Chapter 116: Detoxification

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

What happened to Lady Rou really made Long feel… uncomfortable.

It was not because Lady Rou did something wrong, but… because of his old self.

He found the death of the former emperor was so unworthy and… ridiculous.

Look, the woman he pampered had actually been betraying him every day, but he knew nothing about it.

At last, the empress who was not rebellious in the beginning was forced to revolt.

Although s.h.i.+ had been cultivating his own forces, he did that just to protect himself.

If the former emperor hadn’t gone too far, s.h.i.+ wouldn’t really kill him.

s.h.i.+’s good education wouldn’t allow him to do such a thing. But what about the stupid emperor? For such women as Lady Rou who had actually betrayed him, he offended s.h.i.+ so many times and did countless things that only a fatuous ruler would do. As a result, he lost the popular support and even lost his own life!

s.h.i.+ found it was really lamentable.

Seeing that Long was in a bad mood, s.h.i.+ held his arm. “What’s the matter?”

Long shook his head with a wry smile. “Nothing. I just feel… a little uncomfortable.”

s.h.i.+ puckered his lips. “Lady Rou deserves to die. Your Majesty, you don’t have to…”

“I’m not upset because of her,” Long hurriedly said that because he didn’t want s.h.i.+ to misunderstand that he still liked that woman. “Qingzhou, I just feel like… I’m such a failure.”

s.h.i.+ paused for a while, but he looked more relaxed. Then, he said softly, “Your Majesty, you’re thinking too much. It’s all Lady Rou’s fault and she deserves to die.”

“She really deserves it.” Long smiled. The former emperor treated Lady Rou very well, but in spite of that, Lady Rou still cheated on him and dated her lover secretly in the palace, which was really intolerable!

Just then, Zhang Yuan asked for an audience outside.

Long and s.h.i.+ looked at each other, thinking that Zhang might have figured out what the powder was.

So, they let him in.

“Greetings, Your Majesty. Greetings, Your Grace.”

“You may rise.” Long waved. “What kind of powder is it?”

“Your Majesty.” Zhang looked very serious. “The powder is made from geranium, Malan flower and Mawei gra.s.s. The mixture of the three kinds of toxins is similar to that in Your Majesty’s body!”

Hearing this, s.h.i.+ hurriedly said, “His Majesty has been poisoned?”

“Yes, I suspect that, but I still need your cooperation, Your Majesty.”

“What should I do?” Long looked very calm.

Hearing this, Zhang hurriedly began to get prepared.

Zhang asked the servant to bring a basin of vinegar, and then he took out a golden needle and a dagger.

“Your Majesty, please don’t mind.”

Long shook his head and stretched out his arm. s.h.i.+ frowned and stood beside Long.

Zhang apologized again and then carefully made a cut on Long’s arm with the dagger.

Blood dripped straight down into the basin of vinegar.

Then, something strange happened. After Long’s blood was mixed with the vinegar, the transparent liquid gradually turned light purple!

Coldness flickered in s.h.i.+’s eyes.

“Your Majesty, please bear it,” Zhang said, while taking out the golden needle and stabbing it into the wound that had been cut.

“Hiss…” Long gasped in pain.

s.h.i.+ got nervous and held Long’s the other arm more tightly.

Feeling s.h.i.+’s tension, Long slightly turned his head and it was strange that he didn’t feel so much pain as earlier. He also comforted s.h.i.+. “It’s alright.”

s.h.i.+ bit his lower lip hard.

Zhang pulled out the golden needle, and then quickly stopped the bleeding and dressed the wound for Long.

Later, Zhang looked at the golden needle and saw that there was a light gray substance on it besides a little blood.

Zhang let a long breath out. “Your Majesty, I know what kind of toxin it is.”

Hearing that, s.h.i.+ asked immediately, “Do you know how to detoxify it?”

Zhang nodded. “Yes. The culprit is really vicious. If the toxin stays in human body for more than three days, even if there is an antidote, the patient will lose all his internal power and there will also be sequelae on the patient’s limbs.”

Rage flickered in s.h.i.+’s eyes. “Oh? Three days?”

“Yes.” Zhang nodded. “The toxin is very strong, but it is hard to detect in the early stage. If I had not been fortunate enough to see my master treat such a poisoned patient when I was young, I would not even know what the toxin was.”

s.h.i.+ breathed out a long breath…

Long frowned slightly and looked at s.h.i.+ with concern. Then, he said to Zhang, “Doctor Zhang, since you know how to detoxify it, then do it quickly.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Allow me to get prepared.”

After Zhang left, Long looked at s.h.i.+. “Qingzhou… don’t think too much.”

s.h.i.+ pressed his lips together. Then, he said, “If we hadn’t found something suspicious in time and hadn’t taken Lady Rou and that maid back immediately, you would have…”

s.h.i.+ stopped speaking. The hidden anger in s.h.i.+’s eyes made Long’s heart ache.

“Qingzhou…” Long took s.h.i.+’s hand. “Look, I’m fine now, aren’t I? Heaven is watching up there. The evil people won’t get what they want.”

s.h.i.+’s body was very stiff. After Long hugged him for quite a while, s.h.i.+ finally became a little relaxed.

Then, Long pointed to his arm and said like a poor little boy, “It hurts.”

s.h.i.+ pursed his lips. “Doctor Zhang has applied some ointment for you. Please bear it, Your Majesty.”

Long curled his lips. “Qingzhou…”

s.h.i.+ said slowly, “What do you want, Your Majesty?”

“Are you still angry?” Long asked at once.

Hearing Long’s words, s.h.i.+ really wanted to laugh. “Don’t just worry about me. You should worry more about yourself!”

Long blinked. “Why should I worry about myself? I’m totally fine, aren’t I?”

s.h.i.+ got angry. “That’s because you’re just lucky this time!”

Long blinked again. “Alright, let’s be more careful in the future. None of those women in the harem will have the chance to get close to me, okay?”

s.h.i.+ became speechless because he didn’t expect that was the conclusion that Long had reached.

Seeing that Long was smiling at him flatteringly, s.h.i.+ knew that Long didn’t want him to be angry…

Therefore, s.h.i.+ stopped saying anything, but he decided that he would be more careful in the future.

Since s.h.i.+ calmed down, Long also felt relieved. He only wished that his dear lover could not look that serious!

Doctor Zhang was quite capable and efficient.

Soon, he came again and prepared everything.

That night, Long felt so terrible that he even wished he could die immediately!

Long hadn’t expected the detoxification to be so painful. Plus, he hadn’t fully recovered from his earlier injury. So, in the end, Long almost fell into a coma!

s.h.i.+ worried about Long very much. With great concern, he took care of Long all night without accepting anyone else’s help.

Meanwhile, coldness gradually filled s.h.i.+’s eyes and heart. He swore that he would surely make the person who hurt Long suffer what Long was suffering at the moment.

While s.h.i.+ was thinking and waiting, the dawn broke.

s.h.i.+ stayed up all night, but he didn’t look tired or sleepy at all. Instead, he looked rather cold and indifferent.

Long opened his eyes sleepily in the early morning. When he saw s.h.i.+ in front of his bed, he closed his eyes again…

s.h.i.+ had been watching Long, so he saw that Long woke up earlier.

Seeing Long fall asleep again, s.h.i.+ knew that Long got relaxed when he saw his lover was there.

In that case, s.h.i.+ also felt relaxed.

Long didn’t wake up until noon and s.h.i.+ was no longer there by then.

Thinking of how worried his empress was when he was in a coma, Long felt really sorry.

He sat up from the bed very easily, which gave him the feeling that he had fully recovered.

Sure enough. Long got out of the bed and he didn’t feel powerless or any pain at all!

Long grinned.

He finally felt like a normal person again and he hadn’t had that feeling for quite a long time.

While Long was enjoying it, s.h.i.+ came in.

“You’re awake?” s.h.i.+ walked quickly to Long.

“Yes.” Long nodded and tilted his neck. “I feel so comfortable, just like before.”

s.h.i.+ smiled. “Good, I’m glad you finally recovered. Doctor Zhang also said that you would feel very comfortable when you woke up.”

“Yes.” Long stretched his arms and kicked. “Not bad.”

Looking at Long, s.h.i.+ couldn’t help laughing.

Long touched his belly. “Well, what time is it? I’m hungry.”

Hearing this, s.h.i.+ immediately said, “I’ll ask the servants to bring some food here.”

Long nodded. “Okay, go ahead.”

s.h.i.+ hurriedly went to order the servants.

Long washed his hands and sat down at the table in the inner hall.

Soon, s.h.i.+ came back.

Then, the servants brought lunch there.

s.h.i.+ carefully tested if the food was poisonous. Seeing that s.h.i.+ was so meticulous, Long blinked.

“Well, I guess the food has been tested before it was sent here, hasn’t it?”

s.h.i.+ said, “Doctor Zhang gave me this silver needle, which has been soaked in special liquid medicine. Even if the toxin can’t be detected by others, I can find it with this silver needle.”

“Oh? That’s good…” Long nodded.

“Okay.” After s.h.i.+ tested the dishes one by one, Long began to have lunch with his dear empress.