The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

The ministers looked at each other, and finally parted to let Lin Jiuyang in.

Lin Jiuyang arrived at the emperor's bedchamber. "Please go in and announce my arrival. Tell him I have urgent business with Eunuch Cha!"

The eunuch looked at Lin Jiuyang and frowned. "At this time, the Emperor is still unconscious. I think Eunuch Cha is busy taking care of the Emperor and has no time to see you. General Lin, please understand our difficulties."

"It was Eunuch Cha who sent me. If you delay important matters, can you take responsibility?"

Having been intimidated by Lin Jiuyang, the eunuch was afraid of delaying things, so he went in to report, "Eunuch Cha, General Lin wants to come in."

Cha Mian looked at Yu Qian'er, who was treating the emperor, and thought for a moment, then said, "Let him in."

All the imperial physicians guarding the entrance to the emperor's bedroom had no idea why Lin Jiuyang had come at this time.

They all checked the emperor's pulse when he fell into a coma, but the pulse indicated that the emperor's body was normal. They didn't know why he hadn't woken up yet.

As Lin Jiuyang entered the palace, Cha Mian immediately shushed him, "The young lady is giving the Emperor acupuncture, don't talk to her, and don't disturb her."

"Alright, how is His Majesty now?"

Cha Mian sighed, his face showing undisguised worry. "You were absolutely right, young lady. The Emperor has fallen into a coma tonight. All the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital have examined the Emperor, but none of them have been able to find anything wrong. I have no choice but to let you in and try."

Lin Jiuyang clenched his fists, knowing that Yuqian'er must be even more nervous than he was about this.

If the Emperor wakes up safely, all will be well. But if he truly passes away, then Yuqian'er is a regicide, and I fear...

Half an hour later, Yuqian'er stood up from beside the Emperor's bed, pounding her lower back. Lin Jiuyang immediately went over to help her up.

Cha Mian hurriedly went to greet her, "Young lady, how are you?"

"I've done everything I can. If nothing unexpected happens, he should wake up in a little while."

Lin Jiuyang looked at Yuqian'er uneasily. There were some questions he wanted to ask, but he couldn't bring himself to speak under the circumstances.

Yuqian sensed his concern. "Don't worry, I said I'm fine, and I mean it. Don't you believe me?"

"I believe you!"

"Wait with me."

The three people watched silently as the middle-aged man lay on the bright yellow bed, hoping that the emperor would wake up soon.

Half an hour later, just as Yuqian had said, the emperor slowly woke up.

Cha Mian quickly thanked Yu Qian'er and ran to kneel before the emperor, asking, "Your Majesty, how are you feeling?"

The emperor, who had just woken up, was still a little weak. "I'm fine, don't worry."

"You scared this servant to death just now."

The emperor wanted to reach out and pat Cha Mian on the shoulder to reassure him, but he was stopped by Yu Qian'er as soon as he moved. "If you don't want to die, don't move."

Although Yuqian'er's words were unpleasant, the emperor was able to wake up thanks to Yuqian'er, so he didn't care about her temper.

"How am I?"

"Your Majesty, have you offended someone? Why would they give you this kind of poison?" Yuqian'er stood up. "When I was giving you acupuncture just now, I found that this poison has been inflicted on you for at least half a year, and there is no way to save you."

As a doctor, Yuqian rarely gave patients an ultimatum so early, but the emperor was different. He had a heavy burden on his shoulders, so even though it was somewhat cruel, Yuqian told the truth so that the emperor could prepare in advance.

How long can you delay?

"You originally only had one month left to live, but I can extend your life by six months."

"What? Only six months!" Cha Mian couldn't accept this fact and stumbled, bumping into the corner of the table.

"Six months is the best-case scenario. No one knows how long the treatment will last." Yuqian removed the silver needles from the emperor's body one by one. "I know you don't believe me. If the prince hadn't offered to exchange your life for his, I wouldn't have taken on this task, and I wouldn't be here tonight."

Yuqian walked up to the emperor and said, "If it were a few years ago, I would definitely have killed you. But now I am a member of the Lin family, and I want to protect the Lin family. If something really happens to you, I am worried that the Lin family will be implicated. As for whether you want to trust me or not, that is your decision."

"Are you from Miao territory?"

Judging from what Yuqian just said, the only person who wanted to kill him a long time ago, and who was also young and skilled in medicine, was probably from Miao territory.

After thinking for a moment, Yuqian decided to reveal her identity. "I am the new chieftain of Miao territory. If I really wanted you dead, I could have poisoned you without anyone noticing just now. But there's really no need. I will only save you now. This is an agreement between me and the prince."

The emperor remained silent throughout, his expression solemn and grave. No one can face death with equanimity, not even the emperor.

Although Yuqian'er was introduced by Min You'an, and although Min You'an would certainly not harm him, no one could guarantee that this woman of unknown origin would not harm him.

The emperor was not making a decision at this moment, but gambling with his life.

After some thought, he said, "I will ask you to save me."

"Then please issue an imperial edict, Your Majesty, so that I may protect myself."

"Very well!" The emperor thought for a moment, "Does An'er know?"

"His Highness is probably not fully aware of your condition yet; I haven't had a chance to tell him."

"Don't tell him yet, I will tell him myself."

Yuqian'er was packing her things to leave when Chamian stopped her, "Where are you going?"

"His Majesty has already woken up, so of course I should go home."

"No, you must stay in the palace to treat His Majesty's illness."

Yuqian frowned slightly to show her dissatisfaction, "Why? I have children to take care of."

"You stay!"

Lin Jiuyang didn't want his woman to face the Emperor alone, so he knelt before the imperial bed and said, "Your Majesty, I humbly request that you release her from the palace."

The emperor lowered his eyes and gazed at Lin Jiuyang with a haughty air. "It's not that I'm heartless, but I think you know what the situation is like in the palace right now. If she enters and leaves the palace too often, it might attract attention."

“But the palace is fraught with danger, and she has no martial arts skills. I’m afraid she might get hurt.”

"Jiuyang, I'll stay. You take good care of the child!" Yuqian lowered her head and made her decision.

Cha Mian helped Lin Jiuyang up. "General Lin, don't worry. She's the only one in the entire capital who can diagnose His Majesty's illness. Her life is the Emperor's life. I will definitely protect her."

"Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Cha."

Yuqian helped Lin Jiuyang straighten his collar. "Don't worry, although I don't know martial arts, I know how to use poison. Even a general like you can be defeated by me. I can protect myself."

Lin Jiuyang was still worried. "The palace is not like the outside world. Are you really going to stay?"