What should I do if the protagonist of every world I travel to is sick?

As night falls and the stars shine brightly, the palace is ablaze with lights. This night of golden wind and jade dew is the royal family's annual New Year's Eve banquet.

Jinyiwei stood on both sides, solemn and dignified, while palace maids shuttled among them, holding glass lanterns, lighting the way to the banquet hall.

Inside the banquet hall, pearl curtains hung low, and the aroma of delicacies filled the air. On the magnificent banquet table were carved jade vessels filled with roasted meat with painted coiled dragons, phoenix-tail shrimp balls, honey-glazed lotus seeds, and pastries decorated with gemstones.

At the banquet with bright lights and singing and dancing, Xie An could only see that one person.

A tall man in a white robe stood tall under the moonlight. The lively scene seemed isolated from him. His gentle brows and friendly smile made the cold and indifferent aura around him fade a little.

Seeing someone approaching him and toasting him with flattery, he strode up to him, snatched the wine from his hand and drank it all in one gulp.

"Master Zhou, I told everyone at the beginning of the banquet that Master Lu was ill and couldn't drink. Master Zhou, did you turn a deaf ear to my words?"

Lord Zhou and Lu Jinan looked at Xie An in confusion. Xie An, who sensed a taste on his lips, looked at Lu Jinan in confusion.

"Tea?"

Lu Jinan nodded. "Yes, what else do you think? Even if I don't know my limits, your ministers will know their limits too."

Xie An realized that he was wrong but still tried to hold on. He glared at Lu Jinan and said, "Tea is also cold in nature. Don't tell me you have a stomachache if you drink too much."

Lu Jinan: ...

Mr. Zhou: Yes, yes, yes.

After Mr. Zhou left, Lu Jinan took back the teacup in his hand and said jokingly, "Why are you making such a fuss over a cup of tea? I'm not a full-year-old child!"

Xie An ignored him and tugged at Lu Jinan's clothes. "Why aren't you wearing the clothes I sent you? Don't they fit?"

"That dress is too cumbersome to wear and uncomfortable to wear."

In fact, Lu Jinan himself didn't even notice it, and he didn't know when he became so unruly in front of him. Xie An even knew his little temper better than Lu Jinan himself.

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to wear it, then don't wear it. I customized that dress for you a month in advance, and you just rejected it like that."

As expected, after Xie An said this, he saw a guilty look on Lu Jinan's face, "Then... I'll wear it when I get back and show you?"

Xie An's expression of sadness and betrayal was completely washed away. He put his arm around Lu Jinan's shoulders and said with a smug smile in his ear, "You promised me this. A gentleman's word is as good as gold."

Lu Jinan was amused by this man and didn't care how intimate his actions seemed to outsiders.

Xie Zhujin, who was watching them the whole time from the opposite side, curled his fingers slightly behind his back.

Why?

It's okay, Xie Zhujin. Just bear with it a little longer, it will pass. Just bear with it a little longer and you can keep him by your side forever.

A servant nearby ran over and whispered something in Xie Zhujin's ear.

Xie Zhujin's lips curled up, and he looked in Xie An's direction, his eyes darkening.

Since his good brother is struggling to death and insists on seeing his father, then let him see him!

If something unexpected happened along the way, for example, the emperor passed away, Xie Zhujin would lower his head and smile widely.

That would be fun!

Suddenly, Xie Zhujin felt someone coming in front of him. When he looked up, he saw the face he had been thinking about day and night right in front of him. He raised the wine glass towards him. The man's eyes were still clear and sparkling, and there was still a smile on his lips that could make him drown in it.

Xie An, who was following behind him, didn't look at him. His eyes were only on the person in front of him.

"Just one cup. If you drink too much, I'll let the imperial physician take care of you."

Lu Jinan perfunctorily agreed, then smiled and congratulated Xie Zhujin, "I haven't celebrated your move into the East Palace yet. Today, your uncle will offer tea instead of wine to wish Your Highness all the best! I've left the gift in the small courtyard where you used to live. Your Highness, please come and get it when you're free."

Xie Zhujin was stunned, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his wing-like eyelashes trembled slightly because of his forbearance.

He smiled brightly and stammered, "Okay. Thank you, uncle. Zhu Jin also wishes uncle a speedy recovery and many years of good health."

Lu Jinan happily stuffed a red cloth bag into his hand, which had a puppy embroidered on the outside.

"Okay, this is your New Year's money, a small token of my appreciation."

Xie Zhujin stared blankly at the bag in his hand, clenching the cloth bag tightly with his knuckles. He thought that he had witnessed the intrigues and deceptions in the palace during this period of time, which made him see through people's hearts and distorted his appearance.

But in front of this person, he always showed his true colors like the child he had been at the beginning. He lowered his head and smiled. This person always doted on him like his own child. This made him wonder how to deal with him.

The two people next to them were still arguing and didn't notice Xie Zhujin's current state.

Xie An just put his hand there, and his expression looked as if he would throw a tantrum if he wasn't given a chance.

Lu Jinan held his forehead and said, "How old are you? You still ask for the same things as a child."

Xie An turned his head away. No matter what, he would do it. Humph!

Gorgeous fireworks exploded in the air, and colorful colors fell into everyone's eyes.

"Lu Jinan, Happy New Year..."

Before Xie An turned around and could finish his words, he was pushed hard. Seeing the scene in front of him, Xie An's pupils shrank sharply.

However, Xie Zhujin sat slumped on the ground and watched the man in front of him hugging him tightly. The arrow from behind pierced his body, and scarlet blood was still oozing out, staining his white clothes into blood.

His weak voice still whispered in his ear, "Let him go, please."

Xie Zhujin stared at him blankly, his eyes still clear as if he had seen through all his tricks.

He used his own life to tell him not to hurt Xie An.

Haha... Xie Zhujin laughed, tears already streaming down his face. He tried to wipe the blood from the man's mouth with his fingertips, but the more he wiped, the more blood came out. He raised his eyes and looked at him, his sharp and cold eyes fell on him. A low and cold voice came out from the man's thin lips, and his eyes, which should have been beautiful, were full of gloom.

"Why? Why did my mother wait for such a scumbag her whole life? Why do you also want to...you care about him...?"

Xie An on the opposite side had been detained by Xie Zhujin's men, and everyone in the audience was controlled by Xie Zhujin's men.

It’s time for this court to change.

Lu Jinan glanced at Xie An, who was being suppressed by five or six people with bloodshot eyes.

He smiled lightly. He was going to break his promise and not wear that dress in front of him tonight.

He looked at Xie Zhujin, and touched Xie Zhujin's head with a slightly trembling hand, a trace of regret or something flashed across his face.

"You didn't have to take such an extreme approach this time. We've already laid out the path for you. Forget it, you have to follow the path you've chosen. Xie An is Ayi's husband, and Ayi is, my sister, ahem... let her do whatever she wants. Protect her and her child for me."

Xie An was still screaming, "Where's the imperial physician, Xie Zhujin, do you want him to die?!"

Xie Zhujin said nothing, but Lu Jinan still looked at him gently, "I guess I was poisoned. It's not your fault. I didn't have much time left anyway. It was that idiot Xie An who tried to take my life. Just consider it as a reward for my help to you back then and let him go, okay?"

Suddenly he vomited a large amount of blood again. Xie Zhujin's whole body was shaking. He hugged the man tightly and promised him.

"Okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Lu Jinan patted his back gently and said soothingly, "Can I say a few words to him one last time?"

Xie Zhujin looked at him, and he carried him to the man's side.

It was only a few steps, but Xie Zhujin walked so slowly, as if he could hold him for the rest of his life.

"You were so well behaved before, I was afraid you would be bullied here in the future. Now that's all right, uncle can leave with peace of mind."

Xie Zhujin's pupils trembled, and the hand holding the man was shaking a little, but he still placed the man steadily and carefully in front of Xie An.

After receiving instructions, the people who suppressed Xie An were no longer suppressed and almost crawled to Lu Jinan's side.

He held him in his arms, murmuring, "Let's go see the doctor. He'll be fine, he'll be fine..."

"Your Majesty, consider this as the New Year's money I didn't give you just now. Please help me take good care of Yi!"

Lu Jinan seemed very tired, his eyelids almost unable to stay awake, "I'm sorry, I broke my promise to you just now."

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