Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Emperor Bei Lan threw the book aside at will, and rubbed his brows a little tiredly.
After Ning Yuan was convicted, the post of Minister of War became vacant, and the ministers in the DPRK and the DPRK handed in papers to select suitable candidates.
The old eunuch who had been by the emperor's side for many years walked over, bowed and said softly, "Your Majesty, the prince did not go to court this morning because he summoned Royal Doctor Meng."
The emperor frowned: "What happened to him?"
The old eunuch said: "The servant went to inquire, it seems that a few days ago in Tianshui Lane outside the palace, His Royal Highness and Hou Ye met an assassin together, and his arm was injured here."
Although he was inquiring lightly, he knew exactly where he was assassinated.
The old eunuch compared Bi's right arm and said, "Doctor Meng was horrified when he saw such a big wound. His Royal Highness asked his servants to hide it because he was worried about His Majesty's concern. The imperial doctor also invited him secretly. This morning, I developed a high fever due to the wound, and His Majesty is afraid that His Royal Highness has concealed it."
The emperor frowned more and more tightly: "Naughty, you have to hide such a serious injury! Are you still a child, will I still punish him?"
The old eunuch hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty has been worrying about the affairs of the court for the past few days, and His Highness the Crown Prince does not want to distract you. Your Majesty, please calm down."
Emperor Beilan said with a cold face: "How dare you dare to assassinate the Crown Prince in the street - can you find out who did it?"
"This old slave is incompetent. At that time, there was chaos in Tianshui Alley, and the assassins fled in the chaos, and there was no way to find out." The old eunuch thought for a while, and said, "Hey, and Lord Hou, maybe he was frightened and caused an old illness. , I have been bedridden for the past few days, and there are rumors in Beijing... He seems to be... "
He concealed his words, and Emperor Beilan said, "What does it seem?"
The old eunuch said: "Xu Shi... I can't survive this winter..."
Emperor Bei Lan kept knocking on the hand of the table, his face a little ugly: "Did the imperial doctor go to see it?"
"Dr. Meng Yu went to see it, and only said to see good luck."
Emperor Beilan was silent for a long time before he said, "Send some things to the Marquis of Sui'an."
The old eunuch nodded and said yes.
Emperor Beilan's face was already a little tired, and even the gray hair could be seen between the tied black hair. He lowered his eyes and looked at the memorial that was spread out at his hand, and his eyes were on the name of "Sui Xun". After looking at it for a long time, I sighed.
In the East Palace, Meng Yuyi frowned and washed his blood-stained hands. He told the palace servants beside him, "Don't burn so warmly in the bedroom, let the wind blow hard, and be careful that Your Highness catches a cold."
The hall was full of blood and medicine, and the palace servant nodded and said yes, opened the window halfway, and the cold wind blew in.
In the inner room, Duan Mingchong sat beside the soft couch, looking down at the letter handed by the dark guard with a pale face, his brows furrowed even tighter.
The sleeve of his right shoulder was left open, with a mink fur on his shoulder, and a white gauze wrapped around his right arm, showing faint traces of blood.
The dark guard kneeling beside him lowered his head and said, "Master Hou's condition has been recurring for the past few days, and he can't get out of bed for several days.
Duan Mingchong threw the letter in his hand into the charcoal basin on the side, the flame engulfed the letter, and he could vaguely see the unfinished inscription on it.
- Jun Jingxing.
Duan Xichen's death in the palace did not cause any big waves. After the emperor found out, he was silent for a long time, as if he had aged several years overnight, so he was buried in the imperial tomb as a prince.
Concubine Ning Gui cried so hard that she almost fainted, went crazy for several days, and finally hanged herself on a snowy night.
Duan Mingchong took off the sable fur on his shoulders, put on his clothes, got up and said, "Go get ready for the car, I have to leave the palace alone."
The dark guard was shocked: "But His Highness's injury..."
The injury was caused by Duan Mingchong himself. Naturally, he knew that this hideous wound only looked serious, but it didn't actually hurt the bones.
He said lightly: "It's okay, just go."
The dark guard did not dare to dissuade him, so he had to say he was leaving.
Duan Mingchong put on a big cloak and walked out of the inner room. Before Yuyi Meng left, he saw that he was about to go out and said, "Your Highness is going to..."
Duan Ming Chong said: "Go to the Hou Mansion - tell me the truth, how is Ayan's condition?"
In recent years, Dr. Meng Yu has often been taken by Duan Mingchong to go to Hou's mansion to see a doctor for Sui Yan, and he was used to visiting him every now and then. , it won't be a big problem after getting through it, it's just... "
He cautiously glanced at Duan Mingchong, who was completely indifferent, and said after deliberation, "It's just that this year's disease seems to be particularly cruel..."
Duan Mingchong's face became even paler.
Meng Yuyi hurriedly said: "Hou Yeji has a natural appearance and will definitely get through it. Your Highness doesn't need to worry too much."
Duan Mingchong said softly, "You told the royal father that 'I can't survive this winter', and he also arranged it?"
Doctor Meng nodded.
The assassination in Tianshui Lane was too abrupt and bizarre to be arranged by Duan Ruwang at all. Those assassins had no intention of hurting them at all. After a few symbolic fights, they left quickly. .
Duan Mingchong came out of the Hou's Mansion that night, and after a while, he figured out this point - those people are probably Sui Yan who saw that he was in a difficult situation and did it on purpose.
Duan Mingchong didn't know how he felt in his heart. He was happy and sad at the same time. Although Sui Yan had always been uninterested in court affairs, he secretly didn't know how much he helped him.
It is precisely because he figured out these things that Duan Mingchong planned to hurt himself, and he also decided to send Duan Xichen to hell.
The two of them were assassinated together in Tianshui Lane, the prince was injured, and Lord Hou was shocked and fell ill. When the incident spread to Emperor Beilan, he would naturally count this assassination and the previous frame-up of the prince until he jumped up and down. The end of the body is as expected.
Duan Mingchong nodded stunned and said, "I see, Gu... I'll go see him now."
In the past few days, all the things he had sent to Hou's mansion were returned by Suixun, and he also sent messages to Duan Mingchong.
"Forgetting to return to the inconvenience of illness, no blessing to accept the reward of His Highness."
The implication is that you don't have to send things over again.
Even Suixun dared to refuse to return the things that Duan Mingchong sent in the past. If Duan Mingchong went by himself, I am afraid that he would be closed for the first time in his life.
Duan Mingchong knew it all in his heart, but he couldn't help wanting to see Sui Yan.
The sedan of the East Palace quickly stopped at the entrance of the Hou residence.
Li Zhao was at the door and saw the East Palace lantern on the carriage. He walked down with a gloomy face and said, "Sir, my general said that the things sent by the East Palace cannot be accepted, you..."
The curtain of the carriage was gently lifted, and Duan Ming Chong looked at him blankly.
Li Zhao was taken aback and knelt down quickly: "I saw, I have seen His Royal Highness..."
Duan Mingchong got down from the carriage and said lightly, "I heard that Lord Marquis is in an ill health, so I came to see him. General Sui probably won't stop Gu from the door."
Li Zhao couldn't stop complaining. If the palace servants came from the East Palace, he would be able to hold Suixun's orders to block one or two, but now that the Prince is here in person, he can't leave Duan Ming Chong here to ask Suixun for instructions, so he can only smile and respectfully. Respectfully, Duan Ming Chong was invited in.
Duan Ming Chong politely thanked him and walked into the Hou residence.
Most of the servants of Hou's mansion were all waiting in Suiyan's side courtyard, and Duan Mingchong didn't take himself as an outsider and walked in directly.
Haitang was pouring the dregs of medicine when she saw Duan Mingchong approaching from a distance. With an "ah" sound, she hurriedly ran into the room.
In the inner room, Sui Yan was lying on the couch, his face as pale as paper, Jun Jingxing was gently supporting the back of his neck and feeding the boiled medicine little by little.
Sui Xun was waiting in the outer room, his face full of irritability.
Haitang stumbled and rushed in: "Second Young Master! His Royal Highness Tai, Crown Prince is here!"
As soon as these words came out, Sui Xun's face became even more ugly.
He didn't even greet him, he still sat on the chair with a sullen face and said nothing.
Soon, Duan Mingchong walked in with the door curtain raised, and when he saw Sui Xun, he forced a smile: "General Sui."
Suixun stood up indifferently and bowed reluctantly, "His Royal Highness."
Duan Mingchong could see the dissatisfaction on Sui Xun's face, but he had to bite the bullet and say, "How is Ayan now? I'll take a look at him."
Suixun said coldly, "It's okay, I won't die..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sui Yan's heart-breaking cough came from the inner room.
Sui Xun was stunned for a moment, and was about to rush towards the inner room in a panic, when he saw Duan Mingchong who was in front of him faster than him and pushed aside the bead curtain and rushed in.
Sui Yan lay down on the couch with his eyes half-open and coughed violently, Jun Jingxing patted him on the back anxiously, and the medicine spilled all over the bed.
Sui Yan didn't know if he was awake or not. He coughed piercingly while trying to grab Jun Jingxing's hand. It took a long time before he said in a hoarse voice, "Don't... drink medicine..."
Jun Jingxing could not wait to open his mouth and feed the medicine in, he heard the words sternly: "Do you want to die if you don't drink the medicine?"
Sui Yan shook his head weakly, and the medicine he coughed up later had some traces of blood on it.
I don't know if there was a shadow in his heart, he spit it out uncontrollably after taking a sip, and it seemed that he really couldn't drink it, instead of acting like a spoiled child because of the bitter medicine.
It is precisely because of knowing this that Jun Jingxing is even more helpless.
Sui Yan had been unable to drink the medicine since the night before yesterday, vomited as much as he fed, and sometimes uttered nonsense in a daze, frightening Jun Jingxing and Sui Xun to death.
When he was sick in winter, Suiyan was a little weaker than usual. He normally took medicine and joked. Except when he drank the stigma at that time, he had never been so serious.
Jun Jingxing looked at Sui Yan who was so angry, and suddenly murmured, "Stigma..."
He got up and was about to leave, but Duan Mingchong, who rushed in, grabbed his arm.
Jun Jingxing didn't even look at him, he broke free of his hand and wanted to go out.
Duan Mingchong's eyes were slightly red, he held him tightly, and said coldly: "Where are you going? You want to save him... "
Jun Jingxing looked at him in a daze, his lips moved lightly: "He... he can't hold on..."
Duan Mingchong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't seem to hear clearly: "What?"
Jun Jingxing said: "He can't drink the medicine, and his condition is much more serious than before. He..."
"If it goes on like this, he really won't be able to survive this winter..."
Duan Mingchong's eyes went dark, and there was a buzzing sound in his ears.
Jun Jingxing said: "That medicine fragrance... medicine fragrance can save his life..."
He broke free from Duan Mingchong's hand and went to find Yaoxiang.
Duan Mingchong took a deep breath, tried to keep himself calm, and said coldly, "I won't let him use the fragrance of medicine."
Jun Jingxing was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Then do you want him to die now?"
Duan Ming Chong said: "He won't die..."
Duan Mingchong lowered his painful hand and whispered, "I'm still here, he won't die so easily."
"Don't use that medicinal fragrance on him again, you can't ruin him."
Jun Jingxing was furious: "I would rather destroy him than let him die!"
Duan Mingchong said softly: "If you destroy him, I will kill you."
Lonely and arrogant as Sui Yan, he will never allow himself to live without anyone or a ghost for the rest of his life.
Jun Jingxing was startled.
After Duan Mingchong finished speaking, he no longer cared about Jun Jingxing, staggered to the edge of the couch, and slowly sat beside Sui Yan.
Sui Yanmo scatters on the pillow, his pale face has no trace of blood, and there is a faint grayish look of dejection.
Duan Mingchong leaned over gently and hugged Sui Yan in his arms.
Sui Yan smelled a familiar breath while half asleep, her dull eyes opened slightly, and she couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty?"
His voice was hoarse and sounded like it had been scraped by grit.
Duan Mingchong wrapped his arms around his shoulders, leaned over to touch his forehead, and said softly, "I'm here, don't be afraid anymore."
Sui Yan's eyes were full of tears, looking at him blankly, the hot tears slowly slipped down from the corners of his eyes and landed in the ink hair.
When Sui Xun walked in with a cold face, he was stunned when he saw the scene on the couch.
—His younger brother, who has been completely ignorant since his illness, hugged Duan Mingchong as if he was holding on to a life-saving straw.