bookrebus Chapter 375
Chapter 375
Qian Gui led her into the Crown Prince's main tent. She instantly sensed the oppressive atmosphere inside. Aside from the Emperor, several Ministers were also present.Emperor Mingxi's face was livid, and Cai Xian and the others were pale. There were tea stains and uncleared broken porcelain on the floor.
The crowd, who had been standing on both sides with their heads bowed, looked at her as if they had seen their great savior. Their eyes lit up astonishingly as they bowed and greeted her one after another.
After returning the greeting, Yue Fuguang sat below Emperor Mingxi. She glanced toward the inner compartment before asking, "Your Majesty, how are the Crown Prince's injuries?"
Emperor Mingxi pursed his lips, hesitating for a few breaths as if it were hard to speak of, before saying, "The injuries are not too severe, but the location of the wound..."
Seeing his hesitant demeanor, Yue Fuguang wondered, Could he have been injured in an unmentionable place?
If it was really as she thought, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to ask for details, so she said, "I wonder if my medicine will be of any use."
There was truly no precedent for this; even in the cultivation world, there were no pills specifically for that area. They could only treat a dead horse as a living one and hope for the best!
Yue Fuguang thought about how the Crown Prince already had an eldest son. As long as he was raised well, there was no fear of lacking an heir. As for having only one child, Yue Fuguang felt it was enough; there wouldn't even be anyone to fight over the inheritance. How wonderful!
Seeing Yue Fuguang bring up the medicine on her own initiative, the worried expression on Emperor Mingxi's face eased considerably. "With Fuguang's medicine, regardless of whether it works or not, both I and the Crown Prince will remember your kindness."
Yue Fuguang thought for a moment, then took out a Rejuvenation Pill and a Lesser Restoration Pill, saying to Emperor Mingxi, "Why not show these pills to Imperial Physician Sun to see if they suit the symptoms?"
Emperor Mingxi gave Qian Gui a look. He immediately stepped forward, picked up the two jade bottles on the table, and entered the inner room.
"Little Zhu, can the Rejuvenation Pill and Lesser Restoration Pill be given to the current Crown Prince?"
"Master, the Crown Prince can use the pills. He was also poisoned with corpse toxin. If the Crown Prince hadn't taken your antidote pill in time, he wouldn't have even survived the journey back to the camp."
Sure enough, what she encountered was not an isolated case.
"Wasn't the Crown Prince just going fishing? How did he almost get himself killed?"
"Who told him not to have Master's abilities? The number of guards he brought was similar to yours, and the number of assassins they encountered was also comparable, yet their casualties were over half."
"Have all the assassins been caught?"
"Half of them escaped, but Wei Shouyi has already led men to pursue them. Those people are also injured and won't be able to run far."
The Emperor and his subjects didn't wait long outside. Just as Yue Fuguang was eating her third pastry, she saw the curtain of the inner room twitch, and then the pale and haggard Crown Prince walked out, supported by Qian Gui.
Upon seeing Yue Fuguang, tears faintly shimmered in his eyes. He bowed and said, "Zhiyan thanks Little Aunt for bestowing the medicine!"
Yue Fuguang nodded. "As long as you are fine. Quickly, sit down and speak."
Xie Zhiyan's face stiffened for a moment. He subconsciously waved his hand and smiled, saying, "I've been lying down for too long, and my body is stiff. I'll just stand."
Yue Fuguang cast a subtle glance over his body.
"Little Zhu, what's going on with the Crown Prince? After taking two pills, why does he still look so weak?"
Hearing Yue Fuguang call him weak, a faint blush immediately appeared on the Crown Prince's previously pale face, and his upright posture grew even stiffer.
"Perhaps the time has been too short, and the pills haven't fully exerted their medicinal effects yet."
The Crown Prince nodded frantically in his heart. The divine artifact was right; it was just that the medicine hadn't kicked in yet. He really wasn't weak!
"Your Majesty, will the evening banquet still be held as usual?"
Seeing the Crown Prince recovering, the Minister of Rites, Zhang Zhongping, finally found an opportunity to ask his question.
Emperor Mingxi gently rubbed the auspicious patterns on the side of his cup. After pondering for a moment, he said, "The banquet will proceed as usual."
He looked at the Crown Prince and asked, "Crown Prince, can your body still handle attending the banquet normally?"
"Replying to Imperial Father, Little Aunt's medicine has miraculous effects. I am fine."
Emperor Mingxi nodded slightly and then addressed Huo Ying, who was standing below, "Have the personnel been arranged?"
"Rest assured, Your Majesty. I have arranged sufficient manpower at every key location throughout the hunting grounds, maintaining a relaxed exterior but strict interior security, just as Your Majesty instructed."
Soon, Yue Fuguang saw exactly what Huo Ying meant by a relaxed exterior and strict interior.
"Little Zhu, are those Shen Kang and Song Xiang? Why are they dressed like that? Are they role playing?"
"Master, it is indeed them. They thought we wouldn't recognize them just because they changed their clothes. What kind of eunuchs are as masculine and straightforward as they are? Are they afraid people won't notice them?"
Shen Kang and Song Xiang, who were currently bowing to pour wine and serve dishes for the Emperor and the Crown Prince, paused their movements upon hearing the two of them complaining.
Then, they quickly glanced at Eunuch Qian, who was standing by the side. Their bodies slowly softened, their heads lowered even more, and humble smiles appeared on their faces.
Song Xiang even considered whether he should pinch his throat and say, "Please enjoy your meal, Your Highness." But after thinking about it, he decided against it. With his gruff voice, even if he pinched his throat, he wouldn't sound like a eunuch.
"Little Zhu, look at the dejected faces of those people from the diplomatic mission. Is it because they failed to successfully self-mutilate and are unwilling to give up on extorting the Emperor?"
"Master, it's a good thing they didn't actually stab themselves. Otherwise, even if they were injured, one dose of your medicine would cure them, and their suffering would have been for nothing!"
Clang! Clatter! Crash!
A series of clattering sounds came from the diplomatic mission. They had either knocked over their wine cups or dropped their chopsticks onto the floor.
Hearing the commotion next door, several of them suddenly looked up. They looked at each other, all seeing shock and... confusion in each other's eyes.
What had they just heard? It was a heavenly voice!!
If it wasn't a heavenly voice, who could make it so they felt surrounded by the sound? It seemed sometimes far, sometimes near, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, as far away as the horizon, yet as close as right in front of their eyes.
This voice... this voice clearly came from the mouth of a young child.
But looking around, the entire banquet hall was brightly lit, and there were no young children to be seen!
Bei Ye's hands trembled slightly. The palace servants replaced his chopsticks with new ones, but he tried several times and couldn't pick them up.
For the first time, he felt that ivory chopsticks weren't absolutely necessary for him to use!
The panic in his heart was not only because he heard the heavenly voice but also because their hidden little schemes had been seen through!
They had acted covertly. Even if the Great Yan guards were present at the time, they hadn't made a move yet, so the guards shouldn't have known their intentions.
But now, with the heavenly voice ringing in their ears, their actions had clearly been exposed!
He caught Gan Tang's eye in his peripheral vision. Both of them simultaneously looked toward the Great Yan Emperor and his subjects, seeing that the crowd was exchanging cups and chatting very naturally.
Could it be that the voice just now was only heard by the few of them involved?
Bei Ye and Gan Tang quickly dismissed this guess. Although the two of them hadn't reacted as dramatically by knocking over cups and dishes, they clearly saw Lan Xuan'er and Bei Yue lose their composure for a moment.
Gan Tang understood Lan Xuan'er well; she must have heard it too.
Bei Ye was even more direct. Taking advantage of a toast, he lowered his voice and said, "Imperial Brother, was that just now..."
Suddenly realizing something, Bei Ye's eyes widened instantly. He had been too panicked just now, only thinking that there were no children in the venue, but how could he forget that there was another voice just now?
Although the voice was somewhat ethereal, thinking about it carefully, it was clearly... the voice of Yue Fuguang, the Junior Preceptor of Great Yan who descended by divine decree!
He abruptly raised his head, the fake, polite smile he had just directed at Bei Yue still frozen on his face.
He watched as the Eighth Princess of Dayan said something to Yue Fuguang. Though he didn't know what was said, she nodded repeatedly, a bright smile lighting up her face.