Dispose of power
In the Danyang Hall, the sun’s rays recklessly spread on the sandalwood floor.
The exquisite incense burner gently exhaled purple smoke, and the Dragon-Extending Incense slowly spread in the air.
Shen Nuo hurried here on his pedicab after the morning court. He stopped at the temple door, ordered the young attendant to take off his cloak and change into a coat. Wudan, who was by Shen Nuo’s side, carefully played his flute
“Your Majesty, it’s too cold outside, you’d better go inside and change. Besides, if you change into a freshly baked coat, the cold air will easily get trapped inside, which is bad for Your Majesty’s health.’
‘No matter, the prince cannot bear the cold.‘
Wudan was pleased to hear the emperor’s tone, and plucked up the courage to play again
’Your Majesty, the prince has not yet woken up. Why don’t you let your servant attend to you first in the front hall to rest, dispel the cold, and it’s not too late.‘
Shen Nuo glanced at her
’Nonsense.”
Wudan immediately shut up and let the young eunuch unbutton the emperor’s clothes in the cold wind.
Shen Nuo went to the inner chamber and sat gently on a chair two metres away from Junxu’s bed, holding a piece of warm jade in both hands
‘How is he?’
The imperial doctor knelt on the ground
“Your Majesty, the prince still has residual poison in his body, and this time he was too emotional, which caused him to lose his temper and vomit blood, which weakened his already not very healthy body. At the same time, he caught a very heavy cold, so I’m afraid he will have lingering illness.’
‘Vomiting blood?‘
’Yes, Your Majesty, I have diagnosed correctly. The Prince must have vomited blood.‘
’What are the implications?‘
’He must be cautious when going to war.‘
Shen Nuo was speechless. A slightly hoarse and low voice sounded calmly
’How much time do I have?‘
The imperial doctor trembled. Shen Nuo stood up and took two steps forward
’Don’t worry, I will definitely do my best to cure you.”
Jun Xu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the imperial doctor on the ground, a little stubborn
‘How long do I have?‘
’This… This… Your Highness is worrying too much. If you recuperate properly, you will naturally live to the full extent of your years.‘
Junxu gave a faint smile and stopped talking. Shen Nuo dismissed the crowd, tested the temperature on his body, gently walked over, sat down next to Junxu, and gently took her hand to comfort her
’Xu, I won’t let you leave me.’
Junxu closed her eyes and did not reply. Shen Nuo gently intertwined her fingers with hers, and a vague sweet sense of security spread little by little in her heart. She leaned down gently
‘From now on, we won’t go anywhere. We’ll handle the affairs of state together, okay?’
‘From the first time I saw you standing in the Empress’s chambers, I knew that you were not Shen Da.’
“You are Xu, my Xu. You will only be with me for the rest of your life, and only look at me.’
‘Together, we will be worshipped by the people and protect this country.‘
’Together, we will live in the Danyang Hall and, in the future, watch our child grow up little by little, see her marry her husband, bear children, and ascend the throne. How about it?”
Shen Nuo leaned over Jun Xu, his lips touching the side of Jun Xu’s neck, his breath warm. His hand gripped Jun Xu’s palm tightly without any strength, and his gentle and magnetic voice slowly lulled
for a long time. Junxu spoke up
‘Your Majesty has already got what you want, and I don’t have much time left.’
Shen Nuo’s body stiffened, and he held his breath
‘I, Junxu, have been a human being for two lives, and I thought I was smart, but I never imagined that I would be so passive this time, and I was foolishly manipulated.’
“These two people are both my old friends, and their simultaneous appearance in front of me has indeed made Junxu realise that I am far from being your opponent.’
‘The Emperor wants the military power in my hands, but now I don’t have much strength to control it.‘
Shen Nuo looked up, his eyes a little moist
’I… You never come back… I don’t want your military power anymore, I promise to give it to you.‘
Jun Xu smiled bitterly
’Can I still control the military power now? I can’t ride a horse, I can’t lift a sword, I’m a laughing stock.‘
’Xu, I didn’t expect… I didn’t mean it to be like this.’
‘Your Majesty understands the human heart well. Jun Xu admires you.‘
’I will cure you. I am the emperor! You must not leave the Danyang Hall.‘
’A lifetime, ten li of peach blossoms. I have never had time to properly look at my own country. I want to use the rest of my time to see the Qin state with my own eyes.‘
Shen Nuo suddenly grabbed Jun Xu’s arm, his fingers sinking deep into the flesh
’I forbid it!!‘
’……
‘I know who you want to go see! Isn’t everything you do to go see him? ! Don’t you like Feng Qin? Didn’t you go half out of your mind when you saw that Feng Qin was my right-hand man? What else are you thinking about? Aren’t you afraid that I’ll kill Feng Qin? !”
Jun Xu’s eyes stared straight at the bed curtains, and there was a little grey in his gaze. Shen Nuo didn’t notice in his rage
‘He’s dead! I checked him a long time ago! Tonglu told me clearly that he was shot through the heart, his throat cut, and buried on the spot! He’s dead! He died at the same time you and Tongli set foot in Yizhou City!
Junxu’s eyes were completely lifeless, and life quickly faded with the end of hope. Inside the hall, the sun was shining brightly, and Junxu tilted her head. There was darkness before her eyes, and her body was shivering with cold.
Did she fall asleep in the snow? Or, after Zou Yi shot her, did she have a dream while she was dying?
Shen Nuo stared at Jun Xu’s eyes, which were gradually becoming terrified. He whispered
‘Xu… Xu?’
His subordinates were breathing weakly, and their big dark eyes had long since lost their luster. Shen Nuo gulped down a mouthful of ginseng soup, and poured it into Jun Xu’s mouth.
“Call the imperial doctor!!! Imperial doctor——’
‘Junxu, Junxu, look at me. I lied, he’s not dead, Caihan is not dead. He’s waiting for you to go find him. Open your eyes, I’ll send someone to take you to him, I’ll send someone to help you find him, Junxu!!!”
Shen Nuo dragged her up from the bed, and as soon as she moved, Junxu spat out a mouthful of purplish red blood, instantly staining Shen Nuo’s front.