Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Mu Yi quickly followed beside him, and seeing how anxious her master was, she comforted him:

"Don't worry, Master. We've investigated before. The young emperor is skilled at swimming, so he'll be fine."

Mu Zeyu's mind was filled with this sentence. He stopped in his tracks, and that absurd idea reappeared in his mind.

He looked at Mu Yi and asked, "What did you say?"

Mu Yi realized that her master never cared about other people's affairs, especially that little emperor.

He immediately explained, "The young emperor was bullied by the princes since he was a child. To prevent him from drowning, Consort Liu in the Cold Palace taught him how to swim."

Mu Zeyu frowned, while Mu Wu, who had returned to report, looked bewildered: "That's not right. I took a look before I came back, and His Majesty had already fainted."

Mu Zeyu felt a sudden panic. Without saying a word, he mounted his horse and headed straight for the palace.

Before entering the emperor's bedroom, his mind was in turmoil.

One moment it's about being able to hear the young emperor's inner thoughts, the next it's about the dog emperor killing him in his dream and harming innocent people.

Then came Mu Yi's claim that the young emperor was skilled at swimming, and Mu Wu's claim that the young emperor fell into the water and fainted.

Until he reached the window of Chixing and saw that pale face, Mu Zeyu told himself that this person might not be the dog emperor who killed him in his dream.

He called Doctor Chen out for questioning, but Chi Xing remained unconscious on the bed and showed no signs of waking up even after acupuncture.

"Your Highness, His Majesty was frightened after falling into the water, but fortunately he has coughed up all the water and will be fine once he wakes up."

Mu Zeyu felt relieved after hearing this. He waved his hand and told them to go and get the medicine and brew it.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has awakened."

The female physician accompanying Physician Chen was named Mu Shi. She was a newly assigned secret guard to the Imperial Hospital and was skilled in medicine. This time, she was the one taking care of Chi Xing.

Mu Zeyu strode into the palace and saw Chi Xing staring intently at the doorway.

When she saw him come in, she looked at him with pitiful eyes.

[After just two days, Ayu has become even more handsome.]

[I love it! My wife is so handsome, I want to touch her abs.]

250 was already used to his prince's innermost thoughts, only Mu Zeyu was stunned for a moment, these seemed to be compliments.

But what is a wife?

"How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?" Mu Zeyu ignored Chi Xing's inner thoughts.

Akahoshi shook his head: "Not good."

[If only Ayu could hug me.] Akahoshi thought.

Mu Zeyu instinctively wanted to hug him, but suddenly remembered that tomorrow was the day of the talent show.

The young emperor will soon choose a woman to be his empress and other women to be his concubines, and from then on, he will have a harem of three thousand beauties.

Feeling a sudden unease, Mu Zeyu expressionlessly placed his outstretched hand on the blanket and tucked Chi Xing in.

"I've already sent someone to brew the medicine; you'll get better after drinking it."

Mu Wu has just recounted how the young emperor fell into the water. He was running laps in the courtyard when he slipped and fell into the lotus pond.

Mu Zeyu once again grasped the key point: running laps.

These are things that are only done when training soldiers in military camps, and he asked directly:

"How did His Majesty fall into the water? It must be because the people serving him were not attentive enough."

Akahoshi waved his hand: "No, it was my own carelessness. I was thinking of getting up early to exercise, but I didn't expect the morning dew to be so heavy and the grass by the pond to be a bit slippery."

Silently complaining to myself: "If I didn't want to get in shape, I wouldn't be getting up early to exercise. I'm too short now; I need to grow taller."

Mu Zeyu listened carefully to his heartfelt words and was certain that he was not lying to her.

"Then what about His Majesty's selection of concubines tomorrow..."

Akahoshi coughed weakly a few times before answering, "No, can I not choose? I don't want to participate in the selection."

His gaze was sincere, and he kept saying what was on his mind: "[Since Ayu isn't among the candidates, what am I supposed to choose? I don't like those people, and that Mo something-or-other, she's not even worthy of being compared to Ayu.]"

Mu Zeyu raised an eyebrow:

"Not choosing? Didn't His Majesty say he wanted to expand his harem and have more sons?"

Chi Xing coughed lightly, his eyes darting around: "This is all a joke. I only have children with people I like, and of course, that person has to agree first."

Besides, I actually don't like children; it would be best if I had no children at all.

[It would be so nice to live a life of just the two of us without kids. Kids would definitely try to take Ayu away from me, how could that be?]

"Oh? Your Majesty has someone you like? Which young lady is it? How about I propose marriage on Your Majesty's behalf?"

Mu Zeyu suddenly wanted to know Chi Xing's thoughts about him—was it just a passing fancy or something serious?

And whether Akahoshi has any other lovers. Even common people have one wife and multiple concubines. Akahoshi is an emperor, so he must have taken other concubines.

Mu Zeyu quickly told herself not to overthink it, that Chi Xing's liking might just be a child's passing fancy.

"Not really, does Brother Yu like women?"

Chi Xing had only asked casually, but Mu Zeyu's next sentence was:

"Well, I haven't met a woman I like yet, but I will probably marry one in the future."

Akahoshi stared at him blankly, as if a piece of cotton was stuck in her throat, and she was speechless.

As if looking at a faithless man, there was no one else in the hall, and it was unusually quiet at this moment.

Mu Zeyu didn't hear Chi Xing's thoughts again and thought they had malfunctioned.

The two looked at each other in silence. Mu Shi brought in the medicine, and when Chi Xing saw this, she covered herself completely with the blanket and refused to look at them.

Mu Zeyu heard Chi Xing's inner thoughts: [I'm not taking the medicine anymore; it would be best if I died of illness.]

250 took out the handcuffs again: "Your Highness, please don't do this. How about we consider the Commander's suggestion and lock up the Immortal Lord?"

Akahoshi: [I don't want to go through all this trouble anymore. It would be best if I just died of illness, so I wouldn't have to see Ayu marry another woman.]

Mu Zeyu sighed inwardly.

He was a man, and although he had never been exposed to that kind of knowledge, he had seen two men together, and he was certain that he was not interested in men.

Or perhaps he's not interested in women at all. His talk of getting married in the future is just something he's been influenced by since childhood; everyone in the world is like that.

He couldn't understand why hearing what Akahoshi said made him feel so sad.

He reached out and took the medicine from Mu Shi's hand, then waved for the person to leave.

Mu Zeyu lifted Chixing's blanket. Chixing's face was flushed red, and her moist eyes were filled with stubbornness.

"Get up and drink your medicine."

Akahoshi turned her head away, refusing to look at him.

Why should I listen to him? He's someone else's husband now, why should I still listen to him?

Mu Zeyu: ...

"Your Majesty, take your medicine."

Akahoshi remained silent; he was furious again.

Seeing the abnormal flush on his face, Mu Zeyu reached out and touched his forehead, and sure enough, he had a fever.

His tone hardened: "Get up and drink your medicine; you have a fever."

Akahoshi coughed twice, but still ignored him.

[I'm not drinking, that's it. Now I have a reason to cancel the talent show tomorrow.]

The naughty child was disobedient, so Mu Zeyu put the medicine bowl on the side table and reached out to hug Chixing.

Chi Xing struggled, but Mu Zeyu, who had fought many battles, was quite strong. He grabbed Chi Xing's waist with one hand and prevented Chi Xing's hand, which was covered by the blanket, from showing.