Chapter 543 Feng Lai swears that he has not colluded with the He family
In the Imperial Dragon Terrace, as soon as Emperor An woke up, Doctor Jiang wanted to step forward, but before he got close, Emperor An waved his hand to block him.
"His Majesty……"
"roll!"
Emperor An looked at Doctor Jiang fiercely, his eyes could cut someone to pieces.
Jiang Tian was his confidant and the imperial physician he trusted most, but he still remembered that when he had asked Jiang Tian to go to Jiyun Lane to check on Xiao Yan's injuries, he had insisted that Xiao Yan was seriously injured, which was why he had believed that the treacherous man had been seriously injured while rescuing the emperor, misunderstood Lu Chongyuan, and crippled Zhao Yuanlang...
Thinking of Jiyun Lane, Emperor An suddenly turned his head to look at Feng Lai with a ferocious look on his face.
"Dog... slave..."
He hadn't spoken for a long time, his throat was so sore, and his voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible, but the malice in his words made people feel cold.
"You dare to collude with Xiao Yan to murder me... Come, kill... kill them..."
With a "clang" sound, the long swords of the guards on both sides were unsheathed.
Feng Lairen panicked and spilled the water in his hand, and fell to his knees with a bang.
"Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me!"
Feng Lai's face turned pale and he kowtowed repeatedly: "I am Your Majesty's servant. It was Your Majesty who promoted me to where I am today. How dare I betray Your Majesty? If I really had defected to someone else, I would have left when Your Majesty was unconscious. How could I dare to stay in the palace any longer?"
"That day in Jiyun Alley, this servant and Imperial Physician Jiang truly saw that traitor Xiao Yan with our own eyes. This servant... this servant has no idea what happened, or why he ended up in the northwest. But this servant truly did not deceive Your Majesty, and certainly did not dare to collude with that traitor."
"Your Majesty, please enlighten me!"
Jiang Tian also knelt beside him and kowtowed vigorously, "Your Majesty, I truly saw with my own eyes that day the injuries sustained by Governor Xiao... no, Xiao Yan. I also saw him with my own eyes in Jiyun Lane."
"Although his injuries weren't life-threatening, they were certainly serious. Furthermore, although Commander Yu returned to the palace that day, the Imperial Guards were with him, and everyone else can testify."
"Furthermore, if Eunuch Feng and I harbored ill will towards Your Majesty, we would have had plenty of opportunities to murder Him. Why would Eunuch Feng risk his life to save Your Majesty on the night of the coup? Why would I, Eunuch Feng, stay by the Imperial Dragon Terrace, doing my utmost to treat you?"
The expression on Emperor An's face kept changing.
Jiang Tian rushed forward and reached out to pull Feng Lai's sleeve.
"Don't……"
Feng Lai quickly suppressed it.
"No, no, my life is almost gone!"
Jiang Tian pulled hard, pushed Feng Lai's hand away and pulled up his sleeve. He saw a hideous scar on Feng Lai's arm spreading from his upper arm. The wound had scabbed over, but the bone was still visible. The skin under the wound was now red from the hot water that had just been spilled.
Jiang Tian pointed at Feng and said, "Your Majesty was unconscious that day, and Eunuch Feng was also seriously injured. However, he was afraid that someone would endanger Your Majesty, so he stayed by your side. Commander Liu refused to let him get close, so he was always at the front of the palace. All the medicine and porridge Your Majesty took had to be approved by Eunuch Feng first."
"You were frightened and your blood rushed to your heart, causing you to fall into a coma. However, Eunuch Feng suffered internal damage from the injuries he sustained in the palace that day. He needs painkillers every night to sleep. Yet, even so, he stayed by your side for as long as you were unconscious. How can Your Majesty accuse me of colluding with this humble official to commit treason? This is truly chilling..."
"Alright, Doctor Jiang!"
Feng Lai pulled down his sleeve to cover the scar and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's just a misunderstanding..."
He said it was a misunderstanding, but when he lowered his eyes, his face was pale, and the scratch on his forehead looked even more miserable.
Only then did Emperor An notice Feng Lai's appearance. As a close attendant in front of the emperor, Feng Lai always paid attention to his appearance and dressed neatly, but now he looked thin and haggard, much thinner than before, with wrinkles on his clothes and a scar under his neck that was extremely unsightly.
Emperor An suddenly remembered that night in the Zichen Palace. Everyone betrayed him, and only Feng Lai threw himself on him to block the sword when Xiao Yan attacked. It was also he who took the opportunity to release Liu Tongen and send the message out.
Although Liu Tong'en was unable to reverse the situation later, and the traitor Xiao Yan still forced him to establish the crown prince, compared to those fence-sitters in the court who changed their stance according to the wind, Feng Lai was the only one who stood in front of him from beginning to end.
"You really didn't collude with Xiao Yan?"
"My loyalty to Your Majesty is evident to all."
Feng Lai raised his hand without hesitation: "This servant never knew that the He family had any bloodline left, and I never colluded with the He family's traitors to murder Your Majesty. If it is false, let this servant be pierced by thousands of arrows and struck by five thunderbolts, and I will not be reincarnated after death!"
He swore without hesitation.
Seeing this, Emperor An finally relaxed his expression and said, "Get up."
Meeting Feng Lai's gaze, he felt a rare pang of guilt: "Xiao Yan, that traitor, is cunning and treacherous. He wanted to eliminate the Lu family and must have set up a trap to lure me and Lu Chongyuan into it. He can even change his face, so he must have a way to hide it from you and Jiang Tian. I was confused in my sleep."
Although he didn't admit his mistake, the word "confused" made Feng Lai's eyes red.
Emperor An couldn't help but glance aside: "Where's Liu Tong'en?"
"Commander Liu had been guarding you the entire time. He was extremely sleepy this morning, and something happened at his residence, so he left the palace. Before he left, he ordered people to guard you. Commander Liu has people inside and outside the Imperial Dragon Terrace. Someone had already summoned you to leave the palace the moment you woke up."
Feng Lai did not say anything bad about Liu Tong'en. Instead, he spoke up for Liu Tong'en under the watchful eyes of the two guards beside the dragon bed.
"Commander Liu is extremely worried about you. He stays in the palace every day, and has no time to pay attention to the imperial guards and the affairs of the court. If he knew that Your Majesty had awakened, he would definitely come immediately."
After hearing what Feng Lai said, Emperor An's face suddenly darkened: "What's going on in the court?"
Feng Lai's face was stiff and he didn't dare to speak.
Emperor An looked at Jiang Tian, who was also kneeling beside him without saying a word.
Emperor An couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart. After that night, he was completely disgraced. After the crown prince was established, the power of the court shifted to the side. He knew that his current situation was probably not good, but the expressions of Feng Lai and the other two made him even more uneasy.
Emperor An struggled to get up, but he had been lying in bed for too long, and as soon as he sat up, his hands and feet became weak and he fell back.
"His Majesty!"
Feng Lai and Jiang Tian hurried forward to help, but before they could get close, they were forced back by the guards on both sides with swords.
"Please move aside. His Majesty is ill and I need to take care of him!"
The two men blocked it without moving an inch: "Back off!"
"you!"
Seeing Feng Lai was extremely anxious, Emperor An hissed to the side, "Let Feng Lai come over."
"No, Your Majesty, Commander Liu said that no one can get close to you when he is not around..."
"How dare you! Am I the emperor or is he the emperor?"
Emperor An was already feeling uneasy, and now when he saw that even his request for Feng Lai to come forward to serve him was rejected, his face flushed with anger. After cursing angrily, he fell down exhausted, lying on the bed gasping for breath.
Seeing this, Feng Lai's eyes were filled with anxiety, and he squeezed in without caring about anything else.
The two guards held swords in their hands and looked hesitant. Seeing Feng Lai helping Emperor An to stand up and help him catch his breath, they did not dare to throw him out. They could only stand aside and stare at Feng Lai.
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