Su Yi scoffed, "Your insistence on seeing the Emperor is simply a sign of your distrust of me."
Lu Changwei repeatedly said he wouldn't dare, but it seemed that if they weren't allowed to go in and take a look today, he would probably stay here indefinitely and refuse to leave.
After a moment's thought, Su Yi said, "Alright, don't blame me for being heartless. I can allow one of you to come in with me and take a look at the Emperor from afar. As for who goes in, you can decide for yourselves."
As soon as Su Yi finished speaking, the ministers all expressed their desire to enter. Su Yi raised his hand, signaling the ministers to be quiet.
"Since you find it so difficult to choose, then I will make the choice." Su Yi glanced at the ministers surrounding him, then suddenly sneered and said, "Then let Lord Lu come in with me."
Upon hearing this, all the officials were stunned. No one had expected Su Yi to choose to let Lu Changwei enter the Dragon Saliva Hall with him. It should be noted that Lu Changwei was in the same camp as Lin Shiyong, so letting Lu Changwei enter the Dragon Saliva Hall was tantamount to letting Lin Shiyong enter as well.
Seeing the ministers' stunned expressions, Su Yi continued, "Well? Do any of you have any objections?"
The ministers, realizing what was happening, repeatedly said they dared not. And so, Yuanlu led Su Yi and Lu Changwei into the Dragon Saliva Hall.
As soon as the three entered the room, they were met with a strong smell of blood. From a distance, they saw several imperial physicians surrounding the dragon bed, carefully wiping Emperor Gaozong's body with handkerchiefs.
Just then, a royal physician carried a basin of dirty water that had been used to clean the dragon bed and passed by the three of them. The blood in the basin was enough to be shocking.
The group frowned involuntarily.
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