Chapter 98 – Kyoto in Chaos, Red Candle Shaking
While the drama of betrayal, submission, and on the verge of collapse was being played out within the Supervisory Court, the entire Kyoto was also shrouded in an eerie and depressing atmosphere. It was naturally impossible for today’s small court meeting to be held, and although the various ministries and temples were routinely working, the shocking news that came out of the palace had long since caused the officials of Qing to tremble both physically and mentally. No one has any heart in the political affairs above, there is no one dares to whisper in the courtroom. Occasionally, some officials who were close personal friends would pass on the news to each other in a secluded place.
His Majesty has been assassinated! The unforgivable traitor is old dean Chen! This news made everyone feel shocked and unbelievable. However, with the facts before their eyes, in addition to being ridiculously shocked, these civil officials all turned their attention to the Supervisory Court, their hearts growing vaguely worried, wondering if the court could control that court under these circumstances.
Luckily, the news of stabilizing the people kept coming, at least for the moment, it seemed that these officials didn’t have to worry too much. And after the outbreak of the morning event, the ministers of various ministries, the various princes of the state, as well as a few bosses in the middle book under the door rushed to the palace at the first time, and then after some hours, these adults withdrew from the palace and began to deal with the matter of court affairs again, leaving only Grand Maestro Hu behind to guard in the palace.
Now the primary event in the court of Qing Dynasty, naturally, is the trial of Chen Pingping conspiracy case, the various government offices were launched, this is the first time the civilian system outside the eyes of the Supervisory Yuan, independently reviewing such an important a case, I do not know how these various government offices feel, in the sadness and shock of the rest, is not also feel a lot of ease on the body. However, his majesty’s decree is so clear and urgent chilly, the so-called trial, but also just go through the motions.
Less than two hours, to the Da Lisi as the head of the Qing dynasty court ministries and Yamen, will be drawn up about Chen Pingping several Chun big crime of the articles sent to the palace, however, these articles will immediately be beaten back, it is clear that the anger is difficult to stop, not yet recovered from the Emperor’s majesty, for the civil officials to draw up the crime is extremely unsatisfactory.
His Majesty will not let Chen Pingping die easily and comfortably, since Chen Pingping thought she was in a honorable and righteous position to question and revenge, then the emperor will make Chen Pingping’s reputation, with endless humiliating charges and death.
Weaving charges, is not a difficult thing, but to put on Chen Pingping’s body, but let these court officials into a panic mood. Just that his majesty sternly aimed at this, no one dared to have any opinion, so they could only tremble and put all kinds of sins of the great traitors that had ever appeared in the history books on that old cripple’s body.
When the thirteen great sins were finally sorted out, and Chen Pingping finally became the most sinful, the most unforgivable great traitor in history, the voice of recognition finally came from the palace. It was obvious that Chen Pingping could no longer escape the charge of lynching.
All the action seems to be incomparably fast, all the court officials in shock and also can not help but give birth to some suspicion, if it is a real treason case, once the customary investigation, I am afraid to investigate for several years, Chen old dean if it is the main culprit, will not be so easy to be executed, and was involved in this treason case officials, I am afraid that it is necessary to count in the thousands of people.
However, the injured Emperor seems to be only betting his anger on Chen Pingping alone, and does not want to involve this matter too widely.
Finally, an official guessed what was in His Majesty’s mind and immediately felt a chill. His Majesty hates Chen Pingping has hated to the extreme, so must be clear and righteous punishment, will Chen Pingping death in front of the eyes of millions of people, and the reason why His Majesty forced the entire court to speed up the process of this matter is because …… Chen Pingping is not only Chen Pingping, he represents the Supervisory Yuan, and that the Supervisory Yuan’s new dean, the powerful small Lord Fan, was on his way back to Kyoto from Dongyi City at this time.
If it was an ordinary courtier, His Majesty the Emperor must not have cared the slightest bit about it, and would even have waited indifferently and cruelly for him to come back, and then let Chen Pingping die in front of him, thus touching the other party’s bloody heart once again, however, Fan Xian was not an ordinary courtier, and the power and strength of the power at his hand was too great, and had even gotten so great that His Majesty the Emperor had to take it into consideration for the sake of the future of Qing, and the most crucial thing of all was that …… he is the biological son of His Majesty the Emperor.
Unknown killing of Chen Pingping could not vent the pent up resentment in His Majesty’s heart, yet His Majesty had to finish this matter before Fan Xian returned to Kyoto, thus making these things an irreversible fact.
The entire court was busy because of the shocking assassination case in the Imperial Study Room of the palace in the early hours of the morning, while in the southern city of Kyoto, the Fan Mansion with its stone lions at the door, looking at the world with cold eyes of disdain, fell into a strange kind of silence.
At this time the sun has just passed noon, the news of his majesty’s assassination in the palace has just spread outside the palace, Chen Pingping has not yet been sent to the prison of the Supervisory Yuan, and a eunuch who declares the decree, has already been accompanied by the guards and soldiers of the forbidden army in the big house, directly into the middle door of the Fan House.
There was no incense, no ceremony to receive the decree, and the people of the Fan Mansion who were having their lunch in the small flower hall turned pale as they listened to the eunuch’s words. As the hostess, Lin Wan’er slowly stood up and stared at the eunuch and said word for word, “Say that again?”
That eunuch clearly knew that His Majesty the Emperor was waiting in the palace to heal his wounds at the moment, yet he didn’t dare to move in anger at County Mistress Chen’s chilling follow up question, and repeated it in a rushed voice.
Lin Wan’er’s pupils flashed with a flash of panic, and subconsciously glanced back at her sister-in-law beside her. Fan Ruo Ruo’s face was also a bit pale, anyone who heard this news would have revealed the same look, especially these women in the Fan Mansion, no matter if it was His Majesty the Emperor, or Chen Pingping, whose life and death were unknown at the moment, the relationship with the Fan Mansion was too deep and too tight, and how could it not be torn apart.
Especially Lin Wan’er knew what kind of feelings her husband, Fan Xian, who was not in Kyoto at the moment, had for Chen Pingping, but after all, His Majesty the Emperor was Fan Xian’s real father, his own uncle.
Fan Ruo Ruo put down the chopsticks in her hands and looked at her sister-in-law, gently biting her lower lip, not saying a word, her fingers trembling slightly.
Lin Wan’er’s large eyes gradually calmed down, slightly lowering her head, she asked, “Is His Majesty in danger?”
The eunuch doesn’t know the inside story, he can’t even enter the palace where his majesty stays, he can’t say anything at all, they are only ordered by Marshal Ye on this trip, they listened to the advice of the Imperial Hospital’s Medical Zheng, they came to ask …… or escort Miss Fan to enter the palace to save his majesty, at this time, when he heard the inquiries of the county princess of Chen, he could only shake his head with slight fear.
Lin Wan’er glanced at Fan Ruo Ruo. Fan Ruo Ruo slightly bowed her head, and without thinking about anything, she directly stood up and faintly said, “I’ll go into the palace.”
After saying these words, Fan Ruo Ruo left the dining table and walked out of the Fan residence along with the eunuchs and those sergeants, her medical kit was still left in the Tanya Medical Center by Dongchuan Road, and she had to make a detour that way.
Watching her sister-in-law’s figure disappear in front of the Fan Mansion, Lin Wan’er’s pupils only resurfaced with thick worries and uneasiness, she said to the Fuji family’s daughter-in-law who stood by the side: “Send a few smart ones to wait outside the palace, and if there’s any news, hurry to report it back.”
“Yes.” Fuji Da Da’s daughter-in-law also knew that things were big today, her face maintained a grave expression as she answered, and just as she was about to turn around and go make arrangements, she heard the master mother’s second sentence that immediately followed, “Have Fuji Zijing come over here, there’s something to be entrusted to him.”
The look on Lin Wan’er’s face was cautious, outside of being slightly nervous, there was more apprehension, she was deep within the Fan Mansion, she simply did not know what the outside had become, not to mention what exactly happened in the Imperial Palace today, why Old Dean Chen had suddenly returned to Kyoto, and what exactly happened between the Emperor’s uncle and Old Dean Chen within the Imperial Study Room.
However, from the plotting and rebellion in Kyoto three years ago, she knew that the cold-hearted His Majesty the Emperor would not give Old Dean Chen any chance to live, but she knew even more clearly that if Fan Xian was in Kyoto at this time, he would not have stood by and watched this scene unfold.
Precisely because she knew Fan Xian’s attitude, she also knew that Fan House’s position in this matter was very dangerous, and that if she was not careful, she was afraid that she would be doomed.
She glanced at Si Si beside her, and softly instructed, “When Fuji Zijing arrives later, I’ll ask them to arrange for you to leave the capital first, and you’ll hold Shuning and Liangzi in your arms, and first hide for a while in a field outside the capital.”
For this kind of arrangement, Si Si was not surprised, after all, she was one of the four great maids that Fan Xian had personally trained, although she had been disposing of family and clan affairs with the young granny in the mansion for all these years, she had not left behind those sensitivities, especially going out of the capital to hide, Si Si was even less unfamiliar with that, when she was pregnant with Fan Xian’s first child, it was at the time of the tense rebellion in Kyoto, and the old master, Fan Jian, had arranged for her to hide out in the Chen Garden.
Chen Garden? Si Si looked at her young granny and suddenly spoke, “Elder Abbot Chen is kind to young master.”
Lin Wan’er sighed and gently nodded her head, “But after such a big incident, who could have the means to turn it around? You should stop talking for now, hurry up and go pack up, and leave the house right away later.”
“At this time the city gates should have already been closed, Kyoto will soon be under martial law, if it’s Tou Zi Jing leading the way, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get out.” Si Si reminded. Over the years, Fan Xian’s wife and concubine dealt with the family affairs and the huge matters of the Jiangnan Hangzhou Association on his behalf, the two women, one master and one concubine, cooperated extremely well, and the tacit understanding was getting deeper and deeper, Lin Wan’er was the one who took the idea, and Si Si was the one who picked up the gaps from the sidelines.
Lin Wan Er will be their own son also handed over to Si Si together hold out, naturally is extremely trusting, her clear eyebrows slightly knit, said: “so to grab time.”
Was saying, a wearing black official uniform of the inspectorate secret agent appeared outside the flower hall, Lin Wan Er had previously secretly notified the members of the Qi Nian team who had been accompanying to protect themselves, so seeing his appearance was not a surprise, walked to the threshold of the flower hall in a graceful manner, looked at him worriedly and asked, “Things that you’ve heard, you immediately send someone to the periphery of the inspectorate to check out the commotion, and then arranged for a moment for the Vine Guards to take them away.”
That Qi Nian team member nodded heavily, this person as a member of the Supervisory Courtyard, at this time, his mood was also unusually heavy and appalled, however, he knew that the Young Lady’s order was unusually clear, the Supervisory Courtyard at the moment had definitely been heavily surrounded, and it was very difficult to get in touch with the Courtyard.
He made a gesture behind him, and there were members of the Qi Nian team who went ahead to arrange matters. Lin Wan’er looked at him and said, ”Send someone to sprint to Yanjing, if you meet Fan Xian on the way ……” Her brows furrowed.
The Qiyanian team member looked at her with slight nervousness, waiting for her final decision.
“Tell him the truth.” A hint of determination flashed across Lin Wan’er’s face as she said, “Just say that Dean Chen …… is dying.”
The man breathed a sigh of relief and gave her a grateful look before leaving to start preparing everything.
At this time, the internal Fan House was orderly busy, but only Lin Wan’er was left alone in the flower hall, she thought about this thing that suddenly happened today, and suddenly felt a cold wind blowing around her, causing her to shiver twice.
She had already presided over the Fan House’s domestic affairs for three whole years, and with the addition of running the Hangzhou Association and the clan affairs, the youthful Lin Wan’er already had that flavor of a house mother, and with a single clear and strong directive sent out, all of the people in the Fan House began to react in an organized manner.
At the side gate of the garden of the back residence, Lin Wan’er took the eldest maid and the youngest son from the hands of the Sister, gave the two fellows a hard kiss on the face, and after exhorting Si Si for a few more words, she had the carriage start up. Tou Zi Jing lowered his voice beside her and said, “Going out of the capital at this time, I’m afraid it’s only a bit eye-opening.”
Lin Wan’er glanced at him, knowing that this guard, who was loyal to the Fan family, still thought that his reaction was a bit too drastic even though he was also horrified by the assassination at the palace. She shook her head and said, “It’s a bit of a sticking point, but get out as early as you can.”
There was one thing she hadn’t explained to Fuji Zijing, although the Qiyan group had already sent someone to tip off Fan Xian, it was a long way to travel, so she was afraid that by the time Fan Xian rushed back, Chen Pingping would have already died in the court of law. Lin Wan’er knew the emotions hidden under Fan Xian’s gentle exterior, who knew how Fan Xian would react violently when the time came?
It was precisely because she expected Fan Xian to react violently that Lin Wan’er’s reaction at this moment seemed so tense and urgent.
“Don’t mind this side, I’ll personally enter the palace later to take a look.” Lin Wan’er gave him a slight nod.
Fuji Zijing sighed, saluted, and chased after the carriage not far away.
Lin Wan’er returned back to her residence, summoning all the guards and household servants and manpower within the Fan residence in the shortest possible time, explaining in a cautious tone the recent causes to pay attention to, and especially forbidding anyone from discussing them in private.
She is the head mother of the Fan House, although she has always been known for her simplicity, but in the past few years, she has also long established her prestige in the house, today’s chaos in Kyoto, everyone knows that the Fan House is one of the centers of turmoil, and the servants responded in unison, not daring to make false pretenses.
Lin Wan Er’s eyes slowly swept a, about the calculation of the power of the house can mobilize, qi nian group to stay in the manpower of the house is not much, more is the six sword hand guards, and these people to ensure the safety of the Fan House, but also not easy to send out, but Dabao yesterday went to the old Lin House side of the funeral cricket to go, today in this Tsubaki big event, or have to send immediately to pick him back.
She immediately thought of another thing, gently waved her hand to summon that qinian group of officials, said softly: “a side also send someone over, nothing to do, just keep in touch.”
Although the news from the Supervisory Yuan side hadn’t been sent back yet, Lin Wan’er was clear that with the emperor’s uncle’s imperial mind, that square eerie building must be under the suppression of a strong military force, while the first branch office was close to the Da Lisi, but instead, it might be a bit loophole.
Lin Wan Er did all this, in fact, are just for Fan Xian to make preparations, she knows that Fan Xian once back to the capital, the most need to know is the truth, although she in her heart is not willing to Fan Xian risk or go crazy, but if their own husband really want to go crazy, they do wife, also had to do some necessary preparations for his madness in advance.
After doing all this arrangement, commanded Fan House closed the door, in addition to the purpose of the pro-arrival, strictly prohibit internal and external traffic, Lin Wan Er only slightly put down the heart, sat on the carriage that has long been prepared, drove out of the south city of Kyoto street, to the north of the majestic and today extraordinarily solemn Palace sailed to.
Today’s palace is heavily guarded, the density and strength of the forbidden army patrolling back and forth, compared to previous days, everyone’s face with a touch of nervousness and austere emotions. It looked like although old dean Chen had been seriously injured and captured, but still no one would feel relaxed.
Lin Wan’er got off the carriage and came directly before the palace gate. She had grown up in this palace since she was young, and was loved by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and was an anomaly in the palace, in the past, she had no problem entering and exiting the palace, yet today, she was also forced to stop at the palace gate.
The Grand Commander of the Forbidden Army, Gong Dian, looked at her with an extremely complicated look, and after saluting her, said, “His Majesty has decreed that the palace be closed today.”
Lin Wan’er tilted her face, her large eyes were calm and wave-free, she said without flinching, “His Majesty was assassinated, this county wants to visit the palace, can’t I?”
Gong Dian frowned slightly, in fact, the so-called sealing the palace, is also selective lockdown, reasonably speaking, Chen county princess is his majesty’s favorite niece, at this time to enter the palace is natural, but the problem is that …… the source of today’s unrest is the Supervisory Yuan, and the whole world is aware that the morning county princess is the Supervisory Yuan’s current dean Fan Xian’s main wife, at this time the other party wants to enter the palace ……
“This official just doesn’t know if His Majesty wants to see the county princess.” Gong Dian said in a deep voice.
Lin Wan’er’s heart slightly tightened, knowing what General Gong Dian secretly reminded meant, the other party was worried that she would enter the palace to plead with His Majesty on behalf of Chen Pingping, and nowadays, but whenever anyone dared to plead with His Majesty, they were afraid that it would instead provoke His Majesty’s wrath, especially because of her own complicated identity, once she opened her mouth to plead, she might instead aggravate the contradiction, causing His Majesty to have different emotions towards the Supervisory Academy, and even towards Fan Xian, who was not in Kyoto. She was silent for a moment.
After a moment of silence, she forced a smile and said, “I heard that a few university scholars are in the palace, and that Prince Jing has also entered the palace, so I want to go in and take a look.” After a slight pause, she softly said to Gong Dian, “Don’t worry, I have my measure.”
Gong Dian sighed and ordered the soldiers behind her to make way.
After entering the imperial city, and then smoothly entering the harem, Lin Wan’er walked at a very swift pace, and by the time she arrived before the emperor’s chambers, a few fine beads of sweat had already surfaced above the tip of her nose, and her cheeks were slightly red.
However, she could only walk to the chambers, there was no way for anyone to get in. Lin Wan Er looked at the people around her and was slightly stunned, only to see Yi Gui Concubine pulling the hand of the Third Prince, looking at the closed door of the palace with a face full of worry, while the face of Ning Concubine, the biological mother of the Grand Prince, was extraordinarily cold, in the company of the palace maids, standing alone on the other side.
Prince Jing stood at the entrance of the hall, and was talking to Ye Chong in a soft voice about something. And on the right hand side of the stone steps, the head of the court’s civil officials, Grand Maester Hu, had a heavy face, and behind him were the other two Grand Maestros of the Central Book of Doors, and He Zongwei had already escorted Chen Pingping towards the Supervisory Court at this time, so he was not here.
What surprised Lin Wan’er the most was that Mr. Shu Wu, the former university scholar who had already resigned from his post for three years and was only happy to hold his grandchildren at home, also came outside the main hall at this time, his deep-set eyes looking at the closed door of the hall, maintaining a silence that was completely contrary to his irritable temperament.
Seeing that it was County Lord Chen who had arrived, everyone separated to salute her, except that there was a worry similar to that of the Palace Dignity in Grand Maester Hu’s gaze as he looked at her. It seemed that these great figures of the Qing court were all worried about the same things after this incident.
They were worried about the reaction of that Supervisory Court after His Majesty executed Chen Pingping, especially …… Fan Xian s reaction.
Among the people in the room, Lin Wan’er was closest to Concubine Ning, as she had eaten and slept in Talent Ning’s courtyard from time to time since she was a young girl, yet today, when she looked at Concubine Ning’s face, which was a bit strange, her heart thumped, and after she had bowed to a few of the university scholars, she came to Prince Jing’s side.
“Ruoruo has already been in for half an hour.” Prince Jing seemed to know what his niece, who seemed confused but was actually as shrewd as her mother, wanted to ask, and said grimly, “Other than her, His Majesty hasn’t seen anyone, and you shouldn’t think of barging in to plead on behalf of that old dog at this point in time on the basis of His Majesty’s favoring you.”
At this point in time, the bigwigs in the arena each had their own thoughts, and no one noticed the conversation between Prince Jing and County Princess Chen. Lin Wan’er’s face darkened slightly when she heard Prince Jing’s words, and she lowered her head and whispered, “Is His Majesty in any serious trouble?”
“A scourge lives for a thousand years, how can one die so easily.” Prince Jing’s skin smiled and said in an extremely low voice.
Lin Wan’er’s heart was shocked, not thinking that Prince Jing would actually say such treacherous words in the palace. Earlier, when she entered the palace, she hadn’t thought of the possibility of meeting His Majesty the Emperor and pleading on behalf of Elder Abbot Chen, but she, like Fan Xian, knew His Majesty’s disposition very well, and knew that at this juncture, if she still wanted to let Elder Abbot Chen off the hook for a death, it would simply be an impossible thing to do.
“Earlier, on the way to the palace, I had received news that the proposed punishment was lynching?” Lin Wan’er’s face turned slightly white as she trembled her voice to verify with Prince Jing.
Prince Jing glanced at her and said, “It seems that although the Supervisory Court has been temporarily abolished today, Fan Xian still left some people for you. Not bad, imperial brother’s meaning is clear.”
Lin Wan’er’s voice trembled slightly, “Can’t we just be extrajudicial? The old dean is …… not an ordinary person after all.”
“I know what you’re worried about, what those people are worried about.” Prince Jing’s eyes clouded over as he sighed and said, “That old dog has offended too many people, do you think those civil ministers are willing to plead with His Majesty over his affairs? It’s just that they’re all worried if Fan Xian will go crazy.”
He looked at Lin Wan’er and shook his head somewhat sadly, “His Majesty everyone is missing, it’s obvious that he has made up his mind.”
There were many kinds of death, and the bigwigs who went in and out of the palace actually didn’t really care too much about life and death, because the dragon chair’s chilling coldness had long since given them that realization. However, how to die, is an extremely important thing, if Chen Pingping really ended up in a body, death by a thousand cuts, the resentment that is hidden inside the Supervisory Yuan by this blood light, who knows what kind of chaos in the Qing Dynasty.
Chen Pingping assassinate his majesty, no doubt is a capital offense, but if he is given to kill himself, even if it is beheading, hanging, perhaps will show his majesty magnanimity, maximize the possibility of eliminating this matter brought about by the raging air currents. However, no one knew what kind of conversation had taken place between that pair of monarchs and ministers inside the imperial study, to the extent that His Majesty displayed a rare display of resentment and anger, making sure that Chen Pingping would die in a most miserable condition.
Lin Wan’er fell silent as she listened to Prince Jing’s words. If His Majesty the Emperor could be a little more magnanimous, perhaps Fan Xian, who was about to return to Kyoto, could be a little more accepting as well, but of course, all of this was based on their imaginations, and no one knew what kind of reaction Fan Xian would actually have when he learned of this.
“Aunt Ning is …… a little strange today.” Lin Wan’er said with a slight frown as she looked at Ning Concubine, who was looking indifferent under the distant veranda.
Prince Jing’s face changed slightly, and he didn’t say anything. There were many things that were only known to them, the previous generation of the Li Clan’s royal family, and there was no need to tell these later generations and outsiders. He believed that Cai Ren Ning had true feelings for His Majesty the Emperor all these years, but he also believed that Cai Ren Ning had never forgotten that old cripple until today.
The sun is gradually going down in the west, it is already twilight, the morning fell a rain, the green stone board still left some water stains, the light gradually darkened, but those water stains are bright, as if lit up the lamp.
The lights in the palace were lit up, although not as bright and beautiful as the red clouds in the western sky, they were also starry and exceptionally beautiful. His Majesty’s palace lights up the earliest, the most number of lamps, bright and incomparable, through to the window, the surrounding illuminated clearly, the slightest bit visible.
Lin Wan’er’s heart trembled slightly, thinking of a few years ago when Fan Xian was stabbed to death and nearly died, it seemed that he was also treated in this palace, and at that time, the lights were also as bright as they are today, and the person who was in charge of the knife that day was also the girl inside.
A drop of sweat nearly dripped down from the forehead on the wet hair, fortunately, next to a palace maid stretched out a handkerchief to catch. The palace maid retreated in fear, Fan Ruoruo was unchanged, still in the bright light of the room, gently moving the sharpest scalpel in her hand.
This whole box of surgical medical equipment, are the inner library focused on the most advanced technology to create and become, condensing the year Ye Qingmei, Fei Jie to later Fan Xian wisdom of all people. And it was from these relatives that Fan Ruo Ruo had learned how to use these things.
In the green mountain several years of hard training, the study of this trauma treatment, so that Fan Ruo Ruo finally become a real good doctor, not when that in his brother’s body trembling hand pull open the blood mouth of the young sister of the Qing child.
His naked Majesty the Emperor lay flat on top of the hard couch, his eyes slightly closed, Fan Ruo Ruo was right on his right hand side, discreetly and smoothly sliding a small knife over his body, where the blade pointed, the smooth skin cracked, the charred holes broke open, and the blood seeped out, and then Fan Ruo Ruo, with her steady hands, probed in with the tweezers, tweezed a grain of hard material, and pulled it out with force.
With a bang, a small steel ball fed with poison was placed on top of the flat plate next to her, there were already seven steel balls on the plate, half of the time had passed since the surgery was carried out up to this point.
Fan Ruo Ruo took a deep breath, slowly running the very shallow Tian Dao Zhen Qi method in her body to help calm her mind, then looked at this Nine to Five Supreme Being reclining on the couch and said, ”There are still a few grains that are very deep, and they may be very painful to stay in a while. Does Your Majesty need to use some gorofang?”
Glorfon was the most successful psychedelic drug that Fan Xian and the three divisions had ever formulated, and it was indeed effective when used in surgical procedures. However, Fan Ruo Ruo’s words revealed a shocking fact, could it be that so far in the surgery, His Majesty the Emperor had not used any anesthetic, but rather had allowed that sharp knife to cut at his body?
Especially when Fan Ruoruo had used force to remove the steel ball with forceps earlier, the force used by Fan Ruoruo was extremely strong, yet His Majesty, who was lying flat on the couch, didn’t even furrow his brows, as if he couldn’t feel the pain on his body at all.
Emperor Qing slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Fan Ruoruo and said, “Continue.”
His tone was indifferent, as if the body that was cut open by the knife wasn’t his own, as if those life-devouring steel balls weren’t shot deep into his bones.
Fan Ruo Ruo nodded slightly, holding the sharp knife seemingly tightly or loosely, and lowered her head, earnestly continuing her work. Her movements were so natural that she didn’t seem to have an ounce of fear, and since His Majesty had opened his mouth, she was no longer worried that the Emperor wouldn’t be able to withstand the pain, as if under her own knife was just a wooden man, not a powerful Emperor who could cause the deaths of hundreds of millions of people with a backhand.
Looking at Fan Ruoruo’s calm countenance, His Majesty the Emperor, who had narrowed his eyes slightly after being seriously injured, seemed to feel a hint of surprise as well, and calmly asked, “Did An Zhi teach you all of this?”
Fan Ruo Ruo concentrated on her sword, simply ignoring the emperor’s inquiry. The deep meaning in Emperor Qing’s eyes grew thicker as he asked, “You don’t seem to fear me much?”
At this time, Fan Ruoruo took out another steel ball, and also disposed of the remnants of the iron sand in the wound before responding softly, “Your Majesty is a sick man, Ruoruo is just worried that Your Majesty will not be able to withstand this pain and will disturb the healing.”
“Don’t worry, there were many fierce generals who scraped the bones and removed the poison on the sands back then.” The emperor’s gaze slightly dimmed as he slowly said, “In my life, the injuries I have experienced are much more intense than this.”
This sentence naturally referred to the first Northern Expedition back then, when Emperor Qing’s internal meridians were shattered, and he went through a period of agonizing pain that was not humanly bearable. Fan Ruoruo was unaware of this, her heart was in thought, and she did not answer.
The emperor slowly closed his eyes, indifferently said: “this knife cut in my body, tomorrow will be ten times a hundred times in that castrated slave’s body.”
At these words, the tip of the knife in Fan Ruoruo’s hand did not tremble, but her body stiffened slightly. The emperor quietly looked at her and said, “Don’t think about pleading for that eunuch slave later, you have this mind, it is a great sin.”
“Jing Wang that waste, Yi Gui concubine, Ning Cai Ren, Hu Shu, Ye Chong his daughter recognizes Fan Xian as her teacher, Gong Dian has always appreciated that kid, Yi Chen also came …… ” The emperor’s face was calm, slightly narrowed his eyes as he looked at her and said, “You’re his younger sister. I am curious as to when all the people beside me will be involved with that boy.”
“That was given to him by His Majesty.” When it came to Fan Xian, Fan Ruo Ruo finally stopped the scalpel in her hand, looked calmly at the emperor, and said softly.
“I know what you people are thinking and worrying about.” Blood was seeping outward from the emperor’s naked upper body, yet this Grand Master Emperor didn’t seem to be worried at all about the passing of his life.
“I, however, extremely despise this kind of worry, he is my own son, could it be that he would turn against me for a lackey?”
The red candle was slightly shaken, but the palace lights were long and bright. Fan Ruo Ruo gently shook her head, continuing to cut and tear at something on this Nine to Five.