The hand loosens and tightens, tightens and loosens.
It took me a long time to restrain the urge to throw the inkstone away.
What a "loyal and devoted" subject!
He just said "Wanwan" without any hesitation!
Do you think he's dead?
Lu Xingjian sneered: "Why bother with all that?"
"Once I'm dead, you can take care of her openly and legitimately, right?"
Xiao Bin's eyes were open and honest: "One thing at a time."
Lu Xingjian slammed his fist on the table. "You really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"
Xiao Bin's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you."
"Get out! Get back to Weizhou Guard!"
Xiao Bin left.
Not long after, news of Qiu Yue's "victory" arrived.
However, this good news is ironic in its own way.
Qiu Yue led his army to fight the Tatars in Wanquan, beheading three people and capturing ten horses, as well as thousands of weapons and livestock.
The cost, however, was the loss of more than 20 officers and over 140 horses.
Lu Xingjian still issued an edict to reward him.
However, the mockery in the capital grew louder and louder.
Qiu Yue was known for his wisdom and courage among the generals. However, when he reported a victory, the losses were ten times the gains!
This was a huge blow to the court's confidence in defending against the invaders.
Everyone mocked Qiu Yue as a useless general.
However.
When a bloodstained secret letter was delivered to Lu Xingjian's desk, his expression grew increasingly grave.
The letter contained a doctor's resume.
Most importantly, this doctor was once the junior apprentice of the legendary physician Luo.
Qiu Yue and his men suffered such a huge loss in order to prevent the doctor from dying at the hands of the Tatars.
Lu Xingjian never expected that Xiao Bin, that bastard, would still be trying to find an antidote for him even after he had kicked him out of the capital.
His attitude towards Xiao Bin became even more complicated.
If they hadn't fallen in love with the same woman, he might have become friends with Xiao Bin.
This man is calm, composed, rational, and relentless in achieving his goals.
Compared to the hotheaded Gu Ziyu, she was more likely to win his respect and admiration.
However, he couldn't let his guard down against a man who coveted his woman.
Lu Xingjian took the letter to Su Wanwan to read.
"What do you think I should give Xiao Bin as a reward?"
Su Wanwan was puzzled by the letter. "What does this doctor want?"
Lu Xingjian patted her head.
Wanwan, suffering from amnesia, is like a silly little fool.
After much deliberation, he recounted the whole story of Wanwan's poisoning, his own poisoning, Wanwan's journey to Wolf Mountain to seek treatment, and how she lost her memory after being seriously injured by an arrow shot by him.
Su Wanwan clutched her chest.
Memories of the rainy night came flooding back like a tide.
It felt like an arrow was piercing my chest again.
The image of Liu Qi's terrified face flashed through her mind.
The scenes of Liu Qi and her evading pursuit also flooded her mind.
"Liu Qi?"
Lu Xingjian was surprised that she could still remember this person.
If it weren't for Liu Qi, Wanwan wouldn't have been shot by him and wouldn't be in this state now.
If his feelings towards Xiao Bin were jealousy...
He felt a complex mix of hatred towards Liu Qi.
He never expected that a street thug he had previously looked down upon would have such power, stirring up trouble and three years of war north of the Yangtze River.
Even more unexpectedly, his and Wanwan's lives would ultimately be in the hands of such a person.
"He's dead." Lu Xingjian refused to say another word.
A huge amount of information was colliding in Su Wanwan's brain, making her feel dizzy, lightheaded, and nauseous for a moment.
But they still managed to grasp the most crucial information: "Your poison hasn't been cured yet?"
...
Qiu Yue's unusual behavior also alerted the Tatars.
In their pursuit of the doctor, the Tatar cavalry even ventured into the Daqingshan Pass of Jizhou.
Jizhou was the last line of defense around the capital.
This clearly demonstrates that the Tatars' power had become quite rampant.
In October, it snowed in Xuanfu, Datong.
The Tatar tribes also retreated to the steppes to prepare for the seven-month-long winter.
Qiu Yue led the capital army back to the capital.
After a year of recuperation, the imperial court has recovered somewhat.
Li Dongqian's remaining followers were either demoted or retired, and the court became increasingly transparent, with no more powerful ministers who could manipulate the system and commit wrongdoing.
However, after the emperor had been on the throne for many years, the harem was empty and the imperial line was vacant, so some of the princes and vassals began to have wicked thoughts.
Emperor Renzong of Song reigned for over forty years without having any children. He adopted a child from the imperial clan as his son, and the adopted son later married Empress Cao's niece.
Therefore, there is a saying that "the emperor takes a wife, and the empress marries off her daughter."
The Grand Princess of Yixing, the instigator who almost killed Su Wanwan, is still clinging to life.
Lu Xingjian was, after all, the emperor, and any medicine he ingested needed to be tested first.
Princess Yixing became one of the unfortunate victims of the drug trial.
Even Prince Rong, who was far away in Changde Prefecture, was given a newly made antidote.
Princess Yixing, however, went further, fearing that Lu Xingjian would leave her body to rot in the wilderness after her death, and begged the court to build her a tomb now.
How could such an rude request possibly be allowed?
After much deliberation, Lu Xingjian decided not to give the experimental antidote to the Grand Princess of Yixing.
"If this old hag uses the medicine and it really cures her poison, wouldn't that be letting her off easy?"
Su Wanwan: "She is your great-aunt."
“Grandmother is no good either.” Lu Xingjian’s attitude was firm. “These old hags are all disrespectful to their elders and always try to take advantage of us.”
"Don't give her a chance to show off."
"But we need to test the medicine as soon as possible and remove the poison from your body."
Back then, Doctor Luo treated Su Wanwan like a dead horse, without any trial treatment, and was fortunate enough to save her life.
The reason we brought back Dr. Zhong is twofold: firstly, we're not entirely confident in his abilities, and secondly, Lu Xingjian's life isn't hanging by a thread. If we can make thorough preparations, it will naturally be more prudent.
Qian Ning came to report that Prince Ning requested that his heir be adopted by the emperor.
Lu Xingjian remained silent.
"Do I look like someone who has no heir?"
Qian Ning didn't dare to reply.
But you have a son, yet you keep him hidden away and dare not show him to others.
No one else knows you have a son.
Lu Xingjian made up his mind, "When spring comes, at the New Year's Grand Court Assembly, I will announce Yan Ge'er's identity to the world."
Qian Ning's brow twitched: "It would be best to inform the Wang and Zhang families about this in advance."
Otherwise, if the two empresses insist on opposing it and question Yan Ge'er's bloodline, this suspicion will stick on their names and they will never be able to wash it off for the rest of their lives.
Lu Xingjian quietly gave Qian Ning a few instructions.
Qian Ning's expression grew increasingly serious, and she said she would step down.
The Emperor is too ruthless.
Even though he needed their help, he still asked them to find fault with the Wang and Zhang families so that he could control them.
If you do things right and with a legitimate reason, things will naturally go much more smoothly.
Of course, Yan Ge'er is his disciple, and once Yan Ge'er's status as a prince is confirmed, it will only benefit him.
Yan Ge'er himself was not happy about it.
He didn't want to live the kind of life his parents had.
"Mother, I don't want to! I don't want to!"
"You should let Yan-ge'er be the prince!"
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