Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

"That bastard Li Yuanyi, the Emperor is also his biological father, how could he do such a thing?"

Li Yuanqi cursed in a low voice, not daring to appear too agitated, lest the old emperor discover something amiss.

Lian Rongrong walked to Li Yuanqi's side and took his hand reassuringly.

"Don't worry, there will always be a way."

Li Yuanqi looked down at Lian Rongrong, and his agitated heart instantly calmed down.

At this time, Ruan Nianzhi had also finished acupuncture and prescribed medicine.

"Brother Ruan, how is His Majesty's health?" Before Li Yuanqi could speak, Lian Rongrong pulled Ruan Nianzhi aside and asked softly.

Ruan Nianzhi looked at Lian Rongrong with some difficulty, then turned her gaze to Li Yuanqi. After pondering for a moment, she finally confessed:

"His Majesty is deeply poisoned. If he cannot be detoxified in time, his life may end in the next few days."

"Is there really no cure for this poison, Brother Ruan?"

Ruan Nianzhi shook her head, but then looked up at Li Yuanqi and said, "I heard that your Dasheng has a treasure called Qiongzhi, which can cure all poisons."

Perhaps, this broth is worth a try.

As soon as Ruan Nianzhi finished speaking, Li Yuanqi frowned deeply: "The Qiongzhi... is all gone!"

"Gone? Wasn't it the Great Sheng Treasure? How could it be gone?" Lian Rongrong looked at Li Yuanqi with a surprised expression.

Seeing Li Yuanqi's evasive gaze, and recalling the incident where Lian Rongrong was bitten by a five-step snake, Ruan Nianzhi suddenly had a guess in her mind.

"Was the Qiong juice fed to Rongrong by His Highness Prince Qi?"

Li Yuanqi was surprised that Ruan Nianzhi could guess it, but since she had guessed it, there was no need to hide it.

Li Yuanqi nodded, and this time it was Lian Rongrong's turn to be surprised.

"I drank Qiong juice? When did that happen? I don't remember. How did Brother Ruan know?"

“I don’t know, I guess,” Ruan Nianzhi replied. “I was already very surprised when you were bitten by a snake.”

Even though I dealt with it in time, it was a five-step snake. Before you entered the space, the poison had already subsided.

Therefore, I suspect there must be something inside you. Yet now, when the topic of Qiongzhi comes up, His Highness Prince Qi seems so troubled.

Then there's only one possibility.

Lian Rongrong did not doubt Ruan Nianzhi's judgment. She turned to look at Li Yuanqi and asked, "When did this happen?"

"When you encountered the assassin at the border, you were injured; the knife was poisoned. I had no choice but to use the Qiong Juice to save you."

A wave of emotion washed over her; this man was truly willing to give up anything for her.

He treated her like this, how could she bear to see him heartbroken?

“Brother Ruan, if I can resist snake venom as you said, does that mean this elixir has already been integrated into my blood?”

"What do you want to say?" Ruan Nianzhi had already vaguely guessed Lian Rongrong's thoughts, and her expression instantly became alert.

"Can my blood also detoxify?" Lian Rongrong finally asked this question.

"no!"

"no!"

Ruan Nianzhi and Li Yuanqi spoke at the same time.

"Why are you two so nervous? I asked if my blood could neutralize the poison, not if my life could."

"Rongrong, your body is already so weak, if we hurt you again..."

Li Yuanqi dared not think about it. He could guess that even if Rongrong's blood could detoxify, it probably wouldn't be enough to solve the problem with just a few drops.

He was willing to risk his own life to save his father, but not even for Rongrong.

"Rongrong, you don't need to think about it anymore, your blood is useless!" Ruan Nianzhi said in a deep voice, but her eyes unconsciously darted away.

“Brother Ruan, do you know that you are incapable of lying at all?”

Ruan Nianzhi's expression had already betrayed him; at this moment, he deeply regretted asking that question.

"Qi'er? Qi'er? Where is my Qi'er?" The old emperor's weak voice echoed from inside the palace.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanqi immediately hurried to the old emperor's bedside. "Father, I am here."

Although Ruan Nianzhi restored the old emperor's consciousness, the old emperor's body remained extremely weak.

Knowing his time was near, he felt nothing but resentment, guilt, and heartache for his eldest son.

"Qi'er, my good child, you have suffered so much these years."

At this time, the old emperor was not a monarch, but merely an elderly father.

"Back then, for the sake of the people of Dasheng, Father Emperor had no choice. You are my son, and from birth you have to bear the responsibility of protecting the people of Dasheng."

Father Emperor is also reluctant to part with you, Qi'er. You don't know that the only time Father Emperor regrets not choosing a concubine in his life is the moment when he has to send you to the Shang Kingdom.

Even if I had another son then, I would do everything in my power to protect you.

I thought that I and your mother were deeply in love and would be together for life, but I never imagined that you would end up harming our only son.

After you were sent to the Kingdom of Shang, your mother took a concubine for me. She was injured when she gave birth to you and could no longer have children.

Fearing that the Great Sheng Dynasty would have no successor, your mother cruelly pushed me to the side of another woman.

But how could we have imagined back then that such a decision would be the culprit that plunged you into danger?

Li Yuanyi harbored wolfish ambitions, utterly disregarding familial bonds and brotherly affection. He murdered his father and brother, and deserved to die!

When Li Yuanyi was mentioned, resentment flashed in the old emperor's eyes, a resentment that should not belong to a father.

It's safe to assume that there's been no affection left between this father and son for a long time.

"Take this seal." The old emperor reached under his pillow and pressed down, and a hidden compartment popped out from beside the bed.

Inside the hidden compartment was an exquisite seal. The old emperor painstakingly took out the seal and solemnly handed it to Li Yuanqi.

"I know my days are numbered. This is the last thing your father can leave you. This seal can mobilize my 100,000 elite troops."

My father began planning this force for you when you went to the Kingdom of Shang as a hostage. Over the years, I have known that you yourself have also been making plans.

But since you are in the Kingdom of Sorrow, many things are inconvenient, and your father will have to see you off on your final journey.

"Take this seal to the Left Chancellor, and he will hand over all 100,000 elite troops to you, along with my imperial seal and the edict of succession."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanqi's eyes were already red. He gripped the seal tightly and choked out to the old emperor:

"Father, please rest well and don't think too much. Your son will definitely heal you."

"Good child, good child." The old emperor's voice grew weaker and weaker, and after a moment he fell into a deep sleep again.

"Doctor Ruan, what's going on?" Li Yuanqi asked Ruan Nianzhi for help when he saw the old emperor fall into a deep sleep.

Ruan Nian stepped forward to look at him and said softly, "Your Highness, please put him down. His Majesty has simply fallen into a deep sleep."

"Yuan Qi, Brother Ruan, don't hesitate, use my blood."

I know you are worried, but for the sake of the people's peace and to expose Li Yuanyi's true colors, we need Your Majesty.

Brother Ruan, I believe you can protect me.

Both men looked at Lian Rongrong at the same time, but the determination in the woman's eyes surpassed theirs.

Seeing the hesitation in their eyes, Lian Rongrong spoke again: "You know what kind of person I am."

"Was it you who protected me and risked your lives to save His Majesty, or did I come here secretly on my own?"