I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 240 I really love your highness’ courage!
Greenhouse Palace.

"Su Wen and a dog were knocked unconscious by the prince's drugs, and are now paralyzed in Bowang Garden?"

After listening to the report from the envoy, Liu Che felt it was a bit absurd.

Although he had previously ordered Su Wen to lead a group of visitors to wait in Bowang Garden, it did not mean that he would no longer pay attention to this matter.

After all, if the operation failed, not only would Liu Hong lose his son, but if the news got out, Liu Ju would also be branded as a brother-killer. This would actually be a lose-lose situation for him.

Therefore, he ordered Su Wen to send an envoy to the palace every two hours to report the situation, trying his best to ensure that the development of the matter was still under his control. Even if it was a lose-lose situation, he had to make sure that he lost clearly, so that at least he would know how to clean up Liu Ju's mess afterwards.

As for Liu Hong...I'm afraid he can only leave it to fate.

Liu Che would rather believe that Liu Ju was not harming him, but was trying his best to save him.

However, Liu Ju probably didn't know that Liu Che's trust was not because of what Liu Ju said after he made a mistake that day, nor because of Liu Hong's own choice, but because of the "Tianlu Box".

He already knew that the "Tianlu Box" was not made by Liu Hong.

According to Liu Hong, Liu Ju gave him the "Tianlu Box" because he was worried about his own future, and asked him to compete for the position of crown prince in order to protect himself.

But later, Liu Ju was allowed to assist in the administration by him as an exception. In the past year or so, he had repeatedly been in danger. There were many times when he could have used this to consolidate his position or to save himself. However, he never mentioned this matter, and there was no news from the outside world. In Liu Che's view, this at least proved one thing:

Or, it could be that Liu Hong, the second brother, is still of great use to Liu Ju.

Or, even if Liu Ju was leading Liu Hong astray, he had genuine intentions and was not just taking advantage of him.

Therefore, Liu Ju is also one of the people in the world who most does not want Liu Hong to die young. Liu Ju should know what he is doing better than him...

"To reply to your Majesty, that is indeed the case."

The usher bowed and replied,
"Although I did not see it with my own eyes, I heard someone say that His Royal Highness simply used a piece of cloth soaked in something to cover Minister Su's mouth and nose. After just two breaths, Minister Su was already unconscious and could not be woken up no matter how hard he tried... The same was true for the dog that was knocked unconscious with Minister Su."

"How could there be such a strange thing in the world?"

Liu Che's eyes changed slightly. This effect has exceeded his understanding of this world, but he did not show it too obviously in front of the audience. He just continued to ask:

"Besides this, did the prince do anything else?"

"Your Highness also ordered someone to go to Longyi Marquis's residence and buy all the garlic in the residence with the lady of Longyi Marquis' residence, Han Ling, and then sent all of them to Zhumu Garden."

The usher continued,

"In addition, His Highness also dissected the corpse that was sent to us earlier together with the female doctor Yi Shuo. However, His Highness seemed to be feeling a little unwell. He vomited for a long time at the door after the dissection, but he insisted on continuing even after vomiting."

"Um……"

Liu Che nodded slightly, and his worries were slightly relieved.

Hehehe, you rebellious son, now you have come to this day?

Didn't you say you rejected this marriage before? Why are you getting so close to Han Ling now?

Humph, you say no, but your body is very honest!

I knew that the marriage I chose for you could not be wrong. I will ask you about it later and see how you explain it!
However, through this information, even if Liu Che still did not understand the purpose of Liu Ju's actions, he could see that Liu Ju was not just talking, but was really busy with Liu Hong's "operation". Naturally, he chose to continue to wait and see, and was willing to bear the consequences with him.

He pondered for a moment.

Liu Che looked at the usher again and said:

"Dongfang Yu, how is your father doing since I demoted him to a commoner because he urinated in the front hall of Xuanshi while drunk?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the usher's face suddenly became embarrassed, and his face turned red and then white, and then white with a hint of red.

Only his incompetent father Dongfang Shuo could do such a shameful thing, causing his son to be unable to raise his head in front of all the visitors and colleagues for a long time. He was simply not a father.

However, since Liu Che asked him personally, he naturally dared not not answer, so he could only lower his head even more and said:
"Your Majesty, my father often regretted being demoted by Your Majesty. He told everyone that his body was hollowed out by alcohol and sex, which led him to do such a ridiculous thing."

"So has he made any changes to this?"

Liu Che asked again.

"My father said he decided to quit drinking." Dongfang Yu said.

"What about lust?" Liu Che was stunned.

"I dare to ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to reprimand my father!"

Dongfang Yu suddenly knelt down and begged earnestly.

"I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. In the past two years, I have had five stepmothers. My father even took my salary to subsidize the expenses of these stepmothers. I also have a family, but now my family is penniless and my children have not eaten meat for several months..."

“Ku…Kuku!”

Hearing this, Liu Che finally couldn't help laughing, turned his face away and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Go, go, call your father here, I want to have a good talk with him about this matter."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Dongfang Yu thanked him repeatedly and left much faster than usual.

After he left, Liu Che turned around with a distorted smile:

"This funny Dongfang Shuo always brings me some surprises, allowing me to relax during the most tense moments..."

"You still don't admit that you are an actor!"

……

After helping Yishuo identify the location of her appendix in a way similar to self-torture, Liu Ju asked her to try it on other corpses to ensure that she found the right location and made the smallest possible wound when operating on Liu Hong.

Just after finishing all this, Guo Zhen came back at the right time.

Returning with Guo Zhen was the Han family's daughter, Han Ling, Liu Ju's future fiancée.

"how?"

Liu Ju didn't have time to be polite with Han Ling, so he asked directly when he saw the two of them.

"I only had about 200 kilograms of garlic at home, and now there is not a single head left. I sent all of it to Zhumu Garden."

Han Ling did not bother to be polite with Liu Ju, but said with his obsidian eyes flashing,

"But your highness, don't worry. I have asked my father to find the old friend in the army who sent the garlic."

"His old friend has many acquaintances in Chang'an. Since he gave my family garlic, he must have given it to others as well. As long as my father and his old friend swallow their pride and go from house to house to ask for it back, they will definitely be able to get a lot more."

You are such a filial daughter.

However, two hundred pounds was indeed not enough. After all, one pound of the Han people was only equivalent to half a pound in later generations. If converted into kilograms, it would be only about fifty kilograms. It was necessary to "ask for" some more.

So Liu Ju cast an admiring look at Han Ling and nodded:

"Then I'll have to trouble Long Yihou."

"Your Highness, don't feel burdened. My father is both your subordinate and your future father-in-law. It is only natural for him to do some things. Your Highness only needs to keep these things on my shoulders..."

Han Ling smiled sweetly, but her pretty face suddenly turned red when she said this. She lowered her head and said delicately,
"...After all, didn't His Highness say that I am His Highness' lucky star?"

"?"

Liu Ju glared at Guo Zhen sideways.

Guo Zhen definitely told her these words, and before that he also said, "I really love Han Ling..."

If Han Ling knew this sentence, he would probably also know the previous sentence.

"..."

Seeing this, Guo Zhen felt a little uneasy and quickly lowered his head to avoid Liu Ju's gaze.

Forget it.

Liu Ju really didn't have time to worry about this matter now. Besides, the marriage had already developed to this point and it was impossible to cancel it no matter what.

In addition, Han Ling is indeed handsome and smart, and he really played the role of a "lucky star" in this matter.

It is absolutely a lie that Liu has no feelings for her. Maybe this will help promote their relationship after marriage, so it seems there is nothing to worry about.

Thinking about this, Liu Ju temporarily skipped the matter:
"Guo Zhen, go gather some servants, bring the distillation equipment in my study, and follow me to Zhumu Garden immediately."

Allicin can be used now. Taking it orally before surgery will also help relieve inflammation in Liu Hong's body and reduce the risk during surgery.

"promise."

Guo Zhenru was pardoned and immediately agreed to do the job.

Han Ling smiled again at this moment, and asked curiously:
"Your Highness, when I came here just now, I was thinking that the King of Qi should have been cured by you, so that His Majesty would lift your house arrest and release Yishuo?"

"But Your Highness is now sending garlic to Zhumu Garden, and he is rushing there in person. Could it be that... the King of Qi has not recovered, but has become more critical, and Your Highness is using the King of Qi's illness to threaten Your Majesty in order to save Yishuo, or has made some promise to Your Majesty."

"So... now your Highness, Yi Shuo, and the King of Qi's illness are tied together, right?"

Just from this little detail, he was able to guess this. Even Liu Ju had to admit that Han Ling was really too smart. At least among his peers, he was already a monster:
"That's about right. You should be glad that our marriage hasn't taken place yet..."

"On the contrary, I really love your courage!"

Han Ling suddenly became excited, and there were even stars in his obsidian eyes.

"If my father and two elder brothers had half the courage of Your Highness, how could the Han Mansion always be like a pool of stinking stagnant water? Why would I need to spur them on all the time?"

"I've told them long ago that no matter who you are in the officialdom, you will definitely encounter a dilemma."

"At this time, it is often right to advance, and it is also right to retreat. As long as you identify the goal and work hard to achieve it, it will be right. Only if you hesitate, you will tire yourself to death, and the Han family will never be able to achieve success."

"Unfortunately, my father and my two brothers are of the same bloodline. Sometimes it really frustrates me to death, and I can't help but want to teach them a lesson on behalf of the Han family's ancestors."

"This is great. When I get married to His Highness, as long as my husband and I work together, we can definitely give my father and two brothers some motivation and teach them what courage is!"

"..."

After hearing this, Liu Ju couldn't help but think of Han Shuo's cause of death in history.

If Han had shown more courage at that time instead of hesitating.

Whether he directly helped Liu Ju capture Jiang Chong by receiving the false edict, or directly executed the messenger who delivered the false edict for the crime of forgery, his death would not be so unjust, and it might even completely change the outcome of the witchcraft disaster...

"That makes sense..."

Liu Ju looked at Han Ling.

He didn't know what happened to Han Ling in history, because there was no mention of this girl in history books.

But during this third meeting, Han Ling did give him a new idea, as if he was born to be his lucky star.

Perhaps this marriage alone has quietly changed the outcome of the witchcraft disaster...

Then for the next operation…even if it’s metaphysical, it’s best to keep this girl by my side. Maybe it can further increase the success rate of the operation!
(End of this chapter)