Sixty-six
Thanks to the drunkard's strenuous treatment, Yunqi woke up that night.
During his coma, he had many dreams and felt groggy and uncomfortable when he woke up.
The room was dimly lit at this moment. Yun Qi looked at his bandaged hand in the faint candlelight not far away and tried to recall.
At this time, the drunkard pushed the door open.
"Hey, are you awake?" The drunkard hurried over with the medicine.
Yun Qi tilted his head slightly and looked at him steadily for a while.
Seeing this, the drunkard put the medicine aside and waved his hand in front of him suspiciously, "Are you stupid?"
Yun Qi stared at the face for a few seconds before he said, as if to restart himself, "You... didn't go back?"
Fortunately, I still remember him.
The drunkard cleared his throat, pulled the chair next to him and sat down, "You still have the nerve to say that? You two are really giving me a lot of trouble."
Yun Qi didn't want to hear him say this for the time being, "Where's Ling Junyan?"
"Hey, it's right there."
Yun Qi followed his guidance and looked inside the bed. He immediately tried to get up in a panic, but the pain pulled him back. However, he quickly tried again regardless.
"Hey, hey, hey!" The drunk was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward to comfort him, "He, he, he's fine, don't worry."
Finally, unable to overcome his physical limits and under the repeated persuasion of the drunkard, Yun Qi finally gave up struggling. He stared closely at the profile of the person lying beside him and forced himself to calm down.
"What happened to him?"
"I gave him some drugs."
"Why?"
"It's hard to explain right now. In short, he's going crazy. We need to control him, otherwise he'll kill everyone."
If it’s a long story, Yun Qi won’t dwell on it for now, but…
Yun Qi looked down and asked, "Why are you tying him up?"
"It's a double guarantee. You see, he woke up once in the middle." The drunk grinned awkwardly.
"Let him go."
"……ah?"
"Let go!" Yun Qi realized his tone was a bit harsh after he finished speaking. After all, the drunkard must have come back to help them. So he adjusted his mood a little and said, "Don't worry, I'm here and won't let him lose control. Thank you for your help."
Even the drunkard could see that this sudden change of attitude was right on the edge of rationality, and it was difficult for him to stop and become a Buddha at once.
"Okay, okay, I guess it won't be a big problem if you're here."
"Can you help me up first?"
The drunkard nodded, thinking that it was probably impossible to ask him to behave himself and not move around, so he helped him up. However, due to the injury on his back, Yunqi could only lean against the head of the bed.
After making room, the drunkard knelt on one leg on the bed to untie the rope for Ling Junyan.
At this time, Shi Degang had just finished dealing with the things outside. When he entered the room and saw Yunqi sitting there, he seemed to have found his backbone immediately.
"Your Highness!"
Yun Qi looked over and asked, "General Shi?"
Shi De walked over excitedly and bowed. He had a lot of things to say but didn't know which one to say first. It was not until he noticed the drunkard who was untying Ling Junyan that he remembered the most important thing at the moment.
"Your Highness, His Majesty..."
Yun Qi was obviously worried himself, but he pretended to be calm and said, "He's fine."
Hearing him say this, Shi De felt a little relieved.
The drunkard took the opportunity to tease him, "It's a good thing you woke up, otherwise this guy would have thought I was a traitor."
Yun Qi couldn't quite understand this and felt puzzled. He remembered that before he lost consciousness, he was attacked by someone and seemed to have been hit by an arrow in the back. Before that, he had held Old Eleven hostage in front of everyone. Why did Shi De still trust him so much? Did Ling Junyan tell him something or...
Yun Qi wanted to ask, but then he changed his mind and thought, since the other party chose to trust him, he would not let him down, so the reason did not seem so important.
So Yun Qi didn't choose to ask, but said: "It's a good thing that you are here. Tell me everything that happened during the time I was unconscious."
"yes."
Afterwards, Shi De reported to Yun Qi everything, from Ling Junyan calling the imperial physician to treat Yun Qi, to putting everyone in the palace that day, including the left prime minister, under custody.
Yun Qi made a brief review of these contents. Except for Ling Junyan's words, which might have to be explained by the drunkard, the rest were nothing more than about Lao Shiyi and the person who shot him.
Anyway, let’s take it one by one.
Yun Qi then instructed him, "First, find an empty room, check the surroundings, and bring Eleven over. I'll meet with him alone later."
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements right away."
At this time, the drunkard had already untied the rope and was sitting aside eating melons.
Yunqi glanced at him, then slowly moved his body, trying to turn around.
The drunkard came forward with great tact and said, "Come on, let me help you."
With his help, Yun Qi successfully moved to the inside of the bed and had a clear view of Ling Junyan.
This man just lay there quietly, with no sadness, depression or resentment in his handsome features. He did not appear to be out of control as the drunkard had described. It was as if he was just sleeping peacefully.
Yun Qi reached out and gently stroked the red mark on Ling Junyan's wrist, and was silent for a long time.
Seeing him like this, the drunkard must have felt sorry for him, so he said, "I didn't tie it too tight. He just struggled when he woke up."
Wait, isn't this a bit wrong...
So the drunkard said again: "He's a grown man, it will be gone in a while, it's okay."
"Actually, you don't have to comfort me." Yun Qi mercilessly exposed the fact that he was at a loss for words, and then said, "When I come back from meeting Ling Junmo, we can have a good talk about what you mean by losing control."
The drunkard didn't argue with him, after all, it was indeed the case.
"That's fine, but don't blame me for not warning you. You're busy right after waking up, be careful not to overwhelm your body."
…
Shi De did as Yun Qi said. At the same time, he also took into consideration Yun Qi's weak health, so he specially chose a room that was relatively close. After bringing Lao Shiyi there, he sent Yun Qi there away from the eyes and ears of others.
It was already midnight.
A full moon hung in the sky, and the road was clearly visible without the need for a lantern.
In the room, Old Eleven sat obediently on a chair.
Before this, Ling Junyan had confined him to his place, so until now he had no idea what had happened. He just felt guilty and couldn't sleep all night, so he looked tired and listless.
Until Yunqi pushed the door open and walked in.
He saw who was coming, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he quickly gathered his spirits and stood up.
"Emperor…Emperor's sister-in-law? Are you okay?"
Shi De did not say it clearly when he came, so the Eleventh Prince thought that it was his royal brother who wanted to see him. He never expected that the person who came was Yun Qi.
Yun Qi nodded, his face still looking pale due to the lingering fever.
"Your Majesty, you should know why I came to you."
Such a straightforward way of asking questions made Lao Shiyi stunned for a moment, but he quickly calmed down and followed Yun Qi's train of thought.
"Do you want to ask the person who gave me the advice?"
Yunqi looked at him, waiting for his answer.
The Eleventh Elder understood and said without further ado, "His target is actually the Marquis of Pingyuan."
Hearing this, Yun Qi frowned.
Marquis Pingyuan, the younger brother of the late queen and the great-uncle of Ling Junyan, was the one who had been stationed in the northern border of Dagan.
Seeing Yun Qi remained silent, Old Eleven continued, "That day, he offended the Right Prime Minister and was about to be punished. I happened to see him, and since he was pitiful and the matter wasn't a big deal, I simply helped him. After that, he was so grateful that he often came to my house. We became quite familiar with each other until that time..."
The Eleventh Elder paused, "He accidentally revealed the truth about my mother's death to me."
Yun Qi's heart tightened, because this sentence not only made him hear the man's ulterior motives, but also revealed the bitterness in Eleven's heart.
Ling Junyan has already found out what happened back then. It was the Zhaoyi who was favored in the palace at that time who framed her through her son. As for other things, there is no way to verify it.
In other words, this is the truth.
Yun Qi was worried about Eleven, "Empress Ning, she..."
The Eleventh Old Man looked at him and suddenly smiled, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I didn't believe it."
He continued, "He then brought me evidence for several days, each one pointing to the then-Marquis of Pingyuan. He said he was afraid my brother would be deceived by my mother and give up the throne. I played along, pretending to believe him. I secretly investigated his background and discovered that he was in private contact with the Right Prime Minister."
"So that's why you said the other day that the Right Prime Minister was under your command?"
The Eleventh Elder nodded. "It's not easy for you and my brother to investigate this, but they thought I was a fool, so they were less vigilant."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Shiyi laughed again, not knowing whether he was mocking himself or something else.
From the very beginning, Yunqi and Lao Shiyi always kept a distance between them. Yunqi originally planned to leave after asking questions, but he still overestimated his condition. After just a few sentences of conversation, he felt a little overwhelmed.
Yun Qi took a deep breath and said, "Perhaps it's the opposite. They were impressed by your intelligence. If I'm not mistaken, you've found out something else, and that's what they left for you. It's just that these people didn't expect you weren't interested in that. And this person originally wanted you to frame Pingyuan Hou, right?"
"Your Majesty's sister-in-law is right. That's indeed the case. As for why he proposed that idea and why I accepted it, you should already know the latter. As for the former, the process is too complicated and has too many twists and turns, and it has no beneficial effect on the result. Talking about it is just a waste of words. I hope Your Majesty's sister-in-law will understand."
Someone is planning to attack Marquis Pingyuan. It seems we have to focus on the northern border next.
Yun Qi took a breath and said, "Okay, I understand."
Old Eleven noticed that he was not feeling well and took a few steps forward to help him up. Yun Qi then took a step back, his black cloak fluttering slightly, and soon returned to stillness.
When Old Eleven saw this, he froze in place.
Yun Qi looked down and to be honest, this subconscious avoidance was not a spontaneous behavior of his, but seemed to have become an instinct of his body.
Yunqi didn't know what to say.
Old Eleven looked at him. Indeed, since they both understood each other, why bother to try to resolve the past grudge?
Thinking of this, the Eleventh Prince lowered his eyebrows, and this time he did not call the other party "Emperor's sister-in-law".
"Yunqi, I'm sorry."
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