pappabearbooks Chapter 657 Discovering the Secret
Chapter 657 Discovering the Secret
The old emperor looked slightly stunned, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes.
In the past six months, he has often had nightmares, in which he is always haunted by countless ghosts with miserable deaths. Before, he only had these dreams once or twice a month, but recently, he would be haunted by nightmares whenever he fell asleep, and he was constantly trapped in extreme fear and panic and suffered.
"I have been suffering from nightmares recently. The sleeping pills prescribed by the Imperial Hospital have no effect. Taoist Yuan An is trying to develop a pill that helps me sleep, but I'm afraid it won't be ready in a short time."
"Your Majesty's headache is related to sleep. Because of nightmares every night, your sleep quality has become worse and worse, so you have no energy during the day and have a headache. I have learned a set of acupuncture from my master that helps with sleep. I can give it a try for your Majesty."
The old emperor hesitated for a moment before nodding his head and saying, "Yang Zhong, go get a set of silver needles, and invite Taoist Yuan An over as well."
As an emperor, he could not easily hand over his life to a stranger.
"promise!"
After Yang Zhong left the Taiji Hall, the old emperor asked Mr. Cui to sit down as well, and then began to seriously inquire about the batch of official salt that the Cui family had transported to the Salt Transport Bureau.
"I heard that the batch of official salt was hijacked by a group of pirates on the canal? Fortunately, you sent people to Rongcheng to intercept them in time, otherwise the batch of official salt would have been transported to Rongdi."
Cui Laodao said: "It was because I failed to escort them properly that pirates took advantage of the opportunity. Fortunately, we were able to recover everything. Otherwise, I would be to blame."
The old emperor had a hypocritical smile on his face: "The Cui family has done their best for our Great Sui Dynasty. I will not blame you for this matter. Can you find out who did it?"
Elder Cui raised his eyes and glanced at the old emperor. "The pirates who seized the official salt were the Rongdi people. They have been hiding in our Great Sui territory for many years under different names. They have intercepted many merchant ships near the river where the incident occurred. It can be seen that they are well-informed. I guess someone must have colluded with them. But when we found them in Rongcheng, they saw that the situation was not good and abandoned the goods and ran away."
This answer implied to the old emperor that the Cui family had only found the lost official salt, but had not investigated who was secretly colluding with the Rongdi. After hearing this, the old emperor secretly felt relieved.
No one would have thought that the king of a country would take the initiative to collude with the enemy army. Old Cui sneered in his heart. This dog emperor was willing to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs in order to consolidate his imperial power, and he could even sell out the interests of his own country. It was really despicable.
Yan Shu sat obediently aside without saying a word. When the old emperor was talking to Mr. Cui, his eyes would occasionally glance at her. Yan Shu felt that the other party's gaze was full of inquiry and interest, and this feeling made her feel uncomfortable.
Soon, Yang Zhong returned with a brand new acupuncture kit.
"Your Majesty, I have sent someone to invite Taoist Yuan An, but he is currently at Dengfeng Tower, so I'm afraid he won't be back for a while."
"No hurry, let Cui girl give me acupuncture first."
Yan Shu walked to the bedside and said, "Your Majesty, please lie down."
The old emperor glanced at her and obediently lay down on the bed.
Yan Shu opened the acupuncture bag, took out the silver needles and started to give the old emperor acupuncture.
Dozens of silver needles pierced into his head and face, so densely packed that it looked very creepy.
In fact, the old emperor's headache can be improved by stimulating six acupuncture points with silver needles. She did this on purpose. Her idea was very simple. She just felt very annoyed with this scumbag.
The old emperor frowned, feeling the pain from being pricked by dozens of silver needles. The imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau had also given him acupuncture before, but he didn't remember those doctors using such heavy strokes. This girl didn't know how to control her strength, maybe because her technique wasn't practiced enough yet?
Thinking of this, the old emperor began to regret and worry whether Yan Shu could do it.
Yan Shu inserted the last and thickest silver needle into the old emperor's heart, causing the old prince to twitch in pain.
"Alright, Your Majesty, you will probably feel sleepy soon. Close your eyes and take a nap. I will wake you up in half an hour."
After saying this, Yan Shu respectfully retreated to Cui Lao's side. Yang Zhong stepped forward and asked with concern: "How does your majesty feel?"
The pain from the needle pricked him, and the old emperor's frown gradually relaxed.
"Don't disturb me."
"Your Majesty, have a good rest. I will take Mr. Cui and Miss Cui to the next room to rest for a while."
"Girl Cui, stay here. You can take Mr. Cui to the next room to rest."
This……
Yang Zhong looked at Cui Lao and Yan Shu in surprise. Cui Lao's face turned dark and he cursed even more foully in his heart.
You old pervert are about to go into the coffin, but you still refuse to admit your age. Girl Yan is younger than your daughter, so why are you acting like a hooligan here?
If Jiang Ci knew what his father was thinking, he would probably be even more eager to kill him.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is timid and doesn't know the rules of the palace. If you let her stay by your side, it might offend you."
"It's okay. I won't blame her. You can leave with Yang Zhong first."
Old Cui looked at Yan Shu with a sullen face, his eyes full of worry.
Yan Shu pondered in his heart, why did the old emperor let her stay alone?
But the emperor's order was difficult to disobey. Even if she didn't want to, she could only stay by the old emperor's bedside. As a patient, he would not have any other thoughts.
"Grandfather, please go to the next room with Eunuch Yang to rest first."
"If you have any problem, just call Grandpa."
"You Ran understands."
Elder Cui followed Yang Zhong to the outside of the palace. Yang Zhong said with a smile, "Elder Cui, His Majesty likes Miss Cui very much. Maybe this is a great blessing for the Cui family."
Mr. Cui snorted in his heart: He doesn't want to be associated with this kind of blessing.
Inside the Tai Chi Hall
Yan Shu stood quietly in front of the dragon bed, and the old emperor seemed to be fast asleep.
As long as she thrust the dagger into his heart, the old emperor would have no chance to resist, but...
She looked around. On the surface, there were only her and the old emperor in the hall, but in reality, there were countless secret guards hiding in the dark.
Half an hour later, Emperor Hongwu slowly opened his eyes.
"Your Majesty is awake?"
Yan Shu stood beside the bed and looked at the old emperor with concern. The old emperor had just woken up and was not yet conscious when he suddenly saw a figure standing beside his bed and a murderous look instantly rose in his eyes.
"Somebody come!"
He suddenly shouted, and a dark shadow flashed in front of the cave, and the sharp sword blade was instantly against Yan Shu's neck.
Yan Shu's whole body stiffened. She knew that this dog emperor must have secret guards guarding him.
She glanced at the secret guard in front of her, and this glance immediately made her stunned on the spot. This face...
"Stop, put the sword down!"
The secret guard then realized that he had misunderstood His Majesty's intention and quickly retracted his sword.
The old emperor looked at Yan Shu, whose face was somewhat pale.
"Don't be afraid, girl Cui. I just woke up and was a little confused. I forgot that you were guarding my bed."
Yan Shu calmed himself down and withdrew his gaze from the secret guard.
"It was I who disturbed His Majesty."
The old emperor slowly sat up and waved to the secret guard, who immediately disappeared into the dark.
"Your method really has some effect. I fell asleep very quickly without having a nightmare."
Yan Shu said: "As long as you can achieve a deep sleep, your headache will gradually heal."
"Well, from now on, you should come to the palace regularly to give me acupuncture. If you find it troublesome to walk back and forth, I can arrange accommodation for you in the palace."
Yan Shu hurriedly said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but my grandfather is old, and I am the only one accompanying him this time. I am really worried about him staying alone at home."
The old emperor smiled faintly and said, "He is a filial child, so I won't force him."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will get the needle for you."