After Lu Yue fainted in the court, Liu Jun immediately announced the end of the court session and hurriedly carried him back to the Qingyue Palace, then called for the imperial physician with a grim expression.
“How is he?” Liu Jun sat on a chair, restoring his previous coldness as if the previous urgency never existed.
The imperial physician nervously replied, “Your Majesty, the Regent Prince has suffered from Qi and blood attacking the heart, causing damage to the heart meridian, resulting in sudden fainting.”
“Qi and blood attacking the heart?”
“Yes, it seems that his heart has been excessively distressed and under too much stress.”
Liu Jun coldly said, “Just focus on prescribing medicine, don’t let him die.”
“Yes, yes, I will go prepare the medicine first.”
After the physician left, Liu Jun approached the man lying down. At this moment, Lu Yue tightly shut his eyes, his thin face abnormally pale. Liu Jun gazed at this man whom he had thought about and resented for three years, feeling momentarily stunned.
Then, he slowly stroked the man’s face and said in a low voice, “I won’t let you die, even if you want to die, you can’t.”
The man in his sleep immediately furrowed his brows, as if being tightly restrained by something, unable to escape no matter how hard he tried. There was a voice in his head repeating, “You can’t escape! You can’t escape!”
Lu Yue abruptly opened his eyes and found the room empty.
On the other side, Huan Yuan had been planning for days and upon hearing the news of Lu Yue falling ill, immediately sent a message to Ah Lan, instructing her to poison Lu Yue while he’s vulnerable. He couldn’t get close to Liu Jun, but killing Liu Yuan was still possible.
Since Lu Yue was currently in the palace, Huan Yuan had arranged for Ah Lan to be transferred to the palace in advance and stationed at the Qingyue Palace.
001 immediately reported this to Lu Yue after tracking the information.
Ah Lan001: [What should we do, Host, Huan Yuan wants to send that maid to poison you! You need to think of a solution!]
Ah LanLu Yue: [Don’t panic, if she doesn’t come to poison me, how can I use her to prove my innocence?]
Ah Lan001: [But… what if the Host is poisoned and dies?]
Lu Yue rolled his eyes at 001: [Do you think I’d be so easily poisoned by her? Besides, don’t I still have you? Lin Xin, that idiot, probably hasn’t found out about Huan Yuan’s plans yet. We just need to give him a warning, then wait here for the drama.]
001 didn’t know what Lu Yue meant by the warning, nor did he know what drama would unfold. But judging from little troublemaker Lu and trouble-making nature, it definitely wouldn’t be anything good.
In the evening, Lin Xin returned to the General’s Mansion, immediately receiving a letter. After reading it for a moment, he then came to the palace with a serious expression.
“Your Majesty, this is the news I just received.”
Liu Jun glanced at the letter and then said solemnly, “Who delivered it?”
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“No signature.”
“No signature?”
Lin Xin frowned, “Your Majesty, could this be Huan Yuan’s scheme? He knows we can’t find him, so he deliberately wrote this letter to lure us over.”
Liu Jun coldly snorted, “Am I afraid of him? Send someone to investigate this place. If Huan Yuan is truly hiding there, immediately arrest him.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
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“Ah Lan! I need your help! Suddenly, my stomach hurts…”
“Alright, leave it to me.” Ah Lan took over the medicine bowl, her eyes turning dark as she turned around. She walked to a secluded place, took out the white powdered medicine hidden in her sleeve, mixed it with a spoon, and then continued walking towards the Qingyue Palace as if nothing had happened.
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“Your Majesty, we’ve captured Huan Yuan.” Lin Xin returned to the study immediately after capturing him to report.
“Was he really there?”
“Yes, exactly where the letter indicated. We arrested a total of eleven people, all of whom have been detained in the dungeons. However, during the search, we found an undestroyed secret letter.”
“What secret letter?”
“…It’s a letter about plotting to harm the Regent Prince.” Lin Xin’s expression turned somewhat strange as he spoke.
Liu Jun’s face changed, “Plotting against him?”
“Yes. I also find it strange. They are supposed to be allies, so why would they plot against the Regent Prince… Oh! Your Majesty, where are you going?” Lin Xin watched the person who suddenly stood up and rushed out, feeling even more puzzled.
Liu Jun’s voice was chillingly cold: “Immediately send someone to surround the Qingyue Palace. No one is allowed in!”
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The pale face of Lu Yue flashed through his mind, and he thought, “Except for me, no one can kill you!”
Meanwhile, Lu Yue had just pretended to innocently drink the poisoned medicine, then immediately revealed an extremely painful expression before collapsing to the ground. Ah Lan, seeing that her plan succeeded, hastily ran out of the room, holding the already prepared token to leave the city, and headed straight out.
By the time Liu Jun arrived, it was too late. When he kicked open the door and saw the person lying unconscious on the ground, his heart stopped beating.
In a moment of panic, he quickly approached Lu Yue, only to see his lips turning purple, eyes darkening, black blood oozing from his ears, and even his breathing becoming faint, as if he were on the verge of death.
“You can’t die!”
“You mustn’t die!”
Liu Jun’s expression was both fierce and sorrowful. Even though he had hated the man for three years, he had never imagined him dying like this. The endless grief and hatred in his heart were all because of this man, and if he died, he would definitely go mad.
Liu Jun abruptly lifted the man and swiftly walked out like a wind.
“Your Majesty, where are you going again?”
Lin Xin, who had just come over with his guards, watched Liu Jun’s unprecedentedly gloomy and terrifying appearance and almost didn’t dare to ask any questions.
Liu Jun didn’t stop his steps, but his voice was as cold as a demon from hell: “Immediately seal off all city gates and capture the one who poisoned him.”
In the medical hall, a group of people knelt on the ground, trembling as they watched the man sitting there looking like he could kill someone at any moment, their backs drenched in cold sweat.
Liu Jun sat quietly, his gloomy eyes fixed on Lu Yue’s closed eyes on the bed, as if he believed that by staring at him like this, he would wake up eventually.
Finally, someone from the medical hall spoke, “Your Majesty, the Regent Prince has been poisoned with the Heartbreak Grass. Even if we can suppress the toxicity, it will be too late to save him!!”
Liu Jun’s voice was extremely cold: “I don’t want to hear that.”
The speaking physician was so frightened by Liu Jun’s gaze that he immediately shut his mouth. At this moment, Lin Xin entered from outside and inadvertently glanced at Lu Yue on the bed, feeling shocked. Indeed, he had been poisoned.
“Have you caught the culprit?” Liu Jun gave him a warning look.
Lin Xin immediately regained his composure and said, “Yes, we caught her, but she refuses to reveal who sent her.”
Liu Jun asked, “What about the antidote?”
“The antidote… she says there is none.”
Liu Jun’s eyes immediately became fierce and terrifying. “None? We’ll see if she truly doesn’t have it or not.”
“Your Majesty…” Lin Xin was about to advise about going to such a bloody place as the torture chamber, but as soon as he met Liu Jun’s gaze, he changed his tune.
“…Your Majesty, please follow me.”
In the dark dungeon, Liu Jun coldly observed the woman who was being dragged to the ground and tortured beyond recognition, and he demanded, “Speak, where is the antidote?”
“There is no antidote.”
“None? Someone, destroy the other half of the face, too.”
“No—” Ah Lan’s eyes widened in fear, and her face half covered in bloody wounds looking particularly terrifying.
“This poison was given by Huan Yuan, I really don’t have the antidote!”
When Liu Jun narrowed his eyes, Lin Xin immediately questioned, “You’re lying! Liu Yuan was originally in cahoots with you, how could Huan Yuan ask you to kill him?”
Lin Xin’s sword pointed straight at Ah Lan’s nose, frightening her into almost collapsing.
“On the surface, they were allies, but both the Regent Prince and the Prime Minister harbored suspicions against each other. When Huan Yuan sent someone to assassinate Your Majesty, it was actually to unite the ministers and push the Regent Prince to the throne, and to gain further control over him!” Ah Lan shrank back as she finished speaking, but the expressions of the other two men changed drastically.
“What did you say?” Still in shock, Lin Xin heard an extremely angry roar.
At this moment, Liu Jun was like a raging, mad beast, viciously gripping Ah Lan’s neck.
“Tell me again, who ordered the assassination against me!”
Ah Lan’s face turned red from being choked, and she painfully said, “It’s… it’s Huan Chong. That day, he instructed me to put sleeping pills in the Regent Prince’s tea and replaced the escort with his own men… cough…”
After hearing this, Liu Jun seemed to freeze in place, the flames of anger in his eyes suddenly extinguished by a bucket of bone-chilling cold water, leaving him cold and silent.
Lin Xin was also shocked. So, three years ago, it was Huan Chong who attempted to assassinate His Majesty, and Liu Yuan was falsely accused? This… was going to be troublesome.
Lin Xin looked worriedly at Liu Jun who’s standing there motionless. Seeing the man’s once fierce eyes gradually becoming quiet and lifeless, he found it difficult to offer any words of comfort.
Liu Jun walked out of the torture chamber, his tall figure appearing somewhat unsteady.
He walked all the way to the Qingyue Palace, then turned towards the man lying quietly on the bed. Due to the toxin invading his body, the man’s face displayed abnormal bruises, and his emaciated appearance was hardly recognizable. Suddenly, Liu Jun recalled the man’s face from three years ago, his jade-like complexion, gentle features, and the captivating smile.
He greedily gazed at him, hoping the man would look at him with affectionate eyes again. But all of this was just his delusion. The man lay there unable to even open his eyes. All of this… was because of him!
The regret that had been forcibly suppressed in his heart finally erupted at this moment. The usually cold and ruthless young emperor couldn’t help but shed tears of regret in front of the man he had deeply wounded.
At this moment, Liu Jun’s heart felt as if it had been violently ripped out, the agonizing pain making his straightened back bend down uncontrollably.
Why, why didn’t you believe him back then? He had earnestly explained with such sincere and hurt eyes, but why didn’t you believe him?
Not only did you not believe him, but you also tormented him with three years of inexplicable hatred, and insulted him. Made him the object of ridicule and humiliation throughout the court. Liu Jun, oh Liu Jun, are you even human anymore?
The young emperor knelt despondently at the bedside of the man, crying like a child who had done something wrong, feeling lost and sorrowful.
Unfortunately, the man lying on the bed could neither hear nor see anything now.
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The moment is arriving!! 🙏🙏
Oh. This is going to be good.
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