Lu Yanluo nodded affirmatively: "Yes, poisoned. It seems that His Majesty is not confused yet. But let me tell you in advance, it was not us who poisoned, but the Yue Meiren whom you have been doting on recently."

Under the emperor's shocked gaze, Lu Yanluo threw out another piece of news: "Oh, by the way, I forgot to congratulate you, father. This morning, Lady Yue informed the six palaces that you will hold a ceremony to crown her as queen in three days. The purpose is to bless your health and let you recover soon. Lady Yue really cares about your majesty."

"Bastard... bastard!" The emperor was so angry that he threw off the quilt and struggled to get out of bed.

He has been shrewd all his life, but who would have thought that he would end up falling into the hands of a woman.

Qin Xuelin stepped forward, supported the person, and comforted him, "Your Majesty, now is not the time to talk about this. Please calm down. There is no other way today. The princess was forced into a corner, so she came to me. I consider myself a noble concubine and supported by the people. This is my duty, so I mustered up the courage to bring the princess here."

"Now, His Majesty the Night King is leading his soldiers to resist the foreign enemies at Tianque Pass. How can they fight without enough food? I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and grant Princess Ye's request and order the delivery of food and fodder to help them out."

The emperor gasped a few times when he heard this and forced himself to calm down. He was too sick to walk, but his brain was still usable and he had not forgotten what Tianque Pass was.

"Qingtong and the other two states can provide food, why...why doesn't he go?"

Lu Yanluo snorted coldly, as if she had heard a huge joke: "Qingtong two states? It's ridiculous. His Majesty the Night King took 300,000 soldiers from the capital to attack Tianque Pass, but the government offices of Qingtong two states said that they had not received any news of the battle at Tianque Pass. Without your Majesty's order, they refused to send food to prevent the Night King from gaining power."

Lu Yanluo laughed sarcastically, "It's ridiculous, isn't it? The enemy troops of Tatuo are stationed outside Tianque Pass. We, a prince of Tianji, go to Qingtong and ask for food but are repeatedly rejected. It's unreasonable, isn't it?"

Lu Yanluo took out an envelope from her bosom and handed it to the emperor, saying, "I know that based on my one-sided statement, you may think this is a self-torture scheme. Then please take a look at this letter, Your Majesty. This is a handwritten letter from the military governor Xu Liangshan to the government offices of Tong and Qing states asking for help."

Qin Xuelin opened the envelope very tactfully, and the emperor saw the familiar handwriting inside. It was indeed Xu Liangshan's handwriting.

Xu Liangshan was none other than the eunuch who had served him since he was a child. This time when Chu Xuan went on the expedition, the emperor was deeply afraid that Chu Xuan would take this opportunity to rebel, so he arbitrarily appointed Xu Liangshan as the military commander-in-chief, that is, the military supervisor, whose purpose was to monitor the Night King's every move.

He may not believe what others say, but Xu Liangshan will never betray him or lie.

"Rebellion...traitors! Kill them!" The emperor was enraged and cursed incoherently.

Lu Yanluo knelt down in front of the emperor and again proposed to send grain to Tianque Pass.

"The soldiers are starving, and Tatuo is eyeing them covetously. The most urgent thing is for His Majesty Qing to issue an order. Either I personally escort the grain to Tianque Pass, or I leave the capital and take the imperial edict to Qingtong Prefecture to transfer grain."

The emperor hesitated and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Letting Lu Yanluo go would completely go against his original intention of keeping Lu Yanluo in Beijing. If Chu Xuan really had rebellious intentions, who could check and balance him then?

But if Lu Yanluo is not allowed to leave, what will happen to the front line? What about those soldiers? Once Tianque Pass is breached and the gate of Tianji is opened, the war will start and all lives will be lost. How can he face the late emperor after his death?

"Can the poison in my body be cured?" The emperor placed his hopes on Lu Yanluo.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yanluo shook her head and said, "The poison in your body has already penetrated deep into your bones. I can't do anything today. I'll use the golden needles to prick your acupuncture points and force some of it out temporarily, so that you can wake up. If you want to detoxify, please forgive me for being unable to do anything."

If it was ten days ago, Lu Yanluo would still have a 30% chance of detoxifying, but now it was too late.

"How ridiculous." After a while, the emperor sneered, and said in tears: "How ridiculous, in my life... although I have not been able to... bring prosperity to our dynasty, at least... I have worked hard to govern the country and ensure that the people have enough food and clothing. Who would have thought that in the end, I would end up falling into the hands of a woman."

"Help me up." The emperor stretched out his hand tremblingly and handed it to Qin Xuelin, asking her to help him to the desk.

Qin Xuelin looked at Lu Yanluo, who nodded slowly. Qin Xuelin then helped her up, walked slowly to the desk, step by step, and sat down.

"Lu Yanluo, I can give you the imperial edict you want, but... there is not enough food and grass in the capital, and distant water cannot quench nearby fire. For now, we can only go to Qingtong and Tongzhou to transfer food. I will give this imperial edict to Chu Chen, and he will go with you to Qingtong and Tongzhou, and then escort the food and grass to Tianque Pass. How do you think?"

Lu Yanluo sneered in her heart. To put it bluntly, the emperor was still afraid that Chu Xuan would rebel. He was a dog emperor who was not worthy of sympathy at all.

"Okay, I agree." Lu Yanluo nodded simply: "Your Majesty, please issue an order, I will secretly look for Chu Chen to go with me, but..."

Lu Yanluo hesitated again and again, but finally spoke under the emperor's gaze: "Although your majesty is poisoned, I believe your majesty will definitely eradicate the cancer in the capital. Here is a pill that can protect your majesty's life for two months. It is up to your majesty to decide what to do."

The emperor glanced at the medicine bottle, picked up the pen and wrote a secret letter with difficulty: "The one for allocating grain is for you, and the other one is for Chu Chen. Give it to Chu Chen immediately after you see him."

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Lu Yanluo could not stay any longer, so she stood up and walked out of the hall.

For a moment, Qin Xuelin and the emperor were the only ones left in the hall.

The two of them were silent for a long while, and it was Qin Xuelin who spoke first: "Your Majesty, I will help you to the bed and rest for a while."

But the emperor did not move. He just stared at Qin Xuelin, looking her up and down, and said meaningfully: "You...you don't have a personal grudge against Princess Ye? Why? I suddenly feel that the two of you are like sisters with deep affection."

Qin Xuelin often spoke harshly to Lu Yanluo, and the two even had a fight. The emperor saw all of this.

Qin Xuelin was silent for a moment, then lowered her head and smiled: "There are no eternal enemies in the world. The Night King fought for his country, and the Night King's wife fought for the people. Although I don't like it, I have no choice but to do it. Beauty Yue plotted to murder Your Majesty and forged the imperial edict. Her crime is unforgivable. I also feel sorry for Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty can make a decision soon."