Otoharu

Chapter 624
The process of feeding the medicine was not very smooth. Because the old emperor was in a coma and his body was paralyzed, his swallowing function was much weakened.

Li Chengqi could only feed him little by little, a small bowl of medicine, and he fed it for nearly two quarters of an hour.

Empress Song tried to stop her many times, but was stopped by Sun Zhongyuan.He already had several scars on his face, and many bruises on his hands and body.

Li Chengqi fed the last mouthful, wiped the sweat from his forehead, then put the bowl aside, and stood up.

He looked at Sun Zhongyuan's embarrassed look, and smiled apologetically, "Ah Yuan, I really trouble you today."

"Your Highness, there is no need to talk about this between you and me." Sun Zhongyuan had no expression on his face, but the emotions in his heart were very complicated. He couldn't help but want to do it several times just now, but when he thought of Li Chengqi, he still held back. Anyway, this The woman's retribution should come soon, and he doesn't have to dirty his hands anymore.

Li Chengqi looked at Empress Song who was slumped on the ground, feeling mixed feelings in his heart. He knelt down to help her up, and tidied up her somewhat messy hair and dress, finally exhorting in a gentle tone: "Mother, You go back and have a good rest, for the royal father, it is enough to have a son. Don't worry, no matter what you become, you will still be my queen mother."

Empress Song suddenly raised her head to look at Li Chengqi, and suddenly stretched out her hand and slapped him heavily on the face, scolding with red eyes: "You are an unfilial son! Unfilial son!" She scolded, and at the same time wanted to reach out to grab Li Chengqi's face , that looks like a madman.

Sun Zhongyuan hurried over to pull Li Chengqi, and protected him behind him, and then knocked Empress Song unconscious with a knife in his hand.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" Sun Zhongyuan turned around and asked Li Chengqi with concern.

Li Chengqi seemed to be stupefied, five bright red palm prints appeared on his face, but he hadn't reacted yet.

After a while, he smiled bitterly, "I'm fine, the queen mother...how could it be?" His tone was full of sadness, obviously he still couldn't figure out how his mother became like this.

"Your Highness, let someone send the empress back home first." Sun Zhongyuan reminded.

With Empress Song's current appearance, I am afraid she will never see anyone again.

Li Chengqi nodded, called his confidants in the palace, and sent Empress Song back to Kunhe Palace.

He calmed down again, and called Xu Yizheng and several other imperial physicians to check the emperor's current situation.

Several imperial physicians took turns to take the old emperor's pulse, and discussed together for a while, Xu Yizheng told Li Chengqi with a happy face, "Your Highness, His Majesty's body is indeed slowly turning red, and the poison in his body should be cured. , just because the toxin still remains, so I won’t wake up so quickly, I will give your majesty acupuncture in the next few days to help him clear the residual toxin in his body, if it is optimistic, your majesty will be able to wake up within three days.”

After hearing this, Li Chengqi finally breathed a sigh of relief. The gloomy mood brought about by his mother was also slightly relieved just now. He smiled and told Xu Yizheng, "These imperial doctors have worked hard these few days. When the father recovers, I will be alone with you again." He takes credit for you."

The few imperial physicians were terrified and kept saying they didn't dare.

Li Chengqi and Sun Zhongyuan came out of Qianhe Palace together, and Li Chengqi asked unintentionally: "A Yuan, the antidote was read to you by Jiang Shi?"

Sun Zhongyuan looked at Li Chengqi and said calmly, "Your Highness, you guessed it."

Li Chengqi smiled wryly, and said sadly: "My prince is really useless. My biological father was poisoned, but there is no way to find an antidote, and I need others to help."

Sun Zhongyuan didn't know what to say, so he could only remain silent.

"Then you also know about his relationship with me?" Li Chengqi looked at Sun Zhongyuan again and asked.

This time Sun Zhongyuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Jiang Shanqing has told me, and I also know the cause of my mother's death, if not for a moment of compassion, there will be no subsequent murder."

It was only recently that Li Chengqi learned that his mother had planned to kill his aunt in order to conceal that incident. He had always felt guilty towards Sun Zhongyuan, but he didn't know how to make it up to him.

"...I'm sorry." In the end, Li Chengqi only said these three words.

Sun Zhongyuan just smiled casually, "It's not Ah Qi, you are sorry for me, you don't need to apologize. In fact, after so many years, I no longer have the hatred I imagined. I just want to find the truth and justice for her."

"Yes, I won't let my aunt die in vain." Li Chengqi patted Sun Zhongyuan's shoulder with a sincere tone, saying that the mother's debt should be paid by the son, and he will slowly pay for the crimes committed by his mother.

"Ah Qi, Jiang Shanqing... how did you plan..." Sun Zhongyuan had already untied his mother's knot at this time, and now he was more worried about the relationship between Li Chengqi and Jiang Shanqing.

Li Chengqi was silent, as if he was thinking about it, and he said after a long time: "I don't know, and this matter is beyond my control. Let's talk about it after Father wakes up."

The old emperor's side has basically resolved the crisis, and Jiang Shanqing's side has also discovered that Li Meier is missing at this moment.

He first found out that the hidden guards he had sent to escort Li Meier hadn't returned for a long time, and then he went to the Xu's other courtyard to confirm that Li Meier hadn't been there.

Facing the inquiries from the Li family, he still pretended to be nonchalant, explaining that Li Meier was still living at home and would not be able to come over until a few days later.

Leaving the other courtyard, Jiang Shanqing didn't stop for a moment, searching for traces along the way, and with so many people and such a big carriage, it was impossible to disappear without a trace, leaving no trace.

It's a pity that God is against Jiang Shanqing. It rained too much last night, and all traces were washed away by the heavy rain.

Jiang Shanqing couldn't find any clues about the carriage, so he could only think that Li Meier was probably taken away by the Song family or Queen Song's people.

Without hesitation, Jiang Shanqing entered the palace directly, he was going to see Li Chengqi.

Li Chengqi had just finished appeasing the ministers, when Xu Fu came to report that Jiang Shanqing was waiting outside to see him.

Li Chengqi was surprised, obviously he didn't expect Jiang Shanqing to come to see him so soon, he thought that at least he had to wait until his father woke up.

"Let him in." Li Chengqi actually wanted to see him very much, so he said to Xu Fu.

Jiang Shanqing walked into the imperial study, and found that Li Chengqi was the only one in the hall, the maids and eunuchs, and even Xu Fu had been screened out.

Jiang Shanqing saluted Li Chengqi respectfully.Li Chengqi came out from behind the table, walked up to Jiang Shanqing, helped him up with his own hands, and said with a smile: "We are all a family, so why be so polite, Brother Huang."

(End of this chapter)