Led by the servant, the black shadow went straight to Han Lie's bedroom.
Han Lie struggled to sit up, "Prime Minister Lin, you're here?"
The black shadow took off his hat, and it was none other than the Right Prime Minister Lin Feng.
Dai Viet currently has two prime ministers, Han Lie as the left prime minister and Lin Feng as the right prime minister.
The servant had already tactfully retreated.
"Prime Minister Han, even if you didn't ask me to come, I would come to see you myself." Lin Feng took off his cloak and casually put it on the chair.
"My informant said that the Empress Dowager discovered today that everyone in the palace and throughout the capital was discussing her and the Imperial Tutor's dirty deeds. In a fit of rage, she placed you under house arrest."
Han Lie leaned against the headboard, thoughtfully saying, "I see! I was wondering why she suddenly put a house arrest order on a dying man like me."
"It seems that she is blaming me for spreading the rumor."
Lin Feng's eyes lit up. "Put it on you? So, you weren't the one who spread the rumors?"
Han Lie sighed and said, "Lord Lin, you and I have served in the same court for over a decade. Don't you understand my style? How could I be so unpredictable?"
"Our plan is to unite with all the ministers and petition together to depose the Empress Dowager. If I deliberately spread rumors about the Empress Dowager now, wouldn't that alert the enemy?"
"If I weren't poisoned, it wouldn't hurt to use public opinion, but I don't have many days left to live, so we can only play it safe."
Lin Feng sighed and said, "I told you, this is not like you."
Han Lie gritted his teeth and said, "Ah! I don't know who has done this, but they are ruining our plans at this time! We've already alerted the enemy!"
Lin Feng said gently, "Prime Minister Han, don't worry. Even if you can't be there on the day of the joint petition, I will do my best."
"As the left and right prime ministers of Dai Viet, you and I, for the sake of Dai Viet's country and people, will never allow a woman like Zhu Ling, who wreaks havoc in the harem, to ruin Dai Viet!"
Han Lie nodded heavily to Lin Feng with relief and gratitude.
"Back then, when Zhu Ling was such a charming concubine, we should have persuaded the late emperor to kill the mother and keep the son." Lin Feng stomped his feet, his eyes full of hatred.
"As the saying goes, it's easy to change a country, but hard to change one's nature. When she was young, she seduced her master and was a wanton woman. Now that she's thirty years old, how can she bear loneliness?"
Han Lie sighed deeply, wanting to say something but stopping himself. It was he who pushed Zhu Ling to the position of Empress Dowager. Now, he regretted it.
But at this moment, it's too late to say anything.
The two discussed the specific details again before Lin Feng put on his black cloak and quietly left the Han Mansion.
All of this was seen by the secret guards who had been lying in ambush on the roof.
The secret guard was sent by Yue Haoyun to monitor Han Lie.
At night, Mrs. Han helped Han Lie drink the medicine, and Han Lie fell into a deep sleep.
Mrs. Han slept on the soft couch opposite, ready to take care of Han Lie at any time.
The maids and old women stayed outside.
When everyone was asleep in the middle of the night, the secret guard on the roof blew a smoke into the house, and everyone fainted in an instant.
Immediately afterwards, the secret guard blew a whistle, and a dark figure in night clothes flew over from the courtyard wall.
The secret guard clasped his fists towards the man in black and said rudely, "Your Highness, everyone is unconscious."
The man in black curled his lips in satisfaction and jumped into Han Lie's bedroom.
He took out an exquisite small porcelain bottle from his arms, opened it, and shook it in front of Han Lie's mouth and nose.
After a cup of tea, Han Lie coughed lightly and reached out to rub his head.
"Master Han, wake up!" The man in black called softly and pulled down his face scarf. He was Yue Haoyun.
Han Lie tried hard to open his eyes, but when he saw the face of the person beside the bed, he was so frightened that his whole body shuddered. The dizziness, discomfort, drowsiness and weakness all disappeared.
"You...you are the prince?!" Han Lie pointed at Yue Haoyun tremblingly and asked with difficulty.
"That's right!" Yue Haoyun curled the corners of his lips.
"Ah!" Han Lie looked at Yue Haoyun in horror. He frantically touched his face, then his shoulders and chest, muttering, "I died so quickly..."
After a moment of silence, Han Lie smiled in relief. "Hahaha, my Lord, I never thought I'd be in the underworld to keep you company so soon! Life is truly unpredictable!"
Yue Haoyun covered his mouth to stifle his laughter, then said seriously: "Master Han, you are not dead yet. You are a living person now!"
Han Lie was shocked. "What? You, a dead ghost, came to me in my dream?"
Yue Haoyun stepped forward and grabbed Han Lie's wrist. Han Lie was so frightened that he was about to scream, but Yue Haoyun was quick to cover Han Lie's mouth with his other hand.
"Master Han, please don't scream. Take a closer look and see if I am a dead ghost or a living person."
Han Lie gritted his teeth and felt the temperature of Yue Haoyun's body. He felt that his hands were very strong and warm. Then he looked at his face, which was rosy and full of vitality. There was no trace of the cold air of a ghost.
Han Lie's mouth was covered by him and he couldn't speak. He could only stare with his eyes wide open to express his surprise.
Yue Haoyun took his hand away. Han Lie looked at him in disbelief and asked in a low voice, "You...you are not dead?"
Yue Haoyun dragged a chair and sat opposite Han Lie. He smiled playfully and said, "Yes, the king is not dead."
"The sudden death before was just to get past the Empress Dowager."
Han Lie showed an expression of understanding, "I see."
He immediately recalled the past. Zhu Ling had always regarded Yue Haoyun as a thorn in her side and had always wanted to kill Yue Haoyun.
As an ally of Zhu Ling, he naturally had the same idea.
So, he and Zhu Ling attacked Yue Haoyun several times.
Thinking of this, he shuddered and shrank back, staring at Yue Haoyun warily, "What are you doing here? Are you here to take revenge on me? Do you want to torture me?"
As he spoke, Han Lie quickly glanced around the room and saw that his wife and the maid were both fast asleep, with no intention of being awakened at all.
In an instant, he understood that it seemed that Yue Haoyun had already charmed everyone.
His eyes rolled, and then he put on an indifferent expression, and laughed freely a few times, "Yue Haoyun, if you want to torture me, you've made a wrong calculation."
"Now, I've been poisoned and am dying. You're torturing me, but it's just to help me get rid of it sooner so I don't have to suffer any more. I have to thank you for that."
Yue Haoyun raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Han, you misunderstood. I came to see you today not to seek revenge, but to discuss cooperation with you."
"Cooperation?" Han Lie's eyes trembled because he was too surprised.
Yue Haoyun crossed his legs and looked very relaxed, not at all like someone who broke into someone else's house late at night.
"Master Han, there are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests! I think that after more than ten years of ups and downs in officialdom, you should understand this principle."
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