Fu Ciyi was silent.
The two of them left the palace and boarded the same carriage.
The carriage went to the palace. The whole time, the carriage was very quiet and the father and son ignored each other.
After entering the palace and going all the way to the emperor's bedroom, several princes who were standing at the door shivering in the cold wind saw Long Yi coming and came forward to greet him.
"Uncle Jin."
"Uncle Jin."
"Uncle Jin."
The princes bowed in greeting one after another.
Only Long Yaodong asked directly: "Why did Uncle Jin get here?"
"You are here to tend to the sick, and naturally I am here to tend to the sick as well."
"Then the nephew will accompany the uncle in." Long Yaodong raised his hand.
"No need." Long Yi refused, directly exposing him, "You have already seen your father, so just wait outside obediently. Don't provoke your father again."
Worried about others noticing something, Long Yaodong could only nod, "Uncle, please."
Long Yi said "hmm" lightly and took Fu Ciyi into the bedroom.
Eunuch Song bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"How is my royal brother?" Long Yi took a few quick steps.
"The emperor is awake now and is waiting for the prince." said Eunuch Song.
Long Yi walked into the bedroom. At this moment, the emperor had his eyes closed and Yan Funing was giving him acupuncture on his head.
Hearing footsteps, the emperor opened his eyes and asked, "Prince Jin is here?"
"Yes, I'm here." Long Yi said bluntly, "Those guys at the door are all very suspicious. They're still waiting in the biting cold. They probably think that my royal brother..."
The words are not clearly stated.
The emperor understood and said with a smile, "I know that too. What do you think we should do?"
Long Yi looked at Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing: "Have you had dinner?"
The young couple said, "No."
Eunuch Song said ashamedly, "It's all my fault. I was so worried about the emperor's condition that I left Master Fu and the young lady hungry."
Long Yi turned his gaze towards Eunuch Song and said, "Serve the meal. Please specify that I want a few dishes that my brother likes."
"I understand."
Eunuch Song stepped back and told the young eunuch to go to the imperial kitchen.
When a group of eunuchs came over with food boxes, a prince stopped them and asked, "Who is the meal for?"
The young eunuch said, "Your Highness, it is naturally what the Emperor wants to eat."
The second prince and the third prince looked at each other when they heard this.
Long Yaodong even thought to himself that his father might be well again and wanted to have a meal.
The food was brought into the bedroom, and the emperor asked Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing to eat inside: "You guys eat, I can't eat anymore."
The couple had no choice but to agree, sat down quietly and ate in peace.
The emperor raised his hand and asked Eunuch Song to move a chair and ordered Long Yi to sit next to him.
Long Yi sat down, not knowing what the emperor was up to, so he asked directly, "Brother Emperor, why did you come to see me?"
The emperor remained silent, watching the young couple sitting by the window eating their meal in peace. He then murmured, "It's always been quiet here, but lately they've been the only ones to keep me company."
"Wen Yu is a good kid. Tell me the truth about the fire that year. Was it you who did it?"
"Royal brother, why do you ask this too?"
"I have to ask. If I don't, I won't be able to leave in peace."
"It wasn't done by my brother."
Long Yi didn't want to say more.
The emperor nodded: "Then I am relieved."
After saying that, he continued to watch the young couple eat.
When they had almost finished their meal, the emperor said, "Although it's cold outside, I still want you to go out for a walk. I have something to say to your father."
The young couple had no choice but to agree.
The two of them left the bedroom, and Caiyu and Lengfeng Lengying followed them out.
In order to keep an eye on Long Yaodong, the couple only walked around the bedroom.
Seeing that they all came out and no imperial physician was called, Long Yaodong was confused for a moment. He thought that his father was fine, but why did Long Yi come?
He really wanted to find out.
But he didn't dare to ask Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing, for fear of getting beaten again.
I had no choice but to stand in the corridor and think hard.
In the bedroom of the palace, the emperor asked Eunuch Song to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and he wrote an edict himself.
"What did my royal brother write?" Long Yi looked over curiously.
"Let Wen Yu wipe out Long Yaodong's branch at Long Feng. My illness last night was caused by Long Yaodong forcing me to abdicate. Add to that the numerous evil deeds he has committed, and it wouldn't be too much to torture him to death."
The emperor said this with gritted teeth.
He used even more force when writing.
Long Yi nodded and sat back in his chair.
After a moment, the emperor put down his pen and handed the edict to Eunuch Song: "To prevent criticism from the world, it is best for you to read the edict when Long Feng leads his men to rebellion."
Eunuch Song accepted it with both hands: "I obey your order!"
After writing the edict, the emperor leaned back heavily on the chair as if he had spent half of his energy.
"Royal brother, why are you doing this? If Long Feng were to rebel, no matter which other prince succeeds him, he would not be forgiven easily."
Why should we use our last bit of energy to deal with Long Feng and Long Yaodong, father and son?
The emperor waved his hand and said weakly, "You and I are brothers. Although we are brothers, there is a huge age gap between us."
"That's right, you're the eldest and I'm the youngest." Long Yi smiled. "To put it bluntly, when I was born, you were old enough to give birth to me."
"Isn't it?" The emperor also laughed.
"How dare you fight with me? I'm your youngest brother. I remember you loved me the most. Of all the brothers, you always hugged me and played with me. I never thought that the brother who treated me best would end up fighting with me the most fiercely."
Now that things have been said, there is nothing that cannot be said at this moment.
Say whatever you want to say.
"For the throne, age is not a problem. How could I give the throne to you because you are young? Similarly, you did not give the throne to me because I am old."
"It's all in the past, why bring it up now?" Long Yi shook his head. "Just take a good rest. Leave the affairs of state to the dedicated people. Just take care of your health and don't worry too much about other things."
"No, if I don't tell you tonight, I'm afraid I won't have the chance anymore." The emperor said calmly, "Based on what happened in the next few days, I will leave. Now I can't bear to leave this country..."
Long Yi sighed and asked directly, "Brother Emperor, did you ask me to come here to support the new emperor?"
"Just listen to me and I'll tell you slowly."
"Brother Emperor, please speak!"
"When you and I were vying for the throne, your voice was high, but as the eldest son, my voice was naturally high as well. Besides you and me, the second, third, fourth, and fifth sons were even more powerful."
Long Yi nodded: "Indeed, my father has many sons and daughters, so naturally there are many people vying for the throne."
"But you are young, and you don't know many things."
"What?"
"Back then, the second, third, and fourth brothers all tried to murder you. Do you know who helped you solve the problem?"
"Who?" Long Yi asked solemnly, "Could it be you?"
The emperor laughed. "It was me. If it weren't for me, you would have died at their hands long ago. You were only five years old at that time. What kind of person could you be at five years old? Even if they let you sit on the throne, they would have killed you and said you died young."
Long Yi was startled and murmured, "Royal brother..."
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