kvmb Chapter 248 Offering Medicine Before Death
Chapter 248 Offering Medicine Before Death
The emperor stared at him with rage, his eyes as intimidating as a sword.
"If the king wants his subjects to die, they must die. Do I need to report to you if I want to execute someone? As the crown prince, you just need to do your job well."
"But the person who was sentenced to death is my mother!" Qi Yue blurted out.
The emperor's eyes softened a little when he looked at him, but only a little.
He frowned uncomfortably, lowered his eyes, and waved his hand: "Go away. Considering your filial piety, I will pretend that you have never been here today."
Qi Yue opened his mouth, the panic and anxiety in his eyes gradually faded away, and he finally kept what he wanted to say in his heart.
He regained his calm demeanor, lowered his eyes, and kowtowed to the emperor: "Your son will take his leave."
The emperor closed his eyes and responded with an unsteady breath.
Qi Yue's mind was completely focused on the imperial edict and Concubine Liang at this time. He didn't notice anything unusual about him at all. After he finished speaking, he left the hall.
After he left, the emperor finally couldn't help but hold his head and let out a low cry.
The eunuch was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward to check on him: "Your Majesty, do you need me to call the imperial physician?"
"No problem, just wait a moment."
He wanted to see what kind of situation this poison would reach if he didn't take the antidote.
On the other side, Concubine Liang calculated the time, changed into plain clothes, let her black hair down, and came to the Council Hall carrying an exquisite wooden box on a tray.
As soon as Qi Yue left, she knelt down outside the council hall.
Inside the palace, the emperor suffered from an unbearable headache and felt as if his whole body was being gnawed by ten thousand ants.
He didn't know whether the feeling of being eaten by thousands of ants had reached the peak of the drug's effectiveness at this moment, but he knew that if this continued, he would not be able to hold on any longer.
The eunuch was waiting nearby, his eyes red with anxiety: "Your Majesty, the human body is made of flesh, how can it withstand such torture? Let me go and ask General Xiao to come!"
The emperor frowned, his forehead covered with sweat. After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded.
The eunuch happily agreed, and when he was about to leave, he heard the guard at the gate come in and report that Concubine Liang had brought the antidote for the emperor.
The emperor opened his eyes with some difficulty, stood up with the help of the eunuch, and glanced coldly at the door.
"Didn't I tell her to end her life on her own? Tell her to go back to Yongyang Palace and give me a result before midnight tonight."
Concubine Liang outside the door heard his angry voice. Although she didn't hear what he said clearly, she vaguely guessed what he meant.
She cleared her throat and raised her voice to shout into the hall: "Your Majesty, I cannot share your worries. It is not a pity to die, but please do not use your body to vent your anger on me.
I have no other purpose in coming to offer you medicine, except to help ease your Majesty's pain before his death, and to help you live a long and healthy life."
"Long live?" The emperor smiled self-deprecatingly, "I think it's she who wants a long life!"
He was so angry that he covered his chest and even had difficulty breathing.
The eunuch turned pale with fear and hurriedly supported him: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. I will go and invite General Xiao right away.
The emperor called him weakly, holding on to his last breath and ordered: "Wait, take this bitch away first, and then go and ask Xiao Mo to
Remember, my physical condition and the fact that she came to see me must be kept secret from everyone."
The eunuch leaned over and helped him back to sit on the dragon throne: "Yes, yes, I will go right away."
Outside the palace, Concubine Liang thought that the emperor would not be able to endure the pain caused by the poison and would choose to accept her pills.
He thought that even if he didn't want to see her, she would still ask someone to come out to get the medicine. This way, he was one step closer to being controlled by her.
However, he didn't expect that the people who came out were not the eunuchs around the emperor, but four guards with swords.
"Your Highness, the Emperor requests that you return to Yongyang Palace immediately and choose between white silk or poisoned wine to end this before midnight tonight."
The guard's words were like a bolt from the blue, causing her ears to ring.
She raised her head in disbelief, a ruthless look flashing in her eyes: "How dare you! I came here to deliver medicine to the Emperor, and you actually dared to falsely convey the Emperor's wishes!"
"Your Majesty, I am only a humble guard. Even if I had a hundred guts, I would not dare to do such a thing as falsely conveying the Majesty's will."
The guard was speechless, but still expressed his loyalty respectfully.
Concubine Liang looked at him viciously, and her inner excitement gradually subsided.
She put the things in her hand on the ground beside her and kowtowed to the main hall door.
"Your Majesty, I am leaving. If my departure can bring you peace of mind, then I will die without regrets."
Before leaving, she did not forget to express her feelings, but these words sounded particularly ironic to the emperor.
In Yilan Palace, Xiao Mo stood at the door looking around anxiously.
After a while, Chun'er hurried back and told her all the news she had found out outside the Council Hall.
Shen Yun stood aside and heard it, then sighed and patted his chest.
"Fortunately, the young lady did not go to see the emperor as soon as she returned to the palace. Otherwise, she would not only have run into the crown prince, but also Concubine Liang. By then, all our previous disguises would have been invalidated."
In Chun'er's reply, Xiao Mo heard that the main point was not hers.
"It seems that the emperor is determined to deal with Concubine Liang, but Concubine Liang's power is not just that of a concubine.
Plus, Qi Yue, the crown prince, is her only son, so we're probably going to have a tough battle this time."
Xiao Mo narrowed her eyes, bit her lip and sighed.
Shen Yun analyzed the meaning of her words, exchanged a glance with Chun'er, and when she turned around, she saw the chief eunuch running towards them at a rapid pace.
"Eunuch Wei, what are you doing?" Xiao Mo walked down the steps to greet him, looking at him in confusion.
He grabbed her hand, gasping for air and his voice trembling: "General Xiao, the emperor's poison has taken effect. Please take your weapons and go with us!"
Xiao Mo nodded in understanding, told Shen Yun to get the antidote they had prepared in the afternoon, and then left with Eunuch Wei.
In the Council Hall, the emperor leaned back on the dragon throne with his eyes closed and his forehead supported by one hand.
When Eunuch Wei entered the hall and saw this scene, he was almost scared to tears.
His chin trembled as he ran forward and knelt at the emperor's feet. He wanted to reach out and touch him but didn't dare. He just turned his head and looked at Xiao Mo with grievance.
Xiao Mo frowned, walked up the steps, saluted the unresponsive emperor, and then reached out to check his breath.
"The emperor is fine, he just fainted."
Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise they would not be able to wash themselves clean even if they jumped into the Yellow River.
Eunuch Wei breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stood up and helped the emperor lie down on the bench.
He had just covered him with the quilt when Shen Yun ran in with something.