A tense silence spread silently. In the dead stillness, Ming Wang suddenly sneered, his voice hoarse and low: "Isn't it a family dinner today? Why are you all looking at me? Are you looking at me to see if I can eat enough? If I can't eat anymore, then I will leave first. Looking at you makes me dizzy."
As he said this, he seemed to think it was not enough and added: "Don't worry, I won't die for a while, just wait."
Everyone: “…”
Are you really being so rude? What the hell is "don't worry"?
Lan Shuang couldn't help but want to laugh when she heard this, but her image as a weak and helpless little white flower couldn't be broken. When she couldn't help laughing, she sniffed, sobbed, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said to the emperor, "Your Highness is right. Your Highness, don't worry too much. It's not easy for you to see everyone like this. Imperial Physician Fang said that Your Highness should stay cheerful."
"Okay, in that case, let's play the music and start the feast!"
Lan Shuang: “…”
You really know how to talk.
At the emperor's command, the musicians immediately started playing, playing various instruments and singing. The hall instantly became lively. Dancers came in gracefully from outside the hall, their sleeves flying and their bodies stretching freely. It was very pleasing to the eye. Everyone was attracted by them and no longer paid attention to Ming Wang and Lan Shuang.
After three rounds of drinks, the emperor suddenly clapped his hands, and a group of palace maids came in one after another holding trays.
Lan Shuang narrowed her eyes and said, here it comes!
Soon a palace maid stopped in front of her. Lan Shuang took a look and saw two glasses of wine. The color was very dark and did not look like ordinary wine.
Just as they were wondering, the emperor above said, "It's late autumn and the dew is heavy, making it easy for dampness to enter the body. I've asked the imperial physician to brew some medicinal wine to dispel the cold and warm the body. This wine can be consumed by both men and women. It's not strong, but very nourishing. Everyone, have a drink. If you like it, I'll have more brewed, and everyone will receive a jar before winter comes."
Medicinal wine?
Lan Shuang raised her eyebrows. I’m afraid it’s not that simple.
She said to 888, "Test the ingredients in the wine."
888 readily agreed: "Host, please wait a moment."
The emperor was still talking, but Lan Shuang ignored him. Others started to flatter him, saying that the emperor was kind and thanking him for his reward.
The Ming King was still diligently "pretending to be dead", observing the surrounding situation with his eyes half closed and no expression on his face.
"Tests completed. These two cups of wine are indeed medicinal wines. The cup in front of the host is ordinary medicinal wine. It contains no harmful ingredients and is beneficial to the host's body. However, the cup in front of Ming Wang contains a chronic poison that takes a long time to take effect. If you drink it, you will have a fever for the next two days. It will cause great damage to your internal organs and in serious cases, you will fall into a coma."
888 spat twice after saying this, "You bastard emperor, how cruel! A normal person would lose their skin if they drank this, let alone the Ming Wang who was already dying. One drink would only hasten his death."
Lan Shuang's eyes suddenly turned cold. She realized her own loss of composure and immediately lowered her head, pretending to listen carefully to what the emperor said.
The wine glass was placed on the table by the palace maid.
Lan Shuang turned to look at Ming Wang and squeezed his hand under the table. When Ming Wang glanced at her sideways, she shook her head almost imperceptibly.
Ming Wang immediately understood, his eyes fell on his glass of wine, his face expressionless.
The emperor finished his long speech, then deliberately glanced over and asked in confusion, "Why don't the Ninth Brother and his sister-in-law drink? Are they worried that the wine is too strong and they won't be able to take it?"
Lan Shuang nodded: "Yes, I am worried that the prince's body can't bear it."
The emperor immediately laughed and said, "Don't worry. I had this medicinal wine prepared according to Old Nine's body. It will benefit him and not harm him. Don't worry about it. If you don't believe me, you can try it first."
Lan Shuang looked at Prince Ming hesitantly. The Emperor and the Queen also looked over. Even Prince Rong below was nervously clenching his cup.
Those who knew about the situation held their breath and waited. The King slowly raised his head and looked at the emperor above. The emperor's eyes looked unnatural for a moment.
Prince Ming did not linger. He reached out his hand and tremblingly picked up the wine glass and raised it towards the emperor: "Since your royal brother asks me to drink, then I will drink it. Your royal brother will not let me down anyway."
On the surface, he said that the emperor was very good to him and would never let him down, but in fact he was saying that the emperor was stupid and bad, and this had never changed.
This sentence was a double entendre, and the emperor vaguely heard some hidden meaning, but it was not obvious. He suspected that he was overthinking it.
In the blink of an eye, the wine glass was already close to the emperor's lips. The emperor immediately gripped the armrest nervously, forgetting to breathe.
A faint smile appeared on Ming Wang's lips. He quickly glanced at the emperor and then raised his head to drink it all.
His posture was graceful and he didn't hesitate at all.
The emperor widened his eyes slightly. If he was really pretending to be crazy, he would definitely not drink it so easily. How could he not know the secret means involved?
He was so straightforward, it seemed as if he truly knew nothing. Perhaps he was just too good at pretending, but what did it matter? After drinking this poison, it would take effect tonight, and even after the poison was removed, there would still be sequelae. Sooner or later, he would die.
The emperor gradually relaxed, his eyes shining.
It had been a long time since he had felt so refreshed. All the breath he had been holding in all night finally came out. The emperor laughed heartily: "Great! Old Nine, you feel refreshed! How about it, do you feel better after drinking it?"
Prince Ming put down his wine glass, and his eyes regained some spirit. "As expected of an imperial physician, the effect is immediate."
"As long as you like it, I'll send you a few jars later. Drink slowly."
"Thank you very much, my Royal Brother."
King Ming smiled and cooperated with the emperor to perform this drama of deep brotherly love.
Lan Shuang clenched the chopsticks in her other hand, and a smile appeared on her face.
Everyone thought she was happy that she didn't have to be a widow, but they didn't know that only 888 knew that one of the chopsticks in his host's hand was broken!
This is really infuriating!
Looking at the flawless smile on Lan Shuang's face, 888 suddenly felt a chill on his back.
When the banquet was over, Lan Shuang pushed Ming Wang out of the hall. She didn't want to stay any longer. She felt sick and disgusted when she looked at the emperor's hypocritical face for even one more moment.
Yu Xiao, who was guarding outside, saw them coming out and immediately went to greet them, but when he saw Lan Shuang's expression, he hesitated for a moment.
Lan Shuang saw that his expression had eased a little, "I can just push the prince, let's go back to the palace quickly."
"yes."
Yu Xiao followed the two of them. After leaving the palace, he and the coachman lifted the wheelchair onto the carriage, then jumped on the horse and urged the coachman to hurry back.
In the carriage, Lan Shuang held Ming Wang's hand tightly and whispered to him, "How is it? Is the detoxification pill effective? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
Ming Wang shook his head, touched Lan Shuang's face with his other hand and said, "I'm fine, don't worry, the medicine in Yunfu is very powerful."
However, having said that, when he returned to his bedroom in the palace, he felt dizzy and his stomach churned as soon as he stood up. Lan Shuang hurriedly helped him to the yard and let him vomit under a tree.
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