Leng Xi was still wary of Eunuch Liu. He was not only a eunuch, he was also the chief eunuch in the palace. Almost everything in the harem was handled by his hands. The emperor's trust in him was absolutely unconditional. No less than his son, and it is said that he also possesses peerless martial arts. Probably because he has never fought with anyone in so many years, so no one knows how high his martial arts is. No one in the entire palace has dared to do it yet. Confront him head-on.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Leng Xi hurriedly stuffed the blank imperial edict into his sleeves, then pretended to be worried and stepped forward to help the emperor up, muttering incessantly,
"Father, why are you so careless? Come, give you some medicine..."
After saying this loudly, he opened his palm again, revealing the small pill, and then lowered his voice and threatened:
"Father, my son didn't say or do anything just now, right?"
"Yes, yes, give me medicine quickly..."
At this time, the emperor was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. No matter what Leng Xi said, he would agree to it.
Leng Xi felt that Liu Xi was approaching. He quickly stuffed the small pill into the emperor's mouth, and then whispered:
"Father, are you feeling better?"
When he saw Leng Xi, Liu Xi's brows knit together instantly. He quickly ran to the emperor, held the emperor's other arm, and asked with concern as he walked to the bed:
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
The emperor who had just taken the medicine breathed a long sigh of relief. After Liu Xi and Leng Xi helped him to the bed, he waved his hands feebly.
"I'm fine, Liu Xi, where have you been? I've been calling you for a long time, why did you come here?"
How he wished that he had appeared when he first called Liu Xi, so that the scene just now would not have happened?
Liu Xi bowed and replied with an apologetic look:
"I was greedy at night. I ate too many dumplings stuffed with chives and got a bit upset. I went to squat in the latrine. Who would have thought that you would wake up in such a short time?"
At this time, the emperor had just taken the small pill, and his spirit had calmed down a little. He glanced at Leng Xi, with an unpredictable look in his eyes.
The embarrassment he felt when he desperately wanted to get the pill in Leng Xi's hand made him regretful. He also realized that his dignity was trampled to the ground by himself at that moment.
And all of this was done intentionally by Leng Xi.
He didn't want to expose Leng Xi. This was not a glorious thing. If he told it, how could he, the emperor, have the face to see others?
Thinking of this, he waved his hands to Liu Xi and Leng Xi,
"Please step back, I'm tired..."
After saying this, he turned his body to the bed, sighed secretly, and closed his unwilling eyes.
Leng Xi looked at the emperor's back, his teeth were itching with anger, and his fists hidden in his sleeves were clenched tightly.
This Liu Xi actually ruined his own good deeds. It was really abominable.
"Prince Xi, please do it!"
Liu Xi saw Leng Xi still standing there and reminded him carefully:
"The Emperor has gone to bed. Have you delivered the pills you were asked to deliver?"
Leng Xi glanced at Liu Xi, took out a paper bag from his arms, and handed it to Liu Xi with sharp eyes.
"Eunuch Liu, I have a lot of things on my hands recently, and the process of making small pills is quite complicated, so I only have a dozen or so small pills. You should be more frugal."
After saying that, he placed the bag containing the pills heavily into Liu Xi's hand, turned around, put his hands behind his back, and left without looking back.
It was really irritating to him to call him so late and not accomplish what he wanted to do.
But he won't give up so easily. He is bound to win this throne.
Seeing Leng Xi leaving, Eunuch Liu looked at the small pills in his hand, and then at the emperor lying on the bed. He sighed secretly, and just about to turn around and leave, the emperor suddenly murmured:
"Liu Xi, don't leave my side in the future."
The emperor's words sounded like a child who had just been wronged.
Liu Xi turned around in surprise, slowly approached the imperial couch, and asked cautiously:
"Your Majesty, are you still awake? What happened just now?"
After the emperor was silent for a while, he turned around and lay down on his back. He looked at the top of the bed with a pair of cloudy eyes. He let out a long sigh, as if recounting an old story, and murmured hoarsely,
"Ever since I was born, my mother-in-law has arranged everything for me. She fought, fought, and used all means for me to let me own the country of Daning. After my mother-in-law passed away, I I thought I could finally stand alone, but in the end, I couldn't even manage my own sons, and even married my daughter off to a foreign country. Do you think I am the most useless emperor in the world?"
"Your Majesty, how could you have such an idea? You married the two princesses to a foreign country for the sake of the stability of the Daning Kingdom. Among your sons, there are both the God of War generals like Lord Yu and the Lord Xi. Although Prince Ming has a bohemian personality, it is because he is still young. When you entrust him with important tasks in the future, he will not let you down."
"Are you comforting me?"
"I don't dare. Everything I said is true..."
"Ha! What you said may make sense. I am old and confused. The elixir of life is just a cover. I am not going to die soon. It is time for me to give up my throne. But who should sit on it? I don’t know!”
After the scene just passed, the emperor suddenly had an epiphany, but he was also confused because of it.
"Your Majesty, don't say that. You are only in your early fifties and you are still young. You dare not have such thoughts."
"well……"
Liu Xi's comforting words made the emperor let out a long sigh. This voice seemed distant and long. If outsiders heard it, they would know that there must be a lot of helplessness hidden in it.
At this time, he knew better than anyone else that the little pill was just a tool for his son to control himself. In fact, he should have thought of it a long time ago. How could a person be immortal if he was a mortal body? That was just an excuse to lie to himself, but he didn't realize the fishiness in it until now, maybe it was too late.
He is the emperor of Daning Kingdom. Over the years, he has hurt Leng Yu repeatedly and deeply, which has made the people complain.
If he mentioned to others that he was forced into the palace by Leng Xi, the world would definitely laugh at him for being a useless emperor who almost knelt down to beg for his own son just for a so-called little pill.
Of the four sons, one died, one was useless, and the other two, one was injured by him, and the other came to hurt him.
What evil had he done in his previous life, and God wanted to punish him like this?
That night, the emperor woke up three times. Liu Xi thought about it for a long time, but he was cruel and fed the emperor the small pill Luo Lan gave him. After the emperor took it, he was able to sleep peacefully for a while, but the effect of the medicine evaporated. He woke up very quickly and would wake up again soon. Therefore, he did not dare to leave the emperor's side for even half a step.
