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Chapter 178 He really deserves to die!

A huge fire burned the bamboo garden to ashes, along with the blood and corpses all over the yard.

Sitting in the carriage, Feng Xin looked at Xiao Yan worriedly.

"Master, your body?"

Xiao Yan was wiping the small finger bone he had picked up with a handkerchief. When he heard Feng Xin's words, he raised his eyelids:

"No problem."

After saying that, he buried his head in wiping the finger bone.

Feng Xin didn't know how to describe his current master.

You could say he was sad, but apart from his head full of white hair and slightly stiff body movements, there was no expression on his face.

Although he was not sad, he felt that his master was more lifeless than ever before, as if his soul had long since dissipated, leaving only a body, like a puppet, constantly repeating the wiping action.

Three major events happened in the capital today.

One is that today, Marquis Xuanping wore black dragon armor, held a spear and led two hundred guards out of the city. It was heard that the former crown prince and the third prince were assassinated on their way to the eastern border, and his body was never found.

Second, when the current emperor heard the bad news about the third prince, he was so angry that he suffered from hemiplegia and is now lying in bed unconscious.

The third is that the second Miss Lin of the Duke's Mansion fell off a cliff during the last spring hunt but did not die. Instead, she was hidden by the former crown prince and tortured to death in an extremely cruel manner.

These three things suddenly spread like wildfire, sweeping across the entire capital city at lightning speed, causing panic among the people.

"Is the Third Prince really dead? I haven't noticed it for a few days, why was the Third Prince suddenly deposed as Crown Prince?"

"I heard that he was demoted because he lost the East Border Defense Map."

"What? The former crown prince actually lost the East Territory's defense map? I'm a woman, and I know that the defense map is related to the safety of the East Territory. How could he have lost it? If the East Territory is attacked by those barbarians in the future, he will be a sinner!"

"Hush, don't say that. If the government hears it, I'm afraid you'll lose your head."

"I have to say this even if I lose my head. Not only did he lose the defense map, he also tortured Miss Lin to death. This shows that he is incompetent and cruel. How can such a person be the crown prince of our Anguo?"

"Didn't I hear that he came back from the Huguo Temple and was influenced by the master. He treats people peacefully and has a gentle and kind temperament. He is the most suitable candidate for the crown prince, right?"

"From what I heard, I know that he hired someone to compile the story for that position. I have a relative who works at the Dali Temple. I heard that he even peeled people's skins alive and made human skin lamps that he hung at the entrance of the dungeon."

"Is this true? If this is true, then he is simply a devil! What a pity, the current emperor is both civil and military, benevolent and wise, but such a wise emperor was harmed by him and has suffered from hemiplegia. Now he is in a coma."

"If something happens to the emperor and the crown prince is not decided, I'm afraid the country will be in chaos again. It took a lot of effort to stabilize it for decades."

"If chaos breaks out, how many people will starve? Don't let it be like when Ye Jiaoquan was in power, where people even eat each other."

Someone in the crowd guided:

"It shouldn't be like that. I heard that the eldest prince is virtuous and proficient in both literature and military strategy. If he succeeds to the throne, it will be a blessing for Anguo."

"I heard that the eldest prince used his own private money to provide relief to disaster victims and distributed porridge in the south of the city. He is such a good man. Such a person is suitable for that position."

"As for that evildoer, maybe God couldn't stand it anymore and let him be assassinated and die on the road..."

As the people outside continued to talk more and more outrageously, Feng Xin tightened his grip on the sword slightly.

Looking at Xiao Yan's calm face, he couldn't help but say:

"Master, are you just going to let them manipulate you like this?"

Xiao Yun's eyes moved slightly, his gaze fixed on that finger bone, and he said in a calm voice:

"What they said is also true."

He really deserves to die.

Obviously... he couldn't even protect her, he was the one who killed her.

Feng Xin was startled when he heard this, and then said angrily:

"My master is not like what they said. Insulting the royal family's reputation is a crime of disrespect. He should be arrested and imprisoned in the Dali Temple for a few days."

After saying this, Feng Xin remembered something and asked in confusion:

"That's not right, Master. It's only been less than two days since the news of your accident came out. How could it be known to the whole city? And..."

Feng Xin's gaze was fixed on the finger bone in Xiao Yun's hand. Miss Lin Er had just gotten into trouble, and the people in Zhuyuan had already been dealt with. Why was it so fast?

"Master, is there someone behind all this?"

If it were normal times, seeing that he had a new idea, Xiao Xin would still look at him with appreciation, but now, he didn't even look at Feng Xin, he just put the finger bone away and said in a flat voice:

"Since they have set a trap for us, we cannot refuse them."

The carriage was going very fast, and it made him feel uncomfortable all over.

A fishy and salty taste rose up in his throat and he forced himself to swallow it.

He closed his eyes, and Lin Zhaoyue's beautiful and pale face appeared in his mind. He felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he couldn't help but reach out and grab the clothes on his chest.

If I could dig out my heart, it probably wouldn't hurt so much...

……

The imperial palace and the imperial medical bureau's doctors were all urgently summoned to the emperor's bedroom.

The imperial doctors gathered around the bed, taking Xiao Zhang's pulse. All of them looked solemn. Just by looking at Xiao Zhang lying on the dragon bed, they knew that his condition was extremely bad.

Xiao Zhang, lying on the bed, opened his eyes, staring motionlessly at the bed curtains embroidered with clouds and dragons in gold thread.

Because he hadn't closed his eyes for a long time, tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes and his eyes were filled with red bloodshot.

Gu Lingyi stood beside him, pretending to cry.

The head of the Imperial Medical Bureau gently lifted the emperor's wrist and touched the emperor's pulse with his fingers, feeling the strength and rhythm of the pulse.

The cigarette was already half burned. Seeing that the dean was still silent, Gu Lingyi asked anxiously:

"How is the emperor's condition?"

"The emperor's pulse is a little strange, please be patient, Queen."

The emperor seemed to be suffering from hemiplegia in all its manifestations, but his pulse did not seem to be like that and was particularly strange.

It doesn't look like poisoning, nor does it seem like illness, but its pulse is not like that of a normal person.

Seeing the Dean's expression, Gu Lingyi was afraid that he would find out something, so she immediately said angrily:

"You are a quack. You are the head of the Imperial Hospital, but you still can't figure out what's wrong with the Emperor. You are a complete waste. I don't need you. Someone, drag this imperial physician out."

Now, almost all the people outside are the queen's men. When they hear the queen's order, they immediately come in to drag people away.

The head of the hospital was terrified and said anxiously:

"Queen, please calm down. The emperor's condition is complicated. I need more time to diagnose him."

"More time? You've already wasted too much time. The emperor's body is precious. If you delay any further and something goes wrong, I won't be able to compensate you even if I grind your entire clan to dust."

"Drag him away."

The guards dragged the dean away directly. For the first time, the dean lost his usual calmness and kept shouting loudly.

"The emperor's condition is unusual. Please allow me to treat the emperor again..."

The Queen ignored the head of the hospital's shouting and looked at an imperial physician unintentionally. The imperial physician kowtowed and said:

"Empress, I beg you to diagnose the emperor."

The Queen looked at him and said sharply:

"If you can't cure the emperor, I will chop off your head."

The imperial physician kowtowed again and said righteously:

"Your Majesty, this is a matter of national security. I am willing to use my life as a guarantee that I will do my best to save Your Majesty."

"I agree."

The imperial physician felt Xiao Zhang's pulse and after a moment's silence, he said:

"Empress, the emperor is suffering from hemiplegia due to excessive emotion. I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

The Queen lost her patience and said angrily:

"What are you afraid of? Do you only raise useless people in the Imperial Hospital? You can't even speak clearly."

The doctor seemed to be frightened, trembling, and quickly knelt on the ground, resting his forehead on the ground, and said:

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for the emperor to recover from this hemiplegia."

When the queen heard this, her eyes widened with fear and despair, and tears immediately flowed down her face.

"What did you say? What do you mean it's difficult to recover? You quacks, all of you are quacks. If you can't cure it, I will chop off the heads of all of you quacks."

The queen's words made all the doctors tremble and they all knelt down.

The imperial physician just now said:

"Queen, please allow me to perform acupuncture treatment on His Majesty. If His Majesty discovers it early, perhaps it can be cured."

"Then hurry up and get it treated."

"Yes, yes, I will give Your Majesty acupuncture right away, but it is not advisable for too many people to be present when I am doing acupuncture."

The queen drove away the rest of the imperial doctors. When she was the only one left, Gu Lingyi looked at Xiao Zhang lying on the dragon bed, a hint of cruelty flashing in her eyes.

She walked to Xiao Zhang's bedside, glanced at the imperial physician on the ground, and said:

"Didn't you say you wanted acupuncture? Where are the needles?"

The imperial physician handed her the needle bag.

Gu Lingyi took it, unfolded it, and looked at the densely packed silver needles with vicious eyes. She took out three silver needles and whispered to Xiao Zhang's ear:

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that acupuncture is the only way to cure it. Although I don't know any medical skills, I know where the needle will hurt the most. Don't worry, you can just lie there for the rest of your life. I will definitely protect this kingdom for you."

After saying that, three silver needles were inserted directly into the three painful points on Xiao Zhang's body.

In the past, this little pain would not be a big deal to Xiao Zhang, but at this moment, two tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.

Seeing Xiao Zhang like this, Gu Lingyi's face was full of morbid satisfaction.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Xiao Zhang, are you crying?"

"This is the first time I've seen you cry in all these years. It's really interesting."

As she was speaking, Gu Lingyi was about to continue piercing when Yu Mo hurried in.

"Queen, the third prince has entered the palace."