Chapter 58: Promise
Chapter 58: Promise
With a "bang", a teacup fell heavily to the ground, and a lot of tea splashed onto the eunuch who came to report.
The emperor liked to drink boiling hot tea, so the tea was very hot, but the little eunuch didn't dare to hide.
If you get scalded by tea, you will only get a few blisters at most, but if you dodge it, you will lose your head.
"Didn't I order that no one be allowed to tell Yao'er about this? How did Yao'er know that his meridians were damaged?"
The emperor questioned the young eunuch with a ferocious expression.
"Your Majesty, since the Seventh Prince has recovered somewhat, he has been walking for a while in the long corridor outside Zhaochun Palace every day."
The eunuch paused here, looked up at the emperor, and when he saw that the emperor didn't say anything, he continued.
"Today, His Highness the Seventh Prince was taking a walk outside as usual. Who would have thought that two young palace maids happened to be there, discussing His Highness's injuries, and His Highness overheard them."
After the young eunuch finished speaking, he didn't dare to look up again and kept his head down waiting for the emperor to speak.
The emperor never believed in coincidences. The most likely scenario was that it was arranged by someone with ulterior motives.
The emperor could guess who this person was without even thinking.
The emperor had never hated the people in his harem as much as he did at this moment.
But now is not the time to think about these things. The most important thing is Xuanyuan Xingyao's physical condition.
"Go to Zhaochun Palace and interrogate those two palace maids for me. Who exactly was it that they were discussing in front of Yaoer?"
After the emperor finished speaking, he started walking towards Zhaochun Palace.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and continued to give instructions.
"After finding out the results, beat him to death with sticks in front of all the eunuchs and maids in the harem. I want them to know what the consequences will be if they dare not obey my orders." The emperor was completely ruthless this time.
After the Queen heard that Xuanyuan Xingyao knew that his meridians were damaged and he vomited blood and fell to the ground.
The same thoughts as the emperor came to his mind, he hated the people in the harem, but the most important thing now was Xuanyuan Xingyao.
The person in charge of guarding the bedroom today was Mo Jiutian. Mo Jiutian knew that Xuanyuan Xingyao would go out for a walk every day, so he didn't feel strange when he didn't see anyone after arriving at the bedroom.
What Mo Jiutian didn't expect was that Xuanyuan Xingyao, who usually took more than half an hour to come back, came back in a short while, and was even carried back by someone.
"What happened? Why did Junior Brother suddenly faint?"
Mo Jiutian's expression changed and he questioned Eunuch Li seriously.
"There were two little scoundrels discussing His Highness's injuries, and His Highness heard them."
Eunuch Li spoke with both anger and worry, angry at the two palace maids and worried about Xuanyuan Xingyao.
Mo Jiutian's face turned even uglier when he heard this. After Xuanyuan Xingyao was placed on the bed, he went forward to check on him.
As expected, the meridians in the body were damaged more seriously. It was obvious that Xuanyuan Xingyao had just tried to circulate his spiritual power, causing the meridians to be damaged even more severely.
The emperor and the empress arrived almost at the same time, and along with them came the crown prince Xuanyuan Leng who had heard the news.
The three of them had expressions of deep worry on their faces.
"Doctor Wang, how is my seventh brother?"
Xuanyuan Leng asked immediately after the imperial physician had examined him.
"The situation has worsened. Once His Highness wakes up, he must not practice anymore, otherwise his injuries will become even more severe. Even if we find the Void Grass, it will be useless. Furthermore, the medication used to last him a month, but now, at most, he can only last twenty days."
Imperial Physician Wang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said.
Everyone present looked very grim upon hearing this. Twenty days, fifteen days had passed since Xuanyuan Xingyao was poisoned.
In other words, if Bing Linxuan and the others don’t come back within five days, then even if they have the Void Grass, it will be useless.
But the Warcraft Forest and the Imperial Capital are in the south and north respectively.
Even if Bing Linxuan and the others came from the Warcraft Forest, it would take three days. Is that still enough?
Xuanyuan Xingyao didn't actually faint for long. He woke up after the imperial physician finished giving him acupuncture.
As soon as Xuanyuan Xingyao woke up, he remembered what he heard before he fainted, and subconsciously wanted to circulate his spiritual power again.
Fortunately, Mo Jiutian of Xuanyuan Xingyao was paying attention and noticed it.
Otherwise, the injury will be exacerbated and there will be no possibility of recovery.
"Junior brother, you can't circulate your spiritual power now. If the injury on your meridians gets worse, you will never be able to recover." Mo Jiutian said to Xuanyuan Xingyao seriously.
Xuanyuan Xingyao usually acts like a little adult, but this time he was like a normal child. He pulled Mo Jiutian's sleeve anxiously and panicked and asked with a choked voice.
"Second Brother, I'm not disabled. As long as I heal my wounds well, I can still practice martial arts, right?"
"Yes, Master went to the Monster Forest to find herbs for you to repair your meridians. Don't worry, you can definitely still practice martial arts. Second Senior Brother is waiting to spar with you."
Mo Jiutian didn't know whether he could recover or not, but he knew that if he didn't give a definite answer at this time, Xuanyuan Xingyao would really collapse.
Mo Jiutian's words made Xuanyuan Xingyao feel much more at ease.
The hand that had been grabbing Mo Jiutian's sleeve finally let go, and he was no longer as desperate and crazy as before.
"Father, Mother, you all already knew that my meridians were injured, so you forbade me from practicing until my body recovered, right?"
Xuanyuan Xingyao looked at the emperor, the empress and the prince with resentment, as if accusing them of hiding things from him.
Xuanyuan Xingyao's sad look made the three of them feel very uncomfortable.
They also knew that it was wrong to hide it from Xuanyuan Xingyao.
But when they saw Xuanyuan Xingyao falling on the bed and heard that he vomited blood, they felt that they had done the right thing.
Now that his body has recovered a little and he can still vomit blood, then when he was detoxifying, Xuanyuan Xingyao's body was so weak that it was impossible for him to just vomit blood.
"We know that if you knew the extent of your injury, you wouldn't be able to accept it. That's why we wanted to hide it from you so that you wouldn't be in panic every day."
The emperor touched Xuanyuan Xingyao's head lovingly and said in a deep voice.
Xuanyuan Xingyao could understand the emperor and queen's intentions, but he was still a little unhappy that they were hiding it from him.
Everyone noticed Xuanyuan Xingyao's displeasure and sighed quietly in their hearts.
In order not to disturb Xuanyuan Xingyao's rest, the emperor and the queen left together soon after.
When he left, he did not forget to take Xuanyuan Leng with him.
"Your Majesty, Leng'er and Yao'er are my lifeblood. This time, they have hurt Yao'er time and time again, even to the point where his life is in danger. Whether his meridians can recover is unknown. It can be said that they have already stepped on my bottom line."
After walking out of Zhaochun Palace, the Queen suddenly looked at the Emperor and said, her expression very serious and earnest.
The queen's words sounded incoherent and it was completely impossible to understand what she meant.
But the emperor understood. In fact, this time those people not only stepped on the queen's bottom line, but also stepped on the emperor's bottom line.
The emperor knows that there are many ways to win favor in the harem.
He also knew that many unborn children died at the hands of the women in the harem.
It’s just that no matter how cold or heartless the emperor is, in his eyes, a child who has not yet been officially born is not his real child.
So even though the emperor knew that those children were not innocent, he still did not investigate further. Of course, if you are incompetent and are discovered, that is another matter.
It’s just that those who have already been born are different, not to mention those like Xuanyuan Xingyao, who have already established themselves and are able to grow up.
In addition, Xuanyuan Xingyao has good talents, and he may become the pillar of the empire in the future.
He was poisoned and hurt again and again, which was naturally unforgivable for the emperor.
"Don't worry, Queen. I will not spare the person behind this, no matter who she is."
The emperor did not call the queen Zi Tong as he did in the past, but the official queen.
The emperor's address also told the queen how serious he was at the moment.
After receiving the emperor's answer, the queen's expression became much better.
No wife would like a concubine, not even the queen.
But she also knew that as the queen she couldn't be petty, so even if she was unhappy she always endured it and tried her best to treat all the concubines in the harem equally.
As long as she is not offended, the queen pretends to be unaware of the little tricks in the harem.
But this time the queen was really angry, and even took her anger out on the emperor.
I feel that if the emperor had not taken in so many concubines, how could Xuanyuan Xingyao have suffered such a crime?
Even if the Queen hid it very well, the Emperor and the Queen, who had been married for so many years, could not help but sense her resentment.
The emperor did not blame the queen. The queen had done well enough over the years. If he had to blame anyone, he could only blame some people for being too careless.
"Don't worry, Queen."
The emperor held the queen's hand, patted her hand, and made his promise again.
He will definitely not do that this time and will keep quiet.
The queen understood the emperor's unspoken intention.
Her originally tense face finally relaxed a little, and the look she gave the emperor was no longer so resentful and cold.
After the emperor returned to the imperial study, he immediately called out the secret guards.
Before, the emperor only asked the palace guards and people from the Ministry of Justice to investigate the poisoning of Xuanyuan Xingyao.
It’s just that their abilities may not be up to par, and they haven’t found any clues yet.
The emperor was originally thinking about whether to replace him with a secret guard.
As a result, before the emperor could make a decision, the person behind the scenes made the decision for him.
After he gave the order, he made some small moves, trying to completely destroy Xuanyuan Xingyao.
This is really obvious, it was a slap in the face for him.
"Within three days, find out who poisoned Yao'er." The emperor looked at the secret guard kneeling on the ground with sharp eyes and said in a cold voice.
"yes."
The secret guard responded with a resounding voice and disappeared into the imperial study.
Nangong Jing didn't know about Xuanyuan Xingyao vomiting blood until the afternoon.
As soon as he received the news, he rushed to visit Xuanyuan Xingyao without even notifying Feng Xuanzhou.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
After Nangong Jing got permission to enter Zhaochun Palace, he didn't even have time to salute Xuanyuan Xingyao before expressing his concern for him.
"You hid it from me too." Xuanyuan Xingyao did not answer Nangong Jing's question, but looked at him unhappily and said.
Nangong Jing then realized that Xuanyuan Xingyao already knew the truth about his meridians.
His expression suddenly became weak, and his eyes darted left and right, but he didn't dare to look at Xuanyuan Xingyao.
"The emperor has given us an order and we dare not disobey."
After thinking about it, Nangong Jing unkindly pushed all the responsibility onto the emperor. After all, what he said was the truth.
Xuanyuan Xingyao looked at Nangong Jing's guilty expression, and for some reason all his anger disappeared. He patted the bed and motioned Nangong Jing to come and sit over.
Nangong Jing and Xuanyuan Xingyao have known each other for so long that they have lost the initial restraint and truly regard each other as their friends.
Therefore, when Xuanyuan Xingyao asked him to come over and sit beside the bed, Nangong Jing did not say anything polite to him.
Under the surprised eyes of Eunuch Li, he ran over and sat down naturally.
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