Upon seeing Xuan Yuanhan suddenly collapse to the ground, and noticing the dark blood remaining at the corner of his mouth, Physician Yue seemed to immediately anticipate what was happening, and hurriedly knelt down to take his pulse.
"I am fine..."
"Don't be afraid!"
Seeing Xuan Yuanhan gently stroking his face with one hand, still managing a forced smile, and muttering those two sentences to himself before his consciousness instantly became blurred, Yi Shangyun was terrified.
He then anxiously bombarded Physician Yue with questions.
"What's wrong with him?"
"What's wrong with him?"
"Why would he suddenly vomit blood and faint?"
Without waiting to answer, Physician Yue's eyes widened in surprise, and then he called Cheng Liang over: "General Cheng, why don't you quickly put His Highness on the couch inside the palace!"
Cheng Liang, completely unaware of what had happened, suddenly came to his senses and said, "Your Highness..."
So he quickly got up, picked up Xuanyuan Han, and ran into the hall.
The room was silent.
After carefully examining his pulse, Physician Yue spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty is afflicted with an incurable poison, and I have no other choice but to try fighting poison with poison. However, Your Majesty is completely unable to take the medicine on her own, so Your Highness personally..."
After listening to Physician Yue's explanation, the tears that had been welling up in Yi Shangyun's eyes instantly flowed down her cheeks.
She tightened her grip on Xuan Yuanhan's hand, her voice filled with worry and fear, "Your Highness, why are you doing this?! As your guardian, I came to this world for you. But without you, what meaning does my existence have?!"
Thinking back on those sleepless nights, Physician Yue felt a deep sense of regret.
"If there had been earlier intervention and rescue, and if he had rested properly, it might still have been in time. But His Highness, in order to avoid being discovered and disturbing His Highness's rest, and also so that he could personally guard His Highness, stayed up and slept for several days in a row without changing his clothes, thus delaying his best time to detoxify. Now the poison has already eroded his internal organs, and there is no way to save him!"
Yi Shangyun was shocked: "What did you say?"
Physician Yue shook his head.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing, who was being held by two guards, burst into inappropriate laughter.
"Ha ha"
"Hahaha"
Hahahaha
...
"The chosen one?"
Even you!
"Even if you win, so what? In the end, it all comes down to who's destined to sit in that position!"
"He was willing to give his life for a woman!"
"You are truly hopelessly stupid!"
After berating the already dying Xuanyuan Han, Emperor Jing then said to Yi Shangyun, "Accept your fate. How dare you, a mere woman, dream of stirring up any waves?"
Just as everyone stared wide-eyed, in disbelief at what was happening before their eyes.
Lu Yuan suddenly came to his senses and saw that Yi Shangyun was holding Xuan Yuanhan's hand tightly, and his whole body was obviously trembling.
Lu Yuan was furious, feeling both jealous and angry.
He strode forward, pointed his long sword angrily at Emperor Jing's nose, and ordered: "How dare you speak disrespectfully to my emperor! Drag this dog emperor away and execute him on the spot!"
Just then, a voice came from the direction of the palace entrance, shouting, "Wait!"
Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw that it was the Empress and Crown Prince Xuanyuan Hao who had arrived late to the crowd.
The Empress immediately knelt before Xuan Yuanhan's bedside, accompanied by Xuan Yuanhao, and said reverently, "Brother..."
Now that she knew the whole truth, the Empress had just begun to speak when she seemed to realize that addressing him in that way was inappropriate. So she changed her address, saying, "Your Highness, Your Majesty, I'm sorry..."
Now that things had come to this, Yi Shangyun didn't want to look at her anymore, so she turned her head away.
Even so, the Empress continued to plead with him, saying, "I know that confusing the royal bloodline is a crime punishable by death. Not only that, but for many years, he has neglected his duties while in power, disregarding the lives of the people. He is not a good emperor; he has committed numerous evils, his crimes are unforgivable, and he deserves to die a thousand deaths. But all of this was started by the Empress Dowager herself. He was kept in the dark and only just learned his true identity—that he is not the late Emperor's biological son. Moreover, he is, after all, also the Crown Prince and the Princess..."
Overwhelmed with emotion, the Empress once again spoke without thinking, tears streaming down her face: "No, he is, after all, the father of Yue'er and Hao'er. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and spare his life. I am willing to take him away from the palace forever. No, I will take him away from the capital and go far away, never to return until the day I die!"
Xuanyuan Hao also said, "I beg Your Majesty to forgive my father!"
Yi Shangyun thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and got up to walk towards the Empress, saying as he did so.
"Spare his life?"
"Over the years, whenever people suffering in dire straits have died because of him, and countless families have been torn apart and broken apart because of him, has he ever felt even a little bit of remorse?"
"When he wielded his vermilion pen and countless loyal and virtuous people perished tragically, did he ever feel even a sliver of pity?"
"On several occasions, when he attempted to harm His Highness, did he ever hesitate even for a moment?"
"Did he show even a shred of mercy and spare the life of the poor Empress Dowager?"
...
At this point, the Empress had no answer: "I..."
In the end, he could only lower his head and repeatedly apologize: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Yi Shangyun turned around and looked deeply at Xuan Yuanhan, who had fallen into a coma. She said with unwavering determination, "Imprison him in the imperial mausoleum outside the city. Order people to guard him strictly. He must kneel before the spirits of the late emperor and the Empress Dowager every day, sincerely repent and reflect on all the mistakes he has made. In this life, until death, he shall never leave the imperial mausoleum."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing finally panicked, struggling and shouting loudly.
"What did you say?"
"Imprison me?"
Who do you think you are to dare order me to be imprisoned?
Yi Shangyun raised his head, his voice more resolute than ever before, and said with forceful words: "As guardians, we should be of one heart with the true emperor, feel the suffering of the people, work together to eliminate the wicked, protect the loyal and good, and safeguard our beautiful land, the clear breeze and bright moon, the common people, and the lights of every household."
She paused, then looked back at Xuan Yuanhan's calm face and lowered her voice, saying, "I think this must be his lifelong wish."
These words shocked the entire audience.
"No!"
"You're wrong!"
You're wrong!
"You're all wrong!"
"I am the Son of Heaven!"
"I am the true Son of Heaven of this vast Qin land, this great Western Qin Kingdom!"
"As a guardian, how could you disobey and betray me?"
"I order you to immediately capture these rebels!"
"I want them all to be beheaded immediately!"
You can't treat me like this!
"cannot!"
Despite Emperor Jing's inability to accept it, he was eventually dragged out.
Empress: "Your Majesty..."
Xuanyuan Hao: "Father..."
The mother and son quickly got up and chased after them.
At this moment.
The vast hall returned to calm once more.
Lu Yuan and Yi Sanshao, who were standing to the side, were very worried about Yi Shangyun's mood at this moment, so they tried to say something.
Lu Yuan: "Empress..."
Young Master Yi: "Girl..."
Before he could speak, Yi Shangyun reached out and blocked him.
He then asked them, "These next few days, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you two with the affairs of the court. I need to personally focus on detoxifying His Highness!"
Seeing that Yi Shangyun hadn't given up, Young Master Yi said with heartache, "Girl, you know it's no use. I've already examined him; the poison has spread throughout his body. I'm afraid even if Hua Tuo were alive, he couldn't cure him..."
Unable to bear it any longer, Yi Shangyun finally broke down when she heard Yi Sanshao's words, which sounded like a final judgment.
He shouted angrily at him, "Shut up! I won't allow you to say that! He'll be fine, he won't..."
Seeing that she had lost control of her emotions, Lu Yuan wanted to speak again to persuade her: "Your Majesty..."
But Young Master Yi stopped him with his hand: "Don't try to persuade me, it's no use."
He then dismissed everyone in the hall: "Alright, all of you, leave!"
He gently closed the door for the two of them.
After everyone left, the room fell silent.
At this moment, Yi Shangyun slowly sat back down beside Xuan Yuanhan's bed and carefully examined his sleeping face.
Memories flooded back.
Her high, straight nose and exquisitely delicate features made her seem like a celestial being, just like when they first met. Tears finally streamed down her face.
"A life for a life..."
Why would Your Highness do such a foolish thing?
“You and I are fundamentally different. I was forced into that position by circumstances, but Your Highness is different!”
"You are the chosen one of heaven, the king that all the people under heaven have been waiting for. They are still waiting for you to save them from their suffering."
"How could you do such a thing for me!"
"It really shouldn't have happened!"
"Now, what do you want me to do?"
What can I do?
"Finally..."
"Along the way..."
"us……"
"It really wasn't easy."
...
And so, she spoke and wept, silently watching over him alone until late at night.
Suddenly her eyes widened, and she muttered to herself, "No, I can't give up. Even if the chances are slim, I absolutely cannot give up. There must be a way to save him in this world, there must be."
He then quickly stood up and walked out of the main hall.
Time passed day by day.
He locked himself in a side hall and never stepped out, trying countless combinations of herbs day and night.
He would often personally taste all sorts of poisonous herbs that he ordered people to find from all over the mountains, yet he never slept or rested, and never felt tired or weary.
However, it is clear that Xuanyuan Han has not made any progress to date.
Young Master Yi, unable to bear watching any longer through the window, pushed the door open, grabbed her wrist, and tried to wake her up.
"Enough, give up! You know perfectly well that this is useless. If you keep tasting it, you'll get poisoned too!"
But Yi Shangyun seemed possessed, struggling and saying, "Let me go! I can't give up, I will never give up!"
Lu Yuan was filled with remorse and came in to apologize: "I'm sorry. If I hadn't accidentally killed Princess Yongle, perhaps none of this would have happened."
Yi Shangyun said, “This is not your fault, you don’t need to blame yourself. It was Princess Yongle who was determined to die. I just didn’t know that she had such a vicious plan.”
Just when everything seemed to have come to a standstill, Yan'er suddenly came running over, panting, to report.
"Miss……"
"he……"
"He's here..."
Yi Shangyun asked, puzzled, "Who's here?"
Yan'er was out of breath for a long time.
"he……"
"That's the one..."
"That old Taoist priest..."
He said…
"He said he had a way to save His Highness the King of Qin..."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun's eyes lit up instantly: "Really?"
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