“Don’t think too much on it, if that person had known about the truth about your birth, he would only need to tell it to the Emperor to damn you into a state of hopeless reprieve, but he had instead taken so much trouble to infiltrate into the palace to come hurt you like this, so his real aim might be to inflict harm onto the Emperor’s body of the dragon, and not on you.” The Empress said after reassessing the relationship she had with the Prime Minister and was certain that the matter couldn’t possibly have been discovered.
With the Empress’ confident assurance, Lei Fan was finally able to relax and release the burden in his heart, finally being able to focus his attention fully on the poison in his body.
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“Mother, then you must quickly get father here or your son is going to be tormented to death from this.”
The Empress turned to Lei Fan looking pained as she nodded.
Xiong Ba and the others obediently stayed within the mansion in the palace in rest and did not want to get themselves involved into any other incidents. After a while, Jun Wu Xie went to one of the rooms and shut the door tightly behind her. Xiong Ba was feeling that he had wronged the kid and he did not want to disturb him any further.
Unknown to him, Jun Wu Xie had immediately after entering the room, quietly opened a window at the back. And outside the window, Ye Sha dressed in his usual full black stood there having waited for a long while. In his hand, was gripped the sword that had nicked Lei Fan’s neck as he soundlessly slipped into the room to kneel before Jun Wu Xie.
“Reporting to the Young Miss. A man from the Empress’ Palace had already left for the Prime Minister’s Mansion.”
“Oh?” Jun Wu Xie asked, an eyebrow arching up.
“She is moving rather fast I must say.”
Ye Sha continued: “The Emperor has only allowed them half a day and the Empress does not dare tally a single moment.”
Jun Wu Xie walked leisurely to a chair on one side and sat down before she said: “We’ll just watch and see the. The Fire Country’s Imperial Palace is destined to have their tranquility broken today anyway.”
“Yes!”
Jun Wu Xie then added: “You can go inform Lei Chen that he can make his move now.”
“Yes!” Immediately upon answering, Ye Sha leapt out through the window, a black shadow that blurred and disappeared before Jun Wu Xie’s eyes.
Jun Wu Xie rested her chin in her hand and tilted her head. She dipped a fingertip into the tea and gingerly wrote a few characters on the table.
Lei Chen came whirling into the Imperial Palace in a rush. The Emperor was puzzled at having suddenly receiving news of Lei Chen’s arrival at the Palace. After ascertaining that he was alone, the Emperor finally allowed him in and asked for him to be brought to his study.
“Why have you come here?” The Emperor was still highly concerned with Lei Fan’s condition and he was naturally not showing Lei Chen any cordiality.
Lei Chen knelt on one knee before the Emperor and he held up a brocade box to present to the Emperor.
“I heard the news that the Fourth Prince was hurt in an assassination attempt and I have been highly concerned. I was raised in the Empress’ Palace together with Fourth Brother from young and we have naturally been closer than to other people. When I came to know that Fourth Brother lost a lot of blood, I wished that I could take his place instead. But that is not possible and I can only bring the precious Blood Ling Zhi I have in my residence into the Palace for him. The Blood Ling Zhi is highly beneficial for the nourishing of blood and is most suitable for Fourth Brother’s current condition.”
The Emperor was surprised a brief moment. He had been scheming to replace Lei Chen with Lei Fan as the Crown Prince all this time and hence, he had always seen Lei Chen as an enemy of Lei Fan. But he had forgotten that the two brothers had always shared a close relationship and although Lei Chen had been the prince biologically born from the Empress, the Empress had not shown the slightest favouritism towards Lei Chen but had instead shown more love and concern for Lei Fan. And anything that Lei Fan wanted, Lei Chen had never once competed with his younger brother for it.
When that realisation came into his mind, the Emperor quickly accepted Lei Chen’s anxious rush into the Imperial Palace to deliver medicine as genuine and had no ulterior motives behind it, his heart greatly comforted by the strong show of their brotherly ties.
Seeing Lei Chen being so loving and concerned for Lei Fan, even if the position of Crown Prince was handed over to Lei Fan, it was thought Lei Chen wouldn’t be jealous. With the strong bond between Lei Fan and Lei Chen, even when Lei Fan becomes the ruler of the Fire Country in the future, Lei Chen could very well still look out for his brother.
With the scene of the brothers being amicable and supportive of each other in the Emperor’s mind, his demeanor towards Lei Chen improved a little.
“I am highly comforted that your heart is so concerned for your little brother. Your Fourth Brother is undergoing such torment now and you have shown he has a place in your heart. This Blood Ling Zhi, if I remember it correctly, should be the one you had tirelessly searched for, to give to the Empress Dowager before?” The Emperor asked with a benign smile on his face.
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Lei Chen nodded his head. “It was because the Empress Dowager did not want to see me exhaust so much energy and to spend such a great amount of money. Hence, she did not accept the gift.”
The Emperor nodded then and said: “No matter, maybe this medicine that has been left in your residence for so long was meant to have you take it out to save Little Fan at this time of need. Seeing you brothers like that, I am really feeling very gratified.”
Lei Chen was outwardly respectful but in his heart he was laughing coldly, but not an ounce of his true feelings showed on his face except for an expression of deep worry. “I wonder how Fourth Brother is now? Your son would like to deliver the Blood Ling Zhi over personally now as I really wish for Fourth Brother to recover as quickly as possible.”
The Emperor nodded with a satisfied expression on his face and if truth was to be told, having sat in the Imperial Study to wait for so long had made him highly anxious as well. “Since you are so deeply concerned, I will go together with you myself to see whether your Mother has already come up with an alternative solution as well.”
“Alternative solution?” Lei Chen pretended to be confused as he looked at the Emperor.
The Emperor then said: “That’s right. To neutralize the poison within Lei Fan’s body, the blood of his biological father is needed. A pity Little Fan does not have any biological brothers and he is still too young to have and offsprings, so only extracting my blood will work for him. But that child had said the same thing as your Mother, refusing for me to harm my body in anyway, it was really heart wrenching to hear them.” The Emperor said, his voice thick with emotion.
Lei Chen’s mouth curled up in a cold smile but managed to cover it up quickly.
“Fourth Brother has always been a very filial and sensible child from young. He would naturally not want Father to harm himself because of him.”
The father and son pair chatted as they walked, making their way towards the Empress’ Palace. From the time that Lei Fan had been poisoned, a good part of the day had passed and there wasn’t much time left in the limit that the Emperor had set.
However, when the Emperor and Lei Chen reached the Empress’ Palace, they discovered a whole bunch of Imperial Physicians who were supposed to be inside administering treatment on Lei Fan kneeling in a neat row outside the palace doors.
The Emperor’s face immediately darkened and he roared: “You bunch of useless imbeciles! What are you all doing kneeling out here? Quickly go treat the Fourth Prince!”
The group of Imperial Physicians had been kneeling there for a good part of the day and their
legs were already sore and weak. When they saw the Emperor suddenly approaching, they nearly all fell over with shock.
“Reporting to Your Majesty! The Empress has already found a way to unravel the Blood of Kin poison afflicting the Fourth Prince and is currently administering treatment for the Fourth Prince. That is why she had made us kneel out here to wait.” One of the Imperial Physicians answered falteringly.
The Emperor’s furious expression instantly changed to one of puzzlement and a sparkle of joy began to fill his eyes after that.
“Is what you are saying the truth? The Empress has really found a way to neutralize the Blood of Kin?”
“Your loyal servants do not dare to deceive Your Majesty!” The bunch of Imperial Physicians chorused, as they scrambled to kneel on the ground.
Lei Chen scanned his eyes around the inside of the Empress’ Palace and saw that there were no eunuchs or palace maids around. A strong tinge of mirth suddenly showed in his eyes and he quickly turned to the Emperor who had an expression of joyous jubilation on his face to say: “Fourth Brother is indeed well blessed by the Heavens. The Heavens must be moved by Father’s endearing love for Fourth Brother and has allowed Mother to find a cure so quickly.”
The Emperor was beside himself with joy, realising that he no longer had to cut his arm to extract blood and his son would still be saved, hence the exhilaration was obvious even in his eyes.
“Quick! Follow me in to take a look and check if Little Fan is already feeling better.” The Emperor was highly anxious at that moment and Lei Chen immediately followed behind him.
The Emperor was so excited to see his precious little son that he did not notice in the slightest his other son who was following just behind him, the frosty chill coming into his eyes.
The Emperor rushed impatiently unable to wait another moment as he came before the doors leading into the Empress’ Chambers. He was just about to raise his hand to push the doors open when sounding out from within, was the Empress’ voice.
“The reason Little Fan could be saved today was all because you made it here in time! If not, I would have really have been at a loss, not having the slightest idea what to do!”
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“The reason Little Fan could be saved today was all because you made it here in time! If not, I would have really have been at a loss, not having the slightest idea what to do!”
When the Emperor heard the Empress’ voice, a smile came upon his face. No wonder the Empress had said she knew of an alternative cure. The person within her chambers must be a Divine Doctor she had brought in!
Just as the Emperor was going to push the door to enter once more, another voice floated out that froze the smile on his face.
“Your Ladyship sent the news over with such high urgency, how would I dare to tarry in the slightest?”
That voice, was clearly the voice of the man who had assisted the Emperor for more than a decade, the current Prime Minister of the Imperial Court!
Why would the Prime Minister appear here in the Empress’ Chambers?
The Emperor’s brows knitted together, but he was thinking that he could possibly have misunderstood something here.
“Is it really because this Empress here harried you endlessly? Or was it because the father was in a hurry to come see his son?” The Empress’ voice reached them, a teasing tone in her voice.
“Little Hui’s words are really killing your lowly servant. Little Fan is my son, but didn’t you give birth to him with me? My heart pains to see what happened to my son, but aren’t you feeling just as pained?”
The Emperor’s face grew absolutely livid in that instant!
Little Hui was the Empress’ maiden name before she was admitted into the Palace!
“What a curse! Your Ladyship had really been almost frightened out of my wits today, I really cannot fathom what the assassin is after. He really thought he could make use of Little Fan to harm the Emperor’s body. But if not for the fact that Little Fan is not the Emperor’s biological son and his blood wouldn’t been able to save Little Fan, why would your Ladyship try all ways and means to hinder and dissuade him so much?”
“My Little Hui has been truly intelligent and quick witted which had prevented our son’s real identity from being exposed. I pity the Emperor for his blind foolishness where he had even mistaken our son for the child that he had with that wrench and showed showered him with such tender and loving care. If he were to know that Little Fan is the flesh and blood between you and me, I wonder how he would feel.”
“Such a twisted mind. If he got to know about it, would the three of us still have a chance to live? Your Empress had been left with no other choice that I summoned you here today and now that Little Fan’s poison has been neutralized, you should leave quickly before that damned fool finds out that you came into the Palace and stir up unnecessary trouble.”
“Little Hui can ready bear for me to leave just like this? I had not had the chance to get intimate with you for the longest time already. That old Emperor has got so many beauties just added into his harem I would think that Little Hui must be feeling mighty lonely spending days and nights alone in your chambers all this time.”
“You tease!”
From within the chambers, sounds of heavy breathing was soon heard, and the decadent moans and groans made the people who heard them from outside flush red to the tips of their ears.
Lei Chen listened quietly to all of that, as a chilling smile widened up on his face, his eyes slowly turning to look at the face of the Emperor who heard everything just as clearly as he did.
The Emperor’s face went from green to purple, the clenched up fist showing green veins almost about to burst, sure signs of the raging fury that surged within his person at that moment!
To think that the chosen sitting Empress of the Imperial Palace whom he had treated with respect for many years, would actually commit adultery with the most senior of his court officials, and they had even produced a bastard offspring!
And he had even taken that bastard child to be own, doting and loving him for so many years!
Lei Chen suppressed the urge to laugh that was threatening to spill out through his mouth from his heart.
Father, are you in good spirits today? Are you still joyous about Fourth Brother’s recovery?
In an explosive rage, the Emperor suddenly kicked the doors open with a loud crash!
The tightly shut doors were blasted wide open!
Within the hall of the chambers, caught up in a tight embrace, their clothes in a state of undress, the two people were suddenly fully exposed with the sun’s rays shining upon them!
With the chamber doors opened, the Empress let out a shrill scream in shock and panic. By the time she snapped back to her senses, and saw clearly who the intruder was, she turned immediately to stone, feeling like all the blood in her body had suddenly been frozen!
“Slut! You shameless slut!” The Emperor was trembling visibly with rage, his finger pointed at the Empress and Prime Minister entwined up together.
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Seeing the scene of the two people tangled up in carnal lust, something in his chest seemed to explode at that moment, his rage so great he could not even speak.
“Your Majesty….. Your Majesty…..”
The Empress and the Prime Minister suddenly regained their senses and a wave of unspeakable fear washed over them entirely. They immediately separated themselves, not even giving any attention to their disheveled clothes in a messy disarray as they both fell to their knees before the Emperor, shivering in overwhelming terror.
“Your Majesty….. Your Majesty….. Your Lady….. Your Lady is innocent…..” The Empress’ face which had been flushed red from pleasure just a moment ago had now immediately faded, the deathly pale pallor now looked scarily terrifying.
And th
e Prime Minister kneeling at the side had his head plastered to the ground, shivering in terror and not daring to move at all.
Never in their wildest dreams that the Emperor would suddenly appear here at that moment, to coincidentally stumble right into the scene of the two of them engaged in their illicit affair.
“Shameless scoundrels! Two scoundrels so completely bereft of morals! I will kill both of you! Kill you!” The Emperor was so filled with rage that his face had turned visibly purple, his eyes red and bloodshot.
“Your Majesty, spare me! Spare me, Your Majesty!” The Prime Minister howled, his body a shivering mass.
The Empress had already turned into a sobbing wreck. She was sure she had made her most trusted aide stand guard outside the chambers and to come inform her if any situation comes up. But when the Emperor had arrived, she had not heard the slightest peep from those aides!
What the Empress did not know was that those aides of hers, had all been knocked out and tightly bound up in the backyard of the chambers, and were not able to provide the Empress with any form of warnings that the Emperor had arrived.
Lei Chen looked at the Emperor as he sputtered with rage, looking like he was almost going to vomit out blood. Lei Chen knew that the show had just barely begun and the Empress together with the Prime Minister were truly finished this time. Having been caught in the act and it was witnessed by the Emperor himself, there was no way those two would still live.
“Father! Father, do not get yourself too worked up!” Lei Chen put on a false facade of worried concern, trying to placate the Emperor.
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