The heavy pressure is so overwhelming that it makes people feel anxious!
Anyone can hear the anger in his words!
Fan Chengzhuo was an official of the imperial court, but he was poisoned without anyone noticing. If it had not happened today, I'm afraid that everyone would still be kept in the dark!
When you think about it, it’s so terrifying!
Especially... the people sent by Nanhu have not yet arrived in the capital, but this poison technique has already been used on the officials in the capital!
How could Emperor Mu Wu not be angry?
This huge capital city must have been leaking like a sieve!
"Your Majesty, calm down."
It was Ye Chutang who spoke first. She lowered her eyebrows and eyes, and her tone was still calm and indifferent.
"It is not certain that Lord Fan's illness was caused by a Gu poison. In Chu Tang's opinion, we need to observe carefully."
These words did not serve to comfort Emperor Mu Wu at that time.
If it was just a common poisoning, why would there be such strange blue-black blood lines on Fan Chengzhuo's arm! ?
Moreover, within such a short period of time, the entire person's energy and spirit were drained, and he became like a useless person!
Emperor Muwu had heard about the Nanhu Gu technique a long time ago, especially since Tuoba Yu was now imprisoned in the palace and the Nanhu royal family was coming with their men at full speed...
He couldn't help but think about everything!
What’s particularly strange is…
"Fan Chengzhuo." Emperor Mu Wu said in a deep voice, "Go forward and answer."
Fan Chengzhuo couldn't move at this time, but the guards reacted quickly and immediately carried him forward.
Fan Chengzhuo barely knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"I want to ask you." Emperor Mu Wu seemed to have lost his patience. "You have taken such a long sick leave, but you have known your body for a long time, and why is it like this?"
Fan Chengzhuo's heart skipped a beat.
"Your Majesty, I just felt a little cold before, but it didn't get better, so I stayed at home to recuperate. As for this..."
His voice was very weak, and when he said this, he couldn't help but glance at his arm.
"I didn't know about this situation before... I fainted yesterday and woke up this morning. Maybe, maybe this just happened..."
It sounded like even he himself didn't know where this blood line came from.
Naturally, I don’t know anything about anything related to “poison”.
"Yeah."
Emperor Mu Wu, however, did not seem to believe it. His old and sharp eyes were still fixed on Fan Chengzhuo, as if he wanted to find some flaws in his face.
"You haven't been ill for long, but your condition seems to be particularly serious. I remember that when I saw you last month, you were still full of energy, but in the blink of an eye, you have become like this. I heard that you didn't even hire a royal physician?"
The last sentence, seemingly casual, hit Fan Chengzhuo's heart like a heavy hammer!
His face turned even paler and he knelt down and kowtowed to defend himself.
"Your Majesty, I am truly ashamed of what you have done!"
Emperor Mu Wu did not move, as if waiting for his explanation.
Fan Chengzhuo was sweating profusely, and he put all his energy into saying every word.
"I know I have done something wrong. Since I was demoted, I have been unable to sleep. After I fell ill, I was also worried and anxious. My health was getting worse, but I dared not bother others and did not ask the imperial physician to diagnose my pulse... That's why it has been delayed until today."
There is some truth in this.
From being the glorious Minister of Justice to being demoted to a fifth-rank official, he was secretly despised and avoided by countless people.
But... it would be fine if he didn't invite the imperial physician, but he didn't even invite an ordinary doctor?
Emperor Mu Wu looked at him and his tone softened a little.
"Your health is more important, why do this? Even if you hire a better doctor, it will be better than now."
Fan Chengzhuo lowered his head and coughed a few times, then smiled bitterly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I actually didn't expect that I would be so seriously ill this time..."
"Speaking of which, the servants in Lord Fan's house are too careless." Ye Chutang suddenly said, "When I met Lord Fan that day, I had already written a prescription and told Lord Fan to take the medicine well and take care of his body. But judging from Lord Fan's condition, the servants in your house did not take good care of him, and they didn't even boil a dose of medicine?"
As Ye Chutang spoke, a hint of coldness appeared between his eyebrows.
"Even if Master Fan has no family members by his side, these servants have received monthly wages and should do their jobs well. How come Master Fan, who is ill, has been bullied by these servants?"
Before Fan Chengzhuo passed the imperial examination, he had been married once in his hometown, which made many aristocratic families who wanted to recruit him as a son-in-law feel very sorry.
Some people also suggested that he divorce his wife and remarry, but he flatly refused and even directly kicked the person out of the house and never had any contact with them again.
This incident became a popular story for a while, and everyone said that Fan Chengzhuo was a man of deep friendship and loyalty.
But later, when he sent someone to his hometown to pick up his wife to Beijing, he found out that his wife was seriously ill and died soon after.
Fan Chengzhuo was deeply saddened and never married again after that.
However, this made him even more famous, and he rose rapidly to the position of Shangshu.
If it hadn't happened later, he would be in an even higher position of power now.
Fan Chengzhuo's face froze, and he almost uncontrollably wanted to look back.
But he still held back.
Xie Anbai, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke in a neutral tone.
"Miss Ye Er and her family love each other dearly and have supported each other through years of hardship. This is rare. I'm afraid you don't understand that some families only want to harm each other, and some even abandon their own parents. The so-called relatives... it's better to have none."
These words instantly touched Xie Anjun's sensitive nerve.
He immediately jumped up and said, "Who are you scolding?!"
Xie Anbai looked at him with amusement, "Why is the loyal and brave marquis so excited? I just said a few words and didn't mention you. Why are you angry?"
"you--"
Only then did Xie Anjun realize that he had lost his composure. His face was burning and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
Xie Anbai seemed unaware of how harsh his curse was and raised his chin.
"This kind of thing also depends on the person. There are bad ones, and of course there are good ones. Look, I see that Lord Zheng cares a lot about Lord Fan. I heard that the two of you are cousins. You haven't seen each other for many years, but you still care about each other so much. It's really touching."
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and his expression became more emotional.
"But then again, it was Lord Fan who ignored his own health and went to the palace to clarify things for Lord Zheng... This kind of friendship is even more rare. I really envy it."
Xie Anbai's expression was very serious when he said this, and he was sincere to the extreme.
In fact, what he said was really from his heart.
But to Fan Chengzhuo, it sounded like a death warrant!
Fan Chengzhuo's lips trembled a few times, "Between blood relatives, this is how it should be... Besides, I know he is innocent, how can I watch him--"
Emperor Mu Wu suddenly laughed.
"At this point, you still say he is innocent?" (End of this chapter)
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