flstandardbreds Chapter 140 The Original Story
Chapter 140 The Original Story
Lu Jian was not a pampered prince from a noble family, and he suffered a lot when his power was weak.
Especially the years he spent wandering outside the capital after being driven out of the capital by the old emperor.
I broke a bone in a fight, and because I had no money, I learned to set my own bones more than once or twice.
Therefore, the ulna in his left hand was crooked, but it was not noticeable on ordinary days because the dragon robe was loose.
Not only him, but even his mother, now the Empress Dowager, a lady from a prestigious family, was a shrewish woman in the streets for a long time during those years.
But as he grew older, he gained connections and wealth.
With Zhang Shan's help, they gained some attention from the old emperor, and the mother and son were finally spared from those hard days.
Therefore, until last night, he always thought that by drawing different Gu into his body and letting them fight each other, the pain would be no more than being cut by a knife.
But after enduring a day and a night, he realized how immature his behavior had been.
This was even after Baili Ce and he each bore half of the burden, and the effects of the Ancestral Gu were shared with him in advance.
If things go as he planned, and he just goes for it...
Lu Jian's eyes were tightly closed, and he was in so much pain that every hair on his body felt like he was going to die.
I can't even imagine whether Wang Qingyan is celebrating with firecrackers now, or whether he has already turned me into a puppet and is controlling me to kill people, if things had gone according to plan.
"Manager Zhang, everything has been taken care of. I think we can keep it a secret for a couple of days without any problems."
Unaware that Lu Jian and Baili Ce had secretly changed the plan, Baili Ming was summoned back by Zhang Shan shortly after returning home.
Before she could figure out why Lu Jian was suddenly half-dead, she was both helping Zhang Shan put on an act and finding someone to disguise themselves as two servants.
They barely managed to fool the Imperial Guards and Wang Qingyan's spies.
Hearing this, Zhang Shan breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He bowed sincerely to Baili Ming, feeling fortunate that Lu Jian had ultimately made such a wise choice to join the Baili family.
"Thank you for your righteous help, Patriarch Baili. Otherwise, a major disaster would have occurred today."
"Of course," Baili Ming said, bowing respectfully. However, her assistance was not merely out of friendship.
"Manager Zhang, can you tell me now what's wrong with His Majesty?"
“…” Zhang Shan hesitated.
Bai Liming's statement was somewhat inquisitive.
But now that His Majesty is in this state, and given the current situation, we have no choice but to be honest with the head of the Baili family.
Looking at Lu Jian on the bed, who looked like a dead fish whose skin had peeled off from being exposed to the scorching sun, Zhang Shan respectfully invited Baili Ming to the side.
"At first, all I knew was that His Majesty brought a female physician from Cangzhou to see the young lady, saying that she was dark-skinned and thin and needed proper care..."
Although the sounds from the bedside were a bit far away from him, Lu Jian, whose hearing was always sharp, could still vaguely hear some of them.
Adding the wisdom of a monarch, logical reasoning involves a combination of guesswork and deduction.
In order to distract himself from the pain, he listened attentively for a while and roughly understood what Zhang Shan had said.
Ahhhhh, shut up!
Shut up!
Stop talking!
If you keep talking, not only will my throne be lost, but my life will also be in danger!
"..." Although Lu Jian wanted to stop him, he was unable to get up and shut Zhang Shan up.
Moreover, this ordeal caused him to feel a sharp pain in his internal organs, as if they were being chopped up.
It's no exaggeration to say that he could hear a buzzing sound inside his body.
So he simply gave up.
He lay on his magnificent dragon bed, listening to Baili Ming's sarcastic and arrogant words, his insubordination, his ignorance of death, and his desire to exterminate his entire family...
After a while, the tearing in his meridians became so intense that it was indescribable, and Lu Jian fainted.
Zhang Shan had been keeping a close eye on Lu Jian's condition. As soon as he saw Lu Jian's head turn to one side, he immediately rushed over with tears streaming down his face, crying out, "Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please don't frighten this old servant!"
......
Seeing that Zhang Shan was already quite old, Baili Ming couldn't just ignore him, so she came over to check Lu Jian's breathing and pulse and came to a conclusion.
"Don't worry, Director Zhang, His Majesty has just fainted."
He did not die.
But I must say, Lu Jian is really good at arguing.
He endured this level of pain without uttering a sound!
Amazing!
Putting aside personal grudges, Baili Ming couldn't help but admire Lu Jian a little.
"..." Zhang Shan took a while to calm down.
"Everyone says that Supervisor Zhang is heartless, but seeing your loyalty to His Majesty today, it seems that some rumors are indeed unreliable."
Zhang Shan wiped away his tears, knowing that Baili Ming was no longer holding a grudge. "His Majesty the Emperor is the best master in the world. How dare this servant be disloyal?"
"His Majesty previously stated that if things were to turn out this way, the imperial physicians should not be summoned, but given the current situation..."
Zhang Shan wasn't afraid of being punished by Lu Jian, but he was afraid of ruining their grand plan.
Baili Ming shook her head. Although she still had a lot of opinions about Lu Jian, she could keep them to herself for the time being.
"The greatest sincerity of the Baili clan's blood oath alliance is not a promise, but directly taking on the most unfavorable consequences for their allies."
"Although this move is risky, since my sister dared to introduce the Gu blood into her body, she must have considerable confidence."
"We only need to wait until the Ancestral Gu completely kills the Wang Clan's Gu, and His Majesty will be safe and sound."
Zhang Shan looked troubled. "It's not that this old servant doesn't believe you, and I know that the young lady is brave and resourceful. However, His Majesty's safety concerns the safety of all the people. If..."
Who knows what will happen?
But Baili Ming chose to speak nonsense, "If it doesn't work, the Ancestral Gu will choose a stronger host on its own, and how can my younger sister's physique compare to His Majesty's?"
"When that time comes, the ancestral Gu in her body will naturally disappear."
"Therefore, Supervisor Zhang can rest assured that no matter what the outcome, His Majesty's life will not be harmed."
However, based on the information she received in the previous visits and her speculations, Lu Jian would indeed suffer far more pain than Bai Li Ce.
Zhang Shan nodded, finally acknowledging Baili Ming's statement. "Thank you."
"You're too kind," Baili Ming replied politely.
Then, feeling at ease, he went to rest in the side hall.
As the primary host, Bai Li Ce was the one who nurtured the Ancestral Gu, and the effects she distributed were only those of the Ancestral Gu, so it wasn't as painful as Lu Jian's.
Being trapped in the same dream, suffering and unable to wake up, is also quite agonizing.
The key point is that this dream belongs to them.
"They" were originally the main characters in this world.
Baili Ming, He Yao, Lu Jian, and... the villain Wang Qingyan and his Wang family.
In this dream, she observed their lives from an outsider's perspective.
More precisely, in this story, Baili Ce...
Oh no, that little girl named Azhu died when she was seven years old.
When the old head of the Baili family found her, all that was left was a pile of bones that had been boiled countless times.
Because there was no suitable candidate, even though Baili Ming earned three times the benefits for the Baili family compared to the marriage alliance with the Wang family, she ultimately failed to be with the person she loved.
Not only did they not end up together, but the person she loved also left for another place and died in despair.
It took Baili Ming a long time to recover. In order not to marry into the Wang family, she cut her hair as a vow and swore to be loyal to the Baili clan forever.
Over the next three years, she gradually seized power from the old head of the household and several uncles.
Joining forces with Lu Jian, they defeated the He family and the Zhou family, helping him regain military power and control the court.
In the end, however, they were unable to withstand the combined attack of the Wang clan and the Northern Hu.
During that year-long tug-of-war, Baili Ce witnessed firsthand the swarms of locusts sweeping across the land, devouring every grain of rice and every plant.
On barren hillsides, in cracked earth, and in dilapidated streets, large numbers of people die of hunger and thirst every day.
Packs of wild dogs and wolves roam freely in and out of houses, hundreds of rats gnaw on corpses, and even begin to attack the elderly and children...