Ah Man was not sure about Concubine Jin's identity, but seeing her worried look beside Murong Kai, she had already determined in her heart that she was a good person, so she hurried forward to help Concubine Jin raise the unconscious Murong Kai.
Murong Kai was in a coma. As soon as he was fed a spoonful of liquid, liquid started to flow from the corners of his mouth.
Concubine Jin and A'man looked at each other. Obviously, neither of them had any experience in taking care of patients and didn't know how to continue feeding medicine in this situation.
Just at this moment, there were messy footsteps outside the door. When they turned around and looked at the door, Concubine Dong had already rushed in in a dishevel.
Without even bothering to pay respects to the Emperor, she rushed towards Concubine Jin and A'man who were standing beside the bed. She wanted to snatch the antidote away from her. Only by doing so could she survive.
Ah Man was the first to react when she saw Concubine Jin's actions. She instinctively protected Concubine Jin behind her and kicked Concubine Dong to stop her actions.
"Give me back the antidote, Your Majesty. She stole my antidote." Concubine Dong was in great pain before she reacted. She turned around and cried sadly to the emperor.
Murong Zheng could hardly believe what he saw. He looked at Concubine Dong with scrutiny for a long time without saying a word.
Ah Man didn't care about anything else. She turned her head and nodded to Concubine Jin, and the two of them continued to feed Murong Kai medicine.
"Your Majesty, this is my antidote. I have been poisoned. They have my antidote in their hands."
Seeing that the emperor did not respond, Concubine Dong crawled forward on her knees, hugged Murong Zheng's legs, and shouted.
She now knew very well that the only one who could save her was the emperor.
Murong Zheng didn't even glance in the direction of Ah Man and Concubine Jin. He lowered his head, looked at the embarrassed Concubine Dong, and asked softly, "Zui Beichun?"
Concubine Dong was panicking, but she still forced herself to sit up straight and said, "Your Majesty, I..."
"Is it Zui Beichun?"
There was a hint of harshness in Murong Zheng's words, and his eyes were filled with coldness.
Concubine Dong didn't dare to answer. She knelt on the ground and didn't even dare to look at Murong Zheng. Although she didn't answer, her behavior had already let Murong Zheng know the answer.
There was a suffocating silence in Ruyi Palace. In this silence, Ah Man and Concubine Jin secretly fed Murong Kai medicine. However, they were in a hurry and the amount of antidote they fed was too little.
Being stared at by the emperor, Concubine Dong finally remembered her magic weapon and suddenly said in a delicate voice: "Your Majesty, now, there is only that antidote. I don't want to die. My son Jie is still young. I..."
Concubine Dong is nearly thirty years old, and her seductive behavior is really inconsistent with her age.
However, this affectionate and helpless look is very much to the liking of Emperor Murong Zheng.
"Your Majesty, you told me before that you would grow old with me. It doesn't matter if I die, but I am worried that Your Majesty will miss me. My sins cannot be redeemed even if I die a thousand times. And Jie'er, she has always been by my side. If I die..."
Concubine Dong cried as she spoke, her tears flowing onto her burned skin. The pain was piercing, and she gritted her teeth to endure it, but her body was shaking, making her look even more pitiful.
Murong Zheng just looked at Concubine Dong calmly for a long time without saying a word.
"Father, I cannot bear to lose my mother. I will be obedient in the future. Please, Father, save my mother."
Murong Jie, who had been kneeling obediently in the hall, had been watching coldly after Concubine Dong came in. He told himself again and again that he had to be hard-hearted, but looking at his mother's appearance, he couldn't bear it after all.
He also knew that his third brother needed the antidote, but people are selfish, and between his third brother and his mother, he chose his mother.
Murong Jie's words finally changed Murong Zheng's expression. He turned to look at Concubine Jin with a guilty look in his eyes. Then, he turned to the guard beside him and said, "Give the antidote to Concubine Dong."
For a moment, everyone was stunned.
(End of this chapter)