Liu Xi's words made Leng Yu stunned for a moment. He leaned forward again and helped Liu Xi up.
"Eunuch Liu, I understand your concerns. My wife and I have thought about this for a long time, but we haven't come up with a reasonable solution. We are also worried that if we rashly stop taking the medicine for our father, he will face a life worse than death. He will definitely not be able to accept it for the time being. However, if we don't stop taking the medicine, he will die sooner or later. In this dilemma, what do you think we should do?"
Leng Yu's words made Eunuch Liu's face darken for a moment. After a while, he looked resentful, clapping his hands vigorously, and replied anxiously:
"Even if he stops taking the medicine and becomes worse than death, it's much better than continuing to take it and suddenly dying. This old servant will go back and try his best to persuade the emperor to stop taking this medicine..."
After saying this, he was about to turn around, but Luo Lan hurriedly called him,
"Eunuch Liu, please be patient..."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Liu turned around and looked at her in surprise, "Princess Yu, you..."
Luo Lan extended his palm and pressed down. "Eunuch Liu, please listen to me. Since you've come to us, we should do our part to show your loyalty. If you try to persuade the Emperor to stop taking the medicine suddenly, he'll be furious when the effects of the medicine kick in, and he might even punish you."
"I am old and not afraid of the Emperor's punishment. I just hope that the Emperor will stop taking this poisonous medicine. I have been with the Emperor all day long and have seen the changes in him more clearly than anyone else. If I hadn't discovered that the medicine was not right, I wouldn't have sneaked out of the palace at night. I don't even know if the Emperor has woken up yet."
"I know you're not afraid of the Emperor's punishment, and you're genuinely doing it for His Majesty's own good. If there's a better way, would you like to try it?"
Luo Lan's words made Liu Xi's legs go weak instantly. Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, he knelt on the ground again and begged with tears in his eyes:
"Princess Yu, as long as you can find a way to save the Emperor, I will do anything for you. Or, I am willing to serve you like a slave for the rest of my life."
"You should stand up first. You are older than my father. We can't bear to have you kneel down to us juniors all the time."
Liu Xi stood up with Luo Lan's support, tears streaming down his face as he trembled as he said:
"I have been a servant my entire life. Although I am favored by the Emperor and do not need to kneel before the princes and ministers, for the Emperor's sake, I will kneel all the time. Princess Yu, please tell me, is there any better way to make the Emperor better? I will do it even if it means death."
Luo Lan raised her eyes to look at Leng Yu and blinked her sparkling eyes. Seeing that Leng Yu was also looking at her with puzzled eyes, she immediately smiled softly and turned to look at Liu Xi.
"Eunuch Liu, if you are willing to do as I say, I might give it a try. I'll get you some small pills that look exactly like the ones the Emperor takes. When you give the Emperor the medicine, you can secretly replace the small pills. While the Emperor is taking the medicine, don't let him handle government affairs, and don't let outsiders know his condition. You can announce to the public that he has a cold and can't attend court. But when his urge to take medicine comes, no matter how uncomfortable he is, you must not give him the real pills, and don't tell Concubine Li or Prince Xi and others. Instead, send someone to summon me immediately, and I will go to the palace to treat him. Although it may take a while, there is hope that the Emperor's urge to take medicine will be broken. Are you willing to cooperate?"
"Yes, yes..."
As soon as Luo Lan finished speaking, Liu Xi nodded impatiently, "As long as it's good for the emperor, I'll do anything for you. I'll trouble Princess Yu."
Luo Lan's eyes flashed with a clear and beautiful look, and then she showed a helpless smile.
"Prince Yu and I don't want to see the emperor of Daning Kingdom die suddenly and inexplicably. Just as you, Eunuch Liu, just said, if that happens, it will inevitably lead to a bloody storm. If foreign enemies take advantage of the civil unrest and invade, that would not be a good thing."
Luo Lan's words made Liu Xi admire him immensely. He clenched his fists and bowed, saying:
"Princess Yu is truly a righteous person. It is a blessing for Prince Yu and even more so for the Great Ning Kingdom that he can marry you. I have been thinking for the past few days that you are the only one who can save the Emperor. It seems that I have chosen the right person. I thank you on behalf of the Emperor."
Luo Lan blinked her sparkling eyes and chuckled, then turned and walked to the table not far away. Then she took out dozens of small pills that looked the same as the ones the emperor took from the medical space, wrapped them in a paper bag, and returned to Liu Xi.
She took out a pill, spread it on her palm, and held it in front of Liu Xi.
"Eunuch Liu, is this little pill the same as the one the Emperor takes?"
Liu Xi looked at the small pill in her hand and nodded happily.
"From the outside, they are almost identical."
"That's good. Take it back and give it to the Emperor when he needs it. Remember, wait until he is tortured to the point of being in a trance and losing consciousness before sending someone to summon me. Otherwise, he will not let me treat him."
Liu Xi quickly stretched out his hands, carefully took the pills, and nodded heavily as if he had found a treasure.
"I've made a note of this. I'll go back first. I've run out of pills. I don't know if Prince Xi has gone yet."
Hearing that Leng Xi was summoned into the palace by the emperor so late at night, Luo Lan and Leng Yu looked at each other coldly and both sent Liu Xi out the door.
The moment the door closed, Leng Yu couldn't help but ask:
"My dear, do you really have a way to cure my father's drug addiction?"
Luo Lan sat at the table with an indifferent expression, took a sip of tea, and the moment he put down the cup, he half-closed his eyes and muttered:
"It could have been done, but I was afraid he wouldn't cooperate, so I didn't want to do that. But I never thought that Eunuch Liu would see the trick hidden in that little pill, nor did I expect him to come to us."
Leng Yu sighed with relief, "Yes, I didn't expect that the person most loyal to my father is not his bedmate, but the eunuch who has served him for many years. Given my father's changeable personality, it is rare to have a loyal servant like Eunuch Liu."
Liu Xi had followed the emperor for many years, and the emperor rarely got angry with him. He would even tell him many of his personal feelings. This was probably due to the fact that Liu Xi, as the chief eunuch, had never chosen to collude with any prince or minister, but had always remained neutral and considered the emperor's interests wholeheartedly. This was also commendable, and was the reason why the emperor had special trust in him.
After Liu Xi left the palace, he did not dare to delay for a moment. He put the small pill that Luo Lan gave him in his arms, rode the horse he came in on, and quickly headed towards the palace.
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