Wei Sushen recalled everything that happened after he came here, and concluded that Emperor Chengyuan treated him well.
Seeing him jump into the fire pit was not a good idea, so he went to the imperial study to remind him: "Seeing is believing, and seeing is worse than not seeing."
At the time, Emperor Chengyuan was imagining a rosy future. Upon hearing this, his face instantly turned cold. "It's good to be on guard, but my Yanyan will definitely not let me down."
He had even prepared for the worst-case scenario. Even if Yanyan was ugly and unattractive, he wouldn't despise her. There was no shortage of beautiful women in the palace, but none could touch the edge of his soul.
Then he looked up at Wei Sushen and said, "At my age, having Yanyan is enough."
Wei Sushen believed he had done his best: "As long as the emperor is happy, that's all."
After saying this, he stopped trying to persuade her and was about to leave.
"Wait." Emperor Chengyuan stopped him. "I have to meet Yanyan in three days. Please come and help me with government affairs."
Wei Sushen frowned: "Why choose three days later?"
His words clearly revealed his impatience.
Emperor Chengyuan smiled faintly. "I've asked the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, and they say it might rain in three days. A day with a gentle drizzle would be the perfect time for a chance encounter."
Wei Sushen pursed his lips and continued to give an official answer: "As long as you are happy."
Three days later, a light rain arrived as promised. The autumn rain was lingering and melancholy. None of this affected Emperor Chengyuan's mood in the slightest.
Like most people who fall in love online for the first time, Emperor Chengyuan was full of expectations and was even picky about the clothes.
Because this matter was delayed, the eunuch chief who was finally remembered by Emperor Chengyuan was once again forgotten in the corner of his memory.
Wei Sushen was a man of conscience. After Emperor Chengyuan left the palace, he had hired a royal physician to follow him. Royal Physician Li had been in the palace for decades, but this was his first time encountering such a situation. He walked beside Wei Sushen, his small medicine box on his back, and asked doubtfully, "Is Your Highness worrying too much?"
If it weren't for Fang Shan's bad luck, Wei Sushen thought there was a chance, but the system said it had a bad premonition, so reality would only be more cruel.
The first and second floors of the restaurant are bustling, but the higher you go, the quieter the environment becomes.
Emperor Chengyuan waited a long time, so he flipped through the booklet to pass the time. He unexpectedly discovered an extra message on it—a riddle. He was moved, thinking to himself, "Yanyan is indeed a remarkable woman."
A few riddles proved no problem for him, and Emperor Chengyuan quickly discerned the answer: "Beside the Wangxiang Bridge." As he hurried over, an old umbrella seller handed him an umbrella with a hidden poem on it. Emperor Chengyuan found the tree hinted at in the poem, dug out a map, and followed the route, ultimately returning to the restaurant.
A servant was waiting at the door and bowed deeply, saying, "My master is waiting in the private room on the second floor."
Emperor Chengyuan opened the note: If only life could be as it was when we first met.
For a moment, a myriad of thoughts flashed through his eyes.
All of this was exposed to the eyes of several people sitting in the corner drinking tea. Fang Shan read their lips: Yanyan, I will never let you down in this life.
Doctor Li was a thin-skinned man and he spat out a mouthful of tea on the spot.
Fang Shan smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes and said, "Follow me."
Wei Sushen pondered: "Maybe it really is a good marriage."
If Yanyan had no intention, there was no need to keep her in suspense.
Fang Shan felt the bleakness of the wind and sneered in his lucidity, "Wangxiang Bridge was only recently renamed. It was originally called Siguo Bridge. This Miss Yanyan's intention is to make His Majesty reflect on himself."
Wei Sushen looked at him: "It seems you have guessed who the other party is."
Fang Shan walked upstairs without saying a word.
Doctor Li hurriedly followed with his medicine box.
Emperor Chengyuan stood outside the box, took a deep breath, carefully checked whether his clothes were appropriate, and then pushed the door open and walked in.
"Hurry!" Fang Shan turned his head and said to Wei Sushen.
The latter understood and walked over quickly to catch Emperor Chengyuan before he fell backwards.
Emperor Chengyuan didn't even bother to see who was holding him up. His pupils trembled with shock: "Why is it you?!"
In the box, Chen Yan was calmly studying a map. This was his hobby. Fang Shan had seen Chen Yan looking at a map for several nights in a row when he was staying at the general's mansion.
"To warn your majesty, if the person you're talking to is an assassin, your life would be in danger today." Chen Yan put down the map. "Protecting your majesty and raising your awareness of vigilance is the duty of a minister."
Emperor Chengyuan's fingers were trembling: "I am writing anonymously, you..."
Before he even finished asking, Chen Yan had already given his answer: "Handwriting."
After a pause, he continued, "If I can recognize it, it means that others may recognize it as well. Your Majesty's vigilance is too weak."
Emperor Chengyuan's chest heaved violently, and finally his eyes closed as he passed out. The imperial physician, experienced in dealing with such situations, immediately rushed over and pinched his Ren Zhong acupoint.
Emperor Chengyuan's body trembled, his back suddenly straightened, and he woke up.
After all, he was a man who had experienced many ups and downs. His vague unrequited love was abruptly extinguished. Not knowing whether to be angry or laugh, Emperor Chengyuan finally said with some resignation: "Chen Aiqing, you owe me a sister."
Chen Yan had heard similar words before, and the person who said them already considered herself the general's sister. Thinking of this, she pointed behind him and said, "I have a sister."
When Emperor Chengyuan turned around, he saw Fang Shan grinning at him and fainted again.
Pinching the Ren Zhong point didn't work this time, so Wei Sushen had to go downstairs to call a carriage and forcibly send Emperor Chengyuan back to the palace.
In his coma, Emperor Chengyuan kept muttering "Yan Yan". Fang Shan sighed: "General, you went a little too far this time."
Chen Yan's voice remained calm. "Your Majesty is too impulsive. These are extraordinary times, and it is necessary to correct your misconceptions."
At this moment, Emperor Chengyuan slowly regained consciousness and said in a trembling voice, "I will punish you."
Chen Yan said calmly, "If the ruler wishes for the death of his subjects, then the subjects must die."
“…”
Emperor Chengyuan fainted for the third time. In this bleak autumn, Emperor Chengyuan was truly ill. Even the imperial physician couldn't explain the cause, and could only attribute it to a heart disease. When Wei Sushen came to see him, Emperor Chengyuan's eyes, filled with a look that saw through the vanity of life, said, "You're here."
Wei Sushen nodded.
Emperor Chengyuan laughed self-deprecatingly: "I am just tired and want to rest for two days."
Wei Sushen: "How about a few more days of rest, two months?"
Emperor Chengyuan, who had been patiently waiting for his son to comfort him, was startled.
Wei Sushen talked about the previous plan again: "Father's current state actually makes things easier."
Even though Emperor Chengyuan was on the verge of death, he was enlightened by these words and recovered that night. He was so full of energy that he could be described as full of vigor.
After recovering from his illness, he regained his majestic image as an emperor, quickly processing the accumulated memorials and returning to his old life. During this time, he took time to visit the Eastern Palace. Unexpectedly, Chen Yan was there. Not wanting to talk about the sad past, he deliberately said, "I have reflected on it. No matter how fragrant the wild flowers are, the safety of home is still the same."
Wei Sushen nodded indifferently: "Father looks good."
Emperor Chengyuan's expression softened considerably: "That Furong is indeed a flower that can speak eloquently."
After a period of emotional setbacks, people are most likely to accept another person, as long as the other person gives them enough care and comfort.
After experiencing the setbacks with Yanyan, Emperor Chengyuan's aesthetic standards had completely changed. He preferred delicate and gentle women who didn't have strong opinions. Furong practically met all of these criteria: gentle, considerate, and beautiful.
"Furong?" Wei Sushen frowned. "She's only suitable for viewing from afar."
Emperor Chengyuan sat down and poured himself a cup of tea: "I don't like being repeatedly poured cold water on."
Wei Sushen: "Furong is a medicine man."
Emperor Chengyuan froze. "What is a medicine man?"
Wei Sushen said calmly, "According to Imperial Physician Zhang, anyone who has sex with a drug addict will absorb the toxins in their body, which is equivalent to chronic suicide."
Emperor Chengyuan, who had just welcomed the second spring of his life: "..."
Upon hearing this, even Chen Yan cast a strange look at Emperor Chengyuan. It was hard to imagine that a person would fall into a pit twice in a short period of time.
The only person in the entire Eastern Palace who had a bit of humanity was the chief eunuch. He helped Emperor Chengyuan sit firmly on his back and said, "She was just a palace maid. Your Majesty is a man of great talent. How could you be so upset by such a small matter?"
Emperor Chengyuan laughed in anger: "You call this a trivial matter?"
The chief eunuch nodded seriously and said, "I have served Your Majesty for decades, and yet I have survived even after being completely forgotten in one day."
“…”
Wei Sushen gave the other party enough time to buffer, and after he straightened his back again, he slowly said: "Your Majesty, please consider your son's suggestion again."
Fang Shan agreed and said, "Only by eliminating Prince An and Yuexiu Kingdom as soon as possible can you rest assured."
Emperor Chengyuan moved his lips a few times and looked at Chen Yan, who had remained as still as a mountain. "If you have any other opinions, please share them all."
"I second the motion."
Emperor Chengyuan had the illusion that he was being forced into prostitution. He sighed deeply and finally bowed to the evil forces: "How do you want me to cooperate?"
Wei Sushen: "Since Father has already expressed his affection for Furong, it will be much easier."
To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than taking advantage of the opponent's strategy.
Emperor Chengyuan: "To favor a medicine man is truly disgusting."
"You can rest assured about that," Wei Sushen took out a small bottle and poured out a worm. After a period of recuperation, Shanshan was fat and tender.
"This is the Gu King. As long as father swallows it beforehand, he won't be affected by the drug during intercourse."
Chen Yan was very interested in the so-called Gu King: "Can it live in the human body?"
Wei Sushen nodded: "Afterwards, just cut a small wound on your hand and use medicine to draw it out."
Emperor Chengyuan's stomach churned... Look, is this even human language?!
Resisting the urge to feel sick, he asked, "Where did this Gu King come from?"
Wei Sushen brought out his prepared story: "It was Imperial Doctor Zhang who researched it. He won the last palace banquet with the help of a poisonous insect."
Emperor Chengyuan had a complicated expression: "Doctor Zhang is truly a capable person."
I don’t know if it was his illusion, but this Imperial Doctor Zhang seemed to exist only in other people’s verbal descriptions. At least he had never been seen since the palace banquet.
Wei Sushen picked up the tea and spread out his palm: "Come on, open your mouth."
Emperor Chengyuan resisted the urge to slap him backhandedly and gritted his teeth: "I, will, not, eat it."
Wei Sushen didn't force it. He took Shanshan back and proposed a second plan: "Then we can only use a more troublesome method."
Emperor Chengyuan's expression was icy: "I'm not afraid of trouble."
Wei Sushen glanced at him, not trying to guess whether his words were true or false: "Control the medicine man and make her cooperate with our actions."
The most troublesome part about this method is that Prince An has many spies in the palace, so it is not easy to make it foolproof.
Emperor Chengyuan knocked on the stone table, and Fu Hai immediately reported a string of suspicious names. Fang Shan, who was watching, couldn't help but look up to the eunuch chief.
The chief eunuch lived up to his praise and quickly took out a booklet. Emperor Chengyuan turned his head away reflexively. Now, whenever he saw any booklet, he would feel a chill in his heart.
The eunuch chief didn't notice his master's abnormality. He flipped through a few pages at random. It even clearly recorded the number of times the palace servants went to the toilet at night, and several people were circled in red pen.
"These are people whose behavior is suspicious or who have frequent private contact with other palace personnel."
Emperor Chengyuan gave Wei Sushen a timely lesson: "It is better to nurture than to destroy. In many cases, weeds cannot be completely eradicated."
Wei Sushen seemed to be lost in thought.
Emperor Chengyuan: "I will control Furong as soon as possible."
The plan succeeded. Wei Sushen had no intention of keeping anyone here. He said, "It's getting late. Father, shouldn't you go back to your bedroom and rest?"
Emperor Chengyuan shook his head and looked at him expressionlessly.
As an emperor who had been deceived by love scammers twice, he inexplicably felt that as long as he turned around and left, these people would gather together and laugh at his long love journey.
Wei Sushen naturally couldn't take the initiative to ask people to leave. He glanced at Chen Yan without leaving any trace. Chen Yan said calmly: "Your Majesty said that I owe you a sister."
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Chengyuan's expression changed and he left with his hands behind his back without any grace.
Behind him, the chief eunuch stood in the direction of the wind, his face looking much more weathered: "Your Majesty, you have left me behind again."
Unfortunately, the figure in front had already disappeared, leaving only the fallen leaves on the ground spinning in the wind.
Emperor Chengyuan left, and Fang Shan remained silent. The surroundings were so quiet that even the sound of the wind could be heard clearly.
Unexpectedly, the first person to speak was Wei Sushen. He glanced at Chen Yan and asked, "Who is Yanyan?"
Chen Yan raised his eyebrows, then curled his lips: "It's a gang."
Knowing that Emperor Chengyuan was addicted to this kind of virtual love, he paid attention to protecting his safety in secret. On the day of the meeting, Chen Yan arrived early and saw a pretty girl waiting at the agreed place. There were also two sneaky people not far away. He immediately guessed that they might be trying to set up a honey trap.
In order to avoid the blow to Emperor Chengyuan being too great, he knocked the person unconscious and impersonated him.
"No wonder," Wei Sushen shook his head. No matter from which angle he looked at it, Chen Yan didn't seem like someone who could take out an anonymous person like Yan Yan.
"Excellent!" Fang Shan, who had been quiet for a while, clapped his hands and exclaimed, "The General is truly caring."
Putting the whole thing together, Emperor Chengyuan should actually thank him.
Chen Yan took a sip of tea and said, "Actually, I wanted to cooperate with them at the beginning."
In order to give a profound lesson in life philosophy to the emperor who wanted to let go of himself in his middle age.
Fang Shan asked tentatively, "What happened next?"
Chen Yan put down the cup: "The price has not been agreed upon."
The second half of the sentence is not credible and can only be attributed to the lingering conscience.
The three of them curled their lips simultaneously, but none of them smiled. After finishing their cup of tea, Chen Yan lifted his robe and stood up to leave. Before leaving, he took a deep look at Fang Shan's belly. Because the eunuch chief was also there, he swallowed back what he was about to say.
Ten months of pregnancy, some time has passed now, he has enough reason to suspect that Doctor Zhang is really ready to "let the fruit fall".
Chen Yan couldn't understand why the prince would condone such suicidal behavior. However, when he looked over, Wei Sushen turned his face away and refused to look at him.
"It's getting cold." Wei Sushen helped Fang Shan into the hall, acting like a good husband.
Chen Yan narrowed his eyes... He just watched quietly as this fake couple committed suicide.
Fang Shan leaned weakly on Wei Sushen's shoulder until he entered the hall. As soon as he stepped inside, his expression changed immediately. He said in a tone of anticipation, "Medicine people have been brainwashed since they were young. It's not easy to completely control them."
"It will be done."
His words seemed full of confidence.
Fang Shan smiled and said, "Does the host think so highly of him?"
Wei Sushen nodded. Under the premise that failure might mean he would have to swallow the insects and visit the medicine man as a fallback, Emperor Chengyuan would definitely not mess this up easily.
Fang Shan stared at the newly inserted branch in the vase today, his eyes leisurely and focused: "Then take a look."
The news that Emperor Chengyuan was bewitched by a palace maid quickly spread throughout the palace. Not long after, Emperor Chengyuan missed a morning court session due to a cold. Fang Shan had no idea what trick he had used to actually get the medicine man to cooperate.
Perhaps someone was needed to help put on makeup to look haggard and sickly, the eunuch chief was finally remembered and transferred back to serve.
Amidst the undercurrents, the court officials took no notice. Whether His Majesty favored someone or caught a cold was merely a topic of conversation. It wasn't until Emperor Chengyuan collapsed during the morning court session that everyone finally began to feel a bit nervous.
The people coming in and out of the Imperial Hospital all gave the same message: His Majesty just had a fever and just needed to rest for a few days.
A few days later, Emperor Chengyuan still did not attend the morning court, but secretly called the prince over.
All of this was reported truthfully by the spies in Prince An's palace.
In the bedroom, Emperor Chengyuan lay weakly on the dragon bed, but his eyes were bright and sharp.
I thought the days of pretending to be sick would be very uncomfortable. I would eat and sleep, sleep and eat, and read and take walks when I had nothing to do. As the days passed, I felt quite happy and reluctant to leave.
When Wei Sushen arrived, Emperor Chengyuan concealed his emotions and said in a tone of vicissitudes of life: "Thank you for your hard work during this period."
Ignoring his pretense, Wei Sushen bluntly said, "Prince An has already been secretly gathering troops."
Upon hearing this, the laziness in Emperor Chengyuan's eyes disappeared, and he sneered, "Father really loves him and has kept a lot of people. But it doesn't matter, I will soon send Prince An to fulfill his filial duty."
Wei Sushen did not comment on the late emperor's actions: "General Chen has secretly sent people to keep an eye on him."
Emperor Chengyuan nodded and summoned Chen Yan into the palace that night.
Meeting the prince and an important official one day inevitably aroused people's imagination.
People inside and outside the palace were uneasy. Chen Yan pointed out this matter when he met the emperor: "Your Majesty has been ill for quite some time."
Emperor Chengyuan produced an imperial edict: "I will pretend to pass the throne to the Crown Prince. On the day the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Prince An will definitely take action."
Chen Yan said solemnly: "The palace has been arranged."
Emperor Chengyuan nodded, looked at the imperial edict, and thinking about the comforts of life in the past few days, he couldn't help but say: "I have a bold idea..."
It seems that if he turns the fake into reality, it wouldn't be impossible to just give the throne to the prince and live a carefree life from then on.
Chen Yan looked at the sword hanging on the head of the bed and said, "I also have a bold idea."
Emperor Chengyuan's throat moved and he decisively closed his mouth.
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