allonlinenovel Chapter 376 The Emperor's Disappointment
Chapter 376 The Emperor's Disappointment
When Lan Yu heard the prince's order, he immediately bowed and said,
"Here, I obey."
Lan Yu bowed to the three princes and said,
"Your subordinates are escorting Prince Rui, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Prince out. Take care!"
Several people said goodbye to the prince and walked out.
Before leaving, King Rui was still instructing Lan Yu,
"Lan Yu, remember the medicine the old doctor prescribed. When the guards who bought the herbs deliver it, make sure to boil it and give it to the prince to drink!"
"Well, thank you, King Rui. Take care."
*
Once everyone left, the room finally became quiet.
The elf appeared in a flash.
“Prince, I will go and call the master over right now, you and Eunuch Fu, Bai Yu’s injury can’t wait any longer.
Judging from the speed at which it is festering, a blood test must be done as soon as possible to find out the cause and provide timely symptomatic treatment!"
"No need to go."
The prince didn't want Fang Qingge to know about his injury, for fear that she would worry.
Seeing the prince's hesitation, the elf hurriedly persuaded him,
"Prince, the master's space has been upgraded. It is not difficult to fly here, and it will not attract attention on the way."
The prince thought of the time when he was in Jiangnan City and Fang Qingge once took him to fly in space to see the scene of disaster relief supplies.
Although it would not attract attention, if a person suddenly disappeared in the East Palace, it would surely cause panic and trouble if discovered.
He didn't want to put Fang Qingge in uncertain danger.
The elf understood what the prince meant and reminded him again.
"Prince? You can bear your injuries, but Eunuch Fu and Bai Yu are still unconscious?"
The prince nodded helplessly and said,
"Well, when Prince Rui and his entourage return, they will definitely spread the news that I was seriously injured. You should go back early and secretly tell Qingge so that she won't worry.
But you can't come here during the day, you must wait until night to come. Otherwise, leaving the East Palace will arouse suspicion and cause unnecessary trouble."
The elf's emotional intelligence has greatly improved now, he agreed,
"Okay, Prince. Then I won't leave during the day. You will have repeated high fevers, and your wounds will need my care from time to time, so I will wait until night to act."
"Alright! Qingge knows how to weigh the pros and cons. You go and protect Ah Fu and the other guy!"
The seriously injured prince was thinking about the people around him. Fang Qingge was also concerned about him.
**
In the palace,
Prince Rui and his two companions returned to the palace early in the afternoon and hurried to the imperial study.
Emperor Kun, who was busy handling government affairs, was somewhat surprised and curious.
"Why are you back so soon?"
"Father, something's happened to my prince brother!"
After bowing to show respect between the emperor and his subjects, the third and fourth princes began to wipe away their tears as soon as they saw their father.
Emperor Kun's heart skipped a beat.
"Oh? King Rui is here to tell me."
"Well, Father, please don't worry, today..."
Prince Rui immediately reported everything in detail.
*
After hearing this, Emperor Kun stopped writing and raised his eyelids to look at his three sons.
"Did you all see with your own eyes that the wound was seriously ulcerated?"
“Replying to Your Majesty, I have personally witnessed that the wounds on the shoulders of the Crown Prince, Eunuch Fu, and Guard Bai Yu were all as big as a palm, with blood and flesh blurred and bones visible.
The prince fainted from the pain! Eunuch Fu and Bai Yu have been unconscious. "
The Third and Fourth Princes had pale faces as they spoke and gestured with their hands to measure the size of the wounds.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kun looked at his three sons in front of him and felt a little angry.
They were all gesticulating and saying that the man was so badly injured! If any of them had a heart, they would not have abandoned the prince and just come back to do their job!
They keep saying that they are brothers and sisters, but they are just doing it for show!
*
Suddenly he said with a stern face,
"Since you saw that the prince was seriously injured, why didn't you quickly bring him back to let the imperial physician treat him? Look at you, why did you leave him alone and run back? What's the point?"
"Father, please calm down!"
When Prince Rui, the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince heard Emperor Kun's serious words, they were so frightened that they all knelt down and admitted their mistakes.
"Father, calm down. It's not that I don't care, but the Crown Prince doesn't agree to return to the palace. And he didn't even let me report it to you! He ordered us to come back!"
The Fourth Prince glanced at Prince Rui and answered with some grievance.
"Reporting to the Emperor, it was the Crown Prince who firmly disagreed with returning to the palace. Really, there was nothing the Prince Rui could do."
The third prince also raised his hand to pledge his loyalty.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kun was not angry at the prince's stubbornness in not wanting to return to the palace.
Instead, he was even more disappointed with the excuses of his three sons. If the prince was replaced by their brothers from the same mother, none of them would abandon him like this!
But Emperor Kun's expression was always serious, so the three of them didn't realize that their father was even more angry!
"Okay, it's getting late, you guys should go back and rest! I will send the imperial physician over tomorrow."
"Well, I will take my leave now."
After the three of them saluted, they walked out of the imperial study one by one.
*
Eunuch De came in.
"Your Majesty, is the prince's injury really that serious? Logically speaking, if he was bitten by a small animal, how could the wound be the size of a palm? Could it be that he encountered a lone wolf looking for food? This is terrible!"
"Dezi, let the imperial physician take a look tomorrow!"
Eunuch De was stunned, not understanding why the emperor did not send someone to treat it now, or order the guards guarding the tomb to capture and kill the little beast.
But he soon figured it out, maybe the emperor was training the prince's ability to protect himself? !
"Well, Your Majesty, don't worry. The prince is a lucky man. Nothing will happen to him."
"Well, get out!"
After Emperor Kun finished speaking, he buried his head in reviewing memorials.
His hand paused unconsciously, his brows furrowed, not understanding what had gone wrong in the overall situation that he had always been able to control.
Why did the Eastern Palace keep encountering incidents one after another and become so restless?
Three other people came back to report that the crown prince was injured. Why didn't they come a day earlier or later? Why did the crown prince get injured just when King Rui and his two companions were preparing to visit him?
Is it a coincidence? Was he murdered? Or was it a self-torture trick?
*
The three brothers of King Rui left the imperial study.
"My two royal brothers, go back and rest! You are tired today!"
"Well, Brother Rui, we are not tired. Please go slowly first."
The two men stamped their feet and respectfully asked King Rui to go first.
King Rui was very satisfied with the attitude of the two men. He nodded and strode forward.
After walking a long way, Eunuch Dong, who was following closely behind him, saw that Prince Rui was not heading out of the palace, and asked hurriedly,
"My Lord, aren't we going back home?"
"Come with me to the East Palace, and let Concubine Fang know about this."
"Ah? Your Majesty, how about I go and make a trip?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Rui suddenly stopped and looked coldly at Eunuch Dong, then continued walking forward.
Xiao Dongzi shuddered. He felt as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake and was almost scared to death.
He really didn't understand when King Rui, who had been with him since he was a child, started to become so cold and terrifying!
**