Out of curiosity, the imperial doctors followed in quietly.
The Emperor approached the bedside, looked at Ming'er, whose expression had softened somewhat, and sighed, muttering to himself:
"Ming'er, why are you so upset that you want to degrade yourself?"
After he asked this question, a line of tears rolled down Ming'er's eyes, and then he slowly opened his eyes.
Seeing this scene, the emperor looked at him in astonishment, "Ming'er is awake?"
When Leng Ming saw the emperor, he suddenly frowned and closed his eyes again.
When he opened his eyes again, he said in a low voice with a lonely look:
"Am I...dead?"
"You're not dead, Ming'er, why are you so stupid? Why are you seeking death?"
Leng Ming was a little surprised that the Emperor suddenly spoke to him so kindly. He glanced at the ceiling and continued to mutter,
"Why am I not dead? Isn't it said that when people die, they go to paradise? Why am I still alive in this world?"
His words really startled the emperor. He turned to look at Luo Lan and asked:
"What's wrong with him? Is it because the poison in his brain hasn't been completely cleared?"
Luo Lan pursed her lips and shook her head helplessly, then came to the bedside and asked in a low voice,
"Ming'er, are you worried about something? Or rather, are you troubled by something? Now that the royal father is here, just say whatever you want to say. Don't keep it in your heart."
Leng Ming turned his head, and when he saw Luo Lan, he suddenly looked at her with a cold face.
"You saved me? Why did you save me?"
"Ming'er, you are still young, why do you have to go to extremes?"
"I asked you why you saved me? Ahem…"
After saying this, he coughed forcefully. The emperor suddenly raised his voice and said in a cold and displeased tone:
"As a child of the royal family, you're so easily tempted to commit suicide. How unbecoming! And now you dare to question your sister-in-law. That's really too much."
Seeing that the emperor was a little angry, Luo Lan chuckled and shook his head, "It's okay, Ming'er just woke up, his mind may not be clear yet. I won't bother with what he said."
The emperor turned to look at Leng Ming, and changed his previous gentleness. He asked in a stern voice:
"Why are you seeking death? You are truly bringing shame upon the royal family. Where did you get the poison?"
Leng Ming completely ignored the emperor's words and simply closed his eyes and mouth.
The emperor was so angry when he saw this that veins on his face bulged. Luo Lan hurriedly advised:
"Father, Ming'er is not feeling well and is a little emotionally unstable. Why don't you go back first and I will try to persuade him."
"snort!"
The emperor left only this one word, then swung his sleeves and left angrily.
Leng Ming, who was lying on the bed, snorted coldly.
"Hypocritical. I don't need him to come and see me. He's not worthy of being a father."
"Ming'er."
Luo Lan quickly signaled Ah Cai to close the door, then sat on the round stool beside his bed and said softly:
"Don't be so willful. You committed suicide by taking poison. This is an act of cowardice. I despise you for doing this."
"I don't need your respect, and I didn't ask you to save me. Who asked you to meddle in other people's business?"
Leng Ming's voice suddenly rose, but because he had just experienced a life-and-death situation, when he finished speaking, he covered his stomach and coughed a few times, and then blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this, Luo Lan quickly picked up a handkerchief to wipe the corner of his mouth, and then said seriously:
"If you want to die, I won't stop you. If you die, everything will be over. But everyone in Dening Palace will be buried with you. They were all raised by your parents. Why should they bear the blame for your death?"
Her words made Leng Ming silent. He had not thought about these things before taking the poison. He did not want to hurt anyone. He just wanted to leave this world quietly alone.
Seeing that he remained silent, Luo Lan continued:
"You are a prince, not an ordinary person. Your death will not only implicate most of the servants in the harem, but will also harm Concubine Chang, who is in the cold palace. Do you know why the emperor didn't execute her? It is because of your existence. Your death may bring you relief, but it will also bring pain to more people. If you really die, so many wronged souls will follow you and report you to the King of Hell. You won't even be able to live peacefully as a ghost."
Luo Lan's words once again made Leng Ming's face turn extremely pale. He turned to look at Luo Lan, pursed his lips, and whispered sadly:
"But I feel like my life is so tiring and worthless, and I don't want to implicate others. Sister-in-law, tell me, what should I do? What should I do?"
Looking at Leng Ming with despair in his eyes, Luo Lan suddenly realized that he was probably depressed because Concubine Chang was banished to the cold palace and he was neglected by the emperor. He was so depressed that he suffered from what modern people call depression!
Just as she was about to speak a few words of advice, Leng Xi came hurriedly and asked anxiously after entering the room:
"Ming'er, why did you take poison? Tell me who wanted to harm you. I will make him pay with his life."
Looking at Leng Xi, who was looking anxious, Luo Lan stood up from the stool and whispered to him:
"You two brothers should have a good talk. Try to persuade him more."
Leaving these words behind, she lifted her skirt and walked outside.
Leng Xi still had some conscience. After learning that Leng Ming had taken poison, he came all the way to check. But where had he been before? With so many people in the palace, was no one paying attention to the emotionally unstable Prince Ming?
Standing in the yard where Leng Ming lived, facing the cool winter breeze, she sighed sadly. The winter in the capital of Daning Kingdom was not really cold, but she still felt shivering all over. Maybe it was because Leng Yu was not around, and Leng Ming suddenly took poison in despair, which made her heart feel empty!
Ah Hong whispered beside her:
"Princess, in Prince Ming's current condition, I'm afraid he can't leave anyone by his side."
Luo Lan sighed helplessly, then nodded.
"Yes, but who can stay with him forever?"
After saying this, she looked up and looked around the yard, and continued:
"He doesn't want to stay in such a huge palace, but would rather move into this small, dilapidated courtyard. It's obvious that he's disappointed with the people and things in this palace. But no one can stay by his side all day long. What can he do if he becomes so depressed?"
Ah Cai pursed her lips and said:
"If he could go to our Prince Yu's Mansion, he would definitely not seek death again. We have two young masters and a young lady in our Prince Yu's Mansion. They are so adorable. The people in our Prince Yu's Mansion are not as depressed as those in the palace. It's a pity that he is not old enough to leave the palace..."
Although Ah Cai was muttering to herself, Luo Lan seemed to have thought of something and said with sudden enlightenment:
"Yes, I will ask the emperor to allow him to stay temporarily in Prince Yu's mansion. This way, he might feel better."
Having said this, she nodded to herself a few times, then quickly walked out of the courtyard and headed straight for the imperial study.
In order to give Leng Ming, a fifteen-year-old boy, the courage to live, she was willing to ask the emperor for help.
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