Chapter 251 The Emperor Wakes Up
When it was dark, the emperor finally opened his eyes slowly. He was still a little confused. After calming down, when he saw Murong Li in front of him, he struggled to sit up in surprise.
"Father, lie down and don't move. Your body is not well yet, so you shouldn't move."
Murong Li hurriedly held down the emperor.
"I……"
As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he felt his throat was hoarse and he didn't speak for a long time.
The emperor was stunned for a while, then his mind came back to him and he understood what was going on. He pointed at the dragon bed and motioned Murong Li to sit on the edge of the bed. After Murong Li sat down, the emperor took his hand and looked at him carefully.
"I'm not dreaming, am I?"
The emperor at this time did not have any imperial dignity at all. He was like an old man on his deathbed, reluctant to part with his son.
"Old Four, I'm sorry for you. You've suffered, do you blame me?"
The emperor was overwhelmed with grief. Among all his sons, it was this most insignificant son who saved him from the brink of death in the end.
During the period of coma, he was not completely unconscious. Like an ordinary person, he only fell asleep at night and was basically awake during the day. He knew everything the prince did, but he could not open his eyes because he was too weak.
"Father, I have never blamed you. Don't think too much now. Take good care of your health. Xifeng Kingdom still needs you."
Murong Li couldn't say anything to blame the emperor. The emperor had acted eccentrically throughout his life and had done many unacceptable things, but seeing him like this now, he couldn't bear it.
Moreover, what he said was the truth. The emperor could not die now. Once he died, the prince would definitely take the throne. Once he took the throne, there would be another bloody storm in the court.
The Xifeng Kingdom was already on the verge of collapse, and other countries would certainly take advantage of this opportunity to launch a large-scale invasion. At that time, Xifeng would be unable to withstand the internal and external troubles, and its ultimate fate would be to be divided up or replaced by other countries.
The emperor looked gloomy. "I know my health is not good. Oh, I remember I was unconscious for a long time and was very weak. How come I am so energetic now? What did you eat?"
Murong Li pulled Su Yue over and said, "It was your daughter-in-law who saved you. Do you still remember her, Miss Su? You granted this marriage to your son and minister, and we are already married."
"The daughter-in-law greets the emperor."
Su Yue bowed to the emperor in a proper manner.
The emperor's cloudy eyes shifted to Su Yue. How could he not remember? How could he not know that they were already married? He still remembered that the fourth brother was poisoned, and it was this girl who found the antidote. But after he ordered the investigation into the attack on the fourth brother in Daping County, his health deteriorated almost overnight.
He then fell into a coma.
The emperor said lovingly, "My fourth daughter-in-law, I thank you."
Su Yue was so overwhelmed by the emperor's kind words that she got goose bumps all over her body.
In Su Yue's memory, she had met the emperor. She still remembered his arrogant and domineering look and his indifference to everyone.
Su Yue smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to thank me. This is what a daughter-in-law should do. Don't worry, as long as I am here, your health will get better and better."
Filial piety should still be shown, and nice words should still be said, because the emperor likes this.
"Really? My health can still be better?"
The emperor was so excited that he wanted to sit up, but Murong Li held him down again: "Father, what Yue'er said is true."
"That's great."
The emperor's eyes lit up and he looked at Su Yue with burning gaze.
Who wants to die, especially the emperor, who wishes he could live forever. He is only a few dozen years old and hasn't lived enough.
Su Yue nodded gently: "The emperor has only been poisoned by a chronic poison, a poison that consumes the body's vitality. Although my daughter-in-law does not have an immediate antidote, she has a prescription that can slowly remove the poison. It will take a long time, about a year, to completely remove it, and the emperor will be able to recover his health in the future."
She told half the truth. She really didn't have an antidote, but she had something in the space, so she wasn't worried about not being able to find a solution. She just exaggerated the time. It would take at most two or three months to recover, but she deliberately said it would take a year.
The emperor's temperament is unpredictable. He can be kind to you as a father or a filial son today, but turn against you as an enemy tomorrow.
They had just returned to the capital and had not yet established themselves. The prince had just fallen from power, and all eyes were on them from all directions.
A year under the emperor's protection was enough for them to gain a foothold in the capital.
The emperor was such a smart man that he immediately understood what Su Yue meant. He didn't mind Su Yue asking him for protection, as it was something he should give her.
What's more, the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital were helpless against the poison in his body. If the fourth son's wife could use a year to detoxify, then give her a year.
This also means that he can live for at least another year, which is enough time for him to do a lot of things.
Tunnel: "Then you two will stay by my side. The fourth brother will help my father handle state affairs, and the fourth brother's wife will take care of my health. As long as I am here, no one can harm you two."
This was his golden words. If he could get better, he would give the two of them a golden medal of immunity from death. Even if they were disabled for too long, he could make the fourth son the crown prince. This was his original intention, to make the fourth son the crown prince.
The prince must be deposed, that beast.
The emperor turned his head to look at the prince lying unconscious on the ground, wishing he could get up and beat him to death right then and there. He then turned back to look at Murong Li and the other man.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Su Yue responded immediately. It is said that the emperor's words are as good as gold. Before he recovers, he will not act up and will keep his promise. Of course, she is not afraid if he acts up, and will just let him die.
The emperor seemed to have thought of something. He glanced at Su Yue and said, "Since you are married to the fourth brother, it is not appropriate to call me Your Majesty. Just call me Father."
"Yes, Father."
The corners of Su Yue's mouth twitched. It was not easy for her to be so approachable like this emperor, but she still called him that obediently.
The emperor forced a smile, turned his head and looked at the crown prince lying on the ground, and said coldly, "Fourth Brother, take back the personal guard token from that beast, and then throw him into prison. I will depose him today. What a beast! He almost killed me."
Murong Li nodded, glanced at the prince lying on the ground like a dead dog, walked over and searched his body, and indeed found a snow-white jade token.
It was the first time he had seen this jade token. There was a dragon engraved on one side of the jade token, and the three words "Personal Guard Order" were engraved on the other side.
He handed the jade pendant to the emperor, but the emperor refused to take it. "Take it. These will all be yours in the future. First, throw this beast into the Heavenly Prison. Then summon the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital, and all the other civil and military officials. I have something to tell you."
The emperor paused and said, "Fourth Brother, go get your mother. I need someone to take care of me."
(End of this chapter)
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