Prince Yu's Mansion
The evening breeze was charming and not dry, and Prince Yu's mansion was unusually quiet late at night.
At the family dinner tonight, Leng Yu drank a glass of wine with Liu Dechang. Although he was not drunk, he was in a bad mood.
After returning to the room, he asked Ah Gang to bring a pot of tea. He filled it up himself and was about to drink it when Luo Lan stopped him.
"My husband, tea is supposed to be a refreshing drink. You drink tea before bed. Do you want to stay awake at night?"
Leng Yu looked indifferent, and sighed as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"It's been a long night, and I'm not sleepy at all. What's wrong with staying up a little late? Why don't you sit down and have a drink with me, my lady?"
Luo Lan took the teacup from his hand and placed it on the table. He sat opposite him and looked at him, asking in surprise:
"What's wrong with my husband today? Does he seem to be worried?"
Leng Yu still stubbornly picked up the teacup that Luo Lan had just snatched away, took a sip from it, and then sighed:
"My dear, after what happened today, I suddenly feel that being an emperor is very tiring. Not only does he have to deal with state affairs and harem matters, but he also has to be wary of being schemed against by those around him. Did you see the state of my father when he first arrived at the Lotus Pavilion? He was listless and in a very bad state, but after taking the small pill Liu Xi gave him, he suddenly became energetic. I think you are right. This small pill will make him mentally dependent and will sooner or later harm him. But who would have imagined that this small pill actually came from the hands of his bedmate and his own son? This is truly a sad and tragic thing!"
Seeing Leng Yu was worried about this matter, she put her hands on the table, rested her chin on them, stared at him with her clever and crystal eyes, and sighed helplessly.
"But even if we knew the truth, we couldn't expose it to his face. The Emperor is already obsessed with the pills. How could he believe what we say? Furthermore, even if he did believe it, there's no way we could get him to stop taking them. Given his current physical condition, doing so would probably cost him his life."
"So we can only sit there?"
Leng Yu picked up the teacup again and took a sip of tea, with a resentful look in his eyes.
Luo Lan simply snatched the water cup from his hand, poured another glass of water, drank it in two gulps, and muttered,
"What else can we do? What we need to do now is to work hard to accumulate our own strength, and we must also be on guard against Leng Xi's behind-the-scenes actions. I am now worried that if the emperor stops taking this little pill one day, he will lose all his resistance. At that time, it will be the time of unrest in the Daning Kingdom, and the war between you brothers will be imminent."
"Although I don't want to become enemies with my brothers, what Leng Xi has done in recent years is truly infuriating. For the sake of my children, for you, and for the people of Daning, I will accept this war."
As he said this, there was a look of determination in his eyes, and his fists on the table were clenched tightly.
The room fell silent for a moment. Luo Lan felt mixed emotions, while Leng Yu felt overwhelmed with emotion.
"Your Majesty, someone is coming from the palace."
Agang's call broke the tranquility here. Leng Yu frowned immediately, stood up, and strode to open the door.
The moment the door opened, Liu Xi came forward with a face full of resentment.
"Prince Yu, I apologize for disturbing your and Princess Yu's sweet dreams by visiting you so late at night. However, it is inconvenient for me to leave the palace during the day. I hope that Prince Yu and Princess Yu will not blame me for being abrupt."
Leng Yu frowned and looked at him, asking in confusion:
"Eunuch Liu, why are you here so late? Is there something urgent?"
Liu Xi glanced at A Gang beside him, then bowed to Leng Yu and said:
"Your Majesty, may I have a moment to talk?"
Leng Yu glanced at Luo Lan and gestured to him, "Eunuch Liu, please come in."
Liu Xi nodded and followed Leng Yu into the house.
Luo Lan poured a cup of tea for Liu Xi and pushed it in front of him.
"Eunuch Liu, please have some tea."
"How can this old servant have the heart to drink tea? I came here today to ask you two to save the emperor."
As he said this, Liu Xi suddenly slid down from the chair, knelt on his knees, and looked at Leng Yu and Luo Lan with a sad face.
His action made Leng Yu's heart skip a beat. No matter what, the emperor was his father. When he heard that he was in trouble, he was still moved.
He hurried forward and helped Liu Xi up.
"Eunuch Liu, if you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need to make such a fuss."
Eunuch Liu has followed the emperor for many years and has always been dedicated to his duties. The emperor trusts him very much. His status in the palace is quite high, so he never has to pay his respects in front of the princes or ministers. However, today he suddenly came to visit in the middle of the night and performed such a great ceremony. This made Leng Yu worry that something had happened to the emperor.
Liu Xi was supported by Leng Yu and sat back in his chair. Luo Lan also asked worriedly:
"Eunuch Liu, what happened? You might as well tell me directly."
Liu Xi sighed heavily and said in a low voice:
"As you two know, the Emperor's health has been deteriorating recently. He used to only need two small pills a day from Prince Xi, but now he's taking five or six. By bedtime today, he'd already taken seven. I'm worried that this so-called elixir of life, far from granting immortality, might actually harm us. I know that Princess Yu is a skilled doctor, so I'd like to ask her to see what kind of addictive, bewitching drug is contained in these small pills."
Liu Xi's words made Luo Lan stunned for a moment. She looked up at Leng Yu and her brows were instantly twisted together.
She didn't expect that the elderly eunuch in front of her could guess that there were unusual medicinal ingredients in this small pill.
Leng Yu listened to Liu Xi's words and sighed with emotion.
"Eunuch Liu, I know you are loyal to the Emperor, otherwise you wouldn't have thought of investigating the properties of this little pill. To be honest, my wife and I have also discovered that there is something wrong with this little pill, but we have no other solution now. The Emperor has indeed been addicted to this little pill for a long time. If he doesn't take it for a day, his whole body will feel as if he is being bitten by millions of ants. But if he keeps taking it, the end result is that he will die of depression under the excitement of this little pill..."
Leng Yu's words made Liu Xi's face turn pale instantly. He trembled and slid down from the chair again, begging Leng Yu:
"Prince Yu, I beg you, please save the Emperor. He is only in his early fifties and should not die so young. Besides...if the Emperor were to die one day, there would be a bloody storm in the Great Ning Kingdom. You don't want to see such an outcome!"
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