Chapter 450 The Emperor Wakes Up
As luck would have it, the emperor woke up that night.
The candlelight in the bedroom was dim and there was silence.
The emperor struggled to open his heavy eyelids, and his vision was blurred for a while before it could barely focus.
He just felt a burning pain in his throat and it was extremely difficult to swallow every time.
"water……"
His voice was hoarse and weak, and he uttered a single word.
The eunuch on night watch was startled and immediately reacted, "The emperor is awake!"
He uttered a low cry and immediately went to pour a glass of warm water.
The prince, who had been resting on a nearby couch with his clothes on, opened his eyes almost at the same time as the emperor spoke. He quickly stood up and came to the emperor's side.
"Father, are you awake?"
The prince bent down and carefully lifted up the emperor's upper body.
He took the cup from the eunuch's hand and gently placed the rim of the cup to the emperor's lips.
The emperor frowned slightly, but still drank it from the prince's hand.
The warm liquid slid down the dry throat, bringing a sense of relief.
The emperor's consciousness gradually returned, and the chaotic memory fragments reawakened.
Tingyuxuan, Lady Liu, Murong Jun...
And the blood gushing out of his mouth.
The emperor closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were clear and he looked at the prince with subtle vigilance and alienation.
"What time is it?"
"Why is the prince in my bedroom?"
"Father," the crown prince lowered his eyes, his voice low and clear, "you have been unconscious for two full days and nights, and now is the midnight of the second night."
"Father has not woken up yet. I am worried, so I have been guarding here."
Two days and two nights?!
The emperor's heart sank suddenly, and a huge panic spread from the bottom of his heart in an instant.
He thought he was only unconscious for a few hours, or even shorter.
As a result, he was in a coma for two days and two nights!
The emperor subconsciously wanted to move his body, but he felt very weak all over and had no strength at all.
The unprecedented feeling of powerlessness made him panic.
"What's wrong with me?"
"What did the doctor say?"
There was a panic in his voice that he himself did not realize: "Come, call the imperial physician for me."
He immediately shouted loudly, but he was out of breath and his words were only heard by the prince and the eunuch in front of him.
The prince helped him lie down again and said, "The imperial doctors are all next door. I will ask them to come over right away."
Soon, people from the Imperial Hospital filed in. Although the emperor was angry, his voice had no intimidating effect.
"Tell me, what happened to me?"
Liu Yuanshou had no choice but to step out and answer again: "The emperor was so angry that his blood rushed back, which damaged his heart meridians and caused him to vomit blood and fall into a coma."
The emperor clenched his fist and wanted to hit the edge of the bed to vent his anger.
"presumptuous!"
He roared out these two short words, but he was powerless.
"you……"
"You are deceiving the emperor!"
"I was in good health before... cough cough..."
"How come I got hurt all of a sudden...?"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Everyone knelt down, and a violent impulse surged in the emperor's heart.
Calm down? !
How can I calm down in his current situation?
He just wanted to drag all these quack doctors out and chop them up!
The prince said in a sad tone: "Father, please take care of yourself. Don't let your health get worse because of my fifth brother."
"evil creature!"
The anger once again ignited his decaying body, causing him to cough violently.
The prince wanted to go over to support him and calm him down, but the emperor waved him away.
The eunuchs standing by did not dare to delay and hurried over to help the emperor.
They brought some warm water and helped the emperor drink it, and only then did he calm down.
"Tell me, how did you deal with the subsequent events?"
The prince was cold as ice in his heart, but his face was still respectful: "The incident happened suddenly and had a bad impact. After discussing with the ministers of the cabinet, in order to avoid further incidents, the fifth brother will be temporarily detained and will wait for the instructions of the emperor."
"Um."
The emperor responded dully and seemed to have no objection to this decision.
He glanced across the hall, with a hint of annoyance: "Where is Madam Zhaohua? Ask her to come see me."
The prince replied helplessly, "While my father was in a coma, my grandmother learned about my fifth brother's affairs. She was deeply saddened and furious. She denounced Madam Zhaohua for her poor parenting and said that she was to blame."
"Today, the Empress Dowager punished Madam Zhaohua to kneel down and pray for a whole day. I heard that in the afternoon, Madam Zhaohua fainted due to exhaustion. I wonder if she has woken up now."
The emperor only felt a surge of anger blocking his chest, making him feel suffocated and uncomfortable!
Everything is going wrong!
After such an incident, it would be impossible to say that the Emperor had no resentment towards Madam Zhaohua and the Fifth Prince.
But after all, she was the one he had doted on for so many years, and he was used to having her around.
Besides, doesn’t the prince know about his suppression of him recently?
The prince must be holding a grudge against him.
When he was so weak, what he least wanted to see was the healthy, young and promising prince.
The emperor waved his hand at the prince and said, "Alright, I understand. You can go back to the East Palace."
"Now that I am awake, I will take care of these matters."
Upon hearing this, the prince paused slightly, almost imperceptibly.
It's so cold.
After all, he had truly served his father for two days and two nights, but his father did not show any sympathy for him at all.
The love between father and son was indeed his delusion!
He was silent for a moment, then bowed and said, "I will take my leave. I beg you to take good care of yourself. I will come to pay my respects to you tomorrow morning."
He slowly left the bedroom.
The heavy palace door closed silently behind him, blocking out the light and sound from inside.
When he left, he heard the emperor sternly ordering the imperial physician to do his best to cure his health.
The prince looked up at the endless night sky and said, "Father, your son is waiting to see what you will do."
If you persist in your wrong course, then I, as your subject, will be unfilial.
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As soon as the emperor woke up, he ordered the release of Murong Jun.
Murong Jun knelt in front of the dragon couch, tears streaming down his face, sobbing bitterly, and shouting that he was wronged. He insisted that he was framed and that he would never do such a rebellious thing.
Madam Zhaohua was also very sad and in tears.
The mother and son cried together, looking so miserable and pitiful that it attracted people's attention.
The emperor was so troubled by the sorrowful sound that his head was splitting. He did not say how to deal with Murong Jun. Instead, he spoke vaguely and ordered him to serve in his presence, make amends for his mistakes, and restrain his behavior.
At the same time, he ordered a thorough investigation into what happened that day, but nothing was found.
The news spread like wildfire, and people inside and outside the palace were speculating: What on earth is the emperor going to do?
Murong Jun has brought disgrace upon himself by the Mohe, yet the emperor still wants to protect and condone him?
However, the emperor had made up his mind and no one could change his decision.
Even when the Empress Dowager came forward and expressed her opposition, she was completely rejected by the Emperor.
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