At this moment, Chen Jingshu, far away in the Hengwang Mansion, looked at the empty room, the bed still so cold.
"You say you've never changed, so why haven't you come to keep me company since I arrived at the Prince Heng's residence? Yan Shaoheng, are you still the same person you were before?"
Chen Jingshu stared into the distance, her face slightly flushed, as if she were both unwilling and desperate, and even her voice became a little hoarse.
Inside the study of Prince Heng's residence, Yan Shaoheng sat upright, processing memorials.
"Master, Yunxi has arrived."
When Yan Shaoheng heard that Yun Xi had arrived, his eyes lit up. "Let him in quickly."
Upon seeing Yun Xi enter, he actually went to greet her, "Have you finished making the antidote?"
"Your Highness, it's finished." Yun Xi took out a bottle of pills from her sleeve and handed it to Yan Shaoheng.
After receiving the pill, Yan Shaoheng tensed up and gripped the porcelain bottle tightly. "Cheng Ying, quickly summon Xiao'er."
"Yes, Master."
"Young Prince, His Majesty requests your presence in the study."
"What is it?" Yue Zhixiao answered from inside the room, but did not come out.
"Yun Xi has arrived and is now waiting for the young prince in the study."
Upon hearing that Yun Xi had arrived at the Heng Prince's residence, Yue Zhixiao could not contain his excitement. His heart pounded like thunder as he opened the door.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Whether it is or not, Your Highness, you can simply come with me to take a look."
"Hurry up!" He strode away, his steps steady and powerful, his brows revealing boundless joy.
"Father, father, father..."
His booming voice revealed his overwhelming joy and excitement.
Yan Shaoheng had never heard Yue Zhixiao call him that before, and his bright eyes sparkled with ecstatic joy.
Although he knew in his heart that Yue Zhixiao might be doing this because of the antidote he had, it didn't matter anymore; he had to take it one step at a time.
"Why are you so impulsive and clumsy, child?"
Yan Shaoheng's words were reprimanding, but his expression showed no sign of blame.
"Father, is there a way to detoxify him?"
It took Yue Zhixiao a great deal of effort to barely suppress the joy in her heart.
"This is it." Yan Shaoheng handed the medicine bottle to Yue Zhixiao.
Yue Zhixiao shakily poured out a pill, staring at it in disbelief.
These past few days, Yue Zhixiao has been hiding in his study, and even when Chen Jingshu calls him, he hasn't left the room.
He had not eaten or drunk anything for several days, and his face was pale with slightly protruding cheekbones, giving him a sickly appearance.
Looking at Yue Zhixiao's pale face, Yue Zhixiao felt a pang of heartache. "Xiao'er has suffered these past few days."
“It was all worth it.” After saying that, Yue Zhixiao swallowed a pill.
In an instant, Yue Zhixiao felt waves of heat coursing through his body. "Ah!"
Yue Zhixiao clutched his violently heaving chest and suddenly coughed up blood. If Cheng Ying hadn't been supporting him, he probably would have collapsed.
Yan Shaoheng's heart trembled slightly, and a hint of panic quickly appeared in his eyes.
"Yunxi, quick! Quickly check what's wrong with Xiao'er? Wasn't it the antidote? Why is he vomiting so much blood?"
If the blood that Yue Zhixiao vomited was poisonous, it would definitely be black, but what Yue Zhixiao vomited was clearly fresh blood.
After taking Yue Zhixiao's pulse, Yun Xi said, "It's nothing serious. The young prince has just vomited up the poisonous blood. After taking some medicine for a few more days, he will recover completely."
If it were an ordinary person, he certainly wouldn't believe that Yue Zhixiao had spat out poisonous blood, but since the person in front of him was Yun Xi, he believed it.
Yue Zhixiao slowly got up. The poison had been neutralized, and even her complexion had improved considerably.
"Xiao'er, what do you think?"
"Father, I feel much better. My chest felt very tight these past few days, but it doesn't hurt anymore."
Yue Zhixiao raised her eyebrows high, a hint of joy appearing between them.
"Good, good! It's good that it's resolved! Chengying, tomorrow send ten more strong men to Yunxi, no, twenty."
Twenty strong men were enough for Yun Xi to develop some other Gu poisons. He smiled, a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Thank you, Your Highness. I shall take my leave now."
After Yun Xi left, Yan Shaoheng gently patted Yue Zhixiao, "Have you not had a proper look at your mother these days?"
Yue Zhixiao nodded, looking somewhat awkward.
"Have breakfast with your mother tomorrow; she misses you terribly."
"Tomorrow morning, your son will go and have breakfast with your father and mother."
Instantly, tears of emotion streamed down my face, and a warm current flowed through my entire body.
“Since you came, you have called me father seven times.”
"Didn't I say before that I'm willing to acknowledge my father? Does he not want to hear that?"
Yue Zhixiao has recovered from the poison and now has the energy to make fun of people.
"Of course I'm willing, how could I not be? I love the way Xiao'er calls me."
"It's a pity that I can't call him 'father' for long." Yue Zhixiao smiled and laughed as he looked at Yan Shaoheng, who was startled.
“What I mean is that in a few days, Father will be the Emperor of Yan. At that time, won’t the son call Father Emperor?”
Yan Shaoheng pointed at Yue Zhixiao with his finger, "You..."
"Now that you're quite familiar with the Heng Prince's residence, I think it's time to change the surname Yue. What do you think, Xiao'er?"
Yue Zhixiao didn't care. It was just a surname. If he changed his surname to Yan, it would be more legitimate for him to become the emperor of Yan in the future.
"The son will follow his father's arrangements in everything."
Yan Shaoheng looked delighted, a bright smile on his face. "In that case, Xiao'er will be called Yan Zhixiao from now on."
At this moment, Chen Jingshu had already arrived at the door of the study.
"You two, father and son, were having a secret heart-to-heart talk here without even calling me."
Chen Jingshu no longer harbored any resentment, and her gaze towards Yan Shaoheng softened considerably.
"I have met my mother."
"Now even Xiao'er is so close to you. I haven't even seen Xiao'er once these past few days, even when I went there myself."
Chen Jingshu slowly approached Yan Zhixiao, "Xiao'er, you've lost weight. Is it because the food at the Prince Heng's residence isn't to your liking?"
"It's alright, Mother. I've been feeling a bit unwell these past few days due to the change in environment. I've already had Yunxi prescribe some medicine, and I'm feeling much better now. I even feel a bit hungry."
"Chengying, have the cook prepare something delicious for Xiao'er."
Yan Shaoheng summoned Cheng Ying and gave him instructions.
“Mother, Father has changed his son’s surname. From now on, he will only have the surname Yan Zhixiao.”
Yan Zhixiao brought up what had just happened to avoid arousing his mother's suspicion.
"Well, you are something else. My son and I have been in Yan for quite some time now, and all you've thought about is changing my son's name, while I don't even have a proper title."
Chen Jingshu stomped her foot and let out a dissatisfied sigh.
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