But the implication...isn't it that he won't let me go?
Lan Shuang suddenly smiled, her red lips and white teeth made her look particularly bright and charming.
Ming Wang couldn't help but be slightly distracted.
"So, you don't plan to let me go?" Lan Shuang asked bluntly, her tone gentle and no emotion could be heard.
The strings in Ming Wang's heart instantly tightened. He leaned over and placed his hands on Lan Shuang's sides, whispering, "I don't want to lie to you, so I admit that I wasn't honest enough just now."
"Hmm?" Lan Shuang looked at him encouragingly.
Ming Wang lowered his head and tentatively pecked Lan Shuang's lips. The familiar touch instantly swept over his body, awakening countless memories.
Lan Shuang didn't expect him to dare to kiss her, so she reached out and covered his mouth: "Don't push your luck, I haven't agreed to anything yet."
Ming Wang couldn't speak, but his brows softened, like a spring breeze blowing across the lake, and his eyes instantly filled with layers of smiles.
The person who always had a cold face suddenly became gentle. Lan Shuang confessed that she couldn't resist it, and she even wanted to laugh unconsciously.
She might be broken.
Ming Wang grabbed her hand, pecked her fingertips, and said in a hoarse voice: "I said I wanted to let you go, but it was actually a lie. When I realized that I had different feelings for you, I didn't want to let you go anymore."
"And now, I don't want to let you go, and it's impossible for me to do so. If you agree, everyone will be happy. If you don't agree..."
There was no further news, so Lan Shuang couldn't help but bite the bait: "What do you want me to do if I don't want you to?"
Ming Wang smiled suddenly, leaned over and hugged her tightly, "I will do my best to make you like me and stay for me willingly. Although I have many problems and my situation is very difficult, keeping you here is not the best choice for you, but everyone has selfish motives."
"Now, this selfish desire—is you."
This ordinary sentence hit Lan Shuang's heart like a heavy hammer, leaving her in a trance for a moment.
Is it selfish?
She looked at the gauze curtains above the bed, and her heart gradually calmed down. Who doesn't have selfish desires?
She smiled and cupped Ming Wang's face in her hands, lifting him from her shoulders. "Okay, I'll wait and see."
Ming Wang was stunned. For a moment he didn't react to what Lan Shuang meant until Lan Shuang took the initiative to kiss him on the lips. He suddenly came to his senses, pushed her hard on the bed, and explored deeply.
…
After the two separated with their breaths unsteady, Lan Shuang patted Ming Wang's face and said, "Is there something you haven't said yet?"
Ming Wang looked at her blankly: "Anything else?"
Seeing that he had truly forgotten, Lan Shuang lifted her leg and rubbed the outside of Ming Wang's thigh with her knee. "Here, your leg, please don't tell me that the poison has been removed after we made love, and your Ren and Du meridians are unblocked, so you can use both legs to fly in the air."
The King of Ming was at a loss for words. What was going on?
He held down Lan Shuang's restless legs and whispered, "You're not well yet, don't fan the flames."
Lan Shuang: “Oh.”
She put her legs down and looked at Ming Wang intently. Ming Wang turned over and lay down beside her. He held her in his arms and thought for a moment before saying, "It's a long story, but as you can see, my legs are not lame. I was just pretending before."
Lan Shuang narrowed her eyes: "To make the emperor let down his guard?"
Prince Ming nodded: "Well, you should have heard about the incident when I was ambushed on the battlefield?"
Lan Shuang nodded: "I have heard a little bit about it. Back then, Prince Ming was extremely popular and the dream lover of countless girls."
The Ming King remained noncommittal. "I was indeed ambushed on the battlefield that time. I was struck by a poisoned arrow. My legs were unable to walk for a time, and... I also developed a hidden illness."
Ming Wang still feels bad when talking about this matter.
"Luckily, I had a miracle doctor by my side. After more than a month of acupuncture and medicinal baths, I was barely able to stand up. I then took medicine for another six months before I was completely recovered. At that time, I didn't know the emperor's beastly nature, so I wasn't guarding against him. Instead, I wanted to make the late emperor think I was useless so that he would lessen his murderous intent and protect myself."
When talking about the past events, Ming Wang spoke in a calm tone, but his eyes could not hide the sadness.
Lan Shuang saw it and hesitantly raised her hand to pat his back.
She asked casually, "Was your hidden illness also cured at that time?"
Ming Wang: "Ahem... ahem..."
He suddenly choked on his own saliva and started coughing violently.
"No, the miracle doctor told me that the remaining poison has damaged my body. I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this life. That's one of the reasons why I wanted to let you go before. But I don't know why I got better last night. It might be due to the stimulation of the medicine."
Ming Wang felt a little embarrassed when he said this, and his eyes kept wandering around.
Lan Shuang raised her eyebrows: "This...can't be a one-time thing, right?"
Prince Ming: "..."
He took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "No."
"How do you know?" Lan Shuang asked sincerely this time.
Prince Ming: “…………”
He suddenly lowered his head and bit Lan Shuang's lips, mumbling: "Morning... it's okay."
Lan Shuang: “…”
She responded dryly, "Oh."
She didn't want to know why it was good.
The two of them suddenly fell silent.
After a long while, Ming Wang released her lips, rubbed them with his thumb and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you stay alone in the empty room."
Lan Shuang glared at him. "Let's not talk about this anymore. What happened to your poison before? Wasn't it cured? Why is it happening again?"
When this was mentioned, the smile on Ming Wang's face disappeared instantly.
"It was the Emperor. He took advantage of my illness to tamper with my food and spices, and gave me a strange poison that will gradually drive people insane. When the poison takes effect, it will not stop until blood is drawn. My heart is filled with killing, and I lose my mind. I will kill gods and Buddhas who stand in my way. In the end, I will go completely insane, unable to bear the pain, and will kill myself."
Although Lan Shuang knew a little about the poison from 888, she still couldn't help but shiver after listening to Ming Wang's detailed account. How vicious a person must be to come up with such a tormenting method?
She tightened her grip, took the initiative to move closer to Ming Wang, and whispered, "It's okay, we will always find a way to detoxify. Everything in this world is interdependent and mutually exclusive. If there is a poison, there must be an antidote."
Ming Wang didn't actually hold much hope, but after hearing Lan Shuang's certainty, he couldn't help but smile: "Okay, if you say there is, then there must be."
He patted Lan Shuang's back gently, his voice as light as the wind, "I will try my best to find an antidote so that I can live longer. I won't leave you alone."
Upon hearing this, Lan Shuang slowly closed her eyes.
The two of them just snuggled together quietly, enjoying the rare warmth.
Maybe it was the effect of the medicine, but Lan Shuang felt a little sleepy. After a while, she fell asleep in Ming Wang's warm arms.
Just before he completely lost consciousness, Yu Heng shouted from outside, "Your Majesty! The Emperor has granted Lan Yuning a marriage to Prince Rong as a concubine!"
"Concubine?"
Before Ming Wang could say anything, the person in his arms suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, then burst out laughing: "Hahahahahahaha—you deserve it!"
Prince Ming: "..."
Sitting up in shock from a dying illness, that's probably all it is, right?
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