Pathological Trapping - Chap 137
The eyes of the generals at the table widened, suspecting that they had drunk too much and were dazzled, and they actually saw Staff Officer Ji pinching the Emperor’s face!
　　And the emperor was not angry. He even took Staff Officer Ji’s hand and played with it on his fingertips!
　　Several grown men stared with their eyes wide open.
　　Li Dezhuang suddenly pulled his hand back, leaned on the table, and pointed at Mu Jian’s nose.
　　”You’re a bad guy, a villain, a bastard, and I deserve to beat you up.”
　　Mu Jian asked him with a smile, “Why didn’t you fight?”
　　”Well, when you were little, I thought it was immoral to bully children.”
　　”And then?”
　　”Later, I realized that I still had feelings for him. He was my son after all.”
　　When Mu Jian heard the word “son”, his face darkened, “You have a wild heart.”
　　Li Dezhuang stared at Mu Jian with a pair of intoxicated eyes and patted his face.
　　”I want to spank you.”
　　Mu Jian smiled, “If you don’t want to be bullied by me, just be honest.”
　　Li Dezhuang stared at Mu Jian for two seconds, as if he was digesting his words. After a moment, he reacted, lay back on the table, and said nothing.
　　Mu Jian stretched out his hand and ruffled Li Dezhuang’s hair obsessively.
　　”The Thirteen Prefectures of Youyun are about to be recovered. You must remember what you said.”
　　”Yeah, I remember. You don’t need to remind me again and again. I’m not old enough to remember what I said.”
　　Mu Jian smiled and tapped him on the forehead.
　　There were seven or eight people at the table, and except Mu Jian, all of them were drunk.
　　Mu Jian tapped the table lightly with his fingers.
　　”Li Yu.”
　　The next second, Li Yu appeared from nowhere and stood behind Mu Jian.
　　”His Majesty.”
　　Mu Jian lowered his head, restrained himself and only kissed Li Dezhuang on the cheek, then stood up straight, “Send him to the carriage, don’t let the blood splash on him.”
　　”Your Majesty… do you really want to…”
　　Mu Jian’s voice was calm.
　　”Go ahead.”
　　Li Yu said no more, “Yes.”
　　The next day, Li Dezhuang woke up with a terrible headache. He shook his head and was about to get out of bed when he heard a commotion outside, and then someone pushed the door open in a panic, looking pale.
　　”Staff Officer Ji! His Majesty was assassinated yesterday and now has a high fever and keeps calling your name. Go over and take a look!”
　　Li Dezhuang was stunned on the spot.
　　He didn’t even bother to put on his shoes or clothes. He jumped out of bed and ran to Mu Jian’s room.
　　Thinking while running.
　　Assassinated?
　　What happened?
　　Why was he assassinated?!
　　When he ran to Mu Jian’s room, he found that Liu Yong, Shi’er, General Meng, and several important generals were all standing outside the door with solemn expressions.
　　Li Dezhuang asked anxiously: “What’s wrong?”
　　Liu Yong regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.
　　”The emperor was assassinated last night. Fortunately, the wound was not to a vital part. He is now unconscious and has a high fever.”
　　Li Dezhuang didn’t have time to think about it. He pushed the door open and saw Mu Jian, who looked pale on the bed. His heart suddenly skipped a beat.
　　The person on the bed seemed to sense his presence and slowly turned his head, his eyes fell lightly on him, and he smiled at him slowly.
　　Li Dezhuang felt as if he was caught by someone.
　　He stepped forward, knelt beside the bed, and took the hand he had extended.
　　”How did you get hurt? How did it happen?”
　　Mu Jian shook his hand back, but perhaps because he was weak and had no strength, his grip was particularly light.
　　”Why are you here dressed like this? Are you cold? Do you want to come up?”
　　Li Dezhuang didn’t want to argue with him. He lifted his quilt and saw the blood on his waist and abdomen. He felt so sad that he wanted to cry.
　　”Is he a spy from the Yi tribe?”
　　Mu Jian shook his head.
　　”Don’t know or not?”
　　”no.”
　　”Who is that?”
　　”Merchant.”
　　Li Dezhuang was stunned.
　　His face suddenly turned pale.
　　”Shang Yin is a good person, but Shang is a muddy place. I advise you to stay away from him.”
　　These words are still fresh in my mind.
　　He realized something, and his voice trembled, “Did I hurt you?”
　　”No.” Mu Jian squeezed his hand and said softly, “Staff Officer Ji, they are wandering around here. I feel dizzy. Can you let them go?”
　　Li Dezhuang nodded and drove away all the people around him.
　　Mu Jian then leaned on him without any scruples, smelling the pleasant scent on his body and enjoying the peace of mind at this moment.
　　He slowed down and said, “The one who did it is someone from the Shang family. The current head of the Shang family, Shang Yin’s father, is dying. The Shang family is in internal strife and is divided into two factions. One faction supports Shang Yin, and the other faction supports Shang Yin’s cousin.”
　　Li Dezhuang thinks quickly.
　　”It was the other faction that did it?”
　　Mu Jian raised his eyes, signaling him to come closer.
　　Li Dezhuang guessed that he was weak and couldn’t speak loudly, so he lowered his head and approached. Suddenly, he felt a touch of wet heat on his ear.
　　Mu Jian kissed him and smiled, “How smart.”
　　Li Dezhuang covered his ears.
　　Mu Jian continued, “Another faction of the Shang family has joined forces with the Mei family in the capital, and they want to support others and destroy me. They want to take advantage of the chaos at the border to attack me. In this way, they can destroy me and the military merit can fall on others.”
　　Li Dezhuang was shocked.
　　”You knew all that, and you still let them succeed?”
　　”You have to have bait before fish will take the bait.”
　　Li Dezhuang pursed his lips and frowned.
　　Mu Jian thought he was unhappy about his concealment, so he slowed down and said, “After ascending the throne, I have never stopped fighting with the Mei family. Last time, they insisted on forcing a woman from their family to me, and I strangled her to death. I have been fighting openly and secretly with the Mei family since then. I didn’t tell you because I was afraid that it would involve you.”
