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Chapter 1142: Chapter 153: The Emperor Is Poisoned
The night before New Year’s Eve, the Emperor did not lie in bed, but sat leaning on the couch, looking at the secret letter sent by the Dragon Guards.
Sun Kui stood quietly to the side, his eyes full of concern as he looked at the Emperor.
After reading the secret letter, the Emperor let out an ambiguous chuckle, then asked Sun Kui to bring the candle over.
Sun Kui took the candle and stood hunched in front of the Emperor.
The Emperor held the secret letter to the candle and burned it. As soon as it was burned, he suddenly began to cough violently.
Seeing this, Sun Kui cried out in shock, "Your Majesty." Then, he quickly took out a handkerchief and handed it to the Emperor.
The Emperor took the handkerchief and wiped the blood from his palm and mouth.
Sun Kui called out with a face full of worry, "Your Majesty..."
Seeing Sun Kui looking as if he were about to cry, the Emperor threw the blood-stained handkerchief at him.
"Don’t look like I’m about to die."
"Your Majesty, your body..." The Emperor was truly ill, not just feigning sickness.
"Not dying." The Emperor’s tone was utterly indifferent, "Just some old injuries from adulthood."
Hearing the Emperor’s nonchalant tone, Sun Kui said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you’ve coughed up blood."
"What about coughing up blood? It won’t kill anyone, it’s not like I haven’t coughed up blood before. Back when I was conquering the world, I didn’t even know how many times I coughed up blood." The Emperor gave Sun Kui a look of disdain, "Don’t make a fuss."
"Your Majesty, can you still compare to those times?" Sun Kui was truly so anxious he was about to cry, "You’re clearly ill but you’re hiding it from Lady Liang and Prince Han."
"What would be the point of telling them? Wouldn’t it just worry them?" The Emperor lay back on the couch with a look of nonchalance. But upon closer inspection, it was clear he was constantly enduring pain.
"You can’t sleep at night because of the pain, you..." Sun Kui was the Emperor’s personal eunuch and knew best about the Emperor’s condition. "On top of that, you’re poisoned now, making your condition worse. Why aren’t you concerned at all?" The Emperor’s coughing up blood was not due to old injuries but because of poisoning. This poison wouldn’t kill the Emperor but would certainly make him suffer.
"It’s not a deadly poison; what’s there to be concerned about?" Having experienced many things and near-death situations during his youth, the Emperor was long accustomed to it. As long as he didn’t die, it was no big deal to him.
"You are poisoned..." Sun Kui was infuriated by the Emperor’s indifferent attitude towards his own health, but he was helpless and could only worry anxiously.
"It’s a minor poison, not worth mentioning." The Emperor glared at Sun Kui. "Alright, I don’t care, so stop nagging me. You’re making my ears hurt."
"I should inform Lady Liang and let her take care of you."
The Emperor’s eyes flashed fiercely, saying very harshly, "If you dare to tell Xiao Xiao, I’ll chop off your head."
Sun Kui was frightened by the Emperor, shrinking his neck and saying, "I wouldn’t dare."
"Alright, your noise is giving me a headache."
Sun Kui dared not speak again, tightly shutting his mouth.
On the couch, the Emperor furrowed his brow deeply, gritting his back teeth, his lips pressed tightly together.
Standing to the side and seeing the Emperor biting his teeth and enduring the pain, Sun Kui felt a mix of heartache, anxiety, and helplessness.
"Your Majesty, I should call the Imperial Physician for acupuncture to ease the pain." Only this method could reduce the Emperor’s suffering.
"Not much use; I will endure until it passes." Over the years, the Emperor’s old injuries flared up occasionally, and he had always endured. Only Sun Kui and the Imperial Physician knew about this, and no one else did.
Sun Kui’s eyes reddened with anxiety, but he really had no other solution, just watching the Emperor in pain.
On the night before New Year’s Eve, the Emperor suffered most of the night before he fell asleep in the latter half. Fortunately, the morning ritual did not require the Emperor’s presence, allowing him to sleep well.
Sun Kui almost didn’t sleep the entire night, always staying close to the Emperor to guard against him coughing up blood again. Now that the Emperor was asleep, he had no intention of leaving. He stayed at the door, preventing anyone from disturbing the Emperor.
Zhao Yao had already entered the palace to prepare for the ancestor ritual.
Before the ritual, he intended to see the Emperor.
"Prince Han, the Emperor is still asleep; kindly refrain from entering and disturbing him."
Zhao Yao noticed Sun Kui’s poor complexion and asked with concern, "Mr. Sun, what’s wrong with you? Your face looks so dreadful. Are you unwell?"
Sun Kui was touched that Zhao Yao noticed his poor complexion. He put on a smiling face and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. I’m alright."
"Is it truly nothing? Your complexion doesn’t seem like you’re alright."
"I stayed up last night on watch, so I look bad because I didn’t sleep."