"However, I did not agree to him." Emperor Zhaoming said lightly, "Because I once promised his father that the marriage would only be granted once. From now on, his marriage will only be decided by himself, and I will never interfere."
You have no joke.
Therefore, even if the little emperor grandson he loved most came to beg for help in person, Emperor Zhaoming did not relent.
Xiao Lingyue said: "The marriage your Majesty mentioned was the marriage between King Yi and Princess Yi five years ago?"
A doubt suddenly flashed through her mind.
The father-son relationship between Emperor Zhaoming and Zhan Beihan was very deep, and it was not the plastic father-son relationship common in the royal family. Zhan Beihan was able to control most of the military power of Northern Qin at a young age, which was also inseparable from Emperor Zhaoming's trust in his son.
Otherwise, any seriously suspicious emperor would never dare to hand over half of the country's military power to a son who could overthrow him at any time and take the throne himself.
But since the relationship between father and son is true, Emperor Zhaoming's promise to Zhan Beihan should also be true.
Why did he insist on letting Zhan Beihan marry Miss Xiao five years ago? Was it really just because the Xiao family was so powerful that Emperor Zhaoming had no choice but to sacrifice his son's marriage to compromise?
Xiao Lingyue had never thought about this issue in detail before.
Because she didn't know Emperor Zhaoming well, her impression of him was very one-sided. Now that she was face to face with him, she felt strange.
"Yes...cough..." Emperor Zhaoming was about to speak, but suddenly he coughed.
Dots of black blood sprayed on the robe.
Xiao Lingyue was startled and hurriedly put the pill into his mouth: "Your Majesty, take a breath. I will pull out the poisonous needle for Your Majesty first."
Emperor Zhaoming was coughing and speechless, so he just nodded.
Xiao Lingyue helped him sit up halfway and leaned on the collapsed wooden frame.
The prayer hall was entirely illuminated by oil lamps, which were mounted on the wall. There were still a few lamps that were not extinguished, and the light was very dim.
Xiao Lingyue simply picked up the ever-burning lamp that was turned over on the ground, took the oil and fire from the oil lamp on the wall, took it to Emperor Zhaoming and lit it to brighten the light and make it easier to operate later.
"Your Majesty, the poisonous needles are thin and have penetrated into the flesh. I have to cut open the skin to clean them out. Please be patient." Xiao Lingyue tore open the hem of her skirt and tied Emperor Zhaoming's shoulders tightly to prevent massive arterial bleeding.
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Emperor Zhaoming said weakly: "Since I have entrusted my life to you, I am not afraid of any pain. Just do it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Lingyue breathed a sigh of relief.
In addition to the soft sword, she also carries a dagger, which she usually hides in her sleeve.
Xiao Lingyue took out the dagger and roasted it on the oil lamp fire, treating it as high-temperature sterilization. Then she opened the poison needle hole on Emperor Zhaoming's arm to look for the poison needle.
Her movements were fast and neat, and her eyesight was precise. When she saw the poisonous needle, she sucked it with her palm and easily pulled out the slender ox hair needle and placed it on the torn piece of cloth aside.
The roots of these ox hair needles are pitch black and they have been soaked in venom for an unknown period of time. Keeping them will also make it easier for the imperial physician to develop an antidote later.
Emperor Zhaoming did not feel much pain, but his spirit became increasingly weak due to poisoning and blood loss.
"Your medical skills are really good." Emperor Zhaoming said weakly, "Have you ever learned it before?"
"Yes."
While Xiao Lingyue was cleaning the poisonous needle, she deliberately spoke to Emperor Zhaoming to keep him conscious: "I have a question, I would like to take the liberty of asking Your Majesty, why did you grant a marriage to King Yi back then?" Popular 『』