Feng Ye really wanted to pry open his son's head to see if Pei Jiusheng's brain was flooded, but he just silently helped Pei Jiusheng to the bed. He had been serving Pei Jiusheng since he was a child, and he could see that Pei Jiusheng was serious about what he said.
Fengye had breakfast placed on the table. As the servant brought a dish, he sighed, "Sir, please come and eat. I just sent someone to the main kitchen to prepare two more dishes for you. Death row prisoners in prison always have a sumptuous meal before they die, and you're in a similar situation now."
Pei Jiusheng sat on the bed without moving, "No appetite."
Fengye had no choice but to scoop a bowl of porridge and brought it to Pei Jiusheng's bed. Pei Jiusheng still refused with the three light words "no appetite". He was thinking of how to persuade him again when he heard a loud noise at the door.
Fengye was already annoyed. He placed his bowl heavily on the bedside table and walked out, shouting, "What are you making so much noise for? If you disturb the peace of the princess and the prince, none of you will survive."
The attendant standing at the door had a pale face, and his words were trembling so much that they were almost incoherent. "Brother Fengye, something happened to Her Highness the Princess."
Fengye's expression changed drastically, and his voice suddenly rose, "Do you know what you are talking about?"
The attendant was still trembling, but he managed to finish his words. "Your Majesty was assassinated, and Your Highness the Crown Princess blocked the knife for His Majesty. The tip of the knife was smeared with poison, and Your Highness the Crown Princess has now fainted. The doctors from the Imperial Hospital have examined Her Highness, and they all say...they all say that Your Highness is in critical condition..."
Before Fengye could say anything, there was a sudden "bang" behind him, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground. Fengye turned around hurriedly and saw Pei Jiusheng falling to the ground. His eyes rolled back and he soon lost consciousness.
Linglong Palace immediately fell into chaos.
Fengye grabbed the servant closest to him and asked him to invite the doctor from the mansion over first, and then hurried to check on Pei Jiusheng's condition.
Pei Jiusheng grabbed Fengye's hand and said, "I want to go to the palace. Please get someone to prepare the carriage. I want to see Her Royal Highness right away."
The servants of Linglong Palace immediately got busy following Pei Jiusheng's instructions. Fengye, who had always been calm and composed, turned pale. He clutched Pei Jiusheng's sleeve tightly and said, "Master, I beg you, please don't come into the palace, okay?"
Pei Jiusheng pursed his thin lips into a line. He pulled his sleeve out of Fengye's hand and a brilliant smile appeared on his face. "Fengye, I finally don't have to fall into a dilemma. Heaven has made the decision for me."
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Imperial Palace.
Imperial study.
The wound on Ling Shumo's right arm had begun to ooze black blood.
The emperor was furious and started cursing at Liu Yuanshi, "What do you mean by 'the poison is too strong and cannot be cured'? Do I support all the people in your Imperial Hospital for free?"
The imperial physicians and servants in the room all knelt on the floor. Court Envoy Liu's clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and her head was almost hanging to the floor. "The poison in Her Highness's body is something we have never seen before. It will take some time to prepare the right antidote. We have tried our best to control the spread of the poison..."
Before Liu Yuanshi could finish her words, the emperor picked up the inkstone on the desk and smashed it on her head. Blood flowed from the wound on Liu Yuanshi's forehead, quickly staining half of her face red.
Liu Yuanshi wiped the blood off her face. She was about to say something to defend herself when a female official announced that "the Princess Royal has arrived."
Pei Jiusheng didn't wait for the emperor to tell him to come in, and hurriedly trotted to Ling Shumo's bed.
Ling Shumo only felt her brain becoming more and more dizzy, and a few drops of warm liquid dripped onto her face. She carefully identified the person in front of the bed. After a while, she recognized Pei Jiusheng's stunningly beautiful face.
The emperor was now extremely irritable. She started scolding Pei Jiusheng, "Cry, cry, cry, all you do is cry. My daughter hasn't even died yet, and you're here to mourn. It's really unlucky. If crying could cure Shu Mo's illness, then what are those people in the Imperial Hospital doing?" She added in a cold voice, "No, those useless people in the Imperial Hospital really can't do anything."
The Left Court Judge of the Imperial Hospital brought a bowl of medicine and said, "Your Highness, please drink this first."
The Queen wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief. She looked at Zuo Yuanpan with hope, "Shu Mo, drink the medicine. Her illness will be cured, right?"
The left judge fell silent.
The toxins in Ling Shumo's body must be removed as soon as possible. If it is delayed any further, it will damage her lungs and even a god cannot save her life.
It takes time to prepare the antidote, but what Ling Shumo lacks most now is time.
The Queen could no longer bear the tragic news of possibly losing her daughter, and immediately burst into tears, "Shumo, my poor child, why are you so miserable?"
Ling Shumo pinched her thigh with her hand under the quilt. She cursed herself in her heart for being so ruthless. If she had known that the medicine was so strong, she should have asked the assassin to reduce the amount of medicine applied on the tip of the sword by half.
The commander of the Imperial Guards had a complicated expression on his face as he held a wooden plaque before the Emperor. "Your Majesty, this is the plaque that fell from the body of the escaped assassin. The pattern on the back is exactly the same as the plaque on the day Her Highness was assassinated at Lingyin Taoist Temple."
Before the emperor could say anything, Ling Shumo spat out a mouthful of blood, her eyes filled with grief. "Big sister is completely heartless. It's not enough that she wants to kill me, now she even dares to murder the Queen Mother."
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