Chapter 173 The Emperor's Guilt

"I won't go." Mu Cang spoke, his tone as cold as usual, "The poison is not a big deal. I have been here for so many years, and it poses no threat to me."

Yan Li frowned: "Mr. Feng said that the poison is particularly difficult to deal with. It is difficult to solve this problem without going to the South to find a professional gu breeder."

"It is indeed difficult." Ming Qi frowned slightly, with a kind-hearted doctor's tone, "But I respect the decision of the Ninth Prince. If the prince feels that he can endure the pain when the poison attacks and is unwilling to hand over his fate to a woman, I will not force it."

When Emperor Zhaocheng heard this, he was also a little embarrassed.

Mu Cang is the god of war of the Mu Kingdom. If there is really something wrong with his body, it is naturally worrying.

But if he is asked to find a woman to detoxify casually...

At this moment, a sense of guilt arises from the bottom of his heart, and Emperor Zhaocheng blames himself.

For the sake of Mu State, Mu Cang endured six years of poison torture without saying a word, but he, as an emperor, delayed his wedding because Jin State sent a proposal to Jiucheng to marry Yan Li - and he didn't know whether it was true or not.

Is the sudden attack of his poison related to the delay of the wedding?

"Mr. Feng." Emperor Zhaocheng calmed down and turned to look at Mingqi, "May I know why Nanguo suddenly asked for Princess Nanyang?"

Mingqi smiled: "On the way down, I happened to meet the envoy of Jin State."

Envoy of Jin State?

A light flashed in Emperor Zhaocheng's mind, as if he suddenly understood something.

Sure enough, Mingqi continued: "I heard that Jin State sent an envoy to the border of Jin State."

Emperor Zhaocheng's expression changed slightly, and he squinted at Mingqi: "Who are you?"

As a doctor, you are so well-informed that you can easily find out the news of envoys from other countries?

"I am Feng Mingqi, the genius doctor beside the Queen of the Southern Kingdom." Mingqi bowed slightly and took out a waist badge, "This is my identity token."

"Are you the imperial physician of the Queen of the Southern Kingdom?" Emperor Zhaocheng was surprised by his origins and his eyes fell on his waist badge, "Did you come to Mu Kingdom by coincidence, or..."

"It's not a coincidence." Feng Mingqi said calmly, "I originally came with General Rong. I heard that the Ninth Prince of Mu Kingdom was poisoned by a Gu, and someone offered a high price to find a genius doctor. I became interested and came to find out."

Emperor Zhaocheng frowned: "Who is General Rong?"

Yan Li walked aside, looking out the window boredly, letting Mingqi answer one by one under the questioning of Emperor Zhaocheng.

Anyway, what he said was half true and half false, and it would be verified soon, and the false would be hard to find out even if he wanted to.

Now that Mu Cang was poisoned, Emperor Zhaocheng would only care about Mu Cang's health for the sake of the border security, and other things were not worth mentioning.

"General Rong is a military general of the Southern Kingdom." Ming Qi said calmly, "He came here on a diplomatic mission to Mu Kingdom, and he might seek an opportunity to marry Mu Kingdom."

There seemed to be a lot of news.

Emperor Zhaocheng was silent with his hands behind his back, and for a moment he didn't know which news he should digest first.

Originally, he came because Jiang Yunming and Prime Minister Gu filed a complaint. However, at this time, compared with the upcoming visit of the Southern Kingdom envoys, their proposal for marriage, and the fact that Mu Cang was poisoned, Luo's injury and the poisoning of the Gu family's legitimate son seemed insignificant.

Besides, they were the ones who provoked first.

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhaocheng felt unhappy for no reason.

The Gu family has been too unreasonable recently. Not only did they not teach their daughter well and do things that damage their reputation, but their only son is also unreliable.

In broad daylight, they actually brought people to the Zhuxi Teahouse to block Yan Li, and used this as a means of blackmail. Was this the intention of Prime Minister Gu, or the instruction of Mu Xiuyu?

In addition, the person who strongly advocated Yan Li's marriage in the court was also Prime Minister Gu.

The prince had just been deposed, and the queen's party had been quiet for a few days, but the Gu family began to jump around again.

And the Jiang family.

Emperor Zhaocheng was angry. How many times had he warned the Jiang family?

They still didn't learn their lesson.

Sure enough, the family tradition of the Taifu family was completely over in this generation.

Emperor Zhaocheng was silent for a moment, suppressed his anger, and looked at Mu Cang calmly: "Take good care of your body these two days, and get married normally on the eighth day of the first lunar month."

Mu Cang raised his eyes to look at him and nodded imperceptibly.

"As for the detoxification..." Emperor Zhaocheng hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Yan Li, "Girl Li, what do you think?"

"If the northern border is temporarily unable to raise troops, I am willing to accompany the Ninth Prince to the southern country." Yan Li said in a light tone, "After we get married, I will be his wife, and the poison will be planted in my body. It is good for us to feel each other and enhance our relationship."

"That's fine." Emperor Zhaocheng nodded slowly, then hesitated, "But you are still young..."

"Age is not a problem." Yan Li said in a calm tone, "The Ninth Prince is responsible for defending the country, and the responsibility is heavy. He cannot have any gains. Besides, we must ensure the border. He will leave for the Southland only after he is safe and secure and won't be taken advantage of by others. Even if he arrives in the Southland, he may not be able to start the detoxification process immediately. No one can predict what will happen in the future. Let's take it one step at a time. "

Emperor Zhaocheng looked solemn and said in a complicated tone: "How often does this poison usually attack?"

"When the emotions are unstable, it often attacks." Feng Mingqi said, "I guess the prince's youth was the most difficult. Now that he is older, he can control his emotions well, and the number of attacks should be less."

Mu Cang nodded: "It used to attack five or six times, and then it gradually decreased to two or three times. It has improved a lot in more than a year."

Emperor Zhaocheng did not speak.

He actually wanted to ask him if his outburst today was because of the delayed wedding date.

However, it made no difference whether he asked or not.

Mu Cang was a person who kept everything to himself, and it seemed that nothing could make him care.

He finally had Yan Li to make him happy, but they were almost separated because of a letter from the Kingdom of Jin.

An indescribable shame gradually grew in Emperor Zhaocheng's heart.

"Have a good rest." Emperor Zhaocheng reached out and patted his shoulder somewhat unnaturally. "I will order people to prepare for the wedding. You just need to be a groom with peace of mind."

After saying this, he turned and walked out.

Mu Cang got up from the bed and was supported by Yan Li to send him out.

Emperor Zhaocheng did not dissuade him. After all, if the evil people outside who complained first saw Mu Cang here with their own eyes, they would know whether Yan Li had brought back a "wild man".

With a "creak", the door was opened.

The Jiang family members standing outside the Liuli Courtyard all looked up at the same time. When they saw Mu Cang and Yan Li following behind Emperor Zhaocheng, their faces all changed.

Jiang Yunming's eyes widened.

Master Jiang's pupils shrank, and his eyes fell on Mu Cang's face, with a gleam of disbelief in his eyes.

He turned his head to look at his three grandsons, covering up his own gaffe: "Why is the Ninth Prince here?"

Jiang Tingyi shook his head subconsciously: "No, I don't know..."

Emperor Zhaocheng frowned, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, which made people palpitate.

Even Prime Minister Gu didn't dare to speak easily.

"It seems that the eldest son of the Gu family is always monitoring Yan Li's movements." Emperor Zhaocheng looked at Prime Minister Gu without any emotion, his voice was as cold as ice, "Prime Minister, do you want to go back and ask Gu Heyu what he did today that caused him to be poisoned?"

Prime Minister Gu's heart sank: "Your Majesty?"

"Let's go back to the palace." Emperor Zhaocheng flicked his sleeves coldly and walked out, "Everyone dispersed!"

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