In the Yangxin Hall, Liu Xi bowed and came.
"Your Majesty, whose palace are you going to spend the night in?"
The emperor, who was taking a nap on the imperial couch, slowly opened his eyes and waved his hands feebly.
"I feel uncomfortable all over. Get me some medicine quickly..."
"Your Majesty, you have already eaten six pills today, you can't take any more..."
The emperor twisted his body and tugged on the lapel of his clothes with his hands. He seemed to have a feeling of shortness of breath. He waved his hands a little irritably.
"Get the medicine quickly, I'm going to die..."
Liu Xi saw that the emperor was really uncomfortable at this time, so he immediately did not dare to neglect. He quickly ran to the small box on the table and took out a small pill. He also brought a glass of water, came to the emperor's side, and said softly:
"Your Majesty, the medicine is here."
The emperor then supported his body and sat up, took the small pill with trembling hands, and quickly threw it into his mouth. Liu Xi hurriedly brought the water to his mouth.
After taking the medicine, the emperor closed his eyes and slowly opened them again. He sighed and murmured:
"Liu Xi, do you think this is the medicine that will lead to immortality? Or is it the medicine that will harm my life? Why do I feel so weak and scratching my head when I don't take it? After taking it, I feel refreshed and horny again. "Yuxian, but look, my arms are so skinny and skinny. I always wonder, is there an elixir of life in this world?"
Liu Xi took the water glass from his hand, placed it on the table beside him, bowed and replied:
"Your Majesty, I don't know if there is really an elixir of immortality. It is said that the previous emperor also found someone to refine the elixir of immortality, and it cost a lot of money. But I don't know whether it was successful in the end."
The emperor's cloudy eyes blinked for a moment, then he half-closed his eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"If it succeeds, will there still be a country of Daning? I feel more and more weak recently. Even after taking this small pill, it can only last for a while. The effect of this medicine is far less effective than when I first took it. Early tomorrow morning, I will ask Prince Xi to come, and I will ask him carefully."
"I guess Prince Xi will be here tomorrow morning. This is the only pill you have left."
Hearing this, the emperor looked at Liu Xi in a panic, raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed a few times, then waved to him impatiently and said:
"Quick, send him here now. I can't wait until tomorrow morning and ask him to bring more pills."
Liu Xi saw that the emperor's request was very urgent. Although he felt that this was a bit too anxious, he was also afraid that the emperor would really fall ill because of the lack of supply of small pills.
So, after bowing and saluting, he quickly walked out of the Yangxin Hall with small steps.
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Inside Prince Xi's Mansion
It was getting late, but Leng Xi still didn't feel sleepy. After so many years and so many things, he seemed much more mature than before.
He was sitting in the study, looking at a Pisces jade pendant in a daze.
This jade pendant was given to him by the late emperor when he was born. It is said that there is only one such pair in the world.
Looking at this jade pendant, his eyes turned red, and some past events from that year came to mind.
That year, he fell in love with Long Xiaomin. After some deep affection, he gave her a pair of jade pendants that he had treasured for many years, and told her that when the jade pendants are there, people are there. When she sees this jade pendants, she is like Seeing him in person, he will always protect her like this jade pendant.
But in the end, he still made a mistake...
For so many years, he has treasured it, not daring to take it out, not dare to look at it, let alone recall it.
However, every time he sees the little girl An An, he will unconsciously think of her. If she is still alive, if he is lucky enough to marry her, maybe the children they give birth to will grow up to be as cute as An An!
He had had such fantasies more than once, but they were eventually shattered by reality.
Long Xiaomin is dead and will never come back. Every time he thinks of this, he wants to give himself a knife and let himself go to another world to find her and say to her: I'm sorry!
"Your Majesty, someone is coming from the palace."
The housekeeper's words interrupted his thoughts. He put the jade pendant back into the drawer and raised his hand slowly.
"Let him in."
The housekeeper stepped back in response. After a while, a young eunuch came in, bowed and said:
"Prince Xi, Your Majesty, please bring the pills and enter the palace immediately."
Leng Xi's brows tightened and he asked in surprise: "What's wrong with my father?"
The little eunuch bowed again and replied:
"The emperor has finished taking his medicine and is a little anxious. Please come into the palace and give him some, otherwise he will not be able to sleep peacefully."
"It's so late, let's do it tomorrow!"
"The emperor said that if it's inconvenient for you, just ask your servant to take some back."
Seeing the young eunuch's tone becoming urgent, Leng Xi's face suddenly turned livid. He glared at the visitor and shouted angrily:
"This is unreasonable. The pills are more valuable than your life. How dare you take them back? Can you afford to lose one? Besides, how do I know if you will secretly replace it halfway?"
"Slave doesn't dare!"
The little eunuch standing opposite him turned pale with fright at his words. He bowed up and said timidly:
"Then...then please make a trip in person."
Leng Xi's eyes flashed disdainfully for a few times, then he snorted coldly and said:
"I understand, you go back first."
"What about you? When will you enter the palace? I can also reply to the emperor."
"Snapped!"
There was a sound of a water cup falling to the ground, and a broken teacup appeared at the little eunuch's feet. The little eunuch was so frightened that he fell to his knees.
"Prince Xi, please calm down."
A fierce look appeared in Leng Xi's eyes, and then he shouted sharply with bulging veins:
"You dare to come and question me? If I say go, I will go naturally. Do you need to arrange the time for me? Get out of here!"
After hearing this, the little eunuch didn't dare to ask any more questions. He quickly got up from the ground as if he was receiving amnesty, took a few steps back, and turned around to leave.
It was peaceful again, but Leng Xi's forehead wrinkled with a deep ravine.
The father has canceled the concubine ceremony for his mother and concubine next month, which means that his previous plan was stopped halfway. Now he is thinking that this little pill is the only thing that can contain the emperor, and he wants to use it This thing came to force the emperor to make him the prince. Otherwise, wouldn't all the things he had done so hard have been in vain?
Thinking of this, a proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Since the emperor desperately wanted his pills delivered, what would happen if he delivered them a little later?
Thinking of this, he stood up and walked to the bedroom behind the study.
After so many years, he still couldn't accept Yu Qiaoqiao from his heart. In this Prince Xi's Mansion, she was Xiaobao's mother and he was Xiaobao's father. Their relationship only ended there.
In the Yangxin Hall, the emperor had already fallen asleep, and the young eunuch had just conveyed Prince Xi's words to Liu Xi intact. A look of worry suddenly appeared on Liu Xi's old face.
He waved his hand to the little eunuch,
"Go down and don't mention this to anyone else."
In the past, Liu Xi was happy because the emperor took the medicine sent by Concubine Li and his mental state improved.
But now, looking at the emperor's deteriorating body, he was faintly worried.
Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice to the little eunuch guarding the door:
"Stand here. If the emperor calls me, tell me that I have gone to the hut."
Leaving these words behind, he took small steps and hurriedly walked outside the palace under the cover of night.
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