Silent Lover 2 (Tanhua) - Chap 41
Chapter 41 How to redeem?
Pei Xingxu hugged Song Liqing’s bony body tightly, and he held Song Liqing’s hand, which was so cold that it was not a living person’s hand.
Pei Xingxu looked around, except for the damp and rotten grass, there was nothing to keep warm in the cell, and Song Liqing’s clothes were thin and wet, even a good-looking person would get sick…
“I am cold……”
Song Liqing let out another weak moan.
“I know, I’ll warm your hands…”
Pei Xingxu put his hand into his chest, and Song Liqing flinched when he touched the wound.
“No…no, it hurts…”
As soon as Song Liqing cried out in pain, Pei Xingxu didn’t dare to move anymore. He gently put Song Liqing’s hand in the palm of his hand, and only then could he see clearly that his fingers were almost all swollen and twisted in the dark.
“Liqing, your hand…”
“I can’t write anymore, I won’t write…”
Song Liqing was confused and kept repeating a sentence.
Pei Xingxu pressed his chin against his forehead, trying to hold back tears but couldn’t help but fall down.
Song Liqing’s whole body was cold, but his forehead was hot.
“I’m so tired.” Song Liqing nestled in his arms, leaning on his shoulder, her tone became weaker and weaker, “Xingxu, let me sleep for a while…just a little while…”
“No, you can’t fall asleep, Li Qing, open your eyes and look at me, I will take you out now, do you believe me?”
Pei Xingxu had a thread hanging in his heart. He was very afraid that Song Liqing would never wake up again if he fell asleep. He could only give Song Liqing some thoughts.
“May I take you away? Go to the desert, go to Loulan, find a hidden oasis, I… I will protect you for the rest of your life. Have you heard of Silimu Lake? It is very blue, do you want to see it?” ? There is no one there, and in summer, the snow-capped mountains are full of flowers… Have you ever seen such a beautiful place?”
After Song Liqing heard this, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
“I haven’t seen it. I haven’t left the capital since I can remember.” Song Liqing had to rest for several breaths every time he said a word, “Unfortunately, I… have no chance to take a look.”
Pei Xingxu’s heart was twisted like a knife, he wanted to hug Song Liqing.
“Yes, I will take you out of the capital now!”
“Xingxu…”
Song Liqing grabbed his arm.
“We can’t escape from the palace.” Song Liqing panted, “I can’t leave… Listen to me, the Song Mansion was robbed and my father was imprisoned. Can you help me save them?”
Pei Xingxu could only agree, “Okay.”
Song Liqing raised his head slightly, while Pei Xingxu lowered his head and listened to him.
“That box of longevity peaches…was presented to the emperor by Qiyu. When I received it, it had…a scent, like sandalwood but not quite…Go and find it.”
“You mean Jun Qiyu?” Pei Xingxu asked in a low voice, “But no matter how ruthless Jun Qiyu is, will he harm his father?”
Song Liqing’s breathing was weak, and he didn’t have the strength to speak anymore, so he slowly drew the character “Hu” on Pei Xingxu’s palm.
“Hu Nuer!”
Pei Xingxu understood immediately.
He put Song Liqing in a corner sheltered from the wind, not daring to leave his cloak behind, so he could only take a rag from the prison, wrapped Song Liqing tightly,
Pei Xingxu couldn’t stay any longer, so he went to Tai Hospital in the dark.
“Emperor Qi! Do you still have the food box for the crown prince’s birthday celebration on the day of the Longevity Banquet?”
Qi Miao didn’t know the purpose of his urgency, but he nodded.
“All the evidence of that day is kept in Tai Hospital, you come with me.”
Qi Miao found a food box from a pile of utensils used by Emperor Xuan that day, and Pei Xingxu took it and put it in front of his nose, and he really smelled a fragrance, very much like sandalwood.
“Is there something wrong with this food box?” Qi Miao asked.
Pei Xingxu thought for a while before exclaiming, “Milanxiang!”
Qi Miao shook his head and said, “I often talk about strange poisons and medicines with Master, but I have never heard of them.”
“Physician Qi, it’s not convenient for me to show up on this matter, so I can only ask you. Li Qing, he escaped death in the prison, so he can’t wait!”
…
“The emperor…the emperor is awake!”
When the chief eunuch ran into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he tripped over the threshold and got up and continued to shout.
“His Royal Highness! Your Majesty is awake!”
Jun Qiyu had just closed her eyes, and when she heard the news, not only was she not annoyed, she immediately got up and ran to the Yihua Palace where Emperor Xuan recuperated.
“Father!”
Jun Qiyu saw that Emperor Xuan was sitting upright, his face, which had been cold for a few days, finally had some warmth.
“Father!”
“As a prince, you will be in charge of the world in the future. How can you be so flustered?”
Although Emperor Xuan gave a reprimand, Jun Qiyu no longer felt disgusted this time, perhaps because he had just recovered from a serious illness, and now he felt that Emperor Xuan’s reprimand was laced with kindness.
Instead, he was able to teach himself a few words, and Jun Qiyu felt relieved, and couldn’t stop grinning.
“Okay, it’s not the first time I’ve been killed on the battlefield. Since the King of Hades won’t let me go this time, I’ve never been a person who repays evil with kindness, so I should be rewarded… I should be killed.”
Emperor Xuan was calm, but exuded a decisive majesty of killing and attacking.
All the imperial physicians, guards and palace guards knelt down in unison, wishing Emperor Xuan a long life.
The old doctor said: “Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the imperial doctor Qi identified the strange poison in time and practiced medicine to rescue him, which is indispensable.”
Emperor Xuan didn’t speak, looked at Jun Qiyu and asked him to take charge of the situation.
“Well, Sheng Qi Miao was sentenced by the Imperial Hospital, and he was given a hundred taels of gold. Father, you also know my characters… When you are done, I will personally give him a plaque, okay?”
Emperor Xuan nodded in acquiescence.
Qi Miao immediately kowtowed to thank him.
“Mr. Huang Enhao, I’m just doing my duty as an imperial physician, I’m really terrified. I don’t seek fame and wealth, but I have something to respectfully ask the sage to listen to.”
“Is it about strange poisons?” Jun Qiyu asked.
Qi Miao replied: “Yes, this poison is called Milan incense, and its toxicity is usually not very high. The poisoned person will vomit and faint at most, but once it meets alcohol, it will intensify the toxicity, enough to poison a person. Moreover, it is easily soluble in water and volatile, so it can be poisoned without taking it, and it is used by people to harm others. The smell of milan incense is very similar to sandalwood. If it is used on a sandalwood box, even if it is smelled, most people will If there is no abnormality detected, this food box is the culprit of being soaked with the fragrance of Milan.”
Qi Miao pointed to the food box on the ground, and when everyone heard it, their expressions immediately changed and they covered their noses, trying to avoid it.
“Don’t worry, Your Highness, the milan incense on the food box has almost evaporated and is no longer toxic.” Qi Miao said carefully, “so on the day of the Longevity Banquet, the meals used by the emperor were not poisonous, because the food box containing the longevity peaches was in the food box. In front of him, after inhaling the fragrance of milan for a long time, he drank alcohol again, and he became unconscious from the poison.”
When the bystanders heard it, they were all amazed.
“This poison is really treacherous and unpredictable, it is really hard to guard against…”
Emperor Xuan also said with emotion: “I have never heard of it.”
Qi Miao raised his head and cupped his hands to report.
“Your majesty is well-informed, and the reason why he has never heard of it is because our country of Jing does not have this kind of poison at all. This milan incense…is only produced in the Western Regions!”
Western Regions…
Jun Qiyu’s heart sank.
If it came from the Western Regions… the person who poisoned him, Song Liqing was unlikely, and Hu Nuer was the first suspect to bear the brunt.
Jun Qiyu dare not admit it.
“Qi Miao, you said the poison came from the food box, so why only the white rat that ate the birthday peach died?”
Qi Miao replied: “The white rats were slightly poisoned when they got close to the food box, but that one was the only one who tasted the wine at the longevity banquet at the same time.”
There was no relaxed smile on Jun Qiyu’s face, but seriousness.
“Qi Miao.” Jun Qiyu asked solemnly, “Is everything you said true? Didn’t you just make up something to excuse someone?”
“Your Highness, if you don’t believe me, you can send someone to investigate, and everything I say is true.” Qi Miao resolutely said, “If I have half a false statement, I will apologize myself.”
Jun Qiyu’s legs softened and she took half a step back.
Did he really blame Song Liqing wrongly?
But…but why didn’t he clarify?
No, he said it, but he didn’t listen.
He was so angry that he couldn’t listen to Song Liqing’s words at all.
“Hu Nuer…”
Jun Qiyu clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.
The lowly slave he thought was being manipulated at will, turned out to be the one who made fun of him.
Yijun Qiyu’s arrogance, how could she accept such a truth?
“ah–”
Jun Qiyu yelled angrily, and smashed the coffee table in front of her with a palm.
“Qiyu.” Seeing that his expression was wrong, Emperor Xuan asked, “What are you doing?”
“I……”
Jun Qiyu lowered her head.
“Father, I’m sorry. This box of longevity peaches, including the food box… are all made by Hu Nuer in my mansion, and they almost hurt you.”
Emperor Xuan’s expression was not good, but he still suppressed his anger.
“I told you a long time ago that this person should not be left behind. I have met more people than you, and he can’t hide such a wicked person! But you only believe in your own eyes, and you want to spoil a wicked person Hu Nuer, neglect the princess I chose for you.”
“I see.” Jun Qiyu didn’t argue this time.
“That’s all.”
Emperor Xuan saw that he was humbly admitting his mistakes and looked depressed. Although he was angry, Jun Qiyu was worried about his safety after all, which made him feel a little relieved.
“This time you have a long memory. After taking care of that lowly slave, it’s not too late to treat Li Qing well in the future.”
Jun Qiyu is now very afraid of being questioned about Song Liqing.
“Okay… Father.” Jun Qiyu was too ashamed to lift his head, “Song Liqing…he is in the prison.”
“Heaven prison?” Emperor Xuan’s eyes sharpened.
Jun Qiyu explained: “I put him in the sky prison. I thought he was the most suspect. You were poisoned and unconscious. I was anxious to find out the poison, so… I used torture.”
Emperor Xuan took a deep breath to calm down his furious mood.
“You are really kind, very good, tortured your own princess, what good thing did you do while I was unconscious? Huh?”
Jun Qiyu knelt down unconsciously.
“General Song was suspected of being an accomplice, so I ordered people to arrest people in the Song family, and ordered the entire family to be executed…”
Emperor Xuan was dizzy and almost fainted again from anger.
Jun Qiyu hurriedly knelt and walked in front of Emperor Xuan.
“Father, I didn’t intend to beheaded. I just wanted to force Song Liqing to question me. I just lost my head. I…I’ll have them let them go now, and then apologize to General Song…”
“Asshole!”
A slap fell on Jun Qiyu’s face. This was the first time that Emperor Xuan had actually hit him since he grew up.
“Do you think you can apologize and make up for anything? You have chilled people’s hearts, how can you make it up?!”
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