The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

The Ling family were easygoing; they accepted whatever Du Mingxian said without question, and everyone continued eating.

Ling Silang finally returned in the afternoon. Du Mingxian went in to ask if the Emperor had any needs, but the Emperor only told her to leave, so she didn't go in again.

When Ling Silang returned, Du Mingxian quickly told him that the Emperor had woken up and recounted the rest of the story before letting Ling Silang in.

After Ling Silang entered, he immediately knelt down and performed a grand salute, saying, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"

Du Mingxian happened to light a candle and came in. When she heard the words "Long live the Emperor!", she almost laughed.

I used to do that myself, but after living my whole life in modern times, hearing that term again just makes me laugh.

She placed the candle on the table and withdrew. Before she left, she heard the emperor say, "Rise and answer."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian left, and Ling Silang stood up. Under the lamplight, the Emperor saw Ling Silang's face clearly. "Explain to me what's going on here?"

"Your Majesty, my husband and I went to report to the Crown Prince that night, and we happened to hear that you were unconscious and seriously ill. Since I know medicine, Your Highness was worried and took me with you."

Ling Silang then explained the whole story of how the cage came to be.

The Emperor was extremely surprised, but seeing Ling Silang there, his earlier confusion, anger, and helplessness upon waking had dissipated somewhat. He waved to Ling Silang, "Come and help me sit up."

"Yes."

Ling Silang went over and helped the Emperor sit up. Then the Emperor needed to relieve himself, and Ling Silang personally served him. There was no other way; the Emperor only trusted him now.

After everything was arranged, the Emperor's expression improved, and he finally had a chance to ask in detail, "Ask me again, did your wife bring me out alone?"

"Your Majesty, my wife knows some martial arts, but it was extremely difficult for her to bring you out. She was even injured in the process."

It's incredibly difficult for the Emperor not to suspect anything; bringing someone out of the palace is no easy feat.

The Emperor raised his hand and said, “Your wife is a shrewd woman. She calls me Master Huang, so you can call me Master Huang too.”

"Yes."

Seeing that the Emperor still wanted to ask, Ling Silang quickly spoke first, "You have just woken up, let me take your pulse again."

"Ah."

Ling Silang stepped forward to take his pulse, knowing the situation. "You are weak. Eat something first, and I will tell you what will happen next."

"Row."

Ling Silang withdrew and soon brought in a bowl of porridge. The Emperor was also a little hungry, so he told Ling Silang to eat while he ate the porridge.

The Ling family waited for Ling Silang to eat. As soon as Ling Silang came out of his room, they started eating immediately. No one asked him anything while he ate. After the meal, Ling Silang went to see the Emperor.

The Emperor had already finished his porridge, and Ling Silang explained the Emperor's physical condition.

"They used strong medicine at the time. If you hadn't received timely treatment, you... might never have woken up again. There was nothing we, your humble servants, could have done..."

The Emperor interrupted him, "That's enough, there is no Emperor or subject here."

"Yes." Ling Silang immediately agreed. "We had no choice. My wife secretly met with His Highness and obtained his permission before bringing you out."

The Emperor was quite impressed with the two of them at this point, even though he knew that if he brought him out and failed to cure him, his entire family and nine generations would be in danger. "You two are quite bold," he said.

"Your Highness has been kind to us, and we are the Emperor's subjects. We do not want to give up out of fear, even if there is only the slightest hope."

The Emperor liked to hear this, and said, "Good, good."

Ling Silang remained silent, then the Emperor asked again, "Tell me about the current situation and your physical condition."

Ling Silang recounted everything in detail, truthfully stating what they knew and refusing to utter a single word of speculation, including their physical condition.

The Emperor was furious when he heard that the Crown Prince had been stabbed while trying to stabilize the situation.

Because of his anger, his vision blurred.

Ling Silang hurriedly stepped forward to insert the needles, and then quickly comforted him, "Your current physical condition means you can't get angry. You need to calm down and take good care of yourself."

"Given the current situation, how can I not be angry?"

"They want a good reputation. Your Highness is suffering some injustice at the moment, but it's not beyond repair."

The emperor admired him greatly, "Never mind, I'll return to the palace when I'm feeling better... and rise from the dead."

Ling Silang didn't respond; it wasn't his place to say anything, he should just listen.

The Emperor glanced at the sky outside and finally sighed. Ling Silang knew that the Emperor was feeling sad and had suddenly woken up like this.

“Master Huang, my wife’s godfather is Minister Wen. If you are bored, I can… have my godfather come and keep you company for a while.”

The Emperor was naturally pleased. No matter how good Ling Silang and the others were, his trust in them was still somewhat reserved. But his trusted ministers were different; they were old comrades he had spent half his life with.

"Then be careful not to get discovered."

"Yes, don't worry."

Ling Silang left and found Du Mingxian. "I noticed that the Emperor is in a bad mood, so I suggest that Lord Wen come over and have a chat with him."

“Alright, we’re not on the same level, and we can’t speak to each other’s hearts. It would be better if Father came.” Du Mingxian said to Ling Silang, “I’ll go and invite him.”

"No need, just let Chunfeng and the others go. They'll say you're sick, so you won't have to go out for the next few days. It'll be easier to explain. Even though I'm a low-ranking official, I'm still afraid of being monitored."

"And Lord Wen, a high-ranking official in the court, is very likely to be under surveillance, so it would be better to call him over under a pretext."

"Alright, you can prescribe some medicine, I'll take some, and we'll make it look like an emergency. We'll also need to call a doctor from outside to make the whole thing a proper performance."

"Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Du Mingxian rolled her eyes at him, "What's there to feel wronged about? It's not a big deal."

Ling Silang went into the space to prepare medicine for Du Mingxian, as well as an antidote. After taking the medicine, Du Mingxian would feel unwell, and her situation would be critical, but taking the antidote would immediately relieve her discomfort.

Du Mingxian didn't rush to take her medicine. She first asked Xia Yu to go outside and fetch a doctor. She only took the medicine when the doctor was almost there.

After taking his pulse, the doctor looked terrified and said he couldn't cure him, telling the Ling family to find another skilled doctor.

Chunfeng hurriedly ran to the Wen residence. After arriving, she explained the situation. Lord Wen, along with the family physician, rushed over and had someone from the residence take his token to invite the imperial physician to the Ling family.

Du Mingxian was quite upset while waiting, and Ling Silang felt sorry for her. "If I had known to find another excuse, I wouldn't have made you feel so bad."

"It's nothing, just a little uncomfortable, but not a big reaction. You made the medicine yourself, don't you trust it?"