessly. She looked anxiously at Song Yue: "Your Highness, everyone has their own destiny. This is not your fault. It was Miss Linghu's own choice."
Song Yue sighed deeply, offering no explanation.
She knew that Linghu Ning had succeeded halfway, and the other half depended on whether she could endure it. Song Yue wore a string of beads on her wrist and lightly flicked them with her fingertips.
"Princess!"
General Shen's voice rang out from outside the tent: "The emperor of the Southern Frontier has dispatched an army of 50,000, which has already set off and will arrive in ten days at most."
"Ten days." Song Yue pressed her temples, feeling increasingly irritated, and suddenly stood up: "Prepare a set of men's clothes for me."
"Your Highness!" Amber exclaimed in shock, and hurriedly held Song Yue down. "Your status is so important. If you fall into the hands of the Japanese, His Highness the Crown Prince will do everything in his power to save you. At that time, the situation will be even more dangerous."
Song Yue shook her head: "Who said I was going to Japan?"
Judging by the timeline, some of these people should have already succumbed to the poison.
A few days ago, she sent someone to impersonate the Second Prince's subordinate to attack Xuan Yuan Chen. The sword wounded his shoulder, seemingly harmless, but in reality, it was coated with Gu poison, which she had personally prepared. Ordinary doctors would not be able to detect it at all.
She lifted the curtain and stepped out, looking at General Shen: "Who is the commander sent by the Southern Frontier this time?"
"It is Prince Huo Xi. He holds military orders, and the army obeys only his commands. He and the Second Prince have a life-or-death bond."
Song Yue understood and went to visit the Second Prince instead.
After several days apart, the second prince looked dejected, his chin unshaven, and he squinted at Song Yue with great vigilance: "What kind of wicked scheme are you plotting now?"
Song Yue found it amusing and said calmly, "Huo Xi has brought his troops."
The second prince's eyes visibly lit up: "According to the agreement, you should let me leave."
“Of course I’ll let you go.” Song Yue took off the hairpin from her hair and personally unlocked the shackles on the Second Prince’s shoulders and the chains on his ankles.
The second prince's eyes widened: "You really want to let me go?"
"I keep my word." Song Yue smiled and pointed to the clothes brought to her from outside the door: "The Second Prince can leave after he has washed and dressed. I guarantee that no one can stop him."
The second prince was skeptical of this, but remained wary and waved his hand, saying, "There's no need to wash up; I'm leaving now."
"Can!"
Song Yue raised her chin and commanded, "Let the Second Prince leave, and no one is allowed to stop him."
"yes."
The second prince, struggling to keep his shoulders from getting used to the sun, stumbled out of the house. The sun hadn't been out for a while, and the light on his face was a bit too bright. He squinted and it took him a while to adjust before continuing on his way.
Seeing that the man had really left, General Shen became secretly anxious: "Crown Princess, are we really going to let him go?"
This person was hard to catch.
Song Yue narrowed her eyes: "If he wants to leave, then let him leave. I've been feeding him tonics for so many days, there should be some effect by now."
General Shen suddenly felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.
"Huo Xi won't be able to come to the border to pick up people for another ten days. Even if the Second Prince is fast, how many days faster can he contact Huo Xi? I want to see who is faster!" Song Yue seemed to want to vent her anger.
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