Leng Xi was still a little wary of this eunuch Liu. He was not just a eunuch, he was also the chief eunuch in the palace. Almost all matters, big or small, in the harem had to go through his hands. The emperor trusted him as much as he trusted his son. Moreover, it was said that he possessed extraordinary martial arts. Perhaps because he had never fought with anyone in all these years, no one knew how good his martial arts were. So far, no one in the entire palace had dared to have a head-on conflict with him.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Leng Xi hurriedly stuffed the blank imperial edict into his sleeve, then pretended to be worried and went forward to help the emperor up, muttering to himself,
"Father, why are you so careless? Come, I'll give you some medicine..."
After saying this loudly, he spread out his palm again, revealing the small pill, and then lowered his voice to threaten:
"Father, I didn't say anything or do anything just now, right?"
"Yes, yes, give me the medicine quickly..."
At this time, the emperor was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. No matter what Leng Xi said, he would agree to it.
Leng Xi felt that Liu Xi had come close, so he quickly stuffed the small pill into the emperor's mouth and whispered:
"Father, are you feeling better?"
When Liu Xi saw Leng Xi, his brows knitted together instantly. He quickly ran to the emperor, supported the emperor's other arm, and walked towards the bed while asking with concern:
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
The emperor, who had just taken the medicine, breathed a sigh of relief. After Liu Xi and Leng Xi helped him to the bed, he waved his hands weakly.
"I'm fine now. Liu Xi, where have you been? I've been calling you for a long time, why did you just come?"
How he wished that he had appeared when he first called Liu Xi, then the scene just now would not have happened, right?
Liu Xi bowed with an apologetic look on his face and replied:
"I was greedy last night and ate too many leek dumplings. I have a stomachache and went to the toilet. Who would have thought you would wake up so soon?"
At this time, the emperor had just taken a small pill and his spirits had eased a little. He glanced at Leng Xi with an unfathomable look in his eyes.
He felt extremely regretful for the embarrassment he had felt just now when he was desperate to get the small pill in Leng Xi's hand. He also realized that his dignity had been severely trampled upon by himself at that moment.
And all this was done intentionally by Leng Xi.
He did not want to expose Leng Xi. It was not a glorious thing. If it were to be made public, how could he, the emperor, have the face to see anyone?
Thinking of this, he waved to Liu Xi and Leng Xi.
"Everyone, please leave. I'm tired..."
After saying this, he turned towards the bed, sighed secretly, and closed his eyes unwillingly.
Leng Xi looked at the emperor's back, his teeth itching with anger, and his fists hidden in his sleeves clenched tightly.
This Liu Xi actually ruined his own good deeds. He is so hateful.
"Lord Xi, please come in!"
Seeing Leng Xi still standing there, Liu Xi carefully reminded him:
"The Emperor has gone to bed. Have you delivered the small pills I asked you to bring?"
Leng Xi glanced at Liu Xi, took out a paper bag from his arms, and handed it to Liu Xi with a sharp look.
"Eunuch Liu, I've been busy lately, and the process of making the pills is quite complicated, so there are only a dozen or so of them. Please be frugal."
After saying that, he placed the bag of pills heavily in Liu Xi's hand, turned around, put his hands behind his back, and left without looking back.
It was really annoying for him that he was called in so late and didn't get to do what he wanted to do.
But he will not give up so easily. He is determined to get the throne.
Seeing Leng Xi leave, Eunuch Liu looked at the small pill in his hand, then looked at the emperor lying on the bed, sighed secretly, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, the emperor suddenly murmured:
"Liu Xi, don't leave my side from now on."
The emperor's words sounded like those of a child who had just been wronged.
Liu Xi turned around in surprise, slowly approached the emperor's couch, and asked cautiously:
"Your Majesty, are you still awake? What happened just now?"
The emperor was silent for a while, then turned over and lay flat on his back. He looked at the ceiling with his cloudy eyes and sighed deeply. He murmured in a hoarse voice as if he was telling an old story.
"From the moment I was born, my mother arranged everything for me. She fought and seized everything for me, using every possible means to allow me to rule the Great Ning Kingdom. After my mother passed away, I thought I could finally stand on my own, but in the end, I couldn't even manage my own sons, and I even married my own daughter off to a foreign country. Tell me, am I the most useless emperor in the world?"
"Your Majesty, how could you possibly have such thoughts? You married the two princesses off to a foreign country for the sake of the stability of the Great Ning Kingdom. Among your sons, there are both victorious generals like Prince Yu and capable advisors at court like Prince Xi. Although Prince Ming has an unruly personality, that's because he's still young. When you entrust him with important tasks in the future, he will definitely not let you down."
"Are you comforting me?"
"I dare not. Every word I say is true..."
"Oh! What you said may have some truth. I am old and confused. The elixir of immortality is just a cover. I am dying soon. I should give up the throne. But who should I let sit on it? I don't know!"
After the scene just now, the emperor suddenly had an epiphany, but he was also confused.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. You are only in your early fifties and still young. You dare not have such thoughts."
"well……"
Liu Xi's words of comfort made the emperor sigh deeply. The sound seemed distant and long. If outsiders heard it, they would know that there must be a lot of helplessness hidden in it.
At this point, he knew better than anyone that the pill was merely a tool his son used to control him. He should have known long ago that humans were mortals, so how could they possibly achieve immortality? It was just an excuse he'd used to deceive himself. He had only just discovered the trick, and now it was too late.
He is the emperor of Daning Kingdom. Over the years, he has hurt Leng Yu so deeply time and time again that the people have complained about him.
If he mentioned to others that Leng Xi had forced him to abdicate, the world would surely laugh at him as a useless emperor who almost knelt down to beg his own son for a so-called small pill.
He had four sons, one died, one became a waste, and the other two, one was hurt by him, and one came to hurt him.
What sins had he committed in his previous life that God was punishing him like this?
That night, the emperor woke up three times. Liu Xi thought about it for a long time, and finally made up his mind to feed the emperor the small pill that Luo Lan gave him. After the emperor took it, he could sleep peacefully for a while, but the effect of the medicine evaporated very quickly, and he would wake up again after a while. Therefore, he did not dare to leave the emperor's side.
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