Chapter 63 Heart-wrenching
When Eunuch He came in with his guards, he saw this scene. His face turned pale and he immediately knelt on one knee to apologize. Behind him, people knelt down and cried: "This old slave deserves death. I was not able to rescue him in time. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
This group of assassins came in an unexpected way. They actually sent out two Sword King-level masters at once. Eunuch He was fighting one against two and was entangled by them and had no way to escape, so he accidentally let them take advantage of his opportunity.
"We'll talk about the assassin later. Go call the doctor immediately!"
The candles in the room were relit, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was a mess. Lu Yanyu picked up Shang Junnian from the ground and walked quickly to the side hall, his face terribly cold.
This man was already seriously injured and now he was hit by a sword. How could he survive this?
After leaving the house, the snow and wind were blowing outside, and Shang Junnian felt cold all over. He was finally sent to the side hall and placed on the bed, but the brocade quilt could not warm him up, and he was really no different from a dead person.
Lu Yan sat on the bedside, letting him lean against his chest. He held Shang Junnian's cold hands and rubbed them to keep warm. He asked concernedly, "How are you? Are you dizzy?"
Shang Junnian must not lose consciousness at this time, otherwise it will be difficult to save him.
Shang Junnian's face turned pale with pain, and he only hated himself for helping this scoundrel just now, which cost him his life in vain. He frowned fiercely and uttered three words in a hoarse voice: "I won't die."
Since his death was imminent, he was not afraid of offending Lu Yan.
Lu Yan paused and said, "My beautiful lady, you are so fierce. It is obvious that you are still angry about what happened just now. I am just teasing you on purpose. How about I apologize to you now? When you wake up, I will tease you back."
Shang Junnian still didn't say anything. He closed his eyes and his face was pale, as if there was nothing left to worry about in the world.
Seeing this, Lu Yan stopped smiling and sighed in a low voice: "It is said that a man will die for his confidant. You never took me as your confidant, and I never helped you in any way. If you die for me today, wouldn't it be a pity?"
Shang Junnian finally opened his eyes after hearing this, but he was stunned when he saw the obvious worry in Lu Yan's eyes. He came to his senses and asked sarcastically:
"Your Highness is worth a fortune, would you care about the life of a lowly prisoner?"
Shang Junnian was already seriously injured, and after he spoke like this, a fishy and sweet smell came out of his throat, and his face turned pale as paper. Lu Yan could not take care of him much, and quickly ordered the maid to bring him a heart-protecting pill and said, "Don't talk yet, the imperial physician will be here soon."
Although he did not allow Shang Junnian to speak, he remained silent for a moment and whispered: "This king has never treated you as a prisoner."
Shang Jun died to save him in his previous life, and was injured just now to save him. Lu Yan liked this beautiful woman in the first place, and it would be too cruel to treat her as a prisoner.
Shang Junnian's invisible spikes finally subsided after hearing this. His icy hands were held by Lu Yan, and they seemed to warm up a little. He closed his eyes and said, "If I die here today... I'm afraid I will just be a wandering ghost, and my coffin won't be able to return home..."
Although Wu Yun is no longer worth remembering.
Lu Yan looked down at him and said, "It is said that if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. Since you have followed me, Xianling is your home. Where else do you want to go?"
Shang Junnian pulled up the corner of his mouth when he heard this, as if he wanted to laugh, but he couldn't. Lu Yan was known for his playboy status, and he was very lustful and greedy for women. He would hold the flowers in his hands when they were fresh, and throw them aside when they were not fresh. How could such a heartless person be trusted?
But perhaps it was because he was too lonely, but even though he knew that the other person didn't tell the truth, Shang Junnian felt a little comforted in his heart. At least when he died, he was not alone.
When the imperial physician arrived, Shang Junnian had already fallen into a semi-comatose state, but the broken sword in his chest still had to be pulled out. When the imperial physician came forward to treat the wound, Shang Junnian felt a heart-wrenching pain in his chest, veins popped on his forehead, and he whispered in pain: "Get out! Get out of here!!"
His body tensed up out of self-preservation instinct, and he was unable to pull out the broken sword any further after pulling it out halfway.
The imperial physician was so anxious that his forehead was sweating profusely: "Your Highness, he is too cautious. I really can't pull out this broken sword. Please send a strong man to help."
Lu Yan cursed him in a deep voice, "What a waste!" Then he ordered, "Eunuch He, come and help me draw the sword."
As they were both martial artists, they naturally knew how to draw the sword fastest. Upon hearing this, Eunuch He took the order and stepped forward, lightly hitting Shang Junnian on the injured part of his back. With a "whoosh" sound, the broken sword flew out of his body and penetrated three inches into the opposite wall.
The imperial physician could not bear to see that half of his body was covered in blood, so he rushed forward to treat Shang Junnian's wound, using all kinds of rare and precious medicines on him as if they were free, and finally stopped the bleeding.
Lu Yan asked Shang Junnian to lean on his side in his arms so that he could wrap the gauze around his chest. However, the imperial physician was so slow in his movements that he finally pushed him away in annoyance and wrapped the gauze around Shang Junnian himself.
The servants in the room were secretly shocked when they saw this scene, because they had never seen His Highness being so kind to anyone.
Lu Yan carefully placed Shang Junnian on the pillow and covered him with a blanket. He then frowned and looked at the imperial physician: "How is his injury? Is it okay?"
The doctor glanced at Lu Yan quietly, then lowered his head and said, "The sword didn't damage his heart, so it should be fine. But this young master's old injury hasn't healed yet, his scapula was pierced, and his internal organs are already extremely damaged. This may make the situation worse."
Lu Yan's face darkened. He knew that Shang Junnian was in a bad condition. The others were bleeding profusely, but Shang Junnian's body was so weak that even the blood could not flow. "Just tell me how to treat him. Ginseng? Deer antler? Or donkey-hide gelatin?"
The doctor stroked his beard and tentatively asked, "One Blood Toad Pill?"
"How brave!!"
Before Lu Yan could say anything, Eunuch He on the side suddenly shouted at him. His voice was shrill, accidentally revealing the signature characteristics of a eunuch, and it was obvious that he was extremely angry: "This thing is a rare treasure in the world. There is only one of it. It was originally a national treasure of Tianshui, and then it was presented to the emperor. You have no reason to instigate King Fengling to ask for the Blood Toad Pill. What is your intention?!"
The imperial physician also realized that he seemed to have said something wrong, and immediately kowtowed like a garlic: "Yes, yes, yes, I deserve to die, I spoke out of turn!! Please spare my life, Your Highness!"
Lu Yan waved his hands and asked without any emotion: "Only use the Blood Toad Pill?"
The imperial physician said cautiously, "Although the most precious treasure of Tianshui is the Snow Toad, only one Blood Toad has appeared in the past hundred years. It is a great supplement for blood and qi, and it is said to be able to bring back the dead. In my humble opinion, it is not so exaggerated, but it will definitely have miraculous effects on people with weak bodies."
Eunuch He said anxiously: "Your Highness, no! This is the most precious treasure in the world. If you take it yourself, it's fine, but how can you give it to someone..."
He paused as he spoke, then subconsciously glanced at Shang Junnian lying on the bed: "Give it to a foreign slave."
Lu Yan said calmly: "He just saved my life. How come my life is not worth a mere Blood Toad Pill?"
Eunuch He wanted to say something else, but Lu Yan raised his hand to stop him: "No matter how precious the elixir is, it is still a dead thing. If it is not used to save people, it is even worse than a dead thing, but waste."
"You must prepare the carriage tomorrow morning. I will go to the palace to see the emperor."
Seeing that his persuasion had no effect, Eunuch He gave up: "Your Highness, the assassins were exhausted and all of them escaped. The Golden Crow Guards are already chasing them. The remaining few injured ones are also locked up in the dungeon, waiting for your personal interrogation."
Lu Yan thought for a moment before saying, "Let the people below examine it first, and the King of Japan will go and see it in person in a few days."
"Yes."
Because of the assassination, the number of guards in Fengling Palace has more than tripled tonight. Eunuch He is also standing guard outside and dares not let his guard down, looking quite cautious.
Lu Yan stayed awake all night. He sat on the edge of the bed, watching to see if Shang Junnian had a high fever while thinking about the origins of the assassins today.
Before this, Lu Yanyuan thought that his biggest danger was the three protons, but he ignored how sensitive his current position was. As the most beloved son of the Immortal Emperor, there must be countless assassins in the dark who want to take his life. Today's incident was probably just an appetizer.
Lu Yan was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't notice that Shang Junnian, who was unconscious on the bed, frowned at some point, as if he had fallen into a nightmare.
Everyone in Wu Yun country knows that the current prime minister was born a commoner, but no one knows how he climbed up to the top.
At that time, the crown prince of Wuyun Kingdom was not Zhao Yuzhang, but Zhao Yutuo, the legitimate son of the queen. He posted a notice to invite talented people from all over the world to serve in the palace. Shang Junnian came from a poor family and was in need of a step to a successful career. After the imperial examination was over, he went to the crown prince's palace to pay homage to him along with many other scholars.
However, among the scholars of the same class, there was one named Fu Ling, who was the brother-in-law of the prince's wife. He was overshadowed by Shang Junnian in the imperial examination, so he often did not get along with him.
I don't know what Fu Ling said to the prince. Shang Junnian was clearly the first in the examination, but his seat was last. When the servants served the dishes, everyone else's food was fine, but in front of him was a plate of rotten nine-chicken chicken.
Shang Junnian looked up at the person sitting on the high seat. There was nothing he didn't understand. He turned away coldly, but he never expected that Crown Prince Zhao Yutuo would stop him in public and order him to eat the rotten nine-chicken chicken in front of him.
Later...
Later, Shang Junnian couldn't remember how he managed to eat it. He was held down on the shoulders by several of the prince's attendants, and the rotten vegetables were stuffed into his mouth, causing him to choke. Although he had martial arts skills, he was forced to not fight back due to the pressure of power.
He had already forgotten the taste of the dish, and only remembered what Crown Prince Zhao Yutuo said in front of him:
"You come from a poor family and are considered inferior. This nine-chicken chicken is a dish I give to you as a reward."
"A chicken is a chicken and can never become a phoenix."
Can't become a phoenix?
Can't become a phoenix?
Shang Junnian just wanted to laugh, but he didn't know what he was laughing at. He endured the humiliation, and remembered the laughing faces and identities of everyone present, and vowed to make them pay for today's humiliation.
Later, in the palace examination, he won the first place and was highly regarded by the emperor.
Zhao Yutuo seemed to have forgotten what happened before. As soon as he left the main hall, he could not wait to invite Shang Junnian: "Mr. Shang is indeed a man of talent, both civil and military, and a top scholar. I am eager to seek your talent. I wonder if I would have the honor to invite you to my house to have a talk?"
Shang Junnian, however, turned a blind eye and lifted his robe in front of everyone, bowed deeply to Zhao Yuzhang, who was not favored at the time, and slapped the prince's face: "I have heard of the Seventh Prince's virtuous name for a long time, and I have finally had the honor of meeting him today. If there is anything I don't understand in the future, I hope Your Highness will not hesitate to teach me."
The ministers were surprised, the prince was angry, and Zhao Yuzhang was dumbfounded.
Zhao Yuzhang still hasn't figured out why Shang Junnian chose to support him to be the crown prince. After all, he was just an unfavored bastard.
And he would never know that Shang Junnian's bow was not only to slap the prince in the face, but also to thank him.
At a banquet for talented people in the past, Shang Junnian was humiliated by the crown prince. Everyone laughed at him secretly, but Zhao Yuzhang was the only one who couldn't stand it. He frowned and advised the crown prince:
"Your Highness, please do not despise the poor young man."
Don't despise the poor young people...
When Zhu Xuan knelt before the palace, it not only helped Shang Junnian to become a high-ranking official, but also helped Zhao Yutuo to become the crown prince. Later, Zhao Yutuo was deposed and imprisoned, and was not allowed to leave the cold palace for the rest of his life. Within half a year, he became insane and strangled himself to death while eating.
Twenty plates of nine-chicken chickens went into his stomach, which bulged to the point of bursting.
The palace maids racked their brains but couldn't figure out how he managed to eat it.
Shang Junnian recalled the past and felt his stomach churning. He suddenly turned over and lay on the side of the bed, vomiting out all the food he had eaten last night. Lu Yan was originally dozing against the bedpost, but was awakened by his heart-wrenching vomiting. His face changed and he hurried forward to check on him: "What's wrong with you?!"
Shang Junnian didn't expect Lu Yan to stay here all night, but he really didn't have the strength to speak. The cramping pain in his stomach and the sword wound in his chest were all tormenting him.
Lu Yan didn't know what was going on, so he could only pat his back to calm him down. He also asked the servant to clean up the mess on the ground and personally poured hot tea for Shang Junnian to rinse his mouth.
"How are you, are you feeling better?"
Shang Junnian closed his eyes and shook his head, too weak to speak. His fox eyes, which were always slightly upturned, now looked a little listless. His voice was hoarse and he laughed at himself: "I am still alive..."
"I am not dead yet, so of course you have to live."
It was obvious that Lu Yan had not slept a wink all night. He carefully helped Shang Junnian to lean against him, lifted his collar to check the wound, and found that although there was blood, it was not serious. He was relieved.
"Why did you vomit for no reason?"
Shang Junnian closed his eyes, obviously not wanting to say: "I remembered some bad things."
Lu Yan wondered if the other party was disgusted with him, so he ordered the servant to bring some hot porridge. He took it and stirred it with a spoon. It was still steaming. "Drink some shredded chicken porridge first, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable. The kitchen is boiling a bunch of medicine waiting for you to take."
He didn't think it was inappropriate for a king to feed medicine to a guilty minister. He was careful not to blow it cold. He passed the medicine to Shang Junnian, but he saw that the other party was staring at him motionlessly:
"Why are you staring at me?"
Shang Junnian lowered his eyes to look at the shredded chicken in the bowl, and somehow he revealed his preference: "I don't like eating chicken."
Not at all.
Lu Yan paused when he heard this, thinking that no wonder when he gave Shang Junnian a chicken leg that day at the hostage house, he not only refused it, but also gave him a cold look.
Lu Yan put the bowl of porridge back on the tray and waved to the maid, "Go and change it for fish porridge. Tell them that chicken is not allowed to be served in the mansion anymore."
After he finished all this, he looked at Shang Junnian again and said, "You don't like chicken, so why did you eat the roasted chicken I gave you last night? If you don't like it in the future, just tell me. I can't force you to eat it."
Although this does seem like something King Fengling would do.
Shang Junnian had been a minister all his life, and had suffered humiliation and indifference. Even when he was later honored as the prime minister, he was always cautious in every step and made plans every day. He had never been treated like this.
Now that he is behind bars, even if Lu Yan is attracted by his appearance, he would never do this.
Shang Junnian thought that maybe his martial arts skills were ruined, and his spirit was also ruined, otherwise how could he be deceived by Lu Yan, a dissolute man. He closed his eyes, grabbed Lu Yan's wrist, and the force was so strong that even his fingertips almost embedded in the flesh. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and asked:
"Your Highness, are you sincere to me or are you just pretending?"
Lu Yan's eyes lit up: "Sincerely, of course it is sincere, Lord Prime Minister, if you don't believe it, just dig out my heart and see it."
Shang Junnian stared at Lu Yan, as if trying to discern the truth from the false. Deep in his eyes was a bottomless haze. After a long while, he finally spoke: "Okay, I hope Your Highness will not forget what you said today--"
"If Your Highness treats me sincerely, I will help Your Highness eliminate dissidents and ascend to the throne. If Your Highness fails me..."
Shang Junnian slowly tightened his fingertips and said in a sinister tone: "I will dig your heart out alive!"
Let Lu Yan die many times more miserably than Zhao Yutuo...
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