The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

The Emperor's gaze finally focused as he looked at the bell in Lu Zhaoling's hand.

Lu Zhaoling also subconsciously looked at him.

But before she could see the emperor's face clearly, a hand reached out from behind and covered her eyes.

Zhou Shiyue stood behind her, covered her eyes, and pulled her back a little.

"All right."

Having completed her task, she retreated further, refusing to look at the Emperor.

So as not to tempt her to look up the emperor's fate.

Yin Changxing gave Zhou Shiyue an approving look.

"Okay, you take Xiaoling'er and wait over there," he said.

"Yes."

Zhou Shiyue was incredibly obedient at this moment, pulling Lu Zhaoling back to the furthest point from the dragon bed.

At this moment, everyone's attention was drawn to the Emperor.

Because they noticed that the emperor's eyes seemed to have a sparkle.

"Your Majesty?" the old Duke couldn't help but call out.

The Emperor's gaze shifted to his face. "The old...the old Duke?"

"Eh!!!!"

The old duke instantly became excited, loudly responded, and then shouted.

"The Emperor is awake! The Emperor is awake!"

Grand Secretary Shu was also taken aback, and then asked, "Your Majesty, do you recognize this old minister?"

"Shu, my dear minister?"

Although the emperor had some difficulty speaking, he still managed to call him correctly.

"Your Majesty, there's me too! There's me too!" The Marquis of Runan quickly squeezed through.

"You, you, you, you..."

Marquis of Runan: “…”

Why is it so difficult for him?

But no matter what, the Emperor clearly recognized him!

And so, even though it was just a series of "ru ru ru ru" sounds, the Marquis of Runan exclaimed with great joy, "His Majesty has truly awakened!"

They were all quite excited.

Tan Liang was also shocked.

That really works!

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Lu Zhaoling.

Why did that bell sound so strange?

Although Lu Zhaoling noticed his gaze, she didn't care and had no intention of explaining anything to Physician Tan.

Her bell has the power to calm and soothe the soul, so the emperor was naturally able to regain his senses.

However, after this incident, the Emperor's health and vitality have indeed been greatly depleted, and it is unlikely that he will be able to fully recover his former health.

This is a matter for the Crown Prince and his family; not only Lu Zhaoling, but even Zhou Shiyue has no intention of getting involved.

“Your Majesty,” Grand Secretary Meng stepped forward and said clearly, “It is thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince that he sincerely invited people from the First Mystic Sect to the palace to treat Your Majesty, who has been unconscious for many days.”

The Emperor had already seen the group of people in front of the dragon bed, including Yin Changxing.

He recognized it.

Upon hearing that it was the Crown Prince who had invited them to the palace, the Emperor's memories gradually returned.

He recalled the events of the past, his plan to imprison the Crown Prince, and his intention to take the life of the Prince of Jin.

I thought of Master Yu and his junior sister.

I also recalled the events of that day at Qianning Palace.

Of course, he also remembered that he seemed to have seen the ghost of the retired emperor that day.

His face was deathly pale, and his hands were trembling.

"Father, father..."

He tried to speak with difficulty, but because he was too scared and nervous, he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

He certainly knew why he had fallen into a coma.

"You want to ask where Father is?" Although Zhou Shiyue had already retreated some distance, he still raised an eyebrow upon hearing his voice and said in a cool tone, "Why don't you think about what happened that day?"

Do you still dare to ask Father Emperor?

It almost caused the Emperor to lose his soul.

"Ah, Ah Yue?!"

The emperor heard his voice, turned his gaze over, and saw Zhou Shiyue standing there properly. He felt guilty and his pupils contracted.

That's not right. Although he regretted it in the end and wanted to stop Master Yu from killing Zhou Shiyue, Zhou Shiyue was indeed doomed to die at that time.

He was unconscious and lying in bed unable to move, so why was Zhou Shiyue able to stand there unharmed?

The Emperor's gaze then shifted to Lu Zhaoling.

His lips trembled.

Yes, yes.

Lu Zhaoling was there. Did Lu Zhaoling arrive that day?

So, it was Lu Zhaoling who saved Zhou Shiyue!

This Lu Zhaoling is indeed very capable!

"Does Your Majesty feel cold or hot?" Yin Changxing shifted his foot slightly, blocking the Emperor's view and preventing him from looking at Lu Zhaoling.

With his gaze cut off, the emperor was forced to look at Yin Changxing.

Only after hearing Yin Changxing ask this question did the emperor realize that something was wrong with his body.

He was still very scared, afraid of dying.

He couldn't worry about Zhou Shiyue and Lu Zhaoling right now; he just wanted to get better as soon as possible.

"Cold, cold..."

He felt very cold.

The coldness felt like it wasn't on the surface of the body, but rather like the blood itself was frozen.

"Yes, His Majesty was injured by evil magic. This injury damaged his soul and caused him to lose a lot of his life force, which is why he feels very cold."

Yin Changxing said, "The only thing we can do is to take good care of him and let him recover slowly. The incense for calming the soul in this hall must be kept burning every day."

Yin Yunting chimed in from the side, "This Soul-Soothing Incense is currently only available from our First Mystic Sect. However, making this incense is not easy, so even if His Majesty needs it, it won't be cheap. I wonder if His Majesty would like to use it?"

"Use..." The emperor said without hesitation.

He's heard of the Soul-Soothing Incense!

Moreover, he couldn't help but wonder if the reason the retired emperor was able to appear was because he had been receiving the soul-soothing incense given by Lu Zhaoling at the ancestral temple.

This must be good stuff!

What Zhou Shiyue is willing to give to his father must be good!

“Your Majesty, the incense for calming the soul is very expensive,” Yin Yunting said. “A box of three sticks costs one hundred taels of silver.”

Three sticks of incense might only last a day and a half.

"Use..." the Emperor quickly repeated. He looked at the Crown Prince, his eyes filled with pleading.

The crown prince understood his look.

He felt a sense of mockery.

Do you remember now, Father Emperor, that he wanted Master Yu to imprison him?

If it weren't for his imperial aunt, he might have already been turned into a puppet by Master Yu.

"Young Master Yin, use whatever is useful to the Emperor, regardless of price. I will send ten thousand taels of gold as payment for the incense."

Ten thousand taels of gold!

Lu Zhaoling's eyes lit up slightly.

pretty good!

“This money has to come from the Emperor’s private treasury,” Zhou Shiyue said coolly. “Whoever uses it pays for it.”

The crown prince paused for a moment, then asked the emperor, "What does Father think?"

The Emperor: "Go out, I will go out."

Does he dare not say it?

Now he doesn't dare to look at Zhou Shiyue anymore.

The Crown Prince nodded to Yin Yunting, "Then later I will have someone withdraw another ten thousand taels from my father's private treasury as the consultation fee for the First Xuanmen this time."

"The First Mystic Sect needs money to rebuild, and we are very grateful for Your Majesty's generosity." Yin Yunting said without any politeness.

First, steal 20,000 taels of gold from the emperor!

They were all quite satisfied!

The Marquis of Runan was sweating profusely.