Chapter 260: The Irritable Queen Mother vs. the Cold Imperial Master (43)
Ming Yan's eyes were cold and silent, as if he was looking at a dead person. Chu Yixiao swallowed unconsciously, feeling insecure.
"My mother made a serious mistake, but I treated her leniently. What's wrong with that?"
Ming Yan raised his hand slightly.
Most of the men in black kneeling in the hall retreated and hid in the dark, leaving only a few waiting for orders.
"Take Chu Yixiao away."
When Chu Yixiao realized that Ming Yan no longer called him the Emperor, he had a bad feeling: "What do you want to do, Imperial Master?!"
"I am the emperor!"
Chu Yixiao shouted loudly, but was knocked unconscious and taken away by the man in black.
The Imperial Censor and Li Yuanfan were about to leave tactfully when suddenly – bang!
The crisp sound of a teacup falling to the ground suddenly rang out.
Lu Cha, who was watching the fun with great interest just now, suddenly fell down without any warning.
"Empress Dowager!" Li Yuanfan was about to go over, but Ming Yan was faster than him and supported the unconscious Lu Cha.
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Feeling intermittent dull pain in her chest, as if a rusty knife was grinding against her bones, Lu Cha opened her eyes uncomfortably, only to find that she had returned to the bedroom.
Ming Yan sat on a chair beside the bed, holding her fingertips tightly, looking rarely at a loss.
In those narrow and long phoenix eyes, unknown emotions were swirling, as if she was trying hard to suppress something.
"Why did I faint?"
Ming Yan opened his slightly dry thin lips, but no sound came out.
Simply because he didn't know how to answer.
During this period, he tested the poison on himself and changed the antidote recipe several times to make sure there were no problems before sending it to the Queen Mother.
But when he took the Queen Mother's pulse just now, he found that the poison in her body had penetrated deep into her internal organs, causing her to fall into a coma.
He doesn't understand.
Why is it that the medicine that can cure his poison has no effect on the Queen Mother?
Ming Yan tried hard to ignore the suspicion hidden in his heart and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, give the Queen Mother the medicine."
What if today's medicine works?
Seeing Mingyan change the subject unnaturally, Lu Cha probably guessed that it was related to the poison in his body, but he did not expose it. He let him help her up and drink the cooled medicine.
After finishing the bowl of medicine, Ming Yan fed Lu Cha the candied fruit he had prepared in advance:
"Have a good rest today, Your Majesty. Tomorrow, I will bring you the roast chicken from the restaurant in the east of the city."
He had to speed up the process.
Lu Cha nodded her little head obediently when Ming Yan stood up to leave.
She grabbed Ming Yan's drooping sleeve and said, "I still want to eat chestnut cake."
Looking at Lu Cha's pale little face, Ming Yan nodded silently.
After he left, Jin Yu came into the hall to take care of him, holding a plate of chestnut cakes in her hand and kneeling beside the bed.
For the first time, he boldly asked, "The Queen Mother's coma today, is it related to the Imperial Preceptor?"
After the Queen Mother fainted, she unconsciously murmured in pain. The Imperial Master's eyes at that time were filled with heartache and self-blame. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that something was wrong.
She would check the meals delivered from the imperial kitchen every day and test them in advance. If there was any problem, she would die of poisoning first.
But now, the Queen Mother fainted, but nothing happened to her.
The only thing sent to the Cining Palace that was not checked by her was the imperial master's medicine.
Lu Cha gently rubbed Jin Yu's cheek and said only one sentence: "I gave him a chance."
She had asked the little villain over and over again if he could not take the medicine.
It’s not because it tastes bad, but it’s a reminder.
After all, one of the original owner's wishes was to make the little villain pay the price.
Lu Cha sighed dejectedly, and his chest ached.
Hiss—it still hurts.
Sensing Lu Cha's discomfort keenly, Jin Yu quickly helped her lie down, her eyes slightly red.
The Queen Mother had finally gotten rid of General Jiang's control and hadn't lived a good life for herself yet, so how could this happen again?
Imperial Master, do you really like the Queen Mother?
Unaware of Jinyu's wild thoughts, Lu Cha fell asleep in a daze.
When she regained consciousness, Mulan Yue had received the news and was standing by her bedside, her face filled with worry.
"Lan Yue heard that the Queen Mother fainted today. Was she angry with the Emperor?"
"Lan Yue asked Jin Yu, but she said nothing."
Feeling that the pain in his chest was not as severe, Lu Cha sat up, held Mulanyue's hand, and smiled comfortingly: "I'm fine."
"I will pass on my imperial decree. Concubine Lan is gentle and virtuous, possessing both virtue and talent. She has been in charge of the harem for several days, bringing peace and tranquility. Now that the Emperor is burdened with charges and unable to step forward, I will crown Concubine Lan as Empress on his behalf. The ceremony will be held soon."
Mulanyue was startled: "Why does the Queen Mother want to confer the title of Grand Duke Lanyue now?"
"Because I need you to expose the emperor and the murder of Ming's father."
Seeing that Lu Cha looked normal and was eating the chestnut cake prepared by Jin Yu with satisfaction, Mulan Yue vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it, so she just obeyed the order obediently.
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Mulanyue acted quickly, with the help of the Imperial Censor and Li Yuanfan.
Not long after, the news that Chu Yixiao killed Mr. Ming and instigated General Jiang to capture Madam Ming spread among the people.
This includes his repeated attempts to murder the Queen Mother and fabricating rumors about her and the Imperial Preceptor.
The people were completely disappointed with this emperor and threatened to replace him with a new one.
Chu Yixiao knew nothing about what was happening outside and was locked up in his own bedroom by Ming Yan's men.
It’s because Ming Yan is now focused on the antidote and has no time to deal with Chu Yixiao.
In the past few days, Lu Cha's body pain has become more and more frequent. In order to take care of her, Ming Yan moved from the Imperial Master's Mansion to the outer hall of the Cining Palace.
No one knew who leaked the news, but a small number of people began to abuse Lu Cha and even curse him viciously.
Zhuo Xuan reported the matter to Ming Yan.
Ming Yan paused while decocting the medicine, his tone calm and without a trace of emotion:
"Kill them all."
His Queen Mother was already in enough pain.
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