bullyxtreme Chapter 249 The oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry
Chapter 249 The oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry
Xiao Mo took the medicine box, opened one of the boxes, took out a black pill and fed it to the emperor.
Then he took out a pill of a different color from another box and handed it to Eunuch Wei.
"Eunuch, please apply this pill to the emperor's navel with gauze."
Eunuch Wei took the pill and looked at her in confusion: "The emperor's body is holy, how could this old servant be contaminated?"
Xiao Mo looked at him with a resolute gaze: "The emperor's dragon body is indeed not something you and I can touch, but now is an extraordinary time, and we can no longer care about so many etiquettes."
Eunuch Wei understood what she meant. Thinking of the emperor's unbearable pain just now, he made up his mind and didn't care about anything else.
He had served the emperor for more than twenty years and had experienced so many bloody days, but this was the first time he saw him like this.
Looking at the emperor lying on the couch, his face as pale as paper, tears welled up uncontrollably in the corners of Eunuch Wei's sore eyes.
Xiao Mo and Shen Yunhou were looking through medical books in the outer room. There were only three of them serving in the entire council hall.
Xu Renchuan, deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, patrolled outside the palace with armored soldiers, scaring away several groups of concubines who wanted to visit the emperor.
An hour later, the emperor slowly woke up, and the first thing he asked after opening his eyes was to ask Xiao Mo.
Seeing this, Eunuch Wei, who was guarding the bed, ran to the outer room excitedly: "General Xiao, hurry up, the emperor is awake, the emperor is awake!"
Xiao Mo turned her head to look at him, closed the medical book, picked up the silver needle on the table and walked towards him.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
The emperor tried to prop himself up with his hands. Eunuch Wei wanted to go forward to help him, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he sat up by himself.
The two looked at each other, both a little shocked.
Eunuch Wei looked at Xiao Mo with admiration in his eyes: "General Xiao is truly the reincarnation of Hua Tuo!"
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, and after the surprise in his eyes faded away, a hint of appreciation reappeared.
"Hurry up and tell me the truth about my health."
Xiao Mo stood up and stepped aside, clenched her palms and hesitated for a moment, then knelt down on one knee again.
"Forgive me for being so blunt, but your five internal organs have begun to fail, and your life is in the countdown."
When she said these two sentences, Shen Yun's heart trembled.
Although the emperor asked her to tell the truth, she was too direct.
Eunuch Wei's chin trembled, and he knelt down beside Xiao Mo with a plop: "General Xiao, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want!
The Emperor is unwell, but how could he be so exhausted?!"
The emperor lowered his eyes gloomily, covered his mouth and coughed twice.
Xiao Mo looked up at him in shock, thinking that since the words had already been said, she might as well make it clear.
"Your Majesty, the medicines that the Imperial Concubine used on you before were all for your own harm.
I will do my best to keep you alive for a while, but you still need to prepare for your death."
After saying this, she immediately knelt together and kowtowed three times.
Shen Yun was so frightened by her words that she gasped and quickly knelt down behind her and kowtowed several times.
The emperor's hand, which was outside the dragon throne, jumped uncontrollably, then clenched into a fist.
Eunuch Wei, who was standing by, was stunned for a moment, then suddenly fell to his knees at his feet, and cried in a shrill voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
After a while, the emperor slowly loosened his grip and sighed imperceptibly: "What time is it now?"
The other three didn't expect him to ask this question suddenly.
Eunuch Wei wiped his tears, stood up, straightened his clothes, and replied respectfully, "It will be midnight in a quarter of an hour."
"Is there any news from Yongyang Palace?" The emperor asked coldly, staring at the jade ring on his thumb.
"This..." Eunuch Wei glanced at Xiao Mo and said, "I'll go and check it out right away."
The emperor knew that his son was unconscious, so he must have been guarding the bedside and not paying attention to that side.
"Wait." He stopped him, "Where is the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard?"
Xiao Mo raised an eyebrow and glanced at Shen Yun, then turned around and said, "Xu Renchuan is patrolling outside the palace. I will go and call him now."
The emperor nodded in agreement, and soon he saw a guard in black armor walking up to him.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
"Get up! I want you to go to Yongyang Palace and find out if Concubine Liang has committed suicide. If not, execute her on the spot."
Xu Renchuan raised his hands and hooked his chin respectfully: "I obey your command."
In Yongyang Palace, Concubine Liang looked at the white silk and poisoned wine on the tray carried by the palace servants and chuckled coldly.
It was almost midnight, but the emperor hadn't sent anyone to check on her. It looked like she was in great danger.
Without her medicine, he would die in agony.
Just as she laughed triumphantly, she suddenly heard the sound of black armor and iron shoes rubbing against the ground outside the door.
Xu Renchuan led a group of imperial guards to surround the Yongyang Palace.
When Concubine Liang heard the noise and came out, she happened to meet Xu Renchuan who was striding in with a sword in hand.
She paused, her eyebrows slightly furrowed in uncertainty: "Xu Renchuan?"
"Your humble servant pays his respects to Her Majesty." Xu Renchuan bowed respectfully to her.
Concubine Liang's nervous heart relaxed a little after seeing his actions.
"Where's Xiao Mo?" She glanced sideways behind him.
After the ceremony, Xu Renchuan straightened his back and tightened his grip on the hilt of the sword.
"General Xiao has important matters to attend to and did not come with me."
These two sentences completely cleared Concubine Liang's vigilance.
She let out a light breath and walked towards the chair next to her. Before her butt touched the chair, she heard Xu Renchuan's voice again.
"The Emperor has sent this humble servant to check whether the Empress has obeyed His Majesty's orders. If not..."
"How is it?" Concubine Liang sat down heavily on the chair and looked at him coldly.
Xu Renchuan replied fearlessly: "If not, let me be executed on the spot."
"Hmph, then, will you listen to the emperor?" Concubine Liang sneered and leaned against the couch, her eyes never dodging for a moment.
Xu Renchuan observed the etiquette of a subordinate and did not look at her, but his tone was full of energy.
"I am only following orders. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he drew out his long sword and prepared to end the fight.
At the critical moment, Concubine Liang stood up and took two steps towards him: "Is this the emperor's intention or Xiao Mo's?"
In her eyes, Xu Renchuan was Xiao Mo's man. Even if the emperor sent him to kill her, as long as Xiao Mo wanted to protect her, it would only take a word.
Since there wasn't any, it proved that Xiao Mo was lying to her.