Chapter 156 Eyes Regain Sight

Chapter 156 The Eyes Can See

Otherwise, why would this illness come neither early nor late, but exactly when she was supposed to attend to the Emperor in his bedchamber?

Is there really such a coincidence in the world?

Emperor Jingyang was naturally suspicious; he could not tolerate his consorts making excuses to defy him, so he decided to test her personally.

Emperor Jingyang might not have believed Consort Li before, but after Imperial Physician Zhu finished speaking, he was fully convinced.

It seemed he had truly misunderstood Consort Li.

He took Consort Li's hand and patted her hand. "Beloved Consort, rest well and get well. I will come to see you another day."

Consort Li nodded, feigning shyness. "Yes, Your Majesty."

After Emperor Jingyang left, Consort Li's pretense of frailty vanished, and her expression turned cold and sinister.

She said to Imperial Physician Zhu, "Imperial Physician Zhu, use whatever method necessary to make my recovery as slow as possible."

Imperial Physician Zhu nodded respectfully. "I understand, Your Highness. The prescription I will give you will have mild effects, so that your illness won't fully heal within ten days."

Only then did Consort Li feel satisfied.

Suddenly, she thought of something, and a cunning gleam flashed in her eyes.

"By the way, haven't you taken Prince Ye's pulse in a while?"

"Do you know what to do?"

Of course Imperial Physician Zhu knew. Every time he treated Luo Junhe, he always took the opportunity to tamper with the medicine.

He wanted to slow down his recovery, preferably causing his body to completely rot and decay.

"Consort Li, rest assured. I understand completely."

Consort Li naturally trusted Imperial Physician Zhu's abilities, but she also feared that Ji Yuntang might ruin things.

What surprised her most was that Ji Yuntang seemed to know medicine as well.

What she feared most was that that little wretch might actually manage to heal Luo Junhe's body.

Then all her efforts over the years would have been for nothing.

Consort Li gritted her teeth and said coldly to Imperial Physician Zhu, "Now that little wretch Ji Yuntang has the entire Prince Ye's Mansion under her control, my foolish son probably can't get a word in edgewise. When you go to Prince Ye's Mansion, avoid her if you can. If you can't, then while taking his pulse, secretly tamper with Prince Ye's treatment."

"Make sure not to leave any evidence."

Imperial Physician Zhu nodded in agreement, but inwardly he dismissed Consort Li's words.

As far as he knew, Princess Ye, Ji Yuntang, had crude and boorish manners. Having grown up in the countryside, she was kicked out of the Yongning Marquis Mansion shortly after being brought back.

What ability could such a person have?

He wasn't afraid at all!

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Prince Ye's Mansion.

The night deepened; the moon was bright and the stars were few.

After returning, Ji Yuntang told Luo Junhe everything that had happened at the palace.

With a smile on her face, she massaged his legs with her hands while recounting how she had turned the tables that day and stirred up chaos in Weiyang Palace.

Ji Yuntang described it vividly. When she finished, an idea struck her, and she suddenly asked him, "A He, I hit your own sister and infuriated your mother. You won't be mad at me, will you?"

Luo Junhe pursed his thin lips and smiled slightly. "A Tang, how could I be angry with you? I think you did a great job hitting them!"

"Previously, I tolerated Luo Qianxue because she was my own sister, giving in to her every time. But every time she came to Prince Ye's Mansion, she would either curse me, asking why I hadn't died yet, or casually take things from the mansion."

"It was precisely because I valued family ties and didn't fight back when bullied that I ended up in this state. Luo Qianxue and Consort Li are both my relatives, and they are women. As a man, it was inconvenient for me to lay hands on them no matter what. Now that you're here, you've helped me let off steam."

At this moment, Luo Junhe felt genuinely happy. His little Princess Consort didn't have to bow and scrape outside and wasn't pushed around by others. He was truly happy for Ji Yuntang.

It was just a pity that he hadn't witnessed the scene of Ji Yuntang putting Luo Qianxue and Consort Li in their place with his own eyes—that was a minor regret.

Suddenly, his tone changed, and he said worriedly, "But A Tang, what you did was too dangerous. You injured Luo Qianxue and killed the eunuch that Consort Li had bribed. They might retaliate with insidious methods. You must be careful."

Ji Yuntang had already told Luo Junhe that the eunuch in charge of the drum-and-flower game at the palace banquet had been deliberately bribed by Consort Li to deal with her.

Their aim was to try to make Ji Yuntang look foolish in front of so many people.

Luckily, she was smart and capable, and she resolved that crisis just in time.

Otherwise, Consort Li would have succeeded.

Ji Yuntang sneered, "It's fine, I'm not afraid of them. If they come to cause trouble again, I'll hit them again. As long as they're willing to be beaten."

As long as Luo Junhe didn't side with Consort Li and Luo Qianxue, she had no guilt about it.

She had already offended them, and they wanted to kill her—so what difference did it make whether she hit them once or ten times?

Ji Yuntang massaged Luo Junhe's legs with great patience, while Luo Junhe looked at her tenderly, the two of them were like a warm, harmonious painting.

It was as if, in this way, he could visualize the young woman's appearance.

Just then, Luo Junhe suddenly saw a vague female figure flash before his eyes.

His pupils shrank slightly. He reached out and rubbed his eyes, wondering if it was just his imagination playing tricks.

After all, whenever he was idle, he would imagine what Ji Yuntang looked like in his mind.

After rubbing his eyes, Luo Junhe suddenly realized that the figure before him seemed to be becoming clearer.

The beauty's black hair cascaded like a waterfall as she stood before the bed. Her figure was graceful, her features pure and ethereal, her eyes were as clear and bright as deep pools of azure water. Her eyebrows held an indescribable air of intelligence, and she was as beautiful as a fairy emerging from a painting.

For a moment, Luo Junhe was completely captivated.

He stared at her, as if in a trance, not even daring to blink.

He was afraid that if he blinked, he would never see her again.

When Ji Yuntang turned around, this was the scene she saw.

The man was staring fixedly at her as if he had fallen into a trance.

Ji Yuntang found it strange. What was wrong with Luo Junhe? She had never seen such an expression on his face.

She stepped forward, waved her hand in front of Luo Junhe, and called softly twice, "A He, A He, what are you looking..."

Before she could finish speaking, a hand in front of her suddenly grabbed her slender wrist and pulled her into an embrace with a strong tug.

Before Ji Yuntang could react, she was already embraced fully in Luo Junhe's arms.

She saw the hand resting on her waist, with distinct joints, long and powerful, veins bulging on the surface.

Luo Junhe's arms kept tightening, almost pressing Ji Yuntang into his bones, as if afraid she would disappear.

Ji Yuntang couldn't quite figure out why he was suddenly so emotional; she let him hold her, leaning her body against his chest.

The scorching heat from his chest spread across her, causing Ji Yuntang's face to grow hot.

After a long while, she heard the man's somewhat muffled voice, laced with faint undertones of excitement.

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