You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

As soon as the first imperial physician placed his hand on Xiao Yun's pulse, his breath suddenly became choked. He took it again uncertainly and felt a chill running from head to toe.

He screamed and crawled to the emperor, knocking his head to the ground:

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince... I'm afraid the Crown Prince..."

Xiao Zhang's heart tightened, and he looked at him fiercely:

"What happened to the prince?"

"The poison of the five poisonous snakes has penetrated into the prince's bones. I'm afraid... I'm afraid there is no way to save him."

"waste!"

Kicking the imperial physician away, Xiao Zhang hurried to Xiao Yin's bedside. Looking at his son whose breathing was gradually weakening, his fingers trembled slightly.

Xiao Zhang glanced at every imperial physician present, his eyes were sharp and murderous:

"If you can't cure the prince, I will chop off your heads and bury them with the prince. Come here and treat the prince!"

The other imperial doctors hurried forward and nervously felt Xiao Yun's pulse, and the conclusions they came to were the same as the first one.

An imperial physician bravely said:

"Your Majesty, I can spare the prince's life for two sticks of incense. The prince has a genius doctor named Li Lao under his tutelage. Please allow him to enter the palace to detoxify the prince."

Without further ado, the emperor ordered his secret guards to go to the East Palace to arrest the person.

The hourglass was leaking sand, and everyone was waiting nervously.

Suddenly there was a cry at the door. Xiao Zhang looked up and saw the queen in her dress walking in crying.

Her clothes were all wet, and her delicate embroidered shoes were covered in mud.

The queen has always been dignified and gentle, but she looked very anxious.

She panted slightly, and her voice was trembling:

"Your Majesty, I heard that something happened to Yan'er."

When Xiao Zhang saw the queen, a trace of annoyance flashed across his eyes, but when he thought that she was still Xiao Yan's mother, he spoke to comfort her:

"He's a little hurt, but I promise he'll be fine."

The queen looked at Xiao Yan lying on the bed, tears streaming down her face, her eyes filled with worry and anxiety.

"Your Majesty, I want to accompany Yan'er."

The emperor wanted to persuade her to go back, but seeing the queen's sad and worried look, he finally said:

"You are his mother. He respects you the most. It would be good for you to accompany him."

"I thank you, Your Majesty."

The queen bowed, wiped the rain off her clothes with a dry towel, and then sat down beside his bed.

She gently stroked Xiao Yan's forehead, frowned, and kept calling Xiao Yan's name:

"Yan'er..."

That was a mother feeling sorry for her child, and a trace of pity flashed across Xiao Zhang's eyes.

It was raining heavily. Just as Mr. Li had collected the herbs he had dried, he was captured by an unknown man and taken to the palace.

No matter what Mr. Li asked him along the way, the secret guard was like a piece of wood and didn't say a word to him.

He thought he was kidnapped.

As Old Li was in the air being drenched in the rain, he was thinking that he must develop poison next time. If someone came to catch him again, he would poison them and let them know that although he, Old Li, was kind-hearted and dedicated to helping others, he was not a pushover.

Old Li kept muttering to himself until he arrived at the tent and was brought before the emperor by the secret guards.

"Your Majesty, we have been brought here."

The emperor hummed lightly and waved his hand to signal him to leave.

The secret guard received the order and went out, but in the blink of an eye he disappeared in the rain and his figure was nowhere to be seen.

When Li Lao was brought here by the secret guards, his legs were weak. Now, seeing the majestic emperor in front of him wearing a dark dragon robe, he knelt on the ground:

"I pay my respects to His Majesty."

Xiao Zhang glanced at Mr. Li with sharp eyes. After a while, he bent down and helped Mr. Li up himself, saying in a gentle voice:

"Please, Mr. Li, come and help me take a look at the prince."

Mr. Li was supported by Xiao Zhang and felt a little flattered:

"The common people must do their best."

Xiao Zhang smiled and said:

"If Elder Li can cure the prince, I will reward you handsomely. If you can't... I will still chop off your head."

Xiao Zhang was quite gentle in his words to Mr. Li, but he could not conceal his murderous intent that was like a downpour.

Mr. Li broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly saluted and said:

"I know, and I will do my best."

If he had known that following the Crown Prince to the capital would lead to so many problems, he should have stayed in the valley...

……

When Lin Zhaoyue woke up, she found her hands and feet tied and she was put into a sack.

She couldn't see clearly around her, and a towel was stuffed in her mouth, so she couldn't make a sound. The only sounds she could hear were the sound of raindrops hitting the carriage and the noisy voices of people.

Judging from the sound, we should still be in the capital.

No one knows what was in this sack before, but it has a strong, rotten smell that makes people feel nauseous.

Lin Zhaoyue tried to move tentatively, but her whole body was so weak that she couldn't muster any strength.

Lin Zhaoyue knew that those people had fed her cartilage powder.

I heard the voices of men talking:

"Brother, the city gates are closed and we can't get out. What should we do?"

"Brother, if we get caught we'll be dead."

"What are you afraid of? If you're afraid of death, don't do this job! If we get caught, we'll die. If we don't handle this well, we'll die too. Let's find an inn first and find a way to contact someone."

Hearing footsteps beside her ears, Lin Zhaoyue dared not act rashly again.

"Third brother, the effect of the medicine should be almost gone, feed her some more, and don't let anything unexpected happen."

Realizing that someone was untying the sack, Lin Zhaoyue quickly closed her eyes.

The bearded man called Big Brother looked at Lin Zhaoyue and said:

"Okay, stop pretending. I know you're awake."

As soon as he came in, he could hear that her breathing was different.

Lin Zhaoyue was seen through by the other party, so she stopped pretending and opened her eyes to look at them.

One of the thin men pulled the handkerchief out of her mouth and stuffed another pill into her mouth.

"If you dare to spit it out, I will pour horse urine into your mouth."

Lin Zhaoyue didn't spit or swallow, but looked at the man with a beard and said:

"If you want to live, the Duke's Mansion can protect you."

"Protect us? Just relying on the Duke's Mansion?"

When that person heard Lin Zhaoyue's words, he felt like he was listening to a joke.

Lin Zhaoyue looked at the man with contempt and frowned slightly:

"Do you think the Duke's Mansion can't protect you?"

"Unless Duke Lin personally serves as our bodyguard, forget it!"

Once a hunting order is issued for that gang, they will not be let off no matter where they are.

Moreover, those who specialize in killing fish are highly skilled in martial arts, their whereabouts are mysterious, and they usually pretend to be ordinary people and blend into the crowd.

Only Duke Lin can protect it?

"Who are you?"

"Do you think I'll tell you? Take the medicine, otherwise..."

The bearded man signaled the thin man with his eyes. The thin man took out a bag and just as he opened it, a strong fishy smell came over.

Lin Zhaoyue knew that in her current situation, even if she vomited it out, these people would find a way to make her swallow it back.

There was no need to suffer any more, so Lin Zhaoyue swallowed the medicine. After a while, her head felt dizzy and she passed out again...

……

Xiao Yun's poison was very tricky. It took Old Li three hours to remove most of the poison. When he woke up, it was already midnight.

When Mr. Li saw Xiao Yan wake up, he finally felt relieved:

"Your Majesty, the prince has woken up."

Before Xiao Yun could react, he saw Xiao Zhang, dressed in a dark black dragon robe, walk in.

When Xiao Yan saw Xiao Zhang, he asked anxiously:

"Father, where is Zhao Zhao?"

He was eager to see her.

I want to ask her what that dream was about?

Did she have the same dream?

That's why she became hostile towards him after returning from Lanting Waterside Pavilion.

Xiao Zhang paused for a moment. He didn't expect that the first person Xiao Yan would ask about after waking up would be Duke Lin's daughter.

"She hasn't been found yet? Why are you suddenly asking about Zhao Zhao? Have you seen her before she disappeared?"

Missing?

How could she disappear?

Didn't she invite him into a trap and plot with those people to kill him? He had given her a chance to escape, so why did she disappear?