Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 169

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Chapter 169 – Historically Memorable Villainy Arc (51.1)

The imperial guards stood there and watched helplessly as the regent raised his hand and knocked the prime minister unconscious. Then in the next second the regent turned around and claimed that the prime minister was seriously ill and needed treatment. The imperial guards looked at each other at a lost, but they did not dare to tarry, so they hurriedly responded. They sent someone to go retrieve an imperial physician and arranged for Lu Li to rest in a room in the secluded side hall.

The imperial physician came in a hurry. He carefully took Lu Li’s pulse, and his expression became even grimmer.

Even if Song Rong had not knocked Lu Li out in the courtroom, based on Lu Li’s constitution, he would not have been able to hold out for long either.

The tragic injuries all over his body were bandaged, but he hadn’t had any time to heal at all. Due to the black robes, it was not visible, but the blood from his wounds had already soaked through the clothes. In addition, the chill had seeped into his body making him cold all over.

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Lu Li was like an arrow at the end of its flight, ready to collapse to the ground at any moment. His body was engulfed in strong ailment.

Even unconscious, Lu Li was still silently enduring all of this discomfort.

His scorching fever could be felt through the clothes, and there was a rough rumbling sound rattling through his chest, but his bloodless lips were held even tighter, as if he was still instinctively holding himself back from releasing the slightest weak moan.

Ice-cold handkerchiefs were applied to his forehead and freshly brewed medicine was carefully poured down his throat. The imperial physician who was in charge of feeding Lu Li the medicine was a little impatient. His hand shook and caused Lu Li to choke on the bitter liquid. Lu Li coughed and the movement tugged at the injuries on his body. He was finally unable to suppress the pain from showing on his handsome face.

Holding the scalding hot body in his arms, Song Rong couldn’t breathe due ot the pain in his heart. He could only carefully avoid the wounds on Lu Li’s body and gently pat his back for him.

Suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside.

Song Rong didn’t turn to look. He just kept guarding the person in his arms with care. He stared like a hawk as the imperial physician finished feeding Lu Li the medicine. Then he gently wiped away the drops of medicine that had leaked out from the corners of his mouth.

The visitor hesitated at the door for a long time and finally stepped inside. His voice was somewhat hoarse, “Is he okay?”

“Your Majesty, he almost lost all of his blood last night.”

Song Rong spoke with a calm tone. He helped Lu Li lean back against a soft cushion. Then he picked up the brocade quilt on the side and covered up Lu Li’s body. Lu Li was burning with fever, but his body was shivering violently.

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The imperial physicians knelt down in fear. Song Zhilan was silent for a while. Eventually he walked over and his eyes fell on Lu Li’s still unconscious face.

The man’s refined brows and eyes no longer carried the indifference and arrogance of being thousands of miles away. Perhaps because of the high fever and current weakness, there was even vague warmth and peace on that man’s face that Song Zhilan had not been seen for a long time. This image overlapped with the vague shadowy memory buried deep inside his mind.

Song Zhilan took a step forward in a daze. He wanted to touch the man’s hand that was powerlessly lying on the bed, but he quickly retracted his hand as if he was suddenly shocked awake.

The illusion was instantly shattered, and everything returned to reality.

Song Zhilan took a few steps back. Complicated emotions swirled in his eyes. He abruptly turned around and strode out the door.

“Your Majesty!”

Song Rong quickly chased after him. Upon seeing the bright yellow figure standing silently in front of him, an inexplicable chill suddenly spread from the bottom of his heart.

“Imperial Uncle, what did you want us* to see?”

[*T/N: Song Zhilan uses the imperial we 朕 as his pronoun]

The young emperor’s voice was cold. He stayed standing with his back turned towards Song Rong. His tone suddenly became fierce, so much so that it felt like a piercing arrow to the heart. “You wanted us to see how injured he was from saving us? Or did you want us to see how he carried our imperial decree close to his person at all times? You want to tell us that he is doing all of this for us, that he is intentionally serving as a whetstone to sharpen and cultivate us? Did we ever tell him we wanted to be cultivated like this?!”

Song Rong’s expression changed slightly. His footsteps slowed down, and gradually stopped in place.

“Imperial Uncle has been campaigning at the borders all year round, so he knows too little.”

Song Zhilan suddenly turned around and looked at Song Rong. His tone calmed down again, but his eyes showed a coldness that was almost mocking.

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“He didn’t even let us see our imperial father once. All the gifts that Imperial Father bestowed upon us, all the rare and ancient books that Imperial Father selected for me… We could only receive them through the hands of eunuchs… What power balance, what plotting behind the scenes, he’s just an arrogant, conceited, and crafty criminal. He simply lost his head from getting too much power. That’s all.”

“The late emperor, he-”

An inexplicable premonition arose in Song Rong’s mind. His heart skipped a beat, and he was about to speak, but Song Zhilan interrupted him in a mild voice.

“Imperial Uncle wants to protect him. Fine. We can temporarily hold off on throwing him in prison. But his death sentence is unavoidable… Imperial Uncle has also heard all of his crimes. Putting personal affairs aside, many people have already accused Lu Li of inexcusable crimes. He cannot escape punishment. He has already been judged and charged in court. A ruler does not go back on his word. We have only just ascended to the throne. We do not dare to go back our word. Otherwise, we would come across as a muddleheaded monarch.”

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