Chapter 695: Chapter 695 Cicada Shedding Its Shell
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The Emperor pushed him away and said, “It’s not poison; it’s tuberculosis.”
“What? Tuberculosis?” King Rui was stunned when he heard this.
“It’s similar to a chronic poison. I’m afraid I won’t last long.” When the Emperor said this, he covered his mouth and coughed again.
“Doesn’t the imperial physician have any way to treat it?”
“He said that he could only alleviate the symptoms. At present, no one can cure this illness.” nove(l)bi(n.)com
“Only those in better conditions could drag it out for a longer time.”
“How long has it been? Why hasn’t there been any improvement?”
“About half a month. At first, I thought it was caused by a cold and didn’t pay much attention.” The Emperor turned around and coughed again.
Then he looked at King Rui and said, “You’ve already seen what kind of morals the First and Fourth have. I’m afraid the country won’t have a good ending if it falls into their hands.”
“The only person I can trust now is you.”
“I didn’t expect that it would really be useful one day.” King Rui commented ironically.
“I hope I never need it, but here we are. You can sleep in an hour. Remember to come out early tomorrow morning.” After Xiao Heng finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
King Rui sat in front of the table and looked at the hazy moonlight outside. His heart seemed to be covered with a layer of something.
He couldn’t see through the Emperor’s thoughts, so he didn’t know if the Emperor had other plans.
However, for now, he could only decide based on the situation.
The next afternoon, after he finished his shift, he found his people and quietly asked someone to send a letter to Butler Feng.
After a round of interrogation, Butler Feng did not get any useful information other than finding a few more spies.
Just as he was in a fit of anger, he heard that there was a letter from the palace and immediately left the dungeon.
After reading the letter and knowing that everything was going well for His Highness, Butler Feng burned the letter.
Then, he said to the prison guard beside him, “Continue the interrogation. As long as they don’t die, continue.”
“Don’t worry. We’ll definitely pry open their mouths as soon as possible.” The prison guard replied with a firm expression.
Butler Feng thought of the stubborn faces of those spies and finally gave up persuading them. Instead, he rushed to eat breakfast.
After dinner, he found Gu Wanning and said, “Your Highness, I need your help with something..”