Li Qingmu recuperated in the Emperor’s sleeping chambers for three days, his condition improved significantly, and then, with Long Yue’s support, he went to the side hall for quiet rest.
The Imperial Physician who advised Li Qingmu not to move too much was summoned by Qi Yun, tasked specifically with attending to Li Qingmu.
"Imperial Censor Li is blessed with great fortune, to recover so swiftly from such severe injuries. This is truly cause for celebration."
This Imperial Physician’s surna was Shen, given na Chong.
His character matched his na, possessing high moral virtue.
Qi Yun stood nearby, hearing this and nodded slightly, "Indeed, very good."
As he spoke, he instinctively rubbed his forehead and temples, feeling his head sowhat swollen, dizzy, and inexplicably irritable.
"Is the Emperor troubled these days?"
Shen Chong noticed his unusual state.
Qi Yun shook his head, "It’s nothing, perhaps it’s because of the assassination attempt, making a bit restless."
"I shall prepare so calming dicinal soup for you later."
"Sure!"
Shen Chong examined Li Qingmu’s pulse for a while, and also checked Qi Yun’s pulse, gaining so insight, before departing.
Once he left, Li Qingmu tentatively asked, "Emperor, is there any outco from the assassin investigation?"
As the victim, there’s no fault in him asking this.
Qi Yun glanced at him and said, "There is no outco."
"Ah?"
Li Qingmu was sowhat surprised, they detained many people, with the Ministry of Justice’s thods, should’ve extracted so information, right?
"It seems those people were poisoned with sothing, one was willing to confess under torture, but he bled from his seven orifices and died after uttering just one word!"
Saying this, an expression of anger appeared on Qi Yun’s face.
It’s not that the Ministry of Justice’s thods were poor, rather the enemy was vicious, who knows what was done to those people that they would die instantly upon speaking!
How can he investigate this way?
"Emperor, is there really no survivors? By the way, did you find out who Princess Nianxi is? And what about that monkey?"
Li Qingmu felt sothing was off about that monkey.
"Princess Nianxi is an ugly woman covered in blood." Qi Yun frowned slightly, with a trace of disdain, "Her skin can be peeled off, scared many people at that ti."
"Peeled skin?"
Li Qingmu and Long Yue’s eyes widened simultaneously.
They already guessed who it was.
"As for that monkey, also human, also peeled."
"Hiss——"
The two gasped, feeling a fine cold sweat coating their backs.
Another person with peeled skin?
"Initially, we thought it was a child, but upon analysis, found it was actually an adult, just small in stature."
"A dwarf?"
"Indeed!" Qi Yun gave Li Qingmu a glance, "This is a conspiracy by an organized assassination faction, probably planned for a long ti. I thought capturing these people would yield so clues but none."
Qi Yun was sowhat regretful.
Behind him, Yulong Pavilion, with its widespread intelligence network, how could they not detect such a group causing trouble? But he was always waiting, just for them to make a move, so he could catch them all in one go.
At that ti, he was wearing Black Gold Armor, impervious to blades and arrows, and the Dragon Throne he sat upon was equipped with chanisms, capable of saving him in a crisis.
Originally he planned to activate the chanism, but Li Qingmu intervened, taking the hit.
His entire setup went unused.
Initially, he was thankful those asures weren’t used, as they could be reserved for the future, but now he felt sowhat regretful.
Looking at the slightly pale face of the young man beside him, he felt a pang of heartache.
It was really close, so close that this little thing nearly ended up dead here!
Thinking about this, Qi Yun couldn’t help but cast another glance at him, seeing him pondering seriously, appearing deeply thoughtful.
"The enemy is deeply hidden."
"Indeed, I also sent people to find the eunuch responsible for transporting wine, and guess what happened?"
"Dead?"
"Exactly, dead! Everyone connected to the assassination incident in any way, even slightly, either vanished from the world or died!"
"Bang!"
Qi Yun slapped the desk with his hand, showing a cold expression.
He was genuinely enraged.
Qi Yun is an Emperor, not a deity, he anticipated soone might attempt sothing during the grand assembly and prepared defenses, but couldn’t foresee the enemy hiding weapons within those wine jars, hence failing to control the eunuch responsible for transporting wine promptly.
As a result, the clues were completely severed!
"Emperor, there is sothing I’m not sure whether to ntion."
Qi Yun glanced at this sly little thing, coldly snorted: "Then don’t ntion it!"
Uh...
This Emperor really doesn’t follow the usual pattern, does he?
Li Qingmu was sowhat speechless, hanging his head dejectedly, "Emperor, Yue’er once saw the Lady of the Southern Country, she was a woman without skin."
Qi Yun originally found Li Qingmu looking disgruntled amusing, feeling inexplicably better, but upon hearing this, his expression changed.
He asked coldly, "Is this true?"
"Emperor, I dare not speak recklessly."
Qi Yun waved his hand, it was his instinctive inquiry, not that he truly disbelieved.
"Soone, investigate whether Xue Mingzhu is still around!"
The opponent was detained in the Ministry of Justice Prison, logically she shouldn’t be around, yet when the investigation results ca back, it was shocking.
"Emperor, the Lady of the Southern Country is at ho."
"That’s impossible!"
It was Long Yue speaking, finding it absurd.
Last ti at Yangxin Residence, she personally saw the Lady of the Southern Country’s cheek torn open, curling like burnt paper, her master said, that was the skin of the living dead.
It’s tearing off a living person’s skin, adhering it onto oneself, and Xue Mingzhu was likely the Chen Country’s Princess Bingqin.
Yet now she’s said to still be calmly staying at ho? Wasn’t the Princess Nianxi at that grand assembly her? Then who was it?
Long Yue felt a tingling scalp, all her hair stood on end.
She looked toward Qi Yun, fearing he would reprimand the Pri Minister for talking nonsense, but he didn’t, also pondering with a frowned expression.
"Concerning such a serious matter, you surely wouldn’t speak idly, yet it’s a clue, later I’ll have soone investigate. Huh, interesting, so interesting, things seem to be getting increasingly intriguing."
After Qi Yun spoke, he looked to Li Qingmu, smiling, "Is your health alright? When you recover in a few days, I’ll take you to et the true Princess Nianxi of Daliang Country."
Li Qingmu was surprised, curious why eting Daliang Country’s princess would involve him.
Qi Yun said: "Your wife once saved her, she should express her gratitude properly."
"Emperor, saving Princess Nianxi was not rely rescuing her alone, it was saving the people of two countries, otherwise if Princess Nianxi truly t with an accident, it could lead to war between the two nations, causing sorrow to kin, joy to foes."
Qi Yun nodded slightly, he was a good young man with great responsibility.
"Never mind, you may not care, but Princess Nianxi also wishes to et you and thank you personally. So it’s decided, take good care of yourself!"
Qi Yun didn’t give Li Qingmu a chance to refuse, finishing his words and leaving.
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